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Cheng Ching-Tse (5 October 2019). "Misplaced Pages becomes a battleground for Taiwan and China". Taiwan News. Retrieved 5 October 2019. According to UDN, the Hong Kong protest page was edited 65 times in one day, mainly on the issue of whether Hongkongers should be referred to as "rioters" or "protesters."
Manas Sharma, Simon Scarr (28 October 2019). "How Hong Kong's keyboard warriors have besieged Misplaced Pages". Reuters. Retrieved 28 October 2019. A Reuters analysis found a seven-fold surge in edits of the Hong Kong Police Force page over the 10 months to October, compared with a year earlier. Similar spikes occurred in articles about the protests and Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam.
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RM, 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests → 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, Moved, 1 January 2020, discussion
RM, 2019–20 Hong Kong protests → 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, No consensus, 2 May 2020, discussion
RM, 2019–2021 Hong Kong protests → 2019–21 Hong Kong protests, Procedural close and moved back to 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, 31 December 2020, discussion
RM, 2019–20 Hong Kong protests → 2019–2021 Hong Kong protests, Moved to 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, 4 April 2021, discussion
RM, 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests → ?, not moved, 2 July 2021, discussion
RM, 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests → Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement, not moved, 10 August 2021, discussion
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RM, 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests → 2019 Hong Kong protests, Not moved, 10 June 2019, discussion
RM, 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests → 2019 Hong Kong crisis, Not moved, 2 September 2019, discussion
RM, 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests → 2019 Hong Kong protests, Moved, 4 September 2019, discussion
The entire article is insanely POV towards the protesters/rioters. Genuinely, the fact that the article title is called "Hong Kong protests" instead of riots, or even civil unrest just goes to show how pov it is. Yes, it is technically correct under WP:NPOVTITLE, but we could at least add a redirect from "2019 hong kong civil unrest" or something like that. Furthermore, most of the body article is pov as well. The entire article is written as if it was the righteous protester/rioter against evil china and its minions. For example, under "subsequent clampdown and exodus", the quote "The police continued to use the law to target local activists and critics of Beijing, including business tycoon Jimmy Lai. In January 2021, the police arrested more than 50 individuals, all of whom were candidates in the primaries for 'subverting state power'. " prominently displays use of scare quotes in "'subverting state power'", and also "the police ... Jimmy Lai", implies that the law was made solely for the purpose of strengthening the police so that they could target people the government didn't like. IMHO, a possible rewriting could be "Local activists and critics of Beijing, including business tycoon Jimmy Lai were arrested under the national security law." This doesn't betray the original message (that local activists and critics were arrested), and is also NPOV.
All in all, I think that we should consider adding an NPOV dispute for the entire article, at least until we can properly rewrite it. I've already done some editing of the especially egregious shooting incidents, which make it sound like the police shot them for no reason. SherlockHolmes23 (talk) 08:40, 26 October 2022 (UTC)
Misplaced Pages reflects the bulk of reporting by WP:RS. The mainstream media calls the activites protests rather than riots. Therefore, Misplaced Pages is constrained to the do the same. Similar points apply to your other complaints; see, for example, the source cited which itself puts "subverting state power" in quotes. Rolf H Nelson (talk) 04:05, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
Corresponding article about aftermath, sentencing, and government restrictions?
@Citobun, Jax 0677, Matthew hk, Newfraferz87, OceanHok, and Ohconfucius:
Hello, is there a related article that discusses the aftermath of the protests, including legal consequences faced by notable individuals who had participated?
It discusses Cardinal Joseph Zen, Cantopop singer Denise Ho, barrister Margaret Ng, scholar Hui Po Keung, and politician Cyd Ho, who were all found guilty and fined for administering a legal defense fund during the protests. Where would information like this go? Does a related article exist that could facilitate such additions and updates? Thanks. 98.155.8.5 (talk) 09:53, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
