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Revision as of 19:05, 25 January 2021 by Casprings (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)As an effort to move this process forward, I would ask assistance from editors in making a move request on United States Capitol attack as strong as possible. Below is my draft. I think it is clear that attack has some support, and it is the most likely alternative. I suggest that we work together to make it a strong request and allow this exercise in consensus building to come to a close.
A note for whoever closes this move request. Many editors desire a moratorium on move requests. I would suggest this will short circuit the process to build consensus and is not needed. I intend to offer the move request below, with edits from other editors when the current move request closes. A moratorium simply delays the process of building a lasting consensus.
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Reasons to use the verb "attack." 1. Attack meets Misplaced Pages:COMMONNAME better than any other verb. Using a google news search and only looking at the titles, one can see that writers use the term attack in WP:RS news sources more than other words. One note on methodology, I think only searching in the title is the best means to understand what WP:RS are naming the event. · attack is used 193,000 times · Riot used 67,700 times, · insurrection used 15,400 times · storming used 6,340 times. 2. Attack is inherently a neutral word but captures the significance of the event. Attacks can be negative or positive, depending on the circumstances—for example, the Attack on Pearl Harbor versus Art Attack. In sum, attack best meets WP:NPV. Reasons not to use "storm." 1. As the results show, storm is a terrible choice for Misplaced Pages:COMMONNAME. 2. Storm is not the right choice for WP:NPV. First, I would note the connection of the word storm to QAnon. Second, I would note the links the participants made between the event and Storming of the Bastille. For example, a quote from the New York Times, here.
Given the historical circumstances, the word storm maximizes seeing the events in a positive light. Reasons to not include the year 1. Misplaced Pages:NOYEAR applies here. As the event is closer to Chernobyl disaster as far as a historical event. As the policy says, "Some articles do not need a year for disambiguation when, in historical perspective, the event is easily described without it." Using a year is a judgment call, but I suggest the year is not needed. |