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Hi! I have recently opened up a discussion on the date format of the article for ]. You can find it on the ]. Would like to see people's perspectives on it. Also, I'm sorry if this is not an appropriate place to post this. Thank you! ] (]) 22:36, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
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] There is a requested move discussion at ] that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ] (]) 02:54, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
The following article ] has been tagged as belongling to this WikiProject. it has also been tagged for deletion. Thought that some mention of that should be made here:


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==Upside-down lists of works==
If you spot a list of works, or a list of awards, that is in reverse-chronological order, please either correct it to chronological order as per the manual of style at ], or tag it with the template {{tl|MOSLOW}}. This template looks like this:
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Can someone please help with this? I'm sorry if this is not an appropriate place to post this. Thank you! ] (]) 15:57, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
A helpful tool is ].


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== Bahgat Saber Image ==
I've noticed that many band pages don't include flags like other pages do. Do we have a preference on that because I for one think they enhance the Wiki experience. ] 3:11 3 October 2007 (UTC)


Please add an image for the “activist” Bahgat Saber as it need an image. ] (]) 13:12, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
== discrepancy between dates ==


:{{question}} {{ping|Cloarui}} Do you have access to a image that of ] that has an ] for ] or meets English Misplaced Pages's ] criteria?
on the philipo taglioni bio: i noticed the dates of the original production of "la sylphide" conflict. the intro states that "it is he who was the original choreographer of La Sylphide, in 1836," while the "background" section goes on to say, "the triumphant première of La Sylphide on March 12, 1832..." i think 1832 is the correct date of the premier. someone should fix this.
:There is nothing from {{url|https://soundcloud.com/bahgat-saber-497387947}} or {{url|https://soundcloud.com/pages/copyright}} that exempts this content from copyright restictions, & {{url|https://soundcloud.com/terms-of-use#your-content}} clearly states that the {{tq|Any and all Content is uploaded, owned and controlled solely by you}} (the uploader){{tq|, and not by SoundCloud.}} ] (]) 19:47, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
::These copyright terms is for music, not for personal photos no mention of that was there. Therefore I think the image on there fits the criteria. ] (]) 16:46, 4 December 2024 (UTC)


== Requested move at ] ==
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] There is a requested move discussion at ] that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ] (]) 05:56, 7 December 2024 (UTC)


== Requested move at ] ==
] ("the" ]) is currently tagged "written like a personal reflection or essay and may require cleanup", as well as "needs additional citations for verification". (I myself have no competence in this subject.) -- ] 20:24, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
] There is a requested move discussion at ] that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ] (]) 05:44, 8 December 2024 (UTC)


== Requested move at ] ==
===Use of Appleton's and its derivative sites==
] There is a requested move discussion at ] that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ] (]) 14:28, 8 December 2024 (UTC)


== Requested move at ] ==
I am listing a discussion begun at ] and at ]
] There is a requested move discussion at ] that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ] (]) 03:00, 9 December 2024 (UTC)


== Requested move at ] ==
According to the Virtualology site, which is a copy & attempted revision of the notoriously unreliable ], its revised biographies are arranged separately, as explained there "If you would like to edit this biography please submit a rewritten biography in text form . If acceptable, the new biography will be published above the 19th Century Appleton's Cyclopedia Biography citing the volunteer editor." from, e.g. However, I see no firm indication that this is in fact the case, and would like to see some examples of this. Ones directly from Appletons are not copyvios. Ones modified from Appleton's are copyvios, because the Virtualology site is copyrighted. Unfortunately, the original ones are also known not to be reliable or accurate.( It is additionally plagiarism to use them with just the tag at the bottom, without indicating that the entire article was copied and what the exact source is.) I therefore doubt that any material from this site can ever be incorporated in Misplaced Pages. If unmodified, they are not reliable. If modified, they are not public domain. ''']''' (]) 01:19, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
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== Discussion at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Portals ==
I furthermore do not think the material is always being added carefully. there was already a good article on Benjamin Alvord (mathematician) (1813-1884), using Appleton as well as other more authoritative sources. You added an article for his son, Benjamin Alford Jr., unfortunately called Benjamin Alvord (general) --unfortunately because the father was also a general--and copied the information from the bio of his parent as a direct cut and paste from the Appleton web site. (I deleted it as a duplicate, but I can make a copy available--actually I hardly need to, because it is an exact literal character-by-character copy of the one on your own web site without any attempt whatsoever to modify it into the appropriate style for wikipedia--not even inverting the name from its "ALVORD, Benjamin," to what we would call "Benjamin Alvord." Not writing appropriately with respect to style, is a minor matter and easily fixable--though a nuisance if you intend to do many contributions. But you did not check to see that you were copy-pasting about the right person!


