Talk:Ukraine celebrates Independence Day

I don't think this is newsworthy. Do we need an article tomorrow for Uruguay's national day, then on the 27th for Moldavia, then Slovakia on the 29th, etc?

Wikinews is both global and local. Any story can be published where-ever in the world it is from, as long as it is news. See Wikinews:What Wikinews is. FellowWikiNews (W) 23:53, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

I wasn't questioning whether it was newsworthy because it was Ukrainian, but because it appears to be a non-event. There is nothing unusual mentioned in the article about this year's celebration.

From my reading of the guidelines, it's not newsworthy two counts:

First, since there is nothing unusual about this year, it's an on-going event.

Second, it isn't relevant. There was no controversy over whether Ukrain would celebrate their national day. That it occured, as scheduled, is not relevant to anyone, Ukrainian or not.

Also, from Wikinews:What Wikinews is not, Wikinews is not an encylopedia, and it's not a forum for press releases, whether from a corporation or a government.

BTW, Wikipedia lists the current independence days on its front page in the "On this Day" section. That's where I think this belongs.

by all means, get rid of it. it was more a contribution for the sake of it. i assumed that, as wikinews has no size constraints, then anything goes. not to worry. kimmitt

article is newsworthy - just because an event re-occurs doesn't mean it is not a news event. kimmit, can u perhaps add some background on the "rehabilitation of those who raised the Ukrainian flag in Ternopil in 1973." statement. wikinews is read by a global audience, some of whom, like me, may not be well enough informed of Ukraine history to understand that statemenet without some additional explanation. o/w, congrats on a well written first article. hope to see more such contributions. Doldrums 11:03, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

sure, i'll expand it a little. i was hoping to do a daily article on Russia/CIS but I will try to keep quiet on bad news days. Kimmitt--Kimmitt 13:21, 25 August 2006 (UTC)