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April 2024
[edit]- [Nominated for 25 February: death anniversary of Aaron Bushnell]: complicity in genocide (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Par âpre aux astres (talk) 12:53, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Par âpre aux astres: I think this will be too politically sensitive for the Main Page. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:04, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- Maybe it's a bit sensitive. But political? Nah. Aaron Bushnell didn't lit himself up by saying "damn liberals!" or "right wing nutjobs!", he said "I do not want to be complicit in the genocide". Look, Israel is at the very least attempting to erase a part or whole of Palestinian population, so it's relevant. This might be sensitive, because it's about human rights, but it doesn't have to be about political alignment as well. Par âpre aux astres (talk) 22:17, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Par âpre aux astres: this would probably be the sort of nomination which, if featured, we get complaints about, so I would generally avoid it. Feel free to discuss the issue at the Beer Parlour if you wish. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:42, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, while I don't agree with, I do understand that why you may want to avoid complaints. One thing though, what kind of complaints are we talking about exactly? Par âpre aux astres (talk) 22:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Par âpre aux astres: we get irate messages on the feedback page and elsewhere along the lines of “I can’t believe you’ve featured X as WOTD! Are you leftist/racist/sexist/etc.??” You get the idea. — Sgconlaw (talk) 23:13, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- Yes I got it. I think I might check that parlour thing. Par âpre aux astres (talk) 23:25, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Par âpre aux astres: we get irate messages on the feedback page and elsewhere along the lines of “I can’t believe you’ve featured X as WOTD! Are you leftist/racist/sexist/etc.??” You get the idea. — Sgconlaw (talk) 23:13, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, while I don't agree with, I do understand that why you may want to avoid complaints. One thing though, what kind of complaints are we talking about exactly? Par âpre aux astres (talk) 22:55, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Par âpre aux astres: this would probably be the sort of nomination which, if featured, we get complaints about, so I would generally avoid it. Feel free to discuss the issue at the Beer Parlour if you wish. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:42, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- Maybe it's a bit sensitive. But political? Nah. Aaron Bushnell didn't lit himself up by saying "damn liberals!" or "right wing nutjobs!", he said "I do not want to be complicit in the genocide". Look, Israel is at the very least attempting to erase a part or whole of Palestinian population, so it's relevant. This might be sensitive, because it's about human rights, but it doesn't have to be about political alignment as well. Par âpre aux astres (talk) 22:17, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
- @Par âpre aux astres: I think this will be too politically sensitive for the Main Page. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:04, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
sacrifice (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Par âpre aux astres (talk) 21:01, 21 April 2024 (UTC)— set for 16 June 2024 (first day of Eid al-Adha in many countries). — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:31, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
March 2024
[edit]tubular bells (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- 50th anniversary. Not much to see in the entry, however. -- ALGRIF talk 14:48, 23 March 2024 (UTC)- @Algrif: to increase the chances that a particular date is not missed, please put the nomination under "Nominations for particular days". Thanks. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:43, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
- Set for 25 May 2024 (anniversary of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells)—@Algrif: you missed the 50th anniversary by a year … — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:19, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
February 2024
[edit]in Minecraft (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) maybe for Minecraft's 15-year anniversary on May 17? Ioaxxere (talk) 07:29, 21 February 2024 (UTC)— set for 17 May 2024 (day after the anniversary of the public developmental release of Minecraft). @Ioaxxere: just a reminder to nominate time-sensitive entries in the "Nominations for particular days" section. — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:19, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
January 2024
[edit]faxx (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Heyandwhoa (talk) 23:59, 20 January 2024 (UTC)- @Heyandwhoa: this one’s just an alternative form as well. — Sgconlaw (talk) 13:40, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
lamedh (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Alternative form of "lamed". If you think it's the word "lame," it's not. Heyandwhoa (talk) 23:31, 20 January 2024 (UTC)- @Heyandwhoa: we don’t usually feature non-lemma forms like alternative forms or inflections. — Sgconlaw (talk) 04:01, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Heyandwhoa It's not a good idea to nominate words just because they're unusual or amusing. The goal is to feature words that are actually worth learning. Out of your nominations, I like cred, empurple, and dek. Ioaxxere (talk) 05:34, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
- There has been 46 nominations in 21 days this year, over double what is needed to replenish stocks. DonnanZ (talk) 10:52, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Heyandwhoa It's not a good idea to nominate words just because they're unusual or amusing. The goal is to feature words that are actually worth learning. Out of your nominations, I like cred, empurple, and dek. Ioaxxere (talk) 05:34, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Heyandwhoa: we don’t usually feature non-lemma forms like alternative forms or inflections. — Sgconlaw (talk) 04:01, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
vo (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) Might be the next 2-letter word in Scrabble. Heyandwhoa (talk) 13:35, 17 January 2024 (UTC)— another non-lemma form. — Sgconlaw (talk) 22:09, 23 January 2024 (UTC)leap year (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Has this really never been WOTD??!! -- OTOH, I see that leap day has been used. -- ALGRIF talk 18:44, 9 January 2024 (UTC)- @Sgconlaw: It would be a good one for Feb 29 this year. DonnanZ (talk) 13:44, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
- Set for 29 February 2024 (leap day). — Sgconlaw (talk) 21:52, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
- @Sgconlaw: It would be a good one for Feb 29 this year. DonnanZ (talk) 13:44, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
Destroy Dick December (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) — This unsigned comment was added by Denazz (talk • contribs) at 21:36, 5 January 2024.
Support lol although it's got a no no word in it Ioaxxere (talk) 21:55, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
- @Denazz, Ioaxxere: yeahhhh, don't think it passes the "no offensive words" rule. — Sgconlaw (talk) 19:37, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
organ grinder (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- But if it is too long, then this might also serve. -- ALGRIF talk 06:08, 4 January 2024 (UTC)the organ grinder, not the monkey (Check: R, G, H, W, Y) -- Always liked this wonderful expression. -- ALGRIF talk 06:08, 4 January 2024 (UTC)— set for 3 April 2024 (theme for the birth anniversary of Jane Goodall). — Sgconlaw (talk) 18:51, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
