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[edit] Inactive, historical, or non-relevant requests pages

Some of these pages were removed as of April 2009. This list was later updated to include further obsolete request pages.

[edit] Humorous requests pages

[edit] Other requests pages

More discussion needed on whether to add these:

[edit] Discussion

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can we make this a disambiguation page for MediaWiki_feature_request_and_bug_report_discussion, wikipedia:requests for page protection,wikipedia:requests for adminship, and some other stuff? Green Mountain 19:33, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Wording

Instead of saying "New articles", "New images", and "New templates", can it say "Requested ______"? — Bob • (talk) • 04:59, August 2, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

Please see a merge discussion thread, at Template talk:WP nav pages (header bar). Thanks. --Quiddity 17:25, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How to claim a REQUEST for "Removal of Redirection" ?

I am missing a possibility of how to "REQUEST Removal of Redirection".

As an example you can see the history of the Delete page, there are already some tries to cancel the redirect:

REQUEST Removal of Redirection and writing the
...Delete page, Delete is unique and used as a unique word. IE the delete button on key boards.

Another request for "Removal of Redirection" I want to claim is the {{Br}} redirected to {{-}}... see the talk.

So my question is: How/where can request the "redirection removal"? Where is such process described? Thanks! --Franta Oashi (talk) 21:32, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

I tried to find the proper page (Wiki, Google) with querries like "Requested+redirect", but no clue. :( If such page already exists (I do not believe), then I have to ask for enhancement of its categorization. --Franta Oashi (talk) 21:38, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Try listing the item at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion. You could also try asking at the Wikipedia:Help desk or Wikipedia:Editor assistance/Requests. -- Ϫ 23:51, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Requests for Canadian articles

I just found out that my Requests for Canadian articles has been quietly removed

I understand that "we shouldn't be favoring Canada over all others", however, the current system does not entice or encourage more wikipedia participation by Canadians (and other non-Americans). Requests for Canadian content get lost in the system. Ottawahitech (talk) 03:48, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

You have a good point, and being Canadian myself I sympathize, but Wikipedia is an international project, as you know, and WP:REQUESTS being a 'top-level' help portal, really can't be highlighting just one country. But there are other options.. Did you know about the regional requested articles page? Also, maybe you could post a notice encouraging Canadian participation at the community bulletin board? And of course there's the WikiProject Canada banner ad which can draw attention. That gives me an idea actually.. I wonder if there exists some kind of centralized WP:Requests for support page where Wikipedians can post requests such as "WikiProject Canada needs support" and the like.. Could be something to put up at WP:VPR? Just a thought.. -- Ϫ 11:04, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
Thanks for the links - will check them when time permits. I also found some Canadian (and other) stats which may be of interest to readers: Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous)#Some_Stats_about_Wikipedia_BLPs Ottawahitech (talk) 21:21, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
Shucks, looks like my careful link to the specific statistics no longer points where I intended it to, Too bad. I thought this was an encyclopedia, not a flavor-of-the-day collection of links that disappear in short notice? Ottawahitech (talk) 14:36, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
It still points to the same section, it just got archived, as is standard procedure for talk pages. Unfortunately talk page archiving causes some links to go stale, however they can easily be updated. Your link can now be found at Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)/Archive 24#Some Stats about Wikipedia BLPs. -- Ϫ 01:10, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

[edit] XRoads Networks

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This user has been blocked and was spamming[1]. No reliable sources have been proposed (and I did a quick Google search which didn't come up with anything.) A request for an advert will be denied, as Wikipedia is not a business directory. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 15:46, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/XRoads Networks (from 2006). --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 15:52, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Recent overhaul by IP

I feel the page is much better organized and less cluttered the way it is now. Furthermore, this page should deal solely with requests pages, and should not be yet another help page directory, the IP's changes basically turned it into another WP:Department directory or WP:Questions. It is much more helpful the way it is currently. -- Ϫ 13:21, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

[edit] I would like to add information about Sir Siremal Bapna and P.S. Bapna

I am a distant relative of these two gentlemen. As as a student of history, I do believe that no history of Indore is complete without mentioning them and their actions in Indore. They both are major historical figures in Indore. I have references such as indpendent book sources and newspaper sources to verify this information.

Any comments ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rbapna1 (talk • contribs) 19:38, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

[edit] kids pages

i think we should make kids pages for children who are doing reports or just searching for fun. when i search things on wikipedia i find it hard to understand the information. Machenza12 (talk) 18:19, 16 September 2011 (UTC) machenza12

You may be interested in Simple English Wikipedia. There's also Wikijunior for more younger children. -- Ϫ 06:41, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
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