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suggest in section regarding bills sponsored and cosponsored by Vice President Elect Vance to also cite the number of bills co-sponsored in the Tallahassee Democrat article (https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2025/01/07/jd-vance-name-changes-how-old-marine-vet-hillbilly-elegy-netflix-usha/77504596007/) TheFactualist (talk) 07:55, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This information is already in the first paragraph under Tenure ("sponsored 57 legislative bills", "co-sponsored 288 bills") so what is it you are seeking to add? Is it just to add the Tallahassee Democrat as a reference? LizardJr8 (talk) 17:26, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. LizardJr8 (talk) 00:26, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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I want to change the main photo of JD Vance to his new Vice Presidential portrait. I think this cropped version would be best (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VancePortrait(cropped).jpg). Thank you! BrendonUrie4 (talk) 21:19, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like this image has been nominated for deletion. Not really a good idea to fulfil this request until we find out the outcome of that. Oh, and also, here's the correct link (without a closing bracket at the end): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VancePortrait(cropped).jpg MadGuy7023 (talk) 21:57, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. No evidence that this image has been released under a free licence. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 01:14, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is now the official portrait for JD Vance on WhiteHouse.gov 6218946rr (talk) 18:06, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That does not matter. The White House cannot steal the copyright from a private photographer. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez | me | talk to me! 18:22, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is now public domain. As it is "work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties" Hexonite (talk) 18:48, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hard-trump-vance-release-official-portraits/story?id=117760860 Edit photo to reflect new, official portrait. Proof of new portraits in link above. I can't upload the portrait myself. Additionally, somebody else suggested a cropped version of his portrait. I suggest the full, original version be used on this page. Andbmccu (talk) 00:00, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. No evidence that this image has been released under a free licence. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 01:15, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

75px Portrait has been uploaded into public domain on official account of U.S. representative Warren Davidson. Rochambeau1783 (talk) 02:01, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done A congressperson cannot "steal" copyright from the photographer, who has not released it into public domain. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez | me | talk to me! 06:29, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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1 : Tag any untagged words that have an article about it on Wikipedia

2 : I will try to find and fix as many grammar issues as possible

3 : Change portrait to the newest one : File:J.D Vance Official portrait.jpg

(wait for copyright status to be clarified)

I'm sending this proposal to ask if i can edit the page of Vice president-elect JD Vance
as a result of Vance getting elected as vice-president of the United States
i want to help Wikipedia with editing his article since i started my account in September but there is a problem i'm not an extended-confirmed user or administrator and because of this i can't edit it and since i want to help with editing it
im proposing the possibility for me to edit this article.

that's all for now, have a good day. MalborkHistorian (talk) 17:14, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done... Edit requests must be in the format of "Change X to Y", they are not the place to ask for additional permissions, try WP:PERM. - Adolphus79 (talk) 18:07, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And linking words just because they have articles is MOS:OVERLINKING – Muboshgu (talk) 18:36, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Surname: Vance/Hance

Please do a thorough check and confirm the surname 'Vance' which could be 'Hance'.

Also, please confirm and do the same with the surname 'Bowman' which could be 'Borman'.

Thank you. Shellsjsmd1 (talk) 13:53, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Neither Hance/Borman spellings exist in the current article. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 14:58, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Remove the current infobox image because it is a cropped version of one nominated for deletion. Noah, BSBA^Talk 17:14, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Someone removed it. Noah, BSBA^Talk 17:16, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

change the portrait!!

it is now public domain. Hexonite (talk) 18:53, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No, it is not. Nobody, not even the President, can "steal" copyright from a private photographer. The private photographer has explicitly stated that he does not wish the images to be public domain. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez | me | talk to me! 18:55, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

if that's the case, the portrait should be removed from donald trump's page CMBGAMER 2018 (talk) 19:05, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"steal"?? it's not me that said it is "public domain". it's wikipedia that does so, AND even the deletion of the images has been suspended. Hexonite (talk) 19:07, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The deletion was suspended by an admin who made the same mistake you did. License laundering is explicitly prohibited by Commons policy. This is a textbook case of license laundering. The image was confirmed to be copyrighted by the photographer, and so it is against Commons policy to "launder" it by using the fact it was posted on another website as its copyright status. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez | me | talk to me! 19:09, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: JD Vance taking the oath of office

I believe Vance taking the vice presidential oath of office is important enough to be on the page: File:J.D Vance takes the vice presidential oath of office.webm CMBGAMER 2018 (talk) 18:56, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Change the picture to Vance's official Vice President portrait. 75.133.50.198 (talk) 19:34, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done see above. This image is copyrighted by the photographer that took it and is not free to use on Wikipedia. -bɜ:ʳkənhɪmez | me | talk to me! 19:36, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For what it’s worth, the image is used as the profile picture of the official Vice President X account. May not change whether it can be used or not on Wikipedia though. MichaelM444 (talk) 19:43, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The photos should be deleted off wikimedia Commons if that's the case PublicDomainFan08 (talk) 21:46, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Portrait Change

