Talk:Lottery

message: The table in this article states the chances as 1 in 2.3, 49, 1176, …, 13983816, while Lottery mathematics#Odds of getting other possibilities in choosing 6 from 49 states these as 1 in 2.2938, 2.4212, …, 13983816. This needs a clarification. -- Paddu (talk) 07:12, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: i checked the history. it was originally entered correctly. someone changed it thinking they were wrong, but they calculated the chances for a particular number to match a particular ball, not the chances of any of the numbers to match any of the balls. so i reverted that edit.· Lygophile has spoken 17:39, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chances of matching different numbers of balls in a 6-from-49 lotto 

message: — Assignment last updated by XingboGao (talk) 03:14, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Research Process and Methodology - FA22 - Sect 200 - Thu

message: Under the section "England, 1566–1826" there is an error in one sentence. The sentence begins:
The 400,000 tickets issued cost £0.50 each
It should read
The 400,000 tickets issued cost 10 shillings (£0.50) each 86.20.82.23 (talk) 21:37, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Is there any source indicate that 10 shilings at that time were equal to £0.50, if yes, please provide.@86.20.82.23 Lemonaka (talk) 18:05, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: That was fundamental to the entire £sd system. What you're asking for constitutes WP:BLUE. I'm making the change. oknazevad (talk) 19:10, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Opps, I thought this was changed during different time. Lemonaka (talk) 19:13, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 4 December 2022 

message: Change 
===Vietnam===
In Vietnam, there are two types of lotteries: the traditional lottery, which is separated by provincial scale, and the electronic lottery (notably such as Vietlott). The Ministry of Finance manages provincial lottery companies, and these lottery companies conduct lottery draws and award the winners.
To 
===Vietnam===
In Vietnam, there are two types of lotteries: the traditional lottery (snip link spam), which is separated by provincial scale, and the electronic lottery (notably such as Vietlott). The Ministry of Finance manages provincial lottery companies, and these lottery companies conduct lottery draws and award the winners. Xsvietnam (talk) 08:45, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Just a quick read of the content itself, which is a neutrally written short history. I assume good faith (you know, that core policy) that it was chosen as a source because it is a succinct secondary source. oknazevad (talk) 14:12, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: If you review the policy on reliable sources, WP:SOURCE, the key is "a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy". It has little to do with the content of the source, and everything to do with how and by whom the source is written. Random blogs and content farms, where we have no idea who even created the content, much less what their editorial process is, come nowhere close to meeting these requirements. Assuming good faith from editors who start right out of the gate with blatant spam is an utter waste of time. They never turn into good-faith editors. Toohool (talk) 19:57, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

text: By the way, see their global contribs. They are trying to spam the same site across Russian, French, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Toohool (talk) 21:20, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

text: The rest of the site claims to be able to predict winning numbers, which are apparently related to zodiac signs. It is fairly obviously self published and has no fact checking. Clearly not a reliable source. - MrOllie (talk) 21:33, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair enough. oknazevad (talk) 21:35, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 2 July 2023 - The purpose of the editing is that I want to introduce more to everyone about the special meaning of the traditional lottery associated with the historical context in Vietnam. 

message: In Vietnam, there are two types of lotteries: the traditional lottery (snip link spam), which is separated by provincial scale, and the electronic lottery (notably such as Vietlott). The Ministry of Finance manages provincial lottery companies, and these lottery companies conduct lottery draws and award the winners. Xsvietnam (talk) 08:45, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Just a quick read of the content itself, which is a neutrally written short history. I assume good faith (you know, that core policy) that it was chosen as a source because it is a succinct secondary source. oknazevad (talk) 14:12, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: If you review the policy on reliable sources, WP:SOURCE, the key is "a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy". It has little to do with the content of the source, and everything to do with how and by whom the source is written. Random blogs and content farms, where we have no idea who even created the content, much less what their editorial process is, come nowhere close to meeting these requirements. Assuming good faith from editors who start right out of the gate with blatant spam is an utter waste of time. They never turn into good-faith editors. Toohool (talk) 19:57, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

text: By the way, see their global contribs. They are trying to spam the same site across Russian, French, and Vietnamese Wikipedias. Toohool (talk) 21:20, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

text: The rest of the site claims to be able to predict winning numbers, which are apparently related to zodiac signs. It is fairly obviously self published and has no fact checking. Clearly not a reliable source. - MrOllie (talk) 21:33, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair enough. oknazevad (talk) 21:35, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Vietnam

message: A sentence in the Classical History section reads: 
"From the Chinese Book of Songs… comes a reference to a game of chance as "the drawing of wood", which in context appears to describe the drawing of lots."
This seems false. I’ve checked the Book of Songs, and phrase "the drawing of wood" is not there. I’ve also checked similar words/phrases – and every instance of the word wood. 
I’m not an experienced editor so don’t want to delete without discussion.  Any views? 
The Book of Songs (Shi Jing) University of Virginia  https://cti.lib.virginia.edu/shijing/AnoShih.html  MarcuH (talk) 13:30, 26 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: PS I'm also having difficulty finding evidence that the Great Wall of China was funded by lottery – so that might be a myth too. MarcuH (talk) 11:33, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Classical History – False