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<div style="right:10px;display:none;" class="metadata topicon">'''{{CURRENTDATE}}'''</div>
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<p>'''This is the talk page for discussing changes to the Wikipedia Main Page:''' please read the information below to find the best place for your comment or question. For error reports, go [[WP:ERRORS|here]]. Thank you.</p>
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<div style="color:black;background-color:#f5faff;padding:1em;margin:0 0 1em 0;border:1px solid #cedff2;">
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<p style="margin:0;background-color:#cef2e0;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;color:#000000;padding:0.3em 0.3em 0.3em 1.5em;">Today's featured article</p>
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* Do you think today's featured article is '''awful?''' Instead of complaining see [[Wikipedia:Main Page FAQ#I think that today's featured article is awful. What can be done about it?|what you can do about it]].
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* "Today's Featured Article" is selected from [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|existing featured articles]]. To nominate one for the Main Page see '''[[Wikipedia:Today's featured article|Today's featured article]]'''.
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* To report an error in today's featured article, leave a note at the '''[[Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors|Error&nbsp;Report]]'''.
  
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<p style="margin:1em 0 0 0;background:#cef2e0;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;color:#000000;padding:0.3em 0.3em 0.3em 1.5em;">Did you know...</p>
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* "Did you know..." lists facts from '''new''' or '''[[WP:STUB|newly unstubbed]]''' articles. To nominate a fact for inclusion see '''[[Template talk:Did you know|Did you know]]'''.
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* To report an error in "Did you know...", leave a note at the '''[[Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors|Error&nbsp;Report]]'''.
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<p style="margin:0;background-color:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;color:#000000;padding:0.3em 0.3em 0.3em 1.5em;">In the news</p>
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* "In the news" items are listed as they are added &ndash; there is '''no''' [[Subjectivity|subjective order]].
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* To suggest a '''Wikipedia article''' that has been '''updated''' with new material, see '''[[Wikipedia:In the news section on the Main Page|the "In the news" page]]'''.
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* To report an error you've seen in "In the news", leave a note at the '''[[Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors|Error&nbsp;Report]]'''.
  
<div style="color:black; background-color:#fff; padding:1em; margin-bottom:1.5em; border: 2px solid #a00; text-align: center; clear:all;"><div style="font-size:150%;">'''This page is for discussion of the Main Page only.'''</div>See below for information on where to post on topics not-concerning the Main Page.<br>Please don't post comments here that don't relate to the Main Page. Irrelevant discussion may be removed.</div>
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<p style="margin:1em 0 0 0;background:#cedff2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3b0bf;color:#000000;padding:0.3em 0.3em 0.3em 1.5em;">On this day...</p>
 
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* If an important event isn't mentioned in "On this day...", it ''may'' be because you haven't suggested it yet at '''[[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries|Selected anniversaries]]'''.
<div style="color:black; background-color:#fff; padding:1em; margin-bottom:1.5em; border: 2px solid #a00; text-align: center; clear:all;"><div style="font-size:150%;">'''See an Error?'''</div>
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* To report an error in "On this day...", leave a note at the '''[[Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors|Error&nbsp;Report]]'''.
Please report spelling mistakes and other errors on the Main Page to [[Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors]].<br> Error reports posted on [[Talk:Main Page]] may be moved without notice.</div>
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<p style="margin:0;background-color:#e0cef2;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #afa3bf;color:#000000;padding:0.3em 0.3em 0.3em 1.5em;">Today's featured picture</p>
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*Today's featured picture is taken from the list of '''successful''' [[Wikipedia:Featured pictures|featured pictures]], If you would like to nominate a picture to be featured see '''[[Wikipedia:Picture of the day|Picture of the Day]]'''.
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*To report an error with "Today's featured picture...", add a note at the '''[[Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors|Error&nbsp;Report]]'''.
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<div style="color:black;background-color:#fcfcfc;padding:1em;margin-bottom:0.5em;border:1px solid #ccc;">
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<p style="margin:0;background-color:#cacaca;font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #666666;color:#000000;padding:0.3em 0.3em 0.3em 1.5em;">Main Page and beyond</p>
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* [[Wikipedia:Main Page FAQ|Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Main Page]]
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* Preview tomorrow's Main Page at [[Main Page/Tomorrow]]. To report an error on tomorrow's Main Page, leave a note at the '''[[Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors|Error&nbsp;Report]]'''.
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* If you want to start a new article [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|seek help here]].
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* If you see something wrong with a particular article, raise your concerns on '''that article's own [[Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines|discussion page]]''', or [[Wikipedia:Introduction|fix it yourself]]. '''Do not talk about other articles here'''.
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* Wikipedia running slowly? Check the [http://www.thewritingpot.com/wikistatus/ server status].
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* '''If you have an opinion, comment, question or are looking for help regarding Wikipedia in general, find the place where your post will get the most attention [[Wikipedia:Questions|here]]'''.
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'''Otherwise'''; please read through this page to see if your comment has already been made by someone else before adding a new section by clicking the little + sign at the top of the page.
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{{archives|width=23em|archivelist=Talk:Main Page/archivelist}}
'''Main Page sections:'''
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<div style="clear:right;float:right;margin:0 0 0 2em;width:33%;">__TOC__</div>
* [[Wikipedia:In the news section on the Main Page|In the news]]<br /><small>[[Wikipedia:In the news section on the Main Page/Candidates|(suggest new entry)]]</small>
 
