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curprev 00:5200:52, 11 April 2024‎ Brainulator9 talk contribs‎ m 70,069 bytes +98‎ →‎Major cities: adding anchor for external use undo Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 16:0016:00, 13 March 2024‎ 162 etc. talk contribs‎ 69,971 bytes +12‎ →‎Belarus: minor edit for clarity undo

curprev 21:4821:48, 23 February 2024‎ Kahastok talk contribs‎ 69,959 bytes −4‎ →‎Falkland Islands: Minor change to the Spanish translation on the page discussed undo

curprev 04:3004:30, 12 February 2024‎ John Smith Ri talk contribs‎ 69,963 bytes −5‎ →‎China: To redirect correctly. undo

curprev 20:0920:09, 7 February 2024‎ Graham11 talk contribs‎ 69,968 bytes −9‎ CE, fmt undo
curprev 19:3119:31, 7 February 2024‎ Graham11 talk contribs‎ 69,977 bytes −130‎ Separating regional guidance to avoid level-six(!) headings undo
curprev 18:5818:58, 7 February 2024‎ Graham11 talk contribs‎ m 70,107 bytes −10‎ For internal consistency within the guideline undo

curprev 12:3312:33, 7 January 2024‎ Redtree21 talk contribs‎ 70,117 bytes +8‎ →‎Use English: Added shortcut undo
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curprev 21:5921:59, 12 December 2023‎ Curbon7 talk contribs‎ 70,088 bytes +185‎ Undid revision 1189599559 by Kahastok (talk) Should probably be discussed, as this is a widely-used reference work. undo Tag: Undo
curprev 21:3721:37, 12 December 2023‎ Kahastok talk contribs‎ 69,903 bytes −185‎ →‎Widely accepted name: The CIA naturally puts the US government POV, which is not the same as WP:NPOV. Also tends to reflect WP:OFFICIALNAME rather than WP:COMMONNAME. undo Tag: Reverted

curprev 04:0304:03, 16 November 2023‎ Rreagan007 talk contribs‎ 70,088 bytes +19‎ →‎United States: more clear wording undo

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curprev 23:4823:48, 1 October 2023‎ HandsomeGum talk contribs‎ 70,069 bytes −11‎ →‎Regions and metropolitan areas: shortening section name [only discusses metro areas, not other region types] undo

curprev 17:2417:24, 29 September 2023‎ HandsomeGum talk contribs‎ m 70,080 bytes 0‎ →‎Region-specific guidance: SE Asia is used as a proper noun just like S, N, etc. undo

curprev 15:2415:24, 28 September 2023‎ SMcCandlish talk contribs‎ m 70,080 bytes −21‎ cite cleanup undo
curprev 14:1414:14, 28 September 2023‎ AManWithNoPlan talk contribs‎ 70,101 bytes −6‎ remove from error category undo

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curprev 10:4110:41, 1 September 2023‎ Ca talk contribs‎ 70,107 bytes +156‎ Converted unformatted section links via script. undo

curprev 02:3902:39, 28 August 2023‎ Zzyzx11 talk contribs‎ 69,951 bytes +14‎ →‎Canada: linking to the specific section on WP:CANSTYLE undo

curprev 23:2023:20, 19 July 2023‎ Macrakis talk contribs‎ 69,937 bytes −17‎ WP:RESPECTIVELY‎ undo Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 01:0001:00, 24 June 2023‎ RadioactiveBoulevardier talk contribs‎ 69,954 bytes +8‎ No edit summary undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
curprev 00:5800:58, 24 June 2023‎ RadioactiveBoulevardier talk contribs‎ 69,946 bytes −1‎ →‎Widely accepted name: Correct name of LexisNexis undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
curprev 00:5700:57, 24 June 2023‎ RadioactiveBoulevardier talk contribs‎ 69,947 bytes +8‎ →‎Widely accepted name: Restyle qualifier in sentence — why is there no minor button in the mobile browser app? undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit

curprev 16:5216:52, 9 June 2023‎ Steel1943 talk contribs‎ 69,939 bytes −157‎ Undid revision 1141520701 by Moscow Mule (talk) doing this is confusing as heck - either explain why this was done with VISIBLE explanation, or remove the struckthrough text undo Tag: Undo

curprev 07:4607:46, 29 May 2023‎ Bkell talk contribs‎ m 70,096 bytes −1‎ →‎New York City neighborhoods: U.S. spelling undo

