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Errors in the summary of the featured article

Please do not remove this invisible timestamp. See WT:ERRORS and WP:SUBSCRIBE. - Dank (push to talk) 01:24, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Today's FA

  • The surviving Scottish infantry surrendered either at Winwick church (pictured) or in nearby Warrington
  • This construction seems to imply uncertainty but it shouldn't. Both the body and source say part of the infantry was captured/surrendered at the church and part surrendered after getting to Warrington. Suggest changing to surrended at Winwick church (pictured) and in nearby Warrington. Hameltion (talk | contribs) 01:10, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Having read the article (both the lead and the body), I agree that the suggested change removes ambiguity. @TFA coordinators: what do you think? Schwede66 01:48, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Cocoa smuggling

  • ... that those found guilty of cocoa smuggling in Ghana face a sentence of five to ten years in prison?

Some might argue that this hook is not an "unlikely to change" fact, referring to laws that are easily remade. Opinions on whether this hook should run are requested. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:04, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Yue BorgQueen (talk) 10:08, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I see no issue. I have only ever seen Andrew Davidson make such comments. SL93 (talk) 14:13, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ghanaian cocoa laws have been pretty consistent over the past few decades, but if it's an issue then I think adding "as of 2024" would be a fine remedy. "... that, as of 2024, those found guilty of cocoa smuggling in Ghana face a sentence of five to ten years in prison?" If one wants to be really picky with the source, they can add "in 2023" instead, but the law hasn't changed since. Yue🌙 19:14, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There seems to be wider variation in the punishments. From the article, this case indicates that, while one person got a sentence of five years, the other was just fined. In another report, it says "Over the last four weeks, five persons have been sentenced to a total of 19 years imprisonment with hard labour, for their various roles in attempted smuggling of dried cocoa beans to neighbouring Togo." That's an average of less than four years each which doesn't fit what the hook says. Andrew🐉(talk) 22:51, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Yue ping. BorgQueen (talk) 02:53, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Lesser penalties are for attempted cocoa smuggling, as in the case of the teacher who got fined, or assisting in it. Regardless, if further contention is with the minimum penalty, then perhaps the solution is to take the original hook and adjust it like so: "... that (, as of 2024 / in 2023,) cocoa smuggling in Ghana carries (carried) a maximum sentence of ten years in prison?" Yue🌙 03:35, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
 Done BorgQueen (talk) 03:49, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Víctimas del Vaciamiento

I see no reason to think that it didn't happen. Pinging Cambalachero. SL93 (talk) 14:14, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see which is the conflict. "Arranged", as in "they organized everything for this event to take place". Which obviously is not completely up to the band, and requires the executives that take part in it to go and do it at a time and place of the band's choosing, rather than whatever is usually done in those cases. The way I read it, both say the same thing, just the DYK hook is more compact about it. Cambalachero (talk) 19:29, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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On this day image

Not an error, so not posting there. The current flag is slightly misleading, as it appears to be Hungary's (the item it refers to is now bottom of the pile). Can it usefully be replaced by File:Alex K Kingdom of Hungary.svg? --Dweller (talk) 12:15, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

 Done howcheng {chat} 17:35, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Commons:File:III Andras Thuroczy.jpg would be a more interesting image to use on OTD. --199.71.174.100 (talk) 21:06, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]


theory of freuds psychoanalytic

i want to know more about freuds theoy and what is his contribution here on earth. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.60.241.223 (talk) 12:24, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Try the Reference Desk. Or start from our articles on Sigmund Freud and psychoanalytic theory and go from there. 62.231.146.140 (talk) 13:03, 16 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Correct this please

DYK about 1977 Moscow bombings must be corrected or removed ASAP, as the claim is based on a single Russian language unreliable source - please see my comment at this article talk page. Thanks.Biophys (talk) 01:05, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that Biophys has removed sourced information from a source which is registered with the Russian mass media agency. He seems to be claiming it is unreliable because he has never heard of it...not a valid reason for removal, and most certainly not a reason for it to be pulled from DYK. --Russavia Dialogue 01:16, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I placed this message for administrators. If they think that placing a poorly sourced claim at Main Page is fine, I do not care. Of course they can only judge if they know Russian and know what "Волжская Коммуна" is. An approximate translation: newspaper "Commune (socialism) at Volga". No one knows about such newspaper, even though it may exist.Biophys (talk) 01:30, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
ru:Волжская коммуна is one of the largest newspapers in Samara Oblast, I'm sure someone knows about it. –  LATICS  talk  03:10, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
This is not the place for this discussion, keep it at the article talk page. When consensus is reached about whether the source is reliable or not and the article is appropriately updated, please make an error report if necessary Nil Einne (talk) 09:14, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

comma?

of the First World War Bat sold

War Bats! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.176.151.10 (talk) 11:21, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I see I've got this in the wrong spot. Won't happen again.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.176.151.10 (talk) 11:22, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Linking to discussion about the main page...

Was throwing around an idea here and wanted to get some feedback from mainpage-ers Fritzpoll (talk) 11:53, 19 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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What's with the grey rectangle at the top of the wikiscreen, above the title and below the editing tabs? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.205.111.240 (talk) 03:39, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Seems to be an error in the announcement for logged out users. 98.31.12.146 (talk) 03:52, 20 January 2009 (UTC) §hep logged out[reply]
When I log in it goes away, but I told the banner to hide when logged in. §hep • Talk 03:55, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Same problem on Commons, so this probably doesn't belong here (wherever they keep global banners...meta?). If IPs are curious it reads "Candidates for the 2009 steward elections are asked to submit their nominations by January 25." and includes a link to "Nominate yourself". 98.31.12.146 (talk) 04:22, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What's with all the U.S. material?

I see a featured article on Washington D.C., and the image File:Obama_Portrait_2006.jpg on the Main Page. This is absolutely ridiculous -- the U.S. is not the only country in the world, and filling the Main Page just because of the upcoming inauguration is obviously a violation of NPOV.

It is taking away useful links and interesting pictures from viewers from the rest of the world (which, believe it or not, as a whole, is more significant than the U.S.), while biasing the Main Page in favour of U.S. viewers.

Get rid of this trash. -- 121.44.18.220 (talk) 07:39, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV only applies to articles, or you'd be banned for your post. Parler Vous (edits) 07:47, 20 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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