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• 26 Jan 2025 – Artur Kitaev (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Artur Kitayev by Grumpylawnchair (t · c); see discussion
• 26 Jan 2025 – Nikolai Ageev (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Nikolai Ageyev by Grumpylawnchair (t · c); see discussion
• 26 Jan 2025 – Gloria Romero (actress) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Gloria Romero by ArionStar (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Jan 2025 – Zalman Teitelbaum (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Zalman Leib Teitelbaum by Esotericmadman (t · c); see discussion
• 25 Jan 2025 – Kaleb Johnson (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Kaleb Johnson (offensive lineman) by Joeykai (t · c); see discussion
• 24 Jan 2025 – Astrid Olofsdotter of Sweden (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Astrid Olofsdotter by Jähmefyysikko (t · c); see discussion
• 24 Jan 2025 – John Dickerson (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to John Dickerson (disambiguation) by 103.111.100.82 (t · c); see discussion
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• 24 Jan 2025 – Daniel O'Shea (figure skater) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Daniel O'Shea by Michaelwallace22 (t · c); see discussion
• 24 Jan 2025 – Balázs Nagy (figure skater) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Balázs Nagy by Michaelwallace22 (t · c); see discussion

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Folks, see Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous)#Suggestion_to_rename_many_criticism/controversies_articles_to_include_both_concepts_in_name. Primarily concerns organizations/companies and biographies. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:44, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What happened to the children who became orphans as a result of, or during, WWII? Were any children sent without first obtaining official documentation? If the answer to those questions are "yes," then consider the possibility of the following:

A child comes to the United States of America at the end of WWII. Upon arrival, he tells his name to an American (who spells it incorrectly) to later be placed on an official document of identification and given to the child to be used as his official I.D. throughout his life. That name is then passed along to his children. So on and so forth.

This is my first attempt at searching for my family heritage via philosophy and public forum. Please be kind.

My name is Latrisha Ann Clinard. I was removed from the custody of my biological parents in the United States of America when I was only 2, and they died before I could meet them. David Clinard, the brother of my father, Gary Clinard, told me a few things that might have helped me learn who I am and where I come from. Firstly, the pronunciation of my name is "Klein-art" instead of "Clunard," as I had always thought. Secondly, my father had a very high IQ. I can't remember the exact number, but I believe it was around 130-140. I do not know what that means exactly, but I remember mine being above average. I also know I am partly German, and according to my father, my name was misspelled at birth. There is no record I can find with information on my father's sires. The government buried him because I was still a minor in foster care and no one else claimed him. The only other information I have is that the mother of David Clinard is Joan Lohse; she is nearly 100 years old, but she is not the mother of Gary Clinard (my father). They have the same father, but I do not know his name.

I am beginning to consider that my father may not have known who his father was, because his father may not have been a very good one as a result of his father's father's potential involvement in World War II. 2604:5500:502C:F400:349A:3D9F:DCCC:FED3 (talk) 21:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biography#MOS:POSTNOM for discussion. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:15, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mitch Daniels has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 17:55, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Anuel AA has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 03:21, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mark Kellogg (reporter) has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 02:42, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The article Paul Steed has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Aside from being created back when it was possible for IPs to do so, this page received the notability tag immediately after it was unprotected. I wouldn't go so far as to call Steed a nobody, but I believe he is Fandom-Wiki-level material that isn't notable enough for a page on a site as generalized as Wikipedia.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. 100.7.34.111 (talk) 15:00, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If secondary sources don't cover person's education in details (e. g., major/minor or honors), but person's LinkedIn has them, is it acceptable to use latter as a source? 5.178.188.143 (talk) 11:31, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:RSPLINKEDIN. The account would have to be verified and the content would have to comply with policies on for BLPs and self-published sources. Potentially promotional content such as honors would probably not be appropriate without independent sourcing. Going into too much detail may also violate WP:DUE without independent sourcing to show why significant enough to include in the article. – notwally (talk) 19:46, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Henry VIII has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 23:11, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Romaine Brooks has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 23:42, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Any that mention activism, socialism, gender issues, etc. But not conservatism. Doug Weller talk 07:50, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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--Lajmmoore (talk 17:47, 28 December 2024 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

There is a discussion at Talk:Magdalena Bay (duo)#Split article to Magdalena Bay discography that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. — 💽 LunaEclipse 💽 🌹 ⚧ ^{(CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST)} 23:18, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur Phillip has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 22:11, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alfred North Whitehead has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 23:08, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 16:30, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Benny Friedman#Requested move 4 January 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Yeshivish613 (talk) 19:44, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edson Chagas has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 16:55, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ed Jew has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 19:10, 12 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Roderick O'Donnell is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roderick O'Donnell until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Bearian (talk) 16:02, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Priscilla (singer, born 1996)#Requested move 16 January 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. LIrala (talk) 05:55, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Hudema has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 02:29, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Terrence Cody has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 02:34, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Geoffrey Boycott has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 23:48, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Periyar has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 00:00, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Pedanius Dioscorides#Requested move 20 January 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Векочел (talk) 19:18, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There are comments at Talk:Al-Faddayni#Article issues that might be of interest to editors here. -- Otr500 (talk) 11:06, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect Qingyun Wang has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 January 23 § Qingyun Wang until a consensus is reached. 65.92.246.77 (talk) 23:24, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alexander Zverev has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 17:17, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Gloria Romero (actress)#Requested move 26 January 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. HurricaneEdgar 03:41, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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--Lajmmoore (talk 08:56, 26 January 2025 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Verifiability/SPS_RfC, as any revision may impact the kinds of publications that the BLP restrictions on self-published sources apply to. FactOrOpinion (talk) 21:25, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]