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The "ETA Statement" section was translated and copywriten by Reuters thusly:
 * "Copyright 2006 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed."

If that section is to be retained, it may need to be transltated and sourced so as not to infringe Reuters' claimed copyright.

Cspurrier removed the Reuters text (see note below about "removing large chunks of article", so I've unflagged the article. Karen 16:46, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Okay
I grabbed it from the listed CNN Source. I thought about that when I published. The text is available in snippets on other media outlets. At the time I published it was Breaking News. Perhaps we can grab the Esp version of RTA's statement and translate ourselves. I can't do this for a few hours, as I'm in class right now...--elliot_k 01:33, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Karen 02:02, 23 March 2006 (UTC) I forgot to sign my original post above.

 * I'd do the translation, but my Spanish is very poor -- It's just typical of being Canadian. I saw the copyright notice when I made the edit to attribute the translation to Reuters.  I think the translated "ETA Statement" section is nice to have, so even though I'm concerned about the infringement, I left it because the content isn't copyrighted, only the translation. It's unlikely that Reuters will be terribly upset about its re-use, but I'm glad to hear you may have the time in a few hours to update it. Thanks for you note! Karen 02:02, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Actually I'm having trouble locating the original statement by Eta. I wonder how Reuters got it. And indeed, I wonder why/if they do have copyright over the statement...? Note to self: Basque newspaper Gara --elliot_k 05:50, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Note about Edits on this article
When removing large chunks of text from the article, as Cspurrier has done please try and leave a note on the Talks page - rather than just in the Summary box. Removing the entire text of the transcript has rendered previous edits redundant and confusing.

 * The re-translation went well - thanks for the great work, Elliot. Karen 16:46, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Re cats: Apologies for not adding Categories before I published this last night. It was 3am and I envisaged someone else may do it for me. Thanks... --elliot_k 05:39, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Where does one get a list of the categories? I could hook into that and help classify more if I could find it. Karen 16:46, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

ETA STATEMENT SPANISH
Here is the text - in Spanish, from the GARA Newspaper.

Declaración de Euskadi Ta Askatasuna a Euskal Herria

ETA, organización socialista revolucionaria vasca de liberación nacional, desea mediante esta Declaración dar a conocer la siguiente decisión:

Euskadi Ta Askatasuna ha decidido declarar un alto el fuego permanente a partir de las 00:00 horas del 24 de marzo de 2006.

Reflexión de ETA

El objetivo de esta decisión es impulsar un proceso democrático en Euskal Herria para que mediante el diálogo, la negociación y el acuerdo, el Pueblo Vasco pueda realizar el cambio político que necesita. Superando el actual marco de negación, partición e imposición hay que construir un marco democrático para Euskal Herria, reconociendo los derechos que como pueblo le corresponden y asegurando de cara al futuro la posibilidad de desarrollo de todas las opciones políticas.

Al final de ese proceso los ciudadanos y ciudadanas vascas deben tener la palabra y la decisión sobre su futuro, dando así una solución democrática al conflicto.

ETA considera que corresponde a todos los agentes vascos desarrollar ese proceso y adoptar los acuerdos correspondientes al futuro de Euskal Herria, teniendo en cuenta su pluralidad y totalidad.

Los Estados español y francés deben reconocer los resultados de dicho proceso democrático, sin ningún tipo de injerencias ni limitaciones. La decisión que los ciudadanos y ciudadanas vascas adoptemos sobre nuestro futuro deberá ser respetada.

Llamamiento de ETA

Hacemos un llamamiento a todos los agentes para que actúen con responsabilidad y sean consecuentes ante el paso dado por ETA. Es tiempo de compromisos. Todos debemos asumir responsabilidades, para construir entre todos la solución democrática que el Pueblo vasco necesita. Es el momento de tomar decisiones de calado, pasando de las palabras a los hechos.

ETA hace un llamamiento a las autoridades de España y Francia para que respondan de manera positiva a esta nueva situación y para que no pongan obstáculos al proceso democrático, dejando de lado la represión y mostrando la voluntad de dar una salida negociada al conflicto.

