Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Venezuela/Archive 6

The article on Economy of Venezuela begins: "The economy of Venezuela is a market-based mixed economy based largely on the petroleum and manufacturing sectors."

Although the assertion cites a State Department backgrounder which is rather vague about the country's economics, even it refers to more evidence that it is a socialist economy than a "mixed market" one. I will address this first. The first evidence for this is given in the section U.S.-VENEZUELA RELATIONS, which includes the following:

″Venezuela’s recent presidents, the late Hugo Chavez (1999-2013) and Nicolas Maduro (2013-present), have defined themselves in part through their opposition to the United States, regularly criticizing the U.S. government, its policies, and its relations with Latin America. President Maduro has also continued his predecessor’s policies, notably what the Venezuelan government refers to as "21st Century Socialism," which is characterized by an outsized role for the executive, extensive state intervention in the economy, and efforts to expand Venezuelan economic and political influence among nations in Latin America and the Caribbean.″

These are traditional Soviet-style policies based upon Marxist-Leninist theory interpreted through the Cold War division between "capitalist" and "communist" countries (opposition to the US, powerful executive, extensive intervention in the economy, expansion of its system to other countries); and, as indicated, the government calls its own system (21st Century) Socialism. The State Department article goes on later to spell out some of the socialist interventions into the economy, which again are consistent with a socialist, not a "mixed market" economy. The "state intervention in the economy" includes:

″expropriations, macroeconomic distortions, physical insecurity, corruption, and a volatile regulatory framework make Venezuela a challenging climate for U.S. and multinational companies. A complex foreign exchange regime and restricted access to dollars have prevented firms from repatriating their earnings out of Venezuela and importing industrial inputs and finished goods into Venezuela. Extremely limited access to dollars, price controls, and rigid labor regulations have compelled many U.S. and multinational firms to reduce or shut down their Venezuelan operations.″

These may not amount to completely planned economy, but they do add up to something much closer to Soviet-style socialism than to a mixed market economy. Although "corruption, and a volatile regulatory framework" may be interpreted in different ways, depending upon the system's constitution, who holds the power over the regulations (Party, State, or private interests such as lobbyists or businesses), who interprets their actions as corrupt (and why) rather than exercise of power over those regulations (again, the constitution and laws in question are relevant to this issue).

But this State Department article does not focus on the economic system of governance, but rather the bilateral relationship between Venezuela and the United States - it is not a good source for answring this question.

Although there is a strong case to be made that, one way or another, Venezuela might fall to the Resource Curse, the change in the economic system certainly contributed to the Crisis in Venezuela and came from one wing of the left "represented by Chavez and his party PSUV, self-defined as Marxist-Leninist, openly associated with Fidel Castro."^[1]

All around the world, this move to socialism was celebrated by left-leaning and Marxist thought leaders. Many of these same thought leaders deflect from the idea that it is a socialist country today, but at its inception, they celebrated the new experiment with this economic system. For example, ″On Venezuela, what you’re likelier to read is that the crisis is the product of corruption, cronyism, populism, authoritarianism, resource-dependency, U.S. sanctions and trickery, even the residues of capitalism itself. ... Curiously, that’s not how the Venezuelan regime’s admirers used to speak of “21st century socialism,” as it was dubbed by Hugo Chávez. The late Venezuelan president, said Britain’s Jeremy Corbyn, “showed us there is a different and a better way of doing things. It’s called socialism, it’s called social justice, and it’s something that Venezuela has made a big step toward.” Noam Chomsky was similarly enthusiastic when he praised Chávez in 2009. “What’s so exciting about at last visiting Venezuela,” the linguist said, is that “I can see how a better world is being created and can speak to the person who’s inspired it.”″^[2]

It can be argued that the Crisis was caused by socialist policies: everything from shortages to the rampant corruption emerged as a result of the policies of the new system introduced by Chávez.

