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Please do not remove this invisible timestamp. See WT:ERRORS and WP:SUBSCRIBE. - Dank (push to talk) 01:24, 29 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
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(Just replying here ‘cause it’s easier. Does “football” mean American or European? Both? Some other meaning of football that means “tennis”? What? In solidarity Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 10:59, 18 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
"... that semi-automated offside technology can track up to 29 points on each football player 50 times per second?" "Points" is tricky in such a short blurb, because "football" tends to lead people to interpret "points" as having to do with the score. I suggest the following, but if there's a simpler way to not say "points", that's good too. "... that semi-automated offside technology can track up to 29 details of each football player's position 50 times per second?" — Preceding unsigned comment added by TooManyFingers (talk • contribs) 15:16, 18 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Latest comment: 13 hours ago3 comments3 people in discussion
I am suggesting this edit because:
it adds more argumentum ad populum, even further encouraging people to become editors,
it is another interesting fact about the immense scale of the English Wikipedia, and
it further demonstrates that "anyone can edit," and
it also aligns with the statistics shown on Special:CreateAccount.
I suggest formatting it like this, considering the number of edits (1,360,032,824, purge) changes much faster than the number of articles:
250,013 active editors
7,210,421 articles in English
1.3 billion edits
I’ve tested these edits at WP:Main Page alternatives/(editable). 2600 etc (talk) 03:40, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
I don’t mind it, it fits rather well and could encourage prospective new editors to join. I see no downsides. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 16:35, 17 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
Same here. Sounds like a good idea. InfernoHues (talk) 02:38, 18 July 2026 (UTC)Reply
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