Talk:2013 Washington, Illinois tornado: Difference between revisions

*'''Oppose'''. [https://datacentral.kitsapsun.com/tornado-archive/ Tornadoes in Washington] (the state) are very much a thing, and the proposed title would confusingly suggest that the article is about a tornado there. Also, the fact that a page specifically about central Illinois omits the word "Illinois" when identifying the tornado is to be expected, but Wikipedia is global and does not have that implicit local context. [[User:Huwmanbeing|╠╣uw]]&nbsp;<span style="font-size:smaller"><nowiki>[</nowiki>[[User talk:Huwmanbeing|talk]]<nowiki>]</nowiki></span> 14:23, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

*:'''Comment''' Yes, there was at least one tornado in 2013 in Washington State, however I don't think the title would cause confusion there. For Cascadia, see [[1972 Portland–Vancouver tornadoes]]; tornado articles aren't named after the state they occurred in, with a few rare exceptions such as the [[1925 Tri-State tornado]] and the [[2021 Western Kentucky tornado]]. Although, I understand your position, so perhaps a hatnote to [[List of Washington (state) tornadoes]] is due. However, since it was easily the most notable tornado in a place named Washington that year, I believe it's worthy of the title of main topic. See also the [[2002 La Plata tornado]], which didn't take place in [[La Plata]], Argentina, even though Argentina gets tornadoes as well. [[User:GeorgeMemulous|GeorgeMemulous]] ([[User talk:GeorgeMemulous|talk]]) 14:51, 20 August 2024 (UTC)