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Please see the RfC at Talk:Operation Entebbe#RfC: Should Operation Eagle Claw Be Discussed In This Article and Do the Included Citations Support the Article?. – CWenger ( ^ • @) 05:41, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
Readers here may be interested in contributing to the discussion at Talk:2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks#Requesting Move 2. Cheers. - GTBacchus( talk) 02:20, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
We could use some other opinions on Template talk:Controversies surrounding people captured during the War on Terror as the discussion there has become over-personalized. -- John ( talk) 02:48, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
Not sure about the change in the main page to say articles on non-civilian targets are not terrorism, they still should be. Wed need consensus to limit the scope on that. Also need to add state terrorism as it would be POV to limit to non-state terrorism.
Also think we can remove the pat-on-the-back to the founders from the lead of the main page. Lihaas ( talk) 23:00, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
2011 failed Gothenburg terrorist attack can and should be removed. th arguements use are rubbish since the failed bomibng of times square, etc is on here as notable Lihaas ( talk) 23:02, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
I've proposed a merger of Counter-insurgency into Insurgency. Interested editors should comment on Talk:Insurgency.-- S. Rich ( talk) 21:39, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
A Featured Portal related to this WikiProject, Portal:Biological warfare, has been nominated for deletion. Please see the discussion, at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Biological warfare. Thank you for your time, — Cirt ( talk) 04:12, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
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Please add some eyeballs onto Talk:Martyrdom video, rev history of "Martyrdom video". Staszek Lem ( talk) 16:04, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Please comment about a possible merge at Talk:September 11 attacks#Proposal of merge from Stairwell A D O N D E groovily Talk to me 03:23, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
I would appreciate the input from experienced members of the present WikiProject at Talk:Lars Gule#RfC: Use of the terrorist label and corresponding categories. __ meco ( talk) 08:54, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
Someone just removed 2012 Aurora shooting from this WikiProject. I feel like it would remain in the scope of the project. Any thoughts? Ryan Vesey Review me! 02:05, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
Please share your knowledge on the matter in the AfD which is currently taking place. Thank you. TheCuriousGnome ( talk) 19:48, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello. There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding the creation of guidelines for the notability of Guantanamo detainees/prisoners in general. The thread is No special treatment for Guantanamo captives. Thank you.-- Joshuaism ( talk) 13:27, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
I mentioned the AIDS 2.0 article as stub-class and low-importance for this project in its talk page, to offset the tendency to consider this disease as something purely medicine-related. Sure they will try to sell us a vaccine for it... Wakari07 ( talk) 20:25, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
The Islamist group which was partially responsible for the embassy attack in Libya does not have a page. Ansar al-Sharia redirects to Ansar ash-Shari'a, a Yemeni group. Ansar al-Sharia should become its own entry with a
notice. Thanks! -- Jprg1966 (talk) 20:04, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
Please participate in this discussion and share your opinion on the matter. Thanks. TheCuriousGnome ( talk) 16:46, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Operation Entebbe, an article that your project may be interested in, has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. AIRcorn (talk) 14:33, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Religious terrorism is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Religious terrorism until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
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Do we have an article on where a knife is used on a stabbing spree / mass stabbing instead of a gun ( school shooting) ? school massacre should cover both, and bombings as well) -- 70.24.250.103 ( talk) 06:12, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
Please see: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Economic terrorism. Thanks. Borock ( talk) 06:05, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
World Trade Center, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. AIRcorn (talk) 06:50, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
File:Two suspects wanted by the FBI for the bombing.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.250.103 ( talk) 05:02, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
File:BostonSuspect1.jpg and File:BostonSuspect2.jpg have been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.250.103 ( talk) 23:50, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
Is there an article on al-Qaeda in Iran (AQIRI? perhaps?) that's been in the news recently? -- 70.24.250.103 ( talk) 05:17, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
image:The-tsarnaev-suspects-fbi-photo-release.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.250.103 ( talk) 04:25, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
image:Suspect1and2.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.250.103 ( talk) 23:42, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
file:2013 Boston Marathon finish line explosion.png is under NFCR -- 65.94.76.126 ( talk) 08:12, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
File:Building after 1998 bomb blast.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.76.126 ( talk) 05:48, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
image:Grounded airplanes at Halifax International Airport on September 11, 2001.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.79.6 ( talk) 06:37, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
image:Glenane.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 ( talk) 07:14, 20 July 2013 (UTC)
I've created the new article about the book Targeted Killings: Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World, which discusses the subject of targeted killing.
Further suggestions for research and additional secondary sources would be appreciated, at the article's talk page, at Talk:Targeted Killings: Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World.
Thank you, — Cirt ( talk) 04:12, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and created Category:Targeted killing, a category to encompass articles related to the topic of Targeted killing.
Suggestions for additional articles to add into the category would be appreciated, feel free to add them yourself or suggest them at Category talk:Targeted killing.
Cheers,
— Cirt ( talk) 01:58, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
Is Category:Individuals designated as terrorist by the United Kingdom government an appropriate category? There is a similarly named category for U.S. designated terrorists. My additions to category fictional terrorists are being reverted; even though several fictional characters are referred to as terrorists by fictional government; which seems to be the only definition. CensoredScribe ( talk) 05:56, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
Bundy militia article has many cites and describes the notable group who mounted an armed conflict in Nevada, USA. They used assault rifles, handguns, and knives to threaten the public while stopping traffic on the Interstate 15 highway, set up sniper positions, and wielded weapons against US Federal Government law enforcement officers. They have been labeled terrorists by high US Government officials. Baleywik ( talk) 02:34, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Bundy militia is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. Baleywik ( talk) 02:38, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
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I proposed to retarget from al-Qaeda to Global jihad (disambiguation). Discuss here.~ Technophant ( talk) 07:57, 21 October 2014 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christian terrorism (2nd nomination) may be of interest - unsure why this project wasn't notified. Bastun Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 09:40, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
I'm with you on deleting the article if necessary, as the only refrence REQUIRES a Los Angeles Public Library card. Any way to broadcast this need for sources? DONT MESS ( talk) 19:02, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
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A requested move discussion has been initiated for List of designated terrorist organizations to be moved to List of designated terrorist groups. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. — RMCD bot 22:28, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
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Hiya, I'm an admin trying to deal with a dispute at the Jundallah and Balochistan conflict articles. I have no opinion on the article content, but since the disputes there are mainly involving two editors, it would help to get some other voices into the mix. The main points of dispute right now seem to be of definition: One is as to how many commanders should be listed in the infobox. If a news article states that "the deputy commander was killed", does that mean that the commander is notable enough to be listed? Another dispute has to do with whether the group should be called "separatist" or not. The group says it isn't separatist, but some sources do call it separatist, so there is a dispute as to how to list the information in the article. If anyone has experience with these matters, could you pop in? Thanks, -- El on ka 17:21, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
See [1]
No article has yet been created, and creation of such an article will probably be strongly contested. A foreign student is accused of plotting to make bombs and target a house of a former president. The article mentions no obvious motives however, nor of his religious or political beliefs, though some might infer some motives from his use of the terms "Jihad" and "infidel".
It is time for Jihad' Agents also found a notebook believed to be Aldawsari's journal, in which he allegedly wrote that he'd been planning to commit an attack on U.S. soil for years and specifically sought out a certain scholarship because it would get him into the country and provide funds that would "help tremendously in providing me with the support I need for Jihad." In the same entry describing his pursuit of the scholarship, which he did obtain, he allegedly wrote, "And now, after mastering the English language, learning how to build explosives and continuous planning to target the infidel Americans, it is time for Jihad." The affidavit claims Aldawsari also created a blog where he posted radical messages. One post allegedly written by the Saudi said, "You who created mankind ... grant me martyrdom for Your sake and make jihad easy for me only in Your path." Redhanker ( talk) 19:00, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
If anyone is looking for ideas on articles we're missing, please feel free to take ideas off my personal To-Do list: User:MatthewVanitas#Planned_extremist_articles. It would be cool if you drop me a line to let me know though, as I might have sources, etc. for some of these and/or can collaborate. Hope this gives some folks some good ideas; I've had this list for three years and almost none of these redlinks have been turned blue other than by me, so quite a few groups unaddressed. MatthewVanitas ( talk) 21:10, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
On a new article I wrote: Mohamed Alanssi, a FBI informant who set himself on fire in front of the White House in 2004. See Talk:Mohamed Alanssi as well. -- Mnnlaxer ( talk) 20:11, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
All CSRT and ARB pdf links on dod.mil are now dead
I don't know when this happened, but the URL directory tree was changed from www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees to www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/operation_and_plans/Detainee. As an example, Mohamed Jawad's CSRT testimony used to be at: foi/detainees/csrt_arb/Set_44_2922-3064.pdf#33
Now the URL is: foi/operation_and_plans/Detainee/csrt_arb/Set_44_2922-3064.pdf#33
I would think that a bot could be constructed to fix this. Anybody know how? -- Mnnlaxer ( talk) 17:00, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
From the time that they were released starting in 2005, documents on Guantanamo detainees have been very important - and controversial - sources. I'd like to start two discussions about their use in articles on detainees. The first, under this heading, could be a broad discussion about how and when CSRT and ARB should be used as sources.
The only point I'll make initially is that it is now six years since the first documents were released. While at one time, these documents were the only public information available about most of the detainees, the situation has changed dramatically since then. Besides the many released detainees, who are now available for news sources to cover, journalist have used the release of names and basic details of all the detainees to track down more information about them. I hope that all of you know about Andy Worthington's work in this regard. But the more notable detainees have had news coverage published about them. Thus, the CSRT and ARB information has become less important over time.
I'm sure there are discussions already out there somewhere that deal with this subject directly. Please post links to them here if you know where they are. -- Mnnlaxer ( talk) 17:25, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
My second discussion topic is more technical in nature. First, the CSRT and ARB articles haven't got much attention lately. They could use a review. Second, the templates for CSRT and ARB's are in the same state. Third, how should these templates be used in detainee articles?
Years ago for most detainees, the CSRT and ARB was the only information available. At that time, it made sense to develop a long template to be used in articles that explained what they were and provided a form to fill in the basics from the hearings. Now, it doesn't make much sense to do so, in my opinion. Sometimes, just a Main article template to CSRT or ARB would suffice and information contained in those documents can come from news reports. The two different approaches are exemplified in Mohamed Jawad#Combatant Status Review (which I'm currently working on) and Omar Khadr#Combatant Status Review Tribunal or Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri#Combatant Status Review.
PS - I would suggest deleting Template:GTMO-phone. It's only used in two articles. -- Mnnlaxer ( talk) 17:42, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
What is the policy/regulation/procedure concerning groups that are labeled by some countries as "terrorist organizations". Would not Wikipedia:Terrorist apply? Some organizations are labeled as "militant" in the opening paragraph followed in the 2nd paragraph with the statement of certain countries that consider said organization as a "terrorist organization". Yet some individuals prefer the opening sentence to blantantly state this is a "terrorist organization". A clarification regarding this issue would be helpful. Thanks. -- Kansas Bear ( talk) 21:45, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
A couple of editors have requested sources outside of the U.S. and Israel for the claim that Hezbollah ought to be included in Category:Islamic terrorism. I only speak English and have provided countless reliable sources for it, but they are all from U.S. and Israeli sources. Can anyone help out? Thanks in advance. -- GHcool ( talk) 00:05, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
I'm looking at the Reactions_to_the_death_of_Osama_bin_Laden article, and I was hoping that this project could look at the article, and rate it. In addition, I'm hoping for any thoughts on what can bring the rating up to GA or FA status on the Talk Page. Thank you in advance for your feedback. 24.11.87.186 ( talk) 20:39, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
Sambhaji Brigade has been cleaned up and is fairly quiet at the moment, but it's the sort of page that could do with some friendly eyeballs watching it. Cheers. FlagSteward ( talk) 18:03, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
When Talk:April 2012 Afghanistan attacks is tagged with this project's banner, is that a) done in error or b) done because this project has a wide and fluffy understanding of what constitutes terrorism? __ meco ( talk) 10:01, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Would someone be willing to review the 2012 Burgas bus bombing article and give it a new grade? I am very unsure of how the system in grading works... Thanks -- Activism 1234 17:23, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
Does wikipedia have a policy on naming the victims of terrorist attacks? For example that victims - must be named if known, should be named, may be named, depends, should not be named, or must not be named. Or is each incident different? Thanks. -- Flexdream ( talk) 22:56, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
I've been working on Sami Omar Al-Hussayen, in which the Saudi defendant was acquitted on federal charges of conspiracy to support terrorist organizations through his activities as a webmaster. It was considered a significant case in terms of civil liberties under the Patriot Act. The Act has been included in the Terrorism Project, so I also included this article in the Project. Or, is there another category for litigation of alleged terrorists? This case was notable in a couple of respects, according to RS about it. Parkwells ( talk) 23:45, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
I found
As stated in the following Bloomberg article, this report discusses the "dark net" that many terrorists use
WhisperToMe ( talk) 21:32, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
I found this source but not sure where it goes:
WhisperToMe ( talk) 03:05, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
It appears to be a growing phenomenon. There are sources for this term as well as the synonyms "double tap" and "rescuer strike". Is it worth an article or a section within an article?
