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I'm no prude but can't someone at Wikipedia think more carefully about the articles on the main page? Now I have to explain to my children the thoughts of John Calvin, and all about the religious tensions that provoked a violent uprising against Protestants in France in 1536. Does nobody think of the children any more? Darrenhusted ( talk) 22:54, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Now there's a ghastly section about...s-e-x! Canadian s-e-x! I'm typing this with one hand to leave my other hand free to cover the eyes of any child that happens by. (I don't have one, but you can never be too careful.)
Whoever decided to put up this filth should go back to Canadia and leave Wikipedia alone for responsible, G–d-fearing Americans to enjoy. Until then, I'm sticking with trustworthy encyclopedias like
Conservapedia and
Christopedia. May the Lord save your souls. —
David Levy
02:35, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
What about all the violence on the "On This Day" section. Bloody revolution, war and mass ethnic cleansing? My fictitious children do not want to be reading this. Can we not have something more peaceful? Such as the making of the first teddy bear. Willski72 ( talk) 11:48, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi everyone! I--
"This page is for discussing improvements to the entire Main Page only."
Oh, sorry, I must have hit the wrong button. Excuse me for interrupting your "trivializing delicate and complicated subject discussion with jokes" thing. I'm sure it's improving the Main Page a lot. Carry on... 186.80.207.10 ( talk) 14:37, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Overall this entire section just smacks of WP:POINT. Now for the obligatory "go-and-do-something-useful-like-edit-the-encyclopedia" comment.-- WaltCip ( talk) 16:25, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Yes..... Willski72 ( talk) 18:11, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Sounds like you are a prude Darren, in spite of your denial. After all a non-prude would have no difficulty explaining the article to a child. -- Web Hamster 20:11, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
I think my college must have a filter that blocks out any page with the word sex on it because I keep having problems accessing the Wikipedia main page. Oh wait a tick, I think it's just the servers going down again. Nevermind. Rreagan007 ( talk) 20:41, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps as well as all the "assorted language Wikipedias" there could be a "Vanilla WP" - which contains nothing that could possibly alarm the "theoretical child who would be distressed by the topics complained about" - who seems to be the sprog of Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells. (g) 213.120.20.35 ( talk) 21:07, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
In this context a contraction "vanilla version" as used elsewhere on the web for plain without adornment - see various WP entries under that term.
A regular Wikipedia tradition - main page articles that cause offence to DoTW's sproglets. Jackiespeel ( talk) 22:00, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Another addition to the List of Wikipedia Front Pages which generate much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
The problem is - Wikipedia is not censored internally, but (a) some people find issue with "certain categories of topics" (eg "adult", "violence", "medical images" and a few other groups) no matter how well written the article, and (b) some computer blocking set-ups have similar problems - usually with reasonably innocent topics (everybody can think of examples).
This discussion will be continued indefinitely - and might well be the last Talk:Main Page thread on WP. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.104.132.41 ( talk) 12:35, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I'm a developer, and I recently committed an experimental change to the software to output HTML 5 by default. Currently there are a bunch of validation errors on the main page, and while some are in the software (fixed on trunk), some are due to the markup used here. It would be nice if, should we end up deploying HTML 5 after all, we had a main page that validated. I've worked out the changes that are necessary to get this to work. I've tested in a few different browsers, and as far as I can tell, it should render pixel-for-pixel identically. (I wasn't able to test on IE as extensively as I'd like, but I'm pretty sure it will render identically there too; or at most a pixel or two off.)
The changes are as follows:
align="right"
with: style="float:right"
clear="all"
with: style="clear:both"
If this is a little too scary, then instead, you could replace {{-}}
on
Template:Did you know with: <br style="clear:both">
That's all. As I say, I did try to test these, but I can't test them myself on Wikipedia since I'm not a sysop here. They don't change anything other than whitespace, so at worst I might have messed up and caused several pixels of whitespace changed somewhere, which could make things look a bit ugly. Ideally this whole layout would be redone using CSS instead of tables, but I'd appreciate it if at least the main page would validate as HTML 5, since we're probably going to be testing that out soon. Thanks. — Simetrical ( talk • contribs) 20:55, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
<br style="clear:both" />
.
