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Attacks against Ethiopian troops in Kisimaayo
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  06:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

At the end of the article is the notice This article incorporates text from http://www.misna.org/news.asp?IDLingua=1&id=177620, which has a license that is compatible with Wikinews.

However, the license is not compatible with Wikinews'. MISNA's editor-in-chief via email told me that it is not okay substantially modify MISNA's work. The content cannot therefore be under CC-BY-SA 2.5, I believe. Please see the Talk Tomos 00:54, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Has been listed on proposed deletion.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 01:09, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
 * we are not cc-by-sa-2.5, just cc-by-2.5 (its still unacceptable either way, but important difference). Bawolff ☺☻ 02:05, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

TxtPower_spread_its_news_around_the_globe
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  06:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Reads like a press release.--86.136.225.72 09:10, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * moving back on top, because someone removed deletion templates from article. Bawolff ☺☻ 08:30, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Delete. Not neutral.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 10:55, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Helicopter circling over Burlingame, CA
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  06:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

No sources, not news. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  01:38, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * have tagged as abandoned. can be PROD-ed. — Doldrums(talk) 04:54, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Producer Timbaland "samples" music by copying whole song
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  06:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

POV, speculative, only sources are from blogs. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  01:48, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * have tagged as abandoned. can be PROD-ed. — Doldrums(talk) 04:54, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Category:Articles in development
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  06:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Just has Article stage tags and the template for it in there. Requesting speedy. --Thunderhead - (talk) 12:27, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete We already have Category:Developing. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  23:17, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * The tag, should use category:ready any how. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:04, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

El Paso, Texas hospital endangering staff
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  06:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

unsourced, makes defamatory claims. — Doldrums(talk) 04:56, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Lacks OR notes. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  01:38, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Template:Flagicon
★ MESSED ROCKER ★

Quite useless (doesn't work, dpends on non-exsistant templates, proablly copied from 'pedia, all flags are in the format image:Flag of foo.svg or image:flag of the foo.svg anywaysBawolff ☺☻ 20:42, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete It dosn't link anywhere. So, why keep? — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  22:32, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Template:Carver County, Minnesota
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  06:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

I don't think we need this template. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:42, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Template:Minnesota/Counties
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  06:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

List of counties in Minnesota. I don't think we need this template. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:42, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Well considering not one of the links work on it perhaps not. Bawolff ☺☻ 20:07, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Image:Msnbc bushpoll.jpg
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  06:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

I don't belive the screenshot adds any value to the story thats not already there, therefor I don't think the screenshot is fair use. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:51, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

 * But its proof, that shows it was not made it, why not leave it up? I think it does add value b/c people can see the actual incident in picture (its a great method of confirmation) -71.30.182.137 03:14, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I personally think screenshots, and other non-free media should only be used when their is no other alternative method of describing the information. The information is easily described in text, I don't see a real use for this file. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:18, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I was only afraid people would say someone made up the data, thats only why I took the screenshot to show that the data was real -71.30.182.137 04:16, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Keep. "Fair use" must hold up. If people see it, they can report on it. -Edbrown05 09:31, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. I don't think this qualifies as fair use here because it is from a competing news agency. It may be fair use over on Commons and a link to it there would allow it to be used as proof of the figures as opposed to using content from a competing news site directly. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:36, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't think Wikinews is in competition with MSNBC at all. The news story reflects a happening. -Edbrown05 10:57, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I didn't comment on the news story, just the image. The use of the image is fine on the article in terms of fair use, but I think it should be move to commons . --Brian McNeil / talk 11:17, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Fair use is not allowed on commons (and even if it was, we're equally not allowed to embed to it, if they did allow fair use their, because the fair use wouldn't make a difference where its hosted). only free images are allowed at commons. It is a news event that we're reporting on, but this image doesn't help it being reported on as the way the screenshot is currently embeded,you can't make out anything anyways (IMHO). Bawolff ☺☻ 20:06, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Delete per Bawolff: adds nothing to the story.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 21:13, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Adds nothing to story. Also, the poll is still available to the public so the image in not relevant, imo. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  22:36, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per Bawolff (and others). Adds nothing to the story, fair use... Hégésippe | ±Θ± 08:55, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Have struck my other vote, I believe the image would be a problem were it shown on the article big enough to clearly see the graphic and as Ed is pointing out, this is our proof, the other sources may well go away. If there are objections to the picture on the article I think it should be put on the talk to back up the report in the same way OR notes do. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:16, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. I am opposed to the idea of "stealing" content. I support the idea of recording content for the purpose of reporting. -Edbrown05 06:14, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Tim Kalemkarian runs for US President, US Senate, US House
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  06:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

User:Gafaddict put it up for speedy with reason "Tim Kalemkarian" is not a major figure in the public eye -- looking him up on Google gives him no credible results. I think it doesn't meet speedy (or at least not for that reason) so putting it here. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:28, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. I've twice had to delete an all-caps titled version of this today. I found this on Salon from 1998, apparently the guy launched a presidential campaign then by marching up and down outside Monica Lewinsky's parents' house. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:28, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Not notable. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:13, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. minimal, unsourced, doubtful notablity. — Doldrums(talk) 04:44, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Keep Notable. Tim Kalemkarian is running for US President, US Senate & US House. Tim Kalemkarian is an official candidate registered with the US Federal Election Commission as a candidate for US President 2008  & 2012; and US House 2008; and US Senate 2010.  Tim Kalemkarian is a member of a major party. I believe  Tim Kalemkarian is the best candidate.  Therefor: Tim Kalemkarian is the best major candidate for US President, US Senate & US House. Kalmekarian added more information to the story so it is longer and better. Please keep it.  Therefor the story is important. Tim Kalemkarian 03:15 am 30 January 2007. Anonymous3 11:21, 30 January 2007 (UTC)anonymous4 21:28, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Delete. Utter rubbish unworthy of publication.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:23, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Delete.Very well said Steven--Markie 21:35, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Comment Anonymous, who cares if you support the guy. I looked up Tim Kalemkarian on Google and found nothing, not even an official website. Also, if he was running for president he would be on the news. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  23:21, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Comment Would the man with the sandwich board please go back outside Monica's parents' house instead of bugging us. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:44, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Comment LOL. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  02:06, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

PREXCEL-Q solves the complexities of real-time qPCR
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  06:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

The text was not copied from my BPO manuscript - please make this correction if you can - the text referred to the contents of that publication. "Copied" is not an accurate term here. Thanks~

Eag 04:08, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Delete Press release. User who created this article has requested an intreview. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  02:00, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete I lost interest before the first paragraph. Too long and goes on and on about something many users don't know what it means. DragonFire1024 02:30, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Record crowd welcomes racing's return to New Orleans
Suspected copyvios, have seen copyvio from Daily Racing forms before, can anyone check these? Where they checked before?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:12, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Image:Allende.jpg
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  06:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Acording to wikipedia, this comes from the bbc, and I can't find any other source that is acceptable. I'm running it through here to see if anyone else knows a source. otherwise It'd have to replace it with Image:Allende-Presidente-crop.jpg I geuss, but the other one is better so I am hoping someone can find something. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:42, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

 * I found this explanation, apparently the photographer is unknown but it's definitely not from the BBC so I think it's wrong to argue they're the competing news source here.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 11:13, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Comment This photo is also on Wikipedia with the BBC as the source. Mabie this isn't worth deleting? — F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  20:47, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Image:Reservationprotest.jpg
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  06:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

 * The rational for it seems a bit thin, and its currently not used. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:23, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Feel free to delete. If I remember correctly, the image was uploaded by the author with a drop shadow and a random name like GFDG1235.jpg, saved-and-cropped it, then reuploaded it under a different name. --  Zanimum 14:32, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Delete — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:24, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

image:Firefox logo.gif
— F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  02:12, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Only used on a user page, not in any articles. I'm not sure how strongly copyrighted it is, but we arn't really using it, and it is definitly not fair use. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:12, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
 * also keep in mind Commons:Deletion requests/Image:Firefox.svg. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:15, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Adoption
Not news. bordering speedy. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:06, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Bordering speedy? Speedy Delete Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 01:42, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy Delete — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  02:04, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Portal:Norwood Young America, Minnesota
— F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:37, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Local news.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 01:57, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

 * This point is very true and i agree that at the moment the page has little/no use but i would like to draw your attention to this line on text on Wikinews_needs_you%21.

