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User talk:Mrmiscellanious/Archive5

Detroit Lions fire coach Mariucci, two assistant coaches
Do you have any intention to expand this article further? I see little cause to move a short article about a relatively trivial item back to developing just because it's short. The decision to publish was made by the author and unless someone else feels that they actually want to expand the article, I think we should respect that in most cases.

For almost any article, there's something you could point out that could be done better. About half of the German Wikinews people are currently on a hiatus because of a user who kept unpublishing articles which they felt were perfectly fine. Wikinews needs the reward experience of publishing, and I feel that we must give that experience to new people who write stories here and not make it too hard, or they will not become productive editors in the long run.--Eloquence 22:45, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Developing can improve quality, but if there's nobody who's committed to working on the article, more often than not, it simply means the article will linger for hours or even days and then either be abandoned or posted without changes. For a news site, that's pretty lethal - we want to publish stories when they are still relevant. For a contributor, to see a story they wrote published 3 days later, when everyone else has already done follow-up stories, is even worse.

 * Quality, yes. I would be against publishing a story which has no sources, is blatantly POV or contains factual errors. Minimum length, yes. I'm against publishing one or two sentence stories. But when the original contributor writes a short piece that does not have serious failings but its length and publishes it, I think a good guideline is to leave it published unless you want to work on it. If you say you do, however, that's fine with me.

 * In practice, I'm wondering whether the current model is a bit too inflexible. Making published articles unalterable is something we mostly do because we don't want factual errors to slip through into published text. Perhaps it would make sense to create temporary copies and edit these in cases like this one. Leave the short version published, but work on a more detailed one and replace the short one when the detailed one is finished and has been checked. What do you think?

 * I don't mind, by the way, if you respond on your own talk page - makes it easier to follow threads later.--Eloquence 23:57, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

 * Here's how I think it could work: Template:Updates. The idea is that in many cases, instead of moving an article back to developing, you would edit the new version separately. This would avoid much of the friction that results from articles being "tagged" or unpublished, I think. In serious cases they should of course still be unpublished.--Eloquence 00:06, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

 * I think that the fundamental problem is how we defined "finished" and whether that is at all possible. An example is the article you just edited, Congressman Cunningham admits taking bribes, where you basically asked for more details. At the time, the article was already 3085 characters long, including a photo and four sources. I read it because it showed up in my RSS reader. I read it at the same time it appeared on CNN. That's a good thing.

 * You moved the article back to Develop. I understand your reasoning completely as in the current system, it's the only thing you can do if you think an article requires improvement of its contents. But for the primary author, this can feel like a slap in the face (notice that vonbergm called it "petty"). The kind of people who like to scream "censorship" get new fodder. And for the reader, it's confusing, too: An article appears, then suddenly disappears from the frontpage. They may wonder: Was it so bad that they had to retract it? This, too, is a reason the author may get frustrated when an article gets "unpublished".

 * In the system I propose, the article, which was already reasonable, would basically have been marked as being published, but under improvement. A reader who wants more details could check back later and see them, or even look at the process of improvement and get involved. The author would feel that you want to work with them in making the article they wrote even better -- a positive gesture. Best of all, Wikinews presents news when they are relevant, without compromising on its quality. This, I think, is an approach that uses the strengths of the wiki system to our advantage without getting its weaknesses (lack of credibility - we check the updated version before publishing it).

 * I'm a journalist. To get back to my earlier point, I could easily unpublish each and every single article that's currently on our Main Page and point out ways in which it could be improved. Beyond content and style changes, every article can further be improved by original reporting of our own. While pointing out ways in which we can improve things is essential to doing so, I favor udpating over unpublishing when it comes to articles which are factually correct.

 * If it's only stylistic changes, we already change the published version directly. Template:Updates would add a verification layer to factual updates. NPOV disputes are a case-by-case thing -- here I would say the person disputing the article must make a judgment call (this is already the case - I believe you've NPOV tagged an article without unpublishing it, for example).

 * So, I guess what I'm asking is whether you'd be willing to try such a system, or at least not be totally opposed to it. I'd like to propose it on the Water Cooler and see what other people think.--Eloquence 00:44, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

 * If the user who wants the article to be changed feels that it is so bad that it needs a complete rewrite, they should not use Template:Updates but resort to the old method. If the article ends up rewritten nevertheless, there's no reason why the updated version should not be forked into a new article. The old one could be redirected there or kept separate, depending on the situation. In both cases, the reader would be fairly clear on what happened. If it's redirected, and they visited before, they know that it's been rewritten from scratch. If it's kept separate, a link will be added to the original article, and they know that a follow-up article has been written.

