Organized crime task force
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Scope
This task force aims to maintain and improve organized crime-related articles, expand articles, create new articles, and engage in collaborations. Feel free to discuss articles and content within this task force's scope on the task force's talk page. For a brief history of the project, see the project's History page. WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography is the parent WikiProject of this task force.
Topics
Organized crime topics can be placed in a range of categories, ranging from ethnic groups to historical periods. The subjects, defined as organized crime, include people, events, and related information on:
- Organized crime, mafia and syndicates – groups, members and associates (particularly of the 20th century)
- Gangs and street gangs (from the early 19th century to present)
- Criminal societies and similar organizations
- Excluded
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- Terrorism groups
Formatting
Biographies and other subjects should be formatted and organized per Wikipedia's Manual of Style.
Participants
You can find a list of all Members here. Joining the Organized crime task force is easy – just add your username to the bottom of the list. When joining the project, you should watch this page. This allows you to keep up-to-date with discussions about the project on the talk page.
Articles
Pending tasks
Feel free to add relevant tasks to this list.
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Here are some tasks awaiting attention:
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Article statistics
Missing articles
The following pages list nominations for new articles to be created.
- WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles § Organized crime – a long list of organized crime topics lacking articles
- User:Skysmith/Missing topics about Crime § Organized crime section
- WikiProject British crime/Wanted Articles § Organized crime section
- List of identities in The Gangs of New York (book) – an article page with many red links, some of which likely qualify for articles
Article alerts
Below are article alerts for crime-related topics, some of which may include organized crime.
Today's featured articles
Today's featured article requests
- 10 Aug 2024 – Phoolan Devi (talk · · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by Mujinga (t · c); see discussion
Did you know
- 03 Jun 2024 – Talbot H. Green (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Jacob0790 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 16 Jun 2024 – Southport Sockman (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Mdann52 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 11 Jun 2024 – 2024 Lakki Marwat bombing (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Saqib (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 10 Jun 2024 – Ennepetal hostage taking (talk · · hist) was AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 09 Jun 2024 – Swatting of American politicians (2023–2024) (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Rambling Rambler (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- 28 May 2024 – Killing of Jonathan Lewis (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Zanahary (t · c); see discussion (13 participants; relisted)
- 08 Jun 2024 – Attack on Mette Frederiksen (talk · · hist) AfDed by CycloneYoris (t · c) was closed as merge by CactusWriter (t · c) on 13 Jun 2024; see discussion (17 participants)
- 07 Jun 2024 – Reactions to the Israel–Hamas war (talk · · hist) AfDed by Josethewikier (t · c) was closed; see discussion (3 participants)
- 30 May 2024 – La guerra civile (talk · · hist) AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c) was closed as redirect by OwenX (t · c) on 13 Jun 2024; see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
Proposed deletions
- 15 Jun 2024 – The Plaza Suite (talk · · hist) was PRODed by ComplexRational (t · c): This article is completely unsourced and there's no evidence of notability for this establishment. All sources I can find through Google, Newspapers.com, etc. make trivial mentions only.
- 10 Jun 2024 – Protective security unit (talk · · hist) was PRODed by Neutrality (t · c): substantially duplicates multiple other articles (e.g. bodyguard, security detail, and List of protective service agencies); few sources
Categories for discussion
- 15 Jun 2024 – Category:Organized crime by ethnic or national origin (talk · · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jun 2024 – Category:American gangsters by ethnic or national origin (talk · · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Jun 2024 – Category:Convicted participants in the Canada convoy protest (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jun 2024 – Category:Spanish crime action films (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Qwerfjkl (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jun 2024 – Category:Finnish crime action films (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Qwerfjkl (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jun 2024 – Category:Egyptian crime action films (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Qwerfjkl (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jun 2024 – Category:Pakistani crime action films (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Qwerfjkl (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jun 2024 – Category:American crime action films (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Qwerfjkl (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jun 2024 – Category:2024 crime action films (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Qwerfjkl (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jun 2024 – Category:2022 crime action films (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Qwerfjkl (t · c); see discussion
- (19 more...)
