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Template:ITN-Update "At least 78 people are killed in a massacre in a village near Hama, Syria." should be revised to "at least 55" - this being the estimate currently quoted by the Syrian National Council[1]. LukeSurl t c 08:16, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

According to the article you linked, the SNC are giving the figure of 78, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a group in the UK, is using "at least 55". State Syrian media says 9. Don't know who we should go with, will leave it up to admin experienced with this sort of stuff. Jenks24 (talk) 15:56, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The words "at least" implies we're going with the lower estimate (the state media can generally be discounted as a reliable source). An alternative is to use non-specific language such as "many" or "dozens". LukeSurl t c 17:00, 9 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The article now lists 78 as the upper bound of the estimates. LukeSurl t c 09:21, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Changed it to 55. --BorgQueen (talk) 09:39, 10 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sharapova won the French Open days ago, so why so delayed? Also I suggest to add that she is one of only a few tennis players who won all five Grand Slams, or that she is now top-ranked. Regards.--GoPTCN 08:57, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Could "can't" in the bottom hook be exchanged for "cannot"? Makes more sense, and looks and sounds better.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 18:45, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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'Englands Thirteen Colonies'

Should read Britain's Thirteen Colonies How is it possible on a site like wikipedia that supposedly intelligent Adult human beings STILL cant get the difference between England and the United Kingdom? If people cant be bothered to fact check FRONT PAGE pieces why bother with them at all? --Bigmeuprudeboy (talk) 08:19, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed with the sentiment, if not that exact wording. Is no-one going to change this?--23230 talk 09:08, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed. Jenks24 (talk) 09:24, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
When the colonies were founded, it was still the Kingdom of England, so it's not entirely incorrect. —howcheng {chat} 16:24, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I considered that, but the phrase was "a declaration of independence for Britain's Thirteen Colonies", England would just be wrong in the contest of that date. If it was "a declaration of independence for the Thirteen Colonies founded by Britain in North America" your point would be more appropriate, but at the time of the declaration they weren't England's colonies, they were Britain's.--23230 talk 23:16, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Be sure to be bold guys. BallroomBlitzkriegBebop (talk) 13:59, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Pretty sure we can't edit things on the main page.--23230 talk 16:22, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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