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Errors in the summary of the featured article
[edit]Errors with "In the news"
[edit]Errors in "Did you know ..."
[edit]... that you can search Wikipedia or a database of more than 37 billion compounds by substructure?
Per MOS:YOU, we should "Avoid addressing the reader using you or your, which sets an inappropriate tone
". It suggests alternatives such as
... that one can search Wikipedia or a database of more than 37 billion compounds by substructure?
Andrew🐉(talk) 06:43, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- Done, Stephen 11:18, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you @Stephen, but I've reverted that. The name of the section is "Did You Know". All the hooks are explicitly and intentionally addressing the reader as "you", so this is a case where the MOS doesn't apply. RoySmith (talk) 12:37, 29 August 2024 (UTC)
Errors in "On this day"
[edit]Errors in the summary of the featured list
[edit](August 30, today)
(September 2)
Errors in the summary of the featured picture
[edit]Any other Main Page errors
[edit]Please report any such problems or suggestions for improvement at the General discussion section of Talk:Main Page.