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I recently closed a CFD ( 2015 January 17) about burials by city. The outcome was to keep the "by city" categories only as containers where there were multiple categories for cemeteries, churchyards etc. Biographies are no longer categorised directly at the city level, e.g. "Burials in London".
Before taking this further I am consulting this WikiProject, along with WP Death and WP Categories:
Thanks for bringing this here - though it would have been good if someone had flagged it, or contacted previous respondents, while it was being discussed. The January CFD discussion seems to have missed out a lot of the previous dicussions in wanting to delete categories of burials. In particular the people mentioned in Burial by place/by cemetery/by churchyard is one of the most defining attributes of burial grounds. What has been lost in the deletions? Have you reconstructed them as lists? 07:44, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
I think the ambiguity is a bit dissipated if we reverse the order and set the standard of: Burials by <place> in <location>. Where place is either the general "place" for a parent cat, or the more specific: cemetery, priory, abbey, mausoleum, cathedral, church, basilica, cathedral, etc. for the child cats. And where location is the city, state, country, etc.
To me, it makes the prepositional phrases make more sense. Burials by cemetery in London, instead of Burials in London by cemetery. I would want to put a comma after London in the latter example, where I wouldn't in the first example. - jc37 21:49, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
There is currently a RfC at Talk:Kenji Miyazawa#RfC: How should this be worded?. ミーラー強斗武 ( StG88ぬ会話) 19:58, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
Over the past couple of weeks I've undertaken a close to blow-it-up-and-start-over revision of the Vernon Jones article that was brought up at Teahouse recently. I started with the April 15, 2015 version from and rewrote it for NPOV, BLP, consistency with cited source material, added more supporting sources, updated dead links (where possible), and generally expanded and updated the article. More information on what I did is in the last three sections of the Talk:Vernon_Jones page and the article's edit history.
I asked at Teahouse and they recommended I take this here (to Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Biography). I've never worked on an article that needed to be BLP-compliant (for anyone with anything remotely approaching a controversial history). I'd appreciate if more experienced editors could patrol the article and check over my work. Thanks! Carl Henderson ( talk) 02:25, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
I've been working on the article regarding Carly Fiorina over the last month, as well as making a few changes and improvements; but, I've also realized that this article is still marked as "low importance in the Wikipedia:WikiProject Conservatism. It also has no such rating for WikiProject Biography and WikiProject Women writers. Yet, I've realized that as of April 2015 (especially) it has been intimated that Firorina will campaign for a 2016 GOP Presidential nomination, although it does not seem to be officially confirmed; meanwhile, the page currently says that she "actively seeking," which seems to be an adequate description, since she appears to be making strong and more visible talking points in the media. Despite criticism and many past failures in electoral politics, Fiorina is considered a main public figure and, if in any regards, a Vice Presidential possibility by some people's standards, as well as having a career as a conservative pundit. It is my belief that Fiorina should have a higher ranking than "low." In most of these Wikipedia projects, I believe she should at least be at the next level, "Mid-importance." Ca.papavero ( talk) 08:41, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
Zarghun11 ( talk) 11:34, 28 April 2015 (UTC) Jalil Abbas JilaniIn the article: Jalil Abbass Jilani, detail about his wife and children are unnecessary and may deleted. This is the article about Jalil Abbass Jilani and about his children.Please give your openion about this comment Zarghun11 ( talk) 11:34, 28 April 2015 (UTC).
Greetings! A proposal has been made at Talk:Hillary Rodham Clinton/April 2015 move request to change the title of the article, Hillary Rodham Clinton to Hillary Clinton. This notification is provided because this article is listed as being of interest to this project. Cheers! bd2412 T 17:25, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
What do we do when a reliable source makes a false statement? John William Dunne was born in County Kildare, Ireland. The referenced source for this is the 1911 Census of St George, London, RG14/442, John William Dunne, Belgrave Mansions, Belgrave, London. It is also well attested elsewhere, for example the earlier 1881 census records his birth place as Ireland and Walker; Early Aviation at Farnborough, Vol. II notes it as Kildare, Eire. However an editor had added a note to the citation, that "the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography states that he was born and brought up in South Africa." Assuming the editor to be truthful, this is the only source I have ever seen for this suggestion. Dunne did visit South Africa several times, which is probably where the mistake arose. Do we leave it there, or do we regard a single such statement as a mistake and the alternative view as insignificant? — Cheers, Steelpillow ( Talk) 17:37, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Abdisalam Issa-Salwe is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Abdisalam Issa-Salwe until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Cordless Larry ( talk) 21:22, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi, everyone,
I've just had the enjoyable experience of participating in bringing the high-page-view article English language from B class to good article status in collaboration with several other editors. Now my attention is turning to biographical articles (both for living persons and dead persons), and one biographical category that deserves in all cases to have featured article quality articles is biographical articles about Nobel Prize winners. Is this an article category that interests you? I have deep supplies of sources for some Nobel laureates (especially in literature or in physics), and in general the biographies of Nobel laureates should be a lot easier to source than many other biographical articles. Who's in? What articles about Nobel Prize winners would you suggest fixing first? -- WeijiBaikeBianji ( talk, how I edit) 18:20, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
I am not familiar with fair use / copyright policies re: image of a nonliving individual. If anyone is willing to determine if an image of Sybil Plumlee is allowed at Wikipedia, I'd be much appreciated and the image would greatly benefit this newly-promoted Good article. Links to possible images:
Any assistance is very helpful. Thanks for your consideration. ---- Another Believer ( Talk) 16:50, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
Can a project member Talk page assess/review/edit this bio please /info/en/?search=Draft:Omar_E._Garc%C3%ADa-Bol%C3%ADvar? Thanks. Juvetorre ( talk) 20:47, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