"...The news you write can be about a global event or what's happening in your local town — we don't mind!" so i think we need to be careful here.--Markie 21:20, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Theres nothing aginst making very local portals (I think it should be encouraged. Portal:Quaker had some local news on it at one point). however considering there's no articles yet, delete. Empty portals for a country is one thing, but for a town - no. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:08, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Empty portal. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  02:06, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Image:Roxburymosque.jpg
— F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:37, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Image not needed - no pages link here.--Markie 14:45, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. Moreover, public domain is being claimed but has not been proven, despite asking the uploader on his talk page, so imo has an inappropriate licence.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:58, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  21:06, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

New version of SearchInform 3.2.08
See also my proposal on the Water Cooler:  here . Press release.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 01:30, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete Copyvio. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  21:06, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

Celebrity_big_brother_racism
An article on the same topic already exists with a much higher level of content so this article is unneeded and possibly abandoned--Markie 20:14, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Has been redirected.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 01:58, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Navdog Ushers in a New Era of Human Edited GIS
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  14:48, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Press release.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:30, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Motor Car Photos taken at Auto Africa Auto Show
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  14:48, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Press release.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:29, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Category: Wikinews categorization
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  14:48, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Only used to list Categorization.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:49, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete No content. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  00:23, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Category:S
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  14:48, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

This relates to Spam track, which seems like an odd system to me, and I consider it to be a shrine for vandals...--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:46, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Image:Bald1.jpg
--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:53, 18 January 2007 (UTC) Lacks source, suspected copyvio, licence doubtful.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:51, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=Monsignor%20Corrado%20Balducci&btnG=Google+Search&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  21:35, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

MyTownSquare.org launches community Wiki
--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:52, 18 January 2007 (UTC) press release

 * Delete. -Edbrown05 16:44, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  21:45, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete --00:00, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

category:Wikinews administration
--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:52, 18 January 2007 (UTC) Pointless - category:Admin, special:listusers/sysop. Bawolff -)(-: 00:13, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:50, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:44, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Image:Bald1.jpg
--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:53, 18 January 2007 (UTC) Lacks source, suspected copyvio, licence doubtful.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:51, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=Monsignor%20Corrado%20Balducci&btnG=Google+Search&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  21:35, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

MyTownSquare.org launches community Wiki
--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:52, 18 January 2007 (UTC) press release

 * Delete. -Edbrown05 16:44, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  21:45, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete --00:00, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Murder, Mayhem and the Mafia: Jack Abramoff
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  21:51, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

pov, compilation of old events with unsubstantiated, unattributed allegations of ties b/w them, advocacy sources not mainstream. — Doldrums(talk) 18:58, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Delete.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:58, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete: Looks like an editorial. DragonFire1024 20:50, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Delete notnews. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  21:46, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Heir of Faith
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  21:50, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * not news. — Doldrums(talk) 18:14, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:38, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete --Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 01:43, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

category:Wikinews administration
--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:52, 18 January 2007 (UTC) Pointless - category:Admin, special:listusers/sysop. Bawolff -)(-: 00:13, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:50, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:44, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Human Genome Project finds Extraterrestrial Genes in Human DNA/Temp and mother page
--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 00:03, 14 January 2007 (UTC)}}

I am tempted to speedy delete this as an obvious hoax under WN:SD but let's just assume for the sake of procedure that there is any truth to this article. As shown on the talk page, this story is from 2001 and has been recycled several times since then so ipso facto it does not qualify as news. --+Deprifry+ 20:32, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Del unless contents are substantiated by a reliable source or the Prof. Chang can be verifiably identified and contacted. — Doldrums(talk) 04:14, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete! This kind of hoax propagated through unreliable publications is exactly what provokes justified outcries if it gets published here. Browsing Human Genome website publications section, I wonder why they only present those boring pure genetics papers and don't feature their definite ET proof. and -- oops! -- I'm sort of a geneticist and didn't quite notice I've been working in Area 51... Hunter 08:37, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete see talk page comments. But I strongly oppose speedy deletion of these Alien-related contributions.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:47, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete! The humans must not know about the hybridization scheme until it is too late for them to do anything. The Truth is not out there. Now go away. JoshuaZ 04:51, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Category:Wikinews policy
Superseded by Category:Wikinews official policy.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:00, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Not all policy's are official, but non-opfficial policies should be in category:Wikinews.
 * Delete — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:44, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Enthusia returns with a bang
--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:56, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Not news, doesn't meet WN:CG. It's an announcement for an event, I suggest that it be submitted again when the event actually takes places. Or it could be moved to story preparation. Other problems are obvious POV (what bang???) and ment as promotion.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:49, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Delete as stated. 72.70.1.52 16:12, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Speedy Gives a wrong impression, and isn't news of any significance. 172.206.105.187 16:41, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Extraterrestrials created the Big Bang 15 billion years ago?
--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:56, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

See discussion on talk page, and link on top of talk page.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:06, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * del it's not for wikinews to report speculation, where we don't even know who to source it to. — Doldrums(talk) 12:34, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete It's probably made-up. - Patricknoddy 9:12am, January 4, 2007 (EST)
 * Delete The source of the WN article sounds and looks like an editroial/opinion of the writer with absolutley no scientists or physicists names mentioned, no university no nothing. DragonFire1024 20:37, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per above. Though if "extraterrestrials" (or "extra-universals") happen to exist, your welcome to post an interview request terinjokes | Talk | Come visit the WikiBistro 20:41, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete : no scientists name, no paper cited, no labs. it's april fool in India ? Jacques Divol 10:10, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete: single 'source', speculation, etc. Need more? Hégésippe | ±Θ± 10:43, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per ±Θ± and Dragonfire. JoshuaZ 18:47, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per Doldrums. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  18:48, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

 * In fact I think the basis for this speculation is a stream of articles concerning the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, where they're trying to reproduce the conditions of the big bang. But the extraterrestrials-part is speculation.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:06, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Strikemaster crashes in Bathurst
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  21:47, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Attempt to create October dated article in December. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:46, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Good spotting: support .--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:50, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Could we not keep this? It's a good article, I would only change the date. Apparently, there is a source for December 16.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:50, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

--220.233.176.13 12:03, 11 January 2007 (UTC) I created the article, sorry. Where are the guidelines for old articles?
 * guidelines for old articles ? we must limite this kind of articles. Anyway, the date of an article follows the same rules than any other news article : it's the date of publication or the date of the first writing. It's not the date of the event.
 * If you want to write an article about an old news you must use today date (for example) not the date of the event, otherwise it's an anachronism.
 * it's important for future possible studies.Jacques Divol

Not used in any article. Possible copyvio. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  19:00, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Image:SpaceShuttleDiscoverypic1.jpg
— F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:47, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Not used in any article. Possible copyvio. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  19:00, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

11-year-old_girl_abducted%2C_raped_and_sold_in_Afghanistan
copyvio.

