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Make sure the item you want to nominate has an article that meets our minimum requirements and contains reliable coverage of a current event you want to create a blurb about. We will not post about events described in an article that fails our quality standards.
Find the correct section below for the date of the event (not the date nominated). Do not add sections for new dates manually - a bot does that for us each day at midnight (UTC).
Create a level 4 header with the article name (==== Your article here ====). Add (RD) or (Ongoing) if appropriate.
Then paste the {{ITN candidate}} template with its parameters and fill them in. The news source should be reliable, support your nomination and be in the article. Write your blurb in simple present tense. Below the template, briefly explain why we should post that event. After that, save your edit. Your nomination is ready!
You may add {{ITN note}} to the target article's talk page to let editors know about your nomination.
The better your article's quality, the better it covers the event and the wider its perceived significance (see WP:ITNSIGNIF for details), the better your chances of getting the blurb posted.
When the article is ready, updated and there is consensus to post, you can mark the item as (Ready). Remove that wording if you feel the article fails any of these necessary criteria.
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Voicing an opinion on an item
Format your comment to contain "support" or "oppose", and include a rationale for your choice. In particular, address the notability of the event, the quality of the article, and whether it has been updated.
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Riot police in Kuwait attack demonstrators with teargas, stun grenades and batons. (Al Jazeera)
Syrian civil war: A Jordanian soldier dies during a gunfight between Jordanian troops and Islamic militants attempting to cross the border into Syria. (CTV News)
A Kindle user from Norway has her account wiped and all her paid-for books deleted by the American multinational electronic commerce company Amazon.com. (The Guardian)
Business and economics
A former Goldman Sachs employee blows the whistle on the investment bank having routinely taken advantage of charities and pension funds to increase its profits. (The Guardian)
The chairman of the U.S. central bank, the Federal Reserve, likely will not stand for re-election to that post. Ben Bernanke has reportedly told friends he will leave when his term ends in January 2014 regardless of who wins the Presidential election campaign. (New York Times)
International relations
The UK doubles its number of RAF armed "drones" operating in Afghanistan and, in a new development, drones are to be controlled from terminals and screens on British soil. (The Guardian)
Six Italian scientists and an ex-government official are convicted of multiple manslaughter and sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake after prosecutors accuse them of being "falsely reassuring" before the event. (BBC)(The Guardian)(Al Jazeera)
Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova are exiled to remote prison camps located in Perm and Mordovia, home to parts of the Soviet-era gulag system. Their exact locations are unknown, even to their lawyers and family members. They had petitioned to be held in Moscow which would have allowed them to watch their young children grow. (The Guardian)
The body of a female found late Monday in a recycling container in Clayton, New Jersey is preliminarily determined to be that of missing 12-year-old girl Autumn Pasquale according to police (NBC)
Politics and elections
Okinawa's legislative assembly passes a resolution expressing "overwhelming indignation" at the alleged rape of a Japanese woman by two U.S. soldiers, the latest of 5,747 crimes on record allegedly involving U.S. personnel over the past 40 years, and condemns the worsening criminal activity of foreign troops on the island. (Al Jazeera)
A football fan is jailed after an attack on former England international goalkeeper Chris Kirkland during a match last week. Twenty-one-year-old Aaron Cawley was filmed on live television jumping from the stand and striking Kirkland with both arms on the head following a goal during the league match at Hillsborough. Kirkland, who described the assault as like being "hit by a ton of bricks", was thrown off balance, crashed to the ground against his goal area and required treatment for his injuries. (The Guardian)(The Daily Telegraph)
2012 Azana Spa shootings
Article:2012 Azana Spa shootings (talk·history·tag) Blurb: Four people, including the gunman, are killed in a spree shooting at a spa salon in Wisconsin, U.S. (Post) News source(s):CNN Credits:
2012 Beirut bombing: Lebanese security forces fire shots into the air and tear gas at crowds, as protesters attempt to breach government offices of prime minister Mikati in response to a car bomb that killed intelligence chief Wissam al-Hassan. (Jerusalem Post)
Police fire tear gas and stun grenades at an anti-government protest in Kuwait; protesters were demonstrating against changes to voting laws. (Al Jazeera)
Syrian civil war: Car bombs explode in predominately Christian neighborhoods in Damascus and Aleppo, killing at least 13, as talks between the Assad and U.N. peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi continue. (Wall Street Journal)
