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Requested move at Talk:Rinku Singh (wrestler)#Requested move 8 August 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Rinku Singh (wrestler)#Requested move 8 August 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 08:12, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

Charles Atangana Featured article review

I have nominated Charles Atangana for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:43, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Draft:Ajit Mohan

On behalf of Indian executive Ajit Mohan, I've submitted a draft article at AfC as part of my work at Beutler Ink. Given my conflict of interest (which I've also disclosed on the draft's Talk page), I will not publish the article to the main space and ask independent editors to review for accuracy, neutrality, and verifiability before going live. For this project, Mr. Mohan provided feedback to ensure accuracy of the entry, which is based on reputable secondary coverage. I am happy to address any questions or concerns that may arise during the review process. Might someone here be willing to take a look?

Thanks in advance for your consideration and help. Inkian Jason (talk) 15:20, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

Requested Move at Talk:Megan Huntsman

There is a requested move for the article Megan Huntsman that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ––FormalDude talk 16:48, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

"Core" Attribute

Could the "core" attribute of WikiProject Biography be added to the template? At the moment isn't part of the template but can be added if people know about it. Please add "core" to the template so it's easier for people in the future to add it to articles. Adamdaley (talk) 02:53, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Input welcome regarding date of birth

I found contradictory sources for DoB in Talk:Art Widner. Any help appreciated how to best deal with this in text and categories. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 05:43, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Morta (queen)#Requested move 18 August 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Morta (queen)#Requested move 18 August 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 10:12, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

Featured Article Review: Andrew Jackson

I have nominated Andrew Jackson for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. FinnV3 (talk) 20:59, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Scott Schutzman

Notice

The article Scott Schutzman has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Only three of the six sources are reliable, and those that are only refer to the subject at "Scott Tiler", not the appellation where it currently sits. I've not found any further reliable sources to establish either notability nor the other claims in the article.

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

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

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. — Fourthords | =Λ= | 22:43, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Adarnase IV of Iberia#Requested move 11 August 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Adarnase IV of Iberia#Requested move 11 August 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 04:15, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

David Copperfield Article Help

Hi there. In February I proposed some updates to the David Copperfield article here. But the Request Edits Queue seems to be stalled right now, so I was wondering if an editor here might be interested in reviewing my proposals? (I can’t do it myself because of a COI.) Thanks very much. MagicTech1902 (talk) 15:14, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

FAR for Hillary Clinton

User:Buidhe has nominated Hillary Clinton for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:53, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Gregg Harris

I came across Gregg Harris after seeing this Help Desk question in which an IP claiming to be Harris is asking out to update his article. After looking at the article, I wondering whether the subject meets WP:BIO. Lots of unsourced content (including a "Harris family" section) that probably needs to go. There's a "Controversy" section that seems to be the only thing that citing a secondary source, but that might a bit UNDUE. After looking at the article's history, it appears that the subject of the article (or at least someone using a variation of his name) has actually edited over the years using various accounts. The article has tagged as needing additional citations since July 2008; so, perhaps the time has come to reassess it and see whether Harris even meets WP:GNG. Would some others mind taking a look at it and see if there's even enough for a reliably sourced stub. If you Google "Gregg Harris", you do get some hits, but not many of these appear to be to WP:RS. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:53, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

If you don't think the person is notable, you can nominate the article for deletion. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:40, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red in September 2022

Women in Red September 2022, Vol 8, Issue 9, Nos 214, 217, 240, 241


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Requested move at Talk:Carlos Hank González (businessman)#Requested move 16 August 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Carlos Hank González (businessman)#Requested move 16 August 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 16:05, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Biographies and New Page Patrol

I would strongly suggest that this WikiProject add an ongoing activity related to WP:NPP monitoring related to biographies. The trigger for my posting this is Jules Maxwell, which is in the NPP list and which I am not going to mark as reviewed ... it is a particularly poorly sourced living person article which NEEDS help. Other biography articles in NPP include:

and many more

Regards --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 02:41, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

You can move poorly sourced biographies to draft space. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 03:59, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Lee Jae-yong (businessman)#Requested move 26 August 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Lee Jae-yong (businessman)#Requested move 26 August 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 16:24, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

GAR for Walter Hunt (inventor)

Walter Hunt (inventor) has been nominated for a community 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. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 04:40, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Kay Lee Ray#Requested move 6 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Kay Lee Ray#Requested move 6 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 19:53, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!

Hello,
Please note that Heather Dubrow, which is within this project's scope, has been selected as one of the Articles for improvement. The article is scheduled to appear on Wikipedia's Community portal in the "Articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing!
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Requested move at Talk:Tesshō Genda#Requested move 12 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Tesshō Genda#Requested move 12 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 16:16, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Tom Butters (baseball)#Requested move 5 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Tom Butters (baseball)#Requested move 5 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 16:20, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:William Klein (photographer)#undefined

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:William Klein (photographer)#undefined that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 00:42, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Flagging Edit Request on Vasant Narasimhan Talk Page

Hello – I’m sharing this post in the hopes of getting and editor’s feedback on the most recent changes proposed to Novartis CEO Vasant Narasimhan’s article on 7/8/2022. Please note that I proposed this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of Novartis as a paid editor and I am aware of the COI guidelines. Please let me know of any questions or comments as you review. Thanks for your time and consideration. Jon Gray (talk) 19:13, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:A. Mohan#Requested move 13 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:A. Mohan#Requested move 13 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 18:13, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Caroline of Hesse-Homburg#Requested move 14 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Caroline of Hesse-Homburg#Requested move 14 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 18:16, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Michael Middleton (British businessman)#Requested move 14 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Michael Middleton (British businessman)#Requested move 14 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 18:21, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Good Article Editathon event in October 2022

Hello WikiProject Biography:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Editathon event in October 2022!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2022, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event – Wildcard Edition! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to any and all women and women's works during the event period. Want to improve an article about a Bollywood actress? Go for it. A pioneering female scientist? Absolutely. An award-winning autobiography by a woman? Yes! GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to receive a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there!

