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New Photo

I know someone has written here before about getting a new photo, but that was in 2007. How about a new one, with his beard, because he looks (a) much older now and (b) much better with a beard. This is not meant to be (entirely) facetious! --P123cat1 (talk) 22:07, 6 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I second that! He does look much better with a beard. Here is it, seven years later, and still no new photo. Can't we just acquire one from the web? --AreThree (talk) 08:57, 20 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Do we have a better source for the Oxford rejection thing?

You can't apply to both Oxford and Cambridge, and I'd be surprised if you could get into Cambridge to study History through Clearing, even back then. Do we have a better source than a Daily Mail article that isn't even apparently paraphrasing him? 86.164.73.169 (talk) 20:50, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Added reference to his autobiography; I believe he took a gap year. ajmint (talk•edits) 23:55, 6 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Near Liverpool?

Contrary to the source and other mentions elsewhere Mitchell's father was not born in Liverpool. His father was born in the St. Helens registration district in 1946. This district does not cover Liverpool. His father's parents, James F Mitchell and Margaret S Forbes, were married at St Ann's CE church in Rainhill in 1940. James F Mitchell, incorporated accountant, was living at 119 St. James Road, Eccleston, Prescot on the 1939 Register. Prescot, Rainhill and St. Helens are near Liverpool so it's more accurate to say near Liverpool. See Free BMD and Lancashire BMD websites for the index records for the father's birth and the grandparents' marriage and Find My Past for the 1939 Register.C3MC2 (talk) 00:40, 29 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed Liverpool to Merseyside as St. Helens is in Merseyside and I think it better reflects the facts and what Mitchell says about his father's background. He says Liverpool but I think he really means Merseyside, an area that includes Liverpool and those locations nearby identified with his father and grandparents ie St. Helens, the district of his father's birth, Prescot, where his father was living in 1939 and Rainhill, where his grandparents married in 1940.C3MC2 (talk) 10:40, 5 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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User of Twitter

The article has stated for some time now that Mitchell is a user of Twitter, but a large number of people are today. Is this something that still warrants mentioning in the article? Cooltrainer Hugh (talk) 20:44, 3 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Info box nationality

I undid the removal of properly sourced information from the info box and twice undid further removal of this by two users who provided no explanation for this, but did give a disruptive editing warning. As I understand Wikipedias rules this is could be considered disruptive editing on their part and an example of biting the newcomer.

Please give an explanation for why you are promptly excluding properly sourced and normal content for a biographic wiki box. 82.34.180.146 (talk) 15:28, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Unbh and Seasider53: Please come to this talk page and discuss the issue of nationality, citing sources and policy. Try to reach consensus. -- MelanieN (talk) 05:27, 6 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've actually added the nationality field, but the IP's message above is pretty disingenuous. They weren't restoring anything, and there were other unnecessary edits bring included. As for biting the newcomer, ha! it's clearly an IP sock.Unbh (talk) 13:04, 6 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not creating an account does not make one a sockpuppet. What 'other unnessesary edits' are you referring to? I was restoring content removed in this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=David_Mitchell_(comedian)&diff=1056170249. Your semi-protection request claimed vandalism, which is not accurate. 82.34.180.146 (talk) 22:28, 6 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I thought you were claiming to be a newcomer? Which is it? That's a bold reversion of you, where you also needlessly change the location of Salisbury. You should have taken it to talk in November.Unbh (talk) 02:20, 7 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with reference 2

There is some problem with reference 2 (Who’s Who 2011). It is displaying as “ {{cite book}}: Empty citation (help): |work=ignored (help)” but I do not have the Wikipedia editing expertise to diagnose or fix it MaryPercival (talk) 14:01, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Don't worry about it, there are 30,000 other pages with the same error. Someone will come along and fix it in due course. Nanonic (talk) 17:42, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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-==Contacts==
-according to reference number [3], he wears contacts having used to wear glasses. Worth a mention?
