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New idea for community goings-on
Hi,

I've had an idea after reading User:Kinnerc/WhereToWikinews? that might make people more aware of what's currently going on on this site, what discussions are being held, where help is needed etc. I've designed a little signpost-like box that I would like to introduce as a newsletter to post on user talk pages. Of course, the majority is copied from the Newsroom, which I think people don't visit often enough. Oh yeah, and the title should probably change :-D

I would appreciate some feedback on the idea, and also I'm interested to know if you would subscribe to such a newsletter. Please go to User_talk:Stevenfruitsmaak/Goings-on.

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:47, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I'd be happy to get something like this once a week, it should also be copied to the wikinews-l mailing list.
 * Can you also put up a request for volunteers to do archiving catchup on the next issue? I'm stuck somewhere in early November and stuggling to get motivated to do a load. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:02, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Rather, I'll add it to the WN:AAA right now.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:11, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
 * sounds good. As for the mailing list, its for all languages of wikinews, but its still proablly a good idea to poast it there. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:38, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Good idea! Posting it to the mailing list could also help bring back inactive users. PVJ(Talk)(Newpages) 11:02, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

 * I would like to recieve such a newsletter. --Nzgabriel | Talk 03:06, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Me too. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  03:07, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

thanks for wroking on this neat idea, Steven! i'm happy to remain a subscriber. — Doldrums(talk) 05:25, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Yep, me too! Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 06:52, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you!--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 11:20, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

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Polish Archbishop resigns after spying revelations

January 8, 2007

Stanislaw Wielgus, the Archbishop of Warsaw, resigned yesterday after admitting to have worked for the secret police of Poland during the operation of the Communist government. At a mass in Warsaw Cathedral, the Archbishop was to have marked his formal installation. Instead, he tendered his resignation. The resignation came at the request of Pope Benedict XVI, who had appointed Wielgus one month previously.

The reaction to the resignation is mixed. Polish President Lech Kaczyński, who attended the service, applauded the resignation. Wielgus' supporters gathered outside the cathedral, yelling "Stay with us". Those opposed to the Archbishop also gathered outside, carrying banners that said "non possumus" ("we cannot allow that").

Since the late 1960s, the former Archbishop spied on members of the Church for about 20 years. After the Gazeta Polska newspaper published allegations of his actions on December 20, Wielgus denied them. However, when church officials announced they had obtained documents showing that Wielgus had willingly co-operated with the secret services, he acknowledged that the accusations were true. There is some suspicion that the documents were leaked by communists, in retribution for the Catholic Church's role in the fall of European communism.

A poll, conducted by the TNS OBOP Institute and published January 5 in the Polish daily Dziennik Polska-Europa-Świat, revealed that 26% supported the Archbishop's immediate resignation, 41% thought that he would have to resign "after some explanations", 20% believed that he should keep his position, and 13% had "no opinion".

Cardinal Józef Glemp will retain the position of apostolic administrator until a replacement is chosen.

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BrasilTelecom blocks YouTube

January 7, 2007

The largest telecom company in Brazil, BrasilTelecom, has blocked its users from accessing YouTube following a court order to shut down the popular video sharing website.

BrasilTelecom did not issue an official statement regarding YouTube, but its customers are complaining that all access to the website is blocked.

A ban on YouTube was ordered by Brazilian courts after celebrity Daniela Cicarelli sued the website for hosting unauthorized videos of her having sex on the beach. YouTube removed the videos, as is standard for videos it receives legal complaints about, but was unable to stop other users from uploading copies since it does not screen videos before they are uploaded.

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"The reaction to the resignation is mixed. Polish President Lech Kaczynski, applauded the resignation." This sounds strange. Why did they applauded the resignation?? — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  22:31, 7 January 2007 (UTC)


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User:NachoDork

There are two reasons that I am named NachoDork.

 * I love Nachos.

 * I am a dork.

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User talk:NachoDork

Welcome
, welcome to Wikinews! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. 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! Bawolff ☺☻ 23:40, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * If you're interested in audio recordings, Audio Wikinews could always use more contributers
 * And of course, stories need writing!

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Money
The Knight Foundation plans to give a total of $5 million for projects that show how online news can tranform community life. 23:33, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

 * I found a fundraising suggestions section of the Metawiki. Might be a good idea for someone to go there and suggest it. --Apartmento2 02:20, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

 * I've consequently posted it: $5 million from Knight Foundation.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:32, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Be bold and do it - create a Knight Foundation proposal and go for it. Just don't involve anyone outside the wikinews community. Meta and the WMF in general are not going to help you anywhere. Let no one stop you from submitting a proposal yourself. Dedalus 19:57, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
 * i suggest this information to be posted on the Wikinews-I mailing list. An international collaboration could be a plus,no??? Jacques Divol 20:18, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
 * i sended a message on the list Jacques Divol
 * i don't know but i think we must also contact Wikimedia board should be mandatory before applying more than meta in fact ??? no ??? Jacques Divol 20:25, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

I had a quick look on the Knight page. I am not entirely sure we fit the deal, but that looks feasible. So, here is the issue. First, if you want to make the proposal in the name of the Foundation, you indeed need the agreement of the Foundation. I have looked at the form application, there is nothing special to provide that we do not have. Danny is the grant guy of the Foundation, he knows how to make a grant request, but he is likely to know Wikinews very little. I know he has drafted several different types of documents for grant requests or sponsor requests for Wikipedia. Probably not for Wikinews. However, he may have a good deal of information you may need for the general pitch. I am sure he can help you if you are yourself *serious* about this grant request.

I would suggest that if at least a handful of people agree to work on it, and if at least one person agrees to take the lead of that project, you should go for it. Just create that Knight Foundation proposal, think about what you can ask them for (perhaps help to get some features developped ?), draft all parts of the proposal, then ask for review from the Foundation, submit in time. There is two months. If you are serious about it, go for it. If you expect others to do the work for you, drop it. You are the guys who know wikinews and know what it needs. Anthere

 * Folks, I will attempt to lead this project. I will be using the proposal page to coordinate my work.  Anyone interested in helping or leading this instead, please coordinate with me there. -- IlyaHaykinson 06:34, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Diffuz a free culture festival in Montpellier, France, pass the word !
Wikimédia France and Wikinews will attend the diffuz festival in Montpellier, France from 21 to october 28, 2006. The festival site is in French.

It's subject is the free culture : internet of course, music, with free spots to plug mp3's players in order to download legaly, concerts, speachs, videos... It's the first Diffuz.

