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Facts from the IBA

Why is the letter from the IBA on the 2 boxers in question not referenced in this Wikipedia entry (https://www.iba.sport/news/iba-clarifies-the-facts-the-letter-to-the-ioc-regarding-two-ineligible-boxers-was-sent-and-acknowledged/)? Both boxers tested positive for XY chromosomes in two different, independent tests. The first was conducted in Turkey, the second in India. Only after the second tests were both disqualified, because the IBA only allows humans with XX chromosomes to take part in the female categories. The letter stating this result was acknowledged at least by Imane. Both boxers were given the chance to appeal to the CAS in Switzerland, but neither decides to pursue this. Nothing has changed in their status. They are ineligible to take part in IBA sanctioned events including the world championships. All of these facts should be stated in the article. Lechia (talk) 01:11, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

A) That is a primary source. Refer to WP:BLPPRIMARY. B) The IBA is discredited. TarnishedPath^talk 01:53, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

If the letter is to be mentioned, maybe the thing to say is (per the timeline in that letter), the "rule" that was used by IBA to disqualify the 2 boxers in March 2023 wasn't in effect before May 2023. Certainly contributes to understanding why IBA is considered unfit to run an Olympic sport Jonnosan (talk) 03:56, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

No, we shouldn't mention it at all on the basis of the letter itself. We should be very careful with sources here particularly as there are diagnosis or speculation about the medical conditions of a living person which intersect with the GENSEX contentious topic area. TarnishedPath^talk 04:31, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Medical opinion

Followers of this talk page will know I've only supported the idea of including medical test results, and lab reports (which are primary sources) if they have been reported by a reliable source. Up until today, I don't think I've seen a reliable source giving answers about this material. We saw a report by Alan Abrahamson, who is certainly an excellent sports reporter, but his material was only ever published on his blog, which has no editorial oversight, and therefore isn't a reliable source.

Today I notice this report in the Sydney Morning Herald which is certainly a reliable source, with remarks from what seems to be a first-rate primary source, being Dr Ioannis Filippatos, an obstetrician and gynaecologist of 30 years. Dr Filippatos is president of the European Boxing Confederation.

With regards to our subject, Filippatos is quoted as saying:

“I’m trying to say the medical results from the laboratory say this boxer is man. We’re trying now to find out why it happened like that. We’re not against Khelif. Our problem is that we have two blood exams with chromosomes of a man. This is not my answer, it’s the answer from the laboratory."

Here we have a qualified medical specialist, examining the lab results that have been discussed on this talk page, and making a clear statement, that the subject has given "two blood exams with chromosomes of a man." This is reported in a reliable source, namely, the Sydney Morning Herald. I believe this material is significant to the understanding of the subject and should be included. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 01:15, 14 August 2024 (UTC) sock strike

This is the unsubstantiated claim that was made by Filippatos during the IBA's shambolic press conference in which Umar Kremlev called Thomas Bach a "sodomite". M.Bitton (talk) 02:01, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

To wit, earlier in this article, the very same doctor is quoted in the very same press conference as saying: "They have high levels of testosterone, like a man...They have men’s level of testosterone. We don’t know if they were born a man – we don’t have anything to confirm [that]." So it certainly is not a clear statement, given that Filippatos obviously thinks that having XY chromosomes is equivalent to having been "born a man". Not to mention, the article itself calls the press conference in question "farcical"; to deliberately leave out this context and present this article as lending any credibility to Filippatos or the IBA is...well, it strains AGF. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 03:12, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

"The President of the European Boxing Confederation is unreliable because he said something I found offensive." Okay but no 2600:1700:76F1:E8A0:CF48:292E:86A5:C21 (talk) 18:49, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

If we have assertions in the field of medicine we're going to need WP:MEDRS sources for that. An expert merely parroting an unreliable primary source does not cut it. TarnishedPath^talk 04:57, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

WP:MEDRS has nothing to do with claims about a persons medical history, diseases, or genetic conditions. We don't cite WP:MEDRS sources to discuss Cheech Marin having been born with a cleft lip, or Michael J. Fox having Parkinsons.

This being said, I agree that this particular doctors claims are WP:UNDUE. If his claims are true, eventually, it will be verified by other sources -- and I suspect that specific sporting organizations will adjudicate their policies as they see fit. But invoking WP:MEDRS simply because one of only a few accredited institutions didn't do a proper peer-reviewed study about this individual, which is what I understand what the spirit of MEDRS as a policy requires, seems like a stretch. If I'm wrong here, can please point me to where WP:MEDRS makes requirements around reliable sources making claims of any genetic conditions on BLPs? Kcmastrpc (talk) 14:11, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the perspective on WP:MEDRS, @TarnishedPath and @Kcmastrpc. Seems clear that it's a guideline for articles dedicated to a medical topic.

@Writ Keeper and @M.Bitton, about the press conference, I guess there's a kind of tragic-comedy to its lack of order, but that really isn't relevant here.

The only things that matter are whether there's a reliable source providing information about the subject, and if the primary source being referred to by that reliable source has some kind of medical authority.

I completely concur that this doctor, being Dr Filippatos, is making no declaration about whether the subject is male or female, or even whether the subject should compete in the female category or not; only that blood samples from the subject indicate XY chromosomes.

That appears to be noteworthy and appears to come from a reliable source. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 23:49, 14 August 2024 (UTC) sock strike

Unsubstantiated claims made in the middle of a shit show in which the shady IBA was meant to provide some evidence are neither reliable nor noteworthy. M.Bitton (talk) 00:06, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Wait, just to be clear this: ...it's a guideline for articles dedicated to a medical topic. < is not accurate. The topic of the article isn't the important part, it's the nature of the statement that determines whether or not MEDRS is needed.

A MEDRS source isn't necessarily needed for stating if she does or doesn't have any given medical condition. What is needed is an abundance of super high quality sources and/or a statement from Imane herself, because personal medical information is the type of thing that can do a whole lot of WP:HARM. A MEDRS source would be needed for any claims about a medical condition (i.e. in a "She has X which means Y" setting, MEDRS may be needed for the Y part).

I do agree with this claim being UNDUE though, and I don't think it meets the bar for inclusion in this case. CambrianCrab (talk) 00:07, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

The IBA is not a reliable source. Any mere parroting of their claims is not significant. TarnishedPath^talk 01:04, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Dr Ioannis Filippatos is an IBA employee according to the EBC's website (https://eubcboxing.org/presidents/). This makes him a WP:COISOURCE. Flounder fillet (talk) 01:52, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

I encourage calm.

Wiki editors don't make decisions about content depending on how serene a particular press conference was.

We decide using reliable sources.

The Sydney Morning Herald is a reliable source.

The content of its article is relevant and should be taken into account. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 10:13, 16 August 2024 (UTC) sock strike

Yes, the Sydney Morning Herald is a reliable source, therefore, we know that Dr Filippatos said that, and that the fact that he said that was covered by the media. We also know that Dr Filippatos is an IBA employee, so this information is just "doctor agrees with one of his employers". This does not merit inclusion unless more coverage of the IBA's POV is WP:DUE. Flounder fillet (talk) 15:17, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Additionally, I assure you that my original reply is very calm, at least in English (warranty void if text translated). Flounder fillet (talk) 15:26, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

There's no WP policy that suggests a medical opinion should be discounted if a person works for a particular organisation.

We are agreed that the source is reliable. I see no controversy in having the doctor's view on the subject's chromosomes and testosterone levels reported. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 11:54, 18 August 2024 (UTC) sock strike

If you do add this to the article remember that per WP:COISOURCE you have to make it clear that Dr Filippatos is an IBA employee. Flounder fillet (talk) 18:57, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Why? MatthewDalhousie (talk) 21:55, 18 August 2024 (UTC) sock strike

See WP:NIS, WP:COISOURCE. Flounder fillet (talk) 17:47, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Unsubstantiated medical claims do not belong in a BLP article. M.Bitton (talk) 19:08, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Dr Filippatos completed his clinical training in Chicago and Cambridge. He is Senior Consulting Editor for JACC-HF. He has published over 500 peer-reviewed papers. He is in the Thomson Reuters list of Highly Cited Researchers. The doctor has seen the lab reports and is more than qualified to give an informed opinion. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 21:55, 18 August 2024 (UTC) sock strike

That doesn't change the fact that the claim is unsubstantiated (the doctor, an employee of the IBA, is simply repeating the IBA's claims without providing any evidence). M.Bitton (talk) 22:42, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

The article indicates that the doctor has received the results. Which is what doctors do. They receive results from lab testing, and they articulate those results. We expect doctors to be able to do that. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 03:09, 19 August 2024 (UTC) sock strike

Yes but the real problem is that including this in the article doesn't push the POV that certain editors upthread would prefer to be expressed. 2A00:23EE:2638:64D9:402B:E8A5:FE90:91D (talk) 18:23, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Not all doctors are created equal. We wouldn't accept Peter Duesberg's word on HIV/AIDS, for example. The mere fact that someone is a doctor does not absolve them of other RS considerations. WP:RS says: Articles should be based on reliable, independent, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. In this case, Filippatos fails the "independent" criterion; he is (or was) a direct employee of one of the parties in the dispute (the IBA) and so cannot be trusted as a reliable source, since he has a conflict of interest that favors the IBA. That doesn't go away just because he has a doctorate. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 20:34, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Really interesting perspective @Writ Keeper. I 100% agree with your first three sentences. The key is publication.

I like what you've pointed out about the discredited German. That's an authority we don't use, not because he's a member of this or that professional association, but because publishers won't publish him.

Filippatos has published over 500 peer-reviewed papers. There are no questions about his abilities to assess medical questions (except here on this talk page.)

Wiki isn't about the popularity of an idea, or whether a person articulating that idea is in fashion or not.

And so we still have a reliable source, with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy, who have published a primary source who, likewise, has an unblemished record for being factual. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 22:48, 19 August 2024 (UTC) sock strike

Sorry, @Writ Keeper, just wanted to set down a marker, that this is not going to be the place where wiki foments some massive gang-up conspiracy against a respected academic physician. If you do have evidence of some journal refusing to publish, or a forced retraction, would very much want to see evidence set out here. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 22:56, 19 August 2024 (UTC) sock strike

The group controlling this talk page appears to consistently employ weak arguments and questionable interpretations of Wikipedia policies to block the inclusion of any information that might suggest the IBA test has validity or was conducted for reasons beyond conspiratorial motives. 172.56.228.5 (talk) 00:21, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

There is no compelling evidence that the IBA actually performed any tests of anything. --JBL (talk) 00:55, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Again.

We have a reliable source, being the Sydney Morning Herald, reporting on the findings of a qualified doctor, who is a respected, published authority. MatthewDalhousie (talk) 01:41, 20 August 2024 (UTC) sock strike

While I broadly share your perspective on what should be included in the article, is this a case of mistaken identity? As far as I can tell, Gerasimos Filippatos (the JACC-HF senior editor you mention) and Ioannis Filippatos (the EUBC president) are two separate people. TracingWoodgrains (talk) 01:45, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Yes, this certainly seems to be true; thanks. Foolish of me to take claims at face value. MatthewDalhousie: you appear to be talking about a completely different person than the one cited in the Sydney Morning Herald. I don't see any published research papers by Ionnadis Filippatos.

Though, even if we did, that's not how reliable sourcing works. The Sydney Morning Herald is not a peer-reviewed research paper. Being a doctor does not make one immune to being biased, or having conflicts of interest. And furthermore, the Sydney Morning Herald article was not citing Filippatos as an independent authority, but as an employee of the IBA who was called on to defend the governing body’s actions. It also doesn't at all endorse Filippatos's conclusions, providing a rebuttal: However, endocrinologists say sex is not as simple as males having XY chromosomes and females XX, and that people can be born with different biological arrangements. This is not a normal "reliable newspaper cites an authority on the subject", this is a "reliable newspaper covers a farcical press conference, that happens to include a person with an MD on the employee list." Filippatos's statement is not reliable for the same reason a press release from the IBA wouldn't be reliable, even if it was Filippatos who authored it. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 02:07, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

She's not a professional boxer that needs to be removed

Imane Khelif is not a pro boxer 71.168.111.149 (talk) 17:44, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

The article says, with plausible references, that she boxes professionally at least some of the time. I don't know how that interacts with her boxing in the Olympics or whether we need to change the description. What's the deal here? --DanielRigal (talk) 17:49, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

"IOC does not test athletes for gender" - what???

This phrase makes absolutely no sense. Gender is a sociological phenomenon, not a biological one; it makes as much sense to talk of a biological test for the state of being a folk singer as for gender. I'm sure that what was intended was "IOC does not perform chromosome testing on athletes," but that's not what was said. I know that the current wording is the phrase that the Washington Post used and we're just quoting it here, but the Post is just plain wrong, about an extremely basic, elementary-school-level understanding of this topic, and Wikipedia should not be perpetuating the false belief that the words "gender" and "sex" are completely interchangeable.

I did attempt to find a source to replace this citation, but unfortunately, I couldn't. It seems that this extremely basic, elementary-school-level misunderstanding is very pervasive in news reporting and our culture in general. (I can't say I'm surprised, given how often it happens that an elementary school math problem that's only confusing because it's deliberately poorly worded goes viral on social media by causing arguments among people who don't remember the order of operations.) If anyone can find a source that simply says "IOC does not perform chromosome tests on athletes," I'd recommend replacing the current incorrect wording with that correct one. Wehpudicabok (talk) 21:54, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

agreed. Also, like we have the article Sex verification in sports which is specifically about sex... we really should be using the correct terminology. doing a quick edit on one part of the article, though we probs should fix the rest. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 22:16, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

I think what the statement is supposed to mean is not "IOC does not test athletes to identify their gender" but "IOC does not test athletes to verify their gender". The latter would seem to make sense and not require any head-scratching or potential WP:SYNTH (as multiple sources I checked refer to gender tests, not chromosome tests). By all means the article could be reworded to make that clearer, possibly with an alternative source that better phrases the distinction in their own words. But the reason you can't find a source to replace the citation would seem to be because you're trying to find something that the IOC have not said. JustAnotherCompanion (talk) 22:57, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

fair enough. though distinction between sex and gender is real, so news getting it wrong is frustrating Bluethricecreamman (talk) 23:20, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

"She initially appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport but the appeal was terminated since Khelif couldn't pay the procedural costs."

