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Alex Pasternack (2021-01-14). "As a mob attacked the Capitol, Wikipedia struggled to find the right words". Fast Company. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
Alex Hern (2021-01-15). "Wikipedia at 20: last gasp of an internet vision, or a beacon to a better future?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-01-15. At 6.34pm UK time on 6 January this year, one Wikipedia editor, with the username Another Believer, decided that events in Washington looked important enough to warrant an article. Tentatively titled "January 2021 Donald Trump rally", the initial entry was brief: "On 6 January 2021, thousands of Donald Trump supporters gathered in Washington DC to reject results of the November 2020 presidential election." {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2021-01-15 suggested (help)
Heather Kelly (2021-01-15). "On its 20th birthday, Wikipedia might be safest place online". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-01-15. This month, the online encyclopedia's strengths and quirks were on full display as hundreds of volunteers furiously worked to create a page for the Capitol riots as events unfolded Jan. 6. As it transitioned from a protest to something more violent, Wikipedia's volunteer editors added key details while debating the article title, as shared by editor Molly White. Was it a protest, an insurrection or a riot? It ended up the "2021 storming of the United States Capitol." Hundreds of people were working on the ballooning document at a time, which has now been touched by nearly 1,000 editors, is more than 10,000 words long and has been viewed nearly 2 million times.
Stephen Harrison (2021-01-15). "To Celebrate Wikipedia's 20th Birthday, Try Editing It". Slate. Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-01-15. Take the recent debate over the nomenclature that Wikipedia should use to describe last week's frightening events. Should that destruction and violence be described as President Donald Trump's supporters "storming" the United States Capitol, an "insurrection," or a "coup attempt"? Is it "terrorism"? "The long-standing consensus is that article titles on events, such as this, should reflect how reliable sources have described the event," said Chet Long, one of Wikipedia's long-term volunteer administrators, who edits under the username Coffee. The issue here was that reliable sources have covered the event using all of that nomenclature. At publication time, the Wikipedia article is named "2021 storming of the United States Capitol" based on the consensus of editors that the majority of media sources have also characterized it as a "storming." Of course, reasonable minds can disagree on that decision, which developed after spirited, reasoned debate. One thing is clear: That's not a boring issue. The language that the world's most popular internet encyclopedia uses to describe the events of Jan. 6, 2021, will affect how that day will be perceived by the public in both the short and long term.
Grace Gedye (2021-02-04). "When the Capitol Was Attacked, Wikipedia Went to Work". Washington Monthly. Retrieved 2021-02-04. As protestors at the Capitol turned violent, one major debate among Wikipedia editors was how to describe the event in the page's title. Was it a protest? A riot? An insurrection? A coup attempt?
Arno Rosenfeld (April 8, 2021). "ADL may have violated Wikipedia rules — editing its own entries". The Forward. Many of the edits focused on the ADL's research into domestic extremism, including contributions to the articles on the QAnon conspiracy theory, the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and the far-right militia group the Three Perecenters.
Stephen L. Carter (2022-08-02). "Are We in a Recession? Don't Ask Wikipedia". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-09-02. And nobody will be surprised to learn that the page designated "2021 United States Capitol Attack" is also partly locked. Fierce argument rages even over what the page should be called.

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Current consensus on size and organization:

The specific subjects of international and domestic reactions, the aftermath, the death of Brian Sicknick, the law enforcement response, and the events at state capitols and other cities, are not covered in full detail here but in the linked articles. Portions of those articles are transcluded here, if opportune, per WP:SYNC.
As long as the article is too long (true as of Nov 5) it should be shortened, but the Very long tag should not be used (for the whole article); instead, Very long section tags could be used. An idea to use more refined methods of managing length (copyediting, moving information to notes, refining/trimming transcluded sections, etc.), instead of further splitting and more routine removal was agreed on here and here.

Current consensus on naming and terminology:

The page's title was moved to 'January 6 United States Capitol attack' after this move request.
The decision to not use the word "urge" in the lead, in reference to Trump's actions, was agreed in this subsection.
There is no consensus to call this event Terrorism as per this RFC

WP:ACDS actions:

~~Under ACDS, starting Jan 16, a move request cannot be opened nor be closed to move to a title using the word "insurrection" for a month. See the Arbitration enforcement log (diff) for details.~~ Expired since Feb 16, 2021
Under ACDS, only users who possess the extended-confirmed user right may close discussions for this page. See the Arbitration enforcement log (diff) for details.

This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Please review the prior discussions if you are considering re-nomination.

