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Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt is a leading Indian Film Actor. The case of Indonesia has been in court for several years and the court has given the RI decision. I think this news is very interesting considering the celebrity stature given RI by the court. 59.93.126.80

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The turmoil in Iran?

The latest UN report in Iran shows that Iran is not working to reduce uranium enrichment activity, but it increases it. Worse yet, some parts of nuclear facilities are not even shown to investigators. I'm pretty sure that something as important as this should at least have its place on the news, if not the headline (I mean, the burning ship even went in there).

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racist remarks of the German army

To me it sounds like a mediocre event and almost unfamiliar. Although omnipresence of racism is sad, it is not really news if it does not have a wider impact.

I actually agree. Jmlk17 21:34, April 22, 2007 (UTC)

Yes that's true even I agree ,,,

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Florida Withs !!

The story of the NCAA Basketball Championships states that Florida is the only school with a degree... adw 12:26, ​​â € <â € <3 April 2007 (UTC)

Huh? Are you saying that Florida is the only team that won the two NCAA championships in two different sports in the same year? Jmlk17 21:33, April 22, 2007 (UTC)

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

What about some objectivity? This is Gitmo we're talking about. Unlike we can automatically trust what went out there, and allegations of torture and censorship of transcripts by the US government have some connection to the story. Remember, neutrality does not deviate to the mainstream or both sides of the problem, which remains unpleasant for the facts at hand. Fifty7 19:45, March 15, 2007 (UTC)

Fixed neutrality OBJECTIVE. "Inappropriate" means to be offensive.Cuddlyable3 11:16, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

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What exactly is de facto heterosexual or homosexual?

Just curious. Trau

Think they are referring to the status of unmarried homosexual couples spouse . Potatoswatter 21:44, March 11, 2007 (UTC)

What exactly is the de facto couple? Does this have anything to do with Italian law? People can not be considered a spouse unless they get official recognition like that? Trau

Search terms wiktionary: de facto . Potatoswatter 03:25, March 12, 2007 (UTC)

I know what de facto means. That does not apply to human relationships at all. Two people are couples or not. The de facto is in contrast to de jure, and does not seem to apply here. Trau

I admire your innocence, but... Potatoswatter 04:05, March 13, 2007 (UTC)

Actually, I see Trau points. A person can not become a de facto heterosexual or de homo de facto homosexual, although it is possible to have de facto de jure or de jure. relationship. Although commonly used in public conversations, de facto is a legal term and should not be used otherwise in encyclopedias. No court can determine that an individual is a certain sexuality under the law, although they may rule that the relationship of a particular partner is applicable in law. Therefore "de facto/de jure heterosexual/homosexual" would be a false distinction, although "de facto/de jure heterosexual/homosexual relationship " would not. - 81.5.170.199 02:14, March 14, 2007 (UTC)

What is what is said legally when no one comes to court. I forget what the article is now, but if a gay couple gets some rejected benefits for a single person, there may be a possibility for someone to be rejected and must prove their de facto status relationship. In other words, as you say, there is a de facto and de jure relationship. That's what I say, and what you say and not what Trau says. A de facto homosexual will be (probably married) a person convicted of perversion in some other part of the world. Potatoswatter 02:22, March 14, 2007 (UTC)

Oops, yes I understand what you mean. I will go with the original section header ("What is actually de facto heterosexual or homosexual?"), But when looking back, I see Trau then repeat the question to "What exactly is this de facto couple?" , which we both agree with, can be a fully legitimate relationship description. - 81.5.170.199 03:56, March 14, 2007 (UTC)

I do not know about Italian law but in NZ law, couples can be in a de facto relationship if they live together in a relationship like a two-year marriage or something like that. Most laws & amp; policies covering people in marriage and civil unions apply to such relationships as well (inheritance, recipients, taxes) Nil Einne 19:08, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

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Recent European events

I'm interested to know where that part is. I think it would be fair enough if someone made that part as well. There is to every continent current incident but for Europe there isnt.Please fix

Hi, in my opinion, I think it (this request) is very reasonable. Historianism 07:04, 15 March 2007 (UTC).

yes - it's really weird that there is no European link in the "Regions" bar at the top of the page. Old smart 17:29, March 20, 2007 (UTC)

Dito.

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Kematian Captain America

I added the death of Captain America to the Current Events portal and it was delegated with the claim that it has no international achievements, which I believe is unfounded because the story was posted on many news outlets including international ones, specifically CNN and their website, AP, Variety, and many others, but Marvel itself also publishes it all over the world. Spider-Man leak was recently included in the portal and although Cap may not be as popular, it is still internationally known who has never read comic books. This is equivalent to Superman's death in 1993 which received international coverage, although it was promoted much earlier. This short story will certainly circulate widely, but it is quite prominent an event to get inclusions.

