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A recent edit added Ghana as well in the infobox, however it does not show up by this error:
"Warning: Page using Template:Infobox ethnic group with unknown parameter "ref41" (this message is shown only in preview).
Warning: Page using Template:Infobox ethnic group with unknown parameter "pop41" (this message is shown only in preview).
Warning: Page using Template:Infobox ethnic group with unknown parameter "region41" (this message is shown only in preview)."
Someone could decipher what's the catch, as it seems the user added content in an appropriate format? Thank you( KIENGIR ( talk) 09:53, 21 November 2020 (UTC))
The introduction of this article says this: "As a result, American culture and law does not equate nationality with race or ethnicity, but with bona fide citizenship and an oath of permanent allegiance." What does "citizenship and an oath of permanent allegiance" suppose to mean? Is it trying to say that a 1-year-old natural born US citizen (child) is required to also make "an oath of permanent allegiance" before he/she is accepted as an American? Or is it trying to say that Samoan Americans are not Americans because they are not US citizens?-- Libracarol ( talk) 16:47, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
Oddly, the title of this Wikipedia page is not a term that is used in modern American discourse. I currently live in Canada, and people who live here call citizens of the country "Canadians." However, I follow a lot of U.S. news and media sources, and people who live in the U.S.A. do not appear to call other citizens "Americans," rather, they are always careful to say "the American people." I actually arrived here at Wikipedia when I was trying to understand why everyone always says "the American people" instead of simply "Americans," but there's no reference to it in this article — it would be nice if this could be explained here, I think, because it seems like there must be a significant reason worth understanding. Mecandes ( talk) 22:07, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
I am skeptical this is correct. Looking at Google Ngrams, "Americans" always exceeds "American people" by a fair amount. "The American people" sounds a bit grander than just "Americans" and I suspect speechwriters sometimes use it for that reason. HallamBentham ( talk) 23:29, 27 November 2020 (UTC)
Why is the term american only used for the united states of america? The americas are continents that cover most of the western hemisphere. American should refer to the people of americas. Why limit it just to the US? Canadians, Mexicans, and South americans are all americans. How do we change the term? If wikipedia wants to be an accurate source of information, then the term american should be changed to include all americans. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Apachewarrior2021 ( talk • contribs)
I did that twice but was reverted. Hey, Americans are to special cititzens for India. If it so, then why not remove each and every flag from the diaspora or the every citizen article? Utkarsh555 ( talk) 04:33, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
Generally, flag icons should not be used in infoboxes, even when there is a "country", "nationality" or equivalent field: they could be unnecessarily distracting and might give undue prominence to one field among many.BilCat ( talk) 18:09, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
Why does "People of the United States" redirect here instead of a page for the demographics of the USA? Most "People of Foo" pages redirect to a "Demographics of Foo" page. -- 62.165.249.184 ( talk) 09:31, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
Puerto Rico is an American territory and all Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, so it should be removed from the "regions with significant populations."
Nothda ( talk) 23:37, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
The following discussion 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.
I think it is useful on this article, since it is otherwise not accessible until the bottom in ″see also″.I think that the common policy should apply to all nation's articles.
![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 1 | ← | Archive 4 | Archive 5 | Archive 6 |
A recent edit added Ghana as well in the infobox, however it does not show up by this error:
"Warning: Page using Template:Infobox ethnic group with unknown parameter "ref41" (this message is shown only in preview).
Warning: Page using Template:Infobox ethnic group with unknown parameter "pop41" (this message is shown only in preview).
Warning: Page using Template:Infobox ethnic group with unknown parameter "region41" (this message is shown only in preview)."
Someone could decipher what's the catch, as it seems the user added content in an appropriate format? Thank you( KIENGIR ( talk) 09:53, 21 November 2020 (UTC))
The introduction of this article says this: "As a result, American culture and law does not equate nationality with race or ethnicity, but with bona fide citizenship and an oath of permanent allegiance." What does "citizenship and an oath of permanent allegiance" suppose to mean? Is it trying to say that a 1-year-old natural born US citizen (child) is required to also make "an oath of permanent allegiance" before he/she is accepted as an American? Or is it trying to say that Samoan Americans are not Americans because they are not US citizens?-- Libracarol ( talk) 16:47, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
Oddly, the title of this Wikipedia page is not a term that is used in modern American discourse. I currently live in Canada, and people who live here call citizens of the country "Canadians." However, I follow a lot of U.S. news and media sources, and people who live in the U.S.A. do not appear to call other citizens "Americans," rather, they are always careful to say "the American people." I actually arrived here at Wikipedia when I was trying to understand why everyone always says "the American people" instead of simply "Americans," but there's no reference to it in this article — it would be nice if this could be explained here, I think, because it seems like there must be a significant reason worth understanding. Mecandes ( talk) 22:07, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
I am skeptical this is correct. Looking at Google Ngrams, "Americans" always exceeds "American people" by a fair amount. "The American people" sounds a bit grander than just "Americans" and I suspect speechwriters sometimes use it for that reason. HallamBentham ( talk) 23:29, 27 November 2020 (UTC)
Why is the term american only used for the united states of america? The americas are continents that cover most of the western hemisphere. American should refer to the people of americas. Why limit it just to the US? Canadians, Mexicans, and South americans are all americans. How do we change the term? If wikipedia wants to be an accurate source of information, then the term american should be changed to include all americans. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Apachewarrior2021 ( talk • contribs)
I did that twice but was reverted. Hey, Americans are to special cititzens for India. If it so, then why not remove each and every flag from the diaspora or the every citizen article? Utkarsh555 ( talk) 04:33, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
Generally, flag icons should not be used in infoboxes, even when there is a "country", "nationality" or equivalent field: they could be unnecessarily distracting and might give undue prominence to one field among many.BilCat ( talk) 18:09, 4 November 2021 (UTC)
Why does "People of the United States" redirect here instead of a page for the demographics of the USA? Most "People of Foo" pages redirect to a "Demographics of Foo" page. -- 62.165.249.184 ( talk) 09:31, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
Puerto Rico is an American territory and all Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, so it should be removed from the "regions with significant populations."
Nothda ( talk) 23:37, 14 February 2022 (UTC)
The following discussion 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.
I think it is useful on this article, since it is otherwise not accessible until the bottom in ″see also″.I think that the common policy should apply to all nation's articles.