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Hah, well how about that. I remember the beginnings of the facebook group about this. The power of the people is great. --James Pain (talk) 19:29, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

Ha, I'm really tempted to see what absurd song we can get next year if we really try... Anyone else here a bit of an Animal? Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:47, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

I wish people could see past Simon Cowell's potentional profits to the incredibly talented singer that is Joe McElderry. His vocals are faultless, and if you don't agree then you have no true understanding of talent. This campaign is just a ridiculous case of bitter and talentless individuals trying to take away someone's dream just because they don't want Simon Cowell making money again. And what is up with the chosen song? It's so ironic. It's all about not doing what people tell you to, well guess what, that's exactly what the mindless public have done - what some idiots on facebook told them to. Great job, great Christmas number one - a violent song about the Ku Klux Klan which has the word 'fuck' said 16 times in a row. Yeah, Christmas spirit is so there. Christmas number ones are MEANT to be cheesy, they're MEANT to be lame. All this campaign has done is proven how bitter and mindless the population of this country are. Well done.

 * People will already be plotting such schemes. Me? I'm just delighted it wasn't something 'manufactured' by Simon Cowell. People in the UK really needed to send him that great big F-U about all his horrible, horrible pseudo-talent competitions. He's the one pocketing millions, not the people he plays with. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:04, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Oh, look! Someone so mature they can't cope with the word fuck. Ahem. FUCK . "a violent song about the Ku Klux Klan... Yeah, Christmas spirit is so there." There's a whole load of Christmas in The Climb, isn't there. You make it sound like a pro-Klan song. Maybe you should take a better look at what the band is all about. Your argument would carry a lot more weight if there was an actual Christmas song involved. That can be as cheesy and lame as you like and I, for one, would not be complaining. Bitter we may be; Rage are about directing that somewhere positive. EDIT, since Brian gave me an edit conflict: Cowell is the real life incarnation of a number of figures from the record industry lampooned by their artists. My usual reference would be Chainsaw Charlie but I've referenced the same band as sang about his murders above, so I'll stick with Queen instead. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:09, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Great call on the alternatives. Just queued up Death on two legs. There's plenty of indications that the X-Factor is just perpetuating this nonsense. The untalented management gets wealthy, the artists get a huge bill for all the money spent in their name. I'm sure it was X-Factor someone tried to sue when they found that they walked away with a tiny, tiny percentage of the prize; it's a package designed to make Cowell, not the artist, filthy rich and well-known. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:31, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

 * It's not at all doing what someone on fb told them. Jon Morter started the group (I think it grew out of last year's attempt to get Rick Astley to No.1) but the song was decided on democratically. No one forced people into the group, they just provided an alternative to the X-Factor. To quote Tom Morello:

 * the wub "?!"  20:24, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

Rage against the machine on christmas number 1
I think this is really out of order. OK, so blame the x factor, blame Cheryl Cole, even blame Simon Cowel or the public, but what did Joe McElderry ever do to anyone? X factor might deserve it but he certainly doesn't. He only won the show last week and he is meant to celebrate and top a fantastic year off by having his first number 1. People already expected highly from him to carry on the tradition of a christmas number one, but sadly he has dissapointed due to this campaign. He does not deserve such, and after all it is the public that buy the music to make the x factor finalists number one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.7.137.197 (talk) 22:02, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I believe you could say, "The public have spoken". Joe stepped into the lion's den. The democratic alternative to the emperor just gave him the thumbs down. There are thousands of people more talented than Joe who never get the chance. You've probably never heard of Sheena Easton; I suggest you find out how long this sort of "popstar manufacture" has been going on. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:20, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * You clearly misinterpret the campaign if you think it's personally against Joe. To me, the campaign was entirely about getting one of my favourite songs to Number 1, but I think for the founders of the campaign the idea was to show fans of the show and other members of the public that there is a very large entity of people that resent the idea of someone being entitled to a democratically elected position. Democracy already played its part for Joe - he was voted winner of the X Factor. Democracy has now played its part for Rage Against the Machine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.115.35.150 (talk) 22:44, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Both are good songs, however Rage Against The Machine rightly deserved their place at Number 1 this Sunday, effectively breaking this X Factor fast track to Christmas Number 1. One thing I don't like is strong language, so I would prefer Killing in the Name until about 4 minutes in. Otherwise, both songs are perfectly fine. :) -- Rayboy8 ( my talk ) ( my contributions ) 22:56, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

