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Requested moves

• 23 Aug 2024 – 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder incident by Thewikizoomer (t · c); see discussion
• 23 Aug 2024 – Mann Page (1766-1813) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Mann Page (planter, born 1766) by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
• 23 Aug 2024 – Satake Yoshimasa (1775-1815) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Satake Yoshimasa (daimyo, born 1775) by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
• 23 Aug 2024 – Satake Yoshimasa (1728-1753) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Satake Yoshimasa (daimyo, born 1728) by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
• 23 Aug 2024 – Life of Charles Townshend (British Army officer) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Later life of Charles Townshend (British Army officer) by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
• 22 Aug 2024 – Włodzimierz Dzieduszycki (1885-1971) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Włodzimierz Dzieduszycki (Polish noble, born 1885) by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
• 22 Aug 2024 – Murder of Mallory Manning (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Murder of Mellory Manning by Muzilon (t · c); see discussion
• 22 Aug 2024 – Sassafras Lowrey (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Sassafras Patterdale by ZoraSilv (t · c); see discussion
• 22 Aug 2024 – Li Fang-Kuei (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Li Fanggui by Remsense (t · c); see discussion
• 22 Aug 2024 – Dhatusena of Anuradhapura (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Dhatusena by Векочел (t · c); see discussion

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Requested move at Talk:Umberto I of Italy#Requested move 9 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Umberto I of Italy#Requested move 9 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Векочел (talk) 18:59, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

Marc Benioff COI edit requests

Hi! I've posted some COI edit requests at Talk:Marc Benioff. Sharing in case anyone here is interested in taking a look. Thank you for any help or feedback! Mary Gaulke (talk) 18:55, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Mary McLeod Bethune

Mary McLeod Bethune 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) 04:17, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for TISM

TISM 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) 04:24, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:María José Rienda Contreras#Requested move 5 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:María José Rienda Contreras#Requested move 5 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 19:42, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Rafiullah (cricketer)#Requested move 6 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Rafiullah (cricketer)#Requested move 6 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 11:47, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Francis, Duke of Guise#Requested move 14 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Francis, Duke of Guise#Requested move 14 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 98𝚃𝙸𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚄𝚂 • [𝚃𝙰𝙻𝙺] 22:34, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Ismail Kemal#Requested move 14 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Ismail Kemal#Requested move 14 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 98𝚃𝙸𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚄𝚂 • [𝚃𝙰𝙻𝙺] 22:34, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Robbie Moore (MP)#Requested move 7 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Robbie Moore (MP)#Requested move 7 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 98𝚃𝙸𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚄𝚂 • [𝚃𝙰𝙻𝙺] 22:35, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Rafiullah (cricketer)#Requested move 6 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Rafiullah (cricketer)#Requested move 6 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 98𝚃𝙸𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚄𝚂 • [𝚃𝙰𝙻𝙺] 22:37, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Lady Henry Somerset#Requested move 14 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Lady Henry Somerset#Requested move 14 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 98𝚃𝙸𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚄𝚂 • [𝚃𝙰𝙻𝙺] 22:39, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Thomas Crooks#Requested move 14 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Thomas Crooks#Requested move 14 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 98𝚃𝙸𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚄𝚂 • [𝚃𝙰𝙻𝙺] 22:43, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson#Requested move 18 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson#Requested move 18 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Векочел (talk) 13:49, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Café Filho#Requested move 13 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Café Filho#Requested move 13 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 09:26, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician)#Requested move 20 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician)#Requested move 20 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Векочел (talk) 18:31, 20 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Michael Jackson sexual abuse allegations#Requested move 15 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Michael Jackson sexual abuse allegations#Requested move 15 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 16:06, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Binghamton shooting#Requested move 16 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Binghamton shooting#Requested move 16 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 16:11, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Scientology officials has an RfC

Scientology officials has an RfC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you.   ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 17:02, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Kechewaishke

Kechewaishke 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) 00:27, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red August 2024

Women in Red | August 2024, Volume 10, Issue 8, Numbers 293, 294, 311, 313, 314, 315 Online events: New: | Women in film and stage | Indigenous women Continuing: #1day1woman | Education (year-long initiative) | Translation contest 2024 (July, August, September) | Women in Sports (July, August) Announcements from other communities TBD Tip of the month: Check your athlete's notability before researching and creating her bio. Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events and add any general ideas on developing the project. Follow us on social media: Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter/X