If you know english speaking people leaving near, pass the word !

thanks

(PS : we need promotionnal material for Wikinews (and all projets not just wikipedia !, see : http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Promotion)

Jacques Divol 08:50, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Amgine has (had) adverstments if thats what you want. Eloquence also previously made a presentation at a confrence in Korea some time ago (I think) and may have some promotional material from that. OhmyNews forum discusses experiences in citizen journalism. Also may be able to derive some stuff from WN:FA, WN:FAC (and its talk page). Bawolff ☺☻ 07:39, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
 * thanks, i thought about a cheatsheet wikinews oriented, and flyer, this material don't exist on meta for wikinews. Jacques Divol 18:12, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

And I'm back
I have been away for a few days now, and have since decided to come back- both because I am addicted Wikinews and because, well Wikipedia is not just as fun as it is here. I have decided, however, to go on "Admin-probation" for some time to come (between 2 weeks to a month). The terms of this self-enforced probation are :- My thanks to users (including Jason, Brian, Thunderhead and others) for convincing me to stay. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 10:07, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Not using my sysop privileges on disputed pages, especially those that I am involved with.
 * Not blocking users whom I have had disputes with.
 * No self blocks or unblocks.
 * Not exceeding the 2RR (2 reverts in 24 hours) on any page.
 * Glad to hear it. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:42, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

 * I don't think User:PVJ59 is fit for the job. Someone sent me an alarm because of his Holocaust denial comments but I was surprised to see even more of his extremist comments like this one . I sent him a totally legitimate warning and in return I was intimidated, and was called a vandal and a troll. I happen to be WP admin so I know a bit about those. Now he removed my comments and locked his talk page . Such behavior is simply unacceptable. Humus sapiens 10:08, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I repeatedly asked you not to communicate with me on my talk-page, inspite of which you continued to harass me with your comments, leaving me with no choice but to protect my talk-page. Although this information about "alarms" being sent to certain users is very interesting. Are there any more alarms in the pipeline? If there are, we could set up a special mailing list for the same. Zeest(Talk)(Newpages) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 10:35, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

This:. Your extremism is damaging the project. FYI, talk pages are for comnmunication, and my comments were totally legitimate (and you know it). It was you who harassed and intimidated me, hoping I am a newcomer who doesn't know policies. How many potential editors have you already driven away? This has to stop. ←Humus sapiens ну? 10:58, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Comment Over 10 of this users < 20 edits have been to articles I am involved in. Zeest(Talk)(Newpages) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 10:57, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Rather than upholding our policies, you have violated a number of them today. Your outlandish behavior and extermist POV are damaging the project. ←Humus sapiens ну? 11:33, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Oscars photos -- cancelled
See Oscars 2008 co-ordination for other content.

Please don't comment yet, this is a work in progress.

Hi all, we've lost the Oscars. They refuse to accept even acknowledged they slipped during the process, let alone take the blame.

 * Summer: I went on the AMPAS press site, and changed my info to reflect Wikipedia/Wikinews, instead of Suite101.com, a site I once wrote an Academy Award column for.
 * Sept 13?: I change the info again, to be my personal contact info, instead of Wikimedia's HQ.
 * Sept 14: I recieve a "Welcome to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Press List. Your registration with the Academy Press List has been activated. You will begin receiving information from the Academy Communications department." This, despite the fact that I had already been registered with the same email address.
 * Sept 18: "Press credential applications for the 79th Academy Awards are now available. Applications will be available for download only to press who have registered for the Academy’s Press List and requested an application." I went online, hit the links, never heard anything, so I presumed they were waiting until the Nov 13 deadline to send anything to me.
 * Sept ##: I post to foundation-l, asking for California Wikimedians. One person offers their friend, who communicates intermittantly, nothing ever happens.
 * Oct 4: I post on Deviantart, expecting floods of potential photographers. No one.
 * Oct 19: I receive another message from the same person as the last. I go online, rehit the link, and on Oct 26 ask the "Communications / Awards Publicity" person to say "I'm unsure if I've properly arranged for credentials or not, I believe I've done everything suggested in this below message. Should the contact information be mine as the coordinator of entertainment photography (as the form currently shows), or that of the photographer themselves? Our photographer has completely seperate information." I received no response.
 * Oct ##: I give up on interior methods, and go to Craigslist to ask for photographers. I receive 50 submissions over four days, even though apparently 90%+ of readers marked the listing as spam. Apparently they thought it was a hoax; the listing is removed by Craiglist admins. Their loss, I thought.
 * Nov 13: The last day to take care of all of this stuff, I email the AMPAS people asking what gives? They finally respond, sometime after the workday ended in Toronto.
 * Nov 14: They say that we're not even in the database. A few emails later, they manage to find us. I explain the lack of response on their end, they ignore, and suggest I hurry up with the submission, as only a few hours are left. I plead, offering up our stats. They ignore, and offer to call me. They tell me, "all you did" was the first step. Again, I reiterate I did the first and second steps, but never got the true form for the third step. They state I didn't do the second step (clicking on one stupid link, something I did three different days) to get to the third step form. It go in circles over-and-over again, and they want to phone me to explain. I explain I'm not near a phone, and won't be until 7:15 EST, once they've likely left for the day PST. They ignore, ask again for my phone number. I give up.

That's the scenario, to the best of my memory. Tomorrow I'll see what the Golden Globes will allow. I presume the Hollywood Foreign Press flows with things better than an actor's union. -- Zanimum 02:01, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

 * HFPA doesn't need forms until December 15! It's generally regarded as second rate to the Oscars, but it's still got the cream of the crop. --  Zanimum 02:08, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Okay, forms are submitted to HFPA. I have requested 1 photographer arrival access, 1 journalist arrival access (eek, have to find one), 1 winner room video crew member access (eek, have to find one), 1 winner room journalist access, 1 winner photo room access, no one for the "deadline press journalist room", access to the photo upload room for 1 photographer with one workstation and power outlet, 0 radio journalists, 0 for the one-on-one interview room, and no truck access or technical worker access. --  Zanimum 02:31, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

 * I must say, they're website was much more straight-forward. Actually, they even have a rule that you must only submit online, as opposed to AMPAS' "anything but online" policy. Plus I've already got automatic receipts. I'll contact the top four photographers tomorrow, to ask them to switch to the Globes. --  Zanimum 02:43, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

James Hare Wikinews Contest
User:Messedrocker/Contest. Please make good use of this! Also the prize money may increase and there may be prizes for second and third place but I am not sure right now. —     01:34, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

James Doohan, Star Trek's 'Scotty', dies at 85
Image:Jamesdoohan.jpg is labelled as a problem image. Can Image:James Doohan 1980s.jpg from Wikipedia replace it? -- Zanimum 18:49, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Changed. Just as a FYI that goes on WN:ALERT where there's a section for edits to protected articles. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:01, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikinews reporting cited by press

 * Council's done A1 job, says Mihevic
 * Whatever Councillor Joe Mihevc's flaws, false modesty is not among them. The Ward 21, St. Paul's councillor, facing a strong challenge from veteran politicians John Sewell and John Adams, answered a survey from Internet site Wikinews that asked, in part, what city council decisions of the past term were the least desirable. His answer? "Ward 21 was well served by City Council, " he replied. "No adverse decisions were made."

