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James Bruno to me show details 1:09 PM (1 hour ago) Reply

Joe: Here goes -- Q: You've written two political thrillers. Tell us about them. A: CHASM is about Washington powerholders, who, in pursuit of their own ambitions, take actions which trample on the little guy. But one average citizen, a victim of their policies, embarks on a quest to expose the hypocrisy and lies. It also demonstrates how malicious policies can overwhelm their implementers, dragging them into hellish behavior and self-destruction. PERMANENT INTERESTS is about a nexus between senior government officials and organized crime. The story authentically captures political intrigue, greed and treachery in the highest levels of government. And it all comes crashing down in face of relentless pursuit of the truth by the system's would-be victims. Q: What inspires you to write? A: During twenty-five years of working on national security in the federal government, I regularly faced situations which made me say, "Fiction can't rival this." Senior White House officials who leak classified information to the press, a Cuban spy who gave up our secrets in real time to Castro, CIA agents with Keystone Kops skills, incompetent ambassadors, our early lethal aid to the progenitors of the Taliban all made me wonder sometimes how we ever did anything right in our foreign policy. Our debacle in Iraq, the Valerie Plame case, bin-Laden's escape, distorting intelligence for political ends and condoning of torture only reconfirm my sentiment. So, I cut short my diplomatic career to have more fun writing stories which encompass the chicanery and fecklessness of government. I am legally required to have all of my books vetted by State Department censors prior to publishing. So far, they've posed no objections. Q: What sets your books apart from all the rest? How are they unique, different? A: I have spent ample time at the White House and have worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the Secret Service on presidential security overseas. I also know the Pentagon, CIA and other national security agencies well. Based on these experiences, my stories possess an authenticity rarely matched in the political thriller genre. My background as a news reporter gives me an eye for detail as well as a honed sense of suspense-filled action.

Q: Will you be writing another novel soon? A: I am completing a thriller about a CIA officer who gets in the way of a huge Caspian Sea oil deal. In doing so, he becomes the target of his superiors in Washington. The characters in this story will be more multifaceted and nuanced; the plot will underscore the lack of black and white solutions to problems and the fact that there are no pure heroes or pure villains among those who implement our national security goals. Strong women play prominent roles in this story. I hope to have the book out on the shelves this year. Q: Is there any advice you can give some of the authors reading this who are struggling with their writing? A: There are no magic bullets to becoming a successful published writer. There are two essential ingredients: a) hone your writing skills till you're satisfied they are of a professional caliber; and b) persevere, persevere, persevere. With the conglomeratization of the publishing industry and the bottom-line-driven motive to stick with a few proven authors, it is harder than ever to land an agent and to get published in fiction. But somebody has to succeed and you must believe you are that somebody. Joe -- hope this fills the bill. Let me know if you need anything further. Thanks for the opportunity. Jim Bruno P.S. I'd welcome a short review of either of my books on Amazon, if you're so inclined and have the time.

Joseph Ford  wrote: Sorry, Mr. Bruno. Accidentally hit the wrong key. Here are all the questions I'd like you to answer: Q: You've written two political thrillers. Tell us about them. Q: What inspires you to write? Q: What sets your books apart from all the rest? How are they unique, different? Q: Will you be writing another novel soon? Q: Is there any advice you can give some of the authors reading this who are struggling with their writing? Thanks again for your time.

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 9:44 AM, Joseph Ford  wrote:

Glad to hear that, Mr. Bruno. We can do an email interview right now. Just reply to the following questions: Q: You've written two novels, both political thrillers. Tell us about them.

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 1:57 AM, James Bruno  wrote:

Dear Mr. Ford: Thanks for your feedback on my novels. I would be very pleased to be interviewed. I can be reached at (315) 655-2378.

If you haven't done so already, you should read my Amazon.com blog at http://www.amazon.com/gp/blog/id/A319IVN2FTGPTT/ref=cm_blog_blog/102-3341042-2175307

Looking forward to talking to you. Sincerely, James Bruno

Joseph Ford  wrote: Mr. Bruno, I frequently write articles concerning American politics for Wikinews and was wondering if I could get an interview with you on the books you've written, Permanent Interests and Chasm. I've read both and found them to be very good. The interview would be short and posted on Wikinews a few days after it is done. If you are interested, please reply as soon as possible. Thanks for your time, Joe Ford (WNewsReporter on Wikinews)

James Bruno Master of the Political Thriller PERMANENT INTERESTS and CHASM Page-turning suspense on power gone awry Available at all online book sellers

http://www.lulu.com/JamesBruno Blog: http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A319IVN2FTGPTT/ref=cm_pdp_profile_changeview/105-5597269-8478058?viewAs=Public&Go.x=14&Go.y=10


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Thanks for this interview, I've never read any of his books, but I love the genre. I would love to see a Brad Meltzer interview sometime. :) (→ Zachary ) 23:31, 23 February 2008 (UTC)


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National Hockey League news: February 24, 2008

February 24, 2008

There were 11 games played in the National Hockey League on February 23, 2008.

New York Islanders @ New Jersey Devils
Josef Vasicek scored first to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead 7:55 into the game. New Jersey answered with back to back goals 1:20 apart, first a power play goal by Patrick Elias, then a short handed goal by John Madden. Ruslan Fedotenko retied the score for the Islanders early in the second period. The Devils retook the lead in the third period with two unanswered goals, Zach Parise scored at 2:30, and Brian Gionta scored at 4:43. Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur made 19 saves, picking up his 4th straight win. Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro made 38 saves, but allowed more goals, his first loss in his last 7 decisions.

Ottawa Senators @ Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins have their 3 game winning streak snapped when the Senators came back from 3-0 to win it in overtime. Petr Sykora gave the Penguins an early 1-0 lead. Colby Armstrong added a goal for Pittsburgh at 4:09 into the second period to make it 2-0. Jeff Taffe put the Penguins up by three goals just past the halfway point of the second period. The Senators would comeback though. Cory Stillman put the Senators on the board 12:47 into the second period. A pair of back-to-back goals by Dany Heatley would tie the score and send it to overtime. Daniel Alfredsson scored with 3.2 seconds left in overtime to complete the comeback victory for the Senators. Ray Emery made 32 saves for the Senators, and picked up his 13th win of the season.

Chicago Blackhawks @ Los Angeles Kings
Peter Harrold put Los Angeles on the board first 5:23 into the game. Patrick Sharp tied the game 1-1 with a power play goal. In the second period, Chicago went up by four, after goals by Martin Havlat, Andrei Zyuzin, Jonathan Toews, and Jason Williams, in a span of 4:06. In the third period, Los Angeles would tie the score, after goals by Mike Cammalleri, Tom Preissing, Patrick O'Sullivan, and Anze Kopitar, in the last 11 minutes of regulation. Sharp re-took the lead for the Blackhawks 1:48 into overtime, giving them their 5th win in 6 games. Sharp had three points for Chicago, scoring two goals and assisting on Williams' goal.

Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes
Mike Green scored first for Washington to give them the first lead of the game. Carolina tied the score when Matt Cullen scored on Carolina's first power play. Washington's Alexander Semin scored on his team's first power play. Cullen scored his second of the night early in the second period to tie the score. Erik Cole gave Carolina their first lead of the game moments later. Brooks Laich tied the score 3-3 8:47 into the second period. Eric Staal retook the lead for the Hurricanes before the period was done, a goal that ended up being the game winner. Andrew Ladd and Joe Corvo padded the Hurricanes lead by 3 goals in the third period, but they weren't needed for the victory, as Carolina wins their second in a row, and Washington takes their 4th loss in 5 games. Carolina was 4/7 on power plays, Washington was 2/4. Alexander Ovechkin had three points, assisting on all three Washington goals.

New York Rangers @ Buffalo Sabres
Jaromir Jagr scored his 16th goal of the season to put the Rangers up first. Buffalo tied the score when Ales Kotalik scored moments later. The Rangers retook the lead 1:01 later when Nigel Dawes scored his 9th goal of the season. In the second period, the Sabres took their first lead of the game, after Jason Pominville scored his 17th goal of the season, then Kotalik scored his second goal of the night. Brandon Dubinsky would make it a new hockey game 34 seconds later. Sean Avery put the Rangers back on top in the third period, which was the game winner. The Rangers win their third game in the four game series, which they can have a chance to sweep when they return to Buffalo March 10. Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller made 31 saves; Henrik Lundqvist made 26 for New York.

Atlanta Thrashers @ Toronto Maple Leafs
Mark Recchi scored Atlanta's only goal to give the Thrashers the first lead of the game. Toronto tied the score when captain Mats Sundin, who could have been playing in his last game as a Leaf after being asked to waive a no-trade clause, beat Atlanta goaltender Kari Lehtonen. Alexander Steen gave Toronto their first lead of the game 2:53 into the third period. Nik Antropov made it a 2 goal Toronto lead with 7:26 left, and the Thrashers lose their third straight.