Algebraist
21:53, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Okay, joke is old, move on. weburiedour drama inthegarden 16:28, 14 July 2009 (UTC) |
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An article about murder, suicide, execution, and illegitimacy! The Beauchamp–Sharp Tragedy makes Gropecunt Lane look like a Sunday school picnic. The Wikipedia main paige has become a gutter. Rreagan007 ( talk) 01:11, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
The teachers at Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells' children's school are complaining about the adverse effect on teaching. Still, we could be having a discussion about "a certain prisoner" among the seven released in the storming of the Bastille on this day. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.104.132.41 ( talk) 09:17, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
I propose having a permanent "Think of the Children" section for people to place their gripes in. I for one love the material crossing the front page and hope stellar articles like today's continue to be featured. Not sure if it's possible, but perhaps when a person clicks on edit for the proposed TotC section, we can have it just turn their computer off and do us all a favor, I think that would be best. 04redsox07 ( talk) 14:40, 14 July 2009 (UTC) |
Why is the featured article in a column, next to In the News? Why is such prominent placement given to a wp sister project, and not to something on wp itself? (Avoiding any self reference, so I'm not suggesting that it's replaced by "wikiproject X wants volunteers").
87.113.86.207 (
talk)
17:43, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Ah, thanks all for clarifying my confusion. Still, it raises another point: Some people (I am one of them) think that 'recentism' is a problem for Wikipedia. Having links to articles to controversial real world stuff right up front is, perhaps, leading new editors to contribute to areas that are best left alone for a couple of weeks.
Also, about page redesign: It'd be lovely if there was some user-selectable choice. I'd get rid of columns. I understand how many people would hate hate hate my design.
87.113.86.207 (
talk)
17:33, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
A French "Featured Picture", a French "Did You Know", a French "On This Day" AND a French "Featured Article" (well, maybe not, but the guy has a French sounding name!) ... how come we don't have anything French "In The News" to complete a full house?! Are the French storming the Wikipedia Bastille?! Oui oui! -- LookingYourBest ( talk) 20:49, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
The Wikipedia Bastille will never fall to a bunch of treacherous, petty and filthy revolutionaries!!!! If they have cyber cannon we have even better cyber cannon!!! Vive la Wikipedia!!!! Death to the traitors of Wikipedia!!!! Willski72 ( talk) 22:32, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Well, France is somewhat in the ITN section, it is a part of the European Parliament and that is mentioned in there Blah42b10 ( talk) 23:29, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
The Wikipedia logo doesn't appear anymore on my computer (no picture in top left corner). 92.149.150.173 ( talk) 16:35, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
i have noticed that the flag next to rafael alberti at the end of the page, it is not the current one, but the franco regime one. I don't know who to correct it, but i would like someone to do it!
Special:Statistics is buggy. The left hand 'wikipedia tool bar' is way down. 92.149.128.113 ( talk) 19:22, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm afraid it isn't a free image since it is entirely given over to reproducing a copyrighted corporate logo (as opposed to de minimis use of copyrighted material), and as it's in the US freedom of panorama doesn't apply. Can we find another image for this flight of DYKs? Daniel Case ( talk) 20:36, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Why's there no mention of this? It's a notable event today.-- Part Time Security 14:31, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
Wording doesn't make clear whether this is the coat of arms of
Peter jackson ( talk) 10:12, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
How much longer is that Rampart Dam article going to be the FA? I won't join what I imagine are calls for a moon/NASA-related FA, but I feel like that things been up there for like 2 days now. I must have read the article 3 or 4 times through by now. NeutronTaste ( talk) 21:21, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Can any commons admin protect this animated image please? I tried to upload a c-uploaded copy here but when I saved the image, it did not animate anymore. The image is going to be used at ITN. -- BorgQueen ( talk) 15:47, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
The uploader, User:Rajithmohan, claims that he has created the image himself, although the image looks highly professional. Will it be okay if I assume good faith and use it on ITN? -- BorgQueen ( talk) 05:29, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
It would appear as if this article is now blocked within Mainland China. Please fix the gallery errors if they are still present. Thanks. ~ A H 1( T C U) 07:53, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
The entry about the Polish Committee of National Liberation should be qualified by the phrase, "Soviet-backed and -controlled." It was Stalin who decided that Poland should annex prewar German territory up to the Oder-Neisse Line — in "compensation" for Soviet annexation of eastern Poland in 1939, under terms of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.