Asked and answered. Ongoing kvetching is disruptive.
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
This line strikes me as particularly baseless, it's not mentioned in the citation, and there is quite a lot of evidence to the contrary. CAS was a court set up by the IOC for amateur athletes, it only charges 1,000 (£900) Swiss Francs to lodge an appeal, any bills incurred by the expenses of arbiters etc. can be paid for out of your winnings. Khelif was and is a successful amateur, having won multiple large cash prizes, including the IBA Golden Belt Series in 2022 ($200,000) and Silver at the 2022 IBA World Championships ($50,000). The idea that she could not afford the $1,200 appeal in 2023 and wouldn't have been motivated to do so to continue winning these large cash prizes from the IBA is highly illogical. Snuffsaid (talk) 06:59, 29 August 2024 (UTC) Just to clarify, this IS addressed in citation #40 ( https://www.smh.com.au/sport/boxing/women-s-category-must-be-only-women-doctor-defends-iba-bans-at-farcical-press-conference-20240806-p5jzsv.html ) which states While Lin did not appeal the IBA’s decision, Khelif challenged the ruling through CAS in April 2023. The IBA paid what it claimed was its fair share of procedural costs. Three months later, CAS issued a termination order because Khelif could not fund the costs of the matter. Jonnosan (talk) 08:20, 29 August 2024 (UTC) It isn't mentioned in the first citation and I was hit by a paywall for that one, but what is THEIR source? This hasn't been widely reported elsewhere or linked to any statement Khelif made, so choosing the Sydney Morning Herald seems like quite extreme selection bias. The words "couldn't pay" are total speculation and strongly imply Khelif could not afford this process, this is very charged and misleading language. CAS is designed to support amateur athletes within their financial means and Khelif makes considerably more money than the average amateur boxer. Snuffsaid (talk) 08:48, 29 August 2024 (UTC) I couldn't comment as to why SMH was selected in this case, I can note however that per WP:RSPS There is consensus that The Sydney Morning Herald is generally reliable Jonnosan (talk) 09:49, 29 August 2024 (UTC) BTW not that it really matters but the CAS regs do state (article R64.2) that arbitration cost is paid in advance, contrary to your description above, and this advance is paid equally by both claimant and respondent. This is on top of 1000 franc fee paid by the claimaint at time of registration. Jonnosan (talk) 10:28, 29 August 2024 (UTC) In this particular case, some of the most generally reliable sources have been surprisingly unreliable, even the BBC with their erroneous comments about the two WADA-accredited labs involved. While other sections of this Wiki page seem to have a quite pronounced bias (such as the conspiratorial mention of Khelif defeating Azalia Amineva), this line in particular about Khelif being unable to afford the CAS appeal is completely unsubstantiated and speculative. It really needs changing to either "did not pay", or simply cutting entirely. The facts are the appeal was withdrawn because Khelif did not pay, the reasons she did not pay are not publicly known. Regarding arbitration costs: you cannot pay an arbiters expenses before the conclusion of the case because you quite simply do not know what those expenses will be. CAS lists examples such as travel, hotels and meals; these cannot be calculated before they have actually happened, making paying them in advance an impossibility. Again, CAS was set up by the IOC (who support Khelif) to help amateur athletes in cases such as this. It wouldn't be fit for purpose if it wasn't affordable by somebody as successful as Khelif who regularly wins medals and large cash prizes. Snuffsaid (talk) 10:34, 29 August 2024 (UTC) here is the relevant part of reg R64.2, showing how the thing you describe as being impossible is achieved... To determine the amount to be paid in advance, the CAS Court Office shall fix an estimate of the costs of arbitration, which shall be borne by the parties in accordance with Article R64.4. The advance shall be paid in equal shares by the Claimant(s)/Appellant(s) and the Respondent(s) Jonnosan (talk) 10:44, 29 August 2024 (UTC) That is the arbiters hourly rate, not their actual expenses. The arbiters fees are listed on the website. If you would like a ballpark idea of how much this costs in total, an example case (SFT 4A_692) between a US gymnast and USADA was 16,000 Swiss Francs. This is quite obviously a worthwhile endeavour if you know you are going to win, given you are reimbursed for your trouble and then in Khelif's case can also continue to win yearly cash prizes upwards of $250,000 as Khelif did in 2022. Upon winning the appeal she also would have been awarded a further $50,000 when her 2023 Silver medal was restored, not to mention $100,000 for this Olympic Gold medal she just won (the IBA pay boxers for Olympic medals, too). The idea that Khelif "could not" afford the appeal is baseless. Snuffsaid (talk) 11:00, 29 August 2024 (UTC) For clarity, SFT 4A_692 advance costs (in 2016) were 18,000 swiss francs (per party - 36,000 total), not 16,000 Anyway in summary, looks like the sitation is: one RS states she couldnt fund the arbitration costs there are no relevant reliable sources that tells us how much those costs were you believe she could in fact have funded the (currently unknown to us) arbitration costs, but (for reasons not yet disclosed), chose not to Do you know if there are any RS that give any alternative reasons for why she didnt pay the arbitration costs? Otherwise seems like it's just baseless speculation to assert the SMH article is wrong about the matter. Jonnosan (talk) 11:41, 29 August 2024 (UTC) 18,000 is correct. However the baseless speculation is that she "could not" afford it, the "reliable source" does not have a source of their own, it is fabricated and this particular article was clearly chosen for the same selection bias that runs rampant through this entire article, given the lack of any other reliable sources making this claim. Either way, the burden of proof is not on me to prove a negative, particularly because I am not suggesting to insert my own speculation on the matter that she could (easily) afford it, I am suggesting the line speculating that she couldn't afford it is removed. This would be the impartial position. Snuffsaid (talk) 11:49, 29 August 2024 (UTC) This is becoming disruptive! We have one Reliable Source that directly supports the content. Either provide a comparably reliable source that disputes it or this is just your own personal original research and you need to drop the stick and stop using Wikipedia to float personal theories per WP:NOTFORUM. DanielRigal (talk) 11:53, 29 August 2024 (UTC) The Syndey Morning Herald has no source of it's own for this line. No other reliable sources have reported this. The BBC describe it as such, notably without the added speculation: "Lin did not appeal the decision, while Khelif did take her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas), but then withdrew the appeal." Again, I am not suggesting adding my own theory, I am suggesting removing yours. Snuffsaid (talk) 11:57, 29 August 2024 (UTC) You have not presented reliable source/s in support of your claim that SMH is engaging in baseless speculation or that its story is a fabrication. If you do have access to such reliable source/s it would be helpful for you to present them rather than engaging in unsupported assertions. TarnishedPathtalk 11:57, 29 August 2024 (UTC) The Sydney Morning Herald is a solidly WP:GREL source. You're not going to get anywhere with an argument otherwise. TarnishedPathtalk 11:51, 29 August 2024 (UTC) Are you suggesting "solidly reliable sources" never make mistakes? Because even the BBC made quite a huge one on this case regarding WADA-accreditation. The Syndey Morning Herald has no source of it's own for this line. No other reliable sources have reported this. The BBC describe it as such, notably without the added speculation: "Lin did not appeal the decision, while Khelif did take her case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas), but then withdrew the appeal." Snuffsaid (talk) 11:56, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Why did request to remove "Azalia Amineva [ru], a previously unbeaten Russian prospect" was deleted ?

By the time of this IBA tournamnet 2023, Azalia Amineva had at least two losses : Amineva-Dolgatova 2021 and Amineva-Dolgatova 2022.Sources:

2021: Report from website of Ministry of Sport of Republic of Bashkorstan (Amineva was born there) of Russian Federation about Amineva-Dalgatova fight at Russian Women Boxing championship-2021 (in Russian) In the fight for a place in the final, the athlete from the Republic of Bashkortostan, Amineva Azalia, lost to her more experienced opponent, a native of the Republic of Dagestan, Dalgatova Saadat..' https://sport.bashkortostan.ru/presscenter/news/414309

2022: Report of Ministry of Sport of Russian Federation on Spartakiada-2022, in PDF, from official webste of Russian Boxing Federation. Russian Summer's Sports Spartakiad-2022, Amineva-Dalgatova fight as of 25 Aug 2022 is on page 15. https://admin.rusboxing.ru/media/documents/%D0%9E%D0%A2%D0%A7%D0%95%D0%A2_%D0%92%D0%A1%D0%95%D0%A0%D0%9E%D0%A1%D0%A1%D0%98%D0%99%D0%A1%D0%9A%D0%90%D0%AF_%D0%A1%D0%9F%D0%90%D0%A0%D0%A2%D0%90%D0%9A%D0%98%D0%90%D0%94%D0%90_%D0%91%D0%9E%D0%9A%D0%A1_KxgT9nl.pdf 94.253.2.129 (talk) 18:47, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Its not deleted. See: Talk:Imane_Khelif/Archive_3#Please_delete_"...previously_unbeaten_Russian_prospect"_after_Azalia_Amineva_mentioning

There is a bot that archives conversations if there isn't any activity for a while. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 19:09, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

The IBA themselves say she was unbeaten and then there are a bunch of reliable sources which say she was undefeated. TarnishedPath^talk 22:44, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

No one of mainstream mass-media isn't reliable in specific sports, even if they ask their sports editors to check non-sport articles (if they do). Especially on cases where one needs to study history of sports events for particular boxer, especially when there are no English-sources for local boxing official events.

If they need to get info on boxer, they google it and first link will be Boxrec. Which is not accurate regarding completeness of particular boxer history. In case of Amineva, there is no record on her participation in Russian Women Boxing championship 2021, for example (I assume it is because Boxrec specializes on professional boxing events).

As for IBA, I assume "unbeaten"/"undefeated" is used as advertisement for boxer in IBA-run events. In IBA's news, there are other boxers mentioned as "undefeated internationally", "undefeated professionally" which means they could have losses in other type of official boxing events. For example,

Women’s 75kg – India’s Sanamacha Thokchom Chanu is still undefeated in the international events

https://www.iba.sport/news/the-womens-finals-have-concluded-india-finishes-on-top-with-seven-gold-medals/

While this boxer Sanamacha Thokchom Chanu had one bronze (=she lost) at Khelo India Youth Games Pune, Maharashtra, 2019-Bronze

https://boxingfederation.in/sanamacha-chanu-75kg/ 94.253.2.129 (talk) 15:23, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

If you think outlets like Reuters are unreliable for sports you need to go ask that question at WP:RS/N. Until you get consensus to that effect I'm not going to take the claim that Reuters are unreliable for sports seriously. TarnishedPath^talk 06:08, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

The way you are single-handedly throttling and controlling the narrative on this subject is highly unethical. This irrelevant line about Azalia Amineva is to fuel spurious and unsubstantiated conspiracy theories that the IBA "framed" Khelif to undo this mark on Amineva's record, with no explanation as to why Yu-ting was disqualified. This is one of a number of unsubstantiated claims you have allowed on to this page, including the one I challenged about Khelif not being able to afford the CAS appeal that you just unceremoniously closed. I created this Wikipedia account specifically because I have never before seen such a flagrantly bias Wikipedia page, and it is alarming to see the same name shutting down every challenge to the most egregious claims. Snuffsaid (talk) 12:16, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

If you think the sources are unreliable for the claims made take it to WP:RS/N. In the absence of that you should dial back the rhetoric. TarnishedPath^talk 13:00, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

I cited the BBC making the same statement about Khelif withdrawing the appeal, they reported it without the speculation that the Syndey Morning Herald added about Khelif being unable to afford the costs. I am not challenging the Sydney Herald's overall reliability, this could have been an honest error, it could have been anything, but it wasn't sourced and it's impossible to find it anywhere else. So I am primarily challenging the selection bias. This has created a situation where to get rid of this particular line, somebody would have to prove a negative, as no other reputable source has reported it and you are not accepting that as evidence, so it appears you would only accept a reputable source directly challenging this throwaway line, which is highly unlikely to happen regardless of it's veracity.

In this other issue, sources are correct that Imane Khelif defeated Azalia Amineva, however people are challenging it's relevancy in regards to the disqualification, which is the section of the Wikipedia page this is listed under. Why is this here, if not to imply this was the IBA's motive for the disqualification?

Neither of these particular sentences should be on the page as they both misleading and bias. Snuffsaid (talk) 13:19, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

The BBC not stating a reason for why the appeal was withdrawn is not evidence that SMH engaged in speculation. If you're claiming that particular story is unreliable for the claim you need evidence. Don't waste my time until you have it. TarnishedPath^talk 13:29, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Again, this is asking me to prove a negative.

The evidence is that the claim isn't sourced, isn't attributed to Khelif and doesn't appear anywhere else. Not only not on the BBC, but anywhere. If you know of any other source that reported this I will happily withdraw this complaint. Until then this is clear selection bias using the only instance of an unsubstantiated claim to create a false narrative. There is no evidence whatsoever that Khelif "could not afford the procedural costs" and this line was included to dismiss the strongest piece of evidence the IBA has in it's own defence, that neither athlete appealed. Snuffsaid (talk) 13:42, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

No longer extended confirmed?

Why on the talk page does it say extended confirmed even though the article is only user confirmed?

Im kinda confused here. Rynoip (talk) 21:31, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

It seems like it's a mistake. Karol739 (talk) 23:01, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Should it be removed? Rynoip (talk) 01:23, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

No, I mistakenly re-protected for only confirmed, when I should have done extended. Fixed. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 01:52, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

oh lmao ok. Rynoip (talk) 03:02, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Ok. Karol739 (talk) 12:08, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

RfC lead

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

There were two separate ideas discussed in this request for comment. The first is whether the lack of published evidence should be mentioned in the lead. The second is whether Khelif should be described as "born female" or "assigned female at birth" in the lead. As Khelif is a living person and the circumstances are what they are, the policy on biographies of living persons takes the utmost importance.

There is no consensus to remove the sentence regarding the publication of medical evidence. Several participants considered the phrasing to be neutral and factual, and several others considered it a necessary clarification. A roughly equal number felt that the statement implies the existence of possible evidence or that it is speculating in a way that is undue. Some participants suggested that the sentence needs rewording instead of removal, which may be a viable next step.

There is consensus against using "assigned female at birth". A significant number of participants raised concerns that this term implies transition and that the term will not be clear to many readers. Both of which have strong BLP ramifications. A smaller number expressed concern that "born female" is non-standard, but no alternative gained consensus. A small minority argued that gender identity is undue altogether, but this did not gain traction.

While evaluating sources, the discussion also found consensus that sources presenting evidence of possible XY chromosomes are unreliable and should not be given weight. Participants generally agreed that claims were from unreliable sources, either directly or through fruit of the poisonous tree.

In terms of raw vote count, the opposers slightly outweighed the supporters, though exact count depends on whether those besides bolded votes are counted. I reviewed the two previous discussions that were invoked (archive, archive), but neither presented the arguments of the RfC in a new light. WP:MEDRS concerns were raised, but there is not consensus that they apply to individual people. Further discussion is taking place at Wikipedia talk:Identifying reliable sources (medicine)#Does WP:MEDRS apply to medical information about individuals? in the context of this discussion. Thebiguglyalien (talk) 21:15, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

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This RfC concerns the two last sentences in the lead: "No medical evidence that Khelif has XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone has been published.[8] Khelif was born female and identifies as female.[9]"

Should those two sentences be changed to: "Khelif was assigned female at birth and identifies as female". Huldra (talk) 23:45, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Discussion (RfC lead)

• I have argued the latter, as I think the sentence "No medical evidence that Khelif has XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone has been published" is meaningless/misleading/controversial, while the sentence ""Khelif was assigned female at birth and identifies as female" is objectively correct. I haven't read all written about this in the last week (who has??), but my impression is that RS ([1] [2]) more and more are using the phrase "assigned female at birth" instead of "born female".

