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Can anyone fix this?65.255.88.233 (talk) 23:21, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
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- Not really an error, but unnecessary use of space - in the born/died section, Worsley can be listed as Beatrice Worsley without her middle name. I made this change a day or so ago on the template, not sure how it went back to the full name. MurielMary (talk) 03:27, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
- I agree - Done Mjroots (talk) 11:05, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
- Victory in Europe Day - section tagged for ref improve. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:00, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
- Parents' Day - while it appears to be the Korean observation, the article lead is dreadful and the infobox is utterly US-centric, not reflecting the date in question. The Rambling Man (talk) 20:23, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
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While it states that King Kaluha was the hand-picked opponent for Dr. Death's comeback after battling throat cancer, the Dr Death article actually states the opposite: that he was hesitant about fighting him, but ultimately was appreciative of the choice.
Philologick (talk) 21:12, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
- The promoter hand picked him, not Steve Willians, so the statement is true. MPJ-DK 21:22, 6 May 2017 (UTC)
Dr. Death is a disamb link. Should be "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. Primergrey (talk) 03:56, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
- It is only a DAB in Philoogick's post - the actual DYK post is correct. MPJ-DK 03:59, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
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