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Western vs Oriental[edit]

The article refers to the last year for which "oriental records were better than western" records. Shouldn't one compare oriental to occidental, or eastern to western records? This reads as grammatically confused. 216.163.246.3 (talk) 21:55, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Point taken. Serendi ^podous 23:57, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Does halley's comet exist in 2024?[edit]

If , so then you can surely edit this Wikipedia article for Halley's comet existing in 2024? 121.74.164.184 (talk) 04:43, 28 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ref label b?[edit]

In "Structure and composition" is "^[b]" which seems to do nothing. Anyone know what this is for or how to fix it? Al Begamut (talk) 22:47, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Al Begamut: This has been the case since the article was vandalized on 8 March 2010, 14 years ago.[1] The edit was partially, but not completely, reverted 12 minutes later,[2] by what may well have been the same editor who originally vandalized it (both were made by unregistered IPs). The page syntax has been broken ever since. It should work again now.[3]

I have never seen a Featured Article that had such blatant vandalism stand for so long. Renerpho (talk) 06:35, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate very much your detailed explanation; as an editor with limited range of experience, this insight is helpful to me. Al Begamut (talk) 13:12, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

684 CE depiction?[edit]

The table of apparitions claims that the comet is depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle, which for some time was thought to be the oldest depiction of a comet. This claim, which was popular since the 1960s,^[1] has been disproven in 1989.^[2] I don't know why it is in this Featured Article, and with a source from 1985!^[3] Renerpho (talk) 06:00, 29 June 2024 (UTC) Renerpho (talk) 06:00, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Ley, Willy (October 1967). "The Worst of All the Comets". Galaxy Science Fiction. p. 99.
^ Olson, R. J. M.; Pasachoff, J. M. (1989). "Is Comet p/ Halley of 684-A.D. Recorded in the Nuremberg Chronicle?". Journal for the History of Astronomy. 20 (3/OCT): 171–173. Bibcode:1989JHA....20..171O.
^ http://www.ianridpath.com/halley/halley6.html

Considering nomination for FAR[edit]

I am considering nominating this article for Featured Article Review. Looking at the article talk page, it is apparent that nobody is taking care of the maintenance of this level-4 vital article. There has been a case of blatant vandalism that was introduced two months after the article was promoted to FA status, in March 2010, which broke the page syntax. The issue was raised on the talk page three months ago, with no replies. I just corrected it now, after it stood in the article for 14 years.[4]

This was just after I had tagged a claim about a historical observation of the comet as dubious (what to do about it remains to be discussed, see Talk:Halley's Comet#684 CE depiction?). That particular claim was popular since the 1960s, but was disproven in 1989. It stands in the article twice -- first with a source from 1985, and then a second time without a source. It was first introduced in January 2009,[5] and has remained completely unreferenced for a long time (only to be eventually referenced with an outdated source, rather than be removed). While not as outrageous as the vandalism, it suggests to me that this article has not been thoroughly reviewed in December 2009, or when it became a FA in 2010.

I didn't look very hard... What else is there that to be found that could disqualify this article from FA status? Renerpho (talk) 07:03, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you are going to take this to FAR, I expect you to be here for the long haul. Your FAR of Sedna was a farce. You disappeared after 4 days and left me to carry the load for a clueless review team for eight solid months. And the article wasn't ultimately changed much at all. I fully expect this FAR to go exactly the same way. I hope you're willing to prove me wrong. Serendi ^podous 13:08, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Ley, Willy (October 1967). "The Worst of All the Comets". Galaxy Science Fiction. p. 99.

[2] Olson, R. J. M.; Pasachoff, J. M. (1989). "Is Comet p/ Halley of 684-A.D. Recorded in the Nuremberg Chronicle?". Journal for the History of Astronomy. 20 (3/OCT): 171–173. Bibcode:1989JHA....20..171O.

[3] ttp://www.ianridpath.com/halley/halley6.html

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