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Q1: Does it have to say "white" police officer?

A1: Yes, because almost all reliable sources emphasize the significance of this fact.

Q2: I read some information on the web that isn't in this article!

A2: When proposing anything to be added to the article you need to cite a reliable source; secondary sources are generally preferred over primary.

Q3: This article is biased (for/against), or (whitewashes/blames), (Floyd/police)!

A3: See our neutral point of view policy. Complaints of bias must be accompanied by specific concerns or suggestions for change. Vague, general statements don't help.

Q4: Why is this article calling it a murder instead of a death/killing?

A4: As a person was formally convicted for murder in a court of law, the article uses the term "murder", in line with the community guidance at WP:MURDERS.

Q5: Wasn't Floyd killed near a store called Cub Foods, not Cup Foods?

A5: The store is Cup Foods, and is not affiliated with the Cub Foods store chain.

Q6: Why does the article use such a graphic photo? Isn't it in poor taste?

A6: The lead image was determined by the community in a formal Request for Comment process. The RfC reached an "overwhelming consensus" that "...the image, despite it being traumatizing, should be kept per WP:NOTCENSORED, as it is an appropriate representation of the topic."

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A7: Because of the frequency of meritless and disruptive requests, any further requests to describe Floyd's murder using other terms (e.g. "death", "overdose") or to change the name of the article accordingly will be removed without consideration, unless the request complies with all relevant Wikipedia guidelines and essays, including WP:Requested moves, WP:Common name, WP:Article titles, WP:Naming conventions (violence and deaths), and WP:Reliable sources. Anyone removing such requests should include a link to this FAQ in their edit summary.

Q8: Why do we not call the protests riots?

A8: Because most reliable sources call them protests, not riots.

Q9: Did he not die of a drug overdose?

A9: No, whilst fentanyl was a contributory factor, his death certificate lists his cause of death as "cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression".

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Text and/or other creative content from this version of List of George Floyd protests was copied or moved into George Floyd protests in California with this edit. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists.

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Harrison, Stephen (June 9, 2020). "How Wikipedia Became a Battleground for Racial Justice". Slate.

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This list currently enumerates protests regardless of size or presence of associated articles. It currently meets the following criteria because it was too long for its parent article,which is why it was moved. However the encyclopedic usefulness of its contents need to be evaluated, especially as events continue to unfold.

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Ethanpet113 (talk) 03:26, 10 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Reply - As long as we keep the article size down. --Jax 0677 (talk) 03:59, 10 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

10?

Really, protests with just 10 people? Surely there must be a minimum level?Slatersteven (talk) 11:41, 10 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

summaries

Hi everyone, we have got to do better with summaries in this main article! When people hit this page now, it looks like we haven't recorded any protests at all hardly :( If you have been splitting out state-level articles, please help out with writing better summaries for each state section in this main page. -- phoebe / (talk to me) 05:00, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Cite Error in Pennsylvania section

In the Pennsylvania section of the article there's a note "[b]", but when I hover over it I get a big red error that says "Cite error: The named reference see.main was invoked but never defined". I haven't tried to edit it because I'm not sure what it's meant to point to instead. If anybody does know, could this be fixed? Thanks! – numbermaniac 15:10, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]