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Biographies
[edit]| Should the Legacy and artistic depictions section include the proposed one-sentence summary below of international protests against Gandhi statues, with detailed coverage remaining in the standalone controversies article? Akyeame.kwame (talk) 05:18, 21 September 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Rampal (spiritual leader)
| Should the paragraph concerning FIR No. 428 be updated to mention that the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted Rampal regular bail in April 2026, while retaining that the case remains pending?
The current paragraph states that FIR No. 428 “is still pending” and that “the trial is ongoing.” Subsequent independent reporting states that the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted Rampal regular bail in April 2026 after more than eleven years in custody. I previously added this subsequent development, but it was reverted as part of a rollback of eleven edits with the summary “Puffery”. I raised the rollback above on 2 September and have not received a response. My proposed approach would not state or imply that Rampal was acquitted in FIR 428 or that the proceedings ended. It would retain the pending status and simply add the subsequent bail development to the chronology. I would appreciate input from uninvolved editors on whether this update is appropriate and, if so, the most neutral wording. Errerless (talk) 18:30, 10 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Should the "Charlie Kirk assassination" section include a sentence noting that in an August 2026 debate with Andrew Wilson, Owens said there was a "zero percent" chance that Robinson shot and killed Charlie Kirk?
Background: The article currently references this debate: "In an August 2026 debate with Andrew Wilson, Owens confirmed she had no direct proof to support her claims of Israeli involvement in the assassination." The proposed addition would add: “In that same debate, Owens said there was a 'zero percent' chance that Robinson shot and killed Charlie Kirk." Sources: For debate transcript: https://pod.wave.co/podcast/candace-cc79581b-6fe8-428e-ac65-6f1bc0d005e4/candace-owens-vs-andrew-wilson-the-great-debate To establish notability of the quote: https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/6033509-wilson-owens-kirk-debate/ (Also here: https://www.soapcentral.com/entertainment/news-who-won-candace-owens-vs-andrew-wilson-debate-moderator-patrick-bet-david-finally-reveals-verdict) JerryGraf (talk) 16:45, 3 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Which of the following photographs should serve as the lead image for Harold Wilson? John Adams 362 (talk) 01:57, 2 September 2026 (UTC) |
Should the following be included in the infobox?
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Economy, trade, and companies
[edit]| Should the word “manipulate” be replaced when describing the advertising campaigns of De Beers? Relisted 23:49, 13 September 2026 (UTC) |
| How much should the contents of Yahoo duplicate Criticism of Yahoo? Per a diff of the latest version of each article and Duplication Detector, the two articles currently contain 29 closely paraphrased or identical paragraphs, including all of the Criticism section except for the "DMCA notice to whistleblower" and "Censorship of private emails affiliated with Occupy Wall Street protests" subsections. Mary Gaulke (talk) 03:54, 11 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Should we include a particular index measuring national power in the article?
The index in question is the DiME (Diplomacy, Military, Economy) Index proposed by Moyer, Pardee Institute, the University of Denver. 20:29, 9 September 2026 (UTC) |
History and geography
[edit]| The maximum extent of the Portuguese Empire is always reverted by a specific user, but it should be based on , reliable published sources, which can vary in their estimates.
Taagepera gives5.5 million km² as the Empire's maximum extent. However, there are other published sources, giving substantially larger figures:
The question should not be which editors personally believe is the historically "correct" figure, but how Wikipedia should represent the disagreement between reliable sources and differing scopes, under WP:NPOV, WP:DUE, WP:RS, and WP:CONTEXTMATTERS. I propose including the different reliable sources. . ~2026-51340-84 (talk) 16:24, 23 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Should the Legacy and artistic depictions section include the proposed one-sentence summary below of international protests against Gandhi statues, with detailed coverage remaining in the standalone controversies article? Akyeame.kwame (talk) 05:18, 21 September 2026 (UTC) |
| I suggest that this sentence is added to the end of the very first paragraph: "The followers of Uthman were victorious and proceeded to establish the Umayyad Caliphate in 661."