 * I doubt it. From where?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:00, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Delete. Copyvio from http://www.rawa.org/gulsha.htm (URL found in article). Hégésippe | ±Θ± 10:51, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. see talk page. — Doldrums(talk) 15:07, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikimedia Foundation starts fundraising for 2007
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  22:40, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but I just feel this is way to self-promotional. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:00, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. If you look at this site, you already see our fund drive. AWESOME article though. I hate to vote delete. :( Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 02:17, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Robins Cinema damaged by fire
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  22:40, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Old news before it even started, not newsworthy almost a month late - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 11:42, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Template:Infobox Disease
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  01:16, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

appropriate for encyclopedia, not very useful in news articles. — Doldrums(talk) 07:08, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * delete: if the infobox was something like the bird flu one it would be worthwhile (show latest news related to the topic, as it isnt it is not suitable - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 11:45, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
 * delete:too generic. Jacques Divol
 * Delete — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:25, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Extreme Wii Addiction
— F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   16:45, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Not news. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   03:36, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Speedy it. Zeest(Talk)(Newpages) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 07:47, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Category:Australasia
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  12:11, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Problematic as Australasia is hard to define. Oceania is the one we have used for a long time now. Personally I prefer Australasia to Oceania, but Oceania is the standard wiki classification. Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 03:46, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
 * delete for reasons already stated - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 11:44, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Category:Prison
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  12:11, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Category:Prison : somewhat problematic because ill defined. Contains a mix-up of articles with the word prison.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:33, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
 * delete, unless a clear definition can be come up with for this category that allows NPOV application. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:42, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Wii in North America
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  16:58, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Belongs on WP, not Wikinews. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  14:52, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Daniel O'Leary comes 3rd in NPPL tournament
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  20:07, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

No content. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:44, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I have Speedy Deleted the article as it appears to have no content. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  14:50, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Iraqi bombing death toll reaches 140
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  12:05, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Old stub with a single source that wasn't published. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:40, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Seems to have been a pretty major incident, so it could be expanded if we took the trouble, but as Brian said, it seems too old to waste time on. Zeest(Talk)(Newpages) [[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 12:46, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Image:Badge right top.png
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  12:04, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Seems to be a rework of a Football Association logo that is only available for fair use. I can't think of a fair use for this decorative version. In any case, it is a coat of arms, so it should be possible to create a free version. -- InfantGorilla 02:18, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
 * ARGUMENTS -

Jolie's guards in trouble
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  12:11, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Duplicate of Brad and Angelina's bodyguards arrested after saying racial slurs to parents, old news. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:57, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete --Nzgabriel | Talk 08:55, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete DragonFire1024 20:40, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Whatreallyhappened,com hacked down
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  12:12, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Not news, just a temporarily unavailable website. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:11, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  22:18, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I have Speedy Deleted the article as it appears to just be a playground. --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 09:13, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Botolan - Hambali
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  12:12, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Not news, writen in forign language. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:47, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Template:UN
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  03:30, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Unused template, not sure of purpose. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:06, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Has never been used. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:43, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Philippines: Graphic Outsourcing Spells Savings for Global Businesses
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  03:30, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Press release uploaded yesterday, tagged today. Give them 3 days to turn it into an article. --Hrothulf 21:05, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Gulbar is Burnt by Her Husband in Afghanistan
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  03:30, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

notnews, 11-month old event. — Doldrums(talk) 09:46, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

Can India make it to the economic power?
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  03:19, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

notnews, editorial piece. — Doldrums(talk) 19:30, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Psychopath in Mission Canyon
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  03:19, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Not news, editorial. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:56, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Clickhaus aims to stop click fraud!
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  03:15, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

It's basically a one-sided promotional press release, and there isn't anything newsworthy enough going on to clean up at this point. Rob T Firefly 14:54, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

We wrote the press release and originally submitted it to CanadaIT, The Register and quite a few other organizations. If I failed to meet the requirements I'll review and resubmit later. - Robert User:wasabinut
 * We don't allow press releases here as they're one sided. (I'm fairly certain you didn't write what all your critics said in your press release) An article shouldn't be written by an intreasted party. see WN:NPOV for more information. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:04, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

US: Castro's health deteriorating
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  03:15, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Rewritten already at Fidel Castro not expected to live through 2007. Content nothing. --Sugarpine 01:07, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Speedied. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:17, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Ossie Davis, actor, dies at 87
{{closed-dr|delete} ★ MESSED  ROCKER ★  03:09, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Found while creating category Bill Clinton, this has no sources and no date template, but someone did put category Published on it. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:34, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

FileHawk: Dives Into Your Document Management
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  16:35, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Copied press release.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:39, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Article deleted. --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 16:33, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Baseball's Detroit Tigers win ALCS
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  16:35, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Marked with, but never actually listed here. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:11, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Article was deleted. --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 18:45, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Todd Cowle and Charles Gallamore are pleased to announce new promotions and expansion at Southwest Texas Capital.
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  11:58, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Press release. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:16, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
 * delete unless some one wants to rewrite Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 20:54, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Category:Sockpuppets of Neutralizer and sockpuppet user pages
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  16:35, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

This deletion request will close November 10, 2006.

I would like to request the deletion of this category and all the sockpuppet user pages that use this category (with the exception of Dragonfire1024's IP list). Compiling a list of sockpuppets no longer has a purpose, since Neutralizer has been banned and that's that. Additionally, we should avoid as much as possible as trying to build a legacy for a user who has been banned (cf Deny Recognition on Wikipedia and No Shrines for Vandals on Wikiversity). —     02:15, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
 * agreed, however the administators (or an administrator should keep a written record of the category for future reference. Thunderhead (talk) 02:25, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Agreed.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:05, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment, I have read the two links provided as justification for this DR. Deletion of the category and sockpuppet pages would be correct, but some record of the disruption should be made and also deleted (but with a link to it) so that recent administrators can be brought up to speed on the issue by reading the deleted page.  The deleted Category will not list the sockpuppets and thus not serve this purpose. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:27, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Todd Cowle, Sr. Managing Partner of Southwest Texas Capital, Announces Plans for Enhanced Website Features
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  11:58, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Press release. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:16, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
 * delete unless some one wants to rewrite Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 20:54, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

November Media & Showbiz Industry Career Networking Events
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  11:58, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Not news. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:37, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
 * delete Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 20:54, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
 * delete Thunderhead (talk) 02:23, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Pakistan loses key cricket match
★ MESSED ROCKER ★  11:58, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Old news, strong possibly of copyright Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 23:45, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
 * delete, however it is not copyvio. Thunderhead (talk) 02:24, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Template:Politics and conflicts:Ongoing events
—     01:49, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Virtually unused, and unmaintained template. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:22, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Defamed man to sue website over cheat 'slur'
—     01:45, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

I restored this after it was deleted with reasoning that an OTRS report had been filed. This was added to the page by an IP, not an established contributor. There needs to be some verification before we delete things on this basis. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:41, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

