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Former featured article candidateSaddam Hussein is a former featured article candidate. Please view the links under Article milestones below to see why the nomination was archived. For older candidates, please check the archive.
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DateProcessResult
June 2, 2004Featured article candidateNot promoted
May 9, 2006Peer reviewReviewed
On this day...Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on July 16, 2004, July 16, 2005, July 16, 2006, July 16, 2007, and July 16, 2008.
Current status: Former featured article candidate

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Ad Nauseam, not Nasuem

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"...which stages the story ad nasuem..." is incorrect; the term is "ad nauseam." If the word is misspelled in the passage being quoted, there should be a [sic] after "nasuem." ~~Mpaniello~~

citations needed

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"Hussein's rule was a repressive dictatorship[12] notorious for it's human rights abuses." You cite that he was a dictator but not that he was notorious for human rights abuses. While it may seem obvious (sic) to westerners it needs a solid citation. -thanks

Infobox image dispute

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@Skornezy Since you seem unwilling to familiarize yourself with WP:BRD, let me make this clear. Once your edit is disputed or reverted, you're expected to refrain from edit warring over it. Instead, you should seek consensus by initiating a discussion to explain why you think your changes are appropriate. Now is your chance to do that. Skitash (talk) 23:08, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"The BOLD, revert, discuss cycle (BRD) is one of many optional strategies that editors may use to seek consensus. This process is not mandated by Wikipedia policy, but it can be useful for identifying objections, keeping discussion moving forward and helping to break deadlocks. In other situations, you may have better success with alternatives to this approach. Care and diplomacy should be exercised. Some editors will see any reversion as a challenge, so be considerate and patient."
I guess you're not familiar with the things you cite.
Anyways, @Local Mandaean, @Wcamp9, @Kharbaan Ghaltaan, @Comitialbulb561, and @Tansley the Transformer: do you prefer this photo over the current one? Skornezy (talk) 08:47, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This photo is not bad but this one is more better jpg Kharbaan Ghaltaan (talk) 09:33, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I prefer this over the other one. It is high quality, and the other one is worse quality — I most definitely think we should use this image Wcamp9 (talk) 12:07, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
do you mean the one which is this section right now.. Kharbaan Ghaltaan (talk) 12:25, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The fact that you're dismissing BRD as a mere "optional" strategy shows how reluctant you are to working towards reaching consensus instead of edit warring. Furthermore, what you've just done is WP:CANVASSING, and that's not how an RfC is conducted. I will initiate one below. Skitash (talk) 16:33, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't "dismiss" anything. I just pointed out what WP:BRD says, since you seem to be having trouble with that. Anyways, I'm not sure what you mean by "WP:CANVASS," there's nothing against me tagging recent editors for their views and Comitialbulb561 was part of the previous discussion I tried to hold last year. Skornezy (talk) 00:37, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Survey

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Option A (1998)
Option B (1987)
Option C (1979)
Option D (late 1960s)
What image should this article use in the infobox?

Semi-protected edit request

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In the infobox, for his wife Sajida Talfah, please add that they married in 1958, per this source. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/iraq/stories/bride012591.htm 2600:100C:A218:9A7B:A8BF:71F2:1654:32D (talk) 23:42, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Already done LizardJr8 (talk) 00:43, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Saddam Husseins Voice

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Alot of wiki articles of politcians include a segment of their voice, i have a perfect audio clip for this, it is his oath to becomming president, just wanting to know if that dosent bother anyone if i add it. Local Mandaean (talk) 11:04, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Local Mandaean, you can add it. Skornezy (talk) 07:24, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Local Mandaean in what section is it being added? KiddKrazy (talk) 08:17, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mass murderer category

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Would the mass murderer category be suitable here or would that be more towards those directly involved? 2600:100C:A218:9A7B:BC5E:E0AD:C8F9:553 (talk) 15:36, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 4 December 2024

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In the section discussing Saddam Hussein's presidency, subsection discussing Kurdish autonomy and rights, Mustafa Barzani's name is misspelled as Mustafa Barazani which prevents his mention from being hyperlinked to his respective wikipedia page. My edit request is to correct this spelling to Barzani and link his wikipedia page:

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustafa_Barzani) Qwaezar (talk) 14:08, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done - Thanks for the suggestion - Arjayay (talk) 15:23, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]