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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"

The casualties from Japan's earthquake was updated to 92 dead and 242 missing, can the blurb reflect this? Source [1] Dora the Axe-plorer (explore) 02:18, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

• Now says: "94 dead, 464 injured, 222 missing."

Martinevans123 (talk) 09:55, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Yes, I made the update per Jiji Press and Bloomberg. Can the blurb be updated with the new numbers? Dora the Axe-plorer (explore) 09:59, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Kerman bombings The parenthetical "(site pictured)" and image caption "Site of the Kerman bombings" read as if this occured at only one site e.g. "[the] site..." However, Kerman bombings § Bombings says there were two locations. I'm not sure on the standard blurb wording, but should it be tweaked to convey that it is one of multiple sites, and not the site?—Bagumba (talk) 04:02, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Errors in "On this day"

Today's OTD

• The Siege of Ngatapa is labeled 1896, but took place in 1869. Generalissima (talk) 01:34, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

•  Done Good catch. Fixed. Z1720 (talk) 01:47, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Errors in the summary of the featured list

Friday's FL

(December 6)

• A suggestion regarding this passage: "...the longest-serving speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, several members of Parliament of the United Kingdom,...". Since the Speaker is always a member of Parliament, write "several other members of Parliament ...". This seems a less jarring phrasing given the background. JMCHutchinson (talk) 23:27, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

 Fixed – Schwede66 00:04, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Monday's FL

(December 9)

Errors in the summary of the featured picture

Notice to administrators: When fixing POTD errors, please update the corresponding regular version (i.e. without "protected" in the page title) in addition to the Main Page version linked below.

Today's POTD

• 5 Jan - Butterfly blurb has both "coloring" and "colouration" - drop or add a 'u' for Engvar consistency? JennyOz (talk) 00:10, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

   Fixed – Schwede66 07:33, 5 January 2024 (UTC)

Any other Main Page errors

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