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Featured Article[edit]

The front page of Wikipedia shows the death date of "Sir" Jimmy Saville. Is this vandalism? Surly we would not show him as a featured person and someone of worth due to his paedophilia? His misbehaviour is also not mentioned in the block of text that comes up when you hover over his name, but rather speaks about his charitable efforts, I would imagine these have been overshadowed. Also, has he not been stripped of his knighthood yet? Thanks Anton 81.131.40.58 (talk) 08:37, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Being a featured article only requires that the subject be notable, not that they be "good". This isn't unique to Wikipedia. Time Magazine once named Hitler the Man of the Year: [1]. So, it's basically "Most Significant Man of the Year", not "Best Man of the Year". SinisterLefty (talk) 08:57, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I understand that, but still... Anton 81.131.40.58 (talk) 09:22, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

And to prove that very point-that notability is not necessarily for the right reasons, the front page also shows for 'On this day' the birth date of Joseph Goebbels... Lemon martini (talk) 10:52, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The primary purpose of featured articles is not to celebrate the subjects, but rather to demonstrate what well-written articles can look like. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 11:11, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Also, according to the article, there is no process for stripping someone's knighthood posthumously. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 11:13, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Just a heads up, I believe we're talking about the selected birth and death anniversaries section of OTD, not the "Featured Article". The Jimmy Saville article is not currently eligible to appear in the Featured Article spot, but only because of the quality of the article itself. ApLundell (talk) 00:10, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Daily rates of pay for IT consultants[edit]

I'm looking for an approximate idea of the current market rates for IT consultants, in various countries and at various levels of expertise (e.g. senior manager, manager, senior analyst, junior analyst, etc). Where can I find such information? I realize of course that this is commercially sensitive information and may not be publicly available. Thanks, --Viennese Waltz 12:47, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a searchable database, by geography, but it may be limited to the US. --Jayron 32 13:26, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]