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Archived discussion for February 2006 from Wikipedia:In the news section on the Main Page/Candidates.

  • Whooops... somehow I missed the word "until"... Anyway, it's posted. I need a picture that looks good at 100px. Until then, this item sits on the second line. -- PFHLai 02:27, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • PFHLai, when many think of the Hague, they think of the ICJ though, don't they? It's home to other organizations too, but I think of the building's exterior is just as valid as having a map or flag illustrate a regional or national story. TransUtopian 23:51, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The current news item for the Pasta de Conchos mine disaster fails to mention the most important part of the story - that the miners are presumed dead. joturner 04:56, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It says so now. (I didn't fix it.) -- PFHLai 06:07, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • NASA announced a gamma ray burst which is yet unexplained and may be a predecessor to a supernova. It was located 440 million light-years away and lasted for 33 minutes, closer and longer than any previous gamma ray burst. Yahoo news
  • The porposed sale of the venerable British Company P & O to a UAE based company has sent jitters through the Congress and have also brought the debate out in public. P & O manages six American ports and the prospect of an Arab company managing the US ports has caused concern among the American public. The Arab Company is now delaying the US Port takeover. (Yahoo News)
  • Minor correction - you still list the mosque in Iraq as being (pictured), but the picture is of the flag of the Philippines... — QuantumEleven | (talk) 07:59, 24 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Singer Morrissey was quizzed by the FBI and British intelligence after speaking out against the American and British governments. Hauled in by authorities; Morrissey explains, "The FBI and the Special Branch have investigated me and I've been interviewed and taped and so forth. They were trying to determine if I was a threat to the government"

[1] Is this the bold new face of the War on Terror or intimidation of free speach in simple popstar?