 * In contrast, right now, the outside visitor has absolutely no transparency without understanding the internal workings of Wikinews. Articles appear and disappear "magically" on the frontpage, with significant changes in between, and articles are published hours or days after other news sources. This cannot be a desirable status quo, I think.--Eloquence 01:10, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for fixing all the wikilinks on my userpage. Academic Challenger 01:45, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

PR Website
I didn't really like inclding the PRZOOM site either... but... PR Newswire is a site that offers the same services and we have included it on the Reference Desk. Of course, PR Newswire is much better known. --Chiacomo (talk) 18:23, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I dunno.. You don't have to agree or disagree... It does appear, however, that everthing on PR ZOOM is user submitted -- just as PR Newswire. There seems to be plenty of "news" on both sites.... :D --Chiacomo (talk) 19:22, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

deletion of FBI before 911
You deleted this article without telling the user who created it. Now the user doesn't have a clue what happened to his article. When things magicly dissapear, generally it drives users away. please tell the user what they did wrong (on their talk page not in an edit summary). I am very doubtful that they'd know about the deletion log and go through it to find out why there article was deleted. Bawolff ☺☻ 07:59, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

thanks for postig reasoning
thankyou for posting your reasoning. Bawolff ☺☻ 20:11, 11 December 2005 (UTC)

cute paper
You might find this interesting.

Please desist from harrassment
MrM, please stop baiting Neutralizer.

"You are nothing but a disrespectful, evil troll. I hope that you never come back to Wikinews."

"If you want to make yourself look like an idiot, go ahead. But be respectful of others when you do it."

You should show some yourself.

If you don't get on with the guy, why did you post a comment on his page just recently deriding his latest story interest?

I understand you have disagreements and I don't even want to know what's at the bottom of it all, I just want Wikinews to be a place where people work on news stories, and if you don't really agree with a story, but have nothing to actually contradict it, please just keep quiet and let people work.

Perhaps you (and everyone) could have a look at some stuff from meatball wiki, which I think encapsulates well the way a wiki should work together to minimise harm, not maximise it, when people perceive disruptive behaviour on the part of other wiki users: MeatBall call their collected insights SoftSecurity -- Simeon 10:18, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

User talk pages
While you're probably right about copying from source to source, I don't see a problem with Neutralizer removing your comment from his talk page -- it's not as if your comment is important to an ongoing discussion. Removing comments from a talk page to manipulate or deceive would, of course, be inappropriate. In this case, perhaps it's best to let things go... to let sleeping dogs lie? --Chiacomo (talk) 02:39, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I see your point, of course, but in this particular case it's unimportant. Were the comment important to an ongoing discussion, I would want to make certain it was retained. Again, in this case, let's allow Nuetralizer to do as he wishes. --Chiacomo (talk) 02:49, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

You Misspelled Your User Name
Hi,

It's miscellaneous, not miscellanious. Hey: At least you learned something!

199.77.129.53

 * Gud greif, how would won fix a typa in there user kname?! -Edbrown05 01:09, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

 * via Changing username. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 01:13, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
 * useful stuff to know. -Edbrown05 01:23, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Not possible once you have more than 5000 edits, but MrM doesn't yet. -- IlyaHaykinson 01:44, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Last I checked, Mrmiscellanious was very well aware that his name is spelled wrong. —M ESSED R OCKER (talk) 01:46, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
 * I am very aware that "miscellanious" doesn't equal "miscellaneous". But, I do have to say that the word miscellaneous has absolutely nothing to do with my username, and is actually a coincidence that it came to be that way.  Then again, someone cloaked behind a proxy wouldn't know that unless they were stalking me or something.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) (contribs) 03:31, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Nice excuse. Is it an acronym? 85.226.168.107 05:12, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes. Now, if you'd stop using open proxies to communicate with me, this conversation would go much nicer.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) (contribs) 19:56, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Check my new talk page for possible rudenesses?
Oh and, uh, I think you misspelt your username. (note new siggy, too! ->)  Amgine | talk en.WN 03:37, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

edit to your comment
http://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews:Administrators&diff=next&oldid=176743

Was this you? -  Amgine | talk en.WN 04:41, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

unblock user:67.165.217.42
Blocking IPs indefinitly is a bad idea and against policy, IPs are ussually dynamic and change. Therefor I unblocked user:67.165.217.42 (Unfortunatly, since In my personal opinion he should be blocked forever.) Bawolff ☺☻ 11:36, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

 * Sorry didn't realize it was static. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 11:46, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Talk:Bush secretly authorized NSA domestic eavesdrop of international conversations without court warrants
You said:
 * You need to ask the originating user for more information, and it is not common courtesy to dismiss such a tag so unilaterally. The user feels that he has a point, and as a contributor you should respect that claim and work with him to understand what he is saying. Removing a tag because you disagree with the claim isn't being very respectful, especially when you so easily dismiss the claims on the talk page.