Goldsztajn (talk) 01:29, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

FAR for Emperor Norton

I have nominated Emperor Norton for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Hog Farm Talk 01:31, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Wes Nolden

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The article Wes Nolden has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

In its 13.86 years on the site, this article has had—at best— two reliable sources previously, and those were oft subject to blanking by SPAs. With this re-write, only thee sources presented themselves, and the weightiest one is dubious. This has failed the notability guideline for longer than some productive editors have been alive, and even now doesn't meet muster.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia 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. — Fourthords | =Λ= | 19:54, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Seeking help w/ Bill Ackman article

Hello! Francis here, representing Pershing Square Capital Management and seeking assistance with the article about investor Bill Ackman. Given my COI, I've been proposing improvements on the discussion page including requests to remove duplicate text and trim unnecessary detail, among others. These have been in the edit request queue for a while now, if any WikiProject Biography editors are willing to review.

Thank you! FMatPSCM (talk) 14:15, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Draft list of Survivor finalists

I created Draft:List of Survivor (American TV series) finalists (seasons 1–20). Your contributions there are welcome. George Ho (talk) 10:04, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red October 2022

Women in Red October 2022, Vol 8, Issue 10, Nos 214, 217, 242, 243, 244


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Cherry Valentine

Improvements to Cherry Valentine welcome before potential Good article nomination. Thanks! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:24, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Articles in other languages

Well, the article DJ Speedsta is not in English, even though it is on English Wikipedia. Can somebody check out the article and then take action? Thanks. GeographicAccountant (talk) 11:32, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

It's alright; an editor has taken it back to English. GeographicAccountant (talk) 14:16, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Notable choreographer?

Hard to tell if Ihsan Rustem is notable based on currently used sources. Thoughts? Concerns? ---Another Believer (Talk) 21:07, 4 October 2022 (UTC)]

Requested move at Talk:Death and state funeral of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani#Requested move 25 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Death and state funeral of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani#Requested move 25 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. UtherSRG (talk) 10:50, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

FAR notice

I have nominated André Kertész for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:37, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

FAR notice

I have nominated Elizabeth II for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. John (talk) 06:21, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

Help requested: Brian Stafford (businessman)

Hi WikiProject Biography, I'm Julia and I work for Diligent Corporation. I have requested three relatively small changes to the biography of Diligent CEO Brian Stafford. My request seeks the addition of updated information, reliable sources, and the removal of promotional language. Full details are available on the article Talk page. I have a COI so I will not edit the article myself. Thanks in advance. JHDiligent (talk) 21:56, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

Grace Eggleton, biochemist

As co-discoverer of phosphocreatine with Philip Eggleton she should have her own article. Pat Heslop-Harrison Pat Heslop-Harrison 09:10, 11 October 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pathh (talk • contribs)

If you don't want to do it yourself, you could add this suggestion to Wikipedia:Requested articles. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:26, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Proportion of biographies that are about...

Is there anywhere that has statistics of what proportion of our biographical articles are about:

  • Americans
  • Sports people
  • American sports people

If not, where is the best place to ask someone who knows how to find them? Thryduulf (talk) 11:23, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

I guess you could try Wikipedia:Request a query. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 02:29, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
We certainly have rather old figures for #2 (at least 35% I think), & I expect the others. But all that sort of thing is done off Wikidata nowadays, not here. Try asking at Women in Red - they do that sort of thing. Johnbod (talk) 04:43, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Help with updating article

I proposed a few updates to the article about neurologist Leslie B. Vosshall here: Talk:Leslie B. Vosshall#Proposals October 2022. I have a conflict of interest as a paid consultant but believe these changes are obvious improvements to address sourcing issues pointed out in a maintenance tag. A review by a project member would be very much appreciated. Thanks.W12SW77 (talk) 21:39, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Same notice forum-shopped to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Molecular Biology, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Biography/Science and academia, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women scientists, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Biography, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Women in Red. —David Eppstein (talk) 22:45, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
Requested changes have been made. --Tagishsimon (talk) 23:03, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

about Article Farouk Abdel Wahab Mustafa | dead people biograpgy

Dear Wiki Friends :

i'v edited the article, copyedit it, add appropriate section.

please refer to the notes and actions if needed.

yours Ahmed_Mokhtar 06:12, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Your feedback requested at Gautama Buddha move request

Hello. Your feedback would be appreciated at Talk:Gautama Buddha#Requested move 5 October 2022. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 11:16, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Stub or start?

Feedback is welcome at Talk:Garrett_Smith_(writer)#Stub_or_start?; there is disagreement between several editors on this. More comments would be welcome to prevent pointless edit warring :P Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:57, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Aaron Campbell (disambiguation)#Requested move 25 October 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Aaron Campbell (disambiguation)#Requested move 25 October 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. UtherSRG (talk) 15:18, 25 October 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red November 2022

Women in Red November 2022, Vol 8, Issue 11, Nos 214, 217, 245, 246, 247


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FAR for Tyrone Garland

User:Buidhe has nominated Tyrone Garland for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 05:34, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!

