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Template:ITN-Update "In Mexico City, thousands protest the disappearance of 43 students and subsequent discovery of mass graves." is terrible grammar. I highly doubt anyone is protesting the disappearance or the discovery, I suspect they are protesting "the response by officials", or "in response to". CombatWombat42 (talk) 19:51, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

Well whatever you "suspect", these seem to be the pertinent facts, backed up by reliable sources, right now. Thanks. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:11, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

No, the sources don't back that they are protesting the deaths, they do not use those words. The sources do not say what the are protesting at all. Thanks. CombatWombat42 (talk) 21:07, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

How odd then that you have already claimed that " they are protesting "the response by officials", or "in response to"".... Is this all OR? The Rambling Man (talk) 21:22, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

Is "protest the deaths" normal US Eng? I would have thought that the usual Brit Eng would always be "protest against the deaths"? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:25, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

It's certainly a normal US Eng turn of phrase. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:27, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

No its not, people don't protest deaths, they always protest the thing that caused the deaths. CombatWombat42 (talk) 21:29, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, like I said, terrible grammar. I don't think you can find a source for the reason for the protests, you see them mentioned in the same paragraph as the deaths and that they are a result of the deaths, but User:The Rambling Man refuses to use his brain and look at the grammar of the sentence. He instead insists on attacking me because I gave suggestions on how to fix it. CombatWombat42 (talk) 21:29, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

Here are some sources since you can't turn on your brain for 2 seconds, [1] "Protesters who have railed against the government's handling of the case..." "Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Mexico City and those of the southwestern state of Guerrero where the students were abducted in recent weeks to decry the government's handling of the case.", [2] "The protests on Saturday in Chilpancingo echoed weeks of protests across the country where demonstrators have insisted there is collusion between officials and organised crime, along with government inaction." Seriously learn how to think. CombatWombat42 (talk) 21:33, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

Seriously learn how to behave in a collaborative environment. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:36, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

Errors in today's or tomorrow's On this day

Regarding German battleship Tirpitz: This is purely style/idiom, not a factual error, but "resulting in about 1,000 deaths of the sailors on board" is awkward English and wordy passive voice. Suggest "killing about 1,000 sailors on board". — Brianhe (talk) 18:03, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:09, 12 November 2014 (UTC)

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