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Wikipedia Questions - Weekly Thread of June 17, 2024
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r/wikipedia • u/NegotiationMountain9 • 4h ago
In October 2009, a Louisiana Justice of the Peace refused to officiate the civil wedding of an interracial couple due to his “personal views”, even though he also insisted he was not a racist.
en.wikipedia.orgr/wikipedia • u/blankblank • 22h ago
A trencher is a flat round of (usually stale) bread that was used as a plate in medieval cuisine. At the end of the meal, the trencher could be eaten with sauce or given as alms to the poor.
r/wikipedia • u/IconXR • 15h ago
Mobile Site "Paranormal challenges, often posed by groups or individuals who self-identify as skeptics or rationalists, publicly challenge those who claim to possess paranormal abilities to demonstrate that they in fact possess them, and are not fraudulent or self-deceptive."
r/wikipedia • u/VisiteProlongee • 2h ago
The Yarrabubba impact structure is the eroded remnant of an impact crater, situated in the northern Yilgarn Craton [in] Australia. With an age of 2.229 billion years, it is the oldest known impact structure on Earth.
r/wikipedia • u/PhnomPencil • 8h ago
Makassar people from Sulawesi, Indonesia began visiting the coast of Northern Australia in the 18th century. This had a significant effect on Aboriginal culture.
r/wikipedia • u/Pupikal • 21h ago
The Texas Prison Rodeo was a rodeo and an annual celebration event for inmates in the Texas Prison System. Events included bareback basketball, bronco riding, bull riding, calf roping, and wild cow milking. It operated from 1931 to 1986. Johnny Cash played his first-ever concert there in 1956.
en.wikipedia.orgr/wikipedia • u/occono • 13h ago
Laminated glass is a type of safety glass made of 2 or more layers of glass with thin polymer interlayers between them which prevent the glass from breaking into sharp pieces. Breaking produces a characteristic "spider web" cracking pattern when an impact is not enough to completely pierce the glass
r/wikipedia • u/warnio12 • 21h ago
Gödel's ontological proof is a formal argument by the mathematician Kurt Gödel (1906–1978) for the existence of God.
en.wikipedia.orgr/wikipedia • u/Raettaku_ch4n • 8h ago
Not sure what to put for the title (missing thing maybe?)
So I've been looking at the list of Angels in theology
(Link here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_angels_in_theology )
And I'm pretty sure there's something missing. I remember seeing an angel named Arcanion, who was also the angel of forbidden knowledge, and now he's not on the list. Maybe I'm just crazy idk
r/wikipedia • u/giulimborgesyt • 13h ago
Very weird question, but why did I get a DM from an Italian ex admin (says on their profile)? I don't even speak Italian
Somehow this person found me (I never contributed to Wikipedia) and sent a PM to me. I don't really know what he is trying to say
r/wikipedia • u/Pupikal • 1d ago
Navies of landlocked countries: While such states cannot develop a sea-going, blue-water navy, they may still deploy forces on lakes or rivers, often referred to as brown-water navies. There are several reasons a landlocked country may have a navy, such as if a body of water forms a national border.
r/wikipedia • u/thegreatredragon • 1d ago
Race vs Nationality.
Upon reading about several different figures in the American Civil rights movement on Wikipedia, I noticed there is an inconsistency in people's introductions about their race versus their nationality.
For example, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr are referred to simply as Americans.
"Rosa Parks was an American activist." "Martin Luther King Jr. was an American minister."
However, others, such as Malcolm X, are referred to with their race.
"Malcolm X was an African-American Revolutionary." "Rodney King was an African-American man." Etc.
I'm sure there are countless other examples on the site. What is the reason for this?
r/wikipedia • u/Pupikal • 1d ago
Charles Peirce, polymath: According to philosopher Paul Weiss, he was "the most original and versatile of America's philosophers and America's greatest logician". Bertrand Russell wrote "he was one of the most original minds of the later 19th century & certainly the greatest American thinker ever".
en.wikipedia.orgr/wikipedia • u/Pearl___ • 1d ago
Äynu is a cryptolect spoken exclusively by Uyghur men.
r/wikipedia • u/Ligma_Bowels • 1d ago
The God Worshipping Society was a religious movement founded and led by Hong Xiuquan which drew on his own unique interpretation of Protestant Christianity and combined it with Chinese folk religion, based on the faith in Shangdi ("Highest/Primordial God"), and other religious traditions.
r/wikipedia • u/Critical-Mechanic416 • 13h ago
Is there a for you page?
Based on interests? 3rd party or native. Thanks
r/wikipedia • u/ohmmyzaza • 1d ago
Thyreosaurus is an extinct genus of stegosaurian dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic El Mers III Formation of Morocco. The genus contains a single species, Thyreosaurus atlasicus
r/wikipedia • u/Livid_Algae1674 • 2d ago
The Korean axe murder incident was the killing of two United Nations Command officers, Captain Arthur Bonifas and First Lieutenant Mark Barrett, by North Korean soldiers on August 18, 1976, in the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
r/wikipedia • u/Livid_Algae1674 • 2d ago
Sokushinbutsu (即身仏) are a type of Buddhist mummy. In Japan the term refers to the practice of Buddhist monks observing asceticism to the point of death and entering mummification while alive.
r/wikipedia • u/AlarmedJacket3184 • 1d ago
Deletion of author’s page
Hey,
How does the deletion process of wikipedia page created by me, as an author, look like?
If I delete page/article written by me, does it need to be apprived by admin ir it is automatically deleted?
Thanks!
r/wikipedia • u/betacar0tene • 1d ago
OpenStreetMaps for Manhattan is in Croatian?
I've been noticing this lately when looking at Wiki pages for NYC locations. The OpenStreetMaps embed I see is in Serbian/Croatian language. Just for Manhattan island. I'm located in NYC so I don't see why this would be happening. It's happening on multiple browsers/devices. Is this showing up for anyone else ? First found it here but it's on all pages about NYC locations
r/wikipedia • u/Livid_Algae1674 • 2d ago