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Swap Minas Gerais  4 with São Paulo (state)  4

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PARTIALLY PASSSED
Added 5–0, not removed 1-4; 31 days from last comment. Makkool (talk) 18:30, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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SP was unfairly removed for being “redundant” to the city, which is V3 (São Paulo  3). SP has a higher population than any U.S. state by over 3 million, and if anything, MG is more redundant to Belo Horizonte  4. Vileplume (talk) 22:47, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. As nom. Vileplume (talk) 22:47, 2 March 2024 (UTC) [reply]
    Changing my vote to support addition, oppose removal per TBR. Vileplume 🍋‍🟩 (talk) 22:51, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. feminist🩸 (talk) 10:06, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support adittion. The Blue Rider 11:00, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support addition Interstellarity (talk) 20:41, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Support addition. Aszx5000 (talk) 19:14, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Support addition, oppose removal. Idiosincrático (talk) 19:28, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Oppose removal. No need to remove an important state demographic/economic-wise, there's room for both. The Blue Rider 11:00, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Oppose removal Interstellarity (talk) 20:41, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral
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Swap British Columbia  5 with Ohio  5

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PARTIALLY PASSSED
Removed British Columbia 6-1, Ohio not added 3-3. λ NegativeMP1 01:59, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Canada is overrepresented in the country subdivision section for a county of 40 million. Ontario and Quebec are obviously vital, but the other two have insufficient populations and meh economies for V4. I also proposed the removal of Alberta above.

Ohio is a leading U.S. state historically, demographically, and economically. We list the top six in the latter two, and Ohio ranks seventh. Interwikis are 137-194, daily views are 3042-4099. Vileplume 🍋‍🟩 (talk) 23:20, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. As nom. Vileplume 🍋‍🟩 (talk) 23:20, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. More than half of Canada's population lives in just two provinces (Ontario and Quebec). Given that Canada has way less people than the US has, it seems to make more sense to add more US states and less Canadian provinces. Interstellarity (talk) 20:47, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support removal per nominator. The Blue Rider 14:18, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Per nom. Aszx5000 (talk) 19:12, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Support addition. feminist🩸 (talk) 06:49, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    To repeat what I said below in the nomination for removing Illinois  5: I would support listing Ohio  5 at V4 in place of Illinois, given that Ohio has three primary settlements as opposed to only one for Illinois, and Ohio is only slightly less populated.
  6. Support removal only per nom. I explained my opposition to the addition below. QuicoleJR (talk) 20:16, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Support removal only. Idiosincrático (talk) 20:11, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Oppose adittion due to over-representation of the United States, they already have plenty of states and cities; Cleveland  4 should be enough. The Blue Rider 14:18, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Oppose addition because Ohio is definitely not Level 4, and a proposal to remove the more vital Illinois is seemingly going to pass soon. QuicoleJR (talk) 20:16, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Oppose addition If we add Ohio I have a list of states we should also add that is about 50 long. See proposal below for discussions on that. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 21:30, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Oppose removal Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 05:26, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral
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Remove Croquet  4

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VA4 is at 21 articles over quota, VA4 Everyday life is at 23 articles over quota. This is a niche sport more suitable for V5, I believe. starship.paint (RUN) 09:21, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. as nom. starship.paint (RUN) 09:21, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Per mon. Aszx5000 (talk) 19:11, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. weak support per nom. Makkool (talk) 17:59, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Weak support, mostly in the interest of reaching quota. Idiosincrático (talk) 04:40, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Relatively niche compared to others. Kevinishere15 (talk) 03:50, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  6. per nomination and place at level 5. Jusdafax (talk) 00:57, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Oppose  Carlwev  13:31, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. pbp 17:19, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discuss

Remove Agronomy  4

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VA4 is at 21 articles over quota, VA4 Technology is at 44 articles over quota. This topic is on the science of Agriculture  2, so there should be considerable overlap with that. The Agronomy article is sparse, and so is agricultural science. starship.paint (RUN) 09:25, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. as nom. starship.paint (RUN) 09:25, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Interstellarity (talk) 00:36, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. The science of a level 2 topic is important enough to be at level 4. The Blue Rider 18:12, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Makkool (talk) 20:11, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Per above. Idiosincrático (talk) 04:41, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Per BlueRider. Kevinishere15 (talk) 18:15, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discuss

Remove Biological anthropology  5

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PASSED
Removed 6–0, 22 days from last comment. Makkool (talk) 18:30, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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VA4 is at 21 articles over quota, VA4 Society and social sciences is at 27 articles over quota, so we've got to take action. This is a sparse article on a subset of Anthropology  3. starship.paint (RUN) 09:29, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. as nom. starship.paint (RUN) 09:29, 12 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. To get to quota. Interstellarity (talk) 00:37, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Per nom. Nervelita :3🏳️‍⚧️ (talk) 09:46, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Makkool (talk) 20:11, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Lorax (talk) 00:46, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Idiosincrático (talk) 04:42, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Discuss
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Add Scroll  4

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Added 5-0 λ NegativeMP1 02:07, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The precursor to Book  2 that was used for centuries, is still used by the Jewish, and has a lot of pop culture influence.

Support
  1. As nom. QuicoleJR (talk) 22:15, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Interstellarity (talk) 00:28, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Vileplume 🍋‍🟩 (talk) 15:38, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. per nom. Jusdafax (talk) 20:00, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Idiosincrático (talk) 04:43, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Support, just to note that modern maps are often printed and stored as scrolls. Think giant roll in your classroom over the wipe board. They are much less common today, but still quite prevelant. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 04:41, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Reshuffle some things

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So I did a little shuffling in the level 5 philosophy and religion page, and I would like to apply it here. I would also like to move some stuff in the Arts page.

Move Legendary creature  4 to mythology: general

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PASSED
Moved 5-0, proposed 131 days ago, no votes in 8 days. Makkool (talk) 18:35, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The concept itself should be placed here. Let's reserve the mythological creatures section for specific beasts.

Support
  1. SailorGardevoir (talk) 06:04, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Aszx5000 (talk) 13:47, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Makkool (talk) 16:07, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. per nom. starship.paint (RUN) 02:38, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. --Thi (talk) 22:39, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Discuss
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Move Paradise  4 to mythology: general

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PASSED
Moved 5-0, proposed 21 days ago, no votes in 8 days. Makkool (talk) 19:05, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Same thing with this one. While this and the next proposal will leave the mythological places section with only Atlantis and El Dorado, I still think that section should just be reserved for actual places.

Support
  1. SailorGardevoir (talk) 06:04, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Aszx5000 (talk) 13:47, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Makkool (talk) 16:07, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. --Thi (talk) 07:58, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. per nom. starship.paint (RUN) 02:38, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Place Utopia  4 under Fiction  3 (in Arts:Literature:Basics)

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Moved 5-0, proposed 21 days ago, no votes in 8 days. Makkool (talk) 19:05, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I placed it under mythology: general for now in the Level 5 page, but this is more of a fictional setting type of thing. (Or possibly a philosophical type of thing.)

Support
  1. SailorGardevoir (talk) 06:04, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Aszx5000 (talk) 13:47, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Makkool (talk) 16:07, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. --Thi (talk) 07:59, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. per nom. starship.paint (RUN) 02:38, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Move Cinderella  4 and Aladdin  4 to specific works of fiction

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PASSED
Moved 5-0, proposed 21 days ago, no votes in 8 days. Makkool (talk) 19:05, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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These articles are entirely written to be about the short stories, not the titular characters.

