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Errors in the summary of the featured article

Today's FA

• Please remove the extraneous </div> closing tag just beneath the blurb, as it's causing transclusion errors (see e.g. WP:TFA). — RAVENPVFF · talk · 04:20, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

   Done  — Amakuru (talk) 12:00, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Errors in On this day

Today's OTD

• Please change

  [[1915]] – [[World War I|First World War]]: In '''[[Naval operations in the Dardanelles campaign|one of the largest naval battles]]''' of the [[Gallipoli campaign]], [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] forces sank three [[Allies of World War I|Allied]] battleships ''(''[[French battleship Bouvet|''French battleship ''Bouvet'']]'' pictured)'' and severely damaged three others.

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[[1915]] – [[World War I|First World War]]: In '''[[Naval operations in the Dardanelles campaign|one of the largest naval battles]]''' of the [[Gallipoli campaign]], [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] forces sank three [[Allies of World War I|Allied]] battleships ([[French battleship Bouvet|French battleship ''Bouvet'']] pictured) and severely damaged three others.: 1915 – First World War

If you disagree with these italics, at least change it so the italics are balanced; as it is now the opening and closing italics are not paired properly, as there is an odd number (7) of double-apostrophes.

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  File:ISGardnerMuseum.JPG|Gardner Museum|title=Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum|width=160

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File:ISGardnerMuseum.JPG|Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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  File:Traian Vuia aircraft.jpg|Traian Vuia's monoplane|width=x137

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File:Traian Vuia aircraft.jpg|Traian Vuia's monoplane

Thank you for your attention to these three errors. —Anomalocaris (talk) 09:31, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

•  Done (partially) - I've fixed the mismatched italic '' markups in the Bouget picture caption, but I haven't flipped it from italic to non-italic as you suggest, because the (pictured) part is always in italic by convention, and "Bouget" is the only part that is double-italics (i.e. non-italic). As for the images, they are not currently included in the template, but may be in future years and having the recommended size attached to them will be useful for future editors assembling the set.  — Amakuru (talk) 10:51, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

• Near East is hardly a familiar nor common term (unlike "Congress" or "First World War" for instance) so it should be linked. The Rambling Man (Staying alive since 2005!) 08:18, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

 Done  — Amakuru (talk) 10:54, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

• Boston needs to be disambiguated with a (US) or similar or linked to make clear which Boston is meant. Fgf10 (talk) 11:08, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

   Done. I've made it Boston, Massachusetts as I think that's the usual format that US people like.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:00, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Tomorrow's OTD

• Saint Joseph has a very famous solemnity (just ask any Italian) on March 19 and the article is in good shape. Elizium23 (talk) 08:22, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

  Not done - I've just had a look through the article, and unfortunately it's not main-page ready yet. Lots of uncited paragraphs as well as the whole "chronology in art" section. Also the date of the feast itself appears to be uncited. Thanks  — Amakuru (talk) 11:04, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

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General discussion

Apollo 9 - a crude mission

Nothing new here that isn't covered by this topic's RfC last year which showed consensus to avoid gender-specific terms in spaceflight articles. Discussion degenerating and no longer a main page issue. MIDI (talk) 22:00, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Not a crude mission? Well that's what it sounds like when read out to someone. Come on! This gender neutral garbage has gone too far when you're using words like 'crewed' on the main page. It was a manned mission. Say it for what it is, and stop this idiocy. The Roman Candle (talk) 16:26, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Sometime when you have some free time, it might be useful for you to find a quiet place to sit and actually think deeply about why this bothers you. --Floquenbeam (talk) 16:38, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Ooh, I know this one. ‑ Iridescent 18:46, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Just tried that. Nope, still sounds and reads bloody stupid, and that's why it bothers me. BTW, have a read of this article. It describes your reply. I would have expected better from an admin. The Roman Candle (talk) 19:02, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

OK, so you're saying that it's because it "sounds stupid", and that's why it bothers you. If you found out that it doesn't sound stupid to most people, would you still think we should change it? How about if most people as a whole thought it didn't sound stupid, but most white males thought it sounded stupid. What should we do then? If it didn't "sound stupid", but was still gender neutral, should we change it? --Floquenbeam (talk) 19:17, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

What about if most people not only don't think it sounds stupid, but don't even notice it because it's perfectly normal and sensible language and we're not hypersensitive to some perceived agenda, can we just leave it as "crewed" then? Gʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ^ˣ 21:27, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

I don't think this is an "agenda" issue for TRC , people of that era (TRC, I'm not assuming you are :P ) are "used to the phrase" and it seems odd seeing it in different form, as I do, but I'll get used to it. - FlightTime (open channel) 22:15, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

Agree to disagree, but I find that anyone who uses the phrase "PC gone mad" to refer to anything other than HAL 9000 tends to be able to find offence anywhere they look. Gʀᴀᴘᴘʟᴇ ^ˣ 22:27, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

It's not like the Apollo 9 article underplays the achievements of Jim McDivitt and his crew on this honestly underappreciated Earth orbit mission. In fact, I find it's a very well-written and detailed article. I wonder if Roman Candle will stop donating his hypothetical dollars to Wikipedia over this. WaltCip (talk) 00:28, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

If you think there is an effort to "demonise white men" (re the edit cited by Iridescent above), then there is no place for you on Wiki. Please leave and hang out somewhere else with your fellow bigots. Don't let the door hit you on the way out. Fgf10 (talk) 15:13, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Oh well, I fix your typos anyway, and I haven't been banned yet. Art LaPella (talk) 15:59, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

The only people who claim their freedom of speech is impaired by 'political correctness' are racists and bigots. No, that is not an opinion, that is a fact. So, guess what that makes you? Fgf10 (talk) 17:20, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Whatever. Art LaPella (talk) 17:29, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

For the record, you do have my sympathies. I appreciate it must be hard to be so out of step with society as a whole. I'm afraid you're just going to have to come to terms with that. It will be for the best, for both yourself and everyone around you. There, have some free advice! Fgf10 (talk) 17:49, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

FWIW the RfC is here. Kees08 (Talk) 20:25, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Kees08. Closing this discussion as nothing new here adding to the RFC. MIDI (talk) 22:00, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

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COVID-19 map

See Wikipedia:Village pump (miscellaneous)#COVID-19 map in Main Page. Thanks. Pandakekok9 (talk) 09:31, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Please replace the map with File:COVID-19 Outbreak World Map (35).svg. Thanks Pandakekok9 (talk) 09:56, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

 Done @Pandakekok9: this has been updated. — xaosflux ^Talk 14:07, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Please replace the current map with File:COVID-19 Outbreak World Map (36).svg. Thanks (PS: Should I do this daily?) Pandakekok9 (talk) 09:14, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

 Done. I guess so? Sam Walton (talk) 10:17, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Special header on ITN

Please note that over at WT:ITN we have added a special banner on the ITN box for the coronavirus. Please toss suggestions/issues/concerns on that over on WT:ITN. --Masem (t) 19:45, 16 March 2020 (UTC)