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It might be worth clarifying that this is the spacecraft's planned trajectory (although there is admittedly little
risk of confusion here). — RAVENPVFF · talk · 00:08, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Hm. Given that it says "launches" in the hook, I'd say that there should indeed be little confusion about
this being the planned trajectory. I don't think it needs spelling out. Schwede66 08:54, 16 April 2023
(UTC)

Not an error, but can somebody swap the orbit of JUICE with an actual image of the spacecraft
File:Juice_launch_kit_cover_close-up.png? Artem.G (talk) 21:15, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

I've seen images of spacecraft before. The orbit as a gif is actually quite interesting. Or is that just me?
Schwede66 03:32, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Malaria vaccine: a bunch of uncited text in the "Choosing to address the symptom or the source" section, the
"Potential targets" section and one section is orange tagged (Delivery system). Therapyisgood (talk) 22:05,
16 April 2023 (UTC)

That's not exactly an error. The uncited content just needs to be deleted and then it's all good. I've
done that. Schwede66 03:31, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

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The Longevity Diet DYK

Current text (raw text):
* ...that the 2018 book '''''[[The Longevity Diet]]''''' advocates a "fast-mimicking
diet" to increase lifespan and healthspan?
 Suggested change - linking healthspan (raw text):
* ...that the 2018 book '''''[[The Longevity Diet]]''''' advocates a "fast-mimicking
diet" to increase lifespan and [[healthspan]]?
why: chances are the reader has no idea what a healthspan even is, so may as well make healthspan a
wikilink to answer that question as well (seeing as it's not answered within the page for The Longevity Diet,
merely linked).
Yes, healthspan is a redirect. But as it's a redirect to an article section (specifically, to
Life_expectancy#Healthy_life_expectancy), WP:MPNOREDIRECT states that it should not be bypassed
(even though it's going to be on the main page).

🔥HOTm̵̟͆ e̷̜̓ s̵̼̊ s̸̜̃🔥 (talk・edits) 00:58, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

I'm not sure I agree, HotMess, that it's key to know the exact definition of "healthspan" before reading this
hook. Our goal is to show people the article on The Longevity Diet – they can always click elsewhere if
they need more information. Lots of people who write their hooks intentionally omit links, so that people will
see the article they put effort into. theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 01:41, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

aight 🔥HOTm̵̟͆ e̷̜̓ s̵̼̊ s̸̜̃ 🔥 (talk・edits) 09:57, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

We don't do redirects on the Main Page, HotMess. I agree with Theleekycauldron that we don't need to link
to healthspan. But if we did, it would look like so: [[Life expectancy#Healthy life
expectancy|healthspan]] Schwede66 08:50, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

We don't do redirects on the Main Page You might want to fix the last bullet point within
WP:MPNOREDIRECT then, seeing as it explicitly states that redirects to article sections (redirects
such as Healthspan) must never be bypassed, even on the main page.
> Links on the Main Page, to avoid stealthy vandalism by retargeting high-traffic redirects. (But note,
as above, that redirects to article sections should never be bypassed.)
 🔥HOTm̵̟͆ e̷̜̓ s̵̼̊ s̸̜̃ 🔥 (talk・edits) 09:57, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

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General discussion
Where's Easter on the main page?
We're listing the Canadian "Vimy Ridge Day" but not Easter? BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:58, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

The Easter page is tagged for citations in too many places. Eddie891 Talk Work 16:06, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

Really? We post articles on holidays lacking citations all the time. For example, an Islamic holiday,
Eid al-Fitr, that we post about every year, has about 20 paragraphs needing citations (and from my
count, Easter only has 11). BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:14, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

Even Vimy Ridge Day is lacking citations. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:17, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
I count five at Eid, all of which are to a specific sentence (or one-sentence para). Most of
Easter's 12 seem to be on entire paragraphs? Vimy Ridge Day has one cn. The solution here is
go fix Easter. Valereee (talk) 16:23, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

