User:FormalDude/Close log
This is an incomplete list of discussion closures I've made.
| Discussion | Result | Closing comment | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talk:Clarence Thomas#RfC: Should the ProPublica sources in the "Nondisclosure of finances" section be considered primary sources? |  Closed |
There is a clear consensus that this is a poor or invalid RfC that should be closed. Participants stated that it does not adequately resolve the prior disputes that lead to the creation of this RfC. Nobody participating in this RfC has supported either of the two options provided. There is a consensus against including a Primary sources section tag for Clarence Thomas § Nondisclosure of finances. There is no consensus about including any Primary source inline tag(s). The majority seem to agree that the ProPublica sources should be evaluated individually, based on current policies such as WP:SECONDARY and WP:PRIMARYNEWS, which state that a news source that uses a combination of analysis, interviews, and interpretation of primary source material is not a primary source, but a secondary source. It was also noted that the fact that a source is primary is not necessarily a reason to remove it. | 2023-12-12 |
| Talk:Operation Underground Railroad#RfC: Reliability of sources | Closed |
There is a consensus to include the content in the body and the lede. The main objections were due to the initial lack of reliable sourcing, which is no longer an issue as it is now covered in at least a dozen reliable sources. Exact wording has not been decided upon and should be addressed through the normal editing process. | 2023-09-30 |
| Talk:Gilgo Beach serial killings#RfC Naming the Suspect | Closed |
Consensus is to name the suspect. A bit of an early close but there is strong enough support to close this in a timely manner. In addition we've had Rex Heuermann redirecting to this article for nearly a week now. Most editors seem to agree that there is little to no good reason for avoiding naming them. | 2023-07-21 |
| Talk:Bob Marley#Possible false quote on the Bob Marley Wikipedia page | Closed |
Consensus is to err on the side of caution and remove the quote since it is not pivotal to the article nor definitively verifiable. | 2023-05-10 |
| Talk:Florida Parental Rights in Education Act#RfC on who refers to the law as "don't say gay" | Closed |
Consensus is slightly in favor of option A, the status quo. There was similar debate about each option, and both are reliably sourced, so it came to down which wording is more accurate. Some brought up that option A is misleading because it implies that supporters refer to the legislation as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, but that was countered by the fact that option A is still true even if supporters do not call it the "Don't Say Gay" bill. A more reasonable objection was to option B, claiming that it is misleading because the shorthand ("Don't Say Gay") is not solely used by critics. The use of the shorthand by nonsupporters and media sources covering the bill makes "commonly referred to as" the more accurate of the two options. Editors were also open to similar phrasing like "also known as". | 2023-05-10 |
| Talk:2022 Luzon earthquake#Requested move 27 July 2022 |  Not moved |
Consensus is that Luzon is more in line with naming policy. Closed early per WP:SNOW. | 2022-08-01 |
| Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Habib Ahmed |  Draftify |
General agreement that the article needs more work and sources with significant coverage in order to meet notability guidelines. | 2022-08-04 |
| Talk:2022 Buffalo shooting#RfC: Including victims' names in the article | Closed |
There is consensus to include the victim names, preferably in prose rather than a bare list. Most agreed the names are well enough sourced, so the majority of the discussion came down to whether or not including them would be relevant/encyclopedic. To that extent, the strongest policy that comes into play is NPOV, and the opposing arguments did not provide any justification to overcome those concerns (particularly about due weight). Some opposing also mentioned the scope, but WP:Relevance would suggest the names are objective information directly about the topic of the article and therefore of the highest relevance to the scope of the article. | 2022-05-23 |
| Talk:Queenstown, South Africa#Requested move 31 March 2022 |  No consensus |
Per Wikipedia's naming policy, our choice of name does not automatically follow the official or local form, but depends on that change having become predominant in common global usage. There is no consensus that up-to-date reliable references predominantly use one name over the other. | 2022-06-13 |
| Talk:Taiwan#RFC - Should it be mentioned that Taiwan is a province of China in the lede and/or in the article | Closed |
As it says at the top of the article Changes to the article to refer to Taiwan as a state, island, province of China, or other definition are not permitted and may be reverted.This is per this previous RfC. |
2022-02-26 |
