Talk:Moura massacre

Latest comment: 1 year ago by BilledMammal in topic Requested move 17 February 2023


Massacre not “siege”

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I don’t know where in the world someone came up with the idea that this was a “siege” (it wasn’t) but all sources call this a massacre. Please stop trying to rename the article unless you can show that there’s a preponderance of sources calling this a “siege”. Volunteer Marek 17:14, 7 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

@Dunutubble: - in this revert [1], your edit summary you said NYT, The Guardian, Reuters, and HRW all called it a siege. Please substantiate this. Volunteer Marek 15:03, 21 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

@Applodion: - [2]. It is simply untrue that both "siege" and "massacre" are used by reliable sources for this event. First, google searches are not a good indicator as they don't separate out reliable from non-reliable sources. If you google search for "Moura massacre" the top hits are all reliable sources like Guardian, France24 etc. If you google search for "Siege of Moura" there's basically... NO reliable sources there [3]. It's stuff like Offstream News whose motto apparently is "Truth Lies Beyond Mainstream". Or Teller Report which ... I don't even know what that it is except even a cursory glance reveals that it's full of conspiracy theory bullshit and it's chuck full of pop up adds.

And that actually illustrates the broader POV issue with the use of the word "siege" here. That is confined to obviously hyper biased disinfo or outright conspiracy pushing outlets. All reliable sources, including the ones cited in this article use the term "massacre".

If you really insist, please start an RM or at least utilize the talk page. Volunteer Marek 15:15, 22 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Requested move 22 June 2022

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The result of the move request was: not moved. —usernamekiran (talk) 19:14, 12 July 2022 (UTC)Reply


Moura MassacreSiege and massacre of Moura – I propose to move the article to the title "Siege and massacre of Moura" to reflect to two interwoven aspects of this event: The military action, and the resulting mass murder. In regards to sources, one can easily find them by searching for "siege"+"Moura" etc. (instead of fixed terms such as "Siege of Moura" which rarely produce results for most modern battles). Anyway, here I will list some sources which describe the event as both a "siege" (or "siège" in French) as well as "massacre":

I found all of these in a quick search, and did not even try to search for the various alternate spellings of Moura or other military terms such as "battle" or "clash". The issue with the title "Moura Massacre" is quite clear: This was not just mass murder, but also a military operation. The title "Siege and massacre of Moura" would cover both aspects. Applodion (talk) 16:38, 22 June 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 01:48, 30 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

I wouldn't mind the title although I admit the "Siege and massacre of X" title isn't very common on Wikipedia. For instance Siege of Tel al-Zaatar versus Tel al-Za'atar Massacre or Siege and massacre of Tel al-Zaatar. Dunutubble (talk) (Contributions) 21:11, 22 June 2022 (UTC)Reply
@Dunutubble: It is not the common naming strategy, true, but we have to consider that the most important part of this event was the massacre, not the siege. IMO, any title used for a complete overview of the events has to include the mass murder. Applodion (talk) 10:32, 23 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Same as Dunutubble. I don't oppose the title, although I think its a bit... uncommon. EkoGraf (talk) 23:12, 27 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

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Requested move 17 February 2023

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The result of the move request was: moved. (non-admin closure) BilledMammal (talk) 03:52, 25 February 2023 (UTC)Reply


Moura MassacreMoura massacre – No reason to capitalize the word "massacre". This is an uncontroversial request, this issue has not been the subject of dispute before. Super Ψ Dro 14:13, 17 February 2023 (UTC)Reply

Note: This is a contested WP:RMTR "Technical request". Comments from the previous discussion there are copied below (from this version of WP:RMTR). —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 16:01, 17 February 2023 (UTC)Reply
There were edit wars and RMs over the title, but they were regarding if the event should be called a massacre or a siege, or both. I see this issue as unrelated. Super Ψ Dro 22:49, 16 February 2023 (UTC)Reply
As per WP:PCM, "there has been any past debate about the best title for the page", and hence strictly it should go to a full WP:RM again. -Kj cheetham (talk) 22:54, 16 February 2023 (UTC)Reply
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