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Talk:Superpower

Should Wikipedia present China as a superpower since the 2020s or should we present an academic debate? Moxy🍁 20:39, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Talk:History of the Jews in Algeria

Should the article include a summary of the effects of the 1963 Algerian Nationality Code on the remaining Jewish population?

Background: There is a dispute (see the section above, '"they left Algeria en masse, not because they were persecuted there as Jews"'), over whether to include academic perspectives (specifically from Johannes Heuman and Delphine Perrin) regarding the post-independence legal status of Jews who remained in Algeria, and how the 1963 Nationality Code impacted their community.

Option A: Include the following or substantially similar text which summarizes Heuman and Perrin on the 1963 Code in the Independent Algeria section:

Following the mass departure of Algerian Jews in 1961–1962, the 1963 Nationality Code granted Algerian citizenship to those with Muslim civil status. While the Évian Accords provided a three-year window for French citizens in Algeria, including the remaining Jewish population, to apply for Algerian nationality, few chose to do so. Johannes Heuman and Delphine Perrin note that because the 1963 code explicitly defined the new nation in terms of Muslim status, it effectively alienated the non-Muslim population. Consequently, almost all the remaining Jews felt excluded from the new Arab-Islamic national identity and retained their French citizenship.^[1]^[2]

Option B: Exclude any mention of the 1963 Nationality Code and its effects from this section.

Option C/Other: Include, but a different text.

Andre🚐 02:53, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Second Cold War

Previous discussion back in 2021 (discussion link) resulted in calling the Second Cold War a "term" instead of an "event". Changes made within two hours before starting this discussion have been attempted. The whole discussion about such attempted changes (see §It's time section) have led me into thinking: shall we continue calling this article topic a "term" (i.e. literal term, maybe?), or shall this topic be called a "series" instead? Either way, what do you think shall come after whichever of the two you vote for, i.e. "term <referring to whatever>" or "series of <whatever it is>? (I'd prefer the discussion to choose between just the two, but I welcome other alternatives you'd like to share.) George Ho (talk) 07:43, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Donald Trump

Should this BLP use the word persecution when describing Trump's policies towards transgender people? Riposte97 (talk) 08:56, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Ideological bias on Wikipedia

There is presently a dispute about whether or not media coverage of a Manhattan Institute study authored by David Rozado in which he undertakes sentiment analysis of Wikipedia in an attempt to identify its bias is due inclusion in this article. This RfC seeks to ascertain the extent to which this study should be addressed in this page. Should the Manhattan Institute study by David Rozado be included:

Briefly, in the body
Briefly, in the body and in the lead
Extensively in the body with brief mention in the lead
Extensively in the body with significant mention in the lead
Not at all

Simonm223 (talk) 14:50, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Melania (film)

The following will be a survey only and we only need you to state something along the line of Support Option (Letter). No long wall of text is necessary, though comments, sources and discussions of process is encouraged.

Brett Ratner fled Hollywood for Israel and lost work following several documented allegations of rape, sexually misconduct and harassment by several woman, and mention in the Epstein files.

There is a debate on whether mention of this should be included in the WP:LEAD, which according to Wikipedia the WP:LEAD..."should identify the topic, establish context, explain why the topic is notable, and summarize the most important points, including any prominent controversies."

I will just note that the following text is what is currently in dispute:

Melania is Ratner's first film since sexual assault allegations were made against him in 2017.

However, as the RfC states, please suggest how we should word this should you offer support. ~2026-10151-41 (talk) 06:29, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Feeding Our Future

Should commentary from Kayseh Magan (a Somali-American former fraud investigator for the Minnesota attorney-general's office) and Hamse Warfa (a Somali-American former government official and businessman) be included in this article?

19:10, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

Talk:La France Insoumise

Should the political position of La France Insoumise be described as:

Left-wing
Radical left-wing
Far-left
Left-wing to far-left
Left-wing to radical left-wing
Radical left-wing to far-left

Hplotter (talk) 17:35, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Joseph Stalin

I propose the change of current lead image again, after this recent and several previous discussions (Rfc on Infobox Image (2023), New infobox image proposal) before. Absolutiva 04:18, 18 February 2026 (UTC)

Talk:2025–2026 Iranian protests

Should Reza Pahlavi be removed from the "Lead figures" section in the page's infobox?

