Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2014 February 23

= February 23 =

Current Final Authority for what appears
Who makes the residing decision as to which page is displayed for the customer? Fdbetts (talk) 15:25, 23 February 2014 (UTC)fdbetts


 * Are you asking something about Wikipedia? You'd want the Help desk, not the reference desk.  However it probably pays to do some reading before asking.  Check the welcome message on your talk page, some useful links there.  Friday (talk) 15:27, 23 February 2014 (UTC)


 * It's not clear if you're referring to Wikipedia or not. Or if you are referring to Wikipedia, just what part of the site you're talking specifically about.  So, here's a stab in the dark: If you want to know more about how an article gets to be the featured article on the main page of Wikipedia, there are info and links at Today's featured article/requests.  Dismas |(talk) 04:16, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Millennium Development Goals - who is on track?
I've tried to find a chart summarizing by country which ones are on track to meet the goals by the deadline of 2015. After a lot of googling I've only found charts showing which countries are accelerating in progress but not where they stand. Can anyone point me to such a chart? (I know I've seen one before for a non-comprehensive list of countries.) Gullabile (talk) 16:43, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
 * What are you talking about? What "goals"? Whose "deadline"? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 16:53, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
 * (EC) Probably the Millennium Development Goals of the UN which are not only the primary topic for the article, they appear to be the only one we have an article on and also appear to be what at least the first 50 Google search results for 'Millennium Development Goals' are referring to .... Nil Einne (talk) 17:00, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
 * For information, the article on this is found at Millennium Development Goals. It clearly defines the goals, and the deadline, should that be needed to understand the question further. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:57, 23 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Here is the official UN site that tracks "where they stand", and here is their interactive data visualization tool. I don't know if you can easily make the chart you have in mind, but that is probably the best source of data. With enough time and care, you could retrieve the data and plot it any way you like. SemanticMantis (talk) 15:50, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Tire wear on the spot
Suppose I am in a car, does turning my wheels while my car is stopped cause more tire wear than if I rotated my tires the same amount while moving? Acceptable (talk) 18:56, 23 February 2014 (UTC)


 * According to Steering wheel, it's referred to as "dry steering" and can cause unnecessary damage to a number of components in the car. Sadly both articles are unreferenced, anecdotally it appears to be the case however with hundreds of Google hits about the subject.  The Rambling Man (talk) 19:58, 23 February 2014 (UTC)


 * I agree that dry steering is not ideal, but it's not likely to cause much damage if you only do it on occasion. The only time I ever do it is when maneuvering into a tight parking space.  (And, since I live in Detroit, and half the population has left, there are plenty of open parking spots here.) StuRat (talk) 00:21, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Any cites for that stu? This seems like a public safety question. I would think if the reference desk credo means anything, now is the time. Shadowjams (talk) 09:05, 26 February 2014 (UTC)