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Robert Gayre

That doesn't need a short description. "Editors should keep in mind that short descriptions are meant to distinguish an article from similarly named articles in search results, and not to define the subject" and "All articles should have a short description (and therefore should belong to Category:Articles with short description), but some article titles are sufficiently detailed that an additional short description would not be helpful, e.g., Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill.

In those cases, should be used to add the article to Category:Articles with short description. Occasionally, a default value of "none" may already be transcluded, for example in some Wikipedia list articles; that default should not normally need to be edited, but it can be overridden for a specific page by addingIn those cases, {{Short description|none}} should be used to add the article to Category:Articles with short description. Occasionally, a default value of "none" may already be transcluded, for example in some Wikipedia list articles; that default should not normally need to be edited, but it can be overridden for a specific page by adding

at the at the top of the page." Hm, that last {{Short description|Overriding description} didn't show, so I removed a }.

He's also better known for the racist Mankind Quarterly and the falsification of his pedigree. Doug Weller talk 15:30, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Doug Weller

Does it mean I should intentionally leave Robert Gayre's short description blank? Even if short descriptions aren't supposed to define, they can at least help differeniate itself from other articles (such as similarly spelled articles like Robert Garrels)

I might have edited it from the Wikipedia mobile app for adding short descriptions.

I did not consider his work in my edit, so thanks for calling that out.

RFNirmala (talk) 00:19, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry about that. I think short description none is best. Do you want to add that or should I? Doug Weller talk 07:06, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Intentionally removed the short description. You can add a note in the talk page or an invisible comment. RFNirmala (talk) 07:26, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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François-Louis Auvity

Dear RFNirmala, I'm much obliged to you for rewording and improving my text! Thank you very much for your help! Mémoiredumaquis (talk) 10:36, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mémoiredumaquis

Thanks for the message! I wanted to know what does the "appointed titular bishop in partibus" phrase mean. I tried searching and partibus (infidelium) means “in the regions of the infidels”, but I'm not sure how to put it in the article. We can add some italics or a wikilink, but let's hope another editor can improve our article more.

Again, you're welcome!

RFNirmala (talk) 11:10, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"In-partibus" bishoprics were antique Catholic cities which were lost at the time of the crusades. During the Middle Ages, an "in-partibus" title meant that the bishop in question was in charge of a bishopric which was yet to be re-conquered. In practice, it soon became a means for the Pope to ensure his protégés an honorary prelacy and a suitable prebend. Those "in-partibus" bishoprics were distributed after the Second World War to dismissed Nazis prelates to whom the Pope wanted to leave an episcopal title and a large prebend. I don't think there's a wikilink for that, but I'll look it up, thanks! :) Mémoiredumaquis (talk) 15:32, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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