Talk:Naseem Hamed

British / British-Yemeni

ActionHeroesAreReal argues that, based on [1], the "nationality" of the article subject "is both British and Yemeni" (Special:Diff/1213615662).

Mac Dreamstate disagrees, referring to MOS:IDENTITY and stating that "He's not known for being Yemeni" (Special:Diff/1213554283).

The disputed content can't be restored without a discussion here leading to a consensus for doing so (WP:BLPRESTORE). ~ ToBeFree (talk) 21:47, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Naseem's notability (in the arab world) relies mostly on the fact that he is Yemeni.

On his official instagram account, He uses both the flag of Britain and the flag of Yemen.

Many sources refer to him as being a "British-Yemeni boxer": [2][3][4][5] and many others.

Yemen has issued many postage stamps with him on them, providing more proof that he is notable for being Yemeni. This is one of them.

Not including that he is British-Yemeni is a clear violation of WP:NPOV Abo Yemen✉ 10:30, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

100% agree with what you are saying, Abo Yemen. Many reliable sources also refer to him as British Yemeni, as you have shown. The idea that “He's not known for being Yemeni”, as Mac Dreamstate states, is a categorical lie. I’m in favour of having “British-Yemeni” mentioned in the lead. ActionHeroesAreReal (talk) 13:32, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

If the Arab world wants to "claim" him as Yemeni (as Nigeria often does for Anthony Joshua), despite him never being any other national than British, then WP:WEIGHT needs to be invoked for sources. One can bring up just as many reliable non-Arab sources stating he is British alone: "Few British boxers", "first British fighter", "British boxing legend", "British fighter's career".

"Not including that he is British-Yemeni is a clear violation of WP:NPOV" – baseless; no violation whatsoever when MOS:ETHNICITY is invoked.

Furthermore, [6] is a content aggregator; completely unreliable. [7] and [8] still do not supplant MOS:ETHNICITY, specifically Nationality examples. He has neither moved to Yemen nor was born there. We don't list Chris Eubank as British-Jamaican or Frank Bruno as British-Dominican for the exact same reason.

The easiest solution is to simply expand upon his Yemeni ancestry in the Early life section just like with all other personalities who are nationals of one country but have ancestry from elsewhere. This is the standard across thousands of articles. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 12:33, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Likewise we don't list Kal Yafai as British-Yemeni or Amir Khan as British-Pakistani, nor (to use a non-boxing example) Idris Elba as Sierra Leonean–British. This is basic stuff. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 13:06, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

how about we revise all of these articles too?

Abo Yemen✉ 14:19, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

A wikipedia policy is a stronger argument than a manual of styles Abo Yemen✉ 14:14, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

plus, he himself states that he is a british yemeni.. Abo Yemen✉ 14:28, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

"how about we revise all of these articles too?" – How about no. I guarantee you'll get absolutely nowhere.

"A wikipedia policy is a stronger argument than a manual of styles" – A manual of style is Wikipedia policy.

Also, per MOS:IDENTITY: "When there is a discrepancy between the term most commonly used by reliable sources for a person or group and the term that person or group uses for themselves, use the term that is most commonly used by recent reliable sources." If this means you're going to start digging up every obscure Arab-centric publication that labels him British-Yemeni, then you'll need to consider WP:WEIGHT as stated above. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 15:44, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Based on the citations I've provided in my other response :([9], [10], [11] (In the last citation, he said himself "I’m in a lot of pain because of my nation Yemen, and will always stay Yemeni wherever I am" in minute 0:06)), and other citations provided by @ActionHeroesAreReal: [12] and @Abo Yemen: [13], [14], [5], [3], that prove that it should be said "British-Yemeni" rather than just "British". Where the condition of adding "British-Yemeni" by @JFHJr was him saying that he is Yemeni himself, which I provided. Based on that he has stated being Yemeni, and that there a discrepancy between the term is most used by reliable sources, "British-Yemeni" complies more with MOS:IDENTITY "When there is a discrepancy between the term most commonly used by reliable sources for a person or group and the term that person or group uses for themselves, use the term that is most commonly used by recent reliable sources. If it is unclear which is most used, use the term that the person or group uses.". Is there a consensus now on changing it to "British-Yemeni"? |MK| 📝 15:15, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Chiming in from WP:BLPN: The Variety reverence is not a reliable source for BLPs and must be removed. Admin, please assist. On the other hand, the Instagram WP:BLPSPS regarding nationality/ethnicity can support the British-Yemeni claim. The link should be archived and used as the reference for nationality. It is not self-serving and affirms the subject's own consideration of his nationality/ethnicity. Cheers. JFHJr (㊟) 22:42, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Hmm, it looks like instagram isn't easily archived. Any better ref than Variety is still preferred. Even other social media actually by the subject. JFHJr (㊟) 23:02, 2 May 2024 (UTC)

