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Errors in the summary of the featured article
- George Floyd was murdered in May 2020. If June 2020 refers to the date of his funeral, the sentence should be rewritten. —71.105.243.101 (talk) 12:13, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- The date should be May. The main article also makes this error. Thank you for spotting it. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:26, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
Errors with "In the news"
Errors in "Did you know ..."
- ... that the Holy See has an official anime mascot?
From the article's lede: the official mascot of the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee
. That wasn't actually verified in the body, but I just fixed that (existing source [1] verified). Even with that fixed, though, this does not make her the mascot of the Holy See, or even of the Catholic Church (which is not the same thing). [2], cited for her representing the Church at an event, calls her "the Vatican's official mascot for the 2025 Jubilee", which is ambiguous as to whether she's the mascot of the country or the event, but either way I don't think bleedingcool.com is an expert on mascots of the Vatican. So I'd suggest either ... that the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee has an official anime mascot or ... that the Holy See has been represented by an anime mascot. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe) 05:57, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- Furthermore, the mascot is not "anime" in the usual sense of being a product of Japanese animation. At best it is an anime-inspired mascot, tokidoki is an Italian firm and as far as I know, there is zero input from any Japanese companies or artists. wound theology◈ 12:00, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- The article says "has been compared to anime". Nothing saying it is anime, or anime inspired. Secretlondon (talk) 15:30, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- Changed to "has been represented by" and "anime-style". (We could go full U.S. veggie burger branding and call it "an'me", i guess.) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 20:47, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- I've suggested posting a correction at WT:DYK. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 20:51, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- I'm going to copy from WT:DYK and add my two cents: Merriam Webster gives a more general definition of anime as "a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themes"; Britannica likewise gives "a style of animation that was created in Japan and that uses colorful images, strong characters, and stories that have a lot of action". Although several dictionaries do require Japanese origin as part of their definition, there is a shifting in the language to recognize foreign animation in the anime style as anime. (That being said, our article for non-Japanese anime like Totally Spies! is at Anime-influenced animation). Also, "having" a mascot is different than "being represented by" a mascot. The mascots listed at List of Olympic mascots only represented their specific games, but all are part of the broader category of Olympic mascots. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:06, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- The article says "has been compared to anime". Nothing saying it is anime, or anime inspired. Secretlondon (talk) 15:30, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- ... that Kent Brushes have supplied their products (examples pictured) to every British monarch since George IV?
This entry is illustrated with a picture of shaving brushes. Of all the British monarchs since George IV, the two longest serving - Victoria and Elizabeth II, who collectively reigned for almost double the time of all the others combined - were women. I suggest that a picture of a shaving brush, typically used by men, may not be appropriate here. I propose File:Kent brushes 1872.png instead. Mitch Ames (talk) 06:14, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- The alternative image isn't very readable at thumbnail size, and the hook says "examples pictured", without guarantee that the examples used are representative of every British monarch. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe) 06:23, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- Hee-hee, yeah nah - Shhh, some women shave too:) - Who knows, the queens may have had their lady-in-waiting lather them up and do their legs! Forgive me. JennyOz (talk) 07:22, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- The royal warrant of appointment system marks the supply of a product to a royal household, irrespective of who uses the product. The original picture is fine. Bazza 7 (talk) 11:30, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- ... that Abraham Hamadeh lost one of the closest elections in Arizona history by 280 votes, and has filed multiple lawsuits challenging the results?
@DukeOfDelTaco, Cambalachero, Kimikel, and RoySmith: borderline case, but possible a WP:DYKBLP problem for undue focus on a negative aspect of a living person? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 21:12, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- I think it's OK. They're a politician. Winning and losing elections is what politicians do. RoySmith (talk) 21:15, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- One could nix the lawsuits, but when you have a margin of 280 votes in an election of that level, it's also par for the course. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:16, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
Errors in "On this day"
- Afzal Khan (d. 1659) - article has died 20 November and 10 November as the Julian date. JennyOz (talk) 07:28, 9 November 2024 (UTC)