* [[Template:Did you know|Did you know...]]<br /><small>[[Template talk:Did you know|(suggest new entry)]]</small>
 
* [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article|Today's featured article]]<br /><small>[[Wikipedia talk:Tomorrow's featured article|(suggest new entry)]]</small>
 
* [[Wikipedia:Picture of the day|Today's featured picture]]<br /><small>[[Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates|(suggest a new entry)]]</small>
 
* [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries|On this day]]
 
  
'''[[Wikipedia:Main Page FAQ|find out more]]'''
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<p style="font-size:140%;border:0px solid #000000;border-bottom-width:1px;">Main page discussion</p>
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*'''This page is for the discussion of technical issues with the main page's operations. See the help boxes above for possible better places for your post.'''
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*'''Please add new topics to the bottom of this page. If you press the plus sign to the right of the ''edit this page'' button it will automatically add a new section for your post.'''
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*'''Please sign your post with <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>. It will add the time and your name automatically.'''<noinclude>
  
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!align="center"|[[Image:Vista-file-manager.png|50px|Archive]]<br>[[Wikipedia:How to archive a talk page|Archives]]
 
 
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* [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 1|1]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 2|2]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 3|3]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 4|4]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 5|5]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 6|6]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 7|7]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 8|8]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 9|9]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 10|10]]
 
* [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 11|11]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 12|12]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 13|13]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 14|14]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 15|15]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 16|16]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 17|17]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 18|18]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 19|19]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 20|20]]
 
* [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 21|21]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 22|22]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 23|23]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 24|24]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 25|25]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 26|26]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 27|27]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 28|28]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 29|29]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 30|30]]
 
* [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 31|31]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 32|32]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 33|33]], [[Talk:Main_Page/Archive 34|34]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 35|35]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 36|36]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 37|37]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 38|38]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 39|39]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 40|40]]
 
* [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 41|41]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 42|42]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 43|43]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 44|44]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 45|45]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 46|46]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive47|47]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive48|48]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 49|49]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 50|50]]
 
* [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 51|51]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 52|52]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 53|53]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 54|54]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 55|55]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 56|56]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 57|57]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 58|58]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 59|59]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 60|60]]
 
* [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 61|61]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 62|62]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 63|63]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 64|64]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 65|65]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 66|66]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 67|67]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 68|68]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 69|69]], [[Talk:Main Page/Archive 70|70]]
 
 
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<p style="clear:left">If you wish to discuss something other than the Main Page, you may find some of these links useful:</p>
 
*'''For questions, [[Wikipedia:Where to ask a question|find out where to ask them]]'''.
 
*If you see something wrong with an article, raise it on that article's own [[Wikipedia:Talk page|discussion page]], or [[Wikipedia:Introduction|fix it yourself]].
 
*For general questions about Wikipedia, or questions about editing, see our '''[[wikipedia:FAQ|frequently asked questions]]''', or ask at the '''[[Wikipedia:Help desk|help desk]]'''. More detailed discussions can be raised at the [[wikipedia:Village pump|village pump]].
 
*Wikipedia running slowly? Check our [http://www.thewritingpot.com/wikistatus/ server status].<br><br>
 
  
If you did come here to discuss the Main Page or its contents:
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<p style="background:#eeddaa;">This template sometimes suffers from the [http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1629 dreaded misplaced edit section button bug]. Fear ye not, there should be a fix in the next monobook patch. *Cross fingers*</p></noinclude>
*Check the [[Wikipedia:Main Page FAQ|answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Main Page]]
 
*The [[Main Page alternative (Classic 2006)|old Main Page]] is available, along with other [[Wikipedia:Main Page alternatives|Main Page alternatives]].
 
*New comments about the Main Page layout or about the current content of the ever-changing main page templates go '''at the bottom'''. ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Talk:Main_Page&action=edit&section=new Post a comment]''.
 
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Latest revision as of 04:40, 3 August 2017

This is the talk page for discussing changes to the Wikipedia Main Page: please read the information below to find the best place for your comment or question. For error reports, go here. Thank you.

Today's featured picture

  • Today's featured picture is taken from the list of successful featured pictures, If you would like to nominate a picture to be featured see Picture of the Day.
  • To report an error with "Today's featured picture...", add a note at the Error Report.

Main Page and beyond

Otherwise; please read through this page to see if your comment has already been made by someone else before adding a new section by clicking the little + sign at the top of the page.

Main page discussion

  • This page is for the discussion of technical issues with the main page's operations. See the help boxes above for possible better places for your post.
  • Please add new topics to the bottom of this page. If you press the plus sign to the right of the edit this page button it will automatically add a new section for your post.
  • Please sign your post with --~~~~. It will add the time and your name automatically.

This template sometimes suffers from the dreaded misplaced edit section button bug. Fear ye not, there should be a fix in the next monobook patch. *Cross fingers*