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Blanking
[edit]All previous content on this page was totally unrelated to the article about reference desks in libraries, so I've blanked it: this page isn't for questions about Swiss history or child custody disputes. Nyttend (talk) 02:24, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
History section needs edit
[edit]The second paragraph in History here is... odd. Obscure and written in pseudo-high register, with little meaning when pulled apart. What's an "insidious yet drastic paradigm-shift" and would that even mean anything if sourced? Temerarius (talk) 18:30, 28 May 2018 (UTC)
- No idea indeed. The same concept could be conveyed with at least two thirds less words. The "resources" section is also misguided, for instance "index cards" and "drawers with folders" were already outdated by the 1990s and should be replaced with more generic terms which can encompass current technologies too. Nemo 19:48, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
Hi there! I am busy translating the above two articles on the Afrikaans Wikipedia. Both claimed to be the 21st manned space flight... Impossible. Can you help please. Regards. Oesjaar (talk) 12:25, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
Wiki Education assignment: Literacy and Inclusion
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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 24 January 2024 and 8 May 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): MCL7675 (article contribs).
— Assignment last updated by MCL7675 (talk) 21:45, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
Edits to history section
[edit]Hello! I have added a paragraph (and probably more edits to come) in the History section to bring the history reference desk up to present-day. It was copied and pasted from my sandbox. User:MCL7675/sandbox MCL7675 (talk) 15:51, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
"Refernce desk" listed at Redirects for discussion
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The redirect Refernce desk 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 December 4 § Refernce desk until a consensus is reached. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 03:21, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
Last name change from Spanish to English
[edit]The last name Castilla is been changed to Castile The other last names kept their surname Origin.Request to correct discrimination tours a posible bleaching of the historic time.Please review AlejandraCastillaR (talk) 09:23, 21 July 2026 (UTC)