 * "he is meant to... top a fantastic year off by having his first number 1... after all it is the public that buy the music to make the x factor finalists number one." He has no right to an automatic chart topper. He has to earn it by convincing the public to buy it; all he has is his talent. (It is, of course, immensely aided, which is why many equal or greater talents will never get the chance.) The public selected Rage, as was their right. After all, it is the public that buy the music to make Rage number one. Personally, I am delighted that it something non-manufactured has made it to the top. That's a rarity; stop and think about that. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:11, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

 * I don't agree with this fast track to fame; the people who get it are usually some of the least deserving. McElderry has not bothered to learn an instrument, and does not write his own songs, yet his first single is automatically expected to go to number 1. I am ashamed that music in this country has got to the point where a massive Facebook campaign is needed for a band that has actually worked hard and has musical talent (even though I don't like the song, RATM are a very talented group of musicians) to get to number 1 in place of a person who won a TV talent show on his voice alone. Even The Beatles - widely considered to be one of the greatest bands (if not the greatest band) of all time - didn't get a number one until their third single. If they are considered to be less worthy of a number one than Joe McElderry, I fear for the sanity of the nation. Den dodge  T\C 10:19, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

Yes I do they rock and thats all too it... joe is good but he doesnt deserve 1st place again as a band rise against the machine should be awarded this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.46.236.197 (talk) 00:36, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

RAtM was one of a kind.
I was happy to hear about this.

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Talk:Rage Against The Machine top UK singles chart

Original reporting notes
the wub "?!"  19:29, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Listened to the chart live on BBC Radio 1
 * Facebook group
 * Donations page
 * Tom Morello's victory gig tweet

Review of revision 925376 [Failed]

 * Actually, Broadcast report makes two sources. I'm going to go with your review on the other points and publish. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:44, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Infact I just saw the other source in the list, my bad. still could use something else at the end. them not turning up to the radio 1 show isn't the best thing to end on I think. --James Pain (talk) 19:47, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict) Thanks, had just gone looking for another but I guess it doesn't matter now. I thought I'd seen a template like Broadcast report, but couldn't find it when I needed it! (Also I'm currently kicking myself for not writing an article back when I first heard about the campaign, before it had hit the mainstream media.) the wub "?!"  19:48, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Won't disagree with that. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:48, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Prepared stories can be a good idea. However, you have to be able to throw away your work if your guess is wrong; a lot of people have problems with that. wub, where did you look for broadcast report? I might see if I can make it easier to find. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:58, 20 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Just at WN:OR, Writing an article and the style guide. the wub "?!"  20:29, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

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Man killed in harbour car crash in Cornwall, England

December 21, 2009

A man has been killed after a car accident in Cornwall, England. The collision involved a vehicle driving off a quay in, near the town of in the county and into the sea at around 2100  on Friday, according to reports from members of the public made to the police and the coastguard.

A major rescue operation was launched with contributions from the harbourmaster, the ambulance service, the police, the fire crews, a helicopter and the. After roughly two hours, a harbour crane lifted the vehicle out of the water that it had crashed into. It transpired that the man was the only occupant of the vehicle. It is believed that no other vehicles were involved in the incident. The man was taken to the, which is situated in , by ambulance. However, on arrival, he was pronounced dead.

Now tributes are being paid to 20-year-old Jamie Hocking after his death. The family of the man have said that he will be "truly missed by all who knew him", describing Jamie with the words "loveable rogue". The family also expressed their thanks to people offering sympathy messages and support from others, as well as the emergency services who assisted at the scene of the accident. are now asking any people who know of any information relating to the incident to contact them as soon as possible.


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American actress Brittany Murphy dies at age 32

December 20, 2009

American actress has died at the age of 32 in Los Angeles, California, US, according to reports. She had been married to her husband Simon Monjack since 2007.

According to entertainment website, the actress had suffered a cardiac arrest in the shower of the house of her husband, Simon Monjack, and could not be revived. The received a call from the house at around 0800 local time. The cause of death has not been released from a spokeswoman for Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, the location where she was pronounced dead.

She was famous for appearing in such films as ', ' and . The has now launched an investigation into the death. Nicola Perna, who is Murphy's publicist, has released a statement saying: "In this time of sadness, the family thanks you for your love and support. It is their wish that you respect their privacy."

As well as the films that she has already appeared in, Brittany Murphy is expected to appear in film  upon its release in 2010.


