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Both cities are in the same metropolitan area and the protests are similar enough to consolidate (with Bellevue having its own section). Sounder Bruce 03:08, 1 June 2020 (UTC)
intoad2 Talk 11:39, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
it looks like there's a very strong consensus for the merge and move, and since it's been over a day since the merge was first proposed, i've submitted a technical request to carry the move part out. please let me know if i'm doing anything incorrectly, as this will be my first time attempting to carry out a merge and move. thanks! dying ( talk) 03:57, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
I've created WikiProject Black Lives Matter for interested editors. Thanks, --- Another Believer ( Talk) 21:11, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: not moved, see WP:SNOW. ( non-admin closure) -- Mdaniels5757 ( talk) 18:33, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
George Floyd protests in Washington (state) → George Floyd protests in Washington – redirects should not be moved Jax 0677 ( talk) 17:34, 2 June 2020 (UTC)
--- Another Believer ( Talk) 16:37, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
Today, I witnessed a "support the police" counter-rally (I think) on US-101 in Aberdeen, complete with apparently loaded semiautomatic rifle open carry-ing individuals. No apparent people of color present. Not sure if this is the place for counter-protests to be listed (assuming a RS appears)? Anywhere? Nowhere? ☆ Bri ( talk) 03:01, 15 June 2020 (UTC)
Why does the "child … sprayed with riot control agent by a police officer" get the qualifier "allegedly", while almost nothing else does? Given that there is video of the incident, I would think that it is no more "alleged" than the incident where we have a FOX News reporter's word (presumably accurate, but in this case there isn't video documentation) that the guns their security man seized were taken from an abandoned police car. - Jmabel | Talk
Where does the video show the child being maced by police? All it shows is the child being sprayed and doused with milk by other protestors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.61.72.209 ( talk) 11:20, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
Why isn't the George Floyd template at the bottom showing? Songwaters ( talk) 16:16, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
Is it time for a George Floyd protests in Seattle, Washington page? @ Bartholomite, Another Believer, Jmabel, Songwaters, RopeTricks, and Peteforsyth:, Much of the Seattle content appears on the CHOP page. However, there have been numerous protests in Washington state's largest city, before CHOP was formed in May and after the zone was officially cleared out on July 1. Protest marches (to the mayor's neighborhood & on I-5) also took place while CHOP was in effect but happened away from the zone proper. The ongoing protest activity in Seattle shares similarities with Portland (which has its own city page but no territorial "zone" limitations). It seems to be time for a separate page for Seattle, as the protests are likely to continue, especially in light of the recent controversy over the introduction of federal forces to several cities. With the template formatting issue listed in the section above (article too large?), this may be one more reason to split off a page. Thanks for any input, attention and/or assistance that you care to give to this matter. Kind Regards, Cedar777 ( talk) 20:41, 21 July 2020 (UTC)
More coverage that may be worth including: Cedar777 ( talk) 22:18, 31 July 2020 (UTC)