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Centralizing talk spaces[edit]

This page has 6,200 watchers whereas Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Current events has 38. Should that page redirect here? Or is there some other action that should be taken to better organize/centralize discussion of current events on Wikipedia (things like the invite I made above)? {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 01:21, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Sdkb: I would think so to be honest. –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 17:04, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

make it work. 207.47.137.119 (talk) 00:20, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As of now, it still has not been merged in here yet. A full merge requires archive moving, archiving, etc. and I think it is too big for that right now. When the page cools down, it would likely be a good idea. 2003 LN 6 16:47, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean by "cools down"? Sdkb ^talk 19:38, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nvidia[edit]

Nvidia stock just made the largest increase in history, this should be there https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-22/nvidia-to-top-meta-record-with-nearly-250-billion-value-jump?embedded-checkout=true Victor Grigas (talk) 01:22, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Inclusion of content in Portal:Current events/2024 March 1[edit]

I removed this entry earlier on the basis of WP:SENSATIONAL earlier. The entry was restored without discussion by the OP. Should this be included?

In an address to the nation, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declares that "democracy is under threat" from Islamism and far-right extremism following the election of George Galloway in the 2024 Rochdale by-election, and threats made against members of parliament over the war in Gaza.

This appears to be a standard speech where an elected official makes typical claims about the current geopolitical climate and criticizes their political opponents. This situation is exacerbated in this case as the official is essentially making remarks with the aim of discrediting a recently elected official.

The OP made the following justifcation when reverting:

Nothing sensational about it. It was a prime time address by a Prime Minister?

It appears that there is a clear misunderstanding of notability in this case. Routine activities, such as statements made by a head of state, are typically not included as they do not meet the criteria for notability. 33ABGirl (talk) 14:59, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the thing though, the speech by Rishi Sunak was far from routine. The speech itself was a reaction to the election of George Galloway to parliament, which has rocked the politicial establishment, and the ongoing Pro-Palestine protests. As both of these events are notable themselves and have been included on the portal, I'd say the speech is notable enough for inclusion here. GWA88 (talk) 19:58, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any policies or guidelines that back up that claim of sufficient notability for inclusion on the portal? You've essentially just repeated what you mentioned previously, making the assertion that the address has sufficient due weight for inclusion based on your own opinion. 33ABGirl (talk) 05:56, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed the content under discussion since there has been no response from OP based on WP:PAG, or any further response at all, despite OP's regular editing. As no other editors have expressed support for the inclusion of the content, despite the discussion being open for a period of time, please refrain from restoring the content until a consensus is reached. 33ABGirl (talk) 17:19, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Notifying relevant users: User:JM2023 User:Gianluigi02 User:CoryGlee User:XavierGreen User:Baratiiman User:TruncateVirus99 User:SaintPaulOfTarsus User:Dubstar44 User:Cryptic User:Dantheanimator User:Sundostund User:LonelyBoy2012 User:Jebiguess User:Ser Amantio di Nicolao User:Michael7604.

Please could you give your opinion on the inclusion of this news item on the current events portal. GWA88 (talk) 00:18, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This looks like a blatant attempt at canvassing through mass pinging of editors. This editor claims that this page is dead, when being watched by over 6,000 other editors. 33ABGirl (talk) 01:18, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutey not an attempt at "canvassing", all the editors pinged have been active on the current events portal, most of them on Portal:Current events/2024 March 1, the page of this dispute. I find it in bad faith to automatically assume canvassing, they are free to oppose its inclusion just as much as they are free to support it. GWA88 (talk) 02:01, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

current wikipedia is not a useable or feasable website just go to fediverse.express.Baratiiman (talk) 06:36, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi to all, especially to both editors in dispute. You know, I hate, really hate arguments and disputes... But I have been pinged. I think that not all speeches are worth-including, for example, I'm sure that a speech from a leader of Zimbabwe would be removed. I've made entries where I've been urged to look for "action" and not "words"... So... I don't know, that's my opinion as far as I can get without getting involved much further. But if agreement is reached on including Mr Sunak's speech, then I would accept it fully. Please consider my opinion as extremely respectful towards everybody. As I said, I hate arguments to the extreme. Have a nice day. CoryGlee (talk) 09:57, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note to all involved: As the OP of this thread has escalated this dispute in what appears to be an attempt to get me blocked I will be disengaging from this discussion until the matter is closed. I will support any consensus that is reached. Thank you. GWA88 (talk) 20:55, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ongoing[edit]

Please add War in Sudan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_(2023%E2%80%93present) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M23_offensive_(2022%E2%80%93present) Sh3r1exb (talk) 02:26, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Blurbs are getting super long[edit]

Several of the blurbs for 2024 March 22 are a paragraph long instead of a sentence. Can we keep them shorter? We don't need to explain the entire event in the blurb. Nosferattus (talk) 03:30, 23 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]