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User talk:Don Pasquale~enwikinews

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Talk:U.S. Republican Party television ad bashes Canada

Oh, come on...do you REALLY think anybody in Canada cares? This is a political hitjob, and does not belong on wikinews. 75.2.218.219 16:43, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Additionally it's title just proves it's bias.

I'm Canadian and when I saw this video on CNN a little while ago I wasn't upset by the mention of Canada. It was hardly the focus of the video, and it wasn't that big of a potshot. Overall, this story is not very newsworthy.

24.68.25.36 21:07, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Actually, it is newsworthy. I'm not that much offended either, but I decided to report on this after I heard it on the news. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  12:54, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:Bhudson~enwikinews

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User talk:Raysteen3

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User talk:Girish87

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User talk:Dclaw~enwikinews

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Mexico Fence article
Thanks for the spellcheck, I'm not a native speaker...--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 01:10, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Your account will be renamed
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User talk:PVJ59/Archive 2

Your Wikinews career so far
Not bad. F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  02:46, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I was going to protect his talk page but you beat me to it! F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  13:43, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Vice-Admiral Mehta appointed Chief of Naval Staff
Thank you for the article, however it's quite small. Do you have any plans on expanding it? Because if not, I might merge it with the Wikinews Shorts page. —     08:36, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Ghana bans gay and lesbian conference
Regarding your move of the above article, I moved it back. The word illegal would be misleading in the title - the spokesperson herself admoits the conference is not illegal, just discouraged!! Just thought I'd let you know my reasoning as a point of courtesy :D --Errant 11:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh yes homosexuality is illegal but the conference itself is not - which is what the title says. Straight from the mouth of the information minister: "It's not illegal for them to meet and talk, but we in Ghana don't want to encourage it. They can go and do it elsewhere" added Bartels. I won't move it back until you are in agtreement. If you still arn't happy with removing illegal from the title maybe we can come up with an alternate title :D --Errant 11:45, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks --Errant 11:57, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

None taken
But as regards Neutralizer, his apology is of course false; he's made the same apology at least 3 times I can recall. -  Amgine | m 14:58, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your post
I very much liked your follow up to Romanian oil company claims Iran has seized one of its rigs. Stuff outside of the news is background noise, and doesn't bother me, even though I noise back at it at times. Best regards, -Edbrown05 08:04, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

IP blocks
hi, just wanted to point out that User:68.76.87.118 uses a dynamically allocated IP address - the IP address is allocated to different users by the ISP at different times, so one shouldn't block such IP address indefinitely, since it is likely to be used by a completely different user sometime later, one who has probably not indulged in vandalism.

as Special:Blockip says, "Do not block any IP address indefinitely unless it is an open proxy." Blocking policy also states "For dynamic IPs, such blocks [i.e. for disruption] should last 24 hours" and has a section on Accidental blocks.

incidentally, for blocks and other admin actions that are applied "at leisure", many admins find it helpful to read thro' the relevant policy just before doing the action, even if they are experienced and believe that they understand the policy fairly well. it's a good practice, helps prevent mistakes.

one place to check who the IP address is allocated to is ARIN. for 68..., ARIN says its part of a PPPoX Pool used by Southwestern Bell. Doldrums 16:56, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

 * i think it normally takes a great deal more vandalism and disruption before we go pursue the matter with the ISP. this, i think, is "common" or "garden" vandalism, handled by a li'l bit of blocking. u can, however, keep an eye out for vandalism from the same range of IPs, which might be from the same user. Doldrums 17:18, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Please stay
I heard a rumour that you're considering leaving Wikinews. I just wanted to say that, you're a very useful contributor around here, and hope you stay. Sincerrly, Bawolff ☺☻ 03:36, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes... you're dedicated enough to become an admin... then you decide you want to contribute to a stagnating popularity? That doesn't make much sense to me. —     03:37, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * It may not be the easiest way to communicate, with the way things are done here on a text basis. But text over voice is the only way to cut through the clutter of the cacophony of voices and clarifies, boldly, what your or my thought was. Your point on watercooler/policy was well taken by me. I didn't handle my edit to your post well at all, but it sprang from a belief that there is already a diverse range of contributors here (and I'm not saying it couldn't be more diverse). If I could take back many of my posts, I would... but then again maybe I don't have to, because where it matters, other contributor actions amend my efforts at making this a better news environment. -Edbrown05 04:24, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

nothing personnal !
even if i do not agree with some of your POV, please don't feel hurted ! it's interresting. Jacques Divol 14:45, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

Templates on Indian articles
Just to save you a few keystrokes... is exactly the same as , the curly brackets indicate to the wiki software that the first place to look for the data to include is in the template namespace. So, (if I understand correctly) coding causes the software to look for Template:Template:India, that fails and it falls back to Template:India.