-:If you can fit it in without recreating the trivia section, then sure, seems like something good to put in. [[User:Gran2|Gran2]] 22:13, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
-==Birth Year==
+== New Photo ==
-IMDB lists his birth year as [[1973]], but Mr Mitchell himself categoraically stated his age as 31 years when he and [[Robert Webb (actor)|Robert Webb]] (whose imdb birthdate is also wrong!) appeared on the [[Jonathan Ross (television presenter)|Jonathan Ross]] Radio 2 show (March 11 2006), so I've changed the date on here to [[1974]]. I'm fed up with people taking imdb's word for everything, like wikipedia it is a work-in-progress site which uses info largely submitted by the general internet public, so there is MUCH room for error (I've already sent them a correction, by the way). [[User:Crisso|Crisso]] 20:14, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
-:Crisso, the problem with your radio source is that it is not [[WP:V|verifiable]]. If there is a written source for 1973, and you heard 1974 on the radio, the general approach is to still write 1973. A good example is found on the [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]] page: ''A good way to look at the distinction between verifiability and truth is with the following example. Suppose you are writing a Wikipedia entry on a famous physicist's Theory X, which has been published in peer-reviewed journals and is therefore an appropriate subject for a Wikipedia article. However, in the course of writing the article, you contact the physicist and he tells you: "Actually, I now believe Theory X to be completely false." Even though you have this from the author himself, you cannot include the fact that he said it in your Wikipedia entry.'' Hope that helps. [[User:Rem120|Remy B]] 14:44, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
+I know someone has written here before about getting a new photo, but that was in 2007.  How about a new one, with his beard, because he looks (a) much older now and (b) much better with a beard.  This is not meant to be (entirely) facetious!  --[[User:P123cat1|P123cat1]] ([[User talk:P123cat1|talk]]) 22:07, 6 April 2014 (UTC)
-:Well, I'm a wikipedia user and I can certainly verify it (as could any other wikipedians who heard the interview and remember). I don't really see the point of having Wikipedia if unreliable written sources take precedence over the words of the artists concerned. Talk about red tape. [[User:Crisso|Crisso]] 15:00, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
-::I think you missed the definition of verifiable, as far as Wikipedia is concerned. The very first line of the verifiability guideline is ''The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. This means that we only publish material that is verifiable with reference to reliable, published sources.''. Your point about precedence isnt so simple, because there is no way for you to prove that the artist really said that (although thats not to say I dont personally believe you). If you had an online transcript of that interview, for example, it would certainly take precedence over IMDB. I realise it seems quite anal to be so strict about verifiability, but Wikipedia really wouldnt be much good if people could make whatever claims they wanted without something concrete to back it up. A minority would exploit it and knowingly put in false information, and then there really would be no point to Wikipedia because you wouldnt be able to question information without having evidence that it was wrong. [[User:Rem120|Remy B]] 15:31, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
-:This article [[http://wessexscene.co.uk/article.php?sid=1011]] says that Mitchell was a year behind Webb at Cambridge. As Webb was born September 1972, then this would point to a 1974 birthdate for Mitchell (taking into account he was born in July and was footlights president from 95-96). [[User:Crisso|Crisso]] 14:47, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
-::At last complete and total proof for his birth being 1974.[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a43909/mitchell--webb.html?page=4] [[User:Gran2|Gran]]<sup>[[User talk:Gran2|2]]</sup> 07:19, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
+I second that!  He does look much better with a beard.  Here is it, seven years later, and still no new photo.  Can't we just acquire one from the web?  --[[User:AreThree|AreThree]] ([[User talk:AreThree|talk]]) 08:57, 20 June 2021 (UTC)
-== Likes Wikipedia ==
+== Do we have a better source for the Oxford rejection thing? ==
-According to an interview at [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/content/?type=tenquestions&id=mitchell_webb], his favourite website is Wikipedia. I've added this to the article in its own little '''Trivia''' section. I'm not sure if this is appropriate, and it could probably be better integrated.[[User:Boffy b|boffy_b]] 20:59, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
+You can't apply to both Oxford and Cambridge, and I'd be surprised if you could get into Cambridge to study History through [[UCAS#Confirmation_and_Clearing|Clearing]], even back then. Do we have a better source than a Daily Mail article that isn't even apparently paraphrasing him? [[Special:Contributions/86.164.73.169|86.164.73.169]] ([[User talk:86.164.73.169|talk]]) 20:50, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
-: That means the sad prat will read this...let him sort out his own article..then we learn his username. [[User:RuthieK|RuthieK]] 21:38, 5 October 2006 (UTC) That was a joke, David !!! (Just in case David Mitchell aka Bentley Banana reads this) [[User:RuthieK|RuthieK]] 15:42, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
+:Added reference to his autobiography; I believe he took a gap year. <small><span style="border:1px solid black">[[User:Ajmint|<span style="color:#000;background:orange;padding:0 3px">'''ajmint'''</span>]]</span> ([[User talk:Ajmint|talk]]•[[Special:Contributions/ajmint|edits]])</small> 23:55, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
-::I pretty sure Bentley Banana isn't David Mitchell, I mean the birthdate on BB's page is different from Mitchell's one (assuming we have the right one). But I don't know, he could be, but if Mitchell does have an account, if he edited his own page it would most likely defy a policy which name escapes me (its something about not editing yur own article). And this isn't really the best place for speculating, although I couldn't suggest an appropriate forum. [[User:Gran2|Gran]]<sup>[[User talk:Gran2|2]]</sup> 19:42, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
-::There's no rule against editing your own article:)  Though it's usually best avoided just because people would tend to get upset and things.  And of course it'd be harder for you to stay NPOV.  But I don't think David's done this anyway:)[[User:Merkinsmum|Merkinsmum]] 23:21, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
-== The Unbelievable Truth ==
+== External links modified ==
-It says 'citation needed' - here's the BBC homepage - is that enough?
