Portal talk:Current events/2008 May 31

ITN Candidates

 * Nominate, "STS-124 is launched with a crew of seven and the main module of the Japanese laboratory Kibō" 90.35.109.223 (talk) 21:20, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Posted, with wording changes from the Portal version. - BanyanTree 00:16, 1 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Nominate, "New fighting between the Sri Lanka Army and the Tamil Tigers occurs in northern Sri Lanka with 26 rebels dead and 4 soldiers" Hobartimus (talk) 18:29, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment:Is there an article for this, or is the conflict mentioned in an article? Spencer  T♦C 18:30, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Oppose: Not mentioned in any article. Spencer  T♦C 18:32, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * The Tamil Tigers is quite well developed could be linked. Hobartimus (talk) 18:34, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * ...but yet does not mention the new fighting. Spencer  T♦C 18:37, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Also if I understand the new system correctly we should settle for the best item of the day so an update is provided in any case and previous "no update for weeks on end" situation won't happen. In this system there is no reason to oppose anything instead you should simply name "your pick" and the item supported by most people/the best item that day goes up. Hobartimus (talk) 18:39, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * We still maintain basic standards as before. An article always has to be updated.--Pharos (talk) 21:38, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yup, don't see an article with any sort of updated content on this event. - BanyanTree 00:16, 1 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Nominate "Usain Bolt of Jamaica sets a new world record of 9.72 seconds for the 100 metres sprint in New York."
 * The 100m world record is generally seen as the most high profile record in athletics, and is specifically noted at Sports on ITN. Worldwide sport, high profile with Olympics coming up. suggested phrasing:  Slightly hard to know which article to embolden, and none of them give much prose: it is a statistical achievement, and there is not much encyclopaedic prose that can be given about a sprint beyond event, location, date and winning time.  Kevin McE (talk) 07:23, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Support: The most important record in athletics. Hektor (talk) 07:42, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Also support for reasons given above. Hammer Raccoon (talk) 14:14, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Support all articles are updated and ref-ed accordingly for this, bar the image on World record progression 100 metres men. Spencer  T♦C 15:32, 1 June 2008 (UTC)


 * "In rugby union the Crusaders defeat the New South Wales Waratahs in the 2008 Super 14 Final". Article is updated and referenced with sizable prose section. Nominate as per Sports on ITN. - Shudde   talk  02:14, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment - Is there a reason this hasn't gone up? - Shudde   talk  07:08, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Probably. -- Plasma Twa  2  07:12, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Just that I appear to be the only admin occasionally checking the candidates page, which I hadn't done for several hours. (Note that the portal update is at Portal:Current events/Sports.)  I haven't ever heard of this league, but I'll just assume that the list at Sports on ITN has been adequately vetted. Posted. - BanyanTree 08:24, 1 June 2008 (UTC)