Not just me that manually fixes it, the AutoWikiBrowser also makes the same correction. :-) --Brian McNeil / talk 18:47, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

"How to:Breaking news"
Hi PVJ, I wanted to put this news Damascus:US embassy attacked as breaking news... Can you tell me how?

(Editorinsaif 09:37, 12 September 2006 (UTC))

Thanks PVJ (Editorinsaif 10:03, 12 September 2006 (UTC))

Personal attacks
Many of the comments you have made recently on the article about the Pope would be deeply offensive to a devout Catholic. I would like to remind you that throwing around slurs such as "Kommandant Ratsinger" is not appropriate for Wikinews and indicative of an unwillingness to make positive contributions where your opinion is a minority position. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:22, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Can you stop calling the Pope a Nazi? Those may be very offensive to Catholics and in general sound rude. How do you know if he is still a Nazi? Can you tell me that?

"Ratzinger was enrolled in the Hitler Youth; Membership being legally required after December 1936.[2] Ratzinger has stated he was an unenthusiastic member who refused to attend meetings. His father was a bitter enemy of Nazism, believing it conflicted with the Catholic faith."

The unfortunate fact that most Muslim countries do not recognize Israel as a country is not a POV, it is denial.--71.227.156.73 06:46, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Pope comments article
i've moved this back to develop. the Nazi thing is not relevant to the current issue, and to insist that it is, sans any substantiation is simply povioring. please collaborate to make this article reflect WN:NPOV, not the POV that you subscribe to. Doldrums 04:20, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

revert
i've xplained my reason for revert on the article talk page. i expect u to do the same. Doldrums 14:30, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

hi!
can u log on to the IRC channel? thx, Doldrums 14:47, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Accreditation Requests
Added my statement to Accreditation requests, I hope you change your mind.terinjokes User Page / Talk 10:03, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, discounted, I misread the policy, it states I must solicate WN users, not my AIM contact list ;-) terinjokes User Page / Talk 03:11, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

terrorism template
here's a viable solution - remove the template and answer the concerns raised on the water cooler discussion. Doldrums 14:05, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Unblocked
You were unblocked, because you weren't blocked for enforcing neutrality, you were edit warring.

DO NOT EDIT WAR.

Violating WN:3RR is not allowed.

—     19:18, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Wikistar Nomination
I nominated you on the Wikistar Program for your never-ending efforts contributing towards wikinews. Please click here for more info. Zer T 01:17, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for coming back
We need as many Wikinewsies from underrepresented areas like Asia as we can get. Anyways, if you feel certain articles could use a neutralizing, you will find you will have the best luck (a) being calm about it, (b) avoid commenting in ways that'll piss off other people, (c) be friendly (d) not edit warring. I wish you the best of luck. —     13:14, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
 * You're welcome, and thank you for the kind words. It's a good thing if you stay, because if you were to leave, you'd be leaving on a note of "we need more people like me with non-West POVs so I'm leaving," which frankly doesn't make much sense. Thank you again for staying, and if you feel stressed about something, just approach it calmly, and take occasional breaks if necessary. Remember, only you can stress yourself out. —     15:52, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Admin vote
Thanks for supporting my successful admin nomination! I will try to live up to the confidence that's been shown in me. Crimson 17:18, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

suggest you avoid editing some articles
You seem to have very strong feelings on issue relating to India, Islam, and Israel. I suggest you recuse yourself from articles that touch on these subjects, since its hard to stay NPOV when you have your own opinion. TRWBW 14:37, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Sindhi Wikinews
There is a person who has been wnodering why yhr Wikinews Logo is not appearing on the main page of Wikinews Sindhi. I cannot read the anguage, which I assume is Arabic and since you are in India I am messaging you to see if you can read the language and possibly find out why the logo is not available. Since I cannot read it, I cannot help. If you cannot read it then Sorry to bother you. The users name that was asking about it is Zafar on Sindhi Wikinews. Jason Safoutin 22:42, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