Finalmente, hacemos un llamamiento a los ciudadanos y ciudadanas vascas en general y a los militantes de la Izquierda Abertzale en particular, para que se impliquen en este proceso y luchen por los derechos que como Pueblo nos corresponden.

Compromiso de ETA

ETA muestra su deseo y voluntad de que el proceso abierto llegue hasta el final, y así conseguir una verdadera situación democrática para Euskal Herria, superando el conflicto de largos años y construyendo una paz basada en la justicia. Nos reafirmamos en el compromiso de seguir dando pasos en el futuro acordes a esa voluntad y de seguir luchando hasta lograr los derechos de Euskal Herria.

La superación del conflicto, aquí y ahora, es posible. Ese es el deseo y la voluntad de ETA. -

En Euskal Herria, marzo de 2006

Euskadi Ta Askatasuna

E.T.A.

Translated via Google Translating machine...
Declaration of Euskadi Ta Askatasuna to Euskal Herria ETA, socialist organization revolutionary Basoue of national liberation, wishes by means of this Declaration to present the following decision: Euskadi Ta Askatasuna has decided to declare a permanent cease-fire from the 00:00 hours of the 24 of March of 2006. Reflection of ETA the objective of this decision is to impel a democratic process in Euskal Herria so that by means of the dialogue, the negotiation and the agreement, the Basque Town can make the political change that needs. Surpassing the present frame of negation, partition and imposition it is necessary to construct to a democratic frame for Euskal Herria, recognizing the rights that as town corresponds to him and assuring facing the future the possibility development all the political options. At the end of that process the citizens and Basque citizens must have the word and the decision on their future, giving therefore a democratic solution to the conflict. ETA considers that it corresponds to all the Basque agents to develop that process and to adopt the agreements corresponding to the future of Euskal Herria, considering their plurality and totality. The States Spanish and French must recognize the results of this democratic process, without no type of interferences nor limitations. The decision that the citizens and Basque citizens we adopt on our future will have to be respected. Call of ETA Hacemos a call to all the agents so that they act with responsibility and is consequent before the step taken by ETA. It is time of commitments. All we must assume responsibilities, to construct between all the democratic solution that the Basque Town needs. It is the moment for making decisions from openwork, happening of the words to the facts. ETA makes a call to the authorities of Spain and France so that they respond of positive way to this new situation and so that they do not set up obstacles to the democratic process, leaving of side the repression and showing the will to give a negotiated exit to the conflict. Finally, we make a call to the citizens and Basque citizens in general and to the militants of the Abertzale Left in individual, so that they are implied in this process and they fight by the rights that as Town corresponds to us. Commitment of ETA ETA shows to its desire and will from which the open process arrives until the end, and thus to obtain to a true democratic situation for Euskal Herria, surpassing the conflict of long years and constructing a peace based on justice. We reaffirmed ourselves in the commitment to continue taking agreed steps in to that will and continuing fighting until obtaining the rights of Euskal Herria the future. The overcoming of the conflict, here and now, is possible. That is the desire and the will of ETA. - In Euskal Herria, March of 2006 Euskadi Ta Askatasuna E.T.A.

Good article
Was really glad to see this article as the main lead on the front page. It seems to be that it's a big, important story, and so it's good to see it getting attention here. Frankie Roberto 23:48, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

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What is wrong with this page ... ?
Today is 2006-03-22, and the one story under Major Events is dated January 31, 2006. —67.21.48.122 22:55, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

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This link is a 404 http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=businessNews&storyid=2006-02-07T191922Z_01_N07246586_RTRUKOC_0_US-ENERGY-EXXON.xml&rpc=23
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Wikinews talk:Requests for arbitration/Users Cartman02au et al v Mrmiscellanious/Evidence

small indiscretion
Although I imagine its unintentional, by seeming to infer that only CSpurrier would be considering my request for his recusal, Chiacomo is straying from policy which states an Arbitrator may be "required" to be recused for non-trivial matters. Since the bias indicators are non-trivial, it seems reasonable that all Arbitrators consider those indicators in reference to CSpurrier, so I hope Chiacomo will not be trying to relegate the recusal request off to a talk page where it clearly does not belong. Hopefully, there will be no long discussions on this matter; all we need do is follow the short recuse policy.Neutralizer 01:12, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