Does Hamed reside in Yemen? GoodDay (talk) 15:22, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

No source already in the article appears to say so. Better question might be whether he ever did, since nearly all Yemenis with dual nationality have fled the war-, famine-, and disease-racked land. Maybe someone can look into his youth, when choosing to live in Yemen was more of a realistic option. JFHJr (㊟) 16:34, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

@JFHJr i feel insulted, but you've got a point Abo Yemen✉ 17:09, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

My apologies. I don't judge normal Yemeni people at all for the situation in Yemen. Point is, the answer to the question of whether a Yemeni has lived in Yemen might take research. Research unrelated to notability (cf. WP:WEIGHT). JFHJr (㊟) 17:15, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

@GoodDay Nope Abo Yemen✉ 17:09, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Best we stick with "British". GoodDay (talk) 17:26, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Agreed. Without any relevance to notability or even any biographical significance outside parentage, RS tend to indicate that "Yemeni" belongs out of the lede and confined to "early life." If the subject so much as publishes an interview in a reliable source saying "I'm a proud Yemeni" or the like, then that would add some relevance to push me to add it to the lede. But I don't see anything other than Instagram, which is problematic to cite (emoji and image descriptions invite OR) let alone archive. JFHJr (㊟) 17:31, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

As the article emerges from lock in about two hours, is there now consensus to remove the Variety source and list him solely as British, based on the multitude of sources I've provided – [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21] – which do just that? User:ActionHeroesAreReal has shown very poor form as an editor (including elsewhere on WP) by refusing to engage in discussion and summarily reverting me the last time, resulting in his contentious content sticking for a week. As such, there may be competence issues at hand. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 17:59, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Go for it. JFHJr (㊟) 20:39, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

Done. Seven sources all labelling him as British—unless, as User:JFHJr points out, he explictly states in an interview that he is "British-Yemeni". Mac Dreamstate (talk) 18:54, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

will a tweet of his saying that he is "British-Yemeni" be enough? Abo Yemen✉ 16:51, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

Yes. Or even something as general as "I am many things and one of them is Yemeni (heart flag)" It doesn't have to hit any particular claim of citizenship. Just identity. Cheers. JFHJr (㊟) 02:50, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

@Abo Yemen: And if you're talking to the subject, I'd recommend Twitter/X since it's more easily archived than Insta or others. JFHJr (㊟) 03:02, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

@Mac Dreamstate

• [22] : A Yemeni flag is raised along with a British flag at minute (0:30) by Naseem’s crew, why would a Yemeni flag be raised unless he is showing off being Yemeni?
• [23], [24], [25], [26] : All of these postal stamps published by the Government of the Republic of Yemen, state that Naseem is a Yemeni World Boxing Champion
• [27] : in this interview in minute (0:29) he saluted The then-president of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh with him saying “Our president”, implying being a Yemeni. Also in the video, it shows Naseem meeting up with said president in Yemen in the minute (1:47). Another part of this video is an interview with his own father (in Malah, Dhamar, Yemen) in minute (7:16), he said that his son Naseem about the Republic of Yemen that he is “From them and to them”
• [28] : And finally, In an interview with him by MBC in 2018 in Jeddah, in minute (0:06), Naseem Hamed said “I’m in a lot of pain because of my nation Yemen, and will always stay Yemeni wherever I am”

All if the above is more than sufficient proof of him being Yemeni, not only that, I believe being a Yemeni should be emphasized more than being British because of the sources stated. Hence, “Yemeni-British” would probably fit more to his personality as he’s always been proud on TV about Yemen way more than the UK, but “British-Yemeni” would sound fine if the former annoyed anyone. I think we can all agree that including both would comply more with WP:NPOV, as only including one would be a violation of that policy based on the above evidence. |MK| 📝 09:48, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

