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Errors in the summary of the featured article

Please do not remove this invisible timestamp. See WT:ERRORS and WP:SUBSCRIBE. - Dank (push to talk) 01:24, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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I'm sorry, how exactly can you quantify "uncool dads" in the section about jorts? Is there a scientific consensus how how to measure coolness factor? It's a very sloppy and subjective use of terminology. Just remove it and re-write it as:

"... that jorts (example pictured), are associated with 1960s counterculture, punks, rappers, skaters, and "Brat summer"?

Harizotoh9 (talk) 03:07, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For me, the reference that allegedly confirms the "uncool dads" sits behind a pay wall, hence I can't get to it to see for myself what it has to say. The primary issue that I have is that it's DYK convention that content that confirms hooks that's offline or behind a pay wall gets copied into the nomination form, so that the reviewers can assess the situation. This hasn't happened in this case. Pinging those involved: Vigilantcosmicpenguin (as nominator), Soulbust (as reviewer), AirshipJungleman29 (as promoter to prep), and RoySmith (as promoter to queue). It is, of course, entirely possible that all these parties can see the source, and the problem is just with those who don't have access to The Wall Street Journal. Schwede66 03:29, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's using the Wikipedia voice for something that is hopelessly and will forever be subjective and thus very unencyclopedic. It's like reading a DYK segment that reads "...that Lionel Stevenson's novels are like totally lameo?" Harizotoh9 (talk) 03:35, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't necessarily disagree with you, but I do wonder what the source has to say. Let's see what those who I have pinged have to say about it. Schwede66 03:41, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't have a WSJ subscription, but the snippet of the article that's visible says, "And now, jorts — those frumpy jean shorts worn by beer-clutching dads behind the barbecue — have wormed their way into style". So I don't think the hook is that much of a problem. Frumpy and uncool are pretty much the same thing, but I'll change the word in the hook anyway. RoySmith (talk) 04:05, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I did have kind of the same concern when suggesting the hook; you're right that it doesn't quite fit with wikivoice. I'll suggest the alternate phrasing of despite their negative association with "dad" style..., which is more directly backed up by the Marie Claire source. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 05:41, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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chess

1e4 and 1d4 is confusing. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 09:07, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately I don't see a better way to say it without notation.  GARDEN  09:12, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Could we put 1.e4 (pictured)? Would that help? 79.71.69.220 (talk) 09:47, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Can't we assume that anyone poo who read that far into the summary and actually cares about the topic will check the article to find out what it means? Algebraist 13:49, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Probably. We could always link 1.e4 to algebraic chess notation too. 98.234.137.254 (talk) 15:12, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Good idea.  Done. howcheng {chat} 17:14, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Sweet, my idea got used! Somewhat of a moot point now, but still cool :D 198.189.249.13 (talk) 12:43, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That's because it was a great idea! Keep them coming!121.55.196.124 (talk) 00:30, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Urgent!

Fedex plane crashed in Tokyo Airport and another just moments before in Montana, 17 dead so far! ResMar 23:42, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

WP:ITN/C is thataway. Make sure there's a decent article to link to first. Algebraist 23:44, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see one, yet. ResMar 23:48, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Then this can't go in ITN. Algebraist 23:52, 22 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm on it. Thanks for the tip-off. ;) --candle•wicke 00:30, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Montana: 2009 Montana Pilatus PC-12 crash. --candle•wicke 01:28, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Nice job! ResMar 23:48, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ceres

On the featured article "Ceres" link goes to disamb page not to the Ceres (Roman Mythology) page which is where the link goes in the article itself. Admin fix it please as main page is of course protected. Carlwev (talk) 09:51, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. --Tone 10:23, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bhigwan

The wetland in Bhigwan village is home to a host of migratory birds coming from all parts of the globe, including South America, Canada, Siberia and Eastern Europe. This wetland is a part of the backwaters of the Ujani dam built on the river Bhima. This place, a paradise for bird watchers, attracts a large number of migratory waterfowl every winter. The wetland, covering an area of nearly 180 sq km, is being proposed as a bird sanctuary. Located in Indapur district of Pune (India), Bhigwan is 120 km from Pune on Solapur road. Bhigwan Railway Station falls on the Pune-Daund main line. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Austinpowers2000 (talk • contribs) 20:16, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. You might like to start by creating an article about Bighwan. Posting here isn't really going to achieve much. Check out the links on your talk page. --Dweller (talk) 20:25, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ireland

(Ireland wins), not Ireland win —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.225.11.113 (talk) 23:24, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We just went through this. "Ireland win" is correct in this case. See Talk:Main Page/Archive 133#Grammar in the First Line. howcheng {chat} 04:24, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Congrats to Ireland, btw, for having the only non-fatal ITN blurb at the moment. 168.9.120.8 (talk) 12:07, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

we won —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.1.127.131 (talk) 16:29, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, 168.9.120.8, for making me laugh out loud. Having a stressful day here IRL and that cheered me up. --Dweller (talk) 16:33, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Funny part is that IP's in texas. 76.111.93.119 (talk) 22:13, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
See Irish American. Puchiko (Talk-email) 22:01, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

... that Sandomierz Voivodeship (1939), a proposed administrative unit of the Second Polish Republic, was projected to be 24.5 km² and to incorporate 20 or 21 powiats?

— And all along I thought it was 22. Sca (talk) 17:33, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Meant for WP:ERRORS? --74.13.126.63 (talk) 18:12, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No, I don't think it is; he's saying that the hook taught him something. That's the wonderful fun of DYK. 79.71.44.8 (talk) 20:25, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, no — I was saying that no one in the English-speaking world would have any idea how many powiats the Sandomierz Voivodeship (proposed 70 years ago) would have had, and very few would have any idea what a powiat is or even a voivodeship. A few history buffs might have heard of Sandomierz.
Sca (talk) 14:16, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#April_1st_guidelines_for_2009

Hi! You might be interested in the discussion at Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)#April_1st_guidelines_for_2009. Thank you. Ipatrol (talk) 22:59, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks +++ for your heading "On this day"

It learns us a lot ans unfortunately we don't get the same on WP:fr...Too much work , maybe... Truly yours Arapaima (talk) 09:45, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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