Talk:E major

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31-May-2007: In 2006/2007, Wikipedia images required both attributes "thumb|250px" to show a caption, as in:

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By itself, size "250px" ignores the caption "My picture" (confusing many people), which is considered bad form in computer languages (should warn & be corrected rather than ignore). Just remember to include "thumb" (or "frame") for a caption in an image-link.

Image hints in 2007:

• Limit most images to "thumb|300px" to avoid crowded text-wrapping.
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• Most images (99.99%) should be quick JPEG for rapid display.
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Overall, omitting "thumb" is the most common problem.

There are many formatting issues in the Wiki software (used worldwide), with a long list of problems to fix, but in the software world, errors often persist, only to be upstaged by a totally radical new software version, rather than just fixing the irritating problems fast. Note that numerous software systems (not just Wiki) have frustrating issues for years. -Wikid77 16:43, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article says:

Felix Mendelssohn used this key for the finale of his well-known Violin Concerto in E Minor, exploiting these advantages for the solo voice.

What does "these advantages" refer to?

--178.190.187.167 (talk) 09:40, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for bringing this up. The passage about Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto was added on 12 August 2009 when it was part of a paragraph that mentioned Bach's use of E major in BWV 1042 and BWV 1006. Since then, these two mentions have been separated, and now readers are indeed confused by "these advantages", although the reference to "solo voice" never made any sense. I'm going to remove that sentence, which is not about a work in E major anyway. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 10:30, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]