Forum:TTTB/A "New Happenings" Roll on the Homepage

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As I looked through the wiki, I realized something was amiss.

Of course, we all know new articles would be created and would be found on the 'Recent Changes' area. But these new articles need to get some attention, along with other important events that have occured within the in-universe that some users may not know.

Like me, for instance, I didn't know there was a clone of Darktan until I clicked the 'Random Page' button.

So, what I suggest is, we have a news roll section on the right-hand corner of the main page, describing recent events that had happened today in the in-universe's history. These recent events should also be recorded down into the wiki newspaper, for a full coverage of the story.

Here is a rough example of what I mean.

3 September 2009
 * Freezeland declares war on USA.
 * Billy Mays memorial built.

2 September 2009
 * Auzua Mostafique formed.
 * South Pole Council debates on Mwa Mwa Penguin incidents

More news updates on the newspaper

The bolded words in each article gives a link to the main event as a page. As an event is an action, it is in the form of a verb so the verb in an article will be the one that will be bolded. If it is a formation of a new country, company or whatnot, the name of the new item would be bolded and given a link. This way, more users will know about the in-universe happenings and the works' of others would not be left in the dark. If this verdict has been approved, may I be in charge of it?

Pros:
 * Gives other people's work attention in a good way.
 * Allows users to know more about the wiki.
 * Promotes the newspaper and the event.

Cons:
 * May be troublesome to search for the event in the 'Recent Changes' bar.