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  • Blurbs are one-sentence summaries of the news story.
    • Altblurbs, labelled alt1, alt2, etc., are alternative suggestions to cover the same story.
    • A target article, bolded in text, is the focus of the story. Each blurb must have at least one such article, but you may also link non-target articles.
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Then paste the {{ITN candidate}} template with its parameters and fill them in. The news source should be reliable, support your nomination and be in the article. Write your blurb in simple present tense. Below the template, briefly explain why we should post that event. After that, save your edit. Your nomination is ready!
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May 28

May 28, 2023 (2023-05-28) (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Arts and culture

Business and economy

Disasters and accidents

Politics and elections

Sports

2023 Indy 500

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Article: 2023 Indianapolis 500 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In auto racing, Josef Newgarden wins the Indianapolis 500. (Post)
News source(s): The Athletic USA Today
Credits:

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.

Nominator's comments: Okay, after Newgarden made the pass on last year's winner, he takes home his first Indy 500. Haven't actually looked at the article yet, so please make comments. TheBlueSkyClub (talk) 20:34, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

2023 Turkish presidential election

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Article: 2023 Turkish presidential election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is reelected President of Turkey (Post)
News source(s): Al Jazeera
Credits:

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.

 elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 17:03, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comac C919

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Article: Comac C919 (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Comac C919, China's first domestically-built passenger jet, completed its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing by China Eastern Airlines. (Post)
News source(s): https://apnews.com/article/china-comac-c919-first-commercial-flight-6c2208ac5f1ed13e18a5b311f4d8e1ad
Credits:

Nominator's comments: First commercial flight of a new airliner model N509FZ (talk) 14:01, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support Very long and detailed article. It could do with a copy edit for tense. I count five "citation needed" and two "needs update" tags. Overall, it's good enough to go to the Main Page, though. Schwede66 18:12, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 27

May 27, 2023 (2023-05-27) (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Disasters and accidents

Health and environment

Law and crime

Politics and elections

2023 Astore avalanche

Article: 2023 Astore avalanche (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ At least 11 people were killed and 13 injured in an avalanche in Astore District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. (Post)
News source(s): Al Jazeera, Reuters, BBC, Fox 9, Gulf News
Credits:

 Ainty Painty (talk) 09:08, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) RD: James Hartle

Non-admin closure. Wait until reliable sources have confirmed that he's actually dead! Once that's happened, feel free to renominate. BangJan1999 14:21, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion 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.

Article: James Hartle (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Twitter
Credits:

Article needs updating
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.
 Count Iblis (talk) 01:38, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Twitter is not a reliable source. – Muboshgu (talk) 02:36, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Uh, I think the article has been updated, because according to the article, he's apparently still alive. Also, like User:Muboshgu said, Twitter is not a reliable source. For more information regarding reliable & unreliable sources, see WP:USERG and WP:RS. TwistedAxe [contact] 10:40, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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.

Cannes/Palme d'Or

Articles: Palme d'Or (talk · history · tag) and 2023 Cannes Film Festival (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Anatomy of a Fall, directed by Justine Triet, wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. (Post)
News source(s): AP NEWS
Credits:

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.

Nominator's comments: The film's article could use expansion (longer plot summary, reviews in the "Reception" section, more details on production...) Mooonswimmer 19:34, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

FC Bayern Munich wins Bundesliga

Article: 2022–23 Bundesliga (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In association football, FC Bayern Munich win the Bundesliga. (Post)
News source(s): Reuters, RTÉ
Credits:

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.

Nominator's comments: Bayern win on the last match day after Dortmund let the title slip with a draw against Mainz.  Bait30  Talk 2 me pls? 18:08, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose Stub with only prose in the lead. Otherwise, all tables.—Bagumba (talk) 18:13, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support once more prose regarding the course of the season is added. This year, it's never been so close in such a long time with the champion last being decided via goal difference over 20 years ago. Also, if we have blurbed the Prem, then this BL season is much more blurb-worthy as many decisions (Championship, Europe & relegation) fell on the last matchday. - CDE34RFV (talk) 19:05, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    @CDE34RFV: As this item is already a regular at WP:ITNR to be posted, the only relevant concern at this point is the page's quality. Regards. —Bagumba (talk) 19:27, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Added season summary. Might need some citations, but at least we got some more text. - CDE34RFV (talk) 20:32, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose There's a perfunctory amount of prose in the lead including the wonderful "However, they bottled it ..." And then it's just table after table – sixteen by my count. And there's a year error – 2022 rather than 2023 – which indicates that this is just a set of tables cut/paste from last year. And there are no pictures – not even a Nike hat. Andrew🐉(talk) 20:15, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose There’s now a sufficient write up of the season but it is entirely unreferenced. Schwede66 20:36, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Seemin Jamali

Article: Seemin Jamali (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): DAWN
Credits:

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.

