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Flagged for Rewrite by AnomieBOT ??

As a casual reader, I am surprised that this thoroughly referenced and carefully sub-sectioned article, of high modern relevance, is flagged as "may need complete rewrite" .. How can this be petitioned and reviewed ? The notice of rewrite dominates the entry-experience for a new reader. Doesn't seem appropriate, overall.

20:59, 4 January 2019‎ AnomieBOT talk contribs‎ m 108,888 bytes +18‎ Dating maintenance tags:

This does not come across as thoroughly referenced, and Id agree with the suggestion that it may require a complete re-write. There are numerous questionable claims which are not cited, and overall the style is not encyclopaedic. This comes across as written by people in the field, writing for the press - which unfortunately does not match the requirements of an encyclopaedia. Overall it seems quite appropriate (to me). PrimalBlueWolf (talk) 02:52, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion:

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Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 17:51, 13 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Global freshwater use figure

The value for global freshwater use given in the Planetary Boundaries page (2600 cubic km) does not agree with data from other sources, such as: https://e360.yale.edu/features/the_other_inconvenient_truth_the_crisis_in_global_land_use (4000 cubic km) or https://www.wasseraktien.net/en/globale-wasserentwicklung/ (well over 4000 cubic km). I am not a hydrologist so I flagged this in the hope somebody will be able to clear up the confusion. J.T.Biniek (talk) 17:23, 29 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Section on Further reading is too long

I think the "further reading" section has become too long to be useful. I suggest to either cull it down to the main important publications (if they are not already used for in-line citations) or possibly delete the list altogether. Thoughts? EMsmile (talk) 13:29, 9 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I would support a suggestion to shorten the list to the main important publications, but I dont myself know which ones would be the primary ones to retain. Related to this, do we need References, Sources and Further Reading? PrimalBlueWolf (talk) 03:12, 23 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Further expert comments

I have the pleasure of making some important improvements to this article especially thanks to input from Dr. Sarah Cornell (Stockholm Resilience Center) which is the home of the concept Planetary Boundaries. These improvements are being made from March 10, 2022 as part of the Wikipedia project Communication of Environment SDGs. ASRASR (talk) 15:59, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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You can see the reason for deletion at the file description page linked above. —Community Tech bot (talk) 13:22, 6 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]