″Many in the media have blamed Venezuela’s worsening humanitarian crisis on corruption, mismanagement, falling oil prices, or U.S sanctions—anything but the rise of socialism in what was once the wealthiest country in South America. Yet corruption and mismanagement were the direct result of increased government control of the economy—socialism—and in reality, lower oil prices and U.S. sanctions have little to do with the crisis. Instead, the mass starvation and exodus faced by Venezuelans are the natural consequence of the socialist policies implemented by dictators Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro.″^[3]

There are indeed similarities and past precedents to look to for support for this position. As throughout the Cold War, this has been a disputed topic, with others blaming currency mismanagement, the price of oil, sanctions, and other factors - although even in that story, price controls and subsidies (which were extreme and apparently rooted in Marxist-Leninist ideology) play a key role:

″Many businesses and individuals were also willing to pay a premium to circumvent controls, either to avoid bureaucratic trade barriers or to safeguard the value of their capital, and a currency black market sprang up to cater for this demand. Where black-market dollars became part of the cost structure of basic goods, the profit margin between the cost of production and state-controlled prices narrowed or disappeared entirely, causing further damage to local production. Beyond undermining local businesses, these policies also created opportunities and incentives for corruption, which grew in attractiveness in step with economic distortions, creating a vicious cycle.″^[4]

Although the cause of the crisis may be in some dispute, the idea that Venezuela has a "mixed market" economy should not be disputed but recognized as outright false. It should be labeled as socialism of some sort, particularly as the government itself celebrates it as "21st Century Socialism" and the significant policy sea-change was based around the ideology of Marxism-Leninism. Economi3 (talk) 14:25, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

@Economi3: WP:SOFIXIT Kingsif (talk) 17:40, 19 May 2020 (UTC)

I just did a lot of clean-up on Caracas, and I previously expanded the history. However, there's still some missing citations I'm struggling with. There might also be some gaps in coverage. As the capital, it should be one of the best articles and so if anyone knows anything that should be added, please work on it! Kingsif (talk) 21:59, 17 May 2020 (UTC)

@Kingsif: I'll try to give it a look later, many thanks :) --Jamez42 (talk) 01:10, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Is this conference notable enough to create an article about it or include related content to existing ones? --Jamez42 (talk) 01:14, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Talks have restarted on Talk:United States involvement in regime change in Latin America on the inclusion of Venezuela. Comments are welcome.--ReyHahn (talk) 21:15, 27 May 2020 (UTC)

Where does this go?

• Leng, Sidney (9 May 2019). "Fidel Castro's part in shaping China's economic link with Venezuela revealed by former bank governor". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

Guaicaipuro, for another character that appears in the currency bills, its article has no sources!--ReyHahn (talk) 12:41, 29 May 2020 (UTC)

I just saw that this was created 2020 Iran gasoline export to Venezuela, which would be fine if it was created under the perspective of Iran and US tensions, but I think it completely misses the perspective on Venezuela, an article on the gasoline shortages would have been more appropriate.--ReyHahn (talk) 09:08, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

@ReyHahn: At first glance that seems to be the case, per WP:NOTNEWS I'm not sure that the article has notability on its own. I would recommend a merge with the bilateral relations or the sanctions article, but I agree on the need to create an article on fuel shortages. --Jamez42 (talk) 09:36, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

Agreed a merge with Iran-Venezuela article or a change of title could help.--ReyHahn (talk) 09:48, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

@Jamez42, ReyHahn, and MaoGo: Do you know what CNN is talking about in this article? And if it actually changes anything? Foreign governments seem to responding, but don't really say what they're unhappy about. Kingsif (talk) 09:13, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

The foreign press on Venezuela since COVID-19 has been reduced. But a sudden boost on the subject seems to be caused by the controversies with the 2020 Venezuelan parliamentary election (more info in the Spanish version). How are the pandemic and the recent controversies related? it is unclear to me.--ReyHahn (talk) 09:24, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

ReyHahn has explained it quite well. The Supreme Tribunal has decided to name a new Electoral Council, as well as the directive of both Justice First and Democratic Action. The Attorney General has requested to dessignate Popular Will as a terrorist organization as well, and these are three of the four main opposition parties in Venezuela. The article is arguing that this has been done while the international community is distracted by the pandemic. --Jamez42 (talk) 17:03, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