An RfC regarding the methodical removal of Persondata is taking place at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals). Thanks, — Msmarmalade ( talk) 07:42, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
I find it baffling that there are still those in this country and around the world that think that Roger Coleman is and was innocent of the crime he was so justly convicted and executed for. The press attacks on the resident's of Grundy County Virginia implying they were stupid and backward are all too typical of the asinine liberal media... they can't form any sophisticated thinking because they're lower class coal miners, etc., so therefore they can't possibly be trusted to come to any complicated conclusions about Roger Coleman's guilt or innocence. Dumb hicks, I can hear them saying to themselves smugly. Guess what, professors? Guess what, church leaders and the like? I loved seeing the leading champion of the convicted killer's receiving the DNA results by phone as the documentary cameras rolled, showing conclusively Coleman's guilt. I thought the man was going to have a heart attack. How right and just. Did "Time Magazine" run an apology to the citizen's that correctly convicted that monster? I don't recall seeing that in their venerated rag. No... that wouldn't do, would it? "Don't let the facts confuse you" is what a former (thankfully) liberal fiancée used to say to me all the time when I called him out on his crap. Same thing to Time and all the other idiots. Serves you all right. Eat crow. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.44.226.12 ( talk) 02:42, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
In a BLP article, what is the proper way to address the subject's age when the stated date of birth, as found in reliable sources, may have been deliberately obfuscated. I was going to do a partial re-write of the Ric Ocasek article and have found some details (for instance, he graduated high school in 1963) that call into question his date of birth (1949). Piriczki ( talk) 13:22, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi. I have no idea if this is where i am supposed to post this. I updated my father's biography the other day (Allan Taylor RBC) He is in his eighties and someone told him that Wikipedia is where you should have your bio listed. He is a great Canadian, started as a teller cutting firewood at a branch in Prince Albert Sask. at the very lowest pay scale and rose thru the ranks to become the Chairman and CEO. Officer of the Order of Canada, Business Hall of Fame, great philanthropist, several honorary degrees etc. etc. etc. The biography was typed EXACTLY as it is written by the Bank's archivists, it is all entirely accurate. i don't know what else to say. Yes I am his son, no the updates should not be removed - they are all completely accurate. Thanks to whomever is taking the time to review this. 216.126.124.148 ( talk) 04:16, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion regarding an article that may be of interest to members of this project. Concerns have been raised that the article may be a hoax. Interested editors are encouraged to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Manahel Thabet. Thank you. - Ad Orientem ( talk) 00:43, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
Comments invited at Talk:Bill Farmer. Lots of articles, (ex: Yuri Lowenthal or Roger Craig Smith) and especially those that are attractive to fans of a popular property tend to acquire lengthy filmographies, which often include credits like "Additional voices" or "Monkey #2". In the linked discussion the matter is focused on whether or not Bill Farmer's "additional voices" credits should be included. However, this should be a topic of greater significance since it is something that comes up in a great many articles. Cyphoidbomb ( talk) 05:19, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello! There is a move discussion on Harun ar-Rashid, which potentially impacts the transliteration of a host of other Arab names. Interested project members are invited to participate. Constantine ✍ 16:08, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
Can a project member please review suggested revisions to this bio requested on the Talk page here: Talk:Mitch_Caplan. [COI Disclaimer: I am employed as a PR professional in an agency setting. Jefferson National (Caplan's current place of business) is a client (this is also noted on the Talk page).] Kristen sald ( talk) 14:20, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello, don't know if there are any members still around, but this is Plange who'd revitalized this WP back in 2006. I since ceased being active on WP, and I'm slowly starting to return, but with a narrower focus. I've started a new WikiProject for romance and thought I'd see if anyone was interested in joining? Since the scope encompasses more than biographies, I didn't feel like it could be solely a task force here or on WP:NOVELS. Anyway, I've got the bones set up and will keep working on getting guidelines and tasks hammered out. I'll definitely be pointing people here for the parts that overlap with this WP. Looking forward to getting it rolling and recruiting any interested members! :) plange ( talk) 02:42, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
Persondata has been deprecated by this RfC, in favour of Wikidata. A bot has been requested to remove {{ Persondata}} from all biographical articles. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:49, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
Can someone help me with the Brian Day article again?
Someone with a vested interest is tampering with it it seems. My edits (all carefully weighted to represent 'both sides') have been tampered with and removed a second time.
They have been replaced with statements like this: "The British Columbia Medical Services Commission accepted an invitation by Day to conduct an audit of Cambie Surgeries Corporation, where Day is one of 50 shareholders."
According to all media and legal documents, there was no such 'invitation' but Day fought in the courts to prevent such an audit.
Other statements like: "They confirmed that the clinic, along with another clinic, had allowed patients to pay facility fees for services that were not being provided in a timely manner by the government system."
What the legal and news accounts actually say is that the clinic broke the law in charging such fees, and demanded the clinics stop charging the fees. Day is now challenging this law in court.
You can see how contentious the case is for both sides fighting. But the facts are clear and need to be reestablished for this article.
The opinion (whether someone thinks Day is a hero or a villain for challenging the law) is not the issue -- but the person making the edits is clearly on the 'hero' side and keeps slanting the article in that fashion -- even overriding clear facts. My edits tried to show was 'proponents' and 'critics' each say and state the facts clearly as outlined in the legal documents and media.
I can make edits again, but this is getting laborious -- and this is clearly biased and not factually correct.
Can I ask for your help in either reverting to my previous edits? Or if I make edits again to make it factual, can we protect my edits in some way?
