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==Renaming the page== |
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I think this page should be called the 'Front Page' as there is nothing 'Main' about it. opinions?[[Special:Contributions/178.104.65.199|178.104.65.199]] ([[User talk:178.104.65.199|talk]]) 01:25, 19 November 2015 (UTC) |
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:There's isn't anything 'front' about it either. [[Special:Contributions/117.192.180.140|117.192.180.140]] ([[User talk:117.192.180.140|talk]]) 10:00, 21 November 2015 (UTC) |
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::Perhaps "Landing Page"? |
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:::Perhaps "Glad you made, stay a while page"? [[User:The Rambling Man|The Rambling Man]] ([[User talk:The Rambling Man|talk]]) 20:58, 23 November 2015 (UTC) |
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::::It IS the main page. If you click the icon on any page you come here.[[User:Correctron|Correctron]] ([[User talk:Correctron|talk]]) 05:39, 24 November 2015 (UTC) |
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:::::<small>We could call it ''The Front Page'' and provide a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_auF0dZ9w88 link] to the eponymous flick. {{smiley|9}} [[User:Sca|Sca]] ([[User talk:Sca|talk]]) 21:30, 24 November 2015 (UTC)</small> |
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::::::I see no practical benefit. It is like trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist. I personally don't care what it's called (surprised no one suggested "Home") as long as I get here the same way I always do. There are articles that need our help, and I think that's a more productive way to spend our time. That's my $0.02 [[User:Dcs002|Dcs002]] ([[User talk:Dcs002|talk]]) 00:45, 25 November 2015 (UTC) |
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::::::: "Main Page" is a [[MediaWiki]] thing. This is a MediaWiki wiki, hence the [[homepage]] is called the "Main Page". - [[User:Dcljr|dcljr]] ([[User talk:Dcljr|talk]]) 19:28, 1 December 2015 (UTC) |
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== [[WP:VPT#Section-specific notifications]] == |
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In today's TFA, I missed that someone added errors two hours before the deadline. (One was deleting "in 1924"; the other wasn't an error, really, it was adding a second Featured Topic that wasn't necessary, since it was contained in the other Featured Topic. Per the discussion two sections above, people like consistency in the length of the TFA column.) So I did some thinking about why I missed it, why I'm checking my watchlist less often than I used to ... and I think it's because, 99 times out of 100, edits to WP:ERRORS don't have anything to do with TFA. So I posted at the link above at Village Pump/Technical, asking if anyone knows of a way to code a bot to ping me when there's a change to just one section ... follow the link to see how far I got with that. I guess all I've got left is ... it would be really helpful if people who check ERRORS regularly would ping me (by adding <nowiki>[[User:Dank|]]</nowiki> or something) whenever there's a comment in the TFA section ... even if it's trivial, especially if it's trivial (because I need to know if I'm missing stuff, trivial or not). This probably won't be burdensome; there are few reports to ERRORS/TFA these days. I understand if no one is willing to do it, but if someone is, I'd be much obliged. - Dank ([[User talk:Dank|push to talk]]) 17:04, 27 November 2015 (UTC) |
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:{{ping|Dank}} - is this something that can be covered by an edit notice? [[User:Mjroots|Mjroots]] ([[User talk:Mjroots|talk]]) 21:42, 28 November 2015 (UTC) |
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::It would have to be a section-specific edit notice (and I don't think those exist). TFA is a relatively small part of what goes on at ERRORS; I don't think TFA-specific instructions (particularly ones with a username attached) would be welcome. - Dank ([[User talk:Dank|push to talk]]) 22:08, 28 November 2015 (UTC) |
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:::Okay, I got a ping just last night. (Thanks Jenks!) I've also submitted a bot request at [[WP:BOTREQ#Pinging when a "task" section is edited]]. If I don't get a response there, I'll start begging. This is a problem for anyone who frequently checks one small section of a busy page. - Dank ([[User talk:Dank|push to talk]]) 15:47, 29 November 2015 (UTC) |
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::::This looks like a case for [[WP:Flow|Flow]], though I'm not sure it will work too well in the case of ERRORS. <span style="font-family: sylfaen">[[User:Eman235|<font color="green">E'''man'''</font><font color="#6643d1">2'''35'''</font>]]/[[User talk:Eman235|<font color="brown">''talk''</font>]]</span> 20:30, 30 November 2015 (UTC) |
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== No picture in ITN? == |
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{{archive top|status = problem solved|result = there is now. Next time, use [[WP:ERRORS]] to report these things for more prompt resolution (as this had been done by someone else) --[[User:Jayron32|<span style="color:#009">Jayron</span>]][[User talk:Jayron32|<b style="color:#090">''32''</b>]] 19:32, 1 December 2015 (UTC)}} |
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Seems like it would be easy enough to take a picture from [[Andy Murray]] and attach it to the first hook. <span style="font-family: sylfaen">[[User:Eman235|<font color="green">E'''man'''</font><font color="#6643d1">2'''35'''</font>]]/[[User talk:Eman235|<font color="brown">''talk''</font>]]</span> 01:10, 1 December 2015 (UTC) |
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: Suggestions go to [[WP:ITN/C]], please. --[[Special:Contributions/70.50.211.240|70.50.211.240]] ([[User talk:70.50.211.240|talk]]) 04:21, 1 December 2015 (UTC) |
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: Sometimes the best picture of all is one painted by your imagination.--[[User:WaltCip|WaltCip]] ([[User talk:WaltCip|talk]]) 04:59, 1 December 2015 (UTC) |
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:: 70.50.211.240 -- I have questioned [[Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates#.5BPosted.5D 2015 Davis Cup|here]]. <span style="font-family: sylfaen">[[User:Eman235|<font color="green">E'''man'''</font><font color="#6643d1">2'''35'''</font>]]/[[User talk:Eman235|<font color="brown">''talk''</font>]]</span> 06:04, 1 December 2015 (UTC) |
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Errors in the summary of the featured article
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Errors in "Did you know ..."
- ... that some anarchists reject adjectives?
- As the article makes clear, no, that is not at all what "anarchism without adjectives" means. I can hardly think of a less appropriate use of DYK than to feature a term with a non-intuitive meaning paired with a false claim that it does in fact mean what it superficially appears to. -Elmer Clark (talk) 20:41, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- I'm also confused by this. My recommendation is to pull it, but I'll leave that decision to somebody else. RoySmith (talk) 21:55, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- I've substituted the hook with ALT1. Schwede66 22:13, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- Looks good to me! -Elmer Clark (talk) 22:15, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- I've substituted the hook with ALT1. Schwede66 22:13, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- I'm also confused by this. My recommendation is to pull it, but I'll leave that decision to somebody else. RoySmith (talk) 21:55, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
Errors in "On this day"
Errors in the summary of the featured list
(December 27, today)
- At "and The Indigo Disk taking place", the link is to a redirect.
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- [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero#Part 2: The Indigo Disk|''The Indigo Disk'']] :to:
- [[The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero#Part 2: The Indigo Disk|''The Indigo Disk'']] ie (The Indigo Disk)
- (I think that's right.) And season's greetings to our wonderful main page admins! JennyOz (talk) 09:27, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. There were in fact two dab links, and I've addressed them both. Schwede66 22:16, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
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Errors in the summary of the featured picture
- In blurb first sentence at "to study human movement under simulator lunar gravity conditions" the word "simulator" should be 'simulated'. JennyOz (talk) 11:41, 26 December 2024 (UTC)