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Not so much an error as a complaint that this is pretty poor writing. Reads like a middle-schooler wrote it. Just sayin'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.150.197.159 (talk) 01:34, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Especially the following:

"The definition of planet has comprised many different things. Over the millennia, use of the term was never strict and its meaning has blurred to include or exclude a variety of objects. By the end of the 19th century, the word planet had settled into a comfortable working term."

That is atrocious writing. Carcharoth (talk) 02:02, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

So... does this count as a TFA bomb? –HTD 12:48, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nikkimaria (talk · contribs) has made some improvements. Any other suggestions? Dabomb87 (talk) 15:52, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

No, it doesn't count as "a TFA bomb"; I'd classify it more as you don't see that anymore at FAC. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:12, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I've boldly rewritten the most awful sentences of the lead. Feel free to tweak it further. Just... please get that "the definition of planet has comprised many different things" off the main page ASAP. No such user (talk) 17:29, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have made a grammar fix on the article - "Pluto, along with the other trans-Neptunian objects, does not qualify as a planet" has been corrected to "Pluto and the other trans-Neptunian objects do not qualify as planets". Please fix this on the Main Page. I also agree with No such user's note above. Please fix both of them on the Main Page. --Nat682 (talk) 18:32, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

tomorrow's Parasaurolophus

(see: Wikipedia:Today's featured article/Tomorrow, this is about the entry on the main page, not the real article, which is correct). The "it" in the last sentence can both refer to the crest in the sentence above or the genus. I suggest changing to: The genus was first (...). L.tak (talk) 14:13, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Dabomb87 (talk) 15:52, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Template:ITN-Update

Tropical Storm Nock-ten

Number of fatalities has risen to 57, including 5 from China (PRC) and Vietnam. –HTD 14:27, 31 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Asteroid 2010 TK7

I spot a minor problem in the wording of the sentence that may cause difficulty in understanding the meaning: "Asteroid 2010 TK7 is confirmed as the first Earth trojan asteroid discovered." -download ׀ talk 02:36, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest something like "Asteroid 2010 TK7, confirmed as the first Earth trojan asteroid, is discovered." -download ׀ talk 02:40, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

But its discovery isn't what is being discussed. That happened in October of last year (that's why it starts with 2010, the year it was discovered) and thus wouldn't be "In the news" this week. What is news is the fact that it was confirmed to be an Earth trojan asteroid after an evaluation of its orbit. --Khajidha (talk) 12:10, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reporters: please first correct today's or tomorrow's regular version.

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