I'm trying to identify the first women deputies in Venezuela, who were elected in 1946. However, almost every source I find has a different number or list of names.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (which has not proved to be a terribly reliable source for other countries) states there were 12 women elected, which is collaborated by this source and this source. However, the two have four differences in their lists. This source claims 15, this one lists 16 and this one lists 17 (and there are still differences between the 16 and 17)... Is anyone able to identify which one is correct (or, if none of them are, one that is)? Cheers, Number 57 16:24, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

A user raised his concerns on Talk:Crime in Venezuela of bias and has performed several edits. I suggest somebody from this project should look into it.--ReyHahn (talk) 23:15, 18 August 2020 (UTC)

Is there a way to recover the assessment section of this project? Maybe with the help of a bot or something. Knowing what content is lacking in quality is a great way to coordinate future workshops, --Oscar_. (talk) 14:27, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

There used to be a bot that produced automatic reports. It either went defunct or stopped being run. It worked for all WikiProjects. Kingsif (talk) 16:52, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

All the pages that I follow on this project are mostly dead (even articles on politics), are you working on something right now? Also, who is still active on this project?--ReyHahn (talk) 17:22, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

I'm mostly watching pages for any contentious edits, also working on art and architecture. Kingsif (talk) 18:00, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

It doesn't appear to be, given that Category:A-Class Venezuela articles is empty. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 20:00, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

Not for a while, but it could still be used to get some articles into that category. Kingsif (talk) 20:14, 28 September 2020 (UTC)

Can somebody check if these edits are in accordance with the source , apparently a coverage of Miami Herald has revealed further information about Operation Gideon, but I fail to see what this changes exactly.--ReyHahn (talk) 10:54, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

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Talk:Lele Pons#Ownership SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:06, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Hello Project members: @NoonIcarus, SandyGeorgia, Kingsif, Valenciagayagenda1555, CoryGlee, Alexismata7, Cyfraw, Bradford, Oscar ., Wilfredor, AntonioMartin, Leanex77, Dainshku, Vami IV, Naturista2018, Enmanuel, MetricSupporter89, and Bradford: Due to Reuters article announcing that the EU does not longer recognize Juan Guaidó as acting president , there are many discussions in articles related to the Venezuelan presidential crisis on how to proceed, is the crisis still on? Should we wait?. Specifically see Venezuelan_presidential_crisis#End_date. Further comment is needed from this Project to see how this problem should be handled. And if the consensus is that it is not over, further eyes are needed to watch related articles from political editing. (For those that do not wish to receive pings like this, unsubscribe from the project member list).--ReyHahn (talk) 08:22, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

We should wait the reaction from other regional countries first. There are countries like the US and Canada supporting him. --cyrfaw (talk) 10:43, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Given that other nations still do, the crisis is undoubtedly ongoing. The EU not recognizing Guaidó also isn't as effectual as it would have been even last week - Venezuela's gold reserves are held in Britain, which left the EU on Jan 1, and supposedly still recognizes Guaidó. It's easy to remove the EU from recognition lists. Kingsif (talk) 11:35, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

EU still does not recognize Maduro nor the new Parliament.--ReyHahn (talk) 11:49, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Should Venezuela be included in the list of one-party states? I do not know how it is exactly defined (and with Guaido and all it is actually more complicated), but if we focus on Maduro's administration, all state powers are de facto fully dominated by the same political coalition. What do you think?--ReyHahn (talk) 11:43, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

I think not. Kingsif (talk) 15:57, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2021 February 6 Kingsif (talk) 08:13, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Petro (cryptocurrency)#Requested move 27 March 2021 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ~ Aseleste (t, e | c, l) 11:26, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

A new discussion about the label "disputed" related to the presidential crisis has been opened here Talk:President of Venezuela#Should we stop claiming the status of the Venezuelan presidency is "disputed"?.--ReyHahn (talk) 07:33, 15 July 2021 (UTC)

