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Latest comment: 20 hours ago by IrisChronomia in topic How to hack a mines game
Former featured articleAlgorithm is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.
Main Page trophyThis article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on July 20, 2004.
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January 19, 2004Refreshing brilliant proseKept
May 16, 2006Featured article reviewDemoted
July 13, 2006Good article nomineeListed
February 17, 2010Good article reassessmentDelisted
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Change AD to CE

Latest comment: 1 year ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Is there such a thing in Wikipedia as to change denomination of date from : Before Christ (BC), Anno Domini (AD) to Before Common Era (BCE), Common Era (CE) ? Oversleep9 (talk) 08:41, 2 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

See MOS:ERA and MOS:RETAIN. In a nutshell, the first format to be used in an article is the one that's used. Mindmatrix 13:28, 2 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Wiki Education assignment: IFS213-Hacking and Open Source Culture, Fall 2025

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation–supported course assignment, between 8 September 2025 and 19 December 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Tadpole1578 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Mic2518407 (talk) 02:58, 6 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Protection of this page

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This page has been vandalised and edited badly a lot, so how about we protect this page? This can fix the issue and make Wikipedia more reliable. WikiHelper3906 13:55, 11 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Is an algorithm a "sequence"?

Latest comment: 6 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The article defines an algorithm as a finite sequence of mathematically rigorous instructions yet we all know algorithms can branch. It even represents an example of one with a flowchart which we all know does not only represent sequences. Maybe instead, the article should define an algorithm as a graph? Ghoom (talk) 22:49, 28 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Algorithm = Logic + Control

Latest comment: 5 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

I asked Google/Gemini: Is there any citation for the claim that "an algorithm can be viewed as having two components: constraint rules and solution rules. It seems that the only citation Google was able to find was to the Wikipedia article itself. Perhaps the editor was thinking of the view that Algorithm = Logic + Control. I inserted a section about this into the Algorithm article a year or two ago, but the section was removed by another editor, with the argument that the section was unnecessary, because there aleady is a section in the Logic Programming aticle. There is also a link to the section Algorithm = Logic + Control at the end of the Algorithm article. Robert Kowalski (talk) 08:07, 8 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Well, Gemini can be dumber than dumb sometimes. I have seen it use Reddit as a source. But you should add your paper and mention Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs as well. Cheers Yesterday, all my dreams... (talk) 19:54, 5 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

How to hack a mines game

Latest comment: 20 hours ago2 comments2 people in discussion

How to hack a mines game ~2026-59722-74 (talk) 12:44, 11 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Please note that talk pages are not a forum. 海盐沙冰 / aka irisChronomia / Talk / Uploads 12:45, 11 November 2026 (UTC)Reply
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