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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Tsunamis in North Korea edit

 

A tag has been placed on Category:Tsunamis in North Korea indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 19:46, 2 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Kenneth Smith edit

Link provided does not show that execution has been carried out yet? I can find nothing online confirming execution has been carried out yet Jmcaoat (talk) 00:51, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

That's because there is nothing online yet (as of 7:53 PM EST). Having the benefit of the doubt, I assume Probium577 is acting in good faith and just assuming the execution must have taken place by now – but no sources have confirmed it. The two sources Probium577 attached to the sentence stating that Kenneth Smith had been executed both linked to articles stating that the execution was planned, but hadn't been carried out; one of those articles was published last year. Afddiary (talk) 00:54, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Jumping the gun, re: Kenneth Smith edit

Hello - just letting you know that you should not update articles without having citations that corroborate the information you are adding. You have edited the article for Kenneth Smith (criminal) several times over the past few minutes while not adding any sources that confirm that the execution has been carried out. (As of 7:57 EST, the execution has not been reported in any news sources.) Frankly, that's jumping the gun. Please refrain from editing the article again until the death is confirmed by reputable sources that actually reflect that the execution has taken place.

Other editors are finding it necessary to revert your edits, and we should not have to do that. Afddiary (talk) 00:57, 26 January 2024 (UTC)Reply