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*] - There is disagreement over the pronunciation of "Boise." An anonymous user (most recently ]) has repeatedly changed it to read "(not incorrect local pronunciation)." This is (1) incorrect () and, (2) as a native Idahoan rather offensive. I have changed it to read that both boy-see and boy-zee are correct, although I'd submit the former is much more common. According to the Talk page this is not the first time we've had this particular issue here. At any rate, this is becoming tiresome and I believe now requires a fresh set of eyes. 19:55, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
*] - the article uses 1911 EB and 19th century sources only; has claims of "massacres", there is a dispute whether this makes it non-neutral and unreliable.17:03, 23 April 2007 (UTC) *] - the article uses 1911 EB and 19th century sources only; has claims of "massacres", there is a dispute whether this makes it non-neutral and unreliable.17:03, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
*] There is disagreement about the appropriate scope of the article ] as well as the use of the word ''Québécois'' in article titles and articles generally. 11:00, 23 April 2007 (UTC) *] There is disagreement about the appropriate scope of the article ] as well as the use of the word ''Québécois'' in article titles and articles generally. 11:00, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

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  • Boise, Idaho - There is disagreement over the pronunciation of "Boise." An anonymous user (most recently 15.235.137.72) has repeatedly changed it to read "(not incorrect local pronunciation)." This is (1) incorrect (Source) and, (2) as a native Idahoan rather offensive. I have changed it to read that both boy-see and boy-zee are correct, although I'd submit the former is much more common. According to the Talk page this is not the first time we've had this particular issue here. At any rate, this is becoming tiresome and I believe now requires a fresh set of eyes. 19:55, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Time of Troubles - the article uses 1911 EB and 19th century sources only; has claims of "massacres", there is a dispute whether this makes it non-neutral and unreliable.17:03, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Québécois#Request for comment on scope of article There is disagreement about the appropriate scope of the article Québécois as well as the use of the word Québécois in article titles and articles generally. 11:00, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject New York City Public Transportation#Templates vs. redirects - should normal links be replaced by templates that simply create that link? --NE2 00:55, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:2007 AS Roma-Manchester United conflict#Request for Comment: Description of events - This is a dispute over the neutrality of the description of the events referred to by the article in question. 23:37, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Medieval cuisine – Talk:Medieval cuisine; I'm not posting here because of any particular disputes (even if a few feathers have been ruffled over citation standards), but rather because I would really appreciate some suggestions on how to create sub-articles. There's already a regional cuisines of medieval Europe, but other than that, I'm somewhat at a loss on how to proceed. I have plenty more info that could be included, and sections that deserve to be expanded (like "Fruit and vegetables"), but I'm holding off on that because I don't want the article to grow much larger. Any input is highly appreciated. Peter 13:29, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Cultural Revolution#Request for Comment: Inclusion of external link This is a dispute about whether two links should be included on the external links section of this page. 10:00, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:List of United States Presidential religious affiliations#RFC - WP:SYNT issues Major problems with WP:SYNT throughout the article. Assertions are being made based on primary sources. No consenus on how to fix this situation. 14:18, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Przyszowice massacre Reliability of sources is proving highly controversial. Are articles in foreign language newspapers written by authors whose scholarly standing is not established acceptable as main sources for the Misplaced Pages articles on historic subjects (not current events) if there are no English publications? 04:12, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Armenian Revolutionary Federation ] Content dispute over the role of ARF in Russia - participation of ARF in terrorist activity and extermination of civilians. I made edit - and my opponents oppose it. They argue that this information is incorrect and sources aren't reliable. Besides, there is emerging argument on the role of ARF in March Days
  • Talk:List of countries and outlying territories by area#Request for Comment: EU inclusion in the list of countries and outlying territories by area There is a dispute about whether the European Union should be included in this list. Its area equals the sum of its member countries. We are discussing if it should be included in the list or not. 16:13, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Balearic Islands - Edit war over the official name of the islands: Is "Autonomous Community of..." officially part of the name? 23:03, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Lao Wai (talk · contribs) persists in adding inaccurate information and original speculations into Collectivisation in the USSR and some other artciles and for two weeks now ignores my requasts to provide references to disputed statements. Please explain someone policies WP:ATTR to him. From some of his comments ion talk pages I conclude he sees me as a political enemy and doesn't listen. `'mikka 16:53, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Template_talk:Israel-InfoBox#Request_for_Comment:_Israel.27s_area_figure_in_the_infobox Israel's area figure in the infobox 23:29, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Koror-Babeldaob Bridge#Rfc - This bridge collapsed in 1996 and was subsequently rebuilt. There is an edit war as to whether the fact that it was rebuilt should be mentioned in the article. 03:33, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Rossville, Staten Island - As part of an ongoing edit war, Philip Gronowski has been arbitrarily reverting all additions of external links to the article as "removal of spam". These external links, which had been part of the article since it's creation, are not spam, and were unjustifiably removed. One external link links to an article about the 150th anniversary of the oldest Roman Catholic Church in Staten Island, which is located in the neighborhood. Another external link links to a website created by a former resident who describes what it was like to grow up in the area before it was built up. It seems to me that this Philip Gronowski character, who has recently been resoundingly rejected in his candidacy for RfA, is not making legitimate revisions based on the rules of Misplaced Pages, but on his own interpretation of what is "spam". I'd like to request that this article be submitted for third party arbitration, as I have exhausted all attempts at a compromise with Mr. Gronowski. I will abide by any decision made by an impartial administrator concerning this dispute. Thank you very much for your consideration. 