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User talk:Gryllida

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bot request
Hi, gry. In future, would you be able to create a bot which archives the sources and external links? •–• 16:01, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Maybe we could use w:User:InternetArchiveBot which does the same task and runs on more than one wiki. It is written in PHP. •–•  23:22, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

WelcomeABit
Hi Gryllida

I'd like to sign up for the welcome-a-bit notifications. Here are my preferences:

 * Article status ('published' or 'developing' or 'review'):
 * Topics (comma separated):
 * Delivery type ('email' or 'wiki'):wiki

--The Irate Communist (talk) 16:25, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * The Irate Communist, thank you for signing up! Just confirming that you are interested in notifications of when an article becomes marked as 'developing' (this is the earliest stage of article development), for any topic, to be delivered on-wiki. Is this correct? Gryllida (talk) 19:20, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * yeah, that's all correct!The Irate Communist (talk) 03:38, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi The Irate Communist. Sorry for the delay. I've signed you up now; please check your talk page. Gryllida (talk) 00:30, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

WelcomeABit
Hi Gryllida

I'd like to sign up for the welcome-a-bit notifications. Here are my preferences:

 * Article status ('published' or 'developing' or 'review'): review
 * Topics (comma separated):  all
 * Delivery type ('email' or 'wiki'): email

--William S. Saturn (talk) 20:09, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. (Sorry for the delay.) Gryllida (talk) 00:48, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

WelcomeABit
Hi Gryllida

I'd like to sign up for the welcome-a-bit notifications. Here are my preferences:

 * Article status ('published' or 'developing' or 'review'): review
 * Topics (comma separated):  all
 * Delivery type ('email' or 'wiki'): email

--Imran Saeed (talk) 15:03, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Barnstar
Thank you, Pi zero. It has been fun to work together with you, co-authors, reviewers, and people who made minor fixes. Also, with those who read, without any way to know who they are. Happy New Year! Look forward to the next years writing together. --Gryllida (talk) 20:57, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

Bureaucratship
Hi. I've promoted you to Bureaucrat. Had to look back to my own promotion in 2013 to see what sort of notice had been been given to me on that occasion. There doesn't seem to be any tradition for crats similar to the mop-and-bucket for admins, tho. So: congratulations. :-) --Pi zero (talk) 14:47, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Pi zero. Appreciate the nomination, and the notification. (I also was, and am, available on live chat -- in addition to the wiki -- for assistance and discussions.) Gryllida (talk) 00:18, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Trophy
Well deserved. --Pi zero (talk) 02:29, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you, Red-back spider, and Pi zero. Gryllida (talk) 04:40, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

???
Can you clarify a bit about this Welcome a bit?--Bddpaux (talk) 21:47, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi Bddpaux, it sends you email notifications about new article submissions - either to the 'develop' or 'review' or 'published' queues. You can choose a set of categories (eg 'Australia' or 'Politics') to limit the tracking only to these categories and not to all of them. Gryllida (talk) 21:51, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Can you...........
....remove Admin. privileges for User:Brian? See RfP discussions if you need to know more.--Bddpaux (talk) 15:29, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

I see........
...that you've been around recently.....Hi! It'd be great if we had more than 1 'Crat on this project. Your thoughts? There has been some voting at Requests for Permissions.--Bddpaux (talk) 02:25, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, Bddpaux! Agreed, and I have voted. I will double check it and the pending backlog soon. Gryllida (talk) 11:02, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Great! Maybe it's me, but I didn't see your vote anywhere? Do you think we have enough supporting votes to give me (and others) 'Crat privs?--Bddpaux (talk) 14:57, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Added my votes. (Previously I participated in votes about something else.) Thank you for the heads-up. Gryllida (talk) 01:52, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
 * WN:RfP Gryllida (talk) 23:32, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

Userspace drafts
Hello. I’ve created a list of draft articles in userspace. Among them are these ones in your userspace. I don’t want to tag them for deletion or anything until you’ve had a look: There’s no urgency but it’s just something that has been on my to-do list for years and I figured I might as well get the list going. Cheers. --Green Giant (talk) 00:37, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
 * User:Gryllida/Articles/Drafts/Adobe PDF zero-day exploit discovered, fixed unofficially in two hours
 * User:Gryllida/Articles/Drafts/Google adds phone call feature into Gmail
 * User:Gryllida/Articles/Drafts/Nokia announces Microsoft partnership
 * User:Gryllida/Articles/Drafts/Solar roadways can power the USA with electricity, study finds
 * User:Gryllida/Australian mother finds deadly snake in child's lunch box
 * User:Gryllida/Debian closes FTP mirrors for download
 * User:Gryllida/Georgia high school teacher fires gun in empty classroom, gets arrested
 * User:Gryllida/United Launch Alliance says they will use reusable space rocket, save 70% of launch costs
 * Hello, Green Giant. They're ok to go, as I have saved a local copy. Would you like me to delete them, or you would prefer to do it? Please let me know. Gryllida (talk) 02:10, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Okie doke. I’ll delete them if you wish, because I’ll be doing a batch deletion nomination for some others soon. --Green Giant (talk) 13:05, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks. Gryllida (talk) 02:55, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Deleted. Cheers. --Green Giant (talk) 22:29, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Gryllida (talk) 23:06, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Okie dokie........
So, thanks for the vote. Now what?--Bddpaux (talk) 11:42, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Helo, Bddpaux. Is there some time, or number of votes, after which the request can be closed? Gryllida (talk) 02:55, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

