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The hook for Papal inauguration of Pope Leo XIV has a link piped to Peru, which should be removed per WP:OVERLINK, or converted to a direct link to Peruvian flag. Abductive (reasoning) 01:43, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done I've linked to Flag of Peru instead. Schwede66 05:09, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The hook about Meatball (black bear) is incorrect about the noted dispute being about copyright. This is an odd case in which the source itself is incorrect. According to the article, "the sanctuary where Meatball has been living for more than a year wants Aujero to sign a contract handing over full control of the Twitter account and all rights to the bear’s name, which the Glendale resident copyrighted." However, a name falls under trademark, not copyright. I updated the Wikipedia article text to more specifically reflect the source text, and I recommend changing "copyright" to "intellectual property" or something similar in the hook. Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 04:36, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

... that Malawian bishop Fanuel Magangani was circumcised as an adult to promote its effectiveness in reducing HIV transmission?

Does this need a medical reliable source? We don't say anything about whether adult circumcision does reduce HIV transmission, and it's on the front page. Secretlondon (talk) 05:05, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This could be added alongside the other reference. SL93 (talk) 05:52, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've added How Does Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Reduce HIV Risk? (Q135221498) to Wikidata. And tidied up the entries for the first two researchers. Schwede66 06:05, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@DYK admins: the two issues above (Meatball (black bear) and Fanuel Magangani) deserve your attention. You might also involve nominators and reviewers, etc. Schwede66 05:20, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good point regarding Magangani; pinging @Dclemens1971: and @Arconning: for awareness.--Launchballer 05:41, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a footnote to the Magangani article. Gatoclass (talk) 08:59, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why are we noting on the main page the anniversary of someone pleading not guilty to an indictment, who was ultimately never convicted of a crime? This is especially troublesome given that the indictment is pretty much their only claim to notability. I think we are pushing the envelope with BLP here. -Ad Orientem (talk) 04:47, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, among other things, the right column is way too long. I'll pull the hook once a new image has been protected. Ad Orientem, I'll put the hook back into the eligible heading; could you please start a discussion in a suitable place whether we should remove this hook from being eligible? Schwede66 05:15, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Actioned. Schwede66 05:37, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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