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Verb agreement in Galician slaughter item

Latest comment: 15 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

… killing about 1000 people and destroyed about 500 manors.

That should be, “killing… and destroying…,” or, “which killed… and destroyed….” — crism (talk) 00:26, 18 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

2012 notes

Latest comment: 12 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Robert Hanssen (maintenance)
Omitted: Independence Day in The Gambia (ineligible—maintenance), Battle off Lizard Point, Vasil Levski, Chicago Seven, Sampit conflict, 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings
Included: Meermin slave mutiny (first appearance), Lincoln County War (first appearance), Sook Ching massacre (first appearance), Sportpalast speech (5th appearance, last in 2010), 2010 Nigerien coup d'état (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 17:48, 17 February 2012 (UTC)Reply

2013 notes

Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Deleted: Jefferson Davis (moved to February 9)
Omitted: Meermin slave mutiny; Lincoln County War; Sook Ching massacre; 2010 Nigerien coup d'état
Included: Battle off Lizard Point (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Vasil Levski (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Dedan Kimathi (first appearance); Robert Hanssen (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible)
Repeats: Sportpalast speech (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total; 70th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 08:50, 17 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

Edit request on 19 February 2013

Latest comment: 11 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

In 1930, Pluto is discovered.

209.165.132.5 (talk) 08:51, 19 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

Not done. Pluto is already listed on March 19. —howcheng {chat} 21:30, 19 February 2013 (UTC)Reply

2014 notes

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Deleted: Galician slaughter (moved to February 20)
New articles (ineligible): Rescission Act of 1946 (short)
Omitted: Battle off Lizard Point; Vasil Levski; Sportpalast speech; Robert Hanssen
Included: The Gambia] (rescued from Ineligible); Meermin slave mutiny (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Lincoln County War (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Chicago Seven (3rd appearance, last in 2011); 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Dedan Kimathi (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:19, 17 February 2014 (UTC)Reply

2015 notes

Latest comment: 9 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Lincoln County War; Dedan Kimathi; Chicago Seven; 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings
Included: Battle off Lizard Point (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Vasil Levski (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Sook Ching (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Sampit conflict (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Meermin slave mutiny (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:36, 16 February 2015 (UTC)Reply

2016 notes

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Battle off Lizard Point; Vasil Levski; Sook Ching; Sampit conflict
Included: Lincoln County War (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Sportpalast speech (7th appearance, last in 2013); Space Shuttle Enterprise (3rd appearance, last in 2012; moved from September 17); 2010 Nigerien coup d'état (2nd appearance, last in 2012)
Repeats: Meermin slave mutiny (3rd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 18:04, 16 February 2016 (UTC)Reply

Bobby Robson born in 1848?

Latest comment: 7 years ago4 comments3 people in discussion

Just thought I'd mention it.[1] Nortonius (talk) 22:40, 17 February 2017 (UTC)Reply

Rats I ought to have pinged too, so ping! Nortonius (talk) 22:43, 17 February 2017 (UTC)Reply

Already reported at ERRORS. The Rambling Man (talk) 22:47, 17 February 2017 (UTC)Reply

Ah, whoops. I'd had it all set to go and accidentally closed the tab, then forgot that bit the second time around. It's already been fixed by someone else but thanks for the heads-up. – Juliancolton | ^Talk 22:59, 17 February 2017 (UTC)Reply

2017 notes

Latest comment: 7 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Lincoln County War; Sportpalast speech; 2010 Nigerien coup d'état
Included: Battle off Lizard Point (4th appearance, last in 2015); Dedan Kimathi (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 60th anniversary); 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 10th anniversary); Bobby Robson (first appearance); J. Robert Oppenheimer (first appearance; 50th anniversary)
Repeats: Meermin slave mutiny (4th consecutive appearance, 5 total); Space Shuttle Enterprise (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 40th anniversary)