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Cyclone Pam article
Hi. I hadn't noticed you'd tagged it under review; I was doing some copyediting on the sources.

I was thinking of not-ready'ing it on the grounds the lede says something is going to happen, instead of describing any event that has already happened, such as somebody saying that was going to happen. --Pi zero (talk) 15:03, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, yeah.....I just tried to 'shift' that a teeny bit onto something that 'did' happen. I'll back off on my review now and you can take action on it. --Bddpaux (talk) 15:06, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I'll take a look and try to do so in a bit; I'm now tackling one of the others. It's always a bit of a scramble, I've found, when a whole bunch of students submit simultaneously, presumably in coordination with something to do with their weekly class schedule; there are generally a bunch of the submissions that have serious problems so they should be not-ready'd promptly.  --Pi zero (talk) 15:19, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Auto-Block
My account was compromised during my absence - please enable an indefinite block to prevent further damage to wiki projects. Thanks for collaborating. --BScMScMD (talk) 18:59, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

userspacing
Just to point out. The preferred way to userspace an article is for an admin to move it, and not leave a redirect behind. Non-admins don't have the option of not leaving behind a redirect; but when an admin moves a page, there's a box, checked by default, for "Leave a redirect behind"; just uncheck it. :-)  --Pi zero (talk) 22:25, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

Barcelona and La-liga
I have removed much of the content, which was not exactly related to the article. Which was just at the border. I hope, now it fits the guidelines. Please have a look. aGastya   ✉ Dicere Aliquid :) 11:12, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

Knowing terms
I read your comments. But how am I supposed to explain hat trick? It is a common term (I believe). And majority of the Europeans and South Americans are aware of Ronaldo. Still, do I need to explain about it? aGastya   ✉ Dicere Aliquid :) 15:10, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, see, that's kind of the trick: Wikinewns is international, so we try to write for EVERYONE. Not everyone knows the term hat-trick. We also write so that an English-speaking person in Thailand can understand what we're saying; a truck driver in Manila; a school teacher in Canada; a chef in Nepal; know what I'm trying to say?? We have to write for EVERYONE (as best we can). I'd bet a European football fan knows TOTALLY what you're talking about, but I know LOADS OF PEOPLE who aren't European football fans. --Bddpaux (talk) 15:14, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

 * If not all are football fans, but still, Ronaldo. People knows him. Still, I've made the change. But, people, can, still click the links to know about that particular topic. We had this discussion at WP's main page. aGastya    ✉ Dicere Aliquid :) 15:23, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

Nigerian suicide bomber article
Hi, I have responded to your review on the collaboration page of the article. Due to the time lapse between now and when the article was written, I don't expect it to be deemed newsworthy now. However, at the time of the review you must have missed that the actual focal event of the story occurred the day before the story was written (or on the day of, if you take time zones into account), not 10 days before as you claimed. Apologies about the late reply. Hb881uow (talk) 12:10, 25 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I responded to this where it was also raised on the article's talk page, but I'll repeat here.
 * There was a misunderstanding, but it looks as if the article was legitimately past freshness at the time of review. The focal event seems to have taken place on the 16th, and the review was on the 20th.  Sometimes we have more articles submitted in a short time than we can handle, and that's been a constant state of things for the past couple of weeks or so, with UoW student articles.  (I've seen articles lost this way even when there are lots more reviewers; there's a lot of latent demand for what Wikinews supplies, so that however much reviewer labor we can bring to bear on a regular basis, after a while the volume of submission will expand to exceed supply.  We do need to improve the efficiency of our operation, so we can do more with the same amount of reviewer labor, and I have some plans I'm pursuing for how we might do that; but even if I succeed, we'll do better, things will pick up, and still I expect some articles will get missed from time to time.)
 * It's clear how the misunderstanding would have happened about being ten days old at the time of review. Our style guide specifies that sources are to be listed from newest to oldest, so that the first one listed is the most recently published source; in this case, though, the articles were in the opposite order, with the oldest first; and the oldest was indeed about ten days before the article was submitted.
 * --Pi zero (talk) 14:18, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Anthrax article
...is stale. :-( --Pi zero (talk) 15:16, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Hey how are ya
Hey Bddpaux, glad to see you're active on the wiki and especially nice to see your participation and help over at Featured article candidates, much appreciated!

I was wondering if perhaps you could review this new article I wrote, Texas student Ahmed Mohamed inspires social movement ?

Thank you for your time and your contributions to the project,

-- Cirt (talk) 14:23, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Wikinews interviews painter Pricasso on his art and freedom of expression
It took me a while to research, do the interview, and put this all together. It was quite a coup to get a response back from the interviewee.
 * Wikinews interviews painter Pricasso on his art and freedom of expression

It's a nice piece related to and issues of.

Do you think you could review it?

Thank you for your time,

-- Cirt (talk) 08:38, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Defense attorney refutes DNA evidence in 'Grim Sleeper' trial
Hi. I'd noticed you were writing something, of course, but hadn't had a chance to look at it. Finally taking a preliminary look at it, I'm uncomfortable with a couple of aspects of the sourcing. Review comments. --Pi zero (talk) 20:40, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

Election results
The election committee should set up a page of the election results (see last year's, but the list is different this year), and certify the results at the water cooler thread. --Pi zero (talk) 20:24, 30 July 2016 (UTC)

More details emerge in Alpine, Texas school shooting
I've prodded this as abandoned. --Pi zero (talk) 15:24, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

Search expands for missing Texas woman
Hi. I'm quite interested in this story. Unfortunately there were some shortcomings in the current version, and I suspect the problem of freshness may be getting more difficult as we pass into Friday on Wikinews (which happens in about twenty minutes from now). Perhaps some further opportunity will come along on this ongoing story. See my review comments. --Pi zero (talk) 23:48, 27 October 2016 (UTC)

Wikinews attends ComiCon in Tyler, Texas
It was pointed out that the article didn't actually explain what a ComiCon is. Realizing that we were already quite close to the 24-hour horizon for substantive edits after publication, I made a small edit to try to explain a bit. Gryllida sighted it. --Pi zero (talk) 22:46, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Prominent Texas attorney dead, just days following daughter's suicide
Published. I did have concerns that sourcing was a bit thin. --Pi zero (talk) 19:44, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

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Modern radio drama, 'Paranoria, TX' releases 100th episode
I'm wondering about establishing news relevance. It seems probably not a COI problem you've been somewhat involved in the show — the up-front disclosure takes a lot of curse off that — but it might have some effect on your perception of the relevance. Something seems wanted in the way of, well, background I guess, to show the reader the relevance in a larger context; otherwise the piece could feel a bit promotional. --Pi zero (talk) 15:26, 14 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'm trying to address that. Technically, I think anything creative-wise, at least, with a far reaching audience that hits 100 serialized episodes/releases etc. is newsworthy. I'm just trying to make sure I'm making it 'global' enough. In terms of the station itself, I made a bit of 'lunch money' on a show I did there last year [Sergeant Mambo's Apple Tree of Weirdness] but the show [and the meager bit of $] are both long gone by now! --Bddpaux (talk) 15:39, 14 February 2017 (UTC)
 * It occurs to me the lede, while it mentions the 100th episode part, might be tweaked a bit to acknowledge the audience aspect, since, as you note, that is part of what gives the piece its basic relevance. --Pi zero (talk) 16:23, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

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Home pregnancy article
Just a note. I noticed, on the article you'd published, the lede didn't specify the day on which the focal event happened... and I suspect it was, in fact, five days ago (so, not fresh; which is of course an important part of why I'm a stickler, myself, for specifying the day in the lede). Pretty sure the sky isn't going to fall in; thought I'm mention it, though. (Btw, a lot of these students don't have the hang of using-sources-without-copying-from-them; worth keeping an eye on.) Thanks for helping out; as you see, I've been pretty swamped. I'm thinking it'd be good if I take a look at your article tomorrow morning, when I'm fresh. --Pi zero (talk) 23:28, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah, guilty as charged.....I think I'm actually to blame for the day thing. I really pushed the envelope in terms of freshness there! --Bddpaux (talk) 13:47, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Wikinews visits set of indie film 'Dead on Set'
After thinking about it carefully (glad I waited till morning when my thinking is hopefully at its sharpest!), I've asked on the article talk for further clarifications re your role in the film; review comments. --Pi zero (talk) 14:40, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
 * (Sorry if my concern caught you by surprise; it's a nice enough little piece, but I was uncomfortable, and figured I really shouldn't try to make a final call in either direction without understanding better.) --Pi zero (talk) 15:59, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
 * No sweat, we need to apply our policies fairly here, after all. See my response on the talk page. --Bddpaux (talk) 16:04, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I consulted on this one; didn't want my own familiarity with the reporter to skew my judgement, either. My precise measure was to publish with a discreet talk-page hatnote, in the style of WikimediaMention (except WM goes on the article itself).  --Pi zero (talk) 18:21, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Meth usage in Australia on the rise
That's a very stale article. --Pi zero (talk) 18:45, 30 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm atm trying to go through the entire queue and not-ready all articles that have obvious problems to do with the date of the event or lack of multiple independent sources. --Pi zero (talk) 19:58, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