Wikinews:Story preparation/Cubefest 2006: Event Report
—     01:49, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Prepared but never finished. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:46, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I was the creator - never had time to complete the report and I have since misplaced my notes. Strong Delete. --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 19:57, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Banned 'Wikinewsie' causes thousands of Canadian IP addresses to be blocked
—     01:49, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Self explanatory. Nyarlathotep 22:22, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep Its NOT everyday that hundreds of thousands of IP addresses of users and or potential users in a single city is blcoked. Please see the talk page. We did an article when China was banned from Wikipedia...how is this different? Jason Safoutin 22:24, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. If wikinews becomes mainstream then we will be blocking areas this size to deal with people far worse than Neutralizer.  Find me 2 or 3 Canadians other than Neut who have reported being impacted by the block and I'll concede it is newsworthy.  Besides, we want blocked users to go away, not read stories about the inconvenience they may be causing us to inflict on others. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:46, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. blocks happen. no one known to have been impacted. (btw, how many Toronto users does wikinews have anyway?) do not feed trolls. w:WP:DENY. — Doldrums(talk) 06:14, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Thanks for the reality check Jason. -Edbrown05 06:58, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Blocks happen all the time. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:37, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Articles about ourselves can seem very POV if we are not careful. I also don't think it is newsworthy - blocks happen all the time. --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 20:43, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

UK - Robbers raid Swansea bank
—     22:36, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

I wrote this article based on a first hand witness report. I cannot find any corroboration for the story. I now doubt its accuracy. --Yaf201 13:13, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * del per nom. — Doldrums(talk) 11:18, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Clash of the Titans
—     22:36, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Opinion piece predicting the future.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:25, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * del unsourced, pov, abandoned. — Doldrums(talk) 11:18, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Baseball's Detroit Tigers win ALCS
—     22:36, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

It just sucks. Its POV and not really news and no one cares! Ccool2ax 22:49, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Del unsourced, pov, abandoned. — Doldrums(talk) 11:18, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Brand Name Clothing Company attempts to revive Brand USA
— Doldrums(talk) 16:05, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Possibly fall unders proposed deletion, not sure. Copy of press release. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 19:06, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

JIM MARNELL2006
—     22:31, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Not news, looks like a history lesson.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:28, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Category:Hubble
—     05:44, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Compare and contrast to Category:Hubble Space Telescope. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:38, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Delete — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:15, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

image:Apple-logo.png
—     05:44, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

no src, abandoned, could proablay be speedy, but I want to put it pass here first because someone might want to keep the apple logo and know where the source is. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:20, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Last Night
—     19:19, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

This was for speedy, but I don't think it meets speedy (still agree it should be deleted). Comment was ''Wow, someone went to a punk show. NOT NEWS''. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:06, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete not news, indeed. Crimson 22:30, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete Sounds and looks like a blog and or editorial. Jason Safoutin 00:29, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

IBM, Lenovo Recall ThinkPad Batteries
—     00:33, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio. F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  19:13, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Category:Mathamatics
— F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  17:28, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

wrongly spelt. is currently redirected to Category:Mathematics but i think a red-link will be better as it shows up the problem. Doldrums 08:45, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:25, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

Am I Right webmaster interviewed on radio show
—     22:13, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Although it is very well cited, and about a site that IS notable, this is not news; the fact that there has been a radio interview doesn't make it newsworthy. There is currently no content about the interview itself: just background info, which belongs on Wikipedia.-- Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 00:46, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Speedy, Strong Keep: I just added information on the interview itself. Let me know if it needs more. Thank you. 68.97.47.88 20:50, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Currently Neutral, does not meet Style guide standards, plus full of promotional links to external sites. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:06, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

I've cleaned it up, so I'm changing to keep, and because every objection has been dealt with, I'm also publishing.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:18, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

General strike in Sindh province of Pakistan
—     20:55, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Old article, never resolved NPOV dispute. Falls into archiving territory but I'm not going there. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:09, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Category:Toronto → Category:Toronto, Ontario
—     20:55, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Same as Montreal. Bawolff ☺☻ 20:28, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Tere_Bin_by_Atif_%26_the_credit_goes_to%3F
— F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  22:11, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

I propose this to be deleted. There is no NPOV, it is unsourced, isn't original but claims to be (with regards to the fact that it has been documented on Indian music/movies sites; it is gossip); basically, it isn't newsworthy. 82.2.135.152 12:00, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * support I don't have a clue what that is, but news story isn't what it is. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 20:22, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Delete — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  22:05, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Category:Montreal
—     20:55, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

I propose merging into Category:Montreal, Quebec, as that seems a better name. Other towns use that naming pattern for cats (Like Brampton, Ontario). Bawolff ☺☻ 06:13, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, please. I agree this should be the format. --  Zanimum 15:17, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Agreed. -- Thunderhead (talk) 02:54, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Agree with the two above users. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  02:57, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Comment Montreal is a major international city, not a town. Would LA, San Francisco, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, ... get the same treatment? If not, then Montreal should not either. (It is the second largest french city in the world, second only to Paris, the second largest city in Canada, the place where the Montreal Protocol is named for, contains the WHQ for ICAO, WADA, IATA, ... 70.51.9.229 04:45, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm fully aware of what montreal is, and I believe all comunities regardless of size should be in City, Secondary political division (stae or province ussually) format. I'm also adding toronto to the list. (see above) Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 20:27, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

All images that are dupes from commons
—     20:55, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:NowCommons. This does not include images here for protection, which shouldn't use this template, and non-images on that list. Some link names may need to be changed. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:05, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Template:Zambia/LatestNews
—     01:15, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

No links to wikinews stories - all to external sources, not neutral, not current. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:07, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Support. The basic idea was probably nobel, but the single editor seems no longer active, and should probably have started by just writing articles.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:14, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support --Nzgabriel | NZ Portal | Talk 09:37, 13 September 2006 (UTC).

Category:Science and technology topics
—     01:15, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

merge in to sci &tech. IMHO subcategories should actually be a subcat, not a subcat of a subcat. Bawolff ☺☻ 19:34, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Support. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 00:44, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support --Nzgabriel | NZ Portal | Talk 09:37, 13 September 2006 (UTC).

The coalition government of Sindh Province in Pakistan in trouble
--Nzgabriel | NZ Portal | Talk 09:33, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Ancient, never actually published (has both and  --Brian McNeil / talk 17:12, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Support. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 00:44, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Support Way too old to be of any news-value now. Maybe you could archive it, but frankly deletion seems to be a better alternative. PVJ(Talk)[[Image:Flag_of_India.svg|25px]] 12:00, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

Peter Brock
—     06:34, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Duplicate of Motor sport legend Peter Brock dies, and name is misleading. -- Borofkin 08:44, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Israeli Cabinet Minister warns of Iranian retaliation
—     13:03, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

This is an old article that had an NPOV tag removed and publish added after it was about a week old. A missing source had not been resolved and I believe the article can't really be recovered now. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:37, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * del Doldrums 16:08, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  19:10, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

Medellín: the new face of the Orchid city
—     13:03, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Although it's a direct copy of a page with CC-S.A. copyright status, I propose deletion because it's not news (i.e. not enough current events), it's vanity and not notable.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 00:56, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
 * We're not allowed to have CC-SA content. If its CC-SA then its a copy-vio. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 03:42, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Delete F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  16:03, 1 September 2006 (UTC)


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User talk:C-spuirrier

This page is protected because user is an imposter. Jason Safoutin 11:48, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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User:C-spuirrier

Imposter account. Page is protected. Jason Safoutin 11:48, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

title: User:C-spuirrier


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User:Fox-On-Wires

Protected page of a vandal. Jason Safoutin 11:50, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:Fox-On-Wires

Protected page of a vandal. Jason Safoutin 11:50, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

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User:How-n-o-whoer

This is an account used for vandalism. Jason Safoutin 12:22, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:How-n-o-whoer

This is an account used for vandalism. Jason Safoutin 12:23, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:82.42.145.158

Welcome
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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!
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Second in command of al-Qaeda in Iraq in custody

September 3, 2006

United States and Iraqi forces have captured the al-Qaeda in Iraq's second in command, Hamad Jama al-Saedi. He is also known as Al-Suaidi, Abu Rana and Abu Humam. Officials say that the arrest "dealt a severe blow" to al-Qaeda in Iraq. According to officials, Saedi masterminded the al-Askari shrine bombing which occurred in February.

