Template talk:Recent event

Current event->recent event

I've seen too many articles where the actual "current event" is just that the news is still breaking on the event, when it's something that's already happened. Current event makes no sense in this case; we need a separate template for an event that's already occurred and where the "recent" part of it is just that the news is still catching up. Things like politics are affected by this (even though I modified this to better describe Higgs boson!); is it a current event when someone is elected in some random country? No, it's generally a recent event that is just lacking the latest media coverage. That's significantly different from "current." – 2001:db8:: (rfc | diff) 01:49, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

I think you're nitpicking here. You're right, technically speaking, but that does not warrant an entirely new template. The current event template exists so it can be used on pages that receive an extraordinary amount of traffic due to current media attention. The wording on the template might not be perfect, but there's no need to create a second template for the same purpose. As such, I will be redirecting this template to Template:Current again soon. --Conti|✉ 10:21, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

I agree with 2001:db8::. IMHO, it doesn't hurt to have a template with slightly different wording, e.g. Template:Recent death v. Template:Recent death presumed. Please obtain wider consensus before redirecting to Template:Current. Jusses2 (talk) 18:24, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

This is such a minor change, it could easily be covered by an alternative wording on Template:Current. --Conti|✉ 18:36, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

You're right. Ideally, Template:Current would have a parameter for customizing the word "current" (just like it does for the word "event"). On the other hand, is it really necessary to add complexity to Template:Current when Template:Recent event would suffice? Jusses2 (talk) 18:48, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

I would very much prefer having less templates to maintain, especially if their purpose is exactly the same. Creating more templates only invites people to create even more (we've been there, there used to be dozens of "current event" templates).--Conti|✉ 18:58, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Okay, what about something like this? Jusses2 (talk) 19:14, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

'''This {{#if:{{{1|}}}|{{{1}}}|article}} documents a [[Portal:Current events|{{#if:{{{2|}}}|{{{2}}}|current}} {{#if:{{{3|}}}|{{{3}}}|event}}]].''' Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.

Hmm, we could also remove one variable, so the usage would be {{current||recent event}}. --Conti|✉ 19:18, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I think that would be great. Jusses2 (talk) 19:22, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

I've made the change. --Conti|✉ 19:49, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! I'll update the documentation. Jusses2 (talk) 19:51, 30 March 2013 (UTC)