Florida Panthers @ Philadelphia Flyers
Daniel Briere scored a power play goal 16:20 into the second period to give them the first lead of the game. It would stay that way until Jay Bouwmeester scored with 3.7 left in regulation to send it into overtime. Olli Jokinen scored on a power play 3:44 into overtime to break the Panthers' losing streak of 3 games, and give the Flyers their 10th straight loss, tied for their longest losing streak in franchise history. Craig Anderson made his first start since February 10 for the Florida Panthers, and made 40 saves.

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Montreal Canadiens
Rick Nash scored the first goal of the game, 6:24 into the first period. Andrew Murray gave the Jackets a two goal lead halfway through the first period. Manny Malhotra also scored for Columbus. The Canadiens lose their second straight, and the Jackets win their second straight. Pascal Leclaire made his 9th shutout of the season, stopping all of Montreal's 31 shots. Carey Price stopped 19 of Columbus' 22 shots.

Boston Bruins @ Tampa Bay Lightning
Mathieu Darche scored a short handed goal to give Tampa Bay the first lead of the game. Milan Lucic tied the score for Boston on their second power play. Mark Stuart gave Boston their first lead of the game 5:08 into the second period. Michel Ouellet retied the score 2-2. Glen Murray scored back-to-back goals, first a power play goal in the second period, then an early third period goal, which gave Boston a two goal lead. Vaclav Prospal scored a power play goal to cut Boston's lead in half, but Boston got it back when Per Johan Axelsson scored short handed with 1:04 left in regulation to secure the Bruins victory, their third straight. Alexander Auld made the start for Boston, and made 25 saves. Johan Holmqvist made 23 saves for Tampa Bay in their fourth straight loss.

Dallas Stars @ Nashville Predators
Brenden Morrow and Mike Ribeiro each had 4 points in the Stars' 6-2 win, their 4th victory in 5 games. Loui Eriksson gave Dallas a 1-0 lead 11:29 into the game. Ville Koistinen tied the score moments later. Ribeiro put Dallas back on top 5:59 into the second period. Eriksson scored his second of the game with less than three minutes remaining in the period, and Ribeiro would give Dallas a 3 goal lead with 3.9 seconds left in the second period. Jean-Pierre Dumont scored for the Predators early in the third period. Two Stars goals 29 seconds apart would make it a 4 goal Dallas lead. Ryan Suter gave Nashville one last goal as time ran out in regulation. Mike Smith made 24 saves for Dallas. Chris Mason replaced Dan Ellis as Nashville's goaltender in the third period. Ellis allowed 4 of 18 shots, and Mason made 9 saves in 11 shots.

Detroit Red Wings @ Vancouver Canucks
Alexander Edler scored his 7th goal of the season to give Vancouver the first lead of the game 14:26 into the game. Pavel Datsyuk scored his 22nd goal of the season to tie the score before the first period ended. Canuck defenseman Sami Salo scored his fourth goal of the season to retake the lead 30 seconds within Vancouver's second power play. Ryan Kessler scored back to back break away goals to increase Vancouver's lead to 3 at 3:31 and 17:00 in the third period. Roberto Luongo made 28 saves for the Canucks. Jimmy Howard started for Detroit, stopping 31 of Vancouver's 35 shots. Vancouver wins their fourth straight, a season high, and now are tied with the Calgary Flames in 2nd place in the Northwest Division. Detroit now has lost 8 of their last 9 games.

Other news
The Minnesota Wild are holding onto their defenseman Nick Schultz for quite a while longer. Schultz signed a US$21 million contract extension for six years. Schultz, playing in his 6th season with Minnesota, has 1 goal and 10 assists this season.

The Maple Leafs re-signed forward Alexander Steen to a $3.4 million contract for two years. Steen, playing in his 3rd season with Toronto, has 10 goals and 16 assists this season.

Montreal retired jersey #23 in honor of the general manager of the Canadiens, Bob Gainey, in a pre-game ceremony. Gainey, who played all 16 seasons of his NHL career with Montreal, helped the Canadiens to five Stanley Cup championships, and was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy four consecutive times as the league's best defensive forward. He had 575 points in the regular season and in playoff games.


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IBM to construct supercomputer capable of running entire Internet

February 24, 2008

IBM has announced a new project called Kittyhawk, which entails constructing a global-scale shared supercomputer capable of hosting the entire Internet on one platform as an application. Currently the Internet is a collection of interconnected computer networks.

IBM has prepared a white paper detailing the project. The Kittyhawk will be based on the previously developed IBM supercomputer called Blue Gene. In theory the Kittyhawk will have up to 16,384 racks, providing a maximum of 67.1 million cores with 32 petabytes of memory.

According to the introduction of the white paper, "Project Kittyhawk’s goal is to explore the construction and implications of a global-scale shared computer capable of hosting the entire Internet as an application. This research effort is in an early stage, so this paper describes our conjectures and our ongoing work rather than a completed set of results."

The Kittyhawk project has created much discussion in the technology community. One of the main topics of discussion is the comparison of Kittyhawk to Skynet the fictional supercomputer, in the movie series Terminator, which attempts to destroy all human life and take over Earth.


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Hello, I am the author of the news article, after completing the news article I copied it to Wikipedia and wikified it, Kittyhawk as there was no article on this topic. I do not think this causes any issues of copyright infringement. 70.54.8.246 13:38, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

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Why did you retitle the article without discussing it first on the article talk page. In fact, the supercomputer is being designed "TO"...not just "CAPABLE" as originally titled. IBM to construct supercomputer to run entire Internet. Please move it back to the old name ASAP. 70.54.8.246 20:00, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

 * To interpret what they are proposing as actually hosting the entire internet is nonsensical. Read the IBM white paper. --Jcart1534 - (talk) 22:50, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
 * In fact, the title should be toned down even more. They are only "exploring" the construction, not "to construct", which interprets it as if they will construct it...a done deal it is not. --Jcart1534 - (talk) 22:56, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

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First of all, you are not "the author" of this article, the whole community is. Secondly, I am not vandalizing by removing nonsensical and unfounded assertions. Please read the white paper you yourself so generously linked. --Jcart1534 - (talk) 23:04, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

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In what way the memory of a distributed computer a memory and not a hard-drive? The access time to memory on remote computers is extremely long, so for any purpose it'd serve the same as a hard drive. 85.250.138.237 21:03, 28 February 2008 (UTC)


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=Skynet= It is certainly no skynet, because it lacks AI, but the moral of the story is the same: by centralizing the internet you are leaving it vulnerable to accidents or worse, corporate takeover.Rekov - (talk) 14:31, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
 * This defeats the entire point of the internet. It was originally designed as a military communications system, and its form as a network of thousands of nodes is so that communications can continue in the case of a nuclear attack where many nodes would be destroyed. Spacehusky - (talk) 14:41, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
 * We must destroy this computer before it destroys the freedoms granted by the internet. Our path is clear. For the good of humanity, Kittyhawk must be destroyed.Rekov - (talk) 16:47, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Oh boy. Let's start the paranoia bandwagon. The Internet vulnerable to "accidents"? What kind of accidents? Someone kicks the plug out from under Kittyhawk and the Internet is taken down? I believe Mark Cuban once did that while he was running the old AudioNet website. Or maybe Jack Black will erase the whole Internet like in the film Be Kind Reward? And as for the evil (play ominous music here) corporate takeover, aren't the Internet's most popular sites already besieged by advertising?

 * And comparing this thing to SkyNet is laughable. SkyNet ran defense systems in the movies. IfT you're dumb enough to run your defense system using Microsoft Office Live, well, that's all she wrote. What would Kittyhawk run? Youtube videos of teenagers lip syncing to pop songs?

 * The bottom line is, just because there's a computer being developed that can run the Internet as application doesn't mean that the whole Internet is going to be centralized. If it would be, it would cease to be the Internet as it is currently defined. It's more than likely that despite its Wright Brothers hinting name, this Kittyhawk technology will end up just like other IBM technology - largely unused or otherwise repurposed for some other activity. Kittyhawk may one day be able to run the Internet as application software, but neither it nor no one group of people can publish the meaningful content that makes the Internet increasingly important. The structure of the Internet has benefits for both corporations and individuals, and it's something neither would give up. Jtalledo - (talk) 11:53, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Im not saying that people will give up decentralized internet. What if IBM decided that people should have to pay extra for internet access, and even more for uncensored internet. IBM will decide which websites can be visited and which ones can't. This is unacceptable. Rekov - (talk) 12:04, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

 * You are the most awesome troll ever. Thank you for your contributions to intellectual thought. 66.102.80.246 01:29, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I'd love to see the bit of subterfuge you seem to believe IBM will do if they ever manage to make a capable system. They're, what, going to somehow... download the entire Internet? And then just magically delete the decentralised original? Come on, be reasonable. They're researching a way to build a supercomputer that could theoretically host a large network of services such as the internet. Perhaps it will prove to be a better way of hosting websites than having many separate servers, and perhaps - if they ever make it production-ready - they will host live services on it. Potentially a lot of live services. That doesn't mean they're going to actually replace the Internet. That doesn't make any sense! How could you possibly think anyone could centralise the Internet just like that? Nobody owns it, nobody has all of it, nobody could archive it all. Kittyhawk is a research project, not a hostile takeover of the Internet. Just think about how much the infrastructure would have to change for it to be even vaguely plausible.

