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User talk:Vitorbraziledit~enwikinews

♪Tempo di Valse ♪  21:37, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

 * You're welcome! De nada! tempo di valse  18:19, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

 * No, I don't speak Portuguese (I only know that one phrase). I can speak some Spanish, though. tempo di valse  18:42, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

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Is MediaWiki:Sp-contributions-footer what you were looking for? tempo di valse  21:58, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

 * To get it to appear at your wiki, simply create the page MediaWiki:Sp-contributions-footer at the Portuguese Wikinews. You don't need to edit any existing MediaWiki page to get it to show up, I don't think. Let me know if this works. Cheers, tempo di valse  03:35, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Tempo seemed to stop answering, so I hope he doesn't mind if i respond to your last question. If you look at Special:AllMessages you will see the page was originally a dash here too. My guess is that the message is ignored if it is a dash. (also don't forget pt:mediawiki:sp-contributions-footer-anon as well) Bawolff ☺☻ 11:38, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry for not answering promptly, I was called away for a while and couldn't get back to you. I think that yes, the message is ignored if it has a dash; what you need to do to get it to show up is to replace it with the content of MediaWiki:Sp-contributions-footer (don't forget to translate it into Portuguese). Also, all MediaWiki pages are protected by default, and can only be edited by administrators, so if you're not an administrator there, you'll have to get someone else to edit it for you. tempo di valse  13:55, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

Commentary pages
I saw your query on Tempodivalse's talk, and I'll make a start on explaining this.

en.wikinews has an extra namespace, "Comments:" this appears as a extra tab at the top of an article. This is a change to the MediaWiki configuration to add the namespace and fit it into the page tabs. User:Bawolff can possible tell you about any code to get it in the tabs, but I believe to get it as part of your wiki you need a bugzilla request to create and add the namespace.

Within an article, the haveyoursay template is automatically added as part of the page creation template. Cleverer templates to embed a HYS talking point into an article are HYS question left and HYS question right.

Hope this helps. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:12, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, the auto inclusion...
 * From main page source...

Write an article for Wikinews ''Please read the article guide before starting. Also check the list of recently created articles to see if your story hasn't already been reported upon.

As you can see, the New page template is included when you create the page. On that page you'll find the haveyoursay template. You can put anything in there, so you could have new page templates for countries or topics and use them for page creation from a country or topic portal with appropriate categories or infoboxes already present. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:00, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

 * I think Vitor is talking about the little box that appears at the very bottom of every article - the page rating. I've never really paid much attention to that. I think it allows people to rate the article according to its quality: reliability, presentation, etc., but I really don't know the specifics of it. I suggest you ask about this at the water cooler, maybe the folks there can tell you more about it. Tempodivalse [talk]  19:28, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

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Hi. I'm not completely sure what you wanted me to do when you asked me to "analyse" the template. I'm assuming you wanted me to look over this and see if it is all right? If so, the template looks fine to me. Cheers, Tempodivalse [talk]  17:24, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay, I've sighted the Softredirect/User template, it should now be marked as flagged, as requested. Smile.png Cheers, Tempodivalse [talk]  22:06, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Template:Footballbox
I've added the interwiki link, just as requested. Cheers. Tempodivalse [talk]  03:19, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

Tit for tat
You pointed me at an article, which I've reviewed. (Note on the talk page when you've addressed those points.) I point you at Appeals court gives go-ahead to Falklands War criminal charges, which you might want to translate (or interwiki link if you already have it). Uncle G (talk) 02:36, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

Reply to your question about Editor status
Hi, Vitor. Just wanted to let you know I've answered your question on my talk page here. Sorry for the late response, I was away for a while and didn't have an opportunity to check my talk page. Cheers Tempodivalse [talk]  21:20, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:70.248.186.97

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User talk:80.104.235.108

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Canadian light aircraft stolen; Wisconsin State Capitol evacuated

April 7, 2009

The pilot who stole a light aircraft yesterday from Canada and landed in the central United States is now in custody.

Adam Dylan Leon, a 31-year-old Canadian citizen, stole a Cessna 172 Skyhawk light aircraft from an airfield in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. After taking off, the airplane went off course toward the United States. The State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin was briefly evacuated, but the aircraft went southwest of the city and personnel were allowed back in. Two F-16 fighters had been dispatched to follow the Cessna which later landed near US 60 in Ellsinore, Missouri, but NORAD spokesman Mike Kucharek said that the aircraft was not thought to be a terrorist threat.

Sgt. Marty Elmore, a spokesman for the Missouri Highway Patrol, says Leon was arrested about 9:30 CDT near the site of his landing. Leon is a person of Turkish origin who became a Canadian citizen in 2008 and changed his name from Yavuz Berke. Leon jumped a fence and stole the plane, according to local radio.

According to Kucharek, the aircraft began behaving erratically around 2:30 CDT. He also says the pilot, at the time unidentified, appeared to acknowledge the fighter craft but did not heed their instructions. Leon's motive is not known.

Managers at Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee, Wisconsin earlier said the facility was preparing for a forced landing of the aircraft, but the attempt to force it to land was scrubbed.

The aircraft later crossed the border out of Wisconsin and passed over Illinois north of the city of St. Louis, Missouri. It flew further south before landing in Ellsinore on Route 60, at which point the pilot fled on foot. Attempts to establish contact with or discern the intentions of the pilot were unsuccessful.

The distance from Thunder Bay to Ellsinore is, near the reported maximum range of a Cessna 172, but authorities say the aircraft had two hours of fuel left. Only Leon is believed to have been on board the aircraft.


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Last minute releases indicate the plane landed in Ellsinore, Missouri, near US 60. Its tail number is unknown. Circeus (talk) 02:19, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * http://www.examiner.com/x-2215-Denver-Aviation-Examiner~y2009m4d6-Stolen-Canadian-Cessna-puts-authorities-on-a-wild-goose-chase
 * http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090406/stolen_plane_090406/20090406?hub=CTVNewsAt11
 * http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/06/stolen.plane/

Newer releases have given the student's name as a Yavuz Burke, a Turkish-Canadian. Circeus (talk) 15:54, 7 April 2009 (UTC)


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User talk:Sbooth

im really sorry my uncle did it
 * No problem, just try not to let it happen again. Gopher65talk 05:34, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

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Comments:Former governor of Illinois indicted on corruption charges

I am pleased to see this slimy politician get his due.

-72.229.139.113 00:32, 7 April 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Canadian light aircraft stolen; Wisconsin State Capitol evacuated

LMFAO. WOW. WHAT PUSSIES ARE WE, EH?

 * come on, evacuating a capitol because of a CESSNA? i dont think one of those has enough weight or momentum to know over a CABIN! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.153.185.172 (talk • contribs)

 * Remember that episode of The Simpsons were Sideshow Bob tried to crash the Wright Brother's plane into Crusty's cabin? It would have been like that. *bounce* Gopher65talk 05:33, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Poor Guy
I have to admit, I almost feel sorry for the fellow. Seeing two fighter jets tailing your stolen Cessna would be enough to terrify the bejeezus out of anyone; it would be like a carjacker looking in his rear view mirror to find himself being chased down by military forces with tanks or IFVs.

On the other hand, he was a thief, so he kinda deserved it.