While I understand that you have sympathy for someone who apparently makes no effort to read the sources, I am surprized that you ask people to show curtesy toward new contributors. Maybe that is because a "contributor" in your eyes is someone whose sole edit on the main namespace is to add an NPOV flag, not someone who actually helps to write articles? The comment left of the talk page did not amount to any "actionable objection" but merely reflects that the person leaving the comment does not only not contribute to wikinews, but also does not read either the articles nor the sources. --vonbergm 00:04, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Swim-Sites
Sorry for the confusion. I run swim-sites.com and as a long time wikinews advocate and member I publish all news articles on wikinews also. I usually leave a notice on the talk page, but it slipped my mind this time. → CGorman (Talk) 17:10, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

3RR notice
Hi MrM. A user involved in a little renaming war with you a couple of days ago brought up that you had renamed a page more than three times within a 24-hour period. (1 2 3 4). The matter is settled now, and the user bringing it up went past the 3RR too, and I really don't want to stir up emotions with blocks etc, especially as the article is in the past now. But as a long-time contributor, I urge you to be very aware of the policies: your actions help set the example that others can follow. Cheers, -- IlyaHaykinson 07:32, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

46 degrees
The further south I go, the warmer it gets! I get slush! You probably have snow! Merry Christmas to you. -Edbrown05 03:54, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Spinning globe on WN:A
[Copied from my talk page] Hey, I've reverted your image addition on WN:A because of the animation; I found that the image was quite annoying, personally, and felt as if it really didn't have much to do with the page itself. I did like your analogy, however, and felt as if we could use it as a quote on the page (which I will bring up on the talk page as a suggestion). -- Mr Miscellanious (talk) (contribs) 00:43, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

 * No problem, After looking at it today I almost did the same thing. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 05:06, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

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NBC cancels "Three Wishes"

November 28, 2005

NBC has officially decided to cancel its high-rated reality show Three Wishes after only nine episodes. The network also cut back the number of season episodes for Law & Order from 24 episodes to 22.

Three Wishes, which is hosted by Christian music artist Amy Grant, was watched by approximately 8.7 million viewers upon its premiere on September 23. It continued to boast high ratings, but NBC nonetheless rescinded its order for six more episodes of the series. The final episode is scheduled to premiere on NBC on Friday, December 9 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (02:00 UTC).

In response to the cancellation of Three Wishes, many petitions have sprung up throughout the Internet and in dozens of cities. A few petitions are listed below.

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The petion part could probaly be worded better. However I have no idea how. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:10, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * 8.7 million viewers needs a source. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 05:15, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

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'Guantanamo'-style detention facility under construction on Australian Island

November 28, 2005

The Australian Government is currently building a "Guantanamo-style detention facility" - a $210 million, 800-bed Immigration Reception and Processing Centre - on Christmas Island, 1400km off Australia's northwest coast. The project has residents concerned about the prospect of having imprisoned detainees and possible terrorism suspects as neighbours.

Christmas Islanders fear the remote detention facility will be Australia's very own "Guantanamo Bay."

The island's Shire President, Gordon Thompson, says residents are also worried about the effects the controversial detention centre development will have on the island's tourism industry. "We're not building tourism based on a prison tour," he said, also voicing fears that residents would be barred from areas on the northwest point of the island. He said locals were confused and did not know if the centre would just be used for refugees or as a Guantanamo-style prison. Another resident complained that access to popular fishing and snorkelling spots on the island would be limited.

Department of Immigration (DIMIA) said that when construction of the Christmas Island facility was finished, a review was likely to be taken to close some mainland detention centres such as Baxter in South Australia. "Its (Christmas Island) only use is as an immigration reception and processing centre," said a DIMIA spokesperson.

Mr Thompson, who is opposed to the imprisonment of refugees, said the centre was being built on the island in an effort to avoid public scrutiny from mainland Australians. "It's a long way from the mainland where the lawyers and trouble-makers are," he said. "We'll be kept away from it."

A resident of eight years, two as shire president, Mr Thompson said he did not trust the federal Government because it ignored the concerns of the 1500-strong community. "There's a sense the Commonwealth will do what it wants," he said. "You've got to be a little suspicious of a government that lets its own people be held in Guantanamo Bay, like David Hicks. People here have that feeling that when something big is being built away from the media - it's not fishy, it's smelly."

Mr Thomson said the Shire council were not notified when the current Christmas Island detention centre reopened last week to detain seven West Timorese asylum seekers.

Azmi Yon, president of the island's Malay association, has lived for 37 years on the island and wants the federal Government to leave it alone. He said locals were confused and did not know if the new centre would just be used for refugees or as a Guantanamo-style prison. "We need something from them in black and white to say what it is," he said. "Tell us something, don't keep us in the dark."

Mr Yon said the island was home to a harmonious group of Chinese, Malays and Europeans who respected each other's cultures. "Why disturb an isolated and unique environment when you can (build the centre) somewhere else?" he said.

Mothballed Detention Centre Reopened

A group of seven asylum seekers were transported by DIMIA to Christmas Island last week. One detainee, his wife and infant children have been allowed to live in the community under new detainment laws. However, three other asylum seekers remain the sole inhabitants of the current Christmas Island detention centre - reopened for the seven from Indonesian West Timor on November 17.

Refugee advocates, Democrats and Greens senators said the recent West Timorese asylum seekers had been "shunted" to the remote facility at a massive cost, raising more doubts about the Howard Government's promise not to detain children.

