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== Nomination for deletion of "Template:Largest cities of Myanmar" ==
]] has been ]. You are invited to comment on the discussion at ]. --] (]) 11:09, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

==Spelling of first name of author Clodfelter==
Hello fellow Wikipedians - Recently I made to this article, correcting the first name of the author of the cited book ''Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Reference to Casualty and Other Figures, 1500–2000'' from Mich'''ae'''l to Mich'''ea'''l. Shortly thereafter, my edit was undone. The spelling of Clodfelter's first name can be verified at , among other on-line sources. My preference would be for someone else to review this edit so as to not give the appearance of edit-warring.

Thanks to all for their contributions, and happy holidays. ] (]) 03:49, 25 December 2021 (UTC)

:Hi, I was the one who reverted your edit, and it seems I was wrong to do so. I think I misread the name when I googled it to check <small>(in my defence it was quite late, and I was tired)</small>. I can change it back, or wait for someone else to do it. Thanks, ] (]) 04:19, 25 December 2021 (UTC)


== Semi-protected edit request on 29 November 2023burma ==
::That's no problem at all; I can do it myself if you like. Thanks for the response, and thanks for your overall contributions. ] (]) 04:23, 25 December 2021 (UTC)


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==Government status should be (dispute)==
] (]) 20:55, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
Due to the existence of ] which established their rule in several parts of country, and many UN members are not recognized SAC's rules.
:The National Unity Government has not been recognized by any country. ―&nbsp;]&nbsp;<sup>]</sup> 01:09, 30 June 2022 (UTC)


:] '''Not done:''' it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a ] and provide a ] if appropriate.<!-- Template:ESp --> --] (]) 20:57, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
== Homo erectus statement does not seem to be credibly sourced ==
The statement "Archaeological evidence shows that Homo erectus lived in the region now known as Myanmar as early as 750,000 years ago, with no more erectus finds after 75,000 years ago" cites a paper titled "Prehistory to Protohistory of Myanmar: A Perspective of Historical Geography" from source "". This paper makes the claim that "Homo erectus had lived in Myanmar 750,000 years ago", but did not cite any sources. This means that, although that Wiki statement was cited, the cited source may not be credible and did not cite the source of their statement. Also, the "" entry cited "Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture." However, that article states that "It is agreed that early hominids (Homo erectus) were present in Myanmar as early as 400,000 B.C." Unfortunately, that article did not cite their source for that information too. Not only do the two cited sources conflict with each other on the dates (one article states 750,000 BC, and the other states 400,000 BC), both articles did not cite their source of stating those comments.


== Semi-protected edit request on 5 December 2023 ==
Therefore, that statement should be removed until credibly sourced facts are cited. ] (]) 11:53, 10 July 2022 (UTC)


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Participate in the deletion discussion at the ]. —] (]) 19:23, 22 July 2022 (UTC)


== Myanmar /en.wikipedia.org/Myanmar ==
== Semi-protected edit request on 3 August 2022 ==
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President of Myanmar is Win Myint ] (]) 00:35, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
:] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:ESp --> Win Myint was removed from office in the ]. ―&nbsp;]&nbsp;<sup>]</sup> 00:53, 3 August 2022 (UTC)


Global edit find Pagan replace Bagan. ] (]) 19:35, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
== Semi-protected edit request on 3 August 2022 (2) ==
:{{notdone}} Both terms exist and have their own Wikipages: ] and ]. Can be done only on a case-by-case basis after a careful read. ] (]) 05:18, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
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I do not know how to correct it. I just wanted to tell someone that the Burmese characters are not showing up. Just empty boxes. I think Burmese is in the Unicode font system, and there must be a way to code it to show properly to ALL browsers.


== Kingdom of Ava missing under 'Formation' ==
Here is a clip of the sentence where I see empty square boxes from "Burmese:" to "; pronounced"


The Kingdom of Ava is missing in the history section between Pagan and Taungoo Era. https://en.wikipedia.org/Kingdom_of_Ava ] (]) 02:44, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
All the other characters are showing properly in Chrome browser. Not sure what is broken on this page, but wanted to tell someone. Thank you.