Heck, I'm Canadian, and I'm posting this. This is of international interest, and I would like to see support for returning it to Recent Events on March 7, 2007. CyclopsScott 23:10, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

The user who deleted it successfully on my conversation page that my argument to include it is valid but also thinks of it as just some "comic book dead hero" big trouble 'which is a personal matter that obstructs objectivity. this is a noteworthy addition, and therefore I am returning the information to the main page, although it will cut it a bit because the article itself contains a lot of detail.CyclopsScott 00:08, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm a bit frustrated because it's been deleted again, with the claim that the AP can not source. I also sourced Newsarama and CNN, but on my talk page the user also claimed the death of a fictitious character is not news. Contrary to Superman's death is news, but not death itself which is a story per se, but the fact that Marvel publishes it is news. I still hold the Spider-Man flip through and Superman's death as a forecast that should be worth including this. Neither the user who deleted it has responded here about their reasons for me either. CyclopsScott 03:20, March 8, 2007 (UTC)

I support the killing of comic characters here. Nescio sed Scio 18:20, March 17, 2007 (UTC)

I support it too. RobertAustin 09:10, March 31, 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I mean, what with the war in Iraq and all the political turmoil, death and destruction, famine, mass genocide and all my cricket should say, as an Englishman, that I can not care less about some people than The United States is dying even if it is Bush. The fact that people even think of Captain America as an international icon only shows the innocence of some people. World news, not "North America some other place". - Unmarked comments previously added by 90.152.12.130 (talk) 15:21, 13 April 2007 (UTC).

It would be like if there were only four big ice cream companies and one of them decided to stop selling strawberries. Marvel is a large circulation comic book company and Captain America is an old and profitable franchise and is historically interesting as a character that embodies early American propaganda. The world will go to hell and I also do not care about fictitious characters, but this is still news. YohoLungfish 13:14, August 5, 2007 (UTC)

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Logic behind the astronaut's headline?

Why is this investigation about INT? Investigations of other American killings inside and of themselves are unlikely to escape from ITN. Why does an astronaut's suspicion change that? If there are some important things in this case I fail to see, please let me know, because this is very confusing to me. --Fsotrain ⁰⁹ 18:40, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Nobody is killed in connection with astronauts. --Holderca1 19:58, February 10, 2007 (UTC)

Talk just mush really!

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liverpool fc

Does anyone think that the liverpool foootball club - taking over by gillett and hickey should be noted as a rather large story on both sides atlantic - The comments that have not been signed before are added by 86.42.91.111 (talk) 21:39, 7 February 2007 (UTC).

No, this story only builds the front page in the US and the UK. Elsewhere, it's just sports news, and not the most important. --Nitsansh 22:01, February 7, 2007 (UTC)

You're wrong - all the news about English Premier League football all the way to India, lots of fans there :) Waffle247 15:52, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

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The revival of Nevado del Huila

A mayor's volcano in Colombia is on the rise. This news has become important in Colombia since what happened at Armero, almost 2 decades ago.-- ometzit & lt; col & gt; 20:58, February 20, 2007 (UTC) Helicopter

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Are the helicopters north of Baghdad different from those recognized by soldiers shot down last week? If it's hard to say the death toll in the air these days, they may unfortunately not receive front page news again. The insurgents have shot down seven helicopters in Iraq since January 20, with many of the 28 people killed in the incident are US troops. " So that's about two weeks. Ugh Potatoswatter 06:26, February 22, 2007 (UTC)

Vietnam III - this time America might win! Waffle247 15:53, March 8, 2007 (UTC)

Three more to go. What about who made the decisions in Washington, how can democracy fail? Potatoswatter 20:02, March 8, 2007 (UTC)

Exaclty, I mean the American system is perfectly clear, does not require amendments or changes to its original philosophy and is completely undermined by modern politicians. Anyone who disagrees obviously just does it because they are oppressed by a fundamentalist group or a sympathetic therapist group - that's the only logical answer (on Mars). Oh and one more thing, if I decide to emigrate to the US - please shoot me out of the cannon through the salad slicer. Waffle247 15:10, April 16, 2007 (UTC)

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this should be updated sooner

I have seen Turkish court news here for a week now. It should be updated every 48 hours, not left here. If you go to Yahoo or ggoel, their news is updated every few hours. We must strive for the same. here.-- Nadirali ???????

Wikipedia is not a news service, like Google News and Yahoo News. We have Wikinews for it - Qxz 07:04, February 25, 2007 (UTC)

Eh, the current incident of general Wikipedia articles tends to have many advantages over Wikinews. Either way, wikipedia: be brave! Potatoswatter 10:38, February 25, 2007 (UTC)

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Upcoming trial Mordechai Vanunu

Court Mordechai Vanunu opened the trial box that will come since the portal was created. [1] Such an experiment is not mentioned in the article or wherever I see it. Do you happen to know whether this trial will still come? Lior 04:32, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

If you can not find any source that says it anywhere, maybe you should delete it - Qxz 08:22, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

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more

Vandal puts: "Thomas came out of the closet". I do not know how to restore it and can not find who did it in History.Therequiembellishere 20:03, February 28, 2007 (UTC)

Whatever it is, I can not see it now, so I think it has been fixed - Qxz 23:06, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

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National People's Congress

Last year, the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China 2006 received a spot on the front page of the current event template. I suggest that this be done again for the 2007 National People's Congress, which opens tomorrow. Colipon (T) 06:22, March 4, 2007 (UTC)

New Discovery

On March 8, 2007, the scietists discovered something very important. On April 4, they expect all planets to line up which will end with dramatic changes in waves and the pull of gravity becomes much higher. This is the first time in 50,000 years. This is really an exciting event!

