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Talk:History of the Jews in Algeria
| Should the article include a summary of the effects of the 1963 Algerian Nationality Code on the remaining Jewish population?
Background: There is a dispute (see the section above, '"they left Algeria en masse, not because they were persecuted there as Jews"'), over whether to include academic perspectives (specifically from Johannes Heuman and Delphine Perrin) regarding the post-independence legal status of Jews who remained in Algeria, and how the 1963 Nationality Code impacted their community. Option A: Include the following or substantially similar text which summarizes Heuman and Perrin on the 1963 Code in the Independent Algeria section:
Option B: Exclude any mention of the 1963 Nationality Code and its effects from this section. Option C/Other: Include, but a different text. |
| Previous discussion back in 2021 (discussion link) resulted in calling the Second Cold War a "term" instead of an "event". Changes made within two hours before starting this discussion have been attempted. The whole discussion about such attempted changes (see §It's time section) have led me into thinking: shall we continue calling this article topic a "term" (i.e. literal term, maybe?), or shall this topic be called a "series" instead? Either way, what do you think shall come after whichever of the two you vote for, i.e. "term <referring to whatever>" or "series of <whatever it is>? (I'd prefer the discussion to choose between just the two, but I welcome other alternatives you'd like to share.) George Ho (talk) 07:43, 4 March 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:Operation Wheeler/Wallowa
| Edit: User is gatekeeping my contributions and reverting every edit I am making.
Requesting comment on this article, since this user has a history of edit warring me for some reason. The results section stating Operational Success, and these are original research evaluations that are neither stated or supported in the actual cited articles and seemingly openly contradicted in the aftermath discussion. I am requesting comments on whether the result section of the template box should be modified, and whether my contributions should be kept. I wrote a longer form discussion here, since this is a pattern across many articles describing US military operations in the Vietnam War:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Military_history Summerhall fire (talk) 15:48, 21 February 2026 (UTC) |
| Edit: User is reverting my edits to campaign box, I am RFCing this edit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operation_Cedar_Falls&diff=1339950814&oldid=1339730550 The formatting of this campaign battle template is irregular and inconsistent compared to the standard format of other types of wars. I noticed most edits are being reverted and blocked by a user. Several articles in this conflict seem to have similar issues with having a consistent format or following template conventions. A second issue is wounded figures are missing despite being found in the article itself. I would suggest this campaign box be edited to follow the format of Siege of Mariupol. In particular the casualties section and figures for non-combatants, including internal relocations. Summerhall fire (talk) 14:49, 21 February 2026 (UTC) |
| I propose the change of current lead image again, after this recent and several previous discussions (Rfc on Infobox Image (2023), New infobox image proposal) before. Absolutiva 04:18, 18 February 2026 (UTC) |
Talk:2025–2026 Iranian protests
| Should Reza Pahlavi be removed from the "Lead figures" section in the page's infobox?
Context: A prior RfC established consensus that he should not be described as "the leader" of the protests and found no consensus on alternatives. Editors now disagree on whether listing him under "Lead figures" in the infobox is consistent with WP:WEIGHT, WP:DUE, WP:SYNTH, and WP:INFOBOX. Tasasiki (talk) 18:34, 15 February 2026 (UTC) |
| Should the lede describe the Volkskammer as "The Volkskammer was the parliament of East Germany" (in line with German-language scholarship) or "The Volkskammer was the supreme organ of state power of East Germany" (in line with the East German constitution and legislation)? Glide08 (talk) 17:31, 14 February 2026 (UTC) |
Wikipedia talk:Canadian Wikipedians' notice board
| Should WP:CANSTYLE be updated to recommend that local Indigenous place names (First Nations, Inuit, Métis) be included in the lead sentence of Canadian geographical articles, based on usage in significant reliable sources? Poketama (talk) 18:14, 13 February 2026 (UTC) |
Should this line in paragraph 3 of the lead say:
A) B) Axiom Theory (talk) 10:57, 6 February 2026 (UTC) |
Which set of images should be included in the article?
Axiom Theory (talk) 10:17, 6 February 2026 (UTC) |
| Seeking consensus view on including the proposed content in the ethnic groups section. I think North Africa as a heterogeneous region should feature a range of groups, Berbers, Haratins and Nubians. This is especially pertinent considering the fact that the region has in some geographical definitions included Mauritania and the Sudan.
All groups exist across countries historically recognised as North African and surrounding regions recognised by United Nations[3] and some other definitions which encompass the northern Sahalian regions. The African Union recognises Mauritania, whilst not recognising Sudan. According to this source, there is "no singular definition" [4] for North African classifications. Nonetheless, all of the groups exist across countries historically recognised as North Africa (Aswan Governante, Eastern desert regions of Egypt along with the southwestern Maghreb). UPDATE: Aware that the protection status has been lifted for "North Africa" page and the last user vote was from last week on the 12 February. I will keep this RfC open for another week (until 26 February) (3 weeks from 5 February) and then look to reach a constructive position which will be amenable to both sides. Result: At the end of the RfC deadline. There has been no further responses so far since 12 February. In totality, it is 6 in favour of the proposed inclusion and 2 in opposition. Mindful of some constructive points, so will look to amend the language to reflect the shared consensus. Please see the proposals below. WikiUser4020 (talk) 20:32, 5 February 2026 (UTC) |
A disagreement has arisen on how to frame the result of Kasserine Pass in the infobox. The options are as follows:
Please provide your comments below. Emiya1980 (talk) 21:51, 3 February 2026 (UTC) |
- ^ Heuman, Johannes (2022-01-27). "The silent disappearance of Jews from Algeria: French anti-racism in the face of antisemitism in Algeria during the decolonization". Journal of Modern Jewish Studies. 22 (2): 149–168. doi:10.1080/14725886.2022.2027211. ISSN 1472-5886. Archived from the original on 2023-11-19.
- ^ Perrin, Delphine (2013-03-14), "Citizenship struggles in the Maghreb", Routledge Handbook of Global Citizenship Studies, Routledge, doi:10.4324/9780203102015.ch19, ISBN 978-0-203-10201-5, retrieved 2026-03-05
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - ^ "UNSD — Methodology". unstats.un.org.
- ^ "North Africa | Africa Commons". africacommons.net.