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i replaced Image:louisa_may_alcott_stamp.JPG with a new image. If someone would like to place the stamp image somewhere else in the article, please do. Kingturtle 00:01 22 May 2003 (UTC)
Some things just grow during incremental edits and sometimes get out of hand. The "External links" section, one of the optional appendices, was expanded to 16 entries under three subsections and five links are guides. Three seems to be an acceptable number, and of course, everyone has their favorite to try to add for a fourth. Consensus needs to determine this.
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Works section: There are 85 links in eleven subsections, which is a lot, and adding the 26 links in the "Further reading" section is too much. -- Otr500 (talk) 05:33, 19 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
while that may be true, it is still worthy of atleast a MENTION in the article. it doesn't need to be as far as a full name and pronouns change, but we make mention of 'tomboy' in the early life section, so I personally think this should be covered too, if only to clarify what is actually supported in evidence. 🙚Allaoii🙘18:15, 28 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
However, despite this, there is no reason for a name or pronouns change. Alcott is commonly accepted to be a cisgender woman, not transgender. I am not saying if somehow in the future they are found to have been trans, that their name and pronouns shouldn't be changed. But based on what we have now, there is no reason. Additionally, just being a "tomboy" does not change much. TheClocksAlwaysTurn (The Clockworks) (contribs) 19:27, 28 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
ok, let me clarify. I am not necessarily in favor of a name/pronoun chance, but I do think that it should be mentioned in the article. again, it could just be explaining what the evidence supports and the fallacies/problems with the claim. the current version not mentioning it at all seems off. 🙚Allaoii🙘02:05, 2 May 2026 (UTC)Reply
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