--Lajmmoore (talk 19:55, 25 July 2024 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Discussion at Talk:Kris Kristofferson § Lyme Disease - revisited

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Kris Kristofferson § Lyme Disease - revisited, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 01:23, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi#Requested move 20 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi#Requested move 20 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 23:22, 27 July 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Ellen Roberts

Ellen Roberts 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) 22:19, 28 July 2024 (UTC)

Problems with New User

Hey everyone, I've run into some issues with a new user over at Taylor Hagler who is convinced that biographical information shouldn't be included in the infobox. I've already reverted once and left a note at their talk page but I'd like to avoid an edit war if at all possible -- I'm concerned that things are headed in that direction. Would someone be able to point me in the right direction regarding next steps? SmackJam (talk) 00:26, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

People search sites aren't reliable sources. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 01:20, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Rose Hanbury#Requested move 15 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Rose Hanbury#Requested move 15 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 16:16, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Jean Kelly (disambiguation)#Requested move 22 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Jean Kelly (disambiguation)#Requested move 22 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Reading Beans 02:48, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Cerro Maravilla murders

Cerro Maravilla murders 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. Spinixster (trout me!) 08:56, 4 August 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Tsugaru clan

Tsugaru clan 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) 01:11, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Basil W. Duke

Basil W. Duke 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) 01:14, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Shwekey#Requested move 29 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Shwekey#Requested move 29 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Reading Beans 07:05, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Lucy Letby has an RfC

Lucy Letby, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has an RfC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. NebY (talk) 17:18, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Mark Krikorian#Requested move 20 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Mark Krikorian#Requested move 20 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 19:47, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Ive (group)#Requested move 30 July 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Ive (group)#Requested move 30 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 98𝚃𝙸𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚄𝚂 • [𝚃𝙰𝙻𝙺] 21:23, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Paul Mullen#Requested move 1 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Paul Mullen#Requested move 1 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 11:50, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Abdul Aleem Khan (Hyderabad politician)#Requested move 2 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Abdul Aleem Khan (Hyderabad politician)#Requested move 2 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 19:02, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for John Gardner (British writer)

John Gardner (British writer) 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) 15:22, 11 August 2024 (UTC)

FAR for Thomas C. Hindman

I have nominated Thomas C. Hindman for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Hog Farm _Talk 01:03, 12 August 2024 (UTC)

A. Gary Klesch article

ello all,

I’ve posted some COI edit requests at Talk: A. Gary Klesch.

As an editor with a connection to Gary I do not want to make these changes myself and would be very appreciative if someone was able to take a look and share feedback.

Thank you! Rosalyn Rosalyn15 (talk) 14:04, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

What to do when the controversy about a person is bigger than anything else about them?

I am asking the question specifically with regard to internet-breaker (pun intended) Rachael Gunn, but this may apply to other BLPs, so thought it worth asking for opinions here. I did a brief search on the discussion archives but could not see anything specifically relating to my question. As anyone who has skimmed or watched any mainstream or social media recently will know, this Australian breakdancer's Olympics routine has sparked a lot of controversy which pretty much overwhelms anything else written about her. I know that controversy sections are discouraged, but there is the potential for a lot more to be added on Wikipedia if it is the right thing to do. So what are our options here? Create a separate section within the article and expand it? Keep cutting back and ignoring various details about who said what or how it has all spread virally, with people such as Adele and Jimmy Fallon involved? Create a separate article about her entry and the controversy it has generated? (Also, some have raised questions about cultural appropriation - but that would apply to many other breakers as well I would think.) Expand the section Concerns and controversies at the 2024 Summer Olympics#Reaction to Australian breaker and direct the BLP article to this one for more information?