Redirects for discussion
- 14 Jun 2024 – Kelvin Lim (talk · · hist) →Kelvin Lim Hock Hin was RfDed by JubaTuba (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Jun 2024 – Intruder alert (talk · · hist) →Trespasser was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Apr 2024 – Look how they massacred my boy (talk · · hist) →The Godfather was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
Files for discussion
- 16 Jun 2024 – File:EricRudolphMugshots2003.jpg (talk · · hist) (on Eric Rudolph) was FfDed by Kathleen's bike (t · c); see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 23 May 2024 – 2023 Union Square riot (talk · · hist) was FA nominated by LunaEclipse (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 05 Jun 2024 – Wong Sau Ying (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Grnrchst (t · c); see discussion
- 17 May 2024 – 2020–2022 catalytic converter theft ring (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by CommissarDoggo (t · c); start
- 25 Apr 2024 – Giosue Gallucci (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by DonCalo (t · c); start
- 17 Apr 2024 – Disappearance of Joshua Guimond (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Atubofsilverware (t · c); start
- 05 Mar 2024 – 2003 Casablanca bombings (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by NAADAAN (t · c); start
- 13 Dec 2023 – Johannes van Damme (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by WorldTravleerAndPhotoTaker (t · c); start
Requests for comments
- 13 Jun 2024 – Srebrenica massacre (talk · · hist) has an RfC by 89.172.65.187 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Jun 2024 – Sutherland Springs church shooting (talk · · hist) has an RfC by GreenC (t · c); see discussion
- 30 May 2024 – Donald Trump (talk · · hist) has an RfC by Politicdude (t · c); see discussion
- 27 May 2024 – Benito Mussolini (talk · · hist) has an RfC by Emiya1980 (t · c); see discussion
- 24 May 2024 – Genocide of Indigenous peoples (talk · · hist) has an RfC by Ivanvector (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Apr 2024 – Israel–Hamas war (talk · · hist) has an RfC by BilledMammal (t · c); see discussion
- undated – Template:Infobox criminal (talk · · hist) has an RfC; see discussion
Peer reviews
- 15 Jun 2024 – Matthew Charles Johnson (talk · · hist) has been put up for PR by GMH Melbourne (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Mar 2024 – Gaetano Bresci (talk · · hist) has been put up for PR by Grnrchst (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 16 Jun 2024 – Environmental damage caused by the Israel–Hamas war (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Environmental impact of the Israel–Hamas war by Robertsky (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jun 2024 – 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel by DecafPotato (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Jun 2024 – 2024 Pune car crash (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to 2024 Pune Porsche car crash by Pharaoh496 (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Jun 2024 – Brighton hotel bombing (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Brighton bomb by SchroCat (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jun 2024 – Internment (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Concentration camp by Iskandar323 (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jun 2024 – Fa Ziying and Lao Rongzhi (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Fa Ziying and Lao Rongzhi case by Coddlebean (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jun 2024 – List of serial rapists (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to List of infamous serial rapists by Coddlebean (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Jun 2024 – Italian mafia operations in Atlantic City (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Organized crime in Atlantic City by Shaolin Punk (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Jun 2024 – Sexual and gender-based violence in the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Sexual violence in the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel by TRCRF22 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Jun 2024 – Srebrenica massacre (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Srebrenica genocide by Njamu (t · c); see discussion
- (7 more...)
Articles to be merged
- 12 Jun 2024 – Code Shikara (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Dorkbot (malware) by HamburgerRadio (t · c); see discussion
- 22 May 2024 – Canadian genocide of the First Nations (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Genocide of Indigenous peoples#Canada by Buidhe (t · c); see discussion
- 17 May 2024 – Attempted assassination of Pavel Milyukov (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Pyotr Shabelsky-Bork by Rosguill (t · c); see discussion
- 15 May 2024 – Jaish-e-Mohammed (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Al-Akhtar Trust by Saqib (t · c); see discussion
- 13 May 2024 – Rohingya genocide (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Persecution of Muslims in Myanmar by Vanisherman (t · c); see discussion
- 03 May 2024 – Killing of David Henry Breaux (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to 2023 Davis, California stabbings by WWGB (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Mar 2024 – Weinstein effect (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to MeToo movement by Sdkb (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Feb 2024 – Mischief Night (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Devil's Night by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 09 Jun 2024 – Naxalite–Maoist insurgency (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Apr 2024 – Jeffrey Epstein (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by DBrown SPS (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Jun 2023 – Miscegenation (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Sebbog13 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 May 2023 – Counterfeit consumer good (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Shivertimbers433 (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Apr 2022 – History of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Knowledgekid87 (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Mar 2022 – 'Ndrangheta (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Gusfriend (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 16 Jun 2024 – Draft:Taberon Honie (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Threeseven29 (t · c)
- 31 May 2024 – Draft:Law of Crime Concentration (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 66.44.113.170 (t · c)
- 11 May 2024 – Draft:Comin Up Short (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 2600:8807:E0F:4F00:B90F:84D4:4CA:97C7 (t · c)
- 24 Apr 2024 – Draft:Murder of Neha Hiremath (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Vgbhat123 (t · c)
Templates
- Add {{WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography}} with the parameters
|organizedcrime=yes
and|organizedcrime-imp=low/mid/high/top
. Adds article to list of articles maintained by the task force. - {{User Organized crime}} – userbox for the WikiProject
Invitation
To invite users to join the project, use {{subst:WP Organized crime invitation}}.
Userbox
{{User Organized crime}} produces:
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Resources
- WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography – a category for crime-related articles and content
Old project pages
Organized crime & Wikipedia (2006–2007) | |||||
General questions (2006–2007) | |||||
WikiProject Organized crime (2007) |
Related Wikiprojects
- WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography
- WikiProject History
- WikiProject Organizations
- WikiProject Sociology
External links
Media related to Organized crime at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Gangs (organized crime) at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Mafia at Wikimedia Commons
Categories
Organized crime
![Category puzzle](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/C_Puzzle.png/46px-C_Puzzle.png)
Mafia
Mobsters
Gangs