Let's see.

places needing citations for Eid

The prayer starts by doing "Niyyah" for the prayer, before the Takbir is said by the Imam and his followers.
Next, the Takbirat al-Ihram is performed, by saying Allahu Akbar three times, raising hands to the ears and
dropping them each time, except for the last when the hands are folded. The Imam then reads the Al-
Fatihah, followed by another Surah. The congregation performs ruku and sujud as in other prayers. This
completes the first rak'ah ...
Children gather in small choir groups in front of a home and sing. The song is intended to call on God to
bless the youngest child of the family, to keep him or her healthy that the mother will remain happy. The
more they sing, the more nuts and sweets they receive. The Qarqee'an tradition is intended to spread love,
happiness and affection among adults and children Gargee'an ...
A day before Eid, Al-Aqsa Mosque is decorated with Eid decorations, minarets chant with takbeer, and the
old markets are filled with children and women carrying trays of cakes towards bakeries ...
...kids receive gifts from parents and elderly relatives, usually money or even toys. They also invite close
friends and relatives for the Eid dinner. After Eid dinner people love to sing and dance. In the city of Sfax, a
special meal is consumed on the first day generally before noon, composed essentially of Chermoula and
cured salted fish, typically Bacalao ...
Women and girls also put henna on each others' hands. In the following morning, Muslims go to their local
mosque or Eidgah for Eid Namaz and give Eid zakat before returning home. Afterwards, children are given
Eidi (cash gifts) and friends and relatives visit each others homes to eat and celebrate ...
In Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, Eid is more commonly known as Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Jawi: ‫هاري راي‬
‫)عيدالفطري‬, Hari Raya Idul Fitri, Hari Raya Puasa, Hari Raya Fitrah or Hari Lebaran. Hari Raya means
'Celebration Day'.

It is customary for workers in the city to return to their home town to celebrate with their families and to ask
forgiveness from parents, in-laws, and other elders. This is known in Malaysia as balik kampung
(homecoming).

The night before Hari Raya is filled with the sounds of takbir in the mosques or musallahs. In many parts of
Malaysia, especially in the rural areas, pelita or panjut or lampu colok (as known by Malay-Singaporeans)
(oil lamps, similar to tiki torches) are lit up and placed outside and around homes, while tiki torches
themselves are also a popular decoration for that holiday. Special dishes like ketupat, rendang, lemang (a
type of glutinous rice cooked in bamboo) and Malay delicacies such as various kuih-muih are served during
this day. It is common to greet people with "Salam Aidilfitri" or "Selamat Hari Raya" which means "Happy
Eid". Muslims also greet one another with "maaf zahir dan batin", which means "Forgive my physical and
emotional (wrongdoings)".

It is customary for Muslim-Malaysians to wear a traditional cultural clothing on Hari Raya. The Malay variant
(worn in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Southern Thailand) is known as the Baju Melayu, shirt worn with a
sarong known as kain samping or songket and a headwear known as songkok. Malaysian women's clothing
is referred to as Baju Kurung and baju kebaya. It is a common practice however for the Malays in Singapore
and Johor, Malaysia to refer to the baju kurung in reference to the type of outfit, worn by both men and
women.

In Malaysia, especially in the major cities, people take turns to set aside a time for open house when they
stay at home to receive and entertain neighbours, family and other visitors. It is common to see non-Muslims
made welcome during Eid at these open houses. They also celebrate by lighting traditional bamboo cannon
firecrackers known as meriam buluh, using kerosene in large hollow bamboo tubes or Chinese imported
crackers. The traditional bamboo cannon, meriam buloh, and fireworks are notoriously loud and can be very
dangerous to operator, bystander and even nearby buildings. These are usually bamboo tubes 5–10 cm
(2.0–3.9 in) in diameter and 4–7 m (13–23 ft) long, filled with either: water and several hundred grams of
calcium carbide, or heated kerosene, then ignited by match ...
There, they will conduct readings from the Quran and clean the tomb, reminiscent of the historic annual
Chinese Qingming festival, in which people go to their ancestors' graves, sweep and clean the area, and
make food offerings.[citation needed] ...
In Russia where 10 million Muslims reside,[citation needed] ...
Most mosques in the United kingdom hold special events after Eid prayer, including Islamic musical
performances, brunch buffets, rides such bouncy castles and carousels.