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I think this casts doubt on all contributions derived from this source, , and I urge you not to add further material until this has been worked out according to consensus. I apologize if this has sounded a little sharp, but I want to make certain that this gets clarified before things get more complicated. ''']''' (]) 01:20, 2 December 2007 (UTC)


== Requested move at ] ==
=== ] and ] discussion on ] ===
] There is a requested move discussion at ] that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ] (]) 19:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)


== Requested move at ] ==
There have already been a variety of related discussions about spam, coi, copyright, and link quality in different places, so I started a more centralized discussion of all aspects at:
] There is a requested move discussion at ] that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ] 02:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
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== Could {{tl|Person categories}} (aka {{tl|L}} ) be adapted for Drafts? ==
== Any actions needed for new biography articles? ==


It has been suggested that this template could be useful for editors working on biographies as Drafts, with some modification.
I'm doing ] and I'd like to know if there's anything special I should do when I happen to run across a biography among the new pages. Am I supposed to insert <nowiki>{{DEFAULTSORT:Lastname, Firstname}}</nowiki>? Am I supposed to put <nowiki> {{BIO}}</nowiki> on the talk page? Would it be helpful to fill out a ] template? Anything else? Are these instructions summarized anywhere? Thanks. --] 20:00, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
::Adding the {{tl|WP Biography}}, and maybe indicating "living=yes/no", whichever is appropriate, would certainly be appreciated. If you wanted to go further and add anything further, like you mentioned above, I very seriously doubt anyone would have any objections. ] 14:04, 3 December 2007 (UTC)


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== Discussion of interest? ==
Hi, this article was a wreck. I didn't have much time, but I tried to make some fairly radical changes to bring it back to a decent state, after a series of edits by Attila Lajos (who wrote his PhD thesis on Wallenberg ) that gave the article a rather non-neutral point of view. I hope that by posting here I can draw some attention to it so that someone might be able to give it the time it deserves. &ndash;] 21:43, 2 December 2007 (UTC)


Folks, see ]. Primarily concerns organizations/companies and biographies. <sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">]&#124;]</sub> 09:44, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
==Henry Shultz vs. Henry Schultz==
Currently the page on Henry Schultz, economist, is at ], although there is no page on another person with the same name on WP. ] redirects to ], a page on someone else (not clear who from the article?). I think that the page on the economist should be moved to Henry Schultz with notices at the top of both articles to disambig. I would move it myself but I think I need the help of an admin to first erase the existing redirect article. BTW, if you check "what links here" on the Henry Shultz page, most links are for the economist through the redirect, so people have a hard time finding the correct page with the current setup ] 09:52, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
:Long story short, I need a little help from an admin and I'll take care of the rest ] 15:37, 3 December 2007 (UTC)


== Did the German Scholar Dr. Karl Reinhardt have child relatives at the end of World War II? ==
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What happened to the children who became orphans as a result of, or during, WWII? Were any children sent without first obtaining official documentation? If the answer to those questions are "yes," then consider the possibility of the following:
Hallo, when I nested the templates at ], the info about automatic stub designation in the Biography Project template didn't shrink. Should it? ] 13:30, 3 December 2007 (UTC)


A child comes to the United States of America at the end of WWII. Upon arrival, he tells his name to an American (who spells it incorrectly) to later be placed on an official document of identification and given to the child to be used as his official I.D. throughout his life. That name is then passed along to his children. So on and so forth.
== ] ==

This is my first attempt at searching for my family heritage via philosophy and public forum. Please be kind.


My name is Latrisha Ann Clinard. I was removed from the custody of my biological parents in the United States of America when I was only 2, and they died before I could meet them.
David Clinard, the brother of my father, Gary Clinard, told me a few things that might have helped me learn who I am and where I come from. Firstly, the pronunciation of my name is "Klein-art" instead of "Clunard," as I had always thought. Secondly, my father had a very high IQ. I can't remember the exact number, but I believe it was around 130-140. I do not know what that means exactly, but I remember mine being above average. I also know I am partly German, and according to my father, my name was misspelled at birth.
There is no record I can find with information on my father's sires. The government buried him because I was still a minor in foster care and no one else claimed him.
The only other information I have is that the mother of David Clinard is Joan Lohse; she is nearly 100 years old, but she is not the mother of Gary Clinard (my father). They have the same father, but I do not know his name.

