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There is a RfC at Talk:Historicity of the Book of Mormon § RfC on category inclusion/exclusion as to whether Historicity of the Book of Mormon should to be included in the "pseudohistory" category. ––FormalDude talk 06:09, 25 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2022-05-25T06:09:00.000Z","author":"FormalDude","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-FormalDude-2022-05-25T06:09:00.000Z-Request_for_Comment_at_Talk:Historicity_of_the_Book_of_Mormon","replies":[]}}-->

I have proposed merging the article Sexual orientation change efforts into Conversion therapy, which are of interest to this WikiProject.

You are invited join the discussion at Talk:Sexual orientation change efforts § Proposed merge to Conversion therapy. Regards, RoxySaunders 🏳️‍⚧️ (talk · contribs) 17:27, 28 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2022-06-28T17:27:00.000Z","author":"RoxySaunders","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-RoxySaunders-2022-06-28T17:27:00.000Z-Proposed_merge_at_Talk:Sexual_orientation_change_efforts","replies":[]}}-->

I have nominated Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act 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. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:12, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20230128171200","author":"SandyGeorgia","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-SandyGeorgia-20230128171200-Alaska_Mental_Health_Enabling_Act_Featured_article_review","replies":[]}}-->

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Hello! A move request has been made for the 2022 Peruvian political crisis article. To broaden the involvement of users, you have been invited to review the discussion and provide your thoughts. Thank you! WMrapids (talk) 02:03, 24 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20230424020300","author":"WMrapids","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-WMrapids-20230424020300-Proposed_move_discussion_-_2022_Peruvian_political_crisis","replies":[]}}-->

There is currently a discussion as to how to retitle the page October surprise conspiracy theory, which is part of this WikiProject. A prior RFC closed with a consensus to change the name of the page, but those supporting the change were roughly split between two options: 1980 October surprise theory and 1980 October surprise allegations. In a follow-up discussion, the vast majority of editors said that they would prefer either name, but a few expressed an opinion for just one or the other. As such, we are seeking wider community input. Thanks for reading!--Jerome Frank Disciple 22:14, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20230620221400","author":"Jerome Frank Disciple","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Jerome_Frank_Disciple-20230620221400-RM_Re:_October_surprise_conspiracy_theory","replies":[]}}-->

There is a discussion at this talk page as to whether or not the life-extension practices of Bryan Johnson (entrepreneur) should be mentioned in the article. Given that it is what he is most known for by the general public and media, I feel as though it would be violating both WP:notability and WP:NPOV to not include it, as long as his practices are described neutrally. The other editor feels as though it is too fringe to include and that it cannot be properly contextualized. We would appreciate if others could give their input. Thanks!Vontheri (talk) 05:17, 15 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20230815051700","author":"Vontheri","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Vontheri-20230815051700-RFC_regarding_the_life-extension_practices_of_Bryan_Johnson","replies":[]}}-->

I have nominated Voluntary Human Extinction Movement 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 03:39, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20230816033900","author":"Hog Farm","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Hog_Farm-20230816033900-FAR_for_Voluntary_Human_Extinction_Movement","replies":[]}}-->

FYI, I recently created the Sabu disk page via translation from the German one. I had to remove some of the content about alternative theories due to the translation tool's filter (accurately imo) flagging a source as WP:NOTRS. Exobiotic 💬 ✒️ 15:52, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20231008155200","author":"Exobiotic","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Exobiotic-20231008155200-New_Sabu_disk_article","replies":["c-Thriley-20231008160000-Exobiotic-20231008155200"]}}-->

This would make a great Did You Know! Thriley (talk) 16:00, 8 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20231008160000","author":"Thriley","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Thriley-20231008160000-Exobiotic-20231008155200","replies":[]}}-->

There's an ongoing RfC at Talk:Richard D. Gill#Rfc - Kate Shemirani radio show appearance of relevance to this project. Structuralists (talk) 21:16, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20231102211600","author":"Structuralists","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Structuralists-20231102211600-Rfc_-_Richard_D._Gill_and_Kate_Shemirani","replies":[]}}-->

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Where is Kate?#Requested move 21 March 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 21:59, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240322215900","author":"RodRabelo7","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-RodRabelo7-20240322215900-Requested_move_at_Talk:Where_is_Kate?#Requested_move_21_March_2024","replies":[]}}-->

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Postmodernism (international relations)#Requested move 13 April 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Wikiexplorationandhelping (talk) 02:48, 5 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240505024800","author":"Wikiexplorationandhelping","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Wikiexplorationandhelping-20240505024800-Requested_move_at_Talk:Postmodernism_(international_relations)#Requested_move_13","replies":[]}}-->

Would anyone be interested in joining a sub project of WP:Anthropology on oral tradition? WP's coverage of this is quite poor atm imo Kowal2701 (talk) 17:16, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240726171600","author":"Kowal2701","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Kowal2701-20240726171600-Wikiproject","replies":[]}}-->

This newly mainspaced relatively extensive article deals significantly with a religious and linguistic topic from an alternative viewpoint, and might need to be looked at by members of this project to ensure that the alternative view presented is treated fairly, proportionately, and without bias, in the context of the entire encyclopedia. The article could have elements of a WP:POVFORK. Please take a look at the content to see if there are any major issues. The talk page discussion is at Talk:Gerard Gertoux#Requires editing. Thank you—Alalch E.

Greetings, Today I submitted a "Protected edit request" here to the Popular pages config file. The November bot process has moved past "Alternative views" so the next update will be for December 2024. The request is to change from Alternative Views to "Alternative views". Regards, JoeNMLC (talk) 14:45, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241104144500","author":"JoeNMLC","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-JoeNMLC-20241104144500-Popular_pages","replies":["c-JoeNMLC-20241104152400-JoeNMLC-20241104144500"]}}-->

 Completed - JoeNMLC (talk) 15:24, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20241104152400","author":"JoeNMLC","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-JoeNMLC-20241104152400-JoeNMLC-20241104144500","replies":[]}}-->