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User talk:Fetchcomms

CSD XYZZY90210
I don't know if it was you or Pi, but please don't use Wikipedia deletion codes; by and large people here don't know them. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:19, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I used it in an edit summary by accident, I think.  — fetch · comms  04:02, 13 January 2011 (UTC)

Reply
The unpublished one was a update of the story entirely, stating what further developments occurred and who replaced Kopra on the mission. Are you suggesting that I should add the additional information to the published article, or is this just a misunderstanding? Thanks, Tyrol5 (talk) 16:06, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
 * (Comment: Misunderstanding or not, it's now more than 24 hours since the first story was published, so too late for substantive changes to it. I've undone the redirect.  --Pi zero (talk) 16:48, 20 January 2011 (UTC))
 * Ah, I see. It was just a misunderstanding; I thought a page move got botched or something.  — fetch · comms  16:29, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Redirect
I am not angry, but I was wondering why my article was redirected to yours? Was there some reason why your article was chosen to report on this event over mine? Just wondering... Cheers... Mìthrandir (talk) 19:02, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Mine was created earlier than yours. I thought I had saved a full version last night, but evidently I did not, and I have just re-finished writing it. I think usually, if someone already started an article, just build on that one rather than start a new one. Cheers,  — fetch · comms  19:03, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * @Míthrandir: If you want, I can merge your work with Fetchcomms' so the content remains in only one page? Diego Grez return fire 19:07, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Eh, a tad late for that. I just finished writing it! Of course, additions are welcome, but I don't know how much can be saved.  — fetch · comms  19:08, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * No, I mean, 'historymerging' the content :) Diego Grez return fire 19:08, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * There's no need, though; nothing was in violation of copyright or whatnot.  — fetch · comms  02:42, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Your article had not been created (to my knowledge) when I wrote mine. I didn't know someone had already written an article. Mìthrandir (talk) 13:26, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Fetchcomms article was first (22:57, 15 Feb. 2011), your's was created on (2:22, 16 Feb. 2011); so fetchcomms was first. T ofutwitch11  (T ALK ) 20:46, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
 * They're always listed in the Newsroom :)  — fetch · comms  22:20, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

<grin>
Yep! I was just trying to get it out as fast as possible, w/o review fail... Saw it now. -  Amgine | t 17:56, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks! :)  — fetch · comms  17:57, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Re: Florida Woman addicted to eating furniture
No, I didn't bother to read the sources, if it was genuine, maybe you should avoid comments like "Happy April Fools day everybody" being stuck in the edit summary. If it's genuine, say so on a day like this. Shit happens. BarkingFish (talk) 02:56, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
 * There are doubts about newsworthiness on the article talk page. --Pi zero (talk) 03:08, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
 * BarkingFish, it was meant in good humor. We have Category:Wackynews, after all.  — fetch · comms  03:20, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Wackynews is a joke, shouldn't be here, and I will delete on sight any April Fools stuff. We're a proper news site - not a Red top :) BarkingFish (talk) 03:22, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Eh, no harm in writing about weird stories that are actually news, I think. No The Onion stuff, obviously.  — fetch · comms  03:27, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

US government shutdown averted in last-minute deal
Meant as constructive criticism — should not have been self-sighted. The edit itself was meant as a factual alteration, so an independent fact check was in order. --Pi zero (talk) 17:50, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I had originally put that in there when starting the article, but forgot to take it out because it wasn't clearly in the sources—I was only trying to correct my own factual inaccuracy/oversight; didn't realize I had to let someone else sight that, too. Sorry,  — fetch · comms   01:04, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

Thanks!
Thanks for passing Yao JiaXin, murderer of road traffic incident casualty, sentenced. I tried to fix it up so as to encourage the editor to continue. He put on his user page User:Ajun685: "I'm a Chinese, from Anhui province, China, where the well-known Yellow Mountain is located. Wish to communicate with the world!"

That grabbed at my heart strings so I tried to get the article published. So thank you copy editing it and publishing it. Best wishes, Mattisse (talk) 02:57, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Yay!  — fetch · comms  03:34, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

 * and thanks for ruining my Apple story with amateur hour editing! I really appreciate you crapping on my work! Tadpole256 (talk) 13:35, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Common Sense Editing
I posted the following on my own talk page as well, hopefully everyone can benefit. Please don't take it personally. I am sure you've done some fine work here, and we are all prone to bad days, we just have to strive to get better. So with that in mind I offer you the following advice, hope it helps.

I would encourage everyone here to use a modicum of common sense prior to editing an article. Clearly, we can all see typos & mis-spellings. Those should be fixed quickly, and you need not take a jab at the author for it, unless of course you have never made a mistake yourself. But when it comes to completely re-wording and re-writing an article, you should always have the decency and respect for your fellow writers to at least read some sources, and educate yourself on the subject prior to destroying the work of another. I am not asking you to earn a Ph.D. in a subject, but at least familiarize yourself with a subject. If you are going to write about a computer, find out something about that computer, visit the manufacturer's web site, get some knowledge, otherwise your slap-dash edits will simply make you appear to be an ignoramus to anyone who actually knows something about the subject.