 * Mmmmmmmm: About right now sounds good to me.--Bddpaux (talk) 13:28, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Ummmmm, or: how about now?--Bddpaux (talk) 01:12, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Looking at the older discussions at WN:Requests for permissions/Bureaucrat, the general length seems to have been about two weeks.
 * * Bawolff - 13 days
 * * BRS - 7 days
 * * Brian NZ - 9 days
 * * Chiacomo - 14 days
 * * Cspurrier - 7 days
 * * IlyaHaykinson - 4 days
 * * Pi zero - 18 days
 * * ShakataGaNai - 9 days
 * * Skenmy - 8 days
 * * Tempodivalse - 32 days
 * * TUFKAAP - 8 days
 * I think it is fair to say all the bureaucrat votes have either reached 14 days or been long past that line. It would be a good idea to set a time limit for future nominations. Also I think it’s time to close Cspurrier's removal vote. --Green Giant (talk) 01:47, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for the check. For Cspurrier - done. Will return online in a short bit to continue. Gryllida (talk) 02:03, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Yep....it's been a while now. I think action is due. Historically, the adding of bits has been all over the map in terms of times. We should (soon, with some kind of consensus, of course) look at time limits or minimum times or something of that ilk. I recently closed an RfP that'd bubbled for over a year. Seems a wee bit silly to me.--Bddpaux (talk) 02:37, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
 * I’ve cobbled together some suggestions on these issues at Wikinews talk:Requests for permissions. --Green Giant (talk) 03:01, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Kewl.....let's give it a few days for reading/thinking/discussing etc. --Bddpaux (talk) 03:02, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

ArbCom 2021
Hi Gryllida. 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. •–• 07:51, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, I would be willing to stand for ArbCom this year. Thank you for the offer. Please nominate me. Gryllida (talk) 02:03, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

'Crat
Thanks! Can you give me a 50 word tutorial on how the privs work and what my 'routine' duties might look like?--Bddpaux (talk) 14:30, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * You should now be able to grant/revoew admin/crat privs to those who are eligible or have been outed out, . •–• 14:51, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * OK. So there is probably a User List page or something, that gives me the buttons to press in order to make that happen??--Bddpaux (talk) 19:40, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * The additional rights are listed at Special:UserGroupRights. The main page you would use would be to change local rights at Special:UserRights. Enter the name of the user you want to change rights for. Tick or untick the relevant tick boxes, write the reason, and save. Then close the discussion and inform the user on their talk page. --Green Giant (talk) 20:01, 1 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi Bddpaux, like Green Giant wrote above, you can modify user's rights at Special:UserRights. (This is usually preceded by a vote.) Please let me know if you have any questions. Gryllida (talk) 22:05, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Professor interview
Even for OR.....it's a bit further out than I care for........but it was well sourced/documented and is a good addition to the project. Cheers!--Bddpaux (talk) 20:03, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the review, Bddpaux. Gryllida (talk) 21:35, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Frog article
.....just wondering what your overall intentions are re: that article.......?--Bddpaux (talk) 16:42, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

 * Interviewee was going to send more media. I am following up. Gryllida (talk) 21:45, 10 December 2021 (UTC)

How we will see unregistered users
Hi!

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Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin will still be able to access the IP. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on better tools to help.

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We have two suggested ways this identity could work. We would appreciate your feedback on which way you think would work best for you and your wiki, now and in the future. You can let us know on the talk page. You can write in your language. The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January.

Thank you. /Johan (WMF)

18:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Temporary change to article length
Hello. As a reviewer, this note is just 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] 23:14, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

 * Roger. Gryllida (talk) 00:47, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

WelcomeABit
Hi Gryllida

I'd like to sign up for the welcome-a-bit notifications. Here are my preferences:

 * Article status ('published' or 'developing' or 'review'):
 * Topics (comma separated):
 * Delivery type ('email' or 'wiki'):

--2006nishan178713t@lk 04:03, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Requested edits
Please edit User:Gryllida/NewArticle/common.js and User:Gryllida/js/addInstantSaveToNewArticle.js to remove the redlink cats. Thanks. —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:00, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

 * Hi, the categories like here even though redlink are used by my welcome-a-bit software. Could you please note delete them from pages in userspace?
 * I will edit the .js files later today within a few hours, busy with something else at the moment. Will keep you updated. Gryllida (talk) 00:18, 11 April 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] 17:36, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Create category??
As a Bureaucrat, I know I can create/populate categories. I would like to create on focused on the Russia-Ukraine war. How can I do that??--Bddpaux (talk) 18:28, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

 * Paul, we already have Category:2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. I added it to the article you just published. SVTCobra 19:01, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that.--Bddpaux (talk) 20:03, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks SVTCobra Gryllida (talk) 23:19, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

One permission removal request to review
Since you're one of bureaucrats, I would like you to review the following: Requests for permissions/Removal/Blood Red Sandman. George Ho (talk) 04:48, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I am giving BRS a few more days to comment, then will take action.--Bddpaux (talk) 17:29, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi George Ho and Bddpaux
 * I had sent an email to BRS some time early December after the first message here, via Special:EmailUser, and got no response. Commented on the vote/discussion thing.
 * Regards, Gryllida (talk) 20:50, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Perhaps we could come together and create a WhatsApp Jami or Tox group for all people who have some sort of privileges at Wikinews (doesn't matter which - reviewer, sysop, autoconfirmed etc)? That'd be useful in the case everyone involved actually commits to installing the instant messaging app on all their devices, and enabling notifications.
 * (I'm not sure how that'd be better than email, or wiki messages. Perhaps wiki messages do not generate a notification to people who do not log in to the site. I log in about once a week for example, as my Firefox is in Private Browsing by default. There was some time when it wasn't, but then I wouldn't go to the wiki site every day, as I had other things to do. But that -- 'it does not show notifications' -- is true about Jami and Tox as well; the only difference being that they have a tray icon and start on startup and auto-login, which the wiki doesn't. Hm.)
 * Is there a way to have a tray icon for the wiki on desktop, or an {Android, iOS, Maemo, Sailfish} app, that logs into the wiki automatically and shows a counter, and generates a notification, each time there is a new notification in Special:Notifications on any of the sister wikis? Gryllida (talk) 20:51, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Help regarding spam flag
Dear Mr/Ms Administrator;

I have been trying to post a message in the Water cooler but it keeps preventing me from doing so as it would flag it as a spam. Please could you help me post the message there?

