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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

Allegedly

• ... that the chief editor of the United States' Telegraph allegedly gouged a rival reporter's eyes inside a Senate office?

DYK hooks are supposed to report definite facts but the weasel word "allegedly" tells us that this is not definite. The allegation was made by the rival whose article says "The Intelligencer reported that Green viciously assaulted Sparhawk, while the Telegraph insisted that any physical altercation was minor and that Sparhawk has barely been hurt." It doesn't appear that any serious injury was done, the complaint was not upheld and so the sensational talk of eye-gouging appears to be improper and unbalanced. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:46, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

MOS:ALLEGED says: ...although alleged and accused are appropriate when wrongdoing is asserted but undetermined, such as with people awaiting or undergoing a criminal trial; when these are used, ensure that the source of the accusation is clear. The page could be updated to state the source of the allegation. Otherwise, I see this as more of a problem if it was WP:RSBREAKING than for something in the 1800s thats still (presumably) being described as alleged by a modern source.—Bagumba (talk) 09:41, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Clowns

• ... that women were 33 percent more likely than men to search for clown pornography in 2016?

This stat comes from a single porn site which is neither a reliable source nor an adequate survey of the entire globe. This is tabloid trash. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:55, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

• The stat is related specifically to searches on Pornhub, so I have added that qualifier to the hook, otherwise it's simply inaccurate. I'm not too bothered about the whole subject though, Vice is listed as no consensus at WP:RSP, so it's not automatically barred, and I would assume the stat originates from Pornhub itself... (although quite how they would know whether someone searching their site is a woman or a man is another matter). I'd think this meets WP:V and is interesting enough so I'm inclined to leave as is.  — Amakuru (talk) 08:54, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

  I also updated the page to make it clear that Pornhub is also the source of the stat, not some independent source. As for the hook, DYK doesnt seem to consistently provide inline attribution, so I'll leave it to others to determine if that is an issue for this hook. —Bagumba (talk) 09:24, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

  What would Heinrich Böll say? -- Sca (talk) 12:54, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

  I always use my weekend alias "Penny" when I search for clown porn... Martinevans123 (talk) 13:16, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

  Do people on Wikipedia really want to know this fun fact? Thundyboi (talk) 20:35, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

COI

• ... that Axel Downard-Wilke (pictured) led a campaign in 2020 to have macrons used in Māori place names in Wikipedia articles?

Noting I have tagged Axel Downard-Wilke for undisclosed COI editing, for reasons explained at WP:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard#Axel Downard-Wilke. – Teratix ₵ 08:32, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

It appears there was Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Axel Downard-Wilke, which was closed per speedy keep #6 for being linked on the MP. SK6 says:

If the problem is urgent, consensus should be gained at WP:ERRORS to remove the link before nominating for deletion.

—Bagumba (talk) 09:13, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

 Pulled. Given that the article is now Orange-tagged (which is not permitted for DYK content), and also the fact that we take WP:COI cases seriously, I have removed this hook from DYK for the time being, and replaced with an alternative picture hook and also added in an old hook from last year for main page balance.

Obviously there hasn't been a lot of discussion here or at WP:COIN so far, so perhaps consensus might later emerge that the hook is OK, but I'm acting on the precautionary principle here. If there's later a consensus to reinstate Downard-Wilke's hook then I've listed the image at Commons auto-protection so it could go straight up without needing re-protection.  — Amakuru (talk) 09:55, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Also notifying @Marshelec, Xoak, PrimalMustelid, and Premeditated Chaos: who were involved with this hook, FYI. Sorry should have done this earlier.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:35, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

@Amakuru, When I approved the hook, there were no COI concerns raised. I remember noticing a COI disclosure on the talk page, but now I realize it was from the subject themselves (Mr. Wilke), who had nothing to do it either the DYK or the article. Good thing you did there, pulling it out from the main page. Prompt action. Now that we're past that, we may participate on the COIN discussion. X (talk) 13:21, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Lou Wenzao

Wait, why is this article running at DYK again less than a year after previous appearing? See Wikipedia:Recent additions/2023/May#25 May 2023. ~ Pbritti (talk) 19:02, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Pinging @Amakuru: is it standard to swap in an old DYK when one is pulled? I saw the COI issue raised above. ~ Pbritti (talk) 19:08, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Nellie McCoy

• that actress Nellie McCoy (pictured) suffered a mental breakdown after her theatre performance was criticized, leading to her being committed to a sanatorium? The article discusses two breakdowns, but for neither does it say that her performance was criticised: in the first it says that "McCoy [felt] that the audience was not appreciating her performance"; the second just says "the strain of the work" led to her breakdown. Presumably the hook is referring to the first incident, but I'm not convinced that the article really supports this wording. Caeciliusinhorto (talk) 20:54, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Errors in "On this day"

Today's OTD

"1798 - The Irish Rebellion of 1798 began, with battles beginning in County Kildare and fighting later spreading across the country." Should be written with en dash, "1798 – The Irish Rebellion of 1798 began, with battles beginning in County Kildare and fighting later spreading across the country." Sheila1988 (talk) 15:14, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done thanks.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:55, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Errors in the summary of the featured list

Friday's FL

(May 24, today)

Monday's FL

(May 27)

Errors in the summary of the featured picture

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