As an aside to all the discussion that's been going on about articles regarding news events, why do we have [[Portal:Current events]] then? Fair enough, some might argue it serves a purpose to consolidate all major info in major current events. But I think it's ridiculous when things like [[Richard Hammond]]'s progress in hospital is being reported at Portal:CE daily.
--NSLE/Chacor
On 9/22/06, NSLE (Wikipedia) nsle.wikipedia@gmail.com wrote:
As an aside to all the discussion that's been going on about articles regarding news events, why do we have [[Portal:Current events]] then? Fair enough, some might argue it serves a purpose to consolidate all major info in major current events. But I think it's ridiculous when things like [[Richard Hammond]]'s progress in hospital is being reported at Portal:CE daily.
--NSLE/Chacor
I think of [[Portal:Current events]] as a great source for our readers. I mean, it's not terribly far from wikipedias basic principles (it's a place for organizing content that has recently been in the news), and it's a great place to go for information. Usually, when someone doubts that wikipedia can be anything other than crap, I tell them to check under "Ongoing events" or "Ongoing armed conflicts" at [[Portal:Current events]] and click any of the links. They are almost always impressed. It's a great way to show off one thing that wikipedia does better than any other encyclopedia in the world.
--Oskar
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NSLE (Wikipedia) wrote:
As an aside to all the discussion that's been going on about articles regarding news events, why do we have [[Portal:Current events]] then? Fair enough, some might argue it serves a purpose to consolidate all major info in major current events. But I think it's ridiculous when things like [[Richard Hammond]]'s progress in hospital is being reported at Portal:CE daily.
--NSLE/Chacor
I wasn't aware about Portal:CE (having seen it, I think it's a step too far) , but the actual article section on Richard Hammond's crash is one of the best-sourced I have seen on Wikipedia (disclosure: I've written some of it)
Cynical
The portal current events mainly points readers to *encyclepedic *articles about topics that have recently been in the news. Our goal is to have up-to-date background information about people and events who have been in the news. Covering a topic encyclopedically is a world away from news reporting - although I admit the difference can be hard to spot.
Mgm