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User talk:Pencil Pusher~enwikinews

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Thanks for the article, Pencil Pusher! Dan100 (Talk) 07:50, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Sorry for any misunderstanding in regard to the copyvio assumption, but all quotes really need to be cited in every paragraph to avoid confusion. This is especially due to the fact that Wikinews articles can have multiple editors and paragraphs may change order location within the story (or be deleted by someone) by the time the final version of the piece is archived. -- Davodd | Talk 00:15, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Don't throw around "Copyvio" if you don't understand copyright.
Title 17 of U.S. Code defines copyright protection in the US.

Section 102(a) generally lays out the protection:

 * Copyright protection subsists, in accordance with this title, in original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression ...

Before I go any further, lets take a quick look at "fixed", shall we. As defined in section 101:

 * A work is "fixed" in a tangible medium of expression when its embodiment in a copy or phonorecord, by or under the authority of the author, is sufficiently permanent or stable to permit it to be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated for a period of more than transitory duration. A work consisting of sounds, images, or both, that are being transmitted, is "fixed" for purposes of this title if a fixation of the work is being made simultaneously with its transmission.

So, why is this important, say, in the context of congressional testimony?

Well, who is the "author" of testimony? That would be the speaker, right? If the washington post makes a transcript of what the speaker says, under normal circumstances can a reasonable person be lead to believe it was done "under the authority" of the speaker? What about CSPAN's recording -- is that "under the authority"?

No. Not even basic copyright protection attaches to testimony.

And, as if that wasn't enough for you, section 105 states:

 * Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government ...

Now you may not have known the precise legal basis for why congressional testimony is not copyright protected, but you either (1) had a gut feeling that it wasn't protected, or (2) had an incorrect belief that it was protected.

If it was (1), the you are simply dishonest for bringing it up. After I challenged you here http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Talk:Memo_shows_Gen._Sanchez_perjured_himself_to_Senate, you knew you were wrong, but you persisted because your ego got in the way.

If it was (2), then you really shouldn't flag someone's work for "copyvio" because you don't have a clue. Let someone who has a better understanding of copyright make those calls. If someone challenges you, then apologize and explain you just thought someone who actually knows the law should look at it. How egotistical is it to stick to your guns when you know you don't have a clue?

So, which was it? Did your ego make you knowingly assert falsehoods, or did your ego make you pretend that you knew what you are talking about?

Pencil Pusher 19:14, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * I just saw on your user page that you are a law student. Well, I guess that answers the question of (1) or (2).  You knew damn well that congressional testimony isn't copyrightable.  Pencil Pusher 19:53, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

 * In the spirit of Etiquette, I will disregard your personal attacks as things said in the heat of the moment that you (hopefully) regret.
 * To avoid such misunderstanings in the future, when you are using Congressional testimony, be sure to cite it as the source in the first paragraph of each new speaker. It was unclear in the article where the quotes were coming from. No where did it say that the quotes used in the article by Mssrs. Sanchez and Reed were, indeed from the testimony (it may have been implied, but it was unclear). How is the reader to know they were not from interviews with other reporters - the work of other writers? Our job as journalists includes not relying upon the reader to do our work for us via guesswork or gruntwork to track down the sources of quotes we use.
 * Finally, let me turn to the writing style (plese review WN:SG). Perhaps we all should try to look at our stories through the eyes of someone who is unfamiliar with the situation. If the writing was confusing to me, a professional journalist for almost 20 years, there is a good chance it was confusing for others. Imagine being from the United Kingdom and you have family or friends in Iraq and stumble across the article. Sure, you may be interested in the story. But, are left to your own devices to figure out the following:
 * What does ACLU mean?
 * What does "D-RI" in "Jack Reed (D-RI)" mean?
 * What is Snachez a "Lt. Gen." of? Army? Navy?
 * Our international audience may not get what you mean when you use too much American-specific jargon. -- Davodd | Talk 00:48, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I withdraw my above comments and have striken them out. Pencil Pusher 03:11, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Kobe commemorates earthquake victims

... for gramatical correctness we should say "Kobe commemorates ..."? --Aphaia 07:51, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:North Korea declares it has nuclear weapons; cancels talks

We should also point to recent discussions about NK which make a big deal out of the fact that NK had not previously declared nukes... even though there were many who took it for granted, impolrtant discussions would end with one party saying "Even if NK was developing nukes (and it's probably not so likely), ..." (cf the COMMENTARY ref., where such comments from Japan/SK/China come up) Sj
 * Didn't they tell American and Chinese ambassadors that they had nukes and would test soon in 2003? I vaguely recall... My understanding of this story is not so much that nobody thought they weren't developing nuclear weapons (they said they were many times), but that nobody really knew how much of their supposed progress was bluff (they still haven't shown any proof they've developed working nukes, and not having tested, it's uncertain what "working nuke" even means in this context). --Fastfission 05:24, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

DPRK
Tough to know what that means if you're not from North Korea, maybe put a link to Democratic People's Republic of Korea or something cause the abreviation wasn't used before. 132.204.207.108 16:45, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)


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Crosswords/2005/February/11

February 11, 2005

Quick crossword
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 * 9. Moving staircases (10)
 * 10. Practice (esp. athletic) (5)
 * 11. Elastic connective tissue (9)
 * 13. Boarding house for dogs (7)
 * 16. Cleansing agent (4)
 * 18. Short stop (5)
 * 20. US/UK government division (6)
 * 21. Instruct (5)
 * 22. Yttrium oxide (6)
 * 23. Catholic religious person (5)
 * 24. Before morning (4)
 * 26. Low wage (colloq.) (7)
 * 30. Tour; diversionary journey (9)
 * 31. Not sparkling (5)
 * 32. Bicycle steering device (8)
 * 33. Decorate (5)
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Answers tomorrow.
 * 1. Retrieve (5)
 * 2. Neckwear (5)
 * 3. Oval (7)
 * 4. Canadian capital (6)
 * 5. Rivulet (5)
 * 7. Hairy spider (9)
 * 8. Decapitation device (10)
 * 14. Refers to members of a group one by one (4)
 * 15. Handled cruelly or abusively (10)
 * 17. Tartan (5)
 * 19. Rotating watering device (9)
 * 21. Stretched tightly (4)
 * 23. Underwater breathing device (7)
 * 25. Place where video games are played (6)
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 * 28. Huygens probe visited this moon 2005 (5)
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User:Dgrigore~enwikinews

I am a 25 years old web researcher from Iasi, Romania and I am always looking for good news about my country.

I also write articles for Wikipedia.

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Prince Charles to marry Camilla Parker Bowles

February 10, 2005

Prince Charles, Britain's heir to the throne, has announced that he is to wed his lover of 34 years, Camilla Parker Bowles. In a press statement, the Prince of Wales said “Mrs Parker Bowles and I are absolutely delighted. It will be a very special day for us and our families.”

Mrs Parker Bowles will use the title "HRH The Duchess of Cornwall" after their marriage, and it is intended that following the Prince's accession to the throne, Mrs Parker Bowles will use the title "HRH The Princess Consort".

The pair are to marry on 8th April 2005 at a private civil ceremony in Windsor Castle, which will be an occasion primarily for friends and family. There will then be a service of prayer and dedication in St. George's Chapel, to be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams.

Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh also released a press statement saying: "The Duke of Edinburgh and I are very happy that The Prince of Wales and Mrs Parker Bowles are to marry. We have given them our warmest good wishes for their future together."

The proposed wedding is likely to raise many religious and constitutional questions, especially as Mrs Parker Bowles is divorced and her husband is still alive. However, the Archbishop of Canterbury said "I am pleased that Prince Charles and Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles have decided to take this important step."

The marriage will end many years of speculation spanning a relationship which has lasted since 1971. Following the death of the Prince's previous wife, Princess Diana, media speculation about the couple has increased.


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Pope to leave hospital

February 10, 2005 Pope John Paul II left Rome's Gemelli hospital today, having been treated for throat spasms brought on by flu. The 84-year-old Pontiff had been in hospital for 10 days.

Vatican spokesman, Joaquin Navarro-Valls, said that the Pope had been "cured" from the breathing difficulties, which lead to his hospitalization. Navarro-Valls also said that the Pontiff had undergone a number of tests, including a CAT scan, which had ruled out any new illnesses.

The Vatican reports that the Pope has recovered his voice and that he will make his regular appearance for crowds in St. Peter's Square. The Vatican is also being quiet regarding speculation as to the Pope's successor, the BBC reports.

