Talk:Protest

message: Isn't a protest, necessarily protesting something it is opposed to? What would be an example of a “protest” in favor of something? 
I would think a protest is always in favor of something and opposed to something else, but what makes it a protest is that it is opposed to something.
I think the statement “sometimes in favor, though more often opposed” would better apply to a public demonstration. Many public demonstrations are at the same time protests and celebrations or rallies.  Edno 05:18, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: “protest is ... sometimes in favor, though more often opposed“

message: So as to better explain my rationale for this revision...
The biggest change on this revision was removal of :Image:Protest.jpg.  The reason for removal has nothing to do with the content of the photo, but with the licensing of the photo - it's a fair-use image.  According to Wikipedia:Fair use criteria, we should always use a free alternative to a fair use image if one is available.  :Image:Breasts-not-bombs.jpg is a free alternative to :Image:Protest.jpg, as :Image:Breasts-not-bombs.jpg is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 license.
I'm just glad we finally have a similar free-license alternative to that fair-use image.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 00:30, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Explanation of revision from 00:15, 7 February 2006 

message: Wikipedia it seems does not delineate between freedom of expression and the right to protest and vandalism. Let me be frank, since perhaps some of the WPs and contributors to this article might be a bit more open minded. Wikipedia is supposed to be a viable source of information. In my mind it must also be an "appropriate" source of information. But if we can't conduct peaceful, nonviolent protests on the texts of actual articles which people find disturbing (i.e. queef) what kind of message are we sending across to people who wish to protest but find themselves being blocked as a result of what editors consider "vandalism". I agree with the sentiments expressed by some that a template that has been termed as "nonsense" (Wiki-Protest) should be allowed in order for editors, WPs, and contributors to protest what they consider as harsh, racist, or inappropriate wikipedia articles in a manner outside of the normal spectrum for wikipedia. What do you all think about this? A friend of mine was blocked recently for participating in this kind of protest. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dominick Turner (talk • contribs) 
:I think that this really has nothing to do with the subject at hand and should be discussed elsewhere, like perhaps the other talk pages that you cross-posted this to.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 03:34, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Status of Protest on Wikipedia 

message: The first things is: What category would protesting for youth rights be under? And to is the first pic should be taken down. I'm eleven, and could read that word.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.192.94.145 (talk • contribs) 
:First of all, regarding protesting for youth rights, I'd start at Youth rights and browse the categories from there.  As for the photo, Wikipedia is not censored.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 16:52, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Two Things

message: To talk a little bit more about photos, as discussed above, I think it would be wise to further diversify the selection of pictures on the page. It may not seem very important but I don't believe that simply having photos of marches (with the one exception of the protesters with their mouths covered) could accurately depict the full effect of a protest. I'm thinking something more along the lines of the Haymarket affair, photos of black-blocs, civil rights marches, etc. Any suggestions? Nihiletnihil (talk) 21:50, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I do have some issue with adding more photos (we just revamped the photos and spaced them through the article), however, I have no problem swapping out photos.  So let's get specific.  We want a black bloc photo, perhaps an historic photo, what else?  SchuminWeb (Talk) 06:10, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, I uploaded a photo of an interesting march, I think it would add to both the less recent, and more international categories of images; both of which I think this article lacks. As for Black Bloc photos, I'm sure those are easy to come by, since we have a such a variety of choices, we should be able to choose a really good one, not some point-and-click photos of black-clothed blurs. If we are to have photos of American protests, we should probably include some of the  Seattle protest, as that is the most notable second only to the Million Man March. I'm curious what you'd think of more historical photos or illustrations, if they would accurately depict current ideas of protest, or if the article should maybe go more in-depth about the history of protests rather than the various types. Nihiletnihil (talk) 08:17, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: My concern with the images isn't the content. There are several concerns related to MOS:IMAGES. The images are stacked up in a manner that is using the page as a gallery. The images should be complimenting the article's encyclopedic text and the surplus images (there are some good ones) need to be accessible via the commons link. Does any one want to tackle fixing this? A few images will more than likely have to be removed. I do think some older images need to be in if some can be found that are related. Cptnono (talk)
Follow-up: Please see the MOS wikilink above and reinsert as appropriate. Please make sure to not stack images and caption them so the reader can understand their relevance to the associated section. For your convenience, below is a list of images that have been removed. The reader cans till find these through the commons link at the bottom of the article or in any other articles where they are also used.
* File:Pro-Life Demonstration at Supreme Court.jpg
* File:NudeProtestMexicoCity240908.JPG
* File:Tea Party Protest, Hartford, Connecticut, 15 April 2009 - 041.jpg
* File:NATO protests Istanbul(2).jpg
* [edit]File:AnonymousProtest.jpg
* File:Sydprot.JPG    Cptnono (talk) 02:07, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Examples of Protests (photos) 