 Ainty Painty (talk) 17:25, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election

Article: 2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Equity Party wins a plurarity of votes in the Mauritanian parliamentary elections (Post)
Credits:

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.

Nominator's comments: Today the elections ended as per previous nomination. It's a confusing system and top of that there are local and regional elections too. The parliamentary election article looks good though. Abcmaxx (talk) 07:36, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Weak support Well-sourced, but a bit too high of a table-to-prose ratio for my taste. Chaotic Enby (talk) 18:28, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose When I read an election article's lead, I should be able to understand the outcome or current status. That’s not the case here. So I go to the section "Preliminary results" and how much prose do I find? Exactly none. Article isn’t ready. Schwede66 20:55, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose for now Prose needs to be added to the "Preliminary results" section. Blaylockjam10 (talk) 00:00, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 26

May 26, 2023 (2023-05-26) (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

International relations

Politics and elections

(Closed) Nagano attack

No consensus to post. --Tone 09:47, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion 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.

Article: 2023 Nagano attack (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Japan, four people, including two police officers, are killed in shooting and stabbing attack in the city of Nakano. (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian - ABC - WaPo - CBS - France24 - ABC (Australia) - BBC - Al Jazeera - CNN - LA Times - AP
Credits:
Nominator's comments: In a rare incident for the country, four people were killed by the alleged son of a local city councilman in Nagano, Japan. It's received notable international coverage - Knightoftheswords281 (Talk · Contribs) 01:21, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's just happened, what else kind of news coverage is it going to have. ITN doesn't care if the newspapers have had some time to think about how important it is to cover an event, we take editor opinion on that as long as reliable sources have been established... if "the news is contemporary to the event" was a good reason for !oppose, nothing would get posted on here ever. Kingsif (talk) 01:31, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Well then ITN is out of step with WP:N, and the latter takes precedence. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 01:36, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    If your argument is that the article does not pass GNG, you should take it to AfD. But it isn't an ITN argument, and N is not relevant to discussion here. Kingsif (talk) 01:40, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Articles also have to pass NEVENT, and that makes the issue if we're only getting a burst of coverage, then we shouldn't have an article on it. That's 100% a reason to oppose at ITN. Masem (t) 03:23, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    It really isn't - this is getting off-topic, but I think it was a little irresponsible for you to mention NEVENT as a good reason to !oppose, as we can see it has already cropped up in !votes below even when the comments don't relate to the guideline (one being 'per others' and the other being classic OTHERSTUFF). I doubt "oppose per NEVENT" will catch on, but at ITN, if a bold article's existence is uncontested, we assume notability. If there are questions about the article existing, that is categorically not what ITN deals with, absolutely not a reason to !oppose - go speedy or AfD and the article can't be on the main page anyway, of course. Whether the news item is suitable for the box, a non-N kind of notable, is something to have an opinion on. But "I don't think the event is important enough for MP" (valid argument, and one that is clearly dominant in this discussion) isn't the same as "don't put it on MP because I don't think there will be future coverage". An unwritten "please do not" there I think. Kingsif (talk) 21:27, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    When editors create new articles on news events that do not clearly pass the GNG (which requires more than a burst of coverage) nor NEVENT, and nominate them for ITNC, it is generally bad form to AFD those articles while the ITNC is open and not clearly SNOWing against posting. So it is definitely fair game to question if the new article really meets notability standards as part of the ITNC considerations. Masem (t) 01:10, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    People keep responding to the "why don't you just AFD it" response by invoking WP:BEFORE, ignoring the fact that if an article truly does not deserve an article, it should be taken to AFD no matter what, regardless and in fact I would argue especially if its being taken to ITN, i.e, the main page. I find this argument rather silly, because whenever these noms close, these articles' existances persist and the people complaining about it not meeting WP:NEVENTS never bother to AFD it. - Knightoftheswords281 (Talk · Contribs) 05:40, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support in principle The death of the two police officers by shooting is what pushes this over the edge for me, rather than just a typical random act of violence (especially considering this Insider report from just a few weeks ago). As stated above, though, article needs work before it is mainpage ready. Curbon7 (talk) 04:20, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per WP:NEVENT. There's plenty of outrageous events in the news like this. For example, a car rammed the gates of Downing Street in London yesterday, generating front page news. On the front page of the NYT this morning, there's an account of a woman being pushed into the path of a subway train. And so it goes. This is valid news but we're an encyclopedia and so should be covering such topics at a broader level, not reporting each incident. