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Christopher Nolan At the Academy Awards, Oppenheimer (director Christopher Nolan pictured) wins seven awards, including Best Picture. Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama, author of Dragon Ball, dies at the age of 68. Sweden becomes the thirty-second member state of NATO. The Haitian government declares a state of emergency after gangs storm two prisons and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Myanmar civil war Red Sea crisis Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Recent deaths: Jose Concepcion Jr. Dalit Bandhu N. K. Jose Dagmar Loe Steve Marsh Chris Mortensen Juli Lynne Charlot view — page history — related changes — edit

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March 12

Portal:Current events/2024 March 12

March 12, 2024 (2024-03-12) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Haitian crisis Gang war in Haiti Haitian prime minister Ariel Henry agrees to resign when a transitional presidential council is created. (AP) Russian invasion of Ukraine Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine The Freedom of Russia Legion, the Sibir Battalion and the Russian Volunteer Corps enter Belgorod and Kursk oblasts. Russia claims to have repelled the attacks. (The Guardian) Ukraine launches 25 drones at Russian cities, hitting a major oil refinery in Nizhny Novgorod. (The Guardian) A Russian Aerospace Forces Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane with 15 people on board crashes in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. (The Guardian) War in Sudan The Sudanese Army says it took control of the national television and radio broadcaster in Omdurman from the Rapid Support Forces. (Reuters) Law and crime Capital punishment in Japan A court in Fukuoka, Japan overturns the death sentence of Yakuza Kudo-kai leader Satoru Nomura, and sentences him to life in prison. Nomura had originally been sentenced to death for a 1998 murder. (The Mainichi) Politics and elections 2024 United States presidential election 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Georgia, Mississippi, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Washington. Democrats Abroad also concludes its primary. (AP) 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries The Republican Party holds presidential nominating contests in Georgia, Hawaii, Mississippi, and Washington. (AP) Science and technology Scientists on an expedition to the Bounty Trough discover more than a hundred new species in New Zealand. (NYT)

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March 11

Portal:Current events/2024 March 11

March 11, 2024 (2024-03-11) (Monday) Armed conflicts and attacks Haitian crisis Gang war in Haiti The European Union evacuates all diplomatic staff from Haiti. (Politico) The Caribbean Community holds an emergency summit in Kingston, Jamaica, in response to the deteriorating security situation in Haiti. (Al Jazeera) Red Sea crisis Houthi officials say that at least 17 U.S. and British airstrikes across western Yemen, including in Al Hudaydah, have killed eleven people and injured 14 others. (Reuters) Disasters and accidents Five skiers are found dead after they went missing two days ago while travelling from the town of Zermatt to the village of Arolla in Switzerland. A sixth skier is still missing. (AP) Two New Zealand skiers are killed and another is injured during an avalanche on Mount Yotei in Hokkaido, Japan. (The Guardian) LATAM Airlines Flight 800 A LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 enroute between Sydney and Auckland loses altitude due to a technical issue, injuring 50 passengers and crew. (BBC News) Law and crime A man fatally stabs his wife and three children in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. (The Guardian) Politics and elections Former Conservative Party deputy chairman and Ashfield MP Lee Anderson defects to Reform UK, becoming the party's first member of parliament. Anderson was suspended by the Conservatives after claiming that London mayor Sadiq Khan was "controlled" by radical Islamists. (BBC News)

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RD: Charlie Bird

Article: Charlie Bird (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): RTÉ News
Credits:

• Nominated by Joseywales1961 (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Irish journalist and news correspondent, Short but sufficient article Josey Wales ^Parley 14:12, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

RD: Malachy McCourt

Article: Malachy McCourt (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NY Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Thriley (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Thriley (talk) 10:17, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose for now The article currently has four CNs. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 10:26, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

RD: Karl Wallinger

Article: Karl Wallinger (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Stereogum, Billboard, The Guardian
Credits:

• Nominated by Doc Strange (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jkaharper (talk · give credit), Strattonsmith (talk · give credit) and Doc Strange (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Leader of the rock band World Party. Article needs some work - It has an orange tag for a lack of sources. Doc Strange^MailboxLogbook 03:02, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Question If the only free image can't adequately illustrate the subject, can we use a fair-use one instead? Bremps... 07:27, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

RD: Lewis Jones

Article: Lewis Jones (rugby, born 1931) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Telegraph, BBC Sport
Credits:

• Nominated by The C of E (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jkaharper (talk · give credit), Nthep (talk · give credit) and The C of E (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Welsh rugby union and rugby league player The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 10:14, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Support The article seems to be of sufficiently good quality and sourcing. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 10:25, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Ariel Henry resignation

Article: Ariel Henry (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Prime Minister and Acting President of Haiti Ariel Henry resigns from office. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announces his resignation during the gang war.
News source(s): [1]
Credits:

• Nominated by Bremps (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Jwcadet11 (talk · give credit), Ogiwarahoshi (talk · give credit), 2600:8801:432:2100:682d:762f:8a5f:a66b (talk · give credit) and TimeToFixThis (talk · give credit)

Article updated
The nominated event is listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.

Folks might want to merge with the gang war blurb. Bremps... 04:42, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb, article is comprehensive and well-cited (only a small case of overcite in lead to fix), oppose merge as the gang war blurb is about to roll off. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 05:24, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Wait per Johndavies Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 06:38, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose he hasn't actually resigned. Stephen 05:35, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
• Wait He hasn't resigned yet, they said it will take effect when the presidential council consisting of 7 voting members and 2 non-voting members is formed. I watched the press conference and they didn't say how long this process is going to take. Hours, days, weeks? Johndavies837 (talk) 06:37, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
• Wait until it actually happens, then support. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:49, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
• Comment I also added an alt blurb that was proposed by Brandmeister on an accidental duplicate nomination of this. Joseph2302 (talk) 11:50, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
• Wait The articles look good quality wise, but the resignation hasn't actually happened yet. I also don't think this is ITNR yet, and will only be if someone replaces Henry (I think it would be ideal to wait for that to happen). Gödel2200 (talk) 13:11, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

March 10

Portal:Current events/2024 March 10

March 10, 2024 (2024-03-10) (Sunday) Armed conflicts and attacks Haitian crisis The U.S. military airlifts non-essential personnel from the U.S. embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, amid escalating violence in the country. (Reuters) Arts and culture 96th Academy Awards Oppenheimer wins an Oscar for Best Picture. Director Christopher Nolan wins Academy Award for Best Director, and lead actor Cillian Murphy wins the Best Actor award. (The Guardian) (NBC News) (BBC News) 20 Days in Mariupol (directed by filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov), a documentary that focuses on the siege of Mariupol during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, wins an Oscar for Best Documentary. (The Guardian) The painting Head of an Old Farmer's Wife in a White Hat by Vincent van Gogh is sold at auction for more than €4.5 million. (NOS) Disasters and accidents Five people are killed after an IAI Astra 1125 private jet crashes near Hot Springs, Virginia, United States. (The Independent) One skier is killed and two others are injured after falling in Mount Washington in New Hampshire, United States. (AP) Health and environment Following a laboratory investigation, eight children and one adult in Zanzibar are found to have died of chelonitoxism after consuming sea turtle meat, a local delicacy. Another 78 people were hospitalized. (NOS) Politics and elections 2024 Portuguese legislative election Citizens in Portugal vote for the 230 seats of the Assembly of the Republic. (DW)

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RD: Yutaka Yoshie

Article: Yutaka Yoshie (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.njpw1972.com/171969 https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1536118/ajpw-veteran-yutaka-yoshie-dies-following-match/
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Japanese professional wrestler. 65.94.213.53 (talk) 05:23, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

(Posted): Oscars

Articles: 96th Academy Awards (talk · history · tag) and Oppenheimer (film) (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At the Academy Awards, Oppenheimer (director Christopher Nolan pictured) wins seven awards, including Best Picture. (Post)
News source(s): CNN
Credits:

• Nominated by Masem (talk · give credit)
• Updated by PrinceofPunjab (talk · give credit)

Article updated
One or both nominated events are listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.

