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

30 November

high-casualty event and big military confrontation --TheFEARgod (Ч) 15:33, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This is nb enough for ITN but the article still needs some more work... Mikker (...) 20:24, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Article is stub-size, putting it ITN would contribute to its enlargement --TheFEARgod (Ч) 20:42, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

As long as an article covers all the bases and is solid, I don't think the length really matters. —Centrxtalk • 00:05, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think the article is good enough for ITN, so I endorse putting this up. Aecis Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984. 00:08, 1 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

29 November

Done. —Centrxtalk • 22:55, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

28 November

  • Note that these days, the schedule is packed, so that teams play 10-15 Tests per year. Bradman made 29 centuries in 52 Tests and played those 52 Tests over about 15 years. Thus, were Bradman to play 12 Tests per year like those of the current era, he would make 7.2 centuries per year on average. Furthermore, I don't think that Yousuf has reached the pinnacle yet, as he is not the current #1 ranked Test batsman - Ricky Ponting is the current #1 ranked batsman and is also the International Cricket Council player of the year. And as similarly for the above, if Bradman played 12-15 Tests a year, at his peak, he could score at 2000-2500 runs per year.Blnguyen (bananabucket) 00:01, 28 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

27 November

26 November

It doesn't seem that notable in the international respect. I haven't really seen any news coverage on this story. Nishkid64 22:42, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

25 November

I think this should definitely be added to ITN. I'll go ahead and add it, and I'll see what happens afterwards. Nishkid64 22:45, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, Admin:Nishkid64. --User:199.71.174.100 22:58, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
And now Centrx took it off the main page. <__< Nishkid64 22:24, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Right. Centrx removed my paragraph from the Pinochet article, and also removed the line from ITN with an edit summary indicating there were no major updates in the article. Right. I saw that. I have just restored my paragraph in the Pinochet article. --199.71.174.100 23:41, 27 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

23 November

22 November

21 November

20 November

19 November

Chambliss racing
Chambliss racing
Chambliss in a 2006 Air Race
Chambliss in a 2006 Air Race

18 November

The article is very stubby at the moment. It needs to be expanded and updated, but if that happens, I support putting this up: "Protesters clash with the police in advance of the 2006 summit of the G20 in Melbourne, Australia." I'm not too happy with the wording though. Aecis Dancing to electro-pop like a robot from 1984. 17:49, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I concur; this is certainly worthy of putting up, although more information should be added to the article. The section about the violence is especially in need of help. -- tariqabjotu 17:53, 18 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Its bigger now, and has some pics. lets get some new stuff up, half the thingys on the news thingy are old!Viva43 05:38, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
We really need the article to be updated again to say that it's ended (as I believe it has..). Martinp23 16:12, 19 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

16 November

  • Economist Milton Friedman died aged 94. 59.37.22.33 18:40, 16 November 2006
    • Aww. Unfortunately, doesn't match death criteria. But thanks for letting me know. :( --Golbez 22:14, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • Doesn't match death criteria? By developing the policy of monetary economics, Milton Friedman was one of the most revolutionary men in several past decades. I can think of precious few people still alive who were more influential to economics and politics than Friedman.
        • Quoting from the criteria: "A death should only be placed on ITN if it meets one of the following criteria: (a) the deceased was in a high ranking office of power at the time of death, (b) the deceased was a key figure in their field of expertise, and died unexpectedly or tragically, (c) the death has a major international impact that affects current events. The modification or creation of multiple articles to take into account the ramifications of a death is a sign that it meets the third criterion." He was not in office; he did not die unexpectedly or tragically (he was 94 after all; to be honest, I had no clue he was alive, and I follow his and his sons works); and his death has no impact on current events. Sorry. --Golbez 23:08, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

15 November

14 November

BBC article here, page updated accordingly. —Josiah Rowe (talkcontribs) 19:56, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Posted. -- Zanimum 20:15, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

12 November

November 11

Top Al Qaeda leaders in Iraq vow to blow up the White House as a part of their jihad against America. Mientkiewicz5508 22:03, 10 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

November 10

November 9

Flag of Kyrgyzstan
Flag of Kyrgyzstan

November 8

  • Please correct the In the News section as follows, to remove the claim that the Democrats and Republicans are tied in the Senate race. My suggestion is as follows:
In the United States midterm elections, the Democratic Party wins control of the House from the Republican Party. Control of the Senate depends on the outcome of the undecided Virginia Senate race.--DaveOinSF 20:16, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
This was re-written many times, and then got trimmed due to lack of space on MainPage. Please see related discussions at Template talk:In the news. --PFHLai 01:39, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Flag of WHO
Flag of WHO
Posted. -- PFHLai 01:34, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

November 7

  • The page is not updated yet, however this is extremely newsworthy. They've already declared him the victor in the election, and while I don't have time to update the page, I'm sure someone else does.