Furries
I userspaced it rather than deleting it. There's a field on the abandoned template to specify a user whose space the article should be moved to, like abandoned. --Pi zero (talk) 15:53, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

At least four dead, as tornadoes strike parts of Northeast Texas
I feel bad about this; if I'd gotten to this much faster it might have just sailed through review. It might be rescuable, at this point. Review comments. --Pi zero (talk) 04:31, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Meh, no biggie.....I'll see if I can muster up a spin off! --Bddpaux (talk) 00:56, 7 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Userspaced this article. --Pi zero (talk) 02:45, 24 May 2017 (UTC)

ArbCom 2017
Acagastya has suggested you for the election committee (here), as you did last year. Are you willing to serve? --Pi zero (talk) 11:45, 24 June 2017 (UTC)

Block
I hope you have the admin rights. Please block this vandal indefinitely. acagastya PING ME! 19:03, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Do you know whose…
User page said "think before you write an article: will this story affect a teacher in Manila? If not, you are wasting your time". Also, that page had this thing which said if you can not grab attention of the reader with the first sentence, there is no point writing the second. I really hate when I can't remember things. Let me know if you know. acagastya PING ME! 17:59, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Almost forgot to mention this: you should archive some discussions from this page. acagastya PING ME! 18:00, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

Re: US: New flu strain continues epidemic sweeping across Texas
Tips:

 * When starting to write about an event, double-check what and when happened; some mainstream media will be confused about it themselves and not provide links to the report which they are re-reporting, or its publish date.

Story is marked as abandoned; to be deleted on March 7 (in 2 days), if work on it does not resume.

--Gryllida (talk) 22:50, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

Email
Hello, Bddpaux. According to scoop (after I survived that scary failure message from scoop), your wikinewsie email seems to be full. OBTW, remember when you helped me get my first article published, on May 20, 2015 -- I got my 300th published ten days ago. •–• 10:21, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll get in there this weekend and clear out some stuff. --Bddpaux (talk) 15:12, 25 May 2018 (UTC)

tagging abandoned articles
Hi. abandoned has a date parameter so we can know when it was tagged and when the warning has expired. The easiest way to tag with a date is to add to the article. It automatically fills in the date. Cheers, --SVTCobra 15:32, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Reviewing some articles
World Cup coverage is exhausting me, and we are hardly getting anything else published. I was wondering if you could review some non sports articles for a month. Match reports are really exhausting, and having just one reviewer could make it very difficult. •–• 21:48, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

It is great to have you back, Bddpaux!
Just the day before, I said, it would be great to have Bddpaux back. Looks like "the good god above all" listened to my request. :-D •–• 19:43, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Election committee for ArbCom 2018
Would you be willing to be on the election committee again this year? If so, please sign up at Arbitration Committee/2018 election. --Pi zero (talk) 16:06, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Looks as if, this year, we have plenty of volunteers for the election committee alread. --Pi zero (talk) 11:50, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

2018 ArbCom
I'd like to nominate you for ArbCom this year. Are you willing to accept the nomination? •–• 03:32, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Not this year, sorry. --Bddpaux (talk) 16:48, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

US Attorney indicts thirteen for using false documents to secure jobs
Hi. Some difficulties, which I wrote up in my review comments (my thoughts were a bit scattered this evening, I guess; I had to edit the review comments several times to add things). --Pi zero (talk) 01:52, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Police Captain's son gets 20 year prison sentence for terrorist plot
Hi. Encountered some snags; I'm hoping it's reparable, though alas we're now T plus two days. Review comments. --Pi zero (talk) 12:16, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

IMAP and SMTP servers
Any idea how can I get the information about my "@wikinewsie.org" mail to connect to a mail client? It is that time of the year when I need to ask for media accreditation, so please let me know as soon as possible. •–• 13:28, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

¿tu hablas español?
Before the end of this week, I am supposed to notify Wikimedians from Argentina to get photos for Argentina Pride. While I can do it in English, and ping, I think the event itself might not receive MSM coverage in English and we would have to use Spanish sources. What is your proficiency in Spanish? (Also pinging ) •–• 05:48, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Although I had Spanish in school for two years, I am not able to write anything which would sound official. Sorry, --SVTCobra 13:33, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
 * My proficiency in Spanish is VERY high level beginner. However, I will not be assisting with ANYTHING pertaining to a Pride event, of that you can be assured. --Bddpaux (talk) 19:35, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

To your question: Perhaps some guidance
I'm posting here because you asked me what ArbCom could do to help. I think I just got a retaliatory review rejection. I was fully expecting that if any specific reviewers don't want to work with me for any reason that they just wouldn't review my work, and drafts I composed would have a smaller pool of reviewers, making them more likely to age out. That's not great, but what can you do? I was not expecting someone to hit reject just because they're pissed off at me, and I think that's what just happened. The reviewer said, among other things, that the words "black" and "white" are too non-neutral to use in Wikinews' voice (it's an article that ties into the Ferguson riots, in which race featured heavily). This same reviewer has approved articles that used those words in Wikinews' voice before, with no mention of any inherent neutrality problems. I think it's because I corrected a previous reviewer when they thought my grammar was wrong (it wasn't, and to said previous reviewer's credit, they seem to be politely entertaining the sources I showed them on English usage, though I don't think I changed their mind). So my request of ArbCom is this: What should a drafter do when given a review that they reasonably believe was made for reasons other than the suitability of the article? Like you said, we're all volunteers here. What is the customary dispute resolution process? Darkfrog24 (talk) 05:26, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, FWIW, I remember the first time when I had to write "black" for a person with darker skin complexion. It was very hard, as for writing in my journal, I could add comments for explaining to myself, but when transferring to on-wiki, I did not say "black", tried to explain it, which became complex, and added a comment, which I would generally not do (as I am generally available on IRC for discussing any issues with the reviewer). The reviewer, replaced that entire explanation and said in the summary that "usage of 'black' was okay in this context." The thing to learn is: is it okay in the context? And just because something was done once does not automatically mean same thing can be repeated again. (We all learn from what happened in the past). •–• 06:25, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Yeeeeeeah, context does matter, but when the reviewer says "The lede doesn't say when the death took place" and it's right there "October 17" and "the lede doesn't say who McKinnies is" and it's right there "the victim is the son of activist Melissa McKinnies" and "hey this isn't attributed" when it says right there "according to a federal report," I start to think maybe the reviewer showed up to reject the article. Darkfrog24 (talk) 06:46, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
 * If that was the thing bugging you more than the NPOV issue of "black", that is what you should have told Bddpaux to strengthen your case. •–• 06:57, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Might be useful. •–• 08:40, 3 November 2018 (UTC)

I could use some help de-escalating a situation
I've tried to pull back and keep my comments to a minimum and not make things personal, but that doesn't work when I'm the only one doing it. Any tips on how to keep the matter of the style guide proposal from spilling any further out of control? I'm worried the matter will get tag-teamed into an artificial closure before the community has a chance to judge it on its merits. Darkfrog24 (talk) 04:35, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
 * The relevant link here Gryllida (talk) 05:02, 3 March 2019 (UTC)

Former Trump advisor, Paul Manafort, receives second sentence in U.S. Federal Court
Thanks for writing this story. It appears to be published now. --Gryllida (talk) 18:59, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I've submitted an edit to the article, which is now pending review. --Pi zero (talk) 19:16, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

replied
--Gryllida (talk) 18:44, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for looking at the reports, Bddpaux
Thank you for generously and attentively looking at the reports today, and for asking questions at their talk pages and at the talk pages of the authors.

I really appreciate it!

