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Should part of the Selma 2017 article be removed?

While tracking the precursor of Cristina, I saw that on the Selma article ↗ it said "only the second Pacific tropical cyclone to attain tropical storm strength east of 90°W, the other being Alma of 2008". This is never said in any sources, and I'm guessing was inferred from the best track. Since the article is a good article, I thought it was okay, although I'm doubting that now. When Cristina formed, I added it to the article, and then I went through past storms and found Celia 2022 and added that to the article.

I noticed you removed unsourced statements that were clearly taken from what I added there, and if you removed them, then maybe that should be removed too. Nibnab43637 (talk) 14:10, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

:It should probably be removed as unimportant trivia ↗ across all articles, especially if there is no reliable source affirming the content. Also, GAs and FAs are not infallible and Selma was last reviewed in 2018. Including information into other articles for that reason seems like WP:OSE ↗. If a reliable source is found noting that Cristina et alia are unusual for how far east they have formed, I would be more tolerable of the content. ✶Quxyz✶ (talk) 14:20, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

Re: Potential tropical cyclones

Hmm, I'm not sure how useful it is as a topic. It has to do with tropical cyclone warning in the Atlantic hurricane basin, but there's nothing unique to what a PTC is, other than a storm that's predicted to become a tropical cyclone. Even a List of potential tropical cyclones ↗ doesn't seem to make the most sense, since the "PTC" here is the designation, not about possible TC's. Maybe it would make sense as part of Atlantic hurricane ↗, under "Description", which could be expanded to include subtropical/tropical storms/depressions and PTC's. Or perhaps have a "History of warning" in the Atlantic hurricane article. Somewhere, there should be some documentation on PTC's. At worst, it should be added to History of Atlantic hurricane warnings ↗, but it should definitely exist elsewhere. If you're able to find some good info on "Efficacy", then maaaaaaaaybe it could work as a standalone article, but the concept is so new, IDK. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk ↗) 22:05, 30 June 2026 (UTC)

:It has been almost a decade so I am hoping there is at least one study I can access that considers the impact that PTCs have towards decreasing fatality counts et cetera. Searching is hard because potential tropical cyclone is a common phrase that does not always relate to the designation. For example, an article may discuss the strongest potential tropical cyclone where that can be bracketed as strongest potential and tropical cyclone. I do not know how to immediately solve that issue.
:On a slightly tangential note, I will make Category:Potential tropical cyclones as a substitute for List of potential tropical cyclones ↗. ✶Quxyz✶ (talk) 23:13, 30 June 2026 (UTC)
::{{courtesy link|Category:Potential tropical cyclones}} ✶Quxyz✶ (talk) 23:35, 30 June 2026 (UTC)
:::Yea, if you get studies and some good literature, then of course there would be enough material to make an article. But yes, the searching is probably hard because it's a common phrase. ♫ Hurricanehink (talk ↗) 15:13, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
::::Do you think I should broadcast this to WT:WPTC ↗ or somewhere else to see if anyone else is interested in helping or have another idea? ✶Quxyz✶ (talk) 15:57, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
:::::Could be a good idea to get it on the project talk page. Hurricanehink mobile (talk) 23:17, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

:::Do you really think all of those storms need to be listed in :Category:Potential tropical cyclones ↗? None of them were PTC's except for the first three nondeveloping systems. So I'm curious why you wanted to populate the category so much? ♫ Hurricanehink (talk ↗) 15:39, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

::::All of them were PTCs at one point (or at least should have been, I did not add a couple of them) but the vast majority evolved into tropical cyclones. That is not really surprising as they are defined as having a high likelihood of undergoing tropical cyclogenesis. Having all of these systems classified eases navigation between the usages of the designation, which is otherwise hard. On a more meta level, I also included them to avoid WP:SMALLCAT ↗ accusations. If you disagree with my reasoning, I would bring it up at the thread I opened at WPTC ↗ as that would have a bit more publicity. ✶Quxyz✶ (talk) 16:07, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
:::::Pinging @Whittiler so they can see my reasoning. ✶Quxyz✶ (talk) 16:12, 4 July 2026 (UTC)
::::::Yes, I see your reasoning, which I also agreed with too. I am not sure if there is anything missed. Whittiler (talk) 16:37, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

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|style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px;" | For writing Potential tropical cyclone ↗! Sorry for the annoyance about the categories (and a sockpuppet getting involved), but this is the exact sort of article Wikipedia needed. You identified that need and proceeded with the research, asking for help, and then doing the work. Kudos and great work! ♫ Hurricanehink (talk ↗) 18:05, 10 July 2026 (UTC)
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