A few of the many sources:
Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 12:38, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
Terrorism in Mexico should be added to this project, by somebody, who can rate this article as well. Waiting. OccultZone ( talk) 06:08, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
Does anyone know if any article is using this source? If not, it may be useful. WhisperToMe ( talk) 07:41, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi, can anyone more familiar with the region/situation please help at Talk:2014_Winter_Olympics#jihadist.3F? Specifically the article alludes to a jihadist group, but then doesn't really explain if they really are one as far as i can tell. Sportfan5000 ( talk) 02:41, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
A discussion has begun in order to gain a consensus on whether to include or exclude material involving the CIA and weapons smuggling in the article. Please weigh in on the discussion at the talk page. This may also be a good time to reassess the rating on the article. Thank you.-- Maleko Mela ( talk) 22:03, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
Has anyone thought of starting Counter-Terrorism Act of 1995?
I found some resources here: " Counter-Terrorism Act of 1995" ( Archive) - Center for Democracy and Technology - Updated August 5, 1996 WhisperToMe ( talk) 16:36, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Probably would benefit from at least being on the watchlist of some members of this project. Dougweller ( talk) 15:38, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
Do you think this thesis may be useful in an article? WhisperToMe ( talk) 19:08, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
This is a notice about Category:Terrorism articles needing expert attention, which might be of interest to your WikiProject. It will take a while before the category is populated. Iceblock ( talk) 03:20, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
Since a three months requested move moratorium came into effect on the page Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a few editors have complained that there is no consensus for the moratorium, so I have initiated an RfC to see if there is a consensus to end the moratorium with the closing of the RfC. See:
-- PBS ( talk) 11:34, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
I feel a crying need to start WP:WikiProject Syrian Civil War due the exponential growth of interest and article activity related to the conflict in the region. I think we need a place to keep track of all the newly created and discussions related to these topics. Article talk pages have become the de facto means to talk these inter-related issues, however the number of new pages is growing exponentially . I do think that both the Syrian Civil War and ISIL should be included as a in the same project. Sincerely, Technophant ( talk) 06:19, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
Russia's Regnum news agency is this evening reporting the death of Samantha Lewthwaite in Ukraine, according to This from Kenya's The Standard. Someone has already added details of the alleged incident to her biography, quoting Regnum as the source. It probably needs reverting until reports of her death are either confirmed or found to be untrue, and could do with a few people from here adding it to their watchlists as I suspect there'll be a flurry of news reports about this when the various outlets pick the story up. Thanks, This is Paul ( talk) 19:17, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
I personally had made the stylistic decision to use "Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI)" instead of "al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI)" in the ISIL and the newly split Al-Qaeda in Iraq article. Other editors in the article agreed to this as well. I do understand that the word "al" means "the" and usually isn't capitalized and that there is a consensus decision made in on Talk:al-Qaeda to use this format site-wide. I see other articles ( al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)) have chosen not to capitalize the "al-". It's standard in English to capitalize all letters in an acronym, and I think this standard should override the preference not to capitalize "al-".
The Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Abbreviations doesn't have much guidance except to say "If a guideline conflicts with the correct usage of a proper name, ignore it." Capitalization of proper names should go with the most common use in reliable sources, not Wikipedians' preferences. I hope we can come to an agreement on how to do this.~ Technophant ( talk) 17:37, 25 September 2014 (UTC)
When a group gains territorial control of an area and commits an atrocity, is this best defined as terrorism or something else? Please feel free to speculate on potential motivations of groups such as intimidation and coercion of local populations and intimidation to the point of educing terror amongst surrounding groups.
This relates to a related discussion at Talk:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant but which has significant differences to the content of this discussion. I think that this is a valid question to ask independence of editors involved on the ISIL page but would be happy to place notification on that page if considered relevant. See: WP:FORUMSHOP Gregkaye ✍♪ 11:53, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
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Harej ( talk) 16:57, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
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How does this project reconcile itself with WP:TERRORIST? I thought that WP didn't use the term "terorist" except in extraordinary circumstances, like the September 11 attacks which is an exception arrived at by consensus. -- Nbauman ( talk) 23:22, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
Does it meet WP:EVENT? It definitely meets WP:GNG IMHO; see this with coverage extending at least into last year.-- RightCowLeftCoast ( talk) 22:28, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
An editor with interests in political Islam has unjustifiably flagged Ali Muhammad Brown Subject is notable because story was covered over decades by several Seattle and New Jersey mainstream news sources as well as national CNN for a conviction for a terrorist fraud scheme, and series of murders, including murders of 2 LGBT men on the west and east coast, and widely cited as likely example of Islamist terrorism. Editor is questioning reliability of Seattle and New Jersey and CNN media, and claiming it is original research when it is backed up by multiple reliable sources. Bachcell ( talk) 14:32, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
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I've just spotted that an Al-Qaeda in Bosnia and Herzegovina article was recently created. Could someone with knowledge of the subject take a look, as it doesn't read as particularly NPOV to me. Cordless Larry ( talk) 20:12, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
I am in need of an advice: There were 2 suicide bomb blasts in Saudi Arabia First on 22 and second on 29 May, 2015, ISIS has accepted the responsibility of both the suicide attacks. For First attack there is a page 2015 Qatif mosque bombing. I have created a section for second attack that is “Dammam Mosque bomb blast”.
Expert opion(s) are requested. Nannadeem ( talk) 20:38, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
The usage and primary topic of Al-Awda is under discussion, see talk:The Return (guerrilla organization) -- 70.51.202.183 ( talk) 05:24, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
Needs more eyes. It has been added a lot of possibly POV content and sourced materials has been deleted with no reason. Rupert Loup ( talk) 20:02, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
The parent " Category:Organizations designated as terrorist by designator" has nine subcategories in the format " Category:Government of Canada designated terrorist organizations". At a bare minimum, these should use hyphenation for the compound modifier ("Government of Canada" modifies "designated", not "terrorist organizations"; "Government of Canada-designated" would modify "terrorist organizations"). Better yet, rearrange this to match the style of the parent category: "Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada" or "Organizations designated as terrorist by the government of Canada". I can see no reason to use "the government of" for some countries but not others. Then the only variation among all these would be "Organizations/Organisations". Chris the speller yack 19:43, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
There is an ongoing RM discussion. Comment there for consensus. -- George Ho ( talk) 18:03, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
I've raised a discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 August 21#Input Wanted on Category:Islamists by nationality. Contributions welcome. Greg Kaye 17:06, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
Recently I was looking around for older articles of mine to improve and looked again at 1987 Zaragoza Barracks bombing. I was a little surprised to see that it had only been marked as start class. The criteria for that say that that means it likely has unencyclopedic prose, non-compliance with MOS and inadequate referencing. I don't believe that any of those apply in this case, the article for example is fully referenced to multiple reliable sources. However, I'm biased as the article creator and would appreciate if someone could take a look and give me some pointers on how to improve it. Valenciano ( talk) 16:31, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
This category's headnote says "organizations should be included in specific sub-categories only, never in this parent category" (and has for a number of years - this isn't a recent change). Yet 124 articles, as well as a number of subcats named for organizations (rather than subcats "Orgs designated as terrorist by the US, by Egypt, etc.", I mean) have been placed in it directly. What's the wikiproject's opinion on this - remove the headnote, or subcat the articles? – Roscelese ( talk ⋅ contribs) 01:29, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
I have expanded this page a little re its connection to the 2003 Casablanca bombings. I came across a user-space draft at User:Lv06042011/Sandbox which might be used to greatly expand the Salafia Jihadia page. 220 of Borg 18:47, 30 November 2015 (UTC)
Category:United Kingdom Home Office designated terrorist groups has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming. You are encouraged to join the discussion on the Categories for discussion page. AusLondonder ( talk) 05:41, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
I initiated at request for comment at Talk:Rafik Yousef#Request for comment regarding categorisation on the 12th of February but am yet to receive any replied. So input would be most welcome. AusLondonder ( talk) 16:12, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
I've noticed that wp:Terrorist is not adhered to in some of the more publicised events. E.g. 9/11 and November Paris attacks. What are peoples thoughts on this? I'm of the opinion that 'terrorism' should not be used in wiki-voice, which is how I interpret the spirit, if not the letter, of needing attribution as stated within the Terrorist policy. I.e. I see a difference in neutrality between 'X is terrorism' and 'X is described as terrorism'. However, I'd like to get a gauge on other peoples thoughts on this matter. Hollth ( talk) 02:48, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
An article that you have been involved in editing— January 2016 Paris police station attack —has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. AusLondonder ( talk) 08:17, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
Talk:2016 Orlando nightclub shooting#RfC: Should the lead mention that the majority of victims were Hispanic, and should the lead mention that Pulse was hosting a Latin night?. -
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/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2016_July_13#Category:Terrorism_by_year FYI JarrahTree 00:12, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
We have an article about Syed Hamid Hussain, who was involved in the Bacha Khan University attack. I proposed a merge request on the attack talk page if anyone is interested or a RfC on Hussain's article talk page about his significance in the event and thus whether the article should be merged. I'm sure some of the folk here have come across plenty of these discussions before and might offer some decent insight. Thanks, Jolly Ω Janner 03:23, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
Talk:SIG MCX# RFC: Is the Orlando shooting relevant? Please post on that page if you have a comment. Felsic2 ( talk) 20:14, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
This RFC covers two automotive articles with similar disputed material.
See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Automobiles#Request for Comment: Inclusion of vehicle use in crimes as part of vehicle articles. Felsic2 ( talk) 00:43, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
Is fiction about terrorism of interest to this WikiProject? Jim Michael ( talk) 12:27, 16 October 2016 (UTC)
There is a discussion ongoing at List of Islamist terrorist attacks on whether to add the July 2016 Nice attack to the list. This wikiproject is listed on the talk page as an interested group. Fyunck(click) ( talk) 06:10, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
Greetings! I have recently relisted a requested move discussion at Talk:2016 Yerevan hostage crisis#Requested move 17 November 2016, regarding a page relating to this WikiProject. Discussion and opinions are invited. Thanks, JudgeRM (talk to me) 18:05, 24 November 2016 (UTC)
Article is Fake news website.