—24.65.79.139 19:50, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

 * I'm kind of curious why candian authorites didn't notice a random plane going all over the place. Isn't airspace tightly regulated? Bawolff ☺☻ 21:47, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * They did. That's why they notified the US military and asked them to intercept it. Gopher65talk 03:49, 10 April 2009 (UTC)


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User talk:Boongwarrior raeped j.dealony

tempo di valse  01:06, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:Alrightalready

tempo di valse  01:07, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

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Comments:Fox News viewership drops by half in 6 months

this page is a whole load a shit. i dont know whether to laugh or cry
 * yup
 * liberals are arseholes
 * there goes wikinews as any resemblence of reliability


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User talk:129.100.195.138

lol

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User talk:24.222.193.224

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If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome!DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 01:45, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

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Comments:Scientist says he predicted Italy earthquake, was ignored

Good for him, but I think he should have reported his findings to the proper authorities rather than broadcast them like that. Then again, I can understand where he was coming from a bit because of how much bureaucracy and red tape he'd have to go through in order to get the right people to hear what what he had to say, and even if they did listen it might take too much time and then the earthquake would hit and nobody would be prepared anyway. Of course, he could be grossly exaggerating the facts or even making them up entirely. I'd withhold judgment until more details become available.--72.209.8.195 01:53, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

I would like to know how many warnings are fake. There are probably plenty of them and when there is an actual earthquake they all jump out to say they have been ignored. -Funicode (talk) 07:28, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

You make a good point. It's like that psychic who "predicted" the Kennedy assassination.--131.109.1.48 17:59, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Misplaced AUTHORITY...
“Authorities, however, say that the earthquake was the result of a series of recent tremors in the area, and it would have been impossible to forecast its magnitude or epicenter.”

When the idiots who made the above statement are proven wrong, beyond any doubt, maybe then they’ll apologize to Gioacchino Giuliani and adopt his method of predicting quakes as policy. This is the same mentality applied by the other idiots who said, "The earth is flat."

Historically, this has happened over and over again, due to the arrogance of self-ordained organizations whose denial of the obvious has caused loss of life, property, and future, evidenced by the current financial crisis that’s reversed the direction of the entire world.

Those who've discounted the warning, and claims, in general, made by Giuliani, will eat their words, when he successfully predicts future quakes. But, will they, then, take responsibility for the current disaster in L’Aquila, where this [predicted] devastation could’ve been avoided?

Maybe these "Authorities" should be held over for trial and prosecution for the loss incurred, due to their lack of responsiveness or action. AUTHORITY requires sound judgment and true concern for those over whom AUTHORITIES preside, to effectively perform the tasks with which they’ve been charged. If it's determined that their lack of action is the result of their POLITICS, they should be hung. 20cd - April 7, 2009: 10:29...

 * Calm down. What if 'measuring radon' is a crank way of predicting earthquakes?  Fephisto (talk) 15:50, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

i dont think earthquakes are real. i believe they are mythical

prediction of quake
people who ignore something serious are so annoying, and yet they don't realise they're gonna be embarrassing themselves~


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Canadian province declares April 13 "Corner Gas Day" to honour retiring TV sitcom

April 10, 2009 On Monday, April 6 Saskatchewan Premier, Brad Wall, signed the proclamation that April 13 shall be declared “Corner Gas Day” to honour six seasons of the award winning sitcom, Corner Gas the hit television comedy which will air its last episode “Good Night, You've Been Great” April 13, 2009. Lead comedian, producer and writer, Brent Butt was recognised at the signing ceremonies for developing what is called the most successful Canadian show made.

"For six great seasons, Corner Gas has welcomed people from across Canada and around the world to our province, and made short work of the misconception that there's 'not a lot going on' in Saskatchewan. We want to thank Saskatchewan's own Brent Butt, the Corner Gas producers, cast and crew for many hours of laughter." said Wall, "Their stories have really captured the spirit of this great province, and shown off Saskatchewan to the world."

Corner Gas has an audience of 1.4 million in Canada since first airing in January 2004. The show has been honoured with over 80 nominations, and diverse accolades and awards such as six Gemini awards, one of which was Best Comedy Series.

"I'm honestly humbled by this. It's a wonderful and much appreciated gesture by my home province to honour us in this way. It's the type of honour you don't even think about happening, so when it does, it makes you stand up and think: 'Wow, maybe we really did something here'," said Butt.

Joking with Wall, Butt suggested that “Corner Gas Day” should be a statutory holiday, if not for everybody then at least for service station attendants. The proclamation signing was aired on CTV the same Monday that Wall was featured in a cameo appearance on the Corner Gas series episode, "Get the F Off my Lawn". Wall was filmed in a scene in which he was getting his gas tank filled up at the Corner Gas service station.

Susanne Boyce, President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc said "It's farewell, not goodbye. While April 13 marks the series' finale, the memories and the legacy it leaves behind will live on forever. A heartfelt thank you goes out to everyone who have made this history-making series a juggernaut success, and to the millions of fans who visited Dog River weekly."

The Canadian comedy series is aired by CTV Television Network in Canada and is distributed to 26 countries worldwide.

The popular sitcom, Corner Gas is filmed about south of Regina in the tiny farming community of Rouleau. CTV will air tributes on April 13 in honour of Corner Gas and Dog River which feature the cast and behind the scenes footage.


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OR
The proclamation aired on television to report that Butt asked for Corner Gas Day to be declared a stat holiday at least for service station attendants. The news was aired throughout the day, on April 6, at various times featuring the proclamation signing. The Corner Gas episode featuring Premier Brad Wall was also aired, both on CTV. The citations listed do declare the joke about the stat holiday in general, but not the narrowed down joke about service station attendants. ...Butt asks...Is this going to be a stat holiday. Wall replies I dont thinks so...Butt responds I think it should be for anybody who works in a gas station. Somewhere there must be a TV schedule about both the news and Corner Gas episode featuring Brad Wall being on the same night. There is a citation for the Corner Gas website saying that the episode Get the F Off my Lawn aired on Monday April 6, the same day as the proclamation was signed. So this is the reason why "original reporting" is declared.... All other items of the article are a paraphrase in my own words and conglomeration of the events reported for the proclamation day.SriMesh | talk  04:48, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Found links for all informational facts in the article so removed OR now. SriMesh |  talk  00:22, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

Corner Gas
Could the explanation of what Corner Gas is, be moved to the first paragraph. This article is utter nonsense to someone who doesn't know the show. --216.75.93.110 13:09, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that, the show is very famous in Saskatchewan and across most of Canada, and in 26 countries worlwide. Changed title from "Saskatchewan proclaims "Corner Gas Day" to be April 13, 2009" to be more international.  As well as revised initial paragraph to be more definitive about why the day was proclaimed.SriMesh |  talk  18:59, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Review-Publish
This article was changed from review to publish by somebody but no PR on this page and it did not become sighted so I thought 'twas best to change back to review.SriMesh | talk  16:56, 9 April 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:4.3 magnitude earthquake strikes the San Francisco region

This was my first earthquake! I was visiting a friend in SF and was alone in the apartment when the room started shaking! I was kind of scared but excited at the same time. The sad thing is I had no idea you are supposed to go under a table! They don't teach you what to do in an earthquake in Wisconsin!


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Welcome
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Comments:Asian countries call for global currency

Asian Countries call for global currency
The need for a global currency premature,the U.S. dollar,EUROS are the only stable currencies but even the dollar is now affected by the global financial crisis recently. In the EUROZONE it's possible to continue with trade between EUROPEAN UNION and the United States. With respect to Russian demands considering RUSSIA is now one of the most improved economies in Europe the trade between EU and Russia permits MOSCOW to ask for a currency swap of EMU=Roubles. Only U.S. dollar,EUROS and RUSSIAN Roubles can be accepted as GLOBAL CURRENCY RESERVES. RUSSIAN FEDERATION and IRAN through oil and IRAN and CHINA energy and trade in the Middle East.

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COMMUNISM!!! ☭ ☭ ☭ ☭ ☭
 * Are you trying to say that if there's a global economy it will be like communism, or just because Russia and China are one the mayor countries proposing it? Having a global currency might be a good idea to help the financial crisis... but I'll have to look up what would be good and bad about it to decide.--AtlaOS (talk) 07:28, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

This is Scary
Calls for a global centrally controlled currency generally frighten me: "Permit me to issue and control the money...and I care not who makes its laws." Fephisto (talk) 15:53, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

No doubt its best idea if rich countries care.

somthing you can hold on to
Bold textGOLD Its time to secretly turn all of your assets into gold

Comments from feedback form - "ulol"
ulol —121.54.40.39 (talk) 09:23, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

The new world dollar should be based on the average cost of a loaf of bread. Leading to standardization based on food essentials. NK

Asia's Wealth and Banking Future
The rise of cryptocurrency acceptance in Asia has created a global economy to invest in for people and businesses. The various digital assets will be used on a day to day basis and will continue to gain value as people transfer their wealth into a globally stabilized economy on the strongest blockchain with a limited supply of coins. The concept of wealth and money is changing as more of us learn about our current banking system and the unfair balance of the central bank system. Cryptocurrencies give us the tools to forge a new path for ourselves as we enter into a global based financial system for the individual.