I am beginning to consider that my father may not have known who his father was, because his father may not have been a very good one as a result of his father's father's potential involvement in World War II. ] (]) 21:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

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== Using LinkedIn for some biography details ==

If secondary sources don't cover person's education in details (e. g., major/minor or honors), but person's LinkedIn has them, is it acceptable to use latter as a source? ] (]) 11:31, 24 December 2024 (UTC)
:See ]. The account would have to be verified and the content would have to comply with policies on for BLPs and self-published sources. Potentially promotional content such as honors would probably not be appropriate without independent sourcing. Going into too much detail may also violate ] without independent sourcing to show why significant enough to include in the article. – ] (]) 19:46, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

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Any that mention activism, socialism, gender issues, etc. But not conservatism. ] ] 07:50, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

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] is still basically a stub. Can anyone add to this? -- ] (]) 11:21, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
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] There is a requested move discussion at ] that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ] (]) 19:44, 6 January 2025 (UTC)
As I am very novice at making infoboxes, can someone in this WikiProject Make a infobox for a general athlete or a table tennis player (as I am doing a article on one)? Thanks and also please reply me on my ]. --] 08:50, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

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Good article reassessment for Edwin of Northumbria

Edwin of Northumbria has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 15:51, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Discussion on date format

Hi! I have recently opened up a discussion on the date format of the article for Kalpana Chawla. You can find it on the Talk page. Would like to see people's perspectives on it. Also, I'm sorry if this is not an appropriate place to post this. Thank you! Spookyaki (talk) 22:36, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama#Requested move 22 November 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama#Requested move 22 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 02:54, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Requested at Talk:Avraham Shapira#Problematic edit

Can someone please help with this? I'm sorry if this is not an appropriate place to post this. Thank you! 132.70.66.13 (talk) 15:57, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

RFC notice at Talk:Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

There's currently a RFC about a potential infobox on Talk:Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Please feel free to contribute. Thanks! Nemov (talk) 23:27, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Ujjal Dosanjh

Ujjal Dosanjh has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 03:06, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Bahgat Saber Image

Please add an image for the “activist” Bahgat Saber as it need an image. Image Example Cloarui (talk) 13:12, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

 Question: @Cloarui: Do you have access to a image that of Bahgat Saber that has an acceptable license for Wikimedia Commons or meets English Misplaced Pages's fair use criteria?
There is nothing from soundcloud.com/bahgat-saber-497387947 or soundcloud.com/pages/copyright that exempts this content from copyright restictions, & soundcloud.com/terms-of-use#your-content clearly states that the Any and all Content is uploaded, owned and controlled solely by you (the uploader), and not by SoundCloud. Peaceray (talk) 19:47, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
These copyright terms is for music, not for personal photos no mention of that was there. Therefore I think the image on there fits the criteria. Cloarui (talk) 16:46, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Emma Dumont#Requested move 7 December 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Emma Dumont#Requested move 7 December 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. LIrala (talk) 05:56, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Charles Hanson (auctioneer)#Requested move 3 December 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Charles Hanson (auctioneer)#Requested move 3 December 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Feeglgeef (talk) 05:44, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Lee Young-ja (comedian)#Requested move 6 December 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Lee Young-ja (comedian)#Requested move 6 December 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RachelTensions (talk) 14:28, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Yoel Kahn#Requested move 30 November 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Yoel Kahn#Requested move 30 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Feeglgeef (talk) 03:00, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Leonid Kadeniuk#Page move due to misspelled name

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Leonid Kadeniuk#Page move due to misspelled name that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Feeglgeef (talk) 17:34, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Discussion at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Portals

 You are invited to join the discussion at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Portals#A cleaner layout for portals about changes in the portal Portal:Biography.Guilherme Burn (talk) 19:06, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Quinn brothers' killings#Requested move 9 December 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Quinn brothers' killings#Requested move 9 December 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Feeglgeef (talk) 19:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Capital Cities (band)#Requested move 25 November 2024

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Capital Cities (band)#Requested move 25 November 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Reading Beans, Duke of Rivia 02:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Could {{Person categories}} (aka {{L}} ) be adapted for Drafts?

