Wikipedia talk:Village pump

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Section sizes in Wikipedia:Village pump

Section size for Wikipedia:Village pump (3 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	595	595
Archiving	345	345
See also	357	357
Total	1,297	1,297

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Symbolism of the village pump metaphor

What is the etymology of using "village pump" as a general discussion place on Wikipedia? I assume it's because in the past, a whole community of people lined up to use a physical village pump, and used that time to talk to each other. Is this correct? 184.146.170.127 (talk) 19:59, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's correct. On Commons – the repository of media files used by Wikipedia – the Village pump page is decorated with photos of literal village pumps. —⁠andrybak (talk) 21:07, 11 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tool limits on mobile version

Moved to Wikipedia:Village pump (technical) § Tool limits on mobile version

– —⁠andrybak (talk) 10:52, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What is this?

I was linked to this page, but reading it gives me no clue what it is 178.232.154.236 (talk) 14:27, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Help for unblocking

Hello, my username was سنوببي, I lost control one the account yesterday and I report it to ary.wiki authority, and then my account and IP address were blocked, but I regained control on the account today, however, I can't wrote a request for unblocking me, since my ip is blocked. any solution please? I love writing with my mother tongue. And honestly it's a tough pill to swallow for me. 105.158.208.132 (talk) 23:05, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Adding an Explanation as to What the Village Pump Actually is.

Upon learning about this page, I was very confused for a while as to what Village Pump is (in part because of the odd name). Seemingly, I am not alone, considering the above talk topic "What is this?".

Hence, I propose adding a brief explanation to the top of Village Pump to explicitly convey what it is and its purpose. For example, the bo.wikipedia.org version has this (This is how I found out what it is):

"Welcome to the Village Pump. This set of pages is used to discuss the technical issues, policies, and operations of Wikipedia, and is divided into five village pump sections. This page is not for discussions. Please use the table below to find the most appropriate section to post in, or post in the miscellaneous section." Bailey's Wiki Editing Account (talk) 08:32, 17 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]