Greetings! I have recently relisted a requested move discussion at Talk:Jabhat Fateh al-Sham#Requested move 29 January 2016, regarding a page relating to this WikiProject. Discussion and opinions are invited. Thanks, Sky Warrior 17:57, 11 February 2017 (UTC)
A discussion is currently taking place at WT:TWP which members of this WikiProject may wish to contribute to. It is about the addition of terrorist incidents involving trains to railway accident navboxes. Mjroots ( talk) 13:49, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
An editor is 3RR removing the category Category:Terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom in 1974 from M62 coach bombing as "NPOV". Comments welcome at Talk: Andy Dingley ( talk) 21:17, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
I've restored the terrorism categories to all of the above articles. They were properly included per WP:V and WP:RS and have longstanding consensus for inclusion. Please gain consensus here before removing them again. You are now also aware that there is a 1RR restriction on Troubles-related articles. Remove these again without consensus and you will be reported. Bastun Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 21:25, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
If enough articles like this existed, what would be an appropriate name for it? Examples:
Not sure if there are others.
A broader category including all massacres, not just terrorist massacres, might be better, but I don't know if there is a massacres wiki project.
Broader still could be any article about mass deaths which identifies victims by name. Then we could include stuff like passenger list of the HMS Titanic. ScratchMarshall ( talk) 06:04, 28 May 2017 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article The Plot to Hack America is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
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Our articles relating to terrorist organisations are obviously highly contentious. We clearly don't want to portray terrorists in a positive light. But I'm wondering whether any more experienced editors in this area think our article Babbar Khalsa is unduly POVish? Particularly the first few paragraphs? AusLondonder ( talk) 04:28, 15 June 2017 (UTC)
Should the WikiProject Terrorism banner be added to the 2017 Portland train attack talk page? --- Another Believer ( Talk) 21:02, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
Hello. The inclusion of " Great Mosque of al-Nuri (Mosul)" is debated at Talk:2017#Al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, where I invite you to join in. -- George Ho ( talk) 00:12, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
There is an RfC discussion on which event that occurred in May/June 2017 to include or exclude ( Talk:2017#RfC: Events in May and June 2017). Join in discussion. -- George Ho ( talk) 06:32, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
The proposal to revive the WikiProject occurs at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Disaster management#Project reboot & project rename to WikiProject Emergency management, where I invite you to comment. -- George Ho ( talk) 15:16, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
I just looked at a few of the articles in the "List of terrorist incidents in [month] 2017" series and looked for entries listed as having occurred in the UK. I removed several of the entries as simply not verifiable as being related to terrorism at all. I suspect the problem isn't just for UK entries and not just in the 2017 lists. Are inclusion criteria specified anywhere? I wonder what the quality checking regime is here - do members of this project ever check or review the quality of the articles being build in their name? -- DeFacto ( talk). 21:04, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
Stumbled into this old, inferior article. Perhaps it should be converted into a proper list? E.M.Gregory ( talk) 21:58, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
I would like to know if we have or could make categories reflecting individuals who have been accused of terrorism by notable sources, with a subcategory of those who have been formally charged with terrorism.
The latter would appear to be a good parent category to consolidate these three:
Presumably "imprisoned" is a subcategory of "convicted" which I'm going to go and make, while convicted/wanted would be subcategory of "charged". Do we have one for exoneration? ScratchMarshall ( talk) 22:54, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
Wikipedia has many thousands of wikilinks which point to disambiguation pages. It would be useful to readers if these links directed them to the specific pages of interest, rather than making them search through a list. Members of WikiProject Disambiguation have been working on this and the total number is now below 20,000 for the first time. Some of these links require specialist knowledge of the topics concerned and therefore it would be great if you could help in your area of expertise.
A list of the relevant links on pages which fall within the remit of this wikiproject can be found at http://69.142.160.183/~dispenser/cgi-bin/topic_points.py?banner=WikiProject_Terrorism
Please take a few minutes to help make these more useful to our readers.— Rod talk 19:03, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
The discussion can be found here:
-- K.e.coffman ( talk) 00:07, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
Can someone please point me to discussion about when it is appropriate to include individuals in this Wikiproject? I am asking because we usually avoid using the label terrorist in articles per WP:TERRORIST — I am sure there are many articles legitimately included here involving anti-terrorism laws, the history of terrorist tactics and definitional issues — but I am confused about the projects stated purpose of collecting specific organizations and individuals under this Wikiproject? I thought WP:TERRORIST reflected a community consensus on how this issue is handled? Seraphim System ( talk) 22:12, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
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Thank you. — The Transhumanist 07:58, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
Please see the discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2018 June 17 to merge Category:Armenian terrorist groups. – Fayenatic London 09:32, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
Should I place a template of the wikiproject in the Talk Page? Do you think EOKA is within the scope of this project?
EOKA was a guerilla organization that acted in Cyprus from 1955-60. As it attacked civilians (alleged traitors) it was described as a terrorist group by authorities. Plus, it is widely considered as a terrorist group in Turkey. Many scholars described EOKA as a terrorist group. See ref 43 of this version.
Placing a template such as Wikiproject Terrorism might initiate fury among pro-Greek users. In Greece and the greek cypriot part of Cyprus (Republic of Cyprus), EOKA is constantly glorified. Τζερόνυμο ( talk) 09:52, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
Some additional input at Talk:Terrorism_in_Europe#Podujevo_bus_bombing would be valuable to help move the discussion on. Bondegezou ( talk) 21:36, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
I have started 3 redirects, due to these events having a Death Toll more than 10, I have a doubt when are they going to have articles on their own or I should be continuing to create more redirects. Your thoughts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sheldybett ( talk • contribs) 13:02, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
[2] is a french article on a Jerusalem terrorist attack that is not yet mentioned on english wikipedia. It should be added to current events for the date of the attack, as well list of terrorist attacks for February 2019 Bachcell ( talk) 19:15, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Ori Anbacher (1999 where 2000- February 7 , 2019, Jerusalem ) is an Israeli woman , aged 19, murdered in an act of terrorism in Jerusalem . His assassination is causing national turmoil in Israel . She is the daughter of the rabbi of Tekoa and the granddaughter of Léo Ansbacher , rabbi of German origin , deported from Brussels , Belgium to France , prisoner of war , first at the Camp of Saint-Cyprien ( Pyrénées-Orientales ) and then at Gurs ( Basses-Pyrénées ) camp , during theWorld War II , where as a rabbi he animates the spiritual life.
Biography Ori Ansbacher was born in 1999 or 2000. 1 The 19-year-old daughter of Rabbi Gadi Ansbacher 2 and Naama Ansbacher of Tekoa is found murdered in the Ein Yael Forest, between the Jerusalem Zoo and the Arab village. of Walaja, Thursday, February 7, 2019 3 . The murderer, 29-year-old Arafat-al-Rifaiyeh of Hebron , was arrested on Friday night, February 8, 2019. He had left Hebron on Thursday morning, February 7, 2019, with a knife. He goes to the Palestinian village of Beit Jala and then goes to the forest. In the forest, he sees Ori Ansbacher, the attack and the murderer. He is arrested near Ramallahhe was in Israel , illegally 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 .
Ori Ansbacher was a volunteer at the Youth Center of Ye'elim Ein Yael, as part of his year of national service 15 . She had gone into the forest after an argument 16 .
She is buried in the cemetery of Tekoa, on Friday afternoon February 8, 2019 17 .
has competing versions and has been the subject of edit warring.The user I blocked contends the competing version is slander(sic). The other version is less sourced and is too promotional. If y'all could help resolve the dispute, it would be grand. Dlohcierekim (talk) 05:23, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
RFC can be found on the article's talkpage here. Shearonink ( talk) 22:17, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
Seeking consensus on a "Casualties and victims" section for the Christchurch mosque shootings article. It includes a table listing the known victims by nationality. If you can, please indicate your support or objection at Talk:Christchurch mosque shootings#Casualties and victims. Neegzistuoja ( talk) 19:30, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
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This edit by User:Anomalous+0, adding Category:Anti-abortion violence in the United States back in the tree of Category:Christian terrorism, may not comply with WP:TERRORIST. After all, not all violence is terrorism. Just checking what other editors think of it. Marcocapelle ( talk) 17:47, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
See the talk page link for the 2018 Strasbourg attack article. AadaamS ( talk) 07:02, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
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How do I report a user for supporting terrorist organizations or terrorist threats? SpinnerLaserz ( talk) 21:06, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
Should End Domestic Terrorism rally be part of this project? See discussion here. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk) 01:58, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
Hello and greetings from the maintainers of the WP 1.0 Bot! As you may or may not know, we are currently involved in an overhaul of the bot, in order to make it more modern and maintainable. As part of this process, we will be rewriting the web tool that is part of the project. You might have noticed this tool if you click through the links on the project assessment summary tables.
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In the page ' /info/en/?search=Category:Journalists_who_died_as_a_result_of_terrorism' I miss quite some names. One of them is /info/en/?search=Jamal_Khashoggi whose death has been positively connected to the leader of Saudi Arabia by various different sources.
Is there a reason why this person can not be a terrorist? Because monarchy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Basvossen ( talk • contribs) 22:51, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
This deletion discussion might be of interest to people here: wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/User:Queerly_Bohemian/Userboxes/FreedomFighters.-- Literaturegeek | T@1k? 13:48, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
Talk:Hijackers in the September 11 attacks#Merge discussion .
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Please, check the discussion at Talk:Al-Aqsa Foundation#What is the exact subject of the article? Merge needed?. I need some help to identify each organization properly and fix List of designated terrorist groups accordingly. Thank you. -- MarioGom ( talk) 18:24, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
Hey! I just wanted to drop a note that I've just made about ten or fifteen edits to the short descriptions of a number of terrorism-related articles, especially in Australia. These edits have just been to clean up or add missing short descriptions and to fit them to one of three formats:
For attacks and hostage-takings that were thwarted, I've simply prepended "thwarted" to them. ItsPugle ( talk) 12:11, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
A conversation that may be of interest to this Wikiproject: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Organized_crime#Defining_"organised_crime",_Part_II:_Terrorism . It concerns whether terrorism should be within the scope of WikiProject Organized crime. The status quo is "yes, terrorism is part of WikiProject Organized crime", so there's a bit of WikiProject overlap here. SnowFire ( talk) 19:46, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
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Hi, i have been trying to improve the Conspiracy_of_Fire_Nuclei page and wanted to add itto this project, would this be the correct usage of Wikiproject Terrorism? It is already in organized crime and it seems from above there is some overlap. Thanks. W1tchkr4ft 00 ( talk) 02:41, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
An editor seems inclined to delete significant RS-supported text that they do not seem to like, which bears on the utterance of Allahu Akhbar as a battle cry while performing terrorist acts.
The mass delete is here.
Other eyes would be helpful. Thanks. -- 2604:2000:E010:1100:7970:6CEA:7159:A47A ( talk) 09:47, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi all, I've boldly updated your project's peer review page ( Wikipedia:WikiProject Terrorism/Peer review) by updating the instructions and archiving old reviews.
The new instructions use Wikipedia's general peer review process ( WP:PR) to list peer reviews. Your project's reviews are still able to be listed on your local page too.
The benefits of this change is that review requests will get seen by a wider audience and are likely to be attended to in a more timely way (many WikiProject peer reviews remain unanswered after years). The Wikipedia peer review process is also more maintained than most WikiProjects, and this may help save time for your active members.
I've done this boldly as it seems your peer review page is pretty inactive and I am working through around 90 such similar peer review pages. Please feel free to discuss below - please ping me ({{ u|Tom (LT)}}) in your response.
Cheers and hope you are well, Tom (LT) ( talk) 01:00, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
I welcome your input at the following link: Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 December 8#Several Images of mass shooters. -- George Ho ( talk) 23:28, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi everyone, hope you're all keeping safe in these difficult times. Would it be possible for someone to review this article: Suffragette bombing and arson campaign. It hasn't yet received a rating for quality or importance, but it is within the scope of this project. Thank you! ErraticDrumlin ( talk) 13:45, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
A requested move discussion has been initiated for Gaza War (2008–2009) to be moved to 2008–2009 Gaza conflict. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. — RMCD bot 10:42, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
Death recently confirmed by other terrorist(s). Bokoharamwatch ( talk) 06:47, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
Is there a corresponding article in English for the French article? Maybe Maghreb insurgency? Thanks! Bokoharamwatch ( talk) 08:08, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
The 1995
Oklahoma City bombing article has no mention of "Breivik" (terrorist) or "Norway".