@JFHJr, Due to the above, he has stated in an interview being Yemeni. |MK| 📝 11:36, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Postage stamps are WP:NOR since you're drawing conclusions/characterizations where such text stating nationality does not appear. It's implied (by a third-party government about a living person of ostensibly other nationality). YouTube is not a reliable source for BLPs. I was very eager to agree with you until I saw where the links pointed. Can you find one that's not YouTube? JFHJr (㊟) 02:47, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Well youtube is not a reliable source, however it does show with audio and picture him confirming being Yemeni, which is what was wanted if i’m not wrong. |MK| 📝 06:34, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

And I disagree, the postage stamps does not call WP:NOR, it said “Yemeni”, and that’s why I have inserted those. If they didn’t I wouldn’t have bothered. |MK| 📝 06:40, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

He says all that in video tho, i don't see how that could not be reliable? Abo Yemen✉ (btw today's my birthday) 10:02, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

More re postage stamps. It's not even clear what the images imply: origin, diaspora, race, nationality, citizenship. The ahem postage stamps certainly do not lay any discernible biographical claims to this living person. But they make for excellent illustrations of how the world appreciated this subject's achievements. We just can't draw any extrinsic textual conclusions from them and state them as fact. We get his prestige in his parents' homeland, as well as his postage values. Hope that helps. Cheers. JFHJr (㊟) 03:24, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

How does this look? "British Yemeni" JFHJr (㊟) 05:33, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Looks good, but add the (-), “British-Yemeni” because that’s the correct way. |MK| 📝 06:30, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Good enough Abo Yemen✉ (btw today's my birthday) 10:04, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

The relevant part of Wikipedia's Manual of Style is MOS:NATIONALITY. During his boxing career Hamed was not widely known as Yemeni. The New Lines Magazine article explains that he was often mistaken as South Asian showing that his Yemeni heritage was not well known. The opening paragraph should stay as it is, "British".--Jahalive (talk) 17:59, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

I don’t think you’ve seen what I’ve inserted above, he has said on several occasions (based on what i’ve put) him directly identifying as a Yemeni, and as per MOS:IDENTITY: “When there is a discrepancy between the term most commonly used by reliable sources for a person or group and the term that person or group uses for themselves, use the term that is most commonly used by recent reliable sources. If it is unclear which is most used, use the term that the person or group uses.”, hence we should use British-Yemeni, or Yemeni-British. |MK| 📝 18:51, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

Just look at a fight of his, raising a Yemeni flag by him or his crew, which makes “not widely known as a Yemeni” clearly false. |MK| 📝 18:53, 23 May 2024 (UTC)

MOS:IDENTITY is about what vocabulary to use to describe identity, not when to use that term. Look to MOS:NATIONALITY for guidance on what belongs in the opening paragraph.

It seems like he's never lived or competed in Yemen. If you have evidence that he was widely known as Yemeni during his boxing career you could change my mind. A flag at a fight of his isn't enough, his heritage would need to have been reported by reliable sources.--Jahalive (talk) 17:57, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

I do have evidence, he has stated himself being a Yemeni on several occasions, look at my reply above as I've detailed everything out. |MK| 📝 18:01, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

I didn't see any reliable sources from the era he was boxing that described him as Yemeni, so they are not relevant to MOS:NATIONALITY.--Jahalive (talk) 18:22, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Aljazeera refering to his as being "of Yemeni origins" Abo Yemen✉ 18:28, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Assuming we can trust Google Translate that says "Boxer Adam Hamid - the son of the famous British boxer Naseem Hamid". I support mentioning his Yemeni heritage in the article, just not in the opening paragraph..--Jahalive (talk) 18:42, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

This is the full quote: "Boxer Adam Hamid - the son of the famous British boxer Naseem Hamid of Yemeni origins - achieved a historic victory in his first official fight in the boxing ring." Abo Yemen✉ 19:18, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Being of Yemeni origins is different than being Yemeni. Aljazeera calls him British.-- Jahalive (talk) 19:24, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

both of his parents are Yemeni, so he definitely is Yemeni. Him having a british citizenship doesn't change the fact that he's Yemeni (gosh please stop arguing cus at this point I sound like a Yemeni nationalist) Abo Yemen✉ 19:32, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Well you completely ignored what I inserted previously, with his own lips, saying that he is Yemeni. |MK| 📝 19:41, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