Support
  1. SailorGardevoir (talk) 06:04, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 01:58, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Aszx5000 (talk) 13:47, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Makkool (talk) 16:07, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. per nom. starship.paint (RUN) 02:38, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Place Superhero  4 under Character (arts)  4 (in Literature:Basics)

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General concept article. Everything else besides this and the two articles I mentioned are specific characters.

Support
  1. SailorGardevoir (talk) 06:04, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Aszx5000 (talk) 13:47, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Makkool (talk) 16:07, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. per nom. starship.paint (RUN) 02:38, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Per nom. Kevinishere15 (talk) 18:23, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Discuss

Move Satan  4 and Lilith  4 to legendary creatures (under Devil  4 and Demon  4 respectively)

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The names "Devil" and "Satan" has frequently been used interchangeably to describe the same entity, while tradition holds Lilith to be the first female demon.

Support
  1. SailorGardevoir (talk) 21:15, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. per nom. starship.paint (RUN) 02:38, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Makkool (talk) 06:49, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support per nom. --Thi (talk) 22:34, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Per nom. Kevinishere15 (talk) 18:23, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Discuss

Place Leprechaun  4 under fairies

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I have seen a lot of people consider the leprechaun as some type of fairy.

Support
  1. SailorGardevoir (talk) 01:02, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. per nom. starship.paint (RUN) 02:38, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Makkool (talk) 06:49, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. --Thi (talk) 22:45, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Kevinishere15 (talk) 04:18, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Discuss

Remove Sublimation (phase transition)

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We don't list the opposite which is Deposition (phase transition) so it would probably make sense to remove at this level. Interstellarity (talk) 22:29, 12 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 22:29, 12 June 2024
  2. per nom. Makkool (talk) 19:03, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Per nom. Kevinishere15 (talk) 04:19, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Neutral
Discussion

Remove Livestock guardian dog  5

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PASSSED
Removed 5-0. λ NegativeMP1 17:25, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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It is one type of Herding dog  4, which is already V4. starship.paint (RUN) 02:32, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. as nom. starship.paint (RUN) 02:32, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Per Nom. Aszx5000 (talk) 22:02, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. per nom. Interstellarity (talk) 18:39, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Per nom Mathwriter2718 (talk) 02:37, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Tabu Makiadi (talk) 16:27, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
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Add Brother and Sister

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Similar to how we list Father and Mother, I see no issue with listing these two terms. Interstellarity (talk) 21:27, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 21:27, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Per nom. Nervelita :3🏳️‍⚧️ (talk) 10:02, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Why is this not already included?GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 02:56, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. PrimalMustelid (talk) 13:41, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Per nom. Kevinishere15 (talk) 18:24, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. We already list Sibling, which encompasses both. Sibling roles are somewhat less traditionally gender-defined than parental roles. BD2412 T 20:01, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Per BD2412 🍋‍🟩 OhnoitsvileplumeXD (talk) 03:00, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral
Discussion

Add Democratic Party (United States)  5 and Republican Party (United States)  5

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We list the Chinese Communist Party  4 at this level, so it make sense to add the two major political parties in the US at this level. Interstellarity (talk) 22:17, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 22:17, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support both Vileplume 🍋‍🟩 (talk) 01:51, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Why one but not the other? The Democratic Party is older, but only by what? 20-30 years? pbp 16:15, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    At the time, I kinda felt the same way as Aszx5000; I just wasn't sure how many major parties we needed at V4, since we only have 20 or so at V5. Vileplume 🍋‍🟩 (talk) 21:28, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support both. The argument could be made that the party structure has done more to direct the course of the nation than any individual politician belonging to it. In other words, it doesn't so much matter that FDR/Truman were individually Democrats and Reagan/Bush were individually Republicans, than that those were periods of Democratic and Republican policies prevailing. BD2412 T 22:10, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Way to focused on American politics. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 02:54, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. As GeogSage said below, The CCP is essentially the same thing as the government of China at this point. The same can't be said for any American party. feminist🩸 (talk) 07:17, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral
Discussion
  • I think this is a worthy consideration, but once we go down the road of adding major parties, where will it stop? There are at least 20 more major political parties that could be included? We would almost need to drop another section to make room for them. However, I don't see why the Chinese Communist Party  4 would be here and not the Democrats and Republicans. Bit of a conundrum? Aszx5000 (talk) 17:11, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think the requirement for a political party to reach VA4 should be major influence both within and outside of their home country. The CCP has that in my opinion. Is the same true for the Democratic and Republican parties? QuicoleJR (talk) 21:37, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Add Suicide prevention

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A common concept which is a subtopic of suicide. Interstellarity (talk) 00:23, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 00:23, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Some of its methods such as Medication  3 and Therapy  4, etc, are quite important but the concept itself isn't. The Blue Rider 14:23, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Curious as to why you think the topic as a whole isn't important but topics contained within are important. Nervelita :3🏳️‍⚧️ (talk) 10:00, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Medication and therapy are essential tools for treating various health conditions, not just suicide prevention. They're also pretty vital in their own right; so no, I wouldn't say that suicide prevention is more broad than medication and therapy. The Blue Rider 16:03, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Ok fair enough. I agree with that. Nervelita :3🏳️‍⚧️ (talk) 04:24, 5 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Per BlueRider, related things like Psychotherapy  4 are already vital, this just doesn't seem to pass the bar. Kevinishere15 (talk) 04:23, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral
Discussion

Add Third gender  5

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May be a better addition than nonbinary. Interstellarity (talk) 00:40, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 00:40, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Transgender  4 should already cover this at this level. The Blue Rider 14:37, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. per above. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 02:53, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral


Discussion

Add Invention

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PASSED
Added 5–0, 22 days from last comment. Makkool (talk) 18:40, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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We use these everyday. Interstellarity (talk) 15:45, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 15:45, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Hoben7599 (talk) 15:20, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Tabu Makiadi (talk) 16:28, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Vital at this level, at the least. Jusdafax (talk) 20:28, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Long overdue. PrimalMustelid (talk) 13:42, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral
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Add Multimedia

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This encompasses all forms of media we use for communication. Interstellarity (talk) 23:03, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 23:03, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Per nom. Nervelita :3🏳️‍⚧️ (talk) 09:55, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Per nom. Jusdafax (talk) 01:24, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral
Discussion

Transcluding the level 4 pages on the front page of the main level 4 page

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I would like to know if you would be open to the idea of transcluding the level 4 subpages so that they all appear on one page similar to the expanded list of the List of articles every Wikipedia should have. I understand that a concern for this would be slow loading times, but we can easily solve this by creating a subpage that shows all the subpages. What do you think? Interstellarity (talk) 01:09, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Makes sense to me. Aszx5000 (talk) 19:03, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Add History of Mesopotamia  5

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Just added to level 5, makes sense to add to level 4. May support a swap with History of Iraq. Interstellarity (talk) 19:37, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 19:37, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support addition, not the proposed swap. Jusdafax (talk) 01:28, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Very important, not sure about the swap. Kevinishere15 (talk) 18:26, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Neutral
Discussion