Good!
"
2011 Norway attacks" has a sub-section about the
Christchurch mosque shootings.
Dubious, perhaps!
(I believe that I can locate a wiki-notable reference that indicates a "flimsy link et cetera" between the Oklahoma terrorism and the Norway terrorism.
However, I can not see any fault with the current article about the Oklahoma terrorism.
Which article might be "going about things the wrong way" [my words].
The Norway terrorism article, or the Oklahoma terrorism article?
(For the record, I am not doubting that several wikipedians feel that I should not have posted on this discussion page. I understand such a sentiment. However, I think that the topic should actually be mentioned here first. Sooner or later there might be consensus to close this topic here, and move it to a different discussion page.) Thank you!
89.8.108.103 (
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Looks like the 2019 "New Zealand terrorism" topic, will be staying in the 2011 "Norway terrorism" article, for quite a while.
8 hours after I mentioned an issue, on the wp:Terrorism page, then the Norway attack article was partially locked for one month:
" 13:24, 23 July ... Changed protection settings for "2011 Norway attacks": Persistent disruptive editing: unconfirmed account/s, maybe try consulting with more experienced editors on the article talk page (Talk:2011 Norway attacks), because this isn't really working ([Edit=Require autoconfirmed or confirmed access] (expires ... 23 August 2021"
There have been (about) zero complaints on the talk page.
(Could it be that the 2019 "New Zealand terrorism" topic is so sensitive, that one should not rock the boat in the "2011 Norway attack" article?)
89.8.108.103 (
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Anyone know anything about this? Topic:
Islamist attacks in zamfara & congo
Thanks. Bokoharamwatch ( talk) 23:57, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Battle of Marawi#Requested move 10 September 2021 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. — hueman1 ( talk • contributions) 09:00, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect
SUV attack in 2021. The discussion will occur at
Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 November 23#SUV attack in 2021 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.
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Hello, I have noticed that User:TompaDompa has redirected numerous terrorist attack articles this month, August 2021. Many of the attacks killed dozens of people or more. If these attacks occurred in Western countries, they certainly would have independent articles. Redirecting the articles furthers a bias towards the West which is rampant on Wikipedia. Thriley ( talk) 18:49, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
Present. Bokoharamwatch ( talk) 17:11, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
Islam in Finland, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you.
Bookku, 'Encyclopedias = expanding information & knowledge' ( talk) 13:24, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
I have (with the help of others) made a small user script to detect and highlight various links to unreliable sources and predatory journals. Some of you may already be familiar with it, given it is currently the 39th most imported script on Wikipedia. The idea is that it takes something like
John Smith "[https://www.deprecated.com/article Article of things]" ''Deprecated.com''. Accessed 2020-02-14.
)and turns it into something like
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This is a one time notice and can't be unsubscribed from. Delivered by: MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:02, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
This image said to be non-NPOV in arming teachers. Comment on article talk page if you can; I will also link that discussion to this notice. Bluerasberry (talk) 00:43, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:1988 Hyderabad, Sindh massacre#Requested move 30 August 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky ( talk) 15:32, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
Would someone from this WikiProject mind taking a look at People's Anti-Fascist Front and assessing it? It was created a few weeks ago directly in the mainspace and has zero categories. It also has no WikiProject banners on its talk page, but it seems to fall within the scope of this one based on someone of the article linked to in the article. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 00:56, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at
Talk:Al-Bayan (radio station) regarding whether we should list known frequencies for this
ISIL-run
pirate radio station. Thank you. –
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Talk:Al-Bayan (radio station)#RfC: Radio frequencies has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. – LaundryPizza03 ( d c̄) 17:07, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
Your participation in an RFC at Talk:Al-Bayan_(radio_station)#RFC:_Radio_Frequencies_of_Al-Bayan is welcome. Robert McClenon ( talk) 18:47, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
Please see here: Talk:Iraqi_conflict_(2003–present)#Requested_move_6_March_2023 FOARP ( talk) 15:19, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
The edits of AlexBalder01 are focused on terror and I believe they should be checked by someone in the field. I have seen they removed the category FBI wanted terrorists from Khadaffy Janjalani and they actually were an FBI wanted terrorist. Also in the Kurdish Turkish conflict they were making controversial edits, but also in the Israeli Palestinian area and else they were editing I have seen. Maybe someone wants to go through their edits. They made hundreds of category edits. Paradise Chronicle ( talk) 23:21, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
@Paradise Chronicle https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/terrorinfo @AlexBalder01
@Paradise Chronicle Check if Khadaffy Janjalani's name is on the FBI's Most Wanted terrorists list https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism/most-wanted. @AlexBalder01
So obviously there’s some gatekeeping at work here to prevent the average person from contributing. That is a shameful course of action because this website was intended to engage every-person. I’m here to flag a page that goes to great lengths, discussing the murder of private citizens, to couch criminal behavior in the words of a justified military force. Please review the page that results if you look up the following search terms “Israel Shireen Abu Akleh“ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.189.243.155 ( talk) 21:32, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006)#Requested move 9 July 2023 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. - 🔥 𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 01:50, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Kidnapping of Shani Louk#Requested move 30 October 2023 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. — Alalch E. 22:50, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
Editors have proposed merging the articles Kidnapping of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and Kidnapping of Noa Argamani into 2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis, which are of interest to this WikiProject.
You are invited join the discussions at Talk:2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis § Proposed merger and Talk:2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis § Proposed merger 2.— Alalch E. 17:39, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved ( closed by non-admin page mover) — Mdaniels5757 ( talk • contribs) 03:19, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia:WikiProject Terrorism →
Wikipedia:WikiProject Political Violence – It occurs to me that
Wikipedia:WikiProject Terrorism is a WikiProject that is a bit at odds with the prevailing guidelines on Wikipedia. The WikiProject, created in 2006, is essentially a broad repository for all kinds of political violence (some of it explicitly and expressly terroristic in nature, some more ambiguous), but in its name, the WikiProject essentially goes against the precepts of
MOS:TERRORIST, which is part of
MOS:WTW (created in 2010), and instead opts for a POV term. Might it not be better, for the sake of adherence to Wikipedia's general position on avoiding POV terms such as "terrorist", to rename what is essentially the flagship WikiProject on political violence to "WikiProject Political Violence"? By that means the WikiProject name itself would help convey the principles already contained in Wikipedia's manual of style and reduce the somewhat awkward dissonance between Wikipedia's general practice, and its maintenance of a WikiProject name in defiance of it. It would also recognise that large outstanding issues surround the definition of "terrorism", see:
Terrorism - The Definitional Problem,
Who Become a Terrorist? Poverty, Education, and the Origins of Political Violence,
Terrorism and political violence: An introduction, etc.
Iskandar323 (
talk) 12:57, 6 November 2023 (UTC) — Relisting.
The Night Watch
(talk)
22:02, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
"contemporary political violence, including terrorism, guerrilla warfare, and related forms of violence"[3], editors, readers and all users alike would be reminded to think less in terms of political rhetoric and clichés and more in terms of an encyclopedic and structured approach to political violence. It would encourage a more openly inclusive approach to political violence topics, where currently the WikiProject's POV titling currently places it, ostensibly, at one end of the 'terrorist–freedom fighter' POV spectrum. Iskandar323 ( talk) 06:55, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
As there has been no hint of support from the small group of people who would be most significantly affected, this contested moved should not happenis not a valid reason to close this discussion. The only situations in which a RM would be closed is when a consensus has emerged, or none thereof has formed after significant discussion. This discussion has been open for only a week, and needs time for other users to participate and potentially form a consensus. Simply closing it based upon the fact that none of the WikiProject participants have commented yet is inappropriate, as there may be several users who have their own opinions on the change yet missed it because it was not on the RM discussion list, including some within the project who support it. Yes, they could choose to reopen the discussion if they disagree with the outcome, but with only you and the nominator participating so far, it is valid to assume that consensus had not had the time to develop. Seeing that there is no policy-based reason to have this discussion closed early, and you and the nominator have been the only participants thus far, I relisted it to give time for other users to deposit their own policy-based viewpoints without abruptly shutting down the discussion. The Night Watch (talk) 16:25, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
feel that a consensus will be clarified after a relist. You and the nominator both have policy-based arguments, and I feel as if it would be appropriate to not close the discussion prematurely towards one outcome. Though you may be correct to suggest that my words go against the exact phrasing of the essay, I still presume within my limited discretion as a closer that a consensus will form through a relist, and though my words on closing may not be fully supported by that page, I do feel as though a consensus needs time to develop through a relist. If you truly think my relist was unjustified, you are always free to discuss my conduct as a closer to other users and let them scrutinize my actions. The Night Watch (talk) 17:04, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
WikiProjects are community platforms that should follow community guidelines. While Iskandar's argument was not explicitly written down somewhere (to my knowledge) and within my discretion found your argument to have more weight, you both raise valid points on how WikiProjects should be treated, and thus found this to be a bit of a gray area that would need further development. I don't know what you're trying to get me to do by continuing this discussion. I have said why I believe this RM needed a relisting and used my discretion to do so. You are always free to invite other users to review my conduct, and they may close this RM and discipline me if I was found to be of poor judgment. I am always willing to bow out if one of my actions is found to be made out of incompetence. But as it stands, I intend to stand by my decision to relist. The ultimate result of this discussion will lie with the discretion of a different user.
"While we have to date limited ourselves to acts of violence against civilians by Violent non-state actors ("VNSAs") for political gain, users are encouraged to add their own new focus."There is no mention or exploration of the relationship between terrorism and the broader milieu of less explicitly categorized political violence, nor any obvious clarity of distinction between them. The notion of
"violence against civilians by Violent non-state actors for political gain"is vague and just as applicable to freedom fighters and resistance movements as it is to those labelled "terrorists", which is exactly the issue that MOS:TERRORIST outlines. Iskandar323 ( talk) 09:30, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
"A WikiProject is fundamentally a social construct"- now it can't be both people and social construct. One sentence must be poorly worded. Iskandar323 ( talk) 22:32, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
I have started a discussion as to whether a 'sentence' parameter should be added to the civilian attack infobox here. PARAKANYAA ( talk) 02:00, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
An editor has started an RfC asking "Should Operation Al-Aqsa Flood by Hamas be included in the List of Islamist terrorist attacks?" at Talk:List of Islamist terrorist attacks#Should Operation Al-Aqsa Flood by Hamas included in the list of Islamist Terrorist attacks?. Interested editors are invited to participate. TarnishedPath talk 09:16, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
This may be of interest to editors. /info/en/?search=Talk:2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war#RfC_on_sexual_violence_in_lead_section -- Coretheapple ( talk) 22:05, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Alessandro Orsini (sociologist)#Requested move 4 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces ( talk) 16:03, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:April 2023 Israel rocket attacks#Requested move 5 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces ( talk) 09:26, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Re'im music festival massacre#Requested move 6 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces ( talk) 13:03, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Siege of Gaza City#Requested move 6 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces ( talk) 19:33, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Holit massacre#Requested move 10 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces ( talk) 06:34, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Nir Yitzhak massacre#Requested move 10 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces ( talk) 06:38, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
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Please see the RfC at Talk:Operation Entebbe#RfC: Should Operation Eagle Claw Be Discussed In This Article and Do the Included Citations Support the Article?. – CWenger ( ^ • @) 05:41, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
Readers here may be interested in contributing to the discussion at Talk:2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks#Requesting Move 2. Cheers. - GTBacchus( talk) 02:20, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
We could use some other opinions on Template talk:Controversies surrounding people captured during the War on Terror as the discussion there has become over-personalized. -- John ( talk) 02:48, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
Not sure about the change in the main page to say articles on non-civilian targets are not terrorism, they still should be. Wed need consensus to limit the scope on that. Also need to add state terrorism as it would be POV to limit to non-state terrorism.
