A fact from 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 February 2016 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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The image used in the infobox uses a
copyright tag that says this work is in the public domain because it was created by NASA, but doesn't Tim Peake work for the ESA, so does this tag apply as it isn't actually created by NASA?  Seagull123  Φ 17:24, 10 January 2016 (UTC)reply
Should this article be named "2015-16 British Isles floods? The Isle of Man is covered, but is not part of Ireland nor of Great Britain.
86.153.24.162 (
talk) 23:01, 25 January 2016 (UTC)reply
But this is an encyclopaedia, not Twitter. Offence taken by a particular group should not influence factual accuracy. And as it stands, the article title is not accurate. It is absurd that this should be the case just to ensure that some Irish people don't get upset.
86.153.24.162 (
talk) 23:14, 25 January 2016 (UTC)reply
A fact from 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods appeared on Wikipedia's
Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 February 2016 (
check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Weather, which collaborates on weather and related subjects on Wikipedia. To participate, help improve this article or visit the
project page for details.
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Disaster management, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Disaster management on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Disaster managementWikipedia:WikiProject Disaster managementTemplate:WikiProject Disaster managementDisaster management articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Ireland, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Ireland on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.IrelandWikipedia:WikiProject IrelandTemplate:WikiProject IrelandIreland articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject United Kingdom, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the
United Kingdom on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.United KingdomWikipedia:WikiProject United KingdomTemplate:WikiProject United KingdomUnited Kingdom articles
The image used in the infobox uses a
copyright tag that says this work is in the public domain because it was created by NASA, but doesn't Tim Peake work for the ESA, so does this tag apply as it isn't actually created by NASA?  Seagull123  Φ 17:24, 10 January 2016 (UTC)reply
Should this article be named "2015-16 British Isles floods? The Isle of Man is covered, but is not part of Ireland nor of Great Britain.
86.153.24.162 (
talk) 23:01, 25 January 2016 (UTC)reply
But this is an encyclopaedia, not Twitter. Offence taken by a particular group should not influence factual accuracy. And as it stands, the article title is not accurate. It is absurd that this should be the case just to ensure that some Irish people don't get upset.
86.153.24.162 (
talk) 23:14, 25 January 2016 (UTC)reply