The history of Mesopotamia is far more important than the history of the modern state of Iraq. I would be more inclined to support a straight swap to move the history of Iraq to V5. Idiosincrático (talk) 04:34, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Add Moggy  5

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I am not actually supporting this, but we removed Domestic shorthaired cat from V4, and that was merged into Moggy  5. So, should we list Moggy or not? starship.paint (RUN) 14:30, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
Oppose
  1. From reading the article, most cats are moggy, so there's just too much overlap with Cat  3. We also do not list Mongrel  5 for dogs. starship.paint (RUN) 14:30, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Per Starship. Kevinishere15 (talk) 18:27, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discuss
  1. We should either not add this, or add both Moggy and Mongrel imo. Nervelita :3🏳️‍⚧️ (talk) 09:44, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Remove Kabaddi  4

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Has never been contested in the Olympics and seems to be primarily contested in India, Iran, and surrounding area. pbp 00:27, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. pbp 00:27, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. weak support per nom. Makkool (talk) 17:59, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Australian rules football  4 and particularly Rugby sevens  4 are much much less important, and so is Sepak takraw  5 IMO. Really surprised this is seen as low-hanging fruit – the pole vault, tug of war, and angling are amongst many niche sports listed whilst kabaddi is certainly mainstream. It will likely be at the Olympics if India win the 2036 bid, in much the same way as a version of the similarly prominent American football  4 is being introduced in 2028. J947 ‡ edits 01:07, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    First off, laughing at pole vault being "low-hanging fruit" considering what recently happened to Anthony Ammirati... [ok, lol at that –J947]
    Also confused why pole vault would be "low-hanging fruit" unless you consider it already covered by track and field. It's been contested in the Olympics since 1896 and also as part of the decathlon.
    Angling perhaps needs to be swapped for a different example of fishing for sport or leisure, but there DOES need to be a representative of that concept at this level.
    If Kabbadi DOES make it into the Olympics then (and perhaps ONLY then) should it be added to VA4.
    And finally, I wish people would stop throwing around the term "niche sport" without any sort of definition of what constitutes a niche sport. pbp 14:55, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I am using "niche" to refer to sports with a small following: the number of sport competitors and fans in the pole vault, competitive angling, and tug of war is (comparatively) exceptionally small. Kabaddi, in which 200–400 million watch one league alone each year, does not appear niche to me. Using the Olympics as the primary bar for inclusion of sports places undue emphasis on traditional Western sports with a global but restricted reach (archery, triathlon, modern pentathlon, sailing, canoeing, the 10 (!) subtopics of track and field) over newer sports that are prominent but localised, particularly those outside of East Asia and the West. It bears repeating that I am absolutely shocked kabaddi and sepak takraw are being considered for removal over Aussie rules; the number of kabaddi viewers is 10 times Australia's population! J947 ‡ edits 00:20, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Track and field as a "traditional Western sport" with a "restricted reach"? At last week's Olympics, athletes from all six continents won medals. Discus and javelin are "traditional Western sports", in the sense that they originated in ancient Greece. The other tricky thing about track and field is that the disciplines within it are very different...high jumping is much different than sprinting, which is much different than throwing. pbp 02:07, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. This shouldn't be removed for the same reason why American football  4 and Australian rules football  4 shouldn't be removed, worldwide popularity isn't required at this level, being extremely popular/important in one area or country is enough. Kevinishere15 (talk) 04:15, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Oppose We have sports mostly within western nations, be it Australia or US, also La Liga and Premier League for Football in Spain and England, and India has 25x England's pop and almost 30x Spain's. Although Kabaddi is mainly Indian, it isn't completely confined to India either.  Carlwev  08:17, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

What is a niche sport?

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Several people above have thrown around the term "niche sport, doesn't belong at VA4". What exactly are y'all's definition of a "niche sport". If forced to define it, I would say a "niche sport" is a sport that lacks popularity to be contested in the Olympics pbp 16:40, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agree, and also if it's a former Olympic sport. I think removing Bandy  5 was a right call. Some current Olympic sports can be too niche to be included in Level 4, especially if we don't list any athletes from that sport at the people section of Level 4. Makkool (talk) 17:56, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. Let's remove American football  4. J947 ‡ edits 00:01, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know if this is serious or not, but if it is, this probably won't happen since we list several American football players as well as the Super Bowl  4. λ NegativeMP1 06:50, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Clearly a joke regarding OP's faulty definition. The Blue Rider 01:08, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I support scrubbing all American Football references from the list. Internationally irrelevant, it just shows how highly U.S. centric English Wikipedia is GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 01:21, 29 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Swap Steamboat  4 for Steamship  5

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Not sure which one of two is more vital, but I'm leaning towards steamship since it has moved people over long distances but interested to hear your thoughts. Interstellarity (talk) 22:41, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 22:41, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Steamship  5 had a greater impact on humanity. Aszx5000 (talk) 19:01, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. per above. starship.paint (RUN) 02:24, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Neutral
Discussion

Move Golden Temple  4 from Religion to Arts/Architecture

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The article is about a specific structure, and we list every other specific structure in the Arts section. We already list places important to several religions there already, like Kaaba  4 and Sistine Chapel  4.

Support
  1. As nom. Makkool (talk) 18:43, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Per nom. Nervelita :3🏳️‍⚧️ (talk) 09:33, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support per nom. --Thi (talk) 22:32, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. per nom. starship.paint (RUN) 02:24, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Neutral
Discussion

Add Novak Djokovic  5, remove Rod Laver  4

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Arguably the greatest tennis player of all time. I'll let his lede do the talking: "He has been ranked No. 1 for a record total of 428 weeks in a record 13 different years by the ATP, and finished as the year-end No. 1 a record eight times.[7] Djokovic has won a record 24 Grand Slam men's singles titles, including a record ten Australian Open titles. Overall, he has won 99 singles titles, including a record 72 Big Titles: 24 majors, a record 40 Masters, a record seven year-end championships, and an Olympic gold medal. Djokovic is the only man in tennis history to be the reigning champion of all four majors at once across three different surfaces. In singles, he is the only man to achieve a triple Career Grand Slam, and the only player to complete a Career Golden Masters, a feat he has accomplished twice. Djokovic is the only player in singles to have won all of the Big Titles over the course of his career, having completed the Career Super Slam as part of that accomplishment."

I don't know a whole lot about tennis but when deciding who to swap him with, it seems like Rod Laver is the best candidate. Though he has won the most single titles by a player in history and was considered by many to be the greatest tennis player in history, it seems like he has since been surpassed by the other VA4 male tennis players on this list. I do not feel too strongly about removing him but I just include him as an option here for those who wish to maintain balance in the section.

Support
  1. As nom. Aurangzebra (talk) 20:15, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Djokovic is objectively the greatest player of all time, and did it in the modern era. Aszx5000 (talk) 18:58, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Tabu Makiadi (talk) 01:55, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Add D, remove either Nadal or Laver is fine for me. starship.paint (RUN) 02:24, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Same opinion as Starship. Kevinishere15 (talk) 04:10, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose

Counter-proposal

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Add Djokovic, remove Nadal.

