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Video from Ukraine

https://tpyxa.net/2022/11/17/street-artist-banksy-posted-a-video-with-his-works-on-the-walls-of-houses-in-ukraine/

direct link to video https://player.vimeo.com/video/772148443 84.47.102.250 (talk) 19:29, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Latest in Identity Speculation: December 2022

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/banksy-s-identity-is-said-to-have-been-accidentally-revealed-and-he-is-part-of-a-band/ar-AA15Fdri?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=1d936c0f8aee44878daa9a45a0d354e4 appears to support the idea that Banksy is Robert Del Naja. I thought I would just post that here, since I am not sure whether that counts as a reputable source, and also I am not particularly good at editing Wikipedia, so I thought that if the source is reputable, I would leave the actual edit to the experts! :) VBasak (talk) 17:41, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Inconsistent pronoun usage

There's a few instances of they/them pronouns sprinkled into the Career section. Should these be replaced with he/him to conform with the rest of the article (and general consensus) or should the rest be changed to they/them to reflect Banksy's uncertain identity? Athanelar (talk) 13:06, 1 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 13 April 2023

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I think it should have so that it shows up there. 173.183.226.212 (talk) 02:19, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 13 April 2023

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I think it should have [ [ Category:Unidentified people ] ] so that it shows up there. 173.183.226.212 (talk) 02:20, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]