"We announce today the arrest of the most important al-Qaeda leader after the criminal Abu Ayyub al-Masri [the current leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq]. He's the second man in the organisation. He wanted to use children and women as human shields as our forces attempted to capture him. We continued to track him down [in the Salaheddin province] and then he moved to north of Baquba in mid-June," said Mowaffak al-Rubaie, the National Security Adviser of Iraq.

"This is a very important development. It comes in the wake of [the] killing of Zarqawi and also a number of Zarqawi associates. Deliberate intelligence work both by Iraqi forces and as well as multinational forces have dealt a very severe blow to al Qaeda organization in Iraq," said Barham Salih, the Planning Minister for Iraq.

The arrest was made north of Baquba when forces found Rana hiding inside a building. According to Rubaie, the building was currently in use by some families. No injuries were reported during the arrest.

Forces found information on the location of Saedi when a U.S. airstrike in June killed former leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


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Talk:Second in command of al-Qaeda in Iraq in custody

Image
ABC News claims that the image of this guy was "A photograph presented to the media by Iraqi national security adviser Mouwaffak al-Rubaie..."

NPR calls the image/photo a "Hand-out."

Reuters calls it a "hand-out" too: Reuters: ''Hamed Juma Faris al-Suaidi, also known as Abu Humam or Abu Rana, is shown in an undated handout photo released September 3, 2006. U.S. and Iraqi forces have arrested the second most senior figure in al Qaeda in Iraq, National Security Adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie said on Sunday. REUTERS/Handout (IRAQ)''

Can we use this image on Wikinews as ? Jason Safoutin 17:00, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


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User:Samuel~enwikinews

Welcome to my user page.

This will be constructed at a later date.

Feel free to edit it with comments. Editing is fun. Indeedy.

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Two-day NATO offensive sees 80 captured, over 200 fatalities

September 3, 2006

Nato claims that numerous Taliban have been killed and 80 captured as a result of a major two-day NATO offensive in southern Afghanistan which also saw the deaths of four Canadian NATO soldiers. On Saturday, a British military reconnaisance plane supporting the operation crashed killing all 17 on board.

The stated objective of the offensive is to gain control of the Taliban stronghold of Panjwaii, an area covering roughly between 20 and 40 kilometres of terrain west of Kandahar city.

"Reports indicate that more than 200 Taliban fighters have been killed since Operation Medusa began early Saturday morning," said a NATO spokesman. The Afghan Defense Ministry, however, puts the number of Taliban dead at 89.

Approximately 2,000 NATO and Afghan soldiers are fighting as part of Operation Medusa, the largest military operation in southern Afghanistan since July when the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force replaced US-led forces in the region. Most of the NATO combat units are from the Canadian military which reports that its casualites were sustained in fighting around Panjwayi district. British, American, Dutch and Danish troops are also involved in the offensive.

Ground troops engaged in fierce fighting have been supported by artillery and air strikes against enemy forces using rocket-fired grenades and small arms.

"This operation, which is continuing on tomorrow, has inflicted severe damage to the Taliban capability," says Canadian Brigadier-General David Fraser. "We will continue operations here. We're making good progress."

According to NATO spokesperson Major Scott Lundy, the coalition forces have gained ground and disrupted the Taliban command and control.

The operation had "special emphasis on driving out the insurgents so Afghans in Panjwayi district can return to their homes and orchards that sustained their livelihoods," according to NATO.

British forces have denied that the Nimrod MR2 reconnaisance plane was shot down by the Taliban. Instead, they say, it was brought down by a technical fault.

The 4 Canadian deaths bring to 30 the number of Canadians killed since Canadian Forces joined the conflict in 2002.


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User talk:Samuel~enwikinews

(In all honesty, I created this because I hate red links =/)

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 Samuel. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Samuel~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 23:28, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:36, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:61.2.91.33

Welcome
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You're right; should have said MP. Nice article btw. Neutralizer 19:19, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


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User talk:FellowWikiNews/Archive 2

Trillium article
I taged it for fact check, as The progressive conservitave party no longer exsists, so I find it strange that they'd comment. Bawolff ☺☻ 21:39, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * are you sure its the federal liberals not the Ontario Liberal Party (which are two diferent entities). To me the article seems like it should be ontario liberals, but is unclear. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 21:58, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, thats right. I changed it to the Ontario Liberal Party. It's not unclear. It says in the Toronto Star that it's the Ontario Liberal Party. I could be still wrong. I also changed the Progressive Conservative party to PC Party of Ontario. FellowWikiNews 22:15, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * This article is on another website . FellowWikiNews 22:21, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Stop mislabeling images
Hello,

you've uploaded several images which are clearly non-free, and labeled them as "public domain" or "copyrighted free use." Wikimedia Commons can only accept free images as per Licensing. The only images which are free by default are photos created by employees of the US federal government in their official function, or pictures whose copyright has expired (very old). Other material has to be explicitly licensed as per our licensing policy.

I've deleted the above images. FellowWikipedian, if you do not follow this advice, I will have to block you from uploading further images. Please be more careful, and make sure all your images are labeled correctly.--Eloquence 21:51, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

 * Again, please do not upload imagse that constitute a copyright violation, as you did with [[Image:Canadian PM with Pres. Bush.jpg]]. Photos from competing news organisations, including but not limited to TV stations, newspapers, news agencies, news websites, photo agencies, are a big no. Check our image use policy for details. And if you got news that involves the U.S. President, www.whitehouse.gov almost always has public domain images we can use. --Deprifry|+T+ 23:10, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Sorry. Next time I will try www.whitehouse.gov. Fellow  Wiki  News   (W)  23:11, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Canada portal
Just want to say I'm glad your working on the Canadian Portal stuff. I always wanted to fix it up, but I never got around to it/kept forgetting. Also of intreast is that Category:Canada and portal:Canada have two very different displays. I have no idea if they should be merged or stay that way or what(Some people also feel that cats should only link to portals (notably Amgine feels that way) some people feel they should transclude the portal in the category (Me, And a couple others. I think DragonFire agrees with that idea) others think they should redirect to the portal (Dan100, however that method is very annoying, and is not in use really. redirects with cats are handaled beter now then they used to be though so it may come back in style, but I wouldn't recomend it). Happy editing and thanks. user:Bawolff
 * Thanks! There are lots of users contributing to Portal:New Zealand etc. So I thought that I could help with this. We need more Canadian news. FellowWikiNews 13:44, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Images without source
Thanks for uploading images, However images without sources will be deleted. (see WN:IUP & WN:FU). Please source: Image:To-trillium-new.jpg, Image:TOTP Logo.jpg, Image:Taylorhicks wins 1.jpg. Thanks. Bawolff ☺☻ 19:52, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. But, Image:To-trillium-new.jpg is on a couple websites. I'm not sure if it's originaly from CBC. FellowWikiNews 22:41, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Only positive comments allowed here
The project needs more constructive input and less complaints/why did you delete something etc. Only positive/constructive comments will remain on my talk page. I have the right to delete your comments if I don't like them. That apply's to everyone. Everything else will be read and then sent to an archive or deleted. No offense meant to anyone and happy editing to everyone. FellowWikiNews 13:10, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