FYI, Admin_action_alerts
I didn't see anything other than an attempt to promote a business technique with a press release/bogus article. Do you really think that merits a lifetime ban? I've not checked further back in Recent Changes but it'd have to be someone pretty determined to spam us, say using a bot, before I'd go for a permaban. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:33, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I think that banning forever on first offfense is too much, so I've changed his block to three days. If you really feel he must be blocked, feel free to revert me - I'm not attached to the issue. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 03:42, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Neutralizer sockpuppets category
That is true, however, Yrtsihpos was indeed verified to be a sockpuppet in Checkuser. —     10:50, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * To build the category I went through the entire blocklist and added every account that had been permanently blocked as a sockpuppet of Neutralizer. They should all have had Checkuser carried out at the time before issuing a permanent block. If you go here and do a text search for "Neutralizer" you'll see how I got the list for the category. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:08, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

New video shows 9/11 hijackers attending Al-Qaeda camp in Afghanistan
I see that you decided NOT to discuss the resoning of "terroist camp" here. It is NOT a pov in this case. Osama Bin Laden is a terrorist and speaking to terrorists at a terrorist camp. Prove to me that its not a terrorist camp otherwise terrorist IS NPOV in this case. I await your reply. Jason Safoutin 20:43, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Sheesh
I had punctuation once, then somehow it got lost editting Wikinews, ! -Edbrown05 05:18, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Best regards. -Edbrown05 05:35, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Protection policy
—Doldrums (talk) 16:02, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
 * that user is not the only one to be "edit warring" and "pov-pushing" on that page. i would suggest that u unprotect the page, not block the user, and resolve the editorial dispute on the talk page. —Doldrums (talk) 16:11, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I just took the time to read some of the other coments on this users page. I'm sorry I got upset and took his attacks on me personally. I now see this editor is a habitual antagonist and gets in POV/NPOV arguments and revert wars often. I feel silly now.64.192.249.2 18:39, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

3RR
PVJ, please note that you've made four revisions to the article Small aircraft crashes into NYC building - Alert to remain unchanged.     Please note that this is actually against the three-revert rule. As an administrator, I hope that you will uphold our site's policies. -- IlyaHaykinson 16:27, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

running amok
There's a word for you, "amok". See if you can look that up, or find it in English language translation, because Little Miss run "amok" is fucking dead. Judy Miller died when she dried up in front of a judge. And your Israel bullshit is ... bucking up against "yeah, alright already, and who cares... " -Edbrown05 09:55, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Re: Gee, and I thought you were a big boy, sadly, I suppose you are not when you resort to threats of blocking me because you don't like the way I addressed you. Perhaps you also haven't given much consideration to how you have addressed Wikinews. Please do. -Edbrown05 01:39, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

 * And quit being a brat. -Edbrown05 01:59, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

speedy delete
pvj, the article on Iran prohibiting high-speed internet access shld not have been speedied. the article reported the news accurately, and with sufficint clarity for sources to be found and article developed. please speedy delete articles carefully, checking the WN:SD and WN:DR before doing so. administrator buttons should be used with due care and must be used in conforming to policy. the use of administrative powers to exercise editorial control over what Wikinews is a big no-no.
 * if u have concerns about the authenticity of the event, u can note them on the talk page and tag the article, if needed. as WN:SD states, only "Obvious hoaxes" shld be speedied.

RfA thanks
Hi PVJ59,

thanks for voting in my RfA, which passed 4/1/0... not a big crowd but I'll still try to be the best admin I can be. If you have any advice for me, or need help, you know where to find me!

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:42, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Alert
Adminstrator Alert page is for requesting adminstrators' help. i've pointed out in the alert that a long-published article has been unpublished becasue one user is looking for sources to substantiate his allegations of bias, allegations which many others have disagreed with time and again, on this page and others. so ur actions are pov-pushing and the unpublishing a disruption. — Doldrums(talk) 13:37, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
 * sources provided? substantiating that 24 countries dont think Israel exists? — Doldrums(talk) 13:42, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
 * hezbollah's view of israel is not notable enough to be tagged to every mention of Israel. — Doldrums(talk) 13:47, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
 * yes. not notable enough to be tagged to every mention of the word israel. just like every mention of Hezbollah is not tagged with what one particular Israeli party leader thinks of it. — Doldrums(talk) 13:54, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
 * i wont, 'coz it's not notable enough to be added everywhere. just like Hezbollah's isn't. — Doldrums(talk) 13:57, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

WN:3RR
read it. — Doldrums(talk) 13:41, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

