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:Note that the DYK was removed by action of one editor without discussion; the statement it is "incorrect" is the opinion of one editor and not community consensus as of the datestamp. Note that ''no RS'' (as opposed to "some sources") refer to this as the "fourth longest public outdoor staircase in the US". Sources used in the article approved for DYK say "fourth longest staircase in the US". [[User:LavaBaron|LavaBaron]] ([[User talk:LavaBaron|talk]]) 16:16, 21 June 2016 (UTC) |
:Note that the DYK was removed by action of one editor without discussion; the statement it is "incorrect" is the opinion of one editor and not community consensus as of the datestamp. Note that ''no RS'' (as opposed to "some sources") refer to this as the "fourth longest public outdoor staircase in the US". Sources used in the article approved for DYK say "fourth longest staircase in the US". [[User:LavaBaron|LavaBaron]] ([[User talk:LavaBaron|talk]]) 16:16, 21 June 2016 (UTC) |
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::[[Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Removed staircase hook from Main Page]]. For "without discussion", read "without prior discussion". For "opinion" read "well-explained reasoning". For "not community consensus" read "no one but LavaBaron disagrees with the removal". And when your sources are wrong, you shouldn't use them. We shouldn't ''include'' facts in articles without reliable sources to support them, but we should ''exclude'' reliably sourced facts from articles (or the Main Page) when we have good reason to show that they are wrong. [[User:Fram|Fram]] ([[User talk:Fram|talk]]) 07:20, 22 June 2016 (UTC) |
::[[Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Removed staircase hook from Main Page]]. For "without discussion", read "without prior discussion". For "opinion" read "well-explained reasoning". For "not community consensus" read "no one but LavaBaron disagrees with the removal". And when your sources are wrong, you shouldn't use them. We shouldn't ''include'' facts in articles without reliable sources to support them, but we should ''exclude'' reliably sourced facts from articles (or the Main Page) when we have good reason to show that they are wrong. [[User:Fram|Fram]] ([[User talk:Fram|talk]]) 07:20, 22 June 2016 (UTC) |
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:::A very interesting perspective. |
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:::''read "no one but LavaBaron disagrees with the removal"'' |
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:::Note that I agreed with the removal in my very first comment in the thread, and reiterated my agreement four times, though other editors seemed to disagree. The rest of your perspective about whether there's community agreement seems similarly "unconventional" but this discussion is of minimal interest to me anymore. Enjoy! [[User:LavaBaron|LavaBaron]] ([[User talk:LavaBaron|talk]]) 12:06, 22 June 2016 (UTC) |
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![]() | A fact from Howe Street Stairs appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 June 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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Note that the above DYK entry has been removed from the Main Page for being incorrect. Some sources give the stairs as the fourth longest public outdoor staircase in the US (others put it at 5th or 6th), but many, many non-public staircases (like in every skyscraper of 150m plus) are longer. Fram (talk) 11:39, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
- Note that the DYK was removed by action of one editor without discussion; the statement it is "incorrect" is the opinion of one editor and not community consensus as of the datestamp. Note that no RS (as opposed to "some sources") refer to this as the "fourth longest public outdoor staircase in the US". Sources used in the article approved for DYK say "fourth longest staircase in the US". LavaBaron (talk) 16:16, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
- Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Removed staircase hook from Main Page. For "without discussion", read "without prior discussion". For "opinion" read "well-explained reasoning". For "not community consensus" read "no one but LavaBaron disagrees with the removal". And when your sources are wrong, you shouldn't use them. We shouldn't include facts in articles without reliable sources to support them, but we should exclude reliably sourced facts from articles (or the Main Page) when we have good reason to show that they are wrong. Fram (talk) 07:20, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
- A very interesting perspective.
- read "no one but LavaBaron disagrees with the removal"
- Note that I agreed with the removal in my very first comment in the thread, and reiterated my agreement four times, though other editors seemed to disagree. The rest of your perspective about whether there's community agreement seems similarly "unconventional" but this discussion is of minimal interest to me anymore. Enjoy! LavaBaron (talk) 12:06, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
- Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Removed staircase hook from Main Page. For "without discussion", read "without prior discussion". For "opinion" read "well-explained reasoning". For "not community consensus" read "no one but LavaBaron disagrees with the removal". And when your sources are wrong, you shouldn't use them. We shouldn't include facts in articles without reliable sources to support them, but we should exclude reliably sourced facts from articles (or the Main Page) when we have good reason to show that they are wrong. Fram (talk) 07:20, 22 June 2016 (UTC)