 * The Recuse Request Statement is also on the Request page; however, there is so much non-trivial "evidence" of the appearance of bias on the part of CSpurrier, I think it is crucial that the matter be addressed and dealt with by the entire Arbcom as soon as possible and after a decision is reached, then it can be removed from the evidence page. I wish it to remain however on the request page as part of my request statement. Neutralizer 01:30, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Contacted CSpurrier and Chiacomo re; request for CSpurrier's recusal
I have put this note on their talk pages (Chiacomo's because he showed me the recusal policy) so hopefully there will be a response from Craig (as required by our policy) and this recusal matter can be quickly put behind us so the really important work can begin. Neutralizer 14:17, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Please don't litter numerous pages with duplicate information. Cross posting is generally a bad thing -- no matter the forum. Please choose a place for your request and keep everything on that page and its talk page. --Chiacomo (talk) 15:55, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Chiacomo, it's a bit frustrating because CSpurrier has not responded as the policy requires. Are you able to address that point, please? That is much more important,I think, than what you categorize as "litter". Neutralizer 17:47, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I would like to point out I did reply, perhaps if you had not posted this in so many places, you would be able to find it --Cspurrier 18:05, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
 * CSpurrier has put a 1 line non-committal response on the evidence page. His bias is blatant( 6 months block of me; labeling concerns about MrM as "attacks") and I must assume CSpurrier will,shamefully, not do the honourable thing by recusing himself voluntarily. Hopefully the rest of Arbcom will ask him to either recuse himself or require him to do so for the sake of the integrity of this important arbitration; I can do no more with this recusal request. I will remove the recuse request from the evidence page(per Chiacomo request) and leave it as a matter of record on the request page. Neutralizer 23:04, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Moving along
It appears that involved parties included what is probably evidence on the main arbitration page -- and that's fine I guess... In order to move this process along, however, it would be helpful if involved parties would include evidence on this page (or point the ArbCom back to the main page). We kinda need to know when everyone has had their say. --Chiacomo (talk) 06:30, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Amgine's examination of evidences
I'm going to take notes here of what I'm finding as I examine the evidences presented:

Neutralizer
==== MrM abuses administrative privilege to gain control over articleshttp://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Users_Cartman02au_et_al_v_Mrmiscellanious/Evidence&action=edit&section=5 ====

User provides one link to a page history, and one link to a single user talk page revision.

 * Bad evidence, does not show what the user wishes to show with any proof. It is not the ArbCom's duty to search for your evidences.

http://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews_talk:Requests_for_arbitration/Users_Cartman02au_et_al_v_Mrmiscellanious/Evidence&action=edit&section=6
 * Evidence： Mrmiscellanious's "typical behaviour" according to Neutralizer
 * After Neutralizer tagged NPOV, renamed, and untagged NPOV, MrM tagged cleanup.
 * 16 minutes later he is reverted by the anon with the summary "See first line of SUN source", no discussion on talk page.
 * MrM reverts, summary "Not my job to look at sources."
 * Anon reverts summary "SUN first line explicitly states Saddam's order for trial settles tag".
 * MrM reverts, summary "THIS IS THE LAST TIME I AM REVERTING THIS. KEEP THIS TAG UP, THERE IS NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE THAT STATES WHAT THE TITLE STATES."
 * Anon removes tag, alters article to address concern, summary "Change in article required; by this from SUN source the tag settled so removed now".

 * Example of evidence user wished to present. I will not be creating the evidence for anything else, but simply assessing the evidence actually presented.

