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::::Where did I change my comment? I posted two comments. You'll find both above, and the page history will absolve me of any allegations of changing my comment. Perhaps some of us are offended by Christain terms due to the way so many (certainly not all) Christians try to inflict their beliefs on others. I can't recall the last time a pagan or a follower of Norse mythology tried to inflict their beliefs on me. Remember the Crusades (year, I know along, long time ago)? Are you aware of the bile some Christians spew against homosexuals? I guess having been raised Christian (Roman Catholic) makes me a bit of an expert (not). --[[User:Nricardo|Nelson Ricardo]] 20:07, 14 March 2006 (UTC) |
::::Where did I change my comment? I posted two comments. You'll find both above, and the page history will absolve me of any allegations of changing my comment. Perhaps some of us are offended by Christain terms due to the way so many (certainly not all) Christians try to inflict their beliefs on others. I can't recall the last time a pagan or a follower of Norse mythology tried to inflict their beliefs on me. Remember the Crusades (year, I know along, long time ago)? Are you aware of the bile some Christians spew against homosexuals? I guess having been raised Christian (Roman Catholic) makes me a bit of an expert (not). --[[User:Nricardo|Nelson Ricardo]] 20:07, 14 March 2006 (UTC) |
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For the record, [[User:CrazyInSane|CrazyInSane]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Main_Page&diff=prev&oldid=43375740 your first post on this talkpage regarding this issue] was made at 02:15, 12 March 2006 (UTC). The [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Today%27s_featured_article/March_14%2C_2006&diff=prev&oldid=43250528 MainPage TFA template was prepared] at 05:01, 2006 March 11 (UTC), i.e. before your msg. BCE and CE were already in use at the time. A check at the history, BCE and CE were also already in use on [[Makuria]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Makuria&diff=43646950&oldid=43053088 at the time]. Your accusation of a ''"change from 'BC' to 'BCE' just for migrating information from the original page to the Main Page"'' is false because such a change never happened. Do you still ''"believe this was done only because of (your) earlier comments"'' ? Please check the edit history of [[Makuria]] before you ''"contact Jimbo Wales about this personally"''. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 21:19, 14 March 2006 (UTC) |
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== word of the day, quote of the day, featured picture of the day == |
== word of the day, quote of the day, featured picture of the day == |
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Quizzes
I would like to ask the Wikipedia staff a question, to give an idea that is... Why don't you make Quzzes here in Wikipedia about various topics? It all can be arranged like in Encarta (for ideas see www.encarta.com). The quiz categories can be arranged, like, you know - history quiz, geography quiz, maths quiz etc. It would be really fun to make such a thing. Articles in Wikipedia can be the sources for quizzes... What do you think about that? Maybe more people would come to Wikipedia?
Boky 14:29, 12 March 2006 (UTC)Boris
Spanish Wikipedia Search
I think it is great that on the Spanish wikipedia that users can search for text within an article, not just for the title. Is there a way to do that on the English version? (On the Spanish main page there is a search box and two buttons below it, translated meaning "Search for an exact match" and "Search the full text") What do you think? --mets501 16:14, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
- It's exactly the same on the English Wikipedia. "Go" is the same as "Search for an exact match", and "Search" is the same as "Search the full text". κаллэмакс 18:53, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
- Oh yeah, you're right! I'm such an idiot. Thanks! --Jeremy
I think that this is a great website. The english version is very well setup. All the articles are well organized with proficient and accurate information.
US -> U.S. per MoS
The intro for the featured article uses "US" in place of "U.S." a few times. According to the manual of style U.S. is the preferred usage. Could an admin please change this? Dismas|(talk) 00:51, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
- Done. — Knowledge Seeker দ 01:08, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
A suprise exclusion?
I realise not every anniversary can be remembered, (If that's the right word) but today, (March 13th) is ten years to the day of the Dunblane School Massacre, in my own Scotland. Thought I'd suggest that perhaps, as it's ten years, it's worthy of a mention? A mere thought is all.
Kaenei 02:20, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
- It certainly seems significant. --Lewk_of_Serthic contrib talk 02:28, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
- Dunblane massacre is on the MainPage now on the 10th anniversary. -- PFHLai 19:52, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
Featured article error
I'm surprised no one noticed yet, but there's an error in the featured article: "He was a famous historian and naturalist; his 15 books including works on outdoor life, natural history, U.S. Western and political history, an autobiography and a host of other topics." That should be written with a comma or 'include', and since it's 'include' in the full article, I guess it should be be that. Tell me if I'm wrong. ROY YOЯ 04:26, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks, I changed it to "include" now. Shanes 04:31, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
Main page redesign
Could there be a link to the main page new design from the main page so that everybody that doesn't visit the C.P. will know about it. At least for the last week considering that less than 1% of the total active WP community voted. Lincher 04:34, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
- See #So, what do you think of the Main Page election? above. - BanyanTree 17:05, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
the 'Did you know'
doesn't say which article (battle of hindenburg line) is pictured. is this standard for that sectioN? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Aeosynth (talk • contribs) 04:46, 2006 March 13 (UTC).