--Gryllida (talk) 19:08, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

Heated moment on fire article: A request
I would like you to remove your talk page post on the "small fire" article. It includes name-calling. There's other stuff there, of course, but I picked that to mention because it's not subjective, and it would be enough by itself. I'd like to take your complaints seriously, but I don't feel I can do that if they come in that form. That post puts me in a position in which I feel I have to defend myself, or at least redirect the conversation. I do not mind if you delete this post of mine with this request. Might be better if you did. Darkfrog24 (talk) 01:26, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Defend yourself from what? Gryllida (talk) 02:35, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 * From the stuff in B's post. Darkfrog24 (talk) 02:37, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 * There is something to defend from in it? Gryllida (talk) 03:11, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes. Darkfrog24 (talk) 03:49, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Defending implies denial, and no progress. Is there a better reaction? Gryllida (talk) 19:26, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Tell you what: nope, I won't. Yeah, about 2 hours after I posted it, I felt slightly badly about it, and sure, it's a bit uncivil. But:you're a lot of trouble to deal with...you are. So here's the deal: You want it gone? You delete it. I'm not deleting it. I said it and that's that. Furthermore, I'm not engaging in ANY direct dialog with you for the next 90 days....won't do it. How's that for 'creepy'? I will try to do minor editing to improve your pending articles, but I won't review any of your articles or engage in any discussions involving you during that time. Consider yourself ghost'ed by me for the next 90. How 'bout you just report the news for a while? That'd be nice....I'll do a bit of janitorial work for you during that time....but you and I? We're on a 'break'. --Bddpaux (talk) 04:04, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

== For the Facebook leak story, the notes are available in scoop. Sorry that they were not detailed at the article talk page: they are discussed at the author's talk page... Please re-review the story as soon as you can. Thank you. ==

--Gryllida (talk) 04:11, 5 April 2019 (UTC)

Please review
Hi Bddpaux

Please review:

Current review queue as of 22:51, 18 April 2019 (UTC):

 * 18 April 2019: Donation drive raises over US$1 million to rebuild Louisiana churches after Notre Dame de Paris also catches fire
 * 17 April 2019: Sudanese protesters protect defense ministry sit-in
 * 17 April 2019: Officials find fire alarm sounded 23 minutes before the fire was reported in Notre Dame, Paris
 * 7 April 2019: Students compete in world's second Neurosurgery Olympiad in Tyumen, Russia

For inspiration here is a Kołacz and some honey:

Happy holidays,

--Gryllida (talk) 22:51, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

Re: Talk:Wikinews_attends_Maker_Faire_in_Tyler,_Texas(US)
Hi Bddpaux :-)

There are a couple remarks at the talk page. I hope you are able to find the attendance count for this event.

What is your time zone?

--Gryllida (talk) 00:16, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

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Good luck
in your. --Pi zero (talk) 22:02, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

New RfA - acagastya - LINK
Hi Bddpaux

Please consider commenting.

I pinged you previously, but there was no response. This may be the last notification before the vote is closed.

Also, merry Christmas!

--Gryllida (talk) 19:46, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Talk:Tom Hanks and his wife catch coronavirus
Could you please delete this talk page? I've moved the old one to userspace, as the article is going to get deleted. ICameHereForNews (talk) 21:34, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Appears to've been deleted already......wow.... I guess I really am that amazing!! --Bddpaux (talk) 17:59, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Authentication?
I sent you another email re documentation for the interview, but haven't heard back from you... --Pi zero (talk) 23:18, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Responded to your email. --Bddpaux (talk) 16:01, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Got it. --Pi zero (talk) 16:51, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Good to have you back, Bddpaux!
Hi, it is soo good to see you back! Are we getting some good ORs? What was your masters about? also, do you mind joining IRC later this morning? It will be good to have a reunion -- please register your nick, though. Again, welcome back! 103.254.128.138 (talk) 10:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for helping with original reporting this year. Happy New Year. --Gryllida (talk) 20:51, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Your criteria
Hi

Re:"ask yourself, 'Would a school teacher in Manila care about this? What about a waiter in Sydney or a young mother in Hong Kong?' The answer should be a quick 'Yes', or you might be wasting your time here" The articles on he main page today are: I doubt any of those are of interest to the waiter or the mother above
 * Football: Chelsea appoints Thomas Tuchel as manager following Lampard sacking
 * Football: Chelsea sacks Frank Lampard as club's manager
 * World Trade Organization declares US tariff hike illegal, rules in South Korea's favour
 * Explosion after gas leakage in Madrid residential building kills four
 * Uruguayan Language Academy rejects FA sanction against Edinson Cavani as 'poverty of cultural and linguistic knowledge'
 * Wikinews 2020: An 'Original reporting' year in review

Cheers, Ottawahitech (talk) 02:45, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Let's keep football articles aside, because football is the most popular sport, and people in any country do care about their favourite clubs. OR year in review contains tonnes of OR, some of them are from Australia, so satisfies the waiter in Sydney.  Uruguayan Language academy news is relevant to people with different language, and how a first-world organisation treats other's traditions, and customs (checks for school teacher in Manila as well as young mother in Hong Kong.  Explosion article is again, relevant to the waiter, who might want to reconsider asking the restaurant to check if their cooking area complies with health and safety regulation.  WTO's article seems relevant for people in the South East Asia, how their commute might be affected by this decision.  Think about it. 103.48.106.16 (talk) 06:20, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * The three that I wrote made international news. Indeed, I am not in Spain but it was in my country's news. English football is followed across the world. I don't think the comment is supposed to be taken so literally, I think the spirit of what he is trying to say is make sure people in different countries will care. --IWI (talk) 12:27, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Ummmmmmm, yes:exactly. But: I'm happy to see someone engaged in the project! --Bddpaux (talk) 17:39, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * We do publish local news, the lower bound mentioned in the guidelines being the car-crash test. My understanding of writing for an international audience is that an international reader should be able to understand what the article is about and understand why the story would be of interest to some readers (beyond which it becomes a matter of personal interest or curiosity). --Pi zero (talk) 12:53, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

iMsg
Hi, Bddpaux, I have send an iMessage to your number (mentioned on your userpage). •–• 17:32, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Any shot at reviewing an interview?
Hey, Bddpaux. I was wondering if you could review Living with HIV during COVID-19: Wikinews talks to HIV-positive sex workers about how pandemic has affected their lives by any chance? I really worked hard, collaboaring with a friend of mine, and it would be a great favour if you can review it! •–• 17:24, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

Heads up
Im going to attempt to make a article but i go slow and sorry but i need to edit in spurts. If im a problem please revert my edits, thank you. Durantnba (talk) 03:16, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

"A bit more time"
Why? Why give them extra time? --JJLiu112 (talk) 03:32, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * "Abandoned articles — Unpublished articles that have not been edited for four days should be marked with subst:aband and deleted two days later, permitting that no other edits have been made since then. (Per common sense, removing the abandoned article template doesn't count as an edit, unless it is bundled with another change.)" See WN:ABANDON.  It had been < three days when you marked it "delete". •–•  03:41, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Firstly: I appreciate your eagerness [no sarcasm!!]....I do! For a newbie, your output has been in the upper stratosphere and of excellent quality too! I think you RAWK! But: at the end of the day....a wiki is supposed to be about community. Now, there are ALL MANNER of goofballs, etc. who show up here and want to be thought of as a Rockstar within 15 minutes....and that doesn't work. One has to establish their 'street cred', as-it-were. So, the simple answer is: I'm extended a bit of niceness. Do I think that will turn into a publishable article? Absolutely not. But we have time (so-to-speak) to give the contributor a gentle nudge. As Acagastya points out, the rule is 4 days. If my math is right, I think you dropped in the template about 65 hours after first submission, which is a hair too quick. --Bddpaux (talk) 15:08, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Somalia article
Could you review it? --JJLiu112 (talk) 18:47, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry. I'm swamped with work stuff right now. I will be afk for about the next 20 hours, or so.--Bddpaux (talk) 19:06, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I understand, thanks. --JJLiu112 (talk) 21:23, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Heyy
Thanks for the information you gave me, it's been really helpful 😇❤ Chelsea Jafta (talk) 12:09, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

July Halloween
Just an acknowledgement (ACK), I got the email sent to scoop about it. Looking forward to it! Though be careful! •–• 15:59, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It will be fun!--Bddpaux (talk) 16:14, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

Checkuser vote
Hello. Please could you close my Checkuser vote. It has been open for just over 2 weeks, with 25 support votes. This meets the minimum requirements set out on the page and at Meta. I have closed the vote for Acagastya. Cheers. --Green Giant (talk) 21:49, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. Busy now. Give me 24 hours. Could you also remind (pressure, even)Gryllida to close/deal with our 'Crat nominations? We need more 'Crats around here.--Bddpaux (talk) 22:39, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

More userspace pages
Hi. These are the other pages I found in your userspace after searching for draft articles: --Green Giant (talk) 23:49, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
 * User:Bddpaux/At least four dead, as tornadoes strike parts of Northeast Texas - April/May 2017
 * User:Bddpaux/Citizens express both praise and worries over Texas rains - June/July 2014
 * User:Bddpaux/Drought conditions across much of US impacting fracking activity - August 2012
 * User:Bddpaux/Much of Texas plagued by weather problems - May/June 2013
 * User:Bddpaux/Noted magician, Aldo Colombini dies following stroke - February 2014
 * User:Bddpaux/Reports indicate US retail sales brisk despite much disapproval of early 'Black Friday' store openings - November 2012
 * User:Bddpaux/Texas woman celebrates 40 years in state public service - August 2012
 * User:Bddpaux/Wikinews interviews member of the Texas Nationalist Movement - December 2012
 * Gotcha. Give me a few days and I'll zap them myself.--Bddpaux (talk) 00:10, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Re the communications
Hi, Bddpaux. If you are seeking admin/crat assistance, you could let the people know via IRC, if they don't check their talk pages as frequently. In case if you are having trouble with IRC, let me know -- I can help you with it. <span style="color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;">•–• 04:02, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
 * OK, I've never been a big IRC person, but I may do that.--Bddpaux (talk) 11:40, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

ArbCom 2021
Hi Bddpaux. I was wondering if you'd be willing to stand for ArbCom this year? If you don't wish to nominate yourself, I would be happy to nominate you. <span style="color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;">•–• 07:50, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Sure.....feel free to nominate me.--Bddpaux (talk) 20:06, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

page protection
Hi, post-publication, edit=autoconfirmed (indef) and move=admin (indef) please -- you are keeping edit=admin (indef). <span style="color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;">•–• 16:59, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
 * OK—Bddpaux (talk) 17:00, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

'crat granted
Hello Bddpaux,

Congratulations - you're now a bureaucrat. I am most grateful for your commitment and dedication to the admin and reviewing responsibilities here. Keep up the great work.