:{{not done}},Please provide a source ] (]) (]) 20:49, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
"Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်; pronounced " ] (]) 14:49, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
:This appears to be an issue with your browser. I'm not seeing any issues with multiple browsers on multiple devices. ] (]) 15:26, 3 August 2022 (UTC)


== Rhoticity of English pronunciation of "Myanmar"/"Burma" ==
== Semi-protected edit request on 25 October 2022 ==
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Please delete the reference to Myanmar in the second sentence as the largest country in mainland Southeast Asia. Both Thailand and Vietnam are larger in terms of geographic size and population size.


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The first sentence could just read: "Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, also known as Burma, is a country in Southeast Asia with a population of about 54 million as of 2017." ] (]) 11:04, 25 October 2022 (UTC)


The "Etymology" section would benefit from a reference to the article ]
:{{ping|Openburma}} Are Thailand and Vietnam larger than Myanmar by area? The figures listed in the articles for the countries indicate that Myanmar is larger than both. Do you believe those figures are incorrect? ] (] / ] / ]) 05:58, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
*{{notdone}} Openburma is partly correct in that Vietnam and Thailand are more populous. But Myanmar is the largest by area and that's what our article says. --] <small>(])</small> 15:07, 27 October 2022 (UTC)


Please change "non-rhotic variety of English" to "]" ] (]) 22:27, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
== Semi-protected edit request on 4 March 2023 ==
:{{done}}<!-- Template:ESp --> ] (] / ] / ]) 05:46, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
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::I appreciate it! ] (]) 20:50, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
I would like to add the following information to the Political Culture section of the Misplaced Pages page:


== Rohingya genocide ==
On February 1, 2021, military rule was seized again, returning the power to an authoritarian system and reversing the transition to democracy that Myanmar had seen since 2010. The country can be classified as either a closed autocracy or an electoral autocracy depending on the elections that the military is planning to hold in 2024. The military establishment plans to hold elections as a way to transition the country out of post-coup conflict and to consolidate their political dominance. However, the junta has enacted laws in preparation for these elections that restrict the voting power of the citizens. These laws include: requiring voting political parties to register at least 100,000 members within three months of registration and banning parties that are declared “terrorist,” by the military, which represents any of their opponents.
Additionally, the military rule has extended to local levels. Officials in central-level departments and local administrations were replaced with bureaucrats appointed by the military. Additionally, officials of villages and wards, which were previously elected by citizens, are now chosen by military-appointed township councils.


I noticed that the history section largely jumps from 2016 to 2020 without mentioning the Rohingya persecution in 2017, which seems a notable event that got a lot of international attention, at a minimum resulted in mass migration, etc. Is there a reason it wouldn't be appropriate to mention here? -] (]) 08:32, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
The Freedom House rating for democracy scores Myanmar at 9/60 in 2022, with a score of 0/40 for political rights and 9/60 for civil liberties. This exhibits a decline from 2021, where Freedom House scored Myanmar at 13/40 for political rights and 15/60 for civil liberties. ] (]) 01:23, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
* No citations to ], ] sources have been provided to support this passage. Further, the passage is speculative to a degree. Please re-word and find reliable sources. Thank you, --] (]) 01:52, 4 March 2023 (UTC)


