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THERE IS REAL PROBLEM >> IN MULTILANGUAGE SELECTION IS TEXT "SLOVENSKO" WHAT DOES MEAN SLOVAK REPUBLIC, BUT IT IS SLOVENIAN(SLOVAK REBULIC AND SLOVENIA IS DIFFERENT COUNTRY) LANGUAGE. COULD SOMEBODY PLZ FIX THIS?

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See Wikipedia FAQ for general questions about Wikipedia; you can ask questions at the Village pump. See talk:Wikipedia category schemes for general discussion of the category scheme on Wikipedia's Main Page.

See Wikipedia talk:Selected Articles on the Main Page for discussion of (and recommendations for) the Selected Articles on the Main Page. See below for more discussion of particular issues regarding the Main Page (e.g., whether to include a particular category on the page). Please add your additions at the bottom.

Older talk

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Anniversaries

  • Aaron Copeland born 14 November 1900
    • Hi Bmills, as a rule we don't list births or deaths (accept assassinations or big anniversaries -- centenaries, etc). See Wikipedia:Selected Articles on the Main Page for more info. Tip: if you are keen to see something listed as an anniversary, your best bet is to make sure it is listed on the day page (ie, November 14 and that the article mentions the date in the text. --Viajero 15:04, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
      • Thanks Bmills 15:05, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Reference Desk categorization

Wikipedia:Reference Desk is not for those who want to write articles but for those who want Wikipedia to ask something. In other words, it's for readers and not editors. So why is it under the heading "Writing Articles"? -- Paddu 14:05 29 Jun 2003 (UTC)

The above question was lost into the archives unanswered, so I'm posting it again. I feel there should at least be a link to Reference Desk in the `Encyclopedia' section. Readers who are looking for info. on something shouldn't have to look for `Reference Desk' in `Writing Articles'. Also I feel the same is true about the `Requested Articles' link. -- 210.214.131.219 06:12, 15 Nov 2003 (UTC) (Paddu)

Time

In regards to my This American Life entry for anniversaries...Why is a change made at "01:58, 17 Nov 2003" considered a November 16th change? In my book it is a November 17 change. Please advise. Kingturtle 03:55, 17 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Too wide

The "Community" column containing all the different language version is way too wide when viewed using Opera 7.21. This seems to be connected to the language entry between afrikaans and (araby). Would be nice if somebody fixed... Even Holen, 01:44, 18 Nov 2003 (GMT+1)

Finance

Please add a link to Finance under social sciences.[User:Didickman|Didickman]]

Finance is a sub-set of economics, and economics is already listed. --mav 04:24, 21 Nov 2003 (UTC)

occitan's wikipedia

Moved from Village Pump:

Hi, as Main page is protected, I can't add link on the occitan's wikipedia. Can somebody do it for me ? Thanks. Gnu_thomas

Done. Angela
Thanks :)

Acronyms

Is it wise to put a relatively unknown acronym like IBDA-C on the front page? I think it shoud either be spelled out in full, or qaulified as, perhaps, "IBDA-C (Turkish terrorist group)"Andy Mabbett 16:39, 21 Nov 2003 (UTC)

And why should we support the aims of terrorists, by giving them the prominence and attention they crave? At most, just say Terrorism in Turkey. Why take a previously obscure terrorist group and give them free publicity? --Uncle Ed 21:28, 21 Nov 2003 (UTC)
By the same token, why are offering offering free PR to a known pervert like Mr M Jackson, likewise someone who craves attention? Why don't we refer to him as the ex-black Santa Barbara child molester? -- Viajero 22:08, 21 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Yes, let's only write about nice people, fluffy little clouds and cuddly bunnies. Andy Mabbett 22:38, 21 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Andy, about your original query: you have a point. The problem is we have very little space; a string like "Turkish terrorist group" is waaay to long. In any event, lots of unfamiliar topics (to me at least) pass across the Main Page, and it is probably a good a mechanism as any to invite people to browse. As for the morality of listing the Turkish group there... I defer... except to say one person's terrorist is another's freedom fighter. -- Viajero 00:22, 22 Nov 2003 (UTC)
[OT] I should point out that, in the interest of fairness, the above comment is both wrong and (to an extent) libelous, AFAICT - TTBOMK, Mr. Jackson has never been convicted in any court (other than that of public opinion) of abusing, sexually or otherwise, children.
On the other hand, I agree with the argument being made, if not the examples used, so...
James F. 12:52, 22 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Off: HTML of Wikipedia

