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The "course of the conflict" section needs to be updated. With the deaths of Lazcano (I know he's marked dead in the infobox, but it should be included in the article as well) and Manuel Torres Félix, the section should definitely be updated. Just adjusting the infobox is not good enough. -- FutureTrillionaire (talk) 22:46, 13 October 2012 (UTC)
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Keep seeing this issue being added and removed, with both sides not offering much in the way of discussion. Personally I favor deletion; most of the sources currently used to support the allegations are from conspiracy theory or otherwise fringe political sites. Some of them don’t even talk about the Mexican Drug War at all (one goes on and on about the Contras but hardly even mentions Mexico). Get better sources or don’t include it, that’s my stance.Jogarz1921 (talk) 23:17, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
I would just add that it seems odd to me that the PRI is labeled as "centrist." It seems more fitting to call them a less loaded term like "institutionalist" or "dominant party." Their long history of populism, nationalization, and protectionism hardly earns them the deference of "centrist." Although maybe that can be considered the center in Mexico. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.205.14.135 (talk) 13:43, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
The Mexican president Lopez Obrador declared that the war is over and he won't pursue it anymore: http://time.com/5517391/mexico-president-ends-drug-war/ 187.179.128.117 (talk) 19:14, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
The infobox has been greatly reduced. The main problem is that our readers are misled into believing that the cartels are all on the same side. Jim Michael (talk) 11:39, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Moved (non-admin closure) Megan☺️ Talk to the monster 09:23, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
Mexican Drug War → Mexican drug war – No apparent reason for caps here. This is a descriptive title, usually lowercased in sources when not in a title. Dicklyon (talk) 00:23, 12 September 2020 (UTC)—Relisting. Daniel Case (talk) 03:16, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
Stats from books: [1] shows that lowercase is common, as are other descriptions. Per MOS:CAPS we should only cap it if sources do so consistently. Not even close. Dicklyon (talk) 00:26, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
Then I'm changing the lead for consistency. 100.40.12.15 (talk) 23:37, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
The map used in the infobox, File:Criminal organizations presence (2020).png, is presented in said infobox in a way which implies that it is a territorial map, represents where in the states each cartel is located. But it’s not, it seems to show what state each cartel has a presence in, in a manner which looks like a territorial map. This is confusing, as seen by derivative maps (File:La Familia Michoacana presence.png, File:Los Zetas presence.png, and File:Sinaloa Cartel presence.png) which use it to display the territory of specific cartels. I’ve been bold and removed it, but it)s going to need to be discussed further here I feel. MRN2electricboogaloo (talk) 06:17, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
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The term "War on drugs" originated in American politics, referring to a wide range of policies meant to suppress domestic use of illegal drugs. The term is designed to be incendiary and motivating to American voters without representing any specific political program, and it does not refer to some kind of ongoing military conflict in the United States between drug dealers and the government, as there is in Mexico. Therefore, it is not appropriate to uncritically describe the low-intensity civil war the Mexican people have suffered as "a theatre of the war on drugs." Therefore, I have simply moved the "war on drugs" phrasing to a little lower in the article's lead. Spacemarine10 (talk) 20:28, 19 June 2023 (UTC)
Specifically, while not confirmed whether to be a drug cartel or not, it is likely either a gang or a cartel, the funky town infamous gore video. It's a horrible video to watch, but I feel as though with the level of infamy it's gained online, it should at least get a minor mention, with a disclaimer saying it's unconfirmed as to whether it's a drug cartel. Theweast234 (talk) 09:38, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
The conflict has been quite deadly, and the sources on it in the “List of ongoing armed conflicts” Wikipedia page prove it. LordOfWalruses (talk) 01:40, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
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