Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Article topics
The following discussions related to article topics are requested to have community-wide attention: ()
Biographies
editWikipedia talk:Biographies of living persons
I propose the following text be added to WP:SUSPECT:
I have decided to post this as an RfC as this would involve a non-trivial amendment to WP:POLICY and the issue has become a contentious point of debate involving several nominations at WP:ITNC. -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:55, 26 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Is the revision supported by WP:Reliable sources and otherwise consistent with WP:BLP?
Prior discussions on this topic here and here. Buffalkill (talk) 14:34, 24 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Should the persistent claims about his homosexuality be included in the article? Fram (talk) 11:29, 12 November 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:2022 University of Idaho killings
| Should the suspect's name be included in this article? CrystalXenith (talk) 07:00, 11 November 2024 (UTC) |
Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Images
| Should MOS:LEADIMAGE include a subsection for selecting lead images in biographical articles (if there is more than one image of the subject)? ―Howard • 🌽33 18:15, 10 November 2024 (UTC) |
Should there be a change in Personal Life section from to ? 207.96.32.81 (talk) 12:31, 10 November 2024 (UTC) |
Economy, trade, and companies
editTalk:Decline in insect populations
Include or Exclude (diff) this text:
In October 2024, researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory tested the influence of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and plant growth inhibitors in the laboratory against to larvae of the fruit fly, caterpillars of painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui) and in larvae of mosquitoes (Anopheles stephensi). Results suggested that agrochemical exposure, even at sublethal levels, affects insect populations.[6] Thanks for your comments! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 15:28, 22 November 2024 (UTC) |
Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers
| I am revisiting an issue that was last brought up 6 years ago here and settled without a strong consensus.
I think we should avoid using Indian numbering conventions unless it is needed for context. For instance, if we want to list the box office take of an Indian movie, don't use "crore", use "millions". This isn't about disrespecting a culture, it's about using internationally favored notation and unit conventions. We should use "millions" instead of "crore" for the same reason we favor meters over feet. There is no reason that India-related articles should be an enclave of Indian conventions. People who are not Indian will struggle with these things, it will weaken Wikipedia's role as an information tool for everyone. This is not the same thing as currency. It is appropriate to list an Indian movie's box office take in rupees. Providing a US$ conversion is optional, but a good idea since the US dollar is widely used around the world as a reserve currency. But write it as "millions of rupees", not "crores of rupees". Kurzon (talk) 16:38, 16 November 2024 (UTC) |
History and geography
edit| Should this article have a lead image? If so, which image should be used? إيان (talk) 07:09, 26 November 2024 (UTC) |
Should the article Gaza genocide be linked from this article, and if yes, where?
cheers, Huldra (talk) 22:20, 22 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Should we add NK as a beligerant?
Whilst not really been discused here is has elsewhere so it seems approtate to ask here. Slatersteven (talk) 14:18, 21 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Should we add NK as a beligerant? Slatersteven (talk) 14:15, 21 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Trewartha's Book in which he defines his climate classification system clearly states marine climates in this category must be frostless. (ISBN 9780700651481 Chapter: Subtropical climates, pages 330-362). Met Office data (https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/gbgebz4kn) shows the Isles of Scilly are not frostless. So how can the Isles of Scilly be considered "subtropical". Can anyone provide academic comment and/or third-party reliable sources that specifically claim the Isles of Scilly are subtropical? More editors looking at this would be helpful. 86.184.52.46 (talk) 23:46, 18 November 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:Arab migrations to the Levant
| The purpose of this RFC is to determine which of the two Revisions better fulfils Wikipedia's guidelines of Verifiability , and Neutral POV.
There's Revision A (November 12th , ID 1256971380) And there's Revison B (November 16th , ID Revision 1257741855) , which is more or less the article as it is now. Here's a differences link for comparison. So the questions are :
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Talk:Russian invasion of Ukraine
| can we add North Korea as a belligerent in the infobox? Slatersteven (talk) 14:17, 15 November 2024 (UTC) |
| There has been a discussion above regarding whether more than a single image is required in the infobox. Some commenters have referred to a "longstanding consensus" against multiple images, but I see little evidence that that consensus still holds in the discussion above, other than by bold assertion.
