Template:Hurricane Template:Non-tropical

Note: I've also included this template for coverage of the winter storm that will hit most of the Central and northern Plains, kinda like the Storm Watch template, so I'm basically continuing the same way like it is done with severe weather outbreaks.--JForget 23:34, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is this template really necessary? Can't we use Current event instead? Why the (I think excessive) feeling to subdivide current events? —OverMyHead 15:48, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This one is more important because it reminds readers that trusted sources should be used in an emergency instead of Wikipedia. ViperSnake151 17:13, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've noticed the icon for this template has changed. But, due to its circumstances, this template "requires" a current event icon with a triangle warning on it. The red one is a bit too harsh though after 2nd thoughts, so maybe a yellow one would do good. ViperSnake151 12:05, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just not understanding why this template needs to be "consistent" with other current event templates. A disaster isn't like the death of a celebrity or something; people who are affected by the disaster will be reading an article in haste and won't even see this template unless it has a different look than all the dozens of other maintenance templates that we use. A little jog to remind people not to base life-safety decisions on our data is necessary and is the right thing to do. I think having the template in a red shade and with an exclamation point marker makes the template not only stand out from the normal clutter of maintenance templates, but it also emphasizes that we are perfectly serious when we say that our data may not be up do date or accurate. I say we change it back or at least to something similar. —Elipongo (Talk contribs) 15:54, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I'm not guessing why a bold color scheme is bad. It's not like these will be used that often or long. rootology (C)(T) 16:06, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I made it like this to make it look as less like a disclaimer as possible per the backlash on that HurricaneWarning template and WP:NDA. There is a reason why I made a current event icon with a exclamation mark on it. Please notice that it is a bit more subtle that Wikipedia info may not be accurate and that local authorities should be depended on further. ViperSnake151 16:22, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I don't care about the speedy et al. I just really would prefer it to be more visible and pop off the page. It's only going to be in use in very limited cases, and then for exceptionally short runs. I saw with the yes flag you just got it, yes? rootology (C)(T) 16:37, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I concur with Rootology, this template needs to be more visible however we do it. People who are anxious about being affected by a disaster will likely not even see this notice due to it's looking very similar to our clutter of maintenance templates. I appreciate your effort, but the tiny exclamation point on the globe is insufficient to attract attention in my opinion. If we don't make it more visible, editors are going to make an effort to replace that big disclaimer banner they had on the Hurricane Gustav article. Can't we make this template red, or even pink at the very least? —Elipongo (Talk contribs) 17:07, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Sorry, looking at the article now I see you used a bit of template magic to make it work that way already. Thanks! —Elipongo (Talk contribs) 17:11, 1 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]