[WikiEN-l] Is Wikipedia a News Portal (among other things)?

Tue Sep 19 18:17:27 UTC 2006

On 9/20/06, Peter Jacobi <peter_jacobi at gmx.net> wrote:
>
> "Andrew Lih" <andrew.lih at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > It's been this way for a while
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11_March_2004_Madrid_train_bombings
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_July_2005_London_bombings
>
> Yep, but this was before "forking" WikiNews or at the very
> beginning of that project. Shouldn't we draw a line now and
> leave the news to WikiNews, only remerging into Wikipedia once
> importance is clearer and deeper analysis is available from
> secondardy sources?

Wikinews was never considered a fork. It's a different beast altogether:
- Original reporting vs. WP:NOR
- Deadline oriented vs. no deadline in Wikipedia
- Snapshot of situation vs. constantly evolving story

There's no reason at all why one should eliminate the other.

-Andrew (User:Fuzheado)