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Requested moves

• 09 Apr 2024 – Infante Enrique, 1st Duke of Seville (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Infante Enrique, Duke of Seville by 98.228.137.44 (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Apr 2024 – Alleged prison escape of Daniel Khalife (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Prison escape of Daniel Khalife by Jake Brockman (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Apr 2024 – Mudbir al-Far'un (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Mubdir al-Far'un by Mohammed Qays (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Apr 2024 – Pedro Pagés (catcher) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Pedro Pagés by Denniscabrams (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Apr 2024 – Ding Lei (businessman, born 1963) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Ding Lei (born 1963) by Cfls (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Apr 2024 – ATB (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to ATB (DJ) by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Apr 2024 – Marià Rodríguez i Vázquez (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Mariano R. Vázquez by Grnrchst (t · c); see discussion
• 08 Apr 2024 – Mohammad Soleimani (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Mohammad Soleimani (politician) by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Apr 2024 – Ibn Abbas (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas by Aqsian313 (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Apr 2024 – Steve Smith (ice hockey, born in Canada) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Steve Smith (ice hockey, born 1963 in Canada) by Pppery (t · c); see discussion

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Wright brothers 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. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:55, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Michael the Brave 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. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 01:05, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Park Chanyeol#Requested move 1 March 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 98𝚃𝙸𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚄𝚂 08:25, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Ma Jun (engineer)#Requested move 29 February 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 09:10, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Edward V of England#Requested move 29 February 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Векочел (talk) 19:59, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have a draft biography pending review for director/writer Misha Manson-Smith. It has yet to be reviewed after some weeks. Seeking feedback to progress it getting published. Intending to link it to a new article on "hybrid comedy" which is a niche but specific sub genre as performed by the likes of Sacha Baron Cohen, Nathan Fielder, Marc Wootton and Eric Andre, in which actors play fictional characters interacting with unsuspecting people in documentary like situations. Manson-Smith has directed a number of works in this field. On the help chat, I was advised to post here, along with the key citations that demonstrate notability. Links below. Any feedback would be most helpful.

Draft:Misha Manson-Smith

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/may/08/marc-wootton-lala-land

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/arts/television/25lala.html

https://www.shots.net/news/view/misha-manson-smith-cutting-to-the-funny-bone

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3563459.stm

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/feb/12/israelandthepalestinians.festivals

https://www.screendaily.com/production/misha-manson-smith-to-direct-sex-education-/5023123.article

https://news.sky.com/story/hasselhoff-show-wins-best-comedy-at-international-emmy-awards-10667293

https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/drama/kiss-me-first-channel-4/netflix/5127827.article

https://deadline.com/2018/03/c4-netflix-take-inspiration-from-apocalypse-now-for-teen-drama-kiss-me-first-1202351393/

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/apr/11/broadcasting BlueFox2023 (talk) 18:11, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved

Hello! On behalf of American businessman Richard M. Schulze, I've submitted an edit request to update the poorly written Philanthropy section of his biography. None of the claims I've proposed are contentious, but I do not edit the main space because of my conflict of interest.

Are any WikiProject Biography members able to take a look at the edit request? Thanks in advance for any feedback or article updates! Inkian Jason (talk) 13:51, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The request has been reviewed. Inkian Jason (talk) 14:55, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Yoo Hae-jin#Requested move 25 February 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 14:12, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Victor Crespo#Requested move 25 February 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 14:15, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There's currently a discussion at MOS:INFOBOXES that effects infoboxes for a variety of different articles. Please feel free to comment. Thanks! Nemov (talk) 01:59, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Oh Se-hun#Requested move 8 March 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 98𝚃𝙸𝙶𝙴𝚁𝙸𝚄𝚂 17:15, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