The Pope's last appearance was from his hospital window on Sunday (6th February).

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Colombian army and FARC in combat, 28 dead

Since yersterday the Colombian National Army and FARC rebels have been fighting in the Department of Antioquia in Colombia. Recent reports account that 17 military and 11 guerrilla were dead during the combats until now.

Yesterday conflict occurred in the jungle, near the spring of the El Porroso river, rural zone of Mutatá, Uraba province of the Antioquia department. The general Carlos Alberto Ospina, Colombian Military Forces commander, told the engagement began after they intercepted a FARC group in its path to a Indian community settled around the region.

A military officer and 16 soldiers of the Batallón de Infantería No. 46 Voltigeros died in the battle. A sub-official and a soldier got hurt. 11 guerrilla from the FARC were killed as well. Eight soldiers are still missing, according to report released by the Colombian Caracol Radio.

In another campaign soldiers of the Batallón de Contraguerrillas 41 Héroes de Corea de la Primera División dismantled a laboratory with chemicals used for the processing of narcotics in a FARC camp, located in the city of Vista Hermosa, Meta department.


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Rallies against Feb. 1 royal coup in Nepal

Nepalese opposition groups have taken to the streets of capital Kathmandu to protest against King Gyanendra's takeover of the government.

The first major protests started Thursday on the streets of Kathmandu, where protesters unfurled banners and shouted slogans. They were quickly arrested by police, who had caught wind of the plans and mobilized their forces on the streets.

At least ten arrests took place, sources say.

These protests were organized by the Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES) and were announced earlier this week. The protesters are angry over King Gyanendra's decision to take over the government, censor the media, cut communications, ban dissent, arrest opposition leaders and place military on the streets.

Earlier in the week, Krishna Pahadi, the founder of HURPES, called for the protests.

"We would like to fill the jails of Nepal for the sake of democracy, human rights and the peace," he said.


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Saudis vote in first municipal elections in the Kingdom

February 10, 2005

Saudis are voting today in the country's first municipal elections that have been held in the Kingdom. This is first time democratic elections have been conducted in the Kingdom and as many as 100 candidates have been put forward per seat in the capital, Riyadh. There has been rows over whether women should be allowed to vote or stand in these elections and if there will any major changes in policy as only 50% of seats are being contested.


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Brazil opens XIV International Fair of Books in Cuba

On Feb. 3, 2005, the Brazilian Minister of Education, Tarso Genro, opened the XIV International Fair of Books in Havana during his five day visit to Cuba. The fair is scheduled to continue until February 13, 2005.

Minister Genro opened the fair saying, "Cuba and Brazil have the same mixture and the same condition of sovereign nations." According to Genro, it was a honor for Brazil to be invited to the fair, where the country was the guest of honor.

At the fair, the Ambassador of Brazil in Cuba, Tilden Santiago, spoke in name of the Brazilian President, Lula, that the Fair of Books will help to strengthen the relatioship between both countries. "Between Brazil and Cuba there is a tradition of friendship which goes back to Cândido Portinari and Nicholas Guillén, Leo Brower and Egberto Gismont, and Alfredo Guevara and Glauber Rocha," he added.

The Brazilian delegation donated 400 complete book collections to Cuba. The Brazilian addition to the fair included lectures, handiwork, films, literature, music, poetry, art demos and shows, and information on politics and history.

Genro also met with Fidel Castro, President of Cuba. Among the subjects discussed were the interchanges between both countries in the educational field, relationships between universities, value of the Spanish language, Cuban methods of alphabetization, and Brazilian undergraduate students in Cuba.


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Iranian President vows to maintain nuclear program

February 10, 2005

Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said today that his country will never give up its nuclear development process.

Talking to foreign ambassadors in Tehran, he said, "We give our guarantee that we will not produce nuclear weapons because we're against them and do not believe they are a source of power, but we will not give up peaceful nuclear technology."

"Iran has achieved nuclear technology without the help of others, and it will never give up its right [to use it] under illegitimate pressure from others," Khatami said.

His remarks come as Iran faces increasing pressure to curb its nuclear activities. The United States and the European Union wants the country to give up enriching uranium, a key process in both nuclear power generation and weapons production. Iran claims to have suspended such enrichment—President Khatmi said that enrichment is "our clear right" but that Iran had suspended it only "to show our goodwill". The EU wants a permanent cessation.

Khatami also denounced, "the slanders of the American rulers against the Iranian nation and the establishment", saying they were aimed at "putting a cover on the failures of the extremist US policy".

Newly-appointed U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said while touring Europe this week that diplomacy with Iran must be given every chance to succeed, adding that no deadline had been set to take the issue to the UN Security Council.


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User talk:65.121.225.2

Welcome
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Here are a few items I've found useful Getting started. The tutorial on writing an article has some great steps to follow, as well as some templates which will help simplify writing articles. The workspace is a great way to interest others in helping out on your article idea, or to find articles you can collaborate on. If you need help working with Wikinews, or have ideas to improve Wikinews, consider the Water cooler.

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Wikinews:Submit a story/Submission log

July 2

 * Gerhard Schröder one-paragraph-story: We already have a more accurate article on this: Schröder defeated by motion of non confidence
 * Bioweapons story: Irredeemably POV, has copyright notice (Wikinews content must be in the public domain)

June 29

 * Stirling Council will decide today the fate of G8 protesters' ecovillage : Not developed in reasonable time.
 * Iran's Presidential Run-off election : Not developed, but Hardliner wins Iran presidential runoff
 * Family of six murdered in Yuma, Arizona : used as Fathers mourn slain children

June 28

 * Gay marriage becomes legal in Canada : used as Canadian House of Commons approves same-sex marriage

June 27

 * wtc.nist.gov : used as NIST World Trade Center investigation team calls for improvements
 * World Tribunal for Iraq, Culminating Session Testimony : Removed. Copyrighted text submitted with copyright declaration attached!
 * Richard Whitely dies, aged 61 : already covered in British television presenter Richard Whiteley dies

June 26

 * Costa Rica Creates New Loophole for Landing Shark Fins :Copyvio/Press release
 * MAS Freedom Joins Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi in Call for Independent Commission Investigation of Detainee Abuses :Copyvio/Press release
 * Ms. Mondale is diagnosed to have cancer :Removed no story
 * MAS FREEDOM CONTINUES TO DEMAND DETAINEE ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS :Removed no story

June 24

 * Levittown high school teacher charged with rape : removed, copyvio from

June 22

 * Microsoft works on own BitTorrent : removed, copyvio from
 * Senator Biden Intends To Run For President : used as Senator Biden intends to run for President

June 15

 * South Africa's Deputy President Axed : removed, already exists

June 10

 * Interpol on the hunt for 'Dr.Death' : Removed. Apparently used as Interpol on the hunt for 'Dr.Death'
 * Serial child imposter held by French police : Removed. Same author submitted Serial child imposter held by French police directly.

June 2
I deleted a whole bunch - it was getting silly. See page history to see what I cut. Dan100 (Talk) 19:08, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)

May 30

 * Poor timekeeping from GNER : removed, no sources, highly suspect

May 29

 * LIVERPOOL BECOME KINGS OF EUROPE AFTER WINNING THRILLING FINAL : removed for being covered before as Liverpool beats Milan on penalties in Champions League final

May 28

 * Vanishing lake baffles Russians : used as Russian lake vanishes overnight
 * South African Geographical Names Council changes name of South Africa's capital to Tshwane : used as South African Geographical Names Council changes name of South Africa's capital to Tshwane
 * Mount Diablo buckweat rediscovered! : used as Mount Diablo buckwheat rediscovered in California
 * Laser fusion system being developed : not used
 * Google de-emphasizes blogs in its news search service : not used
 * Twenty five IBM unions threaten strike to protest planned job cuts : not used
 * Kyrgyzstan opens two checkpoints on border with Uzbekistan : not used

May 27

 * Destroyed Iraqi infrastructure yields sewage for drinking water; drought is expected : unused, single source, no one willing to write
 * Thousands protest U.S. policies in Jakarta : unused, no one willing to develop
 * Chinese researchers scale Mount Qomolangma, tallest mountain in the world : used
 * President of Taiwan Announces Second Round of Reforms : unused, no one willing to write
 * Incredible India: Discreditable Politicians : unused, blog entry from redif.com
 * U.S. polls show low approval ratings for Bush and Congress : unused, no one willing to write