 * Evidence：then MrM accused him of being my sockpuppet on the new user's talk page with no proof at all : Evidence shows MrM saying he had confirmed the IP was in the same area as Neutralizer's. Statement partially supported.
 * Evidence：then MrM blocked him for a non-existant 3RR : Evidence shows two elements as basis for block, not just one. More complete evidence: block log shows block applied for 5 minutes. Note that the user was unblocked at 23:03, four minutes before the statement in the presented evidence by MrM that he had confirmed the IP was the same area as Neutralizer's (which was refuted 12 minutes later by brianmc.)
 * Evidence：the block MrM so quickly applied was in relation to the same article MrM was aggressively editing and,therefore, was contrary toWhen blocking may not be used. : In the history page provided as evidence MrM corrected the date template, and applied the cleanup tag three times. These are the sole edits by MrM, and in none of them did he edit the content of the article.
 * Evidence：Then even after BrianMc proved the anon was definitely NOT my sockpuppet (being located 1,000+ miles away from me), and told MrM that, MrM did not offer any apology at all to the new user. : Not determinable from the evidence provided.

MrM chases away new users with rudeness and abuse of admin privilege
Presuming the statements in this section rely on the previous section's evidenciary links, the statements are not supported by the evidence.

MrM accuses contributors of vandalism when they are making good faith edits
MrM counter-accused user:International of vandalism, supported by evidence. Related to the same incident, MrM described the edits as vandalistic. Partially supported by the evidence.

Harrassment,rudeness,bullying & combativeness are MrM.'s usual editing style
Wikipedia policy is not policy on Wikinews.

In 6 of 8 evidenciary edits MrM responded in kind to rudeness, combativeness. In the other two, responses to Neutralizer personally, MrM is notably more rude and unpleasant. Considering the 1879 talk page edits by MrM, it is unlikely this is MrM's usual editing style unless the rudeness and combativeness is equal to that which he is assaulted with. Statement is partially supported by the evidence.

Additional "evidence" was quite interesting. The link to the page block did not support the statement. Further research found the article was protected by MrM for 7 minutes before page was unprotected by another admin. However 15 minutes later it was protected by a 3rd admin for exactly the reason given by MrM - editwarring. The statement MrM's Rfda was supported by a majority of users is actually false. 8 supported, 6 opposed, 5 abstentions. Odd someone would actually misrepresent the evidence linked.

False Statements by Amgine Above

 * This is a great example of 100"% fabrication on Amgine's part. Pardon me if I get a bit upset as this user has continually falsely accused me of misrepresentation when it's his absurd and false(and unless he is an idiot, which I do not believe, intentionally misleading) methodology which is "odd" and misrepresenting. Even in Amgine's calculations the majority was for Rfda AS THE ABSTENTIONS DO NOT COUNT.
 * If Amgine is not aware of basic statistical methodology he should not pretend otherwise. Also, Counting the user who placed the Rfda the total was, as I said, 9-6. The most disturbing aspect of Amgine's ongoing and numerous false statements is that they rely upon laziness and ignorance on the part of his audience and that,imo, is quite insulting to everyone here. If Amgine is so incompetent in his "examination" that he forgot to include the user who presented the Rfda or if he is so uneducated in the field of statistical analysis that he does not know that abstentions do not count, then I suppose an apology from me will be forthcoming; as should one from him calling my true statement "odd" and "misrepresent"ing. On the other hand; I feel I am due many such apologies from this user who calls others "wiki trolls" and "sockpuppets" when the actual historical evidence shows it's more likely to be himself that is out to destroy Wikinews; as David Vasquez warned this site about some 9 months ago (look it up if you don't believe it). Neutralizer 00:26, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

MrM does not edit in collaboration with other users

 * Evidence：removed content which was of value to the article without discussion : not determinable from the evidence; talk page shows discussion regarding the edit, final version has even more-trimmed statement.
 * Evidence：removed image despite objections from other editors. Did not discuss it on the article's talk page : There were both objections and support for the removal on the talk page; the second removal took place after contributors had agreed to not re-insert the image on the talk page - and then it had been re-inserted by one contributor. Partially supported by the evidence.
 * Evidence：MrM posteded an ambiguous cleanup tag, and a statement he would not colloborate if good faith edits were being reverted.: The former is supported by the evidence, but the latter was in reference to this edit by Neutralizer, reverting 5 edits by 3 contributors.