I invite comments regarding the number of images that should be in the infobox, from both involved an uninvolved editors.
Note that this is about the number of images, not the specific images to be chosen, since the number of images seems to be the primary point of contention. I will ping all participants in the discussion above, but please note this is an attempt to establish consensus, not to push any particular point of view, and all editors are welcome to contribute. I hold no position as to the favoured option, and thus won't express my opinion. Note also that this is a request for comment, not a WP:VOTE; please express a rationale for your position on this, rather than just chiming in. Non-specific references to "the archives" or that this "has been discussed many times" are not sufficient; please re-state your argument here. |
| There is an ongoing editoral dispute (including on the talk page above) on whether Australia's actions against Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders can be described in the article as genocidal or simply the product of disease and mutual conflicts. A consensus could not be reached so I am asking for non-involved editors to comment. OntologicalTree (talk) 00:24, 8 November 2024 (UTC) |
Should Native American genocide in the United States and Genocide of Indigenous Australians added as colonial/settler colonial genocide examples into the second paragraph in History section?
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Talk:1796 United States presidential election
| Should we mention in the infobox, that Jefferson was elected vice president? GoodDay (talk) 20:29, 5 November 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
| Has the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ended and if so what date should be listed as the end in the infobox? Pithon314 (talk) 03:49, 30 October 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:List of common misconceptions
| We have already established a consensus to split this very long list. The next question is how to split it. Should this become two, three, or four separate lists of common misconceptions? WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:58, 29 October 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion
Should the following sentence be added to the lede?
04:22, 29 October 2024 (UTC) |
| Comments would be appreciated to achieve an accurate and supportable consensus regarding references to Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut - an unincorporated village which is sometimes referred to as Storrs. The community is notably home to the main campus of the University of Connecticut, and, naturally reflects cultural differences both as a New England fixture but also due to some misplaced or incorrect historical usage.
The request would be to alter the lead section of the article to read as follows:
Several points of discussion, including the preference and differences between census-designated place boundaries and postal town boundaries are included on the article talk page. It is not appropriate to immediately dismiss the need for a new consensus, due to the substantial official and community usage of both names. Thank you, Jonathanhusky (talk) 19:58, 8 October 2024 (UTC) |
| Which map should be used? (Listed below) (the main issue is the map's sources) Zabezt (talk) 15:14, 1 October 2024 (UTC) |
Language and linguistics
editTalk:List of common misconceptions
| We have already established a consensus to split this very long list. The next question is how to split it. Should this become two, three, or four separate lists of common misconceptions? WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:58, 29 October 2024 (UTC) |
Maths, science, and technology
editTalk:Decline in insect populations
Include or Exclude (diff) this text:
In October 2024, researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory tested the influence of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and plant growth inhibitors in the laboratory against to larvae of the fruit fly, caterpillars of painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui) and in larvae of mosquitoes (Anopheles stephensi). Results suggested that agrochemical exposure, even at sublethal levels, affects insect populations.[7] Thanks for your comments! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 15:28, 22 November 2024 (UTC) |
| Is there enough reputable source material—in favor of the lab leak hypothesis—referenced in the body of this page, to justify softening the anti-lab leak tone in the lead paragraph and including some acknowledgement of the hypothesis being viable/legitimate/plausible? Lardlegwarmers (talk) 09:29, 19 November 2024 (UTC) |
Should the following sentence be included in the article, in the Diet section, immediately following: When such foods are insufficient, they prey on lizards, snakes, frogs, and large insects when available.
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How should the current status of the 15.ai web site be listed in the infobox?
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| Should the article contain a gallery of images (as shown below) illustrating the history of radio tuners? |
Talk:List of common misconceptions
| We have already established a consensus to split this very long list. The next question is how to split it. Should this become two, three, or four separate lists of common misconceptions? WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:58, 29 October 2024 (UTC) |
Art, architecture, literature, and media
editWikipedia talk:WikiProject Eurovision
| Should WikiProject Eurovision be rescoped to become a task force for a new WikiProject Song Contests? Sims2aholic8 (talk) 10:59, 25 November 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:List of fictional countries set on Earth
What should the threshold for inclusion be?