Keith Ellison became the first Muslim ever elected to United States Congress. Mientkiewicz5508 03:55, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This is quite significant, but the whole election, the bigger news story, should be presented on ITN. Also, a page tagged with {{TotallyDisputed}} would not be a good item to feature on MainPage. --PFHLai 01:49, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'll pass as there are bigger news stories on the same day. (Sorry, Britney.) --PFHLai 01:49, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I updated this yesterday. It just got bumped off ITN by the WHO-DG election. -- PFHLai 01:49, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

November 5

While the NYC Marathon is a notable event in the sports world, I'll pass on this suggestion, primarily because Wikipedia currently does not have much material about this event to feature on MainPage. The entire section on the 2006 race in the New York City Marathon article has only 2 sentences, and the winner Marílson Gomes dos Santos doesn't not even have a wikibio yet. And, please be reminded to post a headline on Portal:Current events/Sports, as per ITN guidelines. Thanks for the suggestion, anyway. BTW, please consider starting the wikibio for Mr. Gomes dos Santos and nominating it for DYK. Good Luck. -- PFHLai 21:15, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, Marílson Gomes dos Santos does have an entry in the Portugese Wikipedia [5]. Hopefully someone will translate it for the English version. (PS - Yeah, I knew the article was weak: I was just hoping for some news that wasn't all death and destruction.) J. Van Meter 21:23, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I wish there were more pleasant news to feature on ITN. :-( Oh, well .... But no worries. The cricket fans may be here any time. Australia has just won the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy. -- PFHLai 21:43, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Actually...I'd argue this isn't notable enough. Yes, it's an international tournament with all top nations involved, but it's not of great stature (compared to the World Cup), but it's not the main headline on the International BBC at the moment (despite it being just hours after the event) and it's not particularly unexpected. Even the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have other news stories (SMH has Adam Scott's golf victory, The Age has the International Rules Test).
  • The Ashes last year was special (breaking an 18-year spell, result uncertain till the last day, plenty of excitement throughout, etc.). This is not. Sam Vimes | Address me 22:45, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm glad that I posted this here first. I would've thought the top-level cricket between World Cups is notable enough for ITN. But I have to say I don't know my cricket. .... Some ITN items are almost a week old and getting stale. I might stick this in tomorrow just for the sake of having something new. I hope I won't need this. I hope we'll have something else ready for ITN soon, e.g. results of Nicaraguan general election, 2006. --PFHLai 03:55, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think this should most certainly go up - the ICC champs trophy is the second most important 1 day tournament. Would've thought it was an open and shut case really. Mikker (...) 19:24, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

November 4

Definitely put up - a huge international story. Batmanand | Talk 09:45, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yes!! My first ever approved main page story suggestion. On a related note, it may be better to link to the Trial of Saddam Hussein rather than the man himself. TomStar81 (Talk) 09:49, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Huh? I don't see it on the main page yet. Either way, this should indeed be on there. —msikma <user_talk:msikma> 10:11, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I've modified it to link to the trial. Hope you're okay with that (since you did suggest it) Nil Einne 10:31, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm ok with it. It seemed better to link to the event since that was the main article of this particular news story. TomStar81 (Talk) 20:44, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Posted. I've also posted this on Current events. Next time, please post over there beforehand. That's where the external newslinks go. Thanks. --PFHLai 20:49, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'd pass on this one. No match results are affected (yet). And this seems like a silly dispute to me, a tempest in a teacup. --PFHLai 21:35, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'll pass too per PFHLai - besides, we'll get some cricket news up on Sunday when either the Aussies or the Windies win the ICC champs throphy. Mikker (...) 23:04, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

November 1

Considering Botha's prominence in current events in the 80s, I thought about bending the rules and sticking this in. Turns out this was on ITN for a while and was removed by another admin. I do not completely agree with the removal, but I won't be re-adding this after almost a week. --PFHLai 21:37, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Found the item and the reference to "strongest storm..." on Current events in the Oct.30th section. I've added an updated item on the Nov.1st section. Posted at the bottom of ITN to mention briefly only things also found in the 2006 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Cimaron (Paeng) article. -- PFHLai 20:49, 4 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]