This is a page to promote the standardization of coverage across all topics as well as implementing specific format for commonly topics such as national elections, deaths, sports championships, awards shows, prize announcements, and armed conflicts.

Because each event is unique (election v. reelection, death by suicide bomber, win on penalty kicks, prize shared by multiple recipients, etc.), these are not explicit rules, but rather a general style to be employed.

General conventions edit

The candidate item written should be written in simple present tense summary format, should be short and to the point but provide sufficient context, should include pertinent related links, and should emphasize the main article in bold.

Example: The Wright Brothers fly the first airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Common events edit

Many events occur commonly enough (annually) that their coverage should be standardized.

National elections edit

Election edit

Example: George W. Bush of the Republican Party is elected President of the United States, replacing Bill Clinton.

Re-election edit

Example: George W. Bush of the Republican Party is re-elected President of the United States, defeating John Kerry of the Democratic Party.

Violence against notable person edit

Example President of the United States John F. Kennedy is assassinated by a sniper in Dallas, Texas.

Sports championship edit

Example: Brazil defeats Germany (2–0) to win the 2002 FIFA World Cup at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan.

Prizes edit

Example: Albert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect.

Deaths from WP:LILP edit

Example:Michael E. DeBakey, a pioneer in cardiac surgery, has died of natural causes. Read more about his life.