RE POV pushing
I have never banned you nor do I have any intentions of doing so. I have the right to express what I think you are doing or not doing for or against the project. Do not threaten me. If you do not like what I have to say then don't start a war. If you cannot accept the fact that this Wiki is ALL equal then leave. Do not start wars based on your own personal agenda. And again, I do not take threats lightly. Jason Safoutin 19:25, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I also UNBANNED you as 1) self blocks are not allowed 2) an indefiante ban is just plain dumb. You may be opinionated, but as far as I can see, but may be wrong, you did not violate policy nor did you violate your Admin privilages. Jason Safoutin 19:40, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
 * And I never said you have the inability to be equal. I simply siad if you cannot accept the fact that we are all equal here on WN then don't edit. I also NEVER once told you to leave. I gave the option of doing so if you hate WN and it's users so much. Jason Safoutin 19:42, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I don't hate WN or its users, but have realised that becoming too emotionally involved in the project will benefit nobody. I apologise for allowing things to get out of hand and request that I be unblocked so that I may return to editing. I ask that I be unblocked so that I may continue writing for the project. I feel that I must also apologise to you, Doldrums, for engaging in edit-warring and hope that you will not let those regrettable events come in the way of our working together effectively on the project. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 02:32, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Please stay
I hope you do not even think about quitting as your work is sorely needed here on WN. 64.229.187.135 18:01, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

RfDA
If my contributions to Wikinews are repaid in the form of my Admin access being withdrawn, I will quit the project. In case the RfDA passes, I ask that my user and user-talk pages be deleted. Thank you. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 18:02, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * You have indeed made valuable contributions to Wikinews, and that cannot be ignored. However, you have done some incriminating things as an admin. While I do not wish for you to be an admin, I would really like it if you were still a contributor. —     18:15, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I am sorry, but if you want me contributing to Wikinews, then I will do so as an Administrator. If my actions were so unforgivable as to eclipse the fact that I write an article every day (even when involved in disputes), then maybe I should not be here. Although my statement might sound selfish, the community's trust is the "reward" that I believe I have earned by contributing here, and if that is gone, then I will have no incentive to go on writing. In the end it is up to the community to decide which course of action will be best for Wikinews. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 18:22, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * How about this as an incentive? If you happen to lose your adminship, but you regain the trust of the community, then you will be able to become an admin again. If you're not an admin, there is still a source of motivation: striving for the goal of being able to be an admin again. All it takes is working positively with the community. —     18:36, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Your contributions are not at issue, and nobody is questioning their value. What is being questioned is your ability to keep your cool and stay within the self-imposed boundaries you must adhere to as an administrator.  I have had two incidents where I have felt I needed to break the rules in such a way as to merit a block.  I served my blocks, having felt no need to threaten to leave the project.  Unblocking yourself is a pretty severe breach of the rules; just because the software lets you doesn't mean you should. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:51, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I strongly suspect the software allows it merely to give admins enough rope to hang themselves. Nyarlathotep 02:27, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

To answer your question, the RfdA will be finished 28 October 2006, where it'll be determined whether you keep adminship or a steward will be requested to remove it. Remember, just because the RfdA finishes on the 28th, that doesn't mean your Wikinews career will end, too. You are a very valuable contributor to Wikinews, especially with your articles on India. —     15:29, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * RfdAs are very uncommon, however if it's anything like the typical RFA, 75-80% consensus (depending on the weight of the arguments) is needed for your sysop privileges to be removed. Of course, you can always resign by going to Requests for permissions. —     16:52, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Poll on cat Israel
I started a (non-binding) poll on the category just to see where everyone stood. I understand you cared a lot about that issue, but you are currently blocked. Would you like me to place a vote for you. Bawolff ☺☻ 19:08, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Block revoked
Since MR created an RfdA, I've revoked your block and voted support (conditional upon this specific block not being reimposed). Don't take it personally, I just feel RfdA is a better venue. Odds are you won't lose adminship via RfdA, even MrM never did. But continuing as you have been would eventually create an arbitration case which would easily take away your admin status. Nyarlathotep 02:59, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

some more gratuitous advice
#5 Wikinews is not a theatre of war. please do ur utmost to interact politely with other users. resist the temptation to indulge in personal attacks and from escalating conflicts, they will almost invariably be counter-productive. if u have a disagreement with a user that prevents you from constructively collaborating, consider Dispute resolution. — Doldrums(talk) 16:30, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Help Editing Administrators Page
Why can only Administrators vote on the Administrators page? الموت على الاسلام 16:31, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * New users, and anonoymous users can't edit because of the horde of sockpuppets we get on that page every now and then. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 21:10, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Category:Terrorism
That's because someone (I think it was you) left me a message but forgot to write  without the colon, so the link was treated as a category. —     19:30, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I cannot remove votes, however I did remove the attack message in question. And please, don't leave Wikinews. The reason I called the RfdA is so you can spend time on Wikinews away from the stresses of adminship so that you can gain your privileges back later. —     11:04, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

re:Just a thought
I think you set out to draw the sword on me, by putting up a parody of my USA bashing user-page section, after I voted to support your first RfDA. I previously told you that I don’t care much about talk page stuff. What I did not tell you was that I also don’t care much for stuff like whether you are, or are not, an administrator. I fail to see how that has any meaning for your involvement here.

