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This candidates page is integrated with the daily pages of Portal:Current events. Under each daily section header below is the transcluded Portal:Current events items for that day (with a light green header). Each day's portal page is followed by a subsection for suggestions and discussion.

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  • Update an article linked to from the blurb to include the recent developments, or find an article that has already been updated.
  • Nominate the blurb for ITN inclusion under that day's ITN Candidates subheading, emboldening the link to the updated article.
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There are criteria guiding the decision on whether or not to put a particular item on In the news, based largely on the extensiveness of the updated content and the perceived significance of the recent developments. Submissions that do not follow the guidelines at Wikipedia:In the news section on the Main Page will not be put into the live template.

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It doesn't seem to have any references for the new content. --They've also signed their comment 12:06, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
I went ahead and added some citations. It should be ready now. --User's Name 12:07, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
Looks good. Posted. --Responding administrator 12:10, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

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October 7

October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07) (Tuesday)

ITN candidates for October 7

October 6

October 6, 2008 (2008-10-06) (Monday)

ITN candidates for October 6

Nobel Prize medal
Nobel Prize medal
Oppose: As you said, nothing new is enough to justify vote. Instead earthquakes might be taken up to bring back balance. --gppande «talk» 19:45, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well for both the FTSE100 and CAC40 to have record one day falls is pretty big. In the case of the FTSE it was larger than during the 87 collapse and Sept11th. In France almost 1/10th of the value of the top companies was wiped out. Anyway there is no reason why both cannot go up. --Daviessimo (talk) 21:03, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support These drops are record breaking. The Norwegian OBX Index dropped 9.71%, its third biggest fall ever. __meco (talk) 22:11, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Er I think were getting ahead of ourselves here. Where's the updated article/s? What's the proposed wording? N.B. At the current time Subprime mortgage crisis doesn't mention any drop after 6th October Nil Einne (talk) 10:21, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support - --gppande «talk» 06:22, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 5

October 5, 2008 (2008-10-05) (Sunday)

ITN candidates for October 5

I'm on the fence for this one. It's not on WP:ITNSPORTS, but most of all 2008_NRL_Grand_Final#Match_Summary needs to be filled in if this should have any chance of going up. We may need an update, as we're behind by 47 hours. SpencerT♦C 16:13, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have updated some of the match summary and added some pictures too. - c4v3m4n 17:04 October 5, 2008 (UTC)
However, the article only has one ref now. Can you add some more? SpencerT♦C 20:25, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
More references have been added, I think its ready for the Main Page - c4v3m4n (talk · contribs) 22:35 October 5, 2008 (UTC)
I added still some more, and it could still use some more. But it is suitable to go up now. SpencerT♦C 01:44, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Posted. fish&karate 14:53, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
WTF is all I can say after I saw this put up. –Howard the Duck 17:28, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The summary should mention that this is Rugby that is being talked aboutKilrogg (talk) 18:12, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Really? I know we were starved for updates, but I take a break from ITN and come back to see this on the mainpage? I can't really complain because I didn't suggest anything better, but I don't think the is mainpage-worthy. Random89 23:12, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I was planning to object when I first saw the proposal but decided not to bother since I often seem to be in a minority of one when it comes to these sort of things. Also I thought since AFL is on the list and we're still discussing sticking the elections, why not? (Although from [1] it does appear there is merit to have the AFL and not the NRL). Perhaps I should have voiced my opinion since for once it appears I'm not alone. Nil Einne (talk) 09:32, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Actually it's rugby league not rugby. Note that while Rugby Union is often called rugby it's rare that rugby league is called rugby (instead football or league usually). Anyway be that as it may, I agree with the general point that it should mention what sport if refers to. Nil Einne (talk) 09:32, 7 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I'm still working on the article, but should be done soon enough. --Paul_012 (talk) 19:34, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Generally, local elections aren't put on ITN, even for capital cities (i.e., I don't think London went up). Is there something different about this election, besides being in Bangkok? SpencerT♦C 20:25, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Not really, apart from the fact that PAD leader Chamlong Srimuang was arrested as he went to cast his vote (already in the current events portal), a fact which should more properly be discussed in 2008 Thai political crisis, but isn't very significant all the same. That article also needs a lot of updating. --Paul_012 (talk) 20:52, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm going to have to oppose this because of notability issues, and the article could also use inline citations. SpencerT♦C 01:46, 6 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 4