This action has been automatically identified as harmful, and therefore disallowed. If you believe your action was constructive, please inform an administrator of what you were trying to do. A brief description of the abuse rule which your action matched is: cs-spam-simple News gen (talk) 11:22, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

 * I know not why your message triggered the abuse filter. I have, however, posted it and replied at Water cooler/assistance. SVTCobra 14:41, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Some of our widgets/formatting type stuff has been acting up a bit around here.--Bddpaux (talk) 20:12, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Replied at the water cooler to you, News gen. What a fascinating idea. Gryllida (talk) 23:12, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
 * the automatically blocked edits contained words / phrases used by spammers / spambots on this wiki in the past. This DOES NOT mean you are a spammer; just that you tried to use similar character strings. I won’t list them but characters such as the AT symbol could be part of a spam email address for example. [24Cr][talk] 18:20, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Permission removal
So, to remove BRS's Admin bit, which buttons should I press?--Bddpaux (talk) 22:09, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

 * Hi Bddpaux, I see now that you already did it. Apologies for my slow response, and many thanks for closing the deadmin request and actioning it.
 * For future reference: I would suggest to put link to the deadmin discussion into the summary box when performing the action of removing this user right. Then it may be clearer that the action is backed by the said discussion and consensus, and easier to locate the discussion if needed.
 * Have a great day. Gryllida (talk) 01:58, 19 January 2023 (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 who has recently been inactive, it would be a great time for you to rejoin. 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) 04:05, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

 * Awesome thanks, will do. Gryllida (talk) 05:09, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

New Ibot
Hello Gryllida, I saw your mention of Ibot on IRC and decided to try it out. I like the idea, and things were working fine...until the "Copy/paste the headline and URL here" part. I pasted this (headline in one message, URL in the next), but Ibot was unresponsive. A second attempt produced the same results. Heavy Water (talk) 00:24, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

 * lbot does not count the lines or identify which part is an URL or a title, sorry.
 * lbot responds only to 'next', so you have to manually say it after each step. Gryllida (talk) 04:52, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Note, I will try to fix this in a future release. How would you like it to be implemented? Would you suggest that lbot continues after two lines have been sent assuming one of them is an URL and another is the headline? Or perhaps write «When done please write "next"» reminder about a minute after the previous prompt? Gryllida (talk) 04:54, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Ohh, I see. If the instructions included, say, "Put the URL in one line, then the headline in the next" the bot wouldn't have to actually determine which is a URL, and it (should) be foolproof. The reminder could also be helpful (I forgot). Heavy Water (talk) 05:16, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * "PROMPT: At any time, please write 'next' to continue. Now, write 'next'." I think this is what confused me; "at any time" could mean only "Whenever you're ready, please write next on this step". Heavy Water (talk) 05:23, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

AI generated articles
Hi. I wanted to let you know the article you recently reviewed was at least partially AI generated. Given the author's name, it may have been. I do not know how your own iBot project compares or how it works. I do think it is something we will need to discuss in some forum. Cheers, SVTCobra 06:12, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

 * Hi, saw ChatGPT's brain is proprietary and I would be reluctant to use it. My bot doesn't have an AI brain at the moment. Gryllida (talk) 06:45, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

IRC…
Yes, I am aware of the Libera move. I can be found (as traditional) in #Wiktionary; I am bridging from Matrix. -  Amgine | t 02:39, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

Email??
I have not used any WN-related email address in a pretty good while now. How can I get my log-in credentials? --Bddpaux (talk) 14:32, 2 May 2023 (UTC)

 * Hi, we may need to ask Acagastya. I'll also need to reset mine. Alas, I lost a hard drive last year with my wn-reporters email and ssh access info. Gryllida (talk) 23:34, 15 May 2023 (UTC)
 * (Note: in this instance 'lost' means I still have possession of it; it's bricked as a part of the laptop melted.) Gryllida (talk) 23:34, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

De-admin??
I intend to take steps to de-admin someone (they are OK with it)... but for the life of me, I can't remember the actual steps needed to make that happen. I probably need to start at Administrators. I am uncertain if I have ever taken someone's keys away here before. Can you advise, please?--Bddpaux (talk) 20:39, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

 * Hi Bddpaux, at Special:Contributions/Gryllida, click "user rights management" at the top. That should have tick boxes that can be added or removed, and a reason textbox to note in the log. Gryllida (talk) 04:25, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
 * OK. That was helpful.--Bddpaux (talk) 19:12, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Good:), and let me know if you have any questions. Gryllida (talk) 09:26, 3 September 2023 (UTC)

Question about DR and bot
Hi!

There is not much action on either Bots or Deletion_requests. Is there any chance you could have a look and decide what to do?

If I'm granted a bot flag it would be nice to know if the sxw-files are to be deleted or not. If they are deleted I will skip them. If they are to be kept I will fix them with my bot.

The background info is now located at Water_cooler/assistance/archives/2023/August.

Thanks a lot --MGA73 (talk) 14:23, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

 * Hi MGA73 :)
 * The bot request is marked as successful and the bot has already been granted a bot flag. I'm presuming no further action is required.
 * What is this SXW thing? Is it another document processing format? Is this format proprietary? Hoping to get more information on this.
 * Many thanks. Gryllida (talk) 22:18, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
 * . Craig Spurrier said at the DR in the early years the Print Ed was written in LibreOffice, and "the open-source tools available for editing PDFs were few and had major limitations. Providing the SXW file was a way to provide an editable source file for it." Heavy Water (talk) 00:01, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Looks like this is not a proprietary format. Perhaps some contributors will find it useful as the print edition is allowed to be edited (please correct me if I'm wrong) while distributing in pdf format effectively makes the content read-only and means it is harder to make a derivative. I would be delighted to have these in docx format maybe these days but see no harm in keeping the old ones around. If this is the case, utilizing the bot to categorize them correctly would be nice. Gryllida (talk) 00:16, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
 * LibreOffice, for example, currently supports the editing of PDFs. (I should note all of these appear to have been created before LibreOffice was in 2010 — but it's thus obvious Cspurrier meant OpenOffice.) I agree there's no harm done by keeping them. Heavy Water (talk) 01:12, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi Gryllida! Yes the bot request need no further action. The SXW are not needed but I fixed most of them so I will not save much time if they are deleted. So if you do not feel comfortable deleting the files you can close the DR as keep. --MGA73 (talk) 13:51, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Facebook again
Hi Gryllida, good to see you're back. I sent you an email around mid-November asking if you're still able to post to the Facebook page, and if so if you could post an acknowledgement of the situation with it. Could you look into this when you've time, please? Thanks. Heavy Water (talk) 17:18, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

