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Move to "Pinchergate"

https://www.google.com/search?q=pinchergate Haveanimpact (talk) 15:17, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

As your search shows no serious sources are actually calling it that (the second result being a twitter hashtag is a clear demonstration of that). The WP:COMMONNAME at the moment is clearly Pincher scandal ([1], [2]), or Chris Pincher Scandal ([3], [4], [5], [6], [7]) Cakelot1 (talk) 16:48, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Lest we forget. Thanks to Charlotte Edwardes and her lovely thighs, we already had "Gropegate" back in 2019 (or was it 20 years before that?) Martinevans123 (talk) 20:21, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Worth semi-protecting?

Given that a) this topic is at the centre of an ongoing controversial political news item, and b) the topic deals with serious allegations of sexual assault, might it warrant semi-protecting this?

I think it might be wise to, party out of the likelihood of serious/offensive vandalism, partly due to the sensitive nature of the topic (i.e. real people who have made sexual assault allegations and about whom rumours may circulate), and partly due to the danger of the narrative around a developing issue like this being swung one direction or another by parties invested in the political fallout. Pseudo-Pseudo-Dionysius (talk) 20:00, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Pseudo-Pseudo-Dionysius:, see WP:RPP. Sahaib (talk) 20:01, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Pseudo-Pseudo-Dionysius: We don't Pre-emptively protect pages (see WP:NO-PREEMPT). We instead wait until there is a situation "where blatant vandalism, disruption, or abuse is occurring by multiple users and at a level of frequency that requires its use in order to stop it". As that doesn't seem to be the case at the moment, there is unlikely any reason to make a request at this time. Cakelot1 (talk) 20:05, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I see. Understood. Pseudo-Pseudo-Dionysius (talk) 20:33, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merger proposal

I propose merging most of this content into 2022 United Kingdom government crisis as a Background section in that article. -- QueenofBithynia (talk) 07:37, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You saw Talk:2022 United Kingdom government crisis#Merger proposal? Martinevans123 (talk) 07:46, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Whoops, obviously not. My bad. QueenofBithynia (talk) 08:37, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Something for external links?

I've made a spreadsheet with links to all the Pinchergate cabinet resignation letters (most of which are published on Twitter) in case it's of any use. Could it be incorporated in some useful way? bowbrick (talk) 10:42, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It's covered in 2022 United Kingdom government crisis. You might want to compare with the list there. DeCausa (talk) 10:47, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That does look very complete. Thanks! bowbrick (talk) 14:09, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Move to "Pinchergate"

Worth semi-protecting?

Merger proposal

See also section

Something for external links?