Hello,
Please note that Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco, which is within this project's scope, has been selected as one of the Articles for improvement. The article is scheduled to appear on Wikipedia's Community portal in the "Articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing!
Delivered by — MusikBot talk 00:05, 31 October 2022 (UTC) on behalf of the AFI team

Seeking assistance with Robert Rubin

Hello WikiProject Biography, last month I posted a request on the article for former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, proposing to add some relevant information to the Early career section. I have a COI with Mr. Rubin as a subject, and as such will not make any direct edits myself. I have previously worked with a couple of other editors and have had a good working relationship with them, but out of respect for the time they've already put into the article, I thought I would reach out here for some additional perspective and to not unduly burden them. If someone here would be willing to review the suggested changes, I’d be grateful. Thanks, WWB Too (Talk · COI) 12:28, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Peer review request for William McAndrew

At Wikipedia:Peer review/William McAndrew/archive1 I have an open peer review on the article William McAndrew, which I am hoping to elevate to a featured article. If you'd have any input to help me enhance the article, it would be appreciated.

McAndrew was an educator who served most prominently as superintendent of the Chicago Public School system.

His ouster from the Chicago Public Schools is the most interesting aspect of his bio, and is covered in more extensive detail at Administrative hearing of William McAndrew. It is a truly bizarre circumstance involving a mayor levying accusations of disloyalty to America, making cartoonish accusations of McAndrew being an agent of the British crown sent to indoctrinate children and set the stage for a recapture of America by the United Kingdom. SecretName101 (talk) 05:42, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

FAR for Satyajit Ray

I have nominated Satyajit Ray for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Z1720 (talk) 16:54, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

Stanisław Prauss linked with wrong language wikis

I was combing through the 1997 deaths category and came across Stanisław Prauss. Given he's listed in the 1997 deaths category, I was confused to see the page detail a death year of 1967. This appears to be supported by the Olympedia source on his page. So I then went to the different wiki sites Prauss is linked to (Italian, Malagasy, Egyptian Arabic, Polish, Russian) and saw they not only had Prauss listed at 1997, but the date of birth and death are entirely different from one another. With the English Wiki/Olympedia, its 3 April 1902 – 23 April 1967 whereas on the other wikis its 28 November 1903 – 12 November 1997. Turns out the English wiki page about a painter is linked elsewhere to an aircraft engineer with the same name. Rusted AutoParts 19:22, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Biography of Graham Hancock

There is a discussion at Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard#Graham Hancock which may be of interest to other members of this WikiProject. Skyerise (talk) 15:10, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

FAR for Paul Kruger

I have nominated Paul Kruger for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Z1720 (talk) 02:37, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

FAR notice

I have nominated Tom Pryce for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 08:00, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Redirects: Bulgarian politician etc

A group of redirects, recently created and used in leads of biographies (" X is a Bulgarian politician "), are at RfD: Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 November 21. PamD 06:31, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

Tony Bland and Andrew Devine

If Tony Bland is notable enough to have his own article due to surviving for about 4 years after the Hillsborough disaster, why doesn't Andrew Devine have one? For the record, I wanted to prod the Tony Bland article for not being notable, but I haven't done that at this point because I've been proven wrong three times before. 100.7.44.80 (talk) 17:07, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red December 2022

WiR Women who died in 2022
WiR Women who died in 2022
Women in Red December 2022, Vol 8, Issue 12, Nos 214, 217, 248, 249, 250


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Tip of the month:

  • Remember to search slight spelling variations of your subject's name,
    like Katherine/Katharine or Elizabeth/Elisabeth, especially for historical subjects.

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Requested move at Talk:The Buddha

The page which had been Gautama Buddha was unsuccessfully proposed for a change to Siddhartha Gautama, then successfully changed to The Buddha, and is now being proposed for a change to Buddha. Your input and expertise would be most welcome at: Talk:The_Buddha#Requested_move_25_November_2022 Best, Fowler&fowler«Talk» 04:10, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

FAR for Joseph W. Tkach

User:Buidhe has nominated Joseph W. Tkach for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 10:17, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Request for comment on the contents of lists of officeholders

Please have a look at the request for comment on the contents of lists of officeholders. I hope to discuss whether list articles should contain separate tables pointing out various distinctions (still alive, oldest ever, shortest term, highest number of votes, etc). Surtsicna (talk) 20:02, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

Biography of Barack Obama

Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States. Barack was president from 2009-2017. Barack served two consecutive terms. Alongside with him he was joined in office with his Wife Michelle Obama and his two daughters Sasha and Malia Obama. Barack made many positive changes as President.

Personal History

Barack is originally from Chicago, Illinois. Before becoming President he served as a Civil Rights Lawyer. Barack also served in politics for a while before coming President.

Changes Barack Made as President

Barack made many meaningful changes while being in office. Barack was able to legalize same sex marriage in all 50 states of the U.S. He also started a healthcare program by the mane of Obama Care. Obama Care offer sfree healthcare to the underserved communities of the United States. Davontaebryant (talk) 14:52, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Requests for Jeff Arnold

Hello! I'm Arty and I work for Sharecare. I've created an account to share ideas for improving articles related to the company, starting with Jeff Arnold (Internet entrepreneur). I've submitted a couple edit requests for his article using the edit request template at Talk:Jeff Arnold (Internet entrepreneur), if any project members have a moment to review. Thanks! SharecareAD (talk) 17:46, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Meghan, Duchess of Sussex § Second mention of name

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Meghan, Duchess of Sussex § Second mention of name. Discussion of exception to WP:SURNAME. Sundayclose (talk) 19:13, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

FAR for Benjamin Franklin Tilley

I have nominated Benjamin Franklin Tilley for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Hog Farm Talk 03:47, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Requesting feedback on mass change to '(nationality) expatriates in (country)' categories.

Hi All, I think there are a lot of people with '{nationality} expatriates in {country}' categorisation who shouldn't have it, as it's not a defining characteristic per WP:NONDEF

As an example, I've seen quite a lot of members in the Category:American expatriates in the United Kingdom on the basis that they have worked or studied in the UK at some point in their lives. Largely they have completed most of their education in the US, taken one course (masters or PHD) at a UK university, then returned to the US for the rest of their careers and lives. OR been sent to the UK on some official position (Ambassadorship for instance).

