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| title = As a mob attacked the Capitol, Wikipedia struggled to find the right words

| author = Alex Pasternack

| date = 2021-01-14

| url = https://www.fastcompany.com/90593176/wikipedia-capitol-attack-name

| org = Fast Company

| accessdate = 2021-01-15

| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20210115160128/https://www.fastcompany.com/90593176/wikipedia-capitol-attack-name

| archivedate = 2021-01-15

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| title2 = Wikipedia at 20: last gasp of an internet vision, or a beacon to a better future?

| author2 = Alex Hern

| date2 = 2021-01-15

| quote2 = At 6.34pm UK time on 6 January this year, one Wikipedia editor, with the username Another Believer, decided that events in Washington looked important enough to warrant an article. Tentatively titled “January 2021 Donald Trump rally”, the initial entry was brief: “On 6 January 2021, thousands of Donald Trump supporters gathered in Washington DC to reject results of the November 2020 presidential election.”

| url2 = https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jan/15/wikipedia-at-20-last-gasp-of-an-internet-vision-or-a-beacon-to-a-better-future

| org2 = The Guardian

| accessdate2 = 2020-01-15

| archiveurl2 = https://web.archive.org/web/20210115133241/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jan/15/wikipedia-at-20-last-gasp-of-an-internet-vision-or-a-beacon-to-a-better-future

| archivedate2 = 2020-01-15

| urlstatus2 = live

| title3 = On its 20th birthday, Wikipedia might be safest place online

| author3 = Heather Kelly

| date3 = 2021-01-15

| quote3 = This month, the online encyclopedia‘s strengths and quirks were on full display as hundreds of volunteers furiously worked to create a page for the Capitol riots as events unfolded Jan. 6. As it transitioned from a protest to something more violent, Wikipedia’s volunteer editors added key details while debating the article title, as shared by editor Molly White. Was it a protest, an insurrection or a riot? It ended up the “2021 storming of the United States Capitol.” Hundreds of people were working on the ballooning document at a time, which has now been touched by nearly 1,000 editors, is more than 10,000 words long and has been viewed nearly 2 million times.

| url3 = https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/15/wikipedia-20-year-anniversary/

| org3 = The Washington Post

| accessdate3 = 2021-01-15

| archiveurl3 = https://web.archive.org/web/20210115185452/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/01/15/wikipedia-20-year-anniversary/

| archivedate3 = 2021-01-15

| urlstatus3 = live

| title4 = To Celebrate Wikipedia’s 20th Birthday, Try Editing It

| author4 = Stephen Harrison

| date4 = 2021-01-15

| quote4 = Take the recent debate over the nomenclature that Wikipedia should use to describe last week’s frightening events. Should that destruction and violence be described as President Donald Trump’s supporters “storming” the United States Capitol, an “insurrection,” or a “coup attempt”? Is it “terrorism”? “The long-standing consensus is that article titles on events, such as this, should reflect how reliable sources have described the event,” said Chet Long, one of Wikipedia’s long-term volunteer administrators, who edits under the username Coffee. The issue here was that reliable sources have covered the event using all of that nomenclature. At publication time, the Wikipedia article is named “2021 storming of the United States Capitol” based on the consensus of editors that the majority of media sources have also characterized it as a “storming.” Of course, reasonable minds can disagree on that decision, which developed after spirited, reasoned debate. One thing is clear: That’s not a boring issue. The language that the world’s most popular internet encyclopedia uses to describe the events of Jan. 6, 2021, will affect how that day will be perceived by the public in both the short and long term.

| url4 = https://slate.com/technology/2021/01/wikipedia-20th-annivesary-edit.html

| org4 = Slate

| accessdate4 = 2021-01-15

| archiveurl4 = https://web.archive.org/web/20210116114631/https://slate.com/technology/2021/01/wikipedia-20th-annivesary-edit.html

| archivedate4 = 2021-01-16

| urlstatus4 = live

| title5 = When the Capitol Was Attacked, Wikipedia Went to Work

| author5 = Grace Gedye

| date5 = 2021-02-04

| quote5 = As protestors at the Capitol turned violent, one major debate among Wikipedia editors was how to describe the event in the page’s title. Was it a protest? A riot? An insurrection? A coup attempt?