message: The article states that teach ins are "an early form of protest" starting in the 1960s.  The article also lists historic protests going back to the 16th century.  Obviously both can't be true, so I suspect this section comes from a US 1960s view point, so should at least be edited to fit in with the rest of the article.  At any rate, 2 sentences don't deserve their own section. Kenhullett (talk) 22:33, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed, it needs some work, though I wouldn't dump the section - rather, it should be expanded.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:32, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Teach-in has it's own page that's already linked from this article.  Clearly this section is unnecessary.  Kenhullett (talk) 08:55, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Its own article - that's awesome.  The section then isn't redundant, but it needs a  tag and a little intro.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 19:21, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks good.  Are you planning to create a section for every other type mentioned in the "Forms of Protest" section?  Or is a Teach-in deserving of its own section while the others are not? Kenhullett (talk) 20:43, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You know, it's not necessarily a bad idea to do that for the others.  What do others think?  SchuminWeb (Talk) 00:10, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Over a month and no follow up.  Clearly it's absurd to have a list of protest types followed by a section for one and only one.  Unless there's some compelling argument as to why this section is uniquely special, it should not be there. Ken (talk) 23:19, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Teach Ins 

message: I really would like a discussion of the effectiveness of these strategies in this article. I can't for the life of me imagine what a giant multinational corporation would care about a bunch of ugly pierced misfits carrying around signs with kindergarten expressions painted on them. --80.161.129.238 (talk) 07:42, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Effectiveness 

message: The current see also section needs to have specific protests removed. It gives undue weight to certain protests. There is a protests  category link at the bottom of the page with a list of protests. Some of the philosophies should be worked into the prose. Please see WP:SEEALSO.Cptnono (talk) 04:59, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The following have been removed. Please use them as needed or make surre they ar ein the appropriate catagories/navigationboxes/wherever:
* Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
* UK fuel protests
* 2008 Republican National Convention Protest
* Protests against the 2003 Iraq war
* 2006 Indian anti-reservation protests
* List of anti-nuclear protests in the United States
* May 1968 in France
* 2006 Dalit protests in Maharashtra   Cptnono (talk) 05:05, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I would like to see these notable protests put back in the See also list, until they become incorporated as links in the main text.  There is no reason to simply rely on categories or navboxes for access to these important articles. Johnfos (talk) 00:39, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Anyone can access these without this page. It is against the guidelines and editors should have been more proactive in keeping this article clean.Cptnono (talk) 01:08, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: See also

message: The external links section does not follow the guidelines found here. The following have been removed. Please convert them into Wikipedia:Citing sources if appropriate.al links seciton does not follow the guidelines found here. The following have been removed. Please convert them into Wikipedia:Citing sources if appropriate.
*OSCE-ODIHR Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly
*Slideshow of pictures from the Amnesty International denounce torture rally at Portland, Oregon.
*Essay examining ICTs and protest
*High-tech protest at the 2004 Republican National Convention
*Parenting Versus Protesting: Are They Mutually Exclusive?
*Is There A Legal Age for Political Dissent? Teens at Protests!
*Important Protests Mapped on Platial.
*Why public demonstration is a useless form of activism Criticism of protesting from the libertarian think tank, the Prometheus Institute.
*Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict
*Police accused of misusing terror laws against peaceful protests   Cptnono (talk) 05:17, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair enough.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 10:26, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: External links

message: I'm removing the tag opining that the article should have more prose and less list. I am not didactic on this, but it seems like the community has developed the article in its current fashion — in bits and pieces and fits and starts, but there it is — and it should probably be continued in the way it has been forming over the years. No harm done, anyway. Yours, GeorgeLouis (talk) 01:28, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree - the article may be lists, and you're likely correct that the article probably developed in fits and starts, but just because it developed with all the bullet points and lists doesn't mean it should be that way.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:14, 13 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seems OK the way it is  

message: Please see Category_talk:Riots#Proposal_to_categorize_riots_under_protests. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 08:11, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Related proposal 

message: What is the difference between protest and demonstration? The article on protests lists demonstrations as a type of protest.OnBeyondZebrax • TALK 01:08, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: The article on Demonstration (protest) uses the term "protest" right in the title. Hmmm.... Hardly a rock-solid demarcation between the two terms! A merge might be appropriate...OnBeyondZebrax • TALK 16:38, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is the difference between [[protest]] and [[demonstration]] 

message: I would like to edit the background information presented on civil disobedience in this article. Although the sub is hyperlinked to the Civil disobedience article, I feel as though both resources need to be developed in order to have a more holistic view of the issue itself/the impact of the many forms of protests. I've included a list of resources in my user page if anyone is interested in looking through them. --Tmsloan (talk) 05:32, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Developing the Segment on Civil Disobedience

message: — Assignment last updated by Vstod022 (talk) 07:50, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: CMN2160A

message: I'd like to help improve the article and add sources, but I feel without specific choices being made that there is not enough changes one person could make and have the mod team be happy. Brutalisk666 (talk) 17:39, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  What specific changes can be made to the layout to increase the grade?