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The death of Henrik Ibsen in 1906 (100 years ago today) should be on the main page ( ). Some admin need to help. This is a major celebration. Pommem 05:17, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
The TOC seems to be not showing on the main and some other articles (XP/IE6, tried Opera, logging out, and non-monobook skin as well)... of course, it is late so I may be going insane, plus adding __TOC__ works for me though... RN 08:40, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
If it's on this talk page then it is probably because someone has vandalized it. It usuallly happens but the page will other wise be reseted. Kits umiti
interesting
Is it just me, or has the "Monster rock band Lordi earns Finland's first ever victory in the Eurovision Song Contest." news been on the front page too long? It just doesn't seem very important, relevant or interesting. Is there a reason this is still on the front when breaking news of disasters, politics, etc. isn't? Bordello 20:49, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
The link at the bottem still links to the old URL. It's now species.wikimedia.org. American Patriot 1776 10:11, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
This page is very hard to figure out who made this web site i need to know. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.204.41.2 ( talk • contribs)
I think she is one of the best things that happened to the French people even though she did get captured because she inspired a lot of people, even the French Canadians (like me.) But what do you think of her? Do you think she did the right thing?:-- Kits umiti
Yes, though it is very sad about the rumours of her and her gender in question. I doubt that there was anything wrong with her and the English must have started those rumours because of their anger towards her. Kits umiti
I read a very cool book about Joan of Arc by Mark Twain. Most people don't realize that he wrote a history and considered it one of his finest works. Michael
Wikisource has a new logo. Could you please change this. Thanks. -- 217.233.161.218 14:50, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
This holiday is not celebrated only in Bulgaria, but in Russia and Macedonia too. So please, do change it right away, as I find this rather offending. And I am writing this here and not on the article's discussion page since this is a featured article in the "on this day" section - found on the main page. It's really not human how you make some cultures great (bulgarians), and some worthless (every other slavic nation who has its alphabet in cyrillic). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.162.189.143 ( talk • contribs) .
I don't see a mention of Victoria Day. Did I miss it on the 22nd? It is a stat holiday here in Canada. It's on the Monday closest to the 24th of May, Queen Victoria's birthday. I would think it's a holdiay in other Commonwealth countries too.
it is unclear whether "55.5% support out of an 86.3% voter turnout" means "55.5% yes, 30.8% no, 13.7% abstain" or "47.9% yes, 38.4% no, 13.7% abstain", please clarify (the intended meaning appears to be "55% of a 86.3% turnout". taking percentages of percentages may be confusing.). dab (ᛏ) 21:31, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Please comment on the proposal at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article.-- Pharos 00:48, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
This current event should be on the news page, Australia has just sent troops to stabilise the country. http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/australian-troops-arrive-in-dili/2006/05/25/1148524807943.html —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Suicup ( talk • contribs) 08:47, 25 May 2006 (UTC).
The quantity of information boxes in the article ( Ascension ) linked to in On This Day are somewhat off-putting; one of them seems to float over one of the sections. Sadly I have no idea how to fix them, but maybe someone else does? Inner Earth 10:23, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi,
The "In the News" template currently has India's flag as the picture. I think that since now there are more relevant pictures like Image:Dharnaeithflag.jpg, the flag can be substituted. Thanks, - Ambuj Saxena ( talk) 12:26, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
This article has been vandalized: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_dance Please revert it to it's original form. Thank you and best regards, :-- Kits umiti
Today is Towel Day. Is it possible to mention that in On this day...? Thanks. BethEnd 15:10, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Can someone please get rid of the article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsumiti as it is about me and I wish to keep my privacy. Thank you and best regards, Kits umiti
That tiger is yawning, not roaring. - Torgo 07:46, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone know how to get a (real-time?) list of the articles that are most frequently viewed and edited on Wikipedia? I've searched pretty hard on Google and Wikipedia but no luck so far.