What can I say about this
Well this computer may not be able to run everything but what it could do is help the internet as a node for the whole system. This computer could help run the internet, it could act as a massive server and aleviater some of the prblems that are assoicated with bandwith. I hope we can get more of these computer online.

wow!
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2008 Taiwan presidential election: First official debate with citizen journalists' participation

February 24, 2008

Before the main vote of 2008 Taiwan Presidential Election on March 22, the Public Television Service (PTS Taiwan) held the first official TV debate in the PTS Taiwan Building in Taipei, Taiwan. To improve interactions between two candidates (Frank Hsieh and Ma Ying-jeou) and potential citizen journalists in Taiwan, PTS Taiwan exclusively invited 20 nominated citizen journalists (CJs) to join this special debate and asked for their questions on-site. The new format was supported by several news organizations in Taiwan.

Before this main debate, PTS Taiwan requested several questions with "30-seconds question challenge by citizens" and ultimately selected 20 questions from varied fields including finance, economics, agriculture, industry, environment, population, territory rehabilitation policy, gender, human rights, education, diplomacy, differences between cities and countrysides, Cross-Strait (China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan) relationships, national position, culture, and racism.

After the debate, the Central News Agency asked several participating CJs about their satisfaction with the debate format. However, several CJs criticized the answers to their questions as "hollowed answers", while some CJs thought the answers were unexpected for the public.

On the other side, several academic professors were satisfied with their performances and on-site reaction, and a former legislator from Taiwan, Teh-fu Huang, commented on the debate:(Frank) Hsieh showed his aggressive, but (Ying-jeou) Ma showed another debate style on expression, they showed their differences on this debate. I hope this positive competition can be continued before the main vote.


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Talk:Turkey sends thousands of troops into northern Iraq

The number of the troops are said to be 3.000, 10.000 or some hundreds. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7259739.stm


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Open software developers meet at FOSDEM 2008

February 24, 2008 Hundreds of developers of freely licensed and open source software from all over Europe met in, Belgium this weekend for 2008. The 8th edition attracted considerably more visitors than previous editions, mainly from Belgium and its neighbouring countries the Netherlands, Germany, France and the United Kingdom, but also from other European countries and even from the United States.

During the conference weekend, presentations touched on programming languages, build systems, gaming (such as, , ), packaging, and web applications. The conference also has rooms (called DevRooms) were developers who usually work together via the internet can meet in real life and share thoughts on their projects;, , , , , , , and  had the biggest rooms this year. The corridors were filled with stands from organisations such as the and the Free Knowledge Foundation,, , , etc.

Since FOSDEM brings many European open software developers to Brussels, it also provides an important networking opportunity. FOSDEM traditionally kicks off on Friday with a beer event, but during the entire weekend several groups hold parties all over town. Wikinews reporters attended a barbecue hosted by the (EFF) on Friday for an interview with EFF and  representatives about the upcoming E.U. proposal to extend copyright for performers to 95 years. Wikinews also interviewed Drupal founder and Acquia  about Drupal and how Acquia will relate to the Drupal developer community.

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Talk:Open software developers meet at FOSDEM 2008

OR notes
I went to the EFF BBQ on Friday with User:Brianmc and interviewed Dries Buytaert today (separate stories to follow), attended FOSDEM today; most of the info can be found at www.fosdem.org, I also interviewed one of the organisers (Jan-Frederik Martens) who spoke to me about attendants and unofficial events linked to FOSDEM. Notes available in Dutch at request. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:37, 24 February 2008 (UTC)


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User talk:Adambro/Archive 2

=3 July 2007=

I don't misunderstand anything
When this old article titled Flora springing into Spring in Mid-Atlantic coastal region, USA is vandalized by image deletion, in the form of an image of Bradford Pear trees that was once originally included in the article, then I question Commons cross-wiki ability for stability. (I can't prove what I am saying, that in itself is troubling).

My point is, why would you want to be associated with the minutiae that constitutues various projects goals? I'll upload a image for you. Do you want it? -Edbrown05 05:48, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Here it is... do you want it? I do. -Edbrown05 05:57, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Now that is all very interesting but for what purpose have you uploaded that image? I'm sure you are aware of the general policy against disrupting just to make a point.

 * It's all well and good to question the stability of Commons but our archiving policy here doesn't make us exempt from ensuring images are properly sourced and licensed. Whereas print media can't go back and change what they have published, we can and we must to ensure the images we use comply with the appropriate polocies.

 * It is completely unjustified to describe the deletion of image from Commons and the impact it has on articles here as vandalism as such deletions are always made with reasons and would be made in good faith.

 * I've looked at the article you mention and understand the image in question to be Image:Bradford Pear Trees.JPG which was deleted from Commons on the 17th August 2006 and note you uploaded it. The image was deleted, as I understand, because it lacked any details of what licence you released the image under. This is a perfectly valid reason for deleting the image so I would further disagree that this could be described as vandalism. If you ensure you upload images which comply with the relevant policies and guidelines they are unlikely to be deleted. Ultimately, in this situation at least, it is because you failed to do this that the image was deleted, and whilst I appreciate you would be upset that your image was deleted, there is no reason to take an anti-Commons stance because of a mistake you made. This does nothing to help Wikinews or the Wikimedia project in general.

 * I'd ask that you seriously reconsider your stance on this issue. 14:03, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Purpose is the point. And purpose is what Commons doesn't take under consideration. The only thing it takes under consideration is its licensing. -Edbrown05 09:10, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

If I had wanted to use this for a news story, it would have been blasted by Commons, indeed it was, as a derivative and removed. Likewise, you seem are advocating at for the removal of Elmwood hotel images.

My "Bradford Pear Trees" image was deleted because of instruction creep, something that came after I uploaded the image. Do you do news? -Edbrown05 09:17, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Commons may chose to do images that meet only it's standards, meanining no 'fair use' images. "Fair" depends, therefore so does Commons uploads.-Edbrown05 10:05, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm afraid I don't understand what point it is you are trying to make in all that you have said. Adambro 10:35, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

 * The point(s) I am trying to make relate firstly to the fact that Commons has no 'Fair use' provision. So why go somewhere with an image that users have no appreciation of what it is worth.

 * Secondly, The Commons community will delete images that meet news worthy goals, but not their own goals.

 * Thirdly, much of what is on Commons seems willy-nilly stuff seaching for a purpose to be there. What's the word, dross. That makes it hard to search since it accepts everything. I don't argue against Commons accepting everything that is properly liscensed.

 * I argue against myself adding an image there that is pure nonsense, noise, when it only relates to minor news event... "whilst" it should be understood that also minor is a relative word. -Edbrown05 07:52, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

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=4 July 2007=

Posting photos from Wiki EN
Hi,

I looked for a suitable photo on Wiki EN Commons to use in the 'poll' article, and I found the Rutgers pic. I tried posting it using the URL from Wiki, and only got a red link, not a photo, so I 'imported' it. Somebody told me I could post Wiki photos without 'importing' them. I don't seem to be able to. What am I doing wrong? Thanks! Emperor NortonXXIII 10:06, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Hi Emperor NortonXXIII. To use images here it either needs to be uploaded locally, i.e uploaded to Wikinews as you did with that image, or it needs to be on the Wikimedia Commons which is the preferred location for free images as they can be better organised and accessed by other projects so only one copy needs to be maintained. Uploading freely licensed images to anywhere except Commons is deprecated and cross project consensus suggests using Commons is the best solution for such images. There are of course instances where free images end up on individual projects, such as this image which was on the English Wikipedia and it is desirable to move them to Commons.

 * What I have done is to move the image from the English Wikipedia to Commons using the Commons Helper tool which ensures the image page details are correct. I've now tagged the copies on the English Wikipedia and as Wikinews as been redundant to a copy on Commons and so these two images will be deleted.

 * To reiterate, only images local to a project or on Commons can be accessed from a project. Regards. Adambro 10:31, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Oh - so that image wasn't on Commons! I didn't even realize that! (smacks forehead! ;-) fnord Emperor Norton  XXIII  10:45, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

=6 July 2007=

Regarding Toshiba Transatlantic Challenge - Success!
Greetings,

I recently submitted a very short note regarding the success of the Toshiba Transatlantic Challenge. I saw that, according to wikinews policy regarding article details, you removed the article. I throughly understand and respect that the wikinews community has standards regarding published articles and that you followed the policy and correctly removed the article.

In my humble opinion, the wikinews policy works *against* honest and fair article submissions. I understand that there is a "Request an article" utility - but what if no one is available to "write" and full-length article? What if a reader has a genuine news note - but there isn't necessarily a lot that can be written about it...?

Ultimately, in my opinion, strict adherence to an "article length" policy simply causes the wikinews readers miss information they otherwise might enjoy and find valuable and enriching. For me, I fully respect your authority on the wikinews site and the requirement to adhere to policy --- and... I'll probably not return to the site much...

