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This article has previously been nominated to be moved. Please review the prior discussions if you are considering re-nomination.

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Not moved, 21 February 2013, from 2013 Southern California shootings to Christopher Dorner shooting spree, see discussion.
Moved, 19 March 2013, from 2013 Southern California shootings to Christopher Dorner shootings and manhunt, see discussion.

This article was nominated for merging with Christopher Dorner on 8 February 2013. The result of the discussion (permanent link) was no consensus.

Change 'Gunman' header to 'Background' to be more consistent with other Wikipedia articles of similar nature

I was wondering if there was a better convention than 'Gunman' for the heading of the section on Dorner's background. For example, the Wikipedia article on the Columbine Massacre uses 'Background', alternatively Ted Kaczynski's article is more biographical and has a header, very similar in content to the one on Dorner, which has 'Early Life' as the header. The 2017 Las Vegas Shooting article also uses 'Background'. I think 'Background' would be most appropriate and also more consistent with similar articles.

P6124088482 (talk) 18:54, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I made the requested changes to have more consistency with other similar articles, as you have suggested. If you have any questions, please contact me at my talk page. Ian Manka 19:07, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 June 2020

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You are whitewashing facts. Maybe you should include details about his life and career as a police officer which led to his writing of the manifesto and war against the lapd. 207.144.144.240 (talk) 23:13, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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. --allthefoxes ^(Talk) 00:38, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

To add to article

To add to this article: approximately how many total police officers were present at the final standoff at the cabin. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 07:54, 14 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 15 June 2020

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"Police and civilians" needs to be corrected, police are by definition civilians, as they are not members of the armed services. 2600:1700:F250:C520:4CD0:788B:3B81:C729 (talk) 23:28, 15 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: From our page on Civilian: In general, a civilian is "a person who is not a member of the police, the armed forces, or a fire department". – Muboshgu (talk) 23:31, 15 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"In colloquial usage, the term is sometimes used to distinguish non-military law enforcement officers and (in the US) firefighters from support staff or the general public. Regardless, such members are civilians - not military personnel - and are bound by municipal; civil and criminal law to the same extent as other members of the public."

Police should not be referred to as "civilians" in an encyclopedia. 162.229.187.147 (talk) 02:52, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 16 June 2020

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Citation # 14 needs to be either removed or mended because it does not lead to any article. The sentence leading to the citation should be removed as well. 2600:8801:9600:5F:ED15:C7FC:3992:129 (talk) 17:42, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: The citation also includes an archive link ([1]), so it is still valid. Pupsterlove02 talk • contribs 17:56, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It's also unclear what "sentence leading to the citation" you mean, since the citation is used 6 times. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 17:56, 16 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]