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Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard
What is the reliability of Al-Manar?
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Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard
| Which of the following describes the reliability of Check Your Fact? |
Talk:List of 2022 FIFA World Cup controversies
| Should this self-published image File:Slave Labour ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup.jpg be displayed in this article? إيان (talk) 11:41, 12 November 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:List of common misconceptions
| We have already established a consensus to split this very long list. The next question is how to split it. Should this become two, three, or four separate lists of common misconceptions? WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:58, 29 October 2024 (UTC) |
Politics, government, and law
editWikipedia talk:Biographies of living persons
I propose the following text be added to WP:SUSPECT:
I have decided to post this as an RfC as this would involve a non-trivial amendment to WP:POLICY and the issue has become a contentious point of debate involving several nominations at WP:ITNC. -Ad Orientem (talk) 17:55, 26 November 2024 (UTC) |
| There are two news/articles about Assange's speech and mentioned transnational repression.
1."This came at a cost. Assange recounted the legal attacks ('lawfare'), surveillance, and various illegal CIA plots against him, describing it as a form of transnational repression. "—— Chip Gibbons, Jacobin 2."The PACE resolution said it was 'alarmed' by reports that the CIA was covertly surveying Assange in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and 'allegedly developing plans to poison or even assassinate him on United Kingdom soil'.[PACE] reiterates its condemnation of all forms and practices of transnational repression"—— In the chapter "Transnational repression" Radio France Internationale Should these information to be added here? Someone insists to delete these with the reason WP:DUE. But I think these should be remained for
I want to write these as:
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Should the article Gaza genocide be linked from this article, and if yes, where?
cheers, Huldra (talk) 22:20, 22 November 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:Decline in insect populations
Include or Exclude (diff) this text:
In October 2024, researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory tested the influence of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and plant growth inhibitors in the laboratory against to larvae of the fruit fly, caterpillars of painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui) and in larvae of mosquitoes (Anopheles stephensi). Results suggested that agrochemical exposure, even at sublethal levels, affects insect populations.[11] Thanks for your comments! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 15:28, 22 November 2024 (UTC) |
| In this FAQ page and on the related template seen in use here where it says "Nazism is a right-wing ideology", should we instead say that Nazism is a far-right ideology? Helper201 (talk) 09:16, 21 November 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:Russian invasion of Ukraine
| can we add North Korea as a belligerent in the infobox? Slatersteven (talk) 14:17, 15 November 2024 (UTC) |
| In the article lede, should the Conservative Party be described as 'centre-right to right-wing', 'right-wing to centre-right', 'centre-right', or 'right-wing'? |
Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard
| Which of the following describes the reliability of Check Your Fact? |
Talk:List of 2022 FIFA World Cup controversies
| Should this self-published image File:Slave Labour ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup.jpg be displayed in this article? إيان (talk) 11:41, 12 November 2024 (UTC) |
Should there be a change in Personal Life section from to ? 207.96.32.81 (talk) 12:31, 10 November 2024 (UTC) |
There are three questions:
This is a revised version of a previous RfC. |
As the previous discussions didn't solve the dispute, I'm starting Rfc now to let more users comment on this and trying to reach a consensus. This Rfc is about the lead images in this article.
I prefer '1)' as it ensures NPOV with continential representation (NA 2, SA 1, EU 3, AF 1, AS 1, OC 1) and women representation (3 leaders). JoshuaJ28 (talk) 07:42, 8 November 2024 (UTC) |
| There is an ongoing editoral dispute (including on the talk page above) on whether Australia's actions against Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders can be described in the article as genocidal or simply the product of disease and mutual conflicts. A consensus could not be reached so I am asking for non-involved editors to comment. OntologicalTree (talk) 00:24, 8 November 2024 (UTC) |
Should Native American genocide in the United States and Genocide of Indigenous Australians added as colonial/settler colonial genocide examples into the second paragraph in History section?