Also think we can remove the pat-on-the-back to the founders from the lead of the main page. Lihaas ( talk) 23:00, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
2011 failed Gothenburg terrorist attack can and should be removed. th arguements use are rubbish since the failed bomibng of times square, etc is on here as notable Lihaas ( talk) 23:02, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
I've proposed a merger of Counter-insurgency into Insurgency. Interested editors should comment on Talk:Insurgency.-- S. Rich ( talk) 21:39, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
A Featured Portal related to this WikiProject, Portal:Biological warfare, has been nominated for deletion. Please see the discussion, at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Biological warfare. Thank you for your time, — Cirt ( talk) 04:12, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
Talk:War on Terror#Terminology.
RightCowLeftCoast (
talk)
00:52, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
Please add some eyeballs onto Talk:Martyrdom video, rev history of "Martyrdom video". Staszek Lem ( talk) 16:04, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Please comment about a possible merge at Talk:September 11 attacks#Proposal of merge from Stairwell A D O N D E groovily Talk to me 03:23, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
I would appreciate the input from experienced members of the present WikiProject at Talk:Lars Gule#RfC: Use of the terrorist label and corresponding categories. __ meco ( talk) 08:54, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
Someone just removed 2012 Aurora shooting from this WikiProject. I feel like it would remain in the scope of the project. Any thoughts? Ryan Vesey Review me! 02:05, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
Please share your knowledge on the matter in the AfD which is currently taking place. Thank you. TheCuriousGnome ( talk) 19:48, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
Hello. There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding the creation of guidelines for the notability of Guantanamo detainees/prisoners in general. The thread is No special treatment for Guantanamo captives. Thank you.-- Joshuaism ( talk) 13:27, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
I mentioned the AIDS 2.0 article as stub-class and low-importance for this project in its talk page, to offset the tendency to consider this disease as something purely medicine-related. Sure they will try to sell us a vaccine for it... Wakari07 ( talk) 20:25, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
The Islamist group which was partially responsible for the embassy attack in Libya does not have a page. Ansar al-Sharia redirects to Ansar ash-Shari'a, a Yemeni group. Ansar al-Sharia should become its own entry with a
notice. Thanks! -- Jprg1966 (talk) 20:04, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
Please participate in this discussion and share your opinion on the matter. Thanks. TheCuriousGnome ( talk) 16:46, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
Operation Entebbe, an article that your project may be interested in, has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. AIRcorn (talk) 14:33, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Religious terrorism is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Religious terrorism until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. BigJim707 ( talk) 07:35, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
Talk:Fort Hood shooting#Request for Comment.
RightCowLeftCoast (
talk)
20:04, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
Do we have an article on where a knife is used on a stabbing spree / mass stabbing instead of a gun ( school shooting) ? school massacre should cover both, and bombings as well) -- 70.24.250.103 ( talk) 06:12, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
Please see: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Economic terrorism. Thanks. Borock ( talk) 06:05, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
World Trade Center, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. AIRcorn (talk) 06:50, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
File:Two suspects wanted by the FBI for the bombing.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.250.103 ( talk) 05:02, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
File:BostonSuspect1.jpg and File:BostonSuspect2.jpg have been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.250.103 ( talk) 23:50, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
Is there an article on al-Qaeda in Iran (AQIRI? perhaps?) that's been in the news recently? -- 70.24.250.103 ( talk) 05:17, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
image:The-tsarnaev-suspects-fbi-photo-release.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.250.103 ( talk) 04:25, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
image:Suspect1and2.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 70.24.250.103 ( talk) 23:42, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
file:2013 Boston Marathon finish line explosion.png is under NFCR -- 65.94.76.126 ( talk) 08:12, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
File:Building after 1998 bomb blast.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.76.126 ( talk) 05:48, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
image:Grounded airplanes at Halifax International Airport on September 11, 2001.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.94.79.6 ( talk) 06:37, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
image:Glenane.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 ( talk) 07:14, 20 July 2013 (UTC)
I've created the new article about the book Targeted Killings: Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World, which discusses the subject of targeted killing.
Further suggestions for research and additional secondary sources would be appreciated, at the article's talk page, at Talk:Targeted Killings: Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World.
Thank you, — Cirt ( talk) 04:12, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and created Category:Targeted killing, a category to encompass articles related to the topic of Targeted killing.
Suggestions for additional articles to add into the category would be appreciated, feel free to add them yourself or suggest them at Category talk:Targeted killing.
Cheers,
— Cirt ( talk) 01:58, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
Is Category:Individuals designated as terrorist by the United Kingdom government an appropriate category? There is a similarly named category for U.S. designated terrorists. My additions to category fictional terrorists are being reverted; even though several fictional characters are referred to as terrorists by fictional government; which seems to be the only definition. CensoredScribe ( talk) 05:56, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
Bundy militia article has many cites and describes the notable group who mounted an armed conflict in Nevada, USA. They used assault rifles, handguns, and knives to threaten the public while stopping traffic on the Interstate 15 highway, set up sniper positions, and wielded weapons against US Federal Government law enforcement officers. They have been labeled terrorists by high US Government officials. Baleywik ( talk) 02:34, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Bundy militia is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. Baleywik ( talk) 02:38, 20 April 2014 (UTC)
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej ( talk) 22:48, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
I proposed to retarget from al-Qaeda to Global jihad (disambiguation). Discuss here.~ Technophant ( talk) 07:57, 21 October 2014 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
Talk:War in Afghanistan (2001–14)#Propose merger. Thanks.
RightCowLeftCoast (
talk)
05:38, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 March 21#Category:War in Afghanistan (2001–14). Thanks.
RightCowLeftCoast (
talk)
05:29, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christian terrorism (2nd nomination) may be of interest - unsure why this project wasn't notified. Bastun Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 09:40, 21 March 2015 (UTC)
I'm with you on deleting the article if necessary, as the only refrence REQUIRES a Los Angeles Public Library card. Any way to broadcast this need for sources? DONT MESS ( talk) 19:02, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Genocide definitions, Definitions of pogrom and Definitions of fascism are suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Genocide definitions until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Oncenawhile ( talk) 09:53, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
A requested move discussion has been initiated for List of designated terrorist organizations to be moved to List of designated terrorist groups. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. — RMCD bot 22:28, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
A requested move discussion has been initiated for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to be moved to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. — RMCD bot 23:00, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
A requested move discussion has been initiated for Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) to be moved to List of Conflicts and Terrorist Incidents in the Sahara and Sahel. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. — RMCD bot 23:01, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
A requested move discussion has been initiated for Iraqi insurgency (2011–present) to be moved to Iraq War (2011-present). This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. — RMCD bot 23:17, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
A requested move discussion has been initiated for Boston Marathon bombings to be moved to Boston Marathon bombing. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. — RMCD bot 23:18, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
The discussion has settled on three options. If you are interested in having a say in the selection, please visit Talk:Ahmed Yassin#Image selection for the Ahmed Yassin article and make your opinion known there. Thank you. -- Avi ( talk) 02:13, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
Hiya, I'm an admin trying to deal with a dispute at the Jundallah and Balochistan conflict articles. I have no opinion on the article content, but since the disputes there are mainly involving two editors, it would help to get some other voices into the mix. The main points of dispute right now seem to be of definition: One is as to how many commanders should be listed in the infobox. If a news article states that "the deputy commander was killed", does that mean that the commander is notable enough to be listed? Another dispute has to do with whether the group should be called "separatist" or not. The group says it isn't separatist, but some sources do call it separatist, so there is a dispute as to how to list the information in the article. If anyone has experience with these matters, could you pop in? Thanks, -- El on ka 17:21, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
See [1]
No article has yet been created, and creation of such an article will probably be strongly contested. A foreign student is accused of plotting to make bombs and target a house of a former president. The article mentions no obvious motives however, nor of his religious or political beliefs, though some might infer some motives from his use of the terms "Jihad" and "infidel".
It is time for Jihad' Agents also found a notebook believed to be Aldawsari's journal, in which he allegedly wrote that he'd been planning to commit an attack on U.S. soil for years and specifically sought out a certain scholarship because it would get him into the country and provide funds that would "help tremendously in providing me with the support I need for Jihad." In the same entry describing his pursuit of the scholarship, which he did obtain, he allegedly wrote, "And now, after mastering the English language, learning how to build explosives and continuous planning to target the infidel Americans, it is time for Jihad." The affidavit claims Aldawsari also created a blog where he posted radical messages. One post allegedly written by the Saudi said, "You who created mankind ... grant me martyrdom for Your sake and make jihad easy for me only in Your path." Redhanker ( talk) 19:00, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
If anyone is looking for ideas on articles we're missing, please feel free to take ideas off my personal To-Do list: User:MatthewVanitas#Planned_extremist_articles. It would be cool if you drop me a line to let me know though, as I might have sources, etc. for some of these and/or can collaborate. Hope this gives some folks some good ideas; I've had this list for three years and almost none of these redlinks have been turned blue other than by me, so quite a few groups unaddressed. MatthewVanitas ( talk) 21:10, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
On a new article I wrote: Mohamed Alanssi, a FBI informant who set himself on fire in front of the White House in 2004. See Talk:Mohamed Alanssi as well. -- Mnnlaxer ( talk) 20:11, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
All CSRT and ARB pdf links on dod.mil are now dead
I don't know when this happened, but the URL directory tree was changed from www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/detainees to www.dod.mil/pubs/foi/operation_and_plans/Detainee. As an example, Mohamed Jawad's CSRT testimony used to be at: foi/detainees/csrt_arb/Set_44_2922-3064.pdf#33
Now the URL is: foi/operation_and_plans/Detainee/csrt_arb/Set_44_2922-3064.pdf#33
I would think that a bot could be constructed to fix this. Anybody know how? -- Mnnlaxer ( talk) 17:00, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
From the time that they were released starting in 2005, documents on Guantanamo detainees have been very important - and controversial - sources. I'd like to start two discussions about their use in articles on detainees. The first, under this heading, could be a broad discussion about how and when CSRT and ARB should be used as sources.
The only point I'll make initially is that it is now six years since the first documents were released. While at one time, these documents were the only public information available about most of the detainees, the situation has changed dramatically since then. Besides the many released detainees, who are now available for news sources to cover, journalist have used the release of names and basic details of all the detainees to track down more information about them. I hope that all of you know about Andy Worthington's work in this regard. But the more notable detainees have had news coverage published about them. Thus, the CSRT and ARB information has become less important over time.
I'm sure there are discussions already out there somewhere that deal with this subject directly. Please post links to them here if you know where they are. -- Mnnlaxer ( talk) 17:25, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
My second discussion topic is more technical in nature. First, the CSRT and ARB articles haven't got much attention lately. They could use a review. Second, the templates for CSRT and ARB's are in the same state. Third, how should these templates be used in detainee articles?
Years ago for most detainees, the CSRT and ARB was the only information available. At that time, it made sense to develop a long template to be used in articles that explained what they were and provided a form to fill in the basics from the hearings. Now, it doesn't make much sense to do so, in my opinion. Sometimes, just a Main article template to CSRT or ARB would suffice and information contained in those documents can come from news reports. The two different approaches are exemplified in Mohamed Jawad#Combatant Status Review (which I'm currently working on) and Omar Khadr#Combatant Status Review Tribunal or Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri#Combatant Status Review.