Thanks and have a good day,

Crenra (al@crenra.com)

 * As you appreciate, the article is too short and doesn't provide the reader with enough context of the event to be published in its current state. By unpublishing the article and tagging it as in development, the hope is that an editor with more knowledge of the subject or time to research will edit the article to conform with the Wikinews policies and guidelines. In this respect, I'd suggest that the policies will, providing someone can modify the article to conform with them, ultimately result in an improved article. The article is not simply deleted, opportunity is given to improve it to the required standards. In particular, the article lacks multiple independent sources, a key requirement in ensuring a neutral point of view is made and the details can be confirmed. Regards. Adambro 19:45, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

=11 July 2007=

Legia receives ban; Rovers face Vetra
Can you check Legia receives ban; Rovers face Vetra. This is my first article and am waiting to have it checked to see if it's good enough. Kingjeff 16:59, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

=12 July 2007=

Question
If after I rewrite the Accredited user policy page to not include from users who have made no original news story contibutions, I'm wondering, should that be something that is retroactive? meaning, then, you lost your credentials like an image does on commons. -Edbrown05 11:26, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I would have serious doubts about your motivation for attempting to change the policy and it will be clear to other users that is more to this issue than first appears, your mention of Commons seems to confirm your issue is with that project, not a genuine feeling that the Accreditation policy should be changed. It appears you are attempting to make me some kind of scapegoat for whatever dislike it is you have for Commons, this will be plainly obvious to other editors here and I would hope they would quickly dismiss your proposed policy change to try to block my accreditation request. Other editors have had the opportunity to study my contributions and made their judgement as to whether they believe accreditation is appropriate.

 * I think you need to carefully consider whether your recent contributions, many of which are to criticise anything I have done, are really beneficial to the project. Attempting to put down Commons at every opportunity is getting tiresome and is a waste of both of our time. If you have an issue with Commons please raise it there, stop blaming me for whatever injustice you feel other Commons admins have done. Adambro 12:36, 12 July 2007 (UTC)
 * You are mistaken about my genuine feelings. Frankly, I could care less about Commons. Accreditation policy is what I speak about. But I accept that I should not be making anybody a scape goat and obviously you are not, sorry for that arousal in me. I don't know how I will proceed or even if I would. It seems silly to grant accreditation to persons who have the opportunity to do OR without, and yet want it without doing it. -Edbrown05 08:25, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

=15 July 2007=

Adam Brookes
V6Engine requests development on my news. --V6engine 15:16, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

 * To clarify, my surname is spelt Brookes. Anyway, welcome to Wikinews, I see you have begun creating the article Osama bin Laden appeares in video, I'll certain take a look at developing it further. One of the main points would be the addition of sources to verify the information in the article. You don't need to worry about contacting editors individually, by tagging the article with the develop template, editors can see it is in need of more work. Regards. Adambro 15:19, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Sorry Adam could you clean-up my news? V6engine 15:22, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

expanding?
Adam Brookes --V6engine 15:35, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

=19 July 2007=

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Thunderhead - (talk) 21:57, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

=21 July 2007=

poor leadership
Timid is a bad approach. Now, after questioningly going after and deleteing images displayed for public consumption by a private enterprise, namely in the excellent work done by DragonFire which was averted by him unwilling relicensing them to fair use, you want to go after images displayed by a department of the State of Virginia on a very old article that has had no skid marks until you came along, an article dated from October of 2005... what are you doing by adding this delete bias?: Copyright question. You are shameless. I'm ashamed of you. -Edbrown05 09:47, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Moving forward requires a little bit of boldness. You would have us sit beside the highway of life and watch it go by. -Edbrown05 09:58, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I will reply on your talk page. Adambro

A 'backwards' working "New Year's" resolution by the Board of Directors at WikiMediaFoundation on images is completely unappropriate here. Here is news. We cannot be expected to re-write the news? -->What are you insane?

Image policy was, or is, or has been moving target for me. I try to live up to commmunity standards, however maybe, sometimes I might make a leap. Or maybe I was asleep. But once an article is published and archived, that's where I would draw the line.

Move forward, that's how this community moves. Backwards has no meaning here. -Edbrown05 10:06, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

 * As I've said, I am unrelated to this unregistered user who raised their concerns about this image, so I'm unsure why you are using this as an opportunity to reiterate what you have said in the past about the resolution however I continue to disagree that we can use the archiving policy as a barrier to ensuring our images are properly licensed. We are not a printed newspaper who can use the excuse that they can't change what they have published in the past when concerns over image use are highlighted. Our archiving policy cannot be used as a defence because it is physically possible to amend articles where appropriate. The archiving policy should be rewritten to take account of this. Adambro 11:26, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Archiving policy is not news. -Edbrown05 12:36, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm afraid I do not understand what you mean by "Archiving policy is not news". Surely all our policies aren't news...? Adambro 12:51, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

There will be so much 'floss' contributed to wikinews that you will not know what to do with it. Start now, with a negative attitude, then... well I'm not going there. You want original? allow it to happen... in the meantime, or should I say earlier and lean time, that luxery was non-existant. So we did what we could. Beat up on the new writers, I dare you, and I stare at you. -Edbrown05 13:08, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Portals will happen. Copyright will be infringed on a regular basis. Wanna go there? -Edbrown05 13:37, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Like many of your comments these are also impossible to comprehend. Adambro 13:39, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
 * It is kind of nice to know that somebody at oversight has the sense to "restore" a talk page. Sheesshh.. -Edbrown05 10:20, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Again, the cryptic nature of your comments prevent me from determining what exactly it is you actually mean. Adambro 10:25, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I checked in to see if anything happened here, and the content was deleted following my first 2 paragraphs. Suddenly, the conversation that followed from those 2 paragraphs reappeared. Okay, I'm dreamining, not. Oversight killed a conversation, and later restored it (on a talk page for goodness sake). -Edbrown05 10:30, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm afraid I'm not aware of any such changes. Adambro 10:32, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid I am. Yes we have our differences, which disappeared (maybe I could have taken a screen shot to prove it to you). I've said ugly stuff. Oversight is it's own animal. I think it needs looked at. I'm an animal too. -Edbrown05 10:45, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I've contacted a user with oversight on IRC who has checked the log and informed me that no use of oversight has taken place. Adambro 10:54, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * There has been no oversight, or any deletions on this page Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 19:42, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

=25 July 2007=

advocacy
I once argued very ardently for this site to be "Sticky". How rediculous I feel now. 'Sticky' has no meaning, relevance does. All these links to Wikipedia are perhaps unnessary. Pointers to where it is at is relevance. -Edbrown05 09:30, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

 * Not sure what you mean in all that but I presume this refers to my removal of plain links from Cindy Sheehan arrested inside Rayburn Building in Washington DC. The external link icon provides a useful symbol to readers that the link will take them to a site external to Wikinews. You say that you're reason for adding plan links is "because a penis symbol beside a link is ugly". Now, there must be thousands of external links on Wikinews, unless you intend to change all of them to plain links I think it is much better to not change any so as to ensure consistency between articles. If you feel so strongly about this issue then I suggest you campaign to change the symbol. I understand you have raised this previously on the Water cooler and it seems that didn't get very far. The icon does not look like a penis, or a male gender symbol, simply it is an arrow going outside a box. I suggest you leave alone unless consensus emerges that this is a problem. Adambro 09:42, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't intend to change history. Do you? -Edbrown05 09:49, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

 * The history is that you have raised this before and there seems to be little consensus that this is a problem. If you still feel it is an issue, as it seems you do, then you should seek consensus by raising this again before adding the plainlinks class and thus not informing users that a link takes them to an external site. Adambro 09:52, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

So you are a 'sticky' bitch. You don't understand the web. -Edbrown05 10:01, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Adambro, excuse my intervention here. Remain civil, please. Thunderhead - (talk) 10:14, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

=26 July 2007=

Advice on image
Hello Adambro. I received a message from Commons letting me know that someone tagged an I uploaded last month. I wonder if you could have a look at it, as I am not sure what the problem is. The message states, "This image is missing permission", yet it is a US Gov public domain image from [here]. I am not sure, therefore, how to respond. The warning says, "there is no proof that the author agreed to license the file under the given license." How does one respond to that for a federal US Gov PD image? Should I e-mail the U.S. Department of State for clarification? Sorry to trouble you with this! Cheers, Jcart1534 23:49, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, Adambro, a user on Commons fixed it up. All is well. Jcart1534 16:41, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Glad to hear you've got this resolved, I'm sorry I wasn't able to look into this for you. I had a quick look at the situation earlier but am a bit busy at the moment so I can't always know when I'll get chance to do things. I am happy to look into such issues though where my admin status on Commons can be useful. Regards. Adambro 18:17, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

=27 July 2007=

Image interest
Anyone truly interested in who captured an image can click the picture and be directed to a page where that link exists. Should it be on the Main Page or a sub Page is the question to which I have no answer. But I do know this, self-promotion will not be allowed. -Edbrown05 16:57, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

News agencies are literally dying over an obsession to keep their own content in the forefront when it pales to other content that is available. Would going in that direction be the path that this place would take? -Edbrown05 17:08, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