Just completed, will have sources in a bit. Article probably also needs ceremony updates. Masem (t) 02:26, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

• To add, the film's article is in good shape to also be featured, but the Oscars one needs to be first and foremost. Also for pictures, that gives us Nolan, Murphy, Downey Jr., and Göransson for possible pictures to be used here (all individual winners). --Masem (t) 02:28, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Question maybe add the Oppenheimer poster as an image for the section? Kasperquickly (talk) 02:32, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

  Main page images must be free of copyright issues (eg, not non-free images). Movie poster falls under non-free. Hence why we typically use one of the winners to be featured. ITNR normally includes best film and best director, but since they are the same here, any reasonable image of the film's cast + crew could work Masem (t) 02:42, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

• Comment Added altblurb with picture; I support any blurb appearing on the main page though. If somebody else thinks people such as Cillian Murphy ought to be featured in the picture instead, please let me know. — 3PPYB6 ^{(T / C / L)} — 02:37, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
  • Noting for the record that my altblurb has replaced Masem's original blurb—you can see his original blurb and my blurb side-by-side here. — 3PPYB6 ^{(T / C / L)} — 12:41, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support altblurb if ITNR normally includes best film and best director, we should feature the director rather than the actor in the picture. feminist🩸 (talk) 02:46, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
  • The original blurb included no image while the altblurb did when I supported, I'm now clarifying my support now that the original blurb has been removed. Both articles are adequately sourced. feminist🩸 (talk) 11:33, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Note We already promoted Oppenheimer and Nolan for some time starting February 19 (Murphy was also likewise considered). That may be a fair reason to IAR on the R bit, if most are so inclined. I'm leaning that way. InedibleHulk (talk) 02:51, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
  • I don't see how posting this again would be promotional tbh. We are simply reflecting how society has decided to recognize films. And Oppenheimer is no longer played in cinemas in most parts of the world, so any promotional effect is limited. feminist🩸 (talk) 11:35, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support We can alternate between Nolan, Murphy, Downey Jr., and Göransson for the picture, per nom. Don't see the need to do anything different that Oppenheimer won both BAFTA and the Oscars. Davey2116 (talk) 03:19, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

  I wouldn't call it a need, more a mere feeling of mild weirdness to highlight the same articles three weeks (or nine days) apart. It's not like they've changed much, besides the bit about the seven Oscars. Of course, there might be something worth learning in the Oscar article about things that aren't Oppenheimer et al, so that's a breath of fresh air. InedibleHulk (talk) 03:44, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support As per others Centuries123 (talk) 05:37, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support on quality, neutral on Feminist's proposal to IAR and not post. DecafPotato (talk) 07:19, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

  You mean InedibleHulk? feminist🩸 (talk) 14:07, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

  Oh sure, when it fails miserably, it's my idea... InedibleHulk (talk) 13:03, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

• Comment Whomever replaced the original blurb with the altblurb, please don't do that, particularly after !votes have been made, because you then risk seeing !votes that were made to support a vanished altblurb or the original blurb and not an altblurb. I know my initial blurb didn't include any explicit picture, but that's a small change to the original blurb to include the picture mention. --Masem (t) 12:04, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support. The awards article is rather boring but does meet our minimum requirements so is OK to post. Don't bold the link to the the film article - the news is the awards. Modest Genius ^talk 12:34, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support on quality Both articles seem to be of sufficient quality. I don't really see how this would be WP:NOTPROMOTION. The fact that someone or some movie has won multiple awards in a year that we usually post doesn't seem to be a problem to me. Gödel2200 (talk) 14:42, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support It's ITNR and appears to meet the customary quality standards for posting. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:28, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Posted Smurrayinchester 15:48, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

March 9

Portal:Current events/2024 March 9

March 9, 2024 (2024-03-09) (Saturday) Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Gaza humanitarian crisis, Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war Canada and Sweden resume funding for UNRWA, which had been suspended following the UNRWA October 7 controversy. (BBC News) Disasters and accidents Twenty-six people are killed and eleven others are missing during flash floods in villages in the Pesisir Selatan Regency of West Sumatra province, Indonesia. (AP) Nine people are killed and one is injured after a van crashes into a semi truck in Wisconsin, United States. (ABC News) Politics and elections March 2024 Irish constitutional referendums Voters in Ireland reject two constitutional referendums on the family and care. (Sky News)

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RD: Dave Ritchie (gridiron football)

Article: Dave Ritchie (gridiron football) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/dave-ritchie-winnipeg-bc-coach-obituary-1.7139388 https://www.bluebombers.com/2024/03/09/blue-bombers-mourn-the-passing-of-dave-ritchie/
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Canadian Football League Coach of the Year in 2001. 65.94.213.53 (talk) 10:45, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose There's an orange tag and a few sentences are missing citations. Scientia potentia est, MonarchOfTerror 09:39, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

Pakistan New President

Article: Asif Ali Zardari (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Asif Ali Zardari is elected President of Pakistan. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Following the general election, Shehbaz Sharif is appointed Prime Minister of Pakistan, while Asif Ali Zardari is elected President of Pakistan in the presidential election.
News source(s): APP, France 24, VOA, DW
Credits:

• Nominated by Ainty Painty (talk · give credit)

Ainty Painty (talk) 12:36, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

• Comment In anticipation of confused replies, yes, this is different to the general election and prime minister also recently elected. (However, I would not be opposed to combining blurbs.) Kingsif (talk) 13:09, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
• Combine blurbs Neat solution that avoids the question of whether it's worth a separate blurb. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 13:34, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose The blurb for the new prime minister is stale now, and I don't think this is notable enough on its own. Combine blurbs per above. While I don't think this is notable enough to post on its own, it wouldn't hurt to also mention the presidential election while the blurb for the general election is still up. Gödel2200 (talk) 13:39, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

• Comment. Shouldn't it be "becomes"? Sincerely, Novo Tape^{My Talk Page} 18:02, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

  Altblurb added Bremps... 04:09, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

• Combine blurbs as per Chaotic Enby and Gödel2200 --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 09:56, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support a combined blurb, but strong oppose to any blurb mentioning the verb "to become" in any form because it was an "election" and he was elected through an electoral vote.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 11:12, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
• Comment The 2024 Pakistani presidential election article needs more references. Blaylockjam10 (talk) 13:31, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
• Comment Neither 2024 Pakistani general election nor 2024 Pakistani presidential election are suitably referenced to qualify for main page exposure (and the former is already blurbed!). The general election article is the next one to roll off. Hence, combining doesn't seem immediately feasible. More work is needed. Schwede66 20:34, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose, a ceremonial position, does not administer the executive. Stephen 04:16, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

  Oppose This, but also everyone knows the election was fake. Would people here post the upcoming election in Russia? Or the North Korean ones? Come on..........Kasperquickly (talk) 05:30, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

  • Comment If it's ceremonial then who administers the executive?