October 4, 2008 (2008-10-04) (Saturday)

ITN candidates for October 4

October 3

October 3, 2008 (2008-10-03) (Friday)

ITN candidates for October 3

October 2

October 2, 2008 (2008-10-02) (Thursday)

ITN candidates for October 2

  • Nomination - Revised to existing ITN item:
On October 1, 2008, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act in revised form is approved by the United States Senate and is sent to the U.S. House of Representatives, for reconsideration. Two days earlier the House rejected a different version of the bill, and the Dow Jones stock market index dropped of 777.68 points, or seven percent.
I leave it to reviewers and editors to edit this down as you see fit, and to ascertain its newsworthiness. I'm off line for 10 hours. -- Yellowdesk (talk) 04:41, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support, but wait until if its passed by the House and the article is subsuquently updated, or if it fails, the market consenquences it has. SpencerT♦C 00:57, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

October 1

October 1, 2008 (2008-10-01) (Wednesday)

ITN candidates for October 1

  • I'm new to the whole ITN thing, but let me try to give it a shot. From doing a little reading, it seems that ITN should try to be not-stagnant. Since the current blurb on Wall Street losing ~800 points is inaccurate (that happened almost 36 hours ago), I would support its early removal and a replacement with September 30th's data. NuclearWarfare contact meMy work 02:27, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, the items are changing. However, we don't want to cover everything like in the news but only significant events. The ~800 points drop in one day is significant. If something like a huge sudden rise or another big drop happens, the blurb can be updated. Otherwise, I believe it should stay like this until it is replaces with new ITN items. Did I answer your question? --Tone 08:33, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That did indeed answer some of my question. Thank you! However, I was wondering if we could note Tuesday's spike, as it was very significant as well. NuclearWarfare contact meMy work 00:46, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Along with the MV Faina article, one could put MV Iran Deyanat, both are pirate hijackings in the news (and they seem almost to be mixed up sometimes in the news, though the first is transporting tanks and the second is transporting who-knows-what, possibly chemical weapons or radioactive waste). zafiroblue05 | Talk 08:34, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Could be, but what is the recent development here? I can't see this from the article, the hijack happened one month ago. Besides, speculations about the cargo should not be included on ITN. --Tone 08:42, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support, but the article could use a bit of expansion before going up. SpencerT♦C 01:12, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I think the article should have been on the "In news" by now as it is the fourth blast series within a week in India, making it more notable. Disclosure: started 2008 Agartala serial blasts (merged into 2008 Agartala bombings) and contributor to 2008 Agartala bombings.--Redtigerxyz (talk) 16:31, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - You say that as this is the fourth blast within a week it makes it more notable but i'll have to be honest I suspect it actually makes it less notable. Just as bombing occurences in Israel/Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan occur too frequently for them all to go up this is becoming the case for India. We have to draw a line at some point otherwise every other news item would be about a bomb explosion. --Daviessimo (talk) 18:06, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support India-US deal
The United States Senate passes the civilian nuclear agreement between the United States and India by a vote of 86-13. --128.211.201.161 (talk) 02:25, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 30

September 30, 2008 (2008-09-30) (Tuesday)

ITN candidates for September 30

The death toll now stands at 113. But administrators here are fast asleep. --make a difference 06:12, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Posting after waking up. --Tone 07:35, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Results of Slovenian parliamentary election, 2008 are final and will be official on Friday with little chance to change. If anyone could dedicate 5 minutes to the article, it will be ok to go up. I can do this in the afternoon at first... --Tone 07:33, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 29

September 29, 2008 (2008-09-29) (Monday)

ITN candidates for September 29

Typhoon Hagupit
Typhoon Hagupit
Support Article is updated.SpencerT♦C 22:22, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Posted. --Tone 08:37, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The news item on Delhi can be merged into this. Possible alternative:
Three bombs detonate in Maharashtra and Gujarat, India killing 8 and injuring 80. The attack comes three days after a bomb blast in Delhi killed 3 and injured 30.
--make a difference 22:51, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Posted. --Tone 08:37, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 28