The current version of the first paragraph does not say which side won. That would be good information to include there. Do people support this? Sobelone96 (talk) 16:53, 18 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Should the word “manipulate” be replaced when describing the advertising campaigns of De Beers? Relisted 23:49, 13 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Should the first sentence mention and link to the Blockade of the Gaza Strip? (Noting per Lf8u2 that it currently does as of 12 September with the single word 'blockade' linking to Blockade of the Gaza Strip and that this RfC is not about any addition to the first sentence.)إيان (talk) 07:19, 11 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Should we include a particular index measuring national power in the article?
The index in question is the DiME (Diplomacy, Military, Economy) Index proposed by Moyer, Pardee Institute, the University of Denver. 20:29, 9 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Should Western Sahara be highlighted as a Spanish territory on the map in the infobox ? –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 22:20, 30 August 2026 (UTC) |
Language and linguistics
[edit]Maths, science, and technology
[edit]Talk:List of mathematical discoveries by artificial intelligence
| Should tables be used on this page for timelines of AI discoveries in math (like in the 2026#Q3 subsection), or not (like elsewhere on the page)? Matarisvan (talk) 16:59, 20 September 2026 (UTC) |
| A section of this article - Lander (spacecraft)#Impactors, does not seem related to this article about spacecraft landers; the main objective of an Impactor is to crash into an entity, and not land on it. Would it be more appropriate to remove that section from this article, since there already exists a main article on probe Impactors Deliberate crash landings on extraterrestrial bodies? Riverskysun (talk) 01:43, 16 September 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Molecular Biology
Hi. The encapsulating respiration pages are a bit of a mess. The more specific ones like Cheyne–Stokes respiration are, afaik, totally fine. I suggest:
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What mention in the article on Flavon-3-ol should there be about the COSMOS study?
Please provide your opinion with a brief statement in the Survey. You may discuss in the Discussion section. Robert McClenon (talk) 06:21, 4 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Should the current wording be improved to clarify that it is not true that if any amount of carbohydrate is present in the diet, ketone bodies will not be generated? (executive summary)
Regarding the current wording in the article,
I note that this describes a threshold effect BELOW which ketone bodies are generated. I also note that "if only a little" can also be understood as "if even a little". Should the current wording be improved to clarify that it is not true that if any amount of carbohydrate is present in the diet, ketone bodies will not be generated? ~2026-46833-99 (talk) 00:26, 31 August 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Aligned, Multiple-transient Events in the First Palomar Sky Survey
There are two questions, each with three responses:
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Art, architecture, literature, and media
[edit]| Should the single "All Out Life" continue to list "We Are Not Your Kind (Japanese edition)" as its album, or be changed to a non-album single? LesStudios (talk) 19:36, 14 September 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Salvation (Rebecca Black album)
| Per the discussion above, should we refer to Salvation as an Album, an EP, or should we settle on a Compromise and refer to Salvation as either of the following in the brackets? (For Compromise: Recording or Release / Other) HorrorLover555 (talk) 17:18, 12 September 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Keu Bole Biplobi Keu Bole Dakat
| Should the lead section of this article remain as is, or be shortened/trimmed per WP:LEAD and WP:OVERDETAIL? Furthermore, should the article retain sources that may have been seen as promotional or unreliable, based on WP:RS and WP:NPOV? BengalMC (talk) 09:54, 9 September 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard
What is the reliability of AZERTAC?
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What should the lead image in the infobox be?
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| Should the "Charlie Kirk assassination" section include a sentence noting that in an August 2026 debate with Andrew Wilson, Owens said there was a "zero percent" chance that Robinson shot and killed Charlie Kirk?