If there is any other way I can be of assistance, please feel free to let me know. I am happy to help. I am more than willing to use my experience to try to make this site the best it can be, and to identify short-comings. I will always try to offer a proposed solution also, in the military you never bring up a problem without a proposed solution. So with that in mind, please don't hesitate to ask for help, guidance or a little mentorship, we are all in this together, and we will all grow and get better together. I am here to help. Tadpole256 (talk) 14:07, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
 * What you seem to be missing is that fact that sources need to say everything. Just because any iPhone owner might know [some random fact], does not mean we can add it to the article. We must have a source. I own an iPad and I am quite familiar with the subject. However, I am also familiar with Wikinews' policies, as well as the sources. The sources don't state any such thing, and unless you are going to claim yourself as a source (original reporting) or cite Apple's website (neither of which you did before re-adding the offending material), it does not meet Wikinews' standards. If you are going to write on Wikinews, why don't you familiarize yourself with Wikinews' policies and guidelines before making ludicrous accusations and implying that I'm the one at fault?

 * You said, "If you are going to write about a computer, find out something about that computer, visit the manufacturer's web site, get some knowledge, otherwise your slap-dash edits will simply make you appear to be an ignoramus to anyone who actually knows something about the subject." Firstly, be glad I'm not the whiny civility police type, or I'd have no blocked for insinuating I'm an ignoramus. Secondly, reading the manufacturer's website does nothing unless you cite it as a source. Does that make sense to you? It's written out in Cite sources: "every piece of information in a Wikinews article must be referenced and verifiable". I'd encourage you to read that entire page, it might clear things up.

 * If you think I'm a dumbass or a bad journalist or a crappy writer, say it to my face. I'll ensure you won't be blocked for that. But if you think I'm the one needing mentorship, you need to learn something about how Wikinews works, and what Wikinews' standards and requirements are. I'm not a fucking baby. Don't treat me like I need help around here—I know what I'm doing because I've actually read the policies. You know what? If I had not rewritten the article, it would have failed the review. Simple as that. When it comes to insulting another user's work, you should always have the decency and respect for your fellow writers to at least read some policies before prior to destroying the work or another. Unless, of course, you wanted that article to fail. So conducive to helping this site grow. I was about to review that article, but I saw the glaring issues, and rectified them—your reverts only slowed down the review process.

 * If you want to call my writing amateur, then I suppose Wikinews is an amateur news site. Oh wait—it is! It's also a collaborative site, which means you don't own the page, so anyone (such as moi) can go and edit it. Calling others' writing "amateur", hmmm—does that seem collaborative?

 * You're an adult. I don't care if you don't know the policies yet, because you're still fairly new and you can (must) learn them. But if you want to imply that my writing is crap, then you can either tell it to my face or not say it at all. The most aggravating part is when someone who is wrong thinks they're right and then proceeds to lord it over the person who is wrong. I know what the fuck I'm doing, and I'm not sure what mistakes I've made (other than bothering to save that article). You've made it clear that you don't. If you need mentorship, I'd be glad to help, but I think my journalism skills just aren't up to par, so I won't too sad if you choose someone else.

