User talk:Departure–

Regarding the article segment account ownership

Hello @Departure–, hopefully you have a nice day today. I would like to ask. During my check over the article Gibran Rakabuming Raka, I noticed that the account ownership controvery segment was explunged from the article. May I ask over to why this was the case? The controversy was fairly notable enough, with substantial evidence that this was the case. Even having its own article. The VP himself has denied ownership of said account and so would pass WP:OSPOL? or is there something else? Kaliper1 (talk) 03:49, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There was another oversight-y issue that obviously won't be revealed here, but the editor who brought that section to my attention was nearly blocked for it. If I recall correctly, the section you're talking about was entirely uncited, written in a negative tone, and the evidence (to me) didn't seem enough to keep in the article, so more of a BLP issue than an oversight one. I suppose it could be boldly re-added, but ideally with better sourcing than it had before. Departure– (talk) 03:58, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I see, that is... slightly concerning. WP:NPOV wise however, it should be manageable to rewrite. If it were to be added again, would you consider the given articles as reliable? ([1], [2], [3], [4]). If it is just a BLP issue then it should be allowed. If not, it's better if I stop here. Kaliper1 (talk) 04:51, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely more reliable than those that were there, in my opinion. With the BBC source stating that they had websites taken down that promoted the account, it could definitely be given its due weight in the article. Departure– (talk) 13:39, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Debris fallout

On 13 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Debris fallout, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that debris fallout from a violent 2011 tornado included a photograph found 353 km (219 mi) downstream from its origin? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Debris fallout. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Debris fallout), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

♠PMC♠ (talk) 00:03, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of National Weather Service Quad Cities, Iowa/Illinois

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Your GA nomination of National Weather Service Quad Cities, Iowa/Illinois

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DYK update

I have approved the DYK review for 2023 Little Rock tornado. Mgrē@sŏn (Talk) 15:22, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your review! Departure– (talk) 15:23, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promotion of Belvidere Apollo Theatre collapse

Congratulations, Departure–! The article you nominated, Belvidere Apollo Theatre collapse, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, David Fuchs (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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	Congratulations on your first Featured Article! It went from basically nothing to FA-status in a relatively short timespan, great job! I'm jealous that you got your first FA before I got mine, but you earned it. :) E_F⁵ 00:12, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]