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Articles for deletion 06 Nov 2024 – Madiha Maliha (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by CNMall41 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted) Proposed deletions 09 Nov 2024 – Mila Marwa (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Robbief66 (t · c) was deproded by GB fan (t · c) on 10 Nov 2024 Good article nominees 12 Oct 2024 – Episode 6867 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (t · c); start discussion Requested moves 14 Nov 2024 – Moira Barton (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Moira Dingle by Ooh, Fruity (t · c); see discussion 01 Nov 2024 – Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Pablo Escobar, el patrón del mal by Robertsky (t · c); see discussion Articles to be split 03 Aug 2024 – List of EastEnders characters introduced in 2015 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 2A00:23EE:2508:1D0F:61F9:BE19:BA2B:16BE (t · c); see discussion

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:List of EastEnders characters (1985)#Requested move 5 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 21:38, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Rita Sullivan#Requested move 2 May 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Wikiexplorationandhelping (talk) 01:42, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have nominated Pauline Fowler for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 11:27, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For the past few months, various IPs have continuously been adding unsourced episode numbers to infoboxes despite being asked not to, warned and even blocked. The problem with this is that the episode numbers are unsourced; with most TV programmes they have seasons and a less amount of episodes and thus it is easier to keep track off, but soap operas have thousands of episodes (with Emmerdale and Coronation Street having 10,000+, and some American soaps having even more). Many of the episode numbers in the past have been changed as they have proven to be wrong. Obviously some are easier to source than others (AKA Emmerdale's recent 10000th episode) but most are extremely difficult to source. I hence wanted to ask for a consensus on how to move forward with this. DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 17:18, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The issue I have is the original research aspect of episode numbers. They are being added by various IPs, sock accounts and grouped edits that appear to have been arranged off Wikipedia. When asked where the information came from, one IP stated it was from Fandom which certainly is not a reliable source. Some episodes are grouped together, broadcast on the same day etc. I would not argue with them being added, if in the development section the information is sourced. The source would need to clearly state the episode number and the first appearance date. These random additions seem harmless but how many errors are we potentially allowing to be introduced? It is easier to just not include the information.Rain the 1 11:42, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Stephanie Scully#Requested move 3 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 23:17, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have nominated Poppy Meadow for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 12:46, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]