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@HaeB: Hello, I've just incorporated my "In brief" bit into the current draft for next issue, as you suggested.
Actually, I was thinking about doing another one: I've found an article by an Italian sports magazine that explicitly cites the article for the Peruvian Clásico (an association football derby between Alianza Lima and Universitario) and encourages readers to take a look at it. That's because the latest, title-deciding match between the two teams took place just a few days ago and ended with some... interesting post-game antics, let's put it that way.
I fear this would be a little more off-topic than the "In brief" bits you usually publish, though. What do you think about it? Oltrepier (talk) 17:33, 11 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
@Bri: Thank you for taking a look at my entry! I don't know if it really deserves to be a lead story, though, since the original article I used as a source is pretty brief... Oltrepier (talk) 11:21, 12 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
There's a heading under In brief that says "Israel and Palestine" but the text that follows says nothing about that, rather, it's about translation of Stephen Harrison's Slate article into Spanish. ☆ Bri (talk) 19:20, 16 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Move these up to the appropriate position as required (e.g. adjacent to News and Notes). Copy the section header from the submission page into the |Submission= parameter so that the "Check status" button appears and works correctly.