Regards, --Gryllida (talk) 05:35, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

I am new here
Hello. I am a Nigerian Blogger and a Journalist. I want to Update Wikinews for Nigeria. How do I go about it. I have made 4 updates already but I want to become a registered user or member. Thanks

What to do?
Can you suggest what can I do with the omicron article? No major news is available currently for it. Shall I put it for deletion? 2006nishan178713 (talk) 17:35, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, there are a number of things you could do....you could use it as the framework for a recent article about an outbreak in some city (as one example). So I Google'd "Omicron +largest +outbreak" and got about 70 articles from the past 24 hours. Freshening up an article is a bit of an art form unto itself.--Bddpaux (talk) 21:07, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Okay! 2006nishan178713 (talk) 15:57, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

How we will see unregistered users
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18:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

American Museum of Natural History removes statue of Theodore Roosevelt
Hi, since you reviewed this article, I think you may be in the best position sight the subsequent edits. Cheers, --SVTCobra 06:11, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Temporary change to article length
Hello. I know you know this but just as a courtesy, this note is to let you know we are implementing a trial from February 1 to April 30 to encourage more articles to be published per the outcome of a current proposal. The minimum requirements for article length will be one paragraph of at least a hundred words. At the end of the trial the requirements will return to normal (3 paragraphs etc) and there will be an evaluation discussion about the trial. Happy reviewing! [24Cr][talk] 23:18, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yep! Great!--Bddpaux (talk) 17:10, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Publishing after review
Hi. Don't forget to protect published articles per the standard protection policy (edit=auto-confirmed and move=admin only). Cheers, --SVTCobra 15:03, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Justin Bieber postpones three Justice tour dates due to illness
Hi, I just noticed that Justin Bieber postpones three Justice tour dates due to illness, which you placed an abandoned tag on at 21:05, 13 June 2022, is now showing up in the queue for Collaboration requests in the newsroom. Is this intentional? Just curious, Ottawahitech (talk) 19:26, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * yes that is intentional. It happens with the Aband template and aims to encourage others to help "un-abandon" the article. [24Cr][talk] 20:04, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Hmmmmm, news to me...but:that's clever!--Bddpaux (talk) 20:28, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Temporary change to freshness
Hello. As a reviewer, this note is just to let you know we are implementing a trial from July 4 to October 4 to enable more articles to be reviewed per the outcome of a current proposal. The freshness window is being extended to about five to seven days. At the end of the trial the window will continue to be at 5-7 days while we discuss whether to adopt the change permanently or not. Happy reviewing! [24Cr][talk] 17:39, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

High potential for wildfires across Texas for several days
Published. Nice article. [24Cr][talk] 17:08, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

E-mail
I saw you asked someone else about e-mail and it became clear that it was because you are having problems using it. Are you trying to use a wikinewsie.org address? If so, I think that domain has probably lapsed. I think Acagastya took the lead in recovering data from there and setting up the newer [wn-reporters.org]. We can probably ping Acagastya if you have something to ask them. SVTCobra 19:35, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I did. No response. I just want to know if he's stopped paying for it, or what.--Bddpaux (talk) 20:14, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Re: User talk:Amgine
Challenge, User:Amgine/Reboot. <?php if( (api.php?action=query&titles=User:Amgine/Reboot&prop=4656268&rvpropr=timestamp) + (60*60*24*7) > time ) { // Sprint complete, assess results } ?> <span style="font: brush 10pt/12pt cursive;"> Amgine | t  04:09, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I am not terribly sure how I feel about 'user space' articles.--Bddpaux (talk) 14:17, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Please check the talk page for this strange little pseudo sock puppet you've set up. I will trust you to do the right thing.--Bddpaux (talk) 18:36, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
 * r - <span style="font: brush 10pt/12pt cursive;"> Amgine | t 06:32, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Inaugural African Protected Areas Congress closes
Hi. I just noticed you did not protect this article after you reviewed it. Also, you did not put it on the front page by making it a lead article. Just a friendly reminder of the things reviewers do. Cheers, SVTCobra 18:56, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Well...I tried. I pushed the 'button' to put it on the front page, but nothing happened. I even asked (maybe at Water Cooler) how to go back and make that happen manually. (Do you know how?) Yeah, every once in a while, I forget to protect articles. I will watch that more carefully. I am out-of-sorts for the next several days, though.--Bddpaux (talk) 21:02, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
 * If the option did not present itself when publishing, the top story always has a [ML] link which will take you to Make lead. Each of the five leads also have a [+] link which should allow you to change them individually if needed. I hope that helps, cheers, SVTCobra 21:34, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

Texas identifies first death involving monkeypox
Just on the edge of freshness. Published under a shorter name than it had earlier. [24Cr][talk] 23:24, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Ukraine map in Template:Lead article 2
Could you please replace the Ukraine map in this template with 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (unprotected).svg this one? Since the map is included in a main page it has been auto fully-protected, preventing users from updating the rapidly changing map. Thank you. Viewsridge (talk) 06:53, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

 * ✅ -- SVTCobra 10:58, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

One permission removal request to review
I wonder whether you can review this: Requests for permissions/Removal/Blood Red Sandman. George Ho (talk) 06:42, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Writing contest 2023
Hello. We've created Writing contest 2023, which will start on February 1 and end on May 1. It is modeled on the successful 2010 and 2013 contests. As a reviewer and accredited reporter, it would be a great time for you. If you are interested in signing up, please do so at Writing contest 2023 and create a category for the articles you submit. Heavy Water (talk) 04:01, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

Your free advice
Hi Paul. On your user page you have the following quote: "Within the first 3 sentences of any article you're writing, ask yourself, "Would a school teacher in Manila care about this? What about a waiter in Sydney or a young mother in Hong Kong?" The answer should be a quick 'Yes', or you might be wasting your time here: this is an international news site. Thusly, we serve a large audience. Not too long ago, a reviewer cited this quote as a reason for declining an original article. The article had other problems, but nevertheless, it peaked my interest. You have multiple articles, especially OR, which do not meet this standard. At least, I don't think "Wikinews attends 2021 Texas Haunters Convention" would have strong appeal to a school teacher in Manila, a waiter in Sydney, or a young mother in Hong Kong. Therefore, I appeal to you to modify or remove those sentences from your user page. I think local news should be encouraged; especially original reporting. What you say as a reviewer, administrator and bureaucrat can be very influential. Cheers, SVTCobra 00:41, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I agree, and: done. This business of 'Newsworthiness' has ALWAYS been bound up in some opionated fluffery, and maybe it always will be. I was (maybe clumsily) trying to convey that we have a BROAD array of peoples/cultures to whom our stuff should appeal (hopefully). VERY local things can absolutely appeal to many people -- and should always be encouraged here. To put a not-so-fine point on it: Right now, we just need good news being submitted by good reporters. Also: see the disclaimer I added to my page.--Bddpaux (talk) 14:33, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

