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A hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius (pictured) forces most of the remaining passengers to quarantine on board.
American media proprietor and philanthropist Ted Turner dies at the age of 87.
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The South Korean Blue House says that they have completed an on-site investigation into HMM cargo ship Namuho, which caught fire on May 4 while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. (The Chosun Ilbo)
The 61st Venice Biennale in Italy opens to the public without a jury after the jury quit in protest of Israel's and Russia's participation and loud protests outside their pavilions. (AP)
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNQUALITY.
Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNQUALITY.
Three people are injured after the United Arab Emiratesdefence ministry says that they have intercepted two ballistic missiles and three drones from Iran. Increasing the total number of injuries in the country since the war began to 230. (Khaleej Times)
Pavilions at the 61st Venice Biennale close after artists go on a strike in protest of Israel's entry into the event organized by the Art Not Genocide Alliance over Israel's role in the Gaza war. (Times of Israel)
The death toll from an explosion at a fireworks factory three days ago in Liuyang, Hunan, China, rises to 37, with 51 injured and one remaining missing. (Reuters)
Article updated Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNQUALITY.
Nominator's comments: Big news from the UK, receiving sustained international coverage from RSes, likely to be of interest to our readers, fits WP:ITNPURPOSE. Technically, two national elections are covered here, but neither is sovereign. The British Labour Party's faltering to this degree is genuinely newsworthy, especially in Wales, where they've dominated for the past century. The possible implosion of the British two party system that this shows could have major implications for the next general election; this is perhaps as important as the 2022 Northern Ireland elections that we posted for similar reasons. — Knightoftheswords20:11, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose on notability – Unless Wikipedia admits US-European centrism once and for all, there have been instances of Salvadoran, Honduran, Colombian, and so on, elections passing the criteria of reliabiality and article's length, etc, but were not posted. That said, I might support on article's qualities. Best. CoryGlee20:22, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose including English local elections and Scotland, weak support on Wales - The various English elections are at different levels, all sub-national, and we don't post those. The Senedd and Holyrood elections may be suitable, given the precedent set by the 2022 NI elections, but the big story is in Wales. Black Kite (talk)20:31, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose local and Scottish elections, but Support Welsh election. All in all, for a non-ITNR election, I would be looking for something extraordinary. In the English local elections, it's pretty much just what we expected, and local councils just don't have that much non-local power. As such I do not see significance there. In Scotland, it's mostly the status quo independence-wise, and the composition of the chamber is mostly the same except Labour is replaced with Reform. However, the Welsh Senate election I do find to be significant. It's the first time ever that a pro-independence party has gained a plurality, and in addition the Labour Party, which has ruled Wales since 1999, has been ousted to just a few seats. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 20:49, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Two more things I forgot to add - first, the proposed blurbs are far too long an unwieldy. I'm not only overwhelmed by links but also the sheer number of clauses. It should be cut down before posting anything at all. Second, I appreciate the comparison to the 2022 NI election made by Black Kite. SF winning in NI I see as vaguely similar to Plaid winning in Wales, and the precedent there is another reason I support Wales but none of the others. Had, for example, the SNP won a majority in Scotland I may have considered them as well. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 20:54, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, in Scotland it's actually the Conservatives that lost heavily in favour of Reform - Labour was only 2.4% down on vote share and lost 5 seats, whereas the Conservatives were down 10% and lost 19. This actually makes the extremely unwieldy multi-blurb inaccurate as well. Black Kite (talk)22:40, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Considering Labour was expected to sweep Scotland only a few years ago, and in the context of the broader losses elsewhere, I (and many others in the British media) are still considering this as a big loss for them, even if on paper they didn’t lose as badly as expected. — Knightoftheswords03:09, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Personally given the history I would say a 2.4% vote loss for a governing party is a pretty good result, in the context of previous Holyrood elections. The British media is of course generally biased in this regard. Black Kite (talk)07:27, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – What makes any of these national elections rather than subnational? Would we count the next Quebec election to be a national one as well? I seek clarity as there seems to be a special exception in ITN for the UK's subdivisions (a unitary state nonetheless), while some rejected posting Hong Kong, despite its substantial autonomy, for being sub-national. Nice4What (talk · contribs) ♥20:46, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
"Nation" is a very loose term. Scotland, Wales, England, and NI could all well be considered "nations", but they are not sovereign and fall under the other "nation" of the UK. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 20:52, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support shorter blurb/altblurb 3 Notable event that has ramifications for the UK PM but a shorter blurb would be preferred highlighting the Welsh and Scottish elections. If needed, the Welsh one should be the only blurbed one as it ends a historic Labour streak and has a change in leadership. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 22:39, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support Alt blurb 2: The results of the English and Scottish elections were both widely expected and not notable enough. However, a Senedd result of this magnitude ought to be posted to the main page. I would argue it's equivalent in importance to other election blurbs for other countries. Rooves 13 (talk) 23:33, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I have yet to see any ITN significance for sub-national elections. No different than US state elections which we don't and have never posted. Gotitbro (talk) 02:37, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Blurb4 while the best so far, is using too much subjective language ("historic defeat") that leans into clickbait-y, I would be more explicit that this broke Labour's majority that had lasted 100+ years. Masem (t) 02:45, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support altblurb2 The significance is that nationalist parties won broadly, where the right-wing nationalist Reform UK won the most councilor seats in England, the Scottish nationalist SNP won the most in Scotland, and the Welsh nationalist Plaid Cymru won the most seats in Wales. The 2026 UK local elections should be considered the rough British equivalent of the American midterm elections. There's also a past posted case from the 2022 Northern Ireland elections, and the article quality appears standard for posting on ITN. CastleFort1 (talk) 04:26, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose not the "rough equivalent of US midterms", those decide the control of the national legislature; Northern Ireland and two thirds of England didn't vote for anything, and nothing affects a national Labour majority until 2029. Labour lost a legislature that's younger than me, to no overall majority, let alone a nationalist majority; the two left wing parties swapped places and retained a majority. This kind of nomination would never even be made for a country that doesn't speak English - the ruling party has been comprehensively defeated in three autonomous elections in Spain in the last six months, but I doubt 5% of us knew that. Unknown Temptation (talk) 07:15, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Article:May 2026 eruption of Dukono (talk·history·tag) Blurb: Mount Dukono in Indonesia erupts. 1 Indonesian confirmed dead, 2 Singaporeans missing and believed dead, 17 rescued (including 5 injured). (Post)
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Nominator's comments: ITN is usually reporting the death of notable people so it would be good to report the continued long life of such a celebrated figure for a change. Note that the subject was the most read article on Wikipedia on his birthday yesterday, with over a million views recently, and this demonstrates the extraordinary impact of the event. Andrew🐉(talk) 06:51, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I love Attenborough, but we don't have any blurb for any famous person's 100th birthday (see Jimmy Carter for example). So I don't think it's worth posting as a blurb. NotKringe (talk) 07:14, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Carter was in hospice care and so unable to attend his ceremonies. Attenborough not only attended the big splash at the Royal Albert Hall but the guy is still working – his Secret Garden series premiered recently. Carter has one species named after him; Attenborough has over 50. So, Attenborough is something special. ITN should prioritise what's new and exceptional rather than just the same old, same old. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:52, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Not wanting to join the pile-on of a national treasure, but I would have thought the new species thing would probably be more likely to succeed than just celebrating his 100th birthday (and birthday card from The King). Though I see that article is pretty much a stub, maybe it can be expanded so this fact could appear on the front page of another project just below ITN? The C of E God Save the King! (talk)08:19, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Oppose Is he still alive? If so, then this won't warrant a spot inside of ITN. This should get closed immediately, there is no way this would this EVER get posted.