In my view, this does not qualify someone as an 'expatriate', as it doesn't constitute a 'significant period of time' living in the host nation. A good example of this type is the very first entrant at the moment, Peter Achinstein, who 'Spent a year at Oxford' as a student in 1959. I think in almost all cases a single term or single course doesn't make someone an 'expatriate' if they returned to their home country immediately on completion on their course/assignment (unless theres something in the article that makes it more relevant). But before I go through removing a few dozen entries from this and other categories; I thought I'd see if there was a consensus for a bulk change of this type? JeffUK (talk) 12:31, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Tony Bland

Notice

The article Tony Bland has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No reason for Tony Bland to have his own article if Andrew Devine also doesn't have one. For the record, I asked for a reason at both this article's talk page and the WikiProject Biography talk page and was met with radio silence.

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

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

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. 100.7.44.80 (talk) 13:01, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

Carla Vernón

Carla Vernón is my sister. She is the incoming Afro-Latina CEO of The Honest Company, with a start date of January 9 2023. I am trying to get someone else to create the article to avoid the strongly discouraged WP:COI editorial involvement. I am hoping someone will create the article soon so it can appear at WP:DYK on January 9. You can find source links at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Women_in_Red#Carla_Vernón.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 17:16, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Re: John Serry Sr. - questionable editing and deletions of the article's text on this biography require a review by a more experienced editor in the project to remove warning templates at the top of the page.

Ciao members of the Biography Project. Perhaps when time permits a more seasoned and experienced editor of biographies could review 1) the multiple deletions of text and 2)the questionable doubts raised regarding the relevance of sourcing documentation provided in the article John Serry Sr -- both of which have been executed and posted by a single user (User:Eddiehugh). A review of the persistent dismissal of multiple established reference source citations provided in the article and the removal of text and references to published compositions from the article without first posting templates calling for additional citations to be provided within the body of the article (which would enable other editors to review these requests prior to initiating these deletions) unilaterally suggests that he lacks the experience required to undertake a comprehensive reorganization of this mature article. Kindly note that the article dates back to 2005 and has been reviewed by several editorial teams within the Classical Music Project, the Jazz music Project, the Biography Project, the Latin Music Project, the Composers Project and the New York City Project. Members of each of these projects have graded the article at a level of either C or B and have not raised serious questions regarding the reference sources utilized within the article or the specific narrative of the article as a whole. In addition, the article has been translated into several languages including French, German, Spanish German and Italian and has not been cited in any of these countries for questionable sourcing or improper text. These observations suggest that User:EddieHugh might benefit from additional guidance related to the proper collaborative editorial procedure which is the hallmark on Wikipedia and that the warning templates posted at the top of the page can by removed upon completion of a review. Thanks again for your assistance.160.72.81.182 (talk) 17:38, 16 December 2022 (UTC)MPL

Requested move at Talk:Abrar Ahmed (Pakistani cricketer)#Requested move 9 December 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Abrar Ahmed (Pakistani cricketer)#Requested move 9 December 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 23:02, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Diocletian Featured article review

I have nominated Diocletian for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:46, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

Bob Faith COI edit requests

Hi! I've posted some COI edit requests at Talk:Bob Faith. Sharing in case anyone here is interested in taking a look. Thank you for any help or feedback! Mary Gaulke (talk) 23:09, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

Images of environmental ministers

Just want to flag everyone's attention that a massive amount of freely licensed images (CC-BY 2.0) on environmental ministers, conservation biologists and environmentalists around the world who attended COP15 earlier this month was released by the UN. They all wear lanyards with their names on it, which makes identification very easy. OhanaUnitedTalk page 05:32, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Featured Article Save Award for Mary Martha Sherwood

There is a Featured Article Save Award nomination at Wikipedia talk:Featured article review/Mary Martha Sherwood/archive1. Please join the discussion to recognize and celebrate editors who helped assure this article would retain its featured status. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:17, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

William Harper Featured article review

I have nominated William Harper (Rhodesian politician) for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:40, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Patrick Shyu#Requested move 8 December 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Patrick Shyu#Requested move 8 December 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 09:23, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

FAR for Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett

User:Buidhe has nominated Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:56, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red January 2023

Happy New Year from Women in Red | January 2023, Volume 9, Issue 1, Nos 250, 251, 252, 253, 254


Online events:

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  • De-orphan and incorporate an article into Wikipedia using the Find Link tool

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FAR for Madman Muntz

I have nominated Madman Muntz for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Z1720 (talk) 18:06, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Bio update

Folks, Craig Newmark here. Sorry to bug you, but I'm trying really hard to do this right... I've requested a couple of changes to my biography. Primarily, I'd like to update information about where I live, as I now reside in New York City full time. I've also included some more recent philanthropy updates, in case those are useful. I'm looking for an editor to review and implement the changes if they agree, and do not edit the article myself because I am the subject. Much thanks, Cnewmark (talk) 16:38, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

I'll take a look shortly if no-one beats me to it! JeffUK 18:31, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
For the record, I've done some of it, more to do! JeffUK 21:45, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Oleg Skorlukov

Notice

The article Oleg Skorlukov has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article. The nominator also raised the following concern:

This BLP was created 17 years ago and has never had any sources, other than the 404 link that I removed in the previous edit. A DuckDuckGo search using both the article title and the full name return nothing other than copies of this Wikipedia page

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. 76.14.122.5 (talk) 05:02, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

Eli Lilly Featured article review

I have nominated Eli Lilly for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:39, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