Vie de Jésus (Life of Jesus) by Ernest Renan. -- EuroVelo 14:26, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
*漫画やアニメなどの画像を載せるのは違法じゃないんですか?著作権者からの許可はもらっているのですか
This user: 169.204.230.6 keeps on vandalizing the talk main page and taking away the navigational box which shows all the titles people have made. It is getting very annoying to the point in which I need to inform an Admin of this. I do not wish to keep on scrolling down the page looking for the subjects that I have written. I do not wish for anybody to be annoyed as much as I am. Please revert it to the way it was. If it already has been reverted before I post this please ignore my post. Thank you and best regards, Kits umiti
Okay thank you Mr.Blanning. I will keep that in mind! Thank you and best regards, Kits umiti
Since I noticed that none reply long ago written posts, I am noting here to make people pay attention. Please re-read about the referendum. -- HolyRomanEmperor 22:25, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
The only one in the news - the Montenegrin referendum (the news is incorrect, like can be seen in the corresponding pragraph on this talk page). -- HolyRomanEmperor 14:09, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
According to the corresponding article, the dinosaur called Dracorex Hogwartsia was not named for the Hungarian Horntail in Harry Potter (it says so just that explicitly), but was just inspired by the series in some more general way. I think an admin ought to remove this from the main page, or, since it is interesting, keep but rewrite the sentence. - Torgo 18:50, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
Danny Greene was Irish American, not Irish. Can someone amend this please? Twittenham 18:56, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
In the feature article "The Norwegian Jarmann M1884", fireing should be firing. Lu Xun
Why isn't it in the mainpage? It's in every other Wikipedias.
Hey people, I thought that may be it is time to update the number of English Wikipedia articles...-- Lord X 22:42, 28 May 2006 (UTC) User:Xinyu
Would somebody please add "and that number is expected to rise" for the indonesian earthquake blurb in the "in the news" section? I believe that this is to be expected. --Gus
Anyone know how to remove the title header on the Main Page on my own wiki, like they've done on Wikipedia? Thanks! Chazzoz 05:04, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Something's wrong with the Image. Is anyone else experiencing this? 24.120.84.165 07:26, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
I'm not sure if this should go under errors, but for events celebrated on this day, it is the Whitsun Bank Holiday in the UK. smurrayinch ester( User), ( Talk) 08:13, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
I think the main page of wikipedia would really benefit from an option to allow the user to make the page their homepage. Wikipedia is the largest encyclopedia on the internet (I think!) and a I think lot of people would choose wikipedia to be their homepage. Sam 09:43, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
This website site is absolutely excellent! I love the way the encyclopiedia expands on everything! Gives you a sufficent amount of information. Keep it up!
Hello Admin, uzbek wikipedia reached 1000 Articles. Please could you add it to english main page. Thanks. -- 84.167.185.238 17:06, 29 May 2006 (UTC) Ismanov
Done. -- SmthManly / ManlyTalk / ManlyContribs 17:36, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
"Babies aborted for not being perfect" would be a perfect article for the main page, especially because if there was even a hint of organized eugenics in the United States, every NGO and socialist government would (ironically) be screaming bloody murder. Haizum 17:34, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
How can we suggest the admins to put stuff in the main page? -- El Chemaniaco 18:00, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Any chance of a picture of Java or a flag of Indonesia instead?-- Nema Fakei 14:04, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
As the Indonesian flag contributes very little to inform about the earthquake, could you please post a portrait of the activist instead? [1] Añoranza 03:13, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Borisblue 15:21, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
I'm currently doing a research paper on the Hussite Wars, so I was pleasantly surprised to be reminded that this is the 672nd anniversary of Lipany. However, do you really think Lipany is so important as to merit mention on the home page? How is this stuff decided, anyway? Is it done at random? Timotheus4 01:32, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
..could be updated to include the launch date of the referred to iteration of HMS Ocean, to avoid confusion with e.g. the present incarnation. Badgerpatrol 02:00, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Has anyone else noticed that there appears to be a bias in selection of both Featured Articles and Did you Knows?
