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Errors with "In the news"

• I'm not sure that the copyright tag for the Exchange Online logo is the correct one. I cannot find anything on any Microsoft website that suggests that their logos are licensed under Creative Commons. In fact, here, it says Microsoft logos, including our well-known product names such as Windows, Microsoft Office, and Xbox, are some of the most recognized, trusted, and valuable trademarks in the world. Microsoft logos may only be used in compliance with Microsoft's trademark and brand guidelines. No other use is permitted. And I couldn't find anything else under "Microsoft's trademark and brand guidelines". Hopefully someone more knowledgeable in copyright stuff can chime in.  Bait30  ^{Talk 2 me pls?} 02:16, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
  • I second Bait30's comments; I came here to address my concerns, but they've made the same points I was going to make. Also, why are we using a logo as the image for ITN in the first place? Isn't that a little bland? To me, ITN photos should show current events unfolding, and this is only tangentially related to a current event. RunningTiger123 (talk) 04:03, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

    I agree, but suggestions for an alternate image? Not sure we want to go back to 2021 Australian Open, and none of the other articles featured have particularly good images to use. — The Earwig (talk) 04:29, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

    Right now, if we've determined that the current image isn't usable, that should take precedent over aesthetic concerns. Let's go to the tennis image pronto and then figure out a better fix. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 07:13, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

  • The licence tag, by an uploader with no other contributions, is extremely dubious. However, it might be PD-simple; several other Microsoft logos of comparable complexity have been kept in previous deletion discussions on Commons. --Paul_012 (talk) 07:33, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
  •  Removed, and the tennis pic restored. Aside from the licensing issue, I'd question whether we should be featuring a logo in the ITN picture slot anyway. It doesn't really help with understanding the story, and is similar to the use of a flag in a story about a country, which we usually reject. As well as WP:NOTPROMO issues. If the tennis rolls off the bottom and there's nothing else to use, it is always an option to have no pic at all.  — Amakuru (talk) 07:44, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
• Per WP:MOS song titles should be in quotation marks not italics. Billie Eilish's "Everything I Wanted" is in italics in ITN. It looks like it's an album title. freshacconci (✉) 12:04, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

• Minor issue: per the MoS for Music, the link to Everything I Wanted (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) should be unitalicised and in quotes. Sceptre (talk) 12:04, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Errors in "On this day"

Today's OTD

• Clean Monday - says "48 days before Easter" but isn't Easter 4 April this year? There aren't 48 days between 15 March and 4 April are there? The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 12:57, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

  It refers to the Eastern version of Easter, which apparently is on 2 May this year, so the date does check out. That said, the article is orange tagged for not having a lead, so I've removed it for not.  — Amakuru (talk) 14:04, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

Errors in the summary of the featured list

Friday's FL

(November 22)

Monday's FL

(November 25)

Errors in the summary of the featured picture

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