MrM interjects his own POV into articles

 * Evidence：removed content which was of value to the article without discussion : Not determinable from the evidence.
 * Evidence：claimed said article was an editorial which it was not. MrM seems to take an interest in articles mentioning GWB and either delays through tagging or claims them as editorials if they are not pro-Bush articles : First statement supported by the evidence. Latter statement is an opinion unsupported by evidence.

MrM engages in Harassing and Combative behaviour

 * Evidence：Claims that I am a corrupt administrator without proof : Statement supported by the evidence.
 * Evidence：MrM's recent objection to my administratorship... : Statement supported by the evidence, however it is everyone's privilege to hold one accountable for one's actions, as you did admins on the water cooler.
 * Evidence：Comments like this which are directed at other users... : Statement partially supported by the evidence; note he is replying to "MrM; I don't think your methods work anymore; at least not on Wikinews; I'd invite you to try some other platform. Neutralizer 23:35, 26 February 2006 (UTC)"
 * Evidence：Makes comments which are combative : Statement supported by the evidence.

Does not wish to follow practices setup by the community

 * Evidence：MrM's refusal to participate in dispute resolution : Supported by the evidence.
 * Evidence：MrM's blatant disregard for the WN ARBCOM is also offensive to the community and it's estabished practices. : No evidence cited, not supported.
 * Evidence：MrM will block a user under one provision of the WN BP, extend the block to suit himself and when questioned, say he blocked for another reason... : Evidence does not support the statement. 3RR is a form of site disruption so common it has separate policy, but that policy does not overrule Blocking Policy which states "For static IPs and user names, such blocks should initially last 24 hours, but repeat violators may be blocked progressively longer, up to 30 days" as well as "Admins may also block new user accounts that make lots of disruptive edits, for any length of time or permanently, at their discretion."
 * Evidence：The recent incident where MrMiscellanious was blocked for breaching 3RR... : No evidence cited, not supported.
 * Evidence：MrM threatens to carry out more revert wars if users continue to ignore him : Statement supported by the evidence.

POV-pushing / Agressive edits while uninformed

 * He agressively inserted his POV into articles, sometimes to the point of introducing factual errors to fit his point of view.
 * Evidence does not support the statement.
 * Evidence supports change of character to article tagged misleading, rfc. Does not support factual errors, or the POV assertion, although the word 'earlier' is questionable.
 * Evidence does not support the statement. Furthermore, the statement about not engaging on the talk page is untrue; talk page shows previous discussions, including personal attacks against MrMiscellanious. Tally of title changes by contributors to this article:
 * Chiacomo, 3
 * Mrmiscellanious, 4
 * International, 5
 * CSpurrier, 1
 * Vonbergm, 1
 * Mateop, 1
 * Evidence does not support the statement. MrM's title changes were not identical, and a court case is an accusation, not fact; the case accused the soldiers of deliberately killing the journalists, while the US government defends the soldiers has having accidentally done so. Tally of title changes by contributors to this article:
 * Neutralizer, 4
 * Mrmiscellanious, 3
 * CSpurrier, 1

 * Disparate application of policy / Disruptive behaviour
 * Evidence supports the statement.
 * Evidence partially supports the statement; disparate application of policy, but only a single incidence of seconda-hand disruptive behaviour.

