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June 25[edit]

Paolo Banchero Wikipedia page[edit]

Someone keeps removing Paolo's nationality on the info box. Before it had: Nationality: American / Italian. Listing him as only 'American' is not right. Paolo is a dual American & Italian citizen and on NBA draft night he said he'll be representing Italy. Hence, he's an Italian basketball player. It's a tricky one because he's born in the U.S., holds dual American & Italian citizenship, and will represent Italy at international tournaments. Just having Paolo as an American basketball player is not right, especially when he's registered for Italy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Allan.waterhouse (talk • contribs) 05:54, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Allan.waterhouse: "Ethnicity, religion, or sexuality should generally not be in the lead unless it is relevant to the subject's notability. Similarly, previous nationalities or the place of birth should not be mentioned in the lead unless relevant to the subject's notability." It's getting removed because until he actually plays for an international squad his nationality isn't particularly relevant to his career as far as Wikipedia is concerned. It's mentioned further down the page, and for now that is all that is necessary. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{a little blue Bori} 06:00, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

But FIBA have him registered for Italy. He's switched allegiance and he will be representing Italy at international tournaments and at the Olympics. I don't know what the correct term is, but being referred to as an American basketball player when he's registered to play for Italy is wrong. How can he be called an American basketball player when he plays for Italy? Allan.waterhouse (talk) 06:09, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Again, unless and until he actually plays for Italy it doesn't matter, as his entire career up to this point has been in America. Once he plays for the Italian squad, then it'll change. Not before. —Jéské Couriano v^_^v ^{a little blue Bori} 06:12, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with that. But why was his Nationality removed in the info box? Other athletes who hold dual citizenship have it listed, why was Paolo's removed? Allan.waterhouse (talk) 06:16, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Why is Hanley Ramírez referred to as: Dominican and American former professional baseball shortstop? in the first paragraph? He was born in the Dominican Rep., he has never represented the U.S., and received American citizenship 3 years ago. Why is he referred to in the first sentence as 'Dominican and American' when you can't do the same for Paolo Banchero? Allan.waterhouse (talk) 06:27, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Visualization issues[edit]

Buckethead and Top Gun: Maverick

Hello I recently came across a problem while viewing wikipedia pages on my ipad. Some are fine (e.g. the Buckethead page I am attaching here) while others are much larger than they used to be (e.g. the Top Gun: Maverick I am attaching also). Any advice as to how to make everything look like the Buckethead page? That’s how it used to be and it makes everything much easier to read. Thank you!— Preceding unsigned comment added by Roberto.bentivegna (talk • contribs) 13:54, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not an expert on iPads but this may be caused by the zoom settings in the browser. See here for details.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 14:10, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

i have this issue too, it doesn’t seem to be a zoom setting issue because i never changed those. this seemed to start at the same time for me as well. 2603:7080:C33A:B2FC:690E:34E9:2A0E:7CD1 (talk) 02:29, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Maxwell Dane[edit]

Mr. Dane’s first wife, Belle Dane, was the mother of his only son and grandmother of his grandchildren. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:184:4980:DA6D:5D08:E6C0:823:517 (talk) 14:46, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If you have concerns about an article, please direct them to the associated talk page (e.g., Talk:Maxwell Dane). —Tenryuu 🐲 ( 💬 • 📝 ) 14:52, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Can a person edit a other person’s sandbox?[edit]

Can a person edit a other person’s sandbox? 2604:B000:C218:128F:F9C3:66B:FF8:D35D (talk) 17:23, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It is not forbidden (no page is owned by anybody); but it is not customary to edit non-talk pages in a user's space without being invited to. ColinFine (talk) 17:36, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

about the covid new york deaths[edit]

Hi wikipedia, What are u guys doing with the New york Deaths for covid-19? u guys have the SAME EXACT numbers for 22 days in a row :( (71,670) someone Messed Up there :( — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.20.39.215 (talk) 19:40, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This is a volunteer project. Maybe the volunteer who has been updating those numbers is on vacation. You can just fix it yourself. Cullen328 (talk) 19:50, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Or you could try reading what it says and compare to sources. COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)#Timeline says 71,670 deaths and "CDC cumulative death data paused from June 6, 2022 to June 21, 2022 due to CDC system upgrades." https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/fatalities-0 currently says "Total Fatalities reported to and compiled by CDC: 71,670". PrimeHunter (talk) 23:34, 25 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]