Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Language and linguistics

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File talk:Map on Dialects Of Punjabi Language.jpg

===Background

This image has been discussed at Commons, at Deletion requests/File:Map on Dialects Of Punjabi Language.jpg. The issue related to the source of the information in the map. The image was retained at Commons because "It is not the purpose of Commons to make the decision of the wikipedias whether an uploaded file is accurate." However, English Wikipedia needs to evaluate the suitability of this image for inclusion in articles here. To start discussion, I'm copying some prior comments from Commons and Talk pages here:

Discussion from Commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Map on Dialects Of Punjabi Language.jpg
A map purporting to show a statistical distribution and created by a contributor who provides no source for the data on which it is allegedly based is useless Sitush (talk) 13:41, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Spelling

Should WP:SPELLING maintain that "theater" and "theatre" have different meanings in U.S. English? Should it refer to the "theater" spelling as "preferred," "predominant" or neither of these?

First editor removed the text "theater (building), theatre (stage productions)" from the U.S. column of a spelling chart after finding no support for the assertion that these terms have different meanings in three dictionaries or the page's existing sources.

Second editor replaced the content and provided sources, which the first editor criticized as weak. First editor removed the content, claiming that evidence against including it was stronger.

First and second editor are currently working out the exact text for the spelling chart and a short prose section which would have enough room for statements about how common each spelling is, etc. Both invite further comment. 02:39, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Traditional marriage

the term "traditional marriage" as used in discussions of legal definitions of marriage in western, predominantly/historically christian, countries -- and, specifically, the United States -- is not a neutral term and should not be used without explanation/contextualization. note that previous extensive discussion of ths issue, along with suggestions for contextualization and alternate terms, can be found on the Traditional marriage talk page. oedipus (talk) 05:20, 3 March 2013 (UTC)

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