Beyond that, I admire the strength of your convictions, and wish you well. I would venture to say that nobody here wants to see you leave, including me. This is supposed to be a world news source of which you are a part. I like reading news about what you find interesting in your part of the world. And if you are not too over-the-top, the counter-balance you can bring to USA-centric news reports.

I believe an RfDA is the starting point to address infractions. Ilya may regard requests placed there as a harassment to the individual listed, and distraction to the community. Maybe that is so, and if there was any merit to the RfDA, I take the opposite view that harassment and distraction must have occurred for it to have been brought there. Best regards -Edbrown05 07:21, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

RE: Hey
LOL...indeed it is my Birthday :) I am the big ld 26 which feels better than calling myself a "half century" old ;-)

P.S. I still have NOT seen the movie The Davinci Code, but have read the book and Dan Brown's other: Angels and Demons. Both are good books IMO. Jason Safoutin 22:43, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

you are involved in the case.
Please, PVJ59, don't take any actions against Daniel575. Lets other admin take any action needed as you are involved into this case.

your writing about Israel was not acceptable as well Daniel575 about India.

We need urgently to stop that before other people come and burn wikinews to the ground.

Jacques Divol 07:02, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Leaving
It is sad that users have to use an Rfda as extortion to leave the project. It's sad, but I hope you decide to come back at some point. Jason Safoutin 20:18, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I didn't want you to leave. Thunderhead (talk) 20:29, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

And I did. People who call for the 'destruction' and 'annihalation' of other countries are not the kind of people whom I want to see writing on any Wikimedia project (which readers trust because they think it is objective (well, that's the way it should be anyway)). People who express such viewpoints do not belong on any Wikimedia project. Of course, if PVJ apologizes for calling for the 'destruction' and 'annihalation' of my country and promises not to say such things again, I will be the firs to welcome him back on Wiki-anything. --Daniel575 19:26, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Ignore the trolling and come back
Hi PVJ, If you check the administrators page you'll see you've not been de-listed. As I understand it, MessedRocker tried to withdraw the RfdA after you made a number of comments conceding that there were valid points made by people. Why not come back and just lay off the admin powers for a while, use and all the other non-admin notification methods... I sometimes use them myself just to get a second opinion. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:29, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

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Rapper 'Snoop Dogg' arrested at California airport

October 27, 2006

Rap artist Snoop Dogg was arrested for possession of an illegal drug and possession of a firearm, according to police on Thursday.

The rapper's real name is Calvin Broadus. He was arrested at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday at Bob Hope Airport located in Burbank, California. Broadus paid the $35,000 bail and is expected back in Los Angeles County Superior Court on December 12, 2006.

Airport police officers stopped the artist for parking in the airport passenger loading and unloading zone. Upon conducting a search of the vehicle, the police found a gun and a quantity of marijuana inside.

Broadus' attorney, Donald Etra, stated "There was no basis for this arrest. We believe that once this is cleared up, all charges will be dismissed". Authorities in California have not yet pressed charges.

In September, Broadus attempted to carry a folding police baton onto an aircraft and was arrested at John Wayne Airport located in Orange County, California. Earlier this year, he was also cautioned for fighting in Heathrow Airport in London, England.


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Talk:Rapper 'Snoop Dogg' arrested at California airport

Should it be baton or batallion? I think one is a large group of people while the other is a stick. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:36, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Baton. Articled edited - sources confirm (BBC). --Skenmy(talk) 22:33, 27 October 2006 (UTC)


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I am w:User:Royalguard11, from the english wikipedia. -Royalguard11 (Talk·@en) 22:25, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Hey, I've written news now!
 * Canada wins gold at 2007 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championship
 * Robert Pickton found guilty of 6 counts of second degree murder

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Talk:U.S. ranks 53rd in press freedom index