In my opinion the portrait should be changed to this : File:J.D Vance Official portrait.jpg

if you want to edit the information on it it then you can. MalborkHistorian (talk) 20:12, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support - just for any future disagreements for this common-sense change. JParksT2023 (talk) 20:22, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - Hopefully we can change it, when the official veep image is available. GoodDay (talk) 16:57, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh my goodness the photo is so bad 😭. I'm not sure of Wikipedia's policy on this but are we required to keep a photograph as the infobox portrait just because it is the most recent official one? The 2023 one isn't really all that old and looks so much better. EytanMelech (talk) 18:38, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For now, I'd use the 2023 image. GoodDay (talk) 21:14, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We're not required, but it's traditional, and consistently doing so where possible can be seen as a helpful "rule." Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 21:36, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

He's not wearing a flagpin. Is that legal? Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 21:34, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

“Has served” as 50th VP?

Shouldn’t this read “is serving”? I don’t get this. HockeyCowboy (talk) 20:31, 20 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Since changes to "...serving as..." GoodDay (talk) 16:19, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I prefer “is serving”. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:37, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There's already an "is" in the sentence. I changed it from "has served as" to "serving as". BBQboffin^{grill me} 03:05, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"has served" is a grammatical trick some users use to make it easy to change when they leave office. You just remove the "has" when their term is up. TulsaPoliticsFan (talk) 03:09, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's years from now, and we shouldn't make things more confusing just for convenience. Wikieditor662 (talk) 03:53, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Typo

It says "during his four year of service...". I believe it should say "fourth" 46.5.255.137 (talk) 21:35, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I meant to write "During his four years of service". I think that's the correct sentence. 46.5.255.137 (talk) 21:37, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done... changed to "four years"... - Adolphus79 (talk) 22:19, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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change

Vice presidency (2025–present)

On January 20, 2025, Vance was sworn in as the 50th vice president of the United States.^[1] Before his inauguration, Vance held a meeting with China's vice president Han Zheng in which they discussed China–United States relations.^[2] Among his first acts as vice president was swearing in Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the first of Trump's cabinet nominees to be approved by Congress, on January 21.^[3]

to, cite web reference for Marko Rubio's swearing in

Vice presidency (2025–present)

On January 20, 2025, Vance was sworn in as the 50th vice president of the United States.^[4] Before his inauguration, Vance held a meeting with China's vice president Han Zheng in which they discussed China–United States relations.^[5] Among his first acts as vice president was swearing in Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the first of Trump's cabinet nominees to be approved by Congress, on January 21.^[6]

Amanoss (talk) 23:40, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Thanks for highlighting the bare url reference. Fixed. LizardJr8 (talk) 00:31, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Woods, Ontaria (January 20, 2025). Watch: JD Vance sworn in as vice president. CNN. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
^ Wang, Orange (January 20, 2025). "Han and Vance strike positive tone for US-China ties ahead of Trump inauguration". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
^ https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/marco-rubio-sworn-in-as-secretary-of-state-as-cabinet-hearings-pick-up/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ Woods, Ontaria (January 20, 2025). Watch: JD Vance sworn in as vice president. CNN. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
^ Wang, Orange (January 20, 2025). "Han and Vance strike positive tone for US-China ties ahead of Trump inauguration". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
^ "Marco Rubio sworn in as secretary of state as cabinet hearings pick up". New York Post. 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-22.

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Change the word “elect” in the sentence “On January 24, he cast the tiebreaking vote to elect Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.” to “confirm”.

Cabinet secretaries are not elected, they are appointed and either confirmed or rejected. HidyHoTim (talk) 04:49, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Someone else changed it as you requested. Thank you very much! Wikieditor662 (talk) 04:59, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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The vice president should be capitalized. 8.9.88.13 (talk) 15:23, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Ilovefood123123 (talk) 15:30, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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'has served' obviously should be 'serves' 2407:4D00:2C05:84FE:B02A:6BB:8B94:54A4 (talk) 20:38, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: not with "since 2025". Hyphenation Expert (talk) 22:53, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Replace "Vance is an outspoken critic of childlessness and has acknowledged the influence of Catholic theology on his sociopolitical positions" With "Vance has acknowledged the influence of Catholic theology on his sociopolitical positions". Saying he is an "outspoken opponent of childlessness" and including that in the top section is completely exaggerated and unsourced Pajamahop (talk) 03:13, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit extended-protected}} template. It seems like a core part of who he is.[1] – Muboshgu (talk) 03:29, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Woods, Ontaria (January 20, 2025). Watch: JD Vance sworn in as vice president. CNN. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[2] Wang, Orange (January 20, 2025). "Han and Vance strike positive tone for US-China ties ahead of Trump inauguration". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[3] ttps://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/marco-rubio-sworn-in-as-secretary-of-state-as-cabinet-hearings-pick-up/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[4] Woods, Ontaria (January 20, 2025). Watch: JD Vance sworn in as vice president. CNN. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[5] Wang, Orange (January 20, 2025). "Han and Vance strike positive tone for US-China ties ahead of Trump inauguration". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

[6] "Marco Rubio sworn in as secretary of state as cabinet hearings pick up". New York Post. 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-22.

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