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Marat pic

The following was previously posted on WP:ERRORS:

OK, not an error as such, but ... surely on the anniversary of Marat's assassination the pic of him used should be the most famous and gorgeous portrayal of the act? --Jfruh (talk) 01:43, 13 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

wow; after following your link and seeing that amazing painting it just made me want to find out more. I totally agree with yer... why not the painting?Boomshanka 06:46, 13 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not unless someone is willing to crop it. Looks poor as a thumbnail on many monitor display resolutions. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 13:47, 13 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh please, nobody crop it. Yomangani ^talk 14:01, 13 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, no cropping. That would be disrespectful to the artist. Why not link to the painting (at The Death of Marat)? And while you are at it, delink "bathtub" - that insults the intelligence of our readers. Carcharoth 16:59, 13 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

1962 event

I'd like to suggest:

1962 - The Night of the Long Knives in British politics. Prime Minister Harold Macmillan sacks seven Cabinet ministers in a reshuffle.

This will be the 50th anniversary in 2012. But it will also be a WP:DYK article as well this year. So perhaps for a later update? Benea (talk) 04:17, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

New articles (unused): Night of the Long Knives (1962) (scheduled to appear on DYK)
Omitted: Battle of Durbe; Charlotte Corday; New York City draft riots; Battle of Wanat
Included: Carabinieri (first appearance); Scottish Church College (2nd appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Opération 14 juillet (first appearance); 2011 Mumbai bombings (first appearance)
Repeats: Hollywood Sign (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:17, 12 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Omitted: Carabinieri; Scottish Church College; Hollywood Sign (deleted—article now says exact date is unknown); 2011 Mumbai bombings
Included: Charlotte Corday (3rd appearance, last in 2011); New York City draft riots (6th appearance, last in 2011; 150th anniversary); Night of the Long Knives (1962) (first appearance); Ethio-Somali War (first appearance)
Repeats: Opération 14 juillet (2nd consecutive appearance; 2 total; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 05:18, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

New articles (unused): Uprising in Montenegro (just appeared on DYK)
Omitted: Charlotte Corday; New York City draft riots; Ethio-Somali War; Opération 14 juillet
Included: Battle of Durbe (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Carabinieri (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 200th anniversary); Treaty of Berlin (1878) (6th appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Wanat (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Night of the Long Knives (1962) (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:01, 12 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: Carabinieri; Treaty of Berlin (1878); Night of the Long Knives (1962); Battle of Wanat
Included: Charlotte Corday (4th appearance, last in 2013); Uprising in Montenegro (first appearance); Ogaden War (2nd appearance, last in 2013); 2011 Mumbai bombings (2nd appearance, last in 2012)
Repeats: Battle of Durbe (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:35, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Marat

How does the main page stat that marat was the lead of the terror? it didn't even began before his death. Bertdrunk (talk) 12:31, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. Rewritten. —howcheng {chat} 16:20, 13 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Omitted: Battle of Durbe; Charlotte Corday; Ogaden War; 2011 Mumbai bombings
Included: Scottish Church College (3rd appearance, last in 2012); New York City draft riots (7th appearance, last in 2013); Night of the Long Knives (1962) (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Battle of Wanat (3rd appearance, last in 2014)
Repeats: Uprising in Montenegro (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 75th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:28, 12 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Charlotte Corday (maintenance); Carabinieri (maintenance); Ogaden War (maintenance)
Omitted: Scottish Church College (ineligible—maintenance); New York City draft riots; Uprising in Montenegro; Battle of Wanat
Included: Battle of Durbe (4th appearance, last in 2015); Treaty of Berlin (1878) (7th appearance, last in 2014); Nixon White House tapes (first appearance); Opération 14 juillet (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Aisha (first appearance); John Wallop (first appearance); Harrison Ford (first appearance)
Repeats: Night of the Long Knives (1962) (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:14, 13 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Omitted: Battle of Durbe; Nixon White House tapes; Opération 14 juillet; Aisha; John Wallop; Harrison Ford (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: New York City draft riots (8th appearance, last in 2016); Battle of Wanat (4th appearance, last in 2016; 10th anniversary); Afonso, Prince of Portugal (first appearance); Margaret Murray (first appearance); Kenneth Clark (first appearance)
Repeats: Treaty of Berlin (1878) (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total); Night of the Long Knives (1962) (3rd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 15:59, 14 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Theresa May (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Jeannette expedition/USS Jeannette (1878) (moved from July 8)
Omitted: New York City draft riots; Night of the Long Knives (1962); Battle of Wanat; Afonso, Prince of Portugal; Margaret Murray; Kenneth Clark
Included: Charlotte Corday (5th appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Regulamentul Organic (first appearance); Nixon White House tapes (2nd appearance, last in 2013); 2011 Mumbai bombings (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Hubert Walter (first appearance); Young Man Afraid of His Horses (first appearance); Lucinda Ruh (first appearance)
Repeats: Treaty of Berlin (1878) (3rd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 18:31, 18 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Deleted: Jeannette expedition/USS Jeannette (1878) (moved to June 13)
Moved to Ineligible: John Wallop (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Harrison Ford
Omitted: Charlotte Corday (ineligible—maintenance); Treaty of Berlin (1878); Nixon White House tapes; 2011 Mumbai bombings (ineligible—maintenance); Hubert Walter; Young Man Afraid of His Horses; Lucinda Ruh
Included: Battle of Durbe (5th appearance, last in 2017); 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment (first appearance); Opération 14 juillet (4th appearance, last in 2017); Giulio d'Este (first appearance); Stan Coveleski (first appearance); Liu Xiaobo (first appearance)
Repeats: Regulamentul Organic (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:17, 14 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Omitted: Battle of Durbe; Regulamentul Organic; 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment; Opération 14 juillet; Giulio d'Este; Stan Coveleski; Liu Xiaobo
Included: Battle of Roundway Down (2nd appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Charlotte Corday (6th appearance, last in 2019; rescued from Ineligible); Congress of Berlin/Treaty of Berlin (1878) (Congress: first appearance; Treaty: 10th, last in 2019); Nixon White House tapes (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Battle of Wanat (5th appearance, last in 2018); Hubert Walter (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Nathan Bedford Forrest (first appearance; 200th birthday); Ma Ying-jeou (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:14, 15 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Omitted: Battle of Roundway Down; Charlotte Corday; Treaty of Berlin (1878) (blurb also featured Congress of Berlin, which is now ineligible); Nixon White House tapes; Hubert Walter; Nathan Bedford Forrest; Ma Ying-jeou
Included: Regulamentul Organic (3rd appearance, last in 2020); New York City draft riots (9th appearance, last in 2018); 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment (2nd appearance, last in 2020; 80th anniversary); Night of the Long Knives (1962) (6th appearance, last in 2018; 60th anniversary); Margaret Murray (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Kenneth Clark (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Harrison Ford (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 80th birthday)
Repeats: Battle of Wanat (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:24, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]