May 26

 * Dragon Research : unused; no sources
 * Physics paper cancelled -- Peshawar Board of Secondary and Intermediate Education : unused (non-news; no details; no source)
 * pinochet, mangabey, women soldiers, religious coalition, google, cannes : unused, insufficient detail

May 24

 * The Force is strong with Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith : used
 * Chilean army recruits missing : used
 * Galloway puts foot in mouth while U.S. faces similar accusations. : rm story already run on May 17

May 23

 * Mayor proclaims Seattle a "City of ONE" : used as U.S. Mayor proclaims Seattle a "City of ONE"

May 22

 * Particle accelerator reveals long-lost writings of Archimedes: used as Particle accelerator reveals long-lost writings of Archimedes
 * Six thousand gather to celebrate birthday of Josip Broz Tito: used as Six thousand gather to celebrate birthday of Josip Broz Tito
 * Fox News viewership drops by half in 6 months: used as Fox News viewership drops by half in 6 months
 * Preakness won by Afleet Alex, Kentucky Derby Winner Third: used as Preakness won by Afleet Alex, Kentucky Derby Winner Third
 * Italian police under trial for events at 2001 G8 Genoa meeting: used as Italian police under trial for events at 2001 G8 Genoa meeting
 * Tariffs on Chinese textiles and apparel raised to ease trade frictions : used as Restrictions imposed in China textile trade with U.S.
 * Restrictions imposed in China textile trade with U.S : used as Restrictions imposed in China textile trade with U.S.
 * Chile`s Army Recruits Missing : used as Chilean Army Recruits Missing
 * Ebola outbreak in Congo : used as Ebola outbreak in Congo
 * Cubans protest communism : used as Cubans protest communism
 * 130 U.S. Mayors back global warming pact : used as Mayors_back_global_warming_pact
 * The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 is won by Greece. : used as Greece wins 2005 Eurovision song contest
 * NASA solar sail passes first major test : used as NASA solar sail passes first major test
 * Death toll from rare 'Marburg fever' outbreak in Angola rises to 300 : Removed as duplicate of Marburg virus outbreak in Angola claims over 300 lives

May 21

 * CAD Interoperability and the Consumer : Removed, unused, not developed after 1 week
 * Mexico president Vicente Fox slurs Blacks : Removed, unused, not developed after 1 week

May 20

 * Computer companies attack CSIRO patent.: apparently used as Computer giants attack Aussie CSIRO's WLAN patent
 * Storms lash northern New Zealand: used as Storms lash northern New Zealand

May 18

 * Tropical Storm Adrian forms in Eastern Pacific, threatens Central America: used
 * Women Sufferage in Kuwait:See Kuwait parliament gives women the vote
 * Parakeets Talking In Conversational Language:Removed notnews
 * Collecting Business Cards:Removed copyvio / press release

May 15

 * Kahne takes Checkered Flag at Richmond: used as Kahne takes Checkered Flag at Richmond
 * Mysterious "Piano man" found: used as "Do you know this pianist?" asks helpline

May 14

 * Gaza settlers protest planned pullout: used as Gaza settlers protest planned pullout
 * Some win, some lose in base shuffling: used as U.S. Defense Secretary announces closures and expansions of military bases

May 12

 * 2 European politicians added to oil-for-food scandal by U.S. Senate. :used as U.S. Senate: U.K. and French politicians were allocated Iraqi oil
 * Sen. Voinovich to vote for Bolton: used as U.S. Senator Voinovich allows Bolton nomination to pass to full Senate vote
 * Pilot gets sixth months for smuggling Chinese immigrants: used as Pilot gets sixth months for smuggling Chinese immigrants
 * Device claimed to be able to see through walls: used as Device claimed to be able to see through walls
 * Tom Ridge,former U.S. Homeland Security chief, defends Canadian Border: used as Tom Ridge,former U.S. Homeland Security chief, defends Canadian Border

May 8

 * Google is Down! - Used
 * Henin-Hardenne stops Sharapov - Used
 * Mexican TV star Ponce dies in vehicle accident - Removed copvio

May 6

 * Raymond N. Rogers, chemist who studied the Shroud of Turin, dies at age 77 - Used
 * Explosives Hit British Consulate in NY - merged with Explosions near British consulate in New York shatter windows

May 5

 * Local Boy Born Without Personality : Removed; personal attack with no cited sources.
 * Bomb Explodes at UK Consulate in New York : Removed; Explosions near British consulate in New York shatter windows already exists.
 * Finnish and Estonian prime ministers meet - affirm close ties : Used as Prime Ministers from Finland and Estonia meet, and subsequently tagged as a copyright violation suspect.
 * Cambodian town of Quan'sul quarantined : Removed; hoax article that uses mock-up of a BBC News article (not actually on a BBC News site) as its source.

May 4

 * Hurrah, buddies, really something for you to chew over! - Not used, NPOV/Poorly translated?
 * Alameda Writers Group, BMI Round Table, Cannes Film Festival, Spritual Cinema Festival, Academy of Country Music Awards, Florida Music Festival Headline May Show Business and Media Events - Removed, Press release
 * Derailment in London - Removed Never developed
 * Worse floods in 20 years for Georgia - Used
 * Portland first city to pull officers from FBI terrorism task force - Used
 * Raymond N. Rogers, chemist who studied the Shroud of Turin, dies at age 77 - Used
 * Former Hatian Prime Minister Neptune reported close to death - Used
 * UK Prime Minister Tony Blair publishes Iraq War legal advice. - Story written
 * Air as fuel! True ZERRO emmissions! - Removed, Press release
 * AP Newswire publishes fake photo? - Removed, not news

May 3

 * Power is The Truth - Removed for lack of any discernable news content, multiple submissions indicate spam

April 29

 * Tabletop fusion may lead to safer nuclear power from fission - used

April 28

 * apollo 13 engineers honored - Removed outdated
 * Des Relations Sino-Japonais deviennent plus aigres - Removed outdated
 * Munch's "The Scream" might have been burned Used

April 27

 * Syria: Pullout is "full and complete", UN to verify - Used
 * First take off successfull for the Airbus A380, First take-off of an Airbus A380 - already covered

April 26

 * Anthrax Scare Closes Michigan Newspaper Office - Used
 * Korean Film Council awards a research grant to a Russian BitTorrent site - used

April 24

 * Pope Benedict XVI Celebrates Inaugral Mass - Used
 * 5-year-old girl arrested and handcuffed by Florida police - Used
 * NASA CULTURE HARD TO CHANGE - Removed. No apparent news content.

April 23

 * Dinosaur Site now offers News Feed - Removed week old/ Local interest only
 * Science Site now with Extra Active Squid - Removed week old/ Local interest only
 * Serb General Pavkovic to Surrender to Hague - Used
 * Iraqi Insurgents kill 16 - Used
 * Habemus Papam Squatteram - Used
 * Moussaoui Pleads Guilty to 9/11 Attacks - used
 * John Kerry Does it Again! - removed, non news, no sources

April 22

 * Populist #1 -Removed: not news

April 21

 * France still a hot topic on college campuses - used
 * The War on Insight - Removed: Press Release/NPOV/Not News
 * Midwest businessman announces new business model - Removed: Press Release
 * Iran shuts down AlJazeera bureau - Used

April 20

 * Can ideas be sold in ebay? - Removed not news
 * Fifth annual Chatterbox Challenge underway - Copyvio from http://www.daden.co.uk/chatbots/pages/000151.html
 * Ecuador on Brink of Civil War - removed because submitted by same author directly to Possible Civil War Causes Panic in Ecuador
 * Unprecedented Global Coverage of John Paul II’s Passing - - →Unprecedented Global Coverage of John Paul II’s Passing - Copyvio from http://www.languagemonitor.com/wst_page19.html
 * Wellington (Shropshire) Short Story Competition open for entries -Copyvio from http://www.pressbox.co.uk/Detailed/26902.html
 * Gay Magazine Poll: Deep Dissatisfaction with GLAAD - Used

