Talk:The Drowning Girl

Not "to date"

Wikipedia says not to use terms like "to date," "currently," and the like, since no reader can know when "to date" was written. A reader will see "to date" and, reasonably, infer that what he is reading is current, when it might be outdated. "As of [such-and-such date]" can be used to tell the reader what he needs to know. I found these notes to clarify this question well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:As_of and here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Relative_time_references .

So I'm going to append the "when?" label to the article where it says "to date," and I hope the editor who wrote it, or someone else who knows, can supply what date "to date" refers to (or, better, provide a more recent date.) -- GcT (talk) 22:31, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

That line should probably just be stricken unless you can find a citation for the translated editions, in which case it could be "as of (date of publication)". Brianhe (talk) 22:36, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, Brianhe. I'm just loath to strike out what is probably true, without giving the original editor, or anyone else, an opportunity to back it up. GcT (talk) 01:09, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

I guess the option is just keep waiting for a proper source, since there is no deadline for Wikipedia. Brianhe (talk) 03:32, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Heh. Or until you, I, or someone else, gets tired of waiting. :-) 67.80.148.217 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 22:17, 24 June 2015 (UTC)