Use your userspace
Amgine; this is a community discussion page; not your personal user space. Please put your "notes" on your own user space. good grief. Neutralizer 01:27, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

 * This is a discussion page regarding this case. What I'm writing is a part of the discussion regarding this case. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 02:26, 4 April 2006 (UTC)


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I am one of Microsoft's technical beta program participants for Vista. If you would like I would be happy to give you some more information on Vista (that I know and am allowed to give under the terms and conditions imposed on me) - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 01:33, 23 March 2006 (UTC)


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Your username
Are you attempting to impersonate Amgine? - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 03:28, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

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Pandermalis announces 2007 Acropolis Museum opening

March 23, 2006

The president of the organization for the construction of the new Acropolis Museum, professor Dimitrios Pandermalis, announced that the Museum will be ready to operate as an exhibition center for archaeological treasures in 2007. In response to this statement, the Greek government re-issued demands regarding the subject of the Parthenon Marbles' restoration to Greece from the United Kingdom.

After visiting the construction site, Greek Culture Minister George Voulgarakis reiterated yesterday that the new Athens museum would be ready to receive visitors by the end of next year.

The new Acropolis Museum, which is located in the area of Makriyannis, just a few metres away from the rock of the Acropolis, will cover an area of about 23,000 sqm. According to the Greek Ministry of Culture, the whole project would cost 129 million euros.

The Parthenon Marbles — also known as the Elgin Marbles — are currently located in a specific hall in the British Museum of London. The demand from the side of the Greek government as well as from Greek or non-Greek organizations and British celebrities like Sean Connery for the restoration of the marbles — a demand which was an idea of the former Greek Culture Minister and actress Melina Mercouri — didn't have any result until today due to the denial from the side of the British Museum administration.


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Lead Paragraph
The lead paragraph is rather confusing, and seems to be one long run on sentence. Any way it could be pared down to make more sense? I'm not sure what it is trying to say, so I don't want to murder it by modifying it. Lyellin 04:00, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Is this better? I hope so :) Zorba 04:38, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

 * The title is much better - but the introduction paragraph on the article is one sentence, which I think could be two or three. Is it referencing a speech the president made? I don't know what "the Information" is. THat's my concern. THe articles great, just the first line is confusing. Lyellin 04:45, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Now, it's ok i guess. Thanks for your interest indeed. Zorba 04:52, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

 * No problem - I also just slightly reworded the second sentence. Nice article! Lyellin 05:00, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

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New book links Bonds, Giambi and Sheffield to BALCO

March 23, 2006

The new book Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports, by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams of The San Francisco Chronicle, is being released today. The authors not only implicate professional baseball celebrity Barry Bonds in the use of performance-enhancing drugs, but also say Gary Sheffield received human growth hormone and testosterone from Greg Anderson, Bonds's personal trainer.

The book goes on to claim that Jason Giambi also took performance-enhancing drugs from Anderson. Bonds continues to insist that he did not realize his trainer was giving him steriods. He claimed in his grand jury testimony that he thought he was receiving flaxseed oil and an arthritis salve. Sheffield's response to the claims was quite simple: when asked if the allegations made against him were true, his response was "Nope."

Despite the book's accusations of Sheffield and Giambi, it centers around Bonds and the founder of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative or BALCO, Victor Conte Jr. Conte is currently serving four months in prison for distribution of steriods and money laundering. It appears that the steroid controversy concerning Bonds will only intensify as he continues to march on towards the career home runs record, one of baseball's most sacred records.


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User talk:Jbull14

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Wikinews:Translators/sv-1

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Wikinews:Translators/sv-2

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Wikinews:Translators/sv-3

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Talk:New book links Bonds, Giambi and Sheffield to BALCO

I have no idea who or what this story is talking about From the source "Two Yankees Linked to Balco in Book About Bonds" I asume its about baseball people. Needs more explanation for non "Yankees".

Is this really news?
 * Narrowly, it obviously is. The book is due out today, and as of 13:37 UTC, there's not one single published article listed for today, March 23 on the Main Page.  If I don't submit (an) article(s) about matters more significant in The Grand Scheme Of Things, I have no standing to criticize somebody else's poor choice of subject for an article she or he has submitted.
 * —67-21-48-122 13:59, 23 March 2006 (UTC)


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User talk:Meveritt

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H.E. Suzanne Mubarak and H.R.H. Prince Charles open the British University in Egypt
First off, we really appreciate your contribution.

