Wikipedia:Requests for comment/History and geography

Pinging users previously involved, it seems like it didn't work the first time, @Moritoriko, GreenMeansGo, DiodotusNicator, and Genabab: Sahib-e-Qiran, EasternShah 21:21, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

My counterpart, Hilali Z, reports the Daghaghra are of Arab origin, specifically Banu Sulaym. He bases this on a source attributed to Mohamed Bouzrara (p.115). However, I disagree with this source and its reliability because, despite presenting Bouzrara as a historian, I found nothing about him. When I asked him to justify his claim, he presented this source, describing him as a radio host and a member of the labor movement since 2016, who had completed secondary education. I would add that, in my opinion, the author is uncertain about the Daghaghra's Banu Sulaym origins and hesitates between them and an Omani origin. He also added this source (p.367), which doesn't give an author's name but says nothing about the origin of the Daghaghra, but presents the tribal faction to which they belong and nothing specific about their origin: "Slim: The sons of Diab, the sons of Shahbida, the sons of Slim al-Wadarna, the sons of al-Daghagh"

In my case I rely on André Louis (p.115) who dealt with the question based on local tradition as well as the texts of the medieval historian Ibn Khaldoun who reports that they are Berber. This source is not reliable for him because " just a random theory of 50 years". The work of André Louis will be taken up by several academics including Manel Znidi (who will confirm the Berber origin based on him p.120 on the note), Gianni Albergoni,François Pouillon and Sonia Ben Meriem (p.10) in collaboration with the Institute for Research on Contemporary Maghreb (which aimed to modernize his work but without going into detail on the origin of the Daghaghra). There is also Zouhir Gabsi (p.11) who will quote André Louis directly, which will facilitate the translation: "According to Ibn Khaldun, in the fourteenth century, the Berbers inhabiting Southern Tunisia can be classified as follows (cited in Louis 1975:27):... In the Jebel Ghomrassen, there are the Hamdoun Berbers and in Jebel Abiodh one finds the Berbers of Chehaban, Meghebla and Dghaghra".

There's also the inclusion of "Bedouin" in the origin section, which, in my opinion, doesn't belong there because it refers more to the nomadic way of life, especially since he already mentioned this in the history section, referring to André Louis himself, even though he considers his source unacceptable for the origin section. "André Louis described them as lords due to their nomadic status, while sedentary people were described as serfs of the Bedouins." https://www.turess.com/fr/letemps/1282

There's also this source on the tribe's founding, which raises the same reliability concerns for me because it comes from a web article and lacks the necessary rigor to discuss origins. Furthermore, I think we all agree it's not real; we don't know where this myth comes from, and it's never been repeated before, which I consider unprecedented.

• Option A: The Daghaghra are a Berber tribe (example permalink)
• Option B: The Daghaghra are a Arab tribe (example permalink)
• Option C: Other suggestion

Mhmdgrd (talk) 12:49, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Some descendants of West Ford, a slave of Washington's younger brother John Augustine Washington, maintain (based on family oral history) that Ford was fathered by George Washington, though this paternity has been disputed.^[1]

Pinging the non-IP editors who were involved in the three previous discussions ([1], [2], [3]): Redvans, Adavidb, Gwillhickers, Heavenlyblue, Shearonink, Bruce leverett, Nikkimaria, Tepkunset, ErnestKrause, Drdpw, GoodDay. Bill Williams 20:30, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

• Option A: As the first image in the infobox (example permalink)
• Option B: As the second image in the infobox (example permalink)
• Option C: In the section Goryeo § Government
• Option D: Do not include the image in this article at all

Please see the above section, § Flag issue, for previous discussion. 16:47, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

According to pages 33-39 of the 2026 report:

The scale and speed of autocratization under the Trump administration are unprecedented in modern times. Within one year, the USA’s LDI score has declined by 24%; its world rank dropped from 20th to

51st place out of 179 nations. The level of democracy on the LDI is dwindling to 1965 level – the year that most regard as the start of a real, modern democracy in the USA. Democracy in the USA is now at its worst in 60 years.

We are not alone in this assessment. Professor Steven Levitsky at Harvard University says the regime in the USA is now some type of authoritarianism... [Further listing of those saying similar]... The Steady State, an organization of over 300 former national security and intelligence professionals, concluded in its report that the USA is moving into competitive authoritarianism, pointing to executive overreach and erosion of judicial and legislative checks.

