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Talk:Justin Barrett

Should this be in the lead?:

"Previously charged with shoplifting, Barrett also has been before the courts for directing threatening language against members of An Garda Síochána, for public order offences outside a hospital, and for driving without a driving licence or car insurance."

61.8.152.71 (talk) 02:01, 1 July 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Ahmed al-Sharaa

Following the discussion at Talk:Mar Elias Church attack#Interim president, which led to some disagreement, I’d like to ask for your opinion: should we change the title to "interim president" or keep it as "President of Syria"? Most sources refer to him as 'Interim' [1], [2], [3], [4], while others use 'President' [5],[6],[7],[8], [9], [10]

To clarify, some media call him "interim president" for leading the transitional government, while others use "president" to reflect his current leadership. The draft constitution affirms that he holds executive power and serves as Commander-in-Chief. HurricaneEdgar 21:26, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Bonnie Blue (actress)

Should Bonnie Blue's full date of birth be included in the article? 00:07, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Juno Dawson

Should the article include the subject's former name, and if so, where?-- 00:08, 25 June 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Elizabeth II

Should the infobox photograph be changed from the current 1959 portrait to something else? Note that the other three images below are purely illustrative and not part of the proposal. Cremastra (talk) 20:03, 20 June 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Pope Leo XIV

Should the introduction use a comma or a semi-colon between the birth name and the birth date? 13:45, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Marilyn Monroe

Which image should be used for the infobox of the article, after previous multiple discussions at Talk:Marilyn Monroe/Archive 5#Infobox image, Talk:Marilyn Monroe/Archive 7#Lead image replacement and Talk:Marilyn Monroe/Archive 8#Time for a wikibox image change?. Absolutiva (talk) 05:51, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Saddam Hussein

Which image should be used for the infobox of the article? 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨 Abo Yemen (𓃵) 15:36, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Maddie Ziegler

Should the article have an infobox?
Started because of a slow-burning thread at the top that was going nowhere Dronebogus (talk) 12:00, 17 June 2025 (UTC)

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: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)

Talk:Chelsea Wolfe (BMX cyclist)

It's my opinion that the subject of this article should be referred to as an "Olympian" and a "member of Team USA" based on quotes from sources. Particularly, this source which refers to her as Olympian Chelsea Wolfe in the title and this source which refers to her as the first out trans athlete on Team USA. Other users, Fram and Topcardi, argue that she does not qualify as an Olympian because she did not compete in the Olympics, and was only a reserve member of her team that would have competed if another teammate was unable to. My request for comment is asking if yes, the article should refer to her as an "Olympian", or if no, it should not. ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 16:48, 5 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: [11]
• A more tightly cropped version: [12]

Both are images of a modern public monument commemorating Kusaila, and have been proposed as alternatives to a previously used fictional drawing: [13], 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:Cave Johnson Couts

Hey all, I came across a piece of information that might be relevant for inclusion in the article, I was thinking of saying something along the lines if relevant as — (During his tenure as mayor of San Diego, Joshua Bean was involved in a controversial transaction in which he attempted to transfer ownership of City Hall and portions of the city’s pueblo lands to himself and Lieutenant Cave J. Couts. Although the legality of the sale was disputed, the property was ultimately restored to the city.)

However, the only source I’ve located so far is from the San Diego Police Historical Association Museum, which seems to have drawn from the Wikipedia article on Joshua Bean itself: http://www.sdpolicemuseum.com/Joshua-Bean.html. So, as of now, it may be circular. If anyone can help locate a primary or third-party source to substantiate this, it could strengthen the article. Issac I Navarro (talk) 15:38, 1 June 2025 (UTC)