That seems to go with not an instant eyelid. I think you would be more correct in saying "This is a really interesting event, as far as I know" rather that we are all astrological geeks. 90.152.12.130 15:24, April 13, 2007 (UTC)

Although there are no significant tidal effects, (ie months contrary to alignemt) it is a significant event for astronomy, and view of planets. but:

Currently May 7th,

Ummm This will happen again in 2040 and 2100

BUT INTERESTING FOR ASTRONOMY!

Reference:

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/planets_align_020402-1.html

I would recommend, and ask you to post information items about planetary alignments in terms of astronomy. Let the astrologers make what they can. 67.188.118.64 04:42, July 12, 2007 (UTC)

peningkatan aktivitas = & gt; kategori?

Lately there are occasional days with the primary value of the whole screen. This becomes a bit complicated. Maybe we should introduce organizational template? We can name the comments for different categories of news, and the editor can delete comments when the first news appears.

Economy & amp; Development

Politics & amp; Scandal

Tragedy & amp; Celebrity

These titles seem too long... if each pair can be arranged into one word?

At any rate, it would be nice to have things organized like the above... from the most incorrect of relevance. Potatoswatter 01:46, March 9, 2007 (UTC)

One word?

Economy & amp; Developemt - & gt; Money,

Politics & amp; Scandal & amp; Celebrities - & gt; Idiot

Tragedy - & gt; Diaster

A friend of mine, many years ago, separated his news into items, more things, same goods, different days, different things on the same day, holy goods, hot stuff and... stuffing : :)) (He actually uses a more honest term â € <â € <) 67.188.118.64 04:46, July 12, 2007 (UTC)

Who removed the FA Quarterfinal score?

Please do not remove the FA Cup score because they have reached the proper sixth round (quarterfinals). Otherwise I will report vandalism! NoseNuggets 5:44 PM US EDT March 1, 2007.

great website

I love this website. I get so much info about it. Follow good work. thank you goodbye - The comments have not been previously signed added by 76.166.51.57 (talk) 22:43, 11 March 2007 (UTC).

Thank you for the good words, and do not forget you can help with the good work itself! wub "?!" 18:24, March 13, 2007 (UTC)

HEI! I own this website, especially current events, which are read the first day.

I love this website too, even with all the limitations, quarrels, contriversy.

but the best... the source of humor... you will really love this:

Wikipedia Bad jokes and other obscure things are removed. [[2]]

No, no comedy or comeidan or joke made me laugh more uncontrollably for hours.

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New Portal

Is there a process where you are proposing a new event portal, or are you just creating and creating it? 08:17, March 13, 2007 (UTC) - - [Unmarked comments added by Dev920 (talk o contribs).]

There is no procedure as far as I know. I suggest you explain here what the new portal means, and wait a few days to get feedback.-

No, go ahead and create one. Make sure that at least some people are ready to update it regularly, though, as the Current Events page does not apply much to anyone - Qxz 15:43, March 14, 2007 (UTC)

Roger. Dev920 (Have a nice day!) 22:51, March 15, 2007 (UTC)

Wikinews connects

I do not know if this has been discussed before, but should we link it to the appropriate Wikinews story? I have done this in Portal: Current events/UK and Ireland, connecting Wikinews like any other source but only when there are other sources as well. I think it will help in promoting Wikinews and push home the fact that Wikipedia is not a news service. wub "?!" 18:29, March 13, 2007 (UTC)

I do not see any harm in it if the Wikinews article is well written and refers to a more reliable source of journalism (ie, definitely not linked to one if it's purely original research). It might be better to link directly to other sources as well, as you have done - Qxz 04:30, March 14, 2007 (UTC)

Why does Wikinews need a source? This is a journalistic site with peer review. Potatoswatter 05:50, March 14, 2007 (UTC)

No. But since anyone can edit it, we can not use it as source , because it's not reliable. At best, we can use the article there as a tertiary source when citing a reliable primary or secondary source, which is the point I am trying to make - Qxz 15:42, March 14, 2007 (UTC)

Deaths

Do we follow ITN's criteria for death? Or do we enroll in the appropriate subcategories even if death may meet the ITN criteria for inclusion of Nile Einne 19:48, March 18, 2007 (UTC)

More Connecting to Wikinews

Is there any way Wikipedia can link more to Wikinews on this page (maybe a small icon like a barnstar next to a story)? Wikinews usually includes most of the events presented on this page. Thunderhead (talk) - No comments previously signed by Thunderhead1 (talk o contribs) 15:58, 28 March 2007 (UTC).

Provincial Election Result on Homepage

The election results for Quebec make it the Current Event on the Homepage, but the last Saturday's country election in New South Wales is not. Obviously there is a regional bias working here. 58.169.33.31 00:07, March 31, 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, did not log in while posting it. Darcyj 00:08, March 31, 2007 (UTC)

Only you can prevent [...] bias... by fixing it yourself! 68.39.174.238 07:21, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Phelps old news

The 2007 World Aquatics Championship ends April 1 - it is no longer the latest news. Not a dog 15:02, April 6, 2007 (UTC)

Nigerian Oil Crisis

The Nigerian Oil Crisis is registered under ongoing armed conflict but the article only provides information for 2004. Is this crisis still ongoing, and is this still an event at the moment? Otherwise, it should be removed. Articles need to be updated in any case.-- mikeu 19:32, April 8, 2007 (UTC)

Why are you asking us? Take a look! Do it yourself! 90.152.12.130 15:26, April 13, 2007 (UTC)

South America Region

Is not South America part of the world? Why not be listed as an option in the region?