Or I can point senior editors to the documents if they prefer to do the edits. I don't mind doing them, but doing them multiple times is no fun and I'm clearly working against people who want to use Wikipedia to portray Day in the most positive light possible (vs. a balanced, even recounting of the facts).
This is starting to feel like whack-a-mole.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
Kathleen5454 15:14, 2 June 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kathleen5454 ( talk • contribs)
Persondata has been deprecated and the template and input data are subject to removal from all bio articles in the near future. For those editors who took the time to enter accurate data into the persondata templates of biography subjects, you are advised to manually transfer that data to Wikidata before the impending mass deletion occurs in order to preserve such data. Here are two examples of Wikidata for notable notable baseball players: Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb. If you have any more questions about the persondata removal, Wikidata, etc., please ping me. Dirtlawyer1 ( talk) 13:11, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
Members of this wikiproject may be interested in this Request for Comment regarding James Joyce. -- Albany NY ( talk) 16:50, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
Could someone please take a look at this talkpage, where an editor suggests she might have been using several names? It looks potentially slanderous/like a witchhunt to me. Zigzig20s ( talk) 11:46, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
There is a discussion at the BLP noticeboard which may be relevant to this wikiproject. -- Sammy1339 ( talk) 00:50, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
Go there and discuss: Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 01:28, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
The project page suggests we use the Images for biographies tool to, well, find images for biographies. Sounds really useful, but the link points to a dead end. Does this tool still exist? Chuntuk ( talk) 11:39, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
Interested editors might like to consider commenting on whether the lead of this article should mention that Filipović was a military chaplain and Catholic friar who was expelled from the Franciscan order before the end of the war but was not excommunicated by the Catholic Church. Cheers, Peacemaker67 ( crack... thump) 10:39, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
Trying to clean up Roger Libby. Currently there's a long list of his publication. This seems excessive to me, but I can't find anything about how these lists should be dealt with. Can anyone point me to past discussion on the topic or offer their opinion? Please ping me in reply EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{ re}} 20:32, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
I have opened a discussion on this article's talk page ( here) as I feel it has multiple issues, but would appreciate an opinion from someone more familiar with biography articles. Swanny18 ( talk) 11:56, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
The sources I had when I wrote this article state his wife's name as "Rita". An anon, and now registered account, possibly connected to the family, has been repeatedly changing it to "Yolanda". This may fall somewhat under BLP (though there's ahrdly anything controversial about the nature of the information), so I'd appreciate some extra eyes since my specialty is normally plant sciences, not biographies (or more accurately I,m not used to encountering repeated reverts in my biographical articles). Circéus ( talk) 02:04, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
Can someone please upload this picture to Wikimedia Commons? I am not sure which license to use. Thank you. Zigzig20s ( talk) 21:21, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
I believe, for many LGBT YouTubers, especially those who have found fame or increase fame through a coming out video, being an LGBT YouTuber is a defining characteristic, just like the Gay politicians or Gay writers category. However, a user has nominated the category LGBT YouTubers for deletion. [ see the discussion here] AusLondonder ( talk) 09:23, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
A new copy-paste detection bot is now in general use on English Wikipedia. Come check it out at the EranBot reporting page. This bot utilizes the Turnitin software (ithenticate), unlike User:CorenSearchBot that relies on a web search API from Yahoo. It checks individual edits rather than just new articles. Please take 15 seconds to visit the EranBot reporting page and check a few of the flagged concerns. Comments welcome regarding potential improvements. These likely copyright violations can be searched by WikiProject categories. Use "control-f" to jump to your area of interest.-- Lucas559 ( talk) 22:28, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
Category:Atheists has been added to this article, based on his having written De rerum natura. Is that sufficient, or original research? --‖ Ebyabe talk - Inspector General ‖ 15:46, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
There's currently an open RfC on a topic that may be of interest to readers of this wikiproject.-- BoboMeowCat ( talk) 03:19, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
We've got 30% of the DWB to match on Wikidata. You can use wmflabs.org/mix-n-match to do the last 30%, then the National Library of Wales will appear on all Welsh biographies, in all language Wikis. There are only a handful of us working at the moment, and help would be appreciated! Llywelyn2000 ( talk) 07:28, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
I have nominated the article for Justin Green's Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary—an autobiographical account of a man suffering from OCD—as a Featured Article Candidate. Please take part in the review at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary/archive1! Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 07:49, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
I have opened a discussion at WT:MOSNUM that participants here might be interested in contributing to. It relates to the WP:MOSNUM clause about primary units for personal weight and height of British people. Speccy4Eyes ( talk) 20:35, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
Hello. I'm working on behalf of the College Board to make requests to improve the David Coleman article (president of the College Board). I'm hoping some updates can be made to The Common Core section of the article. I've drafted a section and uploaded it to my userspace.