For example, both Australia and Scandinavian Firearms appear as FA's far more frequently than their relative prevalence in the Wikipedia world would suggest. I'm an Australian interested in firearms, so I'm not overly fussed, but the bias certainly seems to be there.
Also, in recent times in Did You know?, we have had a succession of Australian swimmers, including both the Konrads. Again, worthy subjects, but what about Australian basketballers, or Dutch swimmers, or Latvian townships, or asteroids?
Is it possible that those who compose this page are subconsciously letting their own interests have sway?
-- RichardH 07:59, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
why are all the links now underlined? It looks very weird. dposse 22:27, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
JaymzSpyhunter 01:32, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
How did you fix this problem? I have the same thing happen and am wanting to go back to the default look.
Can someone please update the news column? The quake in Indonesia killed over 7000 people, according to reports from authorities. Also, there should be mention of the State of Emergency declared in East Timor. Wikipedia Stubmechanic 09:16, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
The student protest in India has been withdrawn after intervention by the Supreme Court. Could some one please update the news section? regards -- Arjun sugumar 04:14, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
It is unable to be edited, but several times throughout it, there's a person saying to email your username and password to Blank email address for free members and up to seven items.
This is wrong. This is a scam, and the person who recieves this information will log onto the player's account and relieve them of their items. Please delete each one of those, or make it able to be edited, and I will. -- Commented added by User:Caleb Furth 20:13, 31 May 2006
The article on Filippo Salvatore Gilij is a pitiful stub. I wonder how it got on the Main Page. Are the updating admins not aware that stubs are not eligible? -- Ghirla -трёп- 17:34, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
I skipped using that one, since it was so short and lacking content, but another admin decided to use it. Hopefully some user will "prefer fix attempts over complaints of various sorts." :) — 0918 BRIAN • 2006-06-01 02:36
hi everyone i need 2 know how many fijians live in melbourne.
Wikipedia isn't reliable, is anyone trying to fix that?
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Archive 65 | ← | Archive 68 | Archive 69 | Archive 70 | Archive 71 | Archive 72 | → | Archive 75 |
The death of Henrik Ibsen in 1906 (100 years ago today) should be on the main page ( ). Some admin need to help. This is a major celebration. Pommem 05:17, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
The TOC seems to be not showing on the main and some other articles (XP/IE6, tried Opera, logging out, and non-monobook skin as well)... of course, it is late so I may be going insane, plus adding __TOC__ works for me though... RN 08:40, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
If it's on this talk page then it is probably because someone has vandalized it. It usuallly happens but the page will other wise be reseted. Kits umiti
interesting
Is it just me, or has the "Monster rock band Lordi earns Finland's first ever victory in the Eurovision Song Contest." news been on the front page too long? It just doesn't seem very important, relevant or interesting. Is there a reason this is still on the front when breaking news of disasters, politics, etc. isn't? Bordello 20:49, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
The link at the bottem still links to the old URL. It's now species.wikimedia.org. American Patriot 1776 10:11, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
This page is very hard to figure out who made this web site i need to know. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.204.41.2 ( talk • contribs)
I think she is one of the best things that happened to the French people even though she did get captured because she inspired a lot of people, even the French Canadians (like me.) But what do you think of her? Do you think she did the right thing?:-- Kits umiti
Yes, though it is very sad about the rumours of her and her gender in question. I doubt that there was anything wrong with her and the English must have started those rumours because of their anger towards her. Kits umiti
I read a very cool book about Joan of Arc by Mark Twain. Most people don't realize that he wrote a history and considered it one of his finest works. Michael
Wikisource has a new logo. Could you please change this. Thanks. -- 217.233.161.218 14:50, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
This holiday is not celebrated only in Bulgaria, but in Russia and Macedonia too. So please, do change it right away, as I find this rather offending. And I am writing this here and not on the article's discussion page since this is a featured article in the "on this day" section - found on the main page. It's really not human how you make some cultures great (bulgarians), and some worthless (every other slavic nation who has its alphabet in cyrillic). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 62.162.189.143 ( talk • contribs) .