Nominator's comments: The recent deaths ticker has already been passed in an RfC. This is not the place to discuss it. If you wish to protest its existence, please start a new discussion on the talk page. The four people I have chosen are of varying notability, and this nomination is not only for the purpose of a posting, but also to gauge the threshold of notability people have for recent death nominations. If Chopra and/or McGovern are posted, they are ineligible for the ticker. The blurb is in chronological order by day, but not time, like standard blurbs. Additionally, the ticker will not be italicized like shown in the nom; that is an automatic function of the nomination template. The sources section is not working, so I will add them here: Chopra, McGovern, Thomas, Magni. --Bzweebl (talk • contribs) 22:17, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I've fixed the template issue (that was entirely my fault) that made the sources not show and added 'em into the template for ya. LukeSurltc23:28, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Outright oppose. This implies Chopra and the presidential nominee are in the same league, obviously that is not the case. Fairer to post Chopra sepratately. If lesser people are to be included like that then that is a different matter. --86.40.100.31 (talk) 22:27, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
On a procedural note, I suggest we adopt Ticker or RD only or something similar as a type of !vote, indeed it looks like people are starting to do this already. In some cases items could be added to the ticker on the basis of an initial consensus and then "promoted" to a main blurb if sufficient consensus formed for that. Indeed, Doktorbuk, these current cases could be considered like that as well (it's just that we have to start with several rather than adding one-by-one so there's no easy way of doing that). All in all it'll probably take a few weeks to iron out how best to do this however. LukeSurltc22:27, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Chopra Inadequate update. Other than being prolific, no indication he was significantly influential in the field.
Oppose McGovern A presidential candidate does not satisfy ITN/DC. Otherwise, a respected but not overly influential politician.
Oppose Thomas no update at all, article is practically a stub.
Oppose Magni inadequate update. Retired 50 years. Even less impact on society that McGovern.
4 noms in 1 gets 4 opposes in 1, sorry Medeis. I also strongly suggest that some time be spent working out how to implement the "death ticker", and get it added to the template instructions before trying to railroad it into existence. --IP98 (talk) 22:39, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment- I would like to address some misconceptions that have been brought up. This is not a replacement for the McGovern and Chopra nominations. Those are still eligible for a standard posting. Additionally, as IP98 correctly realized, this is not a full package, and you can support/oppose some or support/oppose all as long as you have explanations for each. Finally, ITN/DC is not being applied to this. That is strictly a ruleset for standard blurb postings. Bzweebl (talk • contribs) 22:48, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I do not not accept the validity of the "passing" of the discussion on recent deaths. The idea that an old discussion can be modified while still in archives to say what you want and then cited in support of your case is frankly ridiculous. It seems people have taking to riding roughshod over policy and procedure in favour of bully boy tactics. I do not accept that and I will be disputing this "decision". Since Eraserhead effectively reopened the discussion by editing it in archives he may in no way be considered uninvolved. Crispmuncher (talk) 00:08, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I can't see that Eraserhead added any comments to the discussion other than the closing rationale so challenging that he was 'uninvolved' seems to be a slight technicality at best. However, I will oppose the nomination as proposed and agree that the recent deaths tickers should be set up before we decide on which names to add; and we should not 'rush' to add any particular deaths. I'm not opposed to any of the nominated deaths individually.--Johnsemlak (talk) 01:39, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Eraserhead was definitely uninvolved. I found him at the "request for uninvolved admin closures" board. This is not a case of "an old discussion can be modified while still in archives to say what you want" because Eraserhead never had anything to do with the discussion. See the talk page for more details. Bzweebl (talk • contribs) 02:28, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Slightly off-topic comment: If the article on him was better, I'd say E. Donnall Thomas would be worth consideration for being posted on his own, because he performed the first performed the first bone marrow transplant and won a Nobel Prize for it (which means he's extremely notable and influential in his field). But two days have passed and the article is rather small. -- Scorpion042204:07, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting to see that I am the bugaboo of certain editors in this discussion--without my even having participated in it. That being said, I would have been opposed to McGovern as a full ITN nom, but am strongly in favor of him as a Recent Death nom. The other three have to stand on their own though. Perhaps a collective vote is not appropriate, since individual noms is what was promised in the RfC and arguments in favor of it, and opposition to the RfC was mostly due to a fear that the individual nom process would be bypassed. Support McGovern and Support Chopra for recent deaths--and suggest we set up separate threads for all noms. μηδείς (talk) 04:59, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's comments: With reference to the comments below, I accept that we will have to take a more 'legalistic' approach to the nomination than usual. I accept that it could be argued that a lack of English language sources dilutes claims of notability. In response I can only point editors towards the current media coverage and towards the links in our own article to help research the width and breadth of his career. --doktorbwordsdeeds20:00, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I think this was said last time a Bollywood actor was nominated; because of language/cultural separation the vast majority of us here on en-wiki won't have heard of this man. We know that's not a reason to oppose, but neither can we write an argument in support either. There's a danger that there ends up being