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GA Reassessment
editThe following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
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- Result: Delisted. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:21, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
As noted on the talkpage, this is a very extensive article that includes within that extent unsourced text. Even within the apparently sourced text, there are issues, for example the Regional government source does not cover all its text. Other issues include the recent history section entering WP:PROSELINE, other areas having similar dated statements, and the overall article going into MOS:OVERSECTION. The WP:LEAD contains unique information rather than being a summary of the article. The length (>14,000 words) suggests this article does not "stay focused", and contributes to issues such as the unsourced text and the oversectioning. These issues would take significant work to fix. CMD (talk) 03:04, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
- This article was pretty lengthy when I last looked at it, and is now considerably lengthier. I don't mind that too much at GA level (quite another matter at FAC) but unsourced additions are another matter and decidedly a no-no. Tim riley talk 13:49, 17 August 2025 (UTC)
- @CMD, Tim riley: I have tried to fix WP:PROSELINE and the lead (although it probably should be rewritten); I'll try to fix the other issues soon. The article is probably a bit too long, but not by a lot: Boston (FA) contains just under 10,000 words, while Paris contains just over 14,000. Some of the difference is probably because there are more things to write about (as the capital city of France); I have proposed the "Culture" and "Infrastructure" sections to be split. Alpha Beta Delta Lambda (talk) 18:06, 26 August 2025 (UTC)
- Progress for cleanup by section (for my convenience):
Section Progress Comment Lead 
Not doneNeeds to be rewritten. Etymology 
DoneCan't see any citation problem (if there is please tag it). History Not doneQ few claims need citation, some claims probably need to be moved to History of Paris, a claim needs to be clarified. Geography DoneSourced and enough coverage. Administration Not doneA paragraph without cite, there are probably more claims without reference. Cityscape Not doneSeveral claims without cite. Demographics 
Maybe doneIt appears well sourced but haven't thoroughly checked yet. Economics Education Culture Not doneProbably needs split and actually needs to address the culture of the city. Sport 
mostly doneSpin-off from the culture section, mostly sourced but the Rugby League part may need some more. Infrastructure Not doneProbably needs a split, and if not OVERSECTION needs to be addressed. Also there are some claims without sources. International relations Not doneNeeds some sources and cleanup, but not an overhaul. - Alpha Beta Delta Lambda (talk) 13:54, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
- @CMD, Tim riley: I have tried to fix WP:PROSELINE and the lead (although it probably should be rewritten); I'll try to fix the other issues soon. The article is probably a bit too long, but not by a lot: Boston (FA) contains just under 10,000 words, while Paris contains just over 14,000. Some of the difference is probably because there are more things to write about (as the capital city of France); I have proposed the "Culture" and "Infrastructure" sections to be split. Alpha Beta Delta Lambda (talk) 18:06, 26 August 2025 (UTC)
- @Alpha Beta Delta Lambda: are you still interested in working on this? Z1720 (talk) 13:55, 20 September 2025 (UTC)
- @Z1720 Sorry, no. You can close this GAR as demoted now. Alpha Beta Delta Lambda (talk) 21:13, 20 September 2025 (UTC)
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
"Jews in Paris" listed at Redirects for discussion
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The redirect Jews in Paris has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 January 5 § Ethnic group redirects until a consensus is reached. Place Clichy (talk) 12:02, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
Unprotection
editAre you gonna unprotect "Paris" or not? ~2026-10938-26 (talk) 00:29, 9 May 2026 (UTC)
- The article was protected due to disruptive editing. Is there a particular change you think should be made? CMD (talk) 01:27, 9 May 2026 (UTC)
Louvre
editshould this be explicitly in the lede, as well as the infobox. Crookesmoor (talk) 20:08, 3 June 2026 (UTC)