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On 29 August 2023, it was proposed that this page be moved to Template:The Americas topic. The result of the discussion was not moved.

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Template-protected edit request on 20 May 2020

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64.93.113.69 (talk) 15:27, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done, please be specific with your request, for example by using a "Change X to Y" format. CMD (talk) 15:32, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

add category

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Hi, can you please add this category to this template? Also, please note the text key to use for this. thanks.

[[Category:North America country and territory topics templates|*]]

thanks. ---Sm8900 (talk) 🌍 23:16, 18 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: ((edit template-protected)) is usually not required for edits to the documentation or categories of templates using a documentation subpage. Use the 'edit' link at the top of the green "Template documentation" box to edit the documentation subpage. Categories go near the bottom of the /doc page between <includeonly> tags. P.I. Ellsworth - ed. ^put'r there 10:12, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong link to the US

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The link to the United States is "The United States", a redirect. Please, fix it. I can't because the page is protected. Thanx. --87.6.27.159 (talk) 21:50, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Template-protected edit request on 28 December 2022

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Saad Ali Khan Pakistan (talk) 11:11, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
Please color it in saffron like other templates related to Hinduism are colored[reply]

Thank you

Not done: This is a general template. CMD (talk) 14:42, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Template-protected edit request on 11 April 2023

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Please change the link in the title to be Ice hockey in North America so as to avoid any DAB concerns Henrygg98 (talk) 16:55, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: It is unclear what modification is being requested. ((North America topic|Ice hockey in)) renders as:

v t e Ice hockey in North America
Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

– Jonesey95 (talk) 17:21, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 29 August 2023

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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. Wikipedia's definition of North America includes more than just the three countries of the US, Canada and Mexico, plus there's Template:Americas topic for the full Americas. I see no reason to keep this move discussion open any longer. (closed by non-admin page mover) Skarmory (talk • contribs) 17:58, 5 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Template:North America topic → Template:The Americas topic – This doesn't just cover Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Unreal7 (talk) 13:45, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Asking for a fix would have been a better choice than starting a requested move discussion. Which part of South America is listed in this template? For reference, North America shows and lists the parts of North America. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:57, 29 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Americas topic already exists (and covers the full Americas). CMD (talk) 04:08, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. See North America#Countries, dependencies, and other territories. All the areas currently listed on the template are commonly viewed as part of the continent of North America. This continent also includes Greenland, the Caribbean, and Central America. The "Americas" generally refers to both North and South America. But since a Template:Americas topic already exists, perhaps a merge discussion should be started instead. Zzyzx11 (talk) 04:41, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.