And on my birthday too! It also appeared in today's issue of Metro Today, which often uses Torstar content. -- Zanimum 14:37, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Thats cool Bawolff ☺☻ 22:01, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * And may I add, you've done a superb job on all the Toronto election articles. --+Deprifry+ 22:24, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree, absolutly excellent job. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:26, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * neat! and a belated Happy B'day too. — Doldrums(talk) 06:44, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Thats great! Keep up the good work! — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  18:15, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks all. Guess I didn't fully say, it's not only in Metro, but in the Toronto Star, one of Canada's most read newspapers. So does anyone know if we've ever been cited before? I know we've been discussed, and Wikipedia's been cited, but never us, AFAIK. --  Zanimum 15:48, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
 * This is the first I've heard. Its possible others have (We don't have contributors everywhere to read everything ever written). Bawolff ☺☻ 23:32, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

 * See In the news! (And keep it up to date if poss) Dan100 (Talk) 15:56, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

What's wrong with Wikinews & Jimbo about citizen journalism
I'm not sure if this has been already discussed but I found two articles related to Wikinews. First one covers Jimbo Wales' opinion on citizen journalism. Second one, What's wrong with Wikinews, was written as reaction to first one. --Derbeth 11:07, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Hmm, original reporting, try that here, and you get shot down for not having sources to back up your reporting claims. I was maybe going to write a report about how MSN's "silent upgrade" from their Butterfly MSN 9.0 internet interface to the MSN 9.5 version flubbed so badly that phone support lines are swamped and the interactive on-line chat problem resolution center is off-line, perhaps over-whelmed by the traffic. So if I'm a nobody, can I report that? Hmmm. -Edbrown05 11:41, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Faith in people baby, and I dunno, this site lacks it. -Edbrown05 11:43, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

One minute, or maybe that was six months ago, we hear Jimbo say perhaps Wikinews is a synthesis of the news, now it's a work-horse? Gee, no wonder I'm confused. -Edbrown05 11:49, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * In other words, do you want real reporting or not? Wikinews needn't apoligize for being sloppy. -Edbrown05 11:54, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * 'Neat' isn't news. -Edbrown05 10:57, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I think we have a page for stuff like that, but I can't remember it. However the links (especially the second one) is intreasting. user:Bawolff

Kion okazis?
Kion okazis al Vikinovaĵo, la Esperanto-versio de «Wikinews?» La voĉdonadon por la projecto okazis je aprilo, 2005 sed ne projekto lanĉis. Mi ne estas preta gvidi tia projecto, mi ĵus mirindis kion okazis.

(What happened to Vikinovaĵo, the Esperanto version of "Wikinews?" The vote for the project happened in April 2005, but no project launched. I'm not ready to lead such a project, I just wondered what happened.) -Richard 'Doc' Kinne 17:02, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

 * It never took off / the original requested documents were never created. I'd be willing to help out with an Esperanto version - even be a member of the founding team - I just need some further tuition in Esperanto. I have a lesson here waiting to be sent off to my local tutor. --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 18:10, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

 * I was just wondering, Paul, partially because I was surprised that there was no Vikinovaĵo while Vikipedio is such a success, and partially because your presence here brought it to my mind. Perhaps with Gxangalo being up the Esperanto-komunumo didn't see a need for a Vikinovaĵo.

 * I'm semi reasonable in Esperanto, but its not a language like English where I can write in it off the cuff while I'm doing other things as what happens when I'm at work. I'm also a good team player, but I'm a lousy long-term leader so putting me in the Captain's seat on something like this, even though I brought it up, would be a first-class disaster.

 * But I was just wondering. Thanks for the answer!! -Richard 'Doc' Kinne 18:22, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Ségolène Royal News Article Is Old News
It appears to me that the news article about French politician Ségolène Royal, with her photograph, has appeared on the main page as a top news story for far too long. (I could be mistaken, but it seems to me that the story/photo has been listed as a top news story for three or four days now.)

I suggest this story/photo be removed from the list of top stories and that it be archived.

The story current reads:

"Ségolène Royal (pictured) wins the Socialist Party's nomination for President of France in next year's election to become France's first female presidential candidate representing a major party." --Skb8721 15:01, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

 * I just updated the main article (but it has been updated a few times since that story). Make sure you purge the main page cache (the link is under the top story) and / or hard refresh the site (shift or ctrl + f5 depending on your browser). Hopefully that will update it for you! --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 15:02, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Skb8721 is not asking about Wikinews main page—that story never featured there. Skb8721, it seems you accidentally came here from English Wikipedia, and  commented about the Wikipedia:In the news section on the Main Page, in particular this version .  It was indeed very old news by Tuesday, and in fact lasted on the encyclopedia main page for a week .  Shame on the Wikipedians for not writing enough encyclopedic news! --InfantGorilla 14:28, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Steward elections
There are just eight days left for voting in the Steward elections. (Voting closes on the 15th of December) There are fifteen great candidates running (including myself :)) from a number of projects. In order to vote you must have a valid account on Meta with a link to at least one account on a project where the user has participated at least three month. If you are interested in reading more or to vote visit Stewards/elections_2006-2. --Cspurrier 00:36, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

main page leads protected
have semi-protected main page lead articles following repeated vandalism. — Doldrums(talk) 10:08, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * ditto other templates used on Main page. — Doldrums(talk) 10:37, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

link to talk page on dispute tags
many article flags contain a link to the article talk page, for discussion about the tagging. atleast one of these, sources, does not always need a talk page comment to be useful and is typically added with no talk page comment accompanying it. this (debatably) holds for some other tags too (eg. npov, notnews) under some circumstances, but we currently strongly encourage adding comments. i intend to modify(see it here) atleast the sources template to hide the link to the talk page when the talk page doesn't exist. any comments? — Doldrums(talk) 08:24, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I see what you mean. You have a good point. Sounds great! Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 08:35, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
 * If you remove the link to the talk page, it will not encourage other Wikinewies to discuss changes to the articles. After all, I thought that Wikinews is an online community. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  [[Image:Flag of Canada.svg|18px|I am Canadien!]] 16:55, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
 * conditional removal. the link won't be there if the talk page has not been created. will be there if the talk page exists. (try adding to a page with no talk page and one with talk page to see how it works.) most of the time, these tags are placed on articles created and worked on by new users. to have a link to a "discussion" on the tag which leads to an empty page will confuse rather than help them, i think. — Doldrums(talk) 19:19, 21 December 2006 (UTC)


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Nick Smith responds to claims he is New Zealand's worst behaved politician

January 8, 2007

Previously Wikinews published an article where New Zealand politician, Honourable Peter Dunne claimed that the Honourable Doctor Nick Smith was the worst behaved politician in the House, "by a country mile".

Gabriel Pollard (Nzgabriel), accredited Wikinews reporter, asked Hon Dr Smith what he thought of Hon Dunne ranking him the worst behaved politician. Hon Dr Smith did not respond to the e-mail when the story was first published, but now has.