Context: A prior RfC established consensus that he should not be described as "the leader" of the protests and found no consensus on alternatives. Editors now disagree on whether listing him under "Lead figures" in the infobox is consistent with WP:WEIGHT, WP:DUE, WP:SYNTH, and WP:INFOBOX. Tasasiki (talk) 18:34, 15 February 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Volkskammer

Should the lede describe the Volkskammer as "The Volkskammer was the parliament of East Germany" (in line with German-language scholarship) or "The Volkskammer was the supreme organ of state power of East Germany" (in line with the East German constitution and legislation)? Glide08 (talk) 17:31, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Criticism of copyright

Should the words "legal fiction" be used to describe copyright? Aim551551551 (talk) 21:18, 9 February 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Opinion polling for the 2026 Israeli legislative election

How should we classify the non-aligned parties (Joint List, B&W, Reservists) in the polling table?

Category 1: Classification

1. Move Gantz to the Unaligned Grouping:

Pro: Gantz only opposes both Ra'am & Otzma [1] and calls for government of national unity, a position nearly identical to Hendel. Lieberman excluded Gantz from a letter for the opposition leaders [2].
Con: Gantz was clearly part of the opposition until recently but there is no clear event like for NH which would justify a switch.

2. Gantz and Hendel as part of the opposition:

Pro: Used by JPost [3] and Times of Israel for Gantz [4], used by Maariv for Hendel [5]. The April 2019 article avoided an unaligned category added notes for each disputed member.
Con: Not shared by all like Zman Israel. Gantz and Hendel are open for cooperating with Bibi.

3. An Arab Grouping separate from the Unaligned Grouping (Hendel+Gantz):

Pro: Used by Zman Israel [6][7] and might be the most "accurate".
Con: Same with 1 and could fall under OR. Having two large blocs and one unaligned grouping is probably the most natural solution.

4. Status quo:

Pro: Least controversial.
Con: The Joint List and Hendel are directly opposed to each other so it might be misleading for the reader. Gantz takes a similar position to Hendel.

5. On @User:Rxtreme's request: only government, no opposition & arab camps

Category 2: Terminology

For all or Gantz/Hendel:

A. Unaligned bloc (status quo)
B. Unaligned

For Arab parties:

C. Arab bloc
D. Joint List
E. Arab parties

For Opposition (w. Gantz/Hendel):

F. Zionist Opposition (requested by @User:Philosopher Spock)

Braganza (talk) 14:55, 6 February 2026 (UTC)

Talk:Stephen Wolfram

I am proposing a brief mention in the lead regarding the DOJ EFTA releases to summarize a new "Relationship with Jeffrey Epstein" section. I have used neutral language ("past associations" and "public scrutiny") to comply with WP:NPOV and linked it directly to the factual section below.

Following the 2026 release of Department of Justice records, Wolfram's past associations with Jeffrey Epstein received public scrutiny. Thumberwartz (talk) 06:07, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

^ Heuman, Johannes (2022-01-27). "The silent disappearance of Jews from Algeria: French anti-racism in the face of antisemitism in Algeria during the decolonization". Journal of Modern Jewish Studies. 22 (2): 149–168. doi:10.1080/14725886.2022.2027211. ISSN 1472-5886. Archived from the original on 2023-11-19.
^ Perrin, Delphine (2013-03-14), "Citizenship struggles in the Maghreb", Routledge Handbook of Global Citizenship Studies, Routledge, doi:10.4324/9780203102015.ch19, ISBN 978-0-203-10201-5, retrieved 2026-03-05{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)

[1] Heuman, Johannes (2022-01-27). "The silent disappearance of Jews from Algeria: French anti-racism in the face of antisemitism in Algeria during the decolonization". Journal of Modern Jewish Studies. 22 (2): 149–168. doi:10.1080/14725886.2022.2027211. ISSN 1472-5886. Archived from the original on 2023-11-19.

[2] Perrin, Delphine (2013-03-14), "Citizenship struggles in the Maghreb", Routledge Handbook of Global Citizenship Studies, Routledge, doi:10.4324/9780203102015.ch19, ISBN 978-0-203-10201-5, retrieved 2026-03-05{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)

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