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Biographies
editShould the first sentence describe Guardiola as a Spanish football manager and former player from Catalonia("Spain first") or a Catalan football manager and former player from Spain("Catalan first")? Background:
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| Which of the following |
| We have to reach a consensus whether we should add the infobox criminal to he existing infobox. The corruption case may be or may not be politically motivated and during the interim government, thousands of such cases were filed against the former ruler and their family members and there are controversies surrounding the cases. Moreover it is not a criminal cases like murder or rape which makes someone really a "criminal" to add a criminal infobox. So, my opinion is that we should not put this infobox criminal to the existing. See what others say about this. Bellow is the infobox in discussion: Rht bd (talk) 16:52, 13 July 2026 (UTC) |
| Question: Should the lead of George Kurtz include a sentence about the 2024 CrowdStrike-related IT outage, or should coverage of that event be limited to the Career section?
Background: The lead currently states: "In 2024, CrowdStrike released a software update that disrupted millions of Microsoft Windows systems around the world, an event that has been called the largest outage in the history of information technology." This sentence has been discussed above at #2024 outage in the intro? and as you can see there are differing views on whether it belongs in the lead. This RfC is to get broader input. Chopcha (talk) 20:14, 10 July 2026 (UTC) |
Economy, trade, and companies
editTalk:Fractional-reserve banking
| Should the lead describe fractional-reserve banking by saying that banks "typically lend the remainder" of deposits? Reissgo (talk) 18:43, 12 July 2026 (UTC) |
| This and the Apple article claim Apple was on the "brink" or "verge" of bankruptcy. Many sources express such opinions. Apple's own financial statements say the opposite. Should claims of imminent bankruptcy be removed? Mevsherd (talk) 17:48, 4 July 2026 (UTC) |
There are two questions:
Lightbreather (talk) 23:08, 2 July 2026 (UTC) |
History and geography
editShould the infobox for Battle of Lumë state that the dates of the battle and the result of the battle were:
Robert McClenon (talk) 09:36, 20 July 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
| In the paragraph related to displacement of Sinhalese in the subsection "Forced Displacement," how much detail should state/non-LTTE actions should be present? SinhalaLion (talk) 15:24, 19 July 2026 (UTC) |
| Should people be listed in the infobox "Commanders and leaders" section? If so, who should merit inclusion? Emiya1980 (talk) 02:10, 19 July 2026 (UTC) |
Please see the previous discussion here (ie right above) and lend your opinion on the following questions:
Guile's Theme (talk) 16:20, 11 July 2026 (UTC) |
How should the lead define “Northeast Africa” / “Northeastern Africa”?
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Talk:Slavery in 21st-century jihadism
| Do you believe the following additions help improve this article?: Plasticwonder (Cat got your tongue?) 02:38, 8 July 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Republican Party (United States)
| Is the claim that "white nationalist beliefs have become influential within the party" DUE for the article lead?
Prior discussion Talk:Republican_Party_(United_States)#White_Nationalism_Lead_vs_Body, recent related RfC and discussion from archive Springee (talk) 10:49, 7 July 2026 (UTC) |
Language and linguistics
editMaths, science, and technology
edit| Is Shaken Baby Syndrome controversial? It's accepted by dozens of reputable medical organizations worldwide.
The opposing side is full of defense expert witnesses of questionable competence. Squier in particular was banned from testifying in UK courts. Also, are any "alternative explanations" for SBS credible, particularly that vaccines cause SBS? BillionDollarJanitor (talk) 09:43, 17 July 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Windows 11 version history
| Should the Windows 11 version history article (and by extension, Windows 10 version history) have tables listing every patch (build) of the OS ever released, as seen in this revision? — AP 499D25 (talk) 08:44, 13 July 2026 (UTC) |
| Is Livni, Joseph; Skorecki, Karl (2025-06-28). "Distinguishing between founder and host population mtDNA lineages in the Ashkenazi population". Human Gene. 45 201445. doi:10.1016/j.humgen.2025.201445. ISSN 2773-0441. reliable and due for inclusion in the article? Andre🚐 18:21, 6 July 2026 (UTC) |
| This and the Apple article claim Apple was on the "brink" or "verge" of bankruptcy. Many sources express such opinions. Apple's own financial statements say the opposite. Should claims of imminent bankruptcy be removed? Mevsherd (talk) 17:48, 4 July 2026 (UTC) |
| Should the article start by describing the unrounded ("exact") Droop quota or the rounded ("Droop's") version? Chaotic Enby (in solidarity · talk · contribs) 09:06, 30 June 2026 (UTC) |
Art, architecture, literature, and media
edit| Should the historical inaccuracy commentary currently in the "Promotional material and trailers" and "Responses to accusations of historical inaccuracies" subsections be condensed into a single paragraph within the Production or Marketing sections? Madcoverboy (talk) 00:09, 19 July 2026 (UTC) |
| Which of the following |
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Albums/Album article style advice
| Should the lead sentence of articles on albums prioritise the date of release or order of release? For example, should it be "Exile on Main St. is the tenth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 12 May 1972", or "Exile on Main St., released on 12 May 1972, is the tenth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones". SilkTork (talk) 15:30, 9 July 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Sources
| How reliable is Android Police, specifically for topics related to apps and video games?
