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Is Australia banned incest (between consenting adults) because of Colt clan incest case?
Australia banned incest (between consenting adults) in 2020, is this because of Colt clan incest case? 203.73.106.200 (talk) 16:15, 8 February 2025 (UTC)
- I gather from Legality_of_incest#Australia that incest has been banned a lot longer than that. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:14, 8 February 2025 (UTC)
- Can you cite a statute or other source for the statement that incest was banned "by Australia" (i.e., federally) in 2020? Different states and territories have different laws with different definitions, enacted at different times. ‑‑Lambiam 21:10, 8 February 2025 (UTC)
Article and acronym identification
Evening folks!! Does anybody know what this is "W. M. of the Royal Society of Natural Scientists in Moscow". Is there any article on Wikipedia on this and what does the W.M. mean? Its concerns the Dionýz Štúr article. Is it possible to identify the "Natural Sciences Association for Styria in Graz", if there is an article on here or another WP. Thanks scope_creepTalk 20:44, 8 February 2025 (UTC)
- The Styrian association is the Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Steiermark, which has existed since 1862 and still has no WP article. --Wrongfilter (talk) 21:11, 8 February 2025 (UTC)
- It would be nice to know what source you are referring to. As it stands I cannot but suspect that you've google-translated this. As a result you get a language mix between the translated name of the Royal Society and the untranslated abbreviation "W. M.". The latter would then be "wirkliches Mitglied", an "actual member" or better "full member" — as opposed to a corresponding member. --Wrongfilter (talk) 21:21, 8 February 2025 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) (from the helpdesk) it would help to know where you found these phrases
- de:Dionýz Štúr says he was "korrespondierendes Mitglied der Kaiserlichen Gesellschaft der Naturforscher zu Moskau" and links to Moskauer Gesellschaft der Naturforscher, i.e. Moscow Society of Naturalists
- de Wikipedia has multiple mentions but no article for Naturwissenschaftlicher Verein für Steiermark. There is a website at https://nawiverein.uni-graz.at/de/ TSventon (talk) 23:12, 8 February 2025 (UTC)
- That is excellent. Thanks folks. Any joy on the second one. scope_creepTalk 07:35, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
- I'm half awake. I see it now. Thanks folks scope_creepTalk 07:38, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
- Sorry @Wrongfilter:, @TSventon: It was in this document: this. scope_creepTalk 08:35, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
- The German article was wrong, there are two sources that describe him as "w.M." or "Wirkl. Mitglied". --Wrongfilter (talk) 09:30, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
- @Scope creep: next time, please supply the original text and source, plus a translation if you wish. The source has a list of Abkürzungen (abbreviations) linked to the left of their homepage which explains "w. M.". Also please post a link to your RD question at the helpdesk so people don't duplicate effort. TSventon (talk) 14:32, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
- @TSventon: RD? I see that now. scope_creepTalk 14:44, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
- @Scope creep: WP:RD is the Wikipedia reference desk, see Wikipedia:Wikipedia abbreviations#R. TSventon (talk) 14:52, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
- @TSventon: RD? I see that now. scope_creepTalk 14:44, 9 February 2025 (UTC)
- @Scope creep: next time, please supply the original text and source, plus a translation if you wish. The source has a list of Abkürzungen (abbreviations) linked to the left of their homepage which explains "w. M.". Also please post a link to your RD question at the helpdesk so people don't duplicate effort. TSventon (talk) 14:32, 9 February 2025 (UTC)