curprev 23:3723:37, 23 May 2023‎ Getsnoopy talk contribs‎ 70,097 bytes −5‎ Undid revision 1156656780 by Getsnoopy (talk) Misread the grammatical context. undo Tag: Undo
curprev 23:3723:37, 23 May 2023‎ Getsnoopy talk contribs‎ m 70,102 bytes +5‎ →‎Macau/Macao: Grammatical correction. undo Tag: Reverted

curprev 07:4707:47, 25 April 2023‎ PK-WIKI talk contribs‎ 70,097 bytes +17‎ →‎Major cities: mark AP style book reference as dead undo

curprev 11:1211:12, 31 March 2023‎ No such user talk contribs‎ 70,080 bytes −13‎ →‎Disambiguation: consistent wording with above undo
curprev 10:5710:57, 31 March 2023‎ No such user talk contribs‎ 70,093 bytes +360‎ →‎Administrative subdivisions: clarify + some musings undo
curprev 10:2910:29, 31 March 2023‎ No such user talk contribs‎ 69,733 bytes −573‎ →‎Disambiguation: shorten and summarize elaborate listing, pointing to #Region-specific guidance undo

curprev 22:5322:53, 30 March 2023‎ DB1729 talk contribs‎ m 70,306 bytes +9‎ Reverted 1 edit by 98.166.61.222 (talk) to last revision by HTGS undo Tags: Twinkle Undo
curprev 22:5122:51, 30 March 2023‎ 98.166.61.222 talk‎ 70,297 bytes −9‎ →‎Use English undo Tag: Reverted

curprev 04:0504:05, 3 March 2023‎ HTGS talk contribs‎ 70,306 bytes +2‎ →‎United States: Use bad example template for bad example text undo Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

curprev 15:3615:36, 1 March 2023‎ Tbf69 talk contribs‎ 70,304 bytes +41‎ Added eng shortcuts undo

curprev 13:3313:33, 25 February 2023‎ Moscow Mule talk contribs‎ 70,263 bytes +157‎ →‎Mexico: strikethrough "cities that share names with states": contentious, inconsistently resolved. see talk. undo Tag: Reverted

curprev 23:4023:40, 14 February 2023‎ RadioactiveBoulevardier talk contribs‎ m 70,106 bytes 0‎ →‎Use modern names: fix comma splice undo

curprev 16:4716:47, 12 February 2023‎ Tbf69 talk contribs‎ 70,106 bytes −4‎ Fixed undo
curprev 16:4616:46, 12 February 2023‎ Tbf69 talk contribs‎ 70,110 bytes +48‎ Added heading for ====== New York City neighbourhoods ====== undo

curprev 22:3622:36, 3 February 2023‎ Crouch, Swale talk contribs‎ m 70,062 bytes +52‎ →‎United States: link undo

curprev 10:4510:45, 20 December 2022‎ Markussep talk contribs‎ 70,010 bytes +120‎ →‎Europe and North Asia: added Albania, see talk page undo

curprev 06:5206:52, 2 December 2022‎ BilledMammal talk contribs‎ 69,890 bytes +20‎ →‎Multiple local names undo

curprev 13:4813:48, 13 November 2022‎ Htonl talk contribs‎ 69,870 bytes +344‎ →‎South Africa: expand - trying to document current usage undo

curprev 12:1312:13, 27 October 2022‎ SHB2000 talk contribs‎ m 69,526 bytes 0‎ sentence case undo

curprev 20:4220:42, 6 October 2022‎ Mzajac talk contribs‎ 69,526 bytes −21‎ →‎Widely accepted name: updated URL undo

curprev 22:0022:00, 11 September 2022‎ ModernDayTrilobite talk contribs‎ m 69,547 bytes −1‎ →‎Major cities: removing space before footnote undo

curprev 21:1521:15, 1 September 2022‎ Crouch, Swale talk contribs‎ 69,548 bytes +7‎ →‎Disambiguation: Haverhill better example as Wells may be ambiguous in England due to Wells-next-the-Sea and the ward in Worcestershire https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/7986.html undo

curprev 20:5220:52, 3 July 2022‎ Sbmeirow talk contribs‎ 69,541 bytes −1‎ →‎Use English: fix typo undo
curprev 14:2814:28, 3 July 2022‎ Donald Albury talk contribs‎ 69,542 bytes +61‎ town -> settlement where 'town' was too restrictive; see talk page discussion undo Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

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