  Traumnovelle (talk) 06:17, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose - we already posted the Prime Minister's election, why would we post the President's when he has no actual power? Just let it roll off ITN. --Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 09:41, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
•  Question: shouldn't these both be referred to as re-appointments, since they previously held the positions? Thanks. Mike Peel (talk) 10:53, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Comment -- this has rolled off ITN. It's stale now, so I guess this is moot now. --Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 04:17, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

March 8

Portal:Current events/2024 March 8

March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) (Friday) Disasters and accidents Israel–Hamas war Gaza humanitarian crisis, Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war Five people are killed when an aid package airdropped from a C-17 aircraft into the Gaza Strip fails to deploy its parachute and subsequently crushes them. (BBC News) Law and crime Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is found guilty of drug trafficking charges in a federal court in New York, United States. (AP) Politics and elections 2024 United States presidential election 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries Former president Donald Trump wins the 2024 American Samoa Republican presidential caucuses. (ABC News) 2024 Turkish local elections Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says that the upcoming local elections in Turkey will be his last election as president as he will not run in the upcoming 2028 presidential election, bringing an end to his presidency. (Reuters) (Times of Israel) 2024 United Kingdom local elections Brenda Dacres is elected Mayor of Lewisham, becoming the first black woman directly elected mayor in England. (BBC News) A UN fact-finding mission probe finds that the government of Iran committed violations amounting to crimes against humanity during the Mahsa Amini protests. (Times of India)

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RD: Guy Boutilier

Article: Guy Boutilier (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.rmwb.ca/en/news/mayor-s-statement-honourable-guy-boutilier-eca-remembered-for-years-of-service-to-wood-buffalo.aspx
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1997 to 2012. 65.94.213.53 (talk) 10:42, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support A few unsourced statements that could maybe be resolved, but it doesn't seem like enough to uphold posting. Kafoxe (talk) 16:31, 10 March 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose Too much unsourced info, a few paragraphs without sources and some stray sentences too. Scientia potentia est, MonarchOfTerror 09:37, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

RD: Ramya Wanigasekara

Article: Ramya Wanigasekara (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Divaina Ada Derana
Credits:

• Nominated by Titanciwiki (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Sri Lankan actor, singer, and radio broadcaster. Titanciwiki^talk/contrib 21:10, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

• Wait That awards section has a citation, but clicking it does nothing. Well, not nothing. But goes nowhere. InedibleHulk (talk) 15:24, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  The reference goes to a webpage with a lot of broken elements. Bremps... 16:20, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  Sure, now it does. Another hour, maybe even better. Never give up! InedibleHulk (talk) 16:36, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  Upon further reflection, nevermind. It was already archived when I got there, but I clicked the wrong part. Abandon all hope! InedibleHulk (talk) 01:18, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Jonathan Hunt

Article: Jonathan Hunt (New Zealand politician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Stuff.co.nz Radio NZ
Credits:

• Nominated by Kiwichris (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Schwede66 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

• Wait A few unsourced bits and maybe some missing information, but almost there. InedibleHulk (talk) 15:36, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support The article seems to be well-sourced now. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 22:22, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

'Procedural support RIP to the Minister of Wine and Cheese This post was made by orbitalbuzzsaw gang (talk) 22:37, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Comment – I've added a ton of references and cut out some material for which I could not find any sources. What's there should now satisfy the requirements. I've added myself to the credits list. Schwede66 22:46, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Posted Stephen 23:09, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

March 7

Portal:Current events/2024 March 7

March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07) (Thursday) Armed conflicts and attacks Myanmar civil war Operation 1027 The Kachin Independence Army launches a large offensive against junta outposts near Laiza and on the highway between Bhamo and Myitkyina. Five outposts are seized with fighting ongoing at five other outposts. (ABC News) Local People's Defence Force groups capture the town of Kani in Sagaing Region. (The Irrawaddy) Haitian crisis Haiti's main seaport Port international de Port-au-Prince suspends operations after being attacked and looted by armed gangs. The national state of emergency is also extended for another month amid ongoing civil unrest. (BBC News) Iran–United States relations Iran confiscates the cargo of the American oil tanker Advantage Sweet in response to U.S.-led sanctions restricting the sale of medication for epidermolysis bullosa to Iran. (Barron's) Islamist insurgency in the Sahel The Alliance of Sahel States, composed of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, announces the creation of a joint force to combat jihadist groups in the three countries. (Africanews) Nigerian bandit conflict Gunmen kidnap at least 287 school children in Kaduna State, Nigeria. (CNN) Disasters and accidents Israel–Hamas war Gaza humanitarian crisis, Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war U.S. president Joe Biden announces the construction of a temporary pier on the coast of the Gaza Strip to facilitate large-scale delivery of humanitarian aid. (The Guardian) (Reuters) International relations Enlargement of NATO Sweden–NATO relations Sweden officially joins NATO, becoming its 32nd member. (Reuters) (NATO) Lithuania–Russia relations Lithuania strips Russian ballerina Ilze Liepa of her Lithuanian citizenship after she openly shows her sympathies for President Vladimir Putin. (The Moscow Times) Ukraine–United Kingdom relations Former Ukrainian Chief of Staff Valerii Zaluzhnyi is appointed Ukrainian ambassador to the United Kingdom by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Reuters) Law and crime New York State Governor Kathy Hochul deploys 750 national guard troops to the New York City subways to counter crime and a recent spike in violent assaults. (Reuters) (The Washington Post) (WNBC-TV) Politics and elections 2024 State of the Union Address U.S. president Joe Biden delivers the 2024 State of the Union address to the 118th United States Congress. (NPR)

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RD: Biraj Adhikari

Article: Biraj Adhikari (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://northeastlivetv.com/topnews/senior-sikkim-politician-biraj-adhikari-passes-away-cm-express-grief/
Credits:

• Updated by Erksahin (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Indian Sikkimese politician. 65.94.213.53 (talk) 05:16, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

RD: Françoise Garner

Article: Françoise Garner (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Diapason
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk · give credit)
• Created by LouisAlain (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

French soprano who learned belcanto in Rome and brought French elegance to La Scala and the Arena di Verona. Article was there, but sourcing needed expansion. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:21, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support Article is satisfactory, AGFing french sources. Scientia potentia est, MonarchOfTerror 09:33, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

RD: Steve Lawrence

Article: Steve Lawrence (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT, WaPo, AP
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Gobonobo (talk · give credit)
• Updated by General Ization (talk · give credit)

Article updated
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

American singer and actor. gobonobo ^{+ c} 19:28, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support Article already looks good, should be fine to post. PolarManne (talk) 19:52, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support - Article well-referenced and tag-free. Ready for posting. Jusdafax (talk) 11:16, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