September 28, 2008 (2008-09-28) (Sunday)

ITN candidates for September 28

Marathon world record looks good. --Tone 10:31, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, Image:MV Faina.jpg is uploaded on en.wikipedia, so you could possibly protect it and use it for the item. Thanks, SpencerT♦C 01:27, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Not really a standard ITN item so I support it. However, I'd like some more opinions from the others before posting. Also, should we include tanks in the blurb? --Tone 09:45, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
support, but exclude tanks--TheFEARgod (Ч) 18:13, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Is this going up? SpencerT♦C 13:43, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Posting. Thanks for the image upload. --Tone 13:58, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I am having some problems with internet, could someone post the item? Thanks. --Tone 19:19, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
While I support the inclusion of this item, I feel it was a mistake to ignore the weapons angle completely. Yes I know we need to be concise but as Piracy in Somalia demonstrates, these sort of attacks are hardly rare but we rarely have them on ITN. Is this simply because we don't have the articles or is it because this particular attack more noteable then most? From what I can tell, it's the later and the primary reason is because the pirates happened to get lucky and captured a ship with a large number arms which understandbly has caused extra concern Nil Einne (talk) 09:52, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It's been added now by [2]. I forgot to mention, I don't have a preference for the specific wording, in fact the tanks part is not really that important. It's a bit headline grabbing but it seems likely to me (supported by sources[3]) that there is no chance in hell the pirates are going to be able to steal the tanks so they aren't whats bothering people. The smaller weapons are of great concern Nil Einne (talk) 16:03, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The article is in good shape. Since there are no official results yet, the headline should maybe focus on the high percentage for right-wing parties? By the way, the results of Slovenian election are expected to be out today, we should post those as well. The article is updated. --Tone 09:45, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nominate Falcon rocket success. First privately developed space launch vehicle. Notable story and fairly well done article.--Cdogsimmons (talk) 04:58, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Posted. --Tone 09:45, 29 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 27

September 27, 2008 (2008-09-27) (Saturday)

ITN candidates for September 27

This is a good proposal but I would prefer a better wording... Also, do we have an appropriate article for Turkmenistan item maybe? ITN worthy, IMO. --Tone 15:10, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support for Damascus story. Is quite a big event in the recent spate of bombings and the growth of global poltical insecurity. (+ something was supposed to have been added 6 hours ago) Lihaas (talk) 18:05, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Answer to Tone: Politics of Turkmenistan has an update. Narayanese (talk) 20:15, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

For the 2008 Damascus car bomb, it needs to be improved. I'll see if I can help out here. SpencerT♦C 20:41, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article looks ok. Posting. --Tone 13:37, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Delhi blast:
A bomb blast in Delhi, India kills two and injures 25. --128.211.201.161 (talk) 23:53, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
How about we feature both at once? SpencerT♦C 03:28, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
There is absolutely no connection between Damascus and Delhi blasts. Besides, this is the second attack in Delhi in the same month. So, that makes it all the more notable. Wonder what is taking so long to put it up? --128.211.201.161 (talk) 05:34, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The article has been expanded now and features news inputs from various sources. So, ITN worthy. --128.211.201.161 (talk) 06:35, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The pace at which people respond here is appalling. --128.211.201.161 (talk) 07:38, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Not enough people on ITN, I can't handle it all. I'll have a look. --Tone 10:30, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Posting. --Tone 13:37, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. A nation which decides to join the family of democratic nations is definitely a noteworthy event. __meco (talk) 06:46, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It's still short, the update. I'd like a couple of sentences more, then we can put this on. --Tone 10:30, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, posting. --Tone 13:37, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Looking at the article, I'm not exactly seeing any updates, except a single sentence in the lead? Am I wrong? SpencerT♦C 17:15, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Nevermind, found it. It could use some more res, though. SpencerT♦C 17:26, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nominate In Australian football, the Hawthorn Football Club defeats the Geelong Football Club in the 2008 AFL Grand Final by 26 points. c4v3m4n 05:23, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support as per the ITN sports guidelines, although article currently lacks references --Daviessimo (talk) 09:18, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Let's wait for the ref. --Tone 13:37, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 26

