Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Maths, science, and technology

The following discussions are requested to have community-wide attention:

Template talk:COVID-19

The "Data and figures" section of this navbox links either exclusively or almost exclusively to the template namespace. Here are three options:

• Option A: Keep as is and continue to link to template namespace.
• Option B: Expand the linked templates into standalone articles.
• Option C: Remove the linked templates from the navbox.

I look forward to reading your thoughts. 06:17, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Talk:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

Please !vote below with either Include or Exclude for each country. Please keep explanation minimal, and discuss overall criteria above. Sdkb (talk) 01:17, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Talk:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

What should the first sentence on spread of the disease in the lead of our article be? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 15:07, 21 March 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Compartmental models in epidemiology

In the article, at some points the symbol R is used for the recovered, at other points it is used for the recovered and the deceased. I suspect there may be conditions or assumptions under which no essential mathematical difference arises from this inconsistency. But I prefer to have the definitions clear, and their use consistent. So, could we agree to sticking to defining and using R for recoveries only?Redav (talk) 16:00, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Talk:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

There are three very relevant maps currently being discussed: Absolute number of confirmed cases, Confirmed cases per capita and Deaths per capita. They are displayed above. Which maps should we use in the lede?

1. Confirmed cases per capita, Absolute number of confirmed cases (current)
2. Deaths per capita, Absolute number of confirmed cases
3. Confirmed cases per capita, Deaths per capita
4. All three (in a collapsed state?)

St.nerol (talk) 10:58, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Talk:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic

Should this article list a per capita count map first, or a total count by country map first? Sdkb (talk) 18:40, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Fringe theories/Noticeboard

Is the claim that there are genetic differences in intelligence along racial lines a fringe viewpoint? NightHeron (talk) 23:43, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Markovian Parallax Denigrate

Due to a recent popular Youtube video, in which this WP article and history are named (mainly at 7:48 and 15:10), an influx of editors came to edit the page with WP:OR. Those wanting to know the overall narrative of the video can read the GAB of a user who came to WP only to edit this article.

An admin recently blocked all non-extended confirmed users from editiong the page. However, the question remains as to how long this restriction should last. Veverve (talk) 23:06, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Should Late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia (currently a stub) be merged into a "Late-onset" section of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (similar to the one on Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency)? · • SUM1 • · (talk) 18:05, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Ronald Reagan

Should the lead section of Ronald Reagan include the following?

• A clause in the sentence on Reagan's first term stating that during said term he largely ignored the burgeoning AIDS crisis.
• A sentence (immediately preceding the ones on USSR) stating Reagan resisted calls for stringent sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa and vetoed a sanctions bill but was overridden by Congress.

Citations for both additions would be placed in the article body in the respective sections for AIDS (which includes the relevant sources listed immediately below) and Apartheid (which was affirmed by an RfC in October). Sdkb (talk) 05:43, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Naomi Seibt

Which description is more suitable here?

A) She is a climate change denialist.

B) She is a climate change skeptic.

C) She is a climate change denier.

--SharʿabSalam▼ (talk) 04:10, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Talk:1976 Tangshan earthquake

Should the lead article have the sentence In minutes the city of Tangshan, an industrial city with approximately one million inhabitants, ceased to exist.? Please decide on one of the three following proposals:

1. Keep

   In minutes the city of Tangshan, an industrial city with approximately one million inhabitants, ceased to exist. Eighty-five percent of the buildings in the city collapsed or were unusable, all services failed, and most of the highway and railway bridges collapsed or were seriously damaged.

2. Replace with

   In minutes, eighty-five percent of the buildings in Tangshan, an industrial city with approximately one million inhabitants, collapsed or were unusable, all services failed, and most of the highway and railway bridges collapsed or were seriously damaged.

   (with or without the an industrial city with approximately one million inhabitants sub-clause)
3. Replace with

   In minutes the city of Tangshan, an industrial city with approximately one million inhabitants, ceased to exist as a functioning entity. Eighty-five percent of the buildings in the city collapsed or were unusable, all services failed, and most of the highway and railway bridges collapsed or were seriously damaged.

Thanks in advance. 07:16, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Talk:Electronic cigarette

Rfc participants are asked to support any of the following position statements, give their reasoning, and make any general comments or observations they might have.

Position statement #1: This article's readability is poor.
Position statement #2: The lead requires improvement to comply with Wikipedia:Summary style.
Position statement #3: Article version #1 is unacceptably pro-electronic cigarette, advocates that readers should take up electronic cigarettes, or evangelises for e-cigarettes in any way.
Position statement #4: Article version #1 is preferable to article version #2.

Thanks for participating!—S Marshall T/C 16:37, 23 February 2020 (UTC)