Democrats senator Andrew Bartlett, who visited a previous group of 52 Vietnamese asylum seekers in December last year, said he was especially alarmed to learn that children were still being detained despite the Government's promise that children would only be detained as a last resort.

"We want to know exactly what the cost has been to unnecessarily fly these people over to Christmas Island and why, seeing that they managed to arrive within the accepted migration zone and should be processed here," Senator Bartlett said. "The only possible reason this family has been transferred to such a remote location is the very deliberate intention of the Government to deny these people proper processing of their claims and to prevent them from accessing adequate legal and other support. It is also assists the Government to keep the family away from media attention or public scrutiny."

Australian Greens Senator Kerry Nettle says the Government should suspend the construction of the Christmas Island detention centre and review the necessity of the facility. "At a time when the Government claims to be reforming its immigration detention system, it is increasing its capacity to lock people up," Senator Nettle said. "After the recent scandals and abuses, the public want alternatives to detention, but the Government insists on building more empty prisons."

According to Immigration Department figures provided at the November 2005 Senate Estimates:

''* The current immigration detention centres - Baxter, Villawood, Maribyrnong, Perth, Port Augusta and the existing Christmas Island facility, already have a capacity to hold 1,688 people and they have contingency places for 667 more people, bringing the total capacity to 2,355. ''

''*Port Hedland has a capacity to hold 820 people and is costing $3 million a year to be ready to reopen. ''

*The infamous Woomera Detention Centre holds 800 and costs $2.6 million to keep mothballed.

Senator Nettle said: "Australia's total immigration detention capacity is already 3,975 people. The locals on Christmas Island are opposed to this facility, yet the Government is wasting $210 million on another empty prison. Is the government planning to increase the number of people in detention and deport people from the mainland to Christmas Island?"

Environmental Concerns

There has also been environmental concerns about the development. The detention centre site is adjacent to prime "Abbotts booby" habitat, in the north-west corner of the island, and is surrounded by the Christmas Island National Park.

Endangered Abbott's Boobies nest in tall rainforest trees immediately to the north, south and south-east of the site, and their proximity puts the species at the mercy of turbulence generated by the passage of wind across the clearing.

The National Park encloses the entire range of at least 35 endemic species, more than any other Australian protected area. It is part of the network of habitats of migratory species that Australia must protect under international agreements such as the Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (JAMBA) and the China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (CAMBA).

The Wilderness Society have said, "There are several serious environmental concerns with the selection of this site, not least of which was the selection process itself, the Howard government's self-exemption from environmental scrutiny normally required under the EPBC Act, and its commitment to best practice environmental measures during construction of the detention centre."

Research has shown that Abbott's Boobies nesting within 300 m of clearings experience significantly lower breeding success than birds nesting further away. At last count, 36% of breeding sites across the island were located within this 300 m danger zone.

The centre, under construction since January this year, is not due to be operational until late 2006.


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User talk:Kriti~enwikinews

Welcome
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User talk:Lemming (usurp)

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User talk:Andrey Antonov~enwikinews

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Your account will be renamed
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 Andrey Antonov. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Andrey Antonov~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.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:13, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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User talk:Antonov Andrey~enwikinews

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

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 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
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 * Introduction - overview of the site
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 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Your account will be renamed
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Official reveals $44 billion budget for U.S. intelligence

November 28, 2005

Mary Margaret Graham, the deputy director for national intelligence collection and a 27-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, revealed the annual budget for U.S. intelligence: $44 billion. The apparent slip occurred during a talk Graham was giving at a San Antonio conference on Oct. 31. The disclosure of the number, reported in the Nov. 14th issue of U.S. News and World Report, marked the first time the figure has been revealed since 1998, when the figure was almost half its current figure, at $26.7 billion.

Steven Aftergood, the director of the Project on Government Secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists and a secrecy expert, and his group have led efforts to sue for the disclosure of the budget on four different occasions. He relayed in an interview that this is only the third time since 1947 (the year of the CIA's inception) that the intelligence community has revealed its spending. In 1997, George Tenet, then the director of the CIA, compelled by the lawsuit brought by Aftergood's group under the Freedom of Information Act, made public that year's budget: $26.6 billion. The budget was again revealed in the following year, but in 1999, Tenet reversed the policy, and budgets have since remained classified with support from the courts.

Currently, the Senate has signed off on a provision presented by Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) that would strip the security clearances of any government official, including those in Congress and on House and Senate staffs, who intentionally discloses national security secrets. A request for a roll call vote was avoided when senators Lautenberg and John Warner (R-VA) compromised, and instead, an unusual parliamentary procedure called a "standing division" was implemented to approve the addition of the provision to the defense bill. Senator Lautenberg could still have requested the "yeas and nays" -- a roll call vote. In this procedure, senators in the chamber at the time rise to denote approval. The Associated Press reports that Democrats accused the Republican refusal of a roll call vote to be a reflection that they did not want to go on record in favor of the provision, while the Republicans blamed time constraints and said that they did not want to inconvenience senators preparing to leave town for Veterans' Day.


