Talk:Possible Yemen's Houthi rebels fire missiles off Yemen coast in the Red Sea where a ship was passing through

Spelling?

one source says Mohka another says Mocha, just clearing up, any help appreciated, thanks. BigKrow (talk) 17:16, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

@Michael.C.Wright, just a quick question oh and by the way if im pinging you to much i apologize its a bad habit for me.... Thanks. BigKrow (talk) 17:55, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Mokha lists three spellings, actually; Mokha, Mocha, or Mukha. If you were to use the word in your article, I would recommend consistency within the article, whichever spelling you use. And no problem with the questions. I'm learning as I look up the answers. Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Published) 21:00, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Review

Hey @Michael.C.Wright this isn't ready for review probably falls under not enough text, 100 being minimum. Thoughts? I just liked working on this story and hopefully will not go stale, thanks again!! BigKrow (talk) 19:46, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

The minimum length for an article, according to WN:LENGTH (style guide) is one paragraph and 100 words. To claim a story and qualify for reporter rewards, you need three paragraphs.[1] The essay at WN:ARTICLE also recommends at least three paragraphs.

One of the older complaints about Wikinews is shorter, lower-quality articles that offer little more than your standard, corporate media article.[2] So the way I approach an article is to think what am I giving the reader that they can't necessarily get from just reading the one CNN or AP News article in the first place? That helps me write a longer article in order to hopefully provide readers a deeper and/or broader understanding of the topic. Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Published) 20:53, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

@Michael.C.Wright The story will be or is stale already, man I worked hard on this one too... BigKrow (talk) 21:06, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

You still have five days. Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Published) 23:29, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

K. BigKrow (talk) 00:04, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

To clarify, anything that says at least three paragraphs are required just hasn't been updated since the threshold was lowered in 2022. More than that is always better, of course. Heavy Water (talk) 05:41, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

@Heavy Water @Michael.C.Wright please try to review. BigKrow (talk) 19:14, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Getting stale by the minute.... BigKrow (talk) 21:19, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

I am not a reviewer. I propose the following to make the reviewer's job easier:

• Attribute the first statement regarding the missile launch.
• The first sentence could likely be broken down into two or three sentences or made more concise.
• Correct the article to comply with the style guide. For example, Wikinews:Style_guide#Numbers
• The statement about the ship being owned by the UK until 2013 could use a follow-up statement. Who owns it now?
• Fix the red-linked category
• I would (as always) recommend expanding the article

There are still three days until the article goes stale...plenty of time to correct errors and expand it. Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Published) 21:22, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Okay. BigKrow (talk) 21:24, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

To clarify what I said above, the article states the ship is "out of Panama/Seychelles," and I now understand you to mean it is Panama-flagged. That could be clarified.

Gambrell's story in Reuters states this, which is interesting: "At the time of writing, the vessel's owner was Seychelles-registered and was engaged in Russia-linked trade. The tanker was en route from Primorsk, Russia, to Vadinar, India." That might be worth digging into more and possibly reporting on. The Houthi's have been targeting US, British, and Israeli ships. Was this a case of mistaken identity?[3] Michael.C.Wright (^Talk/_Published) 21:48, 30 April 2024 (UTC)