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Talk:1796 United States presidential election
| Should we mention in the infobox, that Jefferson was elected vice president? GoodDay (talk) 20:29, 5 November 2024 (UTC) |
Template talk:Israel–Hamas war infobox
Should the US and UK be added as allies in other theaters to Israel in the infobox?
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Talk:Central university (India)
Should this article include an image of Aligarh Muslim University with the caption second central university? -- User4edits (T) 11:35, 31 October 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
| Has the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ended and if so what date should be listed as the end in the infobox? Pithon314 (talk) 03:49, 30 October 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:List of common misconceptions
| We have already established a consensus to split this very long list. The next question is how to split it. Should this become two, three, or four separate lists of common misconceptions? WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:58, 29 October 2024 (UTC) |
| Comments would be appreciated to achieve an accurate and supportable consensus regarding references to Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut - an unincorporated village which is sometimes referred to as Storrs. The community is notably home to the main campus of the University of Connecticut, and, naturally reflects cultural differences both as a New England fixture but also due to some misplaced or incorrect historical usage.
The request would be to alter the lead section of the article to read as follows:
Several points of discussion, including the preference and differences between census-designated place boundaries and postal town boundaries are included on the article talk page. It is not appropriate to immediately dismiss the need for a new consensus, due to the substantial official and community usage of both names. Thank you, Jonathanhusky (talk) 19:58, 8 October 2024 (UTC) |
| Which map should be used? (Listed below) (the main issue is the map's sources) Zabezt (talk) 15:14, 1 October 2024 (UTC) |
Religion and philosophy
edit| Should this article have a lead image? If so, which image should be used? إيان (talk) 07:09, 26 November 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:List of common misconceptions
| We have already established a consensus to split this very long list. The next question is how to split it. Should this become two, three, or four separate lists of common misconceptions? WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:58, 29 October 2024 (UTC) |
Society, sports, and culture
edit| Should this article have a lead image? If so, which image should be used? إيان (talk) 07:09, 26 November 2024 (UTC) |
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Eurovision
| Should WikiProject Eurovision be rescoped to become a task force for a new WikiProject Song Contests? Sims2aholic8 (talk) 10:59, 25 November 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:List of fictional countries set on Earth
What should the threshold for inclusion be?
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Talk:List of 2022 FIFA World Cup controversies
| Should this self-published image File:Slave Labour ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup.jpg be displayed in this article? إيان (talk) 11:41, 12 November 2024 (UTC) |
| There is an ongoing editoral dispute (including on the talk page above) on whether Australia's actions against Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders can be described in the article as genocidal or simply the product of disease and mutual conflicts. A consensus could not be reached so I am asking for non-involved editors to comment. OntologicalTree (talk) 00:24, 8 November 2024 (UTC) |
Should Native American genocide in the United States and Genocide of Indigenous Australians added as colonial/settler colonial genocide examples into the second paragraph in History section?
|
Template talk:Football squad start
| What flag should we use for players born in territories that are not fifa members? Currently guidance says regardless of nationality of birth or citizenship, or non-FIFA sporting nationalities the player may use in other contexts. However some editors have suggested this is outdated and there should be exceptions.
This creates a problem particularly for the Crown Dependencies as they are not members of FIFA or UEFA in their own right but part of the English FA. The Crown Dependencies are not part of England in the political sense though. In FIFA terms they are part of England however this could be considered controversial. There are other instances where this is the case such as players from Åland, the Isle of Wight and Anglesey all of which have football teams that appear at the island games on the same basis as the crown dependencies but in FIFA terms they are part of Finland, England and Wales respectively. Players from these territories would normally have their respective FIFA national team flag on this template. C. 22468 Talk to me 23:00, 4 November 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:List of common misconceptions
| We have already established a consensus to split this very long list. The next question is how to split it. Should this become two, three, or four separate lists of common misconceptions? WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:58, 29 October 2024 (UTC) |
- ^ Cortellessa, Eric; Sheffield, Matthew (November 22, 2019). "The Conservative Establishment's Nightmare Is Only Just Beginning". Washington Monthly. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
Fuentes, who identifies as a traditional Catholic and is partially of Hispanic descent...