New Eid tradition are born in internet era. As elsewhere, Muslims in the United Kingdom celebrate Eid by
decorating houses, gift giving and Eid parties for kids. ...
In Houston, Texas, the annual prayers are offered at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown
Houston, organised by the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH).[citation needed] In other states, with
smaller Muslim populations, it is common that schools will remain open on Eid al-Fitr. ...
Most mosques in North America held special events after Eid prayer including Islamic musical performance,
Brunch Buffets, rides such Bouncy, Carousel, Slide for kids.[citation needed]

New Eid traditions have been born in the Internet era. Some Muslim in North America now celebrating Eid
with decorating houses, gift giving and Eid parties for kids.[citation needed] ...
In Argentina, Eid (Spanish: Fiesta del Fin del Ayuno) is officially a non-working holiday for Muslims. ...
Although the date of Eid al-Fitr is always the same in the Islamic calendar, the date in the Gregorian
calendar falls approximately 11 days earlier each successive year, since the Islamic calendar is lunar and
the Gregorian calendar is solar. Hence if the Eid falls in the first ten days of a Gregorian calendar year, there
will be a second Eid in the last ten days of the same Gregorian calendar year, as happened in 2000 CE. The
Gregorian date may vary between countries depending on the local visibility of the new moon. Some
expatriate Muslim communities follow the dates as determined for their home country, while others follow the
local dates of their country of residence. ...
Because the Hijri year differs by about 11 days from the AD year, Eid al Fitr can occur twice a year, in the
year 1023, 1055, 1088, 1120, 1153, 1186, 1218, 1251, 1283, 1316, 1348, 1381, 1414, 1446, 1479, 1512,
1544, 1577, 1609, 1642, 1674, 1707, 1740, 1772, 1805, 1837, 1870, 1902, 1935, 1968, 2000, 2033, 2065,
2098, 2131, 2163, 2196, 2228, 2261 and 2293 (will continue to occur every 32 or 33 years).

places needing citations for Easter

and has been adopted by almost all Western Christians and by Western countries which celebrate national
holidays at Easter. For the British Empire and colonies, a determination of the date of Easter Sunday using
Golden Numbers and Sunday letters was defined by the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 with its Annexe.
This was designed to match exactly the Gregorian calculation.[citation needed]
The precise date of Easter has at times been a matter of contention. By the later 2nd century, it was widely
accepted that the celebration of the holiday was a practice of the disciples and an undisputed tradition. The
Quartodeciman controversy, the first of several Easter controversies, arose concerning the date on which
the holiday should be celebrated.[citation needed]
According to the church historian Eusebius, the Quartodeciman Polycarp (bishop of Smyrna, by tradition a
disciple of John the Apostle) debated the question with Anicetus (bishop of Rome). The Roman province of
Asia was Quartodeciman, while the Roman and Alexandrian churches continued the fast until the Sunday
following (the Sunday of Unleavened Bread), wishing to associate Easter with Sunday. Neither Polycarp nor
Anicetus persuaded the other, but they did not consider the matter schismatic either, parting in peace and
leaving the question unsettled.[citation needed]
Polycrates (c. 190), however, wrote to Victor defending the antiquity of Asian Quartodecimanism. Victor's
attempted excommunication was apparently rescinded, and the two sides reconciled upon the intervention
of bishop Irenaeus and others, who reminded Victor of the tolerant precedent of Anicetus.[citation needed]
Others, however, believed that the customary practice of consulting Jews should continue, even if the
Jewish computations were in error.[citation needed]
Canons[78] and sermons[79] condemning the custom of computing Easter's date based on the Jewish
calendar indicate that this custom (called "protopaschite" by historians) did not die out at once, but persisted
for a time after the Council of Nicaea.[citation needed]
The Alexandrian rules were adopted in the West following the tables of Dionysius Exiguus in 525.[citation
needed]
Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday respectively commemorate Jesus's entry in Jerusalem,
the Last Supper and the crucifixion. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are sometimes
referred to as the Easter Triduum (Latin for "Three Days"). Many churches begin celebrating Easter late in
the evening of Holy Saturday at a service called the Easter Vigil.[citation needed]