Comments? Huldra (talk) 23:45, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Strong and full support for the following sentence: "I have argued the latter, as I think the sentence "No medical evidence that Khelif has XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone has been published" is meaningless/misleading/controversial, while the sentence ""Khelif was assigned female at birth and identifies as female" is objectively correct." JacktheBrown (talk) 23:55, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Strong oppose changing the second sentence.

• Given what Mellamelina said below, I wouldn't object to the sentence about "testosterone and medical evidence" being reworded (as I can see how it can be misconstrued as suggesting that the evidence exists).
• "Khelif was born female and identifies as female" is supported and easily attributed to a raft of RS (way more than the proposed "assigned"), therefore, per our policies (WP:WEIGHT and WP:BALANCE), 'born female' takes precedence. M.Bitton (talk) 23:55, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Can you share your analysis that confirms “born” is used by way more sources than “assigned”? Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 07:37, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

@Barnards.tar.gz: I completely agree with you. M.Bitton, without concrete proof what you wrote is very doubtful. JacktheBrown (talk) 07:53, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

I'm not interested in convincing you (I know where you both stand on this). The editors (especially the admin who will close this) are more than capable of doing the simple Google search. If they have any doubt about the more common and neutral term "born", they can ask me. M.Bitton (talk) 10:12, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Reliable sources use both "born female" and "assigned female at birth" (I haven't counted which one is used more but I don't doubt that more sources use "born female" since the phrase is more accessible to readers). Per MOS:JARGON, we should avoid using the latter ("assigned female at birth"); instead, we could just wikilink it i.e. "Khelif was born female..." Some1 (talk) 16:47, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

Mostly oppose. This isn't my area of expertise, but the only time I've ever heard "assigned X at birth" was in the context of a person who eventually transitioned. I know they mean the same thing, but I think "was born X" is the more common and neutral way of wording it, especially in the context of a cisgender person.

On the other hand, I don't love the chromosome sentence because, to me, it reads like the evidence exists, but it just hasn't been published. Again, I know that isn't necessarily the case, but it's my knee jerk reaction to the sentence. Mellamelina (talk) 00:16, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

@Mellamelina: "I don't love the chromosome sentence because, to me, it reads like the evidence exists, but it just hasn't been published." Exactly, also in my opinion. JacktheBrown (talk) 00:20, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

If that's the reason, then that's a different story. My understanding is that it was changed from this sentence to the current one for other reasons. M.Bitton (talk) 00:23, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

@JackkBrown, the sentence previously read that "no evidence exists" which I think either M.Bitton or Barnads.tar.gz proposed changing to the current wording because it was a blanket statement about all of existence that we're not really in a place to make. TarnishedPath^talk 07:59, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose (at present), the RFC proposer makes a claim that the sentence "No medical evidence that Khelif has XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone has been published" is meaningless/misleading/controversial. They have failed to provide reasoning or evidence for their statement and why the sentence is not a plain statement of fact. I think if we're going to make some change we'd need a better worded RFC (note: I have separated the RFC proposers arguments from their question for neutrality). TarnishedPath^talk 01:20, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Strong support the "No medical evidence that Khelif has XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone has been published" is awkward, and implies the tests have been conducted, are valid... but just haven't been published. Also, as the tests were apparently done, and have been witnessed, why is the fact it just hasn't been *published* so important it needs to be mentioned in the lede? In any case, I'm in favour of removing it from the lede and leaving any of that discussion in the main mody. Deathlibrarian (talk) 02:07, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Comment Whoever closes this RfC, please also review the discussion from the original talk space that started all this. [3] When I said the RfC was a replacement for polling, I mostly meant it as sort of a technical advice (I don't think it should entirely replace the discussion, or that the discussion has no merit.). I'm still certain the discussion is happening in that talk section concurrently with this RfC and should be considered as part of whatever outcome happens. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 04:19, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Oppose same reason as TarnishedPath. Also, RFC was opened probably too early, especially with news articles still coming out. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 04:21, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Rereading some of this, more thoughts:

• AFAB is mostly done in context of trans people and people who transition their gender. Khelif never transitioned.
• Some folks are arguing that there might be proof that Khelif is intersex? or that they may have abnormal sex chromosomes? There are no reliable sourcing for that, and using an argument without reliable sourcing to remove an attributed statement seems sill
• I think the current statement "No medical evidence that Khelif has XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone has been published" correctly states that no real proof has been given. (at least, proof that isn't immediately invalidated), and its from wapo, among the most reliable sources out there.

Bluethricecreamman (talk) 19:55, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

The "assigned at birth" terminology originated from people with DSDs who were (and are) sometimes not documented as the sex that they actually are. It was later adopted by the trans community to describe a gender identity that differs from sex.

As there has been evidence offered from at least one journalist confirming that Khelif's XY karyotype tests do exist (per https://www.3wiresports.com/articles/2024/8/5/fa9lt6ypbwx5su3z20xxnfzgtao0gy), I would suggest there's adequate reason to use this terminology in the "suspected DSD" sense. 2A00:23EE:2380:2094:D035:DB23:FE7E:B105 (talk) 14:57, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

• Strong oppose removal of the first sentence: I have heard both that No medical evidence that Khelif has XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone has been published constitutes WP:THESKYISBLUE and that it's "controversial", both as arguments for its removal. It can't be both, and clearly it is worth clearing up. It's also true and sourceable to the many articles about the IBA press conference that were published yesterday, which focused quite closely on the lack of evidence published by anyone. I do hear the concerns about the wording implying that there exists evidence just that that evidence hasn't been published. It doesn't read like that to me, but if it does to others, that's a wording problem, not an argument for removing the sentence; in fact, if we're concerned that some readers make think evidence is out there, that's a stronger argument for keeping the sentence. (Alternative wording may be a separate question, but an idea that springs to mind is "No medical evidence...has been presented", maybe) --AntiDionysius (talk) 08:12, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
  • Edited the above to note that I'm strongly opposing the removal of the sentence about "no medical evidence...has been published". As for "was born female" versus "assigned female at birth" - I don't really have a strong view. --AntiDionysius (talk) 08:20, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

    I'm not sure I understand the meaning of medical evidence (not) being "published". How does medical evidence get published? I've never seen a medical test published on a news source - it would make for the most boring and iincomprehensible reading. Usually they report the findings: "they were tested and the result was ...". But we can't say that no RS has ever reported that Khelif was tested and the result was ...". So why should we chose this suggestive but obscure terminology? Gitz (talk) (contribs) 14:02, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

• The “no medical evidence” sentence is important because it directly addresses claims that are in circulation. At the heart of this subject is a set of claims and the fact that the medical evidence for those claims is not in the public domain and therefore we don’t know if they (or their counter-claims) are true. No sources have presented a reliable case for what the sex of the subject is: the IBA have refused to publish their test results (they say they can’t), the claimed test result does not definitively determine sex (XY females exist), and a bunch of sources have made equally-unevidenced counterclaims, and despite highlighting the shortcomings of the IBA (links to Russia, possible corruption, really bad at press conferences), none of these things prove a counter-narrative involving the IBA somehow making it all up. We are dealing with uncertainty here. Especially because this is a BLP, it is inappropriate to publish speculation from both sides and our article should prefer to omit contested information rather than pick a side, even if a lot of sources have taken sides. We are talking about medical claims about a living person. None of the sources in play are WP:MEDRS. Our language must be cautious and neutral. “Assigned” is an improvement on “born” because it’s standard terminology that is compatible with a range of possible scenarios (chiefly, taking no side on whether the assignment was correct), whereas “born” is tantamount to directly stating what the sex is (a medical, factual statement), rather than what it was assigned to be (a momentary judgement, fallible). Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 08:13, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

  the fact that the medical evidence for those claims is not in the public domain the so-called medical evidence is not a fact, it's a claim by an unreliable primary source (the IBA). M.Bitton (talk) 10:33, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

  The IBA may be all kinds of bad, and an insufficient source for repeating its claims in wikivoice, but it strains credulity to argue that the badness extends to conspiring to fabricate evidence. As far as I know, no RS has made a case for such a conspiracy existing. Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 11:00, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

  Are you sure it's just a claim by an unreliable source? Also Alan Abrahamson, who is an independent professional sport journalist, reported that they've seen the tests. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 14:13, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

  That's what the secondary sources are saying about the shady IBA (a primary source). Alan Abrahamson is also a primary source whose claim a) doesn't count as far as BLP is concerned (where multiple high quality RS for such claims are necessary), and b) even if taken as face value, would prove that the IBA doesn't protect the athletes' privacy. M.Bitton (talk) 14:16, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

  Why are you assuming that Abrahamson received the tests from the IBA? He may well have received them from the athlet or (more likely) from the numerous ICO officials involved in the affair.

  This last statement from the IBA provides information about their interactions with the athletes and with the ICO. Among other things, the IBA say We are not allowed to publish these documents without the agreement of the person concerned, which is undoubtedly true and shows how meaningless, purely suggestive but empty the controversial content ("no medical evidence ... has been published") is. We should say that she was assigned female at birth, that she identifies as a woman and has lived her entire life (including sports) as a woman, without speculating on who has seen the gender tests: it is possible and even probable that many people have seen them, and their content has been widely reported. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 07:58, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

  I'm not assuming anything about the unsubstantiated claim of a primary source. M.Bitton (talk) 11:38, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

  It is an unreliable source.

  It's obvious from the context : after she beat the Russian favourite in the Russian IBA championship competition who was previously undefeated they disqualified Imane Kelif saying she failed some unspecified biological gender test they performed.

  This "coincidentally" meant that the russian boxer could go back to being officially "undefeated".

  Boxing record of the "undefeated" boxer she beat:

  https://boxrec.com/en/box-am/1083362

  Her having an XY chromosome seems to have stemmed from an interview from the BBC with the IBA chief exec where he said "XY chromosomes were found" but there were "different strands in that" and he couldn't commit to them being "biologically male".

  https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/cnk4427vvd2o

  Whether or not she does actually have XY chromosomes is an objective fact like some people are insisting. 194.154.197.119 (talk) 14:37, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

  That is a nonsensical conspiracy theory that doesn't match up with the timeline (blood samples were taken before Khelif beat Amineva) and doesn't explain Lin being deemed ineligible for failing the same test. 2A00:23EE:2380:2094:D035:DB23:FE7E:B105 (talk) 15:00, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

  Boxrec doesnt'c cover all official boxing matches, including national boxing championships.

  Regarding Azalia Amineva, she had lost two fights, in 2021 and 2022, during Russian Women boxing championship and during Russian Spartakiada. 94.253.2.129 (talk) 18:41, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

  Reliable sources and the IBA say otherwise in regards to Azalia Amineva. TarnishedPath^talk 22:47, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

  after she beat the Russian favourite in the Russian IBA championship competition who was previously undefeated they disqualified Imane Kelif saying

  Report "IBA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes March 25th , 2023, 10:00 – New Delhi, India" says about these events that test results had been processed by lab for 7 days (ok, there is no proof of it as we don't have results themselves with the date of blood taken, date of transfer to lab etc...), which means it was 18th or 17th of March 2023.

  https://www.iba.sport/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/BoD-meeting-minutes_New-Delhi_FV-approved.pdf

  2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held during 15-26 March. So by 17-18 of March, Azalia Amineva had only her first fight in preliminariess 2023-03-18 vs DANILCHYK ARYNA.

  https://www.iba.sport/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IBA-WCH-INDIA-2023-SESSION-5-B-RESULTS-1.pdf 94.253.2.129 (talk) 12:37, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support. If we keep the controversial sentence about chromosomes, we should at least supplement it with "The IOC does not test for gender", as per quoted source WaPo. But having in the lead all this information, which is more or less suggestive and hard to interpret, is not ideal. "Khelif was assigned female at birth and identifies as female" is preferable. First, the original sentence, there never has been evidence that either Khelif or Lin had male chromosomes, taken from WoPo, is probably false. The IBA performed two sex verification tests on Khelif and its chair Umar Kremlev told the Russian news agency Tass "it was proven they have XY chromosomes". We don't believe the Russian-led IBA? Fine, but there's also an experienced and reputable journalist, Alan Abrahamson, who writes "3 Wire Sports has seen the letter and the tests" [4]. So it is at the very least possible (although unknown) that Khelif has differences of sex development (DSD), as explained by subject-matter expert Doriane Lambelet Coleman in Quilette. We must strictly abide by WP:BLP, WP:RECENT and WP:NOTNEWS, which means that we shouldn't be suggesting that Khelif does or doesn't have XY chromosomes: we just don't know anything for sure about chromosomes. Therefore as to her gender, we write what we do know: she was assigned female at birth and identifies as a woman. We don't speculate about her genetics and the lack of information about chromosomes, please, we don't make this BLP a trench in the ongoing confrontation between Russia and the West, between IBA and ICO, we don't make her the exemplar of cisgender women because we just don't know. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 11:36, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

  Do we have RSes that support born female? RSes mainly report a statement by the IOC's head of communications Mark Adams with attribution and quotation marks ("The Algerian boxer was born female, was registered female, lived her life as a female, boxed as a female, has a female passport. This is not a transgender case"). However, few RSes say that Khelif was "born female" - I managed to find four exceptions: USA Today, Atlantic Council, Variety, Politico. Indeed, the born female/born male terminology is frawned upon by LGBT organisations, which advocate for the "assigned female/male at birth" terminology. See for instance Glaad (An oversimplification like “born a man” invalidates the current, authentic gender of the person you’re speaking about and is considered disrespectful). On the other hand, many sources use "(assigned) female at birth" with regard to Khelif: New York Times, ABC News, Axios, GenderGP, PBS News, Guardian, Vox, Forbes, Sky. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 11:39, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  How can you even present Quillette with a straight face? TarnishedPath^talk 11:10, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

  Ps, the RFC which occurred at Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_314#Quillette found Quillette to be WP:GUNREL with a not insignificant number of editors arguing for deprecation. TarnishedPath^talk 11:13, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

  You are referring to this article in Quillette. Quillette has been described as a "right-wing", "libertarian-leaning", "academia-focused" online magazine. The author Doriane Lambelet Coleman qualifies as established subject-matter expert, whose work in the relevant field has previously been published by reliable, independent publication per WP:EXPERTSPS. She is Thomas L. Perkins Distinguished Professor of Law at Duke Law School, where she specializes in interdisciplinary scholarship focused on women, children, medicine, sports, and law [5]. The article intends to offer a "primer on the underlying facts so that readers can follow the story as it unfolds and understand its historical, medical, and political context". It argues that allowing women with certain forms of DSDs to compete with other women in boxing could be dangerous and unfair. In my opinion, the article succeeds in showing that the controversy concerning Khelif was not only hate speech and fake news, but also a reasoned public debate about the eligibility criteria for women in boxing. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 11:42, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

  I read the article a few days ago, and I did not find anything hateful, misogynistic or transphobic in it. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 11:48, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

  In the article they only repeat speculation while talking about the IBA a lot, while oddly also acknowledging that the IBA is unreliable and trying to read between the lines of IOC statements. They make no claim that Khelif has DSD, as well they might not because they are not a scientist or a medical doctor specialising in the field. It's just a rambling discussion. The only usefulness per WP:EXPERTSPS would be if they were offering specific opinions based on their specific expertise. Their undergrad was a B. Arts and their post grad was a Juris Doctor PhD. Also the article doesn't appear to be WP:MEDRS source, per WP:MEDPOP "he popular press is generally not a reliable source for scientific and medical information in articles". We should expect MEDRS sourcing if we to include material in the article which makes medical diagnosis or speculates about medical diagnosis on a BLP that intersects with Medical and GENSEX CTOPs. Going back to the RFC, the current consensus from WP:RSN is that Quillette is WP:GUNREL. TarnishedPath^talk 12:12, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

  In this RfC we are not discussing whether we should describe Khelif as having DSDs: Doriane Lambelet Coleman herself does not describe Khelif that way, and neither should we. In this RfC we are discussing whether we should suggest to the reader that Khelif is not affected by DSDs by stating that (a) "no medical evidence that Khelif has XY chromosomes [...] has been published", and that (b) "Khelif was born female...". I think this would be a mistake.

