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Requesting permission to amend date of warrant filing to specific date (07-07020) and include reference link to Wisconsin circuit court access page to line that reads: "lake had a warrant for his arrest from July, based on charges of third-degree sexual assault,[note 1] trespassing, and disorderly conduct in connection with domestic abuse.[1][10]"

Link can be viewed below:

https://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetail.html?caseNo=2020CF000736&countyNo=30&index=0&mode=details#defendant Kkeeran (talk) 21:05, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Kkeeran: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. What text do you want to be changed, if any? And where do you want the new text added? ––FormalDude

^talk 02:22, 26 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, we don't use court documents as sources (WP:BLPCRIME, WP:PRIMARY). EvergreenFir (talk) 18:06, 26 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think the acronym you might be looking for is WP:BLPPRIMARY. Someone who's wrong on the internet (talk) 14:29, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Article Cites Opinion or Unreliable Source

Article appears to attempt to depict subject with contempt by citing opinion article from unreliable or questionable author.

The following source is an opinion piece originally from The Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro. Source is known for inaccuracy of information and entrenched bias. Citations from the opinion piece use loaded language and appears to use the opinion as fact:

Source 24: "The Democrats pick the criminal". Times-Republican. Marshalltown, Iowa. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021. 104.229.11.171 (talk) 04:22, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch. Removed, with thanks. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 04:26, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Confusion from inconsistently describing the same woman as: Blake's fiancée; his girlfriend; the mother of his children; sexual-assault complainant; 911 caller; etc.

The woman described as initially calling police to report Blake on the day of the shooting is the same woman described as having accused him of sexual assault, as being the mother of his children, as his girlfriend or fiancée, and as the woman who ignored a subpoena and refused to cooperate when prosecuting him. This needs to be clarified for the article to make sense, and something like "mother of Blake's children" is cumbersome to keep repeating throughout the article. She has done a number of interviews under her real name, which has been widely reported by numerous RS, but I'm not familiar enough with WP:BLP guidance to be completely confident that naming her is the correct course of action—so please weigh in. If naming her isn't kosher, let's come up with an alternate way of clarifying that it's the same woman being described throughout the article. Suggestions much appreciated! Ekpyros (talk) 21:35, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Middle name

What is his middle name? I assume it's not "S". Chaptagai (talk) 11:33, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]