Wikipedia:Requests for comment/History and geography

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Talk:Andrei Gromyko

Which of the following images should serve as the lead image for Andrei Gromyko? Emiya1980 (talk) 22:05, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

Talk:2025 Pahalgam attack

Should the sentence:

Some Kashmiris, along with numerous other commentators, have described these policies as "settler colonialism".

be added after the second paragraph in the Background section? The Background section currently reads:

In 2019, the Indian government revoked the special status previously granted to Jammu and Kashmir, and extended the Constitution of India to the state in full, enabling non-Kashmiris to purchase property and settle down in Kashmir. Also related is the issuance of domicile status to non-Kashmiris, qualifying them for jobs and college seats. Fears have been expressed that these changes would result in a change in demographics in Kashmir, with non-locals settling in the area.

Robert McClenon (talk) 19:42, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Daisy Bates (author)

Which of the following two sets of edits are supported by the secondary material and should therefore be used in the article?

FropFrop (talk) 03:25, 14 June 2025 (UTC)

Talk:James Barry (surgeon)

Should James Barry be referred to with male pronouns? Tanline666 (talk) 14:43, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Babur

Which of these two paintings (1:British Museum, 2:Smithsonian) would be more appropriate as the lead image for the article on Babur (1483–1530), the Turco-Mongol founder of the Mughal Empire? पाटलिपुत्र (Pataliputra) (talk) 13:17, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Capital letters

Should the spirit and intent of usually capitalized in sources at MOS:MILTERMS be taken as consistent with the general advice on capitalisation given in the lead of MOS:CAPS or is the spirit and intent to create a substantially different and lower threshold for capitalising the types of events named.

Cinderella157 (talk) 03:41, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Kusaila

Should the article on Kusaila include one of the available photographs of the modern (reinstalled) statue located in Bouhmama, Algeria, as the lead image?

There are two freely licensed photographs of the statue:

• A wider, uncropped version: [1]
• A more tightly cropped version: [2]

Both are images of a modern public monument commemorating Kusaila, and have been proposed as alternatives to a previously used fictional drawing: [3], which was removed due to sourcing concerns. This RfC seeks input on whether either image should be used, and if so, which version is more appropriate.

(For additional context, see: Talk:Kusaila#c-ElijahUHC-20250602183300-Image_Change:_Statue_of_Kusaila_from_Bouhmama)

ElijahUHC (Talk) 22:26, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Rajiv Gandhi

The infobox in the article had always used the 1984 portrait of Rajiv Gandhi. Some months ago, a user changed it to a 1987 image of him. However, it appears the change has been reverted. Which of the following images should be used for Rajiv Gandhi in the infobox, as his portrait? EarthDude (talk) 10:30, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Hugues de Payens

There are two related issues here:

1. Can sources dating from the 16th to 19th centuries be used as evidence that Hugh was from Italy?
2. Can Mario Moiraghi be used as a reliable sources for Hugh's life? Adam Bishop (talk) 16:18, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Crusade of Varna

Per [4], should Poland be included in belligerents within this crusade? Setergh (talk) 15:35, 28 May 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Emirate of Bari

Should the statement that the Emirate of Bari was perhaps ruled by a Black African be included? Closetside (talk) 02:52, 25 May 2025 (UTC)