minimal discussion on this nomination. We can gather a bit from the article, but it would be really useful if the knowledgeable few could be particularly verbose in their arguments for the benefit of the rest of us. LukeSurltc21:56, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Well, to start with, the report at the top of BBC News Online link calls him "one of India's most influential film-makers", says that "over five decades, Chopra, dubbed the King of Romance, gave Bollywood some of its biggest blockbusters" and "his film studios Yash Raj Films helped establish some of Indian cinema's biggest names, including Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan." Prime Minister Singh has called him an "icon of Indian cinema." His death has left Bollywood "shattered", "shocked", "numb" and "heartbroken." link --86.40.100.31 (talk) 22:06, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support. It's one of the top entertainment stories on the BBC's news website (pushed down by the omnipresent top story, that of Jimmy Savile), and would help counter the systemic bias of the main page. GRAPPLEX22:12, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
This has been effectively withdrawn by the nominator and no one currently supports posting it in its own right. If anyone wishes to support posting this as a separate story, then please re-open the discussion. If you wish to support it for the recent deaths ticker, please contribute to the discussion above. Thank you.--Chaser (talk) 01:56, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Note: Seb az86556 made the nomination, but deleted it after just one oppose. As deletion of one's own nomination has been declared unacceptable in the past (I tried to defend the right to retract a nomination on a previous occasion, but consensus was against me), I undid his self-deletion. He subsequently changed the template to present me as the nominator, a title I reject. I am Neutral as to the proposal: I has received TV news coverage here (UK), but his historical role is very much a footnote. Kevin McE (talk) 17:27, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Since he was not actually president, I feel he doesn't quite make the high notability cut for his death being ITN. Thue (talk) 12:31, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Oppose, every canonization is not remotely notable, the death throes of a decaying church. If this was the 1500s Wikipedia, it might be relevant. Speciate (talk) 21:04, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. The article says "highest-rated racehorse in the world since May 2011", so not that long or historically significant. I would much prefer ITN to rather feature some more news about fx the financial crisis; sports news like this seems too much like trivia to me in comparison. Thue (talk) 12:26, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Frankel was only born in 2008, getting to world #1 as a 3 year old isn't bad. I assume the retirement is happening now because of the huge stud value.JMiall₰17:06, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see how we can put world's top-rated racehorse in the blurb. Those ratings only consider a handful of countries from what I can see.--Johnsemlak (talk) 12:53, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support as far as I know these are the widest ranging horse ranking systems in the world and Frankel gets the highest score for a flat racer ever.JMiall₰17:06, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Kiril. Any human retirement would only be vaguely considered for retirement at the end of a career of ten years, or maybe many more. Additional legs should not reduce our expectations. Kevin McE (talk) 18:00, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I tend to disagree with any comparison with humans, even human athletes. The point I find most notable about this horse is his success over such a short career. I suspect many others think the same way. It even suggests that horse-racing is taking a very different direction these days to the one it had even 10 years ago. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:06, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Clarification The very highest rated flat racehorses retire at either 3 or 4 years for a lucrative stud career. It is rare for an entire horse to progress in terms of speed and stamina whereas a gelded horse can have greater longevity. A further point about Classic and Group 1 winners is that they have enormous earnings potential as stallions, in Frankel's case estimated at £100m. There also seems to be a misunderstanding about ratings. He is recognised by all bar the British Horseracing Authority as the highest ranked horse EVER in history. BHA had him rated 1pt lower before his final race. Leaky Caldron18:42, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Based on the horses he beat yesterday the BHA may give a higher rating this week. There is an element of subjectivity in these things and different factors weighted by different handicappers, especially when comparing performance over many generations. Leaky Caldron19:15, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support- We have had sports retirement nominations, but this is one of an athlete that may be the greatest in his sport of all time. That's something we haven't had. Bzweebl (talk • contribs) 21:43, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The great myth about the Grand National is that it is considered by many to be the greatest race in the world. It is a spectacular race made notable through media and cinema coverage, but it does not equate to the best race for the best horses. Even within National Hunt racing, it rarely attracts the absolute top horses in that sphere although there are recent exceptions. It is a race for long distance staying chasers, 4 and a half miles. On the flat the optimum distance regarded as the greatest test are the so called middle distance races from 1 mile to 1 and a half. This is what bloodstock breeders aim for and where the Classic and highest prize money races throughout the world are targeted. Leaky Caldron09:56, 22 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Authorities in Tripoli announce the capture of Muammar Gaddafi's former spokesman Moussa Ibrahim near the town of Tarhouna, 40 miles south of the capital Tripoli. Ibrahim's whereabouts had been unknown since the end of the civil war in 2011 and there had been several earlier reports of his arrest. Hours later an audio message purported to be by Ibrahim appears online, in which he denies being captured or even being in Libya. (Reuters)(BBC)