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Comments:Canadian convicted of murder in HIV case

thats stupid he should be allowed to have that but also he should atleast have the decency to tell his partners. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.42.255.65 (talk • contribs) 14:36, 7 April 2009

I think it was wrong of Aziga in failing to disclose his status with HIV however, I feel that the legal system has not caught up with modern day issues such as HIV/AIDS. In particular, I find that the jargon used in this case is unreflective of what has actually taken place. "Aggravated Sexual Assault" is to represent how Aziga failed to disclose his HIV-positive status to the victims yet, "Aggravated Sexual Assault" makes it sound like Aziga forced the women into sexual relations with Aziga, and this is not necessarily true. Furthermore, I find that implicit in the legal language used to describe the case and thus is the final court ruling, is the notion that HIV/ADS peoples are criminals. This is a completely unjust premise and unacceptable. As a society, we need to de-stigmatize HIV/AIDS and increase education and even acceptance to prevent similar situations. Also, our laws need to become modernized to accurately describe current issues such as HIV/AIDS to reach justice. My heart goes out to the impacted women and their families. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 99.230.119.243 (talk • contribs) 17:37, 25 May 2011


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Obama makes unannounced visit to Iraq

April 7, 2009 American President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Iraq today, The New York Times reported Tuesday. This is Obama's first visit to Iraq since he became president. Air Force One touched down at 4:42 p.m. local time (1:42 p.m. UTC, 9:42 EDT), amid heavy security at Baghdad International Airport.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters that the trip to Iraq was due to Iraq's proximity to Turkey — where Obama was finishing a week-long visit to Europe — and that American soldiers in Iraq deserved the attention and appreciation of their president.

"Our men and women who are in harm's way, either in Iraq or Afghanistan, deserve our utmost respect and appreciation," Gibbs told the New York Times. CNN reports that Iraq's proximity to Turkey was the reason behind choosing Iraq over Afghanistan.

Gibbs also said that Obama planned to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, but poor weather in Baghdad means that Obama will likely talk to the prime minister and Iraqi President Jalal Talibani by telephone.

American troops are slated to leave Iraq by August 2010, with The New York Times reporting that troop levels will continue to be high until Iraq's federal elections in December.

Obama told a group of university students in Turkey that despite his original opposition to the war in 2003, he realized that the troop withdrawal must be done carefully.

"I have a responsibility to make sure that as we bring troops out, that we do so in a careful enough way that we don't see a complete collapse into violence," Mr. Obama said, according to The New York Times. "So some people might say, wait, I thought you were opposed to the war, why don't you just get them all out right away? Well, just because I was opposed at the outset it doesn't mean that I don’t have now responsibilities to make sure that we do things in a responsible fashion."

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Vermont legalizes same-sex marriage

April 7, 2009

Vermont is now the fourth state in the United States where same-sex marriage is legal.

Vermont lawmakers overrode Governor Jim Douglas' veto on Tuesday to permit gays and lesbians in the state to marry. The state Senate voted 23–5 in favor of overriding the Governor's veto and the House followed up with a 100–49 vote. Two Senators were not in attendance and House Representative Sonny Audette did not vote. Vermont's constitution requires the votes of at least two-thirds of the House and Senate to override a veto.

Governor Douglas spoke out about his position on the bill in front of the state Senate last month saying, "I've made my position quite clear that I believe marriage is and ought to remain the union of a man and a woman, that our civil unions law affords equality of opportunities and rights under state law and that that should suffice." Governor Douglas vetoed the bill last night when it arrived at his office.

Today's decision came nine years after the state was the first in the country to adopt a civil unions law.

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User talk:208.1.217.193

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Talk:Vermont legalizes same-sex marriage

The history of Gay marriages now legal in Vermont was merged to this article (by way of delete/restore); as the article was taking shape in two different places. Thus the strange history. Cary Bass (talk) 16:13, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

4th State
Pardon my confusion, but isn't it the Fifth?--86.41.218.81 16:57, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Good point. Technically, Hawaii and California have both legalized it at some point--maybe the page title should be different! Cary Bass (talk) 16:58, 7 April 2009 (UTC)


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Indonesian court jails Garuda pilot over air disaster

April 9, 2009 Captain Muhammad Marwoto Komar, the pilot who was controlling Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 when it crashed two years ago, has been jailed for two years. 21 people were killed when the Boeing 737 crashed at Adi Sucipto Airport in Yogyakarta.

The court ruled that Article 479G(b) of the Criminal Code had been breached by Komar — negligence resulting in death. The aircraft had crashed due to the excessive speed that it landed at, with prosecutors originally claiming the crash was deliberate while Komar blamed an issue with the flaps. The charge of intentionally crashing was later dropped.

The court found that as Komar had not notified co-pilot Gagam Salman R. or air traffic control of any issue with the aircraft despite having two minutes to do so he was negligent. Had the airport been aware of the problems on board, they could have readied Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting crews to prevent or contain the fire when the plane departed the runway. As the plane approached the runway the Ground Proximity Warning System sounded fifteen times to inform the flight crew the jet was going too fast for a safe landing.

He was sentenced to two years in prison, half the term prosecutors were seeking. Lead prosecutor Mudin Aristo said that "we're considering [appealing] the verdict." M. Assegaf, Komar's lawyer, has already said that he will appeal. "The case should not have been tried under that article [479G(b)], which is used to regulate terrorists. Captain Marwoto is not a terrorist", said Assegaf.

Garuda Pilots’ Association president Stephanus Gerardus and Napitupulu of the Federation of Indonesian Pilots both commented that the case should not have been in a criminal court at all but in an aviation court. Garardus commented that "Pilots will be afraid to land their planes because of the threat of imprisonment."

The judges, who were split in their verdict as one felt that all charges should be dismissed, ruled that the position of such a court was unclear and that it had no jurisdiction to hand down jail sentences. They also said that Law No. 1/2009 on profession courts, which applies to such a court, was not in place at the time of the accident.

Others felt that the sentence was too light. Then-Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer commented that "it seems a very light sentence frankly. I understand from the evidence that was presented that there was nothing mechanically wrong with the aircraft and that the pilot just landed the plane at far too high a speed, way over the limit of the landing of an aircraft." Five Australian diplomats and journalists travelling on flight 200 to attend a counter-terrorism conference that Downer appeared at in Indonesia were amongst the dead.

Caroline Mellish, sister of Australian journalist Morgan Mellish who died on the flight, also said the sentence was light. "I don't feel like justice has been served... And hearing he only got two years made it even harder," she said. Kevin Keevil, father of AusAID's Allison Sudradjat, who also died, had a similar opinion.

"It does not give me any peace of mind," said Keevil. "I have a personal belief that the sentence is inadequate given what transpired on the day, especially in view of the pilot's behaviour."

The verdict, which was attended by Komar's wife and teenage sons, garnered widespread public interest. For the four hours that proceedings lasted the courtroom was at capacity and many people were listening from outside.