If we link, and certainly we should, let's do it gracefully and without a point of view. -Edbrown05 17:17, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

=28 July 2007=

thanks
for helping clean up. feel like wielding the mop itself? –Doldrums(talk) 22:02, 28 July 2007 (UTC)

 * I'd probably accept a carefully considered nomination. Adambro 10:27, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

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=3 August 2007=

New Pages?
Hi! I'm new to the establishment. Could you give me a few tips on what to do (for beginners). Thanks. Onnaghar 19:19, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

=5 August 2007=

By Order of the Cabal
I have granted AdambroBot a Bot Flag. Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 06:17, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

=6 August 2007=

Interview with Tony Benn
See here, and please contribute questions. I'm sure you understand this is a coup for wikinews. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:07, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

=7 August 2007=

Copyvios
Hey, thanks for that. Sorry about the copyvios. Just trying to learn how to use this site! Now I know what to avoid... --84.45.219.185 11:11, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

 * No problem, take a look at Writing an article for a guide of how to write a good Wikinews article. Adambro 11:12, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Ta, will do that. Thanks mate. --84.45.219.185 11:13, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Coordinates template
Hi,

Thanks for the welcome,. If you can help me to get Coordinates working, I'd be grateful. Andy Mabbett 16:14, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Looks okay now. Adambro 16:17, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Thank you. Andy Mabbett 16:22, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

=8 August 2007=

webworx stuff
Hi Adambro,

I was wondering why you removed our news. We were hoping to put all of our news releases up, including the launching of sites. Is this a problem? Thanks for your help, since we are new.

Webworx

=12 August 2007=

=14 August 2007=

Excellent Work
Just dropping by to tell you that you're doing an excellent job so far. A few more months of experience here and I'll gladly nominate you for adminship. Please keep of the excellent work :) Thunderhead - (talk) 11:20, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

 * too late! :) Adambro, i hope to see you accepting the nomination. –Doldrums(talk) 12:10, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I thank you both for the positive feedback about my contributors. I have accepted the nomination with some apprehension but look forward to receiving more feedback which I feel can only help me develop as a Wikinews editor. Thanks again. Adambro 12:55, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

=15 August 2007=

Appologies
Sorry im on my work connection atm which is REALLLLLLY slow. Think a steward got most of it though. Happy reverting. --Mark Talk to me 11:41, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

what a mess
Need some help to clean up all this vandalisms?

OlivierEM 11:56, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Sorry about the delay in responding, I think this issue has been sorted now. Adambro 12:35, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

 * no problem, it was not a complaint but a help offer :) It's a new type of vandalism mediawiki isn't really prepare for, I think. Those vandals are not from the habitual kid type, I think, they are not afraid of vandalism while registered and they seem to well understand the weaknesses of mediawiki... If it happens a few more times, maybe it would be good to think about a kind of red alert, giving the sysop rights to trustees users, say long registered xand many edits users, don't you think? OlivierEM 13:06, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

 * imo it would be better if there was a limit to the amount of moves per min per user to prevent this. prevention better than cure.  --Mark Talk to me 13:30, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm not sure whether it is possible to do that in the MediaWiki software and creating multiple accounts as was the case here would circumvent that. A possible measure to discourage this might be to prevent new users from moving pages until their account is 4 days old as is done on the English Wikipedia. I'd welcome your comments on this proposal at Water_cooler/technical. Adambro 13:32, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

=16 August 2007=

Fahrenheit map
Hey, I really like your weather map (in fact it's being linked to on the main page), but do you think you could make a Fahrenheit edition for the people who prefer it? MessedRocker (talk) 12:13, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I've got it working in testing but have yet to finish the development to enable me to begin running it on wiki. My internet access is going to be severely reduced in the next month or so due to a new job but I'll try to get it working before I disappear for a while. It shouldn't take me too long, I'll have a look at it later today. Regards. Adambro 12:19, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

=21 August 2007=

Admin status granted
Congratulations, you have just been made a sysop! Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 08:01, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

=25 August 2007=

Template:weather World C
Do you think it's possible to synchronize (someway) the en page with the italian one? :) —Tooby 17:19, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

 * I would be very happy to work towards providing the service to other languages although as my knowledge of Italian is non-existent I would require assistance in liaising with the community there to set it up. Would you be able to help with this? Has this been discussed with the community? Would running a bot require prior approval or is that only necessary to obtain the bot flag as is the case here on the English Wikinews. I guess my preference would be to run without the bot flag for a few days so that the community can keep an eye on the edits and then make a bot flag request. As I've noted elsewhere, I am currently in a new job which gives me little time and opportunity to contribute to WN and this will be the case for a few weeks. I don't think it will be too difficult to begin running the service on other languages though so I will begin looking into how to achieve this. Regards. Adambro 19:11, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
 * pl.wikinews wants it too. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:53, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
 * No problems at all. We will provide all the help you need (translation, localization, etc...). I opened the request for your bot on it.wikinews, so when you think it's ok, I will flag it immediately. It would be fine if you write a few words on your userpages. About the rest, you ask, we do. :) --Tooby 22:22, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

 * You can add the city of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro or Curitiba in this template? They are important cities of Brazil... João Felipe C.S 22:11, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Hey! how are you? i just would like to add the Bogotá Weather to the map. This could be the code: "Temp label|lat=4.65|long=-74.09|scale=|text=14|unit=c|tooltip=El Dorado International Airport (SKBO)" thank you! 201.236.232.233 01:51, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Thanks for your message, I have made note of your request and expect to have it added by the end of today (Sunday). Adambro 02:38, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

=1 September 2007=

Wikinews Bulletin: September 1, 2007
--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:04, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

=13 September 2007=

Re: Blocking Edbrown05
I would strongly suggest you read those very blocking policies; they state that blocking should be a last resort, any only a result of complete failure of mediation (aka "educate").

I did not support his block for one week because of sockpuppetry. As a rule, I don't support punitive blocks. The fact that all of his "disruption" has so far occurred on talk pages leads me to believe that his disruption does not qualify as "excessive". Therefore, any block, in my eyes, is absolutely not reflecting policy and I will undo it.

Now, if mediation fails, and he continues to attack me or others, that's different. Note that I stated in my request to not block him: "Please do not block until we can successfully mediate this situation". If mediation is a bust, then block away, I guess.

I won't be the one blocking him; not only because I'm involved in the dispute, but also because any block I issue would be pointless (punitive) if it wasn't infinite. irid:t 14:02, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

 * I am really frightened by oversight. It is the cause of much ill-will at WP. I don't want to see it come over to WN. However it was that said: "we want to be proud of our history" does it no justice by erasing it. That justice needs to be pursued through what ever avenues are at hand. Willy-nilly editing by oversight is just that, it is a mistake against transparency. -Edbrown05 09:29, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Last oversight was 15 May on Eighteen found dead in a bus in Iraq, the removal of personal information. As I said on Ed's talk, oversight is used infrequently. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:45, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
 * You are an instant asshole. -Edbrown05 09:54, 15 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, a long time asshole with all your image deletions, but you have shown your true colors (as friend of BriamMC) -Edbrown05 09:56, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

=15 September 2007=

Screw readers over
don't give them the full story, because you are being.... can I say it? stupid? -Edbrown05 11:32, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

=26 September 2007=

My accreditation and your doubts
I'd like you to reconsider your vote and -if you can bring yourself to do so- change your "oppose" to "neutral". I do hope that an up-to-date accreditation will -as opposed to the out-of-date accreditation on de.- allow for access to press conferences, starting with the upcoming Frankfurt International BookFair in October where all topics are handled and interview access to dignitaries and interesting authors of many countries is possible.

From the moment of my updated user page, which predated my request, I've started being more active than before on both en. and de.wikinews, preparing my own articles and contributing to those of others, which I intend to continue no matter what, but which, as I hope, also lends credibility to my request. --Gwyndon 20:26, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

=28 September 2007=

Coordinate uptake
Not very encouraging :-( Andy Mabbett 18:30, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

=3 October 2007=

AR
Perhaps I was been a bid bold, in my defence, I was falling asleep at the keyboard when I did that action. I will be more careful before closing any AR in the future. (in the past other users have done similar things fyi). Thank you for bringing your concerns to me. Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 22:11, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

=23 October 2007=

Mr. Ed
Well, you were right, and I should have simply let the system do its thing.