Perhaps the following: "In Iraq, insurgents bomb and partially destroy the Al Askariya Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam." Batmanand | Talk 11:53, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, I will go with this. Actually, I will modifiy it to "In Iraq, a bomb attack partially destroys the Al Askariya Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam." At the moment, I cannot find a source which identifies specifically that insurgents have taken responsibility for the bombing, so I have gone with the more conservative description that "a bomb attack" occurred, in deference to, for example, the news source here [5]. --HappyCamper 12:40, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • How come there is no mention of the port security issue going on the United States?
    • Show me an updated article on the matter and I'll consider it. Personally I'm not sure if it's a good choice for here, maybe if Bush uses his first ever veto to protect it, then it might be good. --Golbez 20:46, 22 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Is there any current news regarding the Mexican mining disaster? There's next to no coverage of the events here in Britain, so are these kind of disasters very common in Mexico? Also, there should be an update of the disaster in a Moscow market.
Can I suggest a form of words to the effect of "British historian David Irving is convicted in Austria of denying the Holocaust, and is sentenced to three years imprisonment." Batmanand | Talk 23:58, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I've added the bit about the sentencing. I do think, though, that in the compressed space it makes more sense to say that he pleaded guilty than that he was convicted.--Pharos 05:28, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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It's definitely not of international appeal and the bolded article is in fact two different articles which don't even exist. joturner 21:21, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
File:Christopher Cairns.jpg
Please read the article on Cairns before you oppose this and look at some of the things he has done, not only for New Zealand cricket but World Cricket. - eg
  • unbeaten 102 to win the final of the 2000 ICC Knockout Trophy (now the Champions Trophy) for NZ against India in Kenya
  • holds the world record for most sixes in Tests (87), and shares the NZ record for fastest century in ODIs (75 balls).
  • New Zealand's second highest wicket taker in Tests, after Richard Hadlee. He is also one of only 6 players to have reached the all-rounder's double of 200 wickets and 3000 runs.
  • Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in June 2005 in recognition of his contribution to cricket.
Oppose on the grounds that the only retirements in sport I would deem noteworthy are of the undisputed giant of that sport. Cairns does not fit this criterion. Batmanand 14:24, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
No. 5 others have done it! By giant of the sport, I am talking of the day that Bradman, Micahel Jordan, Wayne Gretzky or someone like that retires. Cairns is not even NZ's best player of today! Batmanand 15:53, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes five other players have done it, in the history of test cricket which started on March 15, 1877! --HamedogTalk|@ 23:24, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm afraid I agree with Batmanand, despite being a cricket fan. Stephen Turner (Talk) 15:03, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The New Zealand Herald calculated that if Cairns didn't pick up so many injuries over his career and played 100 tests, he would of ended up with similar figures to Ian Botham. He was also the 2nd fastest player to reach 200 wickets and 3000 runds, 3 tests slower than Botham and faster than other greats like Kapil Dev and Richard Hadlee. Surely this should qualify him for ITN, better than Dick Cheeny shooting a man? --HamedogTalk|@ 15:14, 15 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Also, although I'm not an expert, I think the fair use claim on the image could be dubious. Stephen Turner (Talk) 15:49, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, have to agree here. Retirements don't count as international breaking news. Sam Vimes 18:14, 14 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Just out of curiousity, when Tana Umaga retires from all rugby, will that count? Also would Daniel Vettori qualify? 202.74.165.162 07:32, 15 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
For me, no and no. Neither is dominant enough; indeed, Vettori is probably not even NZ's best current player. Batmanand 09:37, 15 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The New Zealand Herald calculated that if Cairns didn't pick up so many injuries over his career and played 100 tests, he would of ended up with similar figures to Ian Botham. He was also the 2nd fastest player to reach 200 wickets and 3000 runds, 3 tests slower than Botham and faster than other greats like Kapil Dev and Richard Hadlee. Surely this should qualify him for ITN, better than Dick Cheeny shooting a man? --HamedogTalk|@ 15:14, 15 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
An interesting news item, but not something that qualifies for ITN, I'm afraid. I wouldn't even say that the retirement of an "undisputed giant" of a sport warrants inclusion. violet/riga (t) 15:20, 15 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
If Cairns has a better page (See Pelé, Wayne Gretzky and Michael Jordan as examples), I might be more supportive. But then, the retirement was already announced last month, according to the Cairns article. So, this seems to be old news. -- PFHLai 17:17, 15 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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  • Posted this myself. Fellow admins more familiar with the topic are invited to review this. I didn't include Awori because he hasn't resigned yet. If he indeed resigns as demanded, this should be posted. I'll wait. -- PFHLai 16:04, 15 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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Not internationally significant. Ck lostsword|queta! 17:37, 12 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It is more internationally significant than this: "A medium-sized earthquake, registering 4.9, shook central Chile, rattling buildings, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damages." And that's on the current events page. Uris 17:50, 12 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
My bad, this is for the main page. I didn't know that anyone can add to the Current Events page. Uris 17:52, 12 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Location of Tokelau
    Location of Tokelau
    Tokelau begins voting in a referendum to determine whether it remains a New Zealand territory, or becomes a state in free association with New Zealand.
I know Tokelau is not the most prominent nation in the world, but how often does a nation get to vote on its own independence like this?-gadfium 05:19, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I say put it up if they vote for it. --Golbez 05:39, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems like even if they approve it they wouldn't really become independent; i.e. they wouldn't be qualified to join the UN.--Pharos 06:02, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, there are different degrees of independence. The associated state article linked to explains it well.-gadfium 06:34, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I suggest we wait a few days till the results of the referendum are available. -- PFHLai 20:44, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Could be put under anniversities instead --HamedogTalk|@ 12:15, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I disagree; this is the zeroth anniversary of the opening of the Torino Olympics? --Golbez 16:15, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Superbowl was considered a news story, the winter olympics is more important in my opinion. James Kendall 22:27, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I absolutely agree, I'd just rather til the opening ceremony to add it. --Golbez 23:14, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The previous Olympics had a separate section on MainPage between ITN and DYK. I wonder if those sports enthusiasts in WP will be doing the same thing this time around. -- PFHLai 16:44, 10 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That seems like overkill for the oh-so-sophisticated Wikipedia of 2006. What if after the opening ceremony, we just kept Olympic developments as the bottom item on ITN for the duration of the competition?--Pharos 17:14, 10 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hmm... To see what was done for the 2004 Olympics, [8]. I think the responsibility falls here (we can double check on the Village Pump, and/or Admins noticeboard).
I've been working on the 2006 Winter Olympics article (as well as the Main page redesign project). Here, I have mocked up something for ITN: User:Kmf164/In the news. Tomorrow, there are three sports awarding medals. We probably can't have more than 2-3 listed here. As Pharos says, this might be overkill, but what does everyone think? --Aude (talk | contribs) 17:21, 10 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Okay. I plugged it into the current main page design, User:Kmf164/Main page draft2. Right now it has four items (opening ceremonies), plus three events for tomorrow. If we do this, I think it should be two highlights, maximum. (today, just opening ceremonies). --Aude (talk | contribs) 17:26, 10 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I cut it back to two on my mock-up. Though, today would still be just one item — opening ceremonies. --Aude (talk | contribs) 17:28, 10 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I like it, Kmf164. Just as Pharos suggested, we can keep "Olympic developments as the bottom item on ITN" this way. But I suggest keeping the links to Wikinews, Recent deaths and Current events at the very bottom. -- PFHLai 21:35, 11 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Congress made Wikipedia changes by Matthew Davis, BBC News, Washington [9]

  • On the evening of February 8, 2006, the Russell Senate Office Building was evacuated when its chemical and/or biological sensors were triggered by a powder in the attic. Eight senators and over 100 staffers are quarantined in a garage as of 8:00 p.m. EST. [10] [11][12]
Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada
Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada

--HamedogTalk|@ 12:36, 6 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • Four Alabama churches are damaged or destroyed by fire, in addition to the previous five which were destroyed by arson.
    • Note: This isn't how I would like it to appear on the page, I'm just not that good at explaining things.
Danish embassy in Damascus burns. [15] --24.26.178.224 16:23, 4 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Aftermath of the Pasig City stampede
Aftermath of the Pasig City stampede
Shell gas station in Maryland, selling gas for $2.49 (USD), on February 2, 2006
  • I object to your picture showing petrol prices. I can't think of ANY point in the last year (or for a long time)

when they were so `low' (and they certainly aren't at the moment; in fact they seem to be increasing yet again). Please find a suitable image to show how exorbitant they are. Naturally I am assuming that the picture was taken in the U.K. and shows price in pence per litre. Please note that I couldn't find out how to append my comments to the offending image, otherwise I would have done.