Siege of Bani Walid (2012): Reports emerge that Khamis Gaddafi, the youngest son of Muammar Gaddafi, was killed during the fighting in Bani Walid. The 29-year-old has been proclaimed dead several times since the beginning of last year's civil war. (The Guardian)
Suspected members of Boko Haram attack the northern Nigerian city of Potiskum, destroying several buildings and leaving at least 23 locals dead. (Al Jazeera)
Overnight clashes in southeastern Turkey leave 9 people dead, including 6 security officers and 3 suspected Kurdish militants. (Al Jazeera)
The SV Estelle, a schooner attempting to breach the Israeli blockade of Gaza claiming to deliver humanitarian aid, is boarded by Israeli soldiers and diverted to the port of Ashdod by Israeli naval ships; Israel says no aid is found aboard. Passengers offer no resistance. (The Irish Times)(The Times of Israel)
Jewish-American linguist, philosopher and human rights campaigner Noam Chomsky visits Gaza for the first time and attends a seminar alongside Gazan thinkers and intellectuals. (Press TV)
Politics
Tens of thousands of protesters march through London, Glasgow and Belfast in a series of demonstrations against UK government austerity measures. (BBC)(CNN)(RTÉ)
Wissam al-Hassan, head of Saad al-Hariri's security team, is killed in the blast. Al Hassan was known for being the prime investigator in the Michel Samaha case, where Michel Samaha was caught smuggling bombs into Lebanon upon orders from the Syrian government to kill Lebanese officials between 2005 and 2008, starting with the murder of Rafik al-Hariri.(Al Jazeera)
A tour bus went off the highway and crashed in northwest Arizona late Friday at around 8:00 PM PDT, killing the bus driver (who was believed to have suffered a medical incident), and leaving at least four of the passengers with serious injuries. About 45 other passengers were hurt less seriously, and some were not hospitalized. The bus was northbound on Highway 93 near Willow Beach, Arizona and the Nevada state line, southeast of Las Vegas. (NBC)
Taxicab driver Christopher Halliwell is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Sian O'Callaghan who went missing after visiting a nightclub in Swindon in March last year. (BBC)
Respect MP George Galloway writes to British home secretary Theresa May and makes a complaint to the police about his secretary Aisha Ali-Khan, claiming that she was working as an "agent" for a Metropolitan police counterterrorism officer who was running a "dirty tricks" campaign against him. (The Guardian)
Wedding of the heir to the throne. We usually post those. There is no separate article but the basic update is there. --Tone17:40, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support - this is big news from a small country. The blurb should use the bride's maiden name, though. There's enough material on the Grand Duke's official website, the BBC, etc, for articles on both the bride and the event to be created, which I heartily recommend. I'm currently stuck in a hospital, but I'll gladly contribute when I'm out. AlexTiefling (talk) 20:36, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's comments: Blurb is yet subject to change as full extent of damages is being assessed. Current estimate is 4 dead and at least 110 injured. --hydrox (talk) 01:11, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Multiple fatalities, including that of a senior political figure, in a bombing that happened against the backdrop of the Syrian Civil War is a notable event. --Droodkin (talk) 09:40, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Signs X and Y mean nothing to me. The change in the deaths and injuries reported will continue even if we post the blurb, so there is no reason to avoid use of any numbers. Saying at least 100 or something else seems to be fine.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 11:41, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose on face value. His election may have been a watershed moment. If so, I'd like that expressed in the blurb. If his significance can only be captured by the words, "Canada's first blackMember of Parliament", then ... meh. --RA (talk) 19:28, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Under Wikipedia:ITN/DC#Deaths, Alexander more than satisfies criteria #1 and 2. He was in a high-ranking office of power (a cabinet minister [Minister of Labour] and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario) and had a significant contribution/impact on the country/region (his election as MP and appointment as LG, both unprecedented firsts in Canada, led to more acceptance and tolerance of black people in Canada). He was also widely regarded as a very important figure in his or her field (reasons stated above; also, in his profession as a lawyer, he was both a QC and part of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada). —Bloom6132 (talk) 02:03, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think a secretary of labour, or a lieutenant governor really qualifies as a 'high ranking position of power'. I don't know if he's widely regarded as a very important person in his field, but I'd like to see some sources confirming he was. I think we'd need multiple reliable sources saying 'one of the most important MPs', or 'considered by many to be one of the most significant MPs' etc. The fact that he was the first black Canadian MP seems to be where the real significance is.--Johnsemlak (talk) 04:17, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Also I think the death section needs a bit more expansion. Normally the update should contain more than details about his death and funeral.--Johnsemlak (talk) 04:26, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