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Article updated Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNQUALITY.
Nominator's comments: Article needs cleanup. Updating TA fought to keep it there regardless of not appropriately sourcing it first. CoryGlee01:47, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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@Alsor97: I agree, but after digging through research, there isn't much info that I could beef up the section with aside from a strong economy due to diamonds and his AIDS initiative. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 17:19, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Article:61st Venice Biennale (talk·history·tag) Blurb: The jury of the 61st Venice Biennale resigned after announcing that it would not give awards to countries whose leaders were being indicted for war crimes (Russia and Israel) (Post) Alternative blurb: The 61st Venice Biennale begins and its jury resigns due to multiple controversies. Alternative blurb 2: At the 61st Venice Biennale art exhibit, the jury resigns and several artists strike in protest of ongoing world events.
Wait until event concludes – Fascinating article, but this is not the moment for this to be posted to ITN just yet. I don't think article quality is quite feature-worthy yet. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 10:11, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
It is mighty long, but for our purpose as an encyclopedia that does feel appropriate. The 'in the newsness' might have worn off by that point, though... ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 12:08, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
As a person here in Venice Biennale for WikiPortraits, the newsy thing today is the strikes by artists closed numerous national pavilions on Friday, the last preview day.
We have many photos of those on Commons (South Korea, Belgium, The Netherlands etc.) and may be the only ones with a collection that vastly They are protesting the inclusion of Israel in the Biennale.
The Biennale public days officially start tomorrow (Saturday) on May 9, so it’s timely. The jury resigned more than a week ago, but that wouldn’t have been a good news peg then since it was before the festival began.
Also the Venice Biennale is over November 22 (more than six months from now). The news is only around opening days.
There is a lot of written news articles about the controversies of the Biennale, and it would be great if people could go in and clean up the article. I’ve been doing a lot of heavy lifting on my side just to get basic facts up, but it’s hard to do that and also photos. Help would be great! Thanks. Jenny8lee (talk) 15:43, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose and Speedy Close of this misleading nomination. The only reference is paywalled, and primarily about protests related to Palestine. The article (which I pay for ...) does mention and link to articles about the jury resignation last month and the decision not to award to nations indicted for war crimes even over a fortnight below, which makes the nomination stale. I'd suggestion censureship but I've not seen this nominator before, so perhaps just a WP:WHACK! for the nomination. Nfitz (talk) 21:09, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Why do you jump so quickly to "censureship"? Just because you do not agree with it does not make it a "poor" nomination, and even if someone had a long history of that, I still would not be quick to jump to sanctions. WP:BITE and WP:AGF applies here. (Though on a side note, Wi1-ch is not a newbie to ITN and has made nominations and contributions recently, within the last week.) Natg 19 (talk) 21:21, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Can you please, @Natg 19, review what I said. I was clear that I wasn't jumping to censuring; I said the opposite. That's because I did exactly what you suggest, and assumed good faith. Also I don't see how BITE applies given I chose to make a humerous and kind response. My comment has nothing to do with whether I agree with the nomination (or that it was malformed and without any references), but that it doesn't, and is unlikely to ever meet the criteria for nomination because the resignations were last month... unless perhaps the jury was to unresign and resign again. A stale nomination is a poor nomination. Perhaps if time was spent to add references, the nominator would have noticed that the events they nominated happened last month - I'd have said that in more detail earlier, but that felt unkind. I feel you've actually failed to AGF in my comments! Nfitz (talk) 04:11, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I did read your comment. I'd suggestion censureship but I've not seen this nominator before means that that was your initial reaction to this nom, but you changed your mind due to your (false) assumption that this was a new nominator. But my perspective is why bring up censureship? Would you take a "veteran" ITN user to a noticeboard for a poor nomination? If so, that is what I object to. (And sorry you are correct, in that BITE did not apply.) Natg 19 (talk) 04:26, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
That was indeed my reaction, but then I saw that the nominator was not one of the handful of those that those that I've noticed here making poor nominations. Who said anything about notice boards. Why would I not criticize or noticeboard a "veteran" user? I rarely remember user names, and don't even look at them until after I've started writing my reply ... to do otherwise would risk prejudice. If you are concerned, replace the word "censured" with it's synonym "criticized". Just because you do not agree with my comment does not make it worth having this discussion. Nfitz (talk) 06:53, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comments focusing on nominators makes ITN so very toxic. The first time I nominated a blurb you suggested I be topic banned. Looking at my contribs... I haven't nominated a blurb since. Guess it worked. 1brianm7 (talk) 05:26, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have any context - I don't recognize your name - though I may never have noticed it at the time. I shouldn't have said that for a first-time poster. Though if I looked at your user page: User:1brianm7 I'd have assumed you were not inexperienced given the ITN experience you've highligted. Nfitz (talk) 07:00, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Nfitz: Thank you for the apology. It was to my nomination that we update our blurb "The U.S. federal government shutdown becomes the longest-ever" to "The U.S. federal government shutdown ends." (diff, which took forever to find). My experience with ITN is seeing the death of Maru (cat) and going "wait... isn't there a section for recent deaths... it'd be real funny...", nominating and updating an actor I liked, and adding three paragraphs to a politician who died that someone else nominated. For what it's worth, I don't think your comment mattered a ton. ITN is perfectly designed to be the least enjoyable place on Wikipedia. I don't like the type of person I am when I am here (for instance, my previous reply was definitely snipy), so I try not to be. 1brianm7 (talk) 07:33, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I added the NYTimes reference to verify that the event was still in the news, that was one of many talking about the protests by artists there. This is clearly a good faith nomination, and definitely nowhere to close bad faith. Masem (t) 03:21, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Surely the NYTimes reference confirms it's stale, once you follow the links, and see that the jury resignation that's been nominated here happened last month. Protests about Gaza are indeed ongoing, but not mentioned in the nomination, and covered by the Gaza ongoing that we removed. Nfitz (talk) 03:53, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Which is why I added alt2 with the news about the artists striking as part of a pro-Palestine protest. There's enough elements of a valid nom here to be considered as as Natg says, AGF needs to be upheld. Masem (t) 04:06, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Alt2 is also problematic, given the mention of the resignation in the present tense. I went out of my way in my comment to make it clear that I was AGFing, even adding humour. As I noted before, I most certainly did AGF - though I'm not sure Natg did. I still think this should be a speedy close because it's stale; that there may be something else Venetian going on that the nominator didn't mention would mean there's no prejudice in a different nomination; though I don't think that the 61st year of an art gallery that's open for 9 months of the year is even worth noting - it gives undue weight on the gallery. Nfitz (talk) 04:23, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support The opening and associated protests are in the news now – for example this article in The Independent was published less than an hour ago. There seem to be lots of controversies and protests. The article could use more coverage of the actual artworks but the prize-giving has been disrupted and so that's ongoing. We seem to have Wikipedians on the ground getting pictures and so we should support and use them. Andrew🐉(talk) 06:29, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
