Talk:English Wikipedia publishes 3 millionth article

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A screen shot image of Wikipedia Main Page or subject of the 3 millionth article would be work fine. Zainichi Gaikokujin [talk]  11:55, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ I added Image:Wikipedia Main Page - 3 million articles.png to the article. Zainichi Gaikokujin [talk]  16:13, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

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who ediot added Main page of Wikipedia as source,


 * What better source for the wording of the page than, eh, the page itself? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:59, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * I tried to cite external sources as per Style guide for reliability and improve presentation but reverted. Zainichi Gaikokujin [talk]  19:07, 18 August 2009 (UTC)


 * Nowhere does WN:SG say "cite loads of shit that isn't actually used to back up anything in the article". Cite sources, another policy, does say "Only cite sources used for information - do not add sources if you did not include any information from them." Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:39, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
 * It is nice to note that WP is hitting the mainstream media however in this event.... so will add a few here. The Guardian Telegraph.co.uk Telegraph.co.uk - 50 most viewed SriMesh | talk  23:35, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

"The 3 millionth article, about a Norwegian film actress and director Beate Eriksen, was created at 04:04 UTC by Wikipedia user Lampman." rather than: "The 3 millionth article about a Norwegian film actress and director Beate Eriksen was created at 04:04 UTC by Wikipedia user Lampman.". This is because the 3 millionth article is the only one about 'a Norwegian film actress, etc'.
 * The third sentence of the Article about the 3 millionth article should read: