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Wikinews interviews 0 A.D. game development team

March 22, 2011

 is a historical,, game, published by. It focuses on the period between 500 and 500. The game will be released in two parts: the first covering the pre-AD period, and the second running to 500AD. With development well underway, Wikinews interviewed the development team. Aviv Sharon, a 24-year-old Israeli student responsible for the project's PR, compiled the below Q&A, which the full team approved prior to publication.

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Could you introduce the development team of 0 A.D. ?

We are Wildfire Games, a group of approximately 15-20 people from around the world developing 0 A.D., a free, open-source game of ancient warfare. Cumulatively, about 100 different people have contributed to 0 A.D. over time. Our ages have ranged from 15 to >65 and our locations range from North America and Europe to India and New Zealand. The contributions to 0 A.D. are coordinated by a team of department heads led by a lead producer, Erik Johansson (feneur), who is 25 years old from Sweden.

'''Who are the participants ? Salarieds or benevolents ?'''

All contributions to 0 A.D. so far have been on a voluntary basis only. To speed up development, however, we have decided to raise enough money to support 160 hours of paid development of the 0 A.D. codebase. We have tentatively selected the team member who will receive this compensation, Philip Taylor (Ykkrosh), but decided to hold off for a few months until we start using these funds to wait until he has more time to dedicate to 0 A.D. development. Otherwise, 0 A.D. development will continue to be voluntary, and all funds donated to 0 A.D. will be used for team expenses only, such as website hosting costs. Why did you want to make games?

There are several different reasons. Originally, 0 A.D. was born out of a desire to innovate within the RTS genre. We felt, and still feel, that this genre has a lot of potential for innovation and we wish to explore that with some different rules. 0 A.D. started out as a total conversion mod for Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, until team members at that time ran into the limitations of changing a closed-source game. Hence, as a wish to break free from the limitations of other games' engines, the standalone version of 0 A.D. was conceived and its development continues to this day.

Some other reasons include a deep appreciation of ancient history; the wish to improve our skills and be recognized for our talents; and a determination to prove that a group of volunteers collaborating over the internet can make a game that rivals the commercial, proprietary AAA titles.

Why did you choose a free license?

People are spending more money, time and attention on playing computer games than ever before, and games are constantly evolving into a more nuanced medium of expression and a greater part of our culture. Just observe how much people play on Facebook and their mobile devices. We think this culture should allow gamers to learn how their games work, change them, share them and redistribute their works. This freedom to tinker is what Free, Open-Source Software (FOSS) is all about and so we hope a lot of people tinker with 0 A.D. '''How do you coordinate ? What technical and financial resources has 0 A.D.?'''

We mostly coordinate over a forum system we have, as well as a Trac system for task management and technical documentation. We also conduct discussions over IRC (#0ad and #0ad-dev on QuakeNet), that get more concentrated on the weekend, and Saturday afternoon in particular, when we have our weekly meeting.

'''Which type of participants do you need? 'Amateurs' can they participate?'''

Amateurs can definitely help with tasks like documentation and spreading the word about 0 A.D. For other tasks, we do require some prior knowledge in fields such as software development, 3d animation etc. Our main personnel needs are in three fields: Programmers, artists and sound people. We have many applicants for sound contributors but need a manager to oversee them. For programming we need capable gameplay, AI, sound and graphics programmers, proficient in C++ and/or JavaScript. Finally, in the art department, we could use some more texture artists, 3D artists, animators, and illustrators to draw 2d icons for the game's user interface.

It's been 10 years since 0 A.D. is developing, what obstacles have arisen and how have you resolved?

The biggest obstacle we have run into is underestimating the scale and complexity of an RTS game. When embarking upon this journey in 2001, nobody thought that completing this endeavor would take this long. Evidently, making an RTS game requires a great deal of programming features, art assets and more. And, as we discovered the hard way, the first draft of anything is seldom good enough. For example, one of the most important engine components, named "Simulation", was simply planned wrong the first time around. Simulation is in charge of changing the state of each entity in the "world" represented in the game, like handling harvesting resources, doing damage to stuff and handling death. Sadly, over time it got implemented in such a haphazard way it devolved into an unstable, unpredictable ball of mud. Debugging became difficult and attracting new programmers from joining the development effort became impossible. Over time, fewer and fewer developers stayed on with 0 A.D. and it seemed as if the project was in grave danger of ending, the way many initiatives on the internet spontaneously do. Thankfully, one of our programmers, Philip Taylor (Ykkrosh) from the UK, fixed this situation almost singlehandedly over the course of a few months in 2009-2010. Ever since simulation was fixed, it's been smoother sailing and the pace of development picked up considerably. We have recruited several programmers and are constantly adding new features, most recently a prototype opponent AI, which is a big milestone for us.