Sca ( talk) 14:31, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
Re Charles de Gaulle's comment, perhaps his original French phrase ("Vive le Quebec libre") should be used with an English translation given in brackets. (The French phrase was headline news in every major newspaper in Canada.) Guinness323 ( talk) 15:13, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
21:43, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
"Did you know ... that with a total weight of over 100 tons ..."
It's amazing that this should appear on the main page. What tons, long, short, metric? JIMp talk· cont 18:33, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
In Britain an imperial ton is spelt ton and a metric one is spelt tonne, but in America they're both ton. But America still uses imperial whereas Britain uses metric, who is right????? Willski72 ( talk) 08:38, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Yey!!! Willski72 ( talk) 14:28, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/search?q=wiki&cat=all
are any of these anygood ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Timeturn ( talk • contribs) 21:35, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
The link Sea_dragon is a link to a disambiguation page. I don't think this is intended. Because of former encountered restrictions to unregistered users like me I won't even have a try on the main page to correct it just to discover I am not allowed to. 95.112.148.241 ( talk) 20:23, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello IP editor, thank you for pointing out the incorrect link. Someone has seen your friendly helpful post, and has corrected the information for you. It's a shame some editors here seem hostile, especially to someone who has taken the time to report something that man other editors missed. They're right that there is a notice board where these things can be reported, but I have some sympathy for your point - IPs (and new accounts) used to be able to make small corrections like this but now cannot, and the rules and regulations and patrolling and guidelines have grown to incredible size. People did put a helpful link at the top of the page, but the www is accessed using very many different devices nowadays, and those clear directions aren't always seen. (And, on some pages, they aren't very clear at all.) Kind regards, and again, thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NotAnIP83:149:66:11 ( talk • contribs) 00:00, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
... that airline pilots in the 1930s and 1940s flew with their ears when visibility was poor?
— Like Dumbo? Sca ( talk) 14:47, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
That would make for an interesting news item, in order to cut costs Ryanair has decided to use flying elephants rather than planes! Willski72 ( talk) 21:18, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
So the elephants are flying on the back of a giant turtle and holding up the earth! Willski72 ( talk) 08:28, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
As previously suggested here, several changes have been made to various pages to help get closer to HTML5 compliance. The changes are listed below:
Please keep all discussion centralized here for easier watching. Thanks. ^ demon [omg plz] 00:31, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
i was trying to browse an article, and this message appeared
Sorry! This site is experiencing technical difficulties. Try waiting a few minutes and reloading.
(Cannot contact the database server: Unknown error (10.0.6.26))
And well, im just letting you know-- Josecarlos1991 ( talk) 23:38, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
"Our servers are currently experiencing a technical problem. This is probably temporary and should be fixed soon. Please try again in a few minutes." and so on... experienced error messages all day today every time I tried to access Wikipedia just to note. And yes, I did try again in a few minutes. Several times. Over several hours. I've only accessed this page now (this is getting a bit ridiculous at this stage). I take it everyone else experienced similar. Sorry if it sounds like I'm being confrontational or negative in any way... I had a free day and am a bit frustrated that so much editing time went to waste. Hopefully this stops soon. -- can dle • wicke 16:04, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
I was terribly perturbed. I thought something might have happended to you all.... Willski72 ( talk) 18:09, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
{{ editsemiprotected}} Centennial, California - Wikipedia, please and only give me acesss to edit this page Quentin
Well if that doesnt answer your question i dont know what will! Willski72 ( talk) 09:00, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
Newsworthy? They're not allowing flights in or out, and the terminal's been shutdown. Maybe wait until the suspicions are reported? 98.239.166.251 ( talk) 12:30, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Moving to WP:ERRORS. -- can dle • wicke 17:45, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Moving to WP:ERRORS. -- can dle • wicke 17:46, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Moving to WP:ERRORS. -- can dle • wicke 22:45, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
I would imagine that something happened in the world since Corazon Aquino passed away on 8/1/09. -- dashiellx ( talk) 14:41, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
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Why is the In The News picture of Bill Clinton, instead of the journalists who were released? Doesn't seem like the focus should really be on him, you know? 98.239.166.251 ( talk) 07:53, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
