Portal talk:Current events
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Incidents involving busses
editAre bus accidents really global news? Is it because the death toll almost always >20? Seems like there's a crash about every week or more. Not sure if that should be an "ongoing issue" or not. ZCoupon (talk) 00:37, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
- It's the WP:MINIMUMDEATHS debate all over again. I personally don't believe a bus plunge story is necessarily notable enough to be in "Current events", but higher casualty events very frequently get posted on ITN (where the bar for notability is a lot higher), so it isn't too surprising to see this kind of accidents here. The other issue is that we can't really guess whether it will fit WP:NSUSTAINED or not in advance, and a bus accident might have a lasting effect on the country's driving safety laws, or be forgotten the next week. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 22:01, 19 July 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, it's just because of the death toll, just like fires, flooding, landslides, mass shootings and other routine news. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:40, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
Olympics are currently ongoing
editDon't we usually list major sporting events like this? Desfuria (talk) 01:17, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
- Desfuria, we do indeed! Please join the discussion at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates#Olympic Opening Ceremony. —andrybak (talk) 12:15, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
Dark mode
editIt seems the current events page does not follow the dark mode setting as the main page...can it be set to inherit the property? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.132.76.2 (talk) 13:58, 11 September 2024 (UTC)
Poor grammar
edit...does not support Hamas' the October 7 attack on Israel, for...
should be: ...does not support Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel, for...
Largely Legible Layman (talk) 23:41, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
- Never mind, fixed it myself, thought the page had higher protection than it did. Largely Legible Layman (talk) 23:44, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
Hurricane Milton landfall
editModify Milton's blurb to say that it made landfall in Florida instead of just approaching the state. ✶Quxyz✶ 02:05, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
- This is discussed at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates#(Posted) Hurricane Milton. —andrybak (talk) 07:05, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
Vandalism needs reverting
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I don't know how this has happened, considering the page is fully-protected, but someone has managed to vandalize it:
The text outside the "October 22, 2024" box needs to be removed because it's clear and obvious vandalism. F1Krazy (talk) 10:51, 22 October 2024 (UTC)
- Haha, never mind, someone already managed to revert it in the time it took me to type this. Can someone delete this since it's no longer needed? F1Krazy (talk) 10:53, 22 October 2024 (UTC)
- Was caused by vandalism to Portal:Current events/2024 October 21 — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 10:58, 22 October 2024 (UTC)
News outlets selection
editHi, how do we choose the "right" news outlet? On the news of 21 November 2024, I see an entry about a Chinese cargo ship stopped by Danish navy in relation to baltic submarine cable sabotage [1]. At first glance, it is pretty interesting, but then I noticed the source, EurAsia Daily, a Russian news outlet. Although claming to be "unbiased", there is an obvious conflict of interest, and I wouldn't use it as the source of this kind of news. Hence the question/s: - Should we keep the news on waiting to add another source as soon as it available? - Should we pull the news waiting to add another source as soon as it available? - Should we totally disregard the news because it is too specific and we cannot establish its authenticity?
Maybe there are some guidelines, although I could not find them. Please advice on how to proceed. If this section is unnecessary, please delete it.
Thank you Jacopopitaciu (talk) 10:08, 21 November 2024 (UTC)