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    Indefinite semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – Persistent disruptive editing of Droop quota, instant-runoff voting, single transferable vote, counting single transferable votes, and electoral quota by a series of IPs. IPs do not belong to a single range that could be excluded by a range block, but all appear to be the same person. IP often introduces mistakes, typos, unsourced content, confusing or unclear wording that breaks up the flow of the text, and external links into the body of the article (prohibited by MOS). – Closed Limelike Curves (talk) 16:47, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    This is not a formal close on my part, but ... have you tried talking with them about this? I agree that, since at least some of the IPs resolve to the same area of Alberta, and the writing style seems the same, it's the same user on different IPs (probably the school connection and the home connection). On Talk:Droop quota they've opened up two sections that might be relevant and to which no one has responded (and on Counting single transferable votes I see no sign of disruption as the article hasn't been edited much in the last two months). Nothing you wrote, and nothing I saw, indicates that the user is editing in anything but good faith. Yes, cleaning up after them is a pain but ... when you don't let them know they're doing the right things the wrong way, don't expect them to stop doing it that way. Daniel Case (talk) 04:48, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    October 2024 Abu Hussein school attack

    Indefinite extended protection: Arbitration Enforcement. Pachu Kannan (talk) 10:13, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Pages are not protected preemptively. El_C 15:25, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    These requests are per WP:CT/A-I. Pachu Kannan (talk) 19:01, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    October 2024 Rufaida school attack

    Indefinite extended protection: Arbitration Enforcement. Pachu Kannan (talk) 10:16, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Pages are not protected preemptively. El_C 15:25, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Abu Omar Hassan

    Indefinite extended confirmed protection: Arbitration enforcement – WP:ARBPIA. Thegreatrebellion (talk) 15:02, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Pages are not protected preemptively. El_C 16:18, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Talk:Vettaiyan

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent disruptive editing – IPs and new users have been making edit requests based on unreliable sources repetitively. Vestrian24Bio (TALK) 17:05, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. The edit request activity is a bit unusual, but we don't generally protect article talk pages unless the disruption is longer-term and more significant than this. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 17:28, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Lego Sonic the Hedgehog

    Reason: Persistent bad faith and disruptive additions of false information by IP vandals. SleepDeprivedGinger (talk) 17:17, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. @SleepDeprivedGinger: It looks like most of it is from a single editor so let's try warning them before we protect the article or consider blocks. I've done so. The edits are also a bit old at this point. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 17:33, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Horn of Africa

    Reason: Sporadic changes of the countries that make up the peninsula by IPs and other editors; the topic of the Horn of Africa has been a designated contentious topic since December 2022. 𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 17:44, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Declined – Not enough recent disruptive activity to justify protection. Kinda wild that Horn of Africa isn't protected under Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Horn of Africa (WP:HORN), but Oct 2 Sept 25 is simply too Stale. El_C 17:54, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Cheez-It

    Temporary semi-protection: Persistent vandalism. I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 18:01, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    (That, or block the LOUTSOCK vandalizing the article) I dream of horses (Hoofprints) (Neigh at me) 18:01, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm open to ideas on how to do that. In the meantime, Semi-protected for a period of 2 weeks, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. El_C 19:03, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Draft:Art

    Reason: Indefinite extended-confirmed protection - Legacy redirect (began as a subpage of Art in 2004, moved to Draftspace 2015); has seen multiple attempts to hijack it to turn it into a draft about unrelated subjects since. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 18:35, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Done. El_C 19:06, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    David Langer (neurosurgeon)

    Reason: First 105.112.221.248 and now 154.113.117.190 Polygnotus (talk) 18:54, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Semi-protected for a period of 4 days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. El_C 19:08, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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    User:Caulde/u

    Reason: This blocked editor is no longer an administrator; I don't see a reason for full protection. I would like to be able to fix the half-dozen Linter syntax errors on the page. Some level of protection below full is fine with me. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:28, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Draft:Bigg Boss (Hindi TV series) season 18

    Reason: It is currently in draft and needs to be in article space as show has been started and as audience should know the information regarding show. Kaustubh42 (talk) 16:48, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Have you listened to literally anything you were told at AfC/HD? —Jéské Couriano v^_^v threads critiques 16:52, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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    Gaza genocide

    My suggestion is to leave out the following 2 sentences in the "German complicity" paragraph as they seem to be based on misunderstandings:

    "She also highlighted police suppression of pro-Palestine protests throughout Germany[509] as evidence of state complicity.[508] Karen Wells et al. highlight how Germany has entrenched its complicity in Israel's actions by banning use of the word "genocide" in reference to Israel.[471][better source needed]"

    1. In general violent protests are not allowed in Germany. As some of the first pro-Palestine protests were violent, they were sometimes forbidden by courts, if they were expected to turn violent. But that is common policy in Gemany with all subjects and not special for pro-Palestine protests.

    Meanwhile, there even is a calendar concerning pro-Palestinian protests[1] with daily up to 20 protests all over Germany. Thus, there is no general police suppression of pro-Palestine protests as is suggested by the current wording.