Support
  1. Add Djokovic, remove Nadal. We cannot have the three men's tennis players listed be all from the exact same era. (But Djokovic has surpassed Nadal.) J947 ‡ edits 10:37, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd be fine with this too. Aurangzebra (talk) 00:00, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Aszx5000 (talk) 12:49, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Djokovic, Nadal and Federer constitute the Big Three of contemporary men's tennis. Each individual member of the trio is simply incomparable to literally any other player in history due to their unprecedented grand slam achievements. All three are of equivalent status and should be included in V4. Idiosincrático (talk) 00:00, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    If there are still concerns for generational bias, I'd be tempted to keep Rod Laver and simply add Djokovic. Idiosincrático (talk) 00:00, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

@Tabu Makiadi:, thanks for the support on the proposal! I'm looking to close this. Would you support swapping with Nadal instead of Laver per J947? Aurangzebra (talk) 23:03, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Add Russo-Ukrainian War  5 and remove Boyar  4

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The major war of the last twenty years, it have a major impact on the global economy.

Support
  1. As nom--Hoben7599 (talk) 12:34, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Once again, oppose adittion. Not a level 4 war by any metric, just a case of recentism. Take a look at Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4/History and you will see the type of wars we have listed at this level; do you think this compares to Korean War  4, Crimean War  4, Second Opium War  4, Thirty Years' War  4, etc? The Blue Rider 14:31, 1 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Oppose both, since the war is definitely a case of recentism and no rationale was given to remove Boyar. I see no reason to remove a historical title several people claimed across half of Eastern Europe with no reason given. λ NegativeMP1 01:58, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Oppose addition, neutral on removal. Kevinishere15 (talk) 04:09, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral
Discussion

Add Fred Rogers  4

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Added 5-0. λ NegativeMP1 01:59, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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An influential person in kids' television, he has changed the lives of hundreds of children. Interstellarity (talk) 13:44, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 13:44, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Hundreds is an understatement. He left a cross-generational legacy. Easily V4 worthy. λ NegativeMP1 01:55, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Idiosincrático (talk) 04:52, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Fred Rogers had one of the biggest impacts on education and moral values for children in the 20th century, so V4 is very justified. PrimalMustelid (talk) 13:43, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Support. The most vital among us. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 05:12, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Neutral
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Add Crime prevention

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A subtopic of crime, of top interest today in all societies. Interstellarity (talk) 13:45, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 13:45, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Criminal law  4, Criminology  4, Court  4, Prison  4, Police  3, and Security  4 and a few more adjacent ones are all already vital at this level, most of crime prevention is already included. Kevinishere15 (talk) 04:33, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral
Discussion

Remove Electrification  5

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Removed 5–0, 66 days from last comment. Makkool (talk) 18:44, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Technology is way overquota, and this overlaps with Second Industrial Revolution  4.

Support
  1. As nominator. Tabu Makiadi (talk) 20:00, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Too much overlap with Electric power distribution  4 and Electricity generation  4. How those come into use isn't quite as important.--LaukkuTheGreit (Talk•Contribs) 20:19, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support per others. --Thi (talk) 22:31, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Makkool (talk) 20:11, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. per above. starship.paint (RUN) 02:24, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Discuss
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Remove Smoking cessation  4

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More of a VA5 topic. Too much overlap with Health effects of tobacco  4, which is already contained in Smoking  3 and Tobacco  4.

Support
  1. As nominator. Tabu Makiadi (talk) 01:53, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Per nom. Kevinishere15 (talk) 18:30, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. I'd rather remove Health effects of tobacco instead. Smoking cessation is clearly something that many people are doing. Interstellarity (talk) 19:42, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. This article and the article noted by Interstellarity are both vital at this level, in my view. Both are strong articles. Jusdafax (talk) 01:22, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discuss

Move Looney Tunes  4 under Arts/Film

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They are currently listed under television, but that isn't really the right place, as they were theatrical shorts. I realize the reason, as most people have seen them on TV over the decades. Should we move them to the proper place? Tom and Jerry  5 on VA5 would have to be moved too.

Support
  1. As nom. Makkool (talk) 17:52, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. per nom. starship.paint (RUN) 02:24, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support per nom. BD2412 T 22:07, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support per nom. Jusdafax (talk) 01:10, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Kevinishere15 (talk) 18:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Discuss

Remove Launch pad  5

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Removed 5–0, 66 days from last comment. Makkool (talk) 18:51, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I just think this is more suited for VA5.

Support
  1. As nominator. Tabu Makiadi (talk) 03:06, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. per nom Aurangzebra (talk) 00:01, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support per nom. --Thi (talk) 22:31, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Makkool (talk) 20:11, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. per nom. starship.paint (RUN) 02:24, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Discuss
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Add World

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This was added to level 5 and looks well-suited for level 4 since this has many meanings. Interstellarity (talk) 19:43, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 19:43, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Iostn (talk) 12:57, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support - Well-written, comprehensive, well-cited, and I agree with the nominator, this is a multifaceted topic. Jusdafax (talk) 01:18, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Oppose Covered by other articles. --Thi (talk) 22:30, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Oppose - I think this is too vague, and per LaukkuTheGreit below. starship.paint (RUN) 14:32, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Idiosincrático (talk) 04:38, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. The different meanings are covered by Earth  1, Universe  2 and Society  1. Kevinishere15 (talk) 03:59, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral
Discussion

I wonder about overlap with Universe  2.--LaukkuTheGreit (Talk•Contribs) 13:29, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Remove Courier  4

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We list only a few occupations at this level (Farmer  4, Teacher  4, Soldier  4). This one doesn't stand out enough as a Technology entry, an oversubscribed section.

Support
  1. As nominator. Tabu Makiadi (talk) 22:01, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Makkool (talk) 20:11, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. per nom. starship.paint (RUN) 02:24, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Idiosincrático (talk) 04:39, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. PrimalMustelid (talk) 00:18, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  6. per nomination. Jusdafax (talk) 01:21, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Discuss

Remove Urban agriculture  4

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Another technology entry. Not all that significant, economically or historically.

Support
  1. As nominator. Tabu Makiadi (talk) 22:03, 28 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Makkool (talk) 20:11, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. per nom. starship.paint (RUN) 02:24, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. PrimalMustelid (talk) 00:18, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Kevinishere15 (talk) 18:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  6. per nomination. Jusdafax (talk) 01:25, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Discuss

Add Apocalypse  5

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File under Abrahamic religions. Recently added as V5, and suggested on the talk page to be included in V4 also. It's a significant concept in of itself, even though we already list Eschatology  4.

Support
  1. As nom. Makkool (talk) 16:44, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support per nomination. Quite a separate topic from Second Coming, in my view. Jusdafax (talk) 01:32, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Oppose Second Coming is also listed. --Thi (talk) 17:32, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discuss

Remove Heartbreak Hotel  5

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Removed (5-0), swapped with Bohemian Rhapsody (4-0) λ NegativeMP1 01:59, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Vital 4 (understandably) has very few listed individual modern songs/albums. And those that are listed at Vital 4 should be those that are indisputably one of the most important works in modern history. For example, Thriller (album)  4 is the best selling album of all time and represents pop, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band  4 represents rock and is probably the most critically acclaimed album of all time, and the list goes on. These are globally recognized, important works. You could make a pretty good justification for all of the works that appear here, even if that justification is only to represent an important genre or an artist at V3. But one of these works doesn't seem to have any reason to list at V4, and that's "Heartbreak Hotel".