Heavy Water
Hi Paul. You wrote to Heavy Water: I'm fairly certain you may be the very first person (at least in a decade) around here to receive accreditation out-of-order. So, you've been a Reviewer for a bit now, and I just made you an Accredited Reporter. Go forth and do good deeds! What exactly did you do besides add archive top to the AR? See the diff. You even left the status as "open". How exactly did you 'make' Heavy Water an accredited reporter? Did you verify their identity and real name and set up an email account on wn-reporters.org as per Accreditation policy? Being accredited is not a wiki permission and does not show up in user groups or user rights logs. Also, I thought we discussed this notion of 'out of order'. There is no order. Accredited is not part of a hierarchy of user rights. Reviewer → Administrator → Bureaucrat → Checkuser is the only order I know of. Accredited is entirely outside of this system. And, indeed, at least one user has achieved all of those levels within the last decade without ever being accredited. Cheers, SVTCobra 11:13, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Well. Yeah. OK. It'd been a while since I've done any of these actions, so I'm a bit rusty -- most especially on setting up the email. So, to that point: how is the email set up? --Bddpaux (talk) 14:28, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I don't know, which is why I didn't close the AR earlier. I think only Gryllidia and Acagastya can do it. SVTCobra 16:10, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I left Gryllida a message about email. I have/had an account. Just not sure what my status is around those parts... I need to get that sorted out and set up correctly. I am also working on getting Heavy Water's accreditation "card" set up properly, but knowing the proper wn email address/situation would be very helpful. Can you log in to you wn email account?--Bddpaux (talk) 16:17, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * No. I had one on wikinewsie.org, but not one on wn-reporters.org ... also I am not accredited myself. Cheers, SVTCobra 16:50, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Well: maybe we should do something about that...?--Bddpaux (talk) 16:56, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Maybe I should have a wn-reporters account. It would be useful to have access to Scoop. But I don't really want to be accredited. Cheers, SVTCobra 00:47, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Revdels
Hey, can you revdel this and this? A newbie copied stuff from The Guardian. Thanks, Heavy Water (talk) 21:49, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Also, can you semi-protect Talk:Jan Nowak-Jezioranski Dies? WMF-banned is targeting it. Heavy Water (talk) 16:00, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Done, and blocked that IP for a short time as well.--Bddpaux (talk) 16:45, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Chick filet user creating vandalism.
Just a heads up! HushPuppie280 (talk) 21:51, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, I am not entirely understanding what is so disruptive about their actions...?--Bddpaux (talk) 21:55, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
 * their undoing things everywhere, Bdd im not joking around..... HushPuppie280 (talk) 21:57, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
 * look at my user page history. HushPuppie280 (talk) 22:00, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you! HushPuppie280 (talk) 22:05, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
 * To what should be no one's surprise, has returned to vandalize after the block expired. Please also standard-protect Category:Zoological Society of London, Category:Species endangerment, and Category:Species discovery, which this LTA targets. Heavy Water (talk) 00:59, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

High temperature article
Hi, I think that you may have forgotten to complete the review after adding the "Under review" tag. I understand that you might be busy in real life, and I apologize for disturbing you. However, could you please mark the article as "pass" or "fail," or perhaps remove the "under review" tag? I think there is a possibility that the story might become stale. Thank you for your consideration. Regards, --Asked42 (talk) 20:02, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

A Hope!
Hey! I hope this will just be a short wikibreak and not a retirement. Wikinews truly needs your expertise and contributions, just like Heavy Water. It would be wonderful to see everyone working together. I believe a patch-up is on the horizon! Also, I wanted to express my gratitude for all the help you've provided throughout my Wikinews journey. I look forward to crossing paths with you again in the future. Take care and see you soon! Asked42 (talk) 22:45, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I appreciate the comment. I have not retired. I am just going to be somewhat scarce for a while. I have many other things going on.--Bddpaux (talk) 14:39, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

Email passwd
Hi, I have emailed you the temp password and the details to how to reset it. Please let me know if you face any troubles. <span style="color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;">•–• 12:54, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Well..... that didn't work either. Nevermind. I'm out.--Bddpaux (talk) 20:54, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

social media (cross-posted to all members of reviewer group)
Hi, Water_cooler/miscellaneous may be of interest to you as a reviewer, thanks and regards, Gryllida (talk) 05:53, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Requests for permissions/Removal/TUFKAAP
Wanna review Requests for permissions/Removal/TUFKAAP as a bureaucrat? George Ho (talk) 03:58, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Still wanna close the discussion, or shall I ask the stewards then? --George Ho (talk) 22:14, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

It's been a month already, so what will you do about the request? --George Ho (talk) 00:26, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Requesting a review
Hi @Bddpaux, I see you are the third-most active reviewer left here. I was wondering if you could review my article here, or if not, if you could approve Asheiou's RfP here so that they can become a reviewer and help with it. It took me a while to write, so I am trying to at least get it reviewed before it goes stale and gets deleted. I greatly appreciate you volunteering time, and I would love to pay it forward by helping with the review backlog myself once I am more experienced. Thank you, --Habst (talk) 01:03, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

 * @Bddpaux, I wanted to ping you again as I have Gatwicked the article into a new form here: World Athletics Indoor Championships concludes in Glasgow with new world records and significant wins. I fear that this might be its last chance to get reviewed and published, so I'd really appreciate your help. I noticed there have been no new articles published since January 4th, so I think there is an inactivity problem that needs to be addressed. Thank you and with respect, --Habst (talk) 14:29, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I have resigned all involvement here, except as a Reporter. Sorry.--Bddpaux (talk) 15:50, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Talkback at my talk page
MathXplore (talk) 06:14, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

You got mail
I sent you an email for revdel please. Thanks and edit well! - PDLTalk to me!Please don't eat da 🐑! 12:26, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * If I'm reading correctly, I think it has been done.--Bddpaux (talk) 15:14, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * And: please look at your talk page here.--Bddpaux (talk) 15:16, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi
How can I add or edit a biography. Trcvs (talk) 20:00, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * @Trcvs Well: who are we talking about?—Bddpaux (talk) 20:21, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * FYI I added user to garv as spam/spam bot if you can block them here. All of their edits are spam. Thanks and edit well! - PDLTalk to me!Please don't eat da 🐑! 21:49, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * [I'm chuckling] Sorry, can you help with me with your acronyms.... 'garv'??--Bddpaux (talk) 22:14, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Not sure either it’s global account reporting something Meta steward request Thanks and edit well! - PDLTalk to me!Please don't eat da 🐑! 23:14, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Woman on fire article
Hi, I left a message on the stories talk page you might want to read, apologies in advance. BigKrow (talk) 00:41, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Comment for special:redirect/logid/4051887
For your information, the user will not have any more chances due to m:special:diff/26533991. Please have a look at their global contributions. Thank you for your attention. MathXplore (talk) 02:50, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * No argument here.--Bddpaux (talk) 17:30, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Please revert special:redirect/logid/4052337
Hello, we recently had page move vandalism. I have reverted all moves without redirecting (please note that I can use suppress-redirect as part of global rollback permissions, and this anti-vandalism usage is allowed per Global_permissions), but since I have no further permissions, I cannot revert page moves with extra history. I also request indefinite move protections for all recently targeted pages (including User:BigKrow, User talk:BigKrow, User talk:MathXplore, Sandbox, Wikinews talk:Sandbox, Pillars of writing, and Wikinews talk:Pillars of writing). Thank you for your attention. MathXplore (talk) 02:30, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

User page
The user you just made a comment on is actually globally locked. :) I think that would qualify or is that wrong? Thanks and edit well! - PDLTalk to me!Please don't eat da 🐑! 16:13, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Well, probably. Don't know why their User Page and Talk page don't just get automatically deleted when they get blocked. Dealing with vandals here gets so exhausting.--Bddpaux (talk) 16:15, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Try doing it on simple :). They only deal with locking for all of WMF, I am sure this would just add to their workload and we would lose them. Thanks and edit well! - PDLTalk to me!Please don't eat da 🐑! 16:16, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
 * So it seems I actually cannot do anything on this wiki. Do you have a log or IRC where all edits are made for me to review? For some reason I thought I had rollback rights here, but guess not lol. Thanks and edit well! - PDLTalk to me!Please don't eat da 🐑! 01:39, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Add the words "days ago" and "days later" instead of dates and don't stale the dates and revised
Edit to avoid stale dates and add the words "days ago" and "days later" instead of dates and revise. 2607:FEA8:1F1D:8400:E16F:1BC:E317:D8D9 (talk) 19:06, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

I noticed
These are still open. It should probably be handled and closed :) I would comment in support based on policy, but due to age, I decided against it. I do see they mentioned the lack of reviewers and I would gladly help out, but I haven't published anything. I see you have a very limited amount of reviewers (as is most of your groups). How can I assist you on this project (besides not writing news articles)? Thanks and edit well! - PDLTalk to me!Please don't eat da 🐑! 01:48, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
 * There is no consensus on either request. Last month, an admin closed the +reviewer request, and I persuaded them this was premature. Heavy Water (talk) 02:57, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
 * @Heavy Water Doesn't mean an admin can't go and actually close out the nominations and archive them to get them off the board. Thanks and edit well! - PDLTalk to me!Please don't eat da 🐑! 03:10, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Reviewer requests (like other weighty discussions) aren't rushed. Serious ones have usually stayed open for months in modern times. Heavy Water (talk) 03:19, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
 * @Heavy Water I am mostly talking about this one Flagged revisions/Requests for permissions hasn't been touched since Sept 2023. I am just trying to help out. Thanks and edit well! - PDLTalk to me!Please don't eat da 🐑! 03:29, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

Recommend blocking anonymous only from 199.212.250.0/24
I recommend blocking anonymous only from all of 199.212.250/24 for at last 1 year. Both en.wt (for 1 year) and en.wp (for 3 years) have blocked the entire 199.212.250.0/24 range, which is allocated to a school in Canada., Michael.C.Wright (Talk/Published) 15:51, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Vandal
Wizzer DaVoz needs blocking! @Bddpaux @Michael.C.Wright BigKrow (talk) 01:59, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Please consider (move) protection to your user space. Please be careful when moving pages, you have moved pages to the wrong namespace (you moved it to the portal namespace, special:redirect/logid/4055156), so I have reverted your move and then reverted the move vandalism. MathXplore (talk) 02:23, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
 * @MathXplore @Bddpaux apologies I thought I could fix things.... BigKrow (talk) 02:28, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
 * You just had to click the revert button when reverting moves. MathXplore (talk) 02:28, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Okay I will remember, thanks @MathXplore BigKrow (talk) 02:29, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
 * And Wizzer has been globally locked (thanks @MathXplore). Michael.C.Wright (Talk/Published) 13:55, 27 April 2024 (UTC)