FAR for Ernest Emerson

I have nominated Ernest Emerson for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Z1720 (talk) 23:49, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Peter Wherrett (aka Pip Wilson)#Requested move 30 December 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Peter Wherrett (aka Pip Wilson)#Requested move 30 December 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 15:47, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

RfC: Alkan/Masarnau

Editors' comments are requested here on a matter of appropriateness of quotation/citation. Smerus (talk) 09:52, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Possible proposed deletion of article about evangelical christian family in Ireland

I have a concern about an article created in August 2022 about a evangelical Christian family in Ireland that i believe (from what i read of it) was created to doxx and intimidate members of the family due to their religious views and which its creation date coincided with the beginning date of a court case that is still curently ongoing. The article in question is Burke family (Castlebar) . I believe, but I am not too sure, that the article violates a number of wiki policies but particularly Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons in the sections of WP:BLPGOSSIP , WP:AVOIDVICTIM , WP:NOTPUBLICFIGURE , WP:BLP1E , and WP:BLPNAME (for some of the family named in the article). I believe this article is suitable for deletion according to Wikipedia:Proposed deletion of biographies of living people but I am not sure how to go about this. I would be grateful if someone can review the article and also review its talk page where a dispute arose about the inclusion of a source from a newspaper article that has since been retracted and removed from the internet by the media agency but which an archival copy appears from internet archive. I guess one of the other things I am concerned and believe this article is designed to intimidate and therefore violating wiki policies is that it names all the family members, even those that have have not been involved in actions listed in media reports. I don't see any justification for this. Surely if the article is about various protests and various civil court proceedings by various members of the family, then why involve and list family members that have not been involved. Surely the article should just list those that their sources list and make reference to the actions as listed in their said sources. All the same I would be grateful for someone to review this article to see if any wiki policies are been violated 79.154.24.42 (talk) 13:42, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

Actually I can see issues with it, it seems to be written in a rather informal manner, with indications that there may be a wp:coi. Far (however) from being a hit pice it reads to me a bit puffy. Slatersteven (talk) 13:49, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
But I am unsure (given how the family seems to have actively sought litigation (and thus publicity)) that WP:NOTPUBLICFIGURE applies. Nor (as we appear to be talking about reports of court cases or other litigious action) gossip applies. Nor does the family seem to be notable (Paginas we go back to the litigious activity) notable for only one event. Nor do they seem to have made any effort to conceal who they are, they are clearly being reported about by name (in reports about cases they have launched). So all we are left with is the tone. Slatersteven (talk) 13:59, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
However I have AFD'd it as I can see issues with tone, and this may in fact have no lasting notability. Slatersteven (talk) 14:07, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
  • Hi there, as the creator and primary contributor to the article, I thought I'd give my two cents here. I don't believe I have violated any of the aforementioned policies, and will address each one here, though I find myself in agreement with @Slatersteven that these don't apply.
  • Wikipedia:BLPGOSSIP: This first asks to check if sources are reliable. The vast majority of sources cited re the Burkes are mainstream national newspapers with good reputations for journalistic integrity, such as The Irish Times, the Irish Examiner, and the Irish Independent. Secondly, is the material being presented as true? Yes it is. I believe that the information listed is relevant to an article about the family, and the cited sources do no use weasel words or attribute things to anonymous sources: if you have a specific complaint about a source, I will happily remove it, and if the information can not be found in another, remove that too. Finally, the vast majority of the cited articles were written long before the Wikipedia page was created, so a feedback loop is essentially a non starter as an issue.
  • Wikipedia:AVOIDVICTIM: This family are not primarily known for being victimized by others. This does not apply. That said, I think you will find the article is much more pared back and less revealing than either of these two articles, published in mainstream news media.
  • Wikipedia:PUBLICFIGURE: The crux of this policy is to only include material related to the notability of the subjects of an article. I believe there is nothing extraneous in the existing article on the family, as everything mentioned can be found to have been commented on in the mainstream news.
  • Wikipedia:BLP1E: If, for example, I had started an article on Simeon Burke, I would agree with you. Alone, most of these family members would be undeserving of their own article, with the likely exception of Enoch. As a family however, their repeated high-profile cases has generated cumulative notability around them.
  • Wikipedia:BLPNAME: I concede that there is one member of the Burke family who is not notable, Keren. This policy, however, largely concerns people who's name have been concealed or not widely circulated. It is present in this article, which again is from a major Irish newspaper. Again, were this about one family member, I believe it may be remiss to include a list of all the others. But in an article about the family, is she not a member of the family? I feel like it would be odd to exclude her. Also the family has been remarked upon several times as protesting together, with no indication that Keren does not take part in these protests. On this last policy, my mind could be changed.
So that's my two-cents worth. I'll be honest, I don't know what problems with tone exist in the article, nor do I understand how the family could be considered non-notable. But please, contribute to the AFD if you have something to say. Xx78900 (talk) 15:50, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
Hi IP. Please advise how anyone is being "doxed"? Everything about the family that is in the article can be found in the cited reliable media sources. You are also mis-stating facts. The Irish Independent did not "retract" anything - and as stated on the talk page, the fact of the publication of the Independent's allegation can still be covered by our article, and the Independent's article is still available via the Internet Archive. The removal of the article has been further covered in the Irish Times, as noted on the article's talk page. No Wikipedia policies are being violated. And Wikipedia is not censored. Lastly, please don't WP:FORUMSHOP! BastunĖġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ! 18:21, 11 January 2023 (UTC)

Herman Cain Award in biographies

An IP editor is warring to include material about the Herman Cain Award on biographies of people who have died of COVID19, at least for Marcus Lamb, but they have also been seen at the article on Robert David Steele. I'm not seeing the kind of coverage of the "award" and either individual that would make this WP:DUE. Eyes of other editors would be welcome. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 09:44, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Naqiʾa#Requested move 16 January 2023