For starters, the article for the song (which is GA, so I will assume it contains most relevant information needed for argument) isn't very convincing on why it is one of humanities defining musical works. All it does is demonstrate that the song is popular, got covered a lot, inspired a few musicians, and was a defining moment for Elvis Presley  4. Not the world, but just Elvis, who is V4 himself and thus makes it harder to justify one of his songs being at the same level as him. On the critical acclaim side, the song is only #45 on the Rolling Stones list for the best songs of all time, which is a low enough number to where even V5 would throw it out the window. Now, what about international recognition? Based on the song only having 23 interwikis (the fewest out of all other V4 modern musical works, followed by Rhapsody in Blue  4's 28), it's not convincing that this song is relevant internationally. Hell, even Jailhouse Rock (song) has more interwikis. As for the representation of a genre argument, Like A Rolling Stone, the aforementioned Sgt. Peppers, and Johnny B. Goode  4 represent rock perfectly fine. So while the song itself is definitely popular and influential to some extent, it's not more influential than a song like Bohemian Rhapsody  4, which is only V5, and so I doubt that Heartbreak Hotel is worth anything more than that level.

There is also the option of swapping it with something else as opposed to a flat out removal. And while I can't think of any specific work I'd swap this out with, what can be considered is the genres that are unrepresented at V4 with a specific work. The only widespread enough genre that I think could warrant a represented work at V4 is maybe Hip hop music, but even that feels like a stretch given the genre itself is only V4. There's also the idea of listing a work by Louis Armstrong  3, who seems to be the only artist unrepresented at V4. Or maybe even a work from V5 could be bumped up to V4 like the aforementioned Bohemian Rhapsody? I'm unsure. Either way, this is only suggesting removal, but a swap could be proposed below and I might support it.

Support
  1. As nom. I also support a potential swap with Bohemian Rhapsody, but again, this nomination is just about removing HH. λ NegativeMP1 22:31, 13 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support swap with aforementioned Bohemian Rhapsody. We also recently removed Respect (song)  5, which is #1 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. 🍋‍🟩 OhnoitsvileplumeXD (talk) 21:40, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support removal --Thi (talk) 09:15, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support removal, would also support a swap with Bohemian Rhapsody, considering the section is under quota. Idiosincrático (talk) 10:44, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Support removal and weak support swap with Bohemian Rhapsody. Kevinishere15 (talk) 04:01, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Neutral
Discuss
After thinking about this for a bit, it seems that the arts section of Level 4 is actually underquota by 23. I still don't think this song is V4 worthy, but maybe having a few more modern musical works (maybe rounding up the number to 10, so adding 4 songs/albums assuming this gets removed) wouldn't hurt. Assuming there are enough works that have V4 levels of influence or popularity. λ NegativeMP1 04:40, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Remove Confirmation bias  4. Add Bias  5

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I just think the broader concept is more important. It would also be a convenient swap quota-wise.

Support
  1. As nominator. Add Bias to Philosophy ---> Logic Tabu Makiadi (talk) 18:42, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Per nom. PrimalMustelid (talk) 00:18, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. λ NegativeMP1 17:08, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Why not.--LaukkuTheGreit (Talk•Contribs) 17:11, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Per nom. Kevinishere15 (talk) 18:27, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Per nominator. Jusdafax (talk) 01:33, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Discuss

Remove Aerial tramway  4

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I am not convinced this is common enough for this level. Note the relatively low pageviews and interwikis. I think it's sufficiently covered by Cable transport  4.

Support
  1. As nominator. Tabu Makiadi (talk) 18:47, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Per nom. Kevinishere15 (talk) 19:00, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Discuss

Remove Incheon  4

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Incheon is an integral part of the Seoul Capital Area, serving as the location of its main international airport, and is thus adequately covered by Seoul  4 at level 4. For comparison, we list neither Dongguan  5 nor Foshan  5 at this level, despite either of the two cities having a much larger municipal population, because both cities are an integral part of the Guangzhou  4 metropolitan area; nor do we list New Taipei City  5, despite it having a higher population to Incheon, because it is adequately covered by Taipei  4.

Support
  1. As nominator. feminist🩸 (talk) 03:13, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Per nom. Idiosincrático (talk) 04:50, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Per nom. Kevinishere15 (talk) 04:07, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Discuss

Move Some or All U.S. states from level 4 to level 5.

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While some states do make sense to be included at level 4, some on the list seem a bit random compared to ones in level 5. Some states, like Alaska and Hawaii, are a bit weird to include in my opinion as they have relatively low populations and only stand out because of their status as exclaves. Yes, a lot happens in them and they have history, but so do other states that have more people and aren't included. Illinois is an odd one as it is the 6th most populous state based on List of U.S. states and territories by population, which seems like an odd cutoff. The top 5 through 10 states by population have a surprisingly small range, and there is a pretty sharp difference between the fourth and fifth slot. My first proposal would be to move them all to level 5 to make room for countries or other important articles and eliminate the possible future discussions about what states warrant inclusion or not. The next would be to limit it to only the top four largest states: California, Texas, New York, and Florida. I will add voting for each though below and they can be considered on a case by case basis. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 02:51, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@GeogSage: I'm interested to see what exactly you propose to replace the removed states with, more specificity as to what "countries or other important articles" refers. Every country, including the really tiny ones, is already listed at VA4 pbp 14:43, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Personally? I don't have a plan at all for exactly what to replace them with. I noticed a general flow where more stuff is proposed to be added to the lists then removed, and am trying to make room for other proposals. Countries were what jumped out to me as a possibility, I didn't notice they were already all level 4. In terms of other important articles though, there are many concepts in geography I think deserve to be a bit higher, more then places. I don't have anything specific in mind though, although I might propose stuff in the future obviously. I've been doing the same kind of removal pushes on Level 5 for various topics. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 17:28, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Move California  4 to level 5

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This is not happening. feminist🩸 (talk) 04:08, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Support
  1. as nom. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 02:51, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Almost 40 million people, 5th largest economy, so much more pbp 03:18, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. There are so, so many reasons why California should be V4 that it would feel redundant to even explain them all. If we could only list one U.S. state, I'd pick California. λ NegativeMP1 03:53, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. California has had more of an impact on the world than some countries. QuicoleJR (talk) 20:09, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Might be the most vital country subdivision 🍋‍🟩 OhnoitsvileplumeXD (talk) 19:21, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Per everyone else. There are plenty of states I would remove first before California. The largest economy and highest population in the US are convincing reasons to keep it on the list, not to mention the cities (LA and SF) and unique culture (Hollywood) compared to other states. Interstellarity (talk) 23:52, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  6. per above Idiosincrático (talk) 19:44, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  7. More people than Canada  3
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Move Texas  4 to level 5

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Not removed, 1-5, with last comment 15 days ago pbp 04:34, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Support
  1. as nom. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 02:51, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Possibly biased since I live here, but I think there's equal reasons for Texas to be V4 as California (or at least, the reasons are close). Texas has a larger economy than Russia  3, literal centuries worth of history (including being its own country briefly Republic of Texas  5), and a population of over 30 million people. I'd list Texas itself before literally any of the Texas cities listed at V4 except maybe Houston  4. λ NegativeMP1 03:53, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Not quite as vital as California, but vital enough for VA4. A vast, vast area with close to 25 million people and a wide array of different cultures. El Paso, Texas is as close to San Diego, California, on the American West Coast, as it is to Orange, Texas; Orange is as close to Jacksonville, Florida, on the American East Coast, as it is to El Paso. They say the Rocky Mountains end in West Texas, the Great Plains end in North Texas, the Old South ends in East Texas, and Mexico ends in South Texas. pbp 15:20, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Texas is such a diverse state and like California, it is an economic powerhouse in the US. The presence of multiple major cities, the culture, the history all help its case to stay on this list. Interstellarity (talk) 00:07, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. per above Idiosincrático (talk) 19:44, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. above Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 17:25, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Move New York (state)  4 to level 5