- ^ a b c d Anderson, Nick (November 16, 2019). "Far-right agitators roil the conservative movement on college campuses in battle to define Trumpism". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Cortellessa, Eric; Sheffield, Matthew (November 22, 2019). "The Conservative Establishment's Nightmare Is Only Just Beginning". Washington Monthly. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
Fuentes, who identifies as a traditional Catholic and is partially of Hispanic descent...
- ^ "Nick Fuentes Trades Parents' Basement for Pricey Livestreaming Den". Southern Poverty Law Center. 2022-11-19.
- ^ "Fuentes Victim Of 'Swatting' Incidents: Cops". La Grange, IL Patch. 2023-01-06.
- ^ Gandara, Lautaro; Jacoby, Richard; Laurent, François; Spatuzzi, Matteo; Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos; Borst, Noa O.; Ekmen, Gülina; Potel, Clement M.; Garrido-Rodriguez, Martin; Böhmert, Antonia L.; Misunou, Natalia; Bartmanski, Bartosz J.; Li, Xueying C.; Kutra, Dominik; Hériché, Jean-Karim (2024-10-25). "Pervasive sublethal effects of agrochemicals on insects at environmentally relevant concentrations". Science. 386 (6720): 446–453. doi:10.1126/science.ado0251. ISSN 0036-8075.
- ^ Gandara, Lautaro; Jacoby, Richard; Laurent, François; Spatuzzi, Matteo; Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos; Borst, Noa O.; Ekmen, Gülina; Potel, Clement M.; Garrido-Rodriguez, Martin; Böhmert, Antonia L.; Misunou, Natalia; Bartmanski, Bartosz J.; Li, Xueying C.; Kutra, Dominik; Hériché, Jean-Karim (2024-10-25). "Pervasive sublethal effects of agrochemicals on insects at environmentally relevant concentrations". Science. 386 (6720): 446–453. doi:10.1126/science.ado0251. ISSN 0036-8075.
- ^ Barton, Brandon T.; Hill, JoVonn G.; Wolff, Carter L.; Newsome, Thomas M.; Ripple, William J.; Lashley, Marcus A. (2019-09-18). "Grasshopper consumption by grey wolves and implications for ecosystems" (PDF). Ecology. 101 (2): e02892. doi:10.1002/ecy.2892. ISSN 0012-9658. PMID 31531974.
- ^ Gibbons, Chip. "A Newly Free Julian Assange Speaks". Jacobin. Jacobin. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "European rights body finds prosecution of WikiLeaks' Assange 'politically motivated'-'Transnational repression'". No. RFI. RFI. 2 October 2024. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Gandara, Lautaro; Jacoby, Richard; Laurent, François; Spatuzzi, Matteo; Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos; Borst, Noa O.; Ekmen, Gülina; Potel, Clement M.; Garrido-Rodriguez, Martin; Böhmert, Antonia L.; Misunou, Natalia; Bartmanski, Bartosz J.; Li, Xueying C.; Kutra, Dominik; Hériché, Jean-Karim (2024-10-25). "Pervasive sublethal effects of agrochemicals on insects at environmentally relevant concentrations". Science. 386 (6720): 446–453. doi:10.1126/science.ado0251. ISSN 0036-8075.
- ^ Cortellessa, Eric; Sheffield, Matthew (November 22, 2019). "The Conservative Establishment's Nightmare Is Only Just Beginning". Washington Monthly. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
Fuentes, who identifies as a traditional Catholic and is partially of Hispanic descent...
- ^ Cortellessa, Eric; Sheffield, Matthew (November 22, 2019). "The Conservative Establishment's Nightmare Is Only Just Beginning". Washington Monthly. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
Fuentes, who identifies as a traditional Catholic and is partially of Hispanic descent...
- ^ "Nick Fuentes Trades Parents' Basement for Pricey Livestreaming Den". Southern Poverty Law Center. 2022-11-19.
- ^ "Fuentes Victim Of 'Swatting' Incidents: Cops". La Grange, IL Patch. 2023-01-06.