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Talk:Lady Gaga

I let the discussion cool off for a bit as it was getting heated and thought of the best possible compromise that still stays within WP:NPOV. This is my proposed neutral solution, in broad terms:

Lady Gaga performed a free concert at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, which became the most-attended concert by a female artist with an estimated audience of over 2.1 million people.^[a]

PHShanghai | they/them (talk) 10:37, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Russia

As I discussed from Template talk:Infobox person#Subordinate countries in infoboxes, should we propose not to include "Russian SFSR" (or other Soviet republics) from biographical infoboxes what Mike Novikoff recommends per MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. Most edits are made to Vasily Utkin, Oleg Gazmanov, Valentina Tereshkova and Yuri Gagarin. Absolutiva 02:24, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Draft talk:Tabish Hashmi

Hi! There has been an active disagreement here, for which any independent and un-involved review and comment is requested. Thank you! M. Billoo 16:34, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Michael Jackson

Should the following sentence be added to the end of the second paragraph in the section on First child sexual abuse accusations and first marriage (1993–1995)?

In February 2003, LAPD detective and pedophilia expert Bill Dworin said the photos "corroborated the description that the boy gave us."

Robert McClenon (talk) 05:25, 21 July 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Mohamed Hadid

Should we include his Palestinian identity in the lead (e.g. include "of Palestinian origin" in the lead sentence)?

Previous discussions:

Thedarkknightli (talk) 21:33, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Mackenzie Ziegler

Should the article have an infobox?
Started because of a similar thread at Maddie Ziegler which resulted in an infobox and a lack of consensus here Dronebogus (talk) 16:58, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Ellie Reeves

Should the wives of peers/knights who are entitled to appropriate stylings (eg. The Lady Cryer for Ellie Reeves; Lady Nugee for Emily Thornberry; etc), but who do not use them, be referred to as:

Option A. Use the full/official/legal title in both the lede sentence and the infobox (ex. Ellie Claire Reeves, Baroness/Lady Cryer and The Lady Cryer in the lede and infobox, respectively);
Option B. Do not use the full/official/legal title in both the lede and the infobox (ex.Ellie Claire Reeves and Ellie Reeves, in the lede and infobox, respectively), but include a note (ex. Reeves is entitled to be styled as Lady Cryer by marriage; or something of the sort);
Option C. As a compromise, use the full title in the lede but not the infobox (ex. Ellie Claire Reeves, Baroness/Lady Cryer in the lede, but Ellie Reeves in the infobox); possibly including a note here as well.

Note: There is precedent for most of these options: option A is used for Caroline Dinenage; B is used for Thornberry (or more closely, Amelia Gentleman; and C is used for Reeves. estar8806 (talk) ★ 00:26, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

^ Local authorities and government figures, including the Mayor of Rio Eduardo Paes, estimated an audience of 2.1 to 2.2 million.^[1]^[2] However, Pollstar, Billboard, Rolling Stone, and multiple other reliable sources have reported an audience of 2.5 million. ^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ Paes, Eduardo [@eduardopaes] (July 15, 2025). "Sabem de nada! Não entendem de Rio! No mesmo espaço que cabem 660 mil britânicos, cabem 2.2 milhões de brasileiros animados e felizes! E calientes!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Torres, Mauricio; Ulloa, Christopher (2025-05-04). "2.1 million person crowd estimated at free Lady Gaga concert on Rio's Copacabana beach". CNN. Retrieved 2025-08-10. Guests started queuing from early Saturday morning to secure a good spot for the show, which is paid for by local authorities. Organizers said about 2.1 million revelers were estimated to have been in the crowd.
^ "Lady Gaga Sets Record With 2.5 Million Attendees For Rio Concert - Pollstar News". 2025-05-05. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
^ Peters, Mitchell (2025-05-04). "Lady Gaga Draws 2.5 Million Fans to Record-Breaking Free Concert at Rio's Copacabana Beach". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
^ Kreps, Daniel (2025-05-04). "Lady Gaga Performs to Record-Breaking Crowd at Rio's Copacabana Beach". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-08-10.

[6] Local authorities and government figures, including the Mayor of Rio Eduardo Paes, estimated an audience of 2.1 to 2.2 million.^[1]^[2] However, Pollstar, Billboard, Rolling Stone, and multiple other reliable sources have reported an audience of 2.5 million. ^[3]^[4]^[5]

[1] Paes, Eduardo [@eduardopaes] (July 15, 2025). "Sabem de nada! Não entendem de Rio! No mesmo espaço que cabem 660 mil britânicos, cabem 2.2 milhões de brasileiros animados e felizes! E calientes!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[2] Torres, Mauricio; Ulloa, Christopher (2025-05-04). "2.1 million person crowd estimated at free Lady Gaga concert on Rio's Copacabana beach". CNN. Retrieved 2025-08-10. Guests started queuing from early Saturday morning to secure a good spot for the show, which is paid for by local authorities. Organizers said about 2.1 million revelers were estimated to have been in the crowd.

[3] "Lady Gaga Sets Record With 2.5 Million Attendees For Rio Concert - Pollstar News". 2025-05-05. Retrieved 2025-08-10.

[4] Peters, Mitchell (2025-05-04). "Lady Gaga Draws 2.5 Million Fans to Record-Breaking Free Concert at Rio's Copacabana Beach". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-08-10.

[5] Kreps, Daniel (2025-05-04). "Lady Gaga Performs to Record-Breaking Crowd at Rio's Copacabana Beach". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-08-10.

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