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Support
  1. as nom. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 02:51, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Weak support Idiosincrático (talk) 19:44, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. There is not much to New York state once NYC and its surrounding metro area are removed. feminist🩸 (talk) 04:05, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Interstellarity (talk) 23:06, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. While you could argue that it's covered under New York City  3, it does have several other cities at VA5. Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 17:25, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Somewhat redundant, but larger than Illinois and NYC is V3 🍋‍🟩 OhnoitsvileplumeXD (talk) 02:31, 14 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. I would not argue that listing New York itself is redundant when it is still a highly populated state and has several cities still listed at V5. This isn't like Illinois where there's practically nothing outside of its largest settlement. λ NegativeMP1 23:52, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discuss

I'm wondering if the only reason we list New York State is because of New York City. NYC contains almost half of the state's population and other than the NYC metro area, the rest of the state seems insignificant similar to how Illinois is dominated by Chicago, but the rest of the state is insignificant. California and Texas have multiple major cities listed at level 4. I'd be willing to support, but I would like to hear other people's opinions before casting my vote. Interstellarity (talk) 23:58, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Move Florida  4 to level 5

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Not happening, 1-5 pbp 19:20, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Support
  1. as nom. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 02:51, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Third most populated state in the country. λ NegativeMP1 03:53, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Oppose Idiosincrático (talk) 19:44, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Oppose Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 17:25, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Florida is a diverse state with many major population centers. We only list one city from there (Miami), but its metro area doesn't take up most of the population unlike other states. Interstellarity (talk) 23:13, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. I would much rather add Tampa (which was a 6-4 vote a while back) or Orlando than remove Florida. 🍋‍🟩 OhnoitsvileplumeXD (talk) 04:10, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Move Pennsylvania  4 to level 5

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NO CONSENSUS
No consensus, 1-1, having been open for a month and no votes in three weeks pbp 20:47, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Support
  1. as nom. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 02:51, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Oppose Idiosincrático (talk) 19:44, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discuss

Of the six states considered in this proposal, two (New York and Illinois) are “dominated” by a single city and its suburbs: over half of NY lives in and around New York City; over half of Illinois lives in and around Chicago. This cannot be said for the other four. California (LA, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Sacramento) Florida (Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Orlando, Jacksonville) and Texas (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso) all have several cities/metros. Pennsylvania has a fairly large city/metro (Philadelphia), a somewhat smaller one (Pittsburgh) and a least a little going on outside those two (Amish, Gettysburg, coal and steel regions) pbp 15:28, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The problem with Pennsylvania is that it is where the top 20 largest states by population start to blur together into a homogenous "sameness." While Pennsylvania has a lot of people and is unique, it isn't that much more so then Ohio and Indiana. It is historically relevant, but not that much more then Virginia. It has cultural diversity, but so does Louisiana. As a geographer, California, Texas, Florida, and New York all are huge outliers among U.S. states in terms of economies, populations, and cultural impact. Hawaii is of biological and geological significance globally. I don't think Pennsylvania has the same kind of global impact as them, and think if it is included the case can easily be made for at least ten more states to be added to level 4 (Specifically, Utah for significance to Mormonism, Virginia for historical significance in early colonies, and Louisiana for the port of New Orleans and French heritage, Nevada for Las Vegas and nuclear tests, New Mexico for the Mexican/Native American heritage as well as being the birthplace of nuclear weapons, and others). GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 17:37, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Move Illinois  5 to level 5

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Removed 7-1, consensus is clear Kevinishere15 (talk) 05:12, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Support
  1. as nom. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 02:51, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. This is the strongest proposal of them all, I agree with removing it. The Blue Rider 03:23, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Weak support, the state itself is fairly insignificant outside of Chicago  4 (at least other states have some things going on outside of their major cities), and I do agree cutting it off at #6 is arbitrary. I could also see it having served as a representation of the Midwestern United States  4, but that region itself is V4. So... yeah, I agree with demoting it.
  4. No real importance outside of Chicago and Abraham Lincoln. QuicoleJR (talk) 20:07, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. I would support listing Ohio  5 at V4 in place of Illinois, given that Ohio has three primary settlements as opposed to only one for Illinois, and Ohio is only slightly less populated. feminist🩸 (talk) 04:46, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Per above Idiosincrático (talk) 19:44, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Per Feminist, I would also support swapping out Ohio. Infact I'll begin drafting up a proposal.Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 17:40, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. STRONG STRONG oppose. Illinois has historically been one of the largest states in the union. Would we consider "Thailand" less notable because Bangkok has too much of its population? This logic is fallacious. -1ctinus📝🗨 14:54, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Counter proposal swap Illinois  5 for Ohio  5

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While Ohio has less people it has the same amount of interwikis (197) and more page views (159,095 > 116,962). Additionally while most of IL population is centered in {[VA link|Chicago}}, OH has three major population centers Cincinnati  5, Cleveland  4, and Columbus, Ohio  5. Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 17:40, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support
  1. As nom
  2. Weak support 🍋‍🟩 OhnoitsvileplumeXD (talk) 20:41, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support primarily because Ohio has three major population centers, but beyond that it also has major manufacturing sectors not necessarily centralized into cities. feminist🩸 (talk) 03:54, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Weak support. Kevinishere15 (talk) 18:29, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Oppose, as Ohios inclusion begins to cross a threshold that opens the door for many/most other states. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 21:02, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Not really? Among the states with >10M population which we don't currently list at Level 4, Ohio is by far the most polycentric; none of its metro areas comprise more than 20% of the state's population. Only North Carolina is close, but the Charlotte metropolitan area is larger than any metro area in Ohio despite NC being a smaller state. feminist🩸 (talk) 04:02, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Leaning oppose. Ohio is sort of the average of states. Illinois overtook Ohio in population in 1890 and has never since looked back. I can't see the case for a circumstance where Illinois is removed and Ohio is added. BD2412 T 22:05, 11 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Chicagoland is ~75% of the population of Illinois, so there is less value added for listing Illinois separately of Chicago compared to listing Ohio separately of its three largest cities. feminist🩸 (talk) 04:02, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Our article on Illinois says 65% for Chicagoland. That leaves quite a large population outside of it. BD2412 T 19:59, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @BD2412: I'm a bit lost on how Ohio is "the average of states" when it's the 7th-largest and 17th-earliest admitted. Are we saying all but the four with populations over 15 million are "average"? (New York has about 20 million; next are Illinois and PA which are about 13). That doesn't feel like what the word "average" means to me. pbp 16:41, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Granted that it is, perhaps, above average. However, 7th and 17th are still not great arguments for elevation to a higher level. BD2412 T 23:19, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Move Alaska  4 to level 5