After my expansion of several early Olympic articles, and work on the just-passed Games ... and people mixing facts at Venezuela at the Olympics ... I noticed that this article is bare-bones. It doesn't need to be USA/GB level, but look at Colombia's! I hope to expand the article, first with a history section, and would love collaboration (specifically ping @NoonIcarus:, who I see has been contributing on Olympics articles) - so I started a draft space, but of course we can edit the article directly! Kingsif (talk) 18:04, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

Anyone here interested in creating or translating the Ley habilitante, for the History of Venezuela (1999–present) article? Mhatopzz (talk) 11:33, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

I created a gist of the article - Enabling law in Venezuela. Shari Garland (talk) 03:10, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

@Kingsif: After the recent discussions on WP:VENRS, I thought we could continue the conversation here. We can ask the current members regarding their position on the issue, as well as update the entries. I'm concerned that there hasn't been much activity lately and some of the users are currently inactive, but it might be a good opportunity to restart coordination in the Wikiproject. Let me know if you wish to think about the phrasing of the RfC before proceeding. Regards! --NoonIcarus (talk) 13:35, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

At the time I updated said list, starting a section for inactive members (users that have not edited in any topic for over a year). I'll ping the remaining active members to answer to this @Alex Coiro, AVM, Decltype, Monni95, Wilfredor, AntonioMartin, Oscar ., Dainshku, Yv1hx, OliverDF, NoonIcarus, BiggestSataniaFangirl89, Vami IV, Naturista2018, Kingsif, TheCanadianAndNewYorker, ReyHahn, Cyfraw, Viva Nicolás, Bradford, Hasley, CoryGlee, Alexismata7, Drkatiebrown, Dunutubble, and Shari Garland: While there might not be a definitive question at hand currently and there can be an open overall discussion, I think it's safe to start asking the following: Regarding the current list of reliable sources of the WikiProject (WP:VENRS), is there any entry that needs to be added, modified, removed or else? I'm open to any feedback; best wishes! --NoonIcarus (talk) 21:58, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Commenting to say, "message received", but I have nothing further to add. If you think you can get the ball rolling on coordinating this project, though, I'll be glad to assist. –♠Vami_IV†♠ 02:16, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Feedback - the list of reputable sources is helpful. Shari Garland (talk) 03:10, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

I am a bit distant from the Venezuelan topics at the moment but I would be glad to give my feedback in any discussion relating the project. --ReyHahn (talk) 09:58, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

None of the contentious material should even be added to Wikipedia. Non-contentious material might need two or three unrelated sources before it can be considered verifiable. It doesn't even matter if one of the sources listed as reputable publishes something if no other source publishes same information independently. Monni (talk) 14:21, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

What are these "arguments"!?
None of the contentious material should even be added to Wikipedia. - are you really trying to claim that nothing at all that can be disputed should be included on Wikipedia? Oh boy, do I have some articles for you to PROD then.
Non-contentious material might need two or three unrelated sources before it can be considered verifiable. It doesn't even matter if one of the sources listed as reputable publishes something if no other source publishes same information independently. - so absolutely everything, completely non-contentious, reported by an amazing source, needs another good source, completely separately to the first, to also report the information for it to be permitted in your world?
Geez, we take sourcing seriously at Wikipedia but your standards are far too exclusionary. Barely anything would ever be written about if those were actual rules. Kingsif (talk) 01:58, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

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Seen this mess ? Next Venezuelan presidential election SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:00, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

@SandyGeorgia: I can see background information that could be trimmed and potential original research. Is there anything else we could look into? --NoonIcarus (talk) 01:19, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

The article name seems wonky, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:41, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

@SandyGeorgia: Righto. I see there also exist the Next Falkland Islands general election and Next Guyanese general election articles. Do you have a title in mind? --NoonIcarus (talk) 09:21, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

No, up to my eyeballs in work here and real life issues, haven't had time, which is why I put it here :0 SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:13, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