Gigas

Because nobody has volunteered to create and manage the page. Some regional pages are rarely updated, and adding another one seems useless unless someone has a good track record of wikipedia edits that are willing to keep up to date. I thought about doing it, but my experience in maintaining the Oceania regional page for more than a year with little interest from others convinced me that there is a more useful place on Wikipedia to spend my time.- gadfium 20:23, April 15, 2007 (UTC)

anti-imperialist march in turkey

An anonymous user continues to add the word 'anti-imperialist' to the description of the demonstrators in Turkey (4/15). If you add it back, can you update it by quoting a news source mentioning anti-imperialism, or containing any text that can be interpreted as suggesting that demonstrators have a reason other than secularism and opposition to perceived Islamist tendencies. from the Erdogan government, or discuss somehow why the Erdogan government is "pro-imperialist"? Willhsmit 17:52, April 15, 2007 (UTC)

Inclusion of Cho Seung-hui on recent death

Can someone justify, in terms of Wiki guidelines and policies, Cho's exclusion from the recent death column? Christopher Connor 13:40, April 19, 2007 (UTC)

I deleted the name, I do not know if anyone did it. I see some arguments against it:

• Redundancy. The Virginia Tech massacre is already in place in some recent events, including the front page. Cho himself connected in most of them.
• Simplicity. The latest Death column is quite clear for people whose deaths are not in prominent "events" - a list of obituaries. There may be little reason for duplication in almost all cases, but this does not seem like where there is a need. Do we assume people will not know about his death if it is excluded?
• Justice. If we include Cho, we must include all the victims who have the article now (which includes some that are in AFD).
• Precedent. If we do that, then we have to be with precedents including all the famous people who were killed, or who committed suicide, during important events. That's a lot of people.

I prefer anyone who wants inclusion to be forced to justify themselves, because is not that where the burden of proof is in the policy?

This seems a reasonable argument for me. I may also not be alone for suspecting that inclusion is a type of provocation, but I prefer to take the high road. People can respectfully disagree with this argument, but ignore intentions, I think this is a good excuse for exceptions. Until now this feature has survived, as far as I can determine, without any formal policy governing its use. I think it can continue to do so as long as it is not used in a way that is, intended or not, potentially disruptive. --Dhartung | Talk 18:04, April 19, 2007 (UTC)

I will argue in any way, but Dhartung... is quite convincing. Jmlk17 06:59, April 22, 2007 (UTC)

Johnson Space Center (NASA)

Keep an eye on this event. This is loosely commented on NASA articles and the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. - 'oac' (centuries old america) | Talk 20:45, April 20, 2007 (UTC)

It seems to be a bit of a mess for a reason. Jmlk17 06:58, April 22, 2007 (UTC)

Can not Edit the 'Headline' section.

Because people can not edit the 'Main Section', please note that the following headings: "The US Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth Act in the decision of Gonzales v. Carhart." should read: "The US Supreme Court, in the decision of Gonzales v. Carhart, upholds the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth Act." Duncan.france 10:28, April 23, 2007 (UTC)

Please note that the 'headline' section is the same as ITN in MainPage. The best way to suggest a small tweak like that there is to send a note in WP: ERRORS. I've fixed this now, but please go there next time. Responses are usually faster there. thanks. --PFHLai 13:31, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Nigeria Elections

Nigeria's election should be featured in the main news section. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, and an important regional force. If French elections are registered, then Nigeria must be elected. Inkan1969 21:09, April 23, 2007 (UTC)

I agree. Jmlk17 21:10, April 23, 2007 (UTC)

Please note that the 'headline' section is the same as ITN in MainPage. Relevant articles must be updated in order to qualify. To suggest an item in ITN, please go to WP: ITN/C. Thanks. --PFHLai 13:59, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Iggy Pop's 60th Birthday

Stooges frontman James Osterman, aka Iggy Pop, turned 60 yesterday. Think it's interesting... 69.232.85.118 22:51, April 23, 2007 (UTC)

I know it's late, but I do not think it matters much. Jmlk17 05:26, May 18, 2007 (UTC)

Keep your history

By chance I will go through some pages of older events (like May 2006 for example). If I diff to the originally archived version, I find LOTS of changes. broken links, self promotion, vandalism, adding unnecessary information, etc. This really started to be a problem in my eyes. There are many pages of course, but few people keep this in their watchlist or something. Maybe we need to set the system to solve this problem a bit more thoroughly? I have no direct idea, but I see it as a problem that needs to be addressed. --TheDJ (talk o contribs o WikiProject Television) 23:46, April 23, 2007 (UTC)

You may want to post messages about vandalism and other troublesome edits on Wikipedia: An administrator announcement board and ask the admin to put those pages in their watchlist. Hope this helps. --PFHLai 14:03, April 25, 2007 (UTC)

Man cut penis

I do not see anything that is internationally important in putting this story there. It will not have a wider impact, in the UK or abroad. Such humanitarian stories only take place. Unless we'll post every story about snowboarding dogs or Darwin Award winners, there's no reason to have something like this up there. - Unmarked comments were previously added by EtTuMercader (talk o contribs) 15:14, 2007 April 24 (UTC).

