Tributes section

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This needs to either be cut down to a selection of the more interesting ones or spun out into a daughter article. --John (talk) 14:20, 6 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

I was just working on the formatting, without looking at the words. When I noticed them, I came here to say the same thing. I think we should only include the one most official state source. What some US congressman tweeted, or some redlinked Guyanese activist says, doesn't seem noteworthy. Personally, I think Wikipedia should do without these sections altogether. InedibleHulk (talk) 14:56, 6 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
I cleaned it up, but it didn't last. Now we also have a redlinked South African activist to go with the Guyanese. InedibleHulk (talk) 19:23, 6 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
I saw. It looks really awful. I have asked the editor who undid your improvements to come here and account for themselves. If anything I think it could stand more trimming. Someone needs to read WP:SUMMARY. --John (talk) 19:45, 6 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
This perenially comes up with reactions section and is always rejected. You can request a bigger discussion. But these are notable reactions (as in all reaction pages) from notable individuals. They do not need to e cut down because they are not too "long". The page can hold them. This is an encyclopaedia and it has notable reactions for students of political science , not just WP editors visions. And the LGONG tag is when the article is unreadable at 100k+ which it isnt. So dont resport to UNEXPLAINED reverts.Lihaas (talk) 19:50, 6 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
I'll post that link again for your benefit: WP:SUMMARY. We are not attempting to record every reaction in the entire world in this section, but to summarise the most significant ones. The tag is also for sections (like this one) which have become overweight and need to go on a diet. --John (talk) 19:58, 6 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
Yeah, very clunky. Someone coming to read official state responses has to spend longer looking for them amidst the less notable. As the section is titled "States", those who do not speak for the state may have had their opinions noted, but there's no relevance or significance. And the indenting looks like shit. I also don't see the need for the Uganda Daily Eye's opinion. We should stick to notable (with Wiki articles) sources. InedibleHulk (talk) 20:15, 6 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
  • Another problem which makes it impractical to navigate is the preponderance of quotes. As all of these people are essentially saying the same thing (that they regret the subject's death), what is the need to have quotes? --John (talk) 12:14, 9 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
Yep, repetitive and mundane. In cases where they add nothing to the standard condolences, we should just say they expressed condolences. When they go above and beyond, then quotes are appropriate. InedibleHulk (talk) 17:18, 9 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
  • "I was saddened to learn of the death of President Hugo Chavez today. As President of Venezuela for 14 years he has left a lasting impression on the country and more widely. I would like to offer my condolences to his family and to the Venezuelan people at this time." is an example of what is wrong with this section. We could just as well record that Cameron sent his condolences; the actual form of words he used does not need to be recorded. --John (talk) 21:48, 11 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

Gerry Adams and William Hague

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Beside the United Kingdom flag and the comment from William Hague is the following: "Gerry Adams, the leader of Sinn Féin, also paid tribute to Chávez." I believe Adams considers himself to be Irish. He is, and has been for some time, a TD for Louth. Louth is not in the United Kingdom, nor, I believe, is the Dáil answerable to Westminster.

Move it or delete it, then. InedibleHulk (talk) 19:37, 6 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
I agree. This is one of many problems with using flags this way. --John (talk) 19:46, 6 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
Sorry i gorgot. He was a MP in the UK parliament too. Perhaps yes we should move him back oto Ireland as differeintiated from the govt reaction (in opposition)Lihaas (talk) 19:52, 6 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

wikipedia is stupid, fix it

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The reactions section says states. Not all off these are official statements. Some are from people not in government anymore. Very sloppy. Why not just call it foreign statements (official and private/unofficial) 208.54.83.179 (talk) 21:25, 6 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

I'll probably fix it once the hoopla dies down. For now, like any current event, too many people wrongly expect Wikipedia to be a mirror of everything on Google News, regardless of educational value. Life's too short to edit war. InedibleHulk (talk) 15:23, 7 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

Funeral attendees?

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It would be top important to know if any of these people will be attending:

So far, there is nothing in the article. -- Petri Krohn (talk) 08:11, 7 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

Castro seems unlikely, given his health.
Putin is not attending.
Assad seems unlikely, given the war.
Bertone seems unlikely, given his conclave. InedibleHulk (talk) 15:16, 7 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

E-mail to OTRS

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Folks we have received an e-mail about an inaccuracy in this article, text follows:

In the section "Funeral events" there is a mistake. In the last paragraph, there is a sentence that says "...former President of Venezuela Simon Bolivar". Simon Bolivar was never the president of Venezuela, he was the liberator of Venezuela and president of "La Gran Colombia" but he was not the president of Venezuela.

Would someone please review and correct if necessary? Thanks.--ukexpat (talk) 15:31, 7 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

Done. Bolivar's article suggests he was President of Venezuela and links to that list, where he is listed. However, this is not backed up by a source (and this source from that article doesn't mention him). Someone might want to fix that, too. InedibleHulk (talk) 16:05, 7 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
  Thank you for taking care of that so quickly.--ukexpat (talk) 16:35, 7 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

Removed from Declarations and tributes section

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I removed the following because it seems to be a copyvio or at least too-close paraphrasing from the the article it cites.