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Support
  1. as nom. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 02:51, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Oppose per historical reasons (Russian colonization of North America  5 and Alaska Purchase  5), biological reasons (Wildlife of Alaska), its importance to indigenous people (Iñupiat and Aleuts), economical reasons (vast natural resources), political reasons (Arctic policy of the United States), among other less notable reasons. The Blue Rider 03:34, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Idiosincrático (talk) 19:44, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Oppose per above. --Thi (talk) 10:54, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discuss
  1. @User:The Blue Rider, many of those things apply to other states as well. Based on this argument, I would think Lousiana should be included due to the Lousiana purchase, importance to the War of 1812, and status as a port at the end of the Mississippi river. The argument about indigenous people applies to many if not all U.S. states. They have some very unique culture, music, food, and biology as well. Utah is wildly important to the Mormon religion. New Mexico is where the Atomic bomb was developed and first tested, and has a long history involving numerous Native populations. I don't actually think Lousiana, Utah, or New Mexico should be included at this level, but becasue of that I struggle to think the 48th least populous state should be.GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 03:53, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Louisiana is in the middle of the country, though, it borders three other states. A lot of Alaska's notability stems from its discontinuity from the rest of the country, as well as its vast size (Alaska is considerably more extensive than the state of Louisiana, and is almost as large as the entire Louisiana Purchase, which BTW would be a good candidate to bump up to VA4). A better comparison to Alaska would be Greenland  4. Also, I think Blue Rider's point was that there are a lot more Aboriginal cultures that exist/existed in Alaska and nowhere else in the United States then there are that exist/existed in Louisiana and nowhere else in the United States. Same goes with New Mexico: New Mexico has a long-established Spanish/Mexican/Hispanic culture, but there are three other U.S. states with Spanish outposts. It has an established Navajo and Hopi culture, but those cultures are present in Arizona and Colorado too. The atomic bomb was developed partly at White Sands and Los Alamos, and partly in Chicago, IL and Berkeley, CA. pbp 15:04, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Move Hawaii  4 to level 5

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Withdrawn by nominator. feminist🩸 (talk) 07:15, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Support

#as nom. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 02:51, 31 October 2024 (UTC) [reply]

Oppose
  1. Oppose due to historical reasons (Hawaiian Kingdom  5 and Ancient Hawaii  5), biological reasons (Endemism in the Hawaiian Islands; some of the flora and fauna being vital), geological reasons (Hawaii hotspot  5), ethnic reasons (Native Hawaiians  5), linguistic reasons (Hawaiian language  5), geographical reasons (Hawaii (island)  5), cultural reasons (Music of Hawaii  5 and Ukulele  5), among many other things less notable. The Blue Rider 03:22, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Per Blue Rider pbp 03:24, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. @User:The Blue Rider convinced me, I no longer support removing Hawaii. I didn't consider the geologic or biological significance, and was looking at it only as a U.S. state. The status as a former Kingdom is interesting, but I think other states Native American populations can make the same or similar claim. Music and innovations are going to be a much weaker argument, as other states have some fairly impressive contributions in that regard as well. Taken together though, I think Hawaii really matters in a global context outside its status as a U.S. state. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 03:45, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    When I think of innovations from the U.S., such as those by Nikola Tesla  3, Albert Einstein  3, and Tim Berners-Lee  4, I don't really associate their inventions with a specific state. The fact that Hawaii was an independent kingdom for a long time—and in some ways, that identity still prevails—makes such associations more pronounced. Native Americans in the United States didn’t form sovereign countries; most were semi-nomadic and therefore couldn’t project as much soft or hard power. Being somewhat in voluntary isolation, their influence has largely been limited to within their own communities. The Blue Rider 03:59, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The Native American's in the United States are complicated as there isn't a single group but many distinct ones, but I'd point to the Iroquois and Puebloans as examples of groups approaching European ideas of countries or city states. The Iroquois got some of the worst of the U.S. approaches to Native populations, so they aren't really what shape public view of Native Americans today. There are several Native American groups today that are treated as and referred to as nations within the U.S. today. Utah is another case where a group was semi-autonomous and seeking autonomy and today has an identity very related to that. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 04:30, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Oppose straight removal but would consider a swap for Hawaiian Islands. The Midway Atoll is not part of the state, but is part of the chain and has some historical importance which I think is worth including especially WW2 history. Interstellarity (talk) 00:03, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I would support that as well. Do you want to propose? GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 00:47, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    See below. Interstellarity (talk) 02:10, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Idiosincrático (talk) 19:44, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Oppose  Carlwev  12:44, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discuss

Even though it is a state, it is although an island and group of islands, with a significant population, history and culture. I would not remove this before something like Novaya Zemlya which although larger has always had under 3000 pop compared to Hawaii's 1.5 million, and has much less interesting history and culture. Although strangely both first settled in the 11th century.  Carlwev  12:44, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Counterproposal: Swap Hawaii for Hawaiian Islands

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The islands are more historically important than the state.

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 02:10, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support per nom and above discussion. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 02:21, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Idiosincrático (talk) 19:44, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
  1. Hawaiian Islands is a physical geography article that only briefly touches on history, and that's how it should be. J947 ‡ edits 04:19, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Oppose  Carlwev  12:36, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Per J947, the two articles have two different scopes. The Blue Rider 18:50, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Per above. Kevinishere15 (talk) 18:59, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral
Discussion

I won't link examples as there too many. But if you look at any article on a place such as a country, or sub-national entity like a US state or other similar, there is, vast majority of the time a history section that explains the history of said region, much of said history before the state/country officially existed, just the history of the region that would later become the state/country. With Hawaii the argument being the islands are more important than the state. However, if one wants to read about what has happened on the islands since it's been a state and before, the article "Hawaii" article has 3 times as much text in history of the islands before it was a state compared to since it was a state, and about 8 times as much text about the history of the islands compared to the text about the history of the islands in the article "Hawaiian Islands". The article about any state or country nearly always explains the history of the general area the state or country occupies including events long before the state or country existed, and often explains climate and geology of the area too, this seems normal practice. There are other countries that have officially existed for a relatively short time but who's regions have long histories stretching back further than the states have existed, but the article on the country usually explains the history of the region beforehand, and in the vital article list, we list the article about the official state/country at a higher level than the article about the geographical body/region which technically has a longer history than the official state does. Example UK is lev3, Britain (and Ireland and British Isles) are lev4. Japan is lev3, Japanese archipelago is at no level. India lev3, Indian Subcontinent lev5. Bangladesh, lev3, Bengal lev5. South Korea lev3. Korea lev4 (Korean Peninsula also redirects). Many of these only came into existence in the 20th century but articles explain in detail events of the regions before. I could list more but I won't. I am aware Hawaii is a state not a country (although was prev a kingdom) but I think this argument holds anyway, and I do not see why we should treat Hawaii different to other places I listed in what levels to list them. Also if a person just wants to randomly search for the general area of Hawaii state or islands or what ever to read about it's history or climate or whatever, I have to say I would believe they would simply search for Hawaii, not Hawaiian Islands, and they would arrive at an article with more information about the events that happened there too as a bonus. The article on Hawaii has over 4 times as many page views as the article Hawaiian Islands, so suggests this. [1]. The article on the islands does have more info on the geology and climate, although the article on the state does have some info but less, though this is true of other comparisons eg Britain vs UK, but we still list UK higher, and I would imagine most people would see Hawaii's historical events as more vital than reading about it's soil or rainfall. I am aware the islands include Midway and the state does not, but I think this is a small point. Would be like saying British Isles should be higher than UK as British Isles includes Isle of Mann and UK does not. Carlwev  12:36, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Add Land transport

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It is one of the major types of transportation.

