Recently, from the two discussions (one a few sections above this one and the other on Talk:Tornadoes of 2024), I have a proposal for the new layout, taking in feedback from those involved in those two discussions.
Change (revert) the layout from the currently used By Continent (example: Tornadoes of 2023), to the original By Month (Example: Tornadoes of 2008).
"(United States)" will be added to U.S.-based events, which was not done in original By Month layouts.
U.S.-only things will be left out of the infobox at the top of the yearly page (Infobox example Tornadoes of 2023). However, monthly U.S. totals can (and should) be mentioned at the beginning of each months section. Information regarding other countries or regions (example: number of European tornadoes or number of China tornadoes) during the month should also receive a sentence at the beginning of each months section.
In short, a small "monthly global summary" opens the section.
There is ongoing discussion about how to best present the content of the Insider investigative report on a Russian connection to Havana Syndrome. Two versions have been proposed, and we seek wider community input on which should be included in the article. The discussion has raised concerns about the due weight of content relating to allegations of secret weapons use by Russian military intelligence's GRU Unit 29155.
Version 2.1:
On March 31, 2024, The Insider, in collaboration with 60 Minutes and Der Spiegel, published an investigative report reigniting speculation that hostile Russian action was responsible for the syndrome.[2][3] The Kremlin Press Secretary dismissed the report as "nothing more than baseless, unfounded accusations by the media." In response to the report, the White House Press Secretary said that a "foreign adversary is very unlikely." Following the report, several U.S. Senators, including Susan Collins, Jeanne Shaheen, and Mark Warner, sent a letter to the President calling for further investigation into the cause of the anomalous health incidents.
Version 3.1:
On March 31 2024, The Insider, in collaboration with 60 Minutes and Der Spiegel, published an investigative report claiming that the syndrome was caused by actions of Russian military intelligence.[2][3][4] The report states that members of the GRU Unit 29155, known for undertaking foreign operations[3], received awards and promotions for work related to the development and deployment of "non-lethal acoustic weapons", and that telephone and travel data pinpointing the locations of these agents correlated with the timings and locations of Havana Syndrome incidents worldwide.[5][6][7]
The Kremlin Press Secretary dismissed the report as "nothing more than baseless, unfounded accusations by the media."[2] In response to the report, the White House Press Secretary said that a "foreign adversary is very unlikely."[8]
Following the report, in a letter addressed to the President several U.S. Senators called for further investigations into the causes of the anomalous health incidents.[9]
Please provide your opinions and rationale for supporting either version 2.1 or 3.1 and please ensure your responses are based on Wikipedia's content policies and guidelines. (FailedMusician (talk) 02:29, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
Should the following criteria be added as additional criteria in WP:TornadoCriteria?
(As a new point 5 in the criteria) Tornado outbreaks inside the United States with five or more tornadoes rated EF2
(As a new criteria section similar to “Rare oddities”):
Section title: High impact tornadoes
Text: Any tornado not meeting the above criteria may still qualify for inclusion as a “high impact” event. A hypothetical example of this criteria is an EF2 which does not kill or injure anyone, however, it damaged or destroyed 90% of a town of 2,000 people. Inclusion of these tornadoes is subjective. Any editor is allowed and should add such tornadoes to Tornadoes of XXXX articles, as inclusion of such events are considered to have presumed consensus. However, once a “high impact” tornado’s inclusion is challenged, a talk page discussion should occur to determine if the specific tornado qualifies as a “high impact” tornado and if it should be included or excluded in the article.
Option 1 — Support addition of both proposed criteria points
Option 2 — Support addition of proposed criteria #1, but oppose addition of proposed criteria #2
Option 3 — Support addition of proposed criteria #2, but oppose addition of proposed criteria #1
Option 4 — Oppose addition of both proposed criteria points
Add the tag {{rfc|xxx}} at the top of a talk page section, where "xxx" is the category abbreviation. The different category abbreviations that should be used with {{rfc}} are listed above in parenthesis. Multiple categories are separated by a vertical pipe. For example, {{rfc|xxx|yyy}}, where "xxx" is the first category and "yyy" is the second category.