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Today's featured picture is of an Australian tram; Australian English out be used. 'Privatized' should read 'privatised'. [[Special:Contributions/198.161.143.149|198.161.143.149]] ([[User talk:198.161.143.149|talk]]) 04:34, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
[[Main_Page#/media/File:C_Class_Tram,_Melbourne_-_Jan_2008.jpg|Today's featured picture]] is of an Australian tram; Australian English ought be used. 'Privatized' should read 'privatised'. [[Special:Contributions/198.161.143.149|198.161.143.149]] ([[User talk:198.161.143.149|talk]]) 04:34, 28 April 2016 (UTC)


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  • 1887 entry: Not an error per se, but I think it would help if the word Alsatian piped to Alsace-Lorraine rather than the current link to Alsace. This would provide easier understanding that the area was part of the German Empire at the time.
But more importantly, the subject's biography says he was working as a French police officer at the time. So changing "Alsatian" to "French" (with or without a link) would make it clear that the possible war was between France and Germany. AtHomeIn神戸 (talk) 00:43, 28 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Today's featured picture is of an Australian tram; Australian English ought be used. 'Privatized' should read 'privatised'. 198.161.143.149 (talk) 04:34, 28 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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