Background: The article currently references this debate: "In an August 2026 debate with Andrew Wilson, Owens confirmed she had no direct proof to support her claims of Israeli involvement in the assassination." The proposed addition would add: “In that same debate, Owens said there was a 'zero percent' chance that Robinson shot and killed Charlie Kirk." Sources: For debate transcript: https://pod.wave.co/podcast/candace-cc79581b-6fe8-428e-ac65-6f1bc0d005e4/candace-owens-vs-andrew-wilson-the-great-debate To establish notability of the quote: https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/6033509-wilson-owens-kirk-debate/ (Also here: https://www.soapcentral.com/entertainment/news-who-won-candace-owens-vs-andrew-wilson-debate-moderator-patrick-bet-david-finally-reveals-verdict) JerryGraf (talk) 16:45, 3 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Should the Provo Canyon School article describe and/or be categorized as a ‘therapeutic boarding school’ or ‘boarding school’ in addition to the existing description as a ‘residential treatment center’? Jacob Rampino (talk) 01:12, 3 September 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:List of highest-grossing superhero films
| Should Transformers be added? Doing so would make the list more in-sync with Wikipedia’s own superhero films list. ~2026-47311-32 (talk) 18:38, 31 August 2026 (UTC) |
| Should "language=" be reserved for primary or substantial languages of an album (Option A), or should any presence of non-primary lyrical phrases/lines require listing the language in the infobox (Option B)? Ghazlan-airplanes (talk) 09:33, 30 August 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:List of Tokyo Revengers episodes
| Whether streaming dates should be used in place of air dates when the streaming was first. e.g. a series releases on netflix in 2019 and airs on tv in 2026, you list it as 2019 or 2026? mostly relevant to english dubs. please see the discussion already existing on this page.Muur (talk) 20:16, 26 August 2026 (UTC) |
Politics, government, and law
[edit]| Should the political position field in the Die Linke infobox describe the party as:
taking into account the reliable sources available and Wikipedia's policies on due weight and neutral point of view? Funnaile (talk) 07:11, 21 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Should the first sentence mention and link to the Blockade of the Gaza Strip? (Noting per Lf8u2 that it currently does as of 12 September with the single word 'blockade' linking to Blockade of the Gaza Strip and that this RfC is not about any addition to the first sentence.)إيان (talk) 07:19, 11 September 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Rampal (spiritual leader)
| Should the paragraph concerning FIR No. 428 be updated to mention that the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted Rampal regular bail in April 2026, while retaining that the case remains pending?
The current paragraph states that FIR No. 428 “is still pending” and that “the trial is ongoing.” Subsequent independent reporting states that the Punjab and Haryana High Court granted Rampal regular bail in April 2026 after more than eleven years in custody. I previously added this subsequent development, but it was reverted as part of a rollback of eleven edits with the summary “Puffery”. I raised the rollback above on 2 September and have not received a response. My proposed approach would not state or imply that Rampal was acquitted in FIR 428 or that the proceedings ended. It would retain the pending status and simply add the subsequent bail development to the chronology. I would appreciate input from uninvolved editors on whether this update is appropriate and, if so, the most neutral wording. Errerless (talk) 18:30, 10 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Should we include a particular index measuring national power in the article?
The index in question is the DiME (Diplomacy, Military, Economy) Index proposed by Moyer, Pardee Institute, the University of Denver. 20:29, 9 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Which of the following photographs should serve as the lead image for Harold Wilson? John Adams 362 (talk) 01:57, 2 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Should Western Sahara be highlighted as a Spanish territory on the map in the infobox ? –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 22:20, 30 August 2026 (UTC) |
Religion and philosophy
[edit]There is an editorial conflict on how the Bishops of Rome that existed before the East–West Schism should be described in their short descriptions. Both Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox claim ecclesiastical continuity with the Great Church that existed from 380 to at least 1054. Both of them believe that they are the One True Church that Jesus established in his ministry. While the exact date is disputed, controversies over whether the Bishop of Rome possesses universal supreme jurisdiction over every other bishop, the Photian schism, the attempted excommunications of Michael I Cerularius and Pope Leo IX, Massacre of the Latins, Sack of Constantinople, and a range of other theological and ecclesiastical disagreements led each to be not in communion with the other by 1215. According to historian Peter Heather, the conclusion of the Fourth Council of the Lateran is the moment when the mutual schism was sealed.