He held those political offices over 20 years ago. Neither are 'high ranking' in the way we usually interpret those guidelines, which for a country the size of Canada would be Prime Minister or head of state (were it to ever become a republic). As far as I can tell from the article and nomination, Alexander did not have a great lasting impact on his country or region (in the sense of a supernational area, not subnational). There are many hundreds of QCs and Privy Counsellors, so that doesn't mean much either. Sorry, I'm still opposed. Modest Geniustalk10:23, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
He wasn't in a high-ranking office at the time of his death, he resigned a long time before. It would be ITN if an incumbent officeholder died. --RJFF (talk) 10:27, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, it was closed and archived, and then Eraserhead decided to modify the archive to make it say something other than it had, in the apparent hope no-one noticed it. There was a discussion on adjusting the bot only recently and its behaviour reflects consensus. At the very least this kind of imposition needs current debate to reflect current consensus, not citing an old failed proposal as evidence to enact something now. I will re-revert now and any further attempts to re-write history will go straight to AN/I. Crispmuncher (talk) 14:38, 21 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
American weekly news magazine Newsweek announces it will cease print publication on December 31 and will move to an online-only format. (CNN)
Trading of Google stock on NASDAQ is temporarily suspended after it drops 9% following an inadvertent early release of its quarterly report showing a 20% decline in profits. (BBC)(Bloomberg)
It seems crude but on experience 30 deaths is about borderline for the magnitude of a disaster that is posted, though that threshold is generally somewhat lower for violent deaths. Currently the article linked to is of very low-quality and makes no mention of the incident. LukeSurltc21:56, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Conditional support Seems like the violence is serious, but the blurb mentioning a federal subject is too naive. I think it's better to mention Nigeria in the blurb, which gives a full orientation for the reader.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 22:54, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Lance Armstrong resigns as chairman of his anti-cancer charity, LIVESTRONG.
Athletic apparel conglomerate Nike and cycling equipment manufacturer Trek revoke their endorsement contracts with U.S. cyclist Lance Armstrong in the wake of growing allegations of doping. Both will continue to support LIVESTRONG. (Daily Mail)
Anheuser-Busch states it will allow Armstrong's contract with them to expire at the end of the year. It will also continue to support LIVESTRONG. (BBC)(CNN)
Neutral - This is much more exciting exoplanet news than the two mentioned below. But I'd still like to wait and see how enthusiastically this is taken up by non-specialist media. I've also added an altblurb which distinguishes planet, star and system correctly. AlexTiefling (talk) 10:39, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral. Scientifically unsurprising, but required impressive precision. Bound to make a splash with the public, given that it's a really easy star to point out by eye. Nice outreach topic, but of minor scientific interest beyond the instrumentation aspects. I don't really mind if this does or doesn't get posted, but the article needs some work first (one-paragraph stub at present). Modest Geniustalk11:50, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Strong support - closest possible extrasolar planet, and Earth-sized to boot; smallest planet ever discovered by radial velocity; now also covered by mainstream media (NY Times and many others) after embargo has been lifted. Planet is close enough that it could technically be visited by a (multi-decade) spacecraft [3]. (The blurb should technically say "announced" instead of "found" since it's not yet independently confirmed. But there seems to be no serious doubt on the results.) --Roentgenium111 (talk) 14:16, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support - interesting news being picked up my major outlets. I've done a few edits and article is no longer a stub, is organised into sections, and the facts are now all cited. (I wish people wouldn't add things without citing, especially with news stories) LukeSurltc15:09, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support That there actually are planets, not just in theory, in our neighbouring solar system is huge news - and not just from an astronomical perspective. Njardarlogar (talk) 15:28, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Post-post Support. Detecting a 51 centimetre wobble? That's quite the precision... I mean sure, it's only 4.37 ly away, but still! EricLeb01 (Page | Talk)20:47, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Post-post Support. Given that the discovery of exoplanets is now routine, posting in ITN requires something extra. In this case, proximity and survival in a trinary system are the kickers. Next, a planet with water in the habitable zone. Speciate (talk) 19:24, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Saudi Arabia’s official news agency reports that a hand grenade explosion at the King Abdulaziz military academy in Riyadh kills one cadet and injures nine. (AP via Boston Globe)
Several structures were set ablaze and as many as 24 militants were killed after suspected bombing Boko Haram attacks rocked the Nigerian city of Maiduguri. (BBC)
Two suspected al-Qaeda members and two government-aligned tribesmen are killed during an attack on a border checkpoint in Abyan, Yemen. (Reuters)