But sometimes users submit an article from somewhere else, not realizing that Wikinews cannot keep copy-and-paste versions of articles which are published elsewhere under a restrictive copyright. An article created in this way is a copyright violation, and Wikinews policy is to erase these even if they are excellent article ideas.

Another problem which sometimes comes up is press releases: Press releases are sometimes excellent sources, but they do not qualify as unbiased news articles so they can't be published as they are. Two key things to remember about press releases is that they're usually written to represent the viewpoint of an involved party (Thus likely running foul of our Neutral Point of View policy). And second, they are generally covered by copyright which can conflict with our open editing approach.

A better way to get an article on an exciting subject published here is to write an original article following the guidelines described in writing an article, or to write a brief explanation of the subject and include the url address of articles or websites to use as sources. If you are part of the story that the article is about, you may also wish to consider requesting an interview rather than writing the article yourself.

Thanks again! Jason Safoutin 12:00, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:Kooma

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User talk:Chhana~enwikinews

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Your account will be renamed
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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 Chhana. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Chhana~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.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:15, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:Ikie

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User talk:Tster123

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User talk:Luisrj~enwikinews

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Your account will be renamed
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Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Luisrj. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Luisrj~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.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:18, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:Lestcdn~enwikinews

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Your account will be renamed
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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 Lestcdn. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Lestcdn~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:Wisecamel

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User talk:Vze2jsgs@verizon.net~enwikinews

Welcome
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Your account will be renamed
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Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Vze2jsgs@verizon.net. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Vze2jsgs@verizon.net~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.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:38, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:Ben1588

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User talk:Gibsoa

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User talk:Tsheikm

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User talk:Spirit MD-82

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User talk:Sammysam~enwikinews

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42 West Papuan asylum seekers get temporary Australian visas

March 24, 2006 The Australian government has granted temporary visas to 42 of the 43 West Papuan asylum seekers who arrived by boat in January. The group accuse the Indonesian military of "conducting genocide in their homeland." The 36 adults and seven children spent five days at sea in a traditional outrigger boat before arriving in far north Queensland's Cape York. They have been since been detained under Australia's Mandatory Detention policy.

Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone said the 42 West Papuans have been given temporary protection visas (TPV). "These people have completed their medical and character checks and will be moved into the community," she said. Most of the group are being relocated by private jet from Australia's remote immigration detention centre on Christmas Island to Melbourne. Senator Vanstone said a decision was still pending on one of the asylum seekers, as there were further specific case issues to be addressed.

However, the Indonesian government says the refugees should be sent back. Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has told Prime Minister John Howard that the group should not be given political asylum. He assures that they would not be prosecuted. Last month, Indonesia's ambassador, Hamzah Thayeb, warned that Australia's relationship with Indonesia would be affected if the Papuans were granted asylum.

A spokesman for Foreign Minister Alexander Downer dismissed suggestions that the decision would cause a rift between Australia and Jakarta. "We've got an excellent bilateral relationship with Indonesia and we wouldn't expect that any particular issue is going to bring that into question," he said. Mr Downer personally informed his Indonesian counterpart, Hassan Wirajuda, of the decision. "It's a matter of some significance between our two countries," said Mr Downer.

Indonesia has insisted that there are no human rights abuses in Papua. Djoko Susilo, a member of Indonesia's parliamentary foreign affairs commission, labelled the decision "an unfriendly gesture by the Australian Government."

Since their arrival, the 43 West Papuans have accused the Indonesian military of "genocide in their homeland," taken over by Indonesia in the 1960s after a widely disputed independence referendum.

Herman Wainggai, who spoke for the asylum-seekers, thanked the Australian Government and people for a fair and just decision. "We were threatened in an extremely dangerous position ... We had to flee to Australia from the intimidation of the killing and the persecution inflicted by Indonesian authorities against us," he said.

"We trust that Indonesia will act with maturity and see that the situation in West Papua is very serious and one which must be dealt with peacefully and with humanity, not by violent means," he said.

