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Errors in the summary of the featured article

Today's FA

'completely defeated them' is a WP:EGG link. Could it be tweaked to 'defeated them at Worcester'? Modest Genius ^talk 12:16, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Errors in "Did you know ..."

Current DYK

Per the MOS's guidelines regarding titles , the Chief Justice in "South African Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng" should be lower-case. Primergrey (talk) 01:13, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

I think it's OK because of how it's structured. If the wording were slightly different, it would be "South Africa's chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng." But as is, it's correct. A comparison would be "United States Chief Justice John Roberts". But not "the United States Chief Justice John Roberts".— Maile (talk) 03:19, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

An apt comparison would be "American chief justice John Roberts". This is an explicit example from the MOS "French king" but "King of France". The link is here. Primergrey (talk) 07:18, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

His title is Chief Justice. The suggested change could be made, but it doesn't have to be. It's not inaccurate at present.  — Amakuru (talk) 08:56, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Wrath Month has a deletion tag. Secretlondon (talk) 09:34, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

I've closed it as speedy keep per WP:SK#6. It can be renominated after the DYK run is over if necessary, although it didn't look like there was consensus to delete anyway.  — Amakuru (talk) 09:45, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

It really isn't a thing though so it arguably shouldn't exist. I've tried to make the article clearer. Secretlondon (talk) 09:53, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Next DYK

• This is currently pointing to queue 4, which is on the MP. Looks like the last rotation did not complete properly. 108.52.196.8 (talk) 14:34, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
  • The bot only performed three steps of the update. It did not issue any credits or update two files. I'll issue the article and user credits, but an admin will have to increment Template:Did you know/Queue/Next (it's currently 4; it should be 5) and replace the entire contents of Queue 4 with {{User:DYKUpdateBot/REMOVE THIS LINE}}.  MANdARAX  XAЯAbИAM  15:38, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Next-but-one DYK

In the fourth hook, "engineer and architectural company..." should be "engineering and architectural company..." Primergrey (talk) 07:23, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Indeed.  Fixed Schwede66 08:43, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Errors in the summary of the featured list

Friday's FL

(May 17, tomorrow)

"...he played the role of disc jockey Adrian Cronauer in the war comedy Good Morning, Vietnam, a role which earned him his first Academy Award for Best Actor" -- it was a nomination, not the award... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 07:18, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, good spotting. 60th Academy Awards would confirm that, Ian Rose. I'll fix it. Schwede66 08:46, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Monday's FL

(May 20)

Errors in the summary of the featured picture

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