172.135.184.176 20:50, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Black_Death#Straw_poll_-_citations - should citations be made at the end of each paragraph, or at the end of each sentence, even if it means multi-citations within the same paragraph? -- Stbalbach 15:15, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Purushottam Nagesh Oak long dispute/edit war about reliable souces for criticism of the Indian writer who claims that Christianity and Islam orginated from Hinduism, and that the Taj Mahal was once a Hindu temple. 00:48, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Papermaking#RfC There is a strong possibility of a revert war. I've been working hard on the article and plan to stick to the neglected article till it reaches GA level. My morale has been damaged bue to abusive editing and possible use of sockpuppets. Kindly respond quickly. Moerou toukon 16:15, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Halifax,_Nova_Scotia A revert war is happening in a dispute about whether it is accurate to continue to refer to the area of or approximately coinciding with the boundaries of the City of Halifax, which became a part of the rural/urban Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996, as a city (note the lower case). A user has reverted to his POV for several months, unable to agree with multiple other users. 22:53, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Missouri#Largest_Metro_Area A revert war is happening about leaving St Louis, Missouri in the infobox as the largest metro area. One user has repeatedly removed it, citing that it is not vital information. The problem arises when this user and others (who are affiliated with Kansas City) personally attack user in favor of leaving the information in. 05:01, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:John Adams High School (Jamaica/Ozone Park, NY) A dispute about content in a school article. A user trims down school articles routinely to keep out what he calls "cruft"; another user wants to put a large amount of details about the school because he states "it really is a good school". 03:54, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Max_Headroom_pirating_incident#RfC:_External_links_to_videos A user has deleted a link in the External links section to a video because he believes that it is the same as another video already linked there. Another editor believes that the two videos are different and that the link should stay. Please comment. 00:46, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Bangladesh Liberation War#Requested move A long running dispute over the name of the page (see also Bangladesh_War and Bangladesh War (2)). --18:40, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Dendera Temple complex Is it an open question in Egyptology, whether electricity was used in Ancient Egypt and whether a well known relief in the Hathor Themple depicts an incandescent light bulb? 11:13, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:List of historical national capitals Whether or not to include national flags in teh article, and if so, whether those flags should represent the present nation that city resides in, or the historical nation the city was capital of. 04:27, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Essjay controversy#Requests for Comment: Essjay controversy: Disupte and edit war over the foundership of Misplaced Pages. Suggestions to resolve or bring it to relative talk pages have failed and a full protection of the article overturned, resulting continued edit warring. 08:36, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:German#RfC: Pruning down: Dispute about structuring of the disambiguation page for German, and how many links to include there. 06:32, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Direct_Action_Day#RfC: One editor is tagging inavlid sources, sources that don't relate to the information they are cited for and general other stuff he believes to be Weasel words and POV. The other editor (as well as a suspected sock-puppet) keeps reverting the article to remove the concerns. The Kinslayer 09:24, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Waverly Hills Sanatorium: An editor strongly believes that a handwritten note of a misspelling and a blurry, unreadable postcard, constitute as reliable sources. The editor has also misread (delibrately?) sources in a vein attempt to garner some credibility. 18:03, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Template talk:NYCS -- this template is currently being used for overlinking. --NE2 00:10, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Allied_war_crimes_during_World_War_II#RfC:Was_Atomic_Bombing_of_Japan_a_War_Crime -- Long dispute over both the scope of the article, the inclusion of the atomic bombing of Japan, and the use of US references in comments about the US. Needs multiple fresh eyes and some conflict resolution. I have not gotten involved, other than to do this step. 16:01, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:2004 Madrid train bombings -- Protracted dispute between 2-3 users over how much weight to give certain media reports. A previous RfC yielded input from only myself. A new and fresh perspective is sorely needed for this lengthy and significant article.--Mantanmoreland 23:33, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Parma, Ohio -- Are the city council/city council presidents notable? Is the witch hunt section npov? Another edit war may be beginning...19:39, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Template_talk:Infobox_Australian_Place#Compromise_proposal Proposal for displaying counties and parishes (19th century subdivisions, still used in land titles, but little known today) in the Australian infobox template. 01:30, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Elián González: Should this article carry this link in its external links section. The link, from the University of Miami, is a resource created to better understand the phenomenon of Cuban rafters and describes itself as "a digital archive where you can explore the experiences of tens of thousands of citizens who have left Cuba in small boats, homemade rafts and other unusual craft." --15:25, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Sparta Is it appropriate or not to describe the ancient Greek city-state of Sparta as a superpower or not? Sparta as a superpower is sourced, though it doesn't necessarily reflect Misplaced Pages's definition of a superpower. 02:28, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Nero and the Great Fire Is it fair to present what some primary sources state were the reasons/rumors concerning the fire, or are they too muddled? 22:20, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Talk:Andijan_massacre#KazakPol.27s_Intro_Version How should we impartially present a synopsis of events within the introduction? -- 00:34, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Is this new and amended version of the article appropriate? Please comment here.18:06, 11 March 2007 (UTC)