I give more weight to how Al Jazeera described him.-- Jahalive (talk) 19:45, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

and ignore how he described himself?? Abo Yemen✉ 19:47, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Weird logic ain’t it? |MK| 📝 21:02, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Also in this interview with him(during his boxing career) in minute (0:29) he saluted The then-president of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh with him saying “Our president”, implying being a Yemeni. |MK| 📝 18:33, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

The video is in arabic btw, which is another proof that he is Yemeni because i've never seen a william speak in perfect Yemeni Arabic Abo Yemen✉ 18:37, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Can confirm, he is indeed speaking in perfect Yemeni Arabic. |MK| 📝 18:48, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

I actually found an article that you might find helpful, and if not helpful, at least intersting. In it it states stuff like the president of yemen calls him before every fight, talks about how yemenites send him letters signed in blood and how there are postage stamps that label him as a "Yeminese Boxer". Apparently the president even gave him gifts including minipalaces. I dont know if this helps your case that he is british-yemeni but it at least provides interesting facts for the cultural impact section. I am not the most experienced editor so I figured I would put the article in your hands to figure out what to do with. Roscherw0329 (talk) 04:29, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

At this point you're just making up excuses to not mention that he is Yemeni...

Videos of someone saying where they're from is definitely as reliable as them saying it in a tweet or even more reliable.

Also could you give me your reasoning behind why him raising the flag is not enough?? Abo Yemen✉ 18:15, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

We don't need tweets, we need reliable sources. I can raise Yemen's flag, but it doesn't make me Yemeni. If there are reliable sources that commented on the flag at his fights then that could be in the article, but we need more than that to put it in the opening paragraph.--Jahalive (talk) 18:28, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Mac Dreamstate and JFHJr wanted proof of him saying that he is yemeni in an interview or a tweet and MK gave them what they wanted. Also see the aljazeera source Abo Yemen✉ 18:33, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Compromise: we stick with "British professional boxer" in the opening sentence, but later in the lead it can be expanded upon (within reason; the majority of it still belongs in Early life) how his Yemeni ancestry formed/continues to form a significant part of his identity. How he identifies, symbology at his fights—all of that can go on a separate sentence, and I do not mean wording it as "British professional boxer of Yemeni heritage". Mac Dreamstate (talk) 20:22, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

The proposed compromise is not that bad, but what’s wrong with "British professional boxer of Yemeni heritage"? I feel that it is the most suitable compromise based on his British citizenship, and his Yemeni heritage that is completely factual without a doubt, then we (as you proposed) expand on the heritage part in the lede. |MK| 📝 21:01, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Also “British professional boxer of Yemeni heritage” perfectly aligned with Naseem’s identity and can be easily cited, and it perfectly aligns with WP:NPOV |MK| 📝 21:10, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

"then we (as you proposed) expand on the heritage part in the lede" – why not expand upon it separately rather than lumping it within his current (and only) citizenship? Worldwide he's known primarily for being a boxer, so after birthdate and citizenship his boxing achievements come first. Then his heritage can have a separate paragraph. That adheres to WP:WEIGHT, in that everything is balanced. The idea isn't to de-emphasise his Yemeni heritage, but to include it in a logical order relative to his notability—that notability being his boxing career first and foremost. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 15:31, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

We can not confirm that his only citizenship is British. Being a Yemeni is as notable as being British as per himself and that he has shown it off during his boxing carrier. |MK| 📝 16:45, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Because as per Yemeni nationality law, he can at any point request the citizenship, based on that his father is a holder of said citizenship, as his father has settled there and was born there and then moved to the UK. |MK| 📝 16:49, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Hence it’s either “British-Yemeni” or “British professional boxer of Yemeni Heritage”, we have provided what you asked earlier, it’s either one or the other. |MK| 📝 21:37, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

I agree, I prefer “British-Yemeni”. ActionHeroesAreReal (talk) 22:23, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Support including "British-Yemeni" or "British professional boxer of Yemeni heritage" in the lead Abo Yemen✉ 01:42, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