 * Hi, do you mean "Hi all, we have spam in our Stories section, we are investigating. Unfortunately we have to go through the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) and it may take several weeks. Sorry for the inconvenience" message? Gryllida (talk) 23:20, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Yep. Heavy Water (talk) 04:08, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Can see only button to 'Create a fundraiser' or reply to DMs. I think I don't have access to create a new post. If there's a volunteer interested happy to do screen sharing and show you what features are available to me, maybe I am not looking in the right place... Gryllida (talk) 00:14, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Hello
It's been a while. Could you please move User talk:ICameHereForNews to User talk:CheatCodes4ever? CheatCodes4ever (talk) 10:38, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
 * They both have a page history, would you like the User talk:CheatCodes4ever page to be deleted together with all of its history to allow for the page move? Gryllida (talk) 00:09, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes. CheatCodes4ever (talk) 00:16, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello? CheatCodes4ever (talk) 10:10, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
 * CheatCodes4ever: I suggest you ask at WN:Admin action alerts to direct your request toward all admins and probably get a faster response. I'm not an admin, but I don't think it would be acceptable to move one account's user page to another even if they're operated by the same person (it seems whether these are operated by the same person ought to be indicated anyway). Heavy Water (talk) 16:39, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Was it discussed at AAA? Gryllida (talk) 03:13, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Requesting a review or admin action
Hello, I am new to Wikinews. I see that you're an administrator who has last contributed in December, I've tried to contact more recent participants since last Wednesday but have not had any luck so far. The issue is that I see Wikinews is time-sensitive, and I would really appreciate for my first article to at least be reviewed before it is marked as stale and deleted. It's here and was submitted on Saturday, though I have been trying to line up a review for it since last Wednesday. Can you please review it – or if not, can you please approve Asheiou's RfP here as an admin so that they can have the opportunity to review it? Thank you, --Habst (talk) 16:06, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

 * Hi @Gryllida, I wanted to ping you on this as I have since WN:GATWICKed the article with a new anchor here: World Athletics Indoor Championships concludes in Glasgow with new world records and significant wins. Would you be available to help? To be honest with you, I would feel really disappointed if my first article went stale and got deleted due to lack of reviewer activity so I am trying to reach out to as many people as I can, despite the fact that English Wikinews has not published any articles since January 4 of this year. --Habst (talk) 14:36, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi Habst,
 * Sorry for the delay.
 * Please ping me on IRC in the future, and stay online there for 12 hours after asking. I am more responsive there than at the wiki.
 * Could you please also advise me what languages do you speak and what are your main regions of interest (region and topics) for news?
 * Regards, Gryllida (talk) 03:12, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Regards, Gryllida (talk) 03:12, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

???
How are you these days??--Bddpaux (talk) 16:16, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Bureaucrat??
I actually want to re-assume this role.... Can you make that happen?--Bddpaux (talk) 22:37, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

 * Missed the entire discussion. I will review it at earliest opportunity and get back to you. Gryllida (talk) 03:09, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Request to desysop TUFKAAP
Hey there. You're still a bureaucrat, huh? I hope you review this ASAP: Requests for permissions/Removal/TUFKAAP. George Ho (talk) 04:09, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

 * This appears to have been resolved in my absence. Gryllida (talk) 03:09, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Bddpaux's current self-nominations
I wonder whether you'll be able to review Bddpaux's self-nominations:
 * Requests for permissions/CheckUser/Bddpaux
 * Requests for permissions/Bureaucrat/Bddpaux (2)

I know I'm requesting those closures earlier than two weeks after the self-noms, but I just saw a suggestion of an early close in one of them. George Ho (talk) 16:17, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

 * This appears to have been resolved in my absence. Gryllida (talk) 03:09, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

My wikinewsie email
Acagastya asked (at their talk page) for you to press some buttons so I can re-connect with my email account over there. I've totally lost my password for that account and imagine I have ten million emails.--Bddpaux (talk) 02:44, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

 * My VPS died and I don't have access at present. @Acagastya please send me an email and I will reply with my pubkey. Gryllida (talk) 03:07, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

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User talk:Okki

Welcome
Tempodivalse [talk]  14:24, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

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Car bombings near Iraq government offices kill at least 130

October 25, 2009 At least 132 people were killed on Sunday after two car bombings struck the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Over 500 were hurt in the attacks, which were the worst to strike the country in over two years.

The attacks occurred at the Justice Ministry building and a provincial government office close to the high-security Green Zone part of the city. The explosions came during rush hour, at 10.30 local time (07.30 UTC).

Officials have warned that the death toll is likely to rise, as rescue workers are still searching underneath the rubble of collapsed buildings to find more bodies.

Sources gave conflicting reports as to whether suicide bombers were involved in the attacks, or whether the bombs had been detonated remotely. According to the police, cars loaded with explosives had been parked in garages close to the targeted buildings.

So many people were wounded in the blasts that private cars helped ambulances transport bodies to local hospitals. Rescue efforts were hindered by the heavy rush hour traffic. The buildings targeted by the bombings caught fire, and officials had to close down roads nearby as fire trucks tried to quell the flames.

Yasmeen Afdhal, 24, who works for the Baghdad provincial administration, was a witness to one of the bombings. He described his experiences: "the walls collapsed and we had to run out. There are many wounded, and I saw them being taken away. They were pulling victims out of the rubble, and rushing them to ambulances."

