Talk:U.S. state

Punctuation in list
This is a pretty trivial thing to make a talk page entry for, but I feel like correcting myself. My edit summary for [| this edit] said that the big list should be semicolon-separated, but that is not true because the phrase "in addition to" makes "local, state, and federal" a whole new list. Semicolons would be necessary if that phrase were to be removed, in which case the proper punctuation would be:

Historically, the tasks of local law enforcement; public education; public health; intrastate commerce regulation; local transportation; infrastructure; and local, state, and federal elections have generally been considered primarily state responsibilities, although all of these now have significant federal funding and regulation as well. NoNoEsImposible (talk) 04:14, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

Flags on this page
reverted my edit to on the basis that in this article they do not serve an encyclopedic purpose and there are too many of them in a small space. I am curious to know how these flags are serving a greater encyclopedic purpose over Flags of the U.S. states and territories, for example. The flags here are so small that you can't even tell what they are (Alaska's barely visible star specs, Virginia's seal, etc.), let alone differentiate all the seal-on-a-bedsheets from each other. Thrakkx (talk) 20:46, 14 September 2022 (UTC)


 * With respect to viewing, I think it depends on what device the person is viewing it on; standard desktop or laptop seem fine. Alanscottwalker (talk) 20:52, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I concur with the removal. It is needless clutter in this instance. BilCat (talk) 21:23, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I think, I come out the opposite, it is a visual of federation and this kind of sovereignty, which are keys to this article . -- Alanscottwalker (talk) 21:41, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * That's quite a stretch, as the map provides the same thing in a less "cluttery" way and is more informative. As the other person commented, we have the flag article for that. BilCat (talk) 22:13, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Disagree, the map is just lines, flags are standard representations for polities. Alanscottwalker (talk) 22:28, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
 * United States with territory states and DC flags new2.png
 * If the flags are somehow, then how about we switch the map below the bulleted list to this one? That way, the flags are much more legible and the reader/editor can click on the image to zoom in even more. The flags at their current size are too small, all devices considered. Thrakkx (talk) 12:35, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Not a fan, among other things it is not limited to states. -- Alanscottwalker (talk) 14:39, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Flags are not important in this usage. It's an alphabetical list of linked state names. The flags are really too small to be useful here, and no reader is likely going to try to use that list to identify a flag, and we shouldn't tempt them to try. The flags are just decoration. They need to be removed. Wikipedia over uses flag icons as it is, which is why the guideline exists. It just needs to be followed more. BilCat (talk) 19:44, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Of course, it could be worse. That's still no reason to keep them here. BilCat (talk) 19:49, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
 * given what you said—It's an alphabetical list of linked state names.—there is an argument to be made that this list is part of a sentence, which would mean it violates MOS:NOICONS, among all the other anti-flag guidelines. Thrakkx (talk) 00:29, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 July 2024
https://start-platform.com/hvordan-kan-jeg-lage-en-nettside-for-et-veldedig-formal

https://start-platform.com/hvordan-kan-jeg-lage-en-nettside-for-et-veldedig-formal 166.181.80.18 (talk) 00:19, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Geardona (talk to me?) 00:26, 1 July 2024 (UTC)

Too many commas
This doesn't, as it happens, read, to me, very smoothly. I'm not, however, sure, at this point, how to improve it. jlwoodwa (talk) 21:46, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

geography
geograhy of USA 2400:1A00:B040:30FE:E868:1549:DA22:3D54 (talk) 13:46, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * See Geography of the United States or did you want something here? Alanscottwalker (talk) 13:52, 20 July 2024 (UTC)