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Requested moves

• 16 Nov 2024 – Kentaro Ito (actor, born 1997) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Kentaro Ito (actor) by Turniner (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Nov 2024 – Cam Ward (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Cam Ward (ice hockey) by 162 etc. (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Nov 2024 – Anne Barton (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Anne Barton (scholar) by Roman Spinner (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Nov 2024 – J. B. Pritzker (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to JB Pritzker by Estar8806 (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Nov 2024 – Rana Muhammad Afzal Khan (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Rana Afzal by SheriffIsInTown (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Nov 2024 – Luis De Los Santos (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Luis de los Santos (infielder) by Denniscabrams (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Nov 2024 – James Roe Jr. (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to James Roe (racing driver) by SteeledDock541 (t · c); see discussion
• 15 Nov 2024 – Érika (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Érika (footballer) by 162 etc. (t · c); see discussion
• 14 Nov 2024 – Billy Craddock (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Billy "Crash" Craddock by TenPoundHammer (t · c); see discussion
• 14 Nov 2024 – Ryofu Karma (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Ryoff Karma by SeijiFujii (t · c); see discussion

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FAR for Hillary Clinton

User:Buidhe has nominated Hillary Clinton for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:53, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Gregg Harris

I came across Gregg Harris after seeing this Help Desk question in which an IP claiming to be Harris is asking out to update his article. After looking at the article, I wondering whether the subject meets WP:BIO. Lots of unsourced content (including a "Harris family" section) that probably needs to go. There's a "Controversy" section that seems to be the only thing that citing a secondary source, but that might a bit UNDUE. After looking at the article's history, it appears that the subject of the article (or at least someone using a variation of his name) has actually edited over the years using various accounts. The article has tagged as needing additional citations since July 2008; so, perhaps the time has come to reassess it and see whether Harris even meets WP:GNG. Would some others mind taking a look at it and see if there's even enough for a reliably sourced stub. If you Google "Gregg Harris", you do get some hits, but not many of these appear to be to WP:RS. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:53, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

If you don't think the person is notable, you can nominate the article for deletion. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:40, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red in September 2022

Women in Red September 2022, Vol 8, Issue 9, Nos 214, 217, 240, 241 Online events: New: Alphabet run: E and F | Women writers and their works Continuing: Climate (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman Request for help: Participate in preparations for our trend-setting contest in November Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

--Lajmmoore (talk) 15:33, 31 August 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Requested move at Talk:Carlos Hank González (businessman)#Requested move 16 August 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Carlos Hank González (businessman)#Requested move 16 August 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 16:05, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Biographies and New Page Patrol

I would strongly suggest that this WikiProject add an ongoing activity related to WP:NPP monitoring related to biographies. The trigger for my posting this is Jules Maxwell, which is in the NPP list and which I am not going to mark as reviewed ... it is a particularly poorly sourced living person article which NEEDS help. Other biography articles in NPP include:

• Vahid Mustafayev
• Jaime Malet
• Yoshihiko Futamura
• Isabella Sermon
• Jim Pollard (musician)
• Harris Mowbray
• Jorge Clemente (actor)
• Cody Morris

and many more

Regards --User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 02:41, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

You can move poorly sourced biographies to draft space. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 03:59, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Lee Jae-yong (businessman)#Requested move 26 August 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Lee Jae-yong (businessman)#Requested move 26 August 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 16:24, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

GAR for Walter Hunt (inventor)

Walter Hunt (inventor) has been nominated for a community 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. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 04:40, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Kay Lee Ray#Requested move 6 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Kay Lee Ray#Requested move 6 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 19:53, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!