Iraqi council member Mohammed al-Rubaiey said that about 25 staff members of the Baghdad Provincial Council, which runs the country's capital, died in the bombings.

Hamid Saadi, the owner of a shop near the blast, told the news agency Reuters that the explosion caused significant destruction. "The explosion destroyed everything [...] it's like it was an earthquake, nothing is still in its place," he said.

A reporter for the BBC said that the force of the blast was so strong that it could be felt for several miles away.

Prime Minister Nouri Maliki accused al-Qaeda of being behind the bombings. "These cowardly terrorist attacks must not affect the determination of the Iraqi people to continue their struggle against the remnants of the dismantled regime and al-Qaeda terrorists, who committed a brutal crime against civilians," he said in a statement. "They want to cause chaos in the nation, hinder the political process and prevent the parliamentary election."

The attacks come ahead of planned elections, which are to be held next January. The authorities have warned that more such attacks could take place by rebels wishing to destabilise Iraq.

While violence in the country has dropped substantially since the height of sectarian fighting, the attacks were the second major security breach in Baghdad - a city filled with checkpoints - in two months. Twin bombings in August of this year struck another two government buildings, killing about 100 people.


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Wikinews Shorts: October 26, 2009

Walpole, Massachusetts car crash kills one, injures one
A fatal car crash has killed a 79-year-old man Framingham, Massachusetts, United States, and seriously injured a woman. The woman is currently being held at Norwood, Massachusetts Hospital and is being treated for serious injuries. It was a single vehicle crash that happened on Route 1 on Saturday afternoon in Walpole, Massachusetts.

The car was heading south when it lost control and struck a utility pole just after 4 P.M. local time on Saturday. The man died at the scene.

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Ireland pledges €1.3 million in emergency aid relief to Ethiopia
Ireland has pledged €1.35 million in emergency aid to Ethiopia, in order to help quell the ongoing food crisis in the country.

According to figures by the Ethiopian government released on Friday, the number of people needing food aid in the country is 6.2 million.

Irish Minister of State for Overseas Development Peter Power said that he was "deeply concerned" about the figures.

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Tunisia holds presidential and parliamentary elections

October 26, 2009

Tunisians were to vote on Sunday in a presidential election, largely expected to be another landslide victory for the incumbent president Zine al- Abidine Ben Ali. Elections will also be held to select members of parliament.

There are three opposition candidates on the ballot, among them Mohamed Bouchiha, the general secretary of People's Unity Party, and Ahmed Inoubli for the Unionist Democratic Union, and Ahmed Brahim, the head of Ettajdid Movement.

The 73-year-old president has run the North African country for more than two decades. He won the last presidential election in 2004 with more than 94 percent of the vote.

Some international rights groups have accused the government of ensuring victory for Ben Ali by harassing the opposition. In a televised address on Saturday, however, the president responded to critics, saying actions will be taken against those spreading doubts or accusations about the integrity of the election without providing proof.

"I am convinced that when you go to the polls and exercise your right to choose, you will place, with freedom and conviction, Tunisia's interest and future above all other considerations," he said.


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At least nine dead after cholera outbreak in Kenyan slum

October 26, 2009

Health officials have said that at least nine people were killed and over sixty remain in critical condition on Saturday after an outbreak of cholera in a slum in Kenya's capital Nairobi.

A mission hospital in the Mukuru kwa Njenga district of Nairobi said that the first cases had been reported on Monday, but had increased substantially by Friday.

"We have so far recorded nine deaths from the Mukuru slums in Nairobi and some of them might have also died at home and so we believe this number is very conservative because it is not accounting for home deaths," said a physician at the Kenyatta National Hospital.

The outbreak has been blamed on poor sanitation and low levels of hygiene. Community health worker Peninah Nzuki told the Daily Nation news agency that “the water is dirty and the levels of hygiene are poor, thus the disease is spreading fast."

Officials, however, have warned that the true death toll may be higher than indicated, as some people might have died before reaching hospitals.


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 * For China offers Africa financial aid including $10 billion in loans, If you believe there to be a factual inacruarcy, please bring it up on talk:China offers Africa financial aid including $10 billion in loans and/or fix said error in article. Writing (we're sorry there was an error in calculating... at the bottom of the page is going to be reverted because we do not know what error you are referring to. Bawolff ☺☻ 12:48, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Hi, please only change something if your sure that it is wrong to begin with. Also please mention on the talk page why you are changing whatever you are changing. Otherwise your edits will get reverted. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:46, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:Wikinews Shorts: October 26, 2009

Don't want to be a pest but just hoping this gets moved along before it becomes stale. If someone could c/e this and maybe add another brief or just work on the one that would be good. Thank you. MountainGoat1989 (talk) 21:59, 25 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I did some copyediting and added a second short. I put it up for review, hopefully it'll get published soon. Cheers. Tempodivalse [talk]  00:34, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

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Pakistani army seizes Taliban stronghold after week-long battle

October 25, 2009

Pakistani armed forces say they have captured the town of Kotkai on Saturday, the hometown of Chief  and one of his top officers, Qari Hussain.

This comes after a week-long battle was launched on Monday, in part of an operation to curb the influence of the Taliban in. The operation began the previous Saturday when Pakistani forces approached from three separate areas of South Waziristan. Pakistan plans to trap Taliban within the area while approaching the towns of Makeen and Ladha, both of which are major Taliban strongholds.

Major General Athar Abbas, the chief spokesman for the military, said at a news briefing that "we have complete control of Kotkai, a stronghold of the terrorists, where most of the houses had been converted into strong bunkers. This is a very important development tactically."

So far, Pakistani officials have reported that 163 militants have been killed, while the military sustained 23 casualties. However, there was no independent confirmation for the tolls.

The entire area has been closed off, but there have been recent acts of violence which have officials worried. In recent weeks, Pakistan has seen attacks on police centers, military headquarters and a UN building. There have also been five attacks on an Islamic university in Islamabad, the capital.

It has been reported that over 21,000 civilian families, an estimated 153,000 individuals, have fled South Waziristan, and have taken refuge in the.