The article title is standard for elections of unknown dates. However, if the election is scheduled for 2024 (presidential elections are usually scheduled, unlike parliamentary ones), then it can be moved to 2024 Venezuelan presidential election. Number 57 16:37, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Does anybody know about this Venezuelan Yuyu? Should we keep it? It does not have any reliable references. It is implying a strong relation between María Lionza myth and African Voodoo (which is maybe partially true) but the terms used in Venezuelan Yuyu are somewhat very speculative compared to what I have found in the references for the article of María Lionza. Specifically "Yuyu" and the African deities. See my comments on the talk of the article.--ReyHahn (talk) 06:03, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

Moved to draft space.  Done --ReyHahn (talk) 11:17, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

See here. I don't know how to find the source of the sidebar seen here. Little help? InedibleHulk (talk) 17:00, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

@InedibleHulk: Which sidebar? This one? Kingsif (talk) 10:12, 7 February 2023 (UTC) Wow that really needs updating. Kingsif (talk) 10:15, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, the bottom part, particularly. InedibleHulk (talk) 00:53, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

Countrymen~! I have news. After a year of labor, Simón Bolívar is finally undergoing a review at GAN on its road to FAC. At either process (or preferably both) I would appreciate eyes, ears, and commentary. I am aiming to at least be in the process of FAC by 24 July 2023, if not to have TFA by then. 17 December 2023 is my fallback goal, and more likely. I look forward to whatever assistance or guidance anybody watching this page can offer or spare. –♠Vamí_IV†♠ 22:53, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

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An RfC about WikiProject Venezuela/Reliable and unreliable sources has been started. NoonIcarus (talk) 14:02, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

The current request to move the Operation Gideon (2020) article to 2020 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt has been relisted. NoonIcarus (talk) 11:19, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Sun parakeet#Requested move 27 June 2023 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. UtherSRG (talk) 11:25, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:International sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis#Requested move 29 June_2023 that may be of interest for the members of this WikiProject.--ReyHahn (talk) 17:42, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Be on the lookout for edits from now banned user:FoCuSandLeArN (way too many edits to individually examine). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:34, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Operation Gideon (2020)#Requested move 19 July 2023 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. CLYDE ^{TALK TO ME}/_{STUFF DONE} 06:27, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Operation Gideon (2020)#2020 Venezuelan coup attempt round III regarding changing the name from Operation Gideon to 2020 Venezuelan coup attempt that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ReyHahn (talk) 08:58, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

I just rediscovered Women in Venezuela, I just cleaned it up and saw that there were no examples of women in science. So I added some and enlarged the examples sections to allow for more. It would be great if you could contribute with more examples from other fields like fashion, sports, human sciences or whatever field that you think is missing and that we can have some good examples. Of course a few mentions per field is enough. ReyHahn (talk) 23:16, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

@ReyHahn: Taking a look at it, I'm surprised too that there weren't examples of women in science, although it was only later that I noticed that each section only included a few examples. Yulimar Rojas definitely should be included in sports, I'll try to come to it later having other articles as examples. --NoonIcarus (talk) 15:37, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

I added a few sections, although I noticed how vastly different each country article is Argentina, Chile, Colombia, United States. The current structure can remain, while anyone is free to make any needed changes. --NoonIcarus (talk) 18:42, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Great additions. As for the structure, I noticed that too. I will leave a comment on the WP:LAT but I do not expect much activity or coordination from that Wikiproject. Onto another topic, something should be written about Miss Venezuela/Miss Universe, it has clearly a large influence in Venezuela both positive and negative, but we must be careful on what we write about it.--ReyHahn (talk) 18:53, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

In es:Venezuela there is a good example of what could be added to article on Venezuela beauty peagants. I will use it as an example for now (but I will look for English sources first).--ReyHahn (talk) 21:54, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

I did my part in there four years ago (when the article made me barf). No mention of Irene Saez or Maria Corina Machado in politics ? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:51, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

If one can write a clearly notable description for both of them, then go on. But if no, it opens the door a large list of women in politics.--ReyHahn (talk) 01:36, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

