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== UK nationalities ==
Can someone point me to the bit of guidance around how you describe the nationality of someone from the United Kingdom or one of its component countries i.e. British vs. English vs. Scottish vs. Welsh? I know it exists I'm just struggling to find it. Thanks in advance. ] (]) 08:42, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

:@], ] essay is the only one that comes to mind, while not formal guideline/policy, clears a bit. The modern use section can be summed up as; find the most common nationality of a subject (noting some non-UK sources may be incorrect), if that fails, find the subject's self-preference. Of course any dispute may be raised at a subject's talk page. ''']]''' 21:02, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
:If ] touching on the subject cannot be found, play safe & use "British". If a solid "subject's self-preference" can be found, that trumps almost all other sources. But it cannot always be assumed that someone eg born in ] thinks of themselves as Welsh. British ethnic minorities often choose "British" to describe themselves, rather than a more specific identity. ] (]) 04:06, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
::@] and @]. Thanks both, that's really useful. ] (]) 21:09, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

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I've substantially improved the bio at ] but I'm going to struggle on the literary side of things. I'm posting this here and at the feminism project (the literature project doesn't have scope, the books project is too specific) in the hope that someone might be able to make a better job of it than I'm likely to do - there are plenty of sources out there, lit. crit. and otherwise, including at GBooks and JSTOR. Duncan was a Canadian who wrote mostly about Anglo-Indian society and had both a strong feminist angle and a ]-based interpretation of imperialism. I've got some bare bones in but I'm going to end up with far too many quotes unless someone with more clue can help out with the "Works" section. It may need a "Themes" section also. Thanks. - ] (]) 13:34, 8 August 2014 (UTC)


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== 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:
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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.
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This is my first attempt at searching for my family heritage via philosophy and public forum. Please be kind.
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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.
Please come comment at ].--] <small>(] / ] / ] / ] / ])</small> 01:53, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
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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I call your attention to biography of painter Vincent van Gough
wherein the image in the info box is a self-portrait.


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UK nationalities

Can someone point me to the bit of guidance around how you describe the nationality of someone from the United Kingdom or one of its component countries i.e. British vs. English vs. Scottish vs. Welsh? I know it exists I'm just struggling to find it. Thanks in advance. 10mmsocket (talk) 08:42, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

@10mmsocket, WP:UKNATIONALS essay is the only one that comes to mind, while not formal guideline/policy, clears a bit. The modern use section can be summed up as; find the most common nationality of a subject (noting some non-UK sources may be incorrect), if that fails, find the subject's self-preference. Of course any dispute may be raised at a subject's talk page. DankJae 21:02, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
If WP:RS touching on the subject cannot be found, play safe & use "British". If a solid "subject's self-preference" can be found, that trumps almost all other sources. But it cannot always be assumed that someone eg born in Cardiff thinks of themselves as Welsh. British ethnic minorities often choose "British" to describe themselves, rather than a more specific identity. Johnbod (talk) 04:06, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
@Johnbod and @DankJae. Thanks both, that's really useful. 10mmsocket (talk) 21:09, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

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Length of Joseph Stalin: discussion invitation

Editors are invited to give comments on the legnth of the article Joseph Stalin. The discussion can be found at on the article's talk page. Z1720 (talk) 17:38, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for James Cagney

James Cagney 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) 01:17, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Ne-Yo

Ne-Yo 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) 01:20, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

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)

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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

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Good article reassessment for Alfred North Whitehead

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Good article reassessment for Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

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