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This should have failed review, or been worked over somewhat prior to publication. It has POV issues, spelling errors, improperly cited sources, and quite a few other issues. --Brian McNeil / talk 00:00, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
 * There was one slight POV issue that I missed, which i now toned down. But I don't see any spelling errors. or any of the other issues you described? Maybe i'm missing something. Tempodivalse [talk]  00:05, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

 * Forgive me if I'm out of touch, but aren't edits like these supposed to happen before the publish? -  Amgine | t 00:11, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, as should this edit. --Brian McNeil / talk 00:15, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
 * And this one - although the categories are not that critical. --Brian McNeil / talk 00:19, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I completely forgot about the categories - I always forget to check them when reviewing. The other issues I didn't notice until after reviewing the article, my bad. (Self-note: don't review articles when you're tired.) Tempodivalse [talk]  00:25, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I personally apologize for the mistakes, I have not been in the best of conditions lately. I will take much better care in reviewing my writing before asking for a review. Marx01  Tell me about it 00:46, 26 October 2009 (UTC)


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Academy Award-winning film director Paul Haggis leaves Scientology

October 26, 2009 Academy Award-winning film director Paul Haggis declared to Scientology spokesman Tommy Davis that he had decided to leave the Church of Scientology after being a member for 35 years. His letter to Davis was posted Saturday on the blog of former high-ranking Scientology official Marty Rathbun. Haggis received Academy Awards for writing and producing the 2004 film Crash, which he also directed.

Rathbun confirmed the authenticity of the letter by Haggis, and The Hollywood Reporter also confirmed it with a friend of the director. At his blog, Rathbun has been critical of Scientology's current leader David Miscavige. In the June article "Former Scientology executives say leader David Miscavige abused staff", Wikinews reported on criticism by Rathbun and other high-ranking officials that was published in a series of investigative articles in the St. Petersburg Times. In his letter to Davis, Haggis wrote that he read the series in the St. Petersburg Times, where these former Scientology officials accused David Miscavige of physically abusing Scientologists. He criticized the manner in which the Church of Scientology attempted to smear the former officials after they spoke out against the organization.

Well-known celebrity Scientologists include actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta. Haggis had not been known to be a vocal public supporter of Scientology prior to his declaration to Davis that he was leaving the organization.

He expressed his disappointment to Davis, son of actress Anne Archer, that the San Diego, California branch of the Church of Scientology supported Proposition 8. Proposition 8 removed the rights of same-sex couples to marry in California. The San Diego Church of Scientology was listed along with other groups on a Proposition 8 supporters website, but it was later removed. Haggis said that Davis initially told him he would do something about the San Diego Church of Scientology's support for Proposition 8, but in the end Davis did not take action about this. Haggis called the inaction by Davis with regard to the San Diego Church of Scientology's stance on homosexuality "cowardly". Scientology views of homosexuality are controversial, and the introductory work to the topic Dianetics by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard describes homosexuality as a form of sexual perversion. Haggis wrote to Davis that he did not wish to stay a member "of an organization where gay-bashing was tolerated", and called such behavior "indefensible".

Actress Deborah Rennard, wife of Haggis, was introduced to Scientology by her parents. According to Haggis, the Scientology practice of "disconnection" was imposed on Rennard and her husband, and they were ordered to disconnect from her parents because Rennard's parents had violated a rule of the organization. Due to having undergone a personal experience with regard to Scientology's practice of disconnection, Haggis was surprised to hear Davis deny the policy existed in an interview with CNN journalist John Roberts.

He concluded his letter to Davis by noting that his Scientologist friends might disassociate from him due to his words, writing, "...I am fully aware that some of my friends may choose to no longer associate with me, or in some cases work with me. I will always take their calls, as I always took yours. However, I have finally come to the conclusion that I can no longer be a part of this group. Frankly, I had to look no further than your refusal to denounce the church's anti-gay stance, and the indefensible actions, and inactions, of those who condone this behavior within the organization. I am only ashamed that I waited this many months to act. I hereby resign my membership in the Church of Scientology."

Roger Friedman of The Hollywood Reporter described the film director's decision to leave the Church of Scientology as "a stunning move". Friedman wrote that "Haggis has taken an enormous step here, and one that should resonate among all celebrity Scientologists." Tony Ortega of The Village Voice called Haggis's declaration to Davis "a remarkable letter", and Gina Serpe of E! Online wrote "True, he was nowhere near the religion's most famous celebrity practitioner, but he will no doubt now go down as one of its most infamous, thanks to the inevitably viral publication of his resignation letter". Writing for Movieline, Kyle Buchanan characterized the letter by Haggis as "a candid, confrontational letter to Scientology top brass", and said "It's a must-read." Radar Online observed "In a shock heard-round-the-Scientology world, Paul Haggis has very publicly quit the organization." Foster Kamer wrote for Gawker that the letter by Haggis was "incredibly damning" to Scientology, and Adam McDowell of National Post called it "a scathing letter about church policy". Vicki Hyman of The Star-Ledger called Haggis "the most famous name (if not face) to renounce the Church of Scientology", and Xan Brooks wrote in The Guardian that "the Church of Scientology lost one of its most high-profile members". According to The Guardian, the Church of Scientology has not yet responded publicly to the statements made by Haggis in his letter to Davis.

Haggis has multiple credits in film, including work as writer-director for Crash, and writer for Million Dollar Baby (directed by Clint Eastwood), Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Letters From Iwo Jima. Both Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Crash (2005) won Academy Awards for Best Picture, making Haggis the first film writer since 1950 to pen movies which won Best Picture Oscars in consecutive years. He is highly-regarded for his work as a humanitarian and for his civil liberties work, and his letter includes a list of awards he has received related to his dedication to civil rights. He is currently working on the film The Next Three Days, which includes actors Liam Neeson, Russell Crowe, and former Scientologist Jason Beghe. Beghe previously went public with his own criticism after leaving the Church of Scientology, and described how members must pay large amounts of money to advance in Scientology levels.