Hon Dr Smith said that Hon Dunne's way of assessing the behaved politicians is flawed. Hon Dunne only takes into account being asked to withdraw and apologise for a statement and for being asked to leave the House, both are enacted by the Speaker. Hon Dr Smith said that personal attacks, like those on Don Brash and Prime Minister, Helen Clark, are not taken into account when ranking the behaviour of politicians. "Nor do one fingered salutes, which the Speaker chose not to punish," referring to the three times when MP, Ron Mark did it.

Hon Dr Smith also has defended the time when he has been asked to leave the House, mainly because when it has happened it was because he had been trying to make the government accountable for various public interest issues. Dr Smith gave an example: "I was thrown out for disagreeing with Margaret Wilson about Dover Samuel’s not having to answer questions on the Whangamata Marina because his public comments were as a previous councillor and not a Minister (yeah right)."

Hon Dr Smith also challenges the speaker of the House, Margaret Wilson, saying that she is biased as the three top offenders on Hon Dunne's list, are from the opposition, National, Dr Smith, Honourable Tau Henare and Gerry Brownlee respectively.

"I make no apologies for taking the fight to the Government," Hon Dr Smith said.


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OR/EI
As it says in the article, I emailed him. Not sure if it is OR or EI? --Nzgabriel | Talk 00:57, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Messedrocker said that he supposes it is an interview. --Nzgabriel | Talk 01:03, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Nix the Honorable garbage. We use full names & realy position titles of real people may be mentioned with the first use, but no titles subsequently, and no vague, honorary, or useless titles like Honorable or Peace Be Upon Him. 134.157.12.17 16:50, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I believe that the politicians have earned themselves the right to have their full title and name display when their name is first mentioned, and when their name comes up again I use an abbreviated title and just their last name. You're lucky I forgot about Helen Clark, otherwise her title would have been Right Honourable Helen Elizabeth Clark SSI. --Nzgabriel | Talk 19:41, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Rt. Hon. Helen Clark is the shorter verison. I like it better. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  00:28, 16 April 2007 (UTC)


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Subway train derails in Washington, D.C.

January 8, 2007 Subway service in the United States capital city of Washington, D.C. was disrupted Sunday afternoon when a Washington Metro Green Line train derailed as it approached the Mount Vernon Square station.

Sixteen passengers were reported hospitalised, but no critical injuries were reported. All passengers were evacuated from the trains less than an hour after the incident. The Mount Vernon Square station remained closed for the remainder of Sunday, with shuttle bus service bypassing the accident scene. Travel for Green and Yellow line passengers was delayed by 20 minutes during clean up and accident investigation. Normal service on Metrorail resumed on Monday.


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Welcome
Hi, welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contributions; I hope you like the place and decide to stay! I see that you've been contributing to articles about Canada. If you're Canadian, you may want to take a look at the Canada portal, and the Canadian Workspace. If you haven't done so already, you may want to create an account.

By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:25, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

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User:DL+1613

Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Wikinews newbie, with other things on the go, so will see how this account develops. DL+1613 01:34, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

mystery zone

super secret hideout

ultra concealed phantom ops

no peeking!

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User talk:DL+1613

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About your Michael Vick article
I just wanted to let you know that I'm redirecting your article to a Michael Vick category. That's the typical way we do a list of "all the articles about..." Just FYI. :) irid:t 14:33, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Your articles
You are doing a good job so far on your articles. However, I would recommend, instead of leaving ready on your articles and waiting for others to review them, to publish them. A few of them could have been published after you created them but they were not. They were published many hours later, and that's bad because news gets old.  —Fellow Wiki  Newsie 02:13, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

Canada portal
I didn't remove your first lead, but I did swap out the second lead (which hadn't been updated in a while) with my interview. When you have a chance, read it and tell me what you think! TheCustomOfLife 03:28, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Obits...
Any chance you could consider doing these on a weekly basis?

You may be also interested to note that there are some pre-written obits in the Story Preparation area... ShakespeareFan00 12:40, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

Well done. I think the collection of obituaries is a good idea. --User:Anonymous101 Talk 15:53, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

(Response to message on my talk page) Don't worry if you can't do it weekly, just coming up with the idea is good. If you want me to hakp expand and add more obituaries I will happily do it. --User:Anonymous101 Talk 15:56, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Testing
Test to see if the SineBot will sign this already-signed tp comment. DL+1613 02:58, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

Concernign obits:
There is an entire page of ones that need at the very least stubbing out

See Story preparation/Obituaries

If you could assist :)

ShakespeareFan00 01:45, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Wikinews Bulletin
 Anonymous101 (Talk) 21:33, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

News briefs:April 08, 2008
Could you please explain to me why you have tagged my transcript as a Copyvio? --Munchkinguy - (talk) 03:04, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Men's News Daily is pretty much a mirror of our content. I wonder why you tagged it as such myself. TheCustomOfLife - (talk) 03:08, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. That's the second time today. First time was a Speedy Deletion on the same page. Talk about a welcome back :-\ --Munchkinguy - (talk) 03:19, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Wikinews Bulletin
Here is the latest Wikinews bulletin. Enjoy!

Anonymous101  12:30, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Hockey
Wow...thanks for the Hockey article for the 18...I liked to be able to catch up a little. I am a hockey fan, but I am not a good sports writer :-P So thanks...BTW I like the layout. You might want to add a little more information about the select sections that you wrote about to add a little more to the article, but other than that, I quite like it. Good job :-) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 03:38, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Stanley Cup Final game 5
The article looks fine, in my opinion. It was quite a game :) b2xiao talk 23:48, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

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User:JBradHicks~enwikinews

J. Brad Hicks is a native of Saint Louis, Missouri, and except for four years away at college and two years living full time in an RV, has lived there all his life. He self-identifies as a working-class intellectual. As of August 2006, he is 46 years old. Widely read, his interests include ancient Greece, countercultures, current events, the fiction of H. P. Lovecraft, Neopaganism, parties, politics, polyamory, and science fiction.

In 1982 he earned a Bachelor Arts in Mathematics/Computer Science from Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. He most recently worked as a telecommunications fraud analyst, having previously worked as a stock clerk, an electrician, a teacher, a computer programmer, a LAN/WAN engineer, a consultant, president of a non-profit civil rights organization, a licenced professional security officer, a hotel detective, and a sole proprietor of a short-lived traveling special-event souvenir stand selling "mind machines."

A registered Democrat and occasional Democratic Party volunteer, his politics are best summarized as "left libertarian," equally suspicious of large-scale concentrations of power whether financial, corporate, or government.

Brad Hicks first achieved limited Internet notoriety as the original sysop of a FidoNet BBS called WeirdBase, the author of pro-Pagan propaganda pamphlets such as "A Little Less Misunderstanding," the developer of the original HyperCard case-change XFCNs, a past contributor to Telecom Digest, the author of the (former) Low BS Guide to St. Louis website, and past editor of the Mind Machine FAQ. He is currently working on a proposal for a book on history and theory of the idea of "forbidden lore."

