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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 in "Did you know ..."

Current DYK

The DYK on Fang Yi'ai states "his wife Princess Gaoyang was forced to commit suicide after their failed rebellion". However, there is no mention of suicide in the linked article on Princess Gaoyang, which states: "They stormed the palace but were stopped and captured. Gaoyang and her husband were executed by hanging shortly after." The only mention of a suicide on her page is the category: "Forced suicides of Chinese people". Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 13:43, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Confirmed. Secretlondon (talk) 14:19, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

It wasn't even approved like that. Someone made up another hook as it looked hookier! Secretlondon (talk) 14:26, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

The hook that was approved in the DYK hook review is now on MainPage. --PFHLai (talk) 16:15, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

@Secretlondon and PFHLai: both hooks were approved in the nomination. Could you please explain the logic of dismissing a hook based on what is in another, much more poorly-written article? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:49, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Approved? The reviewer wrote "I can't promote ALT1...." I'm staying away from it. Trouble avoidance. No one is complaining about the original hook. --PFHLai (talk) 18:47, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

@PFHLai: I wasn't able to promote ALT1 because it hadn't been approved, but I was able to AGF approve it as it complied with WP:DYKHOOK.--Launchballer 22:16, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

PFHLai, a reviewer cannot promote a hook they approved. This was a fundamental misubderstanding of the DYK process on your part and Secretlondon's. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 22:20, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

The actual quote is "I can't promote ALT1 as it introduces new information, but it is AGF sourced, interesting, and short enough" Secretlondon (talk) 23:15, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

The DYK on the Larmanjat guided rail system describes it as being "successfully demonstrated in England", but the demonstration system was actually built in France, according to the article itself. FourteenDays (talk) 16:29, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

The third paragraph in the Lisbon steam tramways section says Sharp Stewart delivered the first locomotive to Buckhurst Hill, Essex, in December 1872, where a length of demonstration track had been laid. Public trials were held ... Performance was satisfactory on the first day, ... Clark, Punchard were authorised to continue construction in Lisbon. Buckhurst Hill, Essex is in England. --PFHLai (talk) 18:55, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

 Not done as not an Error. Schwede66 23:10, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Errors in the summary of the featured list

Friday's FL

(June 14)

Monday's FL

(June 10, tomorrow)

Errors in the summary of the featured picture

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Tomorrow's POTD

POTD is missing. 21 hours left to fix it. June 11 and 13 are also not ready yet. Art LaPella (talk) 02:50, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

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