Because I have a conflict of interest, though, I won't make these edits myself. Instead, I'd like for an uninvolved editor to take a look at what I've prepared and move it over into the article pending any changes or feedback. There's more information over on the Talk page for any interested editors. Thanks! Heatherer ( talk) 17:21, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
There is an RfC on the subject of whether Wikipedia:Notability (history) should become a guideline, which is taking place at Wikipedia talk:Notability (history)#Should this become a guideline?. James500 ( talk) 19:34, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
…please see [2]. Cheers, Le Prof 71.201.62.200 ( talk) 05:41, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
Posting a note here to let editors know I've issued a Request for Comment on the Quint Studer page regarding the current state of the Career section and whether or not a draft I'm proposing would be a suitable replacement. Quick disclosure: I have proposed the draft as a paid consultant to Mr. Studer, so I do have a COI, which should be taken into account. Thanks, 16912 Rhiannon ( Talk · COI) 15:46, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
Why is the icon for WPBIO wearing a tie? Couldn't we find something a bit more inclusive?-- Ipigott ( talk) 15:22, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
A discussion about a state governor and a singer of the same name is ongoing. Comment there to improve consensus. -- George Ho ( talk) 22:38, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
This esteemed publication has now been digitised and is available online. Should be plenty of material to expand existing biographies and create new ones, such as Juliana de Leybourne (see Vol 1, 1858). Mjroots ( talk) 19:49, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
I've been working on the Daniel Silva (novelist) page. I think most of the concerns expressed at Talk:Daniel Silva (novelist) have been addressed. Can someone evaluate the page? Wikipedia:WikiProject Literature is also involved. Thanks.-- Jim in Georgia Contribs Talk 00:21, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
I have a painting that I received as a gift close to 45 years ago from an antique dealer in Canada. Never gave it much thought to it until about two years ago when I decided to check into its history. I was told when I received it that it was "old" before I came to own it. The dealer said she purchased it from a sale at an old church before it was torn down. When I began to research the painting, I found a signature on the bottom left corner which read "H. Hofmann". Searching the internet turned up almost next to nothing. I did find the name of the work : JESUS PREACHING ON THE SEA OF GALILEE. What I did find is that it is reported to have been destroyed during WWII. But I also found that that before it was supposedly destroyed, the owner had a connection with a church in Canada. I have emailed Hessian State Archives Darmstadt, but was told that any information they had in their archives were not available in English. Luckily most of the information that I was able to find I found on Wikipedia. But any search I've attempted to do has yielded virtually nothing. When I compared the signature on the piece of art, it is consistent with examples of his signature I was able to find. MY QUESTION IS THIS: Is it possible that this painting was not destroyed, but was shuffled around and ended up at the church in Canada? The dimensions of the piece, including the frame is: 46 1/2" X 33 1.2". I have pictures available, but could not figure out how to add them to this correspondence. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
DSZUCHRN ( talk) 18:59, 30 July 2015 (UTC)DSZUCHRN@YAHOO.COM
Category:Félix Resurrección Hidalgo, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for deletion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. RevelationDirect ( talk) 10:53, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
It's in the related list of requested moves at the top of this page, but I thought I would draw more attention here to the discussion at Talk:Guy Turcotte.
So many murderers have bios on Wikipedia, where murder is the "one event" they are notable for. How should we apply the "one event" guidelines WP:BLP1E, WP:BIO1E, and WP:PSEUDO to evaluate articles which are primarily about murders and the people who committed them? Wbm1058 ( talk) 13:13, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi there. I'm seeking help with some edits I suggested for the Hansjörg Wyss article. I posted a message on the Talk page, but haven't had any feedback on my changes. Would someone here be able to take a look? In case you're unfamiliar with the subject, Wyss is a Swiss billionaire businessman and conservationist.
I am working on behalf of the Wyss Foundation and, as I've mentioned here before, I don't make edits on articles where I have a COI. Hoping someone here will be able to review my changes and make them if they appear to be an improvement over the current article. Thanks! Heatherer ( talk) 17:39, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
Can I ask for input at Talk:Jazmin Grace Grimaldi#Media References. Thanks. CDRL102 ( talk) 23:52, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
The following articles have google doodles as part of their legacy sections.
I've been trying to remove this on account of WP:UNDUE as well as WP:TRIVIA but am meeting resistance. I would like to know if this WikiProject has any developed policy concerning this type of trivia. Is it really an important part of their legacy? (Could also mention that Harriet Tubman had it as part of her legacy section, on par with 2 feature films, National Park Designations and potentially being featured on the US $10 bill.) -- CFCF 🍌 ( email) 12:38, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
Please remove the below mentioned note on Ammad Azhar's Biography. I shall be truly obliged.
This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy. Please share your thoughts on the matter at this article's entry on the Articles for deletion page. Feel free to edit the article, but the article must not be blanked, and this notice must not be removed, until the discussion is closed. For more information, particularly on merging or moving the article during the discussion, read the guide to deletion.
This page includes all the true content and more will be added/updated from time to time. I manage this page and the copyrights of this Biography.
Thanks n regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shafaqammad ( talk • contribs) 19:00, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
I have a business relationship with Fabrice Grinda. A recent New York Times profile of him has some interesting information that I think might benefit the article. I've already placed a request edit on the suggested changes, located on the article's Talk page. I shouldn't make changes directly, as per WP: COI and hoped I might interest an editor here in taking a look. Edsussman ( talk) 01:47, 13 August 2015 (UTC)Edsussman
I think we should consider breaking out Category:NA-Class biography articles with the addition of classes for Drafts, files, and redirects. Eliminating redirects from there would clean that category up. The files listed are largely signatures I think. It would be really helpful to have Category:Draft-Class biography articles to put sandbox and userspace drafts to check potential biographies for BLP issues or other things ( Category:NA-Class biography (musicians) articles would be better served as well). -- Ricky81682 ( talk) 02:50, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
Template:Age maintains up-to-date ages.
— Wavelength ( talk) 01:42, 18 August 2015 (UTC) and 01:47, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
Can someone have a look at the first paragraph of the section on his life and see if you can make sense of the part about the death of Beethoven. Nthep ( talk) 21:52, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
I've raised a discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 August 21#Input Wanted on Category:Islamists by nationality. Contributions welcome. Greg Kaye 17:06, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
W. H. Auden 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. MusicAngels ( talk) 18:26, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
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I recently closed a CFD ( 2015 January 17) about burials by city. The outcome was to keep the "by city" categories only as containers where there were multiple categories for cemeteries, churchyards etc. Biographies are no longer categorised directly at the city level, e.g. "Burials in London".