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Comments:British pilot dies in plane crash; nine passengers survive

Rob was always telling me too that the planes were overloaded. Don't make him out to be a liar when he saved so many people. That is cowardice and totally disrespectful to a hero.

Robert Mansell, pilot dies in Caribbean crash
With this post I am offering my sincere and heart felt sympathy to the family of Robert Mansell. My own son, Ian, is also a pilot, and has commented that some of the most dangerous flying assignments are given to pilots in the early stages of their careers; that is what happened this week Robert's case. Ian regarded Robert as a good friend - Ian rushed to Curacao to show his respect for Robert and to investigate personally. Ian was able to listen to a control tower recording, and reports to me that in all details, Robert showed the highest professional skill in handling the emergency, in preparing for the crash, in preparing his passengers, and in advising search and rescue. Landing an Islander in the Atlantic, and having it float, is the highest professional achievement. It is a great tragedy and loss that Robert was unable to leave the plane. My own family feels the loss.

As for liability, I seem to understand that the Carribbean is inhabited by a bunch of third world yo-yo's who don't have a very reliable way of dealing with professional issues. Apparently a passenger overload may have brought the plane down even though one engine was still functionning to the max. But aside from overload, how old was the plane and why did the engine fail - shoddy maintenance practices may be another possibility? Civil justice will likely never happen down dere; but our highest respect for Robert endures. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.64.223.205 (talk) 17:29, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Investigation by a Dutch board pointed out that divi divi overloaded its aircraft so miss Richie is lying.


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Nokia files lawsuit against Apple

October 30, 2009 Mobile phone and computer manufacturer Nokia is filing a lawsuit against Apple over s. The infringements include speech coding, wireless data, security and encryption technology Nokia claims is used in Apple.

According to a Nokia press release, 40 other companies are paying royalties to them in return for the use of their patented technology. Therefore, Nokia wants Apple to also pay for its usage.

"The basic principle in the mobile industry is that those companies who contribute in technology development to establish standards create intellectual property, which others then need to compensate for," Ilkka Rahnasto, Nokia's Vice President of Legal & Intellectual Property, said in the press release. "Apple is also expected to follow this principle. By refusing to agree appropriate terms for Nokia's intellectual property, Apple is attempting to get a free ride on the back of Nokia's innovation."

One industry analyst told that that he believes Nokia is seeking 1–2%  per device. Based on the number of iPhones sold since its 2007 release date, that figure would amount to approximately 400 million USD.

Ben Wood, research director at CCS Insight, said, "It is almost inconceivable that someone can produce a mobile phone without using Nokia patented technologies," showing how widespread Nokia's mobile technology is.

In Apple's, Apple responded to Nokia claims. "The complaint alleges that these patents are essential to one or more of the GSM, UMTS and 802.11 wireless communications standards, and that the Company [Apple] has the right to license these patents from plaintiff [Nokia] on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms and conditions. Plaintiff seeks unspecified FRAND compensation and other relief. The Company's response to the complaint is not yet due. The Company intends to defend the case vigorously," said Apple.

The Nokia v. Apple lawsuit is set to take place in a Delaware District Court.

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Talk:AFL provides insufficient support for European leagues: Germany

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Email to the AFL CCed to scoop. Additional research comes from Australian rules football in Europe (this version) --RockerballAustralia (talk) 06:32, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Response forwarded to scoop --RockerballAustralia (talk) 01:46, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

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OR came in under 2 days ago (ie the amount of time it's been in review)--10:54, 28 October 2009 (UTC)


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AFL provides insufficient support for European leagues: Germany

October 29, 2009 The Australian Football League (AFL) has recently come under fire for not supporting European Australian rules football organisations. Local teams have affiliated with AFL teams who help provide them with balls, guernseys and other equipment.

"Since 1995 we have been asking the AFL for support on a regular basis, mostly concerning material. Apart from a few footballs, there was basically no support," said Malte Schudlich, president of AFL Germany. "We would be in exactly the same situation today if we would have never had any contact with the AFL."

Australian rules football is played on a field 170 metres by 160 metres. The two teams consist of 18 players a side. Scores are quoted as goals-behinds (total).

Background
Australian rules football is played across Europe with Ireland, the United Kingdom and Denmark having arguably the oldest competitions. All three nations have sent teams to the Australian Football International Cup. Currently national teams play either one off internationals and/or play in either a tri-nation tournament, the EU Cup or the Central European Australian Football League Championships

While Germany has a a local league with similar success to those mentioned above, AFL Germany holds the position that money that would be spent sending a team to the International Cup would be better spent developing the game locally.

Australian rules football in general gets exposure with games from the AFL being broadcast live into Europe through Eurosport 2 with an unknown few watching online. "Grand Final Parties" were set up by the local Australian rules football communities and clubs. 12 such parties were listed on World Footy News, an independent news source covering Australian rules football related topics from around the world.

The AFL is currently the de facto world governing body for the sport of Australian rules football.

The European stance
The European stance generally stems from the respective local bodies perceived inability to promote and develop the sport. The Swedish AFL has forged an alliance with their Rugby Union counterparts, in a bid to alleviate this problem, giving them lobbying power with local funding bodies. AFL Germany is also forging a similar alliance with the local American football community for the same reasons.

"They've got the money and they said they were happy to take us on board," Schudlich said. "They approached us. It doesn't mean we have to do anything for American football. They are just like an umbrella. They're pretty laid back. They said, 'We're not going to interfere with your sport'."

Schudlich admits that the AFL Germany must be self sufficient. "In the end, if you want to get football growing here in Germany then we need to get our funds in Germany. We can't depend on a country that's far, far away."

The Karlstad Eagles aligned themselves with AFL team the West Coast Eagles in May. As part of this alignment, Karlstad received long sleeve jumpers, allowing them to train year round. Club president Jimmy Ljunggren said, "We can train all year round in these. We just need a couple of snow ploughs to clear the track in winter."