(Posted blurb) RD: Akira Toriyama

Article: Akira Toriyama (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama, author of Dragon Ball, dies at the age of 68. (Post)
News source(s): Official X account of Dragon Ball (in Japanese), Oricon (in Japanese) Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese), The New York Times, BBC, NDTV, The Straits Times
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Nominator's comments: Died on March 1, but announced on March 8. --210.165.152.210 (talk) 03:20, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Strong Support once we get additional information. He was the creator of one of the largest intellectual properties ever, after all. Hard to imagine he wasn’t notable enough. RPH (talk) 03:26, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb Arguably the most famous and influential manga author of all time, certainly in the top 3. Article is already in good shape. PolarManne (talk) 03:27, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb - Absolutely legendary creator. GamerPro64 03:28, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb. He created Dragon Ball, he deserves one. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 03:28, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Comment I added Oricon and the Mainichi Shimbun as sources to this nomination. Mlb96 (talk) 03:31, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb. Transformative figure in anime, known worldwide. RIP. DigitalIceAge (talk) 03:33, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb Absolutely one of, if not the, most influential figure in his entire industry. Known worldwide, had multiple projects in production. Easy blurb. Parabolist (talk) 03:35, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support Blurb Easily one of if not the most influential modern manga artists. Rest in peace. Link20XX (talk) 03:42, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb Definitely at the top of his field, his work is known worldwide. Johndavies837 (talk) 03:52, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb Absolutely transformative figure in Japanese Animation, Toriyama was the giant whose shoulders everyone else stood on Spman (talk) 03:57, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb - Influential in his field and has global recognition. Article is in good shape. SounderBruce 03:58, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Lots of unreferenced material in the Works section, which is probably too detailed anyway. Stephen 04:17, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb - There should be no question here. He is in top of his field and very important in the development of animanga fandom & industry and JRPG genre of games through Dragon Quest in the late 20th century. Until then there should be some fixes on the article, then we're good to go. MarioJump83 (talk) 04:21, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality no RB or Blurb until the works are properly sourced. --Masem (t) 04:28, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Oppose on quality the works section is still largely unsourced. PrinceofPunjab^TALK 04:40, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Strong Support He's one of the single most influential persons in regards to anime and manga. ACasualEditor97 (talk) 05:25, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb - Without a doubt one of the most influential people in anime and manga, and arguably, in modern Asian literature. Fulserish (talk) 05:36, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Once the sourcing issues are resolved, then strong support blurb per above. ~~lol1VNIO (I made a mistake? talk to me) 05:52, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Oppose blurb — Influential figure in manga, but the medium is too vast and arguably a fraction of entertainment sales to warrant a blurb from any one figure. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 06:03, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Animanga is indeed very vast ever since 21st century, but Akira Toriyama has influenced a lot of mangakas and artists (incl. One Piece and Naruto mangaka) on this field of entertainment, not to mention the burgeoning anime fandom in late 1990s and early 2000s following Japanese economic recession in the early 1990s. I can't understate how popular anime is across the world, since their mainstreaming in 2010s alongside K-Pop. MarioJump83 (talk) 06:33, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Fourth best selling manga in history, and Dragon Ball television and film series is massively popular in Latin America, Europe, North America, and elsewhere. It's a widely popular series with huge national appeal and has had a following since the 80's to today. Harizotoh9 (talk) 20:50, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support blurb - although I’m not personally a fan, the man’s impact on anime/manga, now a huge media item, is undeniable. Oppose on quality for now, though - it’s a GA, so mostly good, but there’s some missing citations. The Kip 06:19, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Comment, but leaning oppose I often find this page to be very informative regarding recent deaths and other news. I mean no disrespect to the late Akira Toriyama, who did much to advance his field and who passed away somewhat prematurely. My condolences to his family, friends and fans. However, the whole anime/manga industry is pretty niche (or maybe I'm just getting old). Although there may be significant overlap between manga fans and Wikipedia editors, the general public doesn't pay much attention to it. Given the high standards which this forum has established for itself for blurb-worthy content, touting Mandela-Thatcher rules and excluding many notable and significant individuals, personally, I find the near universal support for a blurb here for the creator of Dragon Ball to be, well, among the most humorous things I've seen on the internet today.

Please don't take this comment as rude. I appreciate the work that many of you do. Keep up the good work!Ryan Reeder (talk) 07:14, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Animanga is more closer to a pop cultural juggernaut today than it was in prior decades, though in some parts of the world I could see why it is a niche. MarioJump83 (talk) 07:31, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

No disrespect, but I think it's a somewhat uninformed opinion to suggest that Japanese media is niche. See List of highest-grossing media franchises.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 19:06, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

I suppose I find it surprising to see that Pokémon has had 1.6 times greater sales than Mickey Mouse and nearly double that of Star Wars. But genuine question--why does Satoshi Tajiri's Wikipedia article only have about 2,000 words, while Walt Disney and George Lucas are around 11,000 and 9,000 words, respectively? I would say that Disney's and Lucas' names are much more widely recognized, at least in the Western, English-speaking world, which is the audience served by this Wikipedia.

Also, Dragon Ball is down around Grand Theft Auto, Angry Birds, Thomas and Friends and Fortnite, and I wouldn't consider their creators' deaths blurb-worthy either, at least not by the Mandela-Thatcher standard. But that ship has sailed. Ryan Reeder (talk) 20:34, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Of course, it is no surprise that there are far more English-language news articles written about George Lucas and far more English-language sources about the legacy of Walt Disney, but we've long agreed that ITN is not only for English news. One could also argue that the impact of Dragon Ball on manga and anime is far more transformational than the impact Angry Birds had on mobile video games, but that's neither here nor there as the notability question seems more than settled by now.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 20:45, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb. Well-known artist in multiple countries, both Japan and the entirety of the West. Article looks ready to me, given that there are no citation needed tags remaining. 64.231.206.241 (talk) 08:01, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• I'm glad to see all the strong support on significance and I fully agree. I will say that the death and legacy sections should be updated further, with more detail. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 09:32, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb, second in importance to Osamu Tezuka only probably, and arguably the first to really make manga popular in e.g. Europe. A defining figure. Fram (talk) 09:40, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb - per above. Creator of one of the most popular works of fiction out there, and an inspiration for many artists to follow. Rest in peace. - Bucket of sulfuric acid (talk | contribs) 09:44, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
• Comment Splitting out a problematic and woefully under-sourced section into a completely new woefully under-sourced article to get this posted on ITN is very subpar editing, I think. It's supposed to be a Good Article! Black Kite (talk) 10:12, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  This here. It is 100% inappropriate to sweep the unsourced works section to a separate article. Breaking it out was not required as there was no SIZE issue. That needs to be undone at this point too. Masem (t) 13:38, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality as per Black Kite. Removing a whole unsourced section so the article looks better for ITN [2] seems like a clear attempt by Justanothersgwikieditor to WP:GAME the system, and should not be tolerated. Same as how ITN has been cracking down on people doing these splits for unsourced music/film lists for musicians/actors. The current version has insufficient sourced detail on the works, and therefore doesn't meet ITN quality standards, and this will be the case until the unsourced content is re-added with sources. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:50, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  I don't think the extended table/list is required for the article, but I agree that the Works section should be further re-expanded before posting. Rather than WP:GAME, you could see this as akin to WP:TNT, clearing away the uncited mess to be replaced by something better. Of course the problem is still there, however... ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 10:55, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  This is not an accurate summary of Wikipedia policy. Poorly sourced material can always be removed. Mlb96 (talk) 12:49, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  Poorly sourced material should be sourced if possible. I'm sure most of the works could be sourced if there were a desire to do so. TNT is for when it isn't salvageable, and lots of that content would be salvageable. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:02, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  That usually applies to material that is not central or common to the specific topic. A list of works by a highly regarded artist and writer is central to that person and should not be removed because sources were lacking. If it were removing one or two completely obscure works from the list, sure, but not the full list. Masem (t) 14:07, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  That's quite a bold, and somewhat "not an AGF" accusation to me. JASWE hasn't even spoken in this page so far. Maybe they just saw that "Oh, seems like this could be split", and WP:BOLDLY did it. We all have differing views after all. How are you so sure that it's an attempt to WP:GAME? S5A-0043^Talk 07:57, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