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:11, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose We apply a consistent standard for posting mass-shootings, that being of stand-out factors (racial/terror/other notable motivation/factors for the attack; higher number of deaths; and the place where it took place (commonplace or not)). I don't see the first two being fulfilled here and neither do I think the place alone makes it notable. Gotitbro (talk) 09:42, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support Article needs way more work, but the fact that this is a gun-related incident in Japan is very remarkable. Japan basically has very little to no gun violence, the last notable shooting that most of us remember is probably the assassination of Shinzo Abe back in July 2022. Strong support in principle, but due to the current state of the article and the quality, my support will be weak for now. Once article is expanded, consider my support. TwistedAxe [contact] 11:06, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose per all above and NEVENTS. I've also removed an inappropriate updater name. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 12:03, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose – Article is currently not convincing me that this is suitable for posting. Currently, the aftermath section only talks about Twitter users calling it an "unforgivable crime." The "Incident" section is a bit confusing and it is possible that Masamichi Aoki is not as involved as they currently appear. Needs work at the very least. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 12:57, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Though unusual for Japan, this isn't important enough for ITN. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 14:04, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - domestic violence isnt typically something that would be featured on the front page of Wikipedia. nableezy - 14:20, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • For the time being, oppose I want to see how the events after this play out before. This, along with the still fairly recent killing of Shinzo Abe, may be enough to spark a conversation in Japan about firearms. If it doesn't, I'd oppose. As of now, there's nothing stating I should oppose, but if there becomes a national conversation with guns, I'd support. TheBlueSkyClub (talk) 15:01, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose - Just as there are shootings in countries which have many shootings which nonetheless reach a level where we put them on ITN, there are shootings in countries where they are rare which nonetheless do not rise above the general level of crime reporting and should not be put on ITN. This case, though tragic, is one such. GenevieveDEon (talk) 15:50, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support seems strange to see Americans opposing this mass killing, when they routinely support the regular mass shootings in the US. Multiple killings in any country not at war is unusual unless it's the United States, so this is definitely newsworthy. The Rambling Man (Keep wearing the mask...) 23:32, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    Because its domestic violence and not all that massive? Seems strange you support this and oppose ones with 10x the coverage. nableezy - 23:41, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Newsworthy (burst of news coverage) is not equal to notable (enduring in-depth coverage). We have to stress pretty much constantly that WP is not a newspaper, and we should be looking to events that clearly will have a long tail of coverage, rather than just those that splash across front pages for a few days and then are never heard about again. Masem (t) 01:16, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose. Tragic, but relatively small casualty event. DarkSide830 (talk) 02:25, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose If we don't post about the every-day mass shooting in America, why would we post about some small-casualty event in Japan? Article is currently still a stub, and just because it is a first, doesn't make it notable. Editor 5426387 (talk) 02:38, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose for the same reason that everyone else is opposing it, it's just domestic news. It's tragic, but not worthy of being posted in ITN. -- RockstoneSend me a message! 07:32, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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.

May 25

May 25, 2023 (2023-05-25) (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

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(Posted) RD: Denny Stolz

Article: Denny Stolz (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): AP
Credits:

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.

Nominator's comments: American college football coach who won conference coach of the year at all four of his schools. —Bagumba (talk) 10:10, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Joy McKean

Article: Joy McKean (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian
Credits:

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.

Nominator's comments: Australian country music singer-songwriter and wife and manager of Slim Dusty. Known as the Queen of Australian country music. Thriley (talk) 13:01, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Jerry Krause (basketball, born 1936)

Article: Jerry Krause (basketball, born 1936) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Spokesman Review
Credits:

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.

Nominator's comments: Article updated and well sourced --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 21:39, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Javier Álvarez (composer)

Article: Javier Álvarez (composer) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Yucatán Times
Credits:

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.