That appears to be a different item than what was nominated, which made no mention of either protests or opening. Nfitz (talk) 06:39, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The article we're discussing here is 61st Venice Biennale which has numerous mentions of protests. The opening timetable is less clear and it appears that the formal ceremonies have been disrupted by the protests and strike. The public opening is today though so presumably there's more coverage to come. Andrew🐉(talk) 10:32, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The Iranian Ports and Maritime Organization says that ports in Iran are prepared to provide maritime services, technical support, supplies, and medical assistance to ships operating in the Strait of Hormuz. (AA)(The Economic Times)
A U.S. official tells Axios that Iran and the U.S. have reportedly exchanged fire at the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran claiming to strike three U.S. Navy ships and the U.S. claiming to strike targets on the waterway. (Axios)(AP)(Reuters)
Manele is ousted from the premiership following a successful no-confidence motion of 26–22, with two MPs absent. Manele remains as caretaker prime minister until governor-generalDavid Tiva Kapu declares a new prime minister. (Reuters)
Article updated Recent deaths of any person, animal or organism with a Wikipedia article are always presumed to be important enough to post (see this RFC and further discussion). Comments should focus on whether the quality of the article meets WP:ITNQUALITY.
Nominator's comments: The extremely popular educational organisation platform Canvas has been hacked... again. 275,000,000 records from 9,000 schools and universities have been stolen, and the website was taken offline for several hours in the middle of finals week. Some universities postponed exams, and there is still the question of exactly how bad the breach was. The deadline for the ransom is 12 May, and there is no indication that it has been paid. The FBI is even on the case, per CNN. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 19:14, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Support Seems like a huge breach from what I'm seeing, doesn't even appear to be only for the US at all, so anybody complaining about it being "US Centric" is wrong. ~2026-25032-90 (talk) 19:44, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, very sorry and thank you for doing that. I was doing this quickly as I had something IRL crop up on me suddenly and forgot to check it over. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 20:13, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Question Am I missing something here? Currently, Instructure's status page claims that Canvas is available "for most users" [3]. So what is the current situation? Black Kite (talk)20:53, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
There are two parts of this attack. The first, and bigger one, was around Tuesday with numerous records obtained. Then yesterday was this ransomware attack that made the system unavailable for many through most of the day. That likely has been resolved, but the records are still confirmed stolen. Masem (t) 21:04, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Well, first of all, the article's citations for "275 million records" seem to be a bit flimsy - are you basing a Main Page headline on this? And, let's face it, 275m records from 9,000 schools is over 30,000 records per school, which suggests that much of what they've got is (as the article suggests) messaging data, as opposed to private information. Now, I work in education as well, and I can tell you that millions of messages between students and teachers is millions of messages of nothing interesting, and not something that anyone cares about. So the question is (and this still isn't answered) is - have they really got anything that anyone will pay a ransom for? Which we don't know. Black Kite (talk)21:12, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps I would frame the blurb as "Canvas goes down due to a major security breach"? I don't know which is more significant, the service going offline or the stolen data. Natg 19 (talk) 21:28, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I will say also that, while officially the website it safe, many (myself included) are staying away from it in the likelihood that it is still potentially dangerous. We don't yet know the extent of the breach. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 01:34, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support This is a critical time for students in several affected countries and so the incident seems more significant than any of the current blurbs. The article probably needs expansion to further detail the investigations and remediation but it's a reasonable start. Andrew🐉(talk) 21:42, 8 May 2026 (UTC) (edit conflict)[reply]
I’m also directly affected, but fortunately for me things were mostly winding down anyways. My exams were at the beginning of the week mostly. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 22:22, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Alt1 should specify where in the world it is "finals week", because it is not universal. I'm in Australia and exams aren't for another month. Loytra✨23:10, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
support, but only the first blurb. All in all, a school can handle adjusting finals and changing study methods. But, the leaking of personal data is insanely important, and is much more vital in terms of information than just making studying and working a bit more of a pain.
Oppose Not the first breach where millions of records have been leaked nor the last (a look at haveibeenpwned should tell the commonality of this). Regardless of school hiccups this isn't comparable to Wannacry at all which was an exception to the non posting of data breaches. Gotitbro (talk) 03:21, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The article says that finals were disrupted - not cancelled - at one university. Meanwhile Canvas has 9,000 schools worldwide - there are c.170,000 K12/higher facilities in North America alone. Black Kite (talk)06:26, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Small number of institutions affected (as per my comment above), and they appear to be mostly back on line now. Still no evidence that personal data was breached at the moment. Black Kite (talk)06:29, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support: International impact, and extreme impact in US. Over a quarter of a billion personal records being stolen, especially from minors, is a gigantic deal. Rooves 13 (talk) 23:43, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
"Minors" Many of these are uni students, so not really correct. And this would be just one of the many among list of data breaches (with much larger ones never posted). Yet no one has given any rationale beyond this impacting students, which I don't see why should affect things at all. Gotitbro (talk) 02:45, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
What is the impact here beyond an unextraordinary data hack affecting a software for which we don't even have an article. Where "no evidence that passwords, dates of birth, government identifiers, or financial information were involved in the hacking". This is being blown out of proportion for we don't even know what (as mentioned above) "275 million" means (certainly not the number of users, for I doubt that even breaches the million mark). The only thing of note is the messages that have been leaked (which are highly unlikely to contain anything significant), for this is one of the most banal data breaches.