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Wikinews talk:Article collaboration

Seems to be a duplication of the Workspace - what was the point of this page?
 * This page was originally intended to be used on requesting collaborations. —M ESSED R OCKER (talk) 01:17, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

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User talk:204.149.80.6

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Talk:'Guantanamo'-style detention facility under construction on Australian Island

We'll have to delete these images unless they're under a free license.--Eloquence 17:49, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * I think we can claim fair use at least for the map, as it is a work of the Australian government and thus subject to Crown Copyright. The second image seems to be taken by a Australian senator so might apply. Not sure about the third one though, as no real source is given. --Deprifry|+T+ 18:02, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * throw them away if you like. the third is from wikipedia. i thought i put relevant links to them. note: image tags are difficult to decipher. --elliot_k 18:07, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * interesting that you removed the WIKIPEDIA image. --elliot_k 18:27, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * re on your talk --Deprifry|+T+ 18:30, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

NPOV
This is an immigration centre, not a military/terrorist centre like guantanomo bay! --Ajdlinux 09:08, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Nevertheless according to some sources, there seem to be comparisons to Guantanamo. That said, I think your NPOV label applies, the article could use some loving in that area. -- IlyaHaykinson 09:29, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

 * The term should be backed up with a literal quote. At the moment, it seems to be something someone said, but the person is paraphrased, or perhaps the author invented it .. definitely needs attributation, and if not given as a direct quote, needs to be taken out of the headline as it is confusing for a reader. Readers will search the story for the quote it's lifted from, and not finding one, assume the author made it up. -- Simeon 12:06, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
 * It seems like the titles of at least a few articles in the sources list use the name Guantanamo. That was the source of my comment. -- IlyaHaykinson 12:08, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

 * This is a bit ridiculous. But for pedantism's sake: I've added the "guantanamo" quote. Please remove the NPOV tag now... Source: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17383831-2,00.html --elliot_k 04:59, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

It has a literal quote in the first sentence, but it doesn't identify the source.. a mistake which should be fixed. Its also wise to make some comment about the popular feelings towards immigrants in Australia. I got the impression that "this is just the government trying to prevent refugees", but its almost surely a consequence of the general Australian populations view of immigrants. Nyarlathotep 12:06, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Develop -- Housekeeping
I have tagged this article develop because it was "published" but disputed -- so it was not truly published... Don't want article to get lost. I've not read the article and I'm not making any judgement on content.
 * So whats the dispute now? Who is disputing NPOV? Why cant you remove the tag? Will take about 3-4 minutes to read the thing! Xmas Island folks have called the centre a "Guantanamo-style" facility. They said it - not the reporter... What is the problem here? --elliot_k 08:15, 17 December 2005 (UTC)
 * You should not generally expect taggers to remove the tags themselves, as those who make the most use of tags often never look at the article again until after it is published again, which necessitates having the tag removed first.
 * To be polite, you should make a serious effort to correct any problems you can find, when you remove a tag to an article which you wrote. You should *never* be banned for removing a tag as part of a major change to the article, solong as your actually addressing the tag's issue.  Of course, you could just ask another to remove the tag instead if you make only small changes & feel they are sufficent.  It's obviously also fine to "voice your opinion" on an article which you have not written, by removing a tag which you feel has been addressed by other people's edits.  You may notice that, I removed the npov tag here at the same time as I made additional NPOV complaints above.  That was just a way of saying, "It really should improve more NPOV-wize, but the specific issues which someone felt warneted the tag were addressed."  Nyarlathotep 16:48, 17 December 2005 (UTC)


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Paul McCartney slams Chinese fur practices, rules out future concerts in China

November 28, 2005

Legendary musician has boycotted China in response to a preview of  news footage that was filmed undercover at a fur market in Guangzhou, China. The footage, some of which is to air during BBC's Six O'Clock News at 18:00 GMT on November 28, 2005, shows animals (particularly dogs and cats) being thrown from the top of buses and being dropped into boiling water. McCartney's wife, Heather, also watched the footage and alleged that some footage she had seen clearly showed that the animals were alive when they were skinned. The footage, which was filmed by an investigator connected to the animal rights group, shows cats squirming in a bag before being thrown into boiling water, and then skinned in a laundrette drier-like machine.

McCartney slammed the practices, saying, "It's like something out of the Dark Ages. And they seem to get a kick out of it. They're just sick, sick people," referring to the apparent smiles and laughter of the workers handling the animals as they are killed.

He and his wife called for a boycott of Chinese goods, adding that this was unacceptable behaviour from the nation to host the next Olympics.

However, the Chinese Ambassador to London's spokesperson said that China is not to blame. "The fur trade mostly feeds markets in the US and Europe. This fur is not consumed in China. So the Americans and Europeans should accept the blame."


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Detroit Lions fire coach Mariucci, two assistant coaches

November 28, 2005

The Detroit Lions held a press conference this afternoon at their headquarters in Allen Park, MI to announce the termination of head coach Steve Mariucci, as well as offensive assistant coaches Pat Morris and Andy Sugarman, according to the Associated Press. Defensive coordinator Dick Jauron has been named interim head coach through the end of the 2005 season.