Nominator's comments: Avant-garde Mexican composer. Updated and refs well under way. Moscow Mule (talk) 20:06, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Typhoon Mawar

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Article: Typhoon Mawar (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Typhoon Mawar (satellite image pictured) strikes the Mariana Islands and Guam as a Category 4-equivalent super typhoon. (Post)
News source(s): CNN, NBC, ABC, The Guardian
Credits:

Nominator's comments: Most intense typhoon of 2023. Interstellarity (talk) 17:31, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Despite the intensity, impacts are run of the mill. It killed 2 people. That isn't enough for posting on ITN. NoahTalk 21:07, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Karen Lumley

Article: Karen Lumley (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Redditch Standard
Credits:

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: Former UK MP Karen Lumley Fahads1982 (talk) 12:25, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Ahmad Kamal

Article: Ahmad Kamal (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): APP
Credits:

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.

 Fahads1982 (talk) 11:59, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 24

May 24, 2023 (2023-05-24) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Disasters and accidents

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Science and technology

RD: Rolf Skår

Article: Rolf Skår (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Computerworld
Credits:

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.

Nominator's comments: Norwegian engineer and entrepreneur. Oceanh (talk) 07:26, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Cotton Tree (Sierra Leone)

Article: Cotton Tree (Sierra Leone) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian, BBC
Credits:

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.

Nominator's comments: Important national symbol of Sierra Leone, described as the country's "Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Big Ben" gobonobo + c 05:07, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Article seems of good quality? QueensanditsCrazy (talk) 17:24, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support as a result - forgot to say lol QueensanditsCrazy (talk) 17:25, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Norbaiti Isran Noor

Article: Norbaiti Isran Noor (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.kompas.tv/article/409982/jenazah-istri-gubernur-kaltim-norbaiti-isran-noor-tiba-di-balikpapan-akan-dimakamkan-siang-ini
Credits:

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.

Nominator's comments: Former MP and governor's wife. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 00:43, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Blurb/RD: Tina Turner

Article is GA and subject was a giant in her field. Consensus is not going to change. Any issues may be addressed at WP:ERRORS. -Ad Orientem (talk) 20:21, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion 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.


Article: Tina Turner (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination
Blurb:  American-born Swiss Hall of Fame rock singer Tina Turner dies at aged 83. (Post)
News source(s): The Guardian
Credits:

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: The Queen of Rock and Roll. Article is a GA. Curbon7 (talk) 18:45, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election

Nominator close. Consensus is to wait and re-nominate on earliest 27 May when the election officially concludes.Abcmaxx (talk) 08:42, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: 2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The Equity Party wins a plurarity of votes in the Mauritanian parliamentary elections (Post)
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Nominator's comments: I think the results are out just now, but it's a confusing system and top of that there are local and regional elections too. The parliamentary election article looks good though. May be suitable for ongoing? Any help is appreciated. Abcmaxx (talk) 09:34, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Wait - like you said, a bit confusing, but there apparently is another election on May 27, so we should probably wait. - Knightoftheswords281 (Talk · Contribs) 12:17, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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May 23

May 23, 2023 (2023-05-23) (Tuesday)

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2023 International Booker Prize Winner

Article: Time Shelter (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The International Booker Prize is awarded to Time Shelter, by Georgi Gospodinov and translated by Angela Rodel. (Post)
News source(s): NY Times The Guardian
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Nominator's comments: I believe the article is long enough to be considered. We could choose an image of the author, Georgi Gospodinov instead of the cover. ⇒ Lucie Person (talk|contribs) 05:31, 28 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Needs voting) RD: Fusaichi Pegasus

Article: Fusaichi Pegasus (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ESPN
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Nominator's comments: 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Blaylockjam10 (talk) 10:22, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Cotton Nash

Article: Cotton Nash (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [1]
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 – Muboshgu (talk) 04:46, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Needs voting) RD: Jean Haudry

Article: Jean Haudry (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): [2]
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Nominator's comments: French linguist, 88. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 00:38, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

RD: Tom Sawyer

Article: Tom Sawyer (Ohio politician) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Akron Beacon Journal
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Nominator's comments: Ohio politician for nearly 50 years, 77. Death announced on this date. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 00:36, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Robert Zimmer

Article: Robert Zimmer (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.chicagobusiness.com/obituaries/former-university-chicago-president-robert-zimmer-has-died https://news.uchicago.edu/story/robert-j-zimmer-chancellor-emeritus-and-13th-president-university-chicago-1947-2023
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Nominator's comments: American mathematician and president of the University of Chicago. Sourcing is nearly there. Onegreatjoke (talk) 20:59, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) Ely riot