magic
What do you mean by How does this magic work?? Please respond on my talk page. FellowWikiNews 13:46, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Hello; I meant the DynamicPageList extension - very cool thing. I was testing its parameters. I'm thinking how we can use it on Wiktionary. Cheers! Vildricianus 13:49, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Esperanza elections
You need to go to Wikipedia for the Esperanza elections! We need all members of ESP to vote so that we can see what the majority wants. Vote here. I'm not "campaigning" either. Gang staE  B   (W)  00:14, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes I will vote! Fellow  Wiki  News   (W)  13:39, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Canada Day celebrated at Parliament Hill
But Canada Day was July 1st, why is this story dated for the 2nd? -Salami 22:16, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * That's because I created it the day after. Fellow  Wiki  News   (W)  13:41, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

YOU???
IM FLABBERGASSTED!! YOU SWARING ON WIKINEWS??? Thenewsman 20:46, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Eh, pay no attention to him. He knows not of what he speaks. —     20:47, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Doppelganger
See. —     22:15, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Because I made a mistake. Give me a moment and I'll link you to the REAL doppelganger. —     22:17, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

See. —     22:18, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Copying my material
You can copy ANY of my stuff and I won't say a thing about claiming rights. Just don't claim it though! (Like you would :-) ) Gang  staE  B   (W)  01:36, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Username
Should I change my username? Gang staE  B   (W)  14:24, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

welcome messages
I don't think welcome messages should be used to solicit votes. If you feel that you need more support for your vote, try to get it from more seasoned members. Just my opinion. --vonbergm 00:41, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
 * The vote link is part of my signature. I'm not doing that to solicit votes. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (Vote!)  00:44, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
 * And welcome messages is pretty much all you have done since you changed your signature. I am not saying this happened on purpose. I like your contributions in general, but this bothers me a little. Anyway, this is not serious enough to get into an argument about, so let's focus on writing articles! --vonbergm 05:00, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Can you stop issuing welcome messages to people before they've made any contributions? You just don't know if it is someone creating an account for later use in vandalism. Best to wait for a first edit. I used to do all newly created users until one - who was from wikipedia - pointed out he could have been a vandal. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:43, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

You're now a sysop!
Congratulations, you have just been made a sysop! You have volunteered for boring housekeeping activities which normal users sadly cannot participate in. Sysops basically can't do anything: They cannot delete pages arbitarily (only obvious junk like "jklasdfl,öasdf JOSH IS GAY"), they cannot protect pages in an edit war they are involved in, they cannot ban users except in cases of obvious vandalism or excessive edit warring (24-hour "cool down" ban). What they can do is delete junk as it appears, ban vandals, remove pages that have been listed on Deletion requests for more than a week, protect pages when asked to by other members, and help keep the few protected pages there are up to date.

Note that almost everything you can do can be undone, so don't be too worried about making mistakes. You will find more information on Administrators, please take a look before experimenting with your new powers. Drop me a message if there are any questions or if you want to stop being a sysop (could it be?). You might also have a look at WN:BP. Please also keep an eye on WN:ALERT. Have fun! --Chiacomo (talk) 00:35, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
 * You've been adminated! Congratulerations! —     04:48, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you! F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  16:39, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations
Congrats on your adminship! MyName 01:12, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Oh ya, don't forget to vote on mine :)

RfA :(
Thanks for voting on my RfA. Unfortunately a consensus was not reached. Anyway, thanks for voting. MyName 01:14, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
 * BTW, this message is the same for everyone :)

block of 203.97.52.147
i see no vandalism by User:203.97.52.147 and no reason for blocking her. her concerns of copyright violations are well-founded, and she did *not* vandalise the page by tagging, nor did she violate 3RR. i strongly suggest that u unblock the user or atleast consult other admins over this. Doldrums 14:25, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * i've listed this block for review at Admin action alerts. Doldrums 15:07, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 15:48, July 25, 2006 FellowWikiNews (Talk | contribs | block) unblocked 203.97.52.147 (contribs). He is now unblocked. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  15:51, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

 * I am reviewing this article and events. You have removed copyvio tags at least 4 times within the past 24 hours. You have removed the original source article from the article's sources. This article is still predominately copy and paste of the Forbes article. I will give you a brief period of time to correct your recent actions regarding this article, or I will do so. I would suggest an apology, and a rewrite of all non-quote text. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 15:56, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Warning: Publishing Pope calls for Middle East peace
This is a warning regarding copyright violations you are attempting to publish. You have been told repeatedly that this article contains copyright violation. Re-organizing the text does not remove the fact the text is copied from another news source's article. Please do not publish this article until it is actually rewritten. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 18:31, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

You are blocked
You are blocked for 24 hours for repeated publication of a disputed article which contains copyright violations. If you would like to contact me reagrding this block, I can be reached via IRC, via [mailto:amgine@saewyc.net e-mail], or you can wait until the expiration of your block and contact me on my talk page. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 18:36, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for helping out with the Floyd Landis article. It's the first article I started, that made the cover slot, so I’m pretty happy. MyName 18:05, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * It's a good article so far. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  18:07, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks! One other thing, I see on your user page, you have an "E-mail this user" button.” However, your email is not enabled for other users to use.  Now that you are an admin you should enable it so blocked users can contact you. MyName 18:14, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Advertising?
I see you made this revert. I see this user's efforts as clear spamming. They violated Wikinews:Sockpuppet by creating a new user to continue advertising their product after another "User" made an article about the product and it was deleted. Also, they posted their "idea" in both the policy section and proposals section of the water cooler. MyName 21:42, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Do you want me to block him? F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  21:44, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I would just let it go for now. If the advertising continues, though, I would block him for spamming/sockpuppetry. MyName 22:10, 28 July 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome =)
Hi and thanks =) Now I see some basic rules at Wikinews... I didn't source the article becuase I watched it on TV... But well, nevermind.

Thanks again, and I'll try to register when I have time

Regards,

200.115.206.79 01:48, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Archiving
I see you got the hang of archiving articles, I had to go out part-way through doing a batch. There's various other things I do whilst archiving:
 * Read and look out for obvious blunders.
 * If anything apparent, or a particularly lengthy article I edit and use the Google toolbar's spellchecker.
 * Watch out for quotes that have been pasted from Microsoft word, they're slanted, the only valid quote characters in articles should be " and '.
 * Make sure the various sections for related news, sources, and external links are correctly labelled and sorted. (newest stuff goes first in each section, links to wikimedia projects are given preference so related news usually comes first).
 * Look out for incorrectly formatted dates, it should be month day, year in the, and  template.
 * Remove inline links to sources, links to an external source at an interesting point in the article encourage people to leave the site.
 * Categories. Make sure there's at least one location and topic category on every article, remove redlink categories unless you think they should be created.  Beware of the encyclopedic.

