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playstation 3 is released in japan!!! this should be here somewhere?

Leibniz

It is frustrating to have to return to this page repeatedly to fix this same stupid statement. It is frustrating to have one's kindness to others repeatedly answered by saying that when I try to patiently explain to them what (literally) normal (literally) 15-year-olds are (literally) required to understand I am writing in a manner that could only be understood by advanced mathematicians who already know the idea I am trying to express. When I say literally I mean: look at the textbooks that 15-year-olds are told to read. Look at them. LOOK AT THEM. Before lecturing me about this.

I fixed this same incredibly stupid mistake on this page several years ago after I saw it getting ridiculed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mathematics.

Why was my fix reverted? Will it be necessary to return each year to do this again? Michael Hardy (talk) 17:09, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your fix seems to have survived. However, the
Gottfried Leibniz page has "y=x". I'm not going to fix it because it's apparently a hot topic, and there may be ramifications that I don't understand. --Heron (talk) 21:46, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply
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In answering Michael Hardy's question about "Why was my fix reverted?", I looked at the page history and it seemed to have been previously removed in 2006 for reasons I do not necessarily agree with now.[1] I added the Leibniz event back a couple of days ago, [2], but like any other thing I add to the OTD pages, I basically copy and paste the same spelling and notation from the relevant articles (see also
Gottfried Leibniz#Calculus had that "y=x" notation at the time,[3] that was the notation that ended up being copied and pasted. Cheers. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 05:24, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply
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I made exactly the same mistake as you, Z. I saw the "y = f(x)" on the
Leibniz
page, thought "ah, transcription error" and changed "y = f(x)" to "y = x". Minutes later I saw Michael's (perhaps justified) rant on the subject and reverted my edit before anyone noticed. I think there is an underlying problem here that hasn't been fixed yet. The wording on the anniversary page is confusing, and occasionally leads people to suspect an error where there isn't one. The statement:
employed integral calculus for the first time to find the area under a function y = ƒ(x)
doesn't sound like good maths. What is the point of the "y = f(x)"? We've already stated that he integrated a function, so the functional notation is redundant. It looks as if it's been put there to make the sentence look more impressive without adding any meaning. Who cares if he integrated y = f(x) or glork = frimp(spog)? A function is a function. Maybe the sentence is trying to say that he was the first to use the notation ∫ f(x).dx, or ∫ y.dx where y = f(x). If that's the case then why don't we say so? It would stop people from trying to correct it, and would save Michael some frustration. --Heron (talk) 09:52, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

St. Martin's Day

Since when is this day only relevant to the Netherlands? Seems like half of Europe considers it fairly important.

Peter Isotalo 20:57, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's now fixed. Thanks, Peter. --PFHLai (talk) 09:48, 10 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

US Numbered Highway System

The final plan for the United States Numbered Highway System was approved on November 11, 1926, and the system debuted on that date. This year (2011) will make the 85th anniversary, so I'm nominating it for inclusion in the list. (I added it to the list of eligibles on the page.) Imzadi 1979 → 02:17, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"You forgot Poland"

I would like to remind that today there is a National Independence Day also in

check an article. Can it be added now, when the section is on the Main Page? 83.10.124.41 (talk) 14:01, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply
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I see that this event is "ineligible" because of no resources (click here). So, instead adding a link to the Independence Day article, you can check it here, here or here and just link to the article about Poland (as in the case of Angola). 83.10.124.41 (talk) 14:27, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

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It seems strange to list Veterans Day (U.S.), but not Remembrance Day, which is a very wide-spread observance by comparison. Why was this left out? I have read the Remembrance Day article and it seems quite well-written. Markcymru (talk) 03:02, 11 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Edit request 2018

Change the reference (at least for today, while it's on the main page) to the US-only "Veterans day" to a more global "100th anniversary of the Armistice of 11 November 1918" (and remove the ensuing duplicate, keeping the picture). Only fitting... 107.190.33.254 (talk) 15:56, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done .254, You will need to establish a consensus for this change prior to it being enacted via an edit request. Talk:Main_Page#Errors_in_today's_or_tomorrow's_On_this_day could be a good place to start if you think the event has undue weight. — xaosflux Talk 17:29, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
@Xaosflux: And what of the friendly suggestion on the page that "To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page." ?? Anyway, posted to the relevant place. 107.190.33.254 (talk) 17:40, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
The rest of that statement points out specifically a difference for what this is on the main page, I suggested Talk:MP instead of here since there are only a few hours left where this will be visible and you would get the most attention there. In a day and a half it will be unprotected and you can try some bold edits to prep for next year. Best wishes, — xaosflux Talk 19:51, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, my bad for not reading through to the end. 107.190.33.254 (talk) 20:34, 11 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Normally we would include
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That doesn't fix the wider issue, that all of these names are specific to only a few regions (WP:Systematic bias), while saying "Anniversary of the Armistice of 11 November 1918" includes everybody (UK, Canada, US, Australia, even non-English-speaking countries,...). The only major lack of that article (in this context) is that there's only a few sentences about the celebrations of the Armistice, (i.e. the Legacy section), but it's arguable how much we should include in there, or if we should expand the other articles instead. 107.190.33.254 (talk) 14:49, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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2019 notes

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2020 request

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Howcheng: it is the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of The Cenotaph in London. Can we feature this as a one-off please? Mjroots (talk) 21:17, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply
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Sounds good, as it's also the 100th anniversary of his funeral. Mjroots (talk) 07:54, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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