Some students being inconvenienced for having their exams delayed is barely anything significant to be featured on the main page. Gotitbro (talk) 08:30, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support I see the reputable sources reporting, along with the disruption of finals. Unlike the standard Amazon Web outages, this incident was a cyberattack that majorly disrupted educational institutions (schools, colleges, and universities). Quality of the article appears meh, but it's sufficient enough to be on ITN. CastleFort1 (talk) 04:19, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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I agree that this article is sufficient quality because it covers all the major parts of his career including the allegations, and it seems to be well sourced. Lucasdmitchell (talk) 06:11, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose Overall, well cited article, the few cn tags aren’t that bad, but the main issue I see is that there’s no mention/info about his death in the article body aside from the intro.Support I've added the death info myself. Article looks good. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:18, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Even for a Recent Death, simply adding a date to the intro isn't enough. The article needs more detailed information about his death in the body before it's ready for the Main Page. IN GWANG EUN (talk) 05:51, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support, The article is comprehensive and gives a clear overview of Michael J. Bransfield’s background, career, and public activities. It is well structured, contains multiple reliable references, and the information throughout the page appears detailed and properly maintained.
Support, This article has clear sources and covers information on the subject in detail. Additionally, the individual meets the level of interest required to be considered a candidate for a recent deaths nomination. Joow0n1 (talk) 06:12, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support, the article is well sourced and provides sufficient coverage of Bransfield’s life, career, and controversies. The overall quality meets the standard for Recent Deaths.Xukeying2022039098 (talk) 06:25, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Am I the only one who finds it weird that three !support votes follow exactly the same structure and line of reasoning, or is it just me? In any case, there are three CN TAGS and there’s no sourced mention regarding his death. _-_Alsor (talk) 13:09, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
From the talk page, the three of them seem to be part of @Piotrus's educational course. While the similarities in their answers does raise some red flags, just below at the Afghanistan nom they vote differently. It would be better to wait before properly accusing collusion. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 17:26, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
They aren't WP:SOCKs, but as Chorchapu wrote they seem to be part of a group of students from a university in South Korea joining for a class. Not too worried, I think it's a good thing overall. - Indefensible (talk) 20:52, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
They should be welcome here and to continue on Wiki in general, as long as they learn and follow the rules. So far they seem to be doing fine. - Indefensible (talk) 04:36, 10 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Support The article is of high quality, key information is supported by reliable sources, and the formatting is generally compliant with guidelines. MouFengcoo (talk) 15:51, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support removal As there has not been an update for a week and the news is slowing down substantially. I struggle to find many news reports from the past week.
The war is not over until it is over is not a good rationale, otherwise we might as well add every single ongoing war since they too are not over. Articles are added to "Ongoing" because of frequent updates; when that's no longer the case, they get removed, even if the event/war is technically ongoing. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks♥) 20:21, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
How is it not a good rationale tho? I'd also be down to see ongoing to be filled with any ongoing wars, minor or big. Articles shouldn't be added solely for the reason of "frequent updates". ~2026-25032-90 (talk) 21:39, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I'd highly advise that you review WP:ONGOING. Specifically, In general, articles are not posted to ongoing merely because they are related to events that are still happening. [...] The article needs to be regularly updated with new, pertinent information.Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks♥) 21:58, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The overwriting purpose for all elements of the front page is to show off the articles we write. When it comes to that, there's no point leaving an article on the front page for weeks if it's not getting edited much in that time. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 07:06, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Regional sources are still reporting on serious developments, such as the recent war crime accusations. We shouldn't remove this item just because it's not being covered as much by major international outlets right now. The situation is clearly still evolving, and as long as the article is being updated with these reports, it should stay. IN GWANG EUN (talk) 05:43, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support removal Recent developments have become infrequent, and the topic no longer appears to require ongoing coverage on the main page. Jo YeSeul (talk) 05:55, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support removal It wasn't much of a war to start with; just punitive raids and skirmishes. A ceasefire was brokered by China in April and the violations seem to be insignificant compared to the real major wars. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:01, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose removal Last week alone there were reports of attacks/suicide bombings that resulted in civilian deaths and infrastructure damage (which is covered by the article). --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 16:29, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The Sudan Doctors Network says that the death toll from drone strikes launched yesterday by the Rapid Support Forces in Kosti, White Nile has risen to 235 after laboratory doctor Adel Musa al-Tijani was killed in the drone strike. (Sudan Tribune)
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Weak oppose The article is in good shape, but I think two deaths is pretty small of a death toll. What is interesting is that the shooter in a 13 year old boy, which if it's worth mentioning in the blurb might make it more rare/unique of an event IMO. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 20:27, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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id recommend focusing this more on the possible hunan to human transmission that WHO thinks happened here which would make this a much larger concern. Deaths from hentavirus while on cruises is not a rare thing but has always been attributed to rats. Masem (t) 16:40, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
My understanding right now is that human-to-human transmission is a big concern. According to the BBC, "in late 2018, there was an Argentinian outbreak [of this specific strain;] a single person with the virus is thought to have unwittingly spread the virus to 34 confirmed cases, with 11 deaths". This is unique to the Andes strain. [9]JacobTheRox(talk | contributions)16:54, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
It happened over a long period here too - the first death was almost a month ago. The second death was also in April. If 11 deaths didn't cut it ... Nfitz (talk) 19:09, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment A viral outbreak on a ship is a tale as old of sailing. The story here is surely the stranded passengers, not so much an already-known virus, that poses little risk. The first passenger died a month or so ago, and then their wife last month; presumably they had been exposed to this before they got on the ship. The only thing that surprised me is that those in the Canary Islands didn't think that they could handle the medical cases ... which really surprised me, as I didn't think the Canary Islands was that backwards; I assumed, incorrectly I guess, that it would have similar medical capabilities to the rest of Spain. Our article really doesn't discuss the background of the issue in the Canary Islands. Nfitz (talk) 19:09, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The Canaries can handle the medical issues, but the three people with symptoms have been evacuated from the ship anyway. The issue with the Canaries is that the local politicos didn't want the ship there for what they claim is safety reasons. Black Kite (talk)20:35, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Very small epidemic, even regarding how "rare" it is, it doesn't have any significance beyond panic it caused. NotKringe (talk) 22:08, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support. This outbreak has been receiving significant international coverage for days.
