Template talk:Year article header

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On simple wiki, I think the year articles should have different wording than on the regular Wikipedia. I don't necessarily agree to add other info about a particular year other than being a common year/leap year, current year, unless it was say the first or last year of a decade, century, or millennium.

Thus, I think the year articles could appear as follows:

2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the first year of the 2020s.

2021 (MMXXI) is a common year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar and is the current year.

Or if people suggest something in between the current wording and my suggestion, we could have something like this:

2020 (MMXX) was a leap year starting on Wednesday in the Gregorian calendar. It was the 2020th year in the Common Era/Anno Domini, the 20th year of the 3rd millennium and 21st century, and the first year of the 2020s.

2021 (MMXXI) is a common year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. It is the 2021st year in the Common Era/Anno Domini and the 21st year of the 3rd millennium and 21st century.

Also, I don't think articles should be worded as "Friday of the Gregorian calendar" as it doesn't make any grammatical sense. Does one year start on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and the next on Saturday of the Julian calendar?

Why do you feel we should leave out important information just to be different than en.wiki? Simple English Wikipedia doesn't mean we have less information. As for your comment on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, it is to indicate which calendar we are talking about in the article. -Djsasso (talk) 17:38, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]