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moved editorial here
hi thanks for contributing to wikinews. do note, though, that Wikinews:Content guidelines do not permit opinion or commentary by Wikinews contributors in its articles. i have therefore deleted the article, and copied its contents below. i have also removed the personally identifiable information present in the article. do consider carefully whether you wish to reveal such information online. — Doldrums(talk) 06:53, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Remove hoardings it may reduce accidents and save power utilization
Now a days police is setting a rule of wearing helemet while driving two wheeler to get less injury to head but the main cause to occur accodents is many people watch cutouts and hoarding which are placed in junctions and on each and every road side.there intention is to attract the the passengers they will place the celebritiies photos and to some extent exposed girls photos the passengers who are passing by the side definately his/her concentration will be distrubed and it may lead to accident's.

police and high court is sayiny to wear hellemet to overcome the injury but not the accidents.

there is another problem with these hoardings is there will be lot of power consumption.here there is no powerr of proper utilization then why we need to waste it.

please respond to it and get a revolution on it.

sudarshan reddy [personal information removed by User:Doldrums] sudarshan.soft@gmail.com

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User talk:212.40.114.91

deleted article, (help poor)
Hi, I deleted your article, as it is an ad. No matter how good the cause is, Wikinews is not an advertising network. We only report on news events. Perhaps however you could request an interview about how you help the poot, and that might happen, but a simple article with a link isn't. Happy editing, and feel free to ask any questions you may have. Bawolff ☺☻ 08:22, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Darfur declares Swedish Foreign Minister unwelcome

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Le ministre des affaires étrangères suèdois persona non grata au Darfour has to be replaced by:  Le ministre des Affaires étrangères suédois persona non grata au Darfour

Article is protected, so I couldn't update. Hégésippe | ±Θ± 11:45, 8 January 2007 (UTC)


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Talk:Sri Lanka's foreign minister killed in sniper attack

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 *  Le ministre des Affaires étrangères srilankais a été tué
 *  O Ministro das Relações Exteriores do Sri Lanka foi assassinado

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Austrian students protest new government's student fees plan

A crowd of about 250 activists from the (Österreichische Hochschülerinnen- und Hochschülerschaft, ÖH) as well as the Organisation of  (Verband Sozialistischer StudentInnen Österreichs, VSStÖ) quickly reacted to the announced forming of the new Austrian coalition government by starting a demonstration in front of the, the largest in the country.

Specifically, the demonstration protested against the proposed plan of enabling students to do community service work at a rate of 6 (about  7.6) per hour to work off student fees of about EUR 372 (about USD 475,8) per semester. These fees were introduced under the government of chancellor, which ruled Austria from 2000 on.

The protest started directly in front of the university buildings on the famous. Protestors blocked the street by sweeping the street, symbolising the work students have to do in order to study. They proceeded to the headquarters of the SPÖ, where they chanted "Who betrayed us? Social Democrats!", and later to the building. After this, they announced to go to the ÖVP headquarters, when this reporter had to leave the scene.

On October 1, 2006, a new was elected. The narrowly won the election, while the ÖVP suffered severe losses and fell to second place. Since then, intense negotiations between the two parties about a coalition have taken place and presumably ended today, when at 13:30 hours, SPÖ leader and ÖVP leader Wolfgang Schüssel announced the finishing of negotiations and conciliation of the two parties in a new government, which is to be sworn in by   on January 11.

One of the deals struck today between the SPÖ (who called for the complete abolition of the controversial student's fees during the election campaign) and the ÖVP calls for legislation enabling easier access to and higher scholarships, as well as reforms in the student loan system and, most visibly, a system whereby students will be able to work in organizations providing social and community services. For this work, they will receive EUR 6 per hour. The total fees for one semester amount to EUR 372; this means a student will have to work 62 hours per semester to fully pay the fees.


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Natural gas odor permeates New York and Jersey Cities

January 8, 2007

A strong odor of natural gas permeated through parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and early this morning. Authorities assert that there is no cause for alarm and assure the air quality, though smelly, is safe enough to breathe. New York City's Health Department, the, and are still on the scene.

In a press conference, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says that a small gas leak at Bleeker St. and Sixth Av. "could not account for a smell so pervasive throughout the city". trains were temporarily suspended from, to the 33rd St. terminus, and an control tower at West 4th St. was also temporarily shut down.

"Sensors do not show any high concentration of natural gas that would cause concern" continued Bloomberg. "We want to take our time and make sure we don't get the wrong information. We cannot speculate, but these are the facts: the smell is there, we don't know the source, and it doesn't appear to be dangerous."

Some buildings in Midtown Manhattan were evacuated as a safety precaution, and systems in the area have been brought back online. Jersey City EMTs report that seven people have been taken to hospital, but it is unclear if it is a direct result of mercaptanline inhalation.

reporter Juliett Poppa has been reporting along 34th St., commenting that the odor was most noticeable around Fifth Av., but has now dissipated. Radio announcer Lee Harris added that the odor was noticeable even in their Broadway and 57th St. studios. During an interview on air, a Con Ed spokesman said that no gas leak has been found.

"We've had reports as far north as 96th St. on the West Side and 130th on the East" said one NYC operator  (This was during this journalist's report of a gas smell at 205th Street.)

Natural gas supplied for domestic and commercial use is odorless. Mercaptan is added to give natural gas its distinctive smell as an aid to leak detection.


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I created this article, reporting as an eyewitness to the protests. My name is Florian Prischl, I am a student at the University of Vienna and happened to read a live news feed at http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=2718669, where the announcement of the protests was mentioned. I quickly took to the street and took some photos and videos (to follow in the evening).

Category and link
edit protected Please add this article to Category:Vienna and localize the link of the same name. Thank you. Green Giant (talk) 23:52, 27 October 2015 (UTC)
 * cat'd and w-ized. --Pi zero (talk) 03:02, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

Unclosed DIV
editprotected The 'clear' used just before the sources sections, is unpaired. Was this meant to be paired with a closing DIV immediately? ShakespeareFan00 (talk) 18:41, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
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Talk:Sextuplets born in Vancouver, Canada

This is my first submission to Wikinews, so it's more of a test than anything else although it IS a news story and it isn't yet in Wikinews. (Wikipedia User:Dzubint) 68.146.221.56 15:31, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

It needs a LOT of expansion, but currently all the media outlets are not reporting many details due to BC's privacy laws... I imagine that there will be some press conferences later today since this is going to be a big BC and Canadian news story. Dzubint 15:53, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

FYI: I added a link to this news item in the Wikipedia "Multiple Births" article Dzubint 13:35, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

-Could someone put info from this article into it? I'm not a good wiki-editor.. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-sextuplets17jan17,0,415452.story?track=mostviewed-homepage

TYPO There's a typo in the first line: "born on on the weekend of January" - on is repeated twice. I would correct it, but the article is locked. I hope that helps.Hroswith 22:42, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * i have added it to the archive change page. Thanks for bringing it up.--Markie 22:46, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Fixed :) — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  22:46, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * that was quick, any chance of the change i requested 2 days ago or so being done. its listed on AAA.--Markie 22:48, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I am praticly on Recent Changes all the time on Wikinews, thus the reason why I was so quick :) — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  22:50, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * so any chance of the wii change??--Markie 22:51, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * yes. i am doing it at this moment. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  22:52, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
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Sextuplets born in Vancouver, Canada

January 8, 2007

Canada's first sextuplets, four boys and two girls, were born on the weekend of January 6th 2007 at the B.C. Women's hospital in Vancouver. The first baby was delivered vaginally, while the following 5 had to be removed by emergency caesarean section.

