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Errors in the summary of the featured article
[edit]The article uses the careful "died by suicide", which is preferred by many with a connection to the topic and to mental health advocacy -- see e.g. here. It would be better if the TFA blurb did the same, rather than "committed suicide", particularly given its very wide audience. UndercoverClassicist T·C 08:19, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- The article has, notably, used this for nineteen minutes. Vaticidalprophet 08:29, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- I suggest that this is not an error. I further suggest that editors interested in the wording discuss that at Talk:Marie Sophie Hingst#Describing suicide. Schwede66 10:08, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Errors with "In the news"
[edit]Errors in "Did you know ..."
[edit]Errors in "On this day"
[edit]Mindon Min and His Coronation
[edit]Currently the front page declares that Mindon Min, King of Burma, was crowned on 14 May 1857. His own page gives 6 July 1854 as the date. It only refers to 1857 as the year that he founded Mandalay. Its own page specifies this was on 13 February. Was there a second coronation in Mandalay? Or is there an error somewhere? --88.146.220.100 (talk) 08:52, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
I have found Coronation of Mindon Min, which does say it happened in Mandalay on 14 May 1857. Does this mean it was the King's page, which has been vandalised? --88.146.220.100 (talk) 08:56, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Looking back through the archives... The King's own page has said 6 July 1854 for at least a decade. Should I move this to the talk page there? --88.146.220.100 (talk) 08:58, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
- Yes, please bring that up on that talk page. Schwede66 10:09, 14 May 2025 (UTC)
Errors in the summary of the featured list
[edit]Errors in the summary of the featured picture
[edit]Any other Main Page errors
[edit]Please report any such problems or suggestions for improvement at the General discussion section of Talk:Main Page.