- That's correct. The DYK image always goes with the top item in that section. -- PFHLai 19:59, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
Theodore Roosevelt error
Before his presidency, Roosevelt served as a New York State assemblyman, Police Commissioner of New York City, U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy.
Shouldn't the bolded "and" be added?
Nihilist
Shouldn't this link in the 1881 aniversary link to Nihilist movement rather than Nihilism ? -Robmods 16:37, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
- Good idea. Thanks. I've re-wikified the link as suggested. -- PFHLai 19:36, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
NEED HELP ASAP!!!!
Ok... Um get this I um... Acidentally yes very very accidentally made a wiki here's the link. what I need to know is if this will be free... So will it? Please respond as fast as possible! Bassium!
Yes it is free, thats why it's a free encyclopedia. Whopper 20:26, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
- Ok so the website I accidentally created is free? Bassium!
- That is the rule under the GFDL license, to which you subscribed upon use of the MediaWiki code and the construction of your site. That doesn't absolve you from the hosting fees etc; the machine you are running it on costs money, and you are probably also paying for its upkeep. But the MediaWiki is free. I hope you have changed your password! Already! I don't think it is too late. I got rid of the link which you published world-wide, for your sake. --Ancheta Wis 21:21, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
Yeah um... I can't pay for it!!! So is there a way to get rid of it completly?!?!?! Bassium!
- The site you set your Wiki up on is free of charge. You will not have to pay for it. See editthis.info on Comparison of wiki farms.--Cherry blossom tree 11:17, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
War tuba?
The Japanese War Tuba link doesn't appear to go anywhere. --Serie 22:54, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
Link name change requested.
Can "Governor of New Jersey" be changed to "Royal Governor of New Jersey" under the last "DYK" option? Thanx 68.39.174.238 00:04, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
- I was referring to the link to that articel on the Main Page. 68.39.174.238 19:12, 14 March 2006 (UTC) (Granted the whole things pointless now). 68.39.174.238 19:13, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
Main page
is "messy".
html problem?
Slobodan Milosevic
That is not a picture of him on the Main Page. Strange joke? --Scaife (Talk) Don't forget Hanlon's Razor 02:47, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
Typo in the featured article
Kingdom is spelled Kindgom. It's been fixed in the article but not on the main page. Osomec 03:23, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
Link Error in Featured Article
On the main page, "cataracts" in the extract from the featured article links to cataracts of the eye, not Cataracts of the Nile. In the article itself, the link is correct. CJ Withers 03:39, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
Headline Photo of Milosevic is WRONG
Please check the picture and replace it with the one in the indicated article. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 69.138.67.237 (talk • contribs) .
New Venezuelan Flag
As of 0800 GMT Tuesday, the "new" Venezuelan flag pictured on ITN is incorrect - it should have the coat of arms in the top left corner. Darcyj 08:20, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
- And the new heradically correct coat of arms should have the horsey running left. An older one had the horsey running right, cowardly running away from the enemy. DanielDemaret 10:19, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
This looks right: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Venezuela_%28state%29.svg DanielDemaret 10:23, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
Hmm. according to this: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image_talk:Flag_of_Venezuela.svg there are two flags in use. DanielDemaret 10:26, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
Albert Einstein's Birthday ?
Why isn't Einstein listed in the selected anniversaries ? He was born March 14, 1879.
Main Page
Hello,
Add a column for the most recent additions to the encycolpedia. A running list updated daily or more frequently, based on the number of articles submitted.
regards ila
- There's a whole page for new additions: Special:Newpages. You can access this and other special pages from the tool box on the left-hand side of your window. - UtherSRG (talk) 14:34, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
- And for a selection of the more interesting or well-written examples, there's Did you know. GeeJo (t) (c) • 16:55, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
unfavourable sex ratio in india
the unfavourable sex ratio in india is due to many reasons . some of them are as follows: 1) biologically more mails are born than females 2) males get preferential treatment while females are neglected 3) females die at all stages of life due to many reasons. 4) the girl children die due to negligence or deliberate attempts. 5_girl children are also being just after birth 6)woman also die at the time of deliveries 7) elderly women ofen get neglected during old age
contributed by s.sreekar class 8 school vasavi public school hyderabad andhra pradesh india
new milestone for yi.wikipedia.org and th (Thai)
passed the 1000 articles. add them to main page.
and th.wikipedia passed 10K. update!
- Thai WP just passed the 10,000 articles on 14 March 2006. I'm wondering if anyone can change that. Thank you. --Manop - TH 21:03, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
Slow news day?