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Naqiʾa#Requested move 16 January 2023 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. UtherSRG (talk) 13:27, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

GAR for Nastia Liukin

Nastia Liukin has been nominated for a community 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. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:22, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Huang Guo-shu#Requested move 11 January 2023

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Huang Guo-shu#Requested move 11 January 2023 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 09:10, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Edit Request on Jim Kavanaugh Talk Page

Hello – I’m sharing this post in the hopes of getting an editor’s feedback on the most recent article changes proposed to Jim Kavanaugh’s article on 9/12/2022. Please note that I proposed this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of World Wide Technology as a paid editor and I am aware of the COI guidelines. Please let me know of any questions or comments as you review. Thanks for your time and consideration! Jon Gray (talk) 16:53, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

Featured article review for George F. Kennan

I have nominated George F. Kennan for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:19, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Restoring older Featured articles to standard:
year-end 2022 summary

Unreviewed featured articles/2020 (URFA/2020) is a systematic approach to reviewing older Featured articles (FAs) to ensure they still meet the FA standards. A January 2022 Signpost article called "Forgotten Featured" explored the effort.

Progress is recorded at the monthly stats page. Through 2022, with 4,526 very old (from the 2004–2009 period) and old (2010–2015) FAs initially needing review:

  • 357 FAs were delisted at Featured article review (FAR).
  • 222 FAs were kept at FAR or deemed "satisfactory" by three URFA reviewers, with hundreds more being marked as "satisfactory", but awaiting three reviews.
  • FAs needing review were reduced from 77% of total FAs at the end of 2020 to 64% at the end of 2022.

Of the FAs kept, deemed satisfactory by three reviewers, or delisted, about 60% had prior review between 2004 and 2007; another 20% dated to the period from 2008–2009; and another 20% to 2010–2015. Roughly two-thirds of the old FAs reviewed have retained FA status or been marked "satisfactory", while two-thirds of the very old FAs have been defeatured.

Entering its third year, URFA is working to help maintain FA standards; FAs are being restored not only via FAR, but also via improvements initiated after articles are reviewed and talk pages are noticed. Since the Featured Article Save Award (FASA) was added to the FAR process a year ago, 38 FAs were restored to FA status by editors other than the original FAC nominator. Ten FAs restored to status have been listed at WP:MILLION, recognizing articles with annual readership over a million pageviews, and many have been rerun as Today's featured article, helping increase mainpage diversity.

Examples of 2022 "FAR saves" of very old featured articles
All received a Million Award

But there remain almost 4,000 old and very old FAs to be reviewed. Some topic areas and WikiProjects have been more proactive than others in restoring or maintaining their old FAs. As seen in the chart below, the following have very high ratios of FAs kept to those delisted (ordered from highest ratio):

  • Biology
  • Physics and astronomy
  • Warfare
  • Video gaming

and others have a good ratio of kept to delisted FAs:

  • Literature and theatre
  • Engineering and technology
  • Religion, mysticism and mythology
  • Media
  • Geology and geophysics

... so kudos to those editors who pitched in to help maintain older FAs !

FAs reviewed at URFA/2020 through 2022 by content area
FAs reviewed at URFA/2020 from November 21, 2020 to December 31, 2022 (VO, O)
Topic area Delisted Kept Total
Reviewed 		Ratio
Kept to
Delisted
(overall 0.62) 		Remaining to review
for
2004–7 promotions
Art, architecture and archaeology 10 6 16 0.60 19
Biology 13 41 54 3.15 67
Business, economics and finance 6 1 7 0.17 2
Chemistry and mineralogy 2 1 3 0.50 7
Computing 4 1 5 0.25 0
Culture and society 9 1 10 0.11 8
Education 22 1 23 0.05 3
Engineering and technology 3 3 6 1.00 5
Food and drink 2 0 2 0.00 3
Geography and places 40 6 46 0.15 22
Geology and geophysics 3 2 5 0.67 1
Health and medicine 8 3 11 0.38 5
Heraldry, honors, and vexillology 11 1 12 0.09 6
History 27 14 41 0.52 38
Language and linguistics 3 0 3 0.00 3
Law 11 1 12 0.09 3
Literature and theatre 13 14 27 1.08 24
Mathematics 1 2 3 2.00 3
Media 14 10 24 0.71 40
Meteorology 15 6 21 0.40 31
Music 27 8 35 0.30 55
Philosophy and psychology 0 1 1 – 2
Physics and astronomy 3 7 10 2.33 24
Politics and government 19 4 23 0.21 9
Religion, mysticism and mythology 14 14 28 1.00 8
Royalty and nobility 10 6 16 0.60 44
Sport and recreation 32 12 44 0.38 39
Transport 8 2 10 0.25 11
Video gaming 3 5 8 1.67 23
Warfare 26 49 75 1.88 31
Total 359 Note A 222 Note B 581 0.62 536

Noting some minor differences in tallies:

  • A URFA/2020 archives show 357, which does not include those delisted which were featured after 2015; FAR archives show 358, so tally is off by at least one, not worth looking for.
  • B FAR archives show 63 kept at FAR since URFA started at end of Nov 2020. URFA/2020 shows 61 Kept at FAR, meaning two kept were outside of scope of URFA/2020. Total URFA/2020 Keeps (Kept at FAR plus those with three Satisfactory marks) is 150 + 72 = 222.

But looking only at the oldest FAs (from the 2004–2007 period), there are 12 content areas with more than 20 FAs still needing review: Biology, Music, Royalty and nobility, Media, Sport and recreation, History, Warfare, Meteorology, Physics and astronomy, Literature and theatre, Video gaming, and Geography and places. In the coming weeks, URFA/2020 editors will be posting lists to individual WikiProjects with the goal of getting these oldest-of-the-old FAs reviewed during 2023.