The Australian Football League's stance
Wikinews emailed the Australian Football League to get its response to this occurrence. In its response, the AFL said that its primary focus in terms of development was in Australia.

"The AFL’s focus on our game development spending is heavily focused on Australia. While our game is the dominant winter code in SA, Victoria, WA, the NT and Tasmania, we are certainly not the number one sport in Queensland and New South Wales – two of the three largest population bases in our own country."

According to the AFL, it spends "approximately $1 million for all investment around the world." The largest of this investment is in South Africa. "As said [before], the AFL spends approximately $1 million on funding for football leagues outside of Australia. The largest spend we do currently have is in South Africa, which has had very good results."


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Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić boycotts genocide trial

October 26, 2009 The genocide trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić began today at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague.

Karadžić faces 11 charges, including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, which relate to the Bosnian War of the 1990s. He denies all of the charges.

Now 64, Karadžić had been in hiding for 13 years before being taken to The Hague for trial, which opened 14 years after the events to which it refers, and is expected to last until 2012. Karadžić announced on Thursday that he did not intend to attend the opening day, and it began without his presence. As he plans to defend himself, the trial could not continue.

Karadžić says he needs more time to prepare, and the trial has been adjourned until tomorrow to allow the judges to consider their options. If Karadžić fails to attend repeatedly, a defence lawyer may be assigned to him in order to allow the trial to continue in his absence.

The start date has been delayed twice, and a request by Karadžić for a further 10-month delay was rejected. He has also attempted to request that the charges be dropped on the grounds that former US mediator Richard Holbrooke offered him immunity in 1996 if he retired from public life. The court rejected this appeal.


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Comments:Ethiopia appeals for food aid for over 6 million

If you can't even provide the simplest of things (food) to your children, then maybe you shouldn't be having any at all. The rampant overpopulation in these underdeveloped African countries is part of the reason why they are so poor in the first place. We are just exacerbating the problem by providing them with food aid. They need to learn how to stand on their own feet. HansTaub (talk) 11:16, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

 * So sad.--KDP3 (talk) 07:02, 2 November 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Academy Award-winning film director Paul Haggis leaves Scientology

That took guts.
Other celeb. Scientologists need to look at this guy as an example. Inferno, Lord of Penguins (talk) 12:16, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Every strange group, organization, or church has some good points. I'm certainly no advocate of Catholic doctrine, but they do stand fast on the issue of abortion. Similarly I consider Scientology to be ridiculously wrong, but they make a stand against homosexuality.


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Comments:Court rejects Polanski bid to have child sex charges dismissed

In 1970, Sharon Tate and her 8-month old child were among the many murdered by a hound (on second thought, I'll give hounds the benefit of the doubt) named Charles Manson. While many of his cultist followers have since repented of their monsterous offenses, Manson has not. He will pa dearly for his crimes. That said, Roman Polanski is just as much pond scum as the animal-demon hybrid that murdered his wife and child: The drugging and sodomizing of a thirteen-year-old girl is the lowest of sins, even if you do make good movies. Rocker Charlie Daniels has said that "the lowest form of animal life... is a child molester." Kudos to him. Shame on anyone who defends this insect. He is indefensable. And yes, Whoopi Goldberg, what he did was "rape-rape".

 * No it wasn't. He wasn't convicted of that. What's more, he can be defended on the basis that a previous court ruling has stated there was evidence of misconduct during the trial. I personally believe he is guilty, including of "proper" rape, but in the interests of justice I want a second trial - preferably one where rape charges are put before a jury. "The drugging and sodomizing of a thirteen-year-old girl is the lowest of sins" - amen to that. Let's have a decent trial. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:57, 31 October 2009 (UTC)


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User talk:Agithasparrow

Welcome
Den dodge  T\C 15:22, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:Ed harpole

Welcome
Den dodge  T\C 15:38, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:Hackers try to use German Wikipedia to spread links to malicious code

That's Facinating. Using A Website To Give A Fix For A Worm, And In Turn, It's A Virus That Tries To Tell You To Spread The File. Strange, Yet Intelligent. -Razgriz


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User talk:Mcalisb

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Den dodge  T\C 16:02, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić boycotts genocide trial

Continuance tomorrow
I will be on holiday tomorrow, and unable to create an article, so could somebody please create an article on the continuance of the trial tomorrow? Hopefully we can get a whole series going on this, lasting right up to the conclusion. I suggest a title along the lines of "Karadžić trial continues, " (with the <...> only inserted if he fails to attend again. Thanks! Den dodge  T\C 16:26, 26 October 2009 (UTC)


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User talk:Aktron

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Tempodivalse [talk]  16:42, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

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Homophobic attack on trainee police officer in Liverpool

October 27, 2009

A trainee police officer from Merseyside Police is fighting for his life after what Merseyside Police describe as a homophobic attack on Sunday on Liverpool's Stanley street, an area which describes itself as the gay quarter.

The attack occurred as the openly homosexual James Parkes left a gay bar, Superstar Boudoir, with his partner and two other people. Mr. Parkes is in hospital with fractures to his skull, eye socket and cheek bone.

The attack was carried out by up to 13 youths at about 10pm on Sunday. Stanley street was still closed on Monday and undergoing forensic examination and investigation of CCTV footage. The attack comes a week before Liverpool holds the annual Homotopia festival.

Two 15 year olds and a 14 year old from the Kirkdale area of the city are being questioned in connection with the incident.

Detective Chief Inspector Tim Keelan, said: "I would appeal to anyone who may have information which could help us to catch those responsible for this despicable crime to come forward. Intensive inquires are taking place and we are currently examining CCTV footage from around the time of the incident to identify those responsible.

We are treating the assault as a homophobic hate crime and this incident shows there are still some people who have not learnt that crimes of this type are completely unacceptable. People who commit hate crimes can expect the full attention of the police and we will not rest until the offenders are brought to justice. The offenders will learn their lesson the hard way.

We have stepped up high visibility patrols in the area to reassure the public and we would urge the community to help us with our enquiries and find those responsible."


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