There is now a leading consensus, that it's either we add "British-Yemeni" or "British professional boxer of Yemeni heritage", I think that "British professional boxer of Yemeni heritage" is more neutral and it makes the lede comply with MOS:ETHNICITY and gives us the ability to cite "British" and "Yemeni" separately, hence should I apply that with keeping the citations on British and adding the citations of the articles mentioning his Yemeni heritage and or saying "British-Yemeni" [29], [30],[31]? |MK| 📝 18:52, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Slow it down, there is no consensus yet. Three users advocate the inclusion of "British-Yemeni" or other variations, and three are either not on board or are on the fence. Remember, there are seven reliable sources above which label him solely as British. I suggest WP:DRN for our next step. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 19:31, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

That’s what i’m saying, “British professional boxer of Yemeni heritage” allows us to cite both separately, and my citations and other citations inserted by other users confirm his Yemeni heritage’s notability. I agree with your suggestion about WP:DRN. |MK| 📝 19:38, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Coming right up. Please give me a bit of time to collate the material we've covered and notify all the participants in this discussion for a DRN entry. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 20:04, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Alright. |MK| 📝 21:10, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

DRN entry started here. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 13:45, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

RFC on Nationality and Ethnicity

Should the lede sentence describe the nationality and ethnicity of the subject as:

• A. Naseem Hamed is a British-Yemeni boxer.
• B, Naseem Hamed is a British boxer of Yemeni descent.
• C. Naseem Hamed is a British boxer.

? Robert McClenon (talk) 17:47, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Provide your answers as A, B, or C with brief explanatory statements in the Survey. Do not reply to the statements of other editors in the Survey. Back-and-forth discussion should go in the Discussion section; that's what it's for.

Survey

• B, as given in the discussion, his Yemeni descent\heritage is notable to him which is his ethnicity, due to his own emphasis and the symbolism to his identity, and this will make the lede section conform to WP:ETHNICITY and WP:NPOV and was mentioned in numerous reliable sources, However I also don’t have a problem with A, however B is more precise. |MK| 📝 18:27, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

  I mean the discussion in the talk page of his article and the discussion in the DRN |MK| 📝 18:51, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

• B since I don't get the other arguments and this doesn't suggest nationality. Aaron Liu (talk) 19:53, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
• Support A - per all the arguments that were presented in the previous discussion Abo Yemen✉ 14:55, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

I have no problems with B, though Abo Yemen✉ 14:56, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

• C (Summoned by bot) in order that we break the usual practice against invoking ethnicity in the opening sentence, the overwhelming balance of sources should refer to his 'heritage' as relevant. They don't if we are to judge those offered. 'Arab' sources understandably 'play up' his Yemeni connection, just as Greek sources refer to Pete Sampras as 'Greek' and often Irish sources will emphasise any American's connection to the 'old country'. All countries do this, including the UK itself if the subject is famous and popular. Another source quoted is in an article specifically about ethnicity and prejudice in the past in the UK, so understandably refers to Hamed's Yemeni background. The case is simply not made that he is usually referred to as 'Yemeni' or 'British-Yemeni'. Another objection is that 'hyphened' 'nationalities' are always ambiguous. Do they mean dual national or nationality-ethnicity? If his background needs expanding to include any relevant facts, that's another matter, but the guy is a citizen of the UK, ie British. Born there, trained there, always fought as 'British'. I find some of the arguments at DRN especially weak, the fact that someone would be entitled to a particular citizenship, has no bearing on whether they actually hold, or have ever held it.Pincrete (talk) 05:04, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
• C per majority of sources from mainstream boxing media describing him as British; also resident of Britain, competed under a British licence, trained in Britain, and established his most notable career accomplishments in Britain. Yemeni heritage can be mentioned later in the lead section. Will not object to B if consensus results, but would strongly disagree with A. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 17:07, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
• C I am in complete agreement with Pincrete's reasoning. Hamed was born, raised and spent his career in the UK. His ethnic background belongs later, not in the lead sentence. Like Mac Dreamstate, I am firmly opposed to A. Cullen328 (talk) 21:36, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
• C - His citizenship should be emphasised in the lead sentence; not his heritage per WP:ETHNICITY. Morbidthoughts (talk) 21:47, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
• C - This is overwhelmingly how he is described in reliable sources. There's plenty more room to talk about his background, but his background in this way doesn't have the sourcing heft to justify it in the lede. CoffeeCrumbs (talk) 02:42, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Discussion

