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Archive 1

There is a serious proposal to use "plural they" to described a transgender person

I can't believe I even have to report this, but some editors are seriously proposing using "they" instead of she/her for Alexis Arquette at Talk:Alexis Arquette#Detransitioned?. So if this is done, we will have sentences such as "Arquette is noted for their roles in films, and they were nominated for several awards" scattered throughout Alexis Arquette. MOS:GENDERID is very clear about this: we use the pronoun appropriate for the person's latest self-designated gender. Sundayclose (talk) 01:18, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

Yorkshire dialect listed at Requested moves

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Ellipses, capitalization, and whether an example of a common construction constitutes a quotation

FYI

 – Pointer to relevant discussion elsewhere.

Please see Talk:Ellipsis#"Save As..." style.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  05:14, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Project page

The beginning of the page has two separate texts appearing in the same space; one of them looks like a message which should have been put on the Talk page.--Johnsoniensis (talk) 19:33, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Not sure which two texts you mean. There a bunch of strange layout stuff I would do away with on this page, including that "US vs. UK English" image, which is a net negative (perpetuating discord instead of commonality).  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  20:14, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Mixed up with the middle column at the top of the page I see text including "Hello : Can you help to improve ..." with a link to Mr. Guye above it.--Johnsoniensis (talk) 09:09, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

It seems to be because there is more text on the page that will fit in when I view it at 150% zoom level.--Johnsoniensis (talk) 18:43, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

@Johnsoniensis: I can't replicate this exact behavior. I get cleanly moving content blocks. What browser/OS (including versions) are you seeing this in?  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  06:34, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

I am using Internet Explorer; when the zoom level is reduced it appears normal so I think no further action is required.--Johnsoniensis (talk) 08:17, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

Okey-doke. IE has a lot of CSS issues; that's why MS replaced it, though I guess the new thing (I forget the name of it) only runs on newer versions of Windows.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  06:31, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

List of dialects of the English language listed at Requested moves

A requested move discussion has been initiated for List of dialects of the English language to be moved to List of dialects of English. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 02:59, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

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He listed at Requested moves

A requested move discussion has been initiated for He to be moved to He (pronoun). This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 17:45, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

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Northumbrian dialect (Old English) listed at Requested moves

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Northumbrian dialect (Old English) - Requested move

It has been requested to move Northumbrian dialect (Old English) to Northumbrian Old English, see here. The discussion has stalled, but it appears there might be issues that go beyond the scope of that article. If anyone wants to have a look, that would be appreciated. Renerpho (talk) 00:54, 12 January 2019 (UTC)

She listed at Requested moves

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A new newsletter directory is out!

A new Newsletter directory has been created to replace the old, out-of-date one. If your WikiProject and its taskforces have newsletters (even inactive ones), or if you know of a missing newsletter (including from sister projects like WikiSpecies), please include it in the directory! The template can be a bit tricky, so if you need help, just post the newsletter on the template's talk page and someone will add it for you.

– Sent on behalf of Headbomb. 03:11, 11 April 2019 (UTC)

Feedback sought at Taking the piss

Your feedback is solicited at Talk:Taking the piss#Base form, or most common expression?. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 22:34, 12 April 2019 (UTC)

African-American English listed at Requested moves

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General American listed at Requested moves

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Attempted uprising or uprising attempt

In a RM in 2019 Venezuelan uprising there is a discussion if we should add the adjective attempt as in "uprising attempt" or attempted as in "attempted uprising". The decision seems minor but people are starting to oppose the name change because of it. The first is an "noun noun" and the later is "adjective-noun". Aside from that both seem natural to me.MaoGo (talk) 12:03, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

Request for information on WP1.0 web tool

Hello and greetings from the maintainers of the WP 1.0 Bot! As you may or may not know, we are currently involved in an overhaul of the bot, in order to make it more modern and maintainable. As part of this process, we will be rewriting the web tool that is part of the project. You might have noticed this tool if you click through the links on the project assessment summary tables.

We'd like to collect information on how the current tool is used by....you! How do you yourself and the other maintainers of your project use the web tool? Which of its features do you need? How frequently do you use these features? And what features is the tool missing that would be useful to you? We have collected all of these questions at this Google form where you can leave your response. Walkerma (talk) 04:24, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

Silver lining (idiom) listed at Requested moves

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Mid-Atlantic accent listed at Requested moves

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History of English listed at Requested moves

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English literature listed at Requested moves

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List of dialects of English listed at Requested moves

A requested move discussion has been initiated for List of dialects of English to be moved to List of varieties of English. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 14:30, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

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English-language spelling reform listed at Requested moves

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History of English listed at Requested moves

A requested move discussion has been initiated for History of English to be moved to History of the English language. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 13:00, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

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British English listed at Requested moves

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 – April Fool's Day joke.

A requested move discussion has been initiated for British English to be moved to Bri'ish English. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 06:46, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

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American English listed at Requested moves

Disregard

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