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This story did not undergo a peer review. Doesn't the policy say that even if a story is breaking news, it still has to be independently reviewed? tempo di valse  16:21, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, I am going to Flagged_revisions/Requests_for_permissions to request the contributor who self-published and sighted have Editor removed. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:23, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * In the meantime, should this be un-published? tempo di valse  16:26, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Or reviewed - the damage will be done. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:31, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I unpublished it, pending a proper peer review. tempo di valse  16:32, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I also removed the story from the main lead on the front page. Should not appear now. tempo di valse  16:35, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Apology
I am very sorry. I can't believe I made the title mistake. There is no excuse for that. As for self-publishing, I thought breaking news could be self-published with no PR done. This policy must have changed since I last saw it. Again, I'm sorry for the difficulties. Calebrw (talk) 17:20, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Here is a bit from the SG on the subject
 * If there is significant breaking news whose article is likely to be expanded, do go ahead and publish a short (but useful!) summary as breaking news. You can add an expand-tag. This will invite other editors to work on the article.
 * Perhaps this should be updated in accordance with flagged revs.
 * Thanks, Calebrw (talk) 17:30, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * No worries, no damage was done. The policy is indeed contradictory on this matter, I agree it should be updated now that we had flagged revs installed. tempo di valse  17:34, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * As a wiki we'll probably always be finding rather contradictory bits here and there. At least it didn't stand long... Can someone review it while I go for food? Only had a couple of croissants so far today. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:39, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Review
Thanks Bastique. Calebrw (talk) 19:13, 7 April 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Vermont legalizes same-sex marriage

Huzzah :) --Resplendent (talk) 16:55, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Good. I'm a Christian, but America should not be a theocracy. This is a good step.

I'm not happy with the decision. If we are going to allow people of the same sex marry each other, then we might as well allow people to marry animals, polygamy, daughter and father, son and mother, and then simply declare ourselves as a nation without dignity. This, by the way, is a step toward the immoral future the Obama socialist are preparing for us. Wait a little longer, gays and gay marriage will be promoted in public schools, crimes on gays will be "hate crimes", affirmative action will be granted to gays, many pages on history books will discuss how gays "struggled" to get their rights, and being gay will be the "cool" thing to do. That doesn't sound good. We have to be less hypocritical. Marriage never applied to same-sex couple, and that's a fact that no matter how a legislature votes can be turned down. I hope they do something like they did in California because this country going nuts. --71.190.95.22 22:39, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Cut the hyperbole! This is not a slippery slope towards the end of Jebusland as you know it. Homosexuality is present in the animal kingdom, so it's perfectly natural that it be present among humans. Accepting that, allowing people who are 'wired that way' to live lives much like us heterosexuals, is perfectly reasonable, and rational. In a lot of ways, yes, they have had to fight for their rights, and been oppressed. America comes out quite well when you look at that on a global scale. At least they don't hang them like they supposedly do in Iran.
 * And, as you should learn before you decide to go 'queer bashing' that crimes against gays are "hate crimes" if solely committed because they are gay. It's a big world out there, and oranges are not the only fruit. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:54, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * The fact that you actually believe that there's a logical comparison in your argument of "same sex = animal marrying" indicates that you're going nuts, moreso than this country. Have you talked to your psychiatrist lately? 68.2.80.250 23:11, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * The only ones who are "nuts" are those who pass such bans in the face of "all men are created equal" and other such equality clauses present in nearly every single state Constitution. How such contradictory language can exist in the same document is baffling to me, and goes against everything the country was founded on. --Resplendent (talk) 23:16, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Fantastic!

Let's hope california (of all states) is next to pull it's head out.

About TIME! I'm a Christan btw.--KDP3 (talk) 14:38, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

 * not alowing gays to suffer the same a hetrosexuals is inhumane and moraly wrong, why cant i have a life partner in name and on paper? oh wait now i can btw.--weirdjrc (talk) 16:34, 14 April 2009 (UTC)


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Boeing 757 makes emergency landing at Vnukovo airport in Moscow

April 8, 2009

A Boeing 757 passenger jet, operated by Yakutia airlines, successfully made an emergency landing at the Vnukovo airport in the Russian capital of Moscow on Tuesday. The plane requested the landing after technical problems were reported on board. None of the 174 passengers and nine crew members aboard were injured.

said a spokeswoman for Vnukovo airport. The plane was originally scheduled to land at 20:20 local time, but circled around the airport in a holding pattern for three and a half hours to burn off excess fuel.

Yakutia Flight 478 departed from Vnukovo at 17:26 local time. Twenty minutes after takeoff, at 17:46, the captain of the airplane reported technical troubles. He then decided to return to Vnukovo and land the plane. Reports suggest that the cabin depressurized while the jet was climbing to cruising altitude.

This incident occurred only a few days after Sky Express Flight 229, a Boeing 737, had to perform a similar landing shortly after takeoff, though no reports have indicated the two incidents are related.


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Wikinews:Accredited Reporter ID

 * Full project name: Wikinews Accredited Reporter Identity Cards
 * Amount requested (in USD): Please see "financial requirements" section below.

Project scope
The English Wikinews has had in place, since 2006, an "accreditation policy", whereby members of the community may request that they are vouched for by the community in order to claim press credentials at events. Members who are successfully accredited are known as "accredited reporters", and have their details listed on a credential verification page, as well as the ability to have their status vouched for by any other accredited reporter or sysop. However, many reporters are asked for press credentials at police borders, large events, and other news events, preventing them from obtaining valuable "Original Reporting". The Wikinews Accredited Reporter Identity Cards (WARIC) Project aims to solve this problem.

For the avoidance of doubt: This proposal is not for the WMF to begin vouching for our accredited reporters.

Project goal
The goal of this project is to provide identity cards to accredited reporters in order to facilitate their reporting of events. These cards are to be renewed annually in order to prevent misuse of the cards by former / no longer accredited Wikinews users.

Financial requirements
All estimates in the below table have been over-estimated to ensure no shortfall of funds. For comparison, at time of writing, the English Wikinews has 54 accredited reporters, of which 43 are classed as "active". The proposal below accounts for 100 cards, so costs are likely to be much lower. (E) indicates an estimated cost

Non-financial requirements
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Fit to strategy
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Other benefits
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 * Increased Original Reporting
 * Increased recognition at events / by other media

Measures of success
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 * Original Reporting increases
 * Access to events / scenes increased / granted

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Printer cost
On option 2, the $1750 pricetag on the printer seems a little high. I assume this is either some issue related to either using laser, or something more specialised that can print and laminate. What are we looking at here? --Brian McNeil / talk 17:45, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * A real, identity badge printer. Prints onto PVC cards of ID size, and applies at least one security feature. Prices start at £1000 here in the U.K., but with the market fluctuating, I have overestimated the cost in the U.S. -- Sken   my talk 17:48, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I assume such a printer would be capable of putting a passport-sized photo on the card. The requirement to submit such would also help with something I mentioned on the WC, namely getting photos on Wikinewsie and - I guess - on the credential verification page too. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:15, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Maintaining wikinewsie.org
I just extended the domain registration on this a bit early - not looking to get the money back, but this seems like a good time to again raise the issue of what to do on this. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:45, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I like wikinewsie.org - it gives us a good email address that seems to get results! I'm not sure what others seem to think, though? -- Sken   my talk 17:49, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Well I like wikinewsie, I think it goes without saying that having address @wikinews.org (without the ie) would be better. I'm not all that familiar with how the dns and email work together, but couldn't the foundation set up an MX record for the domain wikinews.org to have email go to wikinewsie.org servers. that seems a reasonable way of doing things if the foundation doesn't want to give out real emails (since everything would be hosted elsewhere) Bawolff ☺☻ 07:03, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Yeah, agreed. Using wikinewsie@.org has had results that were near impossible previously. Of course @wikinews.org would always be better. Out of interest, how much does the domain / hosting cost Brian? I know I for one would be happy to chip in a few dollars to keep the site going Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 03:57, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
 * While it is _very_ easy for the foundation to redirect the email of wikinews.org our way, they maybe reticent to actually do so. They would then have "official" email addresses (just like if the email was @wikipedia.org) which were essentially out of their control.  Plus we get back into the "We are independent accredited reporters, we don't actually work for wikinews" thing. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 16:26, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Shipping costs
Are shipping costs to 'everywhere' only $2? I'm not sure as I don't send stuff to other countries often. Cheers, Van der Hoorn (talk) 20:14, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * If you're talking about a credit-card sized ID, that's a regular envelope - so likely < $2 for most of the world. That is, unless you're sending registered post/recorded delivery. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:05, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * On second thoughts on this... It should be sent registered post. If we're using a credit-card sized ID then someone might get tempted to see if it is a credit card. It should be a case of definitely delivering it to the named holder. This has the advantage that it can't be delivered to someone giving a false name unless they also have a false ID the postman will accept. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:42, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I realise this is slight necromancy, but since the 'proper ID cards' proposal still seems to be live I reckon it's worth posting. Here in the UK,registered post does not require the person to present ID upon signing. In fact the item doesn't even need to be signed for by the addressee. I don't know the situation in other countries but I'd be surprised if this is unique to the UK. Cynical (talk) 02:27, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Cross Wikinews
Do other language Wikinews have the same system? Otherwise a cross-wiki proposal may increase success. Cheers, Van der Hoorn (talk) 20:14, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