Ideas for how you can help are listed below and at the Signpost article.

  • Review a 2004 to 2007 FA. With three "Satisfactory" marks, article can be moved to the FAR not needed section.
  • Review "your" articles: Did you nominate a featured article between 2004 and 2015 that you have continuously maintained? Check these articles, update as needed, and mark them as 'Satisfactory' at URFA/2020. A continuously maintained FA is a good predictor that standards are still met, and with two more "Satisfactory" marks, "your" articles can be listed as "FAR not needed". If they no longer meet the FA standards, please begin the FAR process by posting your concerns on the article's talk page.
  • Review articles that already have one "Satisfactory" mark: more FAs can be indicated as "FAR not needed" if other reviewers will have a look at those already indicated as maintained by the original nominator. If you find issues, you can enter them at the talk page.
  • Fix an existing featured article: Choose an article at URFA/2020 or FAR and bring it back to FA standards. Enlist the help of the original nominator, frequent FA reviewers, WikiProjects listed on the talk page, or editors that have written similar topics. When the article returns to FA standards, please mark it as 'Satisfactory' at URFA/2020 or note your progress in the article's FAR.
  • Review and nominate an article to FAR that has been 'noticed' of a FAR needed but issues raised on talk have not been addressed. Sometimes nominating at FAR draws additional editors to help improve the article that would otherwise not look at it.

More regular URFA and FAR reviewers will help assure that FAs continue to represent examples of Wikipedia's best work. If you have any questions or feedback, please visit Wikipedia talk:Unreviewed featured articles/2020/4Q2022.

FAs last reviewed from 2004 to 2007 of interest to this WikiProject

If you review an article on this list, please add commentary at the article talk page, with a section heading == [[URFA/2020]] review== and also add either Notes or Noticed to WP:URFA/2020A, per the instructions at WP:URFA/2020. Comments added here may be swept up in archives and lost, and more editors will see comments on article talk.

There are so many bios in different categories that it's difficult to separate for a list here. Below is a sample only from the Media category. Please review Wikipedia:URFA/2020/2004 to 2007 working list for 2023 for others. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:38, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

  1. Angelina Jolie
  2. Eric Bana
  3. Jake Gyllenhaal
  4. Kroger Babb
  5. Peter Jennings
  6. Rudolph Cartier
  7. Satyajit Ray

Request for help at/about List of folk heroes

Hello! I recently came across List of folk heroes, which had been trashed by a user who removed all references, categories, internal formatting, etc. and replaced it with an indiscriminate and unsourced list of random historical figures, Marvel characters, and entirely made up hoax characters. I reverted it to the last stable version with references, only to find that this version is still sorely lacking in referencing and contains many kings and such.

I'm here at this WikiProject because I have no idea how to tell if these people are folk heroes or not unless their article literally says "folk hero" in it. While the article itself isn't part of the project, every article in the list is. Does anyone have any advice on how to differentiate the biographies into ones that fit and ones that don't?

Its linked WikiProjects are WikiProject Folklore, which is inactive, and WikiProject lists, which has a rather inactive talk page. If this isn't the right WikiProject, please let me know where I should go. So far I've posted this in WikiProject History and WikiProject Religion. Thank you! Blue Edits (talk) 15:26, 25 January 2023 (UTC)

Comment on the viability of an article on Novak Djokovic's father

There is a discussion on whether or not Srdjan Djokovic, Novak Djokovic's father, merits a stand-alone Wikipedia biography article. Comments welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Srdjan Djokovic. Thanks. Fyunck(click) (talk) 05:08, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

John Stankey Edit Request

Hello – Posting here in the hopes of getting an editor’s feedback on the most recent edit request submitted to John Stankey’s Talk page late last year. Please note that I proposed these edits for FleishmanHillard on behalf of AT&T as a paid editor and I am aware of the COI guidelines. Thanks for your consideration! Jon Gray (talk) 17:09, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red in February 2023

Women in Red Feb 2023, Vol 9, Iss 2, Nos 251, 252, 255, 256, 257, 259


Online events:

Tip of the month:

  • Explore Wikipedia for all variations of the woman's name (birth name,
    married name, re-married name, pen name, nickname)

Other ways to participate:

Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

--Lajmmoore (talk) 07:26, 30 January 2023 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Request for comment on inclusion in 'Expatriate' categories.

Should people be included in the categories of the form '[Nationality] expatriates in [country]' (e.g. Category:American expatriates in England) for a single period of study, or a posting to that country? (Absent any reliable sources calling them an 'expatriate'.)

Many entrants to these categories are there because they studied in the other country, or had a single term in some position in that country and then returned home.

(RFC as the section above got no response, and there might be a lot to remove I don't want to start if it's going to be disruptive) JeffUK 02:24, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

It depends on significance. If a person did something notable as an expat of a certain nation, I see no reason to justify exclusion of the category. However, if it's something along the lines of "Vlady Rusky studied at the University of Pittsburgh for one year and transferred to Moscow State later" without being known as a university alum, or if the university doesn't brag about a person being an alumni (like how Fordham University students brag about Denzel Washington being an alum), then I don't think it's necessary. In that circumstance It doesn't harm the article, but it's too trivial to justify usage, and NOHARM isn't even a good argument anyways. InvadingInvader (userpage, talk) 05:04, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
I think someone's been through and added many in exactly that format; it seems the current lower standard is 'Mentions the other country somewhere in the article, maybe.' I'm not so worried about the harm to the individual articles, but the categories are useless as categories if they're indiscriminate lists of people who have ever lived, worked, or studied in another country for any amount of time. You have to scour some articles for a passing mention of the UK e.g. with Diplo . JeffUK 19:50, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
I say yes, as long as we see the need for those categories. However, I'm not entirely sure those categories are that significant. Ortizesp (talk) 19:48, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
Honestly this whole hierarchy of categories seems dubious to me, but if we’re going to have them, I would say there should be a notable association between subject and country before adding to the category. Simply having lived, studied or worked in a country for a short period of time isn’t enough IMHO. We should require something akin to permanent residency. I’m not saying that this particular legal status should be required, but that’s an example of what I think would meet the standard for inclusion in one of these categories. Barnards.tar.gz (talk) 23:37, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Non-contemporary illustrations of historical persons

