Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Politics, government, and law

The following discussions are requested to have community-wide attention:

Talk:2000 Mules

Should the word falsely be included in the first sentence of the lead? soibangla (talk) 09:08, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Italian Social Movement

Looking at reliable sources, how should we describe the political position of the Italian Social Movement?

Option 1: Right-wing
Option 2: Far-right
Option 3: Right-wing to far-right

Please choose one of the three options, preferably together with a motivation and reliable sources that explicitly support the party's political position.--Scia Della Cometa (talk) 19:20, 28 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran

Should the following paragraph be shortened and move some parts to more relevant sections?

According to a RAND Corporation policy report, while in Paris, Massoud Rajavi began to implement an "ideological revolution", which required members an increased study and devotion that later expanded into "near religious devotion to the Rajavis". After its settlement in Iraq, however, it experienced a shortfall of volunteers. This led to the recruitment of members including Iranian dissidents, as well as Iranian economic migrants in countries such as Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, through "false promises of employment, land, aid in applying for asylum in Western countries, and even marriage, to attract them to Iraq". MEK also gave free visit trips to its camps to the relatives of the members. According to the RAND report, the recruited members were mostly brought by MEK into Iraq illegally and then were asked to submit their identity documents for "safekeeping", an act which would "effectively trap" them. With the assistance of Saddam's government, MEK also recruited some of its members from the Iranian prisoners of the Iran-Iraq war.^[1] During the second phase of the ideological revolution, all members were forced to surrender their individuality to the organization.^[2]

Fad Ariff (talk) 12:09, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Social Democratic Progress Party

A dispute surged about the official ideology of the party as presented on the Infobox as the statute of the party describes it as social democratic while other sources used do not describe the party but describe the party's latest candidate as liberal and conservative. --152.231.144.202 (talk) 00:02, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Aleksandr Dvornikov

A dispute has arisen about whether General Dvornikov's nickname as 'The Butcher of Syria' should be included in this article or not. Opinion in favour is based on the fact that he is referred to using that nickname in multiple reliable sources. Opinion against is based on the sources being biased and the nickname originating with a retired US admiral whose opinion may not be definitive. --Shimbo (talk) 10:50, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:JP Sears

Should the following paragraph, sourced to VICE (RSP entry), be included in the "Political activities" section?

Extended content

In January 2021, Vice reported that in November, on election day, Sears attended a gathering at the home of film producer Stephen Huntsman to pray for Donald Trump and to make "an implicit protest against COVID safety guidelines." Other attendees included Plandemic producer Mikki Willis, anti-vaccine activist Del Bigtree, and Trump's ex-wife Marla Maples.^[3]

References

^ Goulka et al. 2009, p. 38.
^ Cite error: The named reference Barker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Merlan, Anna. 2021. "Leading New Age Conspiracy Influencers Plan Their Retreat to Utopian Lagoon", January 28, 2021. Vice.

See the back and forth in the page history after this edit, and the discussion in the section above. Endwise (talk) 05:50, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Killing of Brittanee Drexel

Should this article include murder categories when there has been no judicial finding of murder? WWGB (talk) 02:25, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Scott Jensen (Minnesota politician)

Should “On the Issues” by Snopes to add information in this article’s lead about the subjects political stances? On the Issues’s reports that Jensen is still a “moderate Republican” citing his provided stances from his gubernatorial campaign website among other things. While the only current listed source says he has left behind his moderate stance completely and has moved right. Should OTI’s take be reflected in the article? See the following options:

Option A (current): According to the Star Tribune, Jensen was regarded as a moderate and maverick during his term in the legislature, but his views have shifted to the right after leaving the legislature.

Option B (change with On The Issues source): Jensen has been regarded as a moderate and as a political maverick, especially during his tenure in the legislature, but media outlets, such as the Star Tribune, have noted that his views have shifted to the right since leaving the legislature.

Thanks—MNBug (talk) 03:26, 18 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Andriy Biletsky

Should Andriy Biletsky be described as a white supremacist in the article's lede and "Political views" section? Lkb335 (talk) 18:04, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard

Which of the following best describes the reliability of TASS ?

Option 1: Generally reliable for factual reporting
Option 2: Unclear or additional considerations apply
Option 3: Generally unreliable for factual reporting
Option 4: Publishes false or fabricated information, and should be added to Wikipedia:Deprecated sources? Adoring nanny (talk) 16:04, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:La France Insoumise

Should we update the political position into the infobox to "Radical left to far-left". Lsandre (talk) 20:07, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:French Communist Party

Should we update the political position into the infobox to "Radical left to far-left". Lsandre (talk) 20:06, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Zionism as settler colonialism

We need a whole bunch more eyes on this article, its framing, and its intervention in other Wikipedia articles on this topic if any of y'all have better blood pressure medicine or deeper knowledge of this topic than I do. It may be fine that the current lede of settler colonialism involves accusations of genocide or that this title is completely differently formatted for every other section link coming off of settler colonialism. I really don't know and I do appreciate that the current editors on this new page have been formatting well and finding sources to build their page. An intro "graph" of exactly 4 data points seems like an excellent example of how lazy and partisan "sources" on this topic can be, however, and I'd be much more comfortable with wider community involvement from both sides plus plenty of neutrals. — LlywelynII 23:15, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Left Party (France)

Should we update the political position into the infobox to "Radical left to far-left". Lsandre (talk) 21:53, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Europe Ecology – The Greens

Should we update the political position into the infobox to "Radical left to far-left" or "Radical left". Lsandre (talk) 21:06, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States

Should Chris Sununu be included in List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United States?

This question was already proposed before but a new viewpoint has come to light : https://books.google.com/books?id=fL5kDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT268&lpg=PT268&dq=%22chris+sununu%22+latino&source=bl&ots=bcRHEE5mgH&sig=ACfU3U3Npd-5dirMOAgtF1278LfNVC4XYA&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22chris%20sununu%22%20latino&f=false

Option A: Yes, Chris Sununu should be listed.
Option B: No, Chris Sununu should not be listed.

2600:8807:C80B:2D00:44D9:A6D5:9499:B1E7 (talk) 01:50, 8 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Inflation in Chile

Have the neutrality issues raised in April 2022 been solved? Can the banner on top of the page be removed? Dentren | ^Talk 05:52, 7 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Hermann Göring

Hi, everyone. There was recently some discussion regarding the article's infobox pic. Do you think the main infobox picture should be changed? Here is an example:

Thank you all! Gamle Kvitrafn (talk) 20:10, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran

All of the active editors in this talk page seem to agree that the article needs shortening, and this RFC suggests shortening the section "Removal of designation".

To avoid confusion that we faced in some past discussions, this RFC consists of 3 separate sections:

1) Discussion

2) Shortening proposals

3) Votes: which proposal you support and why

Please add your comment, shortening proposal (if any), or vote in the relevant section. Fad Ariff (talk) 12:54, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Ideological bias on Wikipedia

Should Larry Sanger's criticisms of alleged ideological bias on Wikipedia be included in Claims of bias section? Sources discussing Sanger's criticisms include The Times, The Independent, and The Telegraph, among others. There has been discussion in the above section, at NPOVN, and a previous RfC on the matter. Endwise (talk) 08:37, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[FOOTNOTEGoulkaHansellWilkeLarson200938-1] Goulka et al. 2009, p. 38.

[Barker-2] Cite error: The named reference Barker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Merlan, Anna. 2021. "Leading New Age Conspiracy Influencers Plan Their Retreat to Utopian Lagoon", January 28, 2021. Vice.

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