Discussions:

RM, 2021 United States Capitol protests → 2021 United States coup d'etat attempt, Not moved, 6 January 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 United States Capitol protests → 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, Moved, 6 January 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → United States Capitol insurrection, Procedural close, 7 January 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → 2021 breach of the United States Capitol, Procedural close, 8 January 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → The Trump insurrection, Procedural close, 9 January 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → 2021 breach of US Capitol, Not moved, 15 January 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → Storming of the United States Capitol, Procedural close, 16 January 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → Insurrection at the United States Capitol, Not moved, 16 January 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → 2021 Terrorist Attack on the United States Capitol, Not moved, 21 January 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → 2021 United States Capitol riot, Not moved, 23 January 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → 2021 United States Capitol attack, Not moved, 4 February 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → Storming of the United States Capitol, Procedural close, 16 February 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → January 6 United States Capitol attack, Moved to 2021 United States Capitol attack, 31 May 2021, discussion
Move Review initiated 1 June 2021. Overturned, moved to 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, 1 August 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 storming of the United States Capitol → 2021 United States Capitol attack, Moved to 2021 United States Capitol attack, 2 August 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 United States Capitol attack → January 6 attack, Not moved, 7 November 2021, discussion
RM, 2021 United States Capitol attack → January 6 United States Capitol attack, No consensus, 8 January 2022, discussion
RM, 2021 United States Capitol attack → January 6 United States Capitol attack, Moved, 28 July 2022, discussion
RM, January 6 United States Capitol attack → 2021 United States Capitol attack, Not moved, 9 January 2023, discussion
RM, January 6 United States Capitol attack → 2021 United States coup d'état attempt, Not moved, 31 January 2023, discussion
RM, January 6 United States Capitol attack → January 6, 2021 United States Capitol attack, No consensus, 21 January 2024, discussion
RM, January 6 United States Capitol attack → January 6 insurrection, No consensus, 26 January 2024, discussion

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Section sizes

Section size for January 6 United States Capitol attack (60 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	98,449	98,449
Background	35	62,711
Attempts to overturn the presidential election	9,047	9,047
Planning of January 6 events	14,311	26,417
Seditious conspiracy by Oath Keepers and Proud Boys	12,106	12,106
Predictions of violence	14,534	14,534
Law enforcement and National Guard preparations	12,678	12,678
Trump supporters gather in D.C.	14,851	50,264
January 5 meetings	3,718	3,718
Bombs placed	5,155	5,155
January 6 Trump rally	13,191	26,540
Trump's speech	13,349	13,349
Attack on the Capitol	4,220	84,310
Proud Boys march to Capitol as mob assembles	4,064	4,064
Bombs discovered near Capitol Complex	181	181
Attack begins near Peace Monument, led by Proud Boys	14,352	14,352
Attackers on west terrace breach Senate Wing hallway	16,489	16,489
Evacuation of leadership amid Capitol lockdown	27,508	27,508
Oath Keepers arrive and breach Rotunda	2,458	2,458
Ashli Babbitt killed by police while attempting to breach Speaker's Lobby	7,493	7,493
Attack on the tunnel	5,912	5,912
Police clear the Capitol and Congress reconvenes	1,633	1,633
Federal officials' conduct	31	51,906
Trump's conduct	11,518	31,645
Inflammatory speech while knowing of weapons	2,931	2,931
Allegation of assaulting a Secret Service driver	4,650	4,650
Endangering Mike Pence	9,617	9,617
Failure to end the attack	2,929	2,929
Capitol Police leadership's failure to prepare	2,769	2,769
Department of Defense leadership's refusal to send Guard	12,152	12,152
Congressional conduct	2,889	2,889
Deletion of Secret Service and Homeland Security text messages	2,420	2,420
Participants, groups, and criminal charges	6,738	64,204
Proud Boys	4,105	4,105
Oath Keepers	6,207	6,207
QAnon	9,263	9,263
White supremacists, neo-Nazis, and neo-Confederates	12,409	12,409
Others	8,206	8,206
Police and military connections	6,168	6,168
Analysis	11,108	11,108
Results	12	26,863
Casualties and suicides	14,735	14,735
Damage	8,243	8,243
Laptop theft and cybersecurity concerns	3,873	3,873
Aftermath	16	21,472
Political, legal, and social repercussions	10,025	10,025
Domestic reactions	3,488	3,488
International reactions	144	144
14th Amendment disqualification	3,401	3,401
Sarbanes–Oxley Act prosecutions	2,397	2,397
2025 pardons and commutations	2,001	2,001
Analysis and terminology	1,767	12,328
Historians' perspectives	10,561	10,561
See also	1,437	1,437
Notes	31	31
References	14,532	14,532
External links	962	10,059
Federal government	3,126	3,126
Video	2,140	2,140
Timeline	3,831	3,831
Total	498,566	498,566

Greeson and Philips

The short paragraph about Kevin Greeson and Benjamin Phillips needs clarification. It says they died of natural causes and that there is "no indication that they participated in the riot." OK, so why are they mentioned in this article at all? Were they in or near the Capitol? I don't feel qualified to write the clarification. Ishboyfay (talk) 04:27, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]