HTH --Brian McNeil / talk 19:07, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the tips. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  19:41, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Image
Hi, How do I link Wikinews with an image that was not uploaded to the Commons but to Wikipedia? E.g. nzgabriel 07:26, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
 * You can't link Wikinews with an image that was uploaded to Wikipedia. I suggest that you upload it here or at commons. I hope this helps. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  12:56, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Re:Liverpool Cabal blog
Hello. When you moved an article on the Liverpool cabal blog to "Blogger.com made website called Liverpool Evil Cabal," did you really mean that Blogger.com was involved in the creation of the website?

After reading the sources cited and some part of the blog, I found no ground to support the statement, so I assumed it was just a confusing title or you misunderstood the company's role in this.

The page is now moved to another title, and the "Blogger.com made..." page is now listed for Deletion. There is also a request for a review on the change in page title Water cooler/policy.

In case you find my judgment wrong, or have other comments or opinions, I thought I should let you know. Tomos 17:06, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Your message
Will do, thanks. I'm interested in becoming an accredited reporter at some point so this would be a start. Crimson 06:36, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Image:Lotto 649 Winners.jpg
The Wikinews fair use policy points out that Wikinews cannot use images from other news sources.

The Fair Use is a legal defense, and allows infringement of copyright only under very specific circumstances, such as using a copyrighted item in a completely different and non-competitive manner. Clearly using an image from another news source to illustrate a news article is not completely different or non-competitive.

Please do not upload such images. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 19:45, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The same goes for Image:Montreal Smoke.jpg. --+Deprifry+ 19:54, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
 *  F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:04, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Credentials
Could you please consider my request for credentials at Accreditation requests? Thanks very much. Crimson 17:24, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Portal:Canada
Just a headsup - we should try to keep the lead items in Portal:Canada regularly updated. I started trying to do that a few days ago but we should all be keeping an eye on the page - it hadn't been updated for about six months before this week!Crimson 03:13, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll try my best to keep things updated. Thanks. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  14:03, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Canada Day
Happy (belated) Canada Day too. Thanks for the Message. Happy editing Bawolff ☺☻ 05:22, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Dispute
Can you please take a look at Bodies of Afghan boy, Canadian soldier returned, there's a bit of a conflict on the talk page. Crimson 17:17, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Paraguayo unblock
I have reversed your reduction of this block. It does not appear to me you have followed up with the blocking admin/checkuser to justify removing the block. -  Amgine | m 01:32, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Unblocking
I am very disappointed you chose to shorten Paraguayo's block. Paraguayo/-chileno have submitted several hoax articles before, and have attacked several users before. These actions are some of the most harmful to Wikinews's creditablity and the community. I believe those who intentionally try to harm Wikinews, should not be welcome on Wikinews. Paraguayo has used sockpuppets and is yet to contribute anything of value to Wikinews. I ask that you reinstate his ban. NM Amgine has done it already --Cspurrier 01:34, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

P.S. It is considered good practice to contact the admin before undoing xyr action. Often there will be more information then is available in the block log. If you ever need to contact me, I am in IRC most of the time (just say my name and it will ping me) or via the other ways listed on my user page --Cspurrier 01:34, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry for everything. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:48, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Leaving Wikinews!?
"I'm sorry for everything that I've done wrong. I am now considering leaving the project." Leaving Wikinews because you made a mistake? If every admin left after making a mistake, we would have no admins. Yes, you have made mistakes, and you have been forgiven. Don't worry about the mistake — at least you haven't been a dick about it! Please stay. —     02:19, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Has anyone ever made the same mistake like I did? F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  02:21, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I have attempted to unilaterally create an arbitration committee without discussion, not realizing that such a thing requires extensive discussion and approval by the Board of Trustees. Additionally, I've declared deletion policy without discussion and I defended DragonFire1024 when he RfdAed every single administrator. All of that while I was an administrator. Trust me, there are worse things you can do. —     02:24, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Addendum: In fact, it was great that you assumed good faith. Unfortunately, it was disagreeable, but that doesn't change that you believed that the user was going to clean up their act. —     02:25, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Thank you for being thoughtful. It was stressing me out after I got a message from Amgine and Cspurrier. I guess I wont leave. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  02:31, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
 * From your IRC question: yes, I did read my talk page. Thank you for staying. —     02:41, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Bloc.Que.Say.No.Gay.Marriage
A citation has been added to my article.

 * Responded at Talk:Bloc Quebecois says no to reversing gay marriage. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  16:23, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

tea-time
☻ Someone has poured you tea ☺

HeHe...
I'm an equal opportunity editor... or something like that... 68.39.174.238 00:43, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

cats on ur user page
can u please remove theCategory:Wikipedian Conservatives (Canada) on ur user page User:FellowWikiNews/userboxes, in accordance with current conventions on the use of categories for user related info. thanks, Doldrums 09:21, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Done. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  13:08, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * thanks. forgot to mention it, but this request follows from this discussion. Doldrums 16:28, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I read that earlier. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  16:28, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Re:Not bad.
Thanks. By the way, I protected User talk:Paraguayo, to prevent him from using it for trolling. Hope it's O.K with you. Cheers. PVJ(Talk) 05:00, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes. I think Paraguayo has trolled enough. I was going to protect his talk page but you beat me to it! F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  13:42, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Annan demands Hezbollah free abducted soldiers & Israel lift blockade
I have made a proposal here (which I've since implemented) in regards to how to handle the cause/effect situation in regards to kidnapping. Would you like to comment on it? —     17:43, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: IRC
CGI-IRC sucks. Get a real client. If you're using Windows, may I suggest mIRC? —     17:58, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Ok. F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  17:59, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Re: Deletion request
Local news doesn't include all of Canada. I can't believe you reverted my proposal for deletion not 20 minutes after I added it without giving any time for discussion. I feel like I've been discriminated against just because I don't have an account. Others on the article's talk page expressed similar doubts as to the article's legitimacy as news. 65.27.76.238 06:47, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

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User talk:Witty lama

Welcome
, welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contributions; 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! Jason Safoutin 22:42, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
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Israel offers peace treaty with Lebanon

September 4, 2006

Ehud Olmert, the Prime Minister of Israel has offered to make peace with Lebanon, calling for an end to "hostility, fanaticism and hatred" towards each nation by "shaking [each other's] hands."

"How natural it would be if the Lebanese prime minister replied to the many requests I conveyed to him, through different people, to sit down together, shake hands, make peace and end once and for all the hostility, fanaticism and hatred that part of his country feels towards us," said Olmert, who was speaking to students at a school in Ma'alot.

Olmert also said that he "hopes that day comes soon."

"We have to have a situation, where we do not see those lorries coming from Syria, full of Iranian missiles, full of Iranian rockets. That will just make Hezbollah strong again. That is not good for Lebanon; it is not good for Israel," he added.

Fouad Siniora, the Prime Minister of Lebanon said that no treaty or invitation to talk has reached his office and that any such treaty or invitation would be turned down.

"Nobody has conveyed such invitations. [Both] are rejected before they arrive," said a statement from Siniora's office.

The statement continued saying, "what is required from Israel is that it ... withdraw from the Lebanese territory it has occupied and from the Shebaa farms and stop violating the [UN truce] resolution by ending its unjust blockade of Lebanon. Lebanon will be the last state to sign peace with Israel and that can only happen based on the Arab peace initiative."

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American tennis player Andre Agassi retires

September 4, 2006

Andre Agassi retired after a defeat by Benjamin Becker of Germany at the U.S. Open. The score was 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5.