@Pincrete:

"the overwhelming balance of sources should refer to his 'heritage' as relevant. They don't if we are to judge those offered. 'Arab' sources understandably 'play up' his Yemeni connection, just as Greek sources refer to Pete Sampras as 'Greek' and often Irish sources will emphasise any American's connection to the 'old country'." - First of all, 3 out of 5 sources mention his heritage and are not 'Arab to being with', which is the overwhelming majority in the sources provided, if you read the whole discussion you would’ve known this. Second of all, unlike a lot of other athletes, Naseem has taken the extra step to make it notable to his identity, being a Yemeni, and not just a fact that “yeah he is of Yemeni origins” if you’ve seen his fights and the most other sources provided. The majority of the sources provided are not Arab as I’ve stated and are in-fact mostly western (if that helps). |MK| 📝 05:37, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

I didn't claim, or mean to imply that the majority of sources were Arab, merely that the one which was Arab was - almost inevitably - going to tend to emphasise the 'local' connection. Just as a Sheffield source would be likely to emphasise the 'Sheffield' element. The 5 sources were those specifically being employed to suggest that including his heritage is normal, as such they are very weak. There are far more - and more mainstream AFAI can see - on the article itself which don't mention his heritage. Our default position is to not describe someone's ethnicity in the lead, so a very strong case would need to be made IMO to deviate from that. I distantly remember Hamed's name, but make no apologies for saying I know next-to-nothing about boxing. Carrying flags, declaring his pride in his heritage on his website or in interviews etc. may all be notable and recordable facets of his private personality or professional identity. They don't alter his nationality and would need to be much more central to his notability before being recorded in the opening sentence IMO. Pincrete (talk) 06:31, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

One out of the two Arab sources state British of Yemeni heritage/descent, just as the other sources do, leaving only one Arab source making the 'local' connection as you’ve stated. As stated, there is a possibility of him possessing a Yemeni citizenship as per the naturalization law, just saying “British” could very well be, inaccurate, even if you ruled this one out, we basically can not confirm that his only citizenship is British. "Carrying flags, declaring his pride in his heritage on his website or in interviews etc. may all be notable and recordable facets of his private personality or professional identity." - Notable, WP:ETHNICITY, it is relevant to his notability as per those acts and per the sources cited, hence it needs to be mentioned in the lede. Hence why I choose B over C. |MK| 📝 07:50, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Not doing so would violate WP:NPOV as we are only taking into account him being British, even though being Yemeni is notable. |MK| 📝 08:19, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

The possibility of naturalization is irrelevant here.
Notability is about coverage, not necessarily just actions. If these actions are widely reported in context of his Yemeni heritage, then yes, it is notable. Otherwise, not so much. Aaron Liu (talk) 11:42, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Possibility of naturalization is not that important, it’s just to add to the fact why it’s needed to add “British boxer of Yemeni descent”, even though it is notable to him for its inclusion in the lede. |MK| 📝 11:56, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

I don't think saying that he is of Yemeni descent as reported in many sources and events is the same is claiming that to be nationality, which would indeed be some nonsense. Hamed has a much higher claim to Yemeni descent than e.g. Sampras due to both reporting and having both parents be Yemeni. Aaron Liu (talk) 11:40, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

5 sources inserted mention being “British-Yemeni” or “British … of Yemeni origins” both of which always implying his heritage/descent. |MK| 📝 11:53, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

That’s why it’s notable, using other athletes’ lede’s formats wouldn’t make sense for Hamed’s article’s lede, his heritage is actually notable to him. |MK| 📝 11:59, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

... which is what I'm saying. Aaron Liu (talk) 14:30, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

I know, I’m agreeing. |MK| 📝 15:13, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

The case is simply not made that he is usually referred to as 'Yemeni' or 'British-Yemeni', which is the threshold for ignoring MOS:ETHNICITY and including in the opening para AFAI am concerned. Nobody objects to recording his background/heritage etc, possibly later in the lead, but what you are arguing for is not only that his heritage be recorded, but that it be almost THE defining aspect of his notability, along with nationality, sport, weight class etc. The number and quality of the sources don't reach anywhere near that threshold AFAI can see. Pincrete (talk) 16:49, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