 * The Chinese Wikinews has accreditation, I know, but I'm not so sure about other languages. tempo di valse  20:20, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * The Dutch Wikinews doesn't have accreditation as far as I know and the German Wikinews appears to have abolished the accreditation procedure. I really like the proposal, by the way. It really encourages users to get out there and write some original stories. Cheers, Van der Hoorn (talk) 20:34, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * There are quite a few problems in some of the European countries when you tell someone you are "the press". Here in Belgium, the only 'legitimate' press pass is one issued by the Ministry of the Interior; a qualifying requirement is that journalism is your primary source of income. I would not be surprised if this is the same in nl. and de. - I believe it is also the case in fr.
 * I can't comment on other parts of the world, but I think there's a couple of times I've shot off emails at the UK's NUJ, and not got a peep back. I think membership thereof is the UK's equivalent of these European press passes. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:34, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Reading the website NUJ have a section called new media which I guess applies to us, NUJ dues seem to be based on the organisation size, I don't know how that'll categorise us, but any students doing journalism can join for a one of fee for the duration of their course.KTo288 (talk) 09:18, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Other organisations besides the NUJ can issue press cards. NUJ is just a gatekeeper. See . Computerjoe (talk) 15:44, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Misc comments
Doesn't the foundation take some issue with "official" accrediting wikinewsies? Bawolff ☺☻ 21:53, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I can bring this up on private lists, but the basic situation is that the WMF itself will not put themselves in a position where an involvement in an accreditation process - or more precisely, the issuing of credentials - could see them become editorially liable.
 * There may be some specific areas where we could ask for support, but I think development of this and clearing up what we need for ID should come first. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:26, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I have already noted this in the proposal. This is an application for a grant towards getting this done, not the WMF vouching for the accredited reporters. -- Sken   my talk 07:08, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

An issue that has been cited as an example of needing ID is getting through police cordons to a better vantage point for photography. You can safely say that most accredited reporters would respect the access given, but we could be proactive and work with police/fire authorities. DragonFire1024 might can comment on that; would going to the local copshop, introducing yourself, giving ID details, and asking for any information they had on how to behave inside the cordon help? Can the credential verification be done at your local police station ahead of time - so that 'at the scene' you can say, "If you check with the desk sergeant, he has my credentials on file and verified them". --Brian McNeil / talk 22:26, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Fund rasier
I have said it before and I will say it again. These things are precisely what we should have our own fundraisers for. This is also where forming some kind of foundation or group or something, like Craig was doing (in terms of accreditation recognition), would be good. I don't see why the WMF and WN can't discuss option for WMF affiliating such an organization. I am tired so I may not be making too much sense on that. But yes a fundraiser for stuff exactly like the badges, wikinewsie.org and such. I think it ought to be seriously discussed. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 04:45, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * If I recall correctly, Craig was working on something that would have been much more wide-reaching than our accreditation process.
 * The real problem for the WMF in getting involved in accreditation is potential for liability if something libellous and/or defamatory is published by an accredited reporter. This is not a small or trivial issue. Seriously, having to fight a libel case could bankrupt the foundation, and doing so would not be seen by those who donate as an effective use of their money; remember, most people donate to support Wikipedia. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:21, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
 * So perhaps our own fund raiser is the best idea? I am willing to co-ordinate this all - even down to the printing and distributing of the cards - but the issue is being trusted with such amounts of money. -- Sken   my talk 20:49, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Well the funds could be in the hands of WMF...we raise the money, and its set aside in an account or something similar specifically for WN. It would just be a matter of defining what money goes where and for what. Do we have a specific fund raiser ie for the machine or a specific item(s)? Or do we have a few general fundraisers throughout the year (like the WMF fundraisers) that raises funds for whatever it is we need? The end result IMO is that WMF, if willing, should be in possession of such funds, not just for security, but also so our donors know the money is protected and used only on WN related stuff. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 00:47, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Reporter package
I'd like to make a somewhat off-the-wall suggestion around this - and that is a more generalised 'accredited reporter package'. There is no dispute that getting the ID is going to cost money, and realistically the reporter should be funding part - if not all - of that cost. Yes, this sets up a barrier to entry, but I feel it could also add to the way people look at us. I propose the following items be part of a kit issued to accredited reporters:

 * Press card/ID
 * Holder for press card/ID that can be clipped to a lanyard
 * Lanyard with Wikinews logo/name
 * 2xWikinews T-shirts with huge PRESS text somewhere

The key addition here is the shirts, which will probably at $30-$40 USD onto the price. These are a big advert for Wikinews, and make it clear who you represent. I think Cary can probably post some photos of the ones I made up for Alexandria.

As a ball-park figure, this puts a price tag of around $50 on accreditation, at cost to the reporter. There may be room to negotiate a preferential rate for some (eg. unemployed) but it could also feed a couple of dollars back into the WMF to recoup costs on things like the printing equipment and materials. Obviously, renewal would either be nominal - say, $5 for a new card - but there's an up-front commitment you have to be prepared to make before applying.

Is this a crazy idea, or one we could perhaps work with? --Brian McNeil / talk 12:53, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Nice! However, I would argue for optional tea-shirts. Have a master design template and allow reporters to get them printed in their own countries, as it could work out cheaper considering postage, etc. Overall, I offer my complete support Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 04:04, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Love it. Plain and simple. -- Sken   my talk 20:50, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

[Aside, totally unrelated] - Saw a funny MOTD on /. - "Biology lab: Staph Only". Anyway, can we extend this or work around the concept in a way that could bring more money to the Foundation? What I mean is, the above is totally obvious for WN but would only have tens of sales per year (given current activity). Wikipedia have run projects like "Wikipedia Loves Art", and then you can look at cases like David Shankbone doing Commons photography of celebs. Is there scope to do packages like these on other projects - with the project community deciding who gets the secret password to order them? I could easily imagine people who've made a few hundred edits on Wikipedia being interested in getting a T- with "WIKIPEDIA RESEARCHER" on the back, a card verifying their identity, and trying to bluff their way into the non-public parts of libraries and galleries. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:51, 25 April 2009 (UTC)

Card Expiry date
I would argue for a two year timeframe, before expiry, it would prove to costly for a yearly renewable, and a majority of AR do hang around on wn for at least two years in my experience Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 04:09, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
 * That certainly makes more sense. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:13, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
 * +1. We should make this more on the part of our AR system.  Have a built in "Expiration".  -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 01:03, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

User ID
There hasn't been 100% consistency on how a reporter's ID number has been arrived at in the past. I think most of the time it has been the user's username number from the list of users, but not always.

