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-- Wikinews Welcome (talk) 03:39, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
Stale article
[edit]Wikinews has a policy of WN:Freshness. For synthesis, new details must have come to light within the past five to seven days, and the news event itself must have happened within ten days. Unless sources can be found and a news event chosen to bring this article into compliance with those requirements, the article titled Imran Khan's detention is arbitrary and a violation, says UN Working Group may be deleted. —Michael.C.Wright (Talk/Published) 13:49, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
- It is news, isn’t it? Titan2456 (talk) 15:41, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
- The Freshness time ran out, unless you can add updated sources. BigKrow (talk) 15:44, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
- Does news on Wikinews remain or is it deleted, if it remains than this article should stay, it is important news. Titan2456 (talk) 16:00, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
- The Freshness time ran out, unless you can add updated sources. BigKrow (talk) 15:44, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
- After seven days it is no longer considered news. As the WN:Freshness guideline states: "Facts don't cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news."
- It was important news at the time of the focal event. The event is still an important development. But an article must pass review within seven days of the focal event happening.
- If there is newer coverage regarding the overall event, the article could be refocused on that new event, per the WN:Gatwicking guideline. There was something published by the BBC recently: Even after a year in jail, Imran Khan still dominates Pakistan's politics. That article does mention the working group's decision. You might try refocussing the article on that event. However, my concern with Gatwicking it now is that more than 30 days have past since the focal event. That would be something for a reviewer to weigh in on.
- I know having an article go stale without being reviewed is frustrating. It's unfortunately not something we can fix without adding more reviewers.
- For a first article, it was well-written and likely could have passed review. I hope this doesn't dissuade you from writing more.
- —Michael.C.Wright (Talk/Published) 14:08, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- Okay, I understand, I will probably begin editing on Wikinews a few months later because I have a lot more Wikipedia work to do, but this won’t dissuade me from writing more. Titan2456 (talk) 15:44, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
- —Michael.C.Wright (Talk/Published) 14:08, 6 August 2024 (UTC)