Talk:World War I

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Hejaz as belligerent in infobox[edit]

Hezaj being listed as a main belligerent in the infobox along with the main allied Powers France, UK, Italy, Russia, Japan, USA seems undue to me. According to the source used Sachar "The Emergence Of The Middle East 1914-1924" the entire Hejazi population was about 600,000 (pp. 121-123). (Hohum @) 18:08, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hejaz was a principal belligerent in the Middle East theater of the war. Japan is listed in the infobox, it was a principal belligerent in the Asian Pacific theater of the war. Hejaz forces saw more combat than the Japanese did. To include Japan but not Hejaz is creates an NPOV issue. To remove both creates an NPOV issue, since it then shifts the slant to only western states.XavierGreen (talk) 00:33, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think you need to state your case more fully, citing reliable sources, details of military strength, major operations etc. Hejaz is not commonly cited as a major allied power in the major scholarly works I've read. There is also a case for cuttng back the info box which is too detailed in my opinion. But that can be a separate issue. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 00:45, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think the lead sentence needs to be modified[edit]

  1. REDIRECT Talk:World War II

2405:4802:64C7:BF70:B50C:773B:1A40:16BA (talk) 01:51, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

easy war[edit]

the first world war starts for a hungariyan king who was killed by a small teneger 61.2.121.248 (talk) 18:14, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What? Slatersteven (talk) 18:15, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Death toll[edit]

Hello all This section needs to be thoroughly checked and made consistent with the lead. I removed all the content regarding deaths through disease and starvation in Russia from 1918-22 because this was obviously affected by the Russian civil war. It is also highly dubious to claim that pandemics in the 1920s were "caused" by WWI. As for the lead, it quotes figures for deaths which aren't to be found in the article. For example, nowhere does the article can I find separate estimates of deaths by genocide and other civilian deaths. Estimates of death tolls vary widely between authors and depend on what they consider to be a death caused by the war and this needs to be briefly discussed in the article and used consistently throughout. Happy to discuss. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 22:28, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"that pandemics in the 1920s were "caused" by WWI" The Spanish flu (1918-1920) is thought to have spread from American troops to European populations. Other pandemics of the era could have followed the path of mass military transports. Dimadick (talk) 00:23, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't remove the content on the Spanish flu. Stating that typhus pandemics in the 1920s were caused by WWI is an entirely different matter and requires far better sources than are provided. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 01:11, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Patterson, K David (1993). "Typhus and its control in Russia, 1870–1940". Medical History. 37 (4). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 361–381. doi:10.1017/s0025727300058725. ISSN 0025-7273.....
Moxy🍁 01:43, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The summary of the article quoted above does not claim typhus epidemics in the 1920s "were caused by WWI". In fact, it suggests typhus was a long term problem in Russian rural society (hence the article starting in 1870), but one which was actually disappearing in the 1920s. I can't see the whole article, so a page reference would be useful. Robinvp11 (talk) 16:44, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 15 March 2024[edit]

"Serbia's defeat in the 1914..." Should be: "Austria-Hungary's defeat in the 1914..."

See the main article of the 'Serbia' campaign for confirmation, there is an almost identical line there, but written correctly with 'Austria-Hungary'. 2A02:1811:D05:D500:236E:43DC:C923:68FF (talk) 12:41, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done You are quite right, I think an editor must have misread the source as it does say "Serbia's defeat of Austria-Hungary". This has been amended now, thank you. Irltoad (talk) 18:22, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WW1[edit]

In ww1 Germany and France declared war on each other despite both their armies being where they're supposed to be. Both Germany and France had the security system that has every power.

Britain didn't declare war on Germany until the German army had gone through Belgium. The German army is not supposed to be in Belgium. Britain had mi5 that does agent handling and surveillance, and then police that display badges and arrest people. 211.29.202.35 (talk) 23:49, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@user:211.29.202.35 Write this again, making it intelligible and say what your point is, otherwise it will be removed. Roger 8 Roger (talk) 00:20, 25 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think we can be more tolerant and welcoming of people whose first language may not be English and what they say is reasonably intelligible even though some clarifications may be needed. Sincerely, Thinker78 (talk) 03:28, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I agree that tolerance should be encouraged, but contributors do have a basic responsibility to be reasonably articulate and concise. It's not the responsibility of other editors to puzzle out the meaning of an incoherent submission. Mediatech492 (talk) 10:29, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I understand but there is a way to be more welcoming and tactful in how we approach users, specially if they may be new. Sincerely, Thinker78 (talk) 02:15, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
or wp:cir. Slatersteven (talk) 11:06, 26 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
WP:CIR also states "We should cut editors (particularly new ones) some slack, and help them understand how to edit competently".
Asking (politely) to clarify the point would achieve the same thing, as well as modelling effective behaviours for others. Robinvp11 (talk) 16:21, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Maybe rather than complaining about how some of us acted, user's time would be better spent doing what they are telling us to do, as this is about WW1, not any editor. Comment on content, not users.Slatersteven (talk) 16:39, 28 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]