  Firstly, as Doriane Lambelet Coleman says, it seems their cases [Khelif's and Lin's] are being treated by everyone concerned as DSD cases. She's right: no RS suggests or implies that Khelif does not have DSD, not even the WaPo article that we cite to support that first statement (WaPo point out that the IOC does not test for gender). On the contrary, there are several experts openly discussing the possibility that she may have some DSD (see debates about eligibility standards). The IOC itself corrected its own president when he said that "this is not a DSD case" (The Guardian). We should not mention medical evidence in the lead, especially since there is very little evidence in this case, but if we were to mention it, then we should say that there is no evidence to confirm or refute the presence of XY chromosomes: many news reports highlight that Khelif herself has not published medical evidence refuting the IBA (NBC, BBC, TIME).

  Secondly, we should avoid the phrase "Khelif was born female", which is disliked by LGBT organisations, is supported by only a small number of RSes, and may be inaccurate: "Khelif was assigned female at birth" is better because it leaves open the possibility that she may have been assigned female by mistake. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 13:53, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

  "no RS suggests or implies that Khelif does not have DSD". That is absolutely no basis to be suggesting that there is reasonable debate. An argument from that basis to put material into the article is WP:OR. The fact that Khelif might be treated as if is insufficent because again if we are going to rely on speculation of a diagnosis to put material into the article we need WP:MEDRS sourcing given the convergence of CTOPs on this material. TarnishedPath^talk 03:36, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

  • You cannot use Doriane Lambelet Coleman as a source if the sourcing is quillette.
  • "as if she has DSD" is not reasonable to put in and is WP:UNDUE and potentially libelous
  • "there is no evidence to confirm or refute the presence of XY chromosomes" is not a compromise, and throws more fuel on a controversy which has no evidence. Again, shifting the blame when the controversy proves to have no backing evidence is WP:UNDUE

  Bluethricecreamman (talk) 14:13, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

• We tend to use "assigned" in case where the decision is, for some reason, viewed as either arbitrary (for an intersex person) or incorrect (for a trans person). I'd prefer "identified as female at birth" in a case like this. (It's much like the difference between "claimed" and "said".) Despite what outside commentators have said, as far as I can tell no one who has had access to her has claimed that she's anything but female -- not whoever did her birth certificate, nor the IBA which referred to her as "female" after whatever testing they did, nor the Olympics, nor the individual herself. But I fully understand if folks want to go with something more standard. -- Nat Gertler (talk) 12:51, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

  I agree. I've been having a hard time conveying this, but you worded it well. When I see "assigned female at birth", I don't associate it with a cisgender person. And to the average reader, "assigned" could carry the implication of an arbitrary decision, as if there were multiple options to be considered. I know it means the same thing as "born female", but I think a lot of readers would be unfamiliar with the phrasing. Mellamelina (talk) 13:19, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

  I agree. "Identified as female" would be better. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 13:28, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

  I presume you are both talking about the passive form ""was identified as female". Call me stupid but, I spent several minutes trying to work out how anyone could identify as anything at birth!

  If so, I agree that ""was identified as female" is clearer than 'born female' and less 'jargony' than AFAB. Pincrete (talk) 07:24, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose I know I suggested AFAB above, but that was only to see if my personal misgivings about the phrase were unjustified. Turns out they were justified, as seen by both sides of this RfC so far. To be clear, my misgivings were and are that the association of AFAB with people transitioning is a bad connotation for this article, which deals exclusively with a cisgender woman (which is true regardless of the number of X or Y chromosomes she has). Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 14:29, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose and comment. I oppose this particular change, and entirely disagree with the assessment that the first sentences is meaningless/misleading/controversial, but I do think that the word "published" is a little bit odd there (feels like a weird way to refer to personal medical records) and would suggest adjusting the sentence to something like No medical evidence that Khelif has XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone has been released instead (minus the emphasis). "Presented" is another option per AntiDionysius. To those arguing that the evidence has been supplied, I just want to emphasize that even if the IBA were reliable, they still haven't even said what test they did (a "chromosome test" is not a thing. They may have meant karyotyping, but that isn't the only way to look at chromosomes and they also claimed the test looked at both chromosomes and testosterone, which is not a thing.) CambrianCrab (talk) 17:08, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

  What does it mean that "No medical evidence [...] has been released"? Does it mean that it has not been published? As explained by the IBA, We are not allowed to publish these documents without the agreement of the person concerned [6] - so this is certainly true, but it's meaningless. Does it mean that no person independent of the IBA has ever seen the medical evidence? This is probably false, since it's quite likely that the involved athlets, the ICO officials and at least one professional journalist (Abrahamson) have seen the medical evidence. We must say that the IBA tests are "unspecified", but we cannot suggest that there is any mystery or missing information about their results. The sources do not state that this is the problem. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 09:22, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

  I think there's been a miscommunication somewhere. I'm not really sure what you're asking/saying, so just to clarify my own stance in case it helps:

  1. "published" makes me think scholarly journals or books, which makes it feel weird in reference to someone's personal medical records. Words like "released" or "presented" don't have the same connotation (at least in my mind), so I thought they would fit better. I don't feel strongly about this though, and obviously if the bulk of RS's are using the word "published" then we should keep it, but I didn't see that in the refs so I suggested we swap it out. Not a policy argument or anything, just personal preference.

  2. In terms of the test from the IBA, I think I was a little misleading in my phrasing. My point was mostly that even if we disregard all the other indications that the IBA might not be reliable, their failure to disclose what test they did combined with the fact that they are describing tests that do not exist (something that looks at chromosomes and testosterone at the same time), should be a red flag to us as editors that they aren't reliable enough for claims in a BLP. I definitely wasn't suggesting that we add anything new to the article.

  2a. While not my main point, I also thought it might be a helpful bit of context to explain one of the reasons that RS's have said there's no evidence despite the IBAs claims. It's not as straightforward as the IBA is saying X and journalists just don't trust them, but also that X isn't a statement that makes sense. I don't have time to go back through the sources right now but I think it was a BBC (or maybe ABC?) interview after the IBA press conference that talked about the contradictions, but didn't elaborate very much on why they were contradictions, hence why I thought the fact that a "chromosome test" could mean a lot of different things (with a lot of different levels of reliability) and are no tests that can measure both testosterone and chromosomes might be helpful context. Again, not saying we should put that in the article, just thought it would be a helpful tidbit for editors. CambrianCrab (talk) 18:16, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose the lead is fine currently. Per AntiDionysius above, the fact that editors have argued against its inclusion from completely different sides of the argument means it's worth stating, just to avoid confusion. There's been so much disinformation circulating on social media about this that the lead should include a clear, sourced statement. Which it currently does. The proposed change is nonsensical. JimKaatFan (talk) 06:27, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support changing the phrasing as the original statement about no medical evidence being published could misleadengly imply the existence of unpublished evidences, and the new wording offers a clearer and neutral description of Khelif's gendre. BanishedRuler (talk) 02:59, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose to remove the chromosomes mention from the lead, because it's the root of the controversy. but rephrasing is much needed. I don't understand... Everyday I come read this article it fell even deeper in conspiracy and speculations rather than facts. So here is the facts: 1- The IBA said (and reafirmed) that Khelif have a male karyotype. 2- The IOC confirmed that no such test is necessary to participate. 3- Many people, including world leaders, would like that to change. THAT'S IT! I don't understand why we are spiraling down the rabbit-hole of gender identity. It have no influence on anything here. All the facts are clear, everyone agree to disagree, this article should be easy to make! Iluvalar (talk) 13:10, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

  I agree with this comment, but I don't understand why you oppose rather than support the removal of the misleading statement "No medical evidence that Khelif has XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone has been published". Gitz (talk) (contribs) 14:14, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

  The proposition 1- remove the only mention of XY chromosome from the article (this is crucial for both, precising IBA statement and explaining the ACTUAL debate). and 2- Insist in precising Khelif's gender identity in the lead, which outside of the controversy itself doesn't belong to the lead of an AFAB woman. But then again, I also came here to say that the current version is deeply flawed. Iluvalar (talk) 14:53, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose In my growing experience on handling these topics on Wikipedia, I find that more information, not less, is better. Of course, the information has to be good. While the lead has quite a few problems, the two sentences in question here are not among them. Further, replacing them with a sentence that could confuse non-savvy readers (variety of concerns with AFAB mentioned by various users above), is not an improvement.
  If we want to improve the "No medical evidence..." sentence, which is the one I would consider improving, we may be better talking about the IBA and saying they have given conflicting answers when asked about the test format and results (sources including [7]). As that doesn't make a general statement which, again, users above have various concerns about. Kingsif (talk) 22:29, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose the notion that the opening sentence is somehow implying that evidence 'secretly' exists is fairly strange, though if felt to be general, it could be fixed by minor rewording. I support the suggestion of another editor above that ""was identified as female at birth" is clearer than 'was born female' , which in the context of gender issues, is a bit meaningless. It is also clearer than the 'jargony' 'AFAB' which only tends to be used in relation to trans issues and in itself carries unhelpful implications.Pincrete (talk) 07:35, 9 August 2024 (UTC)
• Comment - Why are editors putting their support/oppose in the discussion section? They should be placed above the discussion section. GoodDay (talk) 14:12, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

  Hello GoodDay, I think you did more harm than good by adding the "survey" section. I dug to find the relevant edits: First TarnishedPath splitted the actual RfC from a following comment for clarity. [8]. Then a single user decided to vote directly under the RfC [9]. And that's where you found us and decided the survey must be just the little bit above: [10]. Iluvalar (talk) 17:42, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

  @Iluvalar, I've corrected it. TarnishedPath^talk 02:10, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

  @GoodDay, RFCs don't necessarily need survey/polling and discussion sections. I created a discussion section for this in order to introduce neutrality to the RFC question. I didn't add a survey section right off the bat because I didn't expect this RFC to be a big one which could benefit from structure. As it is all the !votes are in the discussion section and there's not been a burdensome amount of discussion outside of the !votes that any closer wouldn't be able to easily make sense of it. Even when I've started RFCs with separate discussion and survey sections from the beginning I've found editors end up having most of the discussions in the survey section anyway. At the end of the day they're just section headings. TarnishedPath^talk 02:14, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

  Cool. GoodDay (talk) 03:01, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

• I suggest the following rephrase: "No medical evidence was published that supports or refutes the claim that Khelif has XY chromosomes and/or elevated levels of testosterone. She was assigned female at birth and identified as female ever since". [1] Vegan416 (talk) 15:49, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

  I disagree with the addition of "refutes" given that it's up to the one making the claim to substantiate it (they haven't, therefore, there is nothing to refute). AFAB and AMAB are usually associated with people whose gender identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth (it isn't the case here). M.Bitton (talk) 16:42, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

  I don't know whether the IBA can legally present the full details of their tests without Khelif's consent, because of privacy issues etc. At any rate, it does look suspicious that Khelif doesn't present the results of the independent tests she presumably made (according to the source I gave and others). I mean, if the results of those putative tests were negative on the XY and elevated testosterones issue then that would have killed the opposition to her on the spot, and she clearly doesn't have any legal limitations on publishing her own tests. Vegan416 (talk) 09:00, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  I agree, "supports or refutes" would be better. Besides, Khelif renounced her appeal against the IBA's decision, which she could have won by providing the appropriate medical tests (on karyotype and testosterone). The article says that After the appeal, Khelif organised independent tests to clear her name and return to boxing, but she did not release the results of these tests. It is not verified that she has a variation in sex traits or DSDs, but it has not been disproved either. Therefore we have many Italian sources (usually deemed reliable) talking about Khelif as an "intersex athlete" (ANSA [11], Adnkronos [12], la Repubblica [13], Il Messaggero [14], La7 [15], Radio DeeJay [16], etc.), and we also have academics and subject-matter experts debating the potential presence and nature of any DSDs in her case (e.g., Silvia Camporesi in Corriere della Sera [17] and Doriane Lambelet Coleman in Quilette [18]). I'd rather avoid speculating about her chromosomes in the lead - we should just say that she was born female and identifies as woman - but if we are going to give information about the lack of release of medical tests, then "supports or refutes" is preferable. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 13:54, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  Can we please avoid the speculations? Nothing has been presented, therefore, there is nothing to refute. M.Bitton (talk) 13:57, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  Please look at the dictionaries here and here. The word refute doesn't mean only disproving a proven fact, but also disproving any statement that was made even if this statement is merely a theory or an opinion or a belief. Vegan416 (talk) 14:34, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  I wouldn't have any issues with this. JSwift49 18:11, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose I support keeping the first sentence ("No medical evidence...") per the other comments above. As for the second sentence, I prefer "was born female" (with a wikilink to Assigned female at birth) over "assigned female at birth", as it's more accessible to readers and less WP:JARGONy. And as I've stated in my edit summary, if we avoid the whole "identify as" language for transgender people (e.g. "[Trans woman] was born male and identifies as female"), we should avoid it on cisgender people's bios too. Some1 (talk) 16:58, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support changing the second sentence only to what has been proposed, or something similar to my recommendation at the end. The second sentence in the article has considerably changed since the RfC, with the inclusion of "cisgender". Only one source actually mentions the word itself, using the word from a direct quote by Bach. The proposed simply states what has happened - she was identified female and remains identification as female.

