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Well done

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I have no idea whether this sort of comment is allowed, but I'm extraordinarily touched by how well-written this article is. Well done, Wikipedia community. 108.48.151.43 (talk) 20:18, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your comment is appropriate and I'm sure appreciated by the people who got the article up to the standards of a Featured Article. Sundayclose (talk) 20:40, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, it's very much allowed! Now you've only got another 6,920,943 articles to consider! Martinevans123 (talk) 20:40, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 21 December 2024

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2001:448A:7120:8413:C490:2345:21A4:573C (talk) 10:10, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock for Paul McCartney for edit 2001:448A:7120:8413:C490:2345:21A4:573C (talk) 10:11, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: requests for decreases to the page protection level should be directed to the protecting admin or to Wikipedia:Requests for page protection if the protecting admin is not active or has declined the request. If there's anything that should be changed on the article, explain it here. Thank you. ObserveOwl 🎄 (talk) 10:22, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Did Paul want to play bass?

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See Andy Babiuk ‘Beatles Gear’, Backbeat Books. Chapter four cites an interview with McCartney saying he was ‘lumbered with it’, the others refusing outright to take on playing bass. ‘Bass players were always the fat guy standing up the back… We wanted to be down front to pull the birds…’ 59.102.114.35 (talk) 08:14, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Change the article to be more impartial about paul's mortal status

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I can't help but notice that this article plays off his death as a mere conspiracy theory, and not as a possible event, there's a tone of evidence yet we're forced to act as if this faker is the real paul! i propose that the start of the article be altered to this Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942, died November 9, 1966) is/was an English singer, songwriter and musician who supposedly gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One of the most successful composers and performers of all time,

if we need wikipedia to stay impartial, this action MUST be taken! 86.174.46.174 (talk) 19:59, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think your proposal has also already died. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:02, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]