I'd appreciate your thoughts on bringing Ed to arbcom. irid t i [mailto:ironiridis@gmail.com e] 05:55, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Edbrown05 Request for ArbCom
I've proposed a request for arbcom relating to the recent situation with Ed. If you take issue with being listed as an involved party, please remove your name from that list. Otherwise, I suppose you'll be expected to make a brief statement on that page. irid t i [mailto:ironiridis@gmail.com e] 07:56, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

=28 October 2007=

Webcomics article
I think it was a bit tactless to propose deletion of the webcomics article. A reminder and link to NPOV was required on the talk. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:21, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
 * General Agreement. Seriously? Yes, we have an influx of new users, some of which are hostile. But that in and of itself is no reason to argue for the article's deletion, and while I'm at it, you don't have to treat me like I'm the problem just because I disagree with you on several counts of this. Jigsaw 18:42, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

 * It's time to close the deletion request. Consensus is pretty strongly in favor of keeping the article.  In fact, I see no votes to delete it but your own.  --David Shankbone 19:54, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

=29 October 2007=

Protection
Can you please protect my userpage? -- Spiderpig0001 07:14, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

=30 October 2007=

Minor comment in regard to deletions
If the content of vandalism contains offensive remarks or profanity, it might be a good idea to not use the default deletion message as you did at Who recieved the nobel prize of literature in 1907 since it adds the offensive content permanently into the log. JoshuaZ 18:45, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

=4 November 2007=

Blocking of User:68.45.33.53
You blocked all anons from forever and ever and disabled account creation. Don't you think thats a little extreme being an anonymous user and all? Bawolff ☺☻ 22:11, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
 * In fact, looking at his logs, what exactly has the user done to constitute vandalism. He has no edits, no logs, no deleted edits, and no warnings on his talk page. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:13, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
 * The IP's one and only edit can be seen at http://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Special:DeletedContributions&target=68.45.33.53. The user clearly implies that they are a vandal and intend to disrupt the project. I understand your concern that the block may be excessive however, and would welcome discussion on what might be a more appropriate period. Adambro 22:18, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
 * When I looked through his deleted edits, I somehow didn't see that, and thought you were just randomly blocking for the fun of it ;). With his edit in mind, I think the 1 week block which you just changed it to is a more appropriate response. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:00, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
 * 68.45.33.53 has made some strange edits on Wikipedia, he should stay blocked on Wikinews as he could be a disruptive user/anon.  —Fellow Wiki  Newsie 22:22, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
 * The IP is a comcast IP that will be at least partially dynamic. An indefinite block is not such a good idea. JoshuaZ 22:30, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

=9 November 2007=

Template:Weather World C and Template:Weather World F
Can you also synchronize data in Russian Wikinews? I don't know what should I do to start a bot which will update weather. Please help me. Best regards, Flrn 07:44, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Template:Weather World C and Template:Weather World F
Please add a link to the corresponding pages in the german wikinews (de:Vorlage:Aktuelles Weltwetter Celsius and de:Vorlage:Aktuelles Weltwetter Fahrenheit). We also have de:Portal:Wetter aktuell and de:Portal:Wetter aktuell (Fahrenheit) which also have a more detailled temperature/weather chart for Germany. -- 78.50.24.165 12:42, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ Bawolff ☺☻ 01:43, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

=18 November 2007=

More weather stuff
The Celsius map does not appear to go below zero. See the talk page. Bawolff ☺☻ 20:33, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

 * Am aware, will address some time this week hopefuly. Been quite busy lately so not been able to get things sorted. Regards. Adambro 21:42, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

=23 November 2007=

More information on Adambrobot for weather
The Adambrobot for updating the international weather map is very interesting. As a PHP developer, I would like to know how this was developed - is the code open-source?

If not, can you atleast let us know which service is used for getting the latest weather from around the world? Like weather.com, accuweather.com, etc? 69.86.190.8 03:14, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Please, explain what do you want
Sorry, but I don't understand what do you mean with "meaningful edit summary". I think that there is not a lot of things to say about this bot. It generates statistics and puts it at one page, nothing more; and I described that. If you explain me what type of answers you need, I hope I would be able to give them. --millosh (talk (sr:)) 09:06, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

RE relicense
Heh...that one must have hid :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 07:10, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

Weather in fi.wikinews
Could fi.wikinews get this great bot? I think we only need Celsius version, since Finns doesn't really use Fahrenheit. Thanks! --AtteL 18:32, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

 * Yes that should be possible although I may need some assistance with the language. Would you be able to act as a contact for me in that respect and do any required translations? I'm a quite busy at the moment so can't commit myself to getting this running just yet but will try to find time to. Regards. Adambro 18:35, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

 * I'll help you happily with the translation. :) --AtteL 19:00, 8 December 2007 (UTC)

 * Got some time already? :) --AtteL 11:22, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

 * Hey Adambro! Our community is curious about the weather. Can you try to add it in our Wikinews? --AtteL 11:35, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

 * It's on the to-do list. Could you tell me if you have a process for adding the bot flag to my account fi:User:AdambroBot. Do you have any local bureaucrats or would I need to ask at Meta? In either case could you provide me with links to anywhere this has been discussed, especially anything which shows the community wants me to add this which would of course be useful in any bot flag request on Meta. Regards. Adambro 13:12, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

 * It appears that you do have some local bureaucrats after all so this wouldn't need to go via Meta. Adambro 17:23, 20 January 2008 (UTC) Opps, look on fi wikipedia rather than wikinews, another check reveals no crats on fi so this will have to go via Meta, could you arrange a vote to run for at least a week where users can support or oppose a request to flag my account. Cheers. Adambro 17:26, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Celtic 1-1 Spartak Moscow
Excuse me, that image was free because I MADE IT!! Please add that image back onto the page. Celticfan383 13:42, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

 * Are you referring to the image at http://celticfc.net/news/stories/news_290807222850.aspx? Adambro 13:48, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

Admin page
Adambro, you inadvertently removed votes for BloodRedSandman when you updated the admin page. Cheers, --Jcart1534 23:48, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

 * Hmm, I'm unsure how that happened but thanks for letting me know, I've fixed the mistake. Regards. Adambro 23:51, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Re: Long term inactive administrators
Moved to User talk:Deprifry. Adambro 18:38, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

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Spam
Hi, please do not place any kind of on our website - it will be  so no one will see it. If you do want to contribute to Wikinews, see the introduction. Adambro - (talk) 20:10, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

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Ralph Nader enters US presidential race as independent

February 24, 2008

Political activist Ralph Nader has announced the launch of an independent campaign for President of the United States. Nader, who also ran for president in the previous three elections, made the announcement on NBC's television program Meet the Press.

"Dissent is the mother of ascent, and in that context I have decided to run for president," said Nader.

"In the last few years, big money and the closing down of Washington against citizen groups prevent us from trying to improve our country. And I want everybody to have the right and opportunity to improve their country."

In 2000, Nader ran for President as a Green Party candidate and received 2.7% of the popular vote. Many Democrats believe his campaign led to the election of Republican George W. Bush by taking away potential votes for Democrat Al Gore, especially in the state of Florida. Nader also ran in 2004 as an independent, but only garnered 0.4% of the vote.

At a press conference yesterday, Democratic candidate Barack Obama doubted that a potential Nader candidacy would have the same impact as in 2000. "I think the job of the Democratic Party is to be so compelling that a few percentage of the vote going to another candidate's not going to make any difference," he said.

Today, however, Obama was more disapproving of Nader. "He thought that there was no difference between Al Gore and George Bush and, eight years later, I think people realize that Ralph did not know what he was talking about," Obama told reporters.

Democrat Hillary Clinton seemed more concerned about Nader's bid. "Obviously it’s not helpful to whoever our Democratic nominee is," she said. "I remember when he did this before, it didn't turn out too well for anyone, especially our country." She said Nader "prevented Al Gore from being the 'greenest' president we could have had", and she hoped his bid will be "just a passing fancy that people won't take too seriously."

Nader dismissed criticism of his entry into the race, saying, "For anybody who thinks that the third try is something that should be demeaned, it represents persistence, it represents never giving up the struggle for justice."

Meanwhile, Republican candidate Mike Huckabee welcomed Nader into the race, in the hopes that he will lessen the Democratic voter base. "I think it would always pull votes away from the Democrats, not the Republicans," he said. "So actually, Republicans would welcome his entry into the race and hope that a few more will join in."


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Raúl Castro chosen as new President of Cuba

February 24, 2008 Today, the National Assembly of People's Power, Cuba's legislative parliament, announced that it had unanimously chosen Raúl Castro, 76, as the new President of Cuba. He will serve for 5 years.

The National Assembly, composed of 614 members previously elected in a January 20, 2008 general election, also chose the new First Vice-President, José Ramón Machado Ventura, along with 29 other members of the Council of State, Cuba's executive power. The Assembly has chosen Cuba's Council of State ever since the Socialist Cuban Constitution was approved by 97.7% of voters in a referendum in 1976.

This decision comes after Fidel Castro, who ruled as President ever since rising to power in 1959 with the Cuban Revolution, wrote a letter last Tuesday saying that he would not "aspire to or accept... the positions of President of Council of State and Commander in Chief" in today's election for a new President, who also becomes the leader of the Council of State and the Commander in Chief of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. According to Voice of America, he will still remain First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, the only official party in the Communist state.

While Cuban exiles in Miami, who have escaped Cuba and what they consider a dictatorship in search of a better life in the United States, celebrated Fidel's retirement as leader of the country, the Cuban streets of Havana, the country's capital, have remained calm and all has continued as normal.

Raúl, who is also Fidel's brother, has been acting president of Cuba since July 31, 2006, when Fidel transferred his presidential power to him after undergoing an emergency intestinal surgery for what is believed to be diverticulitis and was widely expected to be elected President.