@SandyGeorgia: Oof, you're definitely right. I have added them, along with Mercedes Carvajal de Arocha. I think Ismenia Villalba and Ixora Rojas Paz, who were the first presidential candidate and president of the Chamber of Deputies, respectively, but I'm keeping the section with three individuals for the moment. Please let me know if the descriptions are alright, along with @ReyHahn:. --NoonIcarus (talk) 11:45, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the reminder that the ratio of Venezuelan beauty pageant contestants to All Other Venezuelan women was (and likely still is) atrocious. Kingsif (talk) 12:20, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Would anyone have time to stub up an article on Sergio Vergara (whatever became of Marrero)? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:29, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

@SandyGeorgia: I have just translated Vergara's article from Spanish (Sergio Vergara (politician)), although admittedly it particularly neeeds some fixes, including in referencing and updates. --NoonIcarus (talk) 11:44, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks! Do you have access to the information that he was arrested and imprisoned ala Marrero? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:05, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

@SandyGeorgia: Any time :) It seems that Vergara was indicted on charges after the 2019 uprising. Some sources mention that Vergara was arrested the same day as Marrero (maybe briefly?), but what seems to be clear is that his home was raided and that his bodyguard, Luis Páez, effectively was detained. --NoonIcarus (talk) 10:49, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

NoonIcarus, do you have time for one more ? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:53, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

@SandyGeorgia: Hi! Gladly, already  Done There are some few tweaks I want to do, but I'll probably leave them for tomorrow, when I'm planning to remove the tag. --NoonIcarus (talk) 23:20, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you ever so muchly ! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:47, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

@SandyGeorgia: Anytime 😊 I have just added more recent information and his report regarding Operation Gideon. DeepL Translate is a tool that I discovered recently and I use along with Wikipedia's translation function, I'm sure it can be useful for reviewing sources in foreign languages too. If I'm not mistaken, Azuaje also submitted a similar report of El Junquito raid. However, I wanted to note that being a translation from the Spanish article, it also has the same issues, including having outdated information. There is currently a gap between 2010 and 2017 or 2019. I'll leave this info here for future editors too. --NoonIcarus (talk) 19:52, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Very dated, Franklin Durán. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:56, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

I was completely oblivious that Durán was involved in the maletinazo scandal. To be honest I think it's unlikely that I'll update the article soon, but I'll come back in case I find anything. --NoonIcarus (talk) 19:58, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Leocenis Garcia just "came across my desk", and looks to be kind of a mess, but I'm heading out for the evening and busy for days, in case anyone can have a look. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:33, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

@SandyGeorgia: To provide some context, the version in Spanish had a lot of promotional recreations before it was finally salted. I think that Leocenis is definitely a notable person that needs an article: he's the founder of a former newspaper (6to Poder), founded a political party that achieved representation in the National Assembly, has been detained several times and has been a political candidate. However, promotional editing and possibly conflicts of interest have definitely been an issue and needs more oversight from the community. --NoonIcarus (talk) 23:29, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

I did a bit of cleanup, but no time for source checking, and it's still a wreck. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 10:18, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

I notified the creator of the article about this discussion (). --NoonIcarus (talk) 15:38, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Dear @NoonIcarus thanks you for the invitation! as a new user and since this is my new article I could make mistakes and I respect any decisions you made. I wrote the article as just an encyclopedic contribution and do not have any intensions towards it! You guys are experienced editors and so I will learn from your actions and edits on it forward! Thanks again for inviting me here! And I enjoy looking any suggestions and Ideas that raised here and for Ideas that will be raised in the future! Worldviewfrom (talk) 17:05, 9 September 2023 (UTC) — Worldviewfrom (talk · contribs) is a confirmed sock puppet of Eyoab (talk · contribs).

