Talk:Moderate earthquake hits Crete, Greece

Review of revision 1106229 [Failed]

Revision 1106229 of this article has been reviewed by Blood Red Sandman (talk · contribs) and found not ready at 17:11, 3 October 2010 (UTC). Copyright: Not reviewed. Please address other issues. Newsworthiness: Passed Verifiability: Not ready: The US and European sources disagree on exact size and location. Why are we reporting the US version as fact in the headline and lede but then adding a footnote that the local one disagrees in the very last paragraph? NPOV: Not ready: See verifiability. It is massively POV to assume the Amerikans are correct and the Europeans are wrong. Style: Passed Comments by reviewer: Quite a significant quake for the area. ~130 km (E)SE from Iraklio makes it the Eastern tip. Questions about the above? Ask. If possible, please address the above issues then resubmit the article for another review (by replacing {{tasks}} in the article with {{review}}). This talk page will be updated with subsequent reviews.

Revision 1106229 of this article has been reviewed by Blood Red Sandman (talk · contribs) and found not ready at 17:11, 3 October 2010 (UTC). Copyright: Not reviewed. Please address other issues. Newsworthiness: Passed Verifiability: Not ready: The US and European sources disagree on exact size and location. Why are we reporting the US version as fact in the headline and lede but then adding a footnote that the local one disagrees in the very last paragraph? NPOV: Not ready: See verifiability. It is massively POV to assume the Amerikans are correct and the Europeans are wrong. Style: Passed Comments by reviewer: Quite a significant quake for the area. ~130 km (E)SE from Iraklio makes it the Eastern tip. Questions about the above? Ask. If possible, please address the above issues then resubmit the article for another review (by replacing {{tasks}} in the article with {{review}}). This talk page will be updated with subsequent reviews.

Of course, I agree the AmericanUS-ianbiasedcrap must be wrong with this, updated the article according to the European source. --Diego Grez ^{return fire} 18:15, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

While I agree the more local one is more likely to be right, we can't assume that either... Turning a problem on its head does not create a solution. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 18:58, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Then, what should I do. --Diego Grez ^{return fire} 19:02, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Rearrange the article to talk of the conflicting information. Explain clearly who said which version without implying either side is correct. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:06, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

The official numbers have changed. When I checked a few moments ago, USGS said 5.2 and 38.3km, while EMSC said 5.0 and 40km. Oh, joy.

There are some earthquake article titles that don't specify the magnitude. Believe it or not, there's an article in the archives from 2007 called Minor earthquake strikes California. --Pi zero (talk) 22:44, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

How's this sound: Earthquake strikes Crete, Greece; magnitude unclear? Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 22:45, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

The unclarity isn't really part of the story, and the reader wants to know from the headline whether it's a tiny earthquake or a huge earthquake or what.

Can we get away with calling the earthquake "moderate"? In the old Richter scale, according to w:Richter magnitude scale#Richter magnitudes, 5.0–5.9 is "moderate"; and the moment magnitude scale is calibrated to coincide with the Richter scale for medium-sized earthquakes. Moderate earthquake hits Crete, Greece? --Pi zero (talk) 23:05, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I think that works without problems. Blood Red Sandman ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 23:23, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Review of revision 1106699 [Passed]

Revision 1106699 of this article has been reviewed by Cirt (talk · contribs) and has passed its review at 11:54, 4 October 2010 (UTC). Copyright: Passed Newsworthiness: Passed Verifiability: Passed NPOV: Passed Style: Passed Comments by reviewer: None added. The reviewed revision should automatically have been edited by removing {{Review}} and adding {{Publish}} at the bottom, and the edit sighted; if this did not happen, it may be done manually by a reviewer.

Revision 1106699 of this article has been reviewed by Cirt (talk · contribs) and has passed its review at 11:54, 4 October 2010 (UTC). Copyright: Passed Newsworthiness: Passed Verifiability: Passed NPOV: Passed Style: Passed Comments by reviewer: None added. The reviewed revision should automatically have been edited by removing {{Review}} and adding {{Publish}} at the bottom, and the edit sighted; if this did not happen, it may be done manually by a reviewer.