The week beginning with Easter Sunday is called Easter Week or the Octave of Easter, and each day is
prefaced with "Easter", e.g. Easter Monday (a public holiday in many countries), Easter Tuesday (a much
less widespread public holiday), etc. Easter Saturday is therefore the Saturday after Easter Sunday. The day
before Easter is properly called Holy Saturday. Eastertide, or Paschaltide, the season of Easter, begins on
Easter Sunday and lasts until the day of Pentecost, seven weeks later.[citation needed]
In Eastern Christianity, the spiritual preparation for Easter/Pascha begins with Great Lent, which starts on
Clean Monday and lasts for 40 continuous days (including Sundays). Great Lent ends on a Friday, and the
next day is Lazarus Saturday. The Vespers which begins Lazarus Saturday officially brings Great Lent to a
close, although the fast continues through the following week, i.e. Holy Week. After Lazarus Saturday comes
Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and finally Easter/Pascha itself, and the fast is broken immediately after the
Paschal Divine Liturgy.[citation needed]
In the Pentecostarion published by Apostoliki Diakonia of the Church of Greece, the Great Feast Pentecost
is noted in the synaxarion portion of Matins to be the 8th Sunday of Pascha. However, the Paschal greeting
of "Christ is risen!" is no longer exchanged among the faithful after the Apodosis of Pascha.[citation needed]
In countries where Christianity is a state religion, or those with large Christian populations, Easter is often a
public holiday. As Easter always falls on a Sunday, many countries in the world also recognize Easter
Monday as a public holiday. Some retail stores, shopping malls, and restaurants are closed on Easter
Sunday. Good Friday, which occurs two days before Easter Sunday, is also a public holiday in many
countries, as well as in 12 U.S. states. Even in states where Good Friday is not a holiday, many financial
institutions, stock markets, and public schools are closed – the few banks that are normally open on regular
Sundays are closed on Easter.[citation needed]
Music section...

That looks like more places in the Eid article than for Easter. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:32, 9
April 2023 (UTC)

This is going to seem strange -- it actually does to me, too -- but it's actually the tags
that are the issue, not the uncited assertions. I know, crazy, right? As I understand it,
tags are interpreted as 'this needs a citation'. Material without inline citations that
isn't tagged apparently isn't looked at the same way, especially for articles created
before inline citations started being required. Mind blown? Valereee (talk) 16:37, 9
April 2023 (UTC)

Are you suggesting that if a long article is almost completely unreferenced, but
no one has tagged it as such, it qualifies for the main page? BeanieFan11
(talk) 16:40, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

If it has a reference section but no inline citations, likely answer is yes?

It's not a concern with DYK or FA, less of a concern with ITN because
someone from that project will go in and tag as part of their due diligence
during the nom, but in OTD, it likely happens. Valereee (talk) 16:43, 9
April 2023 (UTC)
People are welcome to edit what is posted by going to the respective
day's page (Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April). If it's a few days
 before posting and has been fully protected, post any errors at
WP:ERRORS. —Bagumba (talk) 15:15, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
I wouldn't expect to see Easter mentioned on the Saturday anyway. Good
Friday and Easter Sunday are the major holidays for Christians, aren't they?
Which gives about six and a half hours for someone to dig up some more refs
for Easter. One book on Christianity would probably cover all the unsupported
material. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:45, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

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