PS - I would suggest deleting Template:GTMO-phone. It's only used in two articles. -- Mnnlaxer ( talk) 17:42, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
What is the policy/regulation/procedure concerning groups that are labeled by some countries as "terrorist organizations". Would not Wikipedia:Terrorist apply? Some organizations are labeled as "militant" in the opening paragraph followed in the 2nd paragraph with the statement of certain countries that consider said organization as a "terrorist organization". Yet some individuals prefer the opening sentence to blantantly state this is a "terrorist organization". A clarification regarding this issue would be helpful. Thanks. -- Kansas Bear ( talk) 21:45, 11 November 2011 (UTC)
A couple of editors have requested sources outside of the U.S. and Israel for the claim that Hezbollah ought to be included in Category:Islamic terrorism. I only speak English and have provided countless reliable sources for it, but they are all from U.S. and Israeli sources. Can anyone help out? Thanks in advance. -- GHcool ( talk) 00:05, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
I'm looking at the Reactions_to_the_death_of_Osama_bin_Laden article, and I was hoping that this project could look at the article, and rate it. In addition, I'm hoping for any thoughts on what can bring the rating up to GA or FA status on the Talk Page. Thank you in advance for your feedback. 24.11.87.186 ( talk) 20:39, 17 January 2012 (UTC)
Sambhaji Brigade has been cleaned up and is fairly quiet at the moment, but it's the sort of page that could do with some friendly eyeballs watching it. Cheers. FlagSteward ( talk) 18:03, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
When Talk:April 2012 Afghanistan attacks is tagged with this project's banner, is that a) done in error or b) done because this project has a wide and fluffy understanding of what constitutes terrorism? __ meco ( talk) 10:01, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Would someone be willing to review the 2012 Burgas bus bombing article and give it a new grade? I am very unsure of how the system in grading works... Thanks -- Activism 1234 17:23, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
Does wikipedia have a policy on naming the victims of terrorist attacks? For example that victims - must be named if known, should be named, may be named, depends, should not be named, or must not be named. Or is each incident different? Thanks. -- Flexdream ( talk) 22:56, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
I've been working on Sami Omar Al-Hussayen, in which the Saudi defendant was acquitted on federal charges of conspiracy to support terrorist organizations through his activities as a webmaster. It was considered a significant case in terms of civil liberties under the Patriot Act. The Act has been included in the Terrorism Project, so I also included this article in the Project. Or, is there another category for litigation of alleged terrorists? This case was notable in a couple of respects, according to RS about it. Parkwells ( talk) 23:45, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
I found
As stated in the following Bloomberg article, this report discusses the "dark net" that many terrorists use
WhisperToMe ( talk) 21:32, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
I found this source but not sure where it goes:
WhisperToMe ( talk) 03:05, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
It appears to be a growing phenomenon. There are sources for this term as well as the synonyms "double tap" and "rescuer strike". Is it worth an article or a section within an article?
A few of the many sources:
Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 12:38, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
Terrorism in Mexico should be added to this project, by somebody, who can rate this article as well. Waiting. OccultZone ( talk) 06:08, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
Does anyone know if any article is using this source? If not, it may be useful. WhisperToMe ( talk) 07:41, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi, can anyone more familiar with the region/situation please help at Talk:2014_Winter_Olympics#jihadist.3F? Specifically the article alludes to a jihadist group, but then doesn't really explain if they really are one as far as i can tell. Sportfan5000 ( talk) 02:41, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
A discussion has begun in order to gain a consensus on whether to include or exclude material involving the CIA and weapons smuggling in the article. Please weigh in on the discussion at the talk page. This may also be a good time to reassess the rating on the article. Thank you.-- Maleko Mela ( talk) 22:03, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
Has anyone thought of starting Counter-Terrorism Act of 1995?
I found some resources here: " Counter-Terrorism Act of 1995" ( Archive) - Center for Democracy and Technology - Updated August 5, 1996 WhisperToMe ( talk) 16:36, 8 July 2014 (UTC)
Probably would benefit from at least being on the watchlist of some members of this project. Dougweller ( talk) 15:38, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
Do you think this thesis may be useful in an article? WhisperToMe ( talk) 19:08, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
This is a notice about Category:Terrorism articles needing expert attention, which might be of interest to your WikiProject. It will take a while before the category is populated. Iceblock ( talk) 03:20, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
Since a three months requested move moratorium came into effect on the page Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a few editors have complained that there is no consensus for the moratorium, so I have initiated an RfC to see if there is a consensus to end the moratorium with the closing of the RfC. See:
-- PBS ( talk) 11:34, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
I feel a crying need to start WP:WikiProject Syrian Civil War due the exponential growth of interest and article activity related to the conflict in the region. I think we need a place to keep track of all the newly created and discussions related to these topics. Article talk pages have become the de facto means to talk these inter-related issues, however the number of new pages is growing exponentially . I do think that both the Syrian Civil War and ISIL should be included as a in the same project. Sincerely, Technophant ( talk) 06:19, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
Russia's Regnum news agency is this evening reporting the death of Samantha Lewthwaite in Ukraine, according to This from Kenya's The Standard. Someone has already added details of the alleged incident to her biography, quoting Regnum as the source. It probably needs reverting until reports of her death are either confirmed or found to be untrue, and could do with a few people from here adding it to their watchlists as I suspect there'll be a flurry of news reports about this when the various outlets pick the story up. Thanks, This is Paul ( talk) 19:17, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
I personally had made the stylistic decision to use "Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI)" instead of "al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI)" in the ISIL and the newly split Al-Qaeda in Iraq article. Other editors in the article agreed to this as well. I do understand that the word "al" means "the" and usually isn't capitalized and that there is a consensus decision made in on Talk:al-Qaeda to use this format site-wide. I see other articles ( al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)) have chosen not to capitalize the "al-". It's standard in English to capitalize all letters in an acronym, and I think this standard should override the preference not to capitalize "al-".
The Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Abbreviations doesn't have much guidance except to say "If a guideline conflicts with the correct usage of a proper name, ignore it." Capitalization of proper names should go with the most common use in reliable sources, not Wikipedians' preferences. I hope we can come to an agreement on how to do this.~ Technophant ( talk) 17:37, 25 September 2014 (UTC)
When a group gains territorial control of an area and commits an atrocity, is this best defined as terrorism or something else? Please feel free to speculate on potential motivations of groups such as intimidation and coercion of local populations and intimidation to the point of educing terror amongst surrounding groups.
This relates to a related discussion at Talk:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant but which has significant differences to the content of this discussion. I think that this is a valid question to ask independence of editors involved on the ISIL page but would be happy to place notification on that page if considered relevant. See: WP:FORUMSHOP Gregkaye ✍♪ 11:53, 2 December 2014 (UTC)
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How does this project reconcile itself with WP:TERRORIST? I thought that WP didn't use the term "terorist" except in extraordinary circumstances, like the September 11 attacks which is an exception arrived at by consensus. -- Nbauman ( talk) 23:22, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
Does it meet WP:EVENT? It definitely meets WP:GNG IMHO; see this with coverage extending at least into last year.-- RightCowLeftCoast ( talk) 22:28, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
An editor with interests in political Islam has unjustifiably flagged Ali Muhammad Brown Subject is notable because story was covered over decades by several Seattle and New Jersey mainstream news sources as well as national CNN for a conviction for a terrorist fraud scheme, and series of murders, including murders of 2 LGBT men on the west and east coast, and widely cited as likely example of Islamist terrorism. Editor is questioning reliability of Seattle and New Jersey and CNN media, and claiming it is original research when it is backed up by multiple reliable sources. Bachcell ( talk) 14:32, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
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I've just spotted that an Al-Qaeda in Bosnia and Herzegovina article was recently created. Could someone with knowledge of the subject take a look, as it doesn't read as particularly NPOV to me. Cordless Larry ( talk) 20:12, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
I am in need of an advice: There were 2 suicide bomb blasts in Saudi Arabia First on 22 and second on 29 May, 2015, ISIS has accepted the responsibility of both the suicide attacks. For First attack there is a page 2015 Qatif mosque bombing. I have created a section for second attack that is “Dammam Mosque bomb blast”.
Expert opion(s) are requested. Nannadeem ( talk) 20:38, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
The usage and primary topic of Al-Awda is under discussion, see talk:The Return (guerrilla organization) -- 70.51.202.183 ( talk) 05:24, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
Needs more eyes. It has been added a lot of possibly POV content and sourced materials has been deleted with no reason. Rupert Loup ( talk) 20:02, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
The parent " Category:Organizations designated as terrorist by designator" has nine subcategories in the format " Category:Government of Canada designated terrorist organizations". At a bare minimum, these should use hyphenation for the compound modifier ("Government of Canada" modifies "designated", not "terrorist organizations"; "Government of Canada-designated" would modify "terrorist organizations"). Better yet, rearrange this to match the style of the parent category: "Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada" or "Organizations designated as terrorist by the government of Canada". I can see no reason to use "the government of" for some countries but not others. Then the only variation among all these would be "Organizations/Organisations". Chris the speller yack 19:43, 13 June 2015 (UTC)
There is an ongoing RM discussion. Comment there for consensus. -- George Ho ( talk) 18:03, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
I've raised a discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 August 21#Input Wanted on Category:Islamists by nationality. Contributions welcome. Greg Kaye 17:06, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
Recently I was looking around for older articles of mine to improve and looked again at 1987 Zaragoza Barracks bombing. I was a little surprised to see that it had only been marked as start class. The criteria for that say that that means it likely has unencyclopedic prose, non-compliance with MOS and inadequate referencing. I don't believe that any of those apply in this case, the article for example is fully referenced to multiple reliable sources. However, I'm biased as the article creator and would appreciate if someone could take a look and give me some pointers on how to improve it. Valenciano ( talk) 16:31, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
This category's headnote says "organizations should be included in specific sub-categories only, never in this parent category" (and has for a number of years - this isn't a recent change). Yet 124 articles, as well as a number of subcats named for organizations (rather than subcats "Orgs designated as terrorist by the US, by Egypt, etc.", I mean) have been placed in it directly. What's the wikiproject's opinion on this - remove the headnote, or subcat the articles? – Roscelese ( talk ⋅ contribs) 01:29, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
I have expanded this page a little re its connection to the 2003 Casablanca bombings. I came across a user-space draft at User:Lv06042011/Sandbox which might be used to greatly expand the Salafia Jihadia page. 220 of Borg 18:47, 30 November 2015 (UTC)
Category:United Kingdom Home Office designated terrorist groups has been nominated for deletion, merging, or renaming. You are encouraged to join the discussion on the Categories for discussion page. AusLondonder ( talk) 05:41, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
I initiated at request for comment at Talk:Rafik Yousef#Request for comment regarding categorisation on the 12th of February but am yet to receive any replied. So input would be most welcome. AusLondonder ( talk) 16:12, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
I've noticed that wp:Terrorist is not adhered to in some of the more publicised events. E.g. 9/11 and November Paris attacks. What are peoples thoughts on this? I'm of the opinion that 'terrorism' should not be used in wiki-voice, which is how I interpret the spirit, if not the letter, of needing attribution as stated within the Terrorist policy. I.e. I see a difference in neutrality between 'X is terrorism' and 'X is described as terrorism'. However, I'd like to get a gauge on other peoples thoughts on this matter. Hollth ( talk) 02:48, 8 February 2016 (UTC)
An article that you have been involved in editing— January 2016 Paris police station attack —has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. AusLondonder ( talk) 08:17, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
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/info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2016_July_13#Category:Terrorism_by_year FYI JarrahTree 00:12, 14 July 2016 (UTC)
We have an article about Syed Hamid Hussain, who was involved in the Bacha Khan University attack. I proposed a merge request on the attack talk page if anyone is interested or a RfC on Hussain's article talk page about his significance in the event and thus whether the article should be merged. I'm sure some of the folk here have come across plenty of these discussions before and might offer some decent insight. Thanks, Jolly Ω Janner 03:23, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
Talk:SIG MCX# RFC: Is the Orlando shooting relevant? Please post on that page if you have a comment. Felsic2 ( talk) 20:14, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
This RFC covers two automotive articles with similar disputed material.