The United States has said the change from one Castro to another would not bring about significant change in Cuba, calling it a "transfer of authority and power from dictator to dictator light."

Before the Assembly meeting, BBC correspondents interviewed Cubans at the Havana Book Fair about what they think the most important task should be for the country's next leader. While many coincided that economical and educational reforms were badly needed, they also stated that Cuba "must keep the same rhythm with the revolution that has already given so much to the people."


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Comments:Raúl Castro chosen as new President of Cuba

Good luck, Comandante Raúl. --Boricu æ ddie  21:23, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

Dead?
By the looks of his picture, this guy isn't gonna last too long either. Seems they are running out of options. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 23:52, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Not really. The majority of the Cuban population is still loyal to the revolution (don't listen to US media!!). In case the Castro brothers die, there's still the several vice-presidents who could fill in as president. Apart from them, there's enough people to keep the Communism going over there for quite a lot of time. I personally don't expect any changes for a long time... --Boricu æ ddie  00:05, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Breaking News from Washington
The U.S. has just revealed their new plan for bringing democracy to Cuba. . . . . . . . wait for Raul Castro to die.--The Devils Advocate - (talk) 03:21, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Jeez
Oh wow! Monarchy! Fephisto - (talk) 16:08, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments from feedback form - "This article sucked a dead rhi..."
This article sucked a dead rhinos sour lukewarm asshole —209.7.112.2 (talk) 17:04, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

HELP AND ASSISTANCE FROM CUBA APPROVED BY PRESIDENTE RAUL CASTRO,CUBA PRESIDENT.DELIAVER DIRECT TOO PRESIDENT RAUL CASTRO IN CUBA NOW 12 MAY 2012.
I AM WRITTING THIS SOLELY AS IS FOR THE PRESIDENT OF CUBA,PRESIDENT RAUL CASTRO IN THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE IN LA HABANA CUBA AND TO RECEIVE THIS UNEDITED ON 12 MAY 2012 IT IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH AND NOT JUST A COMMENT,I THANK "WIKINEWS"TO SUBMIT THIS IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT ANY DELAY I GRANT MY PERMISSION SIGNED:MR.STEVEN VICTOR MALDONADO(ROCA)COMMANDANT SEVEN STAR GENERAL MPR SPETZNAZ 12 MAY 2012.

PRESIDENTE RAUL CASTRO,I MR. STEVEN VICTOR MALDONADO(ROCA)ALSO I AM:COMMANDANT SEVEN STAR GENERAL MPR SPETZNAZ,I FOUNDED AND BEGAN THIS PRIVATE MILITARY ON 1 MAY 1985.NOW BEFORE THE YEAR 2000 I RECEIVED A MILITARY FORCE OF 200,000 CUBAN MILITARY IN CASE I SHOULD HAVE SOME TROUBLE AND TO SEND BACK WHAT IS LEFT ALIVE WHEN I DO NOT NEED THEIR SERVICE.WELL NOW I NEED THEIR SERVICE I HAVE TWO WAR CAMPAIGNS MAYBE MORE ONE WAR IS AGAINST ISREAL THE OTHER WAR IS AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA.I HAVE A PROBLEM I NEED TO GOT TO MY MILITARY AND TELL THEM IN PERSON BECAUSE I ORDERED THEM BEFORE YEAR 2000 ON COMMUNICATIONS SILENCE AND KILL ORDERS AGAINST ANY AND ALL WHILE THEY GUARD ALL OUR BASES,& PORTS,CAMPS AND BUSINESSES I OWN AND THE MILITARY OWNS ECTERIA ALL OUR PROPERTY,UNTIL I ARRIVE IN PERSON.BUT I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO TRAVEL NOR DO I HAVE A VALID PASSPORT & VISA MY USA PASSPORT EXPIRED 28 FEB. 2010 PASSPORT #112242092 & VISA # A 2069754 VISTO # 00017251 DE BRASIL I REQUEST YOUR INTELLIGENCE SERVICE LOCATE MY COMPOUND IN ECUADOR I GROW,PROCESS,&SEE COCAINE I HAVE OVER ONE MILLION OF MPR SPETZNAZ WORKING AND GUARDING THERE ALONG WITH SOME OF THE CUBAN MILITARY SENT TO ME IT IS LOCATED BETWEEN QUITO & COLOMBIA BORDER I ALSO HAVE MY MONEY THERE,I WROTE A FAX TO ECUADOR PRESIDENT BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A ANSWER.ALSO I HAVE A100 SQ.MILES ESTATE IN BRAZIL IN BETWEEN CUIABA AND THE BORDER OF PERU ON THE ONLY ROAD TO PERU,I ALSO OVER TEN TIMES THE AMOUNT OF MPR SPETZNAZ THERE AND THE REST OF THE MILITARY FROM CUBA AND I HAVE MY MONEY THERE ALSO.I ALSO NEED $1,000,000.00 ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN 100.00 ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS TO BE DELIVERED TO ME IN PERSON SENT FROM CUBA AND A VALID DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY CUBA PASSPORT & VISA VALID FOR ECUADOR OR BRAZIL,AND ESCORTS SENT TO ME DELIVERING ME TO MY MPR SPETZNAZ THHI MONTH OF MAY 2012,I SHALL PAY TEN TIMES THE AMOUNT CUBA PAID TO BRING ME THEIR WHEN WE ARRIVE.MY ADDRESS:HC-37,#3664,CALLE 4,CASA #213,BARRIO LA LUNA,GUANICA,P.R.00653,HOME PHONE#787-569-7186,CELL #787-240-9059.THE PASSPORT CAN BE MADE HERE BY THE ESCORTS SENT TO ME THEY CAN PHOTOGRAPH ME THE MONEY I AM GONIG TO GIVE TO THE WOMEN I LIVE WITH AND MY FAMILY SHE'LL MAIL TO THEM FOR ME AND SUPPLY TRANSPORTATION FROM PUERTO RICO MY RESIDENCE TO THE AIRPORT TO ECUADOR OR BRAZIL AND TRANSPORTATION TO MY GATE WHERE MY MPR MILITARY AND YOURS ARE LOCATED THEN I SHALL ORDER THE GUARDS LET US ENTER AND TO PAY THE ESCORTS WHAT I OWE CUBA,HAVE YOUR INTELLIGENCE SERVICE LOCATE WHERE THE GATE IS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO ARRIVE.WHEN THE CUBAN MILITARY ARRIVED IN PERSON THEY ARRIVED AT MY BRAZIL ESTATE BEFORE THE YEAR 2000.I ALSO HAVE RELATIVES IN CUBA MY GRANDFATHER WAS CUBAN HE DIED AT AGE 101 YEARS OLD,MY MOTHER MAIDEN NAME IS ROCA.IF THE ESCORTS CAN NOT MAKE IT BEFORE JUNE 1,2012 DO PHONE CALL ME AND LET ME KNOW ALSO HAVE THE ESCORTS DELIVER TO ME YOUR PRESIDENTAL OFFICE PHONE NUMBER IN LA HABANA,CUBA.MY MILITARIES DO NOTHAVE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE AT WAR AND I AM HERE ALONE WITHOUT MY MILITARY SECURITY FORCE NOR COMMUNICATIONS,THEREFORE YOUR CUBAN PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANCE TO ORDER YOUR CUBAN GOV'T.& MILITARY TO ASSIST ME BY SUPPLYING ME W/DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY VALID CUAB PASSPORT & VISA FOR BRAZIL OR ECUADOR,& $1,000,000.00 ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN ONE HUNDRED BILLS TO BE REPAID WHEN WE ARRIVE AT MY MPR SPETZNAZ MILITARY LOCATION AMOUNT OF $10,000,000.00 TEN MILLION DOLLARS AND THE OTHER AMOUNT CUBA PAID FOR THE PASSPORT & VISA & TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD & DRINK,AND THE INTELLIGENCE SERVICE FEE,I AM PROUD AND HONORED TO REPAY THE FULL AMOUNT TO THE ESCORTS AFTER THEY DELIVER ME IN PERSON TO MPR SPETZNAZ MILITARY YES I SWEAR SIGNED:MR.STEVEN VICTOR MALDONADO(ROCA)COMMANDANT SEVEN STAR GENERAL MPR SPETZNAZ 12 MAY 2012.


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User talk:70.80.227.134

Welcome
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Ugandan government, rebels agree to ceasefire

February 24, 2008

On Saturday, the Ugandan government signed a permanent with the, a self-proclaimed Christian guerilla army which has been rebelling against the government in one of Africa's longest running conflicts.

The ceasefire will not take effect until the day after both sides sign a comprehensive peace deal, which is expected to be completed later this week. Rebels and government officials hailed the event as a step towards the end of the two-decade long war.

"Today this is a landmark toward peace in our country," said David Matsanga, one of the rebels involved in the negotiations. "Our people have yearned for that peace for the past 22 years." Chris Magezi, spokesman for the government delegation, called the agreement "another major breakthrough".

The signing was presided over by Riek Machar, vice president of southern Sudan. It was the latest development in the ongoing being held in Juba since July 2006. In August 2006, the two sides agreed to a cessation of hostilities.

