WIKIPEDIA TALK:SELECTED ANNIVERSARIES APRIL 11

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Frequently asked questions

Q1: Why is [Insert event here], an event that is "more important and significant" than all the others that are currently listed, not posted?: A1: Relative article quality along with the mix of topics already listed are often deciding factors in what gets posted. Any given day of the year can have a great many important or significant historical events. The problem is that there is generally only room on the Main Page to list about 5 events at a time, so not everything can be posted.

As stated on Wikipedia:FAQ/Main Page, the items and events posted on the Main Page are chosen based more on how well they are written, not based on how much important or significant their subjects are. It is easier for admins to select a well-written, cited, verifiable article over a poor one versus trying to determine objectively how much a subject is important or significant.

Keep in mind that the quality requirements only apply to the selected bolded article, not the other links. Thus, an event may qualify for multiple dates in a year if there is an article written in a summary style and an article providing detailed content; if one of those pages have cleanup issues, the other page can be bolded as an alternate.

Another criterion is to maintain some variety of topics, and not exhibit, just for example, tech-centrism, or the belief that the world stops at the edge of the English-speaking world. Many days have a large pool of potential articles, so they will rotate in and out every year to give each one some Main Page exposure. In addition, an event is not posted if it is also the subject of this year's scheduled featured article or featured picture.

Q2: There are way too many 20th-century events listed. Why aren't there more events from the 19th century and before?

A2: The short, basic reason is the systemic bias of Wikipedia. There are not enough good, well-written articles on 19th-century and earlier events for all 365 days in the year. Currently, a majority of users seem to be generally more interested in writing articles about recent events. If you would like to further help mitigate the systemic bias in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias.

Q3: This page seems to be biased toward events based in [Insert country or region here]. What can be done about it?

A3: This again is attributed to the systemic bias of Wikipedia. Many users are generally more interested in working on good, well-written articles pertaining to their home country. Since this is the English Wikipedia, there will be more English-speaking users, and thus more articles pertaining to English-speaking countries. And if there are more users who are from the United States, there will probably be more well-written articles about events based in the United States. Again, if you would like to further help mitigate the systemic bias in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias.

Q4: Why is the birthday/death anniversary of [Insert name here] not listed?

A4: There are only four slots available for birth and death anniversaries. As with the events, article quality and diversity in time period, geography, and reason for notability are all contributing factors in whether an article gets selected for inclusion.

Q5: Are the holidays/observances listed in any particular order?

A5: Yes, there is a specified order: International observances first, then alphabetically by where observed.

Q6: Some of the holidays/observances that are listed have dates in parentheses beside them. What do they mean?

A6: There are two reasons that some holidays/observances have dates next to them:

Non- Gregorian-based holidays/observances are marked with the current year as a reminder to others that their dates do in fact vary from year to year.
National Days, Independence Days, and other holidays celebrating the nationhood of a country are generally marked by the year of the significant historic date being observed.

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1713 - War of the Spanish Succession ( Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht
1775 - Last execution for witchcraft in Germany
1814 - Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
1868 - The Shogunate is abolished in Japan
1888 - The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is inaugurated.
1899 - Spain cedes Puerto Rico to the United States
1921 - First sports broadcast on the radio
1945 - World War II: United States forces liberate Buchenwald concentration camp
1947 - Jackie Robinson is the first African American to play in a modern-day Major League Baseball game
1951 - Korean War: President Harry S. Truman relieves General Douglas MacArthur of overall command in Korea
1968 - Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.

2012 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Buchenwald concentration camp; Civil Rights Act of 1968
Omitted: Uganda–Tanzania War
Included: Battle of Ceresole (first appearance); Australia 31–0 American Samoa (first appearance)
Repeats: Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814) (4th consecutive appearance, 4 total); SMS Blücher (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total); Transjordan (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Jessica Dubroff (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)
Note: I must have been really tired or something, because normally I wouldn't have kept in so many repeats. — howcheng { chat} 15:58, 11 April 2012 (UTC) reply

2013 notes

Omitted: Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814); SMS Blücher; Transjordan; Jessica Dubroff; Australia 31–0 American Samoa
Included: Nevill Ground (first appearance; 100th anniversary); Buchenwald concentration camp (7th appearance, last in 2010); President Truman's relief of General Douglas MacArthur (first appearance); Uganda–Tanzania War (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Battle of Ceresole (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