I would also support a similar sentence to this: Khelif was identified as female, a stance recognized by the IOC (obviously my wording isn't very good but you can see the point I'm trying to make) — Karnataka 17:09, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

• "False assertions about her gender" is a very definitive statement in my opinion, and makes it seem like this is all clear and known.

"“They have high levels of testosterone, like a man,” said Dr Ioannis Filippatos, an obstetrician and gynaecologist of 30 years who also serves as the president of the European Boxing Confederation." would generally be considered 'evidence'. Setting the bar as 'published' sets the bar in an unreasonable way, and doesn't fit with wiki's general standards for evidence.

I don't know what the situation is and I don't have a strong opinion about it, but feel the current wiki entry gives a misleading impression to anyone who reads it. 58.177.133.117 (talk) 04:46, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

They are just repeating the IBA's unsubstantiated claims about a living person. M.Bitton (talk) 04:49, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support removing the first sentence. Given that it's talking about the absence of published information (not that the information doesn't exist) it seems an odd thing to emphasize in the lead. But I would support it going in the body somewhere. I also support "born female" instead of "assigned female at birth", perhaps some form of "is recognized as female" would be helpful too. She was born female and authorities recognize her as such, and that's what I think should be emphasized here. JSwift49 18:05, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Support. Given the absence of direct medical records, the way it's written currently lacks neutrality as it assumes a default XX status & testosterone levels, when neither of those are known. Could also be changed to "No medical evidence that Khelif has XY or XX chromosomes has been published" to remain neutral. AntonioR449 (talk) 04:32, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

Strong and full support. "Born female", in my opinion, is a transphobic term in the same vein as "biological woman". Assigned female at birth is a better term - it might not even be necessary to note that because WP:UNDUE. Wasabi OS (talk) 13:36, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

AFAB and AMAB are usually associated with people whose gender identity is different from the sex they were assigned at birth (this isn't the case here and there is no indication that "Born female" is transphobic). M.Bitton (talk) 13:52, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

According to whom? Wasabi OS (talk) 13:57, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

"person of any age and irrespective of current gender whose sex was assigned as female at birth. Synonyms include female assigned at birth (FAAB) and designated female at birth (DFAB)."

Direct quote from the article. Nothing there signifies it's reserved for trans people. Wasabi OS (talk) 13:58, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

According to common usage and the dictionary. M.Bitton (talk) 14:03, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

That dictionary entry doesn't specify anywhere it's specifically for trans people. It is a term used more by and about trans people, yes, but that doesn't mean it's only for them. Wasabi OS (talk) 14:09, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

You do realize that she's not transgender. M.Bitton (talk) 14:11, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

YES. I KNOW SHE'S NOT TRANS.

That is not my point. My point is "assigned female at birth" is a far better term in general because it does not suggest a trans person (which Imane is NOT) was at some point not the gender they identify as. Imane is not trans but writing that she was "born female" demeans trans women. Transness is a complicated thing and it is not the same for everyone but if articles about trans people use "assigned male/female at birth" why can't articles about cis people? Wasabi OS (talk) 14:18, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

"born female" demeans trans women is just your opinion (as you rightly said).

articles about trans people use "assigned male/female at birth" because of the reasons that I stated above. M.Bitton (talk) 14:23, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

This whole ordeal is giving me a headache and it's really not worth it. I haven't received a good argument why it should be "born female" and not "assigned female at birth" that doesn't just suggest "she's a cis woman so we'll use this transphobic term instead of a cleaner and completely fitting term".

Would you say a trans woman was "born a man"? No. You'd say they were assigned male at birth. Why can't the same language extend to a cis woman? (And since you can't seem to grasp what I'm saying, I mean that Imane Khelif was assigned female at birth and identifies as such - i.e., she's cisgender). Wasabi OS (talk) 14:29, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose In my view, 'assigned at birth' wording is not used commonly in general speech, and thus it may be unclear or confusing for the general audience. The wording is also commonly used for individuals who have a diverse gender expression, thus such wording may imply that the subject is transgender or associate them with being transgender, which is something that the subject appears to have explicitly denied, which is a cocnern in the light of the fact that the article is a WP:BLP. Melmann 16:21, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

  I feel like in that case other wording should be used, something not as niche as "assigned female at birth" but not as vague and conflicting as "born female". The article already notes she is cisgender which should be enough. Wasabi OS (talk) 18:00, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

  To add to this, the "born female" bit in the lede links to the article for assigned gender at birth. If the term "assigned female at birth" is 1) not commonly used for cis people and 2) too confusing for cis people to understand (neither of which I agree with, but I can see the reasoning) why is this the case? Wasabi OS (talk) 12:43, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

• New suggestion: I strike my previous suggestion and suggest to replace "No medical evidence that Khelif has XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone has been published" with "At this stage not enough information was published to know if Khelif has DSD that would give her an unfair advantage". This follows the BBC quote "When it comes to Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, we don’t have enough information to know if they have a DSD that would need to be regulated."
• Oppose. I don't think we can reasonably remove the "no evidence" sentence; there's overwhelming sourcing and it's central to a WP:BLP-sensitive dispute, and "published" seems like the right language here. It could be reworded a little bit, but only in ways that convey the same central fact that the accusations lack evidence. Minor tweaks to the second sentence might be possible, but I wouldn't support the "assigned female at birth" language. All reputable sources seem to agree that she is cisgender; while it is technically accurate to say that a cisgender woman was by definition AFAB, it could be very easily misconstrued to imply that she is transgender, since that's the context in which that language is most often used. And in this particular case that makes it a potential WP:BLP violation, given the specifics of the dispute and the direct risk of harm to her reputation and career. In a case like this, we need to be very careful and clear with our language; and both changes being proposed here would make the wording sloppier and more unclear. --Aquillion (talk) 08:14, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
• Comment. The lead should mention the conspiracy theories surrounding Khelif, but there doesn't seem to be a reason to state what gender she identifies with or was assigned at birth in the lead of this article. Simply stating that the theories are false would seem to be enough. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Originalcola (talk • contribs) 12:21, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
  • +1. JacktheBrown (talk) 12:27, 15 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support

(Apologies for possible redundancy to my edit request- I misfiled)

The change "Khelif was born female " to "Khelif was assigned female gender at birth" is the current language in use in health care and public health for ALL individuals. See WHO document link below.

Rationale: 1. this language adheres to the current terminology practices recommended by consensus of medical literature, WHO and other public health entities, and LGBQT advocates.

"Assigned female at birth" and "assigned male at birth" are the terms currently recommended by WHO and CDC for ALL individuals. That term is not changed even if an individual later has revisions of medical testing or gender identity.

First, this language most accurately describe the process of the initial medical exam and the resulting information entered into birth records.

Second, this language is the most respectful for the individuals and their families

2. Language such as "born female" is considered archaic and restrictive to gender equity by WHO and rights.

3. Note that the WHO language "assigned at birth" was previously used in this Wiki article. It was later edited during a cycle of apparently 'good faith' revisions/counter revisions by JSwift49 and M.Bitton on or around 10 and 11 Aug 2024.

(Also- suggest adding link to http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Sex_assignment)

References:

Kaufman, Michelle R, Eschliman, Evan L & Karver, Tahilin Sanchez. (‎2023)‎. Differentiating sex and gender in health research to achieve gender equity. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 101 (‎10)‎, 666 - 671. World Health Organization. http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.22.289310 https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/373256/PMC10523819.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

"gender assignment". APA Dictionary of Psychology. American Psychological Association. https://dictionary.apa.org/gender-assignment. Updated 15 Nov 2023 rchived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 16 Aug 2024.

finally- as a personal opinion- this language is also respectful for Khelif in this case. All available information shows that Khelif was raised as a girl with love and support from her family and community. Using the correct terminology of "assigned female at birth" is consistent with Khelif's statements that they are honest and did not take actions to deceive.

Thanks for considering. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NeuroBioScience (talk • contribs) 18:30, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

is the current language in use in health care and public health this article is not meant for neither.

this language is the most respectful for the individuals and their families it's not. She says that she was born female and so did her father.

If and when the WHO recommendation becomes common at some point in the future, then the issue will become moot. Until then, AFAB is not a viable option as it could be easily misconstrued to imply that she is transgender. M.Bitton (talk) 23:58, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose: It's important to clarify this in no uncertain terms because misinformation about this point is frankly the thing that Khelif is most known for at this point. I also oppose the phrasing "assigned female at birth" for the same reason Aquillion does: while it's technically more accurate, it's also jargon that's associated with transgender people, which could imply the exact misinformation we're trying to combat here. Loki (talk) 04:54, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support. Per WP:BLPRS all quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged must be attributed to a reliable, published source using an inline citation; material not meeting this standard may be removed. Emphasis my own. I don't think the lead of the article should speculate or give the appearance of speculating about evidence that might or might not exist. While sources might state that there is no evidence and the IAB might say there is evidence, the guidelines of WP:BLP behooves us toward caution, noting Biographies of living persons ("BLPs") must be written conservatively and with regard for the subject's privacy. Speculation about unreleased medical records definitely feels a bit like delving into the breach of privacy side of things. While it is fine to represent the sources and their disagreement in the article, it still should be done in a way which is neutral and which respects the individual whom the article is about. It certainly does not seem appropriate under WP:BLP to include speculation about unpublished medical tests in the lead of the article. For more policy explanations that guided my vote, see: WP:BLPGOSSIP Avoid repeating gossip. Ask yourself whether the source is reliable; whether the material is being presented as true; and whether, even if true, it is relevant to a disinterested article about the subject, WP:BLPBALANCE, Do not give disproportionate space to particular viewpoints; the views of small minorities should not be included at all, WP:AVOIDVICTIM, Wikipedia editors must not act, intentionally or otherwise, in a way that amounts to participating in or prolonging the victimization., WP:BLPPUBLIC, Example: A politician is alleged to have had an affair. It is denied, but multiple major newspapers publish the allegations, and there is a public scandal. The allegation belongs in the biography, citing those sources. It should state only that the politician was alleged to have had the affair, not that the affair actually occurred. Brocade River Poems 01:58, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

RfC on weight of "misinformation" in lead

The following discussion is an archived record of a request for comment. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this discussion. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

There is no consensus for the proposed change. In fact, it seems that more time was spent with people talking past each other rather than trying to reach one.

Supporters seem mainly concerned with reflecting that other attention besides misinformation happened as a result of her victory, and some seemed supportive of the possibility of including mention of bullying/online abuse in addition to the less-severe "attention" wording. Many opposes to this were unconvincing. Some opposed "removing" mention of misinformation despite that not being the proposal. Others opposed any mention that anything happened besides misinformation, baldly asserting that saying that anything except misinformation existed would be "whitewashing" or dismissing sources because they cover both misinformation and other scrutiny.

On the other hand, there was little or no discussion among supporters for the proposed change to the second sentence, and some indicated willingness to keep the removed language. Some opposers mentioned sources justifying the "fueled by" language.

Normally I'd end with an encouragement towards further discussion that might result in a compromise, but I doubt that would really be productive here. I see why WP:GENSEX is designated as a controversial topic. Anomie⚔ 01:11, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

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This RfC concerns the first two sentences of the lead's second paragraph. (snapshot at the time of writing: [19])

Should "Following Khelif's victory ... misinformation surfaced on social media about her gender. False assertions about her gender were fuelled by Khelif's disqualification from the 2023 Women's World Boxing Championships ..."

be changed to

"Following Khelif's victory ... she became the subject of widespread public attention and misinformation regarding her gender. Khelif had previously been disqualified from the 2023 Women's World Boxing Championships ..." JSwift49 13:31, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Discussion (RfC on weight of "misinformation" in lead)

I am arguing in support of this change. I believe "misinformation" is important to mention in the lead, but that the lead focuses too narrowly on it. Most reliable sources mention misinformation/false accusations, but these sources also include broader descriptions of what occurred:

• Reuters (already in lead) [20] "Khelif has been at the centre of a debate about gender in sport..." and "Khelif and the row she has found herself embroiled in..."
• BBC (already in lead) [21] "The participation of Algeria's Khelif and Taiwan's Lin has proved controversial given they were disqualified..."
• Associated Press (already in lead) [22][23][24] "at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions about her womanhood."
• Washington Post (also AP) [25] "Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won a gold medal at Paris Olympics after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex."
• NBC [26] "at the center of a global debate over gender eligibility and fairness" and "continue to face intense scrutiny and false accusations"
• Forbes [27] "A contentious fight over who should—and shouldn’t—be allowed to compete in women’s sports has materialized ... amid criticism over the participation of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif" and "Khelif’s participation at the Olympics has been a subject of intense scrutiny after she was disqualified..."
• Sports Illustrated [28] "Having put a maelstrom of scrutiny behind her, Algeria's Imane Khelif is on top of the world." and "Khelif, 25, also addressed the speculation surrounding her gender earlier..."
• ABC (Australia) [29] "moving one win away from what she calls the best response to the worldwide scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender."
• New York Times [30] "that saw her become one of the stories of the Olympics due to accusations over her gender that she described as “bullying.”"
• The Independent [31] "Having been born a woman and lived her entire life as one, Khelif was catapulted to the centre of a rabid debate over trans women in sport because her opponent, Angela Carini..."
• ESPN [32] "A boxing match that lasted 46 seconds has dominated the conversation around the Paris Olympics in recent days and reignited the debate about who is eligible to compete in women's sports."
• Deutsche Welle [33] "Despite there being no proof that Khelif is a transgender boxer, heated debates on social media are still ongoing." and "Looking at the comments... also reveal the extent of hate speech and disinformation being spread".
• CNN [34] "Khelif had been the subject of global attention after defeating Italian boxer..."

Each source here includes phrases such as "scrutiny", "accusations" or "controversy", or that she prompted "attention" or a "debate". I had originally proposed to include "public scrutiny" in the lead based on the phrasing of five reliable sources above. Some editors raised concerns that "scrutiny" would legitimize or give undue weight toward the misinformation she received. While I disagree, I believe that "attention and misinformation" is a good compromise; it covers those who supported her, opposed her, had no strong opinion of her, weighed in on the women's sports debate because of her, et cetera, while ensuring misinformation also has due weight.

As I understand it (correct me if I'm wrong) the current text with "misinformation" only is accurate as of August 7 and was reverted/restored twice, not including by me.[35][36][37][38][39] I did not see any Talk page consensus regarding this change, and there was no consensus in the discussion I later started [40], so I would not oppose removal of the sentences in question until a compromise is reached.