As of this post, the main page is not displaying (I hit refresh just before posting). All that appears is the following message: "Override this function." It doesn't appear to be vandalism because the MediaWiki interface isn't displaying either, but it does on other pages (including this talk page). 174.49.77.138 ( talk) 22:18, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Just a minor thing but could the sidebar navbox titles (navigation, search, interaction etc.) start with an upper case letter to match the contents of the boxes? Just looks 'wrong' to me! Cheers. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 13:17, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
How much did wikipedia get paid for this advertisement? 71.85.104.22 ( talk) 11:09, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
My kids just got on the Wikipedia main page and now they are running around the house yelling "Fag - o - site". Someone please censor Wikipedia so I don't have to do my job as a parent! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.194.39.41 ( talk) 03:43, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
I dont know for whatever reason todays article reminds me of Leonidas going This is SPARTA! Ashish -g55 12:51, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
So when is 'Not work/kid/proverbial granny/disgusted of Tunbridge Wells/other proverbial unsafe Front Page version Wikipedia' going to be set up? (Could include 'list of places and persons etc in which computer search and block programs find rude words.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.104.132.41 ( talk) 14:23, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Honestly i turn my back for a week max and look what vile and disgusting featured article we have about peoples insides and rude comments. And now theyre thinking of doing one on homophobic phones! What do they do for crying out loud! Have a more insulting answerphone message if your homosexual? I think this whole front page needs closing down..... Willski72 ( talk) 21:46, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Ha! I sometimes have my doubts when i read the paper and it says that "scientists have discovered that eating dark chocolate can make you live 10 years longer" and "pomegranates that can prevent heart attacks" etc. Willski72 ( talk) 22:00, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Thats mainly because almost, if not everyone, here is just having a laugh:)-- Willski72 ( talk) 08:26, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Someone should set up a 'Digusted at WP Main Page Featured Topic' disccussion group. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.104.132.41 ( talk) 08:40, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Main page offensiveness is getting entertaining. YOWUZA Talk 2 me! 09:21, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
She's been sworn in now, perhaps it should be rewritten? 72.88.53.149 ( talk) 06:26, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
"Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, making her the first Hispanic American named to the position."
This may be important to people in the USA, but it is really immaterial to the rest of us. It's not even that ground breaking, not in the days of Obama. The first Samoan American to become US surgeon general etc is not of that major importance to the world.-- MacRusgail ( talk) 01:15, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm not American and I have no problem with Sotomayor being ITN. This odd anti-Americanism does no one any good. No doubt the Australians will win the Ashes soon and that will be ITN. Darrenhusted ( talk) 15:28, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Casualty caused by Morakot in Taiwan is far more greater than the main page news section indicates. Around 600 have been confirmed to be buried under mudslide in Shiao Lin village, Kaohsiung County 1, and thousands are either left homeless or missing 2. Please update the main page accordingly. -- 122.120.160.236 ( talk) 11:09, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
Also please change "China" into "Mainland China" to avoid political troubles. Alonso McLaren ( talk) 09:06, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
I don't think this incident is worth putting on the Main Page. Mine disasters resulting in more than 20 deaths happen almost every two weeks in China. Alonso McLaren ( talk) 09:06, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
Were all the miners who died from Slovakia itself? If not this could have international connotations too.-- Willski72 ( talk) 17:50, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
Some minor improvements. When or how did this come about? Simply south ( talk) 07:55, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
(outdent)Why does the usability initiative insist on a smaller font size? Sorry but you lost me. - SusanLesch ( talk) 19:12, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
would this do? 86.167.245.89 ( talk) 12:12, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
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I'm no prude but can't someone at Wikipedia think more carefully about the articles on the main page? Now I have to explain to my children the thoughts of John Calvin, and all about the religious tensions that provoked a violent uprising against Protestants in France in 1536. Does nobody think of the children any more? Darrenhusted ( talk) 22:54, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
Now there's a ghastly section about...s-e-x! Canadian s-e-x! I'm typing this with one hand to leave my other hand free to cover the eyes of any child that happens by. (I don't have one, but you can never be too careful.)
