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European Churches

that there is only one major public church in Europe?' - "Church" should be capitalized, as it's a proper noun here. -- 160.129.138.186 (talk) 16:42, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

The April Fools' Day DYK rules allow case to be ignored. See WP:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know#Rules. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 16:56, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

That list of rules says you should only ignore grammar if using proper grammar would give away the joke. Does saying "Church" give away the joke? --Floquenbeam (talk) 17:44, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Yes. The joke is giving the impression that there's only one church, rather than a specific Church. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 18:02, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Osama bin Laden

It's impossible that he was identified by a lack of tusks. This isn't a joke, it's just wrong.—chbarts (talk) 18:04, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

How is it impossible? The claim is made in the article, and is referenced, so this ought to be taken up on the talk page of that article. 75.44.39.1 (talk) 18:35, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

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O.K. clowns. Ha Ha its April fools day. You've had your fun now clean up this mess. This is exactly the reason the educational establishment in this country doesn't take Misplaced Pages seriously and tells their students not to trust us even though we are at least as accurate as any other media source. Michael Cockrell (talk) 15:48, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

I see you're a teacher. How deadly dull your classes must be. EEng (talk) 15:54, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Lighten up. According to Misplaced Pages, studies have found that people who lack regular laughter in their lives are at increased risk for heart disease, depression, and muscle atrophy of the face. Randhuck (talk) 17:33, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Hi Michael. I think one reason "the educational establishment in this country" has problems is because the people it produces don't realise there's more than one country in the world. I think Misplaced Pages is struggling manfully to change that perception, despite our problems with WP:SYSTEMICBIAS. Now, what error were you looking to fix when you posted here? --Dweller (talk) 16:01, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Hope you're not trying to move the goalposts, like they did on BBC Radio 4 this morning. What a bunch of untrustworthy idiots. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:03, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

To be fair, were I an academician, I would not ask my students to trust Misplaced Pages either. I'd ask them to check the article for reliable sources, go to those sources for information, analyze the sources, and then document any verifiable information. There is a reason why WP:V states not to use Misplaced Pages as a source.--WaltCip (talk) 18:24, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

In all seriousness

To spare the humor-impaired their agonies, and save needless discussion here, maybe next AFD (that's April Fools Day, not, um, you-know-what) we should post a little cheat sheet here in advance, explaining all the jokes. Or, at least, have a big headline saying, TODAY IS APRIL FOOLS DAY -- PLEASE THINK TWICE BEFORE POSTING HERE. EEng (talk) 17:12, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

• Note: I was tempted to move this section to Talk:Main Page, as it isn't really an error report, but I suppose its probably best to leave it here until 0:01 2 April 2015, or else something similar will get recreated on this page. --Floquenbeam (talk) 17:51, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Transphobia

Calling someone a 'crossdresser' is transphobic.—chbarts (talk) 18:39, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

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