Related threads:
NewAccount7295 (talk) 21:52, 6 July 2026 (UTC) |
| Should the season summaries be kept as-is, trimmed, split, or deleted? ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 20:57, 2 July 2026 (UTC) |
How should genres be listed in the Music section of this article?
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| Should the second sentence of the lead paragraph read:
A. It was released through Nice Life and Atlantic Records on June 5, 2026. or B. It was released through Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic Records on June 5, 2026. Please enter A to shorten the name of the recording company or B to use the full name of the recording company, or an equivalent, with a brief statement. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:04, 24 June 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard
| How reliable is CBS News under the leadership of Bari Weiss? Prior discussion here.
The options are:
Generalrelative (talk) 16:18, 23 June 2026 (UTC) |
Politics, government, and law
editTalk:List of statements by Israeli officials cited as genocidal
| Should we re-create the article List of statements by Israeli officials cited as genocidal by replacing the redirect with the archived version of the page from before it was deleted?
Relevant links: Deletion discussion with consensus for deletion, Intent and incitement in the Gaza genocide, This article (no redirect) Alexandraaaacs1989 (talk) 01:16, 21 July 2026 (UTC) |
| Should the title of the article (in the most effective manner possible) be changed from "Child pornography" (which includes implications of consent children do not have) to the far more accurate "Child sexual abuse material"? This is an attempt to establish an up-to-date consensus on a better common name for it. |
| Should the primary classification for Reform UK in the lead sentence and infobox be changed from "far-right" to "right-wing to right-wing populist", while retaining discussion of the "far-right" label in the article body? Johnsmith2354 (talk) 12:48, 20 July 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Elections and Referendums
| Should a new color, perhaps , be adopted as the default for electoral units in which no votes were cast, rather than using the grey color ( ) reserved for areas with no data? Delcoan (talk) 02:15, 20 July 2026 (UTC) |
| Is Shaken Baby Syndrome controversial? It's accepted by dozens of reputable medical organizations worldwide.
The opposing side is full of defense expert witnesses of questionable competence. Squier in particular was banned from testifying in UK courts. Also, are any "alternative explanations" for SBS credible, particularly that vaccines cause SBS? BillionDollarJanitor (talk) 09:43, 17 July 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Torture of immigrants during the second Trump administration
| Should we establish Wikivoice convention of saying Torture of immigrants or Alleged torture of immigrants in the United States? Alexandraaaacs1989 (talk) 02:41, 16 July 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Elections and Referendums
| Should a new map color scheme, specifically 2023 proposal A by Kavigupta, be adopted as the default for election maps in the United States? Presently two different color schemes are used for presidential and downballot races. Please answer Yes or No. 02:14, 12 July 2026 (UTC) |
| Which color variant of the flag is the correct version?
The emblem in the center is the coat of arms of Egypt, which will also be updated to the correct color. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 19:35, 8 July 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Slavery in 21st-century jihadism
| Do you believe the following additions help improve this article?: Plasticwonder (Cat got your tongue?) 02:38, 8 July 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Republican Party (United States)
| Is the claim that "white nationalist beliefs have become influential within the party" DUE for the article lead?