• Observation Perhaps just goes to show, more people may have heard of the world's most famous politicians, but cartoon fans actually respect their heroes and buy their work. Anyway, he was 68, which isn't that old. I'm not opposed, just keep it clean. InedibleHulk (talk) 12:25, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb, once the cn tags on the list are resolved either by removal or sourced. I am of the opinion that not all entries need to be sourced, but at the minimum, follow the guidelines at WP:CSC. – robertsky (talk) 12:54, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb, this definitely has the needed quality as a GA. --NoonIcarus (talk) 13:13, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb Wrote the fourth best-selling manga of all time. HadesTTW (he/him • talk) 13:28, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support blurb definitely notable enough, well-known in multiple countries. Editor 5426387 (talk) 13:57, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb There is only a three sentence update about his death. While he was very notable during his life, his death itself isn't notable. Gödel2200 (talk) 14:09, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  His death got an article on the BBC and CNN within hours of announcement, it was clearly notable. ACasualEditor97 (talk) 14:17, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Yes, it is notable in the sense of having gotten news articles written about it very quickly, but that doesn't change the fact that his death does not have significant Wikipedia coverage. Without that significant Wikipedia coverage, I do not think a blurb is warranted. Gödel2200 (talk) 14:51, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

There is zero requirement that the death itself of a notable person be significant to require a blurb. Where the death (and most often the funeral and other memoriable services that follow) are covered in depth by sources, that's a fair reason for a blurb, but by no means the only reason for one. Instead, when the death is from natural causes, we should be looking to the person's relative importance, impact, and legacy on their field to judge if a blurb is appropriate, and there's clear indicators, already present pre-death, why Akira was a key figure in manga and video games. — Masem (t) 15:44, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

"when the death is from natural causes, we should be looking to the person's relative importance, impact, and legacy on their field to judge if a blurb is appropriate." Should we? There may be no requirement that the death itself be notable, but I also don't see any requirement that we must assess the notability a person has to determine if they are blurb worthy. In fact, if we went along this route, I would be inclined to make the argument that the only people who are 'notable' enough to get a blurb are those who have significant Wikipedia coverage on their death. But regardless, as far as I can tell, both of these view points are valid. Gödel2200 (talk) 16:01, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

It is definitely not the case that we only post blurbs when the death itself get significant coverage. As to when we post otherwise is still heavily debated, but aspects of importance and impact are common criteria. But we have never expected the death to be heavily covered for a blurb. Masem (t) 16:06, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

It may be a common practice to assess blurbs of notable deaths based on the notability of the given person, but I don't see how this in any way discredits opposing based upon no significant Wikipedia coverage. I'm not saying that we should never be assessing if a blurb is warranted based on notability, but rather that we should take that into account together with the coverage of the death; assessing the blurb based upon Wikipedia coverage or assessing based upon notability are not mutually exclusive, and my argument is using the former. Gödel2200 (talk) 16:24, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

We have never in the past looked to the amount of coverage of the death by natural causes as a reason to blurb. When the death is unusual, that's a different matter. When the death is by natural causes, significant attention to the death may be a reason to blurb, but never the sole reason to blurb. Masem (t) 16:35, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

I agree that the amount of coverage should never be the "sole reason to blurb", but I also think it should go the other way: the notability of a person during their life shouldn't be the sole reason for a blurb; both of these factors should be satisfied. Gödel2200 (talk) 16:46, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

We can certainly talk about the respectives and long-form obits a person gets above and beyond simple obits as a factor, but those also have to be present and documented in the article, if that legacy is not already present. Just that those aren't expected to be documented as part of their death, as you stated in your original post. Masem (t) 16:55, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

As I've said before, the fact that it is not "expected" that there is significant Wikipedia coverage of someone's death does not mean this is an invalid reason to oppose. I do not agree with the common practice of posting blurbs solely on notability during life, and I am saying we should take both factors into account. Gödel2200 (talk) 17:31, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Gödel2200, RDs as blurbs have long been understood to be for people who lived exceptional lives and were at the top of their respective fields. I understand that you feel this should change, and that's okay. Every RD-as-a-blurb nomination will meet some resistance, some more than others. But I think it's best that you accept that you're in the minority on this. You've made your point, and you've generated a very long back-and-forth in the process. If I weren't replying, I would have collapsed it myself to make the wider discussion more readable.  Vanilla  Wizard 💙 18:55, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

I feel like it's worth pointing out the article for Brian Mulroney, who is currently blurbed, also has three sentences about his death. The manner in which they died doesn't need to be notable, just the impact they've had on society. PolarManne (talk) 20:07, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

I am not making an argument that the manner of death needs to be notable for a blurb to be posted, in fact, far from it. I consider the amount of Wikipedia coverage of a given person's death to be a significant factor in deciding if they are notable enough for a blurb. I think RD blurbs should only be used in extremely exceptional cases, and the deaths in those cases almost always have a lot of Wikipedia coverage. Gödel2200 (talk) 22:38, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support blurb Most notable manga/comic artists of all time. Nyescum (talk) 14:13, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb Along with most of the support blurbs, he created Dragon Ball which is one of the most notable media franchises of all time. Sincerely, Icantthinkofanamexd (talk) 15:03, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb It appears citation concerns were resolved this morning. I agree with many above on his notability and the impact he brought to the manga/comic industry. --Engineerchange (talk) 15:13, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  And to the toy industry. InedibleHulk (talk) 15:42, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  They were not: ppeople just shuffled the list of works to a separate page to hide the lack of sourcing there. That's got to be sourced before we post, because otherwise that's just sweeping dust under the rug. — Masem (t) 15:45, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  More like cleaning your room by cramming everything into your closet and hoping the door doesn't spring open from the pressure. Kurtis ^(talk) 16:23, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support blurb—Per all above me, an iconic Manga artist who had an indelible impact on popular culture, both in Japan and abroad. This support is, ad always, contingent upon the article being well sourced and of adequate quality. Kurtis ^(talk) 16:23, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb DBZ is a very significant, notable manga. Pretty much everyone knows it. I've already seen a lot of people talking about this guy's death. Setarip (talk) 16:32, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb DBZ is a popular manga, people would want to know this, I think it's notable AndrewGarfieldIsTheBestSpiderMan (talk) 17:33, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support blurb Clearly notable for his work and transformative within the field of Japanese manga and animation.

Noah, AA^Talk 20:12, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb as per above. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 23:09, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Comment: As RD blurbs appear to be trending from an exceptional to a regular occurrence (this discussion hasn't closed yet, but it seems to be trending towards support for a blurb), perhaps a compromise for certain notable deceased persons is to have their photograph placed as the main image, with "(pictured)" next to their name under the Recent Deaths ticker (see right)? Morgan695 (talk) 17:53, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• And to clarify, I'm not proposing an end to the practice of doing blurbs for recent deaths, just proposing another option for noting deaths without doing a blurb. Also just realizing now that I forgot to italicize "(pictured)" in the mockup I did. Morgan695 (talk) 17:58, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• We have done this before, and I wouldn't be opposed because I still think we should move away from blurbing RDs. Kingsif (talk) 20:12, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  Yup, and this should be reasonable if none of the other blurbs have pictures or the picture has become stale. (I am still brainstorming an idea that would allow automatic picture rotation that could incorporate RDs with free pictures too, but that's not a simple task yet) Masem (t) 20:18, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  Also support this idea, and also support moving away from blurbing RDs. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 21:51, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