After the match ended, Thirty six year old Agassi sobbed as the 24,000 fans gave him a standing ovation lasting four minutes.

"The scoreboard said I lost today, but what the scoreboard doesn't say is what it is I've found," Agassi told the crowd, tears streaming down his cheeks, his voice cracking with emotion. "Over the last 21 years, I've found loyalty. You have pulled for me on the court and also in life. I have found inspiration. You have willed me to succeed sometimes even in my lowest moments."

Agassi had a 21-Year Tennis Career.

In all he won four Australian Opens (1995, 2000, 2001 and 2003), two US Opens (1994 and 1999), one Wimbledon (1992) and one French Open (1999).

He was also World No.1 on several occasions.

Recently, he had been increasingly crippled by a bulging disc in his lower back in the last 18 months and announced on June 24 that this was his farewell tournament.


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Over 1000 illegal immigrants arrived at Canary Isles this weekend

September 4, 2006 A high number of illegal immigrants, mainly of African origin, arrived on the beaches of the Canary Islands this weekend. Although the exact number reported varies, it seems that more than 1000 have been registered. One person did not survive the trip. Earlier this year, in the weekend of May 12, 974 immigrants set foot on different isles. This Saturday alone, 674 foreigners have been found without the proper documents. Early August it already became clear that immigration numbers were increased dramatically, when officials reported a 307% increase (14,589 immigrants, compared to 4,751 during the same period in 2005).

A special session of the Canarian regional government pertaining to the immigration question is planned for Tuesday. Some Spanish sources expect these events to reopen the political debate on this issue.

The immigrants generally leave the African continent in overcrowded canoes, embarking on a dangerous boat trip. They try to reach the archipelago, which, being part of Spain, serves as an outpost for immigration into the European Union. Boats are often intercepted in Spanish territorial waters. On the shore, humanitarian organisations like the Red Cross are waiting to provide the first care to the travellers. On arrival, hypothermia, dehydration and minor injuries are the most common problems.

Thereafter, officials try to establish the immigrant's identity. Most of them have no legal grounds for immigration, but cannot be repatriated because they conceal their identity, or because they are less than 18 years old. In that case they are taken to a state Foreigner Internment Center, where they can be held up to 40 days. Since Spain lacks bilateral agreements with most countries around the Mediterranean Sea except Morocco, they cannot return the immigrants without negotiations. If they aren't arrested upon arrival, or when the procedure doesn't result in repatriation, they can freely enter Spain and the European Union.


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This page was created to be protected as this account is a vandal account. Jason Safoutin 01:40, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

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User:I would like to make a confession

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Talk:Israel offers peace treaty with Lebanon

good work. Neutralizer 01:53, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

POV?
The headline has a possible POV issue, although I'm not entirely sure as this is a devil's advocate thing. According to Lebanon Isreal has not offered peace, and in fact has not done enough to comply with the UN Truce resolution. These issues are adequately adressed in the article, but the headline itself may fail to do so. Does anyone agree or disagree here? --Cousarr 00:39, 6 September 2006 (UTC)


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Talk:"Low pathogenic" H5N1 Bird Flu virus found in wild ducks in Maryland and Pennsylvania

Lame story
This is akin to saying influenza is found in the USA, related to the 'Spanish Flu' of the 1918 pandemic. Unbelievably bad choice of article content. It's misleading, fear-mongering, and has no point. H5N1 has been all over North America for several decades. -  Amgine | m 02:18, 4 September 2006 (UTC)


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Crocodile Hunter's Steve Irwin dies at 44

September 4, 2006

Steve Irwin, the environmentalist and star of The Crocodile Hunter, died on Monday after an accident with a stingray near Cairns, Queensland in Australia, according to local Australian media. He was 44.

Irwin was filming an underwater documentary for his daughter's television show, by Port Douglas, Queensland around 11 a.m. Eastern Australian Time (0100 UTC) when he was struck by a stingray barb in the chest. While the stingray barb had penetrated the left side of his chest, the exact cause of death is still officially unknown. Steve Edmondson, a local diving operator, listed cardiac arrest from the injury as a possibility.

John Stainton, producer of Steve Irwin's Film Company, disclosed the information. "Steve decided to shoot a couple of segments for a new TV show that he's doing with his daughter Bindi and, with the cameramen, went out on to the reef at Batt Reef to do a little segment on stingrays. He came over the top of the stingray... and the stingray's barb went up and went into his chest and put a hole into his heart."

Ross Coleman of the University of Sydney Institute of Marine Science said it was rare for someone to die from contact with a stingray barb, and that he does not remember hearing of any similar incidents. He says that stingrays are "dangerous if provoked," and "as a recreational diving instructor you hear of people getting injured by standing on them ... but they rarely die."

The Queensland Ambulance Service said a call was received about 11 a.m. local time on Monday and an emergency services helicopter was flown to a boat on Batt Reef. Irwin was dead before medical attention arrived, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Irwin's body is being flown to a morgue in Cairns where he will remain until he is formally identified.

He is survived by his wife Terri, who was believed to be exploring Cradle Mountain in Tasmania, as well as his children Bindi Sue, age 8, and Bob, age 2. They have been notified of Irwin's death.

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Steve Irwin's death was considered to be very unexpected; Australian Prime Minister John Howard said he was "quite shocked and distressed at Steve Irwin's sudden, untimely and freakish death." "It's a huge loss to Australia. He was a wonderful character. He was a passionate environmentalist. He brought joy and entertainment and excitement to millions of people," continued Howard.

Similarly, Mark O'Shea, a British zoologist, said that Irwin's death will "leave an immense hole," while Jeff Wilks of the University of Queensland called Irwin "a great ambassador."

John Stainton, Steve Irwin's manager, claimed he always feared that Irwin would lose his life while working in nature. He also stated that he's gotten into "close shaves" with Irwin, but regardless always feared that this day would come.

"You think about all the documentaries we've made and all the dangerous situations that we have been in, you always think 'Is this it, is this a day that maybe is his demise?'," commented Stainton, "We've been in some pretty close shaves. [But] nothing would ever scare Steve or would worry him. He didn't have a fear of death at all."

John said on Croc One today "The world has lost a great wildlife icon, a passionate conservationist and one of the proudest dads on the planet. He died doing what he loves best and left this world in a happy and peaceful state of mind. Steve would have said, 'Crocs Rule!'"


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New Zealand recycles old computers for free

September 4, 2006

Saturday, September 2nd, Wellington held a computer recycling day for free hosted by computer maker, Dell. Now Auckland is looking to host one of their own.

During the recycling day, sponsored by Environment Ministry and Computer Access New Zealand Trust, Dell New Zealand took in more than 30 tonnes of obsolete equipment by 1,200 people at Wellington's Westpac Stadium. Instead of the equipment going to a landfill where it is unable to decompose and will leak chemicals into the ground, 97% of all equipment collected will be recycled.

Susan McGregor, an Auckland City Council spokesperson, said: "There is a regional forum looking into waste disposal; but to date there is only a scheme for hazardous material to be collected separately by the council. It [the council] would welcome computer companies taking some responsibility for disposing of old computer ware."

Dell has indicated it will hold another PC clean up next year.

According to Dell, out of the 6.3 million New Zealand computers, 250,000 of them are old and obsolete, mainly because most computer owners, according to a survey, will upgrade their computers every two to five years.

Sydney, Australia had recently hosted one of their own computer recycling days; however Wellington's event was four times more successful.


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