The BBC appoints the heads of two separate inquiries into the sexual abuse scandal that has engulfed Jimmy Savile. Former High Court judge Dame Janet Smith will review the culture and practices of the BBC during the time Savile worked there, while Nick Pollard, a former Sky News executive will look at why a Newsnight investigation into Savile's activities was dropped shortly before transmission. (The Daily Telegraph)
A 4.0-magnitude (originally, 4.6) earthquake strikes Hollis Center, Maine, roughly 20 miles west of Portland, Maine, the state's largest city. At 3.1 miles deep, it is a shallow earthquake, felt in Maine, southwestern Connecticut, and eastern New York state. There were reports of very minor damage and cellular phone outages, but no serious property damage, injuries, or deaths. (NBC)
This is popping up all over. And considering the works stolen it seems fairly notable. Please change blurb if needed. The article to update will be that of the museum. -- Ashish-g5517:43, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The article requires significant expansion, more than just a one paragraph update. It needs to have several paragraphs of referenced prose. A fair bit of work, and it might be difficult if there aren't a lot of sources in English about the museum.--Johnsemlak (talk) 18:27, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Actually considering this museum is only there for temporary exhibitions perhpas this update may end up going elsewhere. any suggestions? -- Ashish-g5518:42, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Info on this museum isnt easy to find since this seems to be the only major event. Its empty space for temporary exhibitions so i just added another line in there mentioning some of the recent artists that were featured. -- Ashish-g5522:02, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support though the update is brief. Also the timing is crucial, as this is closing in on stale. Interesting story however. Jusdafax21:21, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's comments: Initially, when reading the nomination below I was not impressed. However, when reading more about Planet Hunters 1, it is indeed a really unusual planet: until now only six planets are known to orbit two suns, and the fact that this has two more stars orbiting it is really unusual and will probably have repercussions on the planet formation theories; secondly, this planet is the first one to be discovered by a crown-sourcing project such as Planet Hunters. Nergaal (talk) 14:15, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Initially, when reading the nomination below -- I think he has read it! Nevertheless, the paragraph that is linked (in it's current state) to doesn't suggest front page content to me, Oppose. LukeSurltc17:16, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Strong oppose. a) this is a re-nomination of an item which is already under discussion below, which furthermore fails to address any of the existing opposition b) it hasn't been peer-reviewed yet, c) it's really not that big a deal in terms of formation theories, as the orbit is no less stable than various other circumbinary systems, and d) being discovered by crowd-sourcing is irrelevant. Modest Geniustalk17:59, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Nominator's comments: The Booker will be announced today, and it's a recurring item, so shouldn't be a problem. I'm posting this to inform that, for the first time, I have written a rather extensive article on the current Booker Prize, so we won't have to link simply to the generic Man Booker Prize page. Lampman (talk) 22:30, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Notable award, excellent article (take it straight to GA once the attention has died down). Could do with another sentence or two in the 'Winner' section, but otherwise this is good to go. Modest Geniustalk21:19, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Internationally celebrated teenage activist Malala Yousafzai is sent to the UK for further treatment after being shot in the head by a Taliban gunman. (Reuters)
The Portuguese government announces details of its draft budget for 2013, as protests continue against austerity. (BBC)
Disasters and accidents
Seven people are treated in hospital for injuries after a bus carrying 56 college students crashes and overturns near the English coastal town of Poole. (BBC)
Virgin Trains is asked to continue running the rail franchise for UK's West Coast Main Line following the cancellation of a deal to award the contract to another company when errors were made in the way in which the process was conducted. (BBC)
Oppose - I love exoplanets. I don't love repeated 'news' stories about them. 55 Cancri e is not a new discovery - I'm sure the existence of at least 5 planets in the 55Cnc system was known quite some time ago. The 'made from diamonds' claim is an exaggeration; it's made from a large amount of elemental carbon, some of which may be diamonds, but lots of which is likely to be graphite or amorphous carbon. Nothing particularly stands out about this announcement. AlexTiefling (talk) 16:32, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - While I think that this is a news-worthy story, I believe that the articles mentioned should have been created first, and then later nominated. --Droodkin (talk) 16:34, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. I'm an astronomer myself, and my immediate reaction is 'so what?'. Mildly interesting, but neither are particularly significant. In addition, the diamond one rests upon a huge number of rather shaky assumptions. Modest Geniustalk18:25, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note: 55 Cnc e did already exist, and is even a GA. The link was broken due to incorrect syntax, which I've fixed. No idea about the other one, which doesn't seem to follow the normal naming conventions. Modest Geniustalk18:26, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The nominated event is listed on WP:ITN/R, so each occurrence is presumed to be important enough to post. Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article and update meet WP:ITNCRIT, not the significance.