The editor @Ealdgyth believes that it is better to have no image than a non-contemporary image. To me this seems contrary to research that shows that images are a great tool for creating engagement in readers and for readers to remember information they have taken in from the text (this seems to especially be the case for people who have trouble with reading).[1],[2],[3] Even if an illustration, sculpture or other of a person is non-contemporary I think it should be standard to include it if there is no contemporary depiction avalable. ★Trekker (talk) 16:11, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

I would say a lot depends on the image. Slatersteven (talk) 16:14, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
What type of images do you think would be bad to use?★Trekker (talk) 11:40, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Listing Americans by ethnicity and occupation

Several more intersection categories of American people are probably going to be deleted at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2022_December_19#American_people_of_European_descent_by_occupation. Please feel free to make lists where useful, or request a list from a particular category at the end of that CFD discussion if you would like me to do so. – Fayenatic London 13:15, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Name change help

Hi all! I'm editing Kevin Laland's page as he recently changed his name to Kevin Lala to honor his ethnic background and family history. Would greatly appreciate help figuring out whether and how to change the title of the page. Note that Kevin changed his name back to his birth name. FlybellFly (talk) 13:35, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Mustii

Mustii is the Collaboration of the Month for WikiProject Drag Race. Members of WikiProject Bio are invited to collaborate, too! ---Another Believer (Talk) 18:56, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:(Barbara) Hazel Guggenheim King-Farlow McKinley#Requested move 3 February 2023

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:(Barbara) Hazel Guggenheim King-Farlow McKinley#Requested move 3 February 2023 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 19:51, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Project-independent quality assessments

See Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals)#Project-independent quality assessments. This proposes support for quality assessment at the article level, recorded in {{WikiProject banner shell}}, and inherited by the wikiproject banners. However, wikiprojects that prefer to use custom approaches to quality assessment can continue to do so. Aymatth2 (talk) 20:29, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

Cherry Valentine's death

Multiple times now, the Cherry Valentine article has been updated to mention suicide. I'm not doubting the claim, but I don't believe Metro or The Sun are reliable sources. Can editors please discuss appropriate sources and updates re: the subject's death at Talk:Cherry_Valentine#Result_of_Death.? ---Another Believer (Talk) 00:17, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Proposed deletion

Hello, this is a heads up that a bio of professor/scientist Sheila Singh has been proposed for deletion. The subject isn't any more or less notable than tens of thousands of university faculty (WP:PROF) and the page is based entirely on the subject's outdated personal website (WP:RS/SPS). I'm seeing more and more low quality, low importance bio pages appearing as classroom project/exercises and this is one of them. It's nothing personal, in fact, my wife who is a university professor recently discovered a WP page had been authored about her, also by a class project. As wonderful as I think she is, IMO a WP bio for her is not really justified or notable enough, however, in her case the page was authored with sufficient external references that it technically meets WP:Academic and WP:RS criteria -- unlike the page proposed for deletion. Lapabc (talk) 17:37, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein 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. Onegreatjoke (talk) 18:02, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Looking for collaboration in article "David Gonzalez"

Hi, I wrote this article by a multi-faceted New York artist that is now in draft format: Draft:David Gonzalez (multi-disciplinary artist). The article is part of Wikiproject arts, WikiProject Children's literature, and WikiProject Biographies.

I respectfully ask if anyone can help me in making the wording neutral.  The most important reference is an article from the NYT. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/12/movies/orpheus-as-a-charmer-with-a-sax.html can also be viewed here:                  Thank you very much   Miskito89 (talk) 15:41, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Grag Queen

New stub for Brazilian drag performer and entertainer Grag Queen. Improvements welcome! ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:29, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett 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. Onegreatjoke (talk) 18:43, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

Input requested

A situation has come up regarding the spelling of one of Oscar Wilde's middle names. Any and all input here Talk:Oscar Wilde would be appreciated. Thanks. MarnetteD|Talk 18:44, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red March 2023

Women in Red Mar 2023, Vol 9, Iss 3, Nos 251, 252, 258, 259, 260, 261


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    Include something to keep people reading.

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FAR for Sex Pistols

I have nominated Sex Pistols for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Hog Farm Talk 00:43, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Jonathan Karp

Hello! On behalf of American book editor, publisher, and writer Jonathan Karp, I've submitted a few edit requests to update his biography. One of the requests is about crediting him for his contributions to a selection of specific books, based on multiple reliable sources.

Are any project members able to take a look at the ongoing discussions? Thanks in advance for any feedback or article updates! Inkian Jason (talk) 17:01, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:J. J. Wright#Requested move 23 February 2023

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:J. J. Wright#Requested move 23 February 2023 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Fuzheado | Talk 03:22, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Aura Eternal

Aura Eternal is WikiProject Drag Race's Collaboration of the Month for March.

Project members are invited to help improve the stub for this Italian drag queen.

Thanks and happy editing! ---Another Believer (Talk) 15:19, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Kelly's most recent win

Latinamericanguy (talk) 23:55, 1 March 2023 (UTC)


There should most certainly be new information about his most recent pipe master's victory. Latinamericanguy (talk) 23:55, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

RfC notice

There is a request for comment at the Village Pump that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Shells-shells (talk) 21:19, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

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