If convicted will Trump's Wikipedia article describe him as a "convicted felon" in the first line?
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« on: April 24, 2024, 11:41:34 AM »

Currently it's:

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Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.

I suspect it'll become:
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Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, businessman, and convicted felon who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
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« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2024, 11:43:15 AM »

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« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2024, 12:13:50 PM »

Yes that would be typical.
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« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2024, 02:03:18 PM »

There will be a ferocious fight on the Talkpage. Eventually, the English version will end up with some compromise that is both a grammatical atrocity and leave everyone unhappy.

The editors are increasingly far-left, however, there is a large constituency that is concerned about what they see as activists trying to use edits to "war" and this is such a highly charged partisan issue that will leave a critical mass unhappy with all of their options.

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« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2024, 02:41:43 PM »

There will be a ferocious fight on the Talkpage. Eventually, the English version will end up with some compromise that is both a grammatical atrocity and leave everyone unhappy.

The editors are increasingly far-left, however, there is a large constituency that is concerned about what they see as activists trying to use edits to "war" and this is such a highly charged partisan issue that will leave a critical mass unhappy with all of their options.



Quite possible, though there are other examples with the exact same wording as proposed by BRTD. See Blago:

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Rod Blagojevich (/bləˈɡɔɪ.əvɪtʃ/ blə-GOY-ə-vitch; born December 10, 1956), often referred to by his nickname "Blago",[2][3] is an American politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Blagojevich
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« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2024, 03:39:05 PM »

Probably not. There are several Israeli and South Korean leaders who was jailed and wikipedia doesn't mention it in the first line. It really seems to be case by case
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