Support I think the big story here isn’t more about the low deaths, but more about how rare of an outbreak this is about a rare virus with such a rare human-to-human transmission of said virus in such a rare setting/circumstance. It’s also generating a lot of public concern/attention and global news coverage. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 04:20, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I am sure that mass media pay so much attention to this only because it is on a ship with wealthy tourists. If it was an even much larger outbreack in some slum in some African city, the media would hardly notice it!Wi1-ch (talk) 10:40, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support – Article has some proseline problems, but otherwise looking solid. I am a bit worried about posting this, because ITN has formed a reputation of only posting "the most most important news" in a way. Featuring this article might give some readers the wrong idea that this is likely to become another pandemic, eventhough all we're doing is featuring well-written articles on subjects that are in the news. I don't think this is quite a reason to oppose (per WP:CENSOR really), but I do hope featuring this won't give a shock to anyone. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 11:36, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Based on what I've read over the past day, the story is not that three died (They were the canaries in the mine) but that there's cases of people having returned to their origins without have been quarenteed and now spreading it there with the possible human-to-human route. As noted , those three deaths are over months and triggered the investigation of what was going on, leading to this concern. Masem (t) 11:42, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Needs work It's certainly in the news and it's good to understand such lethal viruses (see Betsy Arakawa for a recent famous case that also caused the death of Gene Hackman). But the article needs more attention such as basic copy-editing and sourcing. Andrew🐉(talk) 12:07, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
am genuinely struggling with the fact that I write the article yesterday, come back today, and the quality has deteriorated severely. Uncited statements, disambig links, an unnecessary table, stuff in lead but not body.... JacobTheRox(talk | contributions)14:28, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support This story has now survived the 24-hour news cycle and continue to dominate the global headlines, highlighting its significance internationally. Judging from this morning's news, it is likely to stay in the headline for a while. OhanaUnitedTalk page13:35, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support The story is not only about the 3 deaths, but also the political disputes (the ship docking in the Canary Islands), the human-to-human transmission of a rare and deadly disease, and potential spread. Prior passengers on the ship are isolating across three continents, and the story has survived the 24-hour news cycle globally, as already mentioned.
I am more or less happy with the state of the article now. The difference to earlier today is immense. Thanks for your effort and fixing all my horrible structuring! :-) I will keep monitoring and updating the page on new developments as well. Neiglass (talk) 18:03, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Post-posting Oppose - this seems more like sensationalistic click-bait than anything else. Seems pretty minor compared to frequent other outbreaks you see with measles, ebola, and so many other things. Only one death was even recent. We shouldn't be posting stuff that's relatively minor but over-sensationalized by some media, which makes it appear to legitimize something as if it could be a serious issue. Regions issue quarantine notices routinely. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nfitz (talk • contribs) 18:45, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – The blurb selected was extends to at least five countries, but no such claim is made in the linked article? Could this be added with reliable sources? (also, post-posting support if that matters, for reasons above). Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks♥) 18:49, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
That CNN article has already been discussed on the talk page as misleading. The confirmed cases of the outbreak are currently all contained - albeit to different countries. A plethora of tests are currently awaiting results however, so subject to change. Neiglass (talk) 19:29, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
There's no cases I'm seeing reported here in Canada. @Natg 19. Some quarantines ... but the claims was cases. More over-sensationalation and scaremongering. Nfitz (talk) 00:32, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
"Extends to" is a needlessly alarmist way of saying "infected passengers are hospitalized in". It sure makes it sound like the infection is spreading within those countries. Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 19:30, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Error with "three dead": The virus has been confirmed in only one of the deaths so far—the 69-year-old wife: The first fatality on the ship was a 70-year-old Dutch man who died while aboard on April 11. The man’s 69-year-old wife became ill and died on April 26 in Johannesburg while attempting to fly home to the Netherlands. The third fatality was a German passenger who died on May 2. So far the virus has been confirmed in three of the cases: the 69-year-old woman, another passenger who was taken to a hospital in South Africa in critical condition, and a man who had disembarked the cruise and was receiving care in a hospital in Zurich.[10]—Bagumba (talk) 20:59, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. Just so you know, as I can't edit Main Page Errors, that depending how you define "extends to", passengers of the ship disembarked in 12 countries (including Canada) before contact tracing efforts began. This is different from confirmed cases. The isolation period is 30 days. See here. ~2026-23239-59 (talk) 21:48, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Added a mention in the article for you. However, cases can be categorized into four categories: confirmed, symptomatic, close contact and proximity. Contact tracing of individuals in the last group makes a weak point for claiming that the outbreak "extends to" the countries. Neiglass (talk) 22:12, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Blurb rewritten to A hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius (pictured) forces most remaining passengers to quarantine on board. by Schwede66. Natg 19 (talk) 23:16, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Article:Ted Turner (talk·history·tag) Recent deaths nomination Blurb: American media mogul Ted Turner(pictured) dies at the age of 87. (Post) Alternative blurb: Founder of the American cable network CNNTed Turner(pictured) dies at the age of 87. Alternative blurb 2: American media proprietor and philanthropist Ted Turner(pictured) dies at the age of 87.
