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Former finnish SOF soldier and serial entrepreneur Janne Lehtonen
There is a draft for the person in question (Janne Lehtonen).

Janne has served 10+ years in the finnish Navy's special operation forces. He was notably one of the first-ever operator in the unit, along side his fellow collegues of the reality TV programme Erikoisjoukot.

He is also a firefighter, paramedic and serial entrepreneur. I hope someone views this draft of notable Finnish person!

82.197.27.70 (talk) 07:56, 9 April 2024 (UTC)


 * I've also contributed to the draft, by adding more specific information and reformated the text a bit. I think that he's notable enough, as he's literally the first SOF soldier of his country! 2001:999:705:5E4:4811:BCBE:7564:29B7 (talk) 19:58, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
 * As the Draft was being declined, I added more specific information from his SOF times, including where he worked, and what he has acchieved. I'd say that his career as a soldier plays more important role in the Wiki... 2001:999:705:5E4:1405:1186:D4C:AF17 (talk) 08:27, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Enough more info added, ready for another check! 2001:999:705:5E4:68B9:5498:CDE0:8412 (talk) 15:26, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Huge updating has been made to the draft article, according to his notability as an special forces operator, but with an upcoming book as well. All the information is referenced well enough as well!
 * Could somebody review it plz?
 * 2001:999:58C:BDA5:D56D:36F5:D00F:A1EB (talk) 13:22, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Yep, more specific information have been added for now, to make him more notable. For example, he's more specific a Sergeant of the Navy, and that he currently writes a book with WSOY, making him an author as well. There are also a bunch of references to check the information from! 85.76.86.8 (talk) 08:33, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Added info that he has post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. 2001:999:58C:BDA5:A58D:936B:9E7C:FFED (talk) 10:19, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Nationality discussion at Talk:Snow Patrol
There is a discussion currently ongoing at Talk:Snow Patrol regarding a controversial change in the band's nationality, which may be of interest to project members. The discussion is titled Change Snow Patrol from Scottish Rock Band to Northern Irish Rock Band. Thanks. HorrorLover555 (talk) 16:29, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Sam Yagan request: Excelerate Labs and IAC information
Hello, I have an open edit request on the article about Sam Yagan at Talk:Sam_Yagan. This is to add information about some of Yagan's previous companies. I made this request on behalf of Yagan through my work at Corazon Capital. Thank you for considering. CBCorazon (talk) 16:18, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Philip of Sweden
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Good article reassessment for Awesome Kong
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Requested move at Talk:James V of Scotland
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Requested move at Talk:Isaac Charles Parker
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Requested move at Talk:Ghibran
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Requested move at Talk:Madonna
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Requested move at Talk:Juozapas Albinas Herbačiauskas
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Requested move at Talk:Mary Fletcher
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Good article reassessment for Ivory (wrestler)
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Where in the article to put citations for archival material by the subject
I came across archival material written by the subject of the Renée Vivien article. I want to include in the article, but am unsure whether to put it under another subsection under Works or in the Further reading section. I am curious how others have handled this & what examples exist.

Here is the citation I plan to use. Peaceray (talk) 15:31, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

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Seeking to improve buZ blurr
Hey folks, since writing BuZ blurr I've made some edits to it and am wondering what else could be improved in order to make it a B-class or Good Article.

One thing I know is missing is more media, though it's near impossible to find copyright-free material of his. Anything else that is missing or could be improved? Sonovawolf (talk) 04:18, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Orlando Figes article
There is a content dispute on Talk:Orlando Figes that could use the input of people who know BLP policy! The Orlando Figes of 2010 is the subject, with one side preferring to excise it or at least minimise its coverage, and the other thinking that it is relevant content requiring full coverage. There are quite a few policy-based claims that have been made including some that regular BLP-ers might have more insight on like Who is a low-profile individual.

For extra fun, the subject of the article (Orlando Figes) is also participating! So you can wiki-meet a famous academic if you come along. Samuelshraga (talk) 05:13, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Cleaning up biographical article for Geoffrey von Maltzahn
Hi, I'm Lindy from the Flagship Pioneering communications team, and I've started to look into cleaning up the biography for one of the firm's partners, Geoffrey von Maltzahn. As my User page explains, I have a financial conflict of interest with his Wikipedia article, so I am making requests for editors to review. To begin bringing the page back to Wikipedia standards, removing anything promotional, I've made an initial request for removal of the Awards section. As editors here are familiar with biographies and the standards for them, I hope someone can look at this request and also potentially offer other suggestions for cleanup. Lindy D at Flagship (talk) 20:56, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

POV/length check for NZ historian
The article Erik Olssen has gotten significant contributions from someone who has been in contact with the author and seems to be a big fan. A lot of material has been trimmed, but I'm not sure the remaining material reads neutrally or doesn't have some excess detail. I've read it too many times, and was wondering if anyone with more familiarity with how biographies are supposed to read would be willing to skim it and point out any glaring problems. Thanks! -- Beland (talk) 22:50, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Awards section - table, prose, or list?
The list of awards at Andrew Michael Hurley is a table. Looking at other articles on authors, almost all I found had the awards as a prose section or a bulleted list, the exception being a table created by the same editor as this one, at Damon Galgut. A table seems unnecessarily complex. Any thoughts? I have queried the table at Talk:Andrew Michael Hurley, and would welcome input from others. Pam D  07:43, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Michael Cusack (animator)
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Good article reassessment for Joe Rice
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Requested move at Talk:Jutish
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Women in Red July 2024
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Requested move at Talk:Tony Kemp (baseball)
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Please review my article about William Jay Schieffelin
Hello members of WikiProject Biography,

I would like to get your opinion on how best to structure my article about William Jay Schieffelin.

In my opinion, the article is unconventionally, but appropriately structured. Therefore, I like the article and would prefer to leave it as it is.

But I am also open to your suggestions for improvement and could change the article.

So, check out my article!

Thanks, and best regards, Michael   MichaelScheufele (talk) 10:21, 3 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Anthony Pollard
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Requested move of
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Requested move at Talk:James House (singer)
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Alert re: Edward “Ted” Jones Edit Request
Hello – posting here in the hopes of having an editor review an edit request on Edward “Ted” Jones’ Talk page in response to the request for additional citations for verification. Please note that I proposed these edits for FleishmanHillard on behalf of Edward Jones Investments and I am aware of the COI guidelines. Thanks for your time. Jon Gray (talk) 14:44, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Umberto I of Italy
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Marc Benioff COI edit requests
Hi! I've posted some COI edit requests at Talk:Marc Benioff. Sharing in case anyone here is interested in taking a look. Thank you for any help or feedback! Mary Gaulke (talk) 18:55, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Good article reassessment for Mary McLeod Bethune
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Good article reassessment for TISM
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Requested move at Talk:María José Rienda Contreras
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Requested move at Talk:Rafiullah (cricketer)
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Requested move at Talk:Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician)
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