Nice cuts. The pseudo-like news has no place in the encyclopedia. --PFHLai 14:06, April 25, 2007 (UTC)

"Good cuts." - An accidental phrase or you can not refuse that line? Ã,;) - 81.168.40.231 01:00, May 14, 2007 (UTC)

The Virginia Tech massacre was moved to a recent event

I just moved this link from the current to the recent events. I do not think there's any new news coming out of this and it's been over a week. Any objections? JHMM13 16:33, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Think this is a good move, I support it EtTuMercader 20:14, April 25, 2007 (UTC) Kenneth John Freeman

Kenneth John Freeman

I have not checked to see if there is a page on this guy, but he was recently caught in Hong Kong. Kenneth John Freeman is the creator of the most downloaded child porn video. --72.201.41.48 22:40, May 2, 2007 (UTC)

There does not appear to be an article; there's Kenneth Freeman, but that's a different person. You can either start your own page if you create an account first, or submit article text on Wikipedia: Request for creation and someone with an account will create it for you. Or, you can add it to one of the list of articles searched on Wikipedia: The requested article - Gurch 16:11, May 5, 2007 (UTC)

Kenya Plane Crash

Is there a chance to get a Kenya Airways plane crash to the list of major events right now on the home page ?? Thank you --81.129.44.180 11:44, May 5, 2007 (UTC)

This page is for discussion about the Portal: the current events page, rather than the Main Page itself. Ask on Wikipedia: In the news section on Home/Candidate - Gurch 16:07, May 5, 2007 (UTC)

Herod tomb

Would it be better for the links in Herod I to link the discovery of Herod the Great tomb # Reported?

Ideas to help maintenance of pages of historic events.

I think we should add something like [3] to Portal: Current events/DateHeader2. We can then use Special: Recentchangeslinked/Category: Current events of 2007 to more easily track vandalism and prank editing on longer pages. I have not fully decided on the Category name. Does anyone have a good idea for that? --TheDJ (talk o contribs) 02:00, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

It seems to be okay, if you can make it work - Gurch 06:50, May 15, 2007 (UTC)

I think the name of the better category would be Category: 2007 by day. I do not see a problem and will make an edit request in the template, and create a category. If the problem will happen, we can easily restore it. --TheDJ (talk o contribs) 00:01, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Current long event page

We have a lot of pages from 2003 to 2005. It may be a good idea to move this page to our current "Portal: Current or monthly" monthly format and delete or redirect (to "months of the year" pages like practices for dating outside of our old current event page) old page names. This will be a lot of work, and there are some pages that contain content that may not be fully included in the history of current events and should be moved to normal article space. However. for consistency would be better in my opinion. --TheDJ (talk o contribs) 22:26, ​​â € <â €

Wolfethitz went...

How long do we have to keep seeing these people? Please change. - Gaff ^???? 18:40, May 20, 2007 (UTC)

Lol... not a bad idea. Jmlk 1 7 22:16, May 26, 2007 (UTC)

Cutty Sark

The words for Cutty Sark bit seem wrong

The Cutty Sark cutter burns on a dry pier at Greenwich in London where it is being renovated.

This made it sound like it had been moved to a dry dock for renovation. This is where the ship is kept at all times. So the words can change. Jimmmmmmmmm 12:35, May 21, 2007 (UTC)

I agree. I have changed the entry slightly to better reflect the importance of history, and remove the renovation part. people can read it from the article if they want it, it's too confusing to get in short. --TheDJ (talk o contribs) 13:25, May 21, 2007 (UTC)

News links for Irish elections

I have replaced the BBC news link because it really explains from an outside perspective as to what the background is. The RTÃÆ' â € ° story says little more than that there is an election taking place, because Irish media is under a moratorium/blackout on election analysis. zoney ? talk 11:55, May 24, 2007 (UTC)

Always a good idea for POV issues. Jmlk 1 7 22:15, May 26, 2007 (UTC)

Helicopter

What is a crap with a very brave soldier in the helicopter?

It's just pov vandalism. Thanks for returning.- gadfium 20:57, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

How are News articles selected?

Simple Question... Who decides? I assume someone bieng pay for part of this wiki, and what is their motive for choosing one story above the other?

Nothing is paid. Suggestions can be done at WP: ITN/C. - tariq abjotu 12:46, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

HA HA... I know wiki is a nonprofit organization... the company does not get a profit, but someone has a job to maintain this page, I'm sure !!!! I want to know their motives... John Doe or Jane Doe 12:51, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

No, that's really just volunteers. It results in uneven coverage of news events.- gadfium 20:36, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Actually, WP: ITN/C is only for news items that appear on the front page. On this page , anyone can edit. Though others may remove what they deem unfamiliar, or unfit to be reported in a global perspective. The people who edit here do try to stick to the international notation. There are also subpages for regional news items. Corvus cornix 17:36, June 12, 2007 (UTC)

Emily kills Big Brother UK for racism

This seems to be a pretty big story in the headlines, especially in the UK. Have been on the front page of most of the tabloids this week: http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6729673.stm

It may be more suitable for Portals: Current events/English and Irish. Corvus cornix 17:38, June 12, 2007 (UTC)

International Space Station

Much news has been reported about massive computer failures at the International Space Station during the Space Shuttle mission STS-117. I believe Wikipedia and Wikinews should pay attention to this as closely as it is today. This is far from over. Sponge 21:09, June 15, 2007 (UTC)

Deleted

• Daw Aung San Su Kyi's 62nd Birthday.

