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I removed the "History" section in this article, for several reasons:
There may be a need for a dedicated article on History of COVID pandemic, but if so, the article should be separate from the timeline article. And whoever wants to write such an article should provide citations. For example, they could start with the contents of the well-sourced section at COVID-19#History.
Noleander ( talk) 16:02, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
There is a serious lack of information in each months articles and a lot of the information doesn't seem to be that noteworthy and may need to be removed anyway. As a result, merging the articles together and not creating new ones seems the most logical step, though input is appreciated. AndrewRG10 ( talk) 07:42, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
Hi @ AndrewRG10:, @ Crossroads:, @ Keith1611:, @ Fixer88:, @ David Fuchs:, @ Noleander:, @ Tenryuu:. I am thinking that we should discontinue the COVID-19 timeline pages from 1 January 2024 onwards since the World Health Organization no longer considers it a pandemic and most places have ended COVID-19 restrictions. In addition to the declining interest (with most entries focusing on Malaysian and NZ COVID-19 reports) and media coverage, I don't think that Wikipedia is a database for collecting statistics and reports. I think it's good to have this conversation with 2024 round the corner. Let me know what you think about this proposal. Andykatib 04:51, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
I'm adding this here rather than at the 2023 or 2024 subpages because it spans both years. For consideration:
I passed on putting this on the main pandemic article in light of the "undue" discussions, but figured that I should mention this here. On December 31 Maria Van Kerkhove stated in an X thread " It's marked by reduced impact compared to the peak of #COVID19 a few years ago, but it's still a global health threat and it's still a pandemic...." ( secondary source 1 secondary source 2). Now her account states "Opinions my own" as expected, but it's unclear whether she was stating an opinion or acting on behalf of the WHO. Notably, in a press conference 10 days later, she did not say the statement directly; however, in another one held two days after that (today local time as I write this), she stated "It's year five in the pandemic, but there's still a lot we don't know about it." ( Secondary source press release). Again, though, it's a personal interview, so opinion and official capacity are blurred again. Mapsax ( talk) 02:02, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
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This is reinforced by this editorial by a notable scientist, though I realize that the editorial itself couldn't be used as a source. Mapsax ( talk) 00:53, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
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I removed the "History" section in this article, for several reasons:
There may be a need for a dedicated article on History of COVID pandemic, but if so, the article should be separate from the timeline article. And whoever wants to write such an article should provide citations. For example, they could start with the contents of the well-sourced section at COVID-19#History.
Noleander ( talk) 16:02, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
There is a serious lack of information in each months articles and a lot of the information doesn't seem to be that noteworthy and may need to be removed anyway. As a result, merging the articles together and not creating new ones seems the most logical step, though input is appreciated. AndrewRG10 ( talk) 07:42, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
Hi @ AndrewRG10:, @ Crossroads:, @ Keith1611:, @ Fixer88:, @ David Fuchs:, @ Noleander:, @ Tenryuu:. I am thinking that we should discontinue the COVID-19 timeline pages from 1 January 2024 onwards since the World Health Organization no longer considers it a pandemic and most places have ended COVID-19 restrictions. In addition to the declining interest (with most entries focusing on Malaysian and NZ COVID-19 reports) and media coverage, I don't think that Wikipedia is a database for collecting statistics and reports. I think it's good to have this conversation with 2024 round the corner. Let me know what you think about this proposal. Andykatib 04:51, 6 November 2023 (UTC)
I'm adding this here rather than at the 2023 or 2024 subpages because it spans both years. For consideration:
I passed on putting this on the main pandemic article in light of the "undue" discussions, but figured that I should mention this here. On December 31 Maria Van Kerkhove stated in an X thread " It's marked by reduced impact compared to the peak of #COVID19 a few years ago, but it's still a global health threat and it's still a pandemic...." ( secondary source 1 secondary source 2). Now her account states "Opinions my own" as expected, but it's unclear whether she was stating an opinion or acting on behalf of the WHO. Notably, in a press conference 10 days later, she did not say the statement directly; however, in another one held two days after that (today local time as I write this), she stated "It's year five in the pandemic, but there's still a lot we don't know about it." ( Secondary source press release). Again, though, it's a personal interview, so opinion and official capacity are blurred again. Mapsax ( talk) 02:02, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
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This is reinforced by this editorial by a notable scientist, though I realize that the editorial itself couldn't be used as a source. Mapsax ( talk) 00:53, 18 February 2024 (UTC)