Editing Module:Biglist/doc (section)

== Storms ==
The policy section [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a crystal ball|Wikipedia is not a crystal ball]] ([[WP:CRYSTAL]]) includes an example of an item from a "predetermined list" of names. The key point of the example is that an event may be likely to occur within a few months, but is not suitable for an article if no encyclopedic information is available. The <code>storm</code> function selects a suitable title from a built-in list. The title is not linked. From January to October (inclusive) in the current year, the entry for that year is shown. That entry should be for an event expected in the next year. In November and December of the current year, the entry for the following year is shown. The result is that the selected event is always at least two months in the future.

If the list that is built-in to the module is not updated before the last entry is used, the <code>default</code> entry is displayed.

The following example is supposed to show a red link for an article that should not be created until encyclopedic information is available.<br>
<code><nowiki>[[{{#invoke:biglist|storm}}]]</nowiki></code> → [[{{#invoke:biglist|storm}}]]
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