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Multistage loop for picture caption

The caption for Desmond Tutu's picture used to read Archbishop Tutu {{circa|2004}}. Then it was:

changed to Tutu {{circa|2004}}
changed to Desmond Tutu {{circa|2004}} (that was me)
changed to The Archbishop {{circa|2004}}
changed to Tutu {{circa|2004}} (its state as I'm writing this), thus closing the loop.

Clearly, these can't all be improvements on each other. So which should it be? The Crab Who Played With The Sea (talk) 10:44, 31 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Social sciences

Desmond tutu childhood and school days — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.245.36.48 (talk) 15:10, 6 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

confusing wording?

I find the wording "privately—although not at the time publicly" confusing. Could it be shortened to just "privately"? = paul2520 💬 02:17, 20 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed! I edited the section accordingly. HappyWanderer15 (talk) 12:41, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism

This page seems to be a frequent target for vandalism - do we need to increase protection on it? Mark and inwardly digest (talk) 16:15, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Writings

There is no mention of "My Vision for South Africa". It does not even have a wikipedia page. This is quite a piece and is used in schools. Can someone get on this? ScionDeMartinez (talk) 04:44, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]