Talk:Algorithm

	Algorithm 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.
	This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on July 20, 2004.
Article milestones Date Process Result January 19, 2004 Refreshing brilliant prose Kept May 16, 2006 Featured article review Demoted July 13, 2006 Good article nominee Listed February 17, 2010 Good article reassessment Delisted Current status: Former featured article

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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]

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).

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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]