Dr. Liz Whynot, the Women's Hospital president said the first baby was delivered around 8:30 p.m. Saturday night, with the others born early Sunday. Whynot said the parents "... understand there is a lot of public interest in the birth of their babies, they are feeling overwhelmed. So they're asking for their privacy to be respected."

The children weigh about 800 grams each. The mother was reported to be in her 25th week of pregnancy and the babies will require a period of time in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit as most pregnancies last 40 weeks.

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Talk:Technology

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Hello. I go to South Dearborn Middle School in Aurora, IN. I am doing extra credit work and i need some help. Can you plz help me wit more info?

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User talk:Dzubint

If you want to talk to me, try my User Talk:Dzubint page on wikipedia as I am more likely to read it daily there. Dzubint 15:56, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Collaboration request
I tagged the article with expand, which automatically lists it at collaboration. You may re-add it manually if you still require help after the expand-tag has been cleared.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 16:49, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Natural gas odor permeates New York and Jersey Cities

What is an "On-air locutor" ?
 * The person who reads the news on the air. ▪ NeoAmsterdam TalkEdits 17:45, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Oh, you mean, radio announcer?
 * Yes, "announcer". Sorry, I was thinking in Spanish at the time. ▪ NeoAmsterdam TalkEdits 21:12, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Please merge: Misterious odor all over Manhattan. Where are the notes to this article?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:52, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

OR?
So, where are the original reporting notes? If they are not provided by tomorrow, then I'm removing the tag. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:48, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 * OMG, it would lose the OR tag. -Edbrown05 02:37, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Neo sometimes writes with a something or other, and is surely an an original reporter... not that that matters. -Edbrown05 02:42, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Notes?, Sophie has the notes, and I hope she knows what to do with them. -Edbrown05 03:16, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
 * More likely, Neo just reports. -Edbrown05 03:39, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
 * This "notes" policy is new to me - the last two original/on-the-scene reports were the NYC transit strike and the Inwood kidnapping (see my contrib list), and nobody mentioned anything about this policy.
 * That said, I do have the audio recording in AIFF, Ogg, and MP3, and I have a few questions regarding upload on my user talk page.
 * Finally, if it turns out that this article is deemed not to be original, would you please allow me to remove the tag? ▪ NeoAmsterdam TalkEdits 21:12, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

BUT
What the hell was it? Was there any areas of concentration? What's being done to look into it?
 * It is still being investigated. ▪ NeoAmsterdam TalkEdits 21:17, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Natural gas is odorless
please refer to this page for a comment in french explaining this: http://fr.wikinews.org/wiki/Une_odeur_de_gaz_naturel%2C_d%27origine_inconnue%2C_flotte_sur_Manhattan%2C_Brooklyn_et_Jersey_City 87.65.111.205 12 January 2007, 10:08 (CET)

Question
I have a question...Does natural gas make you fart? I farted 21 times while sitting down on my chair (yes, I counted...) So does it make you fart?James chen0 22:29, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * evidently,

Adding Category:Michael Bloomberg
This article is missing the Category:Michael Bloomberg tag, may someone with sufficient permission please add the tag. Cocoaguy (talk) 17:53, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

✅ --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 18:45, 1 January 2010 (UTC)


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Accusations Tigger threw punch fill airwaves as teen claims neck injuries

January 8, 2007

A family has a video of what they claim to be "Tigger" punching their son. Visiting the Disney-MGM Studios on Saturday, Jerry Monaco Jr. of New Hampshire alleges that Tigger purposely punched him without provocation. The footage was caught on the family's video camera, and the Monacos and their attorney are demanding an apology from the actor.

The costumed character actor at the time was employee Michael J. Fedelem.

The contact between the actor's mitted hand and the teen's face is brief. The video shows the following sequence of events:
 * Monaco Jr.'s left arm is moving behind Tigger, while Tigger's right arm is on Monaco Jr's shoulders.
 * Tigger abruptly moves his right arm down and around, sweeping Monaco Jr.'s left arm off of his back, pinning Monaco Jr.'s arm to his body.
 * Tigger then starts rotating clockwise, wherein Tigger's left arm moves across his body. It appears that Tigger briefly pulls down on his chin, in what looks like a move to possibly prevent the head from flying off.
 * Monaco Jr. stumbles, in combination with his arm being pinned and Tigger's rotation.
 * Tigger's left hand appears to hit Monaco Jr.'s head or face.
 * Monaco Jr. appears to hit Tigger in the head area with his free right hand.

The footage is very brief. It shows little before or after the punch, a total of only four seconds.

Jean Erik Redrupp, General Manager of Park Operations, stated to Local 6 that "I just wanted to follow up with you and let you know that we have spoken to the cast member in question and have reacted very strongly toward him."

Monaco Sr. told the station that "The general manager apologized to me. Everybody will come up and apologize to me but Tigger. He won't be a man about it and get out of the costume and come out and apologize to my son. I didn't want VIP treatment. I didn't want an extra day at Disney. I didn't want any of that. I wanted him to apologize and that is the one thing that they won't do." In the statement, he did not clarify whom "everybody" was.

Both Disney and the Orange County Sheriff's Office launched investigations on Saturday. Fedelem has been suspended by the company until the investigation is complete. Disney commented in a statement to CBS News that: "We received the complaint alleging that a character struck a guest; guest and character altercation is not tolerated. The Orange County sheriff is launching an investigation and we are conducting our own investigation and we have suspended the cast member pending the outcome."

Monaco Sr. took his son to the hospital the night after the altercation. Monaco Jr. claimed that he had neck pains. "I'm a little sore and most of the pain is gone because I have medicine," he told the CBS Early Show today.

In footage, Monaco has no visible bruising.

The videotape was in regular rotation on news stations on Sunday and Monday. As of 4:00 pm ET 8 January 2007, Google News listed over five hundred news outlets filing stories on the incident.

Pooh once subject of similar attention
A 1981 case tried Winnie the Pooh, a character from the same series of cartoons as Tigger, was viciously slapped. The incident, which happened three years prior, was alleged to have resulted in bruising, recurring headaches, and possible brain damage.