Oppose blurb that calls it "Nobel Prize in Economics". A Nobel Prize in Economics doesn't exist. If posted, the blurb should use the correct name of the prize. Mocctur (talk) 14:08, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support: But agree with the above in regards to the blurb. Economic science is a lot less vague anyhow, even if it wasn't the official title of the award :-) --Klak of Klak (talk) 14:26, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support notability as per ITN/R. Usual comments about article readiness - I think both articles need at least a paragraph explaining exactly what the Prize was awarded for. As per the name, it's the "Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics". I'm happy with either, though I prefer the brevity of the latter over the precision of the former. LukeSurltc14:58, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Strong oppose. It is not a Nobel Prize as stipulated in the will of Alfred Nobel. It has only been awarded since the 1970s. It is not as important as the Nobel Peace Prize (and even the importance of the Nobel Peace Prize is eroded by giving every second one to warmongers and criminals). --86.40.103.33 (talk) 21:37, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It's not an "official Nobel". It has nothing to do with the Nobel Prizes, that is, the prizes established by the family named Nobel. It's as much a Nobel Prize as the "Alternative Nobel Prize", one of many prizes trying to use the prestige of Alfred Nobel's prizes. Nobel is the family name of a Swedish family and the only prizes that are "official Nobels" are obviously prizes established or at least approved by that family. The Nobel family explicitly forbade any use of their family name in connection with this prize. Mocctur (talk) 22:20, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
That's not a useful measure of the notability of this prize. 'Officialness' is, ultimately, irrelevant. The question is, will I see this in tomorrow's Financial Times? To which the answer is 'yes', unless it was it today's. (I didn't check, tbh.) AlexTiefling (talk) 22:26, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Regardless of any controversies surrounding the naming and provenance of the prize itself, it is a widely-regarded prize and has as prominent a place in the news media as any of the other fer realz Nobel Prizes. --Jayron3202:49, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Doktorbuk asked me to look at the this to see if it's ready, but I don't know which article(s) I should be looking at. Neither the Roth article nor the Shapely article looks ready. -- tariqabjotu21:44, 17 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Scottish independence referendum 2014
Article:Scottish independence referendum 2014 (talk·history·tag) Blurb: United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron signs an agreement with First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond to pave the way for an independence referendum in 2014 (Post) News source(s):Daily Telegraph Credits:
Weak support: I can see the significance of this & and the amount of media coverage it has garnered in the UK right now, but as it's just the announcement of a deal we all knew was coming anyway, I can only lend a weak support. It's a support all the same, however. --Klak of Klak (talk) 14:21, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support "Historic agreement"[5][6] Major readership interest. Developments in this story have been proposed but not posted before AFAIK (correct me if I am wrong..) --hydrox (talk) 17:21, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment being a non-Brit is can be hard to understand the significance here but it sure seems more important than a 'bureaucratic process' or a 'minor negotiation'. We now have a set date for a vote on Scottish independence, and given that it's two years away I think it's a bit long to wait for that result. But here's a question I have--will this referendum actually be a mechanism for Scotland to secede, or is this like a lot of similar referenda in places like Quebec where there's no clear picture as to what will happen if voters vote for independence?--Johnsemlak (talk) 20:27, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
OK, that's true. But isn't the 'imprecise' time of this election normal in UK elections? UK general elections don't take place at a definite date but they definitely happen. Is there any chance that the referendum won't take place?--Johnsemlak (talk) 02:28, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The current news is merely about the UK allowing Scotland to hold a referendum. They haven't actually decided to hold it yet, but the ruling party has clearly said they want to. In 2013 it's expected that a bill about holding the referendum will be introduced in the Scottish parliament where it will probably pass, but we don't know whether something will happen and stop the bill from being introduced or passed. The bill will set a date for the referendum, presumably in the autumn of 2014. If we bring anything in ITN before the referendum then I think it should be when it's actually decided to hold the referendum and not one or more of the many other steps. PrimeHunter (talk) 03:22, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
