Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Italy

This is the talk page for discussing WikiProject Italy and anything related to its purposes and tasks.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic. New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help. Assume good faith Be polite and avoid personal attacks Be welcoming to newcomers Seek dispute resolution if needed

	This project page does not require a rating on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects:
Italy This page is within the scope of WikiProject Italy, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Italy on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.ItalyWikipedia:WikiProject ItalyTemplate:WikiProject ItalyItaly

Archives

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Old notice board archive

This page has archives. Topics inactive for 90 days are automatically archived 1 or more at a time by Lowercase sigmabot III if there are more than 3.

Hello, I've created a new article on Alberto Forchielli, a biography of a living person (BLP), translated from the current, accepted Italian Wikipedia page (it:Alberto Forchielli). This new version is based on current notability and sourcing, which resolves the concerns from the 2017 deletion. Feedback is welcome. Thanks! Digressivo (talk) 18:55, 9 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is a discussion over at Talk:Victor Emmanuel III regarding the level of said page's importance to this WikiProject. If you have thoughts on the matter, please feel free to share them at this discussion thread. Thank you. Emiya1980 (talk) 00:30, 14 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, a new draft has been created that may be relevant to WikiProject Italy:

Draft:Astronomitaly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Astronomitaly

The draft covers an Italian dark-sky and astrotourism initiative founded in 2013, including activities related to sustainable tourism and astronomy outreach. It is supported by multiple peer-reviewed academic references and national media sources.

Any feedback from members of the project would be welcome. FabriMarra68 (talk) 16:07, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This article is completely unreferenced. If the project could help source this that would be great. Best.4meter4 (talk) 15:14, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For WikiProjects that participate in rating articles, the banners for talk pages usually say something like:

• "This article has been rated as Low-importance on the importance scale."

There is a proposal to change the default wording on the banners to say "priority" instead of "importance". This could affect the template for your group. Please join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council#Proposal to update wording on WikiProject banners. Stefen 𝕋ower Huddle • Handiwerk 19:44, 6 December 2025 (UTC) (on behalf of the WikiProject Council)[reply]

Hi! I've drafted an overview of the Milan Airport System (similar to Airports of London or of Berlin) to cover the integration and recent statistics of the three international airports. I'd appreciate any feedback on the draft here: Draft:Airports of Milan. 21mis (talk) 14:46, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Various editions of Tacuinum Sanitatis were published through the Medieval period. We have scans from one: File:6-alimenti, pasta,Taccuino Sanitatis, Casanatense 4182..jpg and it gives a date of the 14th century, but in an article (pasta) the date is given to 15th century. The correct date can be confirmed by visiting the Biblioteca Casanatense website (https://casanatense.cultura.gov.it/) and checking the data for item 4182, but I suspect it is geolocked and cannot be accessed from my location. Can someone confirm which date is correct? Rollinginhisgrave (talk | edits) 04:47, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Rollinginhisgrave I tried to access the link, I did find the manuscript, but I couldn't find any hint about the date... --Friniate ✉ 15:49, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply] Thankyou Friniate, shame about the date but helpful nonetheless. Rollinginhisgrave (talk | edits) 08:38, 29 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Bonconte I da Montefeltro#Requested move 13 December 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPathtalk 05:48, 28 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ave Imperator, morituri te salutant has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 02:35, 29 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See this discussion, please. Thnx. Simoncik84 (talk) 18:40, 31 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Breadstick#New title that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPathtalk 23:52, 8 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Guasteddra#New title that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. --pro-anti-air ––>(talk)<–– 20:14, 12 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Campo San Stin has been nominated for deletion, if any project members are interested in weighing in or making article improvements. ---Another Believer (Talk) 14:17, 13 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

See https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cultura/arte/2026/01/19/durante-gli-scavi-a-fano-ritrovati-i-resti-della-basilica-di-vitruvio_7bb4a554-77fd-4254-b904-2ea99c65a5ac.html ~2026-41105-6 (talk) 23:05, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

The Italian article: it:Basilica di Fano --~2026-41105-6 (talk) 23:10, 19 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Raviola di ricotta di Caltanissetta#New title that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPathtalk 05:05, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Please add reliable sources. Bearian (talk) 11:30, 24 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This article has been unsourced since 2005. Help adding references would be greatly appreciated.4meter4 (talk) 04:56, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta#Requested move 17 January 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPathtalk 00:57, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Several Italian film articles currently use English titles that are not official and appear to come from literal translations found in Brunetta’s The History of Italian Cinema. These translations are not used in international distribution, film archives, or major databases, and in many cases they are misleading or incorrect.

This issue affects not only Totò’s filmography but Italian films in general. Examples include:

• Totò al giro d'Italia-> Toto Tours Italy (misinterprets "Giro d'Italia", the cycling race; the movie is about Totò taking part to the race, not touring the country);
• Fifa e arena -> Fear and Sand (in this context "arena" means "arena", not "sand");
• Cadavere per signora -> Corpse for the Lady (overly literal and not an attested English title).

These English titles are not verifiable as official and do not reflect actual usage in English‑language markets or reference sources.

Proposal:

In accordance with Wikipedia’s naming conventions, when a film has no established English title, the article should use the original Italian title, with a literal translation and explanation provided in the lead. This approach avoids introducing non‑existent titles and maintains accuracy and verifiability.

I therefore propose moving the affected articles to their Italian titles unless a verifiable, officially used English title can be identified. ~2026-72249-9 (talk) 16:12, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

English titles not being the literal translations of the Italian ones is irrelevant. I just checked the first one [1] and looks widely used. Cavarrone 18:54, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies#Requested move 27 January 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPathtalk 05:06, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Food_and_drink#Standalone_article_for_each_shape_of_pasta? Graywalls (talk) 21:41, 7 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

 Courtesy link: Template:Welcome-foreign/Italian

Hello. Can you help verify a brief, English-to-Italian translation in a welcome template?

Template:Welcome-foreign is a bilingual welcome template used to welcome new users who have written content in some other language besides English. The template welcomes them first in English, then in their own language, as long as it is one of the three dozen languages it can handle. New languages are easily added. Someone added support for Italian, creating Template:Welcome-foreign/Italian from the original at Template:Welcome-foreign/English. It looks okay, but not native. I'd appreciate it if a native Italian speaker could clean it up or improve the translation. Feel free to edit it directly, or paste a better translation below, if you prefer not to edit a template. Thanks! Mathglot (talk) 06:29, 9 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]