I'd like to suggest we also standardise on that as the reporter ID when we move over to more professional cards. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:36, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Accreditation beyond Wikinews
I raised the issue on Commons of accredited photographer. This seems to have met with some enthusiasm. Who are our more frequent commons contributors who could also give input on this? --Brian McNeil / talk 10:03, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Link Fixed. And I happen to be a commoner, and got AR here under the guise of taking pictures.  I think it is a fine idea for some of the other projects to pursue some sort of accreditation - but up to them as to what for.  I can see some sort of creds might be useful for a few commoners, but not too terribly many. To be fair I really haven't had much chance since my AR to abuse it. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 17:29, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Update
Any update on thoughts with regard to this-obviously I'm unaccredited(at the moment!) but think it's a good idea. I like the idea of each accredited reporter paying for it themselves(except the t-shirt bit!) which will also help to stop people getting accredited & immediately claiming the card without actually using it & costing us money. Dottydotdot (talk) 15:18, 18 June 2009 (UTC)
 * Still no update? I'm happy to help set up a system where people can order their card for a total cost to them of $5-$10, the t-shirts and accessories as a secondary thing that can be ordered separately.     Tris   00:23, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Strategy Wiki
I don't think it was ever mentioned here, but this proposal is also on the Strategy Wiki under: Proposal:Wikinews Accredited Reporter Identity Cards -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 23:31, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Cost Research
I'm doing a bit of research for cost research of both a printer, and print services. On top of what I can find, I'm emailing a few places. I'll put down what I find. Note: most printers start with ink & supplies for 100-250+ cards which is more than we're going to be printing for a ... long time (unless other Languages get involved). -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 00:18, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Print Service
 * Almar Laminating - 75$ for 10 cards. Initial batch of 50 cards @ $5 ea. Reorder 10 @ $5 ea or Reorder 1 @ $15 ea
 * SafeID.com - $55 one time design fee. 50 cards @ $4.50 ea. Reorders the same @ $4.50 ea
 * ID Superstore - $50 minimum. 4 to 10 cards will cost $14.95 each, 11 to 20 cards will cost $9.95 each.
 * Easy ID Card - $12 per card. Completely online process.
 * Quick ID Card - $11 per card. 5-10 cards $8.99. Online creator
 * Printers
 * Zebra P100i Printer - Single Feed & Single-Sided - $1,120.00
 * Magicard Opera Printer - Single-Sided - $795.00
 * Fargo's Persona C30e Single Side Printer System - $1295.00
 * Ebay - I checked recently and found a used ID printer for as low as $400. This of course depends on availability.
 * Magicard Pronto Printer - Basic - $849.00
 * Magicard Tempo Single Sided Card Printer - $808
 * Magicard Opera 100 Single Sided Card Printer - $755

 * Well, based on what we've learned so far (thanks Shaka), I think that a printing service is more within our reach. It would also be easier to manage.

 * Let's face it, news is a harsh industry with brutal deadlines (even for comparative slackers like us), and we all get burnt out occasionally. For various reasons (work, school, burnout, death) users lose interest for weeks, months, or even years at a time (or forever:P). What happens when (when!) the user who we entrust the printer to drops off the face of the planet for 6 months? With a printing service the worst that happens if the person who volunteers to manage it is hit by a bus (and their password and email accounts are lost to us) is that we have to create a new account and resubmit our info. Not a big deal. With a printer we could be in serious shit if something like that happens.

 * I think that a printing service is the clear choice. Gopher65talk 00:46, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

 * Hmmm. I know that you favour Easy ID Card Shaka, but we have 46 accredited reporters who are (apparently) active, and 18 inactive users. I don't think that it's improbable that we could get 30 or even 50 users to participate.
 * At $12 per card, Easy ID would be $552 for 50 cards. Individual cards are the same as bulk orders, apparently.
 * At $55 (design fee) + 4.50 per card, SafeID.com would be $280 for the minimum 50 cards in the first batch (same for reorder I assume, minus the design fee, so 225 for subsequent orders).
 * At $5 per card * 50 cards (reorder in batches of 10 for same price) it would cost $250 for Almar Laminating, but that is the sale price. Regular price is $7.50 per card, which would cost us $375, if the price jumps.

 * If individual people pay for their cards upfront, then it's not a big deal, and we should just go for the simplest option (Easy ID Card). But if we're going to subsidize some of the cost of these cards through either group donations (from a few of us who feel like giving) or by begging the WMF for a little bit of money, then price per card is a major consideration.

 * Also I'm wondering if we might be able to get exactly the same cards from different companies. Is it possible that we could utilize several of these services as our needs (and their prices) change? For instance: maybe in the first round of AR ID Badge Applications only 15 people sign up. We'd then go with Easy ID Card. But maybe 6 months later 55 people sign up. It would then be cheaper to use Almar Laminating or SafeID for the 50 cards, and perhaps order the extra 5 from Easy ID Card. Gopher65talk 01:08, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

 * First, I'd recommend against multiple companies. Even if we could get the exact same "setup" for each, they all tend to do things slightly differently.
 * Our cost concerns are two fold. #1 - How much will it be for the first batch.  More importantly #2 - How much will it be for one or two off prints.  We're going to be doing the "every 6 months re-up" plan which means we'll have decent size batches (down the line) but we've also gotta be concerned with those who AR in the mean time and want their cards right then and there (versus AR'ing and waiting for the next 6 month order marker).
 * I actually have no preference in printers other than NOT Easyidcard.com - Nifty idea for one off cards, but... I think it is fairly unprofessional looking. I'd much rather pay $50 for someone to make a semi professional layout once.
 * I think each individual that wants a card should pay the costs up front. It boils down to what ever the card costs + bulk shipping to ordered (a few cents each) + say $2 shipping to end user (averaging out local US shipping cost & international).  Probably $10 tops.  $10 every 2-2.5 years isn't much.
 * We should assume all these "Costs" researched previously are null and void. If we want to progress with this - here's the steps we should take (And I've been meaning to do).
 * Alert all inactive AR's that they are going to be revoked.
 * Alert all current AR's that they are up for renew
 * Run a batch vote for all current AR's, provided no one has any complaints about you specifically... you pass by default.
 * Contact all AR's that pass the above and ask them if they want an ID card.
 * Take that number, get new prices from the above groups and any others we can find
 * Figure out who we want to use, get the total cost.
 * Get money from each AR that wants a card
 * Order said cards
 * Simple! -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 03:46, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Phone Verification
I think one very beneficial thing that could be done is to sort out some sort of phone accreditation verification line; like the UK Press Card system. As asking people to verify credentials on the internet often isn't an option in the field doing OR. I was aware something like this exists/existed in the US? I think if we had a system hooked up on skype or some kindof VOIP server (leave the techy details to those who've got a clue) that could be phoned, giving an automated system. A similar thing would work on the US side, just with a US local number. If the person rings, chooses the 'Verify Reporter' or something option, they should be asked to enter the persons Accredited Reporter number (from the card) and perhaps a PIN that's given privately to each reporter, then the system checks and reads the details, which the person can check against the card. What do people think? Feasible? --JulesMattsson (talk) 15:43, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
 * It could be done, actually fairly easily. You get a SIP or IAX DID, direct them at a machine running Asterisk (which is easy to put up), and generate some voice prompts.  IIRC there was a package called "Festival" at one point that would do the robot reading, so it could be mostly database powered/automated.  The problem is that DID's costs money.  Now at one point we had a phone number to call in for this purpose and for scoops.  The reality? No one used it.  I think we should do the ID card thing and worry about phone number later, only if people run into the issue of needing phone verifications.  Many many phones these days have browsers/internet... so they already can hit up WN:CV -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 01:01, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * We had phone verification for a long time. No one used it. See here. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:31, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
 * If someone would be willing to donate a Google Voice account, we could probably use that. We could have GV send a transcript of the e-mail to the list, and act on it based on that. --Thunderhead (talk) - (alt. account) 12:59, 15 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, calls are free within the US, but outside the US it costs money. -- Mike moral  ♪♫  22:41, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