Different theological and historical views have led to a slow-motion, and long-term, edit war lasting for at least a decade between dozens of editors on exactly how the authority of the early Bishops of Rome should be described.
I hope that this RFC will resolve this controversy. SirachJohn (talk) 00:51, 28 August 2026 (UTC) |
| How should English Wikipedia label the Bishops of Rome that existed before the East–West Schism?
The terminology is under editorial dispute, and "Orthodox", "Catholic", "Roman Catholic", "Eastern Orthodox", "Chalcedonian", "Imperial", "Great Church", and "Proto-Orthodox Church" are ways that they are currently described.
This is part one of a two part RFC regarding the early Bishops of Rome. (The other being a RFC on whether they should be labeled in the short description as "head of the church".) SirachJohn (talk) 00:05, 28 August 2026 (UTC) |
Society, sports, and culture
[edit]Template talk:Infobox gridiron football biography
| Birth_name is a standard parameter across biography templates on the encyclopedia. Template:Infobox gridiron football biography currently lacks that parameter. There are sports biographies where the article title is not their real name which leads to confusion, miscommunication, and lack of precision in the infobox templates for these individuals when the birth_name parameter is not available for use. This issue was raised in an earlier thread last year on this talk page by Zackmann08, but failed to gain much attention. An RFC is needed to attract input from a wider range of editors.4meter4 (talk) 17:31, 21 September 2026 (UTC) |
| In the photograph's caption, what term/page link should be used to refer to the person depicted: "woman", "trans woman", "individual", or "femboy"? This question is whether the wording should be selected according to MOS:GIDINFO. I am setting up this RfC as the page has recently been a topic of interest (as explained above) and I don't wish to violate WP:3RR. Furthermore, I don't wish WP:WAR and WP:BITE as the attention seems to be from a WP:GF perspective. I am hopeing to get a second opinion from other more experienced editors. Issac I Navarro (talk) 15:45, 16 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Should the word “manipulate” be replaced when describing the advertising campaigns of De Beers? Relisted 23:49, 13 September 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Ingestion of semen in humans
| Should the image of a pornographic scene being filmed be included in the article? ~2026-48396-86 (talk) 04:51, 7 September 2026 (UTC) |
| Should the Provo Canyon School article describe and/or be categorized as a ‘therapeutic boarding school’ or ‘boarding school’ in addition to the existing description as a ‘residential treatment center’? Jacob Rampino (talk) 01:12, 3 September 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia style and naming
[edit]| In the photograph's caption, what term/page link should be used to refer to the person depicted: "woman", "trans woman", "individual", or "femboy"? This question is whether the wording should be selected according to MOS:GIDINFO. I am setting up this RfC as the page has recently been a topic of interest (as explained above) and I don't wish to violate WP:3RR. Furthermore, I don't wish WP:WAR and WP:BITE as the attention seems to be from a WP:GF perspective. I am hopeing to get a second opinion from other more experienced editors. Issac I Navarro (talk) 15:45, 16 September 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:National Museum of Natural History (disambiguation)
| I think a standard naming scheme for these articles would be useful and easily decided on. Most take the form of "National Museum of Natural History, [Country]". A few have the city instead of the country, and I am in favor of that as the museums themselves generally present themsevles with city identifications, and countries have more than one (though not in this list). Note that this disambig is specifically for museums named "National Museum of Natural History", not a general list of national history museums.