What are you proudest of about your game?

We are proud of the way our fans go "wow" over screenshots, in-game videos and their direct experiences with the game. We get comments like, "It's like Empire Earth, Age of Empires, and Rise of Nations had a baby and it came out free!" and "This can't be open source. It rocks too much!". We're proud we've built a community of enthusiasts on our forums, Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere, and continuously generated some buzz around 0 A.D. We hope to justify this hype and lead the project to completion.

What is the schedule for 2011?

One big upcoming feature is random map scripting, which allows for much more variety in gameplay without having to manually draw new maps all the time. Our prototype opponent AI is set to get even smarter at all aspects of gameplay, and, with time, will be able to execute any of a variety of strategies to win the game. However, generally speaking, we don't make long-term plans because they never seem to work out. So far, since August 2010 we have released an alpha version every 70 days on average, and we intend to keep releasing more alpha versions until the game is feature-complete. Then we will enter a beta phase, playtest and fix bugs until a point when we decide the game is done, hopefully sometime in 2012.


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This interview have been produced within the framework of French Wikinews. Many informations can be found on the preparation page.

Emails, Phone call transcripts, other written evidence
Dear Mr. ....,

Thank you for this opportunity and please excuse us for the delay in getting back to you.

Please find our answers enclosed.

Sincerely,

Aviv Sharon Wildfire Games

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We are Wildfire Games, a group of approximately 15-20 people from around the world developing 0 A.D., a free, open-source game of ancient warfare. Cumulatively, about 100 different people have contributed to 0 A.D. over time. Our ages have ranged from 15 to >65 and our locations range from North America and Europe to India and New Zealand. The contributions to 0 A.D. are coordinated by a team of department heads led by a lead producer, Erik Johansson (feneur), who is 25 years old from Sweden.
 * 1) Could you introduce yourself ?
 * 2) What's your role in 0ad's development ?
 * 3) What's Wildfire?
 * 4) How many participants are there on 0 A.D. ?
 * 5) What's the role of Wildfire in the development of 0 A.D.?

The answers to this article have been compiled by Aviv Sharon, a 24-year-old student from Israel who handles the PR for 0 A.D., but have been made available for review and approval by all team members before release.

All contributions to 0 A.D. so far have been on a voluntary basis only. To speed up development, however, we have decided to raise enough money to support 160 hours of paid development of the 0 A.D. codebase. We have tentatively selected the team member who will receive this compensation, Philip Taylor (Ykkrosh), but decided to hold off for a few months until we start using these funds to wait until he has more time to dedicate to 0 A.D development. Otherwise, 0 A.D. development will continue to be voluntary, and all funds donated to 0 A.D. will be used for team expenses only, such as website hosting costs.
 * 1) Who are they ? Salarieds or benevolents ?

There are several different reasons. Originally, 0 A.D. was born out of a desire to innovate within the RTS genre. We felt, and still feel, that this genre has a lot of potential for innovation and we wish to explore that with some different rules. 0 A.D. started out as a total conversion mod for Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, until team members at that time ran into the limitations of changing a closed-source game. Hence, as a wish to break free from the limitations of other games' engines, the standalone version of 0 A.D. was conceived and its development continues to this day.
 * 1) Why did you want to make games?

Some other reasons include a deep appreciation of ancient history; the wish to improve our skills and be recognized for our talents; and a determination to prove that a group of volunteers collaborating over the internet can make a game that rivals the commercial, proprietary AAA titles.

People are spending more money, time and attention on playing computer games than ever before, and games are constantly evolving into a more nuanced medium of expression and a greater part of our culture. Just observe how much people play on Facebook and their mobile devices. We think this culture should allow gamers to learn how their games work, change them, share them and redistribute their works. This freedom to tinker is what Free, Open-Source Software (FOSS) is all about and so we hope a lot of people tinker with 0 A.D.
 * 1) Why did you choose a free license?

