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RfC on transport governance article titles

An RfC is underway at Talk:Ministry of Transport#RfC: Transport governance article titles which is relevant to this WikiProject. Please feel free to comment. Triptothecottage (talk) 01:39, 30 January 2019 (UTC)

Request for comment on Telesur at the reliable sources noticeboard

There is a request for comment on the reliability of Telesur at the reliable sources noticeboard. If you are interested, please participate at WP:RSN § RfC: Telesur. — Newslinger talk 02:50, 3 February 2019 (UTC)

Removing the 'political position' field from the party infobox

I do not know if this issue has been raised before on this talk page, but I propose that we remove the 'Political position' field from the political party infobox. The rationale is that infobox should only contain uncontroversial information (the problem being that experts do not agree on what property is essential for being leftist or rightist), and that the 'Ideology' field already does the informing. See Wikipedia:Village_pump_(idea_lab)/Archive_27#Political_position for more details about this issue. VarunSoon (talk) 10:20, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

Having watched many edit wars appear on my timeline over this field, I completely agree. I would also propose scrapping the Ideology field, as this is also something that causes a lot of edit warring, and is often filled with many different things that are not really ideologies. Both of these change over time as well, which creates further issues with accuracy. Number 57 11:06, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

@Number 57: So can we now ask someone with the ability to edit the infobox template about implementing this proposal (and also using bots to make correction in each of the political parties articles affected by the field removal), or do we need more people to be involved in this discussion? VarunSoon (talk) 05:36, 6 February 2019 (UTC)

Given that it's a fairly major change, I think we need more than two editors in favour to make the change. Perhaps flag this discussion up on the talkpage of {{Infobox political party}} too. Number 57 12:29, 6 February 2019 (UTC)

Backlog of assessment requests

There is a backlog of requests for article assessments that dates back to 2013. I just added an item myself, but I'm doubtful that it will be reviewed because I don't know how closely the page is monitored. I would appreciate it if someone could help out by reviewing the articles listed on this page and then removing them from the backlog. Qzekrom (talk) 04:38, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

Possible AfD and almost certain COI- Vincent Harris (political strategist)

This page certainly is a WP:PROMO for Harris, and given how its written and the unusual amount of photos for someone of his notability it could also be a case of WP:AUTOBIO. I should also note that the author of the page has only contributed to this single article and that Harris himself has admitted to editing Wikipedia to boost the profile of his clients. Wondering what other editors' opinion on this article is and whether or not it should be nominated for deletion. Best, GPL93 (talk) 17:43, 12 February 2019 (UTC)

I say keep the article but slim it down a lot. The subject is probably notable. Qzekrom (talk) 04:48, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

Requested move discussion

Greetings! I have recently relisted a requested move discussion at Talk:2011 Welsh devolution referendum#Requested move 10 February 2019, regarding a page relating to this WikiProject. Discussion and opinions are invited. Thanks, Warm Regards, ZI Jony ^(Talk) 17:56, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Cold War II

I started the discussion at Talk:Cold War II#Allowing sources that do not explicitly mention "Cold War II". Your input there would be appreciated. Thanks. George Ho (talk) 03:53, 25 February 2019 (UTC)

Map relating to the Venezuela situation

There is a map in Commons showing which countries support Maduro or Guaidó. I bring this here in case someone is interested in the subject and want to edit the map. --Thinker78 (talk) 19:33, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Potential candidates

Reading 2020 United States Senate elections, I'm struck by just how much speculation there is in the "potential candidates" discussions. I would love it if WP:CRYSTAL meant we could just get rid of attempting to predict candidates entirely, by policy. It's been a nightmare trying to keep the peace for the presidential nomination. power~enwiki (π, ν) 03:31, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Featured article review: Albert Speer

I have nominated Albert Speer for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. --K.e.coffman (talk) 03:49, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Anti-government protests in the 21st century

Template:Anti-government protests in the 21st century has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 00:44, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder

CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) was recently fully protected because of POV pushing an edit warring. The fight continues in the form of edit requests on the talk page. I am completely ignorant about anything having to do with the military of Pakistan and India other than hoping that they don't nuke each other, so I would really appreciate it if someone else would look at the page and evaluate the edit requests. Thanks! --Guy Macon (talk) 15:06, 16 March 2019 (UTC)

Requested move: Chairman

For anyone interested, please see Talk:Chairman#Requested move 22 March 2019. SarahSV ^(talk) 01:26, 25 March 2019 (UTC)