Please also note that a concurrent RfC is underway, though this concerns the last two sentences in lead paragraph 2. Feel free to ping me if you have any questions. JSwift49 13:32, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

• Strong oppose the cherry picked sources (presented above) are clearly used to push a meaningless term (attention) that whitewashes what happened. She has been the subject of many things that we're not mentioning in the lead, including disinformation, harassment, bullying, attacks, slander, a hate campaign, online lynching, etc. Obviously, all of these terms and expressions can easily be sourced, so if anything, "misinformation" should be replaced with "disinformation" (a more precise term). M.Bitton (talk) 14:07, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  As I said before in our discussion, I have no problem with "widespread public attention and misinformation regarding her gender, including online abuse". JSwift49 14:11, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  What you said and keep repeating ad nauseam while ignoring what everyone else said is clearly irrelevant. M.Bitton (talk) 14:20, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  I will leave the conversation here as it has already been had. [41] I will note that this editor has a history of asking the same question verbatim four or five times during the course of a discussion:

  • [42][43][44][45][46]
  • [47][48][49][50]

  JSwift49 14:37, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  Your repeated WP:ASPERSIONS give the true weight of your so-called argument. M.Bitton (talk) 14:47, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support She has been the subject of both disinformation and public scrutiny, and we should debunk the fake news without trivialising or denying the public debate. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 14:48, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

• Leave "misinformation" out (invited by the bot) There has been lots of information, mis-information, questions, impressions etc. out. To cherry pick / only describe the outright misinformation is a distortion. North8000 (talk) 14:02, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

The RfC proposes to add widespread public attention alongside misinformation to the lead. Since several RSs shared by JSwift49 mention the "global debate over gender eligibility and fairness" sparked by Khelif at the Olympics, editors may wonder about the content of that debate: is it just bigotry and hate speech? In that case, "misinformation" would be enough. I believe there's been also a reasoned public debate about non-trivial, non-hateful issues: was the IOC's decision not to perform sex verification tests, that is, not to enquire about the athletes' gender as certified in their passports, a good decision? Some sports journalists and academics have questioned this decision and raised concerns about the safety of the athletes and the fairness of the competition. I don't have an opinion on the matter - I'm not particularly interested in sport or GENSEX - but I believe that NPOV dictates that we don't deny or trivialise a public debate that is reasonable and significant. So in the collapsible box I'm including some extracts from "voices" in that debate (except for the first one, which is an RS, they are all editorials and opinion commentaries, not RSs). I'm not proposing to use them as sources for the article on Khelif, but I feel that the RfC would be better informed if editors knew what this "widespread public attention" or "public debate" is about.

Public debates about eligibility standards in women's boxing competitions

. Bettiza, Sofia (2024-08-09). "Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting: What does science tell us about boxing's gender row in Olympics?". BBC Home. Retrieved 2024-08-13. A frenzied debate has raged [...] Amid the heat, science is shedding increasing light on our different chromosomal make-ups and what advantages they may bring to sport [...] While representatives of the fighters and the IOC insist the fighters were “born women, raised as women and always competed as women”, critics, including some of their opponents at Paris 2024, have speculated that perhaps the fighters have DSD [...] Do people with differences of sex development have an unfair advantage in sport? The short answer is that there is not enough data to reach a definitive conclusion. “It wouldn’t surprise me if some people with a type of DSD had some physical advantage over women,” says Prof Alun Williams [...] He believes his opinion is representative of the experts in his field, but that more evidence is needed. When it comes to Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, we don’t have enough information to know if they have a DSD that would need to be regulated. [...] He believes that the International Olympic Committee is not basing its eligibility criteria on the best available science. “This is worrying. The IOC makes an 'assumption of no advantage' - but there is no direct evidence for this, nor that there is a performance advantage with DSD athletes solely because of their genetic variations. Lewis, Helen (2024-08-09). "The Olympics Could Have Avoided the Ugly Boxing Debate". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2024-08-13. Both sides [IBA and IOC] have demonstrated a lack of interest in women’s sports, and the well-being of all its competitors, that is tantamount to contempt. A simple cheek swab could clear this up, revealing the presence (or not) of a second X chromosome. If either athlete was XY instead, she could have further genetic testing to get a precise diagnosis and determine if it affected her ability to participate fairly. If Lin and Khelif are straightforwardly female athletes with XX chromosomes, they could have appealed their IBA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, an independent body based in Switzerland [...] the IOC’s insistence that Lin and Khelif were “born as women”—a phrase banned by its own guidelines, but never mind—is unenlightening. With 5ARD, a child can be registered as female at birth, but later develop a significant athletic advantage during puberty from the effects of testosterone [...] “The performance gap between males and females becomes significant at puberty and often amounts to 10–50% depending on sport,” the academics Emma Hilton and Tommy Lundberg found after analyzing the data [...] Those two examples show that the current debates over gender and sports are not simply driven by prejudice—although the subject has undoubtedly attracted bigots and provocateurs. The debate should be a respectful one grounded in evidence about the effects of testosterone and male puberty. Sporting categories are not inherently offensive or degrading: We don’t let flyweights take on heavyweights. Having clear, transparent, and well-accepted rules would stop individual athletes from being subjected to cruel and embarrassing questions—and would prevent the discussion from being hijacked by culture-war bomb-throwers. Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting have been through hell over the past week, and the determination and discipline they have shown are admirable. But if the questions around their eligibility remain unresolved, the medals they win will always have an asterisk next to them. That isn’t fair to them, or to their opponents Schultz, Jaime (2024-08-09). "Imane Khelif's gold medal run shows how sex testing in women's sports puts regulators in an impossible bind". The Conversation. Retrieved 2024-08-13. In my book “Regulating Bodies,” I explore what I call “protective policies” in elite sports. These are regulations designed to protect the spirit of fair play, safeguard athletes’ health and well-being, and protect the image and interests of sports [...] Yet every version of sex testing collapses under scrutiny. That’s because most sports are organized according to a strict male-female binary. Nature isn’t. [...] Sport’s binary organization isn’t perfect, but it is important [...] To return to the issue of protection: Who or what do sex-based regulations protect? Do they protect a never-level, level playing field? The indefinable category of “woman?” Or women’s safety in an unsafe sport? Sport itself? We don’t really know what criteria the IBA used to disqualify Khelif and Lin, although there is plenty of speculation. But these are personal, intimate details that, in my view, should be respected and remain private [...] At a Games that has so brilliantly showcased and celebrated female Olympians, I see the debate over Khelif and Lin as distracting as it is heartbreaking. Above all, both boxers are human beings who don’t deserve to be made into political punching bags "Algeria's Imane Khelif wins gold. Will this worldwide controversy spark constructive change?". 3 Wire Sports. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-13. At the same time, the question is whether the controversy at these Games can serve as a catalyst for constructive change – accelerating a focus on rules changes already implemented or under study in some number of international federations, a debate sparked in key measure by South Africa’s Caster Semenya and perhaps accelerated by the women’s 800 in track and field at the Rio 2016 Games, which Semenya won. The issue is not as Bach sought to depict it Friday – who is a woman? Rather, it’s what rules does a sport seek to apply in deciding who gets to compete in the women’s category? [...] The matter is particularly acute in boxing, where there is a not-inconsiderable risk of injury, because – this is first-year law student stuff – organizers have a duty of care to the athletes. [...] The reasonably foreseeable risk of someone getting badly hurt is point-blank why events here must impel anyone and everyone with an interest in fair play to seek, and as soon as possible, to come to working eligibility rules for women’s boxing more on target than an athlete’s passport. Other leading international sports federations – World Athletics, World Aquatics, World Rugby – have developed eligibility rules for the women’s category. IBA, to be clear, has rules, and it’s far from clear why – politics? – those rules were not deemed appropriate for the Olympics. Wright, Colin (2024-08-07). "Does Imane Khelif Belong in the Women's Ring?". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2024-08-13. The Algerian boxer is biologically male but allowed to compete in the female category, raising concerns about fairness and safety. Imane Khelif isn’t transgender, but the language of transgender ideology has led to widespread confusion [...] DSDs can prevent a person who is genetically male from developing male physical traits [...] The most probable DSD for Imane Khelif is 5-alpha reductase deficiency, or 5-ARD [...] This results in masculine features and a physical advantage over women in sports [...] Why can Imane Khelif compete as a woman in the Paris Olympics despite having male chromosomes, visual evidence of high testosterone, and the IBA's disqualification? Because in June 2023, the International Olympic Committee announced that boxing events at the Paris Olympics wouldn't be run by the IBA, citing "very concerning issues" with its "governance and its refereeing and judging system." [...] This incompetence is staggering. Allowing males to compete against females in any sport requiring strength or speed is unfair, but including them in women's combat sports completely disregards women's safety. It isn't an exaggeration to say that disregarding biology in the name of ideology may get someone killed. Lambelet Coleman, Doriane (2024-08-03). "XY Athletes in Women's Olympic Boxing: The Paris 2024 Controversy Explained". Quillette. Retrieved 2024-08-13. I will close by reiterating the three basic points that I and other experts in girls’ and women’s sport have been making for a long time. First, the female category in elite sport has no raison d’être apart from the biological sex differences that lead to sex differences in performance and the gap between the top male and female athletes. The suggestion that we could choose to rationalise the category differently—for instance, on the basis of self-declared gender identity—or that we could make increasingly numerous exceptions in the interests of inclusion (as the IOC seems to have done to allow Khelif and Lin to compete in Paris) has no legs outside of certain progressive enclaves. Second, any eligibility standard—like the IOC’s framework—that denies or disregards sex-linked biology is necessarily category-defeating. Finally, federations that are committed to the female category and to one-for-one equality for their female athletes must step up and do two things. They must craft evidence-based rules and then stick to them consistently. And they must seriously embrace other opportunities to welcome gender diversity within their sports. Slot, Owen (2024-08-01). "Dumb IOC's fixation on inclusivity has hurt both boxers: end this insanity". The Times & The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2024-08-22. The Olympic Games has failed heinously in its duty of care to its athletes. The scandal that has unfolded in the boxing ring has reaped a damage upon two of its competitors that cannot be measured. There were two boxers who suffered in the ring at the Paris North Arena. One was Italy’s Angela Carini, who was placed in extreme danger. The other was Algeria’s Imane Khelif, whose biological sex is now the subject for open discussion on the biggest stage in the sporting world [...] How can the IOC have been so unutterably foolish? The answer, it seems, lies in its obsession with inclusivity, which is, of course, a right and admirable concept [...] If you believe in fair competition — fair sport for biological females in this case — then you have to put hard decisions before lofty ideals. In the process it would also be showing a greater duty of care to athletes, like Khelif, whose gender eligibility has been found to stand against them. Christie, Matt (2024-08-07). "Imane Khelif and the desperate need for governance". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22. ... Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting, two female boxers competing at the Paris Olympics, yet the widespread abuse they’ve faced after their gender was questioned has undeniably been fuelled by online opinion [...] Khelif (like Lin) was born female and remains so. Both boxers have competed throughout their careers as women with both encountering defeats along the way. That fact shouldn’t take away concern over the physical advantages they may hold over their rivals, however. The XY karyotype in both Khelif and Lin that has been suggested by the IBA tests would mean they have male-typical biology, the finer details of which warrant further investigation.

Gitz (talk) (contribs) 23:44, 13 August 2024 (UTC) ; edited 10:59, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

• Support. This seems like a reasonable and balanced description of what happened. While there was indeed a lot of misinformation (such as describing her as trans) and also abuse (such as curses and violent speech) against her, there are also legitimate concerns and public attention that do not fall into these categories. If someone wonders whether she has indeed XY chromosomes and/or elevated testosterone level that might give her unfair advantage, that is not misinformation and not abuse.

Vegan416 (talk) 14:48, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

What "legitimate concerns" and by whom? M.Bitton (talk) 14:50, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

I already mentioned an example of such a concern. Do you want me to repeat it? I thought you are against unnecessary repetitions. And this concern was voiced by many people, including for example: the developmental biologist Dr. Emma Hilton here, the evolutionary biologist Colin Wright here, and the feminist author Helen Lewis here. Vegan416 (talk) 15:43, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Those were published long after the hate campaign (by the nobodies) had started. M.Bitton (talk) 15:46, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

I don't think that the BBC, WSJ and the Atlantic are "nobodies". And what difference does it make here if it was published a week ago or two weeks ago??? Vegan416 (talk) 15:54, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Of they're not the "nobodies" (the ones who started it) that I was referring to. Something published after the event cannot be the cause of the event. M.Bitton (talk) 15:58, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

It's not an "Event" that ended. It's a continuing debate. And I didn't say anything about "causes". Nor doers JSwift49 suggestion here say anything about "causes". I only said "If someone wonders whether she has indeed XY chromosomes and/or elevated testosterone level that might give her unfair advantage, that is not misinformation and not abuse." Do you disagree with this statement? Vegan416 (talk) 16:05, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

The first sentence is about what started it and the disinformation and hate campaign that followed (still ongoing).

If someone wonders anything that is unsubstantiated and damaging to a living person is abuse and misinformation (she knows this better than most and is taking legal action against the bullies). M.Bitton (talk) 16:15, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

You miss the point. JSwift wants to change the first sentence so it want talk only about the hate campaign but also about the legitimate concerns.

Also wondering "whether she has indeed XY chromosomes and/or elevated testosterone level that might give her unfair advantage" is definitely not misinformation, because it doesn't make any definitive assertion. The facts are the a claim was made by an international sporting organization that she has XY and/or elevated testosterone. Evidence for this claim was not made public. But contrary evidence was not made public either. In fact as far as I could see this claim was not even denied by Imane Khelif or the IOC. Correct me if I'm wrong on the last point. Can you show me a source where the IOC or Imane Khelif claim that she doesn't have XY chromosomes and elevated testosterone level? Vegan416 (talk) 16:35, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Please don't patronize me (I didn't miss anything). Unsubstantiated claims that are damaging to the reputation and well being of a living person are misinformation. Contrary to what you're claiming, she doesn't have to live up to some people's expectation of what a woman is or prove who she is to anyone, least of all the bullies. M.Bitton (talk) 16:43, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

I didn't patronize you. If you claim to understand JSwift49 suggestion then it should be obvious to you that your statement that the current sentence is only talking about the hate campaign is irrelevant.

