Wikipedia:Requests for comment/History and geography

The following discussions are requested to have community-wide attention:

Should we include free alternative coat of arms (File:Royal Coat of arms of Canada.svg) to infobox in most English Wikipedia articles, after both previous discussions at Talk:Canada#Where is the coat of arms? and Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2025 March 2#File:Coat of arms of Canada.svg, it only placed the fair use file in Coat of arms of Canada article. Absolutiva (talk) 22:11, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Besor Stream

~~Is the main source of the Besor stream~~ Does the channel designated as the Nahal Besor start in the northwestern Negev (Mount Boker) or in the Hebron Hills of the West Bank? Or should both sources be treated equally (i.e. there is no main source)? Closetside (talk) 22:20, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Talk:List of wars involving the Czech lands

How should the 1030 and 1051 campaign against the Kingdom of Hungary be described in terms of scope and outcome?

This statement was added after the RfC began to satisfy WP:RFCNEUTRAL and WP:RFCBRIEF. 18:31, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Anthony Fauci

Shall we summarize the pardon in the WP:LEAD?

See diff and text:

On January 20, 2025, President Biden granted Fauci a Federal pardon.^[1]^[2]

Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 10:23, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history

A debate has arisen regarding what is the proper definition for "tank battle" over on Talk:Operation Brevity#"Tank Battle"?. There appear to be two competing definitions up for selection. Which of the following definitions should be used when deciding whether to classify a military engagement on Wikipedia as a "tank battle"?

(A) A "tank battle" should be defined as any military engagement where tanks are employed by at least one side.

(B) A "tank battle" should only refer to military engagements where tank-on-tank combat constituted a significant proportion of the fighting.

Emiya1980 (talk) 03:56, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Perth

There is ongoing disagreement among editors about which landmarks should be included in the lead image montage of the Perth article. This RFC seeks community input on how best to determine which landmarks are most appropriate or representative for inclusion. The dispute revolves around three landmarks:

Option 1: Elizabeth Quay Pedestrian Bridge (the current version)
Option 2: Cottesloe Beach (diff)
Option 3: Crawley Edge Boatshed (diff)

Please indicate which option you support, and feel free to suggest modifications or alternative combinations. - PastelLilac (talk) 01:04, 28 April 2025 (UTC)

Talk:2025 Pahalgam attack

Should the article refer to this attack as a militant attack or a terrorist attack?

Option 1: Militant attack
Option 2: Terrorist attack

Previous discussions

Please discuss it throught policy based arguments. GrabUp - Talk 07:14, 27 April 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Gaza genocide

Should the article, including the opening sentence of the lead section, state the Gaza Genocide in wikivoice as fact?:

Yes Example opening sentence: The Gaza genocide is the ongoing systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in Gaza by Israel during the Gaza war. or equivalent (new proposed version)
No Example opening sentence: According to a United Nations special committee, Amnesty International, and other experts and human rights organisations, Israel has committed genocide against the Palestinian people during its ongoing invasion and bombing of the Gaza Strip as part of the Gaza war. (previous stable version) Hemiauchenia (talk) 22:17, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Ramon Casas

Should the lead of the article for the painter Ramon Casas label the subject "Catalan", rather than "Spanish"? While the question may appear minor, it is not, inasmuch as it is an example of low-level disputes that seem to occur regularly regarding Catalan/Spanish questions, e.g., the articles Empúries or Siege of Gerona. Bdushaw (talk) 10:37, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Spanish Civil War

Should the "Interpretations; civil war in perspective" section (for reference copied above) be in or out? Hh1718 (talk) 09:29, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

Talk:List of countries that have gained independence from the United Kingdom

Should the entry for the United States in the table note that the modern-day territory of the United States is much larger than the one it had at independence? Glide08 (talk) 14:31, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

^ Baker, Peter (2025-01-20). "Biden in Final Hours Pardons Cheney, Fauci and Milley to Thwart Reprisals". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
^ Liptak, Kevin; Saenz, Arlette (2025-01-20). "Biden issues preemptive pardons for Milley, Fauci and Jan. 6 committee members | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2025-01-20.

[1] Baker, Peter (2025-01-20). "Biden in Final Hours Pardons Cheney, Fauci and Milley to Thwart Reprisals". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-20.

[2] Liptak, Kevin; Saenz, Arlette (2025-01-20). "Biden issues preemptive pardons for Milley, Fauci and Jan. 6 committee members | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2025-01-20.

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