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Help request: 22 Kiribati-related articles needing geographical coordinates

Based on a search of Wikipedia's articles related to Kiribati, I've found some articles that I believe are about places in Kiribati, and could usefully have geographical coordinates added.

The articles in question are listed in Category:Kiribati articles missing geocoordinate data. At the time of writing, some examples included:

At the time of posting this notice, there were 22 articles in this category needing geographical coordinates.

Why add coordinates?

By adding coordinates, a Wikipedia reader can easily view the location on a street map, nautical chart, topographic map, by satellite photo, realtime weather map, and in many other ways. Coordinate data makes an article eventually appear in various services such as Google Maps' Wikipedia overlay, Google Earth, and Wikipedia's own internal map service. Coordinate data also helps readers looking for geographically-based data, such as locations near a reference point, or related information.

How can I do it?

The articles are all marked with {{coord missing}} tags, which need to be replaced with {{coord}} tags that contain the location's latitude/longitude coordinates; or you might be able to add coordinates to an existing infobox. You can find out how to do this at the Wikipedia:Geocoding how-to for WikiProject members.

Please let me know if this is useful, or if I can help in any way. -- The Anome (talk) 22:44, 26 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Island article updates

I'm working my way North to South, updating and cleaning up articles and adding references; so far I have revised Makin, Butaritari, Marakei and Abaiang. Which brings me to the hardest one of all, Tarawa. I believe that the Tarawa article should be mainly about the geography of Tarawa and its lagoon; most of the history, economic and cultural aspects are quite distinct between South Tarawa and North Tarawa (an article that doesn't exist yet, but I think the right thing to do is create it). I hope this doesn't appear to others as a sweeping change, and of course I will confer or revert if anyone disagrees. Thanks, --Obkiribati1 (talk) 09:40, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I-Kiribati or Gilbertese. A Demonym not well understood

“I-Kiribati” means in the Gilbertese language, a people from Kiribati 🇰🇮. This is not an adjective or a qualifier. To say a French guy, you say I-Buranti; a Japanese woman, I-Tiaban; a New Zealander, I-Niutian… and so. But because some people may think that I-Kiribati could also have other uses. To tell the truth, we shouldn’t adopt in English forms that have their own grammar and use. We cannot write I-Kiribatis (plural) because -s is not the mark of plurality in Gilbertese. Today I have discovered the Category “I-Kiribati law”… a complete non-sense. In the same case, why should an old men who died in 1944, be placed in the category « I-Kiribati people », a complete anachronism. Kiribati word started to be written in European languages publications not before 50s. Some clean up has to be done, if you all agree on the topic.-Arorae (talk) 14:53, 30 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Informal requested move 14 October 2022

Wikipedia:WikiProject Kiribati/member → Template:User WikiProject Kiribati – default namespace, as per naming convention — currently a redirect. So {{User WikiProject Kiribati}} instead of {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Kiribati/member}}, basically, keeping the redirect. Est. 2021 (talk · contribs) 06:45, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This is a contested technical request. Comments left there (permalink) are copied below. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 23:44, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Est. 2021: Template:User WP Kiribati is another related WikiProject template to which it redirected for a long time until a retargeting by you. So, I'm not willing to support the move as it gets confusing. In my opinion, it should be retargeted to its original target. —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 12:42, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@CX Zoom: The redidect had no transclusion back when I uncontroversially retargeted it to Wikipedia:WikiProject Kiribati/member, an already-existing userbox made by the project itself. The people now using it instead of Template:User WP Kiribati clearly preferred this layout. Est. 2021 (talk · contribs) 17:35, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Fair thing, but I'm still wary of the suggestion that two this closely named templates have different userboxes. Although I do not oppose any move request you make, I'd suggest discussing it at the WikiProject talk page, if there is no opposition, of which I don't expect any because of its semi-active status, feel free to go ahead. —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 22:34, 12 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

End of comments copied from WP:RMT. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 23:44, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Developing Countries WikiContest

Starting this July, we will see a new contest on the scene - the Developing Countries WikiContest (WP:DCWC)! Think of it as a WikiCup but only for articles and media on developing countries.

Competitors may submit GAs, GTs, FAs, FTs, FLs, FPs, and DYK and ITN entries from/on developing countries to gain points and proceed to further rounds. Points are also awarded to those who review GAs, FAs and FLs.

Kiribati is listed as a least-developed country for the purposes of this contest, which means Kiribati-related submissions to the contest will get a multiplier in points. I encourage everyone here to sign up and compete with editors from around the world to create high-quality content!

Append your name to the DCWC signup page today!

Best wishes, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI (^{talk to me!}/_{my edits}) 18:06, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]