Mariucci has won 15 out of 28 games in nearly three seasons in Detroit. Before joining the Lions, Mariucci coached the San Francisco 49ers.

The Lions lost 27-7 to the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday, in their annual Thanksgiving Day game at Ford Field.


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Congressman Cunningham admits taking bribes

November 28, 2005

U.S. Representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA) pled guilty today to conspiring to take bribes in exchange for using his influence as a member of the House Appropriations Committee to help a defense contractor get business. In total he pled guilty to one count of income tax evasion and four counts of conspiracy, namely mail fraud, wire fraud, bribery of public official and accepting bribes. U.S. District judge Larry A. Burns scheduled Cunnigham to be sentenced on February 27. He is facing up to 10 years in prison and nearly $500,000 in fines, as well as forfeiture of unspecified amounts of cash and property.

In the court hearing, Cunningham admitted to accepting "bribes in exchange for performance of official duties" between "the year 2000 and June of 2005", taking "both cash payments and payments in kind" and following up by "trying to influence the Defense Department".

The federal investigation against Cunningham was triggered by his sale of his California residence to defense contractor Mitchell Wade in late 2003. However, Wade never moved in and sold the house at a $700,000 loss three quarters of a year later. At the same time Wade's company MZM won tens of millions of dollars in defense contracts. Subsequent investigations discovered more questionable business transactions, including interactions with the defense contractor ADCS. In his plea agreement he testified that, among other charges, he "demanded, sought and received at least $2.4 million in illicit payments and benefits from his co-conspirators in various forms, including cash, checks, meals, travel, lodging, furnishings, antiques, rugs, yacht club fees, boat repairs and improvements, moving expenses, cars and boats."

Cunningham announced his resignation after the hearing. In a written statement released by his law firm O’Melveny & Myers LLP he declared "The truth is -- I broke the law, concealed my conduct, and disgraced my high office. I know that I will forfeit my freedom, my reputation, my worldly possessions, and most importantly, the trust of my friends and family."


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Monday's no-confidence vote may signal end of current Canadian government

November 28, 2005

A vote of no-confidence, to be held on Monday, is expected to signal an end to the current Canadian government. The vote is to be held at 6:30PM local time in Ottawa, Ontario.

The no-confidence vote against Paul Martin's government was introduced by three of the opposition parties last week. The actual motion was proposed by Conservative party leader, Stephen Harper.


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Canadian vote of no confidence
Hi, I've tried to fix a couple of things on your article about the vote of no confidence that is likely to see an end to the current government. It'd be great if you could find another source or two and expand on the background. Canadian politics is under-reported in the rest of the world. :) Brian McNeil / talk 20:09, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

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Talk:Monday's no-confidence vote may signal end of current Canadian government

I don't know if this is appropriate to incorporate into the article but the vote can be watched live on the web at http://www.cpac.ca/forms/index.asp?dsp=template&act=view3&section_id=392&template_id=392&lang=e at 23:30 UTC. --137.122.68.144 22:05, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Typo
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Typo in title, should be moved to "...government...". --YMS (talk) 19:42, 21 July 2016 (UTC)

 * ✅ --Pi zero (talk) 04:37, 8 November 2016 (UTC)


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User:Dananderson

Here's some major websites I maintain:

 * Dan Anderson (me)
 * Sun Solaris Operating System on x86 hardware. Includes a FAQ
 * My weblog (blog) at work, Sun Microsystems
 * Yosemite National Park, California. Includes several historical books on Yosemite Valley and Sierra Nevada.
 * Carlsbad, California
 * San Diego Hotel reservations
 * California and Western U.S. Hotel reservations
 * Randy "Duke" Cunningham, U.S. Representative to Congress (CA-50). Under investigation for bribery and influence peddling
 * Bill Jones, unrepentant spammer and politician

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Talk:Congressman Cunningham admits taking bribes

This article is a little too dry, try to explain a little more rather than having many short statements as their own individual sentences (breaks the flow), examples:

 * Details on where the sentencing takes place would be nice to include here.

 * Something like this requires a larger detail rather than just a single sentence.