There's a new discussion regarding whether the inclusion of his co-signing of the order for the Katyn massacre in the lead is WP:UNDUE, and/or whether the claim that he held significant responsibility for the massacre is WP:OR or not. Any community input would be appreciated! The Kip 02:19, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Ryan Searle#Requested move 1 March 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – Hilst [talk] 13:00, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! My name is Danielle Rhoades Ha and I work for [[The New York Times Company]]. I have disclosed my affiliation at [[Talk:Megan Twohey]], where I was asked by User:Tamzin to verify my identity after flagging some issues with Megan Twohey's biography. I am struggling to get editor feedback [[Talk:Megan_Twohey#Revisiting_the_transgender_healthcare_section|here] ], where I've outlined my concerns related to the "Transgender healthcare" section. I have outlined how the section has non-neutral text, overemphasizes the amount of criticism received, and uses sources labeled as "commentary" or op-eds. I have also provided more accurate and neutral replacement text based on the same sources, including the sources I think may be problematic. I still welcome User:Tamzin's feedback, but I would also like to invite other editors to weigh in. Are any editors here willing to take a look at my proposed changes in more detail? Thanks for your consideration. DanielleRhoadesHa (talk) 20:29, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Isaac 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. Spinixster (chat!) 09:59, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Dmitry Pilchikov#Requested move 13 March 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 14:03, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Aleksandr Bogomolets#Requested move 6 March 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Killarnee (talk) 22:37, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Elisabeth Burgos-Debray#Requested move 5 March 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Kiwiz1338 (talk) 12:11, 16 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Jerma#Requested move 9 March 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 02:56, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Alan Joyce (businessman)#Requested move 10 March 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Killarnee (talk) 02:12, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Every day an ODNB life is made available to the public for a few days. I've been getting these emails for years, and rarely have I had time to benefit from them, I thought I might share them here.

Today it is: [Sir Peter Gordon Masefield (1914–2006). Our article is Peter Masefield. Please respect Oxford's copyright, if you use information from their article to improve ours, and please cite ODNB where appropriate.

All the best: Rich Farmbrough 17:10, 19 March 2024 (UTC).[reply]

20 March 2024

Please respect Oxford's copyright, if you use information from their article to improve ours, and please cite ODNB where appropriate.

All the best: Rich Farmbrough 15:50, 20 March 2024 (UTC).[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Pharnavaz I of Iberia#Requested move 6 February 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 00:42, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please kindly review the following page submitted for creation Draft:Ruth Aguilera. Thanks. Neuralia (talk) 14:53, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

An article relevant to this Wikiproject is being considered for FA status (See Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha/archive1). Any comments would be appreciated. Llewee (talk) 00:12, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, all,

I propose merging Wikipedia:Living People Patrol (long defunct) into this group. Specifically, if nobody objects, I would like to WP:MOVE that page to Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Living People Patrol (along with the talk page's archive) and then redirect the (currently blank) talk page here. That way, if anyone goes looking for help, they'll have a chance of finding it.

Please let me know if you think this is a bad idea.

WhatamIdoing (talk) 19:29, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Please note that Abdalá Bucaram, 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, 25 March 2024 (UTC) on behalf of the AFI team[reply]

I'm Marina and I work for the KARL LAGERFELD brand. I have several pending edit requests for the Karl Lagerfeld (the man) Wikipedia article. You can see these requests at the Talk page. Because this WikiProject is listed as a category for that article, I'm hoping that editors here might have an interest in reviewing these requests. MB for KARL LAGERFELD (talk) 20:56, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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--Lajmmoore (talk 19:41, 30 March 2024 (UTC) via MassMessaging[reply]

Hello, Please note that Jean Gabin, 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, 1 April 2024 (UTC) on behalf of the AFI team[reply]

Hi editors, this is Brooke, an employee from Chubb Limited. I'm here today because I've posted a (rather large) edit request to Mr. Greenberg's Talk page to revise the current Career section, which is outdated and lacks tons of solid sources I found. If any editors here have any interest in evaluating this request, I would deeply appreciate it. And, just to be clear, I've disclosed my COI on my user page for those who are curious. Brooke at Chubb (talk) 19:59, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have nominated J. K. Rowling 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. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 17:24, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have nominated J. K. Rowling 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. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.9% of all FPs.} 17:25, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Mike Hall (musician)#Requested move 5 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. UtherSRG (talk) 16:58, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a draft for the person in question (Janne Lehtonen).

Janne has served 10+ years in the finnish Navy's special operation forces. He was notably one of the first-ever operator in the unit, along side his fellow collegues of the reality TV programme Erikoisjoukot.

He is also a firefighter, paramedic and serial entrepreneur. I hope someone views this draft of notable Finnish person!

82.197.27.70 (talk) 07:56, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Mike Hall#Requested move 6 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. UtherSRG (talk) 10:35, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]