[4]

Not from international intrest 82.113.39.26 11:58, June 19, 2007 (UTC)

Edit intro feature enabled

See Wikipedia: Wikipedia Signpost/2007-06-18/Technology Report and Bug 5175. This mentions this page as an example. Can anyone apply this to show how it works? Carcharoth 12:17, June 19, 2007 (UTC)

I decided to give it a try, using "& amp; editintro = test". This gives the page test as intro text before the edit box. - Chacor 12:32, June 19, 2007 (UTC)

This feature exists for input boxes (see m: Help: Input Boxes) and for links to edit pages. For example, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Sandbox&action=edit is a link to edit Sandbox; http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Sandbox&action=edit&editintro=Main_Page is a link to edit the Sandbox with the Main Page displayed before the edit box. So far, I've used the feature on the 'click here to edit' links in the Help Desk and on my own User Talk page. --ais523 16:20, June 19, 2007 (UTC)

Ah. So this works only for manually created edit links. Those who click on "edit this page" will still get a normal edit window, and there's no way to get an ordinary introductory HTML comment (like the one in Portal: Current Events) appears as an introduction to those who click on "edit this page"? That's all I read about bug reports and discussions as providing. Carcharoth

Specifically, quote from here: "This request is to enable editintro features for existing pages. Many pages on Wikipedia, such as Current events, include fairly long HTML comments at the top to instruct newcomers on how to edit page correctly.This feature will eliminate the need for such long comments and allow to include wikilinks in the instructions. "Carcharoth 17:33, June 19, 2007 (UTC)

The current implementation, in the Inputbox extension, expects the page to be edited via a link or button click rather than through this edit-page button. To add editintro for any edits to the page will require either JS site changes to add links or changes in the software. --ais523 09:50, June 22, 2007 (UTC)

I have implemented this feature here; instructions are in Portal: Current events/Instructions for editing. I have fully protected the page, but maybe it's not necessary and can be downgraded to semi-protection. I will leave it for others to decide. - tariq abjotu 02:59, June 25, 2007 (UTC)

Leadership Change

I recommend the new sidebar header - Change Leadership

It will be different from the Election and will deal with the actual changes in the Leadership of a country (or organization). For example, Britain is currently undergoing a change of leadership in the Prime Minister. France and Israel recently underwent a change of leadership in the President's office. It could also include a change of leadership (or regime) in the Gaza Strip (in the de facto sense).

Ongoing will be the period when a new leader has been chosen or appointed but not yet taken office.
Last will be where the leadership change has been completed in the last month.
The Future will be a situation where we know that leadership changes will happen, but we do not know who it is yet. (eg US will have a leadership change on January 21, 2009)

user: mnw2000 17:46, June 24, 2007 (UTC)

June 2007 Flood of Great Britain and its presence on this page

I see that the June 2007 UK flood was not listed under the ongoing natural disaster on this page. Is there a specific reason for this? Seems pretty important. I have dared and added it. --Oldak Quill 08:44, June 28, 2007 (UTC)

optsioon

A derivative instrument that gives the owner the right, but not the obligation to purchase from the option issuer or seller of the option, the financial asset at a predetermined time and price.

Current events in Hong Kong

I have never been involved in this Portal, and I am not familiar with the standards here. I have maintained current events in Hong Kong for a while now, and basically this is a one-man job. So I kept the format simple and easy for myself. I personally read The Standard online regularly, and I just add an important news item to the page. My question is, does this Portal have space for the current events page in Hong Kong to be integrated into it? If so, will it get space in Portal: Current events/News Browser? Hong Qi Gong (Talk - Contribs) 00:24, July 2, 2007 (UTC)

Why calendars, events, rereading death etc. currently under 1 July?

than running with all the current events? Gotyear 18:47, July 6, 2007 (UTC)

The July 1st, | | 1 template has been deleted. I am fixing it now - TheTall One 20:52, July 6, 2007 (UTC)

Thank you! I checked the Current Events history and glanced Edit for July 1st, but for some reason it did not occur to me to check the history of July 1st. Gotyear 21:29, July 6, 2007 (UTC)

Summorum Pontificum

Where can I put Summorum Pontificum into this? It's been released today. JASpencer 14:41, July 7, 2007 (UTC)

Just add the entry to section 7 July. Copy an existing entry format, and link it to the main news source that carries information on its release. If you do not get the right format, someone else will tidy it up for you.- gadfium 20:38, July 8, 2007 (UTC)

Suggest deletion July 6 NYC Station Station enter

I'm fairly new on Wikipedia and therefore I'm not ready to edit the content until I get used to the rules. However, it seems to me that announcing the format of a new radio station for one station in New York City is virtually unimportant worldwide. Comment

I agree, and others have removed it.- gadfium 20:38, July 8, 2007 (UTC)

this page changed

Israeli Nuclear Program

Um, can someone explain how the Israeli nuclear program is ongoing news? I did a Google News search and all I got was things about the Iranian program. If there is no proper justification, I will delete it,? unless someone beat me to it. - Pyro19 05:57, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm, the case of an anti-Israeli editor thinks this is necessary. Really stupid, thanks for reporting it. --TheDJ (talk o contribs) 11:21, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