 * When? How?
 * Also, the individual quotes in the middle of the article are very... just not neccessary. Furthermore, the article could use a reorganization - there is little to no chronological order of presenting items relevent to each other.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) (contribs) 22:20, 28 November 2005 (UTC)

Addressed all the remarks, except "chronological order" part as I don't see how it applies. But feel free to add more background information on the charges and the dealings of Cunningham and put them into a chronological order. It should make for an interesting reading. In general the remarks seem quite petty. Next time just take a look at the sources and fix them yourself. --vonbergm 22:42, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * I'd like to, but every time I tend to edit an article - big or small - someone always accuses me of something by not discussing it first. So, which would you rather have?  --MrMiscellanious (talk) (contribs) 23:28, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
 * I guess that's true, so thank you for being considerate and never mind my ranting. :-) I still believe that moving it to develop was not really necessary as your objections/suggestions were quite small fixes. If nobody tends to your questions, then that's a different issue of course. --vonbergm 23:59, 28 November 2005 (UTC)


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Thank you. Bawolff ☺☻ 08:03, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

portal for deletion
User divol (I think) put it up for deletion because he feels it has been used for religious promotion. Ussually We only put articles on the portal if theres a big article, this allows for neutrality, the way this portal has only one-line summarys may be one of the contributing factors. please see WN:DR. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:09, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
 * If you whish for the portal to be kept, ask the voters at dr what steps they feel would be required to turn it into something acceptable at wikinews. Bawolff ☺☻image:smile.png 23:22, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Actually its already been deleted. If you feel that you would be able to make it into something that is acceptable to the general population of wikinews users, you can launch an undeletion request explaining that you are willing to address the issues with it. That would probally work. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 23:31, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

 * I've started it (Ayyavazhi)again. Please take a look and inform if it's not okey. Thank You. - Vaikunda Raja 21:40, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

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Canadian government falls in non-confidence vote

November 29, 2005 The Canadian Liberal minority was defeated 171-133 today in a historic vote of non-confidence. The minority government only survived for one year and five months. This is the first time a Canadian government has fallen on a simple vote of no-confidence. As a result of the vote, Prime Minister Paul Martin is expected to ask the governor general Michaëlle Jean to dissolve Parliament Tuesday morning. Expectations are that the election will be held January 23rd 2006 providing a much longer election campaign than usual and only the second wintertime election in Canada's history.

The leaders of all 4 major political parties in Canada made campaign style speeches after the vote. According to mainstream media predictions, the campaign will focus on the major themes contained in the 2004 federal election campaign.

This is the third time many Canadians have gone to the polls in the last 12 months with municipal, provincial and now federal elections being called.


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Warrant issued for the arrest of Ric Flair

November 28, 2005

Ric Flair (real name Richard Fliehr) has a warrant out for his arrest. According to an ABC affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina, Flair took part in an alleged road rage incident last Wednesday on Interstate 485. Allegedly Flair got out of his car and assaulted the man in front of him. Two warrants have been issued. One warrant for assault on someone's property and a second for assault on another person.


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German, Iraqi driver abducted in Iraq

November 29, 2005 A German citizen and her Iraqi driver were abducted in Iraq on Friday.

The Baghdad bureau of the German TV station ARD received a tape from the hostage-takers on Monday evening. In it three armed men are demading that Germany breaks off diplomatic relations with the Iraqi government in exchange for the lives of the hostages. The station has refused to air the tape and only released a still image.

The hostage is a 43-year old archaeologist working in Iraq. She is a converted muslim and married to a Jordanian. Her 10-year old daughter is living with friends in Germany.

The German foreign ministry has established a crisis squad and is trying to negotiate the release of the hostages. But the vice chair of the parliamentary foreign committee, Hans-Ulrich Klose, called the demands of the kidnappers "unacceptable".

Germany did not participate in the Iraq War and does not have soldiers stationed there. It is however training Iraqi police officers in neighbouring countries.

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Talk:Thai PM sues media critic for one billion Baht

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This version is way over the top on wikilinks, I cut most out as some were completely inaccurate. For example, Sondhi is not a Figurine. :-) Brian McNeil / talk 10:08, 29 November 2005 (UTC)


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Thanks for fighting that vandalism a few minutes ago. --Deprifry|+T+ 16:20, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

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First off, we really appreciate your contribution.

But sometimes users submit an article from somewhere else, not realizing that Wikinews cannot keep copy-and-paste versions of articles which are published elsewhere under a restrictive copyright. An article created in this way is a copyright violation, and Wikinews policy is to erase these even if they are excellent article ideas.

Another problem which sometimes comes up is press releases: Press releases are sometimes excellent sources, but they do not qualify as unbiased news articles so they can't be published as they are. Two key things to remember about press releases is that they're usually written to represent the viewpoint of an involved party (Thus likely running foul of our Neutral Point of View policy). And second, they are generally covered by copyright which can conflict with our open editing approach.

A better way to get an article on an exciting subject published here is to write an original article following the guidelines described in writing an article, or to write a brief explanation of the subject and include the url address of articles or websites to use as sources. If you are part of the story that the article is about, you may also wish to consider requesting an interview rather than writing the article yourself.

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Greenpeace protest disrupts Tony Blair CBI speech

November 29, 2005

Two Greenpeace protestors entered the CBI conference at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London and delayed a speech being made by the Prime Minister Tony Blair, in which he was expected to announce the consideration of further nuclear power stations to offset the increasing gas prices being experienced by industry in the UK. The protestors, wearing yellow safety jackets over business suits, climbed up into the ceiling rafters and held banners saying "NUCLEAR: WRONG ANSWER", and dropped 'radioactive confetti' onto the delegates down below.

