User:EF5/Important WPW discussions
< User:EF5
This is a list of WikiProject Weather-related discussions that editors can use to check consensus on a topic or browse around.
| Link | Issue | Dates | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado death toll officially revised downward | Content | May 5 - May 19, 2011 | This relatively short discussion saw the invention of the table seen at the Enhanced Fujita scale article, still used today. |
| Bold titles in article leads for events without formal names | Content | April 12 - May 4, 2022 | This discussion, never formally closed, was the first to address the AVOIDBOLD issue. |
| Who is more accurate for deaths: NCEI or TWC | Content | May 26 - June 1, 2023 | This discussion attempted to address whether TWC or NCEI were more accurate for deaths, although it was never closed. |
| Proposal for new tornado chart | Content | June 27 - July 10, 2023 | This discussion set in stone the new "list of tornadoes" format. |
| Proposal - Criteria for inclusion on Tornadoes of XXXX articles | Notability | March 10 - April 1, 2024 | This discussion ratified what is acceptable on "Tornadoes of YYYY" articles and was partially amended again in December 2024. |
| Copyright of the famous 1997 "Dead Man Walking" image? | Copyright | May 11 - May 21, 2024 | This discussion was the start of a massive purge of over 1,000 images on Wikimedia Commons. |
| New tornado articles and the news | Notability | October 4 - October 5, 2025 | First discussion to properly address the notability of individual tornadoes. |
| Requested move 8 December 2024 | Name | December 7 - December 14, 2024 | This RM set in stone that "tornado" should not be used twice in lists of tornadoes in a particular outbreak. |
| RfC: Criteria for individual tornado articles | Notability | December 16, 2024 - February 8, 2025 | This RfC clarified the notability guidelines on articles for individual tornadoes and resulted in the creation of Wikipedia:Notability of individual tornadoes. |
| Split outbreak and flooding, duration? and WP:TOOSOON | Notability | March 10 - March 16, 2025 | The first discussion unofficially concluded that IAR overlooks CRYSTAL, although the second discussion contradicted that. Further discussion probably needed. |