Talk:M23 offensive (2022–present)

Requested move 15 June 2022

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: no consensus to move the page to the proposed title at this time, per the discussion below. Dekimasuよ! 08:32, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

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M23 offensive (2022) → 2022 M23 offensive – Better, smoother-running title. Note we have 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine instead of Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022). Such titles are permitted on Wikipedia per WP:NCNUM#Year in front. Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 14:12, 15 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 17:48, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Strong oppose: "2022 M23 offensive" is extremely confusing, as a new reader would not know what belongs where. They could very well think that this is an offensive by the "2022 M23" group - M23 literally stands for "March 23". "M23 offensive (2022)" avoids this confusion - and to counter your argument, most of the sub-campaigns of the 2022 Russian invasion are tittled "name (2022)", see Kyiv offensive (2022), Battle of Kyiv (2022), Battle of Kharkiv (2022), Battle of Izium (2022), etc. Applodion (talk) 14:44, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Comment: Why not name this article "Second M23 rebellion", and move M23 rebellion to "First M23 rebellion"? Mikrobølgeovn (talk) 21:28, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Probably per WP:COMMONNAME. Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 23:13, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

@Mikrobølgeovn: In addition to the lack of sources calling this a second rebellion (while most call it an offensive), the "Second M23 rebellion" actually began in 2017 when Sultani Makenga returned from exile. M23 has continued to wage an (extremely low-level) insurgency since that time, with a bit more notable attacks in late 2021 and early 2022. It's just that nobody cared when they just held some camps in the mountains and acted like the average bandit / village militia. Applodion (talk) 09:31, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Lead

A really nice piece of work. I hope that it will shortly be turning up at GAN. (Although it will need a more comprehensive lead first.) Gog the Mild (talk) 21:06, 7 July 2022 (UTC)