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Errors in the summary of the featured article

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

Errors with "In the news"

• Found this on the ITN/C page: looks like someone had a complaint about the Chemistry Nobel. Not sure if this is an important change we care about. Natg 19 (talk) 16:36, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

"The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for their work on protein structure prediction and David Baker for his work on computational protein design." should be "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded to David Baker for his work on computational protein design and jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for their work on protein structure prediction." (David Baker should come first as per the official award announcement: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2024/press-release/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C6:54A0:6E01:766:542F:EF4C:9956 (talk) 14:04, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

I know that David Baker is listed first in the official announcement but I decided to but Hassabis and Jumper first because that one has a smoother flow and it needs to be listed first that the award was awarded jointly and it is not that clear when it is mentioned in the middle of the sentence. ਪ੍ਰਿੰਸ ਆਫ਼ ਪੰਜਾਬ ^{(PrinceofPunjab | ਗੱਲਬਾਤ)} 16:44, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

I assume there are no bad intensions but this grossly misrepresents the relative importance of the recipients of the prize. Even more so now that a photo of D.H. has been added. The most important recipient is D.B., please fix this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:23C6:54A0:6E01:766:542F:EF4C:9956 (talk) 19:23, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Please provide a reliable source indicating that the ordering of the Nobel Prize press release indicates relative importance and not, say, alphabetical order of surnames. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:03, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Do reliable sources read any intentional emphasis in Nobel's ordering of awardees? I'm in agreement with PoP that the current order reads clearer. Nobel is not consistent about order (see this article for example). Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 19:28, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

While I am not a fan of the language used by the IP on the talk page, come on folks -- make an update to stay consistent with the citation and let’s move on. Ktin (talk) 01:22, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

I's also in agreement with PoP that the current order reads clearer. Schwede66 04:18, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

The announcement says The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 with one half to [Baker] and the other half to jointly to [Hassabis and Jumper][1] No opinion of whether it's notable for distinction or an error, but the current blurb's "awarded jointly" wording could be misinterpretted to mean that there are 3 recipients, each "receiving" 33%, as opposed to half to Baker and other half to Hassabis and Jumper. Regarding order, announcements (Nobel or not) listing alphabetically avoids these exact discussions on the significance, if any, given to the listed order.—Bagumba (talk) 07:49, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Errors in "Did you know ..."

Current DYK

Screw up

My nomination of 2021 Naperville–Woodridge tornado was changed last-second, and it works but helicity does not have a threshold, it has a gradient. Saying it has a hard threshold instead of at the very least a "reasonable" threshold is incorrect. GeorgeMemulous (talk) 01:49, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

"Reasonable" is incomprehensible in the given context. Instead, I've changed "required" to "favorable", which is the word used by the source. Cheers, Gatoclass (talk) 02:29, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Cock up

... that a baby penguin from Australia is "an absolute unit"?

It sounds like a peacock to me. I contemplated clicking through to find out more but that would be rewarding this gushing puff. Who's claim is this and is it a definite fact? Googling "absolute unit", it seems to have multiple meanings. The respectable definition is "a unit of measurement which is defined in terms of the fundamental units of a system (mass, length, and time), and is not based on arbitrary definitions." And then there's recent slang which seems to mean that something is big – see wikt:absolute unit, this blog, &c. Per WP:TONE, "Formal tone means that the article should not be written using argot, slang, colloquialisms, doublespeak, legalese, or jargon that is unintelligible to an average reader; it means that the English language should be used in a businesslike manner." Andrew🐉(talk) 07:15, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

WP:TONE applies to articles, not hooks. With regard to this particular hook, it's a lighthearted hook that suits the subject matter, and will probably be very effective in attracting interest, which serves our educational purpose. Gatoclass (talk) 09:16, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Errors in "On this day"

Tomorrow's OTD

In the births and deaths section, Muhammad Shamsul Huq's article both confirms our 1912 birthdate and also says 1911, and neither date is referenced. Art LaPella (talk) 04:17, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

@Art LaPella: 1912 is sourced in the body (at very end of paragraph). I've undid Khalidshams29's prior unsourced change to 1911.[2]—Bagumba (talk) 08:19, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Errors in the summary of the featured list

Friday's FL

(October 11, today)

• The bolded link should be more than a single word: I suggest bold-linking "discography of the Linda Lindas" in full. Also, the caption is too long for Main Page use; "The Linda Lindas performing in 2022" should be enough. — RAVENPVFF · talk · 20:56, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
• At "with the Los Angeles-based label", pls swap hyphen to a suffix dash. JennyOz (talk) 22:31, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
• "was released on October 11, 2024" - is it okay/normal to use past tense here? ('is due to be', 'will be', 'is being'?) JennyOz (talk) 22:31, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

  All  Fixed. Schwede66 04:23, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Monday's FL

(October 14)

Errors in the summary of the featured picture

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Tomorrow's POTD

Europa Clipper: NASA now says "no earlier than Sunday, Oct. 13". Pinging User:Amakuru.:Jay8g [V•T•E] 01:33, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

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