IP harassment
This IP keeps bothering you and others, needs looking into... Thanks! @Bddpaux BigKrow (talk) 16:40, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

 * @Bddpaux IP not stopping also @Michael.C.Wright BigKrow (talk) 21:29, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

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IP harrassing again
Now moved to a different user. Same one who was harrassing you. Please block Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 20:51, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Isn't This Stale
You recently published Citizen journalist, Viktor Pinchuk — gives travel presentation in Sevastapol even though the event happened on April 22. That is 4 weeks ago and seems stale to me. Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 20:51, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
 * It was/is stale. However: this user submits both here and at Russian WN -- based upon his high quality pictorials, we tend to give him a pinch of breathing room, but I probably won't stretch it (time-wise) this far again.--Bddpaux (talk) 15:22, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Just saying, but all these things are kind of bordering on promotion. 18 articles on someone not notable enough to be mentioned anywhere else. 18 articles on a writer Russian Wikinews attends a lot? Including 4 in 4 days. I think if anything we need to crack down on how many of these we have, not give double time for something hardly notable. How is it that something like my Biden article, covered much more in media than this, is given half time before considered stale. I know you said not to strecth it, but we need to some way to avoid 80% of the frontpage being filled up with this. Seriously, this is insane.@Bddpaux Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 15:31, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Never mind, make that quadrule time. Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 15:54, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Original reporting gets significant leeway with freshness. Notability — particularly of a person involved rather than the focal event — as assessed by "anywhere else" is irrelevant to newsworthiness. That said, I've never been really comfortable with the conflict of interest present, but I allowed it because other people much more experienced than me had, repeatedly. I haven't passed any of these articles since December for that reason. It's good that we're having a conversation about it. Heavy Water (talk) 19:51, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I know nothing prohibits it, but I feel we need to. Imagine if something like the New York Times, BBC, or the Guardian has 80% of it's front page covered in a very specific and not that notable author. At a minimum, I think we need to have something that no more than 1 very similar article can be on the front page at once.@Heavy Water. Beside, giving it a month while still considered news, is a bit too much. Ever seen a newspapers frontpage with month old news? Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 22:31, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @Heavy Water I've been confused about this for a while too, especially because this article seems to imply Sevastopol is in Russia, which is... . I've never mentioned anything about it because I fervently do not like to start anything. A.S. Thawley (talk) (calendar) 21:42, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * @Heavy Water @Me Da Wikipedian @Asheiou I'm tired and busy with work, but if memory serves, I recently communicated to Viktor that I/we are largely hitting the STOP BUTTON on most of these. His pictorials are (admittedly) fantastic, and the "hobo tourism" conceit is quite clever -- but the whole spider's nest forms a massive network of COI, Navel gazing and puffery. To give him some credit, he did take (marginal) action recently to (after prompting) re-focus the article on the presentation event itself. I would feel (maybe) more comfortable if he WAS NOT the reporter at RN Wikinews, reporting on an event, where he is giving a talk he gave, covering a trip he took and etc. etc. etc. Get my point? I've (maybe clumsily) tried to draw the line with him. He (and this isn't an insult) tends to try to stack up outside sources (which isn't a crime!) -- but I often can't pull them up and source material has to properly be glued into the story, as well. Am I making sense here? 9 sources does not automatically make a story "better sourced" than one with 2 sources.--Bddpaux (talk) 22:04, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
 * That sounds great. Asheiou: Our treatment of disputed regions is something I've been wanting us to discuss for a while. I see that he refers to himself as Russian; I've always allowed him to, since he's probably got both Russian and Ukrainian citizenship, and he seems to identify as Russian (also, that's probably his ethnicity). I think we definitely shouldn't allow articles to say "Sevastapol, Russia", however, as this does. Heavy Water (talk) 03:47, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * The issue with disputed regions is that what level of recognition do we require to call a region part of one country or another? I'd, for one, not call Kosovo Serbia, despite the fact that it's very disputed. "Sevastopol, Russia" is just flagrant, though. @Heavy Water A.S. Thawley (talk) (calendar) 13:07, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * My 2 cents:Just say Sevatsopol, Crimea to avoid the issue altogether@Asheiou@Bddpaux@Heavy Water Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 20:41, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Yeah, in this situation we can avoid picking a side by just Crimeaing. A.S. Thawley (talk) (calendar) 21:35, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * "Crimeaing" needs to be a word@Asheiou Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 21:36, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I mean, we already have Gatwicking, Crimeaing seems to logically work within the Wikinews jargon. Crimeaing: "removal or rephrasing of content to avoid 'picking a side' in a contentious geopoliticial issue". Amazing. A.S. Thawley (talk) (calendar) 21:39, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Yeah, seriously I'm think of creating a page for it though...what would be the verb form? Crimea, to Crimea, something else?@Asheiou Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 21:45, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * To Crimea, in the same way we "Gatwick it", we can "Crimea it". A.S. Thawley (talk) (calendar) 21:59, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Actually, I like this idea better@Asheiou Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 22:00, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Made the page Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 20:16, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
 * It needs a squiggly thing over it or something!--Bddpaux (talk) 21:54, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Idea:How about Crimeaify?@Bddpaux Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 21:58, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

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Hello, please check this IP for vandalism: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2605%3ABA00%3AA128%3A697%3A14BB%3A275%3A872D%3A5F34 Thank you. Ternera (talk) 21:52, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

 * Please report at WN:AAA rather here Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 21:53, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

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Arabsat puts Arabic news channel back on the air

December 11, 2009

Middle East communication satellite provider Arabsat stated Thursday that they have put the Arabic news channel Al-Alam back on the air. The Iranian-based channel was previously taken off the air in November by two Arab satellite providers, Arabsat and Nilesat, without an explanation. The move was criticised by many in the Middle East including locals and prominent figures.

When the channel was taken off the air it forced the owners of Al-Alam to move the channel to Atlantic Bird 4 so it could reach Middle East viewers. It is still not known why the two satellite providers took the channel off the air but political experts suggested it was a political move against Iran. Iranian officials at the time suggested the move was illegal and threatened to sue the satellite providers.

Currently Nilesat is the only satellite provider not to put Al-Alam back on the air.


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User talk:Blood Red Sandman/Archive 2

Contest notice
Hi, just wanted to remind you that you're three hours and 45 minutes from the article deadline to stay in the article writing competition -- you can only take one free pass at a time (sorry if that wasn't clear in the rules, and you thought you could take two or all three at once). Best regards, ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 20:46, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Thanks for the heads-up. I had not forgotten, but had critical real world work to do. It is now largely out of the way and I can invest some time in WN again. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:50, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Oops
Looks like I accidentally blocked you -- was intending to block the IP instead, but hit the wrong block button on recent changes in the confusion. Sorry. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 22:46, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Archiving suggestion
Hallo. I recommend that you consider archiving some of the older sections of your talk page -- it's 60 kilobytes long, and some older browsers might have some difficulty loading it quickly -- my browser takes a few seconds to load this page, and is rather sluggish when scrolling. Just a suggestion. Best regards, ♪Tempo di Valse ♪  18:41, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

 * I will have to track down the archive box template and the documentation on it to do that (ironic that the actual archiving is the easy bit). I can't promise anything before Friday, but if I can, I will. Remember, I have the writing contest to stay in... Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:44, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

 * You can have a look at my talk page to see how I organise my archives, it is really very simple -- just embed the links within in the userboxtop template. No need for any documentation/fancy templates. Cheers. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪  18:52, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * There is an auto-archive bot too. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:12, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

2nd place
Hallo! The contest has ended, and you received second place in the number of articles reviewed. You are therefore entitled to your promised prize:

Congratulations! Hope you had fun. tempo di valse  14:10, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Thanks! Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:31, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

A penny for your thoughts
Okay, not really, but I am requesting your participation in the following Water Cooler Discussion: OR and Broadcast report. The discussion involves the need for specific policy concerning how Original Reporting relates to information recieved from a broadcast report of an event. This can include both news-style reports and non-news reports, such as a sporting event. Thanks and again, please share your thoughts on this so we can get as many people involved as possible, especially since this relates to an important topic such as OR. —Calebrw (talk) 05:11, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Hallo!
Saw your name in the rc, thought i'd pop in and say hi. Nice to see you back and writing articles after a short hiatus. Tempodivalse [talk]  22:36, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for your wise edit : ) Cowicide (talk) 12:17, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

Hydrogen fuel cell cars
Well, saw your note upon the talk page, and lengthened the shorter title to a long one to encompass the place Hydrogen fuel cell cars promoted in various states however U.S. federal funding cut. Kind Regards SriMesh | talk  15:18, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
 * It was good to note about the place. There was a different blurb on the television news, and so I thought I would check to see what was in the newspaper media news, and the end of May was very busy for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car events and prototype implementation which is what gave birth to the article.  I will have to again check what is going on world wide in this field, as most of the end of May articles were American based, with a few exceptions, Canada and Switzerland.  SriMesh |  talk  00:18, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

Scandal erupts after U.S. President Barack Obama fires Inspector General Gerald Walpin
Blood Red Sandman,

Would you mind doing a peer review for the article above?