We mostly coordinate over a forum system we have, as well as a Trac system for task management and technical documentation. We also conduct discussions over IRC (#0ad and #0ad-dev on QuakeNet), that get more concentrated on the weekend, and Saturday afternoon in particular, when we have our weekly meeting.
 * 1) How do you coordinate ? What technical and financial resources has 0ad?

Amateurs can definitely help with tasks like documentation and spreading the word about 0 A.D. For other tasks, we do require some prior knowledge in fields such as software development, 3d animation etc. Our main personnel needs are in three fields: Programmers, artists and sound people. We have many applicants for sound contributors but need a manager to oversee them. For programming we need capable gameplay, AI, sound and graphics programmers, proficient in C++ and/or JavaScript. Finally, in the art department, we could use some more texture artists, 3D artists, animators, and illustrators to draw 2d icons for the game's user interface.
 * 1) Which type of participants do you need?
 * 2) 'Amateurs' can they participate?

The biggest obstacle we have run into is underestimating the scale and complexity of an RTS game. When embarking upon this journey in 2001, nobody thought that completing this endeavor would take this long. Evidently, making an RTS game requires a great deal of programming features, art assets and more. And, as we discovered the hard way, the first draft of anything is seldom good enough. For example, one of the most important engine components, named "Simulation", was simply planned wrong the first time around. Simulation is in charge of changing the state of each entity in the "world" represented in the game, like handling harvesting resources, doing damage to stuff and handling death. Sadly, over time it got implemented in such a haphazard way it devolved into an unstable, unpredictable ball of mud. Debugging became difficult and attracting new programmers from joining the development effort became impossible. Over time, fewer and fewer developers stayed on with 0 A.D. and it seemed as if the project was in grave danger of ending, the way many initiatives on the internet spontaneously do.
 * 1) It's been 10 years since 0. AD is developing, what obstacles have arisen and how have you resolved?

Thankfully, one of our programmers, Philip Taylor (Ykkrosh) from the UK, fixed this situation almost singlehandedly over the course of a few months in 2009-2010. Ever since simulation was fixed, it's been smoother sailing and the pace of development picked up considerably. We have recruited several programmers and are constantly adding new features, most recently a prototype opponent AI, which is a big milestone for us.

We are proud of the way our fans go "wow" over screenshots, in-game videos and their direct experiences with the game. We get comments like, "It's like Empire Earth, Age of Empires, and Rise of Nations had a baby and it came out free!" and "This can't be open source. It rocks too much!". We're proud we've built a community of enthusiasts on our forums, Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere, and continuously generated some buzz around 0 A.D. We hope to justify this hype and lead the project to completion.
 * 1) What are you proudest of about your game?

One big upcoming feature is random map scripting, which allows for much more variety in gameplay without having to manually draw new maps all the time. Our prototype opponent AI is set to get even smarter at all aspects of gameplay, and, with time, will be able to execute any of a variety of strategies to win the game. However, generally speaking, we don't make long-term plans because they never seem to work out. So far, since August 2010 we have released an alpha version every 70 days on average, and we intend to keep releasing more alpha versions until the game is feature-complete. Then we will enter a beta phase, playtest and fix bugs until a point when we decide the game is done, hopefully sometime in 2012. On 27 February 2011 22:58, ......... <..........> wrote: Dear Mr. Sharon, Thanks for your interest. Please find below all our questions about 0 A.D. ; there isn't a particular deadline. The interview will be published on our website http://en.wikinews.org/ and will be translated in other langages (french, spanish...). Best regards, ...........       --        # Could you introduce yourself ? # What's your role in 0ad's development ? # What's Wildfire? # What's the role of Wildfire in the development of 0 A.D.? # Why did you want to make games? # Why did you choose a free license? # What are you proudest of about your game? # How many participants are there on 0 A.D. ? # Who are they ? Salarieds or benevolents ? # How do you coordinate ? What technical and financial resources has 0ad? # 'Amateurs' can they participate? # Which type of participants do you need? # It's been 10 years since 0. AD is developing, what obstacles have arisen and how have you resolved? # What is the schedule for 2011?
 * 1) What is the schedule for 2011?

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I cannot find a more reliable source, but the Daily Mail is reporting the US rescuers shot and wounded six Libyan civilians in error. See here - lest it changes, current headline is "U.S. rescue chopper shoots six Libyan villagers as they welcome pilots of downed Air Force jet". Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:45, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
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Thread:Comments:CIA contractor released from Pakistan/Comments from feedback form - "It will be complete when the r..."

