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=== [[Template:POTD protected/{{#time:Y-m-d}}|Today's POTD]] ===
=== [[Template:POTD protected/{{#time:Y-m-d}}|Today's POTD]] ===
* '''Field Sparrow''' – '' There are two different colour morphs, one being greyer and the other more rufous.''
:– "Rufous" is an arcane term not in general use. The [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rufous dictionary] definition simply says "reddish." Also, ''greyer'' is normally spelled "grayer." Suggest:
::"There are two different color morphs, one being grayer and the other more reddish." Re ''grayer,'' note that the subject species' range is entirely in North America. – [[User:Sca|Sca]] ([[User talk:Sca|talk]]) 14:20, 8 November 2023 (UTC)


=== [[Template:POTD protected/{{Tomorrow/ymd}}|Tomorrow's POTD]] ===
=== [[Template:POTD protected/{{Tomorrow/ymd}}|Tomorrow's POTD]] ===

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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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Could we add Victory Day (Azerbaijan) for 8 November as a holiday? Brandmeistertalk 12:19, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wouldn't that be redundant to Battle of Shusha (2020), which is currently listed on the template? CMD (talk) 14:53, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Possibly, I forgot it's listed. Brandmeistertalk 18:08, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That doesn't in itself prevent the same event from being featured as an observance next to the date – it's definitely been done in the past. — RAVENPVFF · talk · 22:58, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
It's commemorating a recent war - 3 years old. I don't think we want to over feature it really. Secretlondon (talk) 07:59, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Field Sparrow There are two different colour morphs, one being greyer and the other more rufous.
– "Rufous" is an arcane term not in general use. The dictionary definition simply says "reddish." Also, greyer is normally spelled "grayer." Suggest:
"There are two different color morphs, one being grayer and the other more reddish." Re grayer, note that the subject species' range is entirely in North America. – Sca (talk) 14:20, 8 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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