Talk:Germany

message: the world ranking of one countrys economy in its wiki page intro text is wiki standard. can I use it in the German intro text and add "world´ third biggest"? BauhausFan89 (talk) 14:10, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: The article is at FA level thus follows WP:COUNTRYLEAD that recommends we don't duplicate data that's in the info box (no need 3 times in one article)....other examples Canada or Japan Moxy- 15:53, 22 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  world ranking of the German economy in the intro text 

message: I want to insert 2 pictures about German architecture; one of the Quedlingburg old town as the former ruling city of the first German kings and one of the Berlin modern architecture complexes. both sites are world heritage sites and show the the brigth spectrum of the history behind German architecture. I can use the set template which includes 2 pictures about German art. that fits totally in the site´s code and design. can I do that as described? BauhausFan89 (talk) 13:12, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: No. Wikipedia articles are not repositories of images; that short section already includes two images, and adding two more overwhelms the text and displaces the images from other sections. There are main article links by which further illustrations can be accessed. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:18, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, but as I showed with my post the other images in the following articles dont get displaced and the text fits nicely beside the 4 images in one frame. you can see that in the old edit. BauhausFan89 (talk) 14:20, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: My comment is based on the version in your old edit. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:26, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wanting to insert pictures about German architecture. 

message: We have a few things sourced to WP:STATISTA. Over outright deletion..let see if we can track down the real sources. Moxy🍁 20:40, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: AFAIK the source is displayed at Statista itself if you have an account. I do not - do any other watchers? Nikkimaria (talk) 20:42, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  WP:STATISTA 

message: the right side of the text is clearly set for the use of images. how can I not use most or all of the right side?
the part about modern Germany needs at least one picture to represent the modern times.
and why not 2? and the historic Paulskirche picture also fitted in nicely. why was it removed. and please state more then "layout issues". Would you be so kind to explain the term. what can I do to fit an image on the right side. BauhausFan89 (talk) 16:39, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Rule of thumb (from my pov).... is one image for about three or four paragraphs... this is what is best seen on PCs (as in images fitting nicely in a section without overlap into another section). I suggest reviewing what things look like on a PC and mobile before any additions. Please take note how other FA level articles are not overwhelmed with images like Canada or Japan. An article like History of Germany is simply overwhelmed with images sandwiching text and images overlapping into other sections making accessibility hard for those with reading impairments. Wikipedia:Image dos and don'ts has some basics with links to more information. Moxy🍁 16:58, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree - the proposed additions created a lot of unnecessary white space. Keep in mind that Wikipedia articles are not image repositories, and just because an image exists for something does not mean it needs to be included. Nikkimaria (talk) 21:36, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

text: ah, thats totally fair. can I add the Reichstag in the third paragraph of the history of modern Germany then? BauhausFan89 (talk) 20:15, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  what is the sites layout? 

message: Using the terms refugee and migrant interchangably in this same paragraph results in confusion and potential misinformation, as seen below;
After the United States, Germany is the second-most popular immigration destination in the world. In 2015, following the 2015 refugee crisis, the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs listed Germany as host to the second-highest number of international migrants worldwide, about 5% or 12 million of all 244 million migrants. Refugee crises have resulted in substantial population increases. For example, the major influx of Ukrainian immigrants following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, meaning over 1.06 million refugees from Ukraine were recorded in Germany as of April 2023. As of 2019, Germany ranks seventh among EU countries in terms of the percentage of migrants in the country's population, at 13.1%. In 2022, there were 23.8 million people, 28.7 percent of the total population, who had a migration background.
"... 1.06 million refugees from Ukraine were recorded in Germany as of April 2023. As of 2019, Germany ranks seventh among EU countries in terms of the percentage of migrants in the country's population..."  The terms refugee and migrant have different meanings and are not meant to be used interchangeably. Kekolataaa (talk) 03:48, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Refugee Crisis and Migration 

message: "The Allies de jure abolished the German state"
I think that should be "de facto" as the Potsdam Agreement clearly treats all of prewar Germany. I'm not aware of any agreement to dissolve Germany legally. 83.1.168.150 (talk) 16:07, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems like sources support the current wording - see for example this. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:39, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems the Legal status of Germany is way more complicated, currently a single POV is presented as a fact. 83.1.168.150 (talk) 18:49, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: That article covers a longer time period than the immediate post-war situation, although perhaps the current article text relies heavily on how one interprets "state". CMD (talk) 01:46, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Postwar 

message: Good morning,
the section Science and technology is vital to German history and present with being a industrial power. So many German inventions can be shared a little section. I think this part is a must have for the Germany page. BauhausFan89 (talk) 05:47, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: We do not need a section in this article detailing inventions - that is more appropriately placed at a subarticle. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:36, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: We need a shorten version to bring peoples attention to the longer linked subarticles. the wide and long history of German inventions and science is a central part of German culture and present day German industrial power. BauhausFan89 (talk) 09:23, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: We already have a paragraph about the importance of R&D - that is sufficient. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Science and technology 

message: 50.7% Christianity 
43.8% no religion 
3.7% Islam 
1.7% others 2A02:2149:8BC8:C000:FD2F:4B7D:F930:EDFF (talk) 06:48, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: It appears that official results aren't yet available. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:00, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religion 2022 census