Costumed character actor Robert Hill was the first witness in the case. He testified that the costume severely restricted his vision and movement. He recalled that the girl was tugging at his costume from behind. Turning to see who it was, he accidentally struck her ear.

The Disney attorney reentered the courtroom in costume, with Hill in costume. Hill responded to questions while on the witness stand. Pooh was asked "What do you do at Disneyland?" Hill danced down the courtroom aisle, causing the audience to burst into laughter. The judge stated, "Have the record show that he's doing a two-step." The comical procedure demonstrated the arms on the elaborate costume were too low to the ground to slap the girl at her then height.

After 21 minutes, defendant Robert Hill was acquitted on all charges.

Similarly in 1976, a women filed a lawsuit claiming one of the Three Little Pigs ran up to her at the "It's a Small World" attraction, grabbing at and fondling her, it supposedly exclaimed "Mommy! Mommy!" As a result, she claimed to have gained 50 pounds, seeking $150,000 in damages for assault and battery, false imprisonment, and humiliation.

The plaintiff dropped charges after Disney's laywers presented her with a photo of the costume, which had only stubs, not operable arms.

Previous Tigger accused, acquitted
Another Tigger performer, Michael C. Chartrand, was prosecuted on criminal charges. A 13-year-old girl and her mother both claimed he fondled their breast while posing for a photo, while visiting the Magic Kingdom on 21 February 2004. Arrested in April, Chartrand was charged with lewd and lascivious molestation of a child and simple battery. Twenty-four more complaints were logged with authorities in the following week, however each lacked sufficient evidence to press charges.

A plea bargain found him not guilty after Mr. Chartrand's attorney, Jeffrey Kaufman, donned a Tigger costume to demonstrate its limited visibility and maneuverability to the jurors. He was allowed to return to his job by August.

The same actor was later suspended after "shoving" a male and a female Kodak photographer in the chest as Goofy. His lawyer from the previous case felt this was just part of the act, and not unnormal. He also stated to his client that as a tall character actor at a Disney Park immediately following the court case, "he would be a walking bull's-eye" for such accusations.


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Scorpion found on flight to Toronto, Canada

January 8, 2007

A man who visited Costa Rica who was on American Airlines flight 1552 from Miami, Florida to Toronto was stung by a scorpion on Sunday. The scorpion was from Costa Rica, where the man was on a camping trip with his brother.

The scorpion crawled out of the man's carry-on knapsack. Then, the scorpion stung the man, who is believed to be in his 20s or early 30s. Flight officials immediately delayed the outbound flight. The man was treated by paramedics and was taken to hospital.

Later, the scorpion was killed. Animal control officers said the scorpion was a non-lethal species.

"We delayed the outbound flight and searched the cabin of the aircraft to see if we could find any more, which we did not," said John Hotard, a company spokesman in Fort Worth, Texas. "This is rare. I'm not aware of a scorpion stinging a person on any of our flights before."

"We've had cases where passengers have brought critters on board in their backpack and they get out and crawl around, but it's rare," he added.

They arrived safely at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. The flight back to Miami was delayed by less than an hour.

When the flight resumed, the pilot said: "Welcome to Scorpion Flight 1011."

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Sudan may allow joint UN/AU forces in Darfur

January 9, 2007

Mustafa Osman Ismail, Sudan's Presidential Advisor, opened the possibility of allowing some United Nations peacekeepers into its troubled Darfur region. Ismail admitted that the African Union Commander in Darfur could request non-African troops if he decides that current troop numbers are not sufficient. This would allow forces from organisations such as the UN to send troops there at the Commander's request. When asked whether this would lead to UN troops in Darfur, Ismail replied "You are right."

While the region is currently overseen by 7,000 AU troops, hopes indicate that a joint venture might see as many as 17,000 UN and AU troops deployed, in addition to 3,000 police officers.

Sudan had previously rejected UN Security Council Resolution 1706, which authorised 22,500 UN peacekeepers to handle the Darfur conflict. Since the start of the conflict, 200,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million driven from their homes.


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"In the statement, he [Monaco Sr.] did not clarify whom everybody was."
That's lame. The previous paragraph describes/explains quite well who "everybody" is.

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 * No, no it doesn't. Show me where it mentions anyone other than the park manager? --  Zanimum 15:01, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Should we include a section on this?
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0ifdL7aegg Walt Disney World employee dressed as the character "Tigger" is accused of hitting a kid, but is that the whole story? VIDEO]--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:59, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

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Number of breaches during New Zealand's end of year exams

January 9, 2007

Wikinews has acquired, under the 1982 Official Information Act, documents that show how many breaches of exam rules occurred during New Zealand's end of year National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) exams in 2004 and 2005. The breaches includes all levels: level one, level two, level three and scholarships.

During the external exams, the supervisors have to report all breaches of the rules. Those breaches are then given a punishment, which includes a written warning, exam results from a subject being withheld, all exam results being withheld for a year or banning the student from sitting any external exams the next year which has only ever happened once. The student was banned for constant breaches of the rules and constant disruptions in numerous exams. If a student causes disruption to other students during the exam, that student can expect harsh penalties as New Zealand Qualifications Authority say they consider a disruption very seriously.

In the first year of NCEA, 2004, a total of 129,853 students took part in external exams and of those, 186 breaches were filed by supervisors. 89 of those students had some subject results withheld. And, bringing the total to 90, one student had all results withheld and was prevented from sitting exams the next year.

In 2004 "Accessing Information or Materials" rules included, bringing in own paper which happened 13 times; using an electronic translator, 17 times; using a mobile phone, 18 times; bringing in notes, 41 times; using book(s), once. Rules relating to "Influencing/Assisting or Hindering" are, disturbing or communicating with other students, which happened 11 times and 26 times respectively. "Not following Instructions" rules are, drawing or writing rude notes on the answer paper, happened 20 times; continuing to write after exam has finished, eight times; listening to a music player, four times; prematurely starting the exam, four times; refusing to stay under supervision, two times; cheating (includes attempts to), 12 times; altering an answer booklet then getting it reconsidered, once. An Information Management external exam had to be held over several sessions due to low resources. All students were required to remain in a secure environment for 30 minutes after the exam following theirs had started, two did not which was considered a breach of the rules. And seven peoples' submitted portfolios had authenticity issues.

"Forms of Misconduct" was changed in 2005, so the definitions have slightly changed.

Out of 132,241 students sitting exams, 208 of them broke the external exam rules.

95 of those students had some of their results withheld and only one person had all of his exam results withheld, for a year. The other students, 112, received written warnings.

89 students were investigated for "Accessing Information or Materials"; 13 for having a cellphone with them; 40 for having notes in the exam; 13 for copying, or attempting to copy, other students work and four were investigated for altering their answer booklet and then having it reconsidered. 70 students were investigated for "Not following Instructions"; 47 for writing rude messages on the answer booklet and/or drawing rude pictures. 14 students were investigated for "Influencing/Assisting or Hindering". 29 students were investigated for "Performance Based Authenticity", which is where a group of students work looks very similar to the other.

