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Errors in the summary of the featured article
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- The German ruling coalition (Chancellor Olaf Scholz pictured) collapses over disagreements on economic policies.
The word "collapses" seems too strong as the linked article, 2024 German government crisis, does not use it. What it actually says is "...FDP effectively moved into the opposition, rendering the current coalition a two-party minority government." So, there's still a coalition but it has lost one of its members and so will continue as a minority government for now. Scholz is negotiating what happens next and it seems to be too soon to say exactly what that will be. Andrew🐉(talk) 13:37, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
- Indeed, I'm not even sure why this is in ITN given that the government is still very much in place. There will presumably be elections soon and we should post then.
- Also, when I first read this I thought it was Scholz himself who had collapsed. It's a poorly worded hook, given the presence of the photo caption in the middle, making it look like the Chancellor has had a mishap. — Amakuru (talk) 14:35, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
Indeed, I'm not even sure why this is in ITN ...
: Met WP:ITNSIGNIF:
—Bagumba (talk) 05:15, 11 November 2024 (UTC)It is highly subjective whether an event is considered significant enough, and ultimately each event should be discussed on its own merits
- FWIW, the first two sources at the ITNC nom were "Scholz sets stage for German snap election as government collapses" and "Germany’s Coalition Collapses, Leaving the Government Teetering".—Bagumba (talk) 19:41, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
Errors in "Did you know ..."
[edit]How can the lead paragraph of Carlton Colville Scouts Memorial, deemed good enough for placement on the main page, fail to say where it is located? And why is it so unclear in the article body as well, where mentions of a memorial lack wikilinks to its location? Echoedmyron (talk) 02:02, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
- Fixed by JennyOz :) in the future, Echoedmyron, DYK doesn't protect the pages it runs, so you're more than welcome to make any improvements you feel need to be made. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 07:18, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
The hook currently uses italics (''Volksrebbe'') to mark the Dutch-language term Volksrebbe. Per MOS:LANG, this should instead be {{lang|nl|Volksrebbe}}. jlwoodwa (talk) 21:16, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
Done by @Schwede66 Sohom (talk) 05:39, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Schwede66: I restored the quotes that you removed. It seem like its italicized because its a foreign language, but quotes are also used as its referring to a nickname (MOS:QUOTENAME).—Bagumba (talk) 06:44, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
- That's fine by me. I wasn't sure about the quotes and got dragged away from the computer the moment I had hit "save". Otherwise, I would have asked here. Schwede66 06:56, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
- @Schwede66: I restored the quotes that you removed. It seem like its italicized because its a foreign language, but quotes are also used as its referring to a nickname (MOS:QUOTENAME).—Bagumba (talk) 06:44, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
Errors in "On this day"
[edit]- Afzal Khan (d. 1659) - article has died 20 November and 10 November as the Julian date. JennyOz (talk) 07:28, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
Errors in the summary of the featured list
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[edit]Please report any such problems or suggestions for improvement at the General discussion section of Talk:Main Page.