Thanks. --WNewsReporter (talk) 18:38, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

 * I'm just about to set up a category for Continental Airlines, and then yeah, I'll take a look. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:39, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review. --WNewsReporter (talk) 19:20, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Wikinews interviews Mike Lebowitz, chairman of the U.S. Modern Whig Party
Blood Red Sandman, Would you mind doing a peer review for the article above? Thanks. --WNewsReporter (talk) 18:12, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

 * Sorry, I just got back today from a week's break. Maybe, but I doubt I'll get round to it. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:23, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Re: Black spot on Jupiter is impact site, says NASA
Take a closer look at your edit:

 * has been confirmed to the result of

Confirmed to the result?? Viriditas (talk) 15:33, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
 * This is weird. The "be" now shows up, but when I click "edit' there's no "be". Is there some kind of caching issue? Viriditas (talk) 15:38, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Jaipur's Queen Gayatri Devi dies at 90
Hello BRS! Don't forget to "sight" the article. Cheers, --Jcart1534 (talk) 21:01, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Review 2009 Shri Shyam Bhajan Amritvarsha held in Hyderabad
Hi Blood Red Sandman, could you please review the article. I am assuming, you are an uninvolved editor. If not, could you ask someone to do it. Thanks, Shyam  ( T / C ) 19:18, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

 * Gopher65 has said he will review the article for you. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:41, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Neville Chamberlain's War Diaries go on display - removal of paragraph
Hi There :) You removed a section from the article, stating you couldn't see the source - please see http://www.mayorwatch.co.uk/iwm-marks-70th-anniversary-of-wwii/20098619 :"Visitors will also be able to see the jacket belonging to King George VI which he wore during his famous broadcast to the nation." Will reinstate, subject to no further objection!

Thanks

ArbCom election
Congratulations on your election.

If you would like CheckUser access, please identify yourself to the Foundation and then list yourself at Steward requests/Permissions. You may also request Oversight permissions.

Thanks. Computerjoe 's talk 10:43, 22 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Mea culpa. Rules changed following last year and as such arbitrators are no longer automatically eligible. Computerjoe 's talk 20:54, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Template:Review
Please use review, not ready - which now exists only as a redirect to review. Cirt (talk) 17:49, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Since the second produces the former, it makes no difference. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:52, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Yea but there is really no reason to use a redirect, when one already knows it is a redirect and not the actual template. Cirt (talk) 18:51, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Yeah but that assumes I actually remember. I still don't get why go through all the trouble of hassling me about a template that produces exactly what it's meant to. I occasionally use the old name but hey, look, the planet continues to turn. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:58, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I apologize, it was not meant to come across as hassling. Cirt (talk) 19:09, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

 * I also apologise for viewing it as such. Not been a good week. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:12, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Smile!

 Cirt (talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend, Go on smile! Cheers, and Happy editing! Hope things turn up for you. :) Cheers, Cirt (talk) 19:36, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Thanks, Cirt. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:52, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

RE:Comments
I understand.--KDP3 (talk) 22:01, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Abu Ghraib prison burns after riot
You might want to check on the # injured. I think the BBC is saying 3 guards and 3 inmates (6 total) versus our 3 inmates only. I approved it anyways cause I know the details are still sketchy. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 21:21, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

 * ✅ I just went with the Beeb number. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:25, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Personal attacks
Ugh. OK. Who then was a gentleman? (talk) 21:56, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Response to nomination for editing
I agree to the nomination proposed by you. --Rayboy8 (talk) 14:04, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Applying for editor
Exactly how do I apply for editor permission?Soapy (talk) 18:34, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
 * All you have to do is post a statement at WN:FRRFP asking for Editor status - instructions for how to do so are on the page. Then other users will comment on whether they think you should be given editor status, and after a few days an admin will decide whether to grant it. Tempodivalse [talk]  18:37, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

 * ^^^What Tempo said. Stick your name in a header, say words to the effect of "I want this" and add a subheader for votes. Then sit back and see what happens. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:42, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Page move
It would have been a courtesy to discuss with me first, before doing the page move to US free speech lawyer defends satire of Glenn Beck. Next time, I would most appreciate it if you would do so. :) Cheers, Cirt (talk) 06:29, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * That assumes I knew you were online. This is first thing in the morning for me, so I kinda expected America to be in its beds. Also, you'd have had to respond fast before I left it alone and it was stuck at that title, unless someone else noticed, until my return in around 10 hours' time. Remember, the fact that we all know the First Amendment inside out is more because we're on Wikinews than indicative of what the rest of the world knows. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 06:39, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * (Not to say I don't agree with the page move itself. :P ) But it could not have hurt to leave a message at my talk page, like I said - as a courtesy. No harm in extending the courtesy. :) Cirt (talk) 06:40, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * That's reasonable. I'll drop a note if I do it again. <semi-related spiel starts here>While in this example the Americanism in the title had to go, this is something even experienced users can get caught with and never realise. Obama has sandwich for lunch would be fine; we all know who Obama is. President Obama has sandwich for lunch wouldn't; he isn't President of the World. US President Obama has etc would be the way to go if we needed to give a title. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 06:45, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, agreed. :) Cirt (talk) 12:22, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Project INDECT
I need all the help I can get on this. Take a look at the in-prep article text, the video, and my notes on the talk. At the moment I'm going to look at the NeoConOpticon report - will be speaking to the author in the next couple of days. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:29, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Rollback
Hi BRS! Just a note, please remember to only use the rollback tool to revert blatant vandalism. This edit could have been made in good-faith, so it might have been better to use the undo button and write in an edit summary explaining that the punctuation was wrong. Cheers, Tempodivalse [talk]  22:52, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

 * I found it hard to think of anything to say to a user who had provided no rationale for deleting a character apparantly at random. Had they stated that they were trying to repair grammar I could have responded to that, but here it seemed to me that it was fairly obviously correct before and I could see no reason why it was removed. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:57, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Stopp and Stopp; German law firm attempts to censor Wikipedia
Are you intending to update/add more info to this article soon? I'm asking because it's been sitting around in the newsroom for several weeks now without any changes, but hasn't tagged as abandoned per the notice. If nothing is being planned for this soon, it might be best to temporarily move it to prepared stories to get it out of the newsroom. Cheers. Tempodivalse [talk]  04:07, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

 * I intend to contact Stopp & Stopp sometime soon. Brian wants me to consult Mike Godwin first, but I feel like just doing it. However, next task is to convince Lord Fraser he wants to talk to me; he doesn't seem convinced. I guess it should head into my userspace for now. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:41, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

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hi i have 2 subpages already Anthony 5432/432198765 13:57, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

 * Eh... Right. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:58, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Image CC
BRS, you uploaded the image File:EZPRFail.JPG but failed to specify the image's copyright. Can you please fix this? (I'm just trying to look like I'm being productive) terinjokes | Talk 05:56, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Article writing contest - update
Hi! I noticed that you signed up at User:Tempodivalse/Writing competition to participate in a possible future writing competition. Just as an update, rules and dates for the competition have been agreed upon now and are visible here. Please add your signature to the signup page there if you're still interested in participating. Thanks, Tempodivalse [talk]  15:44, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

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Benet Academy, Illinois boys basketball team defeats Naperville North after scoring crucial three-pointer

December 12, 2009

The Benet Academy Redwings' varsity boys basketball team defeated Naperville North High School Tuesday night after scoring a tie-breaking three-point goal at the buzzer.

Both teams from DuPage County, Illinois, United States, entered the game held at Naperville North undefeated, having won tournament titles during the Thanksgiving holiday and conference openers. Benet defeated St. Patrick High School 41–27 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference opener last week. The Redwings and the Huskies faced each other last year as well in the postseason regional opening round game, with the former defeating the latter.

The two teams played evenly in the first quarter, but Naperville North's reserves achieved an 11–0 run starting at the end of the first quarter. Benet did not score any goals in the second quarter, leaving it with a 15–27 loss at halftime. The Redwings, however, began to recover in the third quarter with only eight turnovers and a 22–17 rebounding deficit, but they still lagged behind with a score of 27–37 at the end of the third quarter. The team ultimately rebounded in the fourth quarter when senior forward Dylan Flood scored five consecutive three-point goals.

