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Cuisine

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Recently, a user has removed a truthful sentence supported by a very reliable source from the Italy page ([1]), claiming that it's MOS:PEACOCK. If this user is right, the sentence "French cuisine is one of the most widely appreciated gastronomies worldwide." should be removed from the France page (section: France#Cuisine), and not just from the Italy page; since both cuisines are, according to people, among the most renowned in the world, it makes no sense to keep the phrase on the France page and not on the Italy page. JacktheBrown (talk) 01:39, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

JacktheBrown, I see you've reverted the removal there - do you actually feel this content should be removed? Nikkimaria (talk) 04:12, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Nikkimaria: yes, read here: Talk:Italy#Cuisine (Fountains of Bryn Mawr). JacktheBrown (talk) 10:31, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I appreciate that that user feels the content should be removed. My question is, do you, in both cases. Nikkimaria (talk) 12:14, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Nikkimaria: yes, in both cases of course: Italy and France have excellent cuisines, so either this sentence is removed from both pages or added to both pages; there's no favoritism. JacktheBrown (talk) 13:07, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 25 October 2024

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Can you add when this article was published? 209.195.250.222 (talk) 19:00, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. We don't normally have in the articles when it was "published". The bottom of the page in most views has the date of the most recent edit, 25 October 2024, at 15:04 (UTC) currently, and the oldest revision we have a record of is from 01:31, 4 November 2001 (UTC). If I have misinterpeted what you want, feel free to reopen this edit request and clarify. Thanks. Skynxnex (talk) 19:37, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 18 November 2024

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Religion data in databox should be updated with most recent data (https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/6793308?sommaire=6793391): Christianity 38%, Islam 10%, other religions 2%. 77.131.3.121 (talk) 17:42, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: The link is 198 pages, mainly about immigrant demographics. Is this the correct document, and if so, which page has the above percentages for the overall population? LizardJr8 (talk) 05:59, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The lead & Reversion

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I edited down a couple sentences in the lead and moved pertinent details to the sections where they fit best within the remainder of the article. Then, they were reverted. I think having a good lead that is relatively quick to read and that may keep the reader on the page is useful for an article. Guidelines at Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section#Length suggest that approximate range for a Featured Article is typically 250-400 words. The current lead is 692 words. Is it possible, therefore, to get some momentum behind editing the lead down and keeping it a bit shorter? Rufus the Unqualified (talk) 02:49, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not much to say other than the current lead is fine and the edits papered over useful prose with briefer but vaguer prose—this article is one that should have a lead that is longer than average, even significantly so. Remsense ‥  02:52, 29 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

4 December: Infobox, "prime minister"

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Please correct the details of prime minister. Please add "(caretaker)", if applicable. Thanks. 2001:2020:32D:D700:8CA3:D8AB:1DF5:C6D (talk) 20:52, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]