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Independence Day edit

Why isn't the official national holiday of Belarus mentioned? Cmapm 19:30, 3 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

Well, I didn't know, and I have been away. Is it really Independence Day ? Public holidays in Belarus says so. Not July 27 nor August 25 ? Hmmm.... Anyway, it's on the template now, good for 2007. Would National Day be more appropriate ? --PFHLai 04:26, 4 July 2006 (UTC)Reply
"Independence Day" is alright IMHO, because it means liberation from Nazis in 1944 (Minsk was liberated on this day). Cmapm 04:38, 4 July 2006 (UTC)Reply
Minsk was liberated on 3 July 1944 during Operation Bagration. How about Liberation Day ? --PFHLai 05:14, 4 July 2006 (UTC)Reply
I can't understand, why we should invent new names. "Independence Day" is the official translation [1] and is even named so in the American CIA World Fact Book [2]. Cmapm 10:13, 4 July 2006 (UTC)Reply
I am claiming ignorance here. I really don't know. I would associate "Independence Day" with events on July 27 or August 25. I find this quite odd. But, as "Independence Day" is the official translation, we should keep it. Thanks. -- PFHLai 10:15, 4 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

Capetian dynasty edit

Moved from Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors

I'm quite sure the Capetians didn't last to anywhere near the French Revolution; the dynasty went extinct with the death of Charles IV in 1328, and was followed by the Valois and Bourbon dynasties. Kirill Lokshin 17:18, 3 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

According to the article on the Capetians, the Valois and Bourbon dynasties are branches of the Capetian dynasty. However, I must note that House of Bourbon doesn't mention the Capetians at all. joturner 20:57, 3 July 2006 (UTC)Reply
As far as I know, while the Valois and Bourbon are technically branches of the House of Capet, the term "Capetian dynasty" is used (outside Wikipedia, anyways) only in reference to the direct Capetian line. Kirill Lokshin 21:17, 3 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

Fast of the 17th of Tammuz edit

Today is the Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz in Judaism, one of the six fasts of the Jewish year. Please add it if possible. Valley2city 05:27, 3 July 2007 (UTC)Reply

To be added edit

July 3, 1988,: Iran Air Flight 655 also known as IR655, was a civilian airliner shot down by US missiles on Sunday July 3, 1988, over the Strait of Hormuz, toward the end of the Iran-Iraq War. It resulted in killing of 290 passengers, among them many women and children.--ماني (talk) 07:27, 3 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

Quebec edit

Quebec City was founded on this date in 1608, today being its 400th anniversary. Radagast (talk) 12:45, 3 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

2012 notes edit

howcheng {chat} 06:09, 2 July 2012 (UTC)Reply

Pickett's Charge edit

I was bold and put this in. I think there are 3 main reasons/

1. 150th anniversary 2. Great overall article 3. Would be its first time (I think) 4. The Battle of Wyoming was a minor event at best, while the Battle of Gettysburg basically sealed the fate of the entire South, the Battle of Wyoming had little effect in a samll area in Pennsylvania.

Themane2 (talk) 00:06, 2 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

Ziggy Stardust "slated for expansion" - what does that mean? edit

Hi @Howcheng: - I noticed that the entry for Ziggy says it needs expansion, but I don't understand what that means. There are 3 wikilinks in the entry, one to David Bowie, which is a Featured Article, one to Ziggy Stardust (character), which, while not rated, is a fairly substanstive article, and one to the Ziggy Stardust Tour page, which is also not rated, but thorough and well-cited. Is there something else that needs to be done to bring this entry up to the quality standards required for inclusion? Thank you! 87Fan (talk) 14:48, 22 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

Hi 87Fan, thanks for suggesting this article for inclusion. Each entry has to have a "bold" article that is highlighted. In this case I thought the Ziggy Stardust article the best one to feature. One of the criteria for the article to be featured is that it "must be a relatively complete and well-formatted article, free from 'yellow'-level or more severe article issue tags". There is an orange "this section needs expansion" tag at Ziggy_Stardust_(character)#Cultural_impact; if this can be resolved then it would be good to go. I did look at Ziggy Stardust Tour as well but the Ziggy_Stardust_Tour#Songs section is largely uncited - Dumelow (talk) 16:44, 22 June 2023 (UTC)Reply
Thank you Dumelow! This is great information. I was able to update both articles, including adding citations where necessary and removing uncited statements when required. I believe that, between those changes, neither article has any 'needs citation' tags anymore. I agree that the Ziggy Stardust (character) page is the best one to highlight/bold. Let me know if you disagree, and appreciate your guidance here! 87Fan (talk) 18:19, 22 June 2023 (UTC)Reply
Thanks 87Fan, I don't know enough about the subject to make a judgement but the tags have been removed. I added the book I assume you were referring to (Pegg 2016) to the tour article. I'll look to add in the Ziggy event for this year's selection now - Dumelow (talk) 08:53, 23 June 2023 (UTC)Reply
Wow, I missed adding the Pegg book to the article? My bad, thank you for catching and fixing it. That was the right thing. Appreciate your help here, and happy to see this will show up on the 7/3 article! 87Fan (talk) 14:17, 23 June 2023 (UTC)Reply
I'm currently working on a full expansion of the Ziggy tour article here. I already have quite a lot but am planning on fast tracking that this weekend as I'd like it to be finished by the anniversary. – zmbro (talk) (cont) 17:59, 26 June 2023 (UTC)Reply

2013 notes edit

howcheng {chat} 07:19, 2 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

2014 notes edit

howcheng {chat} 06:56, 2 July 2014 (UTC)Reply

The Troubles edit

Use of the word 'only' is incorrect: the article gives two consequences. It is also POV as it gives the impression that the actions by one side were ill-conceived, perhaps foolish. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.208.152.158 (talk) 12:07, 3 July 2014 (UTC)Reply

In this context, "only" signifies that the action had a consequence which was the opposite of what was intended. For example, "The company lowered the price of the widget, only to find that sales dropped even lower than before." howcheng {chat} 06:50, 4 July 2014 (UTC)Reply

2015 notes edit

howcheng {chat} 07:51, 1 July 2015 (UTC)Reply

2016 notes edit

howcheng {chat} 05:47, 3 July 2016 (UTC)Reply

We have an article on Robert Pitcairn. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.205.198.205 (talk) 21:58, 3 July 2016 (UTC)Reply

Thanks. howcheng {chat} 07:27, 5 July 2016 (UTC)Reply

Yesterday, it was the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Guayacanas. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.6.36.71 (talk) 22:22, 4 July 2016 (UTC)Reply

That article is too short for inclusion. howcheng {chat} 07:27, 5 July 2016 (UTC)Reply

2017 notes edit

howcheng {chat} 07:52, 3 July 2017 (UTC)Reply

2018 notes edit

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2019 notes edit

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2020 notes edit

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2021 notes edit

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2022 notes edit

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