I support this idea. RD blurbs can fill ITN blurb space rather quickly, and ITN blurbs should be more focused on the serious events happening around the world. MarioJump83 (talk) 01:40, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Support blurb Not just known for his work on Dragon Ball but also Chronotrigger and blue dragon. Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 18:19, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support blurb as he was one of the greatest and most influential manga artists of all time. I’d say that he was in manga what Stan Lee was in comics.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 18:55, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Manga is comics, just in another direction and language. In the whole panel-based story art game, Stan Lee's "vision" was far more influential, spawning a hundred times the characters, 80 billion more dollars and two more decades. It's more reasonable to put Toriyama up there with Hergé and his so-called bandes dessinées, probably. InedibleHulk (talk) 19:51, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

FYI, here's the nomination for Stan Lee -- a blurb posted in about an hour. Andrew🐉(talk) 05:05, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

• Comment If you are coming to add yet another "Support Blurb" we've clearly passed that line, but this cannot be posted until List of Akira Toriyama's works is properly sourced, and I would recommend fixing that first. --Masem (t) 19:10, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  Good luck finding reliable English language sources to cite his authorship of 40 year old Japanese comic books, it’s probably not going to happen. What an absurd demand. Spman (talk) 19:27, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  Not ridiculous, required by WP:ITNQUALITY. Or maybe users shouldn't create WP:CFORKs for the sole purpose of trying to get this ITN passed with no effort of improving article sourcing. Joseph2302 (talk) 19:31, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  It is ridiculous because he’s a Japanese artist who created the bulk of his work in Japan and outside of the main thing he’s noted for, most of that work has zero traction outside of Japan. Expecting English Language editors to find foreign language sources to cite his works that literally no one disputes his authorship of is a ridiculous demand to move forward on this. Spman (talk) 19:56, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  Works that are notable on their own (that is, the blue-linked ones) presumably can go without sources as his authorship should be on the blue-linked page, but those that have been included without links do need sources. And while they may be obscure Japanese works, the fact someone added them to en.wiki means they know they exist. We don't need secondary coverage, but appropriate reliable sources that simply address authorship.
  Also just doing some searching found me this book with the first work on the list sourced. [ https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dragon_Ball_Culture_Volume_1/JYvmBQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Nazo+no+Rein+Jakku%22&pg=PT63&printsec=frontcover] That probably has a lot more that can be used. So no, not impossible at all. — Masem (t) 20:12, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  Despite us being the English Wikipedia, sources do not have to be in English, per WP:NONENG. Curbon7 (talk) 21:19, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  There is zero requirement for sources having to be in English. Don't make up rules that don't exist, Spman. Schwede66 22:50, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose blurb, and support moving away from blurbing RDs in general. We don't need a two-tiered system of death honors. Of course, there are cases where the death is its own story that is separately ITN-worthy (like, a non-ceremonial monarch dying and being replaced would still be WP:ITN/R), but it shouldn't just be "important person dies", as important as the person is. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 21:52, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb It's a GA and so its quality is a given. To now require citations for the authorship of his works is absurd because such works are sources and presumably he is credited. And the {{authority control}} is there to provide general backup for this in the world's major libraries. As for his notability, his death was announced in a BBC radio bulletin that I heard while driving today and that's more prominence than the usual RD. And a blurb is needed to explain who the guy was as the name alone is useless. I've heard of DBZ but am not a fan and so his name is not familiar. Andrew🐉(talk) 00:13, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
• We're discussing the article Akira Toriyama for ITN - so why should the separate article List of works by Akira Toriyama hold back the GA from being posted? BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:05, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

  Because the sub-article was spun off yesterday in an attempt to avoid referencing any of his works. Stephen 02:08, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

  @Stephen: So? And, additionally, almost everything on that list is referenced. BeanieFan11 (talk) 03:30, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support blurb Very notable figure in the anime/manga industry. Centuries123 (talk) 03:52, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb - hard to see how there is anything other than a consensus to blurb this. I guess we're just waiting for an admin to come by to do it. -- Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 04:56, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb. Dragon Ball's not exactly my taste, but nonetheless I can tell how significant it is to the manga world. S5A-0043^Talk 08:00, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 08:30, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
• Pull image — @Stephen: The blurb image has been discovered to be copyrighted material and should be pulled. See Commons:Deletion requests/File:Akira Toriyama.jpg. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 21:57, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

  Done, thanks for the heads up. Stephen 22:33, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) Sweden's accession to NATO

Article: Sweden–NATO relations (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Sweden joins NATO as its 32nd member. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ Sweden joins NATO as its 32nd member.
News source(s): US Department of State, Politico, Reuters
Credits:

• Nominated by Twistedaxe (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Ergo Sum (talk · give credit)

Sweden is set to join today formally. Was on hold last time, it's about time we nominate this now. TwistedAxe [contact] 14:53, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Support although blurb can be improved and the article will likely be moved to Sweden in NATO like for Finland in NATO. (edit: I somehow hallucinated that move) Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 14:55, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Agreed. Could someone maybe insert a fitting image as well? TwistedAxe [contact] 14:57, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Done (blurb and image), although if someone has an image of the accession ceremony it would be even better than the map! Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 15:02, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

The accession ceremony is set to be held on the 11th of March, although the treaty is set to come into force today. TwistedAxe [contact] 15:03, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

We can go with this image, and maybe update it when the accession ceremony happens if it's still on the main page by then (likely). Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 16:14, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Comment one section is tagged as source less, and I spot a couple CNs floating around. Masem (t) 14:58, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• Comment Just wait until it is really, really, really set and fixed. Please! We can't risk anything now. Everyone on Swedish media is going: "For the love of..., don't jinx anything now." Cart (talk) 15:01, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

  All 31 member states have deposited their instruments of ratification and the US Department of State have confirmed that the treaty is in force as of today. There are no more "risks" Going to note that the PM has yet to deposit the instrument at 4PM UTC, in less than an hour. Still fitting to post it though considering everything will be done today and formal accession will conclude by the end of the day.TwistedAxe [contact] 15:05, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

If you had followed this as closely and for as long as we Swedes have, you wouldn't mind waiting that hour. We have become very jaded with all the things that have popped up along the process. Cart (talk) 15:12, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

I have followed this as long as the Swedes have considering I am Swedish ;) TwistedAxe [contact] 15:16, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, not so used to bumping into fellow Swedes here at ITN. More used to explaining things to Americans. ;-) Cart (talk) 15:19, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

No worries. TwistedAxe [contact] 15:30, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support Full membership has been announced, and the article looks good to go. Comment According to the table on the article, full membership hasn't taken effect yet. I would think it would be best to wait until full membership takes effect. Gödel2200 (talk) 15:09, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Totally agree, we can polish up the article and make everything ready in the meantime. Cart (talk) 15:13, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support Seems very notable. - Petjayso (talk) 15:14, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Support we had brought it up earlier that we would like to nominate it once they had officially joined. It is very notable given the ongoing tensions between russia and nato. Ion.want.uu (talk) 15:35, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

