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There have been 92 edits in the past 24 hours to this section of the article. At this point, this section comprises something like 60% of the textual body of the article. That's really disproportionate. Three of the four editors who have contributed to this editing are involved in a dispute about the reliability of a map based on Ethnologue as a source. (I, too, am involved in this dispute.) Please remember: Wikipedia is not a valid source for Wikipedia! Editing this article will not support your arguments for or against the use of Ethnologue as a source elsewhere on Wikipedia. I think the most appropriate thing would be for an editor who is not involved in this dispute to clean up the section & reduce it to a size more in keeping with its importance for the full scope of the article. Pathawi (talk) 16:27, 23 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(I would do this myself, but since I'm involved in the dispute I think my motives could be questioned.) Pathawi (talk) 16:31, 23 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Why should we reduce the length of this section and not increase the length of the rest of the article? A455bcd9 (talk) 16:31, 23 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If we were having this conversation in person, I would not respond in words but would just give you an exasperated, pleading look. So… just imagine that. Editors not involved in the sourcing dispute: It would be great if one or some of you would edit this so that the article's content were balanced (in terms of importance—viewpoint is important, but not what I'm concerned about here). You can decide whether that means trimming this section or expanding the rest. Pathawi (talk) 16:36, 23 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Haha I agree that online discussion doesn't make things easier but my question was serious. Anyway sorry for that but more seriously, I thought that the main issue was that "this section comprises something like 60% of the textual body of the article. That's really disproportionate" => if we double the rest of the article, would you still recommend trimming that section?

But for sure, this section could be simplified. However, I was afraid of WP:SYNTHESIS. Anyway, a third-party view is more than welcome! Cheers, A455bcd9 (talk) 16:43, 23 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The redirect Ethnologue 27th edition 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/2023 June 13 § Ethnologue 27th edition until a consensus is reached. Fram (talk) 12:03, 13 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]