UK press sources are saying it's a "legally binding referendum". The article seems to hint that if the vote is "yes" for independence, the secession would not be immediate, but would rather lead to negotiations between the Scottish and British governments. --hydrox (talk) 21:06, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - This is a routine part of the process. The Catalan situation is different precisely because of the massive popular protests there. This has been a much gentler process so far, and today's signing was a mere formality, albeit an important one. As I understand it, as the referendum will be legally binding, a 'yes' vote would inevitably lead to secession (barring, you know, a war breaking out or something), but not immediately. AlexTiefling (talk) 21:11, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support We'd post things like secessionists and governments agreeing to talks. This is the culmination of such talks. There may be no war involved (a good thing) but it is just as significant. The UK government has agreed that there will be a referendum, if Scotland votes to leave the UK, then it may leave. --RA (talk) 21:22, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose As pointed out when this topic was nominated in both January and May of this year, it is the results of this repeatedly postponed referendum, if it is ever held, that matter, not every minor step in the process of determining if or when the referendum will be held. --Allen3talk21:59, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
May I draw your attention to the section of WP:CIVIL which specifically mentions "derogatory references to groups such as social classes or nationalities"? You also appear to be engaging in false generalisation. Please consider apologising and retracting your statements. AlexTiefling (talk) 13:36, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral. I heard about this in the radio a week or two ago and they mentioned that there were two previous similar peace accords signed before (Tripoli 1 and 2), but they were never applied and thus this isn't that significant unless words and turned into actions. Mohamed CJ(talk)09:49, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Support Unlike Sudan where they parted ways, the Muslims and Christians sectors agree to a broader scope of autonomy rather than independence. --Exec8 (talk) 15:54, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Defer to 2016 when they finally agree on the final peace treaty. We've waited 40 years for a preliminary agreement so we can wait for a few more years for hopefuly the final treaty. –HTD16:00, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Basically, "the deal" was that they'll make a deal that would be approved by 2016 at the latest. That's the deal. Kinda like the Scottish nom above. –HTD18:21, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Article:Malala Yousafzai (talk·history·tag) Blurb: Internationally celebrated child activist Malala Yousafzai is sent to the UK for further treatment after being shot in the head by a Taliban gunman. (Post) Alternative blurb: Pakistani child activist Malala Yousafzai is sent to the UK for treatment after being shot in the head by a Taliban gunman. News source(s):(Reuters), (BBC) Credits:
Support with alt blurb ("Internationally celebrated" is a bit POV). It may be a bit late in this story to post something, but the article in question is excellent. LukeSurltc10:21, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
It gets a little wordy. Maybe something like: "Celebrated child activist Malala Yousafzai, shot in the head last week by a Taliban gunman, travels to England for further treatment. Fortibus (talk) 13:06, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose and remove. While we all can feel sorry for a girl who has been shot, this isn't main page material at all. Numerous people get shot and brutalized all over the world every day. Mocctur (talk) 14:11, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
But most of them are not prominent youth activists shot by terrorists for their activism. Support, as the victim is clearly notable, and her story is making the headlines world-wide. AlexTiefling (talk) 14:21, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Post-posting Oppose- She was shot a week ago, and all this is reporting is that she was brought to the UK. This is just an excuse to post it now because we missed it last week, which isn't a good reason for posting otherwise insignificant news. Bzweebl (talk • contribs) 22:46, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: This should have been posted when she was shot. As the blurb reads right now, the news being highlighted is her being sent to the UK for treatment. How she receives medical treatment is not really the news (and not relevant/significant enough to be mentioned in the blurb), it was the fact that she was shot and that there was widespread condemnation of the shooting in Pakistan (and internationally). Chocolate Horlicks (talk) 02:03, 16 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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