User talk:Thedarkknightli

Which parameter should I use instead (of nationality)?

@Huldra: Well, not sure what you were trying to say in that comment, but doesn't MOS:INFONAT state, "A |citizenship= field can be used ..."? Thedarkknightli (talk) 04:07, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No, as you can see in Mohamed Hadid, his citizenship= United States, Jordan. There is no field stating his ethnicity/nationality, and what he self-defines as, namely Palestinian, after you removed it. Please suggest a solution to that problem, thanks, Huldra (talk) 20:18, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How about changing the lead sentence to "... American real estate developer of Palestinian origin"? Thedarkknightli (talk) 21:04, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why can't we have that in the info-box? Some would argue that is more important that what country gives you a passport, after all, Huldra (talk) 22:10, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, besides MOS:INFONAT, we have

MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE, which states, "... an article should remain complete with its infobox ignored. The less information that an infobox contains, the more effectively it serves its purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance." Thedarkknightli (talk) 22:31, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply

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And you just removed a major point about him from the info-box. I'm undoing. If you want to remove it, please start a RfC, Huldra (talk) 23:21, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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	The Original Barnstar
	I was pleasantly surprised to see your edit at Salman Rushdie to enforce an RFC consensus even though that consensus did not match your personal preference (at least at that point in time). You have earned this barnstar for demonstrably upholding wiki-values and setting a good example for fellow editors. Cheers. Abecedare (talk) 22:31, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wow thank you so much, @Abecedare! Cheers. Thedarkknightli (talk) 23:00, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Thedarkknightli. Regarding this and other similar edits, while you are right that these people became notable before the breakup of the Soviet Union, I don't think it makes much sense to refer to them this way, since it implies that the Soviet Union still exists and that they still hold Soviet nationality. This looks similar as referring to someone still living as Czechoslovak or East German etc.

Hi @Mellk, thanks for reminding me about that. Now I agree it doesn't make much sense to refer to any of them as "a Soviet and ...". They're still alive. I find it necessary to summarize their Soviet-era careers later in the leads (which we haven't done in Nikita Mikhalkov yet), though.

Regards, Thedarkknightli (talk) 15:36, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I agree that their careers in the Soviet Union should be mentioned in the lead if it is applicable. That way it is clear that they became notable before the breakup of the USSR. For Nikita Mikhalkov as an example, it could be mentioned that his acting career began during the Soviet period or he starred in Soviet films (something along those lines). Thanks. Mellk (talk) 07:07, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mellk:  Done. Thedarkknightli (talk) 14:33, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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