Whoever decided to put up this filth should go back to Canadia and leave Wikipedia alone for responsible, G–d-fearing Americans to enjoy. Until then, I'm sticking with trustworthy encyclopedias like
Conservapedia and
Christopedia. May the Lord save your souls. —
David Levy
02:35, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
What about all the violence on the "On This Day" section. Bloody revolution, war and mass ethnic cleansing? My fictitious children do not want to be reading this. Can we not have something more peaceful? Such as the making of the first teddy bear. Willski72 ( talk) 11:48, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi everyone! I--
"This page is for discussing improvements to the entire Main Page only."
Oh, sorry, I must have hit the wrong button. Excuse me for interrupting your "trivializing delicate and complicated subject discussion with jokes" thing. I'm sure it's improving the Main Page a lot. Carry on... 186.80.207.10 ( talk) 14:37, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Overall this entire section just smacks of WP:POINT. Now for the obligatory "go-and-do-something-useful-like-edit-the-encyclopedia" comment.-- WaltCip ( talk) 16:25, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Yes..... Willski72 ( talk) 18:11, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Sounds like you are a prude Darren, in spite of your denial. After all a non-prude would have no difficulty explaining the article to a child. -- Web Hamster 20:11, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
I think my college must have a filter that blocks out any page with the word sex on it because I keep having problems accessing the Wikipedia main page. Oh wait a tick, I think it's just the servers going down again. Nevermind. Rreagan007 ( talk) 20:41, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Perhaps as well as all the "assorted language Wikipedias" there could be a "Vanilla WP" - which contains nothing that could possibly alarm the "theoretical child who would be distressed by the topics complained about" - who seems to be the sprog of Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells. (g) 213.120.20.35 ( talk) 21:07, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
In this context a contraction "vanilla version" as used elsewhere on the web for plain without adornment - see various WP entries under that term.
A regular Wikipedia tradition - main page articles that cause offence to DoTW's sproglets. Jackiespeel ( talk) 22:00, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Another addition to the List of Wikipedia Front Pages which generate much wailing and gnashing of teeth.
The problem is - Wikipedia is not censored internally, but (a) some people find issue with "certain categories of topics" (eg "adult", "violence", "medical images" and a few other groups) no matter how well written the article, and (b) some computer blocking set-ups have similar problems - usually with reasonably innocent topics (everybody can think of examples).
This discussion will be continued indefinitely - and might well be the last Talk:Main Page thread on WP. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.104.132.41 ( talk) 12:35, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
Hi. I'm a developer, and I recently committed an experimental change to the software to output HTML 5 by default. Currently there are a bunch of validation errors on the main page, and while some are in the software (fixed on trunk), some are due to the markup used here. It would be nice if, should we end up deploying HTML 5 after all, we had a main page that validated. I've worked out the changes that are necessary to get this to work. I've tested in a few different browsers, and as far as I can tell, it should render pixel-for-pixel identically. (I wasn't able to test on IE as extensively as I'd like, but I'm pretty sure it will render identically there too; or at most a pixel or two off.)