+Hello fellow Wikipedians,
-http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/unbelievabletruth/
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-Peter [[User:81.99.41.208|81.99.41.208]] 17:58, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
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-:Yes. [[User:Gran2|Gran2]] 17:07, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
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-My problem with an otherwise fine article is the "Personal life" section, which needs some paragraphing and rewriting. We can combine a paragraph on his relationships, what he enjoys, a paragraph on his favourite films and TV shows (if The Simpsons is his favourite, mention it first). [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 08:02, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
-:I've split it into two paragraphs, and put The Simpsons first. [[User:Gran2|Gran]]<sup>[[User talk:Gran2|2]]</sup> 08:23, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
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-It still reads messily. If I were to rewrite it, which I can't being the reviewer, I'd start with him being OCD, where he lives before moving on to anything related to his relationships. Then we can go into his interests in history and then sport. Start a new paragraph on movies and TV. ''He described The Simpsons as the "best programme ever"'' is a good way of writing it, before going onto his other favourites. With actors, start with [[Alec Guinness]] before his comedy idols. Being an article on a comedian, let's have his uncaring attitude to music as a punchline. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 14:37, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
-:Right, I've done pretty much what you've said. Any better now? [[User:Gran2|Gran]]<sup>[[User talk:Gran2|2]]</sup> 14:46, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
+== External links modified ==
-Sentence break needed regarding his influences, which aren't the same as idols. I think being Webb's best man can go next to his uneventful relationships, and going back to Stonehenge can go next to his interest in history. Being unable to drive can go next to OCD and where he lives. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 14:53, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
-:Done. [[User:Gran2|Gran]]<sup>[[User talk:Gran2|2]]</sup> 14:57, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
-Passed. A tip for the article as the peer review is stagnant: does Mitchell's OCD influence his comic style in any way? Worth looking up. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] 14:59, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
+Hello fellow Wikipedians,
-== Photo ==
-Rather unflattering, no?
