Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Biographies

The following discussions are requested to have community-wide attention:

Talk:Elon Musk

Which of the images below should appear on the infobox? elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 16:02, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Kathy Hochul

Should the news on Linda Sun, being prosecuted for spying while working for Hochul be included?

2601:19E:427E:5BB0:8BAB:B116:675B:AB5F (talk) 01:21, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Yasuke

Should the article represent Yasuke's samurai status as debated? Brocade River Poems 02:29, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Mahatma Gandhi

When describing Mahatma Gandhi's last hunger strike (or "fast-unto-death") undertaken on 12 January 1948, should we say that in addition to stemming the religious violence (or restoring the peace):

1. "the fast also sought to pressure the Indian government to pay out¹ cash assets owed to Pakistan?" (Note: 1: pay out = pay a large sum of money from funds under one's control.)
   1. (both in the lead and the relevant section)
   2. (in the relevant section, but not in the lead)
2. "the fast also sought to indirectly (or implicitly) pressure the Indian government to pay out cash assets owed to Pakistan?
   1. (both in the lead and in the relevant section)
   2. ( in the relevant section, but not in the lead)
3. "the fast also caused (or led) the Indian government to pay out cash assets owed to Pakistan."
   1. (both in the lead and in the relevant section)
   2. (in the relevant section, but not in the lead)
4. Make no mention of cash assets in this context anywhere in the article.
5. "In the months following, Gandhi went on hunger strike several times to stop the religious violence. The last, begun in Delhi on 12 January 1948 when he was 78, also aimed to restore to Pakistan its share of cash assets of undivided British India. The fast was an important factor in the Indian government's decision to pay out the assets during a time when India and Pakistan were engaged in a war over the disputed territory of Kashmir."
   1. (both in the lead and in the relevant section)
   2. (in the relevant section, but not in the lead)

Please choose one of: 1(1), 1(2), 2(1), 2(2), 3(1), 3 (2), 4, 5(1) or 5(2). Fowler&fowler«Talk» 13:13, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Asmongold

see discussion above. Should Asmongold's full name be included in the article? 23:29, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:William Howard Taft

Which of the following images should serve as the infobox picture for William Howard Taft? Teknologi Positif (talk) 10:20, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Philippe Pétain

Which of the following images should serve as the infobox picture for Philippe Pétain? Emiya1980 (talk) 01:33, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Imane Khelif

This RfC concerns the first two sentences of the lead's second paragraph. (snapshot at the time of writing: [1])

Should "Following Khelif's victory ... misinformation surfaced on social media about her gender. False assertions about her gender were fuelled by Khelif's disqualification from the 2023 Women's World Boxing Championships ..."

be changed to

"Following Khelif's victory ... she became the subject of widespread public attention and misinformation regarding her gender. Khelif had previously been disqualified from the 2023 Women's World Boxing Championships ..." JSwift49 13:31, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Woodrow Wilson

Which photograph should serve as the lede image for Woodrow Wilson? Emiya1980 (talk) 02:35, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Tupac Shakur

There is an ongoing dispute about what roles should appear in the lead sentence of the article on Tupac Shakur. Possibilities include (in alphabetical order):

• Activist
• Actor
• Poet
• Rapper
• Record producer
• Songwriter

The relevant policies are MOS:FIRSTBIO and MOS:ROLEBIO. A previous RfC on the same topic was held in 2017, where the consensus was "rapper and actor". Please comment on what roles should be included in the lead sentence, and why. Thank you, --LK (talk) 12:43, 11 August 2024 (UTC)