User talk:Interstellarity/Archives/2023/November

VA4 list
Hi, can you please be a bit more careful when organising these lists? In this edit you removed Tunis – would you please add it back and check there aren't any similar omissions from the current list. Always press 'show changes' just in case you messed something up, or the list will be thrown out of order if no one notices.  J947  † edits 01:54, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
 * As an aside: I do think your proposal to organise the level 4 geography list by region rather than type of geographical feature is an excellent idea. It is a pretty big change so probably propose it at WT:VA4, but I'll absolutely support it.  J947  † edits 01:59, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi @J947 and thank you for pointing it out to me. I have added back Tunis since it got accidentally removed. I'll discuss this more on that talk page. Interstellarity (talk) 13:51, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

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cleanup ideas for Vital articles/Level/5/History
Leaving some comments here: Feel free to copy my comment to Vital talk page. Note I nominated some of those for outright removal and will do more removal proposal soon. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 06:33, 29 November 2023 (UTC) PS. Some entries on locations might be better moved to Vital articles/Level/5/Geography/Countries. For example Ruthenia might be next to Banat at 'Europe and Russia (400 articles)/General'. Ditto for Galicia (Eastern Europe), Silesia, Pomerania. Kresy and Recovered Territories too, but they may simply not be V5. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 06:38, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
 * from History by continent and region (47 articles) - Ruthenia is an odball. Should likely be moved to the history by period. Ditto for History of China and its subarticles, History of Korea, India, and Maritime history (that should go to hisory by topic, obviously).
 * I suggest moving everything from 'History by country and subdivision (422 articles)' that is not a history of country or history of subdivision thee as well. That means everythign from History of Poland, and entries on Idel-Ural State, Hudson's Bay Company, Halifax Explosion, entries from US General and Colonial history, Cape Colony, Boer republics, Phosphate mining in Banaba and Nauru, Kuomintang in Burma, Gokishichidō, Provinces of Japan and Straits Settlements.
 * US 'History by demographic group (15 articles)' should be merged with 'History by ethnicity (10 articles)'


 * PPS. And we likely need to add to V5 History of Silesia, History of Galicia (Eastern Europe), History of Pomerania... they are not just for Poland, but Germany/Austria/Russia/Czech/Slovakia in various propotions. We do not have any article on history of Polish main regions for now, they probably would be vital (History of Masovia, History of Lesser Poland, History of Greater Poland - just redirects). Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 06:42, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
 * @Piotrus: Thank you for offering your suggestions. I will copy them on the VA5 talk page. Interstellarity (talk) 12:04, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

American other politicians removal votes
I notice you voted "support" on a bunch of these but you didn't actually give any rationale. What is your rationale? Are you just blindly voting support for whatever reason? Did you read the rationales I gave for opposing the removals? ~ p  b  p  13:46, 30 November 2023 (UTC)


 * @Purplebackpack89: Hi, it would be helpful if you do not ask the same question on multiple forums. If you would like to ask me a question that is not related to vital articles, then you are free to ask me on my talk page. I’d like to consolidate discussions on one talk page so that they are easy to navigate. You can also give me a courtesy notice on my talk page requesting my input there. I will answer your question on the vital articles talk page so you may refer to my answer there. Interstellarity (talk) 19:51, 30 November 2023 (UTC)