-:Not really. [[User:Gran2|Gran]]<sup>[[User talk:Gran2|2]]</sup> 05:15, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
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-my thoughts exactly, surely a better photo can be found for such a great comedian [[User:86.16.138.134|86.16.138.134]] 14:31, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
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-:What? There's nothing wrong with the image, especially as its the only free use one in existence. [[User:Gran2|Gran]]<sup>[[User talk:Gran2|2]]</sup> 14:34, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
+*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20070930191602/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article1525333.ece to http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article1525333.ece
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-:Umm yes, that is what I said... [[User:Gran2|Gran]]<sup>[[User talk:Gran2|2]]</sup> 18:39, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
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-== Denies being English ==
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-Claimed on QI BBC2 2007-10-19T22:00 (previously shown 2007-10-12T22:30 BBC4) not to be English.   If his birthplace from the written interview is confirmed, he could be claiming inherited nationality, I guess.  Unverifiable, possibly a bad joke. [[User:86.53.37.59|86.53.37.59]]  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|comment]] was added at 21:22, 19 October 2007 (UTC)</small><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
-:I think he was joking, that's what it seemed like to be me. He was definitly born in England. [[User:Gran2|Gran]]<sup>[[User talk:Gran2|2]]</sup> 21:33, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
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-== narrating work ==
+== Near Liverpool? ==
-i think i've heard him narrating a small segment on Animal Planet about weird animals
-can anyone verify this?  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/84.53.88.129|84.53.88.129]] ([[User talk:84.53.88.129|talk]]) 23:00, 3 January 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
+Contrary to the source and other mentions elsewhere Mitchell's father was not born in Liverpool. His father was born in the St. Helens registration district in 1946. This district does not cover Liverpool. His father's parents, James F Mitchell and Margaret S Forbes, were married at St Ann's CE church in Rainhill in 1940. James F Mitchell, incorporated accountant, was living at 119 St. James Road, Eccleston, Prescot on the 1939 Register. Prescot, Rainhill and St. Helens are near Liverpool so it's more accurate to say near Liverpool. See Free BMD and Lancashire BMD websites for the index records for the father's birth and the grandparents' marriage and Find My Past for the 1939 Register.[[User:C3MC2|C3MC2]] ([[User talk:C3MC2|talk]]) 00:40, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
-== GA Sweeps (on hold) ==
+:I've changed Liverpool to Merseyside as St. Helens is in Merseyside and I think it better reflects the facts and what Mitchell says about his father's background. He says Liverpool but I think he really means Merseyside, an area that includes Liverpool and those locations nearby identified with his father and grandparents ie St. Helens, the district of his father's birth, Prescot, where his father was living in 1939 and Rainhill, where his grandparents married in 1940.[[User:C3MC2|C3MC2]] ([[User talk:C3MC2|talk]]) 10:40, 5 December 2017 (UTC)
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+== User of Twitter ==
-#The lead needs to conform to [[WP:LEAD]]. Specifically, it must adequately summarize every major point/heading made in the body of the article. Currently, there is nothing on the "Early life," "Awards" or "Personal life" sections.
-#"noting in an advert for Channel 4 that "the first album I ever bought was "...But Seriously", by Phil Collins. And if there's a better reason for never buying another album, I'd like to hear it."" (Personal life) Direct quotes require direct citation
-#I don't think Reference #5 goes where you want it to go. This should be fixed.
+The article has stated for some time now that Mitchell is a user of Twitter, but a large number of people are today. Is this something that still warrants mentioning in the article? [[User:Cooltrainer Hugh|Cooltrainer Hugh]] ([[User talk:Cooltrainer Hugh|talk]]) 20:44, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
-I will check back in no less than seven days. If progress is being made and issues are addressed, the article will remain listed as a [[WP:GA|Good article]]. Otherwise, it may be delisted (such a decision may be challenged through [[WP:GAR]]). If improved after it has been delisted, it may be nominated at [[WP:GAN]]. Feel free to drop a message on my talk page if you have any questions, and many thanks for all the hard work that has gone into this article thus far. Cheers, [[User:Canadian Paul|CP]] 05:32, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
+== Info box nationality  ==
-:I made a slight adjustment, but otherwise it appears that the changes have been made and my concerns addressed, so the article will remain a Good Article. I have updated the old id to reflect this. Thank you again for the hard work. Cheers, [[User:Canadian Paul|CP]] 08:17, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
+I undid the removal of properly sourced information from the info box and twice undid further removal of this by two users who provided no explanation for this, but did give a disruptive editing warning. As I understand Wikipedias rules this is could be considered disruptive editing on their part and an example of biting the newcomer.
