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Major RfC on capitalization of all our articles
I thought this was a done deal back in this 2022 RFC but obviously not. A handful of editors did another rfc with no sports projects input at all. And it's being challenged because we just noticed it. This could affect almost every single tennis and Olympic article we have, and goodness know how many other sports. Some may have already been moved it you weren't watching the article. And not just the article titles will be affected but all the player bios that link to the articles. Sure the links would be piped to the right place if thousands of articles moved, but if the wording in a bio still said 2023 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles or Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre backstroke that would likely need to be changed by hand. There is also talk of removing the ndash completely.

Perhaps this is what sports projects want and perhaps not. Either way I certainly don't want projects ill-informed as the last RfC was handled. Express your thoughts at the following rfc. Fyunck(click) (talk) 20:56, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Gun dynamics
Hello, I wanted to bring this page to your attention, as I think it may overlap with physics of firearms and internal ballistics, but I'm not an expert. I also wasn't sure what the protocol was for adding WikiProject banners to the talk page. Thanks for taking a look! Exobiotic 💬 ✒️ 13:19, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

B-checklist in project template
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council § Determining the future of B-class checklists. &#x0020;This project is being notified since it is one of the 82 WikiProjects that opted-in to support B-checklists (B1-B6) in your project banner. DFlhb (talk) 11:41, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Concerning language in gun laws pages
Hey, just want to check in with some folks. I don't think the term assault weapons has been used correctly on a number of pages, and in the public discourse the term is politically charged and often used inaccurately. It might be best to put quotation marks around its use, or replace the term with "semi-automatic" weapons where applicable. There is a similar issue with "military-style" weapons being used to describe exclusively civilian-use firearms. 2601:444:382:FC20:1A4:401:E6E8:E98B (talk) 19:56, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Handguards (forearms)
Handguards seem to be addressed in a stub article forearm (firearm component), but it is addressed in much more detail in barrel shroud. Should the articles merge or perhaps one should be deleted? Hi (talk) 20:08, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Tel al-Sultan airstikes
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Tel al-Sultan airstikes that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 05:47, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Kalashnikov rifle
is currently rated as low-importance. Considering that this platform (the AK) is the most popular military-power long-arm in the world, and likely the most widely produced firearm in the world, this seems odd to me. It's so popular it has been featured on the flags of countries. It's so legendarily widely known to reputedly to be never jam under any circumstances. -- 65.92.244.143 (talk) 11:12, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Crime-related articles involving firearms use
I have been asked a question about adding the WikiProject Firearms banner to crime-related articles that involve firearms use. I interpret the scope of this WikiProject to be about articles whose topics are about the firearms themselves, as well as related legislation, organisations, and craftspeople. While it does not explicitly say so, I interpret this cope as excluding articles about crimes where firearms are used or involved in the commission of the crime concerned. However, the section on criminal use appears open to mis-interpretation as it could be read as implying that crime-related articles that involve criminals using firearm are included in the project. I understand this section only addresses mentioning notable crimes that involve specific weapons to be mentioned in articles about those weapons, not a blanket inclusion of crime-related articles where firearms are used. What is actually intended here? Can the project scope have an explicit statement about whether crime-related articles that involve the use of firearms are excluded or included in this project. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 11:03, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
 * My own thought is that articles about mis-use of item are off topic from the item itself. For example, WikiProject Automobiles is not listed at Drunk driving North8000 (talk) 12:21, 7 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @North8000: I take your point, but I don't think that really answers the question here. I notice that the banner for WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography is not listed on Talk:Drunk driving, either, when the article talks about imprisonment for breaking the law, which would make it a crime. The scope of WikiProject Automobiles is also rather broad and includes all "types" of vehicles, which could mean those (mis-)used when drunk driving. So the lack of a banner could simply be an oversight or omission, or someone deciding not to include the banner on the grounds of project scope or over-bannering. Personally, I would consider it reasonable for someone to add the banner for both WikiProjects. The issue here is that mis-use is considered in-scope for the articles about the firearms items, themselves, does it also mean that a crime-related article such as the 2023 Annapolis shooting is also in-scope where the weapons used are described in general terms as a "gun" and a "rifle", without reference to a particular make, model or calibre. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 22:10, 7 June 2024 (UTC)