I do agree however that we should clean up the article a bit if needed. Ion.want.uu (talk) 15:35, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Wait just a liiiiittle bit longer, we're almost at the point of full membership, but it's not yet there. _{Duly signed,} ⛵ WaltClipper -(talk) 16:12, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support Done!!!! Go, go, go! Cart (talk) 16:28, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• Comment I've added 2 additional sources. It's official now. TwistedAxe [contact] 16:45, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support Lazy jannies ruining another good nom by sleeping all day instead of posting, sad 2600:100F:B1B9:3F82:141C:495C:DB68:F117 (talk) 17:01, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support Let's get this up ASAP Moncoposig (talk) 17:18, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support. Either blurb is OK. Nsk92 (talk) 17:21, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• Needs work The lead of the nominated article has not been updated – its most recent date is July 2022. Andrew🐉(talk) 17:25, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

this is importent news. i agree. 2600:1700:8090:4440:B4B9:F680:424F:F9 (talk) 17:48, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support on significance, with advice that we move quickly to get this up while it's timely. Sdkb ^talk 17:54, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support great news. Article looks good and it’s ready to be posted. _-_Alsor (talk) 18:39, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. Appears uncontroversial. Per MOS, I've spelled out the number, omitted the wikilink to Sweden, and used the term "member state" that seems to be more commonly used by our articles than "member". The map still needs protection on Commons before it can be posted. Sandstein 19:01, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

  @Sandstein, I'm not a fan of the alterations you made to the blurb when you posted. thirty-second member state of NATO linking to Sweden–NATO relations is very much an MOS:EGG. Sdkb ^talk 06:13, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

  It's not more egg-y than the proposed blurbs, I think. I don't really see a good way to use the article title "Sweden–NATO relations" in the blurb. Sandstein 07:30, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Post-posting support Woohoo! Do I get an IKEA discount now? --Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 02:18, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

You do if we get a Microsoft discount. Cart (talk) 15:32, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

prime minister ulf kristersson (left) and secretary of state antony blinken at the ceremony

• comment: i thought i might mention that commons has a few photos of the ratification ceremony, including the one at right. dying (talk) 01:59, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Good idea, albeit too late I think. In 2 days, the flag is going to be raised at the NATO HQ in Brussels and we're most likely going to use that image when it happens. If we change it now to the suggested picture and then change it again to the flag being raised at Brussels, I think it would be too many changes being made. Keeping things more consistent by changing the picture fewer times is probably a better idea, unless people are ready to disagree with me. TwistedAxe [contact] 03:56, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

good point, TwistedAxe. i had made the suggestion anyway because i have a feeling that the toriyama blurb will be posted before monday if the sourcing issue is resolved by then. also, when finland joined nato, i had suggested a number of pictures, including some from the ceremony at nato headquarters. ultimately, one of the other images i had suggested was featured, so even if the nato blurb remains the top blurb at itn on monday, there is no guarantee that any images from that ceremony will be better than the ones we have currently. dying (talk) 04:59, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Used a tighter crop of this one, as the Toriyama image turned out to be a probably copyvio. Let me know if you have any other suggestions, thanks. Stephen 22:36, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

RD: John Kumah

Article: John Kumah (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Citinewsroom, Reuters
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Heatrave (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Heatrave (talk) 14:38, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support Article is well-sourced and looks good. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moncoposig (talk • contribs) 16:21, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose blurb Person is not really a household name, support RD article looks good enough for RD though. Editor 5426387 (talk) 19:31, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

  He was deputy finance minister and a big face of the ruling party. Heatrave (talk) 02:13, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Support RD The article is a little sparse in terms of prose, but I think it's of sufficient quality to post. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 23:05, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose on quality correctly orange tagged. If fixed, RD is fine. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:35, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

March 6

Portal:Current events/2024 March 6

March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Red Sea crisis The Barbados-flagged bulk carrier True Confidence is hit by a Houthi ballistic missile in the Red Sea, killing three crew members and injuring six others. The vessel is subsequently abandoned. (Reuters) (CNN) Disasters and accidents A Mexican Navy Eurocopter Panther helicopter crashes in the Pacific Ocean, killing three crew members and leaving two others missing. Three others are rescued. (AP) Five people are killed and two other passengers are injured after a private aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Diapaga Airport in Diapaga Department, Burkina Faso. (Africanews) International relations Armenia–Russia relations Armenia formally requests that Russia withdraws its troops from Zvartnots International Airport near Yerevan, saying that the airport must be served solely by the Armenian Border Guard. The airport has hosted a Russian military presence since 1992. (RFE/RL) Law and crime Killing of the Wickramasinghe family A Sri Lankan family, of four children and their mother, are killed with the father injured in a mass stabbing at a residence in the suburb of Barrhaven, in Ottawa, Canada. A young man is arrested. (CBOT-DT) The Supreme Court of Pakistan unanimously rules that former leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was denied a fair trial before his execution by hanging in April 1979. (Al Jazeera) Politics and elections 2024 United States presidential election 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries Dean Phillips 2024 presidential campaign U.S. Congressman Dean Phillips ends his campaign and endorses President Joe Biden. (ABC News) 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries Nikki Haley 2024 presidential campaign Former South Carolina governor and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley ends her presidential campaign. (The Washington Post) (The Hill)

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(Posted) RD: Jose Concepcion Jr.

Article: Jose Concepcion Jr. (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/03/07/news/national/jose-joecon-concepcion-dies-at-92/1935590
Credits:

• Nominated by 65.94.213.53 (talk · give credit)

Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNRD.

Filipino industrialist, activist, and politician. 65.94.213.53 (talk) 10:40, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support Article is of sufficient quality for RD. Scientia potentia est, MonarchOfTerror 09:31, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 06:29, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

(Reviewers needed) RD: Nick Sheridan

Article: Nick Sheridan (journalist) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [3]
Credits:

• Nominated by Ollieisanerd (talk · give credit)
• Created by Erksahin (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Erksahin (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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 Ollieisanerd (talk • contribs) 21:03, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support No issues except that a lot of information is clumped together in one big paragraph, but the content itself is fine. Scientia potentia est, MonarchOfTerror 09:24, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Pigcasso

Article: Pigcasso (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Clarín
Credits:

• Nominated by Gobonobo (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Nonexyst (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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South African painting pig. Death announced on 6 March. gobonobo ^{+ c} 14:45, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support, article looks very well rounded, hope she doesn't hog the main page. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:50, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

No reference for death. Secretlondon (talk) 14:50, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

The Clarin news source given above has been used? Martinevans123 (talk) 14:56, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support Seems very notable. - Petjayso (talk) 15:16, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support Article looks well-sourced and ready to go. Moncoposig (talk) 16:18, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support blurb We need a blurb for Picasso he is one of the most famous painters 2600:100F:B1BE:B43F:C83B:9B86:7653:A0F9 (talk) 17:03, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

  It's Pigcasso. The human version was already dead. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 17:07, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

  He just died? Wow. I didn't know that. You are telling me now for the first time. He led an amazing life. What else can you say. I am sad to hear that. 2600:100F:B1B7:D4D9:8119:A4F1:7CD7:8BB (talk) 17:13, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

  Yep, died of chronic rheumatoid arthritis, was struggling for months already. A sad end to a pretty unique and impactful life. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 17:16, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support RD, but can't support blurb (neutral), as cool as this pig is she sadly doesn't rise to the level of notability of her human alter ego. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 17:09, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

  Maybe not a cubic pig, but possibly a leader in Pokism? Pigging wonderful. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:57, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

  Better a cubic pig than a spherical cow. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 18:17, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

  Or even Concrete art. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:40, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Posted – Muboshgu (talk) 18:04, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Mohammed Al-Sharekh

Article: Mohammed Al-Sharekh (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Al Sharq, Arab News (in English), Gulf Times
Credits:

• Nominated by Jmanlucas (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Burhan1234 (talk · give credit), Mishary94 (talk · give credit), Dominus Moravian (talk · give credit) and Jkaharper (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Kuwaiti business magnate, founder of Sakhr Software Company. Jmanlucas (talk) 08:44, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support - Article seems well-sourced. - Bucket of sulfuric acid (talk | contribs) 12:22, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support - Seems like a noteworthy person and a noteworthy death at that! - Petjayso (talk) 14:07, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