It will be complete when the report is backed by other stories from reputed news sites. Something like the concept of external links/ references or even better the concept of "Also reported by"


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User talk:SmartieMcSmartpants

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User talk:Sabbir~enwikinews

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Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Sabbir. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Sabbir~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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User talk:Human-dreams

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U.S. military denies reports helicopter opened fire on Libyan civilians during rescue mission

March 22, 2011

A spokesperson for the has tonight categorically denied reports of a U.S. helicopter opening fire on Libyan civilians during a rescue mission of two fighter pilots who crashed near the eastern city of Benghazi.

Conflicting reports have emerged of the mission to rescue the two U.S. fighter pilots who ejected from their aircraft. The that they were flying reportedly suffered a mechanical failure on Monday night and crashed. Soon after the accident, a U.S. military helicopter landed in the area to extract the airmen and reportedly opened fire on civilians, wounding six of them.

Unconfirmed reports indicate the six civilians were taken to a hospital in the area after being fired upon by the helicopter, a. One of the wounded, a young boy, was shot in the leg, which will likely now require amputation. Another of those reported injured said the shooting caused "great panic." Wikinews understands the is to open an investigation into the rescue mission.

However, a U.S. military spokesperson denied the reports "one hundred percent", and said the incident "didn't happen". He said the aircraft which rescued the two airman was not fitted with weapons. "The Osprey is not armed and the Marines barely came off the aircraft," he said.

The pilot of the fighter aircraft was extracted during the rescue mission, while the was found and cared for by Libyan rebels before later being retrieved by American forces. Both crew members suffered only minor injuries, the military said. The fighter aircraft was deployed over Libya in support of the no-fly zone approved by the United Nations Security Council over Libya as part of.


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Petition urges Apple to remove 'anti-gay' app

March 23, 2011 Apple is being accused of anti-gay discrimination after it made available a free app for the  and  that aims to help "homosexual strugglers" through bible teaching. The app was released in mid-February by, a Christian ministry that wants to provide a "refuge for people looking for help in their journey out of homosexuality." To date, over 130,000 people have signed a petition requesting Apple to withdraw the app.

The app was developed by Exodus International. The statement on its website says, "Exodus is a Christian ministry that supports those wanting to reconcile their faith with their sexual behavior." It stresses that Apple has given the app a "4+" rating meaning it contains "no objectionable content." The app gives users "freedom from homosexuality through the power of Jesus", according to the group.

, a gay rights activist group that campaigns against "ex-gay" ministries encouraging people to change their sexual orientation,  launched a petition on the website of   requesting that Apple remove the app. It accuses Exodus of using "scare tactics, misinformation, stereotypes and distortions of LGBT life to recruit clients." It says Exodus is attempting to reach young people with a  message that is especially "dangerous" in light of recent suicides of LGBT youth.

Wayne Besen, leader of Truth Wins Out, says the message of Exodus International constitutes hate speech.

Jeff Buchanan of Exodus International, said the app is intended to reach those that  share the church's beliefs. "We are reaching those with unwanted same sex attraction," he said. "We were disappointed to see this petition. What we're asking for is fair and equal representation on the Apple platform. We see this as a religious freedom."

The issue highlights the problems Apple faces if it becomes involved in policing the content of the countless religious apps in its store, any of which has the potential to be offensive to someone. "It's an issue of tolerance," Buchanan said. "We're simply asking that we have the same opportunity to voice our message as others."

Apple is well known for strictly monitoring the content of the apps offered to users of its gadgets, and excludes sexually explicit material, offensive speech and images, and last November banned an app that entreated users to speak out against gay marriage.


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User talk:Neckich

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User talk:88.80.98.57

Welcome to Wikinews! Thanks for creating Yordan Tushev. Unfortunately, it had to be deleted due to the fact that it met one of the criteria for speedy deletion. All articles on Wikinews have to be about news events, and I do not believe that your article reports on a news event.

I really hope that you choose to continue contributing to Wikinews, although I strongly suggest you read Wikinews' content guide and our guide to writing an article first.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me at my talk page, or ask other contributers to Wikinews on our assistance page.