I think there is a misunderstanding, what I want is to comply with WP:ETHNICITY, which is saying British boxer of Yemeni heritage/descent, and not to make him being Yemeni the defining aspect of his notability. I Never said we should make his entire notability rotate around his heritage, but that his heritage/descent is notable to him, which requires us to say that in the lede as per the policy. I voted for B and not A by the way. |MK| 📝 18:44, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

My argument remains essentially the same, his ethnicity is not invoked by most sources, so does not need to be covered by us in the opening paragraph, even less the opening sentence. British of Yemeni heritage/descent is essentially expanding the usual meaning of British-Yemeni, but removing the ambiguity, in the same way that British-Asian usually means a Briton from an Asian background. Pincrete (talk) 03:49, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

It was invoked by sufficient sources cited in this discussion, and that does not deny its notability to him, which means we have to insert his ethnicity, as per WP:ETHNICITY. Remember we only add ethnicity if it is notable to the person in question, and it is. And I respectfully disagree, saying British-Yemeni is not the same as saying he is of Yemeni descent/heritage, with the former suggesting citizenship in most cases, while the latter does not and makes it very clear what his ethnicity is. |MK| 📝 06:40, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

He is a famous sportsman, thousands, possibly millions of articles have been written about him and his career. The vast majority do not even mention his background, the handful that do, don't wipe out the thousands that don't. Sources are necessary, but they don't guarantee inclusion, certainly not in 'pole position' in an article, especially when it goes against standard practice. Pincrete (talk) 08:34, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Let me make things clear, I'm not rooting for "British-Yemeni" but for "British boxer of Yemeni descent/heritage", you see it still says "British" first, as the majority of sources you've stated, and then there is his Yemeni descent/heritage, which is notable to him and was mentioned by sufficient sources, I've said before the RfC to add citations for "British" and "of Yemeni descent/heritage" separately. Standard practice does not mean to ignore WP policies, as we have made it clear that Hamed's case is different, his heritage is notable to him. |MK| 📝 12:54, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Someone (Redrose) recently deactivated the RfC. Is this RfC supposed to be active or not? Aaron Liu (talk) 11:43, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

I know votes have been cast already, but I can't tell if our DRN volunteer, User:Robert McClenon, intended the RfC to be activated or not. I'm refraining from voting until it's absolutely clear that's what we should be doing. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 17:10, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

@Aaron Liu and Mac Dreamstate: When Robert McClenon (talk · contribs) created this subpage, they used the word "draft" in the edit summary, but their use of nowiki, intended to hide the rfc tag, failed to prevent Legobot picking it up (this is a documented drawback), consequently, Yapperbot sent out a bunch of premature messages (recipients being Aaron Liu, Coretheapple, Cullen328, Haoreima, Iffy, and Pincrete). Robert McClenon hasn't edited this page since, so as far as I am concerned, it's still a draft RfC. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 19:01, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Well, he reactivated the RfC <5 mins after you replied that, so I guess either all was as intended or with gone into sunken costs. Aaron Liu (talk) 19:30, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Update and Slight Apology

@Mac Dreamstate, Aaron Liu, and Redrose64: - I had originally been planning to copy-paste the RFC onto Talk:Naseem Hamed and activate it. However, as User:Redrose64 pointed out, I hadn't successfully deactivated it in draft, because it appears that the bot doesn't recognize nowiki, so the bot sent out some invitations. At this point, now that the RFC has been transcluded onto the talk page, the simplest course of action is for me to activate it in place, as a subpage. The votes and statements that were made should and can stand; they were and are statements by editors in the community. I apologize for using the wrong method of trying to deactivate the RFC for draft, and have learned better what to do for future RFCs. There should now be no question that this is a working RFC, and can run for a month. Robert McClenon (talk) 19:38, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

I think the actual mistake you made was <./nowiki> instead of </nowiki> (note the extra dot), which I took to be less experienced editors' voluntary activation of the template. Thanks! Aaron Liu (talk) 19:40, 6 June 2024 (UTC)