April 17

 * Childhood exposure to TV linked to bullying - Used

April 16

 * New Zealand Cricket under pressure to stop Zimbabwe tour - Used

April 14

 * Negroponte Brain behind US Secret War in Central America - copyvio from http://www.plenglish.com/Article.asp?ID=%7BAEAD4E4C-2F79-470E-8D45-DE1CCEC3F658%7D&language=EN
 * Scientific Analysis Suggests 2004 US Vote Counts Altered - copyvio from http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B54D07D2C-855E-40BD-8E68-DFD2DADF1E8F%7D&language=EN
 * Halliburton Caught With Fingers in Iraq Redevelopment Fund - copyvio from http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7BF59BE8C8-D88F-4975-A008-360AD25C4573%7D&language=EN
 * US Government Urged to Deny Asylum to Posada Carriles - copyvio from http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B57F12D8D-039F-437C-BD8C-20F95A2778B6%7D&language=EN
 * Israeli paratroopers stop 15 year old Palestinian from detonating himself - Used

April 13

 * Unions ballot to "shut down the BBC" - Used
 * Microsoft Plans to release low-cost Windows XP Starter Edition in Brazil - Used
 * Sit-in Enters Ninth Day - Used
 * Survey finds Spam tolerance growing Used
 * Lib Dem Leader becomes father - Used
 * Palestinian boy used 5 explosive charges to win his place in prison. - Used
 * New Initiative Strives for Growth in Volunteerism Across Canada - Not used, PR with no additional sources
 * New Zealand Cricket under pressure to stop tour of Zimbabwe - Used

April 11

 * Cloned cattle's milk and meat seem safe, according to new study - Used
 * New top level domain names added - Used

April 9

 * Local Boy Accidentally looses tooth - POV
 * Drug resistant Staph infections on the rise - Pending

April 8

 * Cairo blast kills 3 - USED

April 6

 * Peter Jennings Diagnosed With Lung Cancer - Pending
 * Chat, Browse Web, Read Comics on Sony PSP - Pending
 * India beats Pakistan in Visakhapatnam ODI Pending
 * Japan follows other nations in plans for manned spaceflight - moved to Talk:Japan announces moon program since article already exists.

April 5

 * Google and Yahoo to allow users to submit video - USED
 * Google Maps Incorporates Satellite Images - USED
 * Children in developing world get Laptops for 100 Dollar - USED
 * Gospel Music Week ... - cut & paste copyvio
 * U.S. Soldier in Iraq killed - Suggestion; not a submission
 * Memo shows Gen. Sanchez purjured himself to senate - cut & paste from ACLU site

April 4

 * US History is Wikibooks book of the month - just a story suggestion, not a real story
 * Results of the NCAA Tourament "March Madness" Divison 1 Semifinals - PENDING

April 2

 * Fourth Lebanon bomb rocks shopping mall - Used.
 * Celera Genetics solving down the genome - no sources, press release/advert.

April 1

 * Rural African school goes to Sweden for environment award - used.

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User talk:134.53.125.19

Welcome!
Welcome!

Glad to see you here, and editing.

Here are a few items I've found useful Getting started. The tutorial on writing an article has some great steps to follow, as well as some templates which will help simplify writing articles. The workspace is a great way to interest others in helping out on your article idea, or to find articles you can collaborate on. If you need help working with Wikinews, or have ideas to improve Wikinews, consider the Water cooler.

You can always contact me through my talk page. A nifty trick is use NaodW29-nowiki35fcaf1413f7e7a600000001 to sign your message - 3 of them will be replaced with your username as a link, 4 will also put a time stamp to say when you signed it. And have fun!

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User talk:134.74.132.165

Welcome
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Glad to see you here, and editing.

Here are a few items I've found useful Getting started. The tutorial on writing an article has some great steps to follow, as well as some templates which will help simplify writing articles. The workspace is a great way to interest others in helping out on your article idea, or to find articles you can collaborate on. If you need help working with Wikinews, or have ideas to improve Wikinews, consider the Water cooler.

You can always contact me through my talk page. A nifty trick is use to sign your message - 3 of them will be replaced with your username as a link, 4 will also put a time stamp to say when you signed it. And have fun!

Please do not engage in simple graffiti on the front page... but you're still welcome to edit on Wikinews. - Amgine 00:28, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Saudis vote in first municipal elections in the Kingdom

The article doesn't mention that women were not allowed to run for office or vote. It only says that there were "rows" about it.


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User talk:64.1.180.87

Welcome!
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Here are a few items I've found useful Getting started. The tutorial on writing an article has some great steps to follow, as well as some templates which will help simplify writing articles. The workspace is a great way to interest others in helping out on your article idea, or to find articles you can collaborate on. If you need help working with Wikinews, or have ideas to improve Wikinews, consider the Water cooler.

You can always contact me through my talk page. A nifty trick is use to sign your message - 3 of them will be replaced with your username as a link, 4 will also put a time stamp to say when you signed it. And have fun!

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Bush administration removes critical report from website, replaces Civil Rights Commission chair

February 11, 2005

A report documenting the civil rights record of the Bush administration has been removed from the Commission's website. The report was submitted to the administration in December by a committee, chaired by Mary Frances Berry, who has served as chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights for nearly 25 years.

The report, Redefining Rights in America: The Civil Rights Record of the George W. Bush Administration described setbacks to a range of civil rights issues from policies that have further polarized communities. One week after Berry submitted the report, the Bush administration forced her out, announcing her replacement before she had actually resigned. The new chair, attorney Gerald A. Reynolds, was quoted in a New York Times article as saying he believed traditional civil rights group "overstate the problem" of racial discrimination. His appointment has been termed "a disaster" by NAACP Board Chairman Julian Bond.

In an exclusive interview with Tolerance.org February 9, Berry warns of further erosion to civil rights, with a weakened Civil Rights Commission unable to press the Justice Department to enforce the laws.


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Talk:Google offers to help Wikipedia

Problems
This is also a source, but not much is available yet on this, I figure: http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2005-February/002181.html

See also: Google hosting (by Angela Beesley)

 * Although there is, potentially, an article in here I would strongly suggest that Wikinews not create an article based on rumour but, instead, either interview members of the foundation board about the situation or wait until an official announcement is made. - Amgine 02:23, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Agreed on that we don't creat an article based only on rumor, and particularly the Foundation related matters it would be better to have an interview with a Trustee.

 * Well, but please forgive me to stock an external link. There seem to be rumors about it here and there ...

http://www.nytimes.com/cnet/CNET_2100-1038_3-5572744.html?ex=1108789200&en=2955debe6a2ea165&ei=5070

Sorry, I didn't notice the discussion. Just the article request. I think it is quite imprecise news but not a rumor anymore. Other News sites cite Wikipedia administrators and Google shows up 51 news on this topic. I'm a bit disappointed that i read of it in the NY Times first and not on Wikinews. I mean if Wikipedia isn't important for us, for who then ? Feel free to cut it down or add an Interview. Greetings, --Sweets 11:40, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

This article is riddled with problems - it's just totally inaccurate. Dan100 (Talk) 01:56, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * I did not write the following deconstruction, someone else did. Although I agree with it. Dan100 (Talk) 10:07, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Google Inc. plans to host Wikipedia.
 * No, they've just proposed it. There's no evidence they're actually planning to do it.
 * Well that is true, they offered to host parts of Wikipedia. I simply deduced that you have to have the intention and a plan to make such a proposition. --Sweets 23:36, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Google made an initial offer to the Wikimedia Board.
 * The source page at google hosting just said "Google Inc. have made a proposal". Where do you get the information that they made the proposal "to the Wikimedia Board"? This is speculation.
 * See the version of google hosting as i wrote the article . That was before Angela changed it with this comment: "removing my name from it since it makes that would make it seem more official, not less". --Sweets 23:36, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

It will be discussed by the members of the Wikimedia Board and Wikimedia developers.
 * This implies the developers will see the proposal. Where is this information from?
 * Good Question, one source is Neowin and that is probably a citation of this Mailing List post from Daniel Mayer in the Foundation Board list. --Sweets 23:36, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

In March 2005 the plans will be substantiated in a Meeting with Google represantatives.
 * A meeting is planned, according to google hosting. There's no evidence the plans will be substantiated at it though, and no evidence it will be "Google represantatives" which implies more than one.
 * You may be right with the assumption that it may be only one Google representative. However i highly doubt it because corporations always like witnesses in meetings. Let me cite an answer of the above mentioned mailing list:

" Marco Krohn a écrit: > On Wednesday 09 February 2005 23:58, Daniel Mayer wrote: > > Hi, > > [...] > >>The plan for Google hosting will greatly reduce the amount of >>money we need to spend as will other hosting offers. > > > I'm reading about google hosting for the second time now, but couldn't find > anything on meta, wikidev or this mailing list. It sounds interesting, what > is meant with it exactly? > > best regards, >  Marco

It is currently proceeding, but details are not entirely worked out. We had a first proposal for which we gave feedback last week.

