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E.g. we could mention banned forums, covid-19, Alex Undersky etc. similar to how major wikis do it. [[User:Bibipi|Bibipi]] ([[User talk:Bibipi|talk]]) 22:28, 3 April 2020 (UTC) | E.g. we could mention banned forums, covid-19, Alex Undersky etc. similar to how major wikis do it. [[User:Bibipi|Bibipi]] ([[User talk:Bibipi|talk]]) 22:28, 3 April 2020 (UTC) | ||
:It's usually been a problem everywhere it's been used. See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales/Archive_239#WPITN,_original_research_on_popularity,_the_core_of_Wikipedia,_and_bias. "WPITN swears they are doing things the best way it can be done. And yet, no awards are on the cards for that section. It is an odd one out, and not because it is quirky, innovative, surprisingly effective, and surpassing of its peers, like most of the rest of the site. Instead it is small, stuck, narrow, and mildly objectionable."[[Special:Contributions/2601:5CD:C200:9BE0:C8F1:3DA9:5BA6:FE5|2601:5CD:C200:9BE0:C8F1:3DA9:5BA6:FE5]] 22:58, 3 April 2020 (UTC) | :It's usually been a problem everywhere it's been used. See, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales/Archive_239#WPITN,_original_research_on_popularity,_the_core_of_Wikipedia,_and_bias. "WPITN swears they are doing things the best way it can be done. And yet, no awards are on the cards for that section. It is an odd one out, and not because it is quirky, innovative, surprisingly effective, and surpassing of its peers, like most of the rest of the site. Instead it is small, stuck, narrow, and mildly objectionable."[[Special:Contributions/2601:5CD:C200:9BE0:C8F1:3DA9:5BA6:FE5|2601:5CD:C200:9BE0:C8F1:3DA9:5BA6:FE5]] 22:58, 3 April 2020 (UTC) | ||
:We can trial it using a separate page and referencing it with {{ }} on the main page. I'm pretty happy with the main page as it is, but we can trial it.[[User:William|William]] ([[User talk:William|talk]]) 15:43, 4 April 2020 (UTC) | :We can trial it using a separate page and referencing it with {{ }} on the main page. Similar to the commented out 'featured articles' section on the main page. I'm pretty happy with the main page as it is, but we can trial it.[[User:William|William]] ([[User talk:William|talk]]) 15:43, 4 April 2020 (UTC) | ||