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Please do not remove this invisible timestamp. See WT:ERRORS and WP:SUBSCRIBE. - Dank (push to talk) 01:24, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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60 Minutes is linked twice.:Jay8g [V•T•E] 07:49, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dank, any thoughts? Schwede 66 08:39, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Dick Schoof

In the Netherlands, a new cabinet is sworn in, with independent politician Dick Schoof (pictured) serving as the prime minister.

The subject is not a politician; he's a career civil servant. And he's not an independent agent as the idea is that he's a neutral caretaker or placeholder who will implement the program agreed by the coalition. See Who is Dick Schoof?, for example. So, a more accurate headline would be:

In the Netherlands, a new cabinet is sworn in, with non-party civil servant Dick Schoof (pictured) serving as the prime minister.

Andrew🐉(talk) 06:50, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

His article clearly states he's a "civil servant and politician", so describing him as a politician is not inaccurate. Regardless of that, * In the Netherlands, a new cabinet is sworn in, with Dick Schoof (pictured) serving as the prime minister. might be a better way of stating a fact. Bazza 7 (talk) 08:29, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done As suggested, I've removed the words "independent politician" from the hook. Problem gone (if ever there was one). Schwede 66 08:36, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Twelve original video games, alongside several ports and other spin-offs - I suggest the link in blurb to flight-simulation should be piped instead to Flight simulation video game rather than the professional type.

The List was promoted in 2013. The Flight simulation video game article was moved to that name in 2023 (per section Title? on Talk:Flight simulation video game).

Likewise, the link at "design" should probably be piped to Video game design, another article that did not exist at the time of FL promotion.

Ping Giants2008 as scheduler. (FL nominator is not active.) If agreed, article lede could also have those two links updated? JennyOz (talk) 12:47, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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As can be seen in the picture and as is said in the article, the servant is not "on horseback" as the blurb says but "attending the horse."— Alien333 (what I did & why I did it wrong) 13:08, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Cirsium palustre blurb - at "In the northern hemisphere these" we normally capitalise Earth's hemispheres as a proper name. (Northern Hemisphere) JennyOz (talk) 12:32, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In last line pls tweak typo in "was phottographed in" JennyOz (talk) 12:32, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Would most people be willing to entertain a weekly article for improvement on the main page? Several kinks must be worked out, but I think it would be a great idea (well duh, I'm the guy bringing it up...) Bremps... 03:46, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be open to exploring that. Schwede 66 04:38, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Some previous discussion here and here Art LaPella (talk) 04:49, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's nice that there's been some precedent. Do you know if that ever panned out? Bremps... 06:53, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There was a "Today's Article for Improvement" section added to the main page for a few weeks in 2013. It didn't last long and was pulled in May 2013. The subsequent discussion is here. Step hen 07:41, 1 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I like the idea, but it's possible that it would draw more vandalism to the chosen article and do more harm than good. JohnLaurensAnthonyRamos333 (correct me if I'm wrong) 19:03, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We have long-established processes of dealing with vandalism, like WP:SEMI. Therefore, I don't think that this worry should stop us. And if it were a real concern, why would the same not also apply to the rest of the main page? Schwede 66 00:59, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. JohnLaurensAnthonyRamos333 (correct me if I'm wrong) 01:06, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support in principle. But let's see the details. -Ad Orientem (talk) 01:08, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think it would be a great idea. Encourages contribution because it appears on the main page, i.e. visibility! SWinxy (talk) 04:56, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]