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 00:39, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support, per nom. BD2412 T 20:00, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Neutral
Discussion

Add Greed  5

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Meaning selfish personal desire for something, greed is one of the most iconic and infamous personality traits in written human history. I think that it should probably even be level 3, but for now, it should definitely be level 4.

Support
  1. As nom. PrimalMustelid (talk) 00:48, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support, per nom. Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. BD2412 T 20:00, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Neutral
Discussion

Add Anglosphere  5 and Arab world  5

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Two major topics with 37 and 87 interwikis respectively.

Support
  1. As nom Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 23:38, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Support Arab World, oppose Anglosphere. Western world, currently level 5, could be a suitable replacement for the latter, though. PrimalMustelid (talk) 22:21, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose

Remove Wikipedia  4

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Withdrawn pbp 04:35, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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While I understand that this may incredibly controversial Society and social sciences is 25 over quota. So I don't know if Wikipedia is as a major player as Amazon (company)  4 or Facebook  4. While the page does have 312 interwikis due to the nature of the subject that number might not be the best barometer in vitalness, page views are also likely inflated due to the article being promintely linked on the main page. I understand there is likely better cuts to be made but you have start somewhere.

I also would request those who vote to acknowledge they may have a slight bias.

Support
  1. Worth nothing as an contributor to the site I do have a conflict of interest Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 18:52, 26 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]
Oppose
  1. Didn't people already vote on this not too long ago? Anyways, oppose as it's become one of the major players of the wider internet and information technology realms internationally, and that's not going away anytime soon. It has single-handedly surpassed all other contemporary encyclopedias, including much older ones, in vitality including Encyclopædia Britannica (already Level 4). Yeah, of course I come from a biased perspective, but who doesn't. PrimalMustelid (talk) 18:56, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Already failed here, still opposed. Acknowledging possible bias as requested, however I believe the bias to be small.--LaukkuTheGreit (Talk•Contribs) 19:09, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. The fear of navelgazing is getting to the point where it is detrimental to the project. Wikipedia literally changed the Internet and the way human information is distributed forever. Yes, it is Vital-4 worthy. Infact, w should have MORE Wikimedia related subjects (probably at V5) like the foundation and Commons. λ NegativeMP1 19:16, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Discussion

Was unaware of the previous discussion and wish to withdraw my nomination Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 04:05, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Add Adam and Winckelmann

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Adam

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Support
  1. Greatly influenced religion. Pretty much every other biblical character who is at his significance or below is also at level 4. Wikieditor662 (talk) 03:58, 3 December 2024 (UTC) (original commenter)[reply]
Oppose
  1. We already list Adam and Eve  4 at this level, and the two are very intertwined, almost always discussed as a pair. Listing Adam at this level would be redundant due to the amount of overlap. λ NegativeMP1 04:46, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I see... What about the other person I suggested? Wikieditor662 (talk) 19:12, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm not sure if I know enough about the Neoclassical movement to make a proper judgement on his influence. He definitely seems important, though. λ NegativeMP1 19:17, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Oppose Adam per MP1. Kevinishere15 (talk) 03:48, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral
Discuss


Winckelmann

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Support

Considered by some to be the father of art history, influenced the Neoclassical movement, influenced Gothe and Nietzche among others Wikieditor662 (talk) 03:58, 3 December 2024 (UTC) (original commenter)[reply]

Oppose
Neutral
Discuss

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 4 December 2024

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Remove Illinois since consensus is clear above to remove it. Kevinishere15 (talk) 05:15, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. λ NegativeMP1 02:00, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Add Media (communication)

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This is an article that should very likely be at level 2 or level 3, possibly replacing Mass media to cover all forms of media.

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 21:59, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Agree that it could potentially be level 3 at most. PrimalMustelid (talk) 01:56, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. --LaukkuTheGreit (Talk•Contribs) 10:16, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Per nom. Kevinishere15 (talk) 18:35, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Neutral
Discussion

Remove Gasket  4

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A device fulfilling more of a background supporting role, not something people often think or care about in their daily lives (compared to e.g. Seat belt  5 or Match  5); suits better for level 5. Rated Low-importance in Engineering. Technology is 41 over quota (although some quota could be reassigned from Arts) and I think this one can go.

Support
  1. As nom.--LaukkuTheGreit (Talk•Contribs) 10:18, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. --Thi (talk) 12:00, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Per nom. Kevinishere15 (talk) 18:36, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. PrimalMustelid (talk) 23:09, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Discuss

Add Comic book  5

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Since we list 4 comic book characters at this level (Superman  4, Batman  4, Wonder Woman  4, and Spider-Man  4), it makes sense to have comic books themselves also be V4, in addition to just being an important type of media.

Support
  1. As nom. Kevinishere15 (talk) 00:15, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. PrimalMustelid (talk) 01:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Makes sense to me. QuicoleJR (talk) 13:22, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 20:45, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Neutral
Discussion

Add Public library

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An important type of library.

Support
  1. Interstellarity (talk) 21:42, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose
Neutral
Discussion

Swap: Remove David Sarnoff  4, add Elon Musk  5

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For good or ill, we're at the point where we need to discuss if Elon is at the point to bridge up to VA4. He's the richest man on the planet and has his fingers in a whole bunch of pots. His money and misinformation also just BOUGHT the American presidency.

David Sarnoff is obviously quite influential in the media/communications fields, but he's not particularly well-known, and only 26-27 interwikis is low for a VA4; half or less of most of the other businesspeople at VA5, including Ted Turner, the other American media/communications businessman at VA4. Sarnoff is much less known than the companies (RCA and NBC) he founded pbp 23:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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  1. pbp 23:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  2. After careful consideration, I do agree that Elon Musk should be at this level. He's probably one of the most influential people of this century so far, for better or for worse. Even putting the election aside. λ NegativeMP1 01:53, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Support  Carlwev  04:51, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Support. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 04:52, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  5. 🍋‍🟩 OhnoitsvileplumeXD (talk) 03:17, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  6. per nom Aurangzebra (talk) 07:49, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Support. Setting aside the POV-pushing in this proposal, Musk is important enough to be included and his businesses have long-term significance. Oholiba (talk) 20:37, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Support per Oholiba. Jusdafax (talk) 01:39, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Move Social media  4 under Technology#Internet

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Currently it is listed under Media and communication technology, although it would be more logical to have it under Internet. Search engine  4 is listed there already, and social media is similarly another major use for the internet nowadays.

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  1. As nom. Makkool (talk) 20:06, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Move Technical geography  5 from level 5 to level 4

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Within geography, there are several methods for organizing the discipline. Within the branch model, there is Human geography  4 that looks at topics like the distribution of human populations, Physical geography  4 that studies the natural environment, and Technical geography  5 that developes, studies, and applies the techniques like Cartography  4. I believe that technical geography should be on the same level as the other two branches. Ideally, this will be part of a broader project to make how we organize vital articles consistent with other ways of organizing geography, which is in a discussion here. Full disclosure, I originated this page.

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  1. As nom GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 06:49, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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