Today, in Standford, Jimbo met with Sergei Brin and Larry Page, who were extremely enthousiastic about the whole project.

The board has a meeting planned early march to try to finalize this a little bit more.

Ant " --Sweets 23:36, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The steps of Google towards Wikipedia are not surprising.
 * According to who? Has anyone said it's not surprising or is this original research?
 * Please read the whole text. It is not surprising because MSN, Yahoo anf Clust.com for example already embedded Encyclopedias in their Web Seach interface. --Sweets 23:36, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

It is possible that Google plans to implement Wikipedia results as an inline feature...
 * According to what? This is pure speculation.
 * Yes it is, i didn't know that news papers are not allowed to speculate and interpret the facts. remember i am a freshwoman. --Sweets 23:36, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

So Google Inc. could run a noneditable Wikpiedia mirror...
 * Is this relevant? That isn't anything to do with hosting, and since there's been no suggestion that they would do this, I don't see why it's mentioned.
 * If you care to read some of the news that Google News collects about this topic you will find that many reporters have come to the same conclusions, especially if they know Wikipedia better. --Sweets 23:36, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Here is an excerpt of the original Wikimedia statement...
 * It was not a Wikimedia statement. And the extract quoted was not the original.
 * See the version of google hosting as i wrote the article . That was before Angela changed it with this comment: "removing my name from it since it makes that would make it seem more official, not less". --Sweets 23:36, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Sources: Angela User page
 * That page was not a source for anything written here.
 * See the version of google hosting as i wrote the article . That was before Angela changed it with this comment: "removing my name from it since it makes that would make it seem more official, not less".

So she had the reported contact with Google and posted about it in this Foundation Board Mailing list.  " > I'm reading about google hosting for the second time now, but couldn't find > anything on meta, wikidev or this mailing list. It sounds interesting, what > is meant with it exactly?

Basically, Google have made a proposal to host some of our content.There's an introduction at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Google_hosting, but I'm not sure I can say much more than that at this stage.

Angela. "

Enlightened ? Greetings,--Sweets 23:36, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Article deleted
The article was a copy-paste of Sweets' blog entry, which is licensed under CC-by-sa, which is incompatible with Wikinews' PD licensure. A different article would be gladly considered, since the topic is of obvious interest to Wikinews readers... - Amgine 21:46, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Request Undeletion of Article
Request Undeletion of Article

I am a freshwoman to Wikinews and have great respect for your experience. I humbly request the revert of this speedy deletion of the article Google plans to help Wikipedia. I now think that you mean that the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license is too restrictive. I realized indeed that it could be difficult for Wikinews to use this text. So i changed the License to Creative Commons Attribution. Future suggestions are welcome.

I am the legitimate owner of the article http://sweetsilhouette.blogspot.com/2005/02/google-wants-to-host-wikipedia-or-its.html and have put it under the most generous and simple license i know. I believe in Collaborative Work and Wikipedia and want to contribute in Wikinews now. However i want to post my articles in my Blog too. That's not as easy as it may seem. If i would write the article in Wikipedia or Wikinews first and later on in my Blog, i would have to add a lengthy origin notice and possibly even put all my content on my webpage under GFDL and add a local copy of the GFDL to refer to.

The other way round is much easier. There is even a decent tool for conversion of HTM2Wiki Markup but i saw this ingenious Wikipedia Tool unfortunately only today. So it was not a copy-paste job but more than 1 hour of adaptation to readable Wiki. I would like to respond to the questions of Dam100 [Freudian slip? :) Dan100 (Talk) 10:08, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)], but i can't do this if the history is deleted.

I am the legitimate creator of the Blog entry and I can put the text under Public Domain like stated in the edit form. I am aware that Wikinews is currently growing fast and has currently no Copyright policy, but let's just build one through consensus. :-) "2. Avoid copyright violation.

 * For more, Wikinews:Copyright - not yet created, since we do not have official licensing policy."

Update: Did you read Policies and guidelines/Fair use ? If the licenses Creative Commons CC-BY, Creative Commons CC-BY-SA, BSD license, GNU General Public License are acceptable for images, they should be OK for texts too. Policies and guidelines/Image use policy

PS: Why is there no record of the deletion ? No delete Request no Speedy Deletion Record, nothing. The article and its references vanished as if they never existed. I will remind you of the fact that i did not start the article nor did i the links in Developing Stories. I just extended it. The fact that the collaborative work of some members is deleted for this reason is worrying.

Put some suggestions how to sort this out. Thank you --Sweets 23:12, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Sweets - This article was a copyvio, a subject of considerable sensitivity on Wikinews. In addition, it had factual disputes against it, and it was about to get a POV dispute placed on it. It would be effectively impossible to remove the copyvio from the existing article at the time.

The convention at Policies and guidelines/Fair use is not in force. In fact, due to the current PD licensure of Wikinews no graphics may be uploaded to the site; not even public domain graphics. It is a proposed policy, and should have been marked as such.

Record of the delete can be found using the Special:Log, you'll find the following log entry:
 * 21:29, 14 Feb 2005 Amgine deleted "Google plans to help Wikipedia" (Article previously licensed as CC-by-sa, incompatible with Wikinews' PD requirement)

Since I felt the article topic had merit, I deleted the article and developed a replacement article at Lack of facts no hindrance to speculation about Google, Wikipedia. If you wish to request an undelete of this article, I'll see if I can set up a process for that.

By the way, if you write an article on Wikinews you may then publish it on your blog without any mention of it being published here first, without a link back, restrictions on derivations, or any other requirement. Wikinews currently is released to the public domain. - Amgine 09:26, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * It says at the foot of the editing page "PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT COPYRIGHTED WORK WITHOUT PERMISSION!". As Sweets was copy-right holder, she could re-publish her work as and where she fits. Further, deletion was not the proper manner to handle a copyvio - we have the copyvio template for that. Lastly, the article should have not been deleted so the community could work on correcting the objections raised above. Dan100 (Talk) 10:29, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * The foot of the edit page is accurate, however Sweets has not stated she has re-licensed the article under Public Domain, but under CC. Under CC derivative works are still bound by the copyright holder. Wikinews articles are released under the Public Domain, and derivative works are not bound by the copyright holder. - Amgine 19:03, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

To quote from BY 2.0 (which is the license Sweets uses on her blog): "Any of these conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder." This is implicitly what Sweets did, and is explained explicitly above. Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Under U.S. copyright law, implicit is not accepted. Sweets explicitly states the article is under CC attribute above. - Amgine 20:05, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

To quote from above:"I am the legitimate creator of the Blog entry and I can put the text under Public Domain like stated in the edit form.  Dan100 (Talk) 20:09, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Also on this page: "So i changed the License to Creative Commons Attribution." From the article copied from: "This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License." From the license link on that site: "Attribution. You must give the original author credit." - Amgine 20:20, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

"23:52]  amgine: knowing when blogs break news.. this is where tagging could be really useful. [#wikinews 23:52]  re licensing, do remember that in most places, moral rights exists and grants authors the right to be associated with their work." You could leave out the origin of the news/art but it would be a very moment. PD is as far as i understood no license at all and you could do what is not restricted by other rights. Bye, --Sweets 23:27, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * First of all, that is a discussion about content that is no longer in the article. Second, true i changed the license on my blog page from Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 to Creative Commons Attribution. My hope was that ShareAlike was the only licensing problem. Please note that by writing this very lines you and I accept the license under the edit Box "Please note that all contributions to this site are considered to be released into the public domain." When i am the legitimate owner of the text that is perfectly legal. So, yes in Wikinews the text is under public domain and you may change or use it as you like. BTW, that already happened. Regarding attributioen let me quote from a Wikinews IRC chat log

 * Sweets, allow me to explain how the CC and PD are incompatible. In Public Domain there are no restrictions whatsoever, and the text may be included in other works, modified, translated, whatever, because no one exerts any claim whatsoever. Under CC-by, you claim to own your work, and people can do whatever they wish with it *except* they must include an attribution the work originated from you. This applies to all derivative works, including after it is copied from Wikinews to another site, which is quite different from the Public Domain.
 * The simple solution is for you to change your license on your site if you want to contribute it to the public domain. If you claim the article is under CC-by on your site, it is both copyrighted and incompatible with the Wikinews licensure.
 * The request for deletion is not to delete the article in its current format. It is to delete the sections which would be considered copyright violations. The current article would remain, as far as I have requested. - Amgine 00:16, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Eh? So you're listing the article for deletion, with no intention of deleting any of it?

