Talk:September 4/Archive 1

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Archive 1

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1609 - Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan island.

Most references point to a September 11 day (some say September 3). --mav

labor day 2006

Labor Day in 2006 is on September 4th, but it's on a different date every year (first Monday in September). Do we ever include movable days in the date page? I guess not as it's not on September 4 at the moment, I'm just curious. Aaron McDaid (talk - contribs) 14:55, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

Another somewhat-notable event...

Not sure what the criteria is for adding events, so I'll leave this here and let someone else add it if appropriate...
On September 4th, 1999, the Cincinnati Reds set two new records in a 22-3 creaming of the Philadelphia Phillies:

NL/MLB record: most players with a home run in a single game (8)
NL record: most home runs in a game (9)

Reference: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_hr8.shtml
I realize that sports records aren't really notable events for everyone, but neither record has been beaten in 8 1/2 years, and it's also fairly unusual for a team to score 22 runs in a game.
Oldiesmann (talk) 17:34, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

What sport is that? :) Stephenb (Talk) 19:55, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

I would not consider those notable records. -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 11:49, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

Larry Platt Day

This event does not seem to rise to the level of notability required for inclusion. The event is notable only to residents of Georgia and has no long term global notability. A declaration by a state government is hardly of global historical importance. -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 12:18, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

Since when did it have to have "global" historical importance. It's clearly more notable than simply his appearance on American Idol for 15 minutes of fame. He's done more for civil rights, and now some random Wiki-Cop wants to go all "deletionist" and take away that recognition? Wonderful! WTF? (talk) 15:02, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

These pages are reserved for events that are of global historical significance per WP:DOY. While I understand that some non-notable events exist on the pages, the newest entries get noticed faster. This event certainly has no global significance. I don't see any mention of American Idol on this page so I am confused by the reference. This event should be excluded. -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 11:54, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

Captain Cook

Captain James Cook is listed as British explorer on

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cook

So I believe he should also be listed in the box on the September 4th page as 'British'.

No mention is made of Captain Cook's nationality on September 4th date listing.

Robata (talk) 08:11, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

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Citation request

I found the following request for citation needed in the 1884 entry, moving it to talk where it belongs. Replaced it with a citation needed template.

   (Needs sources: actual evidence suggests this ended in May 1840. http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibition/objectsthroughtime/order-ending-transportation-to-nsw/)

- CHAIRBOY (☎) 22:13, 17 October 2011 (UTC)

External Link Request

I would like to request permission to add an external link to the trivia site This Day Trivia.
This Day Trivia has been around in one form or another since 1989 (DOS program, BBS, web) and has an extensive trivia database organized by day of year. It is similar to the other external links and I believe would add value to this Wikipedia site.
Thanks in advance,
jeff denson editor of This Day Trivia — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thisdaytrivia (talk • contribs) 05:03, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Hi there Thisdaytrivia.

Not done: as you will notice, the external links currently in place link to sites which then link to separate articles - This day trivia only has a short summary of the event. By having a full article on an event, we can see whether the event is notable enough to go on the page. Also, the three external links are to reliable sources meaning they are trustworthy. This day trivia may not be a reliable source (they were all written by just one person) and, as said on the website, there are many, many sites just like this, so we cannot list them all. I can see your motive of wanting to put This day trivia as an external link, but here at Wikipedia, we don’t promote or advertise anything, which I beleive you are trying to do. Slightly unrelated, but your username violates our username policy as a promotional username. I am going to report you to the admins. Do not take this the wrong way - the block that may ensue can easily be avoided by simply changing your username after a request, just make sure to choose something not promotional or offensive. I hope that helps, if you have anymore questions, please reply to me at User talk:Willbb234 or go to the Teahouse. Best wishes, Willbb234^Talk (please {{ping}} me in replies) 07:31, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. ThisDayTrivia is not a commercial site in that there are no ads or revenue stream. I have been doing this site for 30 years because it's a passion. Not interested in the hassle of advertisers or tax records, etc.
The other linked sites are clearly commercial sites with ads.
I understand your concern about accuracy. ThisDayTrivia takes accuracy very seriously and I believe it to be one of the most accurate trivia sites out there. But you're right to be concerned, we all make mistakes. Check my Contributions page. I have reported/corrected many Wikipedia mistakes over the years. I fact check very vigorously. Besides, if in doubt about something's accuracy, everyone has Wikipedia and Google. This is far better than simply a link to your own article. And Sorry, I was unaware of the rule on usernames. Thanks for pointing that out. I have created a new user name that I hope meets Wikipedia standards. Again, thanks for responding and I appreciate your concerns. Jeffdenson1961 (talk) 03:29, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

Pingin others for further opinions: @Toddst1:, @Deb:. Willbb234^Talk (please {{ping}} me in replies) 09:20, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

It may well be a valuable site, but I do think a link to it would be out of step with our normal practice. I've often used the "Music and History" website as a reference for Year in Music articles, but I'm only able to do that because they supply a list of their sources. If ThisDayTrivia did the same, I'd be more than happy to include it.Deb (talk) 10:15, 3 September 2019 (UTC)

I agree with Deb. This is a website that you publishe yourself as an individual with out any evidence or reliable sources to back up what you publish. This is a classic WP:UGS - and excluded for all the right reasons. Toddst1 (talk) 16:47, 3 September 2019 (UTC)