Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Biographies
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Which of the following two sets of edits are supported by the secondary material and should therefore be used in the article?
FropFrop (talk) 03:25, 14 June 2025 (UTC)}}
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Should James Barry be referred to with male pronouns? Tanline666 (talk) 14:43, 13 June 2025 (UTC)}}
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Which of these two paintings (1:British Museum, 2:Smithsonian) would be more appropriate as the lead image for the article on Babur (1483–1530), the Turco-Mongol founder of the Mughal Empire? पाटलिपुत्र (Pataliputra) (talk) 13:17, 12 June 2025 (UTC)}}
Talk:Chelsea Wolfe (BMX cyclist)
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It's my opinion that the subject of this article should be referred to as an "Olympian" and a "member of Team USA" based on quotes from sources. Particularly, [https://www.bicycling.com/racing/a44772359/chelsea-wolfe/ this source] which refers to her as {{tq|Olympian Chelsea Wolfe}} in the title and [https://web.archive.org/web/20240803035246/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2021/07/30/bmx-rider-from-lake-park-will-make-history-as-first-team-usa-trans-athlete/5385995001/ this source] which refers to her as the {{tq|first out trans athlete on Team USA}}. Other users, {{u|Fram}} and {{u|Topcardi}}, argue that she does not qualify as an Olympian because she did not compete in the Olympics, and was only a reserve member of her team that would have competed if another teammate was unable to. My request for comment is asking if yes, the article should refer to her as an "Olympian", or if no, it should not. ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 16:48, 5 June 2025 (UTC)}}
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Should the article on Kusaila include one of the available photographs of the modern (reinstalled) statue located in Bouhmama, Algeria, as the lead image?
There are two freely licensed photographs of the statue:
- A wider, uncropped version: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kusaila_Statue1.jpg]
- A more tightly cropped version: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kusaila_Ibn_Malzam.jpg]
Both are images of a modern public monument commemorating Kusaila, and have been proposed as alternatives to a previously used fictional drawing: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aksel_(cropped).jpg], which was removed due to sourcing concerns. This RfC seeks input on whether either image should be used, and if so, which version is more appropriate.
(For additional context, see: Talk:Kusaila#c-ElijahUHC-20250602183300-Image_Change:_Statue_of_Kusaila_from_Bouhmama)
ElijahUHC (Talk) 22:26, 3 June 2025 (UTC)}}
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The infobox in the article had always used the 1984 portrait of Rajiv Gandhi. Some months ago, a user changed it to a 1987 image of him. However, it appears the change has been reverted. Which of the following images should be used for Rajiv Gandhi in the infobox, as his portrait? EarthDude (talk) 10:30, 30 May 2025 (UTC)}}
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Should the bolded text in this sentence of the lead be removed:
- Trump began his second presidency by pardoning around 1,500 January 6 rioters and initiating mass layoffs of federal workers.
I believe this merits an RfC because I have proposed this change before and each discussion ends without a consensus. Bill Williams 18:59, 29 May 2025 (UTC)}}
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Should the 3rd and 4th paragraphs of the lede for Donald Trump remain separate or be combined into one paragraph? See here for prior discussion of this issue (specifically the subsection entitled "Lead paragraph 3"). Please share your thoughts below. Emiya1980 (talk) 09:56, 25 May 2025 (UTC)}}
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Should the article include the subject's former name, and if so, where?--Trystan (talk) 13:44, 22 May 2025 (UTC)}}
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Should the following sentence be included in the lead section of T. V. S. N. Prasad?
{{tqb|His bureaucratic career, including his role as Chief Secretary of the Government of Haryana, has been the subject of sustained public and legal scrutiny due to a series of controversies and administrative decisions that attracted criticism from courts, media, and civil society.}}
This statement was added after the RfC began to satisfy WP:RFCNEUTRAL and WP:RFCBRIEF. 03:31, 21 May 2025 (UTC)}}
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Is the following or a similar phrasing and sourcing due and appropriate for inclusion:
{{quote|She participated in the Gaza war protests and called Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip "genocide."{{cite news |title=Adidas drops Bella Hadid from campaign referencing 1972 Munich Olympics |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/19/adidas-drops-bella-hadid-from-campaign-referencing-1972-munich-olympics |work=Al Jazeera |date=July 19, 2024}} Hadid stated that she and her family have received death threats for their pro-Palestinian stance, saying: "I've been sent hundreds of death threats daily, my phone number has been leaked, and my family has felt to be in danger. But I can not be silenced any longer. Fear is not an option."{{cite news |last1=Zhan |first1=Jennifer |title=Bella Hadid Says Palestine ‘Cannot Afford Our Silence’ |url=https://www.vulture.com/2023/10/bella-hadid-palestine-israel-statement.html |work=Vulture |date=October 26, 2023}} In November 2023, Israeli music duo Ness & Stilla released the single "Harbu Darbu",{{cite news |last1=Fiske |first1=Gavriel |title=Hip-hop war anthem reaches number one in Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/hip-hop-war-anthem-reaches-number-one-in-israel/ |work=The Times of Israel |date=November 21, 2023 |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202212635/https://www.timesofisrael.com/hip-hop-war-anthem-reaches-number-one-in-israel/ |url-status=live }} which called for her death.{{cite news |last1=Zitser |first1=Joshua |title=Israel's Gen Z is dancing to a war song that celebrates bombing Gaza and names Dua Lipa and Bella Hadid as enemies |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-gen-z-tiktok-harbu-darbu-song-supporting-gaza-bombing-2023-12 |work=Business Insider |date=December 12, 2023}}{{cite news |title=Israel split by song calling for death of Dua Lipa and Bella Hadid |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/israel-split-by-song-calling-for-death-of-dua-lipa-and-bella-hadid-xcb53tppq |work=The Times |date=February 14, 2024}}}}
FortunateSons (talk) 15:23, 19 May 2025 (UTC)}}
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Should he be called a conspiracy theorist in the lead? 2A02:810D:BC82:1E00:F5E7:6D91:BE2:85B7 (talk) 12:06, 19 May 2025 (UTC)}}
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There is ongoing disagreement over whether the article should include the newly-added section titled "Relationship with the military" as it currently does. Both the relevance of the content and the appropriateness of presenting it in a standalone section under "Public image" are being contested. This issue was previously discussed above and could not be resolved at the Dispute Resolution Noticeboard, and it has now been directed here for broader input.
Should the article include a section on "Relationship with the military"? Titan2456 (talk) 23:17, 18 May 2025 (UTC)}}
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