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Making this a blurb suggestion, known he should at least easily qualify for major figure. Haven't checked article yet. Masem (t) 14:26, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
and on that Oppose on quality as i spot a few cbs and unsourced statements (but it's close) but Support blurb, already has a legacy section to help readers understand significance he had. Masem (t) 14:30, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I haven't checked the article, so I have no comment on its quality. But I'm leaning towards support blurb on notability. Being the first 24-hour news network, CNN changed how the world consumed media. I'm open to being convinced otherwise, but Ted Turner was definitely a transformative figure in his field. Kurtis(talk)14:38, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support blurb pending quality improvement. Turner was definitely one of the most prominent figures in television and broadcasting journalism as major fields that defined the last decades of the 20th and the first decades of the 21st centuries. --Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 14:39, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support blurb: Turner is very notable both for his business interests and his personal notoriety. Wait as page currently has four citation needed tags. Goosedukeee (talk) 15:14, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support blurb on notability Level-4 vital article, founder of CNN and world-changing inventor of the 24-hour news cycle. Easily warrants a blurb. The article's sourcing quality could use a bit of work though.QuicoleJR (talk) 15:39, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support a blurb primarily because of the rivalry that happened in Western media between him and Australia's Rupert Murdoch. Obv don't mention this in the blurb. Wait until ready though. InvadingInvader (userpage, talk) 16:18, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support blurb conditionally literally one of the people I thought were textbook RD blurb people. Oppose on quality, several unsourced statements. — Knightoftheswords16:23, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support blurb – Nice work, good improvements! Feels like a reasonable level for a blurb now and I'll always support when people put the work in. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 19:16, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
the article was in good shape before his death, there is no need to expect a major update from death if the article is covering aspects like legacy already. Masem (t) 19:16, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The article was in fine shape, but wasn't anything particularly warranting a feature. For a GA or FA I would agree with you that a two-sentence update might be fine, but for a C-class with some citation neededs, the update made to it is the point. It's the sole reason to feature an article: "look at how we improved this!" ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 06:55, 7 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I have tried to fix as many high-priority sourcing gaps as possible. It helped I had a Good Article related to him already. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 17:35, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Needs work For example, the lead calls him "The Mouth of the South" and "Captain Outrageous" but the body of the article doesn't then say anything to explain the history of these nicknames. For another example, there's a eulogy by Bob Hope who's one of the partners of a PR agency that doesn't seem notable enough to have an article. My impression is that the topic is so large that it may have many such barnacles. It has had had over 2,000 editors but doesn't seem to have had any thorough peer review. Andrew🐉(talk) 21:01, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Andrew Davidson: Added the nicknames part to the controversial statements section with a little explanation. Trimmed down the Bob Hope quote but kept it since I thought it did add to the impact Turner’s legacy left. TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 22:06, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Rubio announces that Operation Epic Fury, the codename for the initial phase of U.S. military operations in the war with Iran, has concluded. (The Hill)(Time)
Two people are killed and three others injured in a mass shooting at a Korean supermarket in Carrollton, Texas, U.S., after a 69-year-old man opened fire on his coworkers at a business meeting. The suspect is taken into custody. (NBC News)
The Ugandanparliament passes the Protection of Sovereignty Bill, which restricts foreign involvement in policymaking without government approval and imposes penalties of up to 10 years' imprisonment for violations. (Reuters)
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Oppose A former Prime Minister is certainly a significant figure, but the article itself is in poor shape with too many warning tags and missing citations. We should wait until the article is properly cleaned up before putting it on the Main Page. IN GWANG EUN (talk) 05:49, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - there seem to be many students from South Korea visiting right now, I suggest taking a look and improving the article if you can, especially since you may be able to find sources in Korean that most of us here cannot read. - Indefensible (talk) 06:32, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Not ready The article is informative and fairly detailed, but the quality of the sections feels uneven in some places. There are still areas that would benefit from clearer sourcing and further improvement to make the article more complete overall.
Comment What is the expected timeline for the appointment of a new PM? Currently the office is vacant. This story is not ITNR currently but when that happens it will be, so if they are named in a day or two I would prefer to wait until then. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 12:51, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
In that case I am inclined to Oppose and Wait until his replacement is named. From what I can see digging through the archives we have posted only 1 vote of no confidence in the past 5 years, France in Dec. 2024. Before that, we must go back to 2019 to find another instance. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 12:59, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support I agree with the people who voted to wait, but I feel that it could be a good time to post this, don't see why waiting for someone to be appointed is that important.. ~2026-25032-90 (talk) 06:29, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
No one seems to be picked yet, shouldn't it be time for it to be posted before it actually becomes irrelevant as it wouldn't be recent news? Ieditarticles (talk) 19:24, 9 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Weak support – This is a current political event and seems important, but I think it may be better to wait until the article is fully updated and properly sourced. Hnlyyyy (talk) 05:59, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support on significance. The collapse of a national government and the dismissal of a Prime Minister is a major political event with clear international significance for the EU and NATO region. The article is well-referenced with sources from The Guardian and others. Fengychen (talk) 06:21, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Seven people are killed and 13 others critically injured after a bus collided head-on with a trailer in Northern Uganda. (Xinhua)
Three people are killed and 14 others are injured in a fire at a six-story apartment building in Manhattan, New York, United States. (The New York Times)
Indonesia and Japan signs a defense agreement including cooperation in defense industry and personnel training amid the lifting of Japan's arms export ban. (JakartaGlobe)
Two people are killed and 22 others are injured, including two seriously, after a car was driven into a crowd of people in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. The perpetrator is arrested and the incident is being investigated. (Reuters)
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Oppose – A quick look at the list of vehicle-ramming attacks show many incidents with similar casualties that were not posted to ITN. With an ideological motive ruled out, I am unsure of this story's notability. The nominator's comment—a reiteration of the blurb—was not particularly useful in explaining why this story is ITN worthy. Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Thanks♥) 13:44, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Nominator's comments: Major industrial disaster with substantial casualties and broad coverage by international reliable sources. The article summarizes the explosion, casualties, rescue operation, official response and investigation. 金色黎明 (talk) 13:21, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment only questioning the photo, it does not read well (mostly all black, not easily discernible details). I'd not post this with this current picture in the itn.box and hope a clearer image of the aftermath comes out. Masem (t) 15:49, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
That can be cropped closer to a 4x3 landscape ration, like cropping off the right just after the foreground roof edge is in view, and bit of from left. Alternatively, find a portrait or square crop frame that has the firefighters admin the wreckage along with that foreground left roof. Masem (t) 01:09, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
About 175,000 people die every day; death is very common because it happens to everyone. ITN's obsession with death is quite peculiar and unbalanced because it doesn't address the most significant aspects such as child mortality, In 2024, an estimated 4.9 million children under the age of 5 years died worldwide, equivalent to one death every 6 seconds. We're supposed to be an encyclopedia not a tabloid. Andrew🐉(talk) 18:13, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The point is that this accident is not significant. Industrial accidents are commonplace, especially when they involve dangerous materials like fireworks. For some evidence, see China records a big drop in workplace accidents and deaths in which that country is pleased to report that they only lost about 13,000 people in this way in 9 months. That included six major accidents killing 96 people. Now, that was a good year, they reckon. So, please explain to me what's special about this particular incident as I'm not seeing it. For the relevant guideline, see WP:NEWSEVENT, which explains that Routine kinds of news events (including most crimes, accidents, deaths... – whether or not tragic or widely reported at the time – are usually not notable unless something further gives them additional enduring significance.Andrew🐉(talk) 19:02, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
About 175,000 people die every day - so everyone who has died today has been killed in a factory explosion? Because that's what this comes off as. EF519:12, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
You are quite mistaken. Just yesterday, China Daily reported that President Xi was taking a special interest in natural disasters which he stated are common in the country. He was making the issue a strategic priority and that's his main job as a good leader -- to limit and mitigate such events. That's the summary level at which an encyclopedia should be considering the matter; not dwelling on the gory details of individual incidents. Andrew🐉(talk) 20:18, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support We've posted UPS Flight 2976, which had a lower death toll. Therefore, we should post this one too since it has a high death toll and injury rate from just one incident. The fact that people are opposing this nomination is a bit scary... ~2026-25032-90 (talk) 20:37, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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@Alsor97 I would say the article is now sourced enough to be considered for ITN. I will continue expanding it when I find time. Beside, I just realized you have changed the infobox image. I personally prefer the previous one as it is less grainy and closer in time to his "prime" era. Basque mapping (talk) 23:25, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Basque mapping excellent work, eskerrik asko! Yes, I’ve changed the photo because I think it looks more like an official portrait of him as Lehendakari, rather than the one from his time as an MEP. It’s fine for me if you change it back. _-_Alsor (talk) 09:47, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Support – A very good article. Although the content is quite extensive, it is very detailed. It also covers the player’s life experiences thoroughly. Xjx921 (talk) 06:28, 8 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Oppose Lets be real, most people, even here, probably had no idea Wikinews even existed. The entire reason it closed down to begin with was lack of interest. Coverage of its closure is almost non-existent as well, the provided source is the only one I could find discussing it. PolarManne (talk) 01:58, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I don't think Wikinews was used as a primary news source by many people. The shutdown also isn't being covered anywhere, despite it being announced months ago. I guess you can argue that it's Wikimedia related so it should be nominated, but Wikinews and Wikipedia didn't have much relation aside from that so I don't see it necessary. qw3rty.exe ☎ 02:01, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support Extremely unfortunate that some board decided that WikiNews wasn't important enough. However, not many people used WikiNews as their source of information, but it would've been had they actually got enough reach around the world to be deemed "important" enough.