September 26, 2008 (2008-09-26) (Friday)

ITN candidates for September 26

  • Nomination
In the continuing 2008 economic crisis, the United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation took over Washington Mutual Bank, and arranged the purchase of the bank's operations by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.. This is the largest bank takeover in U.S. history.
I'll leave it to a reviewer to determine if the linked articles satisfy sufficiently. The official government source is the U.S. FDIC:
JPMorgan Chase Acquires Banking Operations of Washington Mutual FDIC Facilitates Transaction that Protects All Depositors and Comes at No Cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund
-- Yellowdesk (talk) 02:59, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - here is my recommendation:

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. purchases Washington Mutual after the bank is placed into conservatorship by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. It is the largest bank failure in United States history. Cumulus Clouds (talk) 03:04, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Strong support WaMu's assets are circa $307 billion. Ian3055 (talk) 03:06, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support Given that IndyMac was included here, it would follow that WaMu should be mentioned. In opposition to both the suggested wordings, though, I would suggest a link to Subprime mortgage crisis is given. ~ UBeR (talk) 04:52, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Support To be frank: This is absolutely insane that Wikipedia doesn't have something about this financial crisis on our news section. We are potentially on the verge of a global financial meltdown. In my opinion, it makes the encyclopedia appear to be written by high schoolers by not having something about this up there. I apologize for my frustration, but this adds to the perception that the encyclopedia is amateur, especially when it comes to financial matters. Stock markets in Asia are falling right now because the US Congress can't get a bailout plan written; tonight just had the largest bank failure in u.s. history.[4] We really need to look alive here. People from Michigan to Melbourne to Macau to Mumbai are going to feel the effects of what's happening, maybe for years. --JayHenry (talk) 05:09, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that. Several items have been placed prominently in ITN over the past three months, including the failures of IndyMac Bank, Fannie and Freddie, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and HBOS. Significant improvements have been made to each of those articles as a result of their postings on the main page. I'm sure this will get posted too, but believe me when I tell you that we're on top of it here. Cumulus Clouds (talk) 06:05, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note that we place items on ITN because they may be of interest to readers (which amongst other things means they must be of sufficient quality before we list them on ITN), not because they may be improved as a result of being shown (that's just an added bonus and doesn't come at all into consideration) Nil Einne (talk) 07:19, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
As Cumulus has said, we have already had several items on ITN and are probably going to have another here. Also, bear in mind that wikipedia is an encylopaedia not a news website (we have wikinews for that) and ITN despite the poor choice of name, is not intended to be a a news service. You should definitely not expect all breaking news headlines on ITN, no matter how important the events seem. Nil Einne (talk) 07:19, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not really sure that I understand the premises of your assertion here. I certainly would expect to see a correlation between the global importance of a breaking news story and its likelihood of being featured in the ITN section, not as a result of policy but as a result of Wikipedia editors placing focus on articles covered by the event. but perhaps that is the same as what you're saying? __meco (talk) 07:38, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
There should be no great correlation beyond that caused by editor interest. Provided the item is of international interest, then the only concern when it comes to ITN is the article is up to scratch. To use one infamous (IMHO anyway) example, if a meteor hits Detroit or someone called the Messiah appears in Los Angeles tomorrow, we won't have these items on ITN unless we have suitable articles, no matter how important the events may seem. That is because wikipedia is not a news site so we don't really care how important something is, provided it's important enough. Of course, these items are likely to have so much interest that their article will quickly get up to scratch, but if that doesn't happen, it's not a failure of ITN that we don't have these items. (Perhaps a wider failure in wikipedia but not ITN) Nil Einne (talk) 15:57, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support We should definitely post this as it evidences the unperturbed onslaught of the financial collapse juggernaut. __meco (talk) 06:42, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