 * Amgine, calm down. First, the only person who could persue any copyright claim is Sweets herself, and I think that's somewhat unlikely. Secondly, as stated, Sweets is the copyright holder, and she can do as she sees fit with her work. Dan100 (Talk) 00:40, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * If you had read the deletion request, you would see I am requesting that some of the article's history be deleted - the parts which would be violations of Sweets' CC-by licensure. I encourage you to make your opinion on this matter known during the Dr period of 5 days. In the meantime, do not remove either the request or the template. - Amgine 00:45, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

UNdeleted - original author released into PD
I restored this for 2 reasons: -- Davodd | Talk 11:19, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) It does not fit speedy delete requirements and deletion did not follow deletion policy by being listed on WN:DR for discussion.
 * 2) It is not copyvio since original author posted it - turning it over to PD.
 * As far as I am aware, unless the author takes specific effort to release a document into the public domain, an article is not in the public domain, even if the author later posts the article publicly. The author has taken a specific effort to license the article first under CC-by-sa, then under CC, none of which are compatible with public domain. - Amgine 18:50, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Rewrite
I removed the speculation, rewrote awkward parts, and fixed various spelling mistakes and other typos.

If the original objections have been sufficiently addressed to the satisfaction of the contributor who placed the "dispute" tag, please remove the tag at your convenience. — DV 14:20, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I originally added the dispute tag. I have now removed it. Dan100 (Talk) 00:34, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

BTW, "CC-by-sa" VS "PD licensure"
Could anyone tell me the major differences between the two? King Ho Cheung 18:18, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Publication date
I put February 17 on the article and put in that day's template as that was the UTC day it was re-listed on Latest news. Adding it to the 16th when it's the 17th seems a little odd! Dan100 (Talk) 01:43, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Shakidor Dam bursts in Pakistan after heavy rain

February 11, 2005

After a week of heavy rain and snow, the Shakidor Dam near the coast of the southwestern Pakistan province of Baluchistan burst around 6:00 pm local time. So far, at least seventy people have died after five villages were swept away. Many bodies have been recovered by Coast Guard vessels sweeping the sea off the affected area with fishing nets.

Provincial Minister Sher Jan Baloch announced troops have been called out for rescue operations. "The army has started rescue operations to try to save as many lives as possible." While over 1,000 have been rescued, possibly as many as 700 are missing - they may have been swept out to see, or may be seeking refuge on high ground or elsewhere. Alotogether, over 30,000 people have been affected.

President Musharaf has announced a million dollars for the victims.

The 148 m (485 ft) long Shakidor Dam near Pasni failed on Friday, sending thousands of people fleeing for safety. The dam, 800 km south of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan, was built two years ago. Although the specific details are not known, it is believed the dam was overwhelmed by past week's heavy rains which have caused flooding in the region.

The flooding has cut off Pasni and other coastal regions, washing out roads and bridges. At least another 50 have died elsewhere as a result.


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Crosswords/2005/February/12

February 12, 2005

Quick crossword
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 * 8. Substance chemically but not structurally identical (6)
 * 9. She sells them by the seashore (9)
 * 12. John Lennon song (7)
 * 13. Hot chocolate used as topping (5)
 * 14. Pixel (3)
 * 15. One form of vermin (3)
 * 16. Salad vegetable (7)
 * 19. Home is here, according to song (5)
 * 22. Octave + second (5)
 * 24. Wilts; part of horse's back (7)
 * 27. Of high temperature (3)
 * 29. Domesticated animal (3)
 * 30. House (colloq.) (5)
 * 31. Device permitting rotational motion in one direction (7)
 * 32. Track-and-field games; sport training (9)
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 * 3. Garden device (3)
 * 4. Stranger entering a building on good terms (7)
 * 5. One not permanently established in one location (5)
 * 6. Whole note (9)
 * 7. Return to (6)
 * 10. Large spoon (5)
 * 11. Gear protrusions (5)
 * 17. Uncertain (9)
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Talk:Bush administration removes critical report from website, replaces Civil Rights Commission chair

Possible Bias?
There appears to be no comment / information from the US Government, explaining what has happened. I can also find no additional reporting on other major new sites as to the relevance of this report.

NickM 12:51, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Her History
Berry appears to have caused controversy before. Should we include more about her background. See http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/12/berry/ for more about background.

See also http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=6032 and http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1295485/posts for the conservative perspective.


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How does this work? Is it autogenerated or is there a dedicated crossword guru who makes these for us every day? Either way, nice stuff. MikeEdwards 15:53, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Shakidor Dam bursts in Pakistan after heavy rain

Just a note to say that the (current) headline has a few problems - we can only use one article title once, so we need to be as specific as is reasonably possible. So after writing this I'll move it to something a little more specific :) Dan100 (Talk) 17:45, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * I didn't pick it. - Amgine 17:50, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Category:Balochistan (Pakistan) needs to be added. Ali Rana (talk) 06:51, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
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User talk:66.59.156.141

Welcome
Thanks for editing the article! The title of the news article should remain that of the original article's title. I'm checking the original sources for the other figure edit. - Amgine 18:50, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Welcome
Thanks for offering to help out on our lead article! Please take some time to familiarize yourself with how to edit a Wikinews article before submitting changes to our front page articles; we want edits to these to be "finished" rather than "works-in-progress". - Amgine 19:06, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Canadian PM Martin testifies before sponsorship scandal inquiry

February 11, 2005

Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada, had the opportunity to testify Thursday before the Gomery Commission of Inquiry on the so-called "Sponsorship" scandal. The prime minister provide long and exhaustive, and many times exhausting replies to questions raised by Commission co-counsel, Mr. Finckelstein. The Prime Minister managed to distance himself from a programme about which his predecessor, The Right Honorable Jean Chrétien testified on Tuesday, had as its objective National unity which was a matter under his purview.

During questioning the Prime Minister sought to distance himself from the secret fund used to finance the sponsorship program. The unity reserve, he has said, was "deeply in the bowels" of the finance department's budget infrastructure, and did not receive more than semblant review before being approved.

"The responsibility of the minister of finance is to set the financial context," he testified, "Once the minister of finance does that, which is essentially the presentation of the budget, his responsibility comes to a total end."

The scandal involves hundreds of millions of dollars spent in a program created to respond to the 1995 Quebec referendum. The funds were allocated to promote Canada through cultural and sporting events in Quebec, where separatist sentiment was still strong, but a 2003 report from Sheila Fraser, the Auditor General of Canada, suggested as much as $100 million may have been misspent for little or no work on advertising firms with close ties to the Liberal Party of Canada.

Over the past year the Gomery Enquiry, appointed by PM Martin, has produced little evidence beyond that of the original report, but has provided a forum for the opposition parties to attempt to embarrass the ruling Liberal Party.


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Arthur Miller dies, aged 89

February 11, 2005 Arthur Miller, the revered American playwright, has died aged 89 in Roxbury, Connecticut. The creator of Death of a Salesman and The Crucible had been suffering from cancer and pneumonia.

Miller's most famous play, Death of a Salesman, was first performed in 1949. Willy Loman, the central protagonist, became a symbol of the difficulties and frailties of the 'American Dream'.

Arthur Miller became embroiled in 1956 with the Communist hysteria which engulfed the United States as the Cold War began to take shape. When he refused to name friends and colleagues to the House Committee on Un-American Activities, he was held in contempt. The decision was later overturned, however Miller's experiences led him to write The Crucible, a thinly veiled critique of the McCarthyist witch-hunts.

Fans of Miller and his works worldwide paid tribute today to the Pulitzer-prize winning playwright. Zoe Caldwell, American actress who had appeared in Miller's "The Creation of the World and Other Business", told AP that Miller "was a big man and a deeply American man who was lucky enough to have extraordinary women in his life." Miller's fame was precipitated by his stormy relationship and subsequent marriage to Marilyn Monroe, which lasted five years.

"Mr Miller passed away at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, last night at 9.17pm of heart failure," his assistant revealed. Mr Miller leaves behind three children: Jane-Ellen, Robert and Rebecca Miller.

