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[edit] Errors in the summary of Today's featured article on the Main Page

Shouldn't there be an image? Like the one in the article? Usually, when books are TFAs, the cover is shown. Thanks.  Mm40 (talk | contribs)  01:07, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:FAQ/Main Page#Why is a Main Page section missing an illustrative image? - BanyanTree 01:14, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Errors in In the news

Current wording: "...leading to the evacuation of thousands of homes."

Shouldn't the wording be: "...leading to the evacuation of thousands of residents"? Homes don't evacuate. Residents do. SpencerT♦C 15:49, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Depends on whether you consider it to be an active or a passive verb. Homes don't evacuate, but can be evacuated; the residents can evacuate, or they can be evacuated (might imply forcibly). There is another meaning in which thousands of residents could be evacuated, but that would be even messier than the floods; '0 .Kevin McE (talk) 16:31, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Oh, I see. I prefer active verbs when writing. SpencerT♦C 19:37, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Pls remove the oldest news item from ITN. The right side of the main page is much longer than the left again. --199.71.174.100 (talk) 01:55, 15 June 2008 (UTC)


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Comment A new item should be added to Template:In the news by Monday, 16 June 2008 00:06 Wikipedia time (UTC).

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[edit] Errors in Selected anniversaries/On this day

[edit] Errors in Picture of the Day/Today's featured picture

[edit] Errors in Did you know?

[edit] Next update

Comment Earliest time for next update is Sunday, 15 June 2008 06:17 Wikipedia time (UTC).

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