Again I refer you to the dictionary. For example (here and here). Misinformation is incorrect or misleading or wrong information. Unsubstantiated claims that were not refuted are undecided. Therefore they are not incorrect (nor correct). Therefore they are not misinformation. Furthermore, claims that are not even denied are sometimes regarded as correct, even in legal settings (where the bar for proof is much higher than in public debate) in many countries. I suggest you read about "Silence as admission". Anyway, this discussion became too long so I'm stopping here. If you wish to continue please do it on my talk page only. Vegan416 (talk) 17:23, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

If you claim to have read my comments, then it should be obvious to you that their suggestion whitewashes the misinformation. I'm not interested in WP:OR, especially when the reputation of a living person is concerned. M.Bitton (talk) 17:35, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

I responded yo you here User talk:Vegan416/DiscussionPage#Response to Bitton re Khelif. And I'll continue to respond only there. Vegan416 (talk) 17:54, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

@Vegan416 I agree, your sources are good examples of non-misinformation attention, and help to corroborate what reliable sources already say about Khelif receiving said attention. JSwift49 16:57, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

• Comment, the above list of sources strikes me as a call to original research as by my reading they concern themselves with discussing eligibility standards in general rather than constituting reasonable fact based discussions about whether Khelif was eligible. These are not sources which support the proposal that there was anything other than misinformation in regards to Khelif. TarnishedPath^talk 01:02, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

  I don't have time for a detailed response. But 2 quick points: 1. I know what OR is. And this sources are definitely not OR. But I have no idea what "a call to OR" is. Can you refer me to a policy page which explain this term? 2. These sources are not discussing eligibility standards in general only, but also in reference to the possibility that Khelif has some form of DSD. 3. Do you suggest that these sources are engaging in "misinformation"? Vegan416 (talk) 07:37, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

  "but also in reference to the possibility that Khelif has some form of DSD" for which there is no reliable evidence. So these sources don't assert that Khelif has DSD which I would expect because there is no reliable evidence for it. So the usage of these sources is in fact a call to original research. You want to draw connections between generalised discussion of eligibility of persons with DSD and Khelif when they have not been demonstrated to have DSD by any reliable sources. In short there are no reliable sources which assert that Khelif has DSD/XY chromosomes/high testosterone/etc. Any claim that they do is misinformation or disinformation. Reasonable concerns are always based on verifiable evidence. If there is no verifiable evidence there is no reasonableness. Therefore it is only appropriate to use the word 'misinformation' or 'disinformation' about claims concerning Khelif's gender or any other medical condition for which no reliable evidence has been presented. TarnishedPath^talk 08:06, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

  1. Since you ignored my request to explain what a "a call to original research" even means, and a google search didn't find any mention of this expression in wikipedia policy pages, I'll just ignore this part of your response, as clearly wikipedia doesn't have any policy regarding it (whatever it means).
  2. The sentence "these sources don't assert that Khelif has DSD" is a strawman, since nobody here claimed that these sources assert that, and nobody here wants to assert that either. My only claim here is that publicly discussing the possibility that Khelif has DSD and expressing concerns about the possible implications of this eventuality (as the sources I brought, and many others, do) is definitely NOT misinformation or disinformation under the circumstances of this case.
  3. I strongly disagree that "reasonable concerns" in public debate can only be based on "verifiable evidence". This claim is completely baseless. Reasonable concerns in public debate can be based also on reasonable suspicions and doubts, and in fact they are often based only on such basis in many cases. The only thing that wouldn't be reasonable in the absence of verifiable evidence is to express these concerns as assertions in a definitive language, which the sources I brought do not do even by your own admission.

  Vegan416 (talk) 09:41, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

  Per Google the definition of reasonable is: "having sound judgement; fair and sensible. Rumours, gossiping and innuendo which are pushed in the absence of evidence do not meet that definition. Now if these sources can't assert that Khelif has DSD, any argument that seeks insert language that implies that there is reasonable concerns about her gender using these sources as justification is making an argument based on original research because you are interpreting out of the sources that which is not spelled out explicitly in the wording. Quite frankly it strikes me as WP:POVPUSHING to be making fringe arguments on the basis of sourcing which doesn't explicitly back you up. TarnishedPath^talk 10:47, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

  The reasonableness of the possibility of DSD is not based on "rumors, gossiping and innuendo" as I have shown amply in other places here. Do you want me to repeat that? And the sources I brought do back me up in the claim that there is a reasonable possibility that Khelif has some form of DSD, and that if that possibility is true then it might give her unfair advantage. Here are some quotes:

  The WSJ source: "We can therefore deduce that Imane Khelif was disqualified for having XY chromosomes." [...] "The most probable DSD for Imane Khelif is 5-alpha reductase deficiency, or 5-ARD. People with 5-ARD have XY chromosomes and testes that produce testosterone." [...] "Many with 5-ARD are raised as girls, only discovering their condition at puberty when their internal testes trigger male puberty. This results in masculine features and a physical advantage over women in sports."

  The Atlantic source: "But both still face questions, a year after the International Boxing Association (IBA) publicly raised the issue, over whether they have XY chromosomes and a disorder of sexual development—also known as an intersex condition—which give  them an unfair advantage over other women." [...] "Why have the IOC’s statements been so misleading and nebulous? Perhaps because it does not want to compromise the athletes’ privacy by discussing their medical details without consent. And perhaps because the IOC’s leaders are not prepared to defend their own rules, which state that even if Lin and Khelif do have XY chromosomes, they are allowed to compete in Olympic women’s boxing." [...] "A simple cheek swab could clear this up, revealing the presence (or not) of a second X chromosome. If either athlete was XY instead, she could have further genetic testing to get a precise diagnosis and determine if it affected her ability to participate fairly. If Lin and Khelif are straightforwardly female athletes with XX chromosomes, they could have appealed their IBA bans to the Court of Arbitration for Sport". [...] "This is why the IOC’s insistence that Lin and Khelif were “born as women”—a phrase banned by its own guidelines, but never mind—is unenlightening. With 5ARD, a child can be registered as female at birth, but later develop a significant athletic advantage during puberty from the effects of testosterone".

  Dr. Emma Hilton from the BBC source: "says Dr Emma Hilton, a developmental biologist who studies genetic disorders. She is also a trustee of the Sex Matters charity, which argues Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting shouldn’t be competing until further testing is done." [...] "When it comes to Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, we don’t have enough information to know if they have a DSD that would need to be regulated".

  So we have 3 reputable sources discussing the possibility that Khelif has DSD quite seriously, and definitely not as if this is only based on "rumors, gossiping and innuendo". Do you suggest that these articles are "misinformation"?

  Actually this gives me a better idea how to answer the other RfC about the lead. Maybe following the BBC we should replace the sentence "No medical evidence that Khelif has XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone has been published" with "At this stage it is unknown if Khelif has DSD that would give her unfair advantage" or something like that. Vegan416 (talk) 12:03, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

  If there is no reliable evidence then the possibility is entirely based on "rumors, gossiping and innuendo". I'm not going to waste my time and read the rest of your WP:POVPUSH. TarnishedPath^talk 12:12, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

  I strongly disagree with your false dichotomy here. Life is more complicated than the simplistic binary view you present here. And I totally reject your false accusation of WP:POVPUSH. Anyway if you refuse to read the sources then there is really no point in continuing this discussion. Vegan416 (talk) 12:21, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

  I already read enough previously to have a gist of the content. You continue to push a position which is not based on "reasonable concerns" while stating that it is. TarnishedPath^talk 12:32, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

  If your impression is that these articles treat the possibility that K has DSD as "rumors, gossiping and innuendo" then you clearly didn't read enough of the articles and you clearly didn't get the gist correctly. Also you are the one here who is engaging in WP:POVPUSH. You are trying to push the view that the mere discussion of the possibility that K has DSD is "misinformation", when you don't have any reliable source that asserts she doesn't have DSD. Vegan416 (talk) 06:47, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  you don't have any reliable source that asserts she doesn't have DSD. is asking editors to prove a negative, which is not a reasonable application of 'burden of proof' or request to make. I might as well assert we should be allowed to discuss the possibility that you are a group of monkeys hammering at a typewriter instead of a human editor because we don't have any reliable sources that assert you aren't. The most appropriate policy to link here is I believe WP:EXCEPTIONAL JustAnotherCompanion (talk) 07:05, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  No. The claim that it is possible that K has DSD is not an exceptional claim at all. As I have shown this possibility is being seriously discussed in highly reputable sources. As for your ridiculous monkey parable, I deny that I am a group of monkeys, does K or the IOC deny she has DSD? Vegan416 (talk) 07:28, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  Yes it is entirely an exception claim given there are no reliable sources which assert that they do.

  "does K or the IOC deny she has DSD?". We don't insert content into Wikipedia articles on the basis that it must be possible because a BLP hasn't denied it. It would be both a WP:BLP and a WP:NOR violation if we edited like that. TarnishedPath^talk 09:27, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  You are wrong. I (and JSwift and Gitz and others) have shown in the discussions here many reliable sources that say it might be possible that K has DSD. And you are strawmaning again as I never said that we should insert an assertion that K has DSD into the article. Vegan416 (talk) 10:05, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  Referring to others who are engaged in POVPUSH as backup isn't the victory you think it is. TarnishedPath^talk 10:13, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  Do you suggest that the articles I brought from BBC, WSJ and Atlantic are engaged in POVPUSH? Vegan416 (talk) 10:16, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  Also your using the language of "victory" is classic BATTLEGROUND behavior. Vegan416 (talk) 10:18, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  No, I'm suggesting that YOU are engaged in POVPUSH by seeking to selectively use quotes from articles which don't state that Khelif has DSD as evidence that there is reasonable concerns about their eligibility to fight on the basis that they might have DSD. TarnishedPath^talk 10:22, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  How can you say that if you didn't even read those articles? These article are actually saying what I said. That there is a possibility that K has DSD and if that turns out to be the case then there are reasonable concerns about their eligibility to fight, Vegan416 (talk) 10:27, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  Sorry, why are you misrepresenting the point of contention? As I've already said at least a couple of times, no one is arguing that we should insert content into Wikipedia articles about her alleged DSDs. We are suggesting that we should revove content that implies or suggests that she doesn't have DSDs. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 10:32, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  @TarnishedPath, re I'm not going to waste my time and read the rest of your WP:POVPUSH. Editors should stop accusing other editors they disagree with of POV-pushing. It is not at all clear who is disregarding sources and casting aspersions to push a POV on this article. We already have an open thread at ANI for discussing these sorts of issues - please keep them off the article talk page. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 09:16, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  Leaving aside the call to original research accusation, which I don't understand, I also don't understand why you complain that the sources in the collapsible box concern themselves with discussing eligibility standards in general rather than constituting reasonable fact based discussions about whether Khelif was eligible. No discussion about whether Khelif was eligible could ever be "reasonable" or "fact based" because it is obvious and undisputed that she was eligible. However, Khelif was eligible under the IOC's standards (the only ones that matter) and those standards are open to debate. They allow athletes with DSD to compete in boxing alongside other women (if I'm not mistaken, they would also allow transgender women to compete, as the athletes' gender is based on their passport). Since it is possible that Khelif has a form of DSDs and since certain forms of DSDs can have a significant impact on athletic performance, there's been a public debate as to whether the IOC standards have given due consideration to the safety of other athletes and the fairness of the competition. Some editors (myself included) believe that mentioning this debate in the lead is appropriate; others disagree. But why do those who disagree feel it necessary to deny the debate's existence, insinuate that it is transphobic and hate-driven, and call its inclusion "original research" and a "violation of the BLP"? Given the extensive coverage of this debate in RS, I truly don't get it. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 21:54, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

  They allow athletes with DSD to compete in boxing alongside other women. Without relying on original research, how is it relevant that the IOC allows athletes with DSD to complete? I've not seen any reliable sources which state that Khelif has DSD. TarnishedPath^talk 01:38, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  No reliable source "states" that she has DSDs, but many relieble sources mention that possibility. E.g., The Indipendent ("This raises the question of what differences in sex development are") , BBC ("critics, including some of their opponents at Paris 2024, have speculated that perhaps the fighters have DSD"), BBC ("We do not know if Khelif and Lin are athletes with DSD because the full results of the tests are confidential, and the fighters are yet to declare them"), Times of Israel ("Unconfirmed media reports have suggested the two athletes may have been born with differences in sex development"), NBC ("it's not known whether either of the boxers has these genetic variations"). Initially the IOC said that Khelif was not a DSD case, but later retracted the statement [51]. As shown by the sources in the collapisble box, sport journalists and academics discuss the opportunity and consequences of allowing intersex athletes to compete in female boxing competitions in connection with Imane Khelif. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 09:10, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  If no reliable sources state it, we don't cover it and certainly not in the lead. We don't deal in pushing rumours and innuendo on WP:BLPs. TarnishedPath^talk 09:29, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  No one has ever suggested mentioning the possibility that it has DSD in the lead. If I am wrong, please provide a diff. If I am not wrong, please stop arguing with a strawman and misrepresenting my arguments. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 14:24, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  I said that No discussion about whether Khelif was eligible could ever be "reasonable" or "fact based" because it is obvious and undisputed that she was eligible. I must correct myself, since on 4 August the Guardian reported The gender eligibility of the two boxers remains unclear. I think the Guardian is wrong - Khelif's eligibility under IOC's rules has never been in doubt - but my claim that no RS has ever disputed her eligibility was wrong. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 14:20, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose as attempts to WP:WHITEWASH and normalize the discrimination faced by the subject. The sources pretty clearly state that the "debate" was spurned by the disinformation (including one of the quotes in the OP, "...after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex"). The proposal to change "False assertions about her gender were fuelled by Khelif's disqualification from the 2023 Women's World Boxing Championships ..."" is not at all touched on in the rationale (which gives the optics of a backdoor removal/change), and changing it would remove vital needed context. ― "Ghost of Dan Gurney" (talk)  15:07, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  That is not the case with all or even a majority of sources.

  Also, looking at the AP article, the quote "endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions about her womanhood" leaves it uncertain whether the scrutiny is tied to misconceptions. A following line, "world leaders, major celebrities and others who have questioned her eligibility or falsely claimed she was a man", sheds some light on this: questioning eligibility is treated separately by the AP from false claims.

  Happy to touch on sentence 2: I didn't see it as a significant change given attention/misinformation was already mentioned. I will add it to the RfC for clarity. JSwift49 15:19, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  Please don't refactor comments after they've been replied to. ― "Ghost of Dan Gurney" (talk)  15:21, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  No worries, I'll mention it here then: The "fueled by" phrasing comes from the AP article's headline, which violates WP:HEADLINE. [52] The article said "It stems from" the disqualification, where "it" refers to "hateful scrutiny" in the previous paragraph, not false accusations.

  I had regardless thought the context was enough to make the lead more concise, but another option I'd support would be "...widespread public attention and misinformation regarding her gender. This stemmed from Khelif having previously been disqualified...", to make the connection explicit. JSwift49 15:31, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  I think Jules Boykoff and Dave Zirin summed it very well:

  In an invented “controversy” whipped up by an assortment of transphobes, right-wingers, and fascists (and proliferated by a coterie of useful idiots), Khelif was viciously targeted after her first-round knockout of Angela Carini of Italy.