weak support the story definitely seems to be ITN worthy. The article is a bit on the weak side, but probably good enough for ITN Nil Einne (talk) 07:19, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support. However, please expand the intro of the article and suggest a final headline. There are 3 options here at the moment, hard to decide. --Tone 07:56, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just a thought, since it's sleeping time currently in the US and these financial events center on Wall Street and the US financial system, some of the most active editors in this field (which is rather specialized) may be not be editing right now. I think we should not wait 6 hours before posting this even if the improvements which you request aren't made. __meco (talk) 08:20, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support The largest bank failure in U.S. history.... --Hapsala (talk) 09:52, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Note: OTS is the regulator empowered to close/seize WaMu. Ordinarily the FDIC is then named by the OTS as the reciever (i.e. put in charge of winding down operations). It appears that the sale to JP Morgan Chase was concurrent with the seizure in this case, so I'm not technically sure whether OTS or FDIC (or both) is responsible for the sale. Our article currently attributes the sale to OTS, but at least one news report says FDIC was instrumental in arranging the sale. Dragons flight (talk) 10:55, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Just a reminder, please only use bullet points for wording suggestions or nominations. SpencerT♦C 11:27, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is fairly big news; I've gone ahead and updated with the following text:

In the largest bank failure in U.S. history, Washington Mutual (headquarters pictured) is placed into receivership by the Office of Thrift Supervision. As receiver, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation sells the bank's accounts and operations to JPMorgan Chase.

This seems accurate and informative to me, after looking at the article and multiple news reports. I've also updated the image to Wamuseattle.jpg, with a border. There are a few different images available of WaMu Center, but the others seemed to me to clash somewhat with the page in terms of color or focus. In any case, you're of course welcome to suggest improvements, and any admin who wants to make changes, please go ahead. I'll try to monitor things for a bit, so just post on my talk page if you want to get my attention. —Slowking Man (talk) 11:29, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In the interest of maintaining a pretense of brevity, can I suggest using FDIC rather than Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation? The acronym is widely recognized, the phrase "as reciever" already provides context, and the link can satisfy people who want more. Even with that contraction, this item would still be the longest on ITN at the moment. Dragons flight (talk) 12:14, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The revised text is great, thanks to Slowking Man for apt revision, and others for helping to get this out when I was off line. Comment to Dragon's Flight on acronyms: It's preferable to spell out the first use of acronyms in any occasion, in preference to brevity, and its friendlier to an international audience. What South African or Brazilian knows what FDIC means?
-- Yellowdesk (talk) 13:16, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I agree it is generally a benefit to spell things out, but in this case I believe it would be a greater benefit to shorten the blurb. In the alternative, you could drop FDIC entirely and reduce the second sentence to: "The bank's accounts and operations are sold to JPMorgan Chase." I just scanned through the last six weeks of ITN history, and this stands out as the longest blurb during that time period. One way or another I feel this should be pruned back. Dragons flight (talk) 15:40, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Or this one. Cumulus Clouds (talk) 15:26, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Belated support (and thanks, this was up before I read it in a newspaper). -SusanLesch (talk) 15:40, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 25

September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25) (Thursday)

ITN candidates for September 25

  • Nominate New South African president. __meco (talk) 12:56, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Posted, I updated the previous item. --Tone 13:01, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Suggest using "crew members" instead of taikonauts. Some Chinese media sources use astronauts, some use taikonauts. Best to use a term that everyone will understand. --Joowwww (talk) 16:29, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Posting. Taikonaut is becoming known so I will use it here. Feel free to change it later. --Tone 17:11, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I took out the part about the spacewalk, as this has yet to happen. Pls feel free to put this back on ITN when this historic moment comes. --PFHLai (talk) 23:46, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support but Oppose the word taikonaut unless somebody can explain why it isn't in the article. -SusanLesch (talk) 06:25, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Taikonaut is not the common English word, astronaut is. Can this be changed please. Ben (talk) 13:07, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Ben I will copy a note to main page errors (no way to know when who will be available). -SusanLesch (talk) 15:44, 26 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
As promised, I've just added a bit about Zhai Zhigang successfully performing his spacewalk. --PFHLai (talk) 21:32, 27 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 24

September 24, 2008 (2008-09-24) (Wednesday)

ITN candidates for September 24

Typhoon Hagupit
And there's an image, too: Image:Typhoon Hagupit 23 September 2008.JPG
Any admins? SpencerT♦C 11:08, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Posted. Don't forget to upload the image if you suggest it. --Tone 11:15, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This is as important as an Antarctic ice shelf breaking off, but the information may need to be expanded (and an improvement to the blurb is needed). ~AH1(TCU) 23:02, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 23