Of the current disambig list, the following are named "National Museum of National History" in their native languages: - These have a country disambig
- and these use the city
Authentically non-NMNH name in native language, should not be in the list: |
Wikipedia policies and guidelines
[edit]Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)
| Can the MfD guidelines be changed to allow autoconfirmed users (or above) to archive non-controversial discussions? 🐴🌀[citation needed] 04:26, 20 September 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)
| Since I clarified that the original discussion was not an RfC and was also getting off-topic (sorry, Gurkubondinn), here we are. The discussion yielded an unclear result, so I figured I would just move ahead with a clearer RfC. Hopefully consensus will be clearer. Courtesy-tagging original discussion participants: @Gnomingstuff @SuperPianoMan9167 @Katzrockso @NicheSports @LWG @Fermiboson @Thryduulf @InfernoHues @Chipmunkdavis Should WP:NOLLM be updated to explicitly permit or explicitly prohibit the use of AI/LLMs to create/format Wikitext (hereafter referred to as "WT")? Option 1 — No change to NOLLM. Option 2 - Add some form of explicit exception to PERMIT the use of AI to format WT, with the caveat that the user is responsible for ensuring it is non-disruptive and publishes without error. Option 3 — Add some form of explicit prohibition to PREVENT the use of AI to format WT.This RfC also invites discussion as to the wording of an exception or prohibition — MWFwiki (talk) 22:12, 19 September 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Generative AI pornography
| To note, this may not even be an issue if the photograph is delated on Wikimedia Commons; for some background there is C:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Stability Matrix Inference in action.png, C:Commons:Village pump/Proposals#Lolicon in general and there is a general discussion at meta:Wikimedia Forum#Request for opinions, from the Legal team at the Wikimedia Foundation for this file. But the specific matter is should this image be on this English Wikipedia page? Issac I Navarro (talk) 01:34, 18 September 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia talk:Template namespace
Should the line Templates should not normally be used to store article text that may need to be edited, as this makes it more difficult to do so.be changed to Templates should not normally be used to store article text, as this makes it more difficult to edit the content.at WP:TMPG? Sdkb talk 07:45, 10 September 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Keu Bole Biplobi Keu Bole Dakat
| Should the lead section of this article remain as is, or be shortened/trimmed per WP:LEAD and WP:OVERDETAIL? Furthermore, should the article retain sources that may have been seen as promotional or unreliable, based on WP:RS and WP:NPOV? BengalMC (talk) 09:54, 9 September 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard
What is the reliability of AZERTAC?
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Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)
What should happen if an administrator recall petition receives its 25th signature after the 30-day period has elapsed, but before the petition has been formally closed?
12:00, 2 September 2026 (UTC) |
WikiProjects and collaborations
[edit]Wikipedia technical issues and templates
[edit]Wikipedia talk:Template namespace
Should the line Templates should not normally be used to store article text that may need to be edited, as this makes it more difficult to do so.be changed to Templates should not normally be used to store article text, as this makes it more difficult to edit the content.at WP:TMPG? Sdkb talk 07:45, 10 September 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia proposals
[edit]Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)
| Fifteen years ago, we decided to change the label of the "Discussion" button to "Talk". Should we change it back to the default label? 16:03, 3 September 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December 2026
| The purpose of this request for comment is to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the December 2026 English Wikipedia Arbitration Committee election and resolve any issues not covered by the existing rules. 00:10, 1 September 2026 (UTC) |
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Team meraseo
[edit]Team meraseo (talk · contribs)
- Appears to be representing a team. Also another anon editor / or the same editor logged-out, has been duplicating the same messages on multiple talk pages. I suggested change of username in July because of the shared username concern. There was no response to that, but the user has continued commenting on other talk pages. Jay 18:57, 20 September 2026 (UTC).
- Hi Jay,
- Thank you for raising this.
- What happened is that I posted a comment while I was not logged in. Later, after logging in, I posted the same comment again from my account. That is why it appeared as a duplicate from an anonymous editor and my username.
- I am a single individual and not a shared or team account. I understand the concern about the username “Team meraseo” looking like a group account. I am happy to change it if needed.
- Please let me know how to proceed.
- Thank you. Team meraseo (talk) 13:20, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
- Do you have any relation to the company MeraSEO? As this may be more than just a username issue. Q T C 13:28, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
- First, please tell us a new username to rename this account to, one that represents you as an individual. Your real name is not required. You may format a username as "JohnDoe of MeraSEO" if desired. 331dot (talk) 13:32, 23 September 2026 (UTC)
- In the future clear violations like this may be reported to WP:UAA. 331dot (talk) 13:31, 23 September 2026 (UTC)