If someone can pass on some advice either here or directly on the talk page of the article, I would appreciate it. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 00:11, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Discussion at Template talk:Bio Setup

 You are invited to join the discussion at Template talk:Bio Setup. —⁠andrybak (talk) 08:31, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln

Not much on this guy that I can find in easily accessible online sources, aside from a NYT article. Harizotoh9 (talk) 07:50, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Oxford DNB entry is available through WP:The Wikipedia Library. There is also a book about him listed in the further reading which is on the Internet Archive. Curbon7 (talk) 20:39, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Main thing is that I want to confirm the outlandish sounding details of his life, because people are citing the Wiki page as fact. Meanwhile it has sections that are unsourced. As a start, I removed the unsourced material that seemed to be commentary or speculative. Harizotoh9 (talk) 08:39, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Geoffrey von Maltzahn edit request

Hi, this is Lindy from the Flagship Pioneering communications team. I have a request on the Geoffrey von Maltzahn article Talk page concerning the Career section that I'm hoping editors can review. I'm trying to clean up the article and address content concerns editors have raised in the past. Any feedback would be appreciated. Lindy D at Flagship (talk) 12:49, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Viva Las Vegas (dancer)#Requested move 12 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Viva Las Vegas (dancer)#Requested move 12 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 18:48, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for John Maynard Keynes

John Maynard Keynes 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) 02:17, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis#Requested move 11 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis#Requested move 11 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 05:04, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:DeAnna Price#Requested move 12 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:DeAnna Price#Requested move 12 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 05:36, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Family tree of Chinese monarchs (ancient)#Requested move 3 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Family tree of Chinese monarchs (ancient)#Requested move 3 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 05:47, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Armand Duplantis#Requested move 11 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Armand Duplantis#Requested move 11 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 05:51, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Ernie Johnson Jr.#Requested move 5 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Ernie Johnson Jr.#Requested move 5 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 06:06, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Lisa Hannigan

Lisa Hannigan 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) 14:02, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Laura Robson

Laura Robson 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) 14:06, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Mohamed Atta#Requested move 19 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Mohamed Atta#Requested move 19 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Aprilajune (talk) 02:20, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:William L. ("T") Thompson#Requested move 19 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:William L. ("T") Thompson#Requested move 19 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Aprilajune (talk) 02:31, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Kelvin Tan (musician)#Requested move 13 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Kelvin Tan (musician)#Requested move 13 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 06:57, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Mohammed Waheed Hassan#Requested move 12 August 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Mohammed Waheed Hassan#Requested move 12 August 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 07:45, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Opt out of RM notifications?

This talk page has become essentially a list of RMs of people in the last few weeks. These notifications might make sense for smaller wikiprojects, but WP Bio has 2.5 million articles in its scope. Anyone wanting to keep track of RMs can do so through Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Article alerts; extra notifications here are not helpful.

Is there any way we can opt-out of these? Pinging script maintainers @TheTVExpert and BilledMammal: and frequent users @SafariScribe and 98Tigerius: – Joe (talk) 07:53, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for pinging. I will keep this in mind from now and opt out this WikiProject when notifying in the future. 98𝚃𝙸𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚄𝚂 • [𝚃𝙰𝙻𝙺] 08:01, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Not with the current implementation unfortunately. I am planning a revamp of the notification system, and I will make sure to include such an option then. BilledMammal (talk) 12:36, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Ucu Agustin

Ucu Agustin 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) 14:01, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Biography Review and Help

Moved from Template talk:WikiProject Biography § Biography Review and Help

 – Peaceray (talk) 15:19, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

I'm looking to see if I can get feedback on a biography that I have written. I am new to Wikipedia as a creator but would love feedback as I am trying to promote Atlanta History and then move into Georgia History. I recently wrote a blog on my first wiki page and would love feedback or review. Thank you! AtlantaHistory101 (talk) 11:36, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

 Additional information needed @AtlantaHistory101: Where is the location of the biography that you wrote? Peaceray (talk) 15:19, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi! Thank you so much for the response!

It was deleted due to promotional or advertising content. I can't lie that it put a knot in my stomach since I worked on it for a few days and researched the subject for over two years :(

Any advice? AtlantaHistory101 (talk) 00:47, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

I deleted the page and I've replied to this user Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:34, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Imane Khelif

There are currently two RFCs at Talk:Imane Khelif. Interested editors are invited to participate at Talk:Imane Khelif#RfC lead and Talk:Imane Khelif#RfC on weight of "misinformation" in lead. TarnishedPath^talk 10:51, 23 August 2024 (UTC)