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That Statue of Liberty is in New Jersey not New York City. 2601:89:C701:E750:565:604D:9F23:7ACC (talk) 21:05, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It ain't.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:10, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I want to turn The copper statue, a gift from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. into The copper statue, a gift from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. Cleter (talk) 19:43, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So you are suggesting a link, which would be a redlink, to copper statue? That's the change? Wehwalt (talk) 20:02, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

no Cleter (talk) 15:41, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: The change is the addition of links to the nonexistent article

WP:OVERLINK. Tollens (talk) 20:54, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply

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The book that the Roman goddess holds in her left hand is a tabula and the Statue of Liberty was gifted by the French. 67.180.238.176 (talk) 00:10, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Could someone with edit privileges update the following to remove the offensive term handicapped. Maybe change to “disability access”:

“A modern elevator was installed, allowing handicapped access to the observation area of the pedestal” Thejeremybrown (talk) 14:15, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a recommendation in the Manual of Style? Surely this is something other articles have encountered. Wehwalt (talk) 14:34, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

“accessible access” might be better. Check out the terminology section of this Wikipedia page - Disability Thejeremybrown (talk) 15:09, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Changed to "disability access". Accessibility access might lead someone to change it feeling it sounds redundant.--Wehwalt (talk) 15:20, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I’m not sure if the term handicapped is still common in the USA - but sounds very outdated and offensive from an Australian perspective. Thejeremybrown (talk) 00:57, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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MOS:DISABILITIES#Political correctness and the euphemism treadmill . "Disability access" or "wheelchair access" are good alternatives in my opinion.

@Wehwalt, while I'm not aware of anything in the MOS per se, MOS:DISABILITIES does say that "disabled" is favored among disabled people. I have no problems with your edit. (I forget if the elevator was installed after the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was passed, though.) – Epicgenius (talk) 16:52, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply

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Chains were not a symbol of abolition. They were a symbol of breaking the chains of oppression and tyranny. 2601:803:4301:66A0:B404:C3D5:2A57:C866 (talk) 03:09, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]