Before taking this further I am consulting this WikiProject, along with WP Death and WP Categories:
Thanks for bringing this here - though it would have been good if someone had flagged it, or contacted previous respondents, while it was being discussed. The January CFD discussion seems to have missed out a lot of the previous dicussions in wanting to delete categories of burials. In particular the people mentioned in Burial by place/by cemetery/by churchyard is one of the most defining attributes of burial grounds. What has been lost in the deletions? Have you reconstructed them as lists? 07:44, 15 April 2015 (UTC)
I think the ambiguity is a bit dissipated if we reverse the order and set the standard of: Burials by <place> in <location>. Where place is either the general "place" for a parent cat, or the more specific: cemetery, priory, abbey, mausoleum, cathedral, church, basilica, cathedral, etc. for the child cats. And where location is the city, state, country, etc.
To me, it makes the prepositional phrases make more sense. Burials by cemetery in London, instead of Burials in London by cemetery. I would want to put a comma after London in the latter example, where I wouldn't in the first example. - jc37 21:49, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
There is currently a RfC at Talk:Kenji Miyazawa#RfC: How should this be worded?. ミーラー強斗武 ( StG88ぬ会話) 19:58, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
Over the past couple of weeks I've undertaken a close to blow-it-up-and-start-over revision of the Vernon Jones article that was brought up at Teahouse recently. I started with the April 15, 2015 version from and rewrote it for NPOV, BLP, consistency with cited source material, added more supporting sources, updated dead links (where possible), and generally expanded and updated the article. More information on what I did is in the last three sections of the Talk:Vernon_Jones page and the article's edit history.
I asked at Teahouse and they recommended I take this here (to Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Biography). I've never worked on an article that needed to be BLP-compliant (for anyone with anything remotely approaching a controversial history). I'd appreciate if more experienced editors could patrol the article and check over my work. Thanks! Carl Henderson ( talk) 02:25, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
I've been working on the article regarding Carly Fiorina over the last month, as well as making a few changes and improvements; but, I've also realized that this article is still marked as "low importance in the Wikipedia:WikiProject Conservatism. It also has no such rating for WikiProject Biography and WikiProject Women writers. Yet, I've realized that as of April 2015 (especially) it has been intimated that Firorina will campaign for a 2016 GOP Presidential nomination, although it does not seem to be officially confirmed; meanwhile, the page currently says that she "actively seeking," which seems to be an adequate description, since she appears to be making strong and more visible talking points in the media. Despite criticism and many past failures in electoral politics, Fiorina is considered a main public figure and, if in any regards, a Vice Presidential possibility by some people's standards, as well as having a career as a conservative pundit. It is my belief that Fiorina should have a higher ranking than "low." In most of these Wikipedia projects, I believe she should at least be at the next level, "Mid-importance." Ca.papavero ( talk) 08:41, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
Zarghun11 ( talk) 11:34, 28 April 2015 (UTC) Jalil Abbas JilaniIn the article: Jalil Abbass Jilani, detail about his wife and children are unnecessary and may deleted. This is the article about Jalil Abbass Jilani and about his children.Please give your openion about this comment Zarghun11 ( talk) 11:34, 28 April 2015 (UTC).
Greetings! A proposal has been made at Talk:Hillary Rodham Clinton/April 2015 move request to change the title of the article, Hillary Rodham Clinton to Hillary Clinton. This notification is provided because this article is listed as being of interest to this project. Cheers! bd2412 T 17:25, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
What do we do when a reliable source makes a false statement? John William Dunne was born in County Kildare, Ireland. The referenced source for this is the 1911 Census of St George, London, RG14/442, John William Dunne, Belgrave Mansions, Belgrave, London. It is also well attested elsewhere, for example the earlier 1881 census records his birth place as Ireland and Walker; Early Aviation at Farnborough, Vol. II notes it as Kildare, Eire. However an editor had added a note to the citation, that "the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography states that he was born and brought up in South Africa." Assuming the editor to be truthful, this is the only source I have ever seen for this suggestion. Dunne did visit South Africa several times, which is probably where the mistake arose. Do we leave it there, or do we regard a single such statement as a mistake and the alternative view as insignificant? — Cheers, Steelpillow ( Talk) 17:37, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Abdisalam Issa-Salwe is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Abdisalam Issa-Salwe until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Cordless Larry ( talk) 21:22, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi, everyone,
I've just had the enjoyable experience of participating in bringing the high-page-view article English language from B class to good article status in collaboration with several other editors. Now my attention is turning to biographical articles (both for living persons and dead persons), and one biographical category that deserves in all cases to have featured article quality articles is biographical articles about Nobel Prize winners. Is this an article category that interests you? I have deep supplies of sources for some Nobel laureates (especially in literature or in physics), and in general the biographies of Nobel laureates should be a lot easier to source than many other biographical articles. Who's in? What articles about Nobel Prize winners would you suggest fixing first? -- WeijiBaikeBianji ( talk, how I edit) 18:20, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
I am not familiar with fair use / copyright policies re: image of a nonliving individual. If anyone is willing to determine if an image of Sybil Plumlee is allowed at Wikipedia, I'd be much appreciated and the image would greatly benefit this newly-promoted Good article. Links to possible images:
Any assistance is very helpful. Thanks for your consideration. ---- Another Believer ( Talk) 16:50, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
Can a project member Talk page assess/review/edit this bio please /info/en/?search=Draft:Omar_E._Garc%C3%ADa-Bol%C3%ADvar? Thanks. Juvetorre ( talk) 20:47, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
