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Toronto mayoral by-election[edit]
On June 26, the Toronto mayoral by-election is included. Is this internationally significant? I've removed it twice but it keeps being added back. -06:41, 28 June 2023 (UTC) 184.56.75.144 (talk) 06:41, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
- No. The election covers only a single city in a country and is thus not significant enough to be included in the portal in my view. Support removal from the portal. Carter00000 (talk) 06:45, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
- Yes. Toronto is a global city, and the election of its first racial minority as mayor made international headlines (New York Times, BBC, etc). That's why I added it.-- Earl Andrew - talk 15:36, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
- No. Though Toronto is a large city, the event is only notable for a short amount of time. Chamaemelum (talk) 22:15, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
Misleading heading about attacks on civilians in western Russia[edit]
Currently in the current events box for Saturday, August 26, 2023, under Armed conflicts and attacks, it lists a story about a report of attacks on civilians in western Russia in this format:
* Russian invasion of Ukraine ** Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine *** 2022–2023 western Russia attacks **** The governor of Belgorod Oblast says that Ukrainian shelling and usage of cluster munitions injured six civilians in Urazovo. (Al Jazeera)
Why is a story about alleged attacks by Ukraine on Russian civilians in Russia being listed under the subheading of "Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine", which is an article exclusively about attacks by Russia on Ukrainian civilians in Ukraine? That is the opposite of what this Al Jazeera story is about, even if it's about the same war. --VolatileChemical (talk) 02:49, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
The 2023 Israel–Hamas war is happening[edit]
It started about a month ago, actually. Y'all heard about that?
It's looking a little barren over on this noticeboard... last edit was 11 days ago, the last thread was from August, and before that, June. Does anyone go here? jp×g🗯️ 07:09, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
- I think it may be time to merge this with another noticeboard. Schierbecker (talk) 07:23, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
Nomination for deletion of Template:CEN noticeboard[edit]
Template:CEN noticeboard has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. Schierbecker (talk) 07:22, 18 January 2024 (UTC)
Fallacy on Persian Gulf floods[edit]
@Stephen: As I already stated, the blurb is incorrect. Previously, the blurb stated “Flooding in the Arab Gulf states leaves at least twenty-four people dead.” Currently, the blurb states “Flooding in the Arab Gulf states leaves more than thirty people dead.” This is factually incorrect as Iran has had eight casualties thus far and is not one of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. The blurb should instead correctly state “Flooding in the Persian Gulf leaves more than thirty people dead.”, as the article states. --Bijanii (talk) 17:35, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
- With the fatality in Yemen now, it could also state “Flooding in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula leaves more than thirty people dead.” The current blurb - “Flooding in the Arab Gulf states leaves more than thirty people dead.” - is still incorrect and needs to be changed. --Bijanii (talk) 18:15, 20 April 2024 (UTC)