I'd thought that it was policy not to announce recent deaths in the "In the News" section unless there was something particularly newsworthy about the death itself. The only other death I can remember seeing in the box was the death of the previous Pope. Not really that fussed about it, just curious why Lennart Meri appears while the others in Recent Deaths don't. GeeJo (t) (c) • 16:53, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
Further Bias just in spite
After my comments regarding the change from 'BC' to 'BCE' just for migrating information from the original page to the Main Page, it has happened again whereas 'BC' and 'AD' are both changed to 'BCE' and 'CE'. I believe this was done only because of my earlier comments. This is rude, unneccesary and AGAINST Wikipedia policy and is discriminatory since Wikipedia accepts both systems as fair usage. I demand this be reverted immediately or I will contact Jimbo Wales about this personally. CrazyInSane 17:48, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
- Since we are trying to create an encyclopedia here, I think we should adopt a policy rather than continuing with the current wish-washy, anything-goes attitude. Academic standards call for CE and BCE, so that is what should be used. That should take care of such complaints. --Nelson Ricardo 18:33, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
- I'm talking about the present, not your hopeful future. This alteration from anno Domini to "common era" terms is against Wikipedia's MOS and is blatantly POV and discriminatory against Christianity and Xian terms. CrazyInSane 18:35, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
- There are a million people here. You needn't assume malice. After all, you are merely one of the million voices on this global site. Heaven forfend you should offend someone. Peace. 18:59, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
- Not all of here accept that it is the year of your lord. It would seem to be against our rights to have such terminolgy forced upon us. Why should Christianity have special protections? --Nelson Ricardo 19:11, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
- There already is a policy, it's that either BC or BCE can be used with no preference for either, as long as it's consistent in the same article, and fighting about the issue is discouraged since it's a waste of time for all involved. We have a similar policy for American/British spellings. Redquark 19:01, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
- Nelson, first of all you shouldn't completely change your comment after it's already been displayed. Secondly, nothing is "favoring Christianity", its just that people like you (there are alot of them) somehow are offended by Christian terms only, not other terms that force religious beliefs like Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, January, etc. They are all asserting the existence of other religious gods but nobody ever complains. So its either we rename every single religious-related word there is...or allow AD and BC to be used without discrimination. CrazyInSane 19:18, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
- See here, where it states the following:
- When either of two styles are acceptable it is inappropriate for a Wikipedia editor to change from one style to another unless there is some substantial reason for the change. For example, with respect to English spelling as opposed to American spelling it would be acceptable to change from American spelling to English spelling if the article concerned an English subject. Revert warring over optional styles is unacceptable; if the article is colour rather than color, it would be wrong to switch simply to change styles as both are acceptable. -- Thus meaning that 'BC/AD' shall not be changed to 'BCE/CE' when transferred from today's featured article to the actual Main Page. CrazyInSane 19:43, 14 March 2006 (UTC).
- See here, where it states the following:
- *Sigh*, just click on the link would you? -- Here it is again :--->>>>>>Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(dates_and_numbers)#Eras...that's where I got the quote from and you can see it's perfectly in context with the 'BC/AD' situation. CrazyInSane 20:02, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
- Where did I change my comment? I posted two comments. You'll find both above, and the page history will absolve me of any allegations of changing my comment. Perhaps some of us are offended by Christain terms due to the way so many (certainly not all) Christians try to inflict their beliefs on others. I can't recall the last time a pagan or a follower of Norse mythology tried to inflict their beliefs on me. Remember the Crusades (year, I know along, long time ago)? Are you aware of the bile some Christians spew against homosexuals? I guess having been raised Christian (Roman Catholic) makes me a bit of an expert (not). --Nelson Ricardo 20:07, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
For the record, CrazyInSane, your first post on this talkpage regarding this issue was made at 02:15, 12 March 2006 (UTC). The MainPage TFA template was prepared at 05:01, 2006 March 11 (UTC), i.e. before your msg. BCE and CE were already in use at the time. A check at the history, BCE and CE were also already in use on Makuria at the time. Your accusation of a "change from 'BC' to 'BCE' just for migrating information from the original page to the Main Page" is false because such a change never happened. Do you still "believe this was done only because of (your) earlier comments" ? Please check the edit history of Makuria before you "contact Jimbo Wales about this personally". -- PFHLai 21:19, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
word of the day, quote of the day, featured picture of the day
dear Wikipedians and all others like:
i think this site should have the word of the day, quote of the day (by people, not stock quotes), and the picture of the day. i think that would be a cool idea because then it would be more consistent with uncyclopedia. besides, not many people now days are very good with their vocab, and quotations are inspiring ways of talking to people. alright, tell me what you think.
- A word of the day would be more appropriate on our sister project Wiktionary, and quote of the day on Wikiquote. As for picture of the day, the upcoming redesign will include it. Redquark 20:43, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
- These days, a Picture of the day is featured on MainPage on weekends. -- PFHLai 20:50, 14 March 2006 (UTC)