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	== Converting references to SFN/Harvp, to aid in accessibility of citations ==

	As my recent start at moving over to SFN/Harvp for the references was reverted by {{ping\|Nikkimaria}}, I am here seeking a consensus for the change. The main argument is using such, or a similar standard is better than the plain text references, as it allows for a single click to the relevant full citation in the bibliography section, as to the current need to look for the relevant citation by just the surname alone (as none provide the date for the citation in the plain text reference). -- ] (]) 11:20, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
	* I support the change. --] (]) 11:31, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

	:I'm a fan of linked citations. Nikkimaria is right from a process perspective: you generally shouldn't change away from the established style without affirmative talk page consensus. As long as you're willing to fully convert to the linked style, I'm all for it. ] (] / ]) 17:20, 24 May 2023 (UTC)

	*The existing footnote style is in line with the ], which is standard for academic publications in this subject area - plus unlinked citations in general are more accessible for those who are subject-matter rather than Misplaced Pages-editing experts, and the former are needed here. ] (]) 02:09, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

	== Semi-protected edit request on 25 November 2023 ==

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	Her spouse Percy Shelley was born August 4,1792.
	this is clearly a mix up ? ] (]) 03:10, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
	* I'm not sure what you're referring to. As far as I can tell, this article never mentions when Percy was born. ] (] / ]) 03:19, 25 November 2023 (UTC)

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5th paragraph, "Until the 1970s", should perhaps be changed to "until the 1850's" or "For the rest of her life", since Mary died in 1853. 2600:8800:3984:8200:BD86:B1D7:2E05:E45 (talk) 23:50, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Not done: I don't see a correlation between the time of her death and what she has been known for historically by researchers and scholars. —Sirdog (talk) 00:56, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Lake Geneva and Frankenstein

What were the other three stories?Drsruli (talk) 22:01, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

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Change "The last decade of her life was dogged by illness, most likely caused by the brain tumour which killed her at the age of 53." to "The last decade of her life was dogged by illness, most likely caused by the brain tumour that ultimately led to her death at the age of 53.

Why: The current version leads the reader into a garden path, making them wonder how could a person die twice? Once at the age of 53 and then again at another age, even if momentarily, it does not provide any other advantages over the edited version. Meannwhile the edited version would eliminate this garden path by adding the word "ultimately" TheCosmos999 (talk) 14:56, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ⸺(Random)staplers 20:25, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

I see no garden path. She died once, aged 53, from a brain tumour. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:46, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

About the intro

Interesting: the Percy Shelley page intro has 3 paragraphs of literary history and then 1 paragraph of personal history. The Mary Shelley page intro has 3 paragraphs of personal history and 2 of literary history.

I think the personal history in Mary's introduction could very easily be condensed - there's a lot of detail there. Then perhaps the long literary history paragraph could be expanded out into 2 paragraphs? Kansaikiwi (talk) 08:33, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

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