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The article Fourth Reich of the Rich has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
Tagged for needing more citations for 18 years. No other language has a reliably sourced article from which to translate. Fails WP:BOOK. Poorly sourced stub. Closing administrator has the option of a redirect.
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Requested move at Talk:Regime Change (book) § Requested move 10 October 2026
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An editor has requested that Regime Change (book) be moved to Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. Qwerty123M (talk) 01:43, 11 October 2026 (UTC)
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How can I add authoritative page counts?
[edit]I've come across many Wikipedia pages covering books that are missing a page count in their infobox, but are otherwise well-formed and complete articles. I would like to help add a page count, but it seems to me that page count is a fickle measure:
- Page count may vary by the edition of the work because of print size or additional sections
- Page count may or may not include forewords, appendices, and illustrations
- Page count may be treated as equivalent to the last numbered page or as the count of physical pages in a book
- Ebooks do not have stable page counts
It seems that there are many ways for retailers, publishers, or databases to arrive at different page counts, and currently Wikipedia pages do not cite where the page count they are using comes from. Word count or character count would be more correlated with how long it takes to read a book, but I can accept that page count is already a known standard. So, where should I find a page count for a book? I could use any valid ISBN for a book and find the first source on Special:BookSources that contains a page count but it feels like there's a better way. Edit7hesadparts (talk) 18:59, 25 October 2026 (UTC)
- I would simply remove that parameter from the infobox. It is not useful except in certain restricted contexts. When it is a "fickle measure", in my view it is not useful and should simply be ommitted. In solidarity, asilvering (talk) 21:04, 25 October 2026 (UTC)
- I don't agree. Every measurement is "fickle", pretty much. By this logic we should exclude isbns. PARAKANYAA (talk) 21:24, 25 October 2026 (UTC)
- Well, I use the page count as a stand-in for "how thick is this book on a shelf", which itself is a stand-in for "how long would it take me to read this book?" I hope you can appreciate that time is scarce and that maybe I would read a book on an unfamiliar topic if it was a 5 hour read rather than a 20 hour excursion. I would love to make a better metric for estimated reading time but page count is what people currently use. Edit7hesadparts (talk) 00:11, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
- Numbers in first edition. Everything in the infobox, e.g. isbn, publisher, country, goes by the first edition. PARAKANYAA (talk) 21:25, 25 October 2026 (UTC)
- This makes sense. I just checked Template:Infobox book and it corroborates using the first edition. Thank you! Edit7hesadparts (talk) 00:15, 26 October 2026 (UTC)
Shatter me
[edit]Hey everyone! Yesterday, on the wikipedia page for Tahereh Mafi's 'Shatter Me,' I added a table for the sequels the book, adding detailed plot summaries. If anyone wants to add or remove anything from them please feel free!
In the table, I have left some of the books empty as I have not read them, so if anyone has read them, please would you be able to write their plot summaries?
Thank you all so much! Sunsetstyles (talk) 13:26, 7 November 2026 (UTC)
Feedback requested for Putt's Law article
[edit]Hello, I have expanded the article Putt's Law and the Successful Technocrat with new sections and sources. I would appreciate any feedback from project members. Thank you. Threebearrye (talk) 21:23, 8 November 2026 (UTC)