Press TV

Can a Press TV story be included here? I connected one today and it was deleted by User: Perspicacite [5] (which then left an angry message on my conversation page [6]). Press TV is a new English-language TV news station run by the government. Thereby joining the ranks of BBC News 24, France 24 and other government news stations. Perspicacite seems to believe that because the government in question is Iran, we can not refer to it. Is this true?... Seabhcan 21:06, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

I will assume this [7] is an honest mistake â € <â €

Your edits to the current event page are bordered by vandalism. Perspicacite 21:13, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

If you've read an article on Press TV before deleting it, you'll see that it's only funded by the government, and not run by them. This is the exact same model as used by the BBC. Your criticism is unfounded. mms://217.218.67.244/presslive is a link to watch TV Press if you want to learn it. --Vitalmove 23:30, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

For future reference, Press TV and IRNA are not a trusted source. CNN, whether you like it or not [8], is. Perspicacite 21:22, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

Why is Press TV unreliable, but BBC and France 24 are? All run by the government.... Seabhcan 21:25, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

Uh, no. The BBC and France 24 were funded in part by the British and French governments. None of them are run by their respective governments. The BBC does not accept orders from PM Brown. Perspicacite 21:29, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

And why do you think Press TV does not? Furthermore, I have seen the Chinese CCTV referenced here before. The Chinese press is much more controlled than Iran. Russian media sources are also frequently quoted... Seabhcan 21:30, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

Did you ask me why I thought Press TV was run country? That's general knowledge. [9] Perspicacite 21:35, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

So you say there is a media ban that is considered 'managed by the state'. Is there a list of forbidden sources somewhere?... Seabhcan 21:41, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

You need to read Wikipedia: A reliable source. Perspicacite 21:43, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

I do not see Press TV mentioned there. Which point do you believe to cover it up?... Seabhcan 21:45, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

Seabhcan, I would like to point out that the site you linked to (http://www.mebusa.org/presstv.html) is not a web page connected to the event described in your edit. - Zntrip 22:05, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

? I do not link "mebusa.org" anywhere. What are you talking about?... Seabhcan 22:08, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

It appears that this destroyer [10] changed the link.... Seabhcan 22:09, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

In this case, I would also like to say that the information is relevant. It has been reported by another source (here, the source is Stratfor). - Zntrip 22:32, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

Do you have a source that does not require membership? Perspicacite 22:46, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

Wherever the news is discussed is Iran's problem, PressTV may be a reliable source. For other world news, I would rather see a more independent source than PressTV. And it should be the opinion of the Iranian if you ask me. Most importantly, the things referred to here so far by PressTV are by no means world news. They are excerpts from Iranian government officials who play poker with the rest of the world. Not at all interesting, and childish like a bully in the schoolyard. --TheDJ (talk o contribs) 23:06, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

If anyone wants to see Press TV, type this link mms://217.218.67.244/presslive to the internet explorer. I think Press TV will have a tough battle to get fair treatment on Wikipedia, based on the strong presence of editors that some of the suspects employed by Israel. However, I think this is unfair. Because anyone watching Press TV will see, it seems to offer credible news, not only in Iran but in the world at large. The two events I love are "The American Dream" hosted by Mark Levine in the United States and "Between the Headlines" hosted by a charming man in England. I definitely give it a thumbs up. --Vitalmove 23:28, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

Uh... okay thanks for that. Just the artillce I mean is called "Iraq: Pejak Leader Directs From Germany". Just search and should be displayed without login. - Zntrip 23:30, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

I'm not interested in the article, thank you. I hope the unimportant article is not what you are trying to add to recent events. --Vitalmove 23:32, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

You are very annoying. It is not a reliable source. Al Jazeera is many times more reliable and independent, and will be more welcome as a source of news. --TheDJ (talk o contribs) 23:54, July 11, 2007 (UTC)

Do you mind watching at least a channel for a day or two before taking the conclusion? Type mms://217.218.67.244/presslive to your internet explorer. --Vitalmove 00:05, July 12, 2007 (UTC)

Vitalmove, you realize that Wikipedia is a collaborative encyclopedia and not a place to ramble on about your favorite TV show? I responded to Perspicacite's comments about the links I gave. I did not mention the article just so you can repeat your trivial comments. If you do not have something constructive to contribute to this discussion, I suggest you go, because you are very disturbing. - Zntrip 01:29, July 12, 2007 (UTC)

It's been a week. It has no history as a reliable source for projects such as the encyclopedia. It will be as reliable as a state-owned BBC or a French stattion or turn into a Soviet TASS disaster. --Tbeatty 06:24, July 12, 2007 (UTC)

Disasters are a pretty reckless way to describe 100-year-old and massive and global news agencies. TASS has bureaus in more than 60 countries. http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/--Vitalmove 07:00, July 12, 2007 (UTC)

itar-tass is not the Soviet TASS. --Tbeatty 07:23, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Tbeatty, I want to know why you are here: [11] You replaced Press TV articles with CBS articles, saying that CBS is more reliable. However, both articles say almost exactly the same thing - how can you say that one is more reliable when both are identical?... Seabhcan 09:24, July 12, 2007 (UTC)