Greenpeace threatened to make noise and throw missiles at the Prime Minister should he make his speech. They requested a ten minute speech before Tony Blair's speech, but this was turned down by the conference organisers and the speech was delayed whilst delegates moved into an alternative room in the building so that the speech could continue without disruption.


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"7th Heaven" television series comes to an end

November 29, 2005

The long-running family drama television show, 7th Heaven, will conclude the series (in production since 1996) with the 200th episode. 7th Heaven has been the WB's time slot on Monday nights at 8:00 p.m. for the past ten years, since August 26, 1996.

David Janollari, President of Entertainment for The WB, and Brenda Hampton, Executive Producer, discuss their finishing touches to the final season. Brenda Hampton states, "We owe a compelling and unforgettable final season to the Camden family and to the millions of viewers who helped grow this program into a huge hit"; and states, "Although we had anticipated this could be the last season, it was difficult breaking the news to the cast and crew," Aaron Spelling, Executive Producer, also notes, "Not many shows make it to 10 years and it's even rarer for a series to go out on top after 10 seasons."

7th Heaven achieved the top 20 viewers of The WB of all times. At the "birth of the twins" in the episode, In Praise of Women, on February 8, 1999, the show got the highest viewer ratings of 12.5 million viewers, making it number one in the time slot against all viewers.

7th Heaven dealt with several social aspects of real life situation/issues ranging from "teen suicide and sibling rivalry to violence in schools". Episodes also touched on subject matters of the Iraq War and the death of "real-life American serviceman who was killed in Afghanistan". 7th Heaven also achieved over a dozen honors and awards from various organizations.

7th Heaven had many honored guest stars such as Wayne Newton, Richard Lewis, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, and Ashlee Simpson. Other guest stars appear from other shows on the network, such as: Felicity, Smallville, Gilmore Girls, and Charmed.

Stephen Collins as Reverend Camden sincerely states, "7th Heaven has been a gift", "Plus making a bit of TV history while watching our wonderful cast grow up in real time, has been the experience of a lifetime."


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Suicide bombers blast two Bangladeshi cities

November 29, 2005

On Tuesday morning police in Bangladesh have blamed Islamic militants for what is believed to be the country's first suicide bombings. Up to ten people were killed and dozens of others injured in the two attacks. The attacks left at least 50 people wounded with many of them said to be in critical condition.

The government has accused the hardline, which wants to introduce strict Islamic law in the Muslim-majority democracy, of staging the attacks targeting the legal system. Bangladesh police have arrested six men, including a suicide squad member in different parts of the country, in the last two days.

"This is the first suicide attack in Bangladesh," stated Abdul Kaiyum, national police chief, after blasts in the south-eastern port cities of and, located near the capital.

"These were powerful homemade bombs. It seems Jamayetul Mujahideen have stepped up their attacks after we arrested many of their members."

According to Chittagong officials, a pair of set off explosives at a police checkpoint outside the main court around 9 a.m. Two police officers and at least one of the bombers were killed in the attack.

Minutes later, a bomb exploded inside a court in the city of Gazipur, about 20 miles north of the capital, Dhaka. Three people were killed and many more injured, including lawyers and court staff. Various reports assume the explosion was the work of a suicide bomber.

The attacks came two days after security was tightened around embassies in Dhaka following a faxed message in the name of Al Qaeda in South Asia. The message also threatened to blow up the U.S. and British missions, as well as other European embassies.

"Jamayetul Mujahideen is using Islam's name to kill people. The government has taken a hard stand and will now take an even harder stand," said Prime Minister Khaleda Zia during a visit to the south.

According to Majedul Huq, Chittagong police commissioner, the blasts appeared to be the work of suicide bombers, who had explosives strapped to their bodies or hidden in bags.

"The bombers apparently turned more violent as we set up checkposts trying to reinforce security at court premises," Huq said.

A wave of bombings has rattled Bangladesh in recent months after fundamentalist groups led by Afghan war veterans launched a campaign for Islamic rule based on the Shariat. The militants have often targeted lawyers. On Aug. 17, there were nearly 400 simultaneous bombings across the country. Jamayetul Mujahideen, led by Afghan war veteran Shaikh Abdur Rahman, has been held responsible for the attacks. In October, militants attacked courts in three districts.

On Nov. 14, two judges were killed when bombs were thrown at their car, and in later weeks other lawyers and judges have received threats. The Daily Star reported that Jamayetul Mujahideen has threatened to kill three judges and blow up Mymensingh Press Club.

Police say a 2,000-strong "suicide squad" has been formed from members of Jamayetul Mujahideen and two other banned groups, Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh and Harkatul Jihad.

Bangladesh is the world's third-most-populous Muslim country after Indonesia and Pakistan.


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Talk:Greenpeace protest disrupts Tony Blair CBI speech

Blair was NOT expected to announce the development of futher nuclear power stations - that is factually incorrect - where is the source for this? Blair was expected to re-open the debate about nuclear power. With comments clearly indicating that future plans would include nuclear this is not the same as 'announcing development'.


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