@Worldviewfrom: I forgot to respond to this, sorry. One of my main concerns was due to promotional edits in the Spanish Wikipedia about Leocenis García. --NoonIcarus (talk) 09:26, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

I don't know what's going on at that article, but don't have much interest in continuing cleanup. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 13:48, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

Gone, created by a sock. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 13:19, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

PS, NoonIcarus if you are concerned to write his article, I saved the valid sources offline. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 13:46, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

@SandyGeorgia: Many thanks, Sandy. I probably won't do it in the near future, but I will add that per WP:TNT now it should be easier to start the article over that meets Wikipedia's policies. --NoonIcarus (talk) 09:28, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

BLP noticeboard alert. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:43, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

With all we have seen going on and with the next Venezuelan presidential election coming up I predict (and I hope I am wrong) that a large number of English Wikipedia articles on Venezuela are going to be filled of undue edits or removals. We had this kind of activity in 2019. If history repeats itself, in a year or less after the elections, editing the articles will become less tense. I will try to take note of the articles where the largest changes are happening. We will need to reevaluate them in the future. I suggest to focus on keeping an eye on WP:BLP and upcoming ITN events.--ReyHahn (talk) 22:23, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

That's correct, we can keep track for future edits. --NoonIcarus (talk) 07:45, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

There is a new RfC on Venezuelanalysis in the noticeboard Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#RfC: Venezuelanalysis ReyHahn (talk) 18:23, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. --NoonIcarus (talk) 20:05, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

The Statute Governing the Transition to Democracy was tagged for speedy deletion as spam (admin rejected). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:57, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

There is a new RfC on Correo del Orinoco in the RSN: Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#RfC: Correo del Orinoco (Orinoco Tribune). --NoonIcarus (talk) 12:49, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Was this RfC closed?--ReyHahn (talk) 08:32, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

@ReyHahn: I just found out that it was archived (Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 417#RfC: Correo del Orinoco (Orinoco Tribune)), maybe automatically. It does not have a closing statement. --NoonIcarus (talk) 09:14, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Because it was not set up with an RFC tag or with a donotarchive ... I have unarchived it and added the donotarchive, but look at the top of every other RFC in edit mode to see what should have been done. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 09:55, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Seems like the same happened to PanAm Post, see Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_418.--ReyHahn (talk) 13:32, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

United States involvement in regime change in Latin America has an RFC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. WMrapids (talk) 18:39, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Re-listed for the third time at AFD, needs more feedback: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/El Politigato. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:28, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

A Leopoldo López biography, Nos quieren muertos (ISBN 9788467071009), was recently released. I understand that includes information of recent events such as the 2019 Venezuelan uprising attempt, and it would be a good biographical material, in case anybody can find it. Kind regards, NoonIcarus (talk) 10:20, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

I purchased it, but I'm none too thrilled that the chapters don't have titles, only numbers, so one can't easily locate certain topics or dates; it looks like I'll have to read the whole book, cover to cover-- which I'll wait to do until I'm traveling and wasting time in the car or on a plane. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 11:29, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

While we're on the subject of books, although it has come up on multiple articles, the fact that book sources need page numbers or chapters has not been registered and books are still being added without them. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 11:30, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Ah, that's excellent. Please let us know what you think of it.

I agree that both quotes and pages should be used in references to help with verification, as this has also been an issue in other articles. --NoonIcarus (talk) 13:37, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

So far, it's pretty lightweight reading ... my initial impression, subject to change, is that it won't be very useful other than to support Lopez's viewpoints. But again, because the chapters don't have titles, I can't hone in easily on any one topic to study in depth. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:00, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Not long ago I noticed that the bookstore across my street was selling it, so I bought a copy. I probably won't be reading it any time soon, but I really look forward for it. --NoonIcarus (talk) 18:00, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

A current discussion is taking place regarding the neutrality of the article Colectivo (Venezuela). Feel free to take a look and participate!--WMrapids (talk) 20:48, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

... at Venezuelan opposition. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:53, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

And Guarimba as well. It has the same issues as with other edits. I have tried fixing them, but they were reverted. I will try being more specific in the talk page later. --NoonIcarus (talk) 22:41, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

A discussion about the Guarimba article has been started at WP:NPOVN (Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard#Guarimba). NoonIcarus (talk) 00:56, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

See Talk:Venezuelan opposition. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 06:19, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

A discussion about the Venezuelan opposition article has been started at WP:NPOVN (Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard#Venezuelan opposition). NoonIcarus (talk) 11:36, 25 November 2023 (UTC)