Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Politics, government, and law

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

This RFC is to determine whether consensus exists for the inclusion of the following two sentences regarding a widely covered hoax that went viral during the 2024 Donald Trump campaign with regard to JD Vance. The hoax (as evidenced by usage of the word "hoax") is clearly false, however, coverage of it has been noteworthy, consistent, and it has clearly had an impact on the subject of this biography. The text below (as was used prior to removal without any consensus) very clearly states in Wikivoice it is a hoax, and absent consensus for removal, will be the text used in the article. 16:44, 11 September 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Indian National Congress

Should centre-left be included in the infobox? Please see the above discussion for relevant sources. Helper201 (talk) 03:28, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Keir Starmer

Can this content be restored to the page?

When asked by J. K. Rowling in July 2024 whether transgender women with a gender recognition certificate have the right to use women-only spaces, Starmer replied, "No. They don't have that right. They shouldn't".^[1]^[2] Helper201 (talk) 02:59, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Talk:2024 United States presidential election

Hello,

Regarding Trump's main photo of "2024 United States presidential election", there were several discussions previously. - example link: Talk:2024_United_States_presidential_election/Archive_7 I'd like to confirm which photos can be used. I've included the top-voted options based on my understanding, but I think limiting it to three additional choices will give us the most efficient results. If a new, better image emerges, we can compare it after this RFC process

For this RFC process, I propose that we only allow users to vote for one best photo for the Infobox Trump's main photo. This will simplify calculations, as it's easier to determine the winner based on a single vote per user.

Official

>Every U.S. elections always using official portrait but not in presidential primaries, for example, in 1992 and 1996, Bill Clinton's official portrait was used for 2 times although two times were sequence 4 years ago. weakness of this photo: considering that the age is a concern among some voters, the images of relatively recent can minimise that concern. Trump's 2017 portrait doesn't show a drastically different Trump/no change in appearance.

Option1

>the long-standing "smug" image; This can be seen as an unkind and arrogant, but on the other hand, it can be seen as a confident looking

Option2

>it is smiling freindly photo with his face,like Kamala but Trump's expression in the his body is tilted to the left instead of facing the camera.

Option3

>it is smiling freindly photo and suitable camerawork - example: at eye level, face and body facing camera and he is also smiling like Kamala but there's just an impression that makes him look uneasy. (Above description: I've compiled a summary of some users feedback.) Goodtiming8871 (talk) 23:47, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Heterodox Academy

The following discussion took place nearly three years ago, just after I stopped monitoring the page. I would like to re-open the discussion and extend it to other sources that users have attempted to add. Free speech scholar (talk) 21:14, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:United States and state-sponsored terrorism

Does the following sentence in United States and state-sponsored terrorism#Syria constitute

disallowed original research in the sense that it is an editorial synthesis of published material that implies a new conclusion?

Another study conducted by private company Conflict Armament Research at the behest of the European Union and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit found that external support for anti-Assad Syrian rebels "significantly augmented the quantity and quality of weapons available to ISIL forces", including, in the most rapid case diversion they documented, "anti-tank weapons purchased by the United States that ended up in possession of the Islamic State within two months of leaving the factory"

Kof2102966 (talk) 17:23, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Mahatma Gandhi

When describing Mahatma Gandhi's last hunger strike (or "fast-unto-death") undertaken on 12 January 1948, should we say that in addition to stemming the religious violence (or restoring the peace):

"the fast also sought to pressure the Indian government to pay out¹ cash assets owed to Pakistan?" (Note: 1: pay out = pay a large sum of money from funds under one's control.)
1. (both in the lead and the relevant section)
2. (in the relevant section, but not in the lead)
"the fast also sought to indirectly (or implicitly) pressure the Indian government to pay out cash assets owed to Pakistan?
1. (both in the lead and in the relevant section)
2. ( in the relevant section, but not in the lead)
"the fast also caused (or led) the Indian government to pay out cash assets owed to Pakistan."
1. (both in the lead and in the relevant section)
2. (in the relevant section, but not in the lead)
Make no mention of cash assets in this context anywhere in the article.
"In the months following, Gandhi went on hunger strike several times to stop the religious violence. The last, begun in Delhi on 12 January 1948 when he was 78, also aimed to restore to Pakistan its share of cash assets of undivided British India. The fast was an important factor in the Indian government's decision to pay out the assets during a time when India and Pakistan were engaged in a war over the disputed territory of Kashmir."
1. (both in the lead and in the relevant section)
2. (in the relevant section, but not in the lead)

Please choose one of: 1(1), 1(2), 2(1), 2(2), 3(1), 3 (2), 4, 5(1) or 5(2). Fowler&fowler «Talk» 13:13, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:William Howard Taft

Which of the following images should serve as the infobox picture for William Howard Taft? Teknologi Positif (talk) 10:20, 18 August 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Philippe Pétain

Which of the following images should serve as the infobox picture for Philippe Pétain? Emiya1980 (talk) 01:33, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

^ Hunter, Ross (2 July 2024). "Keir Starmer: transgender women 'don't have right' to use women-only spaces". The National. Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ Tabberer, Jamie. "Keir Starmer says transgender women 'don't have the right' to use women-only spaces, even if they have a GRC". Yahoo! News. Attitude. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[1] Hunter, Ross (2 July 2024). "Keir Starmer: transgender women 'don't have right' to use women-only spaces". The National. Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[2] Tabberer, Jamie. "Keir Starmer says transgender women 'don't have the right' to use women-only spaces, even if they have a GRC". Yahoo! News. Attitude. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

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