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Semi-protected edit request on 16 August 2023[edit]

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Change In March 1983, Jon Bon Jovi called called bassist Alec John Such to In March 1983, Jon Bon Jovi called bassist Alec John Such Asseado (talk) 21:28, 16 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Asseado :

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Chiselinccc (talk) 13:00, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I was just hinting at a typo ("called called") Asseado (talk) 21:17, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done.

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What I think should be changed (format using {{textdiff}}):

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Brandforce (talk) 09:03, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done Graywalls (talk) 09:17, 30 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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In the Personal life section:

The couple has four children: a daughter, Stephanie, born in 1993, and three sons, Jesse, Jake, and Romeo, born in 1995, 2002 and 2004.[66][67][68]

Change “the couple has” to “the couple have” Elegantelephant0 (talk) 12:26, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done - FlightTime (open channel) 12:53, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Jon Bon Jovi's father is still alive - change His father was of Italian and Slovak ancestry - the name Bongiovi comes from Sciacca, Sicily. to His father is of Italian and Slovak ancestry - the name Bongiovi comes from Sciacca, Sicily. Kmsker11 (talk) 20:25, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 15:30, 11 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Jonathan King photo[edit]

Seems strange to include a photo of a convicted child abuser on an article about Jon Bon Jovi with seemingly no context. Can it be removed? Ollielukefrancis (talk) 10:03, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

They were in the photo together. I am concerned with the removal, because the reasoning seems to be rooted in public relations white washing and reputation management activity given the initial removal having been done at the hands of subject's public relations editor Talk:Jon_Bon_Jovi/Archive_1#semi_protected_image_request,_11_April_2023 Graywalls (talk) 09:14, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A son of two former marines?[edit]

What does that line mean in the early life section? It goes on to say his dad was a barber and his mother a Playboy Bunny. I’m surprised such a glaring error is on a major article. Can that be clarified or fixed? Alexandermoir (talk) 19:03, 10 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Do not add children's names"[edit]

I was going to add his son Jake Bongiovi to the infobox (so it would read “4, including Jake”) as is the norm when one of the kids is notable. However, there’s a note saying not to add the kids’ names and I would like to ask why? Is it from before Jake had his own page? If so, could I go and make the change? Just wanted to check. CAMERAwMUSTACHE (talk) 18:56, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I checked the page history and it predates Jake being notable enough for a page so unless there’s some talk page discussion I’m missing I’m gonna add it if no one can show me a reason it’s there other than the fact that none of his kids were notable at the time. CAMERAwMUSTACHE (talk) 20:09, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]