With only 8.1 seconds left in the game and a tie of 42–42, Benet had possession of the ball and called a timeout. Naperville North fouled twice and also called a timeout with 3.4 seconds left. Junior guard Dave Sobolewski received a pass from Flood and scored a three-point goal at the buzzer, leading Benet to victory as fans stormed the court. "I was lucky enough to hit it," said Sobolewski.

Due to the victory, Benet earned a record of 5–0, while that of Naperville North was 5–1. Benet will continue to play several away games over the next few weeks and into the Christmas and New Year holiday, with only one of its first thirteen games being a home game. The home game will be played against Marian Catholic High School on Saturday night. One school Benet surely will not be playing against this year, however, is St. Francis High School. In an address to the student body last year, Principal Stephen Marth ended the long-lasting rivalry with St. Francis, citing concerns about student misconduct during the game held between the two schools on February 14, 2009. Benet and St. Francis are not in the same conference.


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Hawaiian Representative Neil Abercrombie resigns

December 12, 2009

Hawaiian Democrat Neil Abercrombie announced Friday that he is resigning his position as Representative of the state's first congressional district, which he had held since 1991. He announced his candidacy for the position of Hawaii's governor on March 9, 2009. At this time the Democratic party has not named a preferred successor.

A news conference is scheduled for tomorrow, in which he will announce a formal date for resignation. In a statement on his website, he says that he is intending to go "all in" on his run for governor.

A statement from Jonah Ka'auwai, chairman of the Hawaiian Republican party, said that Abercrombie's resignation is a move to steal the election from opponent Charles Djou. Neither Abercrombie nor Djou have commented on the matter.


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Welcome
Brian McNeil / talk 00:52, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

WikiVoices
Like the welcome template? One of my "thefts" of earlier experiments.

I think the WikiVoices time is now set in stone to get Jimmy on. --Brian McNeil / talk 00:53, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Obama grades himself on The Oprah Winfrey Show Please, do not use the Wikipedia style of inline references.
"Please, do not use the Wikipedia style of inline references, this is not at all appropriate for a source of news where you are - usually - expected to read the entire article rather than scan for a fact and its reference." – citing sources in Wikinews --Q/0/k 04:23, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Points like this should be covered in the quick-guide for Wikipedians in the above howdy template. See also, WN:SG. --Brian McNeil / talk 04:25, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you both for the notification... sorry! I didn't realize, coming from Wikipedia, it just seems regular routine to do inline. Sorry again, and thanks. I've corrected this. IShadowed (talk) 21:56, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:Government of Canada okays WIND Mobile launch, overturning CRTC decision

This is somewhat confusing. I was under the impression that CRTC was part of governement, which begs the question, which part of canadian gov overturned CRTC, and under what authority did they have to overrule the CRTC. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:25, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Appropriate Wikilinks, and substantially less reliance on WIND as a source would make this a little more neutral and less like a rewrite of the company's press release. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:04, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Review of revision 921605 [Failed]
The verifiability thing's a little harsh. I would encourage the use of original source documents; how better to source a report than the report itself? See US, UK investigators seek 777 engine redesign to stop repeat of London jet crash for example. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:24, 12 December 2009 (UTC)


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Talk:Benet Academy, Illinois boys basketball team defeats Naperville North after scoring crucial three-pointer

Original reporting
-Benny the mascot (talk) 14:21, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * St. Francis and Benet were rivals until last year.
 * Both weren't in the same conference.
 * Feb 14, 2009: Benet beat St. Francis 61-47
 * Shortly after Feb 14, Principal Stephen Marth announces that Benet will no longer play out-of-conference games with St. Francis.
 * Cited concerns that the students from both schools behaved inappropriately during the game.
 * More detailed notes would be ideal, plus please always sign them. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:20, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

New category
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Please add the "Benet Academy" category. Benny the mascot (talk) 03:50, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ by TUFKAAP. Thanks! Benny the mascot (talk) 15:48, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

editprotected Category:DuPage County, Illinois Benny the mascot (talk) 03:14, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅.--Brian McNeil / talk 18:20, 12 February 2010 (UTC)


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User talk:Govinddutta~enwikinews

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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.

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Pakistani PM: Anti-Taliban offensive in South Waziristan is over

December 12, 2009 Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani announced that the military operation targeting Taliban militants based in the tribal region is now over, after nearly two months.

He commented that the military is now focusing on the nearby Orakzai tribal region, in order to pursue the Pakistani Taliban leadership that is believed to have fled there from South Waziristan. There recently have been heavy artillery and air strikes in the area.

"The operation in South Waziristan is over. Now there are talks about Orakzai," Gilani said earlier today to reporters in a televised speech

In mid-October, Gilani ordered Pakistan's military to conduct the offensive, known as Operation Rah-e-Nijat or "Road to Deliverance."

Military officials say more than 600 members and some 80 soldiers have been killed in the operation near the Afghan border. These numbers have not been independently verified because, except for a few military-organized trips, the military has largely closed the area to journalists and aid agencies. The United Nations reported that about 40,000 of people have fled the region, and need humanitarian aid.

The Pakistani military has said the goals of the offensive were to clear Taliban-controlled areas and force the group's leaders to take refuge in scattered villages. Once that was achieved, the military said it would be easier for the army to conduct intelligence-led operations to capture or kill these leaders, including Pakistani Taliban chief.

Pakistani officials have blamed Mehsud's organization for a series of high profile attacks across the country that has killed more than 500 people since the beginning of October.


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Red Cross appeals for US$33 million in food relief for Zimbabwe

December 12, 2009 The Red Cross has appealed for US$33.2 million worth of humanitarian aid to feed 222,035 hungry people in Zimbabwe. According to the institution, there are 2.8 million or so people in the country who are "food-insecure".

“The Red Cross is appealing for 38.4 million Swiss francs [US$33.2 million] to continue its emergency food operation until September 2010,” the Red Cross said in a statement on Friday.

Emma Kundishora, the secretary-general of Zimbabwe’s Red Cross, commented further on the appeal. “The group that we are targeting [222,035 people] is acutely vulnerable. This is a group affected by HIV and Aids. It is a group that is particularly poor, and because of this they are unable to access foreign currency to purchase food.”

The United Nations has asked for about $378 million worth of aid for Zimbabwe for 2010, some of it intended to help feed hungry people. The Red Cross said it would be giving out food aid in the country until next September.


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 * Sorry. But it's easier to create an article with review first, then add categories, instead of adding review in a separate edit. And I wasn't expecting this to be published so quickly after creation. Thanks for the quick review though. Smile.png Tempodivalse [talk]  14:19, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

 * It's not exactly a big issue - and we all stick the template on and then think of something else - but I commented because you allways do it. Maybe we should go over to the water cooler and see if we can get and ultra-lazy "submit for review" button as a gadget? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:26, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

 * We already do, at develop. I probably should be using it, but never got into the habit. Plus, articles are almost never reviewed immediately after being created, so the chance of something like this happening is quite low. Tempodivalse [talk]  14:30, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Ah, see, I don't tend to use that template unless I'm actually going away and leaving an article in an unfinished state. Maybe we should stick the same on editing, since I should use that more, and be able to go direct from working to done. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:36, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Yeah, we probably could add it there too. I usually write up my articles in an external text editor (like Notepad or WordPad), copy-and-paste it into the wiki, and go directly to review - skipping other stages like develop and editing, so i don't make use of the quick-review button either. Tempodivalse [talk]  14:43, 12 December 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Martial law declared in Philippine province after massacre

tama yan!! dapat nga eh hindi na tinangal yang martial law na yan.. bwiset!!


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Slanted article
This article presents the view that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is being frankly violated, when the actual situation is much less clear. The treaty covers creation of nuclear weapons, not more efficient systems by which existing weapons might be delivered. 209.30.92.75 (talk) 16:34, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * And is that, in itself, not creation of new nuclear weapons? You're dealing with radioactive material, a bomb from the 1950s would, today, be useless. The fissile material has to regularly be extracted and reprocessed into new weapons. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:55, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Useless?! To you, maybe, but do you have any idea what N. Korea would pay for one from any decade that actually worked? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:23, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, North Korea would pay for one, working or not. They would be far, far closer to material they could use without mucking about building thousands of hi-tech centrifuges. That wasn't the point I was making; it was that you are perpetually creating new weapons because they have a limited shelf life. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:59, 12 December 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Red Cross appeals for US$33 million in food relief for Zimbabwe

Unintended consequences
In the usual course of events, oppressive governments would have problems with unrest when policy is so perverted that it effectively starves the citizens. Aid of this kind has the effect of placating the oppressed, stabilizing tyrannical regimes and subsidizing their inefficient and backward policies by freeing them from the consequences. Maybe with the relief from the burden of supplying any food whatsoever, the Zimbabwean regime can move more political cronies onto the land occupied by its few remaining productive private farming operations and lay waste all the agricultural production of what should by rights be the breadbasket of sub-Saharan Africa, rather than just most of it. The most endearing aspect of this possibility is that it would have no ultimate effect on the food supply and the same number of people would starve anyway. 209.30.92.75 (talk) 16:48, 12 December 2009 (UTC)