Talk:Standoff at Eagle Pass: Difference between revisions

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== Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 14 March 2024 ==

Add the following, "A base, entitled 'Forward Operating Eagle', has begun being constructed at Eagle Pass, and can house up to 2,300 soldiers."

This has been covered in the news, and has warranted a Forbes article. See: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesfarrell/2024/02/16/texas-building-military-base-camp-at-eagle-pass-amid-showdown-with-border-patrol/?sh=59e15dab1a71 [[User:Kingofmapps|Kingofmapps]] ([[User talk:Kingofmapps|talk]]) 18:22, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

:'''Done''', with your wording and I made the link a source.

:IMO this article no longer merits EC protection, as the physical standoff is over and mainly involves ongoing litigation. [[User:JohnAdams1800|JohnAdams1800]] ([[User talk:JohnAdams1800|talk]]) 15:15, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

:[[File:Pictogram voting wait.svg|20px|link=|alt=]] '''Already done'''<!-- Template:EEp --> [[User:M.Bitton|M.Bitton]] ([[User talk:M.Bitton|talk]]) 13:59, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

== End date? ==

It seems to me that the end date is a bit inaccurate. While I agree with some other comments of the talk page about it having "fizzled out", it was still ongoing well into January and is atleast technically still ongoing.

Here are some reports from Febuary and one from March:

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/video/eye-on-politics-bipartisan-border-bill-fails-as-standoff-in-eagle-pass-continues/

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/standoff-eagle-pass

https://www.newsweek.com/texas-military-razor-wire-migrant-crisis-greg-abbott-1878647

I would show the date as either 11th of Jan-present for now and then, until it either ends or a proper date for it having "fizzled out" is chosen, switching it for said date. The current set date of the 29th is not really accurate as far as I understand. [[User:Iska-Germany|Iska-Germany]] ([[User talk:Iska-Germany|talk]]) 22:40, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

:Sounds good, I'll make a change regarding this. [[User:Wikiexplorationandhelping|Wikiexplorationandhelping]] ([[User talk:Wikiexplorationandhelping|talk]]) 15:53, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

== The extended confirmation protection has been lowered to semi-protection. ==

I convinced the administrator to lower the protection, as this page has become much less controversial and heavily edited. [[User:JohnAdams1800|JohnAdams1800]] ([[User talk:JohnAdams1800|talk]]) 02:22, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

== Merge proposal ==

I'd propose that we merge this article with [[Operation Lone Star]], as [[WP:RAPID|now that the news has died down]] the long-term significance of this 'standoff' has turned out to be questionable. See also [[WP:PERSISTENCE]]. [[User:The ed17|Ed]]&nbsp;^{[[User talk:The ed17|[talk]]]&nbsp;[[WP:OMT|[OMT]]]} 01:41, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

:{{u|The ed17}} I agree. This incident was fleeting. I might go further to suggest the article was created on spec that it would become a big shootout with the feds. [[User:Soibangla|soibangla]] ([[User talk:Soibangla|talk]]) 07:24, 17 June 2024 (UTC)