I am placing my vote as "Weak Support" since I do think that this was a loss, however not many people used it unfortunately, which is why it's a "Weak Support" instead of a "Support". ~2026-25032-90 (talk) 02:16, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Strong oppose Let's quit the navel-gazing, practically no-one outside of the WMF-wiki space has used or heard of Wikinews. It has next to no actual, substantial effect on the real world. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 02:35, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose We never should feature navel gazing stories unless they have a much much larger impact, like if WP was suddenly heavily subjected to govt censorship in a specific nation. Masem (t) 02:50, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Also to add, I have not checked but this would be something that should be covered at the Signpost (the en.wiki newsletter), though without checking I suspect it already has been. Masem (t) 03:02, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This is only limited to things WMF-wise. The 'In the news' template is supposed to be for events with international notability. CastleFort1 (talk) 03:02, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The source explains that A foundation task force had already recommended closing all Wikinews editions in 2025. Among other things, it cited low reader usage, significant gaps in thematic coverage, and.... So, readership numbers and a good variety of interesting topics are vital. ITN needs to wake up before it gets canned too. Andrew🐉(talk) 07:03, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
...I didn't know anyone had suggested replacing ITN on the front-page with a different widget. That's an interesting idea. Irrelevant here, of course. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 07:37, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Nope, not at all what that implies. We still avoid readership numbers as that would create bias and favor primarily US and UK topics, rather than be to feature a broad spectrum of topics (which we still need to improve). Masem (t) 11:20, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
When is ITN going to be stopped being used as an advocacy platform for the WP:TOP25.
And if anything with Wikipedia basically creating news articles in the form of encyclopedic ones, no wonder Wikinews shut down. Gotitbro (talk) 12:37, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
But does it matter to our readers, the people who actually look at ITN on the Main Page? As Wikimedians we may have strong feelings about it but our readers could not care less. Look at the reasons Wikinews was shut down in the first place - no readers was one of the largest factors. Chorchapu (talk | edits) 12:42, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Because the purpose of ITN is to feature articles on important news topics, and the purpose of TFA is to feature well-written articles with a strong focus on quality over quality (only about one in ten thousand articles has reached featured article status). If there was a Wikipedia News section featured on the front page, it'd probably just be a syndicated Signpost. I don't see there being the support to keep a consistently maintained front-page feature beyond what the Signpost already is, say, to the level of ITN. Indeed, for those interested in news specifically about Wikipedia, there's a link to Wikipedia:News below Today's Featured Picture. Departure– (talk) 13:37, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
And I am saying that this is of enough interest and note for ITN to be featured (beyond any obscure dedicated enwiki portals). Would we not say goodbye/inform people if ITN decides to kick the bucket? I think we'd do and for a mainstream Wikimedia project like Wikinews which was dedicated to news I think we should too. Gotitbro (talk) 14:59, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Eight people are killed after a speeding car plows into a group of bystanders who had gathered to assist two people injured in a motorcycle collision earlier in Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. (The Tribune)
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FYI, I've added a stack of sources which demonstrate the extensive coverage. I especially recommend AFP for its uplifting video and The New Yorker for a more human account of the story, "Any naysayers can go fuck themselves"! Andrew🐉(talk) 06:47, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
"Any naysayers can go fuck themselves"? Is that a quote from the New Yorker article or a brash statement about the other editors involved...? ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 10:11, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
The idea was that you read the article for yourself but maybe there's a paywall issue for you. Anyway, it's a quote by Dr. Jenna Wallace, who is something of an expert in such work. The rescue attracted many such people from all over the world and, in a dynamic familiar here, they disagreed about the details and then fell out. She's not the only one as the release seems to have occasioned some remarkable dissent such as Uncertainty Surrounds Release of Timmy...
I found the New Yorker article after wondering whether a tracker had been fitted as it says that this was done. But digging deeper, there seems to be some dissent about that too. The plot thickens...
Support We've posted the Chimpanzee War a few weeks back despite some complainers saying it was "trivial", so why shouldn't this be posted as well? This is anything but trivial.
