Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/April 1, 2008

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I happened to be reading the blurb for the article will be on the front page tomorrow and I was struck by an absurdity. In one sentence it lists Ima Hogg as an accomplished ostrich rider and in in the next sentence it says she once rode to Hawaii to visit the Queen. These two sentences in conjunction give the implication that she rode an ostritch to Hawaii, which seems pretty much impossible. I'm not sure what she actually rode to Hawaii, or if the word rode in that sentence should maybe be replaced by visit, but as it is, the blurb seems to imply an impossibility.Dekkanar (talk) 20:56, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Good point. I changed the word "rode" to "sailed". Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not love)} 00:19, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

I disagree with this change. We don't know whether it was a steam ship or a sailing ship that she rode to Hawaii. The word "rode" was perfectly appropriate. Even if she rode on a sailing ship, we were all instructed as follows when writing this blurb: "I encourage you to be as outlandish or misleading as possible, provided it's all true."[1] It is perfectly true that she was an ostrich jockey, and that she rode to Hawaii.Ferrylodge (talk) 00:28, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Complete blurb is at User:Raul654/test. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 00:30, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

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Is emcee a real word? Is it sensible to use it here rather than MC? -- SGBailey (talk) 08:30, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Emcee is a real word. I'd stick with this word to prevent people from thinking of MC Hammer instead of "Master of Ceremonies". Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not love)} 16:40, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Should we wikilink it for the uninformed? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:43, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Done. Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not love)} 17:07, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Nish (as always). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:09, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

When I see MC, I think of MC Escher, not MC Hammer. Spencer^T♦C 17:07, 3 April 2008 (UTC)