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Which flag should be used in the infobox?
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Talk:Syrian Social Nationalist Party
| Sorry for the poor title, its the best i could think of and have no issue with someone making a better one.
IP 69.156.104.108 and me + JJNITO are at an impasse regarding 3 sources used for the claim in the ideology section in the infobox that the SSNP adheres to fascist ideology. I removed 3 sources used in the section because I believe they did not actually adquietly explain why they are fascist and merely used it a pejorative term and/or just as a truism, you can see my arguments above. I cannot convince 69.156.104.108 that the sources are flawed and they are stating that I am Sealioning and missunderstanding what makes something a reliable source. this argument has gone in circle for days and we need an outside opinion. AssanEcho (talk) 22:06, 8 August 2025 (UTC) |
| Can we include the following paragraph on the page?
"On 4 June 2024, it was reported by the website DeSmog that Reform UK had accepted "more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019".[1]" See the above discussion titled "Subsection on Climate change" for more information. Helper201 (talk) 21:41, 7 August 2025 (UTC) |
Should the lead provide context that states have rescinded their recognition of the SADR? Possible wordings with/without context include:
Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks ♥) 06:08, 6 August 2025 (UTC) |
Talk:July 2025 Central Texas floods
| Version A [1], While additional funding was made available for the county through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, it was not used for flood warning and monitoring systems. It is unclear whether county officials were aware they could have used the funding for upgrades to their flood warning system. The area is very conservative politically, and many residents were opposed to using the funds for anything at all. Source.
Version B [2] While additional funding was made available for the county through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, it was not used for flood warning and monitoring systems. At the time, some residents were opposed to using the funds for anything as they opposed the requirements attached to federal funds. It is unclear whether county officials were aware they could have used the funding for such upgrades.Source Questions in dispute are 1) Should this mention political conservatism? 2) Should it include 3) Is "some residents" or "many residents" more accurate. 4) Should it mention |
Category talk:Presidential election templates
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Are you agree about having templates for indirect elections, with indirect elections entries are not included into templates which are part of Category:Election and referendum year templates? Like for:
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Talk:2025 India–Pakistan conflict
| Should the following statement, reflecting a Pakistani claim, be added to the Background section of this article, which currently describes the 2025 Pahalgam attack as a key event in the lead-up to the conflict?
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| Should disputed material by David Stoll, Sabino, et al regarding Rios Montt s involvement and responsibility for the Guatemalan genocide, which view it as a allegation or claim by opponents, be removed or retained in the article?
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| Should the Ideology infobox field include left-wing populism (which would also imply having some text about left-wing populism in the Ideology section and using the left-wing populism Category)?
Should the Ideology infobox field include something about the party's position on Gaza? (If so, how should that be phrased? Pro-Gaza? Anti-Zionism? Palestinianism?) Bondegezou (talk) 10:47, 28 July 2025 (UTC) |
Talk:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
| Should the RSS be termed far-right instead of right-wing in the article? Relisting to get a wider range of comments.-- Toddy1 (talk) 08:25, 27 July 2025 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard
Channel NewsAsia (CNA) is one of two major news outlets in Singapore, the other being The Straits Times. How should we consider its reliability?
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Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Elections and Referendums
| There's been an ongoing debate on pages for elections in the US about what kind of sourcing you need to move a candidate from the "Filed paperwork" or "Potential" section to "Declared." A lot of editors seem to agree that an FEC filing is not enough, because it is very common for people to file with the FEC without ever actually campaigning. Ideally, we want to cite a news article that says the candidate is running. However, it's easy to find candidates who've filed with the FEC and launched a campaign website but who haven't been mentioned in any news articles. Moreover, some news articles say that a candidate is running purely because they've filed with the FEC, even though the candidate has no online campaign presence and the author of the news article doesn't seem to have reached out to them to confirm they're actually running. In my eyes, there are three proposals for how to deal with this:
1. Maintain the current system. A candidate can only be moved to "Declared" if there is an article from a reliable news source that says they're running. 2. Allow someone to be listed in "Declared" if they have filed with the FEC or the relevant state/local elections agency. 3. Allow someone to be listed in "Declared" with two citations: first, a filing with the FEC or the relevant state/local elections agency, and second, a self-published source from the candidate that says they're running--e.g. a campaign website, campaign social media account, or fundraising page where the candidate explicitly says they're running (so "I'm exploring a candidacy" or something like that wouldn't be good enough). Which do you think is the best path? BottleOfChocolateMilk (talk) 15:57, 25 July 2025 (UTC) |
| Should this further reading section be restored? Helper201 (talk) 21:55, 24 July 2025 (UTC) |
Talk:2025 New York City Democratic mayoral primary
| Which colour scheme should be used for candidates in the election result maps and infobox? DimensionalFusion (talk · she/her) 19:18, 23 July 2025 (UTC) |
| 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); 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) |
| Should this article describe remigration as "promoted voluntary return" in the lede? Should it be presented as-is, attributed to the groups which describe it as such, removed entirely, or something else? Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 15:55, 14 July 2025 (UTC) |
What mention should Mamdani's Columbia University application race selection receive?
To the closer, please also consider responses above in section above. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 14:10, 14 July 2025 (UTC) |
- ^ Barnett, Adam; Bright, Sam (4 June 2024). "Nigel Farage's Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election". DeSmog. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Kestler‑D'Amours, Jillian (24 April 2025). "Kashmir updates: Pakistan claims Pahalgam attack 'false flag operation'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Shehbaz hails Trump as 'man of peace'". The Express Tribune. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.