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The clean tables

Hi! I don't understand the purpose of the clean tables at List of shehus of Bornu and List of mais of Kanem–Bornu. The tables become a lot uglier without set percentages and the column with notes (especially in the mai one) takes up a lot of space this way, I don't see how it fits more screens better (they are not locked in specifix pixel sizes) and it does not seem to be a rule, looking at for example List of Norwegian monarchs, List of Roman emperors, List of Neapolitan monarchs, List of French monarchs, etc. Can you clarify so we don't go back and forth on this? Megartonius (talk) 08:49, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The problem with setting widths on table columns is that whatever is set will always be wrong for some users. Percentage widths added to help on narrow screens look rubbish on wide screens. Same the other way round. Using fixed pixel widths is still a problem, there are so many combinations of device, browser, zoom factor and wiki skin that any specific value cannot be OK for all users. Using widths in ems is generally safer, but again cannot be OK for all users. The best solution is then to not specify column widths at all. Since the browser has available all of the details of the device, zoom factor, personal preferences and the like, it is best equipped to make the formatting decisions.

Richard Marcinko

Hey so, I edited the page for Richard Marcinko a few minutes in demonstration how quickly Wikipedia editors work. I have no sources regarding the person's origins apart from being Slovak. 77.243.30.25 (talk) 09:46, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

sure, nothing in the article showing Croatian descent, so I removed the category — GhostInTheMachine ^{talk to me} 11:16, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism and not

This edit, which you reverted as vandalism, actually wasn't. It was unconstructive, and your reversion was otherwise appropriate, but not every nonconsructive edit is vandalism. Vandalism is explicitly and obviously intended to damage the encyclopedia. Just letting you know for the future. :) - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 23:02, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Proposed deletion of Michael Riley (film producer)

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