    2. The word “genocide” is not banned in reference to Israel in Germany - maybe that was a misunderstanding: What is not allowed in Germany is to call for genocide against Jews. The slogan “From the river to the sea” is seen as such call and banned. Gilbert04 (talk) 15:34, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @FortunateSons: A quick browse shows at least for the first part support for removal, can you add any additional incite? -- Cdjp1 (talk) 12:38, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I've removed #2. But there does seem to be evidence that pro-Palestine protests have been banned in parts of Germany at times.[2][3][4].VR (Please ping on reply) 14:55, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. Maybe the following article gives a bit more clarity.[[5]] Gilbert04 (talk) 18:10, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Unfortunately that source seems incomplete. Germany has indeed suppressed peaceful criticism of Israel.[6] And Washington Post says "A planned photo exhibit in southwestern Germany was canceled as a result of social media posts by its curator, including one describing “genocide” in Gaza."[7] VR (Please ping on reply) 22:32, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, I do not think that any source will ever be complete. Let me add two more.[[8]][[9]] Gilbert04 (talk) 20:44, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Gaza genocide 2

    Consider changing "The Israeli government rejected South Africa's allegations, and accused the court of being antisemitic, which it often does when criticised" to "The Israeli government has been accused of consistently weaponizing antisemitism against it's critics, including in the ICJ ruling." Ecco2kstan (talk) 23:12, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    The Weaponization of antisemitism page hyperlinked over "often done" has many sources to draw from regarding the accusations' consistency and nature.
    My main concern with the original text is that it's voiced as if it's an observation made by a Wikipedian. The benefit here is that the weaponization of antisemitism has a clearer consistency grounded outside of Wikipedia. Perhaps other ways to word this out include adding a time scale (increasingly accused since Oct. 7th) or specifying the critique (against critiques of their actions since Oct 7th).
    If a lead paragraph change is necessary, there may be reason to outline Israeli motives and conditions for the genocide, including Zionism and anti-Arab racism. Ecco2kstan (talk) 23:25, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Ecco2kstan, how about: "The Israeli government rejected South Africa's allegations. Supporters of Israel say that accusing Israel of genocide is both antisemitic[10][11] and a form of Holocaust erasure[12], but others argue antisemitism shouldn't be exploited to shield Israel from such allegations.[13][14][15][16]".VR (Please ping on reply) 00:12, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm not as familiar with the Holocaust erasure claims, but I'm happy with that reworking! If that weaponization of Holocaust denial detail isn't on the weaponization of antisemitism page already, it might be a worthwhile phenomenon incorporate if there's more citations you can find. I might look into it myself. Thanks! Ecco2kstan (talk) 03:10, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    That does sound quite balanced. +1 from me. Neutral Editor 645 (talk) 18:02, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Template:Israel–Hamas war infobox

    Inform readers of the distinction between the dagger symbol and the cross symbol in the infobox.

    Under "Commanders and leaders" in the infobox Yahya Sinwar has a dagger next to his name, but others such as Marwan Issa have a cross next to their name. The distinction between these symbols is not immediately clear to someone reading the article, I feel that this should be explicitly noted on the page. The Elysian Vector Fields (talk) 20:27, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @TheElysianVectorFields: That isn't the article page, that's the infobox template. I changed the target for you above. It seems the dagger means "killed in action" (KIA) and the cross means "assassinated". I honestly don't know how I'd add a note to that effect. Maybe someone smarter than me can figure it out. ~Anachronist (talk) 01:52, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Yahya Sinwar

    Change :supected" to "suspected" in the segment: <<During his time in prison, Sinwar continued to coordinate the execution of Palestinians supected>> RomanKaiser (talk) 02:24, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Gaza genocide

    The last few sentences of the second lead paragraph regarding assassinated Hamas leaders are too detailed for the lead. I don't believe including all of their names without reason is appropriate when the Infobox can convey a simpler understanding of their demise and state. Instead, figures of utmost relevance should be accounted for with reasons outside of their killings.

    My suggestion is to change this:

    In January 2024, Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy political chief of Hamas, was assassinated in Beirut, Lebanon. In July, Israel claimed to have killed military leader Mohammed Deif in an airstrike in al-Mawasi. In August, Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas was assassinated in Tehran, Iran. In October, Yahya Sinwar, the chief and preceding political leader of Hamas, was killed in a shootout in Rafah.

    To this:

    Throughout 2024, Israel has killed many of Hamas' political and military officials. Prominent figures killed by Israel include Ismail Haniyeh and Yahya Sinwar, who have collectively served as political leaders for Hamas since 2007, and supposedly[citation for clarity] Mohammed Deif, who led Hamas' military branch, the Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades, since 2002.

    This connects to Israel's goals described prior to this section, while establishing the impact of those killings pertaining to Hamas and Palestine as a whole. The readability of this is a bit wonky though, so if you have any better ideas, please let me know! Ecco2kstan (talk) 04:08, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    OOPS! I made a mistake in the title. This DOES NOT pertain to the Gaza Genocide article! This is about the Israel-Hamas War. Ecco2kstan (talk) 04:13, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Israel–Hamas war

    Move Saleh al-Arouri from military to political due to him being the Deputy Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau before his death ElementalKnight987654321 (talk) 06:19, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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