I realise that this isn't the place, but where can I discuss the quality of the HTML (in terns of its validity and accesibility) used in Wikipedia? Andy Mabbett 20:00, 21 Nov 2003 (UTC)

How about m:Quality of HTML used in Wikipedia? --Brion 06:15, 24 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Recent Deaths

In the news

Ancient Egypt

I don't think Ancient Egypt is a very suitable article to have at New Articles on the Main Page. It's just a pointer to a lot of other articles. If you want something Egyptian, have a look at my Oxyrhynchus, which I'm rather pleased with. Adam 12:46, 24 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Deleting things from the Main Page without discussion

OK, I'm taking this personally. Every single time I put something on the Main Page, it is deleted withtout comment. This has gone beyond geting old, it's offensive. RickK 02:36, 25 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Calm down. I simply replaced the sub-1KB entry you put up with one that is far more complete and therefore a better example of one of our history articles (that is why it is called "Selected Articles" - only good examples should be in that part of the Main Page). Oh and anything listed on the Main Page has to be listed on the corresponding day page before it is put on the Main Page. Sorry, but Areopagitica simply didn't fit the bill. Read Wikipedia:Selected Articles on the Main Page for the guidelines. --mav

Money and the ethnic vote

This new article deserves listing as such IMHO. -- Pakaran 07:14, 25 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Done, -- Viajero 08:32, 25 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold

I also think this article should get listed. WhisperToMe 00:14, 26 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Warren Commission Anniversary on 29 Nov

Nov 29th marks the 40th anniversary of the formation of the Warren Commission. I wanted to give a heads up to the whoever who updates the main page. -- hoshie 08:04, 26 Nov 2003 (UTC)

If the day page November 29 has a listing, it will probably make to the Main page on or around the 30th. -- Viajero 09:13, 26 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Which it does. -- Viajero 09:53, 26 Nov 2003 (UTC)


The main page does not render correctly in opera on windows. All categories come in a single column.

bharath, 20:48, 30 Nov 2003 (IST)

Ford Motor Company and December 2

After browsing December 2, the anniversary stated is not of the Ford Motor Company itself, but of the Ford Model A. The Main Page should probably reflect this fact (i.e., 'Ford Motor Company' should instead be 'Ford Model A').

Skybunny 21:21, 2 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Fixed, thanks. -- Viajero 21:43, 2 Dec 2003 (UTC)


Main Page's WIki-Code

I am interested in getting the spanish wikipedia to look more like the English Wikipedia, is there a way to see the wiki-code for the page, because it is protected and you can't see the wiki-code (don't know if it is called like that) Know the answer, please post it here please.

Elnoyola 22:13, 2 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Try http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Main_Page&action=edit --Brion 22:37, 2 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Comment to Andy

Hi, please don't reorganize this Talk page in the way you have been doing. It is counter-intuitive; in all but one or two exceptions, discussions on Talk pages are chronological in order. You cannot unilaterally insist on a different organization. People will continue to add new message at the bottom and people will continue to look there for new messages. If the page seems cluttered to you, feel free to move older discussions into archives, but normally we don't do this until the page is >= 30Kb in size. Thanks for your understanding. -- Viajero 13:47, 3 Dec 2003 (UTC)

  • This page is an unwelcoming, user-unfriendly mess. Andy Mabbett 13:54, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Years

"2001" on the main page ("we started in...") should be a link. Why is there no link to "2003", alongside todays date (to be changed to 2004 in due course)? Andy Mabbett 13:54, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)

I add ecology to the main page.

I was bold because in nearly two years on Wikipédia, I have never (as far as I can remember), edited the main page. That will perhaps be my unique opportunity ever.

If anyone objects to this addition, please discuss it here. I think the article is a major starting point for a whole field of study, which is now, quite independant in most countries I am aware of. The article is quite complete (though you may feel like rephrasing a lot of my english), and opening to many other articles. Anthère

Is is possible to add a link to the Corsican wikipedia main page at: http://co.wikipedia.org/wiki.cgi since the main page is protected ? Many thanks. Paul

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