NPOV
One sided. Single organizations are generally not NPOV. Who/What oragnization objects to this list...?? Jason Safoutin 22:48, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Reporters without borders is a notable organisation, it's views on press freedom are frequently cited as an informed estimate. if u can find the US government or organisations which respond to these views, please go ahead and add them, o/w this article repors RoB reports accurately and with proper attribution. i see no reason for a pov tag. — Doldrums(talk) 10:59, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Well the discussion on ISO was the same. We cannot rely on the belief of a single organization. Others may have different views or orders of ranks. To say this ONE organization is right, notable or not, is POV. Jason Safoutin 21:39, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * The POV is irrelevant; the news is not that the US has low press freedom, but that the 2006 Index has been released. Anyway, since this is not the United States Wikinews, but rather the English-speaking one, the focus of this article should probably be changed to a more international viewpoint. Meneth 22:02, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Well, presumably a title like "U.S. ranks 53rd in RWB press freedom index" or "U.S. ranks 53rd in RSF press freedom index" should solve part of this problem without requiring much additional work on the article. "RWB" or "RSF" would need to be specified as the abbreviation of Reporters... in the article (personally i think of them as RSF, but then i'm biased ;). As for focussing on the US, it's true that the US is the world's superpower, many of whose supporters (e.g. George W Bush) claim that it's a place of freedom and democracy and has the right to impose its concepts of freedom and democracy on other countries, so the fact that it is classified quite low on the index is IMHO a reasonably relevant fact to a world-wide english-speaking audience. So IMHO, just adding "RWB" in the title should be enough. Boud 22:32, 30 October 2006 (UTC)


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Buffalo Sabres beat New York Islanders to tie NHL record for best start to a season

October 27, 2006

In the NHL the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 3-0 in a shutout on Thursday night to tie the NHL record for the best start to a season. The current record holders are the Toronto Maple Leafs.

"I mean, it's very exciting. I think we're all proud of what we've accomplished so far. But at the end of the day, it's not what we're aiming for down the road," said Daniel Briere, the co-captain for the Sabres.

"We want to be having these kinds of streaks in the playoffs. What we're doing now is carrying momentum. I think it will serve us well in the future, but right now we just need the points," said Ryan Miller, one of the Sabres goalies.

Currently Buffalo is 10-0-0 and is currently the top team in the NHL. They will play the Atlanta Thrashers, who trail the Sabres by only 3 points in the NHL overall, on Saturday October 28. Beginning at the end of last season, the Sabres have won 15 games in a row.


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User talk:Michas pi

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Reward for Californian arsonist now at $500,000

October 28, 2006

The reward for the nation's worst arson-related attack was increased to $500,000 today after the arsonist caused four deaths to firefighters, and serious burn injuries to a fifth.

The injured firefighter has burns covering almost 90 percent of his body.

The blaze, which was ignited in uninhabited brushlands, dictated a mandatory evacuation of the thousands of civilians in the area and destroyed more than 24,000 acres of land.

No evidence has been produced to show an arsonist was involved, however an investigator, who preferred to remain anonymous, said that the person or people responsible could face first-degree murder charges.

Dale Bosworth, Chief of the US Forest Service released a public statement on the Forest Service website, "It is with deep sorrow that we learn of the deaths of four firefighters from the San Bernardino National Forest in California. Another firefighter is being treated for serious burns, suffered while the crew was battling a wind-whipped wildfire that drove hundreds of people from their homes. My heartfelt sympathies go out to these families, friends and loved one affected by this tragedy."


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User talk:65.78.87.120

Re:Gmail Invitations
First, please create an account, and make a few good edits. I'll also need your email address on my talk page. Sorry for any inconveniences. Thunderhead (talk) 04:36, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * No problem, I'll get back to you in a few days. 65.78.87.120 16:50, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

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please do not vandalise
Hello,

Your recent contributions constitute vandalism and have been reverted. Should you believe that your contributions are *not* vandalism, please argue your case on your talk page, or in WN:ALERT.

Further vandalism will result in a 24 hour ban. Please contribute to Wikinews in a constructive fashion instead.
 * Could you please tell me what I did? 65.78.87.120 16:50, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I will assume that this is the edit in question: --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 16:52, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Got me? I don't know, mabey someone else on my LAN did it? Any how, sorry for the problem, I'll look into it. 65.78.87.120 16:54, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * May I suggest creating a user account so that vandal edits are not attributed to you? You are currently only identified by your IP address - hence anyone on your LAN looks the same as you. --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 16:58, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:Tonycoogan

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If you are Lynda Carson
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Two children killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu

October 28, 2006

Theodore Vouyouklais, a Greek pathologist professor, has confirmed that the two children found dead in their hotel room in the Greek village of Gouvia on Corfu were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. The two children were found dead next to their father, Neil Shepherd, and his partner Ruth Beatson, who had fallen unconscious. They have not yet received news of the children's deaths.

The children's biological mother, Sharon Wood, has been informed and visited their bodies on Saturday, along with a man believed to be her husband.

