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.

Corazon has no diacritics. -- Howard the Duck 05:08, 30 November 2006 (UTC) reply

• Omitted: Antoninus Pius (ineligible—maintenance), Regnans in Excelsis, Hiram Rhodes Revels, On the Personality Cult and its Consequences, People Power Revolution (ineligible—maintenance), Cave of the Patriarchs massacre
• Included: Calaveras Skull (first appearance), Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948 (first appearance), Pan American Games (3rd appearance, last in 2007; rescued from Ineligible), Khojaly Massacre (2nd appearance, last in 2008), 2009 Bangladesh Rifles revolt (first appearance)

— howcheng { chat} 10:05, 24 February 2012 (UTC) reply

Addendum: 2009 Bangladesh Rifles revolt removed later for balance. — howcheng { chat} 03:33, 25 February 2012 (UTC) reply

Should a note regarding Hiram Rhodes Revels be added instead of the Calaveras Skull blurb?-- RightCowLeftCoast ( talk) 06:36, 24 February 2013 (UTC) reply

That was last year. See this year's notes directly below. — howcheng { chat} 01:04, 25 February 2013 (UTC) reply

• Moved to Ineligible: Hiram Rhodes Revels (maintenance)
• Omitted: Calaveras Skull; Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948; Pan American Games; Khojaly Massacre
• Included: Regnans in Excelsis (8th appearance, last in 2011); U.S. Steel (first appearance); USS Ranger (CV-4) (first appearance; 80th anniversary); People Power Revolution (3rd appearance, last in 2011); 2009 Bangladesh Rifles revolt (first appearance)

— howcheng { chat} 07:35, 24 February 2013 (UTC) reply

• Omitted: Regnans in Excelsis; U.S. Steel; USS Ranger (CV-4); 2009 Bangladesh Rifles revolt
• Included: Khosrau II (first appearance); Calaveras Skull (2nd appearance, last in 2012); On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences (3rd appearance, last in 2011); Cave of the Patriarchs massacre (3rd appearance, last in 2011; 20th anniversary)
• Repeats: People Power Revolution (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

— howcheng { chat} 07:45, 24 February 2014 (UTC) reply

• Rescued from Ineligible: Hiram Rhodes Revels
• Omitted: Khosrau II; Calaveras Skull; On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences; People Power Revolution; Cave of the Patriarchs massacre
• Included: Regnans in Excelsis (9th appearance, last in 2013); Revolver (7th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Khojaly Massacre (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Irish general election, 2011 (first appearance)

— howcheng { chat} 07:58, 23 February 2015 (UTC) reply

• Omitted: Revolver (ineligible—maintenance); 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état; Khojaly Massacre; Irish general election, 2011
• Included: Khosrow II (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Hiram Rhodes Revels (2nd appearance, last in 2011); On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences (4th appearance, last in 2014; 60th anniversary); People Power Revolution (5th appearance, last in 2014; 30th anniversary)
• Repeats: Regnans in Excelsis (2nd consecutive appearance, 10 total)

— howcheng { chat} 08:06, 23 February 2016 (UTC) reply

• Moved to Ineligible: Irish general election, 2011 (maintenance)
• Omitted: Regnans in Excelsis (ineligible—maintenance); Hiram Rhodes Revels; U.S. Steel (moved to March 1); On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences; People Power Revolution
• Included: Paulet Affair (1843) (first appearance); USS Ranger (CV-4) (2nd appearance, last in 2013); 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Bangladesh Rifles revolt (2nd appearance, last in 2013)
• Repeats: Khosrow II (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

— howcheng { chat} 08:27, 25 February 2017 (UTC) reply

• Omitted: Khosrow II; USS Ranger (CV-4); Bangladesh Rifles revolt; George Harrison; Don Bradman
• Included: Calaveras Skull (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Pan American Games (4th appearance, last in 2012; rescued from Ineligible); Khojaly Massacre (4th appearance, last in 2015); Ibn Battuta (first appearance); Andranik (first appearance); Elizabeth Gertrude Britton (first appearance)
• Repeats: Paulet affair (1843) (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 175th anniversary); 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 70th anniversary)

— howcheng { chat} 06:46, 25 February 2018 (UTC) reply

Hi Howcheng, Yi Han-yong (d. 1997) should be on 26 Feb? JennyOz ( talk) 05:41, 24 February 2019 (UTC) reply

@ JennyOz: The Korean WP article says Feb 25, and I was able to find Korean-language sources to back that date up. — howcheng { chat} 03:47, 25 February 2019 (UTC) reply

• Omitted: Paulet affair (1843); Calaveras Skull; Pan American Games; Khojaly Massacre; Ibn Battuta; Elizabeth Gertrude Britton
• Included: Antoninus Pius (4th appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Hiram Rhodes Revels (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Cave of the Patriarchs massacre (4th appearance, last in 2014); Bangladesh Rifles revolt (3rd appearance, last in 2017; 10th anniversary); Quirinus Kuhlmann; Yi Han-yong
• Repeats: 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état (3rd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Andranik (2n consecutive appearance, 2 total)

— howcheng { chat} 17:33, 25 February 2019 (UTC) reply

• Omitted: Antoninus Pius; 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état; Cave of the Patriarchs massacre; Bangladesh Rifles revolt; Quirinus Kuhlmann (ineligible—maintenance); Andranik; Yi Han-yong
• Included: Khosrow II/ Kavad II (Khosrow: 4th appearance, last in 2017; Kavad: first appearance); On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences (5th appearance, last in 2016); People Power Revolution (6th appearance, last in 2016); Khojaly Massacre (5th appearance, last in 2018); John Wood, the Younger (first appearance); Mary Locke Petermann (first appearance); Hans Raj Khanna (first appearance)
• Repeats: Hiram Rhodes Revels (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 150th anniversary)

— howcheng { chat} 16:45, 26 February 2020 (UTC) reply

• Omitted: Khosrow II/ Kavad II; Hiram Rhodes Revels; On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences; People Power Revolution; Khojaly Massacre; John Wood, the Younger; Mary Locke Petermann; Hans Raj Khanna
• Included: Antoninus Pius (5th appearance, last in 2019); Paulet affair (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Pan American Games (5th appearance, last in 2018; 70th anniversary); Bangladesh Rifles revolt (4th appearance, last in 2019); Emma Catherine Embury (first appearance); George Harrison (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Don Bradman (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 20th anniversary)

— howcheng { chat} 07:48, 27 February 2021 (UTC) reply

• Omitted: Antoninus Pius; Paulet affair; Pan American Games; Bangladesh Rifles revolt; Emma Catherine Embury; George Harrison; Don Bradman
• Included: Khosrow II/ Kavad II (Khosrow: 5th appearance; Kavad: 2nd; both last in 2020); Calaveras Skull (4th appearance, last in 2018); 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état (6th appearance, last in 2019); On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences (6th appearance, last in 2020); Khojaly massacre (6th appearance, last in 2020; 30th anniversary); Sharafkhan Bidlisi (first appearance); S. O. Davies (first appearance; 50th anniversary); Yi Han-yong (2nd appearance, last in 2019; 25th anniversary)

— howcheng { chat} 07:39, 26 February 2022 (UTC) reply