Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors

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Errors in the summary of Today's featured article on the Main Page

Please remove the quotation marks in or using a "Saxbe fix" to reduce the offending emoluments. and Since the late 1970s, the use of the "Saxbe fix" has been common. The term had already been introduced above so the quotation marks are completely unnecessary. Thanks, Reywas92^Talk 00:43, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

That photo isn't Wm Saxbe. That's Saxbe's shoulder on the left, actually, the photo has been cropped incorrectly. If you check Google Images you'll see the whole picture (and also probably note some other incorrect pics of this fine public servant).

Errors in Picture of the Day/Today's featured picture

Reporters: please first correct the regular version. Surely the mountains are in the background, not the mid-ground? Modest Genius ^talk 01:25, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Errors in Did you know?

Only nine

It says, "that despite the office existing for 118 years, only nine individuals ever served as Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor's Office?" That doesn't seem like very many for a permanent position. It's only 13 years each.173.49.91.134 (talk) 06:51, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

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Any other problems

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