-== British-English ==
+Please give an explanation for why you are promptly excluding properly sourced and normal content for a biographic wiki box. [[Special:Contributions/82.34.180.146|82.34.180.146]] ([[User talk:82.34.180.146|talk]]) 15:28, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
-The first sentence of the article:
+{{ping|Unbh|Seasider53}} Please come to this talk page and discuss the issue of nationality, citing sources and policy. Try to reach consensus. -- [[User:MelanieN|MelanieN]] ([[User talk:MelanieN|talk]]) 05:27, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
-<blockquote>David Mitchell (born 14 July 1974) is a British-English comedian, actor and writer.</blockquote>
+: I've actually added the nationality field, but the IP's message above is pretty disingenuous. They weren't restoring anything, and there were other unnecessary edits bring included. As for biting the newcomer, ha! it's clearly an IP sock.[[User:Unbh|Unbh]] ([[User talk:Unbh|talk]]) 13:04, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
+:: Not creating an account does not make one a sockpuppet. What 'other unnessesary edits' are you referring to? I was restoring content removed in this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=David_Mitchell_(comedian)&diff=1056170249. Your semi-protection request claimed vandalism, which is not accurate. [[Special:Contributions/82.34.180.146|82.34.180.146]] ([[User talk:82.34.180.146|talk]]) 22:28, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
-Why "British-English?"  In his article, Robert Webb is just described as "English."  I didn't see any mention of residence in Scotland, Wales, or the Isle of Man.  How come he's not "English?" {[[User:Kejo13|Kejo13]] ([[User talk:Kejo13|talk]]) 13:48, 21 July 2008 (UTC)}
-:Because Mitchell has said numerous times that he wishes to be classified as British. There is often debate as to whether people should be described as Scottish, Welsh, English or just British. I prefer saying English, and so on, so I combined the two in this case. [[User:Gran2|Gran]]<sup>[[User talk:Gran2|2]]</sup> 14:07, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
+: I thought you were claiming to be a newcomer? Which is it? That's a bold reversion of you, where you also needlessly change the location of Salisbury. You should have taken it to talk in November.[[User:Unbh|Unbh]] ([[User talk:Unbh|talk]]) 02:20, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
-::But when he has on [[QI]] himself said that he's rather be Welsh than English - even though he isn't Welsh- kind of proves his distaste for being called English. I think British would be most appropriate. [[User:Unwisely|Unwisely]] ([[User talk:Unwisely|talk]]) 18:15, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
-:::Hence why I put "British-English". He wants to be called British, and it also specifies he's English. [[User:Gran2|Gran]]<sup>[[User talk:Gran2|2]]</sup> 18:19, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
-::::Well, what if he wished to be classified as a ham sandwich?  Or to be less flippant, what if he were a no-borders, one-worlder type who styled himself a "citizen of the world?"  Would the descriptor be: "Global-English" or somesuch?  Mitchell is a professional comedian; maybe he's making a joke? [[User:Kejo13|Kejo13]] ([[User talk:Kejo13|talk]]) 20:45, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
-:::::Seeing as he said it on ''Question Time'', in a clearly serious fashion. No, I don't think he was joking. There isn't anything wrong or silly about it, he's English, but England is part of Britain, so he's British as well. Perhaps you should start a discussion somewhere bigger than this about whether all English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish people should be called "British", or none of them called that. There is no strict rule on the matter, so I decided to try something different. By stating he's British, then specifying the part country, it covers all bases. Until there is a rule wich states, "you must say British" or "You must say English/Irish/Scottish/Welsh" I think this is the best option. [[User:Gran2|Gran]]<sup>[[User talk:Gran2|2]]</sup> 21:20, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
-::::::Fair enough.  To pick an even smaller nit, I wonder at the hyphen in "British-English."  It seems to imply the combination of two disparate elements, as "Afro-Caribbean," for example, is a mix of Africa and the Caribbean.  Since England is part of Britain, would it be better to just have "British English" instead of "British-English?" [[User:Kejo13|Kejo13]] ([[User talk:Kejo13|talk]]) 21:54, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
-:::::::Yes, yes it would. Consider it changed. [[User:Gran2|Gran]]<sup>[[User talk:Gran2|2]]</sup> 21:58, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
-== Would I Lie to You? ==
+== Problems with reference 2 ==
+There is some problem with reference 2 (Who’s Who 2011). It is displaying as “{{cite book}}: |work=ignored (help)”
-Shouldn't his appearance in Would I Lie to you? be in the TV table? <br>
-[[Special:Contributions/82.43.150.151|82.43.150.151]] ([[User talk:82.43.150.151|talk]]) 22:53, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
+but I do not have the Wikipedia editing expertise to diagnose or fix it [[User:MaryPercival|MaryPercival]] ([[User talk:MaryPercival|talk]]) 14:01, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
+:Don't worry about it, there are 30,000 other pages with the same error. Someone will come along and fix it in due course. [[User:Nanonic|Nanonic]] ([[User talk:Nanonic|talk]]) 17:42, 17 January 2024 (UTC)