Thanks,

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User talk:Vldscore

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Talk:U.S. military denies reports helicopter opened fire on Libyan civilians during rescue mission

EP
editprotected The V-22 Osprey is not technically a Helicopter. It is a tilt-rotor aircraft. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell-Boeing_V-22_Osprey
 * Is Wikipedia a reliable source? I doubt it. (haven't clicked that link to even see if the "not an helicopter" claim is sourced by someone else) Diego Grez return fire 20:18, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Just to clear up the question about Wikiepdia: No, Wikipedia is not a reliable source.  There's absolutely no question of that.  Wikipedia says that Wikipedia is not a reliable source.  --Pi zero (talk) 20:36, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Request Proper Review
editprotected I would like to request a proper review of the mistake made above. The title needs to be fixed. An Osprey is not a helicopter. The word "aircraft" is more correct. Tadpole256 (talk) 20:22, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
 * ❌. You are quite correct. The Osprey is not, technically, a helicopter. However, the article is pure synthesis and the sources call it a helicopter. This is an "interesting" edge-case for a correction template, but the title shouldn't be changed. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:43, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
 * That is a reason I can begrudgingly accept, only because the article is apparently pure synthesis. But that makes me wonder how it got published, does that not violate the copy write rules? Also, should we not strive to be better than other news sources? Tadpole256 (talk) 20:47, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
 * One of the sources should have been shot down; live feeds are baaad because, when the reviewer looks, what the author saw is gone. And, blogs - even on respectable newspaper sites - should ideally be avoided. I fully agree we should strive to be better than other sources, and not dumb-down. That's why I'm saying it is an "interesting" edge case for a correction notice. I'd not put it at the top, but at the bottom of the article as a sort-of 'infopoint'. Would you care to suggest a very concise text to clarify what the Osprey is? Ideally sourced to a US Gov or one of the manufacturers' websites? --Brian McNeil / talk 20:57, 20 April 2011 (UTC)


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Thread:Comments:Crucifixes can be displayed in state schools, European court rules/Comments from feedback form - "Display crucifixes in schools ..."/reply (3)

Freedom of religion is not freedom from religion - of course it is ethical !


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User talk:Guanaco 2009

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Thread:Comments:ITV fined A$3000 for cruelty to rat on "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!"/Really?/reply (19)

Thankyou, other Fish. :)


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Thread:Comments:ITV fined A$3000 for cruelty to rat on "I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!"/Really?/reply (20)

"charges against Manning". How apt in retrospect.


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User talk:Rajkumarth

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Tamil Nadu Elections: DMK,AIADMK announce freebies
This is a great article! I did some reworking of sentences and grammar, but I found three unsourced statements in the article: These are probably correct, we just need to have a source which says that. Was there another news article you were looking at? -  Amgine | t 18:06, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
 * starting new Power generation plants to address power shortages in recent years,
 * and modernising agriculture.
 * Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election, 2011 is reported to be the most closely contested elections in the state.

 * If there are no sources in English for these statements, you can use Tamil sources. After the source template include, which will produce . Then, on the talk page add a section ==Source translation== with the exact Tamil text, and a rough translation, which supports these statements. This will let our readers find the out where we got our information. -  Amgine | t  19:40, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Great job! I have reviewed the article and published it. Thanks for the story! -  Amgine | t 20:08, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Madurai getting close to International Air Services in 2012
Hi. In its current form, this was not ready at review; see the review comments. --Pi zero (talk) 00:20, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

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User talk:Marcel Luis Nishihara

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Thread:Comments:Reggae singer Smiley Culture dies during police raid in Surrey, England/Comments from feedback form - "This is most fabo abo thing on..."

This is most fabo abo thing on YouTube.


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Comments:Airbus A320 crashes off French coast, 7 missing or dead

Comments from feedback form - "Good"
Good —194.80.20.10 (talk) 07:57, 23 March 2011 (UTC)


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Thread:Comments:Eleven children injured in Scottish school shooting; two teenagers detained/Question/reply (3)

Maybe they want to attract attention?


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Comments:New Band Aid music video is launched

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there's not enough information. sort it ahhttt —62.171.194.5 (talk) 11:50, 23 March 2011 (UTC)


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User talk:Piyush.Aggarwal

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User:Piyush.Aggarwal

'' Hey, I'm Piyush Aggarwal from India. When I first used Wikipedia, I was simply amazed from the diverseness of the information because it was difficult for me at that time to imagine that how could the developers be so intelligent ??? Some time later I came to know about the contributing concept, so I hopped in.''