It has been suggested that this template could be useful for editors working on biographies as Drafts, with some modification.

Please comment at Template talk:Person categories#Adapt for use in Drafts?. Thanks. PamD 09:46, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Discussion of interest?

Folks, see Misplaced Pages:Village_pump_(miscellaneous)#Suggestion_to_rename_many_criticism/controversies_articles_to_include_both_concepts_in_name. Primarily concerns organizations/companies and biographies. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 09:44, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Did the German Scholar Dr. Karl Reinhardt have child relatives at the end of World War II?

What happened to the children who became orphans as a result of, or during, WWII? Were any children sent without first obtaining official documentation? If the answer to those questions are "yes," then consider the possibility of the following:

A child comes to the United States of America at the end of WWII. Upon arrival, he tells his name to an American (who spells it incorrectly) to later be placed on an official document of identification and given to the child to be used as his official I.D. throughout his life. That name is then passed along to his children. So on and so forth.

This is my first attempt at searching for my family heritage via philosophy and public forum. Please be kind.


My name is Latrisha Ann Clinard. I was removed from the custody of my biological parents in the United States of America when I was only 2, and they died before I could meet them. David Clinard, the brother of my father, Gary Clinard, told me a few things that might have helped me learn who I am and where I come from. Firstly, the pronunciation of my name is "Klein-art" instead of "Clunard," as I had always thought. Secondly, my father had a very high IQ. I can't remember the exact number, but I believe it was around 130-140. I do not know what that means exactly, but I remember mine being above average. I also know I am partly German, and according to my father, my name was misspelled at birth. There is no record I can find with information on my father's sires. The government buried him because I was still a minor in foster care and no one else claimed him. The only other information I have is that the mother of David Clinard is Joan Lohse; she is nearly 100 years old, but she is not the mother of Gary Clinard (my father). They have the same father, but I do not know his name.

I am beginning to consider that my father may not have known who his father was, because his father may not have been a very good one as a result of his father's father's potential involvement in World War II. 2604:5500:502C:F400:349A:3D9F:DCCC:FED3 (talk) 21:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Postnominal letters and infoboxes

See Misplaced Pages talk:Manual of Style/Biography#MOS:POSTNOM for discussion. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:15, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Mitch Daniels

Mitch Daniels has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 17:55, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Anuel AA

Anuel AA has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 03:21, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Mark Kellogg (reporter)

Mark Kellogg (reporter) has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 02:42, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Paul Steed

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The article Paul Steed has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Aside from being created back when it was possible for IPs to do so, this page received the notability tag immediately after it was unprotected. I wouldn't go so far as to call Steed a nobody, but I believe he is Fandom-Wiki-level material that isn't notable enough for a page on a site as generalized as Misplaced Pages.

While all constructive contributions to Misplaced Pages are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. 100.7.34.111 (talk) 15:00, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Using LinkedIn for some biography details

If secondary sources don't cover person's education in details (e. g., major/minor or honors), but person's LinkedIn has them, is it acceptable to use latter as a source? 5.178.188.143 (talk) 11:31, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

See WP:RSPLINKEDIN. The account would have to be verified and the content would have to comply with policies on for BLPs and self-published sources. Potentially promotional content such as honors would probably not be appropriate without independent sourcing. Going into too much detail may also violate WP:DUE without independent sourcing to show why significant enough to include in the article. – notwally (talk) 19:46, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Henry VIII

Henry VIII has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 23:11, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Romaine Brooks

Romaine Brooks has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 23:42, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Editor deleting large chunks of academic biographies using political criteria

Any that mention activism, socialism, gender issues, etc. But not conservatism. Doug Weller talk 07:50, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

Women in Red January 2025

Women in Red | January 2025, Vol 11, Issue 1, Nos 324, 326, 327, 328, 329


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Proposed splitting of Magdalena Bay (duo)

There is a discussion at Talk:Magdalena Bay (duo)#Split article to Magdalena Bay discography that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. — 💽 LunaEclipse 💽 🌹 ⚧ 23:18, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Arthur Phillip

Arthur Phillip has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 22:11, 30 December 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Alfred North Whitehead

Alfred North Whitehead has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 23:08, 1 January 2025 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 16:30, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Benny Friedman#Requested move 4 January 2025

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Benny Friedman#Requested move 4 January 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Yeshivish613 (talk) 19:44, 6 January 2025 (UTC)

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