The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) has denounced the Australian government's decision, urging the government to send a formal protest note to the Australian government over the visas and political asylum granted to the 42 Indonesian citizens. "We question the decision to grant visas and political asylum at a time when the security situation in Papua province is tense," said member of the House Commission I for defence, foreign and information affairs Effendy Mara Sakti, of the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDIP).

Another House Commission member, Yudy Chrisnandy of the Golkar Party, said the granting of political asylum and temporary visas was unethical and could disrupt relations between the two countries.

Amnesty International has expressed particular concern about human rights violations in Papua, but welcomed the decision. "While welcoming today's decision ... Amnesty now encourages the government to consider the plight of the Papuan refugees, as under Australia's temporary protection regime the refugees now face isolation from their families left behind and face uncertainty about their future," the organisation said in a statement. Amnesty reports of "extrajudicial executions, 'disappearances,' torture, ill-treatment and arbitrary detentions in Papua Province."

Australian Greens Senator Kerry Nettle also welcomed the decision. "The situation in West Papua is clearly very dangerous for those who assert their right to self-determination, so the decision to grant protection visas is a good one," Senator Nettle said.

West Papua have been seeking sovereignty since the United Nations handed the province to Indonesia in 1969. A spokesman for the Free West Papua Campaign, Nick Chesterfield, said the decision highlights the dire situation. "What this clearly demonstrates is that the world needs to wake up to what is happening in West Papua and start to actively look at ways of ending the sickening violence that the Indonesian military continues to inflict on the people of West Papua," Mr Chesterfield said. "Rather than being isolated and locked up thousands of miles away on Christmas Island, these very courageous individuals can receive the support they deserve from the local community. This decision also means Australians will be able to hear first hand about the atrocities and escalating human right abuses that are unfolding in one of our closest neighbouring countries," said Mr Chesterfield.

Meanwhile, the "Morning Star" flag of West Papua was raised in Marrickville, New South Wales, by Senator Nettle and the Mayor of Marrickville, Sam Byrne. The flag, officially unrecognised by Indonesia in the West Papuan region, was raised to "urge city citizens to support self-determination for the West Papuans people."

Uniting Church minister Reverend John Barr, who recently returned from the area, warned of an "intensification of violence" and also recounted demands from protesters to have the Freeport mine and the Indonesian government held responsible for despoiling the Papuan environment. "We have heard one student was shot dead and many are badly wounded. I could hear people yelling and fleeing as my contact spoke to me on the phone from the grounds of the theological seminary," he said in a statement.

Media ban
The Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club has stated concern that no foreign journalist has had official access to Papua in the past eighteen months. In that period there has been "a significant build-up of troops in Papua with reports of widespread displacement of civilians, arson, and arbitrary detention in the central highlands region."

Last week, Indonesian media showed police shooting directly at students on local university grounds. Authorities have not released details of casualties among the demonstrators. "I can't tell you exactly how many were shot," says Hans Magel. "In such traumatic circumstances, we ourselves are finding it difficult gathering casualty figures. The latest information we have is that 22 were seriously injured."

Indonesia has effectively maintained a ban on access to Papua for many foreign organisations since 2003. Indonesia’s Minister of Defense, Juwono Sudarsono, said in February that the government will "maintain curbs on foreign media" reporting from Papua. He is quoted as saying, "We feel that our unity and cohesion are being threatened by the presence of foreign intrusion and concerns so there is a balance between international concerns and sovereignty that we want to strike very peacefully."

Minister Sudarsono also stated that the curbs should "extend to foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and churches, whom he thought might create conflict in the province by encouraging Papuans to campaign on issues of human rights." He stated that he feared reporters could be "used as a platform" by Papuans to publicize the alleged abuses.

Ken Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, is alarmed at efforts by the Indonesian government to ban or limit press coverage of human rights violations and other issues in Papua. In a letter to President Yudhoyono, Roth urged the Indonesian government to respect press freedom and to allow full press coverage of all issues affecting the province.

Senior Indonesian ministers have vehemently denied that the people of West Papua are being repressed.