Wikipedia:Requests for comment/History and geography

The following discussions are requested to have community-wide attention:

Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard

What is the the reliability of Al Jazeera English in relation to the Arab-Israeli conflict and generally? 14:50, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Philippe Pétain

Which of the following images should serve as the infobox picture for Philippe Pétain? Emiya1980 (talk) 01:33, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Leo Frank

Does a consensus exist regarding either the guilt or the innocence of Leo Frank in regard to the murder of Mary Phagan? Swiftozis (talk) 01:40, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Memorial Hall (Harvard University)

There is an ongoing issue of whether it is WP:PUFFERY to use of the word "imposing" to describe this built structure in the lede. Sources have been given that ostensibly use this terminology. Does the presence of such sources allow for the use of the term in WP:VOICE as part of the lede? CFCF (talk) 12:03, 14 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Herrenvolk democracy

Question Should the Israeli flag be displayed in the article? Please refer to the various discussions and comments above. When commenting please remember that this is WP:NOTAVOTE and to cite applicable policy and guidelines where possible. -Ad Orientem (talk) 15:21, 13 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:New South Wales Police Force

Should two former NSW Police detectives, Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara, crimes in 2014 be included in the Controversies section?

Note: Roger Rogerson was dismissed from the police force in 1986 and Glen McNamara left the police force in 1990.^[1]^[2] Melbguy05 (talk) 13:26, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Genocide of indigenous peoples

Should this article mention any or all of Gaza genocide, Palestinian genocide accusation and South Africa's genocide case against Israel? Selfstudier (talk) 09:37, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Anti-Defamation League

How should the ADL's pro-Israel positions be dealt with in the lead?

Location:

Final paragraph only. (current)
Final with a brief mention in the first paragraph.
No mention.
Other.

If A or B, what should be the length and emphasis on criticism of the pro-Israel stance in the final paragraph:

Three or four sentences, dwelling on criticism (current version)
One or two sentences, not giving current emphasis on criticism of the stance as in this version

Coretheapple (talk) 11:07, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Libertarian Party (United States)

With reference to MOS:ENGVAR and WP:UCRN: Are there reliable sources that substantiate the proposition that the term "social liberalism" is more extensively utilized in American English to denote "cultural liberalism" as opposed to social liberalism proper? 13:31, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Twisters (film)

Should History of tornado research and/or Research on tornadoes in 2024 be linked to this article by "see also"?

Yes – Both should be linked to the "Scientific accuracy" section using the see also template. (Example of this version: [1])
Yes – Both should be linked to a new "See also" section. (Example of this version: [2])
Yes – Only one (specify which one) should be added to the "Scientific accuracy" section using the see also template.
Yes – Only one (specify which one) should be linked to a new "See also" section.
No – Neither should be linked to this article.

The Weather Event Writer (Talk Page) 22:17, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Climate change

Which of the following versions should be used in the Food and health section? A is the current version in the article and B is the new version. This is a follow-up RfC. A previous RfC was conducted after a Dispute Resolution Noticeboard case. Version B below was preferred over another suggested new version, mainly due to length. In the previous RfC, the current version wasn't given as a specific option.

Bogazicili (talk) 21:14, 23 July 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia

This cagegorization [3] - characterizing the event as "Massacres committed by Ukraine" - is challenged. Nowhere in the article it says it "was committed by Ukraine", and no sources are saying so. I disagree with the thesis above Talk:Massacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia#Wrong cat that at some level of abstraction, it was committed by Ukraine but I'm the only one opposing. ManyAreasExpert (talk) 09:52, 22 July 2024 (UTC)

Talk:List of genocides

Should Gaza genocide be included in this list? ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:46, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Hermann Göring

Which of the following images should serve as the infobox picture for Hermann Göring? Emiya1980 (talk) 00:42, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

^ Ford, Mazoe (22 January 2024). "The mysteries that prevail after disgraced former detective Roger Rogerson's death". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ McClymont, Kate (27 May 2014). "The odd couple: Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara's unlikely alliance". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020.

[1] Ford, Mazoe (22 January 2024). "The mysteries that prevail after disgraced former detective Roger Rogerson's death". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

[2] McClymont, Kate (27 May 2014). "The odd couple: Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara's unlikely alliance". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020.

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