I don't see a mention of Victoria Day. Did I miss it on the 22nd? It is a stat holiday here in Canada. It's on the Monday closest to the 24th of May, Queen Victoria's birthday. I would think it's a holdiay in other Commonwealth countries too.
it is unclear whether "55.5% support out of an 86.3% voter turnout" means "55.5% yes, 30.8% no, 13.7% abstain" or "47.9% yes, 38.4% no, 13.7% abstain", please clarify (the intended meaning appears to be "55% of a 86.3% turnout". taking percentages of percentages may be confusing.). dab (ᛏ) 21:31, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Please comment on the proposal at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article.-- Pharos 00:48, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
This current event should be on the news page, Australia has just sent troops to stabilise the country. http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/australian-troops-arrive-in-dili/2006/05/25/1148524807943.html —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Suicup ( talk • contribs) 08:47, 25 May 2006 (UTC).
The quantity of information boxes in the article ( Ascension ) linked to in On This Day are somewhat off-putting; one of them seems to float over one of the sections. Sadly I have no idea how to fix them, but maybe someone else does? Inner Earth 10:23, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Hi,
The "In the News" template currently has India's flag as the picture. I think that since now there are more relevant pictures like Image:Dharnaeithflag.jpg, the flag can be substituted. Thanks, - Ambuj Saxena ( talk) 12:26, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
This article has been vandalized: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_dance Please revert it to it's original form. Thank you and best regards, :-- Kits umiti
Today is Towel Day. Is it possible to mention that in On this day...? Thanks. BethEnd 15:10, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Can someone please get rid of the article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsumiti as it is about me and I wish to keep my privacy. Thank you and best regards, Kits umiti
That tiger is yawning, not roaring. - Torgo 07:46, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
Does anyone know how to get a (real-time?) list of the articles that are most frequently viewed and edited on Wikipedia? I've searched pretty hard on Google and Wikipedia but no luck so far.
Vie de Jésus (Life of Jesus) by Ernest Renan. -- EuroVelo 14:26, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
*漫画やアニメなどの画像を載せるのは違法じゃないんですか?著作権者からの許可はもらっているのですか
This user: 169.204.230.6 keeps on vandalizing the talk main page and taking away the navigational box which shows all the titles people have made. It is getting very annoying to the point in which I need to inform an Admin of this. I do not wish to keep on scrolling down the page looking for the subjects that I have written. I do not wish for anybody to be annoyed as much as I am. Please revert it to the way it was. If it already has been reverted before I post this please ignore my post. Thank you and best regards, Kits umiti
Okay thank you Mr.Blanning. I will keep that in mind! Thank you and best regards, Kits umiti
Since I noticed that none reply long ago written posts, I am noting here to make people pay attention. Please re-read about the referendum. -- HolyRomanEmperor 22:25, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
The only one in the news - the Montenegrin referendum (the news is incorrect, like can be seen in the corresponding pragraph on this talk page). -- HolyRomanEmperor 14:09, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
According to the corresponding article, the dinosaur called Dracorex Hogwartsia was not named for the Hungarian Horntail in Harry Potter (it says so just that explicitly), but was just inspired by the series in some more general way. I think an admin ought to remove this from the main page, or, since it is interesting, keep but rewrite the sentence. - Torgo 18:50, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
Danny Greene was Irish American, not Irish. Can someone amend this please? Twittenham 18:56, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
In the feature article "The Norwegian Jarmann M1884", fireing should be firing. Lu Xun
Why isn't it in the mainpage? It's in every other Wikipedias.
