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Singapore Mid‑importance

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Newspapers Mid‑importance

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Journalism Mid‑importance

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Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

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Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 09:06, 11 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Keep as it is, update or remove?

Latest comment: 6 months ago5 comments2 people in discussion

This current text on the public opinion section has:

The Wikipedia community has included The Straits Times under its "no consensus, unclear, or additional considerations apply" source category, with its entry on Reliable sources/Perennial sources stating that "given known practices of self-censorship and political meddling into coverage, news related to Singapore politics, particularly for contentious claims, should be taken with a grain of salt". was superseded by consensus in August 2025.

What should be the fate of this current text and its citation? Aleain (talk) 10:08, 28 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

Is the discussion over? Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 09:49, 29 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

Oh yeah it should be Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 09:51, 29 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

What do you mean? Aleain (talk) 10:42, 29 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

Oh nvm lol

I meant the discussion cited in the diff you gave; I think I had a stroke (the joke kind) lol Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 10:44, 29 January 2026 (UTC)Reply