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Her personal life

These are not rumours. These are well-founded allegations that have been widely discussed on the Internet. Sky News, Evening Standard, Daily Mail, Yahoo!, The Telegraph EpicAdventurer (talk) 13:20, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Firstly, these articles just seem to talk about Sturgeon dismissing these 'allegations' – they don't demonstrate how they're, in your words, "well-founded". Secondly the content itself runs afoul of WP:BLPGOSSIP. — Czello ^(music) 13:27, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

These rumors are spread widely around her. This information is no less important than that she had a miscarriage or that she loves reading fiction. EpicAdventurer (talk) 18:34, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any indication that these rumours are in any way notable. Again, we don't peddle rumours here. — Czello ^(music) 19:15, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If she is a lesbian, then this is a personal freedom, but for Sturgeon to respond personally to this allegation, this alone gives notice and value to this incident. As I told you, this incident was widely discussed in cyberspace. Why would she have a response to this particular "allegation" if it was just rumors? Do you know how many rumors are spread about famous personalities? EpicAdventurer (talk) 21:56, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, her responding doesn't make this particular rumour notable. We don't need to document every little thing that happens, especially when nothing of value comes from them. Why would she have a response to this particular "allegation" if it was just rumors? Who can say? Perhaps she was asked directly and answered directly, or perhaps she was just sick of them. That doesn't make it important. Ultimately what's happened is that someone said she was lesbian and she said she wasn't. There's nothing encyclopedic about this. — Czello ^(music) 07:44, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

EpicAdventurer, whatever the merits of your edit, you should not edit war. Respect WP:BRD. You are liable to get blocked if you keep editing in a similar manner.

Turning to the content you want to add, we need to stick to reliable sources, so I'll ignore the Daily Mail article. An encyclopaedia can't and shouldn't mention everything in the life of a person. This rumour and its denial, did they have any lasting impact? All your citations are basically about a single event at one point in time. It doesn't appear to have any lasting significance. WP:BLPGOSSIP applies. Bondegezou (talk) 08:08, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 13 January 2025

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Change "Sturgeon lives in Broomhouse, Glasgow with her husband, Peter Murrell, who is the former chief executive officer of the SNP.[376][377][378] The couple have been in a relationship since 2003. They got engaged on 29 January 2010,[379] and were married on 16 July 2010 at Òran Mór in Glasgow."

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"Sturgeon lives in Broomhouse, Glasgow with her husband, Peter Murrell, who is the former chief executive officer of the SNP.[376][377][378] The couple have been in a relationship since 2003. They got engaged on 29 January 2010,[379] and were married on 16 July 2010 at Òran Mór in Glasgow. They were separated for a time, and divorced on 13 January 2025 ^[1]." NicolaSturgeon1234 (talk) 11:53, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: divorced on 13 January 2025 is not supported by the cited source. M.Bitton (talk) 12:19, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgpl37lez7o

Semi-protected edit request on 19 January 2025

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After her resignation Sturgeon told reporters her greatest achievement as First Minister was Minimum Unit Pricing. 2A04:4A43:4EDF:D185:0:0:3EF7:FE87 (talk) 04:45, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 08:34, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Change 'Rishi Sunak is the fifth British prime minister to serve during Sturgeon's premiership; like his predecessors, he has rejected calls for a second referendum.' to 'Rishi Sunak was the fifth British prime minister to serve during Sturgeon's premiership; like his predecessors, he rejected calls for a second referendum.'

Due to the fact that Sunak is no longer Prime Minister, it would make sense to switch from present to past tense. Thaysd (talk) 15:37, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done LizardJr8 (talk) 21:49, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgpl37lez7o

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