Prior discussion Talk:Republican_Party_(United_States)#White_Nationalism_Lead_vs_Body, recent related RfC and discussion from archive Springee (talk) 10:49, 7 July 2026 (UTC) |
Which image is better to use in the lead? The choices are as follows:
SimpleObjects-9ei (talk) 15:25, 2 July 2026 (UTC) |
| Should the article start by describing the unrounded ("exact") Droop quota or the rounded ("Droop's") version? Chaotic Enby (in solidarity · talk · contribs) 09:06, 30 June 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard
| How reliable is CBS News under the leadership of Bari Weiss? Prior discussion here.
The options are:
Generalrelative (talk) 16:18, 23 June 2026 (UTC) |
Religion and philosophy
editTalk:Antioch International Movement of Churches
| Should the "Life groups and discipleship practices" and "Impact on local community" sections of the article retain their current phrasing (Option 1) or be updated to incorporate detailed reporting from BuzzFeed News, The Baylor Lariat, and the Waco Tribune-Herald (Option 2)? Previous discussions resulted in inclusion of material concerning former members. In further discussions, editors have disagreed about whether the current text accurately reflects the cited sources, the amount of detail that should be included from those sources, whether the current "social justice-minded" wording accurately reflects the Waco Tribune-Herald source, and whether material from The Baylor Lariat should be included. This RfC is opened to determine the preferred wording and extent of coverage. HonestHarbor (talk) 00:54, 9 July 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Slavery in 21st-century jihadism
| Do you believe the following additions help improve this article?: Plasticwonder (Cat got your tongue?) 02:38, 8 July 2026 (UTC) |
| Which version of the lead paragraph more accurately summarizes the article body in a neutral manner? — ♠ Ixtal ( T / C ) ⁂ Non nobis solum ♠ 17:44, 29 June 2026 (UTC) |
Society, sports, and culture
editWikipedia talk:Naming conventions (events)
Should WP:NCWWW be rewritten to include these changes? See Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (events)#NCWWW for previous disussion relating to the development of the current proposal.
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Should the first sentence describe Guardiola as a Spanish football manager and former player from Catalonia("Spain first") or a Catalan football manager and former player from Spain("Catalan first")? Background:
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| There has been a long-running edit war on this page over the website link in the infobox, of which previous attempts to curb it through page protection and admin noticeboard discussions has failed to resolve. The dispute is centred over the inclusion of the official website link, austenasia.org in the infobox. An editor has repeatedly attempted to remove this link through several edits. On the advice of User:ScottishFinnishRadish I have other to begin an RfC to seek a long term solution to this issue. The question at hand is: Should the page include the Austenasia.org domain in the infobox? Pax Brittanica (talk) 00:24, 10 July 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Antioch International Movement of Churches
| Should the "Life groups and discipleship practices" and "Impact on local community" sections of the article retain their current phrasing (Option 1) or be updated to incorporate detailed reporting from BuzzFeed News, The Baylor Lariat, and the Waco Tribune-Herald (Option 2)? Previous discussions resulted in inclusion of material concerning former members. In further discussions, editors have disagreed about whether the current text accurately reflects the cited sources, the amount of detail that should be included from those sources, whether the current "social justice-minded" wording accurately reflects the Waco Tribune-Herald source, and whether material from The Baylor Lariat should be included. This RfC is opened to determine the preferred wording and extent of coverage. HonestHarbor (talk) 00:54, 9 July 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Slavery in 21st-century jihadism
| Do you believe the following additions help improve this article?: Plasticwonder (Cat got your tongue?) 02:38, 8 July 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:World Athletics Championships
| Hi everyone. Having been informed by the earlier unanimous consensus to merge all articles at Somalia at the World Athletics Championships, I'd like to present for consideration a slate of nations whose performance at the competition I believe should be consolidated en masse into singular articles. I estimate that we could remove anywhere from 2-600 articles from the mainspace in this manner.
CSGinger14 (talk) 04:03, 7 July 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Sources
| How reliable is Android Police, specifically for topics related to apps and video games?