See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Automobiles#Request for Comment: Inclusion of vehicle use in crimes as part of vehicle articles. Felsic2 ( talk) 00:43, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
Is fiction about terrorism of interest to this WikiProject? Jim Michael ( talk) 12:27, 16 October 2016 (UTC)
There is a discussion ongoing at List of Islamist terrorist attacks on whether to add the July 2016 Nice attack to the list. This wikiproject is listed on the talk page as an interested group. Fyunck(click) ( talk) 06:10, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
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Article is Fake news website.
Greetings! I have recently relisted a requested move discussion at Talk:Jabhat Fateh al-Sham#Requested move 29 January 2016, regarding a page relating to this WikiProject. Discussion and opinions are invited. Thanks, Sky Warrior 17:57, 11 February 2017 (UTC)
A discussion is currently taking place at WT:TWP which members of this WikiProject may wish to contribute to. It is about the addition of terrorist incidents involving trains to railway accident navboxes. Mjroots ( talk) 13:49, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
An editor is 3RR removing the category Category:Terrorist incidents in the United Kingdom in 1974 from M62 coach bombing as "NPOV". Comments welcome at Talk: Andy Dingley ( talk) 21:17, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
I've restored the terrorism categories to all of the above articles. They were properly included per WP:V and WP:RS and have longstanding consensus for inclusion. Please gain consensus here before removing them again. You are now also aware that there is a 1RR restriction on Troubles-related articles. Remove these again without consensus and you will be reported. Bastun Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 21:25, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
If enough articles like this existed, what would be an appropriate name for it? Examples:
Not sure if there are others.
A broader category including all massacres, not just terrorist massacres, might be better, but I don't know if there is a massacres wiki project.
Broader still could be any article about mass deaths which identifies victims by name. Then we could include stuff like passenger list of the HMS Titanic. ScratchMarshall ( talk) 06:04, 28 May 2017 (UTC)
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Our articles relating to terrorist organisations are obviously highly contentious. We clearly don't want to portray terrorists in a positive light. But I'm wondering whether any more experienced editors in this area think our article Babbar Khalsa is unduly POVish? Particularly the first few paragraphs? AusLondonder ( talk) 04:28, 15 June 2017 (UTC)
Should the WikiProject Terrorism banner be added to the 2017 Portland train attack talk page? --- Another Believer ( Talk) 21:02, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
Hello. The inclusion of " Great Mosque of al-Nuri (Mosul)" is debated at Talk:2017#Al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, where I invite you to join in. -- George Ho ( talk) 00:12, 23 June 2017 (UTC)
There is an RfC discussion on which event that occurred in May/June 2017 to include or exclude ( Talk:2017#RfC: Events in May and June 2017). Join in discussion. -- George Ho ( talk) 06:32, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
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I just looked at a few of the articles in the "List of terrorist incidents in [month] 2017" series and looked for entries listed as having occurred in the UK. I removed several of the entries as simply not verifiable as being related to terrorism at all. I suspect the problem isn't just for UK entries and not just in the 2017 lists. Are inclusion criteria specified anywhere? I wonder what the quality checking regime is here - do members of this project ever check or review the quality of the articles being build in their name? -- DeFacto ( talk). 21:04, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
Stumbled into this old, inferior article. Perhaps it should be converted into a proper list? E.M.Gregory ( talk) 21:58, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
I would like to know if we have or could make categories reflecting individuals who have been accused of terrorism by notable sources, with a subcategory of those who have been formally charged with terrorism.
The latter would appear to be a good parent category to consolidate these three:
Presumably "imprisoned" is a subcategory of "convicted" which I'm going to go and make, while convicted/wanted would be subcategory of "charged". Do we have one for exoneration? ScratchMarshall ( talk) 22:54, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
Wikipedia has many thousands of wikilinks which point to disambiguation pages. It would be useful to readers if these links directed them to the specific pages of interest, rather than making them search through a list. Members of WikiProject Disambiguation have been working on this and the total number is now below 20,000 for the first time. Some of these links require specialist knowledge of the topics concerned and therefore it would be great if you could help in your area of expertise.
A list of the relevant links on pages which fall within the remit of this wikiproject can be found at http://69.142.160.183/~dispenser/cgi-bin/topic_points.py?banner=WikiProject_Terrorism
Please take a few minutes to help make these more useful to our readers.— Rod talk 19:03, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
The discussion can be found here:
-- K.e.coffman ( talk) 00:07, 11 April 2018 (UTC)
Can someone please point me to discussion about when it is appropriate to include individuals in this Wikiproject? I am asking because we usually avoid using the label terrorist in articles per WP:TERRORIST — I am sure there are many articles legitimately included here involving anti-terrorism laws, the history of terrorist tactics and definitional issues — but I am confused about the projects stated purpose of collecting specific organizations and individuals under this Wikiproject? I thought WP:TERRORIST reflected a community consensus on how this issue is handled? Seraphim System ( talk) 22:12, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
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Thank you. — The Transhumanist 07:58, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
Please see the discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2018 June 17 to merge Category:Armenian terrorist groups. – Fayenatic London 09:32, 13 July 2018 (UTC)
Should I place a template of the wikiproject in the Talk Page? Do you think EOKA is within the scope of this project?
EOKA was a guerilla organization that acted in Cyprus from 1955-60. As it attacked civilians (alleged traitors) it was described as a terrorist group by authorities. Plus, it is widely considered as a terrorist group in Turkey. Many scholars described EOKA as a terrorist group. See ref 43 of this version.
Placing a template such as Wikiproject Terrorism might initiate fury among pro-Greek users. In Greece and the greek cypriot part of Cyprus (Republic of Cyprus), EOKA is constantly glorified. Τζερόνυμο ( talk) 09:52, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
Some additional input at Talk:Terrorism_in_Europe#Podujevo_bus_bombing would be valuable to help move the discussion on. Bondegezou ( talk) 21:36, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
I have started 3 redirects, due to these events having a Death Toll more than 10, I have a doubt when are they going to have articles on their own or I should be continuing to create more redirects. Your thoughts? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sheldybett ( talk • contribs) 13:02, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
[2] is a french article on a Jerusalem terrorist attack that is not yet mentioned on english wikipedia. It should be added to current events for the date of the attack, as well list of terrorist attacks for February 2019 Bachcell ( talk) 19:15, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
Ori Anbacher (1999 where 2000- February 7 , 2019, Jerusalem ) is an Israeli woman , aged 19, murdered in an act of terrorism in Jerusalem . His assassination is causing national turmoil in Israel . She is the daughter of the rabbi of Tekoa and the granddaughter of Léo Ansbacher , rabbi of German origin , deported from Brussels , Belgium to France , prisoner of war , first at the Camp of Saint-Cyprien ( Pyrénées-Orientales ) and then at Gurs ( Basses-Pyrénées ) camp , during theWorld War II , where as a rabbi he animates the spiritual life.
Biography Ori Ansbacher was born in 1999 or 2000. 1 The 19-year-old daughter of Rabbi Gadi Ansbacher 2 and Naama Ansbacher of Tekoa is found murdered in the Ein Yael Forest, between the Jerusalem Zoo and the Arab village. of Walaja, Thursday, February 7, 2019 3 . The murderer, 29-year-old Arafat-al-Rifaiyeh of Hebron , was arrested on Friday night, February 8, 2019. He had left Hebron on Thursday morning, February 7, 2019, with a knife. He goes to the Palestinian village of Beit Jala and then goes to the forest. In the forest, he sees Ori Ansbacher, the attack and the murderer. He is arrested near Ramallahhe was in Israel , illegally 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 .
Ori Ansbacher was a volunteer at the Youth Center of Ye'elim Ein Yael, as part of his year of national service 15 . She had gone into the forest after an argument 16 .
She is buried in the cemetery of Tekoa, on Friday afternoon February 8, 2019 17 .
has competing versions and has been the subject of edit warring.The user I blocked contends the competing version is slander(sic). The other version is less sourced and is too promotional. If y'all could help resolve the dispute, it would be grand. Dlohcierekim (talk) 05:23, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
RFC can be found on the article's talkpage here. Shearonink ( talk) 22:17, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
Seeking consensus on a "Casualties and victims" section for the Christchurch mosque shootings article. It includes a table listing the known victims by nationality. If you can, please indicate your support or objection at Talk:Christchurch mosque shootings#Casualties and victims. Neegzistuoja ( talk) 19:30, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
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This edit by User:Anomalous+0, adding Category:Anti-abortion violence in the United States back in the tree of Category:Christian terrorism, may not comply with WP:TERRORIST. After all, not all violence is terrorism. Just checking what other editors think of it. Marcocapelle ( talk) 17:47, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
See the talk page link for the 2018 Strasbourg attack article. AadaamS ( talk) 07:02, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
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How do I report a user for supporting terrorist organizations or terrorist threats? SpinnerLaserz ( talk) 21:06, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
Should End Domestic Terrorism rally be part of this project? See discussion here. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk) 01:58, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
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In the page ' /info/en/?search=Category:Journalists_who_died_as_a_result_of_terrorism' I miss quite some names. One of them is /info/en/?search=Jamal_Khashoggi whose death has been positively connected to the leader of Saudi Arabia by various different sources.
Is there a reason why this person can not be a terrorist? Because monarchy? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Basvossen ( talk • contribs) 22:51, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
This deletion discussion might be of interest to people here: wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/User:Queerly_Bohemian/Userboxes/FreedomFighters.-- Literaturegeek | T@1k? 13:48, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
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Please, check the discussion at Talk:Al-Aqsa Foundation#What is the exact subject of the article? Merge needed?. I need some help to identify each organization properly and fix List of designated terrorist groups accordingly. Thank you. -- MarioGom ( talk) 18:24, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
Hey! I just wanted to drop a note that I've just made about ten or fifteen edits to the short descriptions of a number of terrorism-related articles, especially in Australia. These edits have just been to clean up or add missing short descriptions and to fit them to one of three formats:
For attacks and hostage-takings that were thwarted, I've simply prepended "thwarted" to them. ItsPugle ( talk) 12:11, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
A conversation that may be of interest to this Wikiproject: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Organized_crime#Defining_"organised_crime",_Part_II:_Terrorism . It concerns whether terrorism should be within the scope of WikiProject Organized crime. The status quo is "yes, terrorism is part of WikiProject Organized crime", so there's a bit of WikiProject overlap here. SnowFire ( talk) 19:46, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
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Hi, i have been trying to improve the Conspiracy_of_Fire_Nuclei page and wanted to add itto this project, would this be the correct usage of Wikiproject Terrorism? It is already in organized crime and it seems from above there is some overlap. Thanks. W1tchkr4ft 00 ( talk) 02:41, 5 October 2020 (UTC)
An editor seems inclined to delete significant RS-supported text that they do not seem to like, which bears on the utterance of Allahu Akhbar as a battle cry while performing terrorist acts.
The mass delete is here.
Other eyes would be helpful. Thanks. -- 2604:2000:E010:1100:7970:6CEA:7159:A47A ( talk) 09:47, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi all, I've boldly updated your project's peer review page ( Wikipedia:WikiProject Terrorism/Peer review) by updating the instructions and archiving old reviews.
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I've done this boldly as it seems your peer review page is pretty inactive and I am working through around 90 such similar peer review pages. Please feel free to discuss below - please ping me ({{ u|Tom (LT)}}) in your response.
Cheers and hope you are well, Tom (LT) ( talk) 01:00, 15 November 2020 (UTC)
I welcome your input at the following link: Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2020 December 8#Several Images of mass shooters. -- George Ho ( talk) 23:28, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
Hi everyone, hope you're all keeping safe in these difficult times. Would it be possible for someone to review this article: Suffragette bombing and arson campaign. It hasn't yet received a rating for quality or importance, but it is within the scope of this project. Thank you! ErraticDrumlin ( talk) 13:45, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
A requested move discussion has been initiated for Gaza War (2008–2009) to be moved to 2008–2009 Gaza conflict. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. — RMCD bot 10:42, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
Death recently confirmed by other terrorist(s). Bokoharamwatch ( talk) 06:47, 7 June 2021 (UTC)
Is there a corresponding article in English for the French article? Maybe Maghreb insurgency? Thanks! Bokoharamwatch ( talk) 08:08, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
The 1995
Oklahoma City bombing article has no mention of "Breivik" (terrorist) or "Norway".