The family was found by a cleaner on Thursday morning. The current cause of the carbon monoxide emissions is unknown, however investigators have speculated that it was due to a hot water boiler in the next room to where the four family members were sleeping. This is, as yet, an unproven theory.


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User talk:Julipanette

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Re: Welcome
Thanks :) Lasse Havelund 11:08, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

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UK War Crimes court hears evidence from dead victim

October 28, 2006

A war crimes court trying seven British servicemen heard written evidence from Mr Kifah Taha Musa Mutairi, one of eleven Iraqi detainees allegedly abused by British soldiers in a detention camp in Basra in 2003. The court is also hearing evidence relating to the death, in custody, of an Iraqi hotel receptionist Mr. Baha Musa.

Mr. Mutairi died in what is said to have been an unrelated incident, when the roof of his house fell on him.

The court martial now in its fifth week, heard how Mr Mutari said he was treated three years ago in a holding camp in Basra. In written testimony, he said that prisoners had been given names of famous footballers and had been punished if they did not answer to them, even when woken from sleep.

The prisoners, hooded and handcuffed, were beaten and kicked in the style of a kickboxer. Mr Mutari testified that when he was kicked in this manner, he feared he would be beaten to death without any mercy whatever.

He said that petrol had been rubbed on his nose and that he had been threatened with a lit cigarette lighter held close to his head, being told that he would be burned.

The death of hotel receptionist, Mr Baha Musa (26), another of the prisoners is of concern to the court. Mr Mutari's statement referred to how Mr Musa was treated, saying that he was beaten and constantly crying out in pain. It is said that British soldiers found arms, including grenades, AK47 rifles and Soviet uniforms, in the hotel where he was the receptionist. One of the accused, Corporal Donald Payne (35), has already pleaded guilty to crimes under the International Criminal Court Act 2001. The other defendants include Colonel Mendonca who is accused of failing to ensure that the detainees were not ill treated.

All the accused were members of The Queen's Lancashire Regiment, now The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.


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Talk:UK War Crimes court hears evidence from dead victim

Just a FYI, I can't find a second source to easily verify this against. At least 2 sources is preferred for articles. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:24, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree absolutely - I tried but although there are other reports about beatings etc. and indeed, one about evidence from someone with a name that looks very like that of the dead witness, I could find no other report about this witness nor about how his roof came to fall on him before he could testify in person. Fentonrobb 11:59, 29 October 2006 (UTC)


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Wikinews:WikiBureau Ontario

WikiBureau Canada attempts to bring editors together who are working on writing and publishing articles regarding topics in Canada.

Parent Bureau
WikiBureau Canada

Possible events

 * This is a listing of upcoming events, photo opportunities and promotional scrums that it might be beneficial for a Wikinews editor to attend, whether simply to collect free-use photographs for Wikimedia, or to contribute an article to WikiNews

 * January 11-15, Mohamed Harkat's supporters stage a rally in Toronto demanding an end to Canada's secret trials

 * Friday, January 19 - Women's Health Matters Forum & Expo, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, MAIN STAGE HALL E, 6:30, Chantal Kreviazuk discusses her upcoming film and mental health.  Free admission for full-time students.

 * Thursday, January 25 - Michael Snow addresses OCAD at the Auditorium (Room 190), Nora E. Vaughan Wing, 100 McCaul Street, Toronto. Free admission (need a time)

Editors

 * F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  15:48, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Sherurcij 19:17, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

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Wikinews talk:Publish checklist

I agree with the principles of this document, however I feel it should be rewritten and, afterward, a printable version (with checkboxes, etc.) created by a user. Thunderhead (talk) 19:09, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Preventing unsourced information in articles

 * The only way to prevent unsourced information is to get every single piece of information in Wikinews articles and post it on their talk pages and check every sentence if they are sourced facts. But that would take too long... — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  02:42, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

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User:FellowWikiNews/Userpage

 Click here to add a message to my talk page. Remember to sign your posts by adding four tildes ( ~ . ) at the end, even if you're not a logged in user.

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Hello, welcome. I am a long time journalist and admin for en.wikinews.org. My articles can be found here. I actively discuss new ideas for en.wikinews.org.

Citizens know what is news like no others.