I'd argue that posting chimpanzee war was a huge mistake, since that leans awfully heavily on the subjective "scientific significance". But this doesn't event have any significance other than the media curcuses that surrounds it. NotKringe (talk) 02:42, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Great news, but Timmy is just a single whale, and his rescue is just a trivial occurrence without major encyclopedic value, unlike the Chimpanzee war. Happy for the whale, though. John Adams 362 (talk) 21:54, 3 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
"..without major encyclopedic value", if Timmy the whale had no encyclopedic value, then why was this article nominated at ITN/C? The Chimpanzee War barely had any encyclopedic value yet it was still posted onto ITN, I just don't get why this nomination isn't an exception. ~2026-25032-90 (talk) 23:11, 3 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Again, Timmy is a single whale that attracted a significant attention, but that isn’t as notable as a long-standing conflict in a chimpanzee group. The interest in this whale is trivial because it is a slightly unusual occurrence in the region, not of widespread significance. And any user can post on ITN/C, that doesn’t make an article necessarily worth posting (you would be surprised at what sometimes gets nominated). John Adams 362 (talk) 00:43, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
This is not what I said — my opinion is that this event doesn’t have major encyclopedic value that would justify an “In the News” nomination, but it certainly has enough encyclopedic value to have an article dedicated to it. John Adams 362 (talk) 21:09, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose both on quality and appropriateness for ITN. There is likely still time to get the article cleaned up and in the 30day window for DYK (under major expansion considerations). But the quality problem stands out, being just proseline that is documenting the sightings. That's absolutely not necessary once the whale was discovered to have been into the Sea; the article is just overly long on those trivial details. Masem (t) 23:41, 3 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, my bad, I thought there was a larger window at DYK. There was a flurry of edits just about 7 days ago, but that would be hard to squeak in given the history of the article by that point. Masem (t) 02:52, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
DYKify Just not of that high significance that it deserves its own ITN slot. Cool trivia for DYK though. Should probably try to get it on there... Cheers, atque supra! Fakescientist800023:55, 3 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose It's an interesting national-level story but does not come to the significance of ITN. It's just one whale that happens to have captured the attention of Germany. Also, if I'm not mistaken hasn't it been "rescued" several times before? Chorchapu (talk | edits) 00:19, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
While the local/national argument is explicitly considered not valid for ITN (every news story takes place in the context of some real-world place), I must note that I am finding coverage by Al Jazeera, Spanish websites, Japanese websites... I'm seeing absolutely no indication that this is only of German or norther-European interest. Did you actually do a source review before making this comment. Moreover as our article makes clear, this is a long-term, impressive solution after needing to rescue the whale repeatedly. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 07:50, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Happy ending, but sadly not at the scale of significance where we would consider posting it at ITN. I first got jumpscared and thought this was an RD nom, so at least it's reassuring to see it all went well. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 00:20, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
DYK is not designed for news stories like this with clear beginnings, middles, and ends. It doesn't really align with DYK's purpose that closely. It aligns really well with WP:ITNPURPOSE, though. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 07:52, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I can understand that, but what i meant is that as an incident i personally believe it has no major/lasting impact. It reads more like a fun fact rather than a major/really important story. I'm not denying it's importance, i'm just saying that personally it would have needed to be a bit more major of a hapening (eg: a flock of whales, a really well-known whale) to be featured. I also want to note the following sentence from the article: "Humpback whales are rare in the Baltic Sea, and cannot physically tolerate extended stays due to the low salinity of the Baltic" it says that they are rare, meaning that at least some more incidents/instances have been documented in the Baltic. R. M. Holda - (talk) 00:25, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Oppose A good example of a topic which is "in the news", but which perhaps does not have enough enduring significance to pass the bar. This isn't to say that animal-related news or eclectic stories like this are 100% out, but here I think it comes short of meeting the scale of global coverage and significance. FlipandFlopped㋡01:59, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
This subject has been showing enduring coverage for the past month. Nowhere in the ITN guidelines does it suggest we should consider future 'significance.' That's just crystal balling and making editorial decisions that aren't really in the spirit of Wikipedia. We should just follow the sources. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 07:55, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
In large part, I agree with you. But I think there needs to be a line somewhere. If we post every story that is just "enduringly covered" for the past month, we would just be regurgitating the front page of CNN or NYT, etc. Inherent in WP:ITNSIGNIF is at least some marginal degree of editor opinion about the enduring "importance" of an event. FlipandFlopped㋡02:14, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support - sustained coverage from multiple, international WP:RSes, likely to be of interest to informed and uninformed readers alike. Oppose due to WP:PROSELINE issues, but otherwise, this should be featured on ITN even if its' just a "national/trivial" story. — Knightoftheswords06:03, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Classic! A news story weeks in the making is a good basis for ITNSIGNIF, and as this is such a clear conclusion of the story it's a very clear and good point for the feature. I'm not too impressed by the article's quality (mostly just WP:PROSELINE) and update, but can look past it a bit because it matches ITN's stated purpose so well. ~Maplestrip/Mable (chat) 07:42, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah dude, let's also forget about how rare Humpback whales (Timmy) are in the Baltic Sea... Oh, and let's also forget about how they can't stay in the Baltic Sea due to the low salinity.
I also have to say that the person who nominated this thinks that it belong in ITN, so... it could be a fitting nomination rather than a tier below ITN/C. ~2026-25032-90 (talk) 17:30, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose primarily because of the appropriateness of this item for ITN. Not exactly sure that it belong - but DYK as suggested by RM Holda if it can pass there - could be a good alternative if a proper way to include it based on their standards can be materialized. InvadingInvader (userpage, talk) 18:01, 4 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I am ambivalent about whether a perfect article on this topic would be appropriate for the main page, but this article is far from perfect. That most of the article is a proseline should disqualify this from the main-page. ~2026-17182-02 (talk) 14:52, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - "By 5 May experts from the Ocean Museum Germany published their assessment, that the whale most likely drowned due to it's exhausted state and that the spout seen on 2 May was the last sign of life." Onegreatjoke (talk) 16:19, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Oddly, this may make Timmy more eligible, as now it could be an RD, which has no significance criteria (instead of a "standard" blurb). Natg 19 (talk) 16:27, 5 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Strong Oppose Is he still alive? If so, then this won't warrant a spot inside of ITN. This should get closed immediately, there is no way this would this EVER get posted.
Strong Support Seems like a huge breach from what I'm seeing, doesn't even appear to be only for the US at all, so anybody complaining about it being "US Centric" is wrong. ~2026-25032-90 (talk) 19:44, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
Support Article seems good enough to me, hopefully this actually gets posted soon. ~2026-25032-90 (talk) 03:59, 8 May 2026 (UTC)
Strong Oppose Removal The war is not over until it is over. Quit rushing.~2026-25032-90 (talk) 20:00, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
How is it not a good rationale tho? I'd also be down to see ongoing to be filled with any ongoing wars, minor or big. Articles shouldn't be added solely for the reason of "frequent updates". ~2026-25032-90 (talk) 21:39, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
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Oppose There's like 3 orange tags that needs to get addressed, don't think this'll be posted at all at its current state. ~2026-25032-90 (talk) 20:13, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
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Weak Support I agree with the people who voted to wait, but I feel that it could be a good time to post this, don't see why waiting for someone to be appointed is that important.. ~2026-25032-90 (talk) 06:29, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
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Support We've posted UPS Flight 2976, which had a lower death toll. Therefore, we should post this one too since it has a high death toll and injury rate from just one incident. The fact that people are opposing this nomination is a bit scary... ~2026-25032-90 (talk) 20:37, 5 May 2026 (UTC)
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