You'll find more about me on my Wikipedia User Page.

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User talk:Outsider~enwikinews

-- 12:59, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Outsider. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Outsider~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:20, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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Your account will be renamed
Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Ironman1104. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Ironman1104~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

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it is good... really good


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Bomb on Jerusalem bus kills one, over 30 injured

March 26, 2011

A bomb explosion heard throughout wounded over 30 people at a crowded bus stop Wednesday, leaving one woman dead. Initial reports by local media indicated that the entrance to the city had been closed and the Associated Press said it appeared to be a militant attack, the first since attacks were halted in 2004. A day later, CNN called it a terror attack.

The blast blew out the windows of two buses and Israel's national rescue service have said that the explosion seriously wounded 15 people. The injured were carried away from the scene with stretchers.

A 59 year-old British student, identified as Mary Gardner, died in a hospital following the incident.

Micky Rosenfeld, a foreign press spokesman for the Israel Police, said a device in a bag left in a phone booth near the bus station exploded when the bus passed.

The blast occured near the entrance to the city and next to the city's central bus station, and came at the same time when tensions are rising between Israel and the militant group Hamas.


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Comments:Erroneous newspaper report garners publicity for Moon landing tapes

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User talk:Saber~enwikinews

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User talk:Kunoichishichi

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User:HenryMPiironen

As I'm now studying the policies of this site now, I'm available as a translator from Finnish to English for couple of hours a day for a while:)It should also give me a grasp on wikipedia.

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Comments:A battle between AMD and Intel takes place at 2007 Taipei IT Month

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User talk:Átomo Comunicação

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User:Half past

Hi! My name is Ben, and I'm from Sheffield, England.

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Thread:Comments:U.S. military denies reports helicopter opened fire on Libyan civilians during rescue mission/bunch of liars

if they actually shot civilians, they wouldn't tell, right? like http://www.collateralmurder.com/, that was acknowledged only after the video was leaked =/


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Comments:'Worst song of all time' becomes YouTube sensation

worst 4 minutes of my life


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User talk:Pikachuyann

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Thread:Comments:'Worst song of all time' becomes YouTube sensation/OTT

It's an awful song, I'll give you that. But she's 13. The death threats seem going way too far for what was basically a bit of fun.


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User talk:Moh~enwikinews

-- 23:03, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

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User talk:Jonas dos santos

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User talk:Uspn

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Detroit’s population drops by one-fourth in the last decade

March 24, 2011 Figures released by the  on Wednesday show that the city of  has lost approximately 238,270 people, one-fourth of its total, since. Detroit, once one of the top five U.S. cities in population, has its lowest number of residents since 1910.

Population numbers affect the amount of federal and state funding a city receives. In the last few decades, dozens of Michigan state laws have been passed allowing Detroit, because its population was at least 750,000, special measures to raise revenue and allocating it a larger share of Michigan's state revenue than its population warranted. Now that Detroit's population has fallen to 713,777, it is no longer eligible for these financial advantages.

The mayor of Detroit, plans to appeal the census results. He says more than 35,000 residents were not counted. "Every person that’s counted in the census brings approximately $10,000 to Detroit over the next decade for schools, roads, hospitals, and social service programs," Bing explained. "Additionally, we could lose millions in sharing from the state. We are in a fiscal crisis and we have to fight for every dollar. We can’t afford to let these results stand."

Detroit was the fifth largest U.S. city in 1950. The decline of the hastened the population loss already diminished by the  that precipitated  to the suburbs. Approximately 23 percent of the city’s living quarters are now empty. To reduce the city's size there is a program in progress to demolish 10,000 abandoned or vacant buildings and turn the land into farms or by 2014.

Detroit's congressional power has been steadily decreasing. It already lost one congressional seat since the 1980s.

forbid drawing that dilute minority voting strength. The 2000 redistricting rules for the mandated that Detroit's two  congressional districts must be 60 percent black voters, since four out of five of Detroit's residents are black. To comply, the two remaining congressional districts will have to expand into Detroit's mostly white suburbs to attain enough minority voters to meet the 60 percent target, reducing the clout of black Detroit.

Andrew Beveridge, sociology professor, attributed Detroit's population decline to the loss of its industrial base. He said: "Except for New Orleans after, it's basically the largest drop for a U.S. city in history. They have to find an economic base or the decline will continue."


