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The name of the article should be 2016 Ouagadougou attacks, back to initial name. - Eugεn S¡m¡on (14) ® 16:07, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
2016 Burkina Faso hotel attacks → 2016 Burkina Faso attacks – The attacks were not only in one hotel but in two hotels and in one cafe. Wykx 17:51, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
There were supposed to be 18 nationalities, yet we have spce for only 11 more with 12 countries not represented. Need to keep an eye on this. Lihaas ( talk) 23:18, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
I originally removed the table of victims on 16 January for the following reason "If a list is simple, it is generally better to use one of the standard Wikipedia list formats instead of a table.", but was reverted for "consistency with other article fr presentation". The policy is quite clear that lists are preferred to tables. I see no reason to ignore the rules, as the table quite clearly disrupts the flow of the article and creeps into the next section. Ideally it should be in prose, but it might be difficult with several nations. A table is pointless as it only has two columns. Jolly Ω Janner 23:42, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
In regards to the wording/removal of wikilinks [1], the coup was directly related to the election (citing the electoral law as a reason) and followed the uprising (more of a power vacuum much akin to Mali). I reworded it to draw further parallels between the 3 wikilinks as background context. Feel free to reword it, but the wikilinks are most important. Lihaas ( talk) 23:45, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
@ SheriffIsInTown: I don't understand your reasoning for splitting domestic and international reactions. We have a sub-section on domestic reactions which is only two sentences long. Other comments welcome. Jolly Ω Janner 00:03, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
We usually get these claims, and also, per above, prose is preferred. So I left it at prose. However, opened this discussion if consensus out votes me.
The lede should mention that AQ claimed responsibility for the attack. 142.105.159.60 ( talk) 00:47, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
Good point @ Jolly Janner:. Good you brought it up, I had doubts too. According to the sources on the page (incidentally citing a POV body (I interned there (and they edited their WP page))). It mentions the Mourabitoun militants but the main claim seems to be AQIM. and that source mentions a very vague re-merger. Lihaas ( talk) 03:03, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
THe IP that added this did not add a source and arbitrarily changed this. I have this removed this and re-used the relevant content from the source. As such, I'll remov the twitter post about the Italian till we get a reliable independent source. Lihaas ( talk) 04:42, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
Apparently some editors are clearly too lazy or incapable of reading articles before inserting what they wish to see. As regards to the injured protesters that is ALREADY listed on the page: "almost half of whom were injured in the process.[13]" The source clearly indicates "Simon Compaore, the security minister, told journalists at the scene that so far they had confirmed 23 people were dead, of 18 different nationalities. More than 120 people have been rescued, approximately half of them were injured in the process, he added . "
@ Lihaas: I've corrected a repeated error: The NGO the victims Rey and Lamon was not named Sheltering Wings. per the cited source:
This translates to, in summary: Rey and Lamon visited a school created thanks to an association to which both belonged; and the attack also killed an American who worked for the Christian group Sheltering Wings. Sandstein 08:53, 19 January 2016 (UTC)
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The name of the article should be 2016 Ouagadougou attacks, back to initial name. - Eugεn S¡m¡on (14) ® 16:07, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
2016 Burkina Faso hotel attacks → 2016 Burkina Faso attacks – The attacks were not only in one hotel but in two hotels and in one cafe. Wykx 17:51, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
There were supposed to be 18 nationalities, yet we have spce for only 11 more with 12 countries not represented. Need to keep an eye on this. Lihaas ( talk) 23:18, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
I originally removed the table of victims on 16 January for the following reason "If a list is simple, it is generally better to use one of the standard Wikipedia list formats instead of a table.", but was reverted for "consistency with other article fr presentation". The policy is quite clear that lists are preferred to tables. I see no reason to ignore the rules, as the table quite clearly disrupts the flow of the article and creeps into the next section. Ideally it should be in prose, but it might be difficult with several nations. A table is pointless as it only has two columns. Jolly Ω Janner 23:42, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
In regards to the wording/removal of wikilinks [1], the coup was directly related to the election (citing the electoral law as a reason) and followed the uprising (more of a power vacuum much akin to Mali). I reworded it to draw further parallels between the 3 wikilinks as background context. Feel free to reword it, but the wikilinks are most important. Lihaas ( talk) 23:45, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
@ SheriffIsInTown: I don't understand your reasoning for splitting domestic and international reactions. We have a sub-section on domestic reactions which is only two sentences long. Other comments welcome. Jolly Ω Janner 00:03, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
We usually get these claims, and also, per above, prose is preferred. So I left it at prose. However, opened this discussion if consensus out votes me.
The lede should mention that AQ claimed responsibility for the attack. 142.105.159.60 ( talk) 00:47, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
Good point @ Jolly Janner:. Good you brought it up, I had doubts too. According to the sources on the page (incidentally citing a POV body (I interned there (and they edited their WP page))). It mentions the Mourabitoun militants but the main claim seems to be AQIM. and that source mentions a very vague re-merger. Lihaas ( talk) 03:03, 17 January 2016 (UTC)
THe IP that added this did not add a source and arbitrarily changed this. I have this removed this and re-used the relevant content from the source. As such, I'll remov the twitter post about the Italian till we get a reliable independent source. Lihaas ( talk) 04:42, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
Apparently some editors are clearly too lazy or incapable of reading articles before inserting what they wish to see. As regards to the injured protesters that is ALREADY listed on the page: "almost half of whom were injured in the process.[13]" The source clearly indicates "Simon Compaore, the security minister, told journalists at the scene that so far they had confirmed 23 people were dead, of 18 different nationalities. More than 120 people have been rescued, approximately half of them were injured in the process, he added . "
@ Lihaas: I've corrected a repeated error: The NGO the victims Rey and Lamon was not named Sheltering Wings. per the cited source:
This translates to, in summary: Rey and Lamon visited a school created thanks to an association to which both belonged; and the attack also killed an American who worked for the Christian group Sheltering Wings. Sandstein 08:53, 19 January 2016 (UTC)