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I got, as it says, the document under the official information act and I rang up the senior media advisor. --Nzgabriel | Talk 05:48, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
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Prince Laurent of Belgium testifies in marine fraud case

January 9, 2007

Prince Laurent of Belgium, the youngest son of King Albert II of Belgium, has been questioned last night by the federal police and is attending today's court session in Hasselt in a marine fraud case that has gripped Belgian media since last December. He arrived in a Smart car and was accompanied by his lawyer and former politician Fred Erdman. The case turns around funds of the Belgian Navy that have been used to beautify the Prince's villa in Tervuren. The Prince is expected to testify this afternoon.

In total, € 2.2 million was supposedly diverted from the marine's purchasing services using false invoices. Roughly € 185 000 was allegedly used to paint the Prince's villa, install lights in the garden, for the purchase of carpet and furniture, and for his secretariat and for animal clinics the Prince supports via his Foundation. Twelve marine officers and contractors are being accused of document fraud, collusion, bribery, embezzlement of government money etc. and could face 10 years in prison. The money was part of the budget that wasn't spent at the end of the year, and which would flow back to the government if the army didn't spend it.

The Prince, who is also an officer in the navy, is being treated only as a witness in this case, there have been no charges against him. The Attorney General in Hasselt Marc Rubens has said that there are no elements in the investigation that point to the fact that Laurent was aware of the affair, however several accused have contested this in the press. Technically, the villa is not the property of the Prince himself, but of the Royal Gift, which manages the real property of the Royal Family.

During his interview by the police last night, Prince Laurent stated that he needed funds to renovate his villa, and that Noël Vaessen, his adviser, told him the Navy could help him. The Prince stated that he thought it was legal, and that he had no reason to doubt his adviser.

Ex-Colonel Noël Vaessen was an adviser of the Prince between 1993 and 1999. Vaessen has declared in the media during the last month that the Prince actively participated in the fraud, and that he fears a cover-up. He said that the Prince was a demanding party in the operation, and that "he knew that we were arranging things to make his life and his work as comfortable as possible." According to Vaessen, the Prince was in need of money to support a royal lifestyle, and "didn't even have enough money to buy food."

In 2001, Vaessen was discharged with honour from the army "for medical reasons", but Defence Minister André Flahaut is investigating if there was no agreement to give him his pension in exchange for the fact that he wouldn't incriminate the Prince. Vaessen also accused the Prince of other things, such as racing against the high-speed train TGV on a French highway. He has also incriminated Admiral Herteleer. Captain Johan Claeys, one of the accused, studied with the Prince and worked at the facturation services of the Navy in 1998 and 1999. One of the accused contractors, Marc Luypaerts, has told the press that the judge responsible for the investigation in Hasselt had forbidden him to speak about Prince Laurent.

Laurent's status as a Prince has several judicial consequences for the trial. In Belgium, it's against the law to incriminate the Royal Family during a trial. Also, the Prince is protected from judicial pursuit because he is also a Senator by law. Justice Minister Laurette Onkelinx has issued a Royal Decrete, which the King has signed while on holiday in Napels, which would make it possible for Princes to testify in a trial.

However, Public Prosecutor Erwin Steyls has chosen to have Laurent interrogated by the police last night in Hasselt. This was the first time during the last six years of the inquiry that the Prince was questioned. Today in the court, the Prosecutor defended the act of having him questioned outside the trial, saying that there were several procedural issues. First, the subpoena for the Prince wasn't issued in time to be legal. Second, the details of the protocol to hear the Prince in court were not explained in the recent Royal Decrete, making it worthless -something Minister Onkelickx denied. Thirdly, nobody can be forced to testify against himself, and if the Prince were to make false statements under oath, he could only be sued for perjury. However, the court has decided to let him testify anyway this afternoon.

During the last month, the case has caused a several spin-off discussions in Belgium. One of the surprises during this period was the King's Christmas Message, in which he referred to the case. The regional governments are now investigating and discussing their donations to the IRGT/KINT, an environmental organisation supported by Prince Laurent. But there is also an ongoing debate over the position of the Monarchy in Belgium. Some politicians are suggesting to limit the role of the Monarchy, and other think that only the King and Queen, the Crown Prince or Princess and the widow(er) of the King or Queen should receive state funding.


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U.S. Nuclear submarine collides with Japanese tanker

January 9, 2007

A U.S. nuclear-powered collided with a Japanese  in the  late last night. Only minor damage to the tanker and no serious injuries were reported.

The submarine collided with the stern of the Japanese oil-tanker, causing minor damage to the tanker. No personnel on either vessel were seriously injured, US Navy and Japanese government officials said.

The straits of Hormuz connect the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea and is a major waterway for oil tankers.

Immediately after the incident the tanker was able to continue to nearby port in the. The tanker is owned by Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Ltd.

The Japanese government was informed of the incident soon after by the Navy and the U.S Embassy in. They have requested that the U.S investigate the cause of the incident.

The recent incident is a stark reminder of the February 2001 incident when a U.S. Submarine rammed into a Japanese fishing vessel in waters off, killing nine people.


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User talk:Xjosephx~enwikinews

joseph holberry is not a mere man, hes more of a god.

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Hello,

The developer team at Wikimedia is making some changes to how accounts work, as part of our on-going efforts to provide new and better tools for our users like cross-wiki notifications. These changes will mean you have the same account name everywhere. This will let us give you new features that will help you edit and discuss better, and allow more flexible user permissions for tools. One of the side-effects of this is that user accounts will now have to be unique across all 900 Wikimedia wikis. See the announcement for more information.

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Xjosephx. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Xjosephx~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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User talk:208.39.151.150

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Hindu Holy Men in India threaten to boycott Ganges River Festival because of pollution

January 9, 2007

India's yearly pilgrimage to the Ganges river, worshiped by Hindus as the goddess Ganga, is the worlds largest gathering of people, with around 70 million participants, dwarfing other religious pilgrimages. However, raw sewage from Varanasi has raised the levels of fecal coliform bacteria to 1.5 million times that safe for drinking.

This year thousands of Hindu Holy Men, also known as sadhus, threatened to boycott festivals during their pilgrimage to the Ganges, where their rituals involve washing away their sins by bathing in the water. The sadhus say that the pollution level must be corrected by January 12, 2007.

A sadhu named Hari Chaitanaya Brahmachari said that, "Millions of people are taking baths in this river because Hindus consider the Ganges a pious river. But the fact is they are taking a dip not in river water but in effluents discharged from factories ... If (the) Ganges is not cleaned within next few days, I will take jal samadhi," which is a suicide ritual.


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User talk:200.119.238.195

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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! — Doldrums(talk) 17:40, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

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