An RfC regarding the methodical removal of Persondata is taking place at Wikipedia:Village pump (proposals). Thanks, — Msmarmalade ( talk) 07:42, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
I find it baffling that there are still those in this country and around the world that think that Roger Coleman is and was innocent of the crime he was so justly convicted and executed for. The press attacks on the resident's of Grundy County Virginia implying they were stupid and backward are all too typical of the asinine liberal media... they can't form any sophisticated thinking because they're lower class coal miners, etc., so therefore they can't possibly be trusted to come to any complicated conclusions about Roger Coleman's guilt or innocence. Dumb hicks, I can hear them saying to themselves smugly. Guess what, professors? Guess what, church leaders and the like? I loved seeing the leading champion of the convicted killer's receiving the DNA results by phone as the documentary cameras rolled, showing conclusively Coleman's guilt. I thought the man was going to have a heart attack. How right and just. Did "Time Magazine" run an apology to the citizen's that correctly convicted that monster? I don't recall seeing that in their venerated rag. No... that wouldn't do, would it? "Don't let the facts confuse you" is what a former (thankfully) liberal fiancée used to say to me all the time when I called him out on his crap. Same thing to Time and all the other idiots. Serves you all right. Eat crow. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.44.226.12 ( talk) 02:42, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
In a BLP article, what is the proper way to address the subject's age when the stated date of birth, as found in reliable sources, may have been deliberately obfuscated. I was going to do a partial re-write of the Ric Ocasek article and have found some details (for instance, he graduated high school in 1963) that call into question his date of birth (1949). Piriczki ( talk) 13:22, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi. I have no idea if this is where i am supposed to post this. I updated my father's biography the other day (Allan Taylor RBC) He is in his eighties and someone told him that Wikipedia is where you should have your bio listed. He is a great Canadian, started as a teller cutting firewood at a branch in Prince Albert Sask. at the very lowest pay scale and rose thru the ranks to become the Chairman and CEO. Officer of the Order of Canada, Business Hall of Fame, great philanthropist, several honorary degrees etc. etc. etc. The biography was typed EXACTLY as it is written by the Bank's archivists, it is all entirely accurate. i don't know what else to say. Yes I am his son, no the updates should not be removed - they are all completely accurate. Thanks to whomever is taking the time to review this. 216.126.124.148 ( talk) 04:16, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion regarding an article that may be of interest to members of this project. Concerns have been raised that the article may be a hoax. Interested editors are encouraged to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Manahel Thabet. Thank you. - Ad Orientem ( talk) 00:43, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
Comments invited at Talk:Bill Farmer. Lots of articles, (ex: Yuri Lowenthal or Roger Craig Smith) and especially those that are attractive to fans of a popular property tend to acquire lengthy filmographies, which often include credits like "Additional voices" or "Monkey #2". In the linked discussion the matter is focused on whether or not Bill Farmer's "additional voices" credits should be included. However, this should be a topic of greater significance since it is something that comes up in a great many articles. Cyphoidbomb ( talk) 05:19, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello! There is a move discussion on Harun ar-Rashid, which potentially impacts the transliteration of a host of other Arab names. Interested project members are invited to participate. Constantine ✍ 16:08, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
Can a project member please review suggested revisions to this bio requested on the Talk page here: Talk:Mitch_Caplan. [COI Disclaimer: I am employed as a PR professional in an agency setting. Jefferson National (Caplan's current place of business) is a client (this is also noted on the Talk page).] Kristen sald ( talk) 14:20, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
Hello, don't know if there are any members still around, but this is Plange who'd revitalized this WP back in 2006. I since ceased being active on WP, and I'm slowly starting to return, but with a narrower focus. I've started a new WikiProject for romance and thought I'd see if anyone was interested in joining? Since the scope encompasses more than biographies, I didn't feel like it could be solely a task force here or on WP:NOVELS. Anyway, I've got the bones set up and will keep working on getting guidelines and tasks hammered out. I'll definitely be pointing people here for the parts that overlap with this WP. Looking forward to getting it rolling and recruiting any interested members! :) plange ( talk) 02:42, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
Persondata has been deprecated by this RfC, in favour of Wikidata. A bot has been requested to remove {{ Persondata}} from all biographical articles. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:49, 1 June 2015 (UTC)
Can someone help me with the Brian Day article again?
Someone with a vested interest is tampering with it it seems. My edits (all carefully weighted to represent 'both sides') have been tampered with and removed a second time.
They have been replaced with statements like this: "The British Columbia Medical Services Commission accepted an invitation by Day to conduct an audit of Cambie Surgeries Corporation, where Day is one of 50 shareholders."
According to all media and legal documents, there was no such 'invitation' but Day fought in the courts to prevent such an audit.
Other statements like: "They confirmed that the clinic, along with another clinic, had allowed patients to pay facility fees for services that were not being provided in a timely manner by the government system."
What the legal and news accounts actually say is that the clinic broke the law in charging such fees, and demanded the clinics stop charging the fees. Day is now challenging this law in court.
You can see how contentious the case is for both sides fighting. But the facts are clear and need to be reestablished for this article.
The opinion (whether someone thinks Day is a hero or a villain for challenging the law) is not the issue -- but the person making the edits is clearly on the 'hero' side and keeps slanting the article in that fashion -- even overriding clear facts. My edits tried to show was 'proponents' and 'critics' each say and state the facts clearly as outlined in the legal documents and media.
I can make edits again, but this is getting laborious -- and this is clearly biased and not factually correct.