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Southern Minnesota Plane crash kills 7
I have published Southern Minnesota Plane crash kills 7 to the Main Page. Information from the review of the article can be seen at Talk:Southern Minnesota Plane crash kills 7Anonymous101talk 19:55, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Gunman kills three in Wisconsin shooting
I've reviewed Gunman kills three in Wisconsin shooting and placed it is the Main Lead on the Main Page. Anonymous101talk 18:51, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Suspect in 2001 anthrax attack dies of apparent suicide
Per your request at my talk page I have reviewed and published Suspect in 2001 anthrax attack dies of apparent suicide. Anonymous101talk 20:34, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar
I award you this barnstar for starting so many great articles in just two days. Well done. Anonymous101talk 20:44, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for notifying me of the problem in the preferences. I think it is now fixed. Anonymous101talk 07:17, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Reviewed
I've reviewed Obama heckled in Florida. Nice article! Anonymous101talk 20:45, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

Related news
Hi Caleb. Welcome to Wikinews. Thanks for your great contributions. One tip I can offer is to use the wikinews template when adding the related news section. Cheers, --SVTCobra 21:20, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

American comedian Bernie Mac has pneumonia
Hi again. Please be more selective for what you tag as breaking. Thanks, --SVTCobra 23:02, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

 * cheers, my friend, and please don't think me unnappreciative of your work here. - Imind (talk) 18:45, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

 * PROPHETIC!! - Imind (talk) 15:28, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Microsoft study proves six degrees of separation
Is Microsoft study proves six degrees of separation ready for publication. I looked at it and made a few edits and fact checked and it is now ready to be published. Before I publish, I wanted to check that you were OK with it being published as the article is still marked as under development. Also, I've reviewed and published American comedian Bernie Mac has pneumonia Anonymous101talk 06:27, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Sorry I din't expand it last night. I'm in the UK so I was asleep at the time the message was sent Anonymous101talk 13:36, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Your AR
I've supported your accreditation request. Anonymous101talk 19:41, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

Also, I made those articles you moved to shorts redirects. Thanks, Anonymous101talk 19:44, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

To conform that you understand Wikinews policy on OR completely, I have asked you two questions at Accreditation_requests. Thanks, Anonymous101talk 18:54, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your replies. Your answers confirm my opinion that you are fully aware of Wikinews policies. Anonymous101talk 19:49, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

English Football: Manchester United News for August 5, 2008
I have unfortunately had to fail the review for English Football: Manchester United News for August 5, 2008 as both the sources are from the same website. Would you mind adding another source to allow the article to be published. Thanks, Anonymous101talk 17:56, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I've published the article. Anonymous101talk 18:31, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

McCain ad questions Obama's benefit to families
I went ahead and reviewed it for you. Good article, by the way. ~Planoneck~ 01:58, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Re: Flame Interview
Thanks for the kind words and the review. I tend to be overcautious about taking liberties with original quotes from people, I'm afraid, believe me I'd already made some modifications grammar-wise. As for a name, well, I currently have no desire to reveal mine online for a host of mainly private reasons. I should probably adopt a 'real-name psuedonym' sometime (entirely legal here; so long as I don't pretend to be someone else I can have as many aliases as I like). Thanks, Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:08, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Nader in Iowa
I don't want to be rude and remove the content you added about Iowa but I don't see how its relevant to the article since the article is about winning the nomination of the Peace and Freedom Party in California. The information added disrupts the article's flow. Reread the last paragraph and see its connection to the previous one. Thank you and sorry if I'm being rude.--William Saturn (talk) 16:45, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Okay thanks for understanding.--William Saturn (talk) 16:48, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Would you mind changing the stable version since I don't know how to do this. Things have changed since I last edited.--William Saturn (talk) 17:18, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for reviewing Olympic highlights: August 12, 2008. Anonymous101talk 13:21, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Re: 2.5 million
I saaw the problem. Turned out my figure ignored delted pages. Thats why I unpublished it after a few seconds. I've moved it to my userspace until I cna find the actual article. Anonymous101talk 16:32, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

I have made a few copyedits and added a source to Officials admit that China faked part of Olympics opening ceremony (previously New York Times: China may have faked parts of the opening ceremony). I think that it is now ready to be published. Are you OK with me publishing it or do you plan to add more? Anonymous101talk 16:26, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Olympic highlights: August 14, 2008
If you have time, would you mind reviewing Olympic highlights: August 14, 2008. Thanks, Anonymous101talk 13:45, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
 * and I just noticed you reviewed it before I sent this message. Thanks, Anonymous101talk 13:47, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for reviewing Dead body left in UK hospital alongside living patients for seven hours. Anonymous101talk 16:44, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Your accreditation request
I've closed your accreditation requests as successful. Your name has been added to Credential_verification. You can add the below template to your user page (modify it if appropriate) to:

You should get the email adrss soon. Just ask User:brianmc when he's back from his emergency Wikibreak.

Anonymous101talk 21:00, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Pakistan's Musharraf resigns
This article is marked as requiring a pre-publish review. Please check if it complies with Wikinews policies and guidelines.--Pakistan (talk) 11:28, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Requiring a pre-publish review
Pakistan's Presidency spokesman resigns This article is marked as requiring a pre-publish review by an uninvolved editor. Please check if it complies with Wikinews policies and guidelines. --Saqib (talk) 14:53, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Ike upgraded to Hurricane status
Thanks for reviewing Tropical Storm Ike upgraded to Hurricane status and Sony recalls 440,000 laptops due to wiring faults. Anonymous101talk 20:23, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reviewing the Chrome article. Anonymous101talk 20:32, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Paraphrasing
No worries, it looks like that bit was all there was, just please be more careful in the future. Cheers, Cirt (talk) 22:37, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Re:
Sorry I didn't review Pre-election call, Conservatives start ads, including during kids TV. I was offline and have only just got the message. Anonymous101talk 05:08, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Review
Would you mind reviewing Much of UK place on flood alert by Met Office? Anonymous101talk 21:06, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Record number of viewers watched McCain's acceptance speech
I can't help on it now as I'm going to sleep but I will review/copyedit tomorrow morning (UK time) Anonymous101talk 21:52, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Re: McCain poll story
Talk to me on IRC about it asap, astat. I go by AutisticPsycho on IRC. --TUFKAAP (talk) 01:16, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

urgent review needed
pls see my comment reg. the Scientology video article. the article's headline claim appears to be usubstantiated. –Doldrums(talk) 12:25, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

New polls show third party U.S. presidential candidates in radically different places
Calebrw, could you do a peer review for the article above? Thanks. --WNewsReporter (talk) 18:05, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I've revised the article a bit. You might want to ake a second look at it. --WNewsReporter (talk) 18:30, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Changed the title to a more straightforward one. --WNewsReporter (talk) 18:41, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

New article
Proper formatting plus another English source added. Please publish article. Thanks. 87.70.38.15 19:10, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Hi, this name change is, pardon my language - bullshit. The story is not about an "arsonist" but about an Israeli boy being stabbed by a Palestinian. I request that you revert this change - it is not supported by the main source: i.e. The Associated Press article. Thanks. 87.70.38.15 21:51, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

 * Oh, I was thinking the article could use some illustration image for 'effect'. I was thinking this one or maybe one of these -- 1, 2, 3 would work ok. 87.70.38.15 21:54, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Libertarian National Committee in a deadlock over how to address the growing Bob Barr controversies
Calebrw, could you do a peer review for the article above? Thanks. --WNewsReporter (talk) 00:59, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

see comment
See comment here -. 87.70.38.15 18:52, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

person with hitler name.
inapropriate user name --72.65.120.138 17:54, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Blocked. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 18:08, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Sighting articles after publish
Hi. Please don't forget to sight articles after you review/publish them, you forgot to do this to one article today. It was effectively lost for several hours before I sighted it. Best regards, ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 04:19, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

