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I generally agree with
Eugen Simion 14 that "Bangkok" would be a better descriptor in the article title. Since there haven't been other bombings in the city this year, Bangkok should be specific enough. The name Ratchaprasong is unfamiliar to most readers, and while it's too early to judge common usage, international news reports all use Bangkok in their headlines. --
Paul_012 (
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14:51, 17 August 2015 (UTC)reply
Support. Most media are calling this a Bangkok bomb attack. Although there was a bomb attack earlier this year, it wasn't that significant, and definitely not as significant as compared to this.
TheInfernoX (
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18:01, 17 August 2015 (UTC)reply
Not got a strong opinion. It's definitely not the first bombing in Bangkok this year and the current title is precise but I guess "Bangkok bombing" is catchy.
Cantab12 (
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18:34, 17 August 2015 (UTC)reply
Support. Not heard of Ratchaprasong and not heard any media or news outlets using it. Should either be "2015 Bangkok bombing" or "Erawan Shrine bombing". --
TBM10 (
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21:08, 17 August 2015 (UTC)reply
Support. I've not heard of Ratchaprasong until I came to this page and I stayed across the road from the bomb site 4 times in the last 6 months. The district name Chidlom or the city name, Bangkok, would be more appropriate.
Thepm (
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02:57, 18 August 2015 (UTC)reply
Support. Since another bomb happend few hours ago at Sathon Pier (7 km from Ratchprasong Intersection), I believe the name should be changed to Bangkok. --
Manop - TH (
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08:55, 18 August 2015 (UTC)reply
Support. I've visited Bangkok seven times and have never heard of "Ratchaprasong". This is clearly the only significant bombing in Bangkok this year, so "Bangkok" is sufficient. — Preceding
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I've moved the page, as there seems to be consensus that this attack far outweighs the February event. Not sure if the name should be in plural, seeing as there's been more than one explosion. --
Paul_012 (
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03:14, 19 August 2015 (UTC)reply
I have some pictures I took of the shrine when I visited last year, including one from the Skytrain walkway that shows where the bomb was placed. Will upload that one -- not sure where to put it in the article.
Antandrus (talk)14:23, 18 August 2015 (UTC)reply
VOA News is a US government entity that produced this
original video. This video is in the public domain. If it is important to add more photos, they can be taken from this public domain video and should be loaded to Commons using PD-USGov-VOA licensing tag.
Z22 (
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06:44, 19 August 2015 (UTC)reply
The article claims 25 people have died but the BBC reference only confirms 20. I haven't seen any news site claiming 25 - that number seems to have been arrived by various people adding individuals and then adjusting the total accordingly. It is likely that some have been counted twice - for example one British citizen lived in Hong Kong and therefore maybe quoted for both countries... The
Bangkok Post claims "at least 20 dead & more than 125 injured"[1] - I think we should stick with this.
Cantab12 (
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22:41, 19 August 2015 (UTC)reply
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Cantab12: You added the Bangkok Post ref that revised the death toll down to 20, and I replaced unreferenced nationality counts (10 Thais is obviously too many) whose sum exceeded 20 with the NYT numbers which add exactly to 20. I don't see why you found it necessary to revert that. Looks like one of the previously unidentified death has now been identified as Malaysian, so let's update that. -
Zanhe (
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23:56, 19 August 2015 (UTC)reply
Vivian Chan Wing-yan was a British national and a resident of HK. A British national was killed in the attack. Why is not not reflected in the table? Zanhe, you removed it without mentioning why.--
109.149.122.34 (
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00:03, 20 August 2015 (UTC)reply
Hong Kong citizens may hold either the Chinese SAR passport or the British Overseas passport. If Vivian Chan were to be listed as British, the other then needed to be added to the Chinese total, causing double counting and unnecessary confusion. -
Zanhe (
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00:10, 20 August 2015 (UTC)reply
I think this should be moved down the page a bit. It appears before the main details are discussed and it can be misleading.
Kortoso (
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16:30, 21 August 2015 (UTC)reply
The non-Thai victims of the 2015 Bangkok bombing are from 6 countries - Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore - but they ALL are ethnic Chinese?
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