The changes are as follows:
align="right"
with: style="float:right"
clear="all"
with: style="clear:both"
If this is a little too scary, then instead, you could replace {{-}}
on
Template:Did you know with: <br style="clear:both">
That's all. As I say, I did try to test these, but I can't test them myself on Wikipedia since I'm not a sysop here. They don't change anything other than whitespace, so at worst I might have messed up and caused several pixels of whitespace changed somewhere, which could make things look a bit ugly. Ideally this whole layout would be redone using CSS instead of tables, but I'd appreciate it if at least the main page would validate as HTML 5, since we're probably going to be testing that out soon. Thanks. — Simetrical ( talk • contribs) 20:55, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
<br style="clear:both" />
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Algebraist
21:53, 12 July 2009 (UTC)
Okay, joke is old, move on. weburiedour drama inthegarden 16:28, 14 July 2009 (UTC) |
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An article about murder, suicide, execution, and illegitimacy! The Beauchamp–Sharp Tragedy makes Gropecunt Lane look like a Sunday school picnic. The Wikipedia main paige has become a gutter. Rreagan007 ( talk) 01:11, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
The teachers at Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells' children's school are complaining about the adverse effect on teaching. Still, we could be having a discussion about "a certain prisoner" among the seven released in the storming of the Bastille on this day. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.104.132.41 ( talk) 09:17, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
I propose having a permanent "Think of the Children" section for people to place their gripes in. I for one love the material crossing the front page and hope stellar articles like today's continue to be featured. Not sure if it's possible, but perhaps when a person clicks on edit for the proposed TotC section, we can have it just turn their computer off and do us all a favor, I think that would be best. 04redsox07 ( talk) 14:40, 14 July 2009 (UTC) |
Why is the featured article in a column, next to In the News? Why is such prominent placement given to a wp sister project, and not to something on wp itself? (Avoiding any self reference, so I'm not suggesting that it's replaced by "wikiproject X wants volunteers").
87.113.86.207 (
talk)
17:43, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Ah, thanks all for clarifying my confusion. Still, it raises another point: Some people (I am one of them) think that 'recentism' is a problem for Wikipedia. Having links to articles to controversial real world stuff right up front is, perhaps, leading new editors to contribute to areas that are best left alone for a couple of weeks.
Also, about page redesign: It'd be lovely if there was some user-selectable choice. I'd get rid of columns. I understand how many people would hate hate hate my design.
87.113.86.207 (
talk)
17:33, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
A French "Featured Picture", a French "Did You Know", a French "On This Day" AND a French "Featured Article" (well, maybe not, but the guy has a French sounding name!) ... how come we don't have anything French "In The News" to complete a full house?! Are the French storming the Wikipedia Bastille?! Oui oui! -- LookingYourBest ( talk) 20:49, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
The Wikipedia Bastille will never fall to a bunch of treacherous, petty and filthy revolutionaries!!!! If they have cyber cannon we have even better cyber cannon!!! Vive la Wikipedia!!!! Death to the traitors of Wikipedia!!!! Willski72 ( talk) 22:32, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
Well, France is somewhat in the ITN section, it is a part of the European Parliament and that is mentioned in there Blah42b10 ( talk) 23:29, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
The Wikipedia logo doesn't appear anymore on my computer (no picture in top left corner). 92.149.150.173 ( talk) 16:35, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
i have noticed that the flag next to rafael alberti at the end of the page, it is not the current one, but the franco regime one. I don't know who to correct it, but i would like someone to do it!
Special:Statistics is buggy. The left hand 'wikipedia tool bar' is way down. 92.149.128.113 ( talk) 19:22, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
I'm afraid it isn't a free image since it is entirely given over to reproducing a copyrighted corporate logo (as opposed to de minimis use of copyrighted material), and as it's in the US freedom of panorama doesn't apply. Can we find another image for this flight of DYKs? Daniel Case ( talk) 20:36, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
Why's there no mention of this? It's a notable event today.-- Part Time Security 14:31, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
Wording doesn't make clear whether this is the coat of arms of
Peter jackson ( talk) 10:12, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
How much longer is that Rampart Dam article going to be the FA? I won't join what I imagine are calls for a moon/NASA-related FA, but I feel like that things been up there for like 2 days now. I must have read the article 3 or 4 times through by now. NeutronTaste ( talk) 21:21, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Can any commons admin protect this animated image please? I tried to upload a c-uploaded copy here but when I saved the image, it did not animate anymore. The image is going to be used at ITN. -- BorgQueen ( talk) 15:47, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
The uploader, User:Rajithmohan, claims that he has created the image himself, although the image looks highly professional. Will it be okay if I assume good faith and use it on ITN? -- BorgQueen ( talk) 05:29, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
It would appear as if this article is now blocked within Mainland China. Please fix the gallery errors if they are still present. Thanks. ~ A H 1( T C U) 07:53, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
The entry about the Polish Committee of National Liberation should be qualified by the phrase, "Soviet-backed and -controlled." It was Stalin who decided that Poland should annex prewar German territory up to the Oder-Neisse Line — in "compensation" for Soviet annexation of eastern Poland in 1939, under terms of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.