Related threads:
NewAccount7295 (talk) 21:52, 6 July 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Kerch Polytechnic College massacre
| Hello. User AFeatherlessBipehead believes that the article on the Kerch Polytechnic College massacre should include the category “School shootings motivated by bullying,” even though bullying is only a suspected motive in this crime and the investigation has not reached a consensus. I also do not see other school attacks listed in this category — for example, those in Russia where bullying was suspected as a motive and where there is information about possible bullying. Please clarify whether this category should be included in the article and whether it should be added to other articles YillowsGiblles (talk) 18:40, 6 July 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Cricket at the 2028 Summer Olympics
| In light of the above discussion regarding conflicting MOS advice, should this article follow WP:OLY and use American English for the hosts or follow WP:CRIC and use British English for consistency across cricket articles? The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 11:58, 5 July 2026 (UTC) |
There are two questions:
Lightbreather (talk) 23:08, 2 July 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia style and naming
edit| Should the title of the article (in the most effective manner possible) be changed from "Child pornography" (which includes implications of consent children do not have) to the far more accurate "Child sexual abuse material"? This is an attempt to establish an up-to-date consensus on a better common name for it. |
Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (events)
Should WP:NCWWW be rewritten to include these changes? See Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (events)#NCWWW for previous disussion relating to the development of the current proposal.
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Should the first sentence describe Guardiola as a Spanish football manager and former player from Catalonia("Spain first") or a Catalan football manager and former player from Spain("Catalan first")? Background:
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| Should the lead sentence describe Rafah as "largely destroyed and depopulated"? Buskärs knöte (talk) 12:05, 14 July 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Cricket at the 2028 Summer Olympics
| In light of the above discussion regarding conflicting MOS advice, should this article follow WP:OLY and use American English for the hosts or follow WP:CRIC and use British English for consistency across cricket articles? The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 11:58, 5 July 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia policies and guidelines
editWikipedia:Administrator elections/May 2026/RFC phase
| Please opine on the below questions related to the English Wikipedia administrator elections process. Staraction (talk · contribs) 15:41, 20 July 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (events)
Should WP:NCWWW be rewritten to include these changes? See Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (events)#NCWWW for previous disussion relating to the development of the current proposal.
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Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)
| Should comment-free relists be allowed at MfD? 02:01, 16 July 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Visual Editor for new editors
| Should Visual Editor become the default on mobile and/or desktop for new editors? Existing preferences are unaffected. In solidarity, —Femke (talk) 🐦 16:52, 6 July 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia talk:Speedy deletion
Should the current WP:G15 criterion ("LLM-generated pages without human review") be replaced with this proposed version?
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Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (geographic names)
| I would like to propose a clarification to WP:USPLACE regarding when US municipalities may use the unqualified title (without state disambiguation).
The guideline states that U.S. place articles are typically titled "Placename, State," but the exceptions to this rule are not clear. All standalone US municipalities are according to the AP Stylebook, but there are a few exceptions. This RfC asks whether WP:USPLACE should be clarified to explicitly allow the unqualified title when a municipality is the primary topic for its name and no other similarly prominent topic exists. Some examples of this would be: - "Virginia Beach, Virginia" -> "Virginia Beach" - "Oconomowoc, Wisconsin" -> "Oconomowoc" - Ambiguous names (e.g. "Springfield") would remain disambiguated. This is intended to align WP:USPLACE more explicitly with WP:CONCISE and WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Feedback is welcome on whether this clarification is appropriate and how it should be worded. QueenPeppers (talk) 23:08, 29 June 2026 (UTC) |
WikiProjects and collaborations
editWikipedia technical issues and templates
editWikipedia:Village pump (policy)/RfC on the new Image Carousel feature
Should the new Image Carousel feature, deployed on all pages in mobile view, be
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Wikipedia proposals
editWikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Sources
| How reliable is Android Police, specifically for topics related to apps and video games?
Related threads:
NewAccount7295 (talk) 21:52, 6 July 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)
| This is a proposal to adapt this week's article for improvement (TWAFI) to focus primarily on helping create new editors while also improving articles. Each week a new article that is not contentious, a biography of a living person, a medical topic, or otherwise non-ideal for new editors (as determined by consensus) would be shown on the main page with accompanying text that encourages newcomers to improve it. Guidance and suggestions will also be given when editing via an edit notice. The selected article would normally remain unprotected while on the main page to allow for prospective editors to edit at any time.
Should TWAFI be shown on the main page? InfernoHues (talk) 05:19, 2 July 2026 (UTC) |
This RfC asks whether the criteria for autoconfirmed and extended confirmed should be modified. Implementation of any consensus will be done by making a request at m:Requesting wiki configuration changes. There are four principal subsections, each with their own question, survey and discussion sub-subsections:
This discussion follows various other recent discussions on possible changes, including at AN and VPI. 02:44, 24 June 2026 (UTC) |
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