Discussion on Antony Lerman of openDemocracy at the reliable sources noticeboard

There is a discussion on the reliability of Antony Lerman of openDemocracy on the reliable sources noticeboard with respect to the Antisemitism in the UK Labour Party article. If you are interested, please participate at WP:RSN § Antony Lerman at openDemocracy. — Newslinger talk 03:38, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

n:Turkish President Erdogan pledges to change Hagia Sophia museum to mosque as part of pre-election campaign

That's from a {{sisterprojects}} called news; I'm trying to improve this artile for a newcomer, but my knowledge of politics is a bit shallow. Please propose your changes if you can make this story better in any way. Gryllida (talk) 01:49, 30 March 2019 (UTC)

"List of acts of the 115th United States Congress" article -- incomplete

I would like to let everyone know that the List of acts of the 115th United States Congress is incomplete -- every bill signed into law after December 20, 2018 (which is over 100 bills) have not been added to the article (see here). As I simply do not have the time to add all ~100 laws, I am posting this here so that an editor(s) with more time might possibly add them. --1990'sguy (talk) 19:38, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

RfC on The NeuroGenderings Network

RfC on "debates" section, comments welcome. --The Vintage Feminist (talk) 08:49, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Recent possible incoming meatpuppetry by /r/the_donald

• /r/The_Donald have been alerted to Wikipedia lately after a Breitbart article was written on Wikipedia, and Donald Trump Jr tweeted about Wikipedia. Summary of possible targets: Spygate (Donald Trump conspiracy theory), Christopher Steele, Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections, Eric Holder, Jack Posobiec, Donald Trump, Jr., Joseph Stalin, /r/The_Donald, One America News Network, List of projects supported by George Soros, Pizzagate conspiracy theory, Frankfurt School#Cultural Marxism conspiracy theory, 1924 Democratic National Convention, Foreign electoral intervention.

• Possible target: Eric Holder

• Title of thread: [1] The best timeline is the one where we take back Wikipedia Quoted comments:

• Fuck Wikipedia. The site where it's only true if a journalist said it. They are straight up Nazis who protect child porn rings.
• Wikipedia is a kafakesque labyrinth of leftist faggotry

• Possible target: Jack Posobiec

• Title of thread: [2] Have you guys seen the Wikipedia page for Jack Posobiec of OANN? It's absolute liberal cancer!

• Possible target: Donald Trump, Jr.

• Title of thread: [3] Wikipedia article about DJT Jr. These cucks are still salty...

• Possible target: Joseph Stalin

• Title of thread: [4] Wikipedia: Stalin isn’t as bad as Hitler. He only killed 6 million people. SOCIALIST LEFT

• Possible target: Christopher Steele

• Title of thread: [5] Wikipedia is FAKE NEWS. The citation on this falsehood is, you guess it, #NPCNews. Stop the bias.

• Possible target: Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections

• Title of thread: [6] WELL, THEY TRIED=> The Wikipedia article about MuH RuSsiA CoLLuSiOn is a massive 18,000 words long and is based on nearly 500 Fake News articles - Hey, Media Matters propagandists & TDS mental patients! Feel free to waste thousands MORE hours on this! Mueller is the failed messiah you deserve! WOMP WOMP

• Possible target: Spygate (Donald Trump conspiracy theory)

• Title of thread: [7] In case anyone doubts Don Jr’s tweet about Wikipedia, get a load of the official article on the Spygate scandal. Uncorrected, unrepentant. Quoted comment:

• Can Wikipedia be blitzed with people making changes?
• Article is very one sided and doesnt even touch into the intricate connections between Halper...

• Title of thread: [8] The reason Wikipedia cannot be cited as a credible source. #StopTheBias Quoted comments:

• I can change it, and I will. Unless it’s blocked. I have an account It’s right saying it has multiple issues
• It’s no longer a conspiracy theory. It’s conspiracy fact. Fuck Cuckipedia.
• False conspiracy theory as in proven correct
• Wikipedia must die.

• Title of thread: [9] 1984: Wikipedia Edition VERY FAKE NEWS Quoted comments:

• Time to archive all the edits coming in the next few months. something tells me there will be a lot.
• Untrustworthy citations were always the biggest issue but now we see that bad actors/editors are a significant issue also.