| url5 = https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021/02/04/when-the-capitol-was-attacked-wikipedia-went-to-work/

| org5 = Washington Monthly

| accessdate5 = 2021-02-04

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| title6 = Are We in a Recession? Don’t Ask Wikipedia

| author6 = Stephen L. Carter

| date6 = 2022-08-02

| quote6 = And nobody will be surprised to learn that the page designated “2021 United States Capitol Attack” is also partly locked. Fierce argument rages even over what the page should be called.

| url6 = https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/are-we-in-a-recession-dont-ask-wikipedia/2022/08/02/39664896-126c-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html

| org6 = The Washington Post

| accessdate6 = 2022-09-02

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{{Consensus|Current consensus on size and organization:

• The specific subjects of international and domestic reactions, the aftermath, the death of Brian Sicknick, the law enforcement response, and the events at state capitols and other cities, are not covered in full detail here but in the linked articles. Portions of those articles are transcluded here, if opportune, per WP:SYNC.
• As long as the article is too long (true as of Nov 5) it should be shortened, but the Very long tag should not be used (for the whole article); instead, Very long section tags could be used. An idea to use more refined methods of managing length (copyediting, moving information to notes, refining/trimming transcluded sections, etc.), instead of further splitting and more routine removal was agreed on here and here.

Current consensus on naming and terminology:

• The page's title was moved to 'January 6 United States Capitol attack' after this move request.
• The decision to not use the word "urge" in the lead, in reference to Trump's actions, was agreed in this subsection.
• There is no consensus to call this event Terrorism as per this RFC

WP:ACDS actions:

• Under ACDS, starting Jan 16, a move request cannot be opened nor be closed to move to a title using the word "insurrection" for a month. See the Arbitration enforcement log (diff) for details. Expired since Feb 16, 2021
• Under ACDS, only users who possess the extended-confirmed user right may close discussions for this page. See the Arbitration enforcement log (diff) for details.

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• RM, 2021 United States Capitol protests → 2021 United States coup d'etat attempt, Not moved, 6 January 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 United States Capitol protests → 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, Moved, 6 January 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → United States Capitol insurrection, Procedural close, 7 January 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → 2021 breach of the United States Capitol, Procedural close, 8 January 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → The Trump insurrection, Procedural close, 9 January 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → 2021 breach of US Capitol, Not moved, 15 January 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → Storming of the United States Capitol, Procedural close, 16 January 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → Insurrection at the United States Capitol, Not moved, 16 January 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → 2021 Terrorist Attack on the United States Capitol, Not moved, 21 January 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → 2021 United States Capitol riot, Not moved, 23 January 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → 2021 United States Capitol attack, Not moved, 4 February 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → Storming of the United States Capitol, Procedural close, 16 February 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → January 6 United States Capitol attack, Moved to 2021 United States Capitol attack, 31 May 2021, discussion
• Move Review initiated 1 June 2021. Overturned, moved to 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, 1 August 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → 2021 United States Capitol attack, Moved to 2021 United States Capitol attack, 2 August 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 United States Capitol attack → January 6 attack, Not moved, 7 November 2021, discussion
• RM, 2021 United States Capitol attack → January 6 United States Capitol attack, No consensus, 8 January 2022, discussion
• RM, 2021 United States Capitol attack → January 6 United States Capitol attack, Moved, 28 July 2022, discussion
• RM, January 6 United States Capitol attack → 2021 United States Capitol attack, Not moved, 9 January 2023, discussion
• RM, January 6 United States Capitol attack → 2021 United States coup d'état attempt, Not moved, 31 January 2023, discussion
• RM, January 6 United States Capitol attack → January 6, 2021 United States Capitol attack, No consensus, 21 January 2024, discussion
• RM, January 6 United States Capitol attack → January 6 insurrection, No consensus, 26 January 2024, discussion

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