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I'm a long time reader of Wikipedia, but a new contributor to Wikinews. I'm enjoying participating in this project, and welcome your comments and opinions.

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User:Huttite

From New Zealand - via Wikitravel as User:Huttite.

Read Travel News

Storied Submitted

 * 1) Tropical cyclone Meena strikes Cook Islands (4-6 Feb 2005)
 * 2) New Zealand Recorded Crime Statistics available online (Documenting an unheralded event on 20 January 2005 - (12 Feb 2005)
 * 3) Severe weather warning issued for Samoa (14 Feb 2005)

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Welcome
, welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contributions; I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!
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I will now welcome myself here! -- Huttite 23:36, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Welcome
I could slap a cute welcome message, but I figure you're a wikimedian... Thanks for coming over. Got any stories you might want to contribute? - Amgine 23:13, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the welcome - its a hard job to greet new users and guess their background. I have contributed to both Wikipedia (possibly in the past) and (currently) Wikitravel. My primary reson for visiting here was because of a suggestion on Wikitravel's Travel News talk page. I have started a story there about the Cook Islands being struck by a Tropical Cyclone. Other stories that may be worth contributing are:

 * New Zealand Police - Is the Emergency 111 Call System Failing? - or You can call the Police for help but will anyone hear your scream?
 * New Zealand Police - Is traffic or crime more important?
 * New Zealand Recorded Crime Statistics available online
 * Legalised Kidnapping - Child Protection in Action
 * Child Protection and Family Law
 * Contribute to Backgrounders on things like New Zealand, Call Centres, Emergency Telephone services, Telecommunications, Social Welfare and Child Protection
 * etc.
 * Wow! Looks like a great list! I'd love to see the Cook Islands story. We really need to keep our weather stories more current. (There are other additions going on in the back ground, but current stories tend to be lacking until there's an emergency.)
 * Most of your titles sound good, and could make great stories. Will be glad to support however I can. - Amgine 23:41, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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French television authority stops broadcasts of Iranian station for antisemitic content

February 11, 2005

Yesterday, the French television authority – the CSA – ordered Eutelsat, a satellite television broadcaster, to stop transmitting the TV station Sahar-1, operated by the Iranian government.

The ban was motivated by Sahar TV broadcasting antisemitic fiction, as well as talk shows in which the existence of the Holocaust and the gas chambers in Nazi extermination camps was denied.

A recently aired show, For you, Palestine: Zahra's blue eyes, in the word of the French TV authority, systematically presented Israelis and Jews in a demeaning manner, as persons without scruples, ready to steal the eyes of a Palestinian child.

French law criminalizes incitation to racial hatred, as well as the denial of the Holocaust.

The government-controlled Iranian media, as the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp was approaching, published a number of columns in which the Holocaust was described as a "historical lie". Sahar TV has already come under the criticism of media watchdogs for antisemitic broadcasts.

France's broadcasting authority, the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel or CSA, is an independent administrative authority. The nine members of the council are named one third by the President of the French Republic, one third by the President of the Senate, one third by the President of the National Assembly.

France has already moved on several occasions to stop the broadcasts on its territory of antisemitic foreign broadcasters. On December 13, 2004, the French highest administrative court, acting on the request of the TV authorities, issued an injunction ordering Eutelsat to cease broadcasting Hezbollah television Al Manar in France.


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Tropical cyclone Meena strikes Cook Islands

Emergency centre officials expressed relief on 6 February 2005 (local time) that damage from Tropical Cylone Meena, a category 5 storm, was less severe than anticipated after the eye of the storm bypassed the main island of Rarotonga.

Over the previous 2 days, as the storm made its way through the island group, flights to and from both Rarotonga and the outlying islands had been suspended, planes put under cover or flown out of the area and tourist resorts evacuated in the face of forecasts of 270 km/h wind gusts and 10 metre storm surges.

About 200 tourist stranded at Rarotonga Airport, after leaving their tourist resorts ahead of the storm, had to be evacuated to a local emergency shelter. Some criticised Air New Zealand for not giving more warning it was cancelling their flights.

Although flights resumed only 15 hours after the storm passed to the east, there was significant local flooding caused by 15 m high waves. Iconic store Trader Jacks was inundated by the sea as were other parts of Avarua town and northern Rarotonga coast. Although the cleanup is expected to take several weeks, damage was nowhere near as severe as that caused by Cyclone Heta to Niue in January 2004.


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I'm Samaritan on Wikipedia as well.

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Michael Smith foundation gifted by BC government

The 2005 British Columbia Throne Speech, read by Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo, included a pleasant surprise for the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research — a promise of $100 million in 2007.

The spark which led to the foundation of the Michael Smith Foundation was struck by Nobel laureate Michael Smith, who saw a need in British Columbia to pursue research funding and helped connect the key organizations and stakeholders in health research in the province. Working toward their vision of health research leadership, and their strategic objectives of health improvement, research funding and BC's knowledge economy, they have striven to increase provincial investment in health research.

The Liberal government in Victoria, which has set the next provincial elections for May 17, used the Throne Speech to announce a long list of spending initiatives — most of them dependent on their re-election to power.


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Estonia becomes European leader in Internet usage

The Northern European country of Estonia is facing a boom in Internet usage due to low prices and a dynamic market. In recent years, the country has tried to emulate the Scandinavian model of technological infrastructure and is now considered to be the most technologically-advanced of the former-Communist countries of Europe. Estonia, which joined the European Union in 2004, has also exceeded other members and has become a leader in European internet usage.

The country is now one of the world's largest per-capita users of online banking, which has surged due to the growth in number of Internet leased-line connections. More impressively, the country is a European leader in terms of the number of permanent high-speed Internet connections. It is outstripped only by Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Finland and France, and thus ranks 7th in the 25-member European Union in terms of broadband Internet penetration.

Estonia's Internet boom has also been due in part of government policy. The government now wants to use the 450 MHz band to create a new digital wireless network that would cover the entire country. Edvard Saarma, the chief of the Communications Department at the Economy Ministry, said that, "In principle, this will be like a large Wi-Fi network that will cover all of Estonia."


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You can't say the station is anti-semitic. Yes, some of the programmes broadcast were, but for all we know there might have been pro-semitic broadcasts too. Dan100 (Talk) 00:43, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Read the links given at the bottom, and especially explore the media watchdog. Submarine 01:10, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I don't know whether it's newsworthy or how to say it in the article, but it appears to me that there was urgency in the taking of this decision. CSA decided on Feb 10 and the decision was published in w:JORF on Feb 11. For most laws and executive decisions, it takes a while before publication; publication on the next day generally involves some deliberate urgency. I do not know whether CSA decisions are executive only after publication, as are laws and executive decisions, for most purposes. Submarine 01:10, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)


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Is being 7th out of 25 being a leader? When I saw the title, I understood Estonia was 1st or so. Which was surprising, to say the least. Submarine 01:16, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

"The country currently has one of the best economic freedom ratings in the world." The usage of best indicates that it is 'good thing', the statement is personal not factual. Indeed the idea of freedom being a capitalist economy is debatable, but I think we can ignore that here. --GregStephens 02:45, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * OK, just to clear up some things. 7th out of 25 is being a leader not the leader. Yes, I know it implies First Place, so you can go ahead and change it if you want to something else. Estonia is a forerunner, though. Now, about economic freedom. Economic freedom is a good thing, I don't know how you find that a personal statement. What would you like the statement to be? "The country currently has one of the highest economic freedom ratings in the world." I mean, it's been proven that economic freedom does lead to prosperity, foreign investment, less corruption, etc... and it's a great thing for a country like Estonia which was under Russian dictatorship and imposed rule until 1991! Cheers, Ronline 10:39, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Economic freedom is a good thing, I don't know how you find that a personal statement. Whether "free" economic policies are a good or a bad thing is an ongoing topic of political debates in many countries. Of course, you may consider that the point of view that "economic freedom" is bad is stupid, but this point of view is shared by very large parts of the electorate. Thus, since the policy on Wiki* is the "neutral point of view", we should not endorse the idea that being "free" in the sense defined by the Heritage Foundation is good. Submarine 13:27, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)


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Hi!

We welcome your article creation, but wikinews is about news articles. Could you tell me where you're going with these articles in the main space? Maybe these are no problem, but I don't see them as news articles just yet. - Amgine 00:59, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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Fans jumping for Juno tickets

February 12, 2005

The stage has yet to be set, the lights haven't even been hung, but Juno fever is already starting to grip Canadians.

