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If Zvi Kogan was born in Jerusalem to Lithuanian Jewish parents, how is he a Moldovan citizen and has a Russian version of the Cohen name?BorisG (talk) 02:38, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm almost certain that Lithuanian mean in the context a nickname for a Mitnaged but i don't remember the exact borders of the Grand Duchy (probably not important) and the Russian surname is almost certainly because Moldova was part of the Russian Empire Multiverse Union (talk) 06:07, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose It should be moved to Zvi Kogan. If he had several pages about him, then sure, (like the assassination attempts on Trump). But since the murder is a main part of his importance, and there is enough information for an article about him, he should just have his own article with a large section on his murder. TimeEngineer (talk) 08:59, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The title should not be Zvi Kogan if the main part of his notability is his death, per WP:BIO1E. If his killing is the primary source of his notability, the article title should be about the event, not the person. — BarrelProof (talk) 19:17, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
As BarrelProof states, the guy himself is not noteworthy, it's just his killing.
@Vice regent and others: I accept other articles exists that are titled "Murder of ....". However, in the original example provided the perpetrators were convicted of the murder of Ross Parker and I was providing a contrasting example where there was no conviction. Since people have been arrested in this case and are going to be put on trial, Wikipedia should follow due process and now wait until the judicial process reaches a conclusion, before labelling this crime a "murder", rather than jumping to the same conclusions as the partisan sources and prejudging the outcome of the trial. Otherwise this becomes "Trial by Wikipedia." Also, each article needs to be judged on its merits, so the use of the term "Murder" may be applicable in those other articles when it is not with this article. In two murders I am familiar with, the murder of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe and the murder of Mellory Manning, for example, people were convicted of murder, although those convictions were subsequently quashed on appeal, so a conviction was entered for murder. In this case, the trial hasn't even started and Wikipedia should assume the people on trial are innocent until found guilty. My opposition to calling this murder is that saying so is premature, process-wise, not that it is not one. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 10:54, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Focusing on just one solitary -- but important - point. CD's reaction is based on the premise that the suspects accused of the murder are the murderers. Yet no such assertion is made in adopting the title of -- as dozens of similar WP articles have done -- "Murder of ..." This is not a "Murder by .." article. Obviously, the subject may be determined to have been murdered, as the UAE has done. While the murderers perhaps have not yet even been arrested, or if they have been arrested determined to have been those who committed the murder. --184.153.21.19 (talk) 19:34, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well, "Murder of ...." may be your standard. But some editors might be excused if they were to quibble that it is perhaps just a bit of an exaggeration for you to call it "Wikipedia's standard." Because if one bothers to click through, it says rather clearly, atop the page: "This is an essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints." --184.153.21.19 (talk) 07:24, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's irrelevant. The UAE has stated that he was murdered. They have not stated who murdered him - and that is all that WP:BLPCRIME relates to. You are confusing the two. --184.153.21.19 (talk) 01:13, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Isn't WP:KILLINGS just an essay that is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community? And the relevant government - the UAE, as well as the US and the NYT, BBC, Wall Street Journal, NBC, CNN, USA Today, Reuters, Newsweek, France 24, etc., and all manner of RSs, has stated that it was a murder .. which of course is a killing, but it is that subset of killings that is illegal. --184.153.21.19 (talk) 06:19, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Right .. but WP:KILLINGS itself then, as it states, has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. While one or more editors may like it, it is not an explanation that has been thoroughly vetted, and does not stand for more than the opinion of one or more editors .. short of the community. Second, as to BLPCRIME, it is not relevant, as the UAE has stated that Kogan was murdered, but have not stated who murdered him - and that is all that WP:BLPCRIME relates to.--184.153.21.19 (talk) 19:29, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support "Murder of", do not support "killing of". The relevant Emirati authorities have specifically described this as "murder"[1], without any use of the word "alleged". The authorities have named several individuals as "perpetrators" without any usage of the term "alleged"[2]. The "killing of" is used in cases where authorities still presume the perpetrators to be innocent, but it is superseded by "murder of" once the authorities are convinced of the crime. The Emirati authorities do appear to be convinced of the crime in this case. (Yes, the Emirati executive branch should not presume there is a crime unless without a judicial conviction, but this is not the place to WP:RGW). Finally, the real victim here Kogan, hence it is a bit of an NPOV violation to use euphemisms like "death" or "killing".VR(Please ping on reply)00:49, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support title being "Killing of". I would buy the argument above if it was from a country with fewer government sponsored human rights abuses than the UAE. PARAKANYAA (talk) 08:49, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
SupportMurder of Zvi Kogan per WP:COMMONNAME. The idea that gets parried around by some users that you can only use the term "murder" when a conviction occurs seems to be one that has arisen on Wikipedia, I have never seen this elsewhere. I await the presumably oncoming crusade against the phrase "unsolved murder", which is obviously an impossibility for them despite its widespread usage on Wikipedia. ITBF📢14:53, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@ITBF Because it's an obvious BLP issue that we call someone a murderer when they haven't been convicted? Commonname trumps WP:DEATHS (though it's too soon after the event to see a true common name) but BLPCRIME is policy and trumps that as well. Common usage aside we do not want to be sued, and despite the layman usage of the term "murder" is a specific legal thing and not just someone being killed. PARAKANYAA (talk) 01:05, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see anyone here proposing to label any living person a murderer. "Murder" is not a term of art like "manslaughter", it has a common English meaning. Are you aware of the article sequence "List of unsolved murders", List of unsolved murders (2000–present) being the most relevant to your BLP concerns? The perpetrators are presumably all covered by WP:BLP, that does not mean these people only become murder victims when someone is convicted of the specific legal offence. ITBF📢02:04, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If the title is "murder" then we implicate the persons referred to named or not. Murder does have a specific meaning, given that it can only be defined by the law. It varies by jurisdiction, which is an extra reason that we need to be cautious. And those would be BLP issues if the perpetrators were indicated or implied or accused, but as they are unsolved and no information is given in sourcing or otherwise, it is not a problem - though legally imprecise. PARAKANYAA (talk) 02:26, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You are confusing two things. It is one thing to say that a murder has been committed. That is what we have here. The UAE - the relevant jurisdiction - has concluded and states as much. It is quite another to say that person x committed the murder. But that has not been done in this article. Nor would using - as dozens of articles at wp have done - the article title "Murder of .." violate BLP. Why? Because it is not an assertion that any particular person committed the murder. That's why dozens of wp articles bear that title, without any murderer having been convicted. 184.153.21.19 (talk) 04:29, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