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User talk:66.52.186.34

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Also, please don't delete large blocks of text from discussion pages. --Chiacomo (talk) 21:24, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:New Newsie

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Revert
I did not mean to revert you. Sorry, but ironically there are vandals asking the same question at Wikipedia. F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:38, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I've never used Opera, so I can't answer your question :( F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:57, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

 * There have been reports that Opera may not display images that other browsers (IE, Firefox) *do* display. I don't know why. It may be a caching problem or something. You might try clearing your cache. I wish I could do more to help you -- Opera works fine for me. --Chiacomo (talk) 22:08, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

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Physicists test 'forgotten' Brownian motion theory

October 28, 2006

Researchers have finally tested a theory started by Einstein in 1906 and predicted in the 1930s on Brownian motion, the movement of small objects in water or air. The new results show if the tiny objects are rods, their actions are markedly different from the type of Brownian motion previously known.

The research was published in the Journal Science this week and is direct proof of the behavior. Brownian motion has also been used as a model to predict random behavior, such as the stock market. "It is such a profound and fundamental phenomenon that, as a physicist, I want to learn everything about [Brownian motion]," said Arjun Yodh, Physics professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

Einstein first described Brownian motion in a paper in 1906, but only concentrated on the movement of little balls. He concluded that if a small ball, like a dust particle or equivalent in water, spun, that action didn't affect where the ball traveled. It turned out that its location could be predicted with statistics. The University of Pennsylvania scientists took this further and photographed teeny plastic rods moving in water instead. Using a charge coupled device, or CCD camera, they took millions of pictures at a time, making a sort of movie of the motion. This way they could analyze the motion more directly. They found that the path of a spinning rod is directly related to its spin.

Post-doc Yilong Han explained this by saying, "since ellipsoids are longer than they are wide, they experience more water resistance going in one direction than the other... It gives rise to the weird behavior we observed."

In terms of the practicality of the experiments, team physicist Tom Lubensky stated that the research was directed at obtaining fundamental understanding of a "ubiquitous and important phenomenon." It is not clear yet what practical applications this research will lead to. But it may help with understanding the mechanisms in cells, because proteins in living cells undergo Brownian motion in response to bumps by smaller molecules.

After discovering the strange movement, the lab rediscovered the work done by the French physicist Francis Perrin in the 1930s, predicting the exact motion the researchers had observed. "One of the exciting aspects of this work is the precise agreement between a relatively simple theory and experiments," said Tom Lubensky, Penn's chair of the physics department.


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Bush signs to rewrite insurrection act

October 28, 2006

During the night of October 27, President George W. Bush has signed a bill into law that changes the Insurrection Act (10 U.S.C.331 -335). Public Law 109-364 allows the president to declare a state of emergency anywhere at any time and move United States troops to suppress any public disorder. It also allows the president to take control of any state troops, forces, or national guard.

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London Police Commissioner seeks new powers

October 28, 2006

Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur responsible for public order in London told BBC Radio Five he was concerned Britain had come to be seen as soft on extremist demonstrators.

He said that the police want additional powers, when approving demonstrations in the Capital, requiring demonstrators not to cover to their faces and to make the burning of flags a crime. There was no intention to interfere with the right of Muslim women to wear the veil.

He warned that, whether or not ministers decide on early changes in the law, senior officers would be ready to take a tougher line in dealing with flag-burners and extremists exploiting demonstrations in London.

Shahid Malik, recently elected Labour MP for Dewsbury, is reported as saying "The burning of flags at demonstrations or pickets is quite clearly an act which has the power to incite violence".

Civil rights group Liberty described the proposed new laws as "unnecessary". Shami Chakrabarti, Liberty's director, said: the police already have wide powers, especially for dealing with people wearing masks".

The Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, is preparing a package of announcements to be made in November.


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Wal-Mart cuts ties with PR consultant over controversial Republican TV ad

October 30, 2006

Wal-Mart severed links with Terry Nelson, a Republican strategist, last night because he had connections to a controversial Republican Party advertisement in Tennessee. The ad's purpose was to blast Democratic Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr, who is running against Republican Bob Corker.

A blonde woman in the ad says, "I met Harold at the Playboy party". As the spot ends, she winks and says breathily: "Harold, call me!". The ad also "criticised" Canada. "Canada can take care of North Korea," a man in the television ad says. "They're not busy."

Nelson and his company, CrossLink Strategy Group, were hired by Wal-Mart last year in an attempt to help the company.

Jesse Jackson, an American politician, and other leaders signed a letter distributed by WakeUpWal-Mart.com, asking the company to end its relationship with Nelson.

In an interview with the Associated Press Nelson said, "There was no intention to offend anybody and it's unfortunate if people took offense. That was certainly not what people planned for or hoped for."

A spokesman for Wal-Mart, David Tovar, issued a statement saying Nelson's company had "sent a letter to Wal-Mart ending its working relationship with our company."