Wikipedia:Recent events
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The following is a proposed Wikipedia policy, guideline, or process. The proposal may still be in development, under discussion, or in the process of gathering consensus for adoption. Thus references or links to this page should not describe it as "policy". |
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This page in a nutshell: Information on recent events should be presented in summary style and carefully balanced against older material, with appropriate due weight accorded to each. Where a recent event is controversial, editors should use article talk as much as possible to reach agreement. |
When writing on recent events, editors must take special care to present coherent material that is properly integrated into articles. What is most recent is not necessarily what is most notable: new information should be carefully balanced against old, with appropriate due weight accorded to each. Editors should avoid blow-by-blow accounts of controversies, deploying summary style instead and keeping long-term historical perspective in mind. If new articles are created to deal with a recent event, they should have independent notability; POV forking is not acceptable.
When editing related to a recent event becomes heated, editors should use article talk as much as possible to settle disputes and to propose new wording. Established editors must remember that new people often arrive on Wikipedia because of recent events: be friendly and point them to relevant policies and guidelines.
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