Sca ( talk) 14:31, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
Re Charles de Gaulle's comment, perhaps his original French phrase ("Vive le Quebec libre") should be used with an English translation given in brackets. (The French phrase was headline news in every major newspaper in Canada.) Guinness323 ( talk) 15:13, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
21:43, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
"Did you know ... that with a total weight of over 100 tons ..."
It's amazing that this should appear on the main page. What tons, long, short, metric? JIMp talk· cont 18:33, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
In Britain an imperial ton is spelt ton and a metric one is spelt tonne, but in America they're both ton. But America still uses imperial whereas Britain uses metric, who is right????? Willski72 ( talk) 08:38, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Yey!!! Willski72 ( talk) 14:28, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/search?q=wiki&cat=all
are any of these anygood ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Timeturn ( talk • contribs) 21:35, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
The link Sea_dragon is a link to a disambiguation page. I don't think this is intended. Because of former encountered restrictions to unregistered users like me I won't even have a try on the main page to correct it just to discover I am not allowed to. 95.112.148.241 ( talk) 20:23, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
Hello IP editor, thank you for pointing out the incorrect link. Someone has seen your friendly helpful post, and has corrected the information for you. It's a shame some editors here seem hostile, especially to someone who has taken the time to report something that man other editors missed. They're right that there is a notice board where these things can be reported, but I have some sympathy for your point - IPs (and new accounts) used to be able to make small corrections like this but now cannot, and the rules and regulations and patrolling and guidelines have grown to incredible size. People did put a helpful link at the top of the page, but the www is accessed using very many different devices nowadays, and those clear directions aren't always seen. (And, on some pages, they aren't very clear at all.) Kind regards, and again, thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NotAnIP83:149:66:11 ( talk • contribs) 00:00, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
... that airline pilots in the 1930s and 1940s flew with their ears when visibility was poor?
— Like Dumbo? Sca ( talk) 14:47, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
That would make for an interesting news item, in order to cut costs Ryanair has decided to use flying elephants rather than planes! Willski72 ( talk) 21:18, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
So the elephants are flying on the back of a giant turtle and holding up the earth! Willski72 ( talk) 08:28, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
As previously suggested here, several changes have been made to various pages to help get closer to HTML5 compliance. The changes are listed below:
Please keep all discussion centralized here for easier watching. Thanks. ^ demon [omg plz] 00:31, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
i was trying to browse an article, and this message appeared
Sorry! This site is experiencing technical difficulties. Try waiting a few minutes and reloading.
(Cannot contact the database server: Unknown error (10.0.6.26))
And well, im just letting you know-- Josecarlos1991 ( talk) 23:38, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
"Our servers are currently experiencing a technical problem. This is probably temporary and should be fixed soon. Please try again in a few minutes." and so on... experienced error messages all day today every time I tried to access Wikipedia just to note. And yes, I did try again in a few minutes. Several times. Over several hours. I've only accessed this page now (this is getting a bit ridiculous at this stage). I take it everyone else experienced similar. Sorry if it sounds like I'm being confrontational or negative in any way... I had a free day and am a bit frustrated that so much editing time went to waste. Hopefully this stops soon. -- can dle • wicke 16:04, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
I was terribly perturbed. I thought something might have happended to you all.... Willski72 ( talk) 18:09, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
{{ editsemiprotected}} Centennial, California - Wikipedia, please and only give me acesss to edit this page Quentin
Well if that doesnt answer your question i dont know what will! Willski72 ( talk) 09:00, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
Newsworthy? They're not allowing flights in or out, and the terminal's been shutdown. Maybe wait until the suspicions are reported? 98.239.166.251 ( talk) 12:30, 1 August 2009 (UTC)
Moving to WP:ERRORS. -- can dle • wicke 17:45, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Moving to WP:ERRORS. -- can dle • wicke 17:46, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
Moving to WP:ERRORS. -- can dle • wicke 22:45, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