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SNOW close, as consensus to post will not develop. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 20:33, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: 2023 Ely riot (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Wales, local police are rumored to have been involved in an incident involving the death of two teenagers in Ely, Cardiff, leading to the injuries of 12 policemen and massive property damage in a subsequent riot. (Post)
News source(s): ITV - The Independent - The Guardian - The Telegraph - BBC - Sky News - CNN - The Times - LAT - WaPo - ABC
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Nominator's comments: Two Welsh teens yesterday were killed in a road accident. Social media reports falsely blamed the police, leading to a substantial riot in Cardiff. 12 officers were injured, a member of the public was attack, and property damage was extensive. The incident has been receiving coverage in the UK and also seems to be going transatlantic (see listed sources). - Knightoftheswords281 (Talk · Contribs) 16:33, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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(Posted) RD: Rolf Harris

Article: Rolf Harris (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): ABC, BBC
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Nominator's comments: Died last week, announced today. Anarchyte (talk) 12:11, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Our purpose here is to evaluate whether the proposed target is of sufficient quality to promote to the main page; there is no proposal to promote those other pages at this time. IMDb has been deemed generally unreliable by the community. GreatCaesarsGhost 17:28, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Watson and Reeves are not dead yet. ⛵ WaltClipper -(talk) 18:04, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: David Brandt

Article: David Brandt (farmer) (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): OCJ
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Nominator's comments: Pioneering no-till farmer, and a internet meme. The article could do with some work, but from what I see, there isn't much to change. Mobius Gerig (talk) 01:08, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Weak support Article needs a bit of polishing, other than that it's okay. GodzillamanRor (talk) 02:08, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 22

May 22, 2023 (2023-05-22) (Monday)

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RD: Sarath Babu

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Article: Sarath Babu (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): The Hindu
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Nominator's comments: Popular Telugu and Tamil actor. Article is expanded now Abishe (talk) 07:49, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) RD: Ray Stevenson

Article: Ray Stevenson (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): Variety
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Nominator's comments: Lots of CN tags that need to be covered. Entirely unsourced filmography. Mooonswimmer 18:00, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mahdia school fire

Article: 2023 Mahdia school fire (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Guyana, 19 children are killed in a fire at a secondary school dormitory in the municipality of Mahdia. (Post)
News source(s): NYT - ABC - CNN - Reuters - Al Jazeera
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Nominator's comments: 20 students were killed in a fire in Guyana. The article is currently stubby; I'll try to add more info if I have time. - Knightoftheswords281 (Talk · Contribs) 16:32, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • Would support in principle and the proposal is fine but single line articles should be avoided as noms (even if stubs are proposed an expectation of at least a few paras is there). Gotitbro (talk) 16:48, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral on notability but strong Oppose on article quality for now. It's barely a stub. Chaotic Enby (talk) 17:56, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Opppose on quality. Consider my vote to be a support once the article is expanded. estar8806 (talk) ★ 20:11, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging @Layah50, @The Kip, @TheBlueSkyClub, @Fakescientist8000, @Thebiguglyalien, @Twistedaxe in light of the recent expansion. - Knightoftheswords281 (Talk · Contribs) 01:12, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
320 words, with 17 sources. This is still not good enough quality for the Main Page, and I could barely see this getting by ITNRD standards. Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist8000 01:16, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately I'm inclined to agree with @Fakescientist8000 here, the article still isn't long enough and it's barely long enough to even escape being a stub article. Needs alot more work before it's ready. TwistedAxe [contact] 10:57, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Same here. Agree with @Fakescientist8000's statement. 🛧Layah50♪🛪 ( 話す? 一緒に飛ぼう！) 14:18, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Still not enough, I have to say. I'm with @Fakescientist8000, sadly. TheBlueSkyClub (talk) 14:54, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

May 21

May 21, 2023 (2023-05-21) (Sunday)

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(Posted) RD: C. Boyden Gray

Article: C. Boyden Gray (talk · history · tag)
Recent deaths nomination (Post)
News source(s): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/21/obituaries/c-boyden-gray-dead.html
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Nominator's comments: American politician. Almost ready aside from some minor citation issues. Onegreatjoke (talk) 02:20, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Posted) Brooks Koepka wins 2023 PGA Championship