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User talk:Dmmaby229

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User talk:متعب الزبيلي

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Thread:Comments:'Worst song of all time' becomes YouTube sensation/OTT/reply

I couldn't agree with you more on the first part. I never knew the sounds of a moose being humped by a blue whale while being dragged by a car transporter could be interpreted as music, but such is people's taste these days. that I'm probably way behind the young'uns. Her age isn't important; what is, is the fact that she basically couldn't sing for a sweety.


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User talk:Mkop

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More than a dozen reported dead after Syrian protests

March 24, 2011

More than a dozen people have been reported dead in the Syrian city of after police and security forces fired on protesters.

Three separate incidents were reported. Overnight on Wednesday, six people were killed at the Omari mosque, a location where many protests have taken place. At funerals and marches later that day, at least ten more people were killed. Several dozen people are also reported to have been injured; one witness said that "bodies fell in the streets."

These fatalities come in addition to at least six deaths that have been previously reported since the protests began.

According to a Syrian activist exiled in the United States, Mohammed al-Abdullah, "[t]he government promised it would consider its citizen's demands, and then it decided to attack them. These were fully prepared and full-scale attacks."

The government defended its actions at the Omari Mosque, saying that "armed gangs" operated out of the site, and that there were weapons stored within.


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User talk:Brianklinge

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Libyan city of Misrata reported to be secure after Gaddafi forces retreat

March 24, 2011

Airstrikes in the Libyan city of Misrata are reported to have forced pro-government forces to retreat after a multi-day assault on the city.

Early on Wednesday, aircraft from allied countries began flying sorties over the city and dropping bombs. The strikes destroyed much of the equipment of government forces, including tanks and artillery, and after about twelve hours pro-Gaddafi troops retreated from the area.

All troops save individual snipers are reported to have left Misrata, marking the end of five days of attacks by government forces seeking to retake control of the city. The assault has reportedly killed close to a hundred people.

According to a witness, Mohammed Ali, who works at the main hospital, aircraft "bombed a lot of sites of the Gaddafi army. There is a former hospital where his tanks were based. All the tanks and the hospital were destroyed. A column of tanks was destroyed on the edge of the city. [...] All that is left is [sic] the snipers and our fighters can take care of them."

He went on to say that 94 people have died since government forces began their attack on the city, with more than 1,300 having been injured.


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Thread:Comments:U.S. military denies reports helicopter opened fire on Libyan civilians during rescue mission/bunch of liars/reply

Oh hey it's the video of group of journalist walking next to armed men after ambushing US soldiers.


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GNU/Linux ld.so checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes checking whether to build shared libraries... yes checking whether to build static libraries... no configure: creating ./config.status config.status: creating config.h config.status: executing libtool commands running: make /bin/bash /var/tmp/pear-build-root/APC-3.1.6/libtool --mode=compile cc -I. -I/tmp/pear/temp/APC -DPHP_ATOM_INC -I/var/tmp/pear-build-root/APC-3.1.6/include -I/var/tmp/pear-build-root/APC-3.1.6/main -I/tmp/pear/temp/APC -I/usr/include/php5 -I/usr/include/php5/main -I/usr/include/php5/TSRM -I/usr/include/php5/Zend -I/usr/include/php5/ext -I/usr/include/php5/ext/date/lib -DHAVE_CONFIG_H  -g -O2   -c /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c -o apc.lo libtool: compile:  cc -I. -I/tmp/pear/temp/APC -DPHP_ATOM_INC -I/var/tmp/pear-build-root/APC-3.1.6/include -I/var/tmp/pear-build-root/APC-3.1.6/main -I/tmp/pear/temp/APC -I/usr/include/php5 -I/usr/include/php5/main -I/usr/include/php5/TSRM -I/usr/include/php5/Zend -I/usr/include/php5/ext -I/usr/include/php5/ext/date/lib -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -g -O2 -c /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c -fPIC -DPIC -o .libs/apc.o In file included from /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c:44: /usr/include/php5/ext/pcre/php_pcre.h:29:18: error: pcre.h: No such file or directory In file included from /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c:44: /usr/include/php5/ext/pcre/php_pcre.h:37: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token /usr/include/php5/ext/pcre/php_pcre.h:38: error: expected ‘=’, ‘,’, ‘;’, ‘asm’ or ‘__attribute__’ before ‘*’ token /usr/include/php5/ext/pcre/php_pcre.h:44: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘pcre’ /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c:369: error: expected specifier-qualifier-list before ‘pcre’ /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c: In function ‘apc_regex_compile_array’: /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c:430: error: ‘apc_regex’ has no member named ‘preg’ /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c:430: error: ‘apc_regex’ has no member named ‘preg’ /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c:431: error: ‘apc_regex’ has no member named ‘nreg’ /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c:431: error: ‘apc_regex’ has no member named ‘nreg’ /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c: In function ‘apc_regex_match_array’: /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c:463: error: ‘apc_regex’ has no member named ‘preg’ /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c:463: error: ‘apc_regex’ has no member named ‘preg’ /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c:464: error: ‘apc_regex’ has no member named ‘nreg’ /tmp/pear/temp/APC/apc.c:464: error: ‘apc_regex’ has no member named ‘nreg’ make: *** [apc.lo] Error 1 ERROR: `make' failed