  "Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post" Secretlondon (talk) 14:43, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support Although the article has many short sections, the sourcing and quality is sufficient to post. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 23:08, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 22:03, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

Pakistan floods

Article: 2024 Pakistan floods (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At least 35 people have been killed and 50 injured in floods in Pakistan. (Post)
News source(s): Al Jazeera, BBC, VOA, Al Arabiya, Crisis 24,
Credits:

• Nominated by Ainty Painty (talk · give credit)

Ainty Painty (talk) 03:53, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Mild Support not sure if this is the most notable but I could see it getting nominated. Ion.want.uu (talk) 05:11, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Weak oppose - While we don't have a specific death tally for natural disasters like this (or at least, none that I'm aware of), news like these very rarely get posted. Plus, the article could use a bit of work. - Bucket of sulfuric acid (talk | contribs) 08:08, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose per WP:NEWSEVENT. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:32, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality The article claims these are ongoing floods, but says: "At least 40 people were killed", not have been killed. Also, besides from making an unreferenced claim that the floods began on 29 February, the article does not mention any other dates, which means the claim that the floods are ongoing needs to be sourced. Gödel2200 (talk) 13:18, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose on quality per above; article also feels rather barebones, consisting of a series of one or two-sentence statements. The Kip 05:51, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

March 5

Portal:Current events/2024 March 5

March 5, 2024 (2024-03-05) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks Russian invasion of Ukraine The Russian Navy patrol ship Sergey Kotov is sunk in the Black Sea after being struck by Ukrainian MAGURA V5 naval drones. (The Guardian) Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Four Philippine Coast Guard sailors are injured in contested waters when watercannons are deployed by the Chinese Coast Guard. The vessels were escorting a resupply convoy to a Philippine outpost in disputed territory at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, claimed by several nations. (CNN) International relations Enlargement of NATO Sweden–NATO relations Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok signs a bill formally authorizing the Foreign Ministry to ratify Sweden's accession to NATO. (Reuters) Law and crime Russian invasion of Ukraine International Criminal Court investigation in Ukraine The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Sergey Kobylash, the commander of the Long-Range Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, and Viktor Sokolov, the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, for their involvement in Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure. (Reuters) An appeals court in Montenegro overturns a decision to extradite South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to the United States on fraud charges. Kwon was arrested in March 2023 in Montenegro. (AP) Politics and elections 2024 United States presidential election Super Tuesday The Democratic Party holds presidential nominating contests in Alabama, American Samoa, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia. (ABC News) The Republican Party holds presidential nominating contests in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia. (ABC News) U.S. President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump win their respective contests on Super Tuesday with one-third of the delegates. Former U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley wins the Vermont primary, securing her first statewide victory in the Republican parties. Jason Palmer wins the American Samoa Democratic Presidential caucus. (The Washington Post) Science and technology Meta Platforms experiences a large-scale outage of most of its services, including Facebook and Instagram. Isolated outages are also reported by users of Google, X, and Microsoft Teams. (The Guardian)

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(Posted) RD: Steve Marsh (footballer)

Article: Steve Marsh (footballer) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://thewest.com.au/sport/wafl/wa-south-fremantle-great-steve-marsh-dies-at-99-c-13837577
Credits:

• Updated by Jkaharper (talk · give credit) and Tails Wx (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Australian rules footballer during the 1940s and 1950s. 65.94.213.53 (talk) 11:01, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

• Multiple paragraphs in the Life and career section have zero footnotes. Please add more REFs. --PFHLai (talk) 21:22, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support! I've taken care of the referencing issues. The only minor concern remaining is highlighted in my edit summary here, which I'd appreciate if it's taken care of. Otherwise, no other concerns; courtesy ping PFHLai for the update! :) ~ Tails Wx (🐾, me!) 01:57, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
  • Thanks, Tails Wx, for the new refs! --PFHLai (talk) 03:32, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support Sufficient for RD. Scientia potentia est, MonarchOfTerror 09:19, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 18:34, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Dalit Bandhu N. K. Jose

Article: Dalit Bandhu N. K. Jose (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/historian-dalit-bandhu-nkjose-passes-away/article67917711.ece https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2024/Mar/06/historian-dalit-bandhu-n-k-jose-dies
Credits:

• Nominated by 65.94.213.53 (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Yoshi876 (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Indian historian. 65.94.213.53 (talk) 11:01, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support Looks fine AGFing the Malalayam sources. Scientia potentia est, MonarchOfTerror 09:18, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Posted to RD. Spencer^T•C 06:26, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Dagmar Loe

Article: Dagmar Loe (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NRK
Credits:

• Created and nominated by Oceanh (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Nominator's comments: Norwegian journalist. Turned 101 in 2024. Oceanh (talk) 19:21, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Support Although short, the article is sufficiently well-sourced. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 23:09, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support per MtPenguinMonster. Jusdafax (talk) 20:26, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
• With only 257 words of prose, this wikibio seems a little stubby. Anything else write about the subject, please? --PFHLai (talk) 22:11, 9 March 2024 (UTC)

• I have added a bit more (+ c.100 words). Oceanh (talk) 02:10, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

• Thanks for the expansion, Oceanh. 400+ words now, comfortably in start class. --PFHLai (talk) 04:12, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support Looks good. Scientia potentia est, MonarchOfTerror 09:14, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
• Posted. --PFHLai (talk) 18:30, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

RD: Shafiqah Hudson

Article: Shafiqah Hudson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): NYT
Credits:

• Updated and nominated by Innisfree987 (talk · give credit)
• Created by Thriley (talk · give credit)
• Updated by Asilvering (talk · give credit) and ForsythiaJo (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Death in February but news coverage dates to March 5. Innisfree987 (talk) 09:52, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose Seems not noteworthy enough - Petjayso (talk) 14:08, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

  Anything living with a Wikipedia article is notable enough for RD. MyriadSims (talk) 14:30, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Weak support The previous oppose vote should be discarded. I'm currently leaning towards support but the article could use a little expansion. Jmanlucas (talk) 17:41, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
• With only 273 words of prose, this wikibio seems a little stubby. Anything else write about the subject, please? --PFHLai (talk) 22:12, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
• Weak support This article has enough references & just barely enough details. Blaylockjam10 (talk) 04:30, 11 March 2024 (UTC)

RD: Linda Balgord

Article: Linda Balgord (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://playbill.com/article/broadway-cats-phantom-of-the-opera-star-linda-balgord-dies-at-64
Credits:

• Updated by Kelisi (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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American Broadway actress and singer. 65.94.213.53 (talk) 07:12, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose Career section too brief; insufficient depth of coverage. Spencer^T•C 05:46, 10 March 2024 (UTC)

(Posted) RD: Solihin G. P.

Article: Solihin G. P. (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [4]
Credits:

• Nominated by Juxlos (talk · give credit)

Article updated
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Juxlos (talk) 06:33, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Support The article seems well-sourced and of sufficiently good quality. --MtPenguinMonster (talk) 11:17, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

Support The last living general to fought in the Indonesian National Revolution. RIP. --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 11:52, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

• Support Article looks well-sourced and ready to go. Moncoposig (talk) 13:43, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
• Support Article seems good to go Editor 5426387 (talk) 13:53, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
• Posted Stephen 22:51, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

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