Can I ask for your help in either reverting to my previous edits? Or if I make edits again to make it factual, can we protect my edits in some way?
Or I can point senior editors to the documents if they prefer to do the edits. I don't mind doing them, but doing them multiple times is no fun and I'm clearly working against people who want to use Wikipedia to portray Day in the most positive light possible (vs. a balanced, even recounting of the facts).
This is starting to feel like whack-a-mole.
Thanks for any help you can provide!
Kathleen5454 15:14, 2 June 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kathleen5454 ( talk • contribs)
Persondata has been deprecated and the template and input data are subject to removal from all bio articles in the near future. For those editors who took the time to enter accurate data into the persondata templates of biography subjects, you are advised to manually transfer that data to Wikidata before the impending mass deletion occurs in order to preserve such data. Here are two examples of Wikidata for notable notable baseball players: Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb. If you have any more questions about the persondata removal, Wikidata, etc., please ping me. Dirtlawyer1 ( talk) 13:11, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
Members of this wikiproject may be interested in this Request for Comment regarding James Joyce. -- Albany NY ( talk) 16:50, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
Could someone please take a look at this talkpage, where an editor suggests she might have been using several names? It looks potentially slanderous/like a witchhunt to me. Zigzig20s ( talk) 11:46, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
There is a discussion at the BLP noticeboard which may be relevant to this wikiproject. -- Sammy1339 ( talk) 00:50, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
Go there and discuss: Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 01:28, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
The project page suggests we use the Images for biographies tool to, well, find images for biographies. Sounds really useful, but the link points to a dead end. Does this tool still exist? Chuntuk ( talk) 11:39, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
Interested editors might like to consider commenting on whether the lead of this article should mention that Filipović was a military chaplain and Catholic friar who was expelled from the Franciscan order before the end of the war but was not excommunicated by the Catholic Church. Cheers, Peacemaker67 ( crack... thump) 10:39, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
Trying to clean up Roger Libby. Currently there's a long list of his publication. This seems excessive to me, but I can't find anything about how these lists should be dealt with. Can anyone point me to past discussion on the topic or offer their opinion? Please ping me in reply EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{ re}} 20:32, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
I have opened a discussion on this article's talk page ( here) as I feel it has multiple issues, but would appreciate an opinion from someone more familiar with biography articles. Swanny18 ( talk) 11:56, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
The sources I had when I wrote this article state his wife's name as "Rita". An anon, and now registered account, possibly connected to the family, has been repeatedly changing it to "Yolanda". This may fall somewhat under BLP (though there's ahrdly anything controversial about the nature of the information), so I'd appreciate some extra eyes since my specialty is normally plant sciences, not biographies (or more accurately I,m not used to encountering repeated reverts in my biographical articles). Circéus ( talk) 02:04, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
Can someone please upload this picture to Wikimedia Commons? I am not sure which license to use. Thank you. Zigzig20s ( talk) 21:21, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
I believe, for many LGBT YouTubers, especially those who have found fame or increase fame through a coming out video, being an LGBT YouTuber is a defining characteristic, just like the Gay politicians or Gay writers category. However, a user has nominated the category LGBT YouTubers for deletion. [ see the discussion here] AusLondonder ( talk) 09:23, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
A new copy-paste detection bot is now in general use on English Wikipedia. Come check it out at the EranBot reporting page. This bot utilizes the Turnitin software (ithenticate), unlike User:CorenSearchBot that relies on a web search API from Yahoo. It checks individual edits rather than just new articles. Please take 15 seconds to visit the EranBot reporting page and check a few of the flagged concerns. Comments welcome regarding potential improvements. These likely copyright violations can be searched by WikiProject categories. Use "control-f" to jump to your area of interest.-- Lucas559 ( talk) 22:28, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
Category:Atheists has been added to this article, based on his having written De rerum natura. Is that sufficient, or original research? --‖ Ebyabe talk - Inspector General ‖ 15:46, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
There's currently an open RfC on a topic that may be of interest to readers of this wikiproject.-- BoboMeowCat ( talk) 03:19, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
We've got 30% of the DWB to match on Wikidata. You can use wmflabs.org/mix-n-match to do the last 30%, then the National Library of Wales will appear on all Welsh biographies, in all language Wikis. There are only a handful of us working at the moment, and help would be appreciated! Llywelyn2000 ( talk) 07:28, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
I have nominated the article for Justin Green's Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary—an autobiographical account of a man suffering from OCD—as a Featured Article Candidate. Please take part in the review at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary/archive1! Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 07:49, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
I have opened a discussion at WT:MOSNUM that participants here might be interested in contributing to. It relates to the WP:MOSNUM clause about primary units for personal weight and height of British people. Speccy4Eyes ( talk) 20:35, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
Hello. I'm working on behalf of the College Board to make requests to improve the David Coleman article (president of the College Board). I'm hoping some updates can be made to The Common Core section of the article. I've drafted a section and uploaded it to my userspace.
