Wikipedia:Requests for comment/History and geography

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

Talk:Common Era

The purpose of this Request for Comment is to seek community consensus on whether the term the Christian Era should be included as an alternative full form of the abbreviation CE in the first sentence of the article Common Era.

Currently, the abbreviation CE is commonly understood to stand for "Common Era", which is widely accepted in both academic and secular contexts as a non-religious alternative to Anno Domini (AD). However, there is historical evidence that the Christian Era was used as a term synonymous with "Common Era" in earlier periods. Some editors argue that acknowledging the Christian Era as an alternative interpretation of CE would provide a fuller representation of the history and context of the term, particularly for readers interested in its religious or historical origins.

Opponents of this inclusion may argue that the Christian Era has fallen out of contemporary usage and may cause confusion, as CE is primarily used today in a secular context. Additionally, they may express concern that such inclusion could give undue weight to a religious interpretation that is no longer relevant to the modern usage of the term.

The community is invited to discuss the following question:

Should the Christian Era and Before the Christian Era be included as an alternative full forms of CE and BCE in the first sentence of the article?

Please provide your reasoning and any supporting sources or guidelines that may assist in reaching a consensus. Jeaucques Quœure (talk) 07:22, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Somali Civil War

Which map should be used? Map 1 or Map 2? (the main issue is the map's sources) Zabezt (talk) 15:14, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Template talk:Infobox country

Should the infobox template for countries be expanded to include greenhouse gas emissions?

20WattSphere (talk) 11:56, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Talk:Edward Heath

Which of the following photos should serve as the lede image for Edward Heath? Emiya1980 (talk) 22:48, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Talk:History of Transylvania

Should the section on Demographics and historical research be

1. Deleted outright, with a new paragraph describing the dispute
2. Delete and the content moved to a new page
3. Keep

Slatersteven (talk) 16:12, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

Talk:1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight

Should Benny Morris' research on the evacuation orders from Haifa be included in 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight#Haifa:

Morris asserts that the initial order to evacuate came from local Arab leadership, and that the Arab Higher Committee endorsed it post factum. Among the evidence he cites are British and American intelligence reports, an assessment by the High Commissioner of Palestine, as well as statements by the Haifa Arab Emergency Committee on 22 April 1948. According to Morris, possible reasons included clearing the way for Transjordan's impending entry into the war and avoiding the population being used as hostages.

Amayorov (talk) 19:56, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Notability

Should all British National rail stations be presumed notable as an exception to WP:NTRAINSTATION? —Matrix(!) {user - talk? - _uselesscontributions} 16:42, 10 September 2024 (UTC)