| Talk:Lakhimpur Kheri violence#RfC about this incident being termed a 'mass shooting' | Closed |
Consensus is to use the term "shooting" rather than "mass shooting" in the article. Using the term "mass shooting" is likely OR/SYNTH. | 2021-12-16 |
| Talk:United States#RfC on the lead change | Closed |
Consensus is against inclusion of ""These criticisms have prompted various responses from various stakeholders and attempts at their redress remain ongoing"" in the lead section. Closed somewhat early per WP:SNOW. | 2021-11-15 |
| Talk:Guy Standing (economist)#Why can’t we make the joke | No consensus |
While the side against including the joke had stronger justification, there was enough digression to warrant a conclusion of no consensus. | 2021-09-04 |
| Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#Is The Telegraph a reliable source for the fact that Adrian Zenz speaks Mandarin Chinese? | Closed |
Strong consensus that The Telegraph is a reliable source for the fact that Adrian Zenz speaks Mandarin Chinese. Closed early per WP:SNOW. | 2021-09-10 |
| Talk:Julian Assange#Amnesty international reaction to US assurances | Closed |
Wrong venue for user conduct complaints; they should be brought to WP:AN/I. | 2021-09-19 |
| Talk:Marilyn_Manson#RfC_(allegations_in_lead) | Closed |
Consensus to add one sentence to the lead section of this article that mentions the allegations of sexual abuse against Manson. | 2021-09-21 |
| Talk:Kanye West#Name Change | Closed |
Consensus to refer to the subject by the status quo "Kanye West" | 2021-11-01 |
| Talk:Éric Zemmour/Archive 2#Request for comment on the description of Eric Zemmour's ideology | Closed |
Consensus to call Zemmour "far right" in the lead section. | 2021-11-04 |
| Talk:Gender representation in video games#Proposed merge of Breast physics into Gender representation in video games#Sexualization | No consensus |
Very limited discussion, not enough to achieve consensus in either direction. | 2021-10-18 |
| Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Radio Mosoj Chaski |  Merged |
No indication that the radio station passes WP:GNG, consensus is to merge the article. | 2022-01-31 |
| Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Class M planet | ✓ Keep | Strong support for keep. While there is discussion on a merge, there have been significant objections to proposals for what the appropriate destination page would be. Namely, that it would have to be merged to a Star Trek-related page rather than a science-related page. If there is still appetite to merge this, it should go via the talk page. | 2021-08-06 |
| Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Mike_Breen_(pastor) | ✓ Keep | The result was keep. | 2021-08-11 |
| Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trash Taste | No consensus |
The main debate was whether the article met WP:GNG, specifically whether or not there was significant coverage in reliable sources. Both sides made valid and applicable arguments here. Ultimately though neither argument was strong enough to justify a keep or delete consensus. Interestingly the WP:WEBCRIT guideline was not brought up–this may be a good point of debate in a new discussion. More analysis of the sources reliability and significance is also justified. | 2021-08-11 |
| Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grace Randolph | ✓ Speedy Keep | No viable claims for deletion. | 2021-08-14 |
| Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Panjshir conflict | ✓ Speedy Keep | Per WP:SNOW. | 2021-08-20 |
| Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cheyenne Parker (model) | No consensus |
The result was no consensus. | 2021-09-08 |
| Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lucía Abello | ✓ Keep | The result was keep. | 2021-09-08 |
| Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roy (Fire Emblem) (2nd nomination) | ✓ Keep | The result was keep. No prejudice against reopening. | 2021-09-19 |
| Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cultural institution | ✓ Keep | The delete side noted WP:NOTEVERYTHING & WP:DICDEF. While policy does state some articles are encyclopedic glossaries on the jargon of an industry or field; such articles must be informative, not guiding in nature, and consensus is that this article meets or at least has the potential to meet that standard. Because of that, its notability, and it's broad, easily-expandable nature, the consensus is the article should be kept. | 2021-09-22 |
| Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ikot Okokon |  Redirect |
The result was redirect to List of villages in Akwa Ibom State. The !votes were three saying keep, three saying redirect, and one that seems to prefer keep but accepts a redirect. However, nobody arguing in favor of keep presented a rebuttal to the fact that notability in GEOLAND is only presumed and not inherited for simply any populated/official locality. Editors arguing in favor of delete provided clear evidence that the topic is not notable enough for a standalone article, primarily because of its sourcing, and the discussion resulted in a consensus to redirect. | 2021-10-19 |