I would imagine that something happened in the world since Corazon Aquino passed away on 8/1/09. -- dashiellx ( talk) 14:41, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Why is the In The News picture of Bill Clinton, instead of the journalists who were released? Doesn't seem like the focus should really be on him, you know? 98.239.166.251 ( talk) 07:53, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
As of this post, the main page is not displaying (I hit refresh just before posting). All that appears is the following message: "Override this function." It doesn't appear to be vandalism because the MediaWiki interface isn't displaying either, but it does on other pages (including this talk page). 174.49.77.138 ( talk) 22:18, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
Just a minor thing but could the sidebar navbox titles (navigation, search, interaction etc.) start with an upper case letter to match the contents of the boxes? Just looks 'wrong' to me! Cheers. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 13:17, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
How much did wikipedia get paid for this advertisement? 71.85.104.22 ( talk) 11:09, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
My kids just got on the Wikipedia main page and now they are running around the house yelling "Fag - o - site". Someone please censor Wikipedia so I don't have to do my job as a parent! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.194.39.41 ( talk) 03:43, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
I dont know for whatever reason todays article reminds me of Leonidas going This is SPARTA! Ashish -g55 12:51, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
So when is 'Not work/kid/proverbial granny/disgusted of Tunbridge Wells/other proverbial unsafe Front Page version Wikipedia' going to be set up? (Could include 'list of places and persons etc in which computer search and block programs find rude words.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.104.132.41 ( talk) 14:23, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Honestly i turn my back for a week max and look what vile and disgusting featured article we have about peoples insides and rude comments. And now theyre thinking of doing one on homophobic phones! What do they do for crying out loud! Have a more insulting answerphone message if your homosexual? I think this whole front page needs closing down..... Willski72 ( talk) 21:46, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Ha! I sometimes have my doubts when i read the paper and it says that "scientists have discovered that eating dark chocolate can make you live 10 years longer" and "pomegranates that can prevent heart attacks" etc. Willski72 ( talk) 22:00, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
Thats mainly because almost, if not everyone, here is just having a laugh:)-- Willski72 ( talk) 08:26, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Someone should set up a 'Digusted at WP Main Page Featured Topic' disccussion group. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.104.132.41 ( talk) 08:40, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
Main page offensiveness is getting entertaining. YOWUZA Talk 2 me! 09:21, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
She's been sworn in now, perhaps it should be rewritten? 72.88.53.149 ( talk) 06:26, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
"Sonia Sotomayor is confirmed as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, making her the first Hispanic American named to the position."
This may be important to people in the USA, but it is really immaterial to the rest of us. It's not even that ground breaking, not in the days of Obama. The first Samoan American to become US surgeon general etc is not of that major importance to the world.-- MacRusgail ( talk) 01:15, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm not American and I have no problem with Sotomayor being ITN. This odd anti-Americanism does no one any good. No doubt the Australians will win the Ashes soon and that will be ITN. Darrenhusted ( talk) 15:28, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
Casualty caused by Morakot in Taiwan is far more greater than the main page news section indicates. Around 600 have been confirmed to be buried under mudslide in Shiao Lin village, Kaohsiung County 1, and thousands are either left homeless or missing 2. Please update the main page accordingly. -- 122.120.160.236 ( talk) 11:09, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
Also please change "China" into "Mainland China" to avoid political troubles. Alonso McLaren ( talk) 09:06, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
I don't think this incident is worth putting on the Main Page. Mine disasters resulting in more than 20 deaths happen almost every two weeks in China. Alonso McLaren ( talk) 09:06, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
Were all the miners who died from Slovakia itself? If not this could have international connotations too.-- Willski72 ( talk) 17:50, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
Some minor improvements. When or how did this come about? Simply south ( talk) 07:55, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
(outdent)Why does the usability initiative insist on a smaller font size? Sorry but you lost me. - SusanLesch ( talk) 19:12, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
would this do? 86.167.245.89 ( talk) 12:12, 10 August 2009 (UTC)