The 34th annual Juno Awards honoring Canadian music is scheduled to take place at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada April 3 and it appears that people want to be a part of the action.

Five hundred advance ticket packs that went on sale Friday at 10 a.m. (Canadian central time) sold out almost instantly. Tickets for the event will officially go on sale Saturday February 12, also at 10 a.m. Those tickets are expected to cost anywhere from CA$40 to CA$116, depending upon seating.

Tickets for the show have sold out quickly in previous years. The music awards show has gained popularity ever since private broadcaster CTV began broadcasting it live in 2001. Last year the broadcast attracted 1.51 million viewers, making it the most-watched show of the evening.

This year Brent Butt will host the show with K-os, Billy Talent, k.d. lang, Neil Young, and The Tragically Hip already confirmed to perform. Earlier this week when nominations were announced Avril Lavigne led the pack with five nods. The rebel pop star was followed closely by Diana Krall who received four nominations for her album The Girl In The Other Room.

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Thanks!
Your article has been moved to Jumping Junos!, and is now linked from the developing articles list on the main page. Hope that gets you going again! - Amgine 03:57, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Thanks
Please check to see if Jumping Junos! is your article? I moved it there 'cuz you're only supposed to put a link in the Developing articles template. Ask me if I can help more! - Amgine 04:00, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Jumping Junos
On Wikinews we don't sign articles because, before very long, the article will be edited by many people beyond the original contributor. And, take a deep breath, having others mercilessly edit "your" article sometimes isn't much fun. But the article isn't just yours; now that it's published it is in the public domain, and will grow and change over the next hours, days.

By the way, you're doing great! a great article, and you're learning fast! Check out some of the links above, if you have time, and ask specific questions. And welcome to the biz - You're a reporter! - Amgine 04:14, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * I've requested an account for the JunoAwards pressroom. If I get it (maybe-maybenot) I'll give it to you (assuming you want it), so we can see what resources they make available to press. - Amgine 04:31, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * There, you see? You're a quick study. Good think if you're in a journalism course.
 * As for getting your article published, well, I did it. You had accidentally over-written a template on the front page; it happens so don't feel bad. I just copied what you did to a new article, and restored the original text. Mediawiki (the software we're using) is not designed to prevent mistakes, but to make them easy to recover from. So go ahead and do things, be bold!, you probably won't hurt anything.
 * To create a local bureau for your province is pretty easy, but keeping it up to date is more difficult. You might want to get into the swing of things first. On the other hand, if you invite your class colleagues here it could make a great project. We'd be glad to host your class's news projects, so long as everyone knows this is a public domain site. In fact, I'd love to talk to your instructor - go ahead and give the prof my name/url and my invitation to check us out. - Amgine 04:46, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * If you look in the tool box on the left in my talk page you can see a link to e-mail me. But, if you're using most browsers you can click on the #wikinews link at the top of all the pages and you will start your IRC client and end up in the wikinews IRC channel. I'll be here a while longer, but it's night here in Vancouver.

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User:Fastfission~enwikinews

I'm normally just a Wikipedian. I exist here primarily because I sometimes like to throw together little illustrations. I am fairly informed on issues related to nuclear weapons, bioethics, the history of science, and other sci/tech whatnot in particular.

Leave messages at my Wikipedia talk page. I will take illustration requests but I reserve the right to prioritize them as I may.

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Some images I've made, for better or worse.

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AIDS 'super bug' diagnosed in New York

A drug-resistant and quick-acting form of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has been detected in New York City, according to officials.

Although diagnosed in only one man so far, this mutated version of the virus progresses to AIDS faster than other forms of HIV, officials said. Diagnosed with HIV in mid-October, the unnamed New York City man developed the full-blown form AIDS by mid-January. Normally HIV infection can take up to 10 years to develop into AIDS.

Dr. Ronald O. Valdiserri, the director of HIV/AIDS prevention at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), told the New York Times this new strain of virus is unique because of the rapid progression of the disease and its resistance to multiple AIDS drug regimens. Although the New York case appears to be isolated at this time, the CDC has sent a nation-wide alert to health departments in every state.

"It appears this individual has contracted a new, particularly virulent strain of HIV that swiftly advanced to AIDS in just a few short months," Charles Farthing, MD, AIDS Healthcare Foundation's Chief of Medicine said in a press release. "Unfortunately, it also seems that few of the AIDS treatments currently available today can be used in his case, as this particular strain of infection appears to be resistant to most known AIDS drugs."

Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, urged all newly-diagnosed HIV patients to get tested to see if they have this new form of the virus. He also said all sexually active people should be tested for the HI virus.

New York health officials said they estimate that about 88,000 New Yorkers have HIV infection or AIDS and that an additional 20,000 are infected but unaware of their condition.

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User talk:Fastfission~enwikinews/Images

Hi Fastfission,

Thanks for contributing the topical images to help illustrate the nuclear weapons-related stories.

Unfortunately, the image of Kim Jong Il you borrowed from Wikipedia to generate the North Korean Nukes image is not clearly marked as public domain, and will likely be deleted if Wikipedia user 172 does not attribute its source. This in turn would invalidate your image, as it would then be considered to be derived from a copyrighted work, and such images cannot be hosted on Wikimedia Commons.

I'm not going to delete anything myself, because I'm not an Administrator. I also appreciate the work you've done.

However, I thought I should give you a preview of what the Administrators are likely to do as part of their ongoing policing of the image repository.

We won't be able to use "fair use" images anytime soon, as the folks in charge have decided that everything we do has to be public domain, at least for now.

Regards,

— DV 06:43, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks for pointing that out to me, somehow I missed that! I was thinking it was too busy, anyhow, so I'll replace it with something else. --Fastfission 17:32, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

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Hi Fastfission,

I added a comment about your recent image contributions on the talk page for the subpage where you are displaying them. — DV 06:46, 12 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Excellent expansion to Iran rejects EU nuclear reactor offer
Can you provide a source for the assertion? - Amgine 18:30, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * I added a link to one discussing the different strategic aspects of the reactors. --Fastfission 02:48, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Palestine/Israel
I would strongly suggest a graphic which does not give precendence to one or the other flag (in this case, the Israeli flag appears to be overlaying the Palestinian flag) - Amgine 06:25, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Here's an image you might consider for your template: Image:Israeli and Palestinian Flags.png

- Amgine 06:34, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Style consideration
I want to say I appreciate all the work you're doing on the various articles! However, there is one small thing I'd like you to keep in mind when you're editing article...

 * use brief paragraphs - between 30 and 80 words is considered acceptable in newspaper writing
 * each paragraph should be only one or two sentences (three if you use very short sentences)
 * each paragraph covers a single topic only

The reasoning behind short paragraphs is to make things easier for the readers, with plenty of white space to make finding one's place in the article easy. So this is just a presentation consideration; your content is great! - Amgine 01:51, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Weather map suggestions
Thanks for volunteering to help. I replied to your comments on the Weather talk page. — DV 05:47, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Please see Talk:Russia negotiating missile sale with Syria
I've removed your paragraph for the reason cited there. - Amgine 07:33, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

The paulrevere2005 article
This is not a candidate for Speedy deletion because it does not fit the article speedy deletion criteria. It should be listed for deletion on the Deletion requests if at all. - Amgine 20:24, 23 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * I understand your feelings regarding this and similar articles. However, there are existing reasons for removing the article. At the same time, there are elements of this article which are factual, and it shows a massive improvement over previous submissions. I see Wikinews in part as a teaching and learning opportunity, and it is possible this user has never had to write to journalistic standards previously. I hope we can work together to create good quality articles, rather than dismissing each other as hopelessly antagonistic. - Amgine 00:28, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Let's scrap deletion requests
I'm proposing that we scrap deletion requests, and I'd appreciate your input! Dan100 (Talk) 11:34, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Defense>Defence.
The Style Guide states that the convention is to use the same pattern of spelling as the author of an article. As you may be aware, DefenCe is the Commonwealth spelling of the word. So please stop changing it to the Americanised version. PVJ(Talk) 16:38, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
 * It was not my intention to be incivil, sorry if my note appeared a little curt. :-) PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 01:20, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Infoboxes vs template:Issues
Good work on the issue thingy you mentioned on the water cooler, Unfourtanatly its been done before (First appeared in the chili finger incident) - WN:IB, but good work nonetheless. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:51, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
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