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Article: 2023 PGA Championship (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In Golf, Brooks Koepka (pictured) wins the 2023 PGA Championship. (Post)
News source(s): ESPN
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Article updated
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Nominator's comments: PGA Championship is a recurring ITN, so as long as the article is fine, and a photo of Brooks is cropped, it should be good enough to post. TheCorriynial (talk) 00:43, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment - Nothing like some good old Nike product placement splashed on the Main Page. Although I'm not in favor of removing a good picture if it works, I definitely understand the complaints of other editors who say it's problematic. This particular example is pretty blatant. --⛵ WaltClipper -(talk) 17:12, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    • Good point. WaltCip is talking about the picture which was first nominated (right). That didn't seem to be a good picture and so I replaced it with FILE:Brooks Koepka, 2019 PGA Champion.jpg which is the image in the nomination template now. That image has the PGA as a background, which seems more appropriate than a shoe company. And the trophy looks cool. Andrew🐉(talk) 17:47, 23 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    As the poster, I chose the right one as it seemed in line with what I thought is the general ITN practice to prefer a portrait, cropped if needed, which was also in the nom: ...and a photo of Brooks is cropped... I otherwise have no preference, nor issue if a new consensus forms about the pic. —Bagumba (talk) 06:17, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    I've cropped a version with the trophy (no water brand endorsement either). Would not get as good a view of his face still.—Bagumba (talk) 08:34, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@WaltCip, @Andrew Davidson, @Bagumba, this seems very much like a non-issue, especially with how limited our supply of images are due to our copyright policy. Are we finna not feature Formula 1 player in the future because their uniforms are essentially walking billboards? In fact, judging by WaltCip's I definitely understand the complaints of other editors who say it's problematic, I'm assuming that this "issue" has been raised in the past. Personally, this just seems like that recent referendum on Jimbo's arbcom powers - a solution in search of a problem. Lead images for both ITN and articles should be selected on how well they depict the subject, hence why his article still retains the first image. You can argue about WP:POV and WP:NOTADVERT, but I can twist the POV argument the other way, and say that via actively removing product placement, we're being biased against these companies and with advertising, I really doubt that that a Nike hat in one image is equivalent to puffed up nonsense to make readers buy shit, especially considering Commons' comparatively loose attitudes regarding neutrality. All in all, oppose removal of current image. - Knightoftheswords281 (Talk · Contribs) 13:57, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not here to argue about POV, I just think the photo was taken and set up with the express purpose of advertising Nike, and they succeeded. ⛵ WaltClipper -(talk) 14:35, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose change of picture per Knigtoftheswords. The current one is clearly the best pic available. And the "promotion" angle is a non-argument IMHO. Just as we don't deliberately advertise companies, we don't deliberately not advertise them either.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:13, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I meannnn, yeah the alternate isnt from this year, but its from this tournament, and could add to the blurb saying (pictured from his win in 2019) which makes it marginally more interesting as well. I dont care about the nike bit, he wearing the same hat (i think) in both. nableezy - 16:08, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

(Closed) 2023 Greek legislative election

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Consensus is to wait with posting due to snap elections being called in June & WP:CRYSTAL. Nomination will be closed and re-nominated in June. TwistedAxe [contact] 23:51, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposed image
Article: May 2023 Greek legislative election (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ In the Greek legislative election, ruling New Democracy (leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis pictured) wins the most seats in the Hellenic Parliament. (Post)
News source(s): Reuters
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Nominator's comments: ITN/R, ND declared victors although they will call for snap elections as they want a majority. BastianMAT (talk) 20:51, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) 49th G7 summit

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Consensus to post will not develop, and G7 summit is currently under debate at Talk:ITN to be removed from ITNR altogether. The Kip (talk) 03:46, 24 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposed image
Article: 49th G7 summit (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ The 49th G7 summit (G7 leaders pictured), held at Hiroshima, concludes on 21 May. (Post)
News source(s): https://www.wionews.com/videos/curtains-close-on-49th-g7-summit-in-hiroshima-594820
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Nominator's comments: Nominating this here mainly because I saw that G7 Summits are somehow listed at ITNR here. So take that for what you will. I'm not too sure how to word the blurb for this though. Onegreatjoke (talk) 17:00, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose That doesn't look like an article in the correct shape to be on the front page. Chaotic Enby (talk) 23:41, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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(Closed) Bakhmut taken by Russian forces

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(non-admin closure) WP:SNOW closure. @Kiril Simeonovski and @Ouro, please remember WP:BITE when dealing with ITN newcomers in the future. - Knightoftheswords281 (Talk · Contribs) 14:07, 21 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Article: Bakhmut (talk · history · tag)
Blurb: ​ Russia officially claims capture of Bakhmut (pictured) from Ukraine. (Post)
Alternative blurb: ​ In the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia claims it has captured the city of Bakhmut (pictured).
News source(s): NBC News, The Guardian, CNN, Reuters (via MSN)
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