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Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 19:25, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just after a, b, footnotes in the intobox, it could be helpful to get what the skull connotes in front of the lead figure names. Don’t you think so? Danidamiobi (talk) 08:09, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Danidamiobi If you move your cursor on the skull, it says: "Executed". Lova Falk (talk) 08:12, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yea. I found out by actually clicking (can’t hover on phone— and even many readers won’t know to hover) on the skull before raising the matter. I actually raised it out of reader experience concern. Danidamiobi (talk) 08:16, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

These symbols are used in many articles, and changing them would need a finding consensus process that I am not up to. But maybe you do? Lova Falk (talk) 11:16, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Iranian Revolution → 1979 Islamic Revolution1979 Islamic Revolution – The title "Iranian Revolution" is no longer a representative name of the article's subject. This page deals specifically with the 1979 revolution that led to the establishment of the Islamic Republic, not with ongoing events such as the current unrest in Iran. Renaming the article to "1979 Islamic Revolution" would clarify its scope and reduce ambiguity.

While the current uprising is not yet widely called a revolution, how people talk about it is still in flux. In the eventuality of an overthrow of the Islamic regime, "Iranian Revolution" could instead serve as a disambiguation page linking to both events. ConflictFan (talk) 12:32, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• Wait - Let's see what comes out of the current unrest first. Devchar (talk) 16:55, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
• Wait per above reasoning. CabinetCavers ^{(thou shalt speaketh)} 17:17, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
• Wait - The current unrest is, as of yet, not dubbed as a "Revolution", something the nom acknowledge themselves. It could lead (or not) to a revolution, but in the meantime we should not assume it will until reliable sources do call it. For example, it could be the case that a revolution indeed happens but that it becomes commonly referred under another different name that does not include the country's name in it (Orange Revolution, Carnation Revolution, July Revolution, Revolution of 1934) or lead to events of way different nature (American Revolutionary War, Trienio Liberal, Spanish Civil War). Or it could be the case that, even if such revolution happens and is referred to as "Iranian Revolution", it still does not become the primary topic for that name: see French Revolution (with disambiguation being used for others such as French Revolution of 1848, but not for the primary topic) or Russian Revolution (despite Russian Revolution of 1905), for example. So, we should wait until seeing what actually happens and how it ends up being referred. Impru20^talk 18:22, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

My bad, I had actually misread the proposal as "1979 Iranian Revolution". My Wait !vote must be understood regarding that proposal (which is also being commented around here). For "1979 Islamic Revolution" I would be an oppose, since there is no other notable "Islamic Revolution" and, particularly, there is not even the slightlest evidence that the current unrest in Iran would lead to any "Islamic" revolution. Impru20^talk 08:29, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• Leaning against as proposed, as the proposed title does not say it is about Iran. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 21:09, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment – The 1979 Iranian Revolution or Islamic Revolution in Iran seem like less ambiguous options. Yue🌙 (talk) 07:05, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

  Thank you. CabinetCavers ^{(thou shalt speaketh)} 12:57, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Wait - The recent unrest in Iran does not signify a revolution is actually going to happen. What this indicates is that severe social, economic, and political issues currently exist in Iran, and if they are not addressed appropriately, a revolution could very well occur. It's best just to wait it out and see if an actual revolution does take place.

No second revolution (currently) = no need to clarify which Iranian revolution a person is looking at on Wikipedia. Kapnonian (talk) 15:05, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, this isn't the only Iranian revolution. There was also the Persian Constitutional Revolution and the White Revolution, which are mentioned in the hatnote. The ongoing protests are also being characterized by some as a revolution; although it's currently a minority stance, it's not nonexistent.

I would support either of the alternative options proposed by @Yue above, with preference to including the year in the title. 9ninety (talk) 16:25, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• Against - I agree with the other comment in that 1979 Iranian Revolution would be the best name. The 1979 revolution was not entirely islamic until the new government was beginning to form and the socialists and communists were ousted by the islamists. "1979 Iranian Revolution" is specific enough to identify, while also avoiding any potentially misleading interpretations. Niashervin (talk) 22:45, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
• Support only 1979 Iranian Revolution. What is the meaning behind this nomination? Why in the world would you call it the 1979 Islamic Revolution?? I don't want to assume bad faith but I can't even understand the logic of removing the actually identifiable (or, per WP:AT, recognizable) part of the name. Red Slash 23:33, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
• Against - There are multiple reasons not to rename to 1979 Islamic Revolution, as such a rename omits any mention of "IRAN"! I think that is Red Slash's objection. Next, some sources to support Niashervin's point, from The Militant ("The historic Iranian Revolution of 1979 was a deep-going, modern, popular social revolution in city and countryside, not a religious jihad as it is falsely portrayed by bourgeois voices." Communists in Iran were in the thick of popular revolution 2018, 2023) and from content in the Tudeh Party of Iran article.--FeralOink (talk) 12:06, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]