:The filmmakers Oliver Stone, Michael Moore and actor Sean Penn lamented the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, whom he described as "champion of the poor." Penn, who first met Chávez in Venezuela in 2007 said: "Today the people of the United States lost a friend it never knew it had. And poor people around the world lost a champion," he said in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter. "I lost a friend I was blessed to have. My thoughts are with the family of President Chávez and the people of Venezuela." Oliver Stone, who chronicled Chávez's presidency and the successes of left wing politicians across South America in his 2009 documentary South of the Border, said the Venezuelan leader would be remembered fondly by historians as a champion of the poor. "I mourn a great hero to the majority of his people and those who struggle throughout the world for a place," he said in a statement. Michael Moore, who met Chávez at the Venice film festival in 2009 and posted pictures of himself with the president, tweeted: "Hugo Chávez declared the oil belonged 2 the ppl. He used the oil $ 2 eliminate 75% of extreme poverty, provide free health & education 4 all. That made him dangerous. US approved of a coup to overthrow him even though he was a democratically-elected president."[1]

I'm also not sure if it's appropriate to include responses from actors and other people who aren't world leaders. But if it's felt it should be included, then it could use a little re-working. AdventurousSquirrel (talk) 03:53, 8 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia should not be a propaganda machine of governments. Non government people may be quoted if appropriate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.54.86.200 (talk) 15:09, 8 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

What happens if they're a bit of both? Like Arnold Schwarzenegger? Or Ronald Reagan? Clearly there is a history of American actors being known for involvement in politics. Since this is the way they do things the response of American actors to important events probably should not be ignored. --86.40.96.95 (talk) 15:50, 8 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
This section is including too much already. In the days of Twitter and non-stop "news" content, anybody and everybody can give their two cents, and it will probably be picked up somewhere. I think we should just include responses from fellow world leaders. InedibleHulk (talk) 17:36, 8 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

References

  1. ^ . 2013-03-07 07/03/2013 http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/mar/06/hugo-chavez-hollywood-tribute 07/03/2013. Retrieved 2013-03-07. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

What about the Swedish response?

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Both the Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt and prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt have made statements on Chávez passing.

Carl Bildt made two statements on his official Twitter account:

"Hugo Chavez was undoubtedly a charismatic and strong leader, but his policies led his country astray with grave economic consequences."[1]

"Venezuela must get clear and credible democratic rule in the post-Chavez phase that has just started."[2]

Saying further about Chávez in an official statement to the press that;

"Han var en populistisk och karismatisk ledare, vars populism varit möjlig genom starkt stigande oljeinkomster. Det är bara det som har gjort det möjligt, att han har kunnat plundra landets oljerikedom och surfa på detta."[3]

Freely translated from Swedish:

"He was a populistic and charismatic leader, whose populism had been able through strongly increasing oil incomes. It is only [those incomes] that made it possible, for him to be able to plunder the oil wealth of the country and surf on it."


Fredrik Reinfeldt gave the following statements on Chávez:

"Han har onekligen påverkat sitt eget land och hela regionen."

"När väl sorgearbetet är, för det tror jag vi får kalla det, över så hoppas jag på en annan utveckling för Venezuela med en demokratisering när det gäller respekt för oliktänkande, mänskliga rättigheter, domstolars självständighet, mediers möjligheter att agera självständigt och obundet, många saker som behöver förändras."

"Min enda direkta kontakt med honom var i Köpenhamn under klimattoppmötet. Man får då komma ihåg att Venezuelas ekonomi bygger i hög utsträckning på att sälja olja. Han var allt annat än konstruktiv och försökte in i det sista att stoppa klimattoppmötet från att ingå någon typ av överenskommelse."[4]

Freely translated from Swedish:

"It cannot be denied that he affected his own country and the entire region."

"When the mourning is over, for I believe we can call it that, I hope for a different development for Venezuela with a democratization when it comes to respect for dissidents, human rights, the independence of courts, opportunities for media to act independently and freely, many things that need to be changed."

"My only direct contact with him was in Copenhagen under the climate conference. One has then to remember that the economy of Venezuela is in large parts built upon selling oil. He [Chávez] was anything but constructive and tried up to the last to stop the climate conference from entering any kind of agreement."


