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Why V/H/S/Beyond (2024) a hollywood film mentioned in this Wikipedia page?
This Wikipedia page is List of Hindi horror films
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Delhi High Court asks Wikipedia how it can claim to be an encyclopedia
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In 2001, Armin Meiwes met Bernd Jürgen Brandes through an internet forum dedicated to cannibalism. Brandes voluntarily agreed to be killed and eaten. They first attempted to eat Brandes' severed penis before Meiwes killed him and consumed much of his flesh.
He met Bernd Jürgen Brandes on a forum catering to cannibalistic fantasies, where Brandes consented to killed and eaten. The two met March 2001, and the events that followed were meticulously planned and recorded by Meiwes. The act began with an attempt to consume Brandes' severed penis together.
However, when this failed, due to both its inedibility and Brandes' deteriorating condition, Meiwes proceeded to fatally stab Brandes. Over the following months, Meiwes stored and ate portions of Brandes' body. Meiwes' trial brought up complex legal and ethical issues, especially concerning Brandes' consent.
Initially convicted of manslaughter in 2004, Meiwes was retried in 2006 and sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, as the court ruled that Brandes' consent did not negate the act of murder.
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Wikipedia Questions - Weekly Thread of November 04, 2024
Welcome to the weekly Wikipedia Q&A thread!
Please use this thread to ask and answer questions related to Wikipedia and its sister projects, whether you need help with editing or are curious on how something works.
Note that this thread is used for "meta" questions about Wikipedia, and is not a place to ask general reference questions.
Some other helpful resources:
- Help Contents on Wikipedia
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18:00 UTC
What do you do when a piece of media has 2 CC licenses like so?
02:14 UTC
Seeking Help to Write a Wiki Article on Hugo Rothenberg
Hello everyone,
I’m looking for assistance in writing a Wikipedia article about Hugo Rothenberg, a notable figure who had an unusual friendship with Hermann Göring in Denmark during the early 20th century. Rothenberg was a Jewish businessman who played a significant role in rescuing fellow Jews during the Nazi regime and is believed to have potentially saved thousands of lives.
The story of Rothenberg's life has recently been highlighted in a documentary titled Hugo – Görings jødiske ven, which explores his connections and the critical impact he had during a perilous time for Jews in Europe. Rothenberg and Göring first met in 1919 when Göring was a young pilot, and their friendship continued until the rise of the Nazis. Notably, Rothenberg leveraged this connection to help his sisters escape from Germany as the political situation deteriorated.
I believe this is an important story that deserves to be documented on Wikipedia, but I could use some help in crafting the article. If anyone has experience with writing or editing Wikipedia articles, or if you have knowledge about this period or figure, I would greatly appreciate your support.
Thank you in advance for your help!
https://www.dr.dk/det-bedste-fra-dr/topnazisten-hermann-goring-havde-joedisk-ven-i-danmark
Book: "Som om de slet ikke eksisterede. Hugo Rothenberg og kampen for de tyske jøder."
23:06 UTC
How do I add stripes to countries on blank maps?
This for example is a map of the world's writing systems which fills certain countries with coloured stripes and I'm curious as to how to do this on a separate blank map (eg- the Axis of Evil map) using inspect element.
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