Hello, Please note that Heather Dubrow, which is within this project's scope, has been selected as one of the Articles for improvement. The article is scheduled to appear on Wikipedia's Community portal in the "Articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing! Delivered by — MusikBot talk 00:05, 19 September 2022 (UTC) on behalf of the AFI team

Requested move at Talk:Tesshō Genda#Requested move 12 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Tesshō Genda#Requested move 12 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 16:16, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Tom Butters (baseball)#Requested move 5 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Tom Butters (baseball)#Requested move 5 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 16:20, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:William Klein (photographer)#undefined

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:William Klein (photographer)#undefined that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 00:42, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Flagging Edit Request on Vasant Narasimhan Talk Page

Hello – I’m sharing this post in the hopes of getting and editor’s feedback on the most recent changes proposed to Novartis CEO Vasant Narasimhan’s article on 7/8/2022. Please note that I proposed this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of Novartis as a paid editor and I am aware of the COI guidelines. Please let me know of any questions or comments as you review. Thanks for your time and consideration. Jon Gray (talk) 19:13, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:A. Mohan#Requested move 13 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:A. Mohan#Requested move 13 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 18:13, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Caroline of Hesse-Homburg#Requested move 14 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Caroline of Hesse-Homburg#Requested move 14 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 18:16, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Michael Middleton (British businessman)#Requested move 14 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Michael Middleton (British businessman)#Requested move 14 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. – robertsky (talk) 18:21, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Good Article Editathon event in October 2022

Hello WikiProject Biography:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a month-long Good Article Editathon event in October 2022!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2022, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) editathon event – Wildcard Edition! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to any and all women and women's works during the event period. Want to improve an article about a Bollywood actress? Go for it. A pioneering female scientist? Absolutely. An award-winning autobiography by a woman? Yes! GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to receive a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there!

Goldsztajn (talk) 01:29, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

FAR for Emperor Norton

I have nominated Emperor Norton for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Hog Farm _Talk 01:31, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Wes Nolden

The article Wes Nolden has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

In its 13.86 years on the site, this article has had—at best— two reliable sources previously, and those were oft subject to blanking by SPAs. With this re-write, only thee sources presented themselves, and the weightiest one is dubious. This has failed the notability guideline for longer than some productive editors have been alive, and even now doesn't meet muster.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. — Fourthords | =Λ= | 19:54, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Seeking help w/ Bill Ackman article

Hello! Francis here, representing Pershing Square Capital Management and seeking assistance with the article about investor Bill Ackman. Given my COI, I've been proposing improvements on the discussion page including requests to remove duplicate text and trim unnecessary detail, among others. These have been in the edit request queue for a while now, if any WikiProject Biography editors are willing to review.

Thank you! FMatPSCM (talk) 14:15, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Draft list of Survivor finalists

I created Draft:List of Survivor (American TV series) finalists (seasons 1–20). Your contributions there are welcome. George Ho (talk) 10:04, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

Women in Red October 2022

Women in Red October 2022, Vol 8, Issue 10, Nos 214, 217, 242, 243, 244 Online events: New: Alphabet run: G and H | Women in STEM / Ada Lovelace Day | Geofocus West Asia Continuing: Climate (year-long initiative) | #1day1woman See also: Women in Green's "Wildcard Edition" Good Article editathon Other ways to participate: Become a member. You can always opt-out of notifications. Join the conversations on our talkpage. Help us plan future events. Follow us on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter

--Lajmmoore (talk) 14:58, 29 September 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging

Cherry Valentine

Improvements to Cherry Valentine welcome before potential Good article nomination. Thanks! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 15:24, 1 October 2022 (UTC)

Articles in other languages

Well, the article DJ Speedsta is not in English, even though it is on English Wikipedia. Can somebody check out the article and then take action? Thanks. GeographicAccountant (talk) 11:32, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

It's alright; an editor has taken it back to English. GeographicAccountant (talk) 14:16, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Notable choreographer?

Hard to tell if Ihsan Rustem is notable based on currently used sources. Thoughts? Concerns? ---Another Believer _(Talk) 21:07, 4 October 2022 (UTC)]

Requested move at Talk:Death and state funeral of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani#Requested move 25 September 2022

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Death and state funeral of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani#Requested move 25 September 2022 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. UtherSRG (talk) 10:50, 5 October 2022 (UTC)

FAR notice

I have nominated André Kertész for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:37, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

FAR notice

I have nominated Elizabeth II for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. John (talk) 06:21, 11 October 2022 (UTC)

Grace Eggleton, biochemist

As co-discoverer of phosphocreatine with Philip Eggleton she should have her own article. Pat Heslop-Harrison Pat Heslop-Harrison 09:10, 11 October 2022 (UTC)