Sighting
Please don't sight articles until they have been published. (You did this to Usain Bolt to run 150-meter race in Manchester). Basically, sight articles when you publish them. Don't sight articles that are in any development stage including review. Edits you make to already-published articles will be auto-sighted. Thanks, --SVTCobra 01:26, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Bangladesh security tightened following Pilkhana massacre and Bashundhara City inferno
Changes have been made, do you have further advice? SriMesh | talk  03:28, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your comments, I have replied on my talk page in more detail. Sorry I missed Bas, I usually catch that.SriMesh |  talk  03:52, 19 March 2009 (UT
 * Is there something else I should be doing? Can you offer any other advice?  Can the article be passed now? Have I done something wrong?SriMesh |  talk  14:03, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Can I also ask why an image was removed for possible copyright vio when SVTCobra used it in their article just a couple of weeks ago and it wasn't remove from that article?SriMesh | talk  14:13, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Never mind, I see that someone on commons is disputing the image. Should the pic also be removed from the other news article?SriMesh |  talk  14:22, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The other article bearing the controversial image is Bangladesh mutiny leaves scores of officers dead, I made note on its talk page...I cannot edit it myself as 'tis an older article. SriMesh |  talk  02:04, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

User:Tempodivalse/Writing contest
Hi! I'm just sending out this note to all our active contributors saying that there's an article writing contest that's about to start, if you're interested in participating. Thanks. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 14:39, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

 * Oh, and don't forget to add Emirates jet tail strikes runway during takeoff at Melbourne airport to the review log, if you want it to be counted in the review contest. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 18:22, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Newsworthiness question
Hi,

I left a comment on the talk page of Emirates jet tail strikes runway during takeoff at Melbourne airport; I am involved in aviation, and I do not think that a tailstrike is particularly newsworthy. They intentionally cause tailstrikes during testing of aircraft, so it's not even fair to say that it was a close call. Thanks, Falconus (talk) 01:18, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

World's cheapest car launched in India
Hallo, I think I have fixed the concerns listed on the talk page. Would you mind having another look at the article? Thanks! Tempo di Valse ♪ (talk)  02:47, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Environmental assessment study begins for Cameco Vision 2010 Project
Hello. I reviewed WP news. I tried to add why it is newsworthy, as it involves radioactivity, radiation, 2 previous major soil contaminations and previously millions of dollars of down time for the plant and millions of dollars of clean up and renovations, and there was millions of dollars spent into an investigation of contamination of Lake Ontario. There have been previous studies of cancer and high mortality rates in the area which have turned out to be OK. The project currently means storing 1,200 uranium hexafluoride (UF6) and I don't know how many drums of UO2 (uranium dioxide) in long term inside facilities off site, and right now some are stored in warehouses on site, but there are so many, they are everywhere, getting in the way of construction, pedestrian walkways, and work areas.

The current news is the minister has OK'd the public study to begin the process to begin the clean up of soils again, to store the decomission waste and transport of said waste, the demolition or decomission of buildings (which should have been reported by other cites as and not or), and as well as new buildings to be constructed.

I added some of this in-depth stuff to help the newsworthiness, but I do not know if that is what you were referring to, of if the fact that the gov't minister OK'd the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to do a public study was not newsworthy. If it is alright, let me know if I am understanding right or not your opinion re the newsiness. -If I understand the principles right, I won't write another similar type article.SriMesh | talk  03:25, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:Boeing 757 makes emergency landing at Vnukovo airport in Moscow

A speedy review would be appreciated for this article. Sorry I could not find any English sources, I'll keep looking for them. tempo di valse  18:50, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Found an English source. Should be a bit easier to verify now. tempo di valse  19:14, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Reliable sources
I couldn't find any reliable (English) sources for this. United Press International has this from the same airport, but it is April 4. --SVTCobra 23:57, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

 * No, the link you gave is an entirely different story: see Boeing 737 makes emergency landing at Vnukovo airport in Moscow. I'll see if I can find some more English sources. tempo di valse  00:10, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

 * If you say so ... but the ru sources have both 757 and 747 in the titles ... so you can see there may be some confusion. I'll put back for review. --SVTCobra 00:16, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

 * The one with the 747 in the title is a mistake, all the others have it written correctly. Try as I might, I couldn't find any more English sources for this, so I guess we'll have to find a Russian speaker to verify this? Or perhaps you could use Google Translate? tempo di valse  00:18, 8 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Update: the source with the incorrect title has now been renamed with the proper headline, so it can be changed in the sources section. tempo di valse  00:20, 8 April 2009 (UTC)


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Talk:16 dead after U.S. helicopter crashes in Afghanistan

16 dead after U.S. helicopter crashes in Afghanistan (list of casualties)
April 6, 2005 The following is a list of casualties from Ghazni, Afghanistan, when the CH-47 helicopter crashed.

Army Cpl. Sascha Struble, 20, of Philadelphia, New York. Struble was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Camp Ederle, Italy.

Army Spc. Michael K. Spivey, 21, of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Spivey was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany.

Army Sgt. Stephen C. High, 45, of Spartanburg, South Carolina. High was assigned to the Army National Guard's 228th Signal Brigade, Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Army Staff Sgt. Romanes L. Woodard, 30, of Hertford, North Carolina. Woodard was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Camp Ederle, Italy.

Army Sgt. Maj. Barbaralien Banks, 41, of Harvey, Louisiana. Banks was assigned to the Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Army Capt. David S. Connolly, 37, of Boston, Massachusetts. Connolly was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 1173rd Transportation Terminal Battalion, Brockton, Massachusetts.

Marine Sgt. James S. Lee, 26, of Mt. Vernon, Indiana. Lee was assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 142, Marine Aircraft Group 42, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marietta, Georgia. As part of Operation Enduring Freedom he was attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Marine Aircraft Group 42, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

Army Pfc. Pendelton L. Sykes II, 25, of Chesapeake, Virginia. Sykes was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany.

Army Spc. Chrystal G. Stout, 23, of Travelers Rest, South Carolina. Stout was assigned to the Army National Guard's 228th Signal Brigade, Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Army Spc. Daniel J. Freeman, 20, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Freeman was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry Regiment, Camp Ederle, Italy.

Army Staff Sgt. Charles R. Sanders, Jr., 29, of Charleston, Missouri. Sanders was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany.

Army Master Sgt. Edwin A. Matoscolon, 42, of Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. Matoscolon was assigned to Division Artillery, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Army CWO Clint J. Prather, 32, of Cheney, Washington. Prather was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany.

Army CWO David Ayala, 24, of New York, New York. Ayala was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt, Germany.

Army Maj. Edward J. Murphy, 36, of South Carolina. Murphy was assigned to the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Camp Ederle, Italy.


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Arson charge for man who cleaned home with gasoline

April 8, 2009 🇺🇸Ernest Krajniak from Chilton, Wisconsin in the United States has been charged with arson after a lit cigarette ignited gasoline soaked clothes, setting his apartment ablaze.

On Friday April 3, Krajniak, 47, cleaned his entire apartment with about five gallons of gasoline, wiping everything down with the soaked clothes. After he was finished, he piled the soaked clothes in the center of his bedroom, lit a cigarette and then threw what was left of the still lit cigarette, into the pile.

Krajniak never called the fire department and never pulled the alarm. Instead he yelled 'fire' a few times then walked to the police station where an ambulance took him to a local hospital for the treatment of minor burns. The fire department later arrived to put out the blaze and his apartment was extensively smoke damaged. 11 other apartments were also damaged, leaving the occupants without a place to stay for at least a week.

"I should have never used that," said Krajniak during a court appearance on Monday. He admitted to knowing that gasoline was highly flammable. He was arrested and his bond has been set a US$2,500. Krajniak's next court appearance is scheduled for Monday, April 13. According to WISinfo.com, Krajniak has no prior criminal record.

The careless smoking of cigarettes has been blamed for thousands of fires across the U.S. In January 2008, an unnamed elderly woman in Buffalo, New York was receiving oxygen for medical problems in her home and lit a cigarette and began to smoke it. The oxygen coming from her mask then facilitated the ignition of her clothing, setting her on fire.

In the U.S. in 2002, only 4% of all residential fires were reportedly caused by smoking materials. These fires, however, were responsible for 19% of residential fire fatalities and 9% of injuries. The fatality rate due to smoking is nearly four times higher than the overall residential fire rate; injuries are more than twice as likely. Forty percent of all smoking fires start in the bedroom or living room/family room; in 35% of these fires, bedding or upholstered furniture are the items first ignited.


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