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User talk:ElPipa2010

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Thread:Comments:'Worst song of all time' becomes YouTube sensation/OTT/reply (2)

BarkingFish, a little perspective, maybe? There's a place for criticism, and that is works of actual art. This isn't the end of the world. The chick's right, man, it's terrible the way people felt the need to say hurtful things to her, GIFT in action. I'm not saying you're wrong necessarily, it just hurts me to see people dogpiling on what is basically a little girls attempt to feel special. WHAT A CRIME!


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User talk:OldManNIck

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User talk:GLOKOKO

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User talk:Churchillraja

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User talk:Mike1120

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Thread:Comments:Libyan city of Misrata reported to be secure after Gaddafi forces retreat/hospital secure?

One would hope the Hospital is now under Freedom fighter control. It is a very noble and courageous acy by the Pilots and I wish them continued success. This is one of the proudest moments I have felt. God bless President Obama et. al. !


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User talk:Aero5150

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User talk:Whdfhr0306

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Thread:Comments:'Worst song of all time' becomes YouTube sensation/OTT/reply (3)

The "crime" is upon the listeners ears, oh gentle IP user. Torture is against the Geneva convention, and this song is clearly a breach of it.


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User talk:Khoanguyen91

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Thread:Comments:'Worst song of all time' becomes YouTube sensation/"The song itself has been... criticised for its use of Auto-Tune."

I've always wondered about this. How exactly, other than asking, do you know if an artist is using autotune? I understand that if you pitch shift to extremes it makes things sound very odd but for normal correction of off notes, can it be heard? Can anyone give me an example of a song where you can hear the signs?


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Thread:Comments:Gene mutation produces autism-like traits in mice/Comments from feedback form - "No input from the mouses persp..."

No input from the mouses perspective.


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Thread:Comments:'Worst song of all time' becomes YouTube sensation/OTT/reply (4)

Who scans YouTube for this stuff???


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Thread:Comments:Gene mutation produces autism-like traits in mice/Comments from feedback form - "Wish I could see some pictures..."

Wish I could see some pictures along with this article. It is good. But it can be better.


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no refs


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English actress Elizabeth Taylor dies at age 79

March 24, 2011

, an English born U.S. actress, died on Wednesday at the age of 79, in the, in Los Angeles, California, where she was admitted six weeks ago. The cause of death was announced as a heart ailment that she had suffered for years.

Taylor made her film debut in 1941 at, and won two , for "Butterfield 8" (1960), and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (1966). Widely known for her personality, described as "sexy, glamorous, untimely, and fragile," the actress was always surrounded by her fans and the media. As a child actress, she was known for having two sets of eyelashes because of a genetic mutation, distinguishing her face from other actresses.

Recently, Taylor had been using an account on Twitter to keep herself in touch with her fans and friends. "I like the connection with fans and people who have been supportive of me, [...] [a]nd I love the idea of real feedback and a two-way street, which is very, very modern. But sometimes I think we know too much about our idols and that spoils the dream," Taylor said in a 2011 interview for Harper's Bazaar.

Taylor had to overcome an addiction to alcohol and drugs in the 80s through admissions to the Betty Ford Clinic in California, and had been for a number of days admitted to a Los Angeles hospital for heart failure.

Taylor is survived by four children, who reported that Taylor's last wish for her fans was that "they shouldn't be sending flowers for her, that money should be sent to charitable works, or otherwise to her 'Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation,'" in order to continue with her struggle in favour of patients with the disease.