  M.Bitton (talk) 15:49, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  An opinion article from a partisan source should certainly not be given WP:UNDUE weight to determine the language in the lead. JSwift49 16:59, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  A partisan source, that is also agreed to be reliable as per the perennial sources link. -- Cdjp1 (talk) 15:54, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

  Adding on, in The Independent, JSwift omits the opening sentence "...after her 46-second victory sparked an international gender row amid a frenzy of misinformation."[53]

  SI additionally contains the following which was ommitted: "Following her round of 16 win over Italy's Angela Carini, Khelif became the subject of wild speculation and falsehoods surrounding her gender; she had been disqualified from the International Boxing Association's 2023 world championships for failing an unspecified gender-eligibility test."

  This, plus Drmies' quote from PBS below should be enough to counter the select quotes used in JSwift's !vote. I'd also rather not have to provide quotes from each source. ― "Ghost of Dan Gurney" (talk)  18:14, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  Here's the thing: I, like you, support misinformation remaining where it is, because I agree that misinformation was consistently described in these articles. Therefore, I didn't even bother to include quotes describing "misinformation", because that's not the dispute here.

  However, we cannot ignore that reliable sources describe misinformation as only part of what happened. Even looking at The Independent, "amid" a frenzy of misinformation means that misinformation did exist, but it does not support that the discourse was only limited to misinformation. Or Sports Illustrated describes both that "scrutiny" and "wild speculation and falsehoods" occurred. JSwift49 18:29, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

• No. Plenty of good sourcing for "misinformation"--removing it is whitewashing. I'm not going to list the plethora of sourcing, but here, from PBS, titled "Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins gold at Olympics after enduring abuse fueled by misinformation". Drmies (talk) 17:58, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  I support misinformation remaining where it is, don't want to remove it! But, I propose adding "attention" as well to more closely/completely match with reliable sources.

  (Also, citing headlines violates WP:HEADLINE.) JSwift49 18:31, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

  There must be a misunderstanding. The RfC does not propose to replace or remove "misinformation". It proposes to add "widespread public attention", meaning that alongside fake news and hate speech there were also legitimate concerns and meaningful public debate about eligibility standards in women's boxing competitions. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 23:20, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Oppose. It seems that the crux here is the "False assertions about her gender were fuelled by" statement, and the RfC actually doesn't touch on this, but cherry-picks up sources to reword the sentence to get rid of this. Sleeps-Darkly (talk) 22:26, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

This comment has some merit. I'd prefer the original text (slightly reworded per t/p discussion): "Following Khelif's victory over Italy's Angela Carini at the 2024 Olympics, Khelif faced intense public scrutiny over her eligibility for the women's category, including online abuse and false claims that she was transgender. False assertions about her gender were fuelled by Khelif's disqualification...". However, the point of the RfC (as I understand it) is not to remove "False assertions about her gender were fuelled by", but rather to mention that there has also been (legitimate, non-trivial and non-hateful) "public scrutiny", "public attention", "public debate" (or similar expressions). Gitz (talk) (contribs) 22:54, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

What you quoted is not the original text, it's part of what the OP is proposing (you happen to agree with it and have !voted). I prefer the stable version. M.Bitton (talk) 23:01, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

I was referring to the original draft of the proposed edit. However, I don't agree that the one you linked is the "stable version". The stable version of the lead was this one. It was changed with this edit and this edit. The first one was immediately challanged by Deathlibrarian here and restored by TarnishedPath without a clear consensus on the talk page. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 23:16, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

You didn't address what they said. Instead, you used their !vote to advertise what you want the lead to look like. If you want people to pay attention to what was said in the previous discussion, then link to it and let them read it. M.Bitton (talk) 23:42, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

There has been exactly zero legitimate public scrutiny. To state that there has been legitimate public scrutiny is to state that there is any legitimacy to disinformation about Khelif's gender. TarnishedPath^talk 08:22, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

I agree, I should have put that rationale in the RfC originally. The crux for me is that sources describe other things besides "misinformation", and that both "misinformation" and "attention" should be included. I used the quotes solely to support "attention" since everyone already agrees "misinformation" is supported by RS.

Would something like "...widespread public attention and misinformation regarding her gender. This stemmed from Khelif having previously been disqualified..." work, do you think? JSwift49 23:05, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

No, per all the reasons that I have mentioned in my !vote and the countless discussions about this. M.Bitton (talk) 23:11, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

No. How many more editors are going to have to tell you that you're cherry-picking the sources before you WP:LISTEN? ― "Ghost of Dan Gurney" (talk)  23:20, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Can you explain? As I said here [54] I chose to not include "misinformation" in the quotes because I'm not seeking to remove it, just prove the sources say something else in addition to misinformation. Kind of like my quotes don't include that Khelif is a boxer because no one is disputing Khelif is a boxer. So I'm confused about how it's cherry picking but I'd like to know so I don't make a mistake in future. JSwift49 23:26, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Oppose - Changing it to remove that the controversy was completely bunk generated by anti-trans voices is WP:WHITEWASHing what happened. Also is good to point out that false allegations of gender are what fueled her disqualification, should not separate that dependent fact. Bluethricecreamman (talk)

• Oppose, there is nothing wrong with the current version and the proposal seeks to soften the langague in what appears to be an attempt to at least partially WP:WHITEWASH what occured, using cherry picked sources as a justification. TarnishedPath^talk 04:27, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
• Comment, pinging @Barnards.tar.gz, @Blindlynx, @Fanny.doutaz, @Gitz6666, @Iluvalar, @JSwift49, @JackkBrown and @M.Bitton who were involved in the directly related discussion at Talk:Imane_Khelif#2nd_lead_paragraph:_"public_scrutiny"_vs._"misinformation". TarnishedPath^talk 14:10, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
• oppose how is articulating the core cause of the 'accusations', 'controversy', 'scrutiny' or whatever focusing to narrowly!? The crux of this whole thing is that disinfo fueled transphobia, there is no reason to minimize that—blindlynx 19:58, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

  Let's assume (for argument's sake) your point, that a reaction solely caused by misinformation should not be mentioned separately from misinformation.

  Six of the thirteen sources [55][56][57][58][59][60] still describe the IBA's disqualification as a cause of the controversy and/or misinformation toward Khelif. Three more sources say these reactions was due to Carini's withdrawal [61][62][63] and CNN mentions both the fight and the DQ contributed.[64] Sources support that the IBA is shady, and Carini apologized for her actions, but neither of these is misinformation. So if this means misinformation wasn't the only cause of the reactions, or (as I originally argued) the only reaction toward her that sources describe, don't we need to account for everything else?

  Two sources only say the reactions were due to misinformation/misconceptions [65][66], though each also uses broader terms to describe the reactions to her. The NYT article doesn't really take a stance, but notes she describes accusations as "bullying".[67]. JSwift49 23:39, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

  No, we do not. Specifically we should not have WP:FALSEBALANCE between the core cause and other events surrounding this. Disinfo about someones gender is clearly the main cause of scrutiny or whatever you want to call it of their gender identity. Saying it was just a part of it is minimizing what's going on—blindlynx 22:44, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

• Comment: Will be largely stepping back here as have already weighed in a lot, though I request that whoever closes this RfC also take into account the previous Talk discussion [68] dealing with two earlier drafts of my proposal, as votes are still being cast there as well. JSwift49 13:32, 14 August 2024 (UTC)
• Oppose all changes suggested above, and in particular any use of the word "attention" or "scrutiny" or any comparable synonyms in this context, in any way, shape, or form; the previous text is ideal. "Attention" is extremely strange and stilted language in this context; because this is something highly WP:BLP-sensitive dispute, our most important responsibility is to make the unambiguous conclusion reached by sources (ie. that this is a misinformation campaign) as clear as possible. Beyond that, I'm unimpressed with the sources presented above - the quotes are pulled out of context and do not even reflect the sources listed, but even without that, initial WP:BREAKING news is often extremely cautiously worded or contains vague statements. When later and more in-depth coverage reaches a clear and precise conclusion, it is inappropriate to try and use a few of the more cautious or vague sentences in initial coverage to try and water it down. The highest-quality sources here reach an unambiguous conclusion that the overarching events are a misinformation campaign, which means we should present that clearly. --Aquillion (talk) 08:30, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

  It is actually very hard to find an RS that mentions "abuse" (fake news, misinformation, etc.) without also mentioning legitimate "debate" (controversy, scrutiny, public attention, etc.). The point of this RfC is whether we should only mention "misinformation" and "false assertions", as the current lead does, or whether we should also mention "public attention" or "public scrutiny", as the overwhelming majority / near totality of RSes do. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 17:05, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

  BS medical speculations about a living person cannot and will never ever be considered as a debate, let alone a legitimate one. We've been through this a thousand times and we all know what the so-called point of this RfC is: to legitimize the BS and further victimize Khelif. M.Bitton (talk) 19:06, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

  If Khelif has DSDs, then writing a Wikipedia article suggesting that she doesn't is not only poor WP editing, but also another way to further victimise her: if one says "you were abused because they think you have DSDs, which is false", and you do have DSDs, then they are not being helpful; they are implying that having DSDs is a fault or a guilt that would justify the abuse you've suffered. Given the IOC's eligibility standards (based on gender as certified in the passport), Khelif was fully eligible to compete in the Olympics even if she has DSDs, so pushing the POV that she doesn't have DSDs is not in her interest.

  As for the content of the debate, it was not about BS medical speculations. Many journalists and experts simply assumed that it was likely that she has DSDs and that the important point to discuss was whether a woman with DSDs should be allowed to compete with other women. The RSes do not seem to despise this debate as much as you do, e.g., "she faced an extraordinary amount of scrutiny from world leaders, major celebrities and others who have questioned her eligibility or falsely claimed she was a man. It has thrust her into a larger divide over changing attitudes toward gender identity and regulations in sports" (PBS); "A contentious fight over who should—and shouldn’t—be allowed to compete in women’s sports has materialized during the Paris Olympics amid criticism over the participation of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif" (Forbes); see sources in the collapsible box. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 20:42, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

  If Khelif has DSDs please refrain from violating BLP. M.Bitton (talk) 20:57, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

  "Many journalists and experts simply assumed that it was likely that she has DSDs and that the important point to discuss was whether a woman with DSDs should be allowed to compete with other women".

  If they are doing that them they are speaking in the absense of reliable evidence and their assumptions are on the basis of speculation concerning a medical diagnosis of DSD. Given the intersection of the BLP, GENSEX and Medical CTOP areas, very strong sourcing is required for any diagnosis or speculation about diagnosis. I.e. WP:MEDRS sourcing. TarnishedPath^talk 23:52, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

  Yes, but journalists, experts and other public figures are not bound by Wikipedia's policies and guidelines: they are free to debate the adequacy of the IOC's eligibility criteria in light of the Khelif case without our permission. This RfC proposes adding "widespread public attention" alongside "misinformation", it does not propose including any diagnosis or speculation about diagnosis. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 00:15, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

  If Khelif has DSDs is you violating the BLP policy by speculating about the medical condition of a living person. M.Bitton (talk) 00:18, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

  Could you please point out where WP:BLP prohibits making hypotheses about the medical conditions of a living person?

  Given that multiple RSes mention or discuss the possibility that she has DSDs, prohibiting WP editors from taking it into account could hinder our ability to write an informed and balanced BLP. For example, if you had considered this possibility, you might have realised that framing this BLP to suggest or imply that Khelif does not have DSD could be harmful and damaging to her. Gitz (talk) (contribs) 00:37, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

  @M.Bitton, if you believe that medical speculations about a living person cannot and will never ever be considered as a debate, let alone a legitimate one and a BLP violation, then will you be nominating Age and health concerns about Joe Biden for deletion?

  Personally, I think that medical speculations about a living person sometimes are legitimate topics for public debate. WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:37, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose all changes above. The quotes above are completely out of context and should never have been added. The RFC if passed is going to NPOV the article further. The whole RFC is jaundiced and should never be created in the first place. All its going to do is burden this women for the rest of her life. Why even post this when the event itself is just days old. There is no historical balance or analysis here. It is essentially a reflection of the culture wars and has no place on Wikipedia. scope_creep^Talk 01:19, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
• Support for similar reasons as other Supporters. We're not here to adjudicate the political controversy or what effect it might have on the article's subject. We're here to report what reliable sources say. Nautical Mongoose (talk) 15:33, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

  The current lead is based on what the reliable sources say, while taking into account the other important policies (BLP, etc.). M.Bitton (talk) 19:11, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose. This is a classic case of a coordinated online harassment campaign. To point to another one, we describe Gamergate (harassment campaign) as a harassment campaign, and we say in Anita Sarkeesian's article that she was a target of harassment. We don't say she was subject to "scrutiny", "attention", or other euphemistic terms. Because underneath all the confusion and circus is a set of completely baseless claims that serve to fuel the harassment of a living person.

I do think the lead understates the severity of the harassment campaign, but this suggestion does not help. However well-intentioned, the effect of it is to unduly legitimize the disinformation and harassment. We have a responsibility to not further proliferate online harassment campaigns against living people. I strongly hope that the closer will do the right thing and prioritize the relevant policies, especially WP:BLP, in their decision. PBZE (talk) 05:05, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose (here from WT:SPORTBIO): the current wording is better because it makes clear that the misinformation that has been spread about Khelif is misinformation. Hatman31 (he/him · talk · contribs) 18:01, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
• Comment: I changed False assertions about her gender to False claims that Khelif is male as the former seemed too vague. If we are going to say that an assertion is false, we should tell the reader what is false about it. PBS puts it succinctly: "[Khelif] faced an extraordinary amount of scrutiny from world leaders, major celebrities and others who have questioned her eligibility or falsely claimed she was a man." —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 21:23, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

  Thank you for that. From what I've seen, the concerns have nothing to do with her personal gender (gender role, gender identity, gender expression) and everything to do with her physical biology (particularly her hormones and chromosomes). WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:39, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

  What I've argued elsewhere is that it is a mischaracterisation to frame language in such a way to suggest that such concerns have any legitimacy given there is no reliable evidence. TarnishedPath^talk 01:31, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

  I wonder if it might equally be a mischaracterization to frame language in such a way as to suggest that such concerns don't have any legitimacy, given there is no reliable evidence either way. It might be difficult, but if we could find a way to describe this situation without "suggesting" anything, that would IMO be the best outcome. People are, in most legal systems, considered innocent until proven guilty, but that doesn't mean that society must assume that everyone is binary until proven intersex. The two are not really comparable, because it's not wrong to be intersex. WhatamIdoing (talk) 06:45, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

  Well if any concerns aren't based on evidence, I'd say that they are entirely unreasonable. The best way to not suggest anything, would simply be not to address it, which we don't at present with the current prose simply stating that there was misinformation concerning Khelif's "gender and eligibility to compete". I don't think we should be stating anything else unless we have a medical diagnosis from her treating doctor (which isn't going to happen) or a statement from Khelif herself, as relayed by reliable sources. TarnishedPath^talk 07:51, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

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