— howcheng { chat} 06:16, 10 April 2013 (UTC) reply

2014 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Transjordan (maintenance); 1986 FBI Miami shootout
Omitted: Battle of Ceresole; Nevill Ground; Buchenwald concentration camp; President Truman's relief of General Douglas MacArthur; Uganda–Tanzania War
Included: Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814) (5th appearance, last in 2012; 200th anniversary); Concertgebouw (4th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Kashmir Princess (first appearance); Civil Rights Act of 1968 (first appearance); 2011 Minsk Metro bombing (first appearance)

— howcheng { chat} 07:34, 10 April 2014 (UTC) reply

2015 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Tel Aviv (maintenance)
Omitted: Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814); Kashmir Princess; Civil Rights Act of 1968; 2011 Minsk Metro bombing
Included: Battle of Ceresole (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Emirate of Transjordan (4th appearance, last in 2012; rescued from Ineligible); Buchenwald concentration camp (8th appearance, last in 2013; 70th anniversary); Pacem in terris (first appearance)
Repeats: Concertgebouw (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

— howcheng { chat} 07:34, 9 April 2015 (UTC) reply

2016 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Kashmir Princess (maintenance)
Omitted: Concertgebouw; Emirate of Transjordan; Buchenwald concentration camp (ineligible—maintenance); Pacem in terris
Included: Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814) (6th appearance, last in 2014); Nevill Ground (2nd appearance, last in 2013); President Truman's relief of General Douglas MacArthur (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Jessica Dubroff (3rd appearance, last in 2012)
Repeats: Battle of Ceresole (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

— howcheng { chat} 06:00, 10 April 2016 (UTC) reply

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Concertgebouw (maintenance); Civil Rights Act of 1968 (maintenance); Uganda–Tanzania War (maintenance)
Omitted: Nevill Ground; President Truman's relief of General Douglas MacArthur; Jessica Dubroff
Included: SMS Blücher (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Emirate of Transjordan (5th appearance, last in 2015); 2002 Venezuelan coup d'état attempt (5th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Llywelyn the Great (first appearance); Christopher Smart (first appearance); Ewelina Hańska (first appearance)
Repeats: Battle of Ceresole (3rd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814) (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total)

— howcheng { chat} 04:15, 11 April 2017 (UTC) reply

Suggested addition: 1968 - assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, the most prominent leader of the German student movement, by anti-communist Josef Bachman. Dutschke survived but died 11 years later as a result of health problems caused by his injuries. _pseudonym Jake Brockman ^talk 10:07, 9 April 2018 (UTC) reply
- @ Jake Brockman: Unfortunately, one of the section is lacking in references, which makes the article ineligible for inclusion. — howcheng { chat} 16:00, 9 April 2018 (UTC) reply
  - @ Howcheng: thanks for checking. I have added some references which help support the section. One is an article from the Washington Post, one from the German Spiegel (which was actually one of the journals he was opposing at the time. The third is from a Biography written by his former wife. I hope this helps. _pseudonym Jake Brockman ^talk 18:26, 9 April 2018 (UTC) reply
    - @ Jake Brockman: I added {{ citation needed}} tags to statements I felt needed to be cited. If you can supply those, you will be good to go. Thanks. — howcheng { chat} 18:38, 9 April 2018 (UTC) reply
      - @ Howcheng: done. Some are in German or Danish unfortunately. I removed one section which seems unencyclopaedic (mentions of his name in popular culture - this is not really sourced well and seems somewhat off-topic). _pseudonym Jake Brockman ^talk 19:40, 9 April 2018 (UTC) reply
        @ Jake Brockman: Non-English sources are not a problem. Good work! — howcheng { chat} 02:11, 10 April 2018 (UTC) reply
        @ Howcheng: Thanks. Having slept on it, I'd suggest a change to the teaser text. I think the most notable outcome is not his death 11 years later, but the assassination attempt being the catalyst for the biggest wave of (sometimes violent) street protests in German history to that date._pseudonym Jake Brockman ^talk 06:33, 10 April 2018 (UTC) reply