Because the channel is a week old, so it does not have a reputation for quality work. Now this PressTV discussion is closed, please use another source, and come back when it's a year old and no longer in Iran. All Iranian news agencies are highly censored and therefore not independent and unacceptable sources. We are not anti-Iranians, we are only anti-bad sources and we apologize if anyone feels offended. --TheDJ (talk o contribs) 09:47, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Ok. So what other sources are prohibited? Can we use CCTV? It's not from Iran, so pass your first test, but it's from a highly censored country? And what about the Russian media? Also, you said above that Press TV might be appropriate for a story about Iran. Is this still standing? The current discussion is about Iranian terrorist groups. Is this not "about Iran" enough? How much "about Iran" should the story so that Press TV can be used?... Seabhcan 10:19, July 12, 2007 (UTC)

CCTV is quite old, but its reliability is also well known. Obviously there is misinformation about many things. And I do not think Russian sources are much better lately. And the thing about "about Iran" still stands, is not that channel WEEK OLD. I do not know how you can think that the source of WEEK OLD is acceptable. I can start my own website and say whatever I want, no one will trust me in the first week. If I have that website and posted there for years, and others are quoting my work and stuff, then my website MAY be a reliable source. That's where this place is. WEEK OLD gives something equally credible with the trash. In addition, the source is never prohibited, it does not correspond to a reliable source. --TheDJ (talk o contribs) 10:31, July 12, 2007 (UTC)

So its age from the key source! Although, I seem to remember people quoting France 24 from the beginning. Perhaps the combination of "Iran" and "New" makes it unreliable? By the way - which point in WP: RS applies to Press TV?... Seabhcan 11:10, July 12, 2007 (UTC)

I have to say that Press TV's website has been around longer than is actually owned by a television station, so every complaint about its age is irrelevant. Indeed, I agree that it should be avoided when trying to source news that the United States-or Israel- (etc.) may be related for obvious reasons - a glance at websites already pointing to anti-US headlines along side. - Chacor 11:19, July 12, 2007 (UTC)

Agree, Just as we should avoid the US and Israeli news media for stories relating to Iran (I remember a 'story' last year in US and Canadian media about Jews in Iran being forced to wearing yellow stars, fully fictitious, and withdrawn after complaints from a Jew member from the Iranian parliament)... Seabhcan 11:46, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Be Careful of Journalists. As a result of my participation in this debate, and my efforts to improve Press TV articles, User: Perspicacite has (1) tried to ban me by damaging the article, and accused me of 3RR for returning vandalism, (2) following my editing history and targeting my other articles, such as Mark Levine (journalist) [12]] and failing in that endeavor now (3) threatening to get me banned forever because of "uncivilized". At this point I feel lurking, and although I am happy my identity is protected, I am still a bit chilled by his behavior. Watch Out. --Vitalmove 07:13, July 13, 2007 (UTC)

welcome to wikipedia, other online communities. --TheDJ (talk o contribs) 08:40, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

Let me see if I can overcome all the inaccuracies in that post... "Wikipediaers" not a word, I am not an administrator and therefore can not ban users, dispute over PRESS TV over content and not vandalism, some users has acknowledged you violated 3RR, targeted does not have two t in a row and my edit is a minor correction, I warn you will be blocked by an administrator if you continue to be rude - insist that all users disagree with you therefore work for the Israeli government, and no verbal form of the word "creep." If I miss something, do not hesitate to let me know. Perspicacite 08:43, July 13, 2007 (UTC)

Enouph Pope

have we seen the Pope long enough? He is very scary. --Thespian 21:23, July 12, 2007 (UTC)

Two dead, more than 200 injured due to strong earthquake in Japan

Has anyone already got this? It seems very similar to the Chuetsu earthquake of 2004. more stories -Theanphibian ^{(talk o contribs)} 06:06, July 16, 2007 (UTC)

plane crash

The plane crashes are here as "news" but someone says that the news does not deserve a place here. But it should be here but not like "news" I guess. Fineric 02:17, July 18, 2007 (UTC)

Steam pipe?

Can I be the first to ask a really stupid question? What is a Steam Pipe? and why is it a red link?... Seabhcan 09:18, July 19, 2007 (UTC)

Harry Potter is not news.

Harry Potter

I will return Harry Potter to today's event. At first I agreed it was not news and considered it inappropriate in In The News, but news sources indicate the impact of global culture. Since what's in ITN is (as far as I know) is always reflected in Current Events, should it be rewritten here? TransUtopian 16:45, July 21, 2007 (UTC)

This is a book. Is this a special version of the Bible or the Qur'an? Does it affect society in a way that the Protocols of the Elders of Zion or The Satanic Verses have? No. It should not be listed on the front page. There is a war going on. 67.68.155.209 23:54, July 21, 2007 (UTC)

Should Harry Potter be there?"

This is a book sale, I feel that it should not be loaded on the wikipedia headline.

Please give reasons for your postmark. Buc 19:15, July 21, 2007 (UTC)

Why is the release of Harry Potter registered, but not the fact that Pratibha Patil became the first lady president of the Republic of India? --EncycloPetey 08:51, July 23, 2007 (UTC)

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