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Errors in the summary of the featured article
Errors with "In the news"
- Not an error as such, but I think the picture caption should clarify that this is the aircraft that crashed, not simply one of the same type. UndercoverClassicist T·C 07:46, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Moot for now, as I pulled the picture as it wasn't fully protected yet (my bad). Regarding your comment, I never knew how to tell when it is the actual one vs same type.—Bagumba (talk) 08:11, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
Errors in "Did you know ..."
- This isn't necessarily an error, but I think it would be a good idea to replace Ivan the Terrible screenshot on DYK with the full film. We have used a full film on DYK before (Night of the Living Dead if I remember correctly). I think it's just more interesting and enticing. Di (they-them) (talk) 02:03, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Jaguarnik, thoughts on that idea? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 03:54, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Are we sure that the film is in the public domain in the United States? Schwede66 04:23, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- If it's hosted on Commons, it's good enough for the Main Page, as far as I know... theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 05:53, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- I'm against it. Our concern is to get our readers to click on the bolded link. Posting a 3-hour film next to it is rather distracting. Once they read the article, they would know where to watch the film. BorgQueen (talk) 05:18, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- I'm not necessarily against it, but unfortunately we don't have full English subtitles yet for that film (there are partial subtitles but unfortunately there's no time to complete the subtitles before DYK is up). So assuming someone decided to watch the full film and did not know Russian (as most of the readers on ENwiki do not) they would only be able to watch about 16 minutes, so there wouldn't be much of a point for posting the full film. I'll leave it up to consensus though because it's an interesting idea. As for US public domain, the first part would be under public domain under URAA, but I'm not sure that the second part is in public domain, and the video has both parts. Jaguarnik (talk) 07:39, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
[...] I'm not sure that the second part is in public domain, and the video has both parts.
Right, we can't post it on MP then. BorgQueen (talk) 09:04, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Are we sure that the film is in the public domain in the United States? Schwede66 04:23, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- We could just post part I (pictured), which we have as a separate file. Its thumbnail looks clearer and more interesting. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:11, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
Errors in "On this day"
" Christopher Columbus set sail from San Sebastián de La Gomera in the Canary Islands on his first voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas." He set sail to find a shortcut towards India . . . . that the two Americas lay in his way was a lucky find, as he would have never been able to navigate the whole of the Atlantic and Pacific. Ciao Pentaclebreaker (talk) 06:34, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- 1936 – The last thylacine (pictured)... - in the caption, pls remove the name "Benjamin". The name is a myth. See discussion on talk page and ref 116 "Stop calling the last thylacine Benjamin, Tasmanian tiger researcher says" of Dec 2022, which lists some websites (including WP) for misnaming the animal as "Benjamin". JennyOz (talk) 06:28, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
Errors in the summary of the featured list
Errors in the summary of the featured picture
- Sigmaringen Castle - there are 7 x "castle"s in the blurb. Maybe this one can go, "Sigmaringen Castle is
a castlein Sigmaringen"? JennyOz (talk) 06:35, 6 September 2024 (UTC)- A few others can easily go, I think: This photograph
of Sigmaringen Castlewas taken from the north west; First mentioned in 1077,the castleit was rebuilt around 1200. UndercoverClassicist T·C 07:49, 6 September 2024 (UTC)- I've had a go at removing some of them. Let me know what you think. — Amakuru (talk) 08:53, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks Amakuru and UC, that's smoother. Just need to remove "of" in the last sentence. JennyOz (talk) 09:47, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- I've had a go at removing some of them. Let me know what you think. — Amakuru (talk) 08:53, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
- A few others can easily go, I think: This photograph
General discussion
Linter error?
I see a Linter error this evening on the Main page. —GoldRingChip 01:09, 6 September 2024 (UTC)