One notable shift is the transformation of the Republican Party to endorsing a far-right, nationalist, and anti-pluralist agenda. Nationalist, anti-liberal, far-right parties and leaders have largely driven the “third wave of autocratization.” Yet the USA stands out as the only case where such movement seized control over one party in a rigid two-party system.

V-DEM claims that the party's designation as "far-right" and "authoritarian" is firmly established in the political science literature and that the Republican Party should not be viewed analogously to traditional Western center-right governments since at least Trump's first presidency and particularly after his current tenure. How should the party's description in the article and infobox be covered in light of the V-DEM Institute's claims about the Republican Party?

1. Far-right [Cited to V-DEM, but with no note going into the historical positions of the party.]
2. Far-right [With note saying it was traditionally seen as either center-right or right-wing until sometime between 2016-2025.]
3. Right-wing to far-right [With note that there is an emerging consensus the party is broadly far-right at a national level.]
4. Right-wing [With note that there is an emerging consensus that the party is far-right at a national level.]
5. Right-wing [Status quo, exclude V-DEM's designation; optional to include it elsewhere in article depending on question 2.]
6. Center-right to right-wing
7. Center-right
8. Big tent
9. No political spectrum in infobox.

The second dispute is over whether V-DEM itself is reliable enough to meet the standards of being referenced in the article. The two options are:

• V-DEM is a reliable source; inclusion is permissible.
• V-DEM is not a reliable source; inclusion should be restricted or prohibited.

Requesting a clear, unambigious consensus for both choices before closure. Jollyrime (talk) 16:17, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

Should the terms "Assad regime" or "Ba'athist regime" in the content of Syrian articles (independently of the articles' titles), such as fall of the Assad regime, Bashar al-Assad, Ba'athist Syria, and Ahmed al-Sharaa, and in other articles that generally relate to the topic, be changed to "Assad government" or "Ba'athist government"?

• Option A: Include the "Assad regime."
• Option B: Include the "Assad government."
• Option C: Include the "Ba'athist government."
• Option D: Include the "Ba'athist regime."
• Option E/Other: Include it, but with different wording. HurricaneEdgar 14:25, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Operation_Prairie_II&diff=1345121416&oldid=1344997126

The previous consensus edit stated casualties section which states reported casualties figures as being from US Sources. I edited to include "Per US" while keeping the Vietnam War body count controversy link.

I made edits to remove original research in the results section, and made the template more consistent with other campaign boxes. A user is now making edits which makes the infobox less informative/accurate. Summerhall fire (talk) 12:31, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

For the record, I'm in favor of using Byzantine. @A.Cython, Donner60, and Teotzin190: were involved in the original discussion. Edward056686 (talk) 00:42, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

• A:"Syrian territory occupied by Israel since 1967" this was the text until 2 weeks ago
• B: something else. If B is chosen, we will take a new RfC to determine which

Huldra (talk) 20:37, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

Like other Jewish ethnic groups, the Ashkenazim originate from the Israelites and Hebrews of historical Israel and Judah.

إيان (talk) 11:57, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

I have marked the Fox sources in that section with the "unreliable source?" template. But should we remove the sourced material entirely as unreliable or keep it in with attribution? Evaporation123 (talk) 20:00, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Background: There is a dispute (see the section above, '"they left Algeria en masse, not because they were persecuted there as Jews"'), over whether to include academic perspectives (specifically from Johannes Heuman and Delphine Perrin) regarding the post-independence legal status of Jews who remained in Algeria, and how the 1963 Nationality Code impacted their community.

Option A: Include the following or substantially similar text which summarizes Heuman and Perrin on the 1963 Code in the Independent Algeria section:

Following the mass departure of Algerian Jews in 1961–1962, the 1963 Nationality Code granted Algerian citizenship to those with Muslim civil status. While the Évian Accords provided a three-year window for French citizens in Algeria, including the remaining Jewish population, to apply for Algerian nationality, few chose to do so. Johannes Heuman and Delphine Perrin note that because the 1963 code explicitly defined the new nation in terms of Muslim status, it effectively alienated the non-Muslim population. Consequently, almost all the remaining Jews felt excluded from the new Arab-Islamic national identity and retained their French citizenship.^[2][3]

Option B: Exclude any mention of the 1963 Nationality Code and its effects from this section.

Option C/Other: Include, but a different text.

Andre🚐 02:53, 5 March 2026 (UTC)