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January 14

Did you know...

... that William Goldman secretly assembled a collection of photographs of prostitutes in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the 1890s? I note that the picture has been removed. Was there a complaint? Also who decides which articles will be featured? Thanks. Anton 81.131.40.58 (talk) 18:06, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If it was secret, how does anyone know about it? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:13, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There are plenty of illustrations in the article. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:37, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding your second question, featured article requests are made at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests where you will find more information.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 18:20, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The article is not a "featured article" but instead an article which is featured in the Did You Know... segment of the Main Page.

To answer the questions though, yes, there was a complaint. You can read about it on the Talk page for the Main page. Just click on the Talk tab of the Main Page as you would any other page. You'll have to scroll down a bit to find the conversation. And that Talk page includes a header which explains where to find information on the selection process for not only the Did You Know segment but also the In The News and Featured Article sections. †dismas†|^(talk) 19:09, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion about the picture appearing on the main page is at WP:ERRORS, and you are welcome to contribute there. DuncanHill (talk) 21:31, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
- It used to be there, but was then moved to the relevant Talk page. --142.112.159.101 (talk) 09:17, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  - Even though the objection was reasonable, the aptly-named user Crusader316 is clearly here for one purpose: to push a religious agenda. (John 3:16 and all that). Also, his peculiar comment about users and calendar pages suggests he's one of the endless socks of the banned user VXfC. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 15:01, 15 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]