September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23) (Tuesday)

ITN candidates for September 23

  • Nominate Finland school shooting. Pretty major for a Western European nation and all the more so because it took place at a school --Daviessimo (talk) 11:51, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I added it but ITN isn't my area of expertise. Can anybody double check if it is correct? BJTalk 12:24, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support. But "people" should be changed to "students". --Hapsala (talk) 13:12, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Why is it in passive (and lacking major point) shouldn't it be like: Student shot 10 people and himself and wounding some in a school shooting in Kauhajoki, Finland. --Usp (talk) 00:10, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
ITN items should be written in present tense. SpencerT♦C 23:50, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 22

September 22, 2008 (2008-09-22) (Monday)

ITN candidates for September 22

Taro Aso
Taro Aso
Wait until he becomes PM, then it goes up. This is a standard procedure on ITN. --Tone 21:32, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I know. Just wanted to be the first one to mention "Taro Aso" here on ITN/C. :) --199.71.174.100 (talk) 14:21, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Ham Lini
Ham Lini
Does anyone remember if the Vanuatu election was on here? If not then support. Either way, no to the photo. Random89 04:19, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
What's wrong with the photo? It needs to be cropped but beyond that, I don't see why it shouldn't go upEr nevermind I just realised the photo is of the outgoing PM not the new one. In that case I agree, don't see any reason for it Nil Einne (talk) 07:06, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Posting a shorter blurb. --Tone 07:10, 23 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I was wondering if it was possible for an editor to place some kind of editing protection on the Edward Natapei article if possible. Edward Natapei and the Prime Minister of Vanuatu have been repeatedly vandalized since they were posted on the front page, especially Natapei. Please take a look at the article history. This is very unusual for an article to be vandalized this much in such a short period of time. Thanks! Scanlan (talk) 02:35, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 21

September 21, 2008 (2008-09-21) (Sunday)

ITN candidates for September 21

  • USA beat Europe in the 2008 Ryder Cup to win {{Insert score here - not yet finished}} - Nothing wrong here I think. It'll probably get added to the Portal:Current events for today shortly. D.M.N. (talk) 21:29, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hows that? Beat isn't the best word. -CWY2190(talk • contributions) 23:11, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Already posted by Stephen. --PFHLai (talk) 23:28, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not thrilled about the linking of USA and Europe. First of all, Europe (as linked) is a geographical region, and has little to do with golfers. If there was a Team USA at the Ryder Cup aticle, that would be a good link, but right now I think both USA and Europe should be unlinked. Random89 16:55, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
No, hold on a sec., wait a day. There might be a ballot check. SpencerT♦C 00:55, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Besides, the article is not in good shape either. I'll try to fix that in some days when more is known. --Tone 07:13, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The results are currently unofficial and may change yet as there was such a small difference between SDS and SD. Some votes have not been counted yet. See [5] (Slovene) --Eleassar my talk 10:30, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Updated. --PFHLai (talk) 04:43, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nominate Goldman and Morgan becoming bank-holding companies, could be included in the section already on the main page about the subprime crisis.--The Devil's Advocate (talk) 06:40, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 20

September 20, 2008 (2008-09-20) (Saturday)

ITN candidates for September 20

Article okay...could be expanded, but an update is needed. BobAmnertiopsis∴ChatMe! 18:49, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support. --Cdogsimmons (talk) 02:42, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Article needs more updates, but otherwise, it's a good candidate. SpencerT♦C 21:24, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Support, but I would prefer an article about the current crisis/development in South African politics, how Mbeki was "sacked" etc. Polipopo (talk) 02:38, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Posted. When we have a page on the current crisis, we can switch the bolded link on ITN to that page. --PFHLai (talk) 04:17, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Belated support. -SusanLesch (talk) 21:02, 21 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

September 19

September 19, 2008 (2008-09-19) (Friday)

ITN candidates for September 19

  • If someone created and article for the 2008 Nigerian Oil Crisis, I think we could have a good candidate...I've been seeing several stories in Portal:Current events days about related stuff. 00:36, 20 September 2008 (UTC)
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