:Further comment: I do see that the topic is presented within Government and politics> Human rights and internal conflicts> Genocide allegations and crimes against Rohingya people.
== A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion ==
:Given the international attention, demographic changes to the country, refugee crisis, etc., I am not sure it doesn't belong in "history" too.
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:However, even within the aforementioned section, the "2013 onwards" seems to have minimal commentary on the 2016-2017 period. At the beginning of the genocide allegations section, there is a "see also" link to "2016–17 Rohingya persecution in Myanmar" (which is not the current name of the linked article - I'd think we should link to the current name regardless rather than engaging in a separate debate) but those events aren't really mentioned much in the "2013 onwards" section of this article.
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:I think there could be some improvement here. -] (]) 08:46, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
Participate in the deletion discussion at the ]. —] (]) 15:14, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
::@] I fully agree with everything said here. The genocide of the Rohingya is far too notable and significant to be confined to only one small section of this article. I also noticed that the topic of Rohingya refugees is mentioned in Demographics> Ethnic groups, but it had no word of refugees past 1991. To rectify this, I added this sentence: "Since August 2017, an estimated 23,000-43,700 Rohingya have been killed in the ongoing ], and another 730,000 have fled to Bangladesh.", with three added sources. (Hopefully it doesn't get reverted by some genocide denier, ugh.) Regarding your concern about the "see also" link, it appears as though someone thankfully changed it to "Rohingya genocide" to match the page title (unless you're the one who did that, in which case nice!!) Thank you for pointing all this out, by the way - it's really important stuff. ] (]) 11:39, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 29 November 2023burma

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 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. --AntiDionysius (talk) 20:57, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 December 2023

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 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Liu1126 (talk) 11:29, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

Myanmar /en.wikipedia.org/Myanmar

Global edit find Pagan replace Bagan. WaTaAng (talk) 19:35, 11 April 2024 (UTC)

 Not done Both terms exist and have their own Wikipages: Bagan and Pagan Kingdom. Can be done only on a case-by-case basis after a careful read. Rasnaboy (talk) 05:18, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Kingdom of Ava missing under 'Formation'

The Kingdom of Ava is missing in the history section between Pagan and Taungoo Era. https://en.wikipedia.org/Kingdom_of_Ava 77.187.165.0 (talk) 02:44, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

 Not done,Please provide a source UnsungHistory (Questions?) (Did I mess up?) 20:49, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Rhoticity of English pronunciation of "Myanmar"/"Burma"

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The "Etymology" section would benefit from a reference to the article Rhoticity in English

Please change "non-rhotic variety of English" to "non-rhotic variety of English" Troglodv (talk) 22:27, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

 Done Anon126 (notify me of responses! / talk / contribs) 05:46, 1 October 2024 (UTC)
I appreciate it! Troglodv (talk) 20:50, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Rohingya genocide

I noticed that the history section largely jumps from 2016 to 2020 without mentioning the Rohingya persecution in 2017, which seems a notable event that got a lot of international attention, at a minimum resulted in mass migration, etc. Is there a reason it wouldn't be appropriate to mention here? -KaJunl (talk) 08:32, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Further comment: I do see that the topic is presented within Government and politics> Human rights and internal conflicts> Genocide allegations and crimes against Rohingya people.
Given the international attention, demographic changes to the country, refugee crisis, etc., I am not sure it doesn't belong in "history" too.
However, even within the aforementioned section, the "2013 onwards" seems to have minimal commentary on the 2016-2017 period. At the beginning of the genocide allegations section, there is a "see also" link to "2016–17 Rohingya persecution in Myanmar" (which is not the current name of the linked article - I'd think we should link to the current name regardless rather than engaging in a separate debate) but those events aren't really mentioned much in the "2013 onwards" section of this article.
I think there could be some improvement here. -KaJunl (talk) 08:46, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
@KaJunl I fully agree with everything said here. The genocide of the Rohingya is far too notable and significant to be confined to only one small section of this article. I also noticed that the topic of Rohingya refugees is mentioned in Demographics> Ethnic groups, but it had no word of refugees past 1991. To rectify this, I added this sentence: "Since August 2017, an estimated 23,000-43,700 Rohingya have been killed in the ongoing Rohingya genocide, and another 730,000 have fled to Bangladesh.", with three added sources. (Hopefully it doesn't get reverted by some genocide denier, ugh.) Regarding your concern about the "see also" link, it appears as though someone thankfully changed it to "Rohingya genocide" to match the page title (unless you're the one who did that, in which case nice!!) Thank you for pointing all this out, by the way - it's really important stuff. Iamextremelygayokay (talk) 11:39, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
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