• Title of thread: [10] Donald Trump Jr. on Twitter: "Wow this is a big deal, Wikipedia is everywhere and a primary search tool for many. Who wants to bet which side was protected???" Quoted comment:

• Case in point: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spygate_(Donald_Trump_conspiracy_theory)

• General thread: [11] Wikipedia Editors Paid to Protect Political, Tech, and Media Figures DRAIN THE SWAMP

• Possible target: Spygate (Donald Trump conspiracy theory). The only evidence you need to know that Wikipedia is complete 1984 Orwellian wetdream: Spygate (Donald Trump conspiracy theory) Someone please archive it so we have complete proof that Wikipedia is fake news bullshit.
• Possible target: One America News Network. On the top overview on the One America News Network on Wikipedia- “The channel has also been noted for promoting falsehoods and conspiracy theories.[9][10]” Here are the links to their footnotes. 9 10
• Possible target: /r/The_Donald I haven't read it. I can only imagine what it says about us lol Exactly what I expected / Islamophobic and antisemitic at the same time? Hmmmmm. / Doesn't say slandered anymore?
• Possible target: List of projects supported by George Soros This one's a battlezone:
• Possible target: Pizzagate conspiracy theory yep they called Pizzagate a "debunked conspiracy theory" cited Snopes as a source and locked the page / That always made me laugh. You can't debunk something like that without proving that all the evidence is incorrect. Yet within 24 hours everybody was like "nope not true DeBuNkEd!!1!"
• Possible target: Frankfurt_School#Cultural_Marxism_conspiracy_theory Wanna see some bullshit, look at the wikipedia article about cultural marxism. Every single fucking setence begins with 'the conspiracy theory' and it constantly states that its has nazi origins. So you read the multiple references cited and every reference simply says it is comparing marxism of class, to marxism of identity. No mention of conspiracy, no mention of nazis, no mention of frankfurt school. You would think they are 2 entirely separate articles. The references completely counter what is written. And of course, the article is locked. / The page clearly leaves out Yuri Bezmenov, who explained how the Soviets sought to undermine American culture.
• Possible target: 1924 Democratic National Convention One of the most glaring examples of their bullshit - The 1924 Democratic National Convention called the Klanbake and the extensive involvement of the KKK with the Democratic party back then That is just the list of the individual edits and changes people have made to the page. They've spent years trying to bury the story. / but its fun clicking UNDO and Publish!
• Possible target: Foreign electoral intervention My personal favorite recent change is the page on foreign election interference used to have a large section on Chinese interference in the 1996 presidential election to help Bill Clinton. The entire section was removed and turned into a footnote in the “Campaign Finance Reform of 1996” article after Russiagate took off.

• General comments

• We have departed the "Age of Information" and are entering the "Age of Disinformation." We must fight this battle now or forever suffer the inevitable outcome of global fascism.
• No surprise. Any Wikipedia article on anything important is completely false at this point. They don’t even hide it. Pure propaganda.
• It is also a really stupid idea to start out on articles like Donald Trump or Barack Obama as your first edit. Start out with some fairly obscure topic that might interest you like a cartoon character or a video game you might like to play before you get into the controversial articles. Even experienced Wikipedia editors would have a hard time getting more than a couple words added to some of those more controversial articles.
• Yestersay I was making some edits but the obscene volume of "Russian Collusion" wrapped into so many pages is mind numbing. It's going to be a monumental scavenger hunt.
• I would say it's full of the DISEASE of intellectualism and academia ... I guarantee you if these lgbt folks could have been left alone in a natural environment without media, academia, medical fields poking around in their brains, 90% of them would be normal people, 8% would have suffered some kind of mental illness, and 2% would be gay ... These people don't need academic explanation, they need to shut their mouths and go work in a coal mine or dig trenches. They'll find all the douchey enlightenment they could ever imagine but that doesn't appeal to them ... They'll never understand just how inferior they truly are.
• I believe our fields of science, psychology, medicine, financial, have all been corrupted and have to be sifted through and re-examined ... These people have to burn and they must burn publicly.
• They want you and I dead. Period. And we just smile along as we use there services.

The above are quotes. - starship.paint ~ KO 08:16, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

Inclusion of Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy in lead of Dan Quayle (+ standalone notability)

There is a discussion about whether the Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy incident should be included in the article lead of Dan Quayle. There is also a remark about whether the incident should have its own article. Any additional comments would be appreciated. — MarkH21 (talk) 04:36, 10 April 2019 (UTC)

A new newsletter directory is out!

A new Newsletter directory has been created to replace the old, out-of-date one. If your WikiProject and its taskforces have newsletters (even inactive ones), or if you know of a missing newsletter (including from sister projects like WikiSpecies), please include it in the directory! The template can be a bit tricky, so if you need help, just post the newsletter on the template's talk page and someone will add it for you.

– Sent on behalf of Headbomb. 03:11, 11 April 2019 (UTC)