According to the terms of the deal, the Lord's Resistance Army will be prohibited from recruiting or rearming soldiers, and they will not be able to travel beyond a temporary assembly area in southern Sudan. The assembly area will be guarded by Sudanese troops.

The only item remaining on the agenda for negotiators is the demobilization of the rebels and their integration into the Ugandan army, an issue which is expected to be dealt with quickly. However, United Nations envoy Joaquim Chissano warned, "Let us not be obfuscated by this joy. We must see clearly a way to complete peace."

The Lord's Resistance Army is a group which aims to establish a government in Uganda. In 1986, they revolted against the government and began a conflict which has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced over 2 million. The group is also accused of human rights violations, including mutilating their victims and recruiting children as soldiers.


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Comments:Ralph Nader enters US presidential race as independent

No new ideas
I really like Ralph Nader and if I weren't running for president I'd be supporting and voting for him in November. The problem is that he doesn't bring forth anything different than he did in 2000 and 2004. I bring forth new, fresh ideas. I think Nader and his supporters should place their support behind me in the election by writing in my name in November. Ralph would make a great president but I feel he would make a better running mate for me.--Uga Man - (talk) 23:12, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

 * Question, Uga Man. Are you registered with the people who do that sort of thing for the US elections. The name escapes me, but presumably you know, if you're running. Are you registered with them? --  Zanimum - (talk) 17:05, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I'll be your vice president! I have lots of new ideas too! I have this plan to end the fighting in the Middle East ONCE AND FOR ALL... I won't say too much here, lest other candidates steal my ideas, but nukes are involved! Uga Man/161.88.255.240 '08!!! -161.88.255.240 17:09, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

nader 08
same old paradox, hes our favorite guy, but hes the one we hope doesnt run

LET'S DO IT
If we all get behind Nader we can take this country down a new path. Go Nader. jim heit minneapolis, mn

I think Ralph Nader should run as independent candidate for president in 2008 because the Democrats and Republicans proved to be the machines for the special interests and not the American people. The struggle of the disadvantaged people in the US is not represented by either Democrats or Republican. We need Ralph Nader to represent the people who are unheard in this country. The media is corrupt as the politicians are and all are trying to put down the unheard voices of the disadvantaged Americans and that is why they never invited the independent candidates on their shows while they repeat the speeches of the two majority parties every minute. We are in crisis and both parties talk about cloths and shoes of Barbie Palent but infact both parties are working hard to decieve the American people on Nov.4. faud sharifi —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.1.141.191 (talk) 03:30, 24 October 2008 (UTC)


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Suicide bomb kills 40 in Iraq

February 24, 2008

A suicide bomber in Iskandariya, Iraq, a town just south of the county's capital Baghdad, blew himself up killing at least 40 people and injuring at least 60 others on Sunday February 24.

Iraqi officials say that the bomber was wearing a vest and then blew himself up after entering a pilgrim 'comfort station' off a main road near where a religious fair is being held for Shia pilgrims. The station was providing items such as water and food to passing pilgrims.

United States and Iraqi forces quickly re-established a safe-zone surrounding the pilgrimage fair.

"[We quickly] re-established a safe environment for the rest of the pilgrims as they continued to walk south," said 4th Brigade Commander of the U.S. military's 3rd Infantry Division, Col. Tom James.

This was the second attack in one day believed to be targeting Shia Pilgrims. The first attack was in Doura a district of Baghdad. 49 people were injured and three others were killed when pilgrims passed over a roadside bomb which was followed by militant gunfire.

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Talk:Interview: Drupal founder Dries Buytaert balances community and company interests

OR notes
Interview conducted in person at FOSDEM 2008 on February 24. Notes scribbled on notepad in Dutch, available at request. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 01:58, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Icon
edit protected Could the icon File:150px-Druplicon.large.png be replaced by the larger File:Druplicon.large.png or File:Druplicon.vector.svg? Both have been available on Commons since 2007, whilst the local file was uploaded in 2008. Green Giant (talk) 19:39, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
 * If we were going to replace, I'd go with the .png, as the .svg doesn't render well for me at the given size. And I was going to say, I see no reason why not — but I'm pausing a bit first, because this puzzles me.  The free version appears to have already existed when this was written; so, was it created by oversight, or is there something else going on?  Perhaps the user who uploaded it didn't trust Commons not to delete their copy?  (I do understand caution in that regard; a few years ago we ran an article using an image that had been on Commons with no problem for some years (six? nine?  I've forgotten exactly), so you'd think it would be reasonable stable, but as soon as our article had been sitting around long enough that our archiving policy would not allow the image to be replaced, and while the image was on our number one lead on the main page so it was the single most prominent image on the whole project, it was deleted from Commons.)  --Pi zero (talk) 20:19, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
 * I understand about the danger of deletion, and I can't guarantee anything but I've done a license review of both Commons files and confirmed that the icon has been released under GPL 2.0 which is an accepted license for Commons purposes. Green Giant (talk) 02:17, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ --Pi zero (talk) 02:44, 8 October 2015 (UTC)


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National Hockey League news: February 25, 2008

February 25, 2008

There were 7 games played in the National Hockey League on February 24, 2008.

Calgary Flames @ Minnesota Wild
Daymond Langkow gave Calgary their first lead of the game with a first period power play goal. Craig Conroy increased the Flames' lead to 2 goals 13:52 into the second period. Mark Parrish put the Wild on the board early in the third period, but despite outshooting Calgary 39-16, Minnesota couldn't get any more goals past Miikka Kiprusoff. The Flames now sit in first place in the Northwest Division, a spot occupied by Minnesota since before the All-Star break.

San Jose Sharks @ Pittsburgh Penguins
This game was delayed for a short time due to a zamboni malfunction. That delay also caused a delay in the scoring, since the first two periods ended with a scoreless tie. Jonathan Cheechoo put San Jose on the board 3:10 into the third period, Erik Christensen also scored for the Penguins to tie the game and send it to a shootout. Christiensen and Jarkko Ruutu scored on their attempts in the shootout, but Joe Pavelski, Cheechoo, and Jeremy Roenick each scored for San Jose, giving them the victory, their 7th win in their last 8 games against the Penguins.

New Jersey Devils @ Washington Capitals
Jamie Langenbrunner broke a scoreless tie in the opening minute of the third period. Alexander Semin tied the score 2:46 into the third period to tie the score. In overtime, John Madden scored the game winner in the closing minute of the 4-on-4 overtime to give the Devils their 5th straight win. Alexander Ovechkin was held to just one assist, but the 1 point was enough to put him tied in first as NHL's point leader with Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin. The Capitals now have lost three straight. Martin Brodeur made 37 saves, getting his 5th win in his last 5 decisions.

Florida Panthers @ New York Rangers
Scott Gomez scored the first goal for the Rangers 7:53 into the first period. In the second period, Marek Malik scored his first goal of the season. That was closely followed by Jaromir Jagr's 648th career goal, and the Rangers found themselves up 3-0 going into the second intermission. Nigel Dawes gave New York a 4 goal lead, and Martin Straka would put the Rangers up by 5 goals before the game was over. Gomez had three points, scoring one goal and assisting on the Malik and Dawes goals. Henrik Lundqvist was named the first star of the game, after making 23 saves and picking up his 8th shutout as a Ranger.

Chicago Blackhawks @ Anaheim Ducks
Teemu Selanne put his first goal of the night past Patrick Lalime at 7:45 in the first period. Moments later, Ryan Getzlaf scored to put the Ducks up by two. Selanne scored his second goal on Anaheim's second power play to put them up by 3. Patrick Sharp put Chicago on the board less than a minute later. Anaheim would get it back though, when Kent Huskins scored early in the second period. Sharp scored his second goal of the night 13:52 through the second period to make the score 4-2. Brent Seabrook's goal brought the Blackhawks to within 1, but a pair of goals by Selanne and Chris Kunitz put Anaheim further away. Selanne scored a hat trick, his first since January 11 2007, and a pair of assists. He now has 546 career goals, and moved ahead of Maurice "The Rocket" Richard in the list of NHL career goal scorers. Kunitz had 4 points, 1 goal and 3 assists. Sharp and Jonathan Toews each had three points for Chicago.

Colorado Avalanche @ Edmonton Oilers
Tyler Arnason put Colorado on the board 27 seconds into the game. Ben Guite would give the Avalanche a 2 goal lead going into the first intermission. Sam Gagner put Edmonton within one in the second period. Edmonton tied the score on a Curtis Glencross goal later in the second. The go-ahead goal by Andrew Cogliano at 7:29 in the 3rd would prove to be the game winner. The Oilers break a 3 game losing streak with their victory.

St. Louis Blues @ Phoenix Coyotes
Zbynek Michalek broke a scoreless tie at 4:27 in the second period to put Phoenix ahead by 1. A goal by Joel Perrault which ricocheted against Manny Legace's leg put the Coyotes up by two goals. Ilya Bryzgalov saved all of St. Louis' 35 shots, and earned his 4th career shutout. The Blues have now lost 3 straight, and their 8th of their last 9 against the Phoenix Coyotes.