Good!
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2011 Norway attacks" has a sub-section about the
Christchurch mosque shootings.
Dubious, perhaps!
(I believe that I can locate a wiki-notable reference that indicates a "flimsy link et cetera" between the Oklahoma terrorism and the Norway terrorism.
However, I can not see any fault with the current article about the Oklahoma terrorism.
Which article might be "going about things the wrong way" [my words].
The Norway terrorism article, or the Oklahoma terrorism article?
(For the record, I am not doubting that several wikipedians feel that I should not have posted on this discussion page. I understand such a sentiment. However, I think that the topic should actually be mentioned here first. Sooner or later there might be consensus to close this topic here, and move it to a different discussion page.) Thank you!
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Looks like the 2019 "New Zealand terrorism" topic, will be staying in the 2011 "Norway terrorism" article, for quite a while.
8 hours after I mentioned an issue, on the wp:Terrorism page, then the Norway attack article was partially locked for one month:
" 13:24, 23 July ... Changed protection settings for "2011 Norway attacks": Persistent disruptive editing: unconfirmed account/s, maybe try consulting with more experienced editors on the article talk page (Talk:2011 Norway attacks), because this isn't really working ([Edit=Require autoconfirmed or confirmed access] (expires ... 23 August 2021"
There have been (about) zero complaints on the talk page.
(Could it be that the 2019 "New Zealand terrorism" topic is so sensitive, that one should not rock the boat in the "2011 Norway attack" article?)
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Anyone know anything about this? Topic:
Islamist attacks in zamfara & congo
Thanks. Bokoharamwatch ( talk) 23:57, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Battle of Marawi#Requested move 10 September 2021 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. — hueman1 ( talk • contributions) 09:00, 15 September 2021 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect
SUV attack in 2021. The discussion will occur at
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21:39, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
Hello, I have noticed that User:TompaDompa has redirected numerous terrorist attack articles this month, August 2021. Many of the attacks killed dozens of people or more. If these attacks occurred in Western countries, they certainly would have independent articles. Redirecting the articles furthers a bias towards the West which is rampant on Wikipedia. Thriley ( talk) 18:49, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
Present. Bokoharamwatch ( talk) 17:11, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
Islam in Finland, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you.
Bookku, 'Encyclopedias = expanding information & knowledge' ( talk) 13:24, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
I have (with the help of others) made a small user script to detect and highlight various links to unreliable sources and predatory journals. Some of you may already be familiar with it, given it is currently the 39th most imported script on Wikipedia. The idea is that it takes something like
John Smith "[https://www.deprecated.com/article Article of things]" ''Deprecated.com''. Accessed 2020-02-14.
)and turns it into something like
It will work on a variety of links, including those from {{ cite web}}, {{ cite journal}} and {{ doi}}.
The script is mostly based on WP:RSPSOURCES, WP:NPPSG and WP:CITEWATCH and a good dose of common sense. I'm always expanding coverage and tweaking the script's logic, so general feedback and suggestions to expand coverage to other unreliable sources are always welcomed.
Do note that this is not a script to be mindlessly used, and several caveats apply. Details and instructions are available at User:Headbomb/unreliable. Questions, comments and requests can be made at User talk:Headbomb/unreliable.
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This image said to be non-NPOV in arming teachers. Comment on article talk page if you can; I will also link that discussion to this notice. Bluerasberry (talk) 00:43, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:1988 Hyderabad, Sindh massacre#Requested move 30 August 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky ( talk) 15:32, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
Would someone from this WikiProject mind taking a look at People's Anti-Fascist Front and assessing it? It was created a few weeks ago directly in the mainspace and has zero categories. It also has no WikiProject banners on its talk page, but it seems to fall within the scope of this one based on someone of the article linked to in the article. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 00:56, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at
Talk:Al-Bayan (radio station) regarding whether we should list known frequencies for this
ISIL-run
pirate radio station. Thank you. –
LaundryPizza03 (
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02:59, 11 November 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Al-Bayan (radio station)#RfC: Radio frequencies has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. – LaundryPizza03 ( d c̄) 17:07, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
Your participation in an RFC at Talk:Al-Bayan_(radio_station)#RFC:_Radio_Frequencies_of_Al-Bayan is welcome. Robert McClenon ( talk) 18:47, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
Please see here: Talk:Iraqi_conflict_(2003–present)#Requested_move_6_March_2023 FOARP ( talk) 15:19, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
The edits of AlexBalder01 are focused on terror and I believe they should be checked by someone in the field. I have seen they removed the category FBI wanted terrorists from Khadaffy Janjalani and they actually were an FBI wanted terrorist. Also in the Kurdish Turkish conflict they were making controversial edits, but also in the Israeli Palestinian area and else they were editing I have seen. Maybe someone wants to go through their edits. They made hundreds of category edits. Paradise Chronicle ( talk) 23:21, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
@Paradise Chronicle https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/terrorinfo @AlexBalder01
@Paradise Chronicle Check if Khadaffy Janjalani's name is on the FBI's Most Wanted terrorists list https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism/most-wanted. @AlexBalder01
So obviously there’s some gatekeeping at work here to prevent the average person from contributing. That is a shameful course of action because this website was intended to engage every-person. I’m here to flag a page that goes to great lengths, discussing the murder of private citizens, to couch criminal behavior in the words of a justified military force. Please review the page that results if you look up the following search terms “Israel Shireen Abu Akleh“ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.189.243.155 ( talk) 21:32, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Iraqi insurgency (2003–2006)#Requested move 9 July 2023 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. - 🔥 𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 (𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌)🔥 01:50, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Kidnapping of Shani Louk#Requested move 30 October 2023 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. — Alalch E. 22:50, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
Editors have proposed merging the articles Kidnapping of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and Kidnapping of Noa Argamani into 2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis, which are of interest to this WikiProject.
You are invited join the discussions at Talk:2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis § Proposed merger and Talk:2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis § Proposed merger 2.— Alalch E. 17:39, 19 November 2023 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved ( closed by non-admin page mover) — Mdaniels5757 ( talk • contribs) 03:19, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia:WikiProject Terrorism →
Wikipedia:WikiProject Political Violence – It occurs to me that
Wikipedia:WikiProject Terrorism is a WikiProject that is a bit at odds with the prevailing guidelines on Wikipedia. The WikiProject, created in 2006, is essentially a broad repository for all kinds of political violence (some of it explicitly and expressly terroristic in nature, some more ambiguous), but in its name, the WikiProject essentially goes against the precepts of
MOS:TERRORIST, which is part of
MOS:WTW (created in 2010), and instead opts for a POV term. Might it not be better, for the sake of adherence to Wikipedia's general position on avoiding POV terms such as "terrorist", to rename what is essentially the flagship WikiProject on political violence to "WikiProject Political Violence"? By that means the WikiProject name itself would help convey the principles already contained in Wikipedia's manual of style and reduce the somewhat awkward dissonance between Wikipedia's general practice, and its maintenance of a WikiProject name in defiance of it. It would also recognise that large outstanding issues surround the definition of "terrorism", see:
Terrorism - The Definitional Problem,
Who Become a Terrorist? Poverty, Education, and the Origins of Political Violence,
Terrorism and political violence: An introduction, etc.
Iskandar323 (
talk) 12:57, 6 November 2023 (UTC) — Relisting.
The Night Watch
(talk)
22:02, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
"contemporary political violence, including terrorism, guerrilla warfare, and related forms of violence"[3], editors, readers and all users alike would be reminded to think less in terms of political rhetoric and clichés and more in terms of an encyclopedic and structured approach to political violence. It would encourage a more openly inclusive approach to political violence topics, where currently the WikiProject's POV titling currently places it, ostensibly, at one end of the 'terrorist–freedom fighter' POV spectrum. Iskandar323 ( talk) 06:55, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
As there has been no hint of support from the small group of people who would be most significantly affected, this contested moved should not happenis not a valid reason to close this discussion. The only situations in which a RM would be closed is when a consensus has emerged, or none thereof has formed after significant discussion. This discussion has been open for only a week, and needs time for other users to participate and potentially form a consensus. Simply closing it based upon the fact that none of the WikiProject participants have commented yet is inappropriate, as there may be several users who have their own opinions on the change yet missed it because it was not on the RM discussion list, including some within the project who support it. Yes, they could choose to reopen the discussion if they disagree with the outcome, but with only you and the nominator participating so far, it is valid to assume that consensus had not had the time to develop. Seeing that there is no policy-based reason to have this discussion closed early, and you and the nominator have been the only participants thus far, I relisted it to give time for other users to deposit their own policy-based viewpoints without abruptly shutting down the discussion. The Night Watch (talk) 16:25, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
feel that a consensus will be clarified after a relist. You and the nominator both have policy-based arguments, and I feel as if it would be appropriate to not close the discussion prematurely towards one outcome. Though you may be correct to suggest that my words go against the exact phrasing of the essay, I still presume within my limited discretion as a closer that a consensus will form through a relist, and though my words on closing may not be fully supported by that page, I do feel as though a consensus needs time to develop through a relist. If you truly think my relist was unjustified, you are always free to discuss my conduct as a closer to other users and let them scrutinize my actions. The Night Watch (talk) 17:04, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
WikiProjects are community platforms that should follow community guidelines. While Iskandar's argument was not explicitly written down somewhere (to my knowledge) and within my discretion found your argument to have more weight, you both raise valid points on how WikiProjects should be treated, and thus found this to be a bit of a gray area that would need further development. I don't know what you're trying to get me to do by continuing this discussion. I have said why I believe this RM needed a relisting and used my discretion to do so. You are always free to invite other users to review my conduct, and they may close this RM and discipline me if I was found to be of poor judgment. I am always willing to bow out if one of my actions is found to be made out of incompetence. But as it stands, I intend to stand by my decision to relist. The ultimate result of this discussion will lie with the discretion of a different user.
"While we have to date limited ourselves to acts of violence against civilians by Violent non-state actors ("VNSAs") for political gain, users are encouraged to add their own new focus."There is no mention or exploration of the relationship between terrorism and the broader milieu of less explicitly categorized political violence, nor any obvious clarity of distinction between them. The notion of
"violence against civilians by Violent non-state actors for political gain"is vague and just as applicable to freedom fighters and resistance movements as it is to those labelled "terrorists", which is exactly the issue that MOS:TERRORIST outlines. Iskandar323 ( talk) 09:30, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
"A WikiProject is fundamentally a social construct"- now it can't be both people and social construct. One sentence must be poorly worded. Iskandar323 ( talk) 22:32, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
I have started a discussion as to whether a 'sentence' parameter should be added to the civilian attack infobox here. PARAKANYAA ( talk) 02:00, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
An editor has started an RfC asking "Should Operation Al-Aqsa Flood by Hamas be included in the List of Islamist terrorist attacks?" at Talk:List of Islamist terrorist attacks#Should Operation Al-Aqsa Flood by Hamas included in the list of Islamist Terrorist attacks?. Interested editors are invited to participate. TarnishedPath talk 09:16, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
This may be of interest to editors. /info/en/?search=Talk:2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war#RfC_on_sexual_violence_in_lead_section -- Coretheapple ( talk) 22:05, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Alessandro Orsini (sociologist)#Requested move 4 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces ( talk) 16:03, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:April 2023 Israel rocket attacks#Requested move 5 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces ( talk) 09:26, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Re'im music festival massacre#Requested move 6 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces ( talk) 13:03, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Siege of Gaza City#Requested move 6 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces ( talk) 19:33, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Holit massacre#Requested move 10 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces ( talk) 06:34, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Nir Yitzhak massacre#Requested move 10 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces ( talk) 06:38, 10 January 2024 (UTC)