Talk:Antwerp diamond heist

Bare URLs as references

Hi there, <ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.wired.com/politics/law/magazine/17-04/ff_diamonds?currentPage=1 The Untold Story of the World's Biggest Diamond Heist<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> is an example of this; it's the very first reference. You need to use the cite tool on the edit toolbar to avoid this. I wanted to do this edit myself to give you an example, but the link is dead (at least for me; it might work for you in your country). So I've done the third reference as an example, and it now looks like so: <ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|title=10 Impressive Heists that Shocked the World|url= http://www.criminaljusticedegreesguide.com/features/10-impressive-heists-that-shocked-the-world.html|publisher=Criminal Justice Degrees Guide|accessdate=9 June 2011}}</ref> I've left the 'ref name' the way it was, as there are two other named references linked to it, but you'd otherwise choose a more sensible ref name.

I hope that helps. Schwede66 04:28, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Sorry. Cite tool doesn't work for me. Even though the option is turned on, it just doesn't appear (last time I checked). I ran reflinks. Should I run it again? Would that help? Sorry for the trouble. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 05:32, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

I find that surprising. I don't think that the cite tool is an option, but as far as I know, it's part of the editor window. I might be wrong on that front, though. However, if it doesn't work for you, you can always paste empty cite templates into the article and fill them out. Put them between ref tags, i.e. <ref></ref>. You'd need the following:

• Template:Cite news
• Template:Cite web

What you've got in the article are still bare URLs, and the issue with having them is that they are prone to link rot. I don't know what reflinks does, but I suspect that it simply attempts to copy a heading to go with the URL.

And it doesn't trouble me at all. It's all part of the DYK review process, and if I can pass some knowledge on to others who consequently produce articles of better quality, then I'm rather satisfied. Schwede66 07:14, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Don't be to surprised. The cite tool not working probably has something to do with the Great Firewall of China. It affects AWB and Huggle, and lots of other small add-ons too. All that stuff crashes, cuts the connection, or is just unavailable.

I will take a look at the refs and stick them into the cite templates. Thanks for taking the time. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 07:30, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Good news: I have access to the cite tool in the edit screen now. Bad news: I can't swap the reflinks results for the cite templates, for the sake of Wikipedia (I would go insane and have to quit the project.). If this means it doesn't dyk, fine. I'm just not going to spend 30 minutes pulling my hair out over this. Next article, I will try to use the templates. Sorry. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 08:10, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

I've had another look (based on the request on my talk page) and can confirm that it looks great now. Good work. And I now know what the GFC is - gosh. Schwede66 04:46, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Capitalisation?

Why the title is all capitals? The shop's name, Antwerp Diamond Centre, should of course be capitalised, but the event? I see no sources using all capitals.

Or, the whole article could be renamed to "Antwerp Diamond Centre heist" as it is known over the internet. kashmiri 00:14, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

• Support "Antwerp Diamond Centre heist". Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:30, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

See also item: List of missing treasure

I restored it because it was drawing such good page hits. I think visitors liked it, or at least 10k felt it worth clicking in a single day. It was evidently relevant to them. I suggest we leave it, at least until the heist thing dies down. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:51, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

But is it really a lost or missing treasure? I would leave it out, but will not revert for now. --Malerooster (talk) 15:25, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

You're probably right. In fact, there's a problem with the List of missing treasure article: scope. How do we define "treasure". The lost or missing part isn't as big a deal, as I see it. Maybe we should define treasure as a previously defined, described, or known set of goodies. On those grounds, the see also item in these articles, and several items in the list article should go. What do you think about all of this? Best, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 15:59, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

Legacy update

The Sequel to Christian Gudegast's "Den of Thieves" -- "Den of Thieves: Pantera" is going to draw heavily from this heist, as revealed in interviews with Gudegast:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8008948/news https://www.slashfilm.com/den-of-thieves-2-plot-details/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.71.221.217 (talk) 11:42, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

King of Keys, Monster, and the rest

They're mentioned, but the article doesn't explain where these names are from. Where are they from? Marnanel (talk) 02:45, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Nicknames of the perpetrators should be placed between quotation marks

The way this is written now, one would read that (amongst others) a genius and a king did this heist, which is inappropriate for Wikipedia 2003:EF:273A:E200:70F1:5AA6:1057:4AAB (talk) 17:51, 3 March 2024 (UTC)