Hey people, I thought that may be it is time to update the number of English Wikipedia articles...-- Lord X 22:42, 28 May 2006 (UTC) User:Xinyu
Would somebody please add "and that number is expected to rise" for the indonesian earthquake blurb in the "in the news" section? I believe that this is to be expected. --Gus
Anyone know how to remove the title header on the Main Page on my own wiki, like they've done on Wikipedia? Thanks! Chazzoz 05:04, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Something's wrong with the Image. Is anyone else experiencing this? 24.120.84.165 07:26, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
I'm not sure if this should go under errors, but for events celebrated on this day, it is the Whitsun Bank Holiday in the UK. smurrayinch ester( User), ( Talk) 08:13, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
I think the main page of wikipedia would really benefit from an option to allow the user to make the page their homepage. Wikipedia is the largest encyclopedia on the internet (I think!) and a I think lot of people would choose wikipedia to be their homepage. Sam 09:43, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
This website site is absolutely excellent! I love the way the encyclopiedia expands on everything! Gives you a sufficent amount of information. Keep it up!
Hello Admin, uzbek wikipedia reached 1000 Articles. Please could you add it to english main page. Thanks. -- 84.167.185.238 17:06, 29 May 2006 (UTC) Ismanov
Done. -- SmthManly / ManlyTalk / ManlyContribs 17:36, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
"Babies aborted for not being perfect" would be a perfect article for the main page, especially because if there was even a hint of organized eugenics in the United States, every NGO and socialist government would (ironically) be screaming bloody murder. Haizum 17:34, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
How can we suggest the admins to put stuff in the main page? -- El Chemaniaco 18:00, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Any chance of a picture of Java or a flag of Indonesia instead?-- Nema Fakei 14:04, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
As the Indonesian flag contributes very little to inform about the earthquake, could you please post a portrait of the activist instead? [1] Añoranza 03:13, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Borisblue 15:21, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
I'm currently doing a research paper on the Hussite Wars, so I was pleasantly surprised to be reminded that this is the 672nd anniversary of Lipany. However, do you really think Lipany is so important as to merit mention on the home page? How is this stuff decided, anyway? Is it done at random? Timotheus4 01:32, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
..could be updated to include the launch date of the referred to iteration of HMS Ocean, to avoid confusion with e.g. the present incarnation. Badgerpatrol 02:00, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Has anyone else noticed that there appears to be a bias in selection of both Featured Articles and Did you Knows?
For example, both Australia and Scandinavian Firearms appear as FA's far more frequently than their relative prevalence in the Wikipedia world would suggest. I'm an Australian interested in firearms, so I'm not overly fussed, but the bias certainly seems to be there.
Also, in recent times in Did You know?, we have had a succession of Australian swimmers, including both the Konrads. Again, worthy subjects, but what about Australian basketballers, or Dutch swimmers, or Latvian townships, or asteroids?
Is it possible that those who compose this page are subconsciously letting their own interests have sway?
-- RichardH 07:59, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
why are all the links now underlined? It looks very weird. dposse 22:27, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
JaymzSpyhunter 01:32, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
How did you fix this problem? I have the same thing happen and am wanting to go back to the default look.
Can someone please update the news column? The quake in Indonesia killed over 7000 people, according to reports from authorities. Also, there should be mention of the State of Emergency declared in East Timor. Wikipedia Stubmechanic 09:16, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
The student protest in India has been withdrawn after intervention by the Supreme Court. Could some one please update the news section? regards -- Arjun sugumar 04:14, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
It is unable to be edited, but several times throughout it, there's a person saying to email your username and password to Blank email address for free members and up to seven items.
This is wrong. This is a scam, and the person who recieves this information will log onto the player's account and relieve them of their items. Please delete each one of those, or make it able to be edited, and I will. -- Commented added by User:Caleb Furth 20:13, 31 May 2006
The article on Filippo Salvatore Gilij is a pitiful stub. I wonder how it got on the Main Page. Are the updating admins not aware that stubs are not eligible? -- Ghirla -трёп- 17:34, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
I skipped using that one, since it was so short and lacking content, but another admin decided to use it. Hopefully some user will "prefer fix attempts over complaints of various sorts." :) — 0918 BRIAN • 2006-06-01 02:36
hi everyone i need 2 know how many fijians live in melbourne.
Wikipedia isn't reliable, is anyone trying to fix that?