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Let us work in the best reference and presentation of archaeological sites of Cambodia beyond Angkor like Sambor Prei Kuk, Angkor Borei (Takeo), etc.

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I'm looking for the best picture or any informations about the KAF's U-6 (Beaver). It seem that the KAF had 3 aircrafts. But in 1971, during the viet cong's sapper attack at the Pochentong Air Base,at least 1 Beaver was destroyed.In 1972 at leat 1 Beaver was refurbished with a new engine. http://www.khmerairforce.com/AAK-KAF/AVNK-AAK-KAF/Cambodia-Beaver-KAF.JPG

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Infobox clutter

Since May the infobox has now been cluttered by so many commanders, units, political groups etc, a lot of it irrelevant to the article, especially the addition of Supported by. I believe it wise to restore to May's version which is far less cluttered, more readable and relevant to the article. Eastfarthingan (talk) 09:57, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Mellk (talk) 21:14, 10 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have restored it to May. Eastfarthingan (talk) 08:07, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good edit. For future reference, in case anyone decides to restore that infobox, the infobox should simply summarize the article (per MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE). As it says: The less information that an infobox contains, the more effectively it serves its purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance. That infobox was far too convoluted and a lot of the entries were not mentioned in the body. Mellk (talk) 13:57, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To further improve upon this, as is stated in the documentation for Template:Infobox military conflict, the result parameter should use either of two standard terms: "X victory" or "Inconclusive". There are quite a few bulletpoints there that should be removed as a result. We already mention some of the key points in territorial changes. Mellk (talk) 15:22, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, however given the use of it in other articles - I'd be happy to gain a bigger consensus for the removal of all the bullet points? I'd be happy just to leave it with the 'Geneva Conference' as the only bullet point and as a link. Eastfarthingan (talk) 16:37, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, it may be best to get other opinions first. Mellk (talk) 20:12, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How many times does this keep happening, please stopped doing content in the infobox that isn't relevant to the article. Eastfarthingan (talk) 21:05, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Information box

This war ended on 21 July 1954, not 1 July 1954. 2401:D800:BEE8:6EEA:3E37:C214:ED6E:491A (talk) 16:43, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Corrected. Eastfarthingan (talk) 17:30, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vietnam?

~~The short description of this article states this war took place in Vietnam, but it also took place in Laos and Cambodia. 2401:D800:9050:A364:2171:693:F0FE:CED2 (talk) 19:09, 16 November 2024 (UTC)~~ (Sock strike)[reply]

Religious groups in the infobox

Is it really necessary to add religious groups in the Infobox? Lancer-lot-X (talk) 03:45, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bình Xuyên, Hòa Hảo, Cao Đài all had militias that fought for them; nothing in this article mentions a Catholic militia(s) though. Yue🌙 08:46, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]