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A fact from Spectra (installation) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 August 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that spectra, London's giant tower of light (pictured), will be turned off on Monday?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2014/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Spectra (installation).

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was commissioned by Mayor of London Boris Johnson

Is wrong, the Spectra installation was in existence before it came to London and can not have been commissioned by Mayor of London. LGA _talk^edits 10:29, 10 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The supporting citation states, "Spectra was commissioned by the Mayor of London and 14-18 NOW (First World War Centenary Art Commissions)." This source is a reliable one and is supported by others such as The Guardian which states, "Spectra was commissioned by the Mayor of London and 14-18 NOW (WW1 Centenary Art Commissions) as the centrepiece of its artistic commemoration of the start of the war." Presumably, other people have commissioned similar installations in other places for other occasions. The article might usefully be expanded to include such details but this will not be achieved by disputing the plain facts which we already have. Andrew (talk) 15:30, 10 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you look at the telegraph.co.uk source it makes it clear that it is the Artangel project that was co-commissioned by the Mayor of London not Spectra. Spectra has exited in other cities before it came to London. LGA _talk^edits 21:26, 10 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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	: The supporting citation states, "Spectra was commissioned by the Mayor of London and 14-18 NOW (First World War Centenary Art Commissions)." This source is a reliable one and is supported by others such as [http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/aug/05/ryoji-ikeda-spectra-first-world-war-artangel The Guardian] which states, "Spectra was commissioned by the Mayor of London and 14-18 NOW (WW1 Centenary Art Commissions) as the centrepiece of its artistic commemoration of the start of the war." Presumably, other people have commissioned similar installations in other places for other occasions. The article might usefully be expanded to include such details but this will not be achieved by disputing the plain facts which we already have. [[user:Andrew Davidson\|Andrew]] ([[user talk:Andrew Davidson\|talk]]) 15:30, 10 August 2014 (UTC)		: The supporting citation states, "Spectra was commissioned by the Mayor of London and 14-18 NOW (First World War Centenary Art Commissions)." This source is a reliable one and is supported by others such as [http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/aug/05/ryoji-ikeda-spectra-first-world-war-artangel The Guardian] which states, "Spectra was commissioned by the Mayor of London and 14-18 NOW (WW1 Centenary Art Commissions) as the centrepiece of its artistic commemoration of the start of the war." Presumably, other people have commissioned similar installations in other places for other occasions. The article might usefully be expanded to include such details but this will not be achieved by disputing the plain facts which we already have. [[user:Andrew Davidson\|Andrew]] ([[user talk:Andrew Davidson\|talk]]) 15:30, 10 August 2014 (UTC)
			:: If you look at the telegraph.co.uk source it makes it clear that it is the Artangel project that was co-commissioned by the Mayor of London not Spectra. Spectra has exited in other cities before it came to London. <font face="Lucida Sans">'''[[User:LGA\|<font color="#90EE90">LGA</font>]] [[User talk:LGA\|<font color="#8B0000"><sub>talk</sub></font>]]'''<sup style="margin-left:-4ex">[[Special:Contributions/LGA\|<font color="#006400">edits</font>]]</sup></font> 21:26, 10 August 2014 (UTC)