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Post-election events of Proposition 8 (2008) was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 21 September 2018 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into 2008 California Proposition 8. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here.

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Merger proposal

I don't think November 15, 2008 anti-Proposition 8 protests was impactful enough to merit an article separate from this – maybe this warrants a few sentences to a paragraph as a merge to this article? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 18:36, 22 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support merge. The protests article is primarily a list of locations, and if it is cut, the rest of the content is short enough to be combined into a paragraph. Hanif Al Husaini (talk) 07:34, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Clearly not enough for a stand-alone article here.--Trystan (talk) 13:26, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support merger per above. —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 10:37, 10 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support - Not enough content for a split. Onegreatjoke (talk) 16:59, 2 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Support per above. Hekerui (talk) 11:03, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Theleekycauldron: @Hanif Al Husaini: @Trystan: @CX Zoom: @Onegreatjoke: @Hekerui: I think we have consensus for a merge here. Perhaps one or more of you would like to jump in! Joyous! | Talk 04:01, 13 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I boldly redirected, sufficient content in main article in my opinion Hekerui (talk) 18:15, 14 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 12 October 2022

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Paragraph 5 needs a citation where it claims opponents of proposition 8 claiming “opponents publicly sham[ed] supporters by disclosing their names and addresses online and boycotting proponents' businesses and employers to others threatening supporters with murder and vandalizing their homes and property.” No citation is given, and no where does it say where it is getting these examples from. 164.82.30.20 (talk) 16:47, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I tweaked the wording to remove the doxxing bit, and residential vandalism, neither of which was covered in the article body. Per WP:LEAD, the lead section should be a summary of article content, so we don't need citations in the lead section when that same stuff is supported by references in the article body. But thanks for the note because the claims went beyond a simple summary. Binksternet (talk) 17:32, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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I'm doing personal research on the repeal process of Proposition 8, and would definitely like to also find the link to the original article. Am new to editing wikipedia, saw this, wanted to update it. Broken reference link to reference 268, refers me to the home page of SFGATE, not the article link. Please add a link to an archived page of the article, as the link 'http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=43580' is longer public on the sfgate.com website. Found this link: 'https://archive.is/K5Fj' from an archiving site after inputting the previous, non-working website link. ProlificSundown (talk) 03:10, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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-== Lead sentence ==
-I saw a reference to Prop 8 on a CDP article. I hovered over it and all it said was that it was a proposition and constitutional amendment that passed. Could have been a tax law, or bail reform, or anything. Given [[MOS:FIRST]], it seems to me that the first sentence should at least introduce the topic of the law. Also, describing it as "passed" but not saying it is no longer in effect also seems to bury the lead.
-* Old version: ''Proposition 8, known informally as Prop 8, was a California ballot proposition and a state constitutional amendment that passed in the November 2008 California state elections.''
-* New version: ''Proposition 8, known informally as Prop 8, was a California ballot proposition and a state constitutional amendment intended to ban same-sex marriage; it passed in the November 2008 California state elections and was later overturned in court.''
-It seems to be overly technical to have both the proposition and constitutional amendment references, though they are technically correct.
-* Shorter still version: ''Proposition 8, known informally as Prop 8, was a California ballot proposition to ban same-sex marriage that passed in the November 2008 California state elections and was later overturned in court.''
-Discuss. [[User:Chrisvls|Chris vLS]] ([[User talk:Chrisvls|talk]]) 16:08, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
 == Merger proposal ==