I believe these statements are highly relevant to the article as a whole and I will add them to it.78.78.93.173 (talk) 10:37, 8 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

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Iran at funeralDignitaries gather for funeral of Hugo Chavez Lihaas (talk) 13:37, 8 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

Funeral attendees

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I reworked it into a simple list. In the process, I had to split references from claims. Everyone on the list is backed up by one of the references there. Perhaps someone would like to match them up inline, or just leave as is. But don't delete any as unsourced. InedibleHulk (talk) 17:19, 9 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

I count 20 attendees without a citation. Unless someone is willing to create citations then I suggest these names are removed. This is supposed to be a factual listing, not a wish list, assumed list or a work in progress. These names came from somewhere. 60.241.11.86 (talk) 07:23, 11 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

Controversy with Iranian Leader

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I've seen news stories that a photograph of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comforting Chavez's mother has led to considerable controversy with Iranian religious authorities. Should this be mentioned in the article? I don't think it belongs in the Hugo Chávez article, but for an article specifically about the Death/Funeral that it belongs.Naraht (talk) 15:02, 12 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

It belongs in Ahmadinejad's article. That's about it. InedibleHulk (talk) 01:50, 13 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

Is the interim presidency notably controversial?

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From the existing AP reference, "Venezuela's constitution specifies that the speaker of the National Assembly, currently Diosdado Cabello, should assume the interim presidency if a president can't be sworn in." I don't know much about Venezuelan politics, but that's at odds with Chávez's running mate being sworn in. (I noted it as such in the lead.) Diosdado Cabello's article states "Cabello's current status after the death of Hugo Chávez is disputed. Some argue that Cabello is constitutionally the acting President while the power remains in the hands of Nicolás Maduro", so this does seem rather relevant. – 2001:db8:: (rfc | diff) 00:49, 13 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

I think it would be controversial to discuss political squabbles in an article about a man's funeral. Better left in Maduro and Cabello's articles, or those about the presidency and government of Venezuela. InedibleHulk (talk) 01:49, 13 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

Well, the article is about his death and funeral...so succession after his death seems relevant. It may be better covered in those articles and the others you mentioned, as far as any significant discussion goes. Perhaps belongs in the body here, rather than in the lead. I'm still not sure if it's really a larger controversy in Venezuela, or not really an issue...not enough English-language sources. Per the BBC: "[Cabello] seemed to accept Mr Chavez's decision to name Nicolas Maduro as his preferred successor." But I still can't tell if it's a controversy in Venezuela or if people are mostly "okay" with it due to impending elections and Maduro already being VP, etc. – 2001:db8:: (rfc | diff) 02:02, 13 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
I just realized you'd already added it to the lead (and said so). It isn't right there. "Illness and death", if anywhere. Seems moderately notable (by my Google News gauge), but not leadworthy, in notability or relevance to this topic. I'm going to remove it, from there at least. InedibleHulk (talk) 02:25, 13 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
Also (and this is purely original research), that section of the constitution doesn't seem to apply to an incumbent President who had already been inaugrated in a previous term. InedibleHulk (talk) 02:37, 13 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
Hmm, it would be useful to get a better reference on that. My Spanish is too rusty to go digging through sources. :) Perhaps not lead-worthy after reading a bit more (with Cabello being somewhat of an ally of Chávez, apparently), so I condensed it further. But it'd be nice to hear from any folks who can provide sources as to whether this has created any sort of controversy over the constitutional succession there... English-language sources don't say much other than that it's contrary to the stated line of succession of course, so I guess we can assume that it's generally accepted for now. – 2001:db8:: (rfc | diff) 02:50, 13 March 2013 (UTC)Reply
Here's the translated constitution. The "prior to his inaugration" part in Article 233 is ambiguous, at least in English. Which inauguration does it mean? Still OR, and doesn't address whether there's s real controversy, I know. Just something to chew over. InedibleHulk (talk) 17:48, 13 March 2013 (UTC)Reply

Quotefarm of rhetoric

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The entire 'reactions' section is just one huge copy-paste of rhetoric from politicians and heads of state. It's of no real relevance, and ought to be removed. If needs be, it could be consolidated into a smaller section written in prose, like for that of Néstor Kirchner -- Ohconfucius ping / poke 04:21, 8 April 2013 (UTC)Reply

Agree, similar problem (adorned with flags) raised its head at Death and funeral of Margaret Thatcher#Reactions. I cut a Bulgarian opposition party leader from the Chávez list WP:UNDUE. Widefox; talk 00:10, 10 April 2013 (UTC)Reply
Happens on a ton of pages. The problem is that with a big name death, the media has to make a big story out of it, but there's usually not much to say besides how it happened and how old they were. So they do a lot of "tribute" stories instead. People forget that Wikipedia isn't a newspaper, see a bunch of stuff like this on Google News, assume it must be significant if it's placed so prominently and add it here. Not sure it can be prevented. Just gotta clean up where we can. This page looks a lot better now than it did while it was trendy. But yeah, feel free to chop some more. InedibleHulk (talk) 01:10, 10 April 2013 (UTC)Reply
My cleanup is complete. -- Ohconfucius ping / poke 08:20, 10 April 2013 (UTC)Reply
Good job! InedibleHulk (talk) 22:51, 10 April 2013 (UTC)Reply
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