Because I have a conflict of interest, though, I won't make these edits myself. Instead, I'd like for an uninvolved editor to take a look at what I've prepared and move it over into the article pending any changes or feedback. There's more information over on the Talk page for any interested editors. Thanks! Heatherer ( talk) 17:21, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
There is an RfC on the subject of whether Wikipedia:Notability (history) should become a guideline, which is taking place at Wikipedia talk:Notability (history)#Should this become a guideline?. James500 ( talk) 19:34, 10 July 2015 (UTC)
…please see [2]. Cheers, Le Prof 71.201.62.200 ( talk) 05:41, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
Posting a note here to let editors know I've issued a Request for Comment on the Quint Studer page regarding the current state of the Career section and whether or not a draft I'm proposing would be a suitable replacement. Quick disclosure: I have proposed the draft as a paid consultant to Mr. Studer, so I do have a COI, which should be taken into account. Thanks, 16912 Rhiannon ( Talk · COI) 15:46, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
Why is the icon for WPBIO wearing a tie? Couldn't we find something a bit more inclusive?-- Ipigott ( talk) 15:22, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
A discussion about a state governor and a singer of the same name is ongoing. Comment there to improve consensus. -- George Ho ( talk) 22:38, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
This esteemed publication has now been digitised and is available online. Should be plenty of material to expand existing biographies and create new ones, such as Juliana de Leybourne (see Vol 1, 1858). Mjroots ( talk) 19:49, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
I've been working on the Daniel Silva (novelist) page. I think most of the concerns expressed at Talk:Daniel Silva (novelist) have been addressed. Can someone evaluate the page? Wikipedia:WikiProject Literature is also involved. Thanks.-- Jim in Georgia Contribs Talk 00:21, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
I have a painting that I received as a gift close to 45 years ago from an antique dealer in Canada. Never gave it much thought to it until about two years ago when I decided to check into its history. I was told when I received it that it was "old" before I came to own it. The dealer said she purchased it from a sale at an old church before it was torn down. When I began to research the painting, I found a signature on the bottom left corner which read "H. Hofmann". Searching the internet turned up almost next to nothing. I did find the name of the work : JESUS PREACHING ON THE SEA OF GALILEE. What I did find is that it is reported to have been destroyed during WWII. But I also found that that before it was supposedly destroyed, the owner had a connection with a church in Canada. I have emailed Hessian State Archives Darmstadt, but was told that any information they had in their archives were not available in English. Luckily most of the information that I was able to find I found on Wikipedia. But any search I've attempted to do has yielded virtually nothing. When I compared the signature on the piece of art, it is consistent with examples of his signature I was able to find. MY QUESTION IS THIS: Is it possible that this painting was not destroyed, but was shuffled around and ended up at the church in Canada? The dimensions of the piece, including the frame is: 46 1/2" X 33 1.2". I have pictures available, but could not figure out how to add them to this correspondence. Any information would be greatly appreciated.
DSZUCHRN ( talk) 18:59, 30 July 2015 (UTC)DSZUCHRN@YAHOO.COM
Category:Félix Resurrección Hidalgo, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for deletion. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. RevelationDirect ( talk) 10:53, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
It's in the related list of requested moves at the top of this page, but I thought I would draw more attention here to the discussion at Talk:Guy Turcotte.
So many murderers have bios on Wikipedia, where murder is the "one event" they are notable for. How should we apply the "one event" guidelines WP:BLP1E, WP:BIO1E, and WP:PSEUDO to evaluate articles which are primarily about murders and the people who committed them? Wbm1058 ( talk) 13:13, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi there. I'm seeking help with some edits I suggested for the Hansjörg Wyss article. I posted a message on the Talk page, but haven't had any feedback on my changes. Would someone here be able to take a look? In case you're unfamiliar with the subject, Wyss is a Swiss billionaire businessman and conservationist.
I am working on behalf of the Wyss Foundation and, as I've mentioned here before, I don't make edits on articles where I have a COI. Hoping someone here will be able to review my changes and make them if they appear to be an improvement over the current article. Thanks! Heatherer ( talk) 17:39, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
Can I ask for input at Talk:Jazmin Grace Grimaldi#Media References. Thanks. CDRL102 ( talk) 23:52, 6 August 2015 (UTC)
The following articles have google doodles as part of their legacy sections.
I've been trying to remove this on account of WP:UNDUE as well as WP:TRIVIA but am meeting resistance. I would like to know if this WikiProject has any developed policy concerning this type of trivia. Is it really an important part of their legacy? (Could also mention that Harriet Tubman had it as part of her legacy section, on par with 2 feature films, National Park Designations and potentially being featured on the US $10 bill.) -- CFCF 🍌 ( email) 12:38, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
Please remove the below mentioned note on Ammad Azhar's Biography. I shall be truly obliged.
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This page includes all the true content and more will be added/updated from time to time. I manage this page and the copyrights of this Biography.
Thanks n regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shafaqammad ( talk • contribs) 19:00, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi,
I have a business relationship with Fabrice Grinda. A recent New York Times profile of him has some interesting information that I think might benefit the article. I've already placed a request edit on the suggested changes, located on the article's Talk page. I shouldn't make changes directly, as per WP: COI and hoped I might interest an editor here in taking a look. Edsussman ( talk) 01:47, 13 August 2015 (UTC)Edsussman
I think we should consider breaking out Category:NA-Class biography articles with the addition of classes for Drafts, files, and redirects. Eliminating redirects from there would clean that category up. The files listed are largely signatures I think. It would be really helpful to have Category:Draft-Class biography articles to put sandbox and userspace drafts to check potential biographies for BLP issues or other things ( Category:NA-Class biography (musicians) articles would be better served as well). -- Ricky81682 ( talk) 02:50, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
Template:Age maintains up-to-date ages.
— Wavelength ( talk) 01:42, 18 August 2015 (UTC) and 01:47, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
Can someone have a look at the first paragraph of the section on his life and see if you can make sense of the part about the death of Beethoven. Nthep ( talk) 21:52, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
I've raised a discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2015 August 21#Input Wanted on Category:Islamists by nationality. Contributions welcome. Greg Kaye 17:06, 21 August 2015 (UTC)
W. H. Auden 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. MusicAngels ( talk) 18:26, 21 August 2015 (UTC)