 * You were in the US Navy, right? I assume you're not going to cry over a silly article. But, please, read the policies, first. Wikinews isn't run like every other news site. By the way, I read this and I think most users would agree, but efforts at some "reforms" haven't really made progress. Some comments:
 * "The style guide, while well written, and well intended however, is not always evenly enforced by the reviewers / admins." – Agreed, and it's unfortunate, because inconsistencies make us look unprofessional. Poorly-copyedited material also makes us look unprofessional. I wish every reviewer would copyedit an article before publishing it, but it seems not every one does that.
 * "WikiNews has allowed itself to slip into a collection of stories you read yesterday." – We simply don't have enough active users. The NYT has hundreds of people writing stories, revising stories, updating stories, taking photos, shooting videos, conducting interviews, calling people, emailing people, etc., etc. This doesn't even account for its op-ed writers and editorial team. Wikinews has ... ~20–25, there's almost no focus on photography/videography (because everyone telecommutes), only a fraction of those users conduct interviews or do original reporting, there are no "human interest" stories, and there's no pay. Wikinews is a hobby, and a hobby only. Until we get a user base even a fourth of Wikipedia's, we won't be able to do anything major. Why do we have no such user base? Because everyone thinks Wikinews is full of rude, mean, cliquey users. The truth is, they do something wrong, get criticized, and run off in tears. Oh, and the cliquey Wikinewsies don't get punished. Instead of running off, they should learn the ropes/policies/etc. and keep writing. But obviously, they don't care enough about writing news articles to grow a thicker skin. And Wikinews doesn't care enough about civility to get rid of the rude old-timers.
 * "Good articles, breaking news, is often allowed to languish for days in the “water cooler”, where articles wait to be reviewed before they are published." – No, the Water cooler is for discussions. Articles wait in the Newsroom. Just like in a real office, you don't put important documents on the water cooler, but on someone's desk/inbox.
 * "There are a small group of users who have been dedicated to the site for a long period of time, who seem to be intensely critical of the submissions of any newcomers. These people have established a culture of perfectionism at WikiNews that causes news to languish and die there." – Being written by a new user doesn't exempt an article from Wikinews' quality standards. The reason articles are left behind is because people are too lazy to give them a good copyedit, fix them up, etc. I tried to do that with the Apple article and look where that got me. I'm certainly not going to bother fixing an article again. And I only did the Apple one because I'm interested in tech news.
 * "stories are allowed to sit in the review process for days while people nit-pick the placement of commas" – Again, if we had more users, both problems would be solved. Reviewers are expected to copyedit articles right before publication. Because copyediting poorly written articles is tedious and takes a long time, well-written articles usually get reviewed faster.
 * "no one goes to a wiki of any kind expecting a perfectly polished product" – Herein lies the crux: why on earth are we using a wiki as a news site? When one goes to Wikipedia, rarely does one expect a polished article. But Wikinews' standards are entirely different; that's why there's a "formal" review process. We do expect (and need, or else Google News would not list our articles) polished content.
 * By the way, this violates the terms of the CC-BY-2.5. As not all of it seems to have been written by you, attribution is required, or the article constitutes a violation of copyright.

 * At any rate, I am here to help, too. If you need anything, just holla. Regards,  — fetch · comms  23:59, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

What happened?
Hi, I didn't know you were editing Tornado forces closure of St. Louis, Missouri airport and when I went to save my edits I got the

I thought it was a vandal so I pasted my edit over it. Hope I didn't do the wrong thing. I'm very sorry if I did. Thanks, Mattisse (talk) 00:32, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh, I'm in the middle of rewriting it because there have been some updates of late. I was planning to do some OR this morning (caught a live stream of the press conference), but didn't have time, and then the governor said something in the afternoon, but I was out, and so on. I'll just add a few updates, if that's OK with you. Cheers,  — fetch · comms  00:35, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Please feel free to continue! I was just trying to fix it up as it was a mewbie's article that failed. I hate to see that so I was trying to help out. But I didn't look for updates and I am sure you would do a better job. (I'm tired now anyway and about to get into bed!) Regards, Mattisse (talk) 00:41, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Bust water main article
Thanks for reviewing this, and giving positive feedback on the OR.

What it proved was how easy that can be. This happened less than three miles from where I live, I could hop on a bus there, get some snaps, and chat to a couple of locals. Didn't even need to declare myself being a journalist - the information about phones being out, and the road closure, was volunteered freely just by saying: "Hi, bet you had fun this morning with the bust water pipe". --Brian McNeil / talk 17:40, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem. I just wish my city was more interesting ... sigh. The biggest news I've witnessed recently is some old restaurant closing, and I never even ate there before :P.  — fetch · comms  20:19, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

Fetchie!
Please review the surf article! It wasn't easy to take those photographs (the manner I got to Punta de Lobos, I mean :P) I just don't want it to be wasted. Thank you in advance! アンパロ Io ti odio! 22:12, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Fetch! I need your help once again! Can you please review the new Chile article please? It's on the review queue. Thank you again! アンパロ Io ti odio! 23:03, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

UChicago library power outage
Dear Fetchcomms, Thanks for reviewing my article, University of Chicago's Mansueto Library suffers power outage. I had a great time writing this original report, and I hope to write similar stories in the future! I just have a quick question about your "newsworthiness" policy. What was your impression of the newsworthiness of the article? Obviously you passed it as such, but someone raised concerns about it in the "comments" page, so I'm wondering whether I should have made it clearer as I wrote the story why I thought it was newsworthy. Perhaps I should have emphasized in the article that the library was only two weeks old, or that Mansueto is part of a very large, world-class research institution? I look forward to your thoughts. Ragettho (talk) 01:05, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Wikinews allows smaller-scale (local) stories, although some people think that we should be focusing on major (international) news, first. That's actually a bit of a problem; we don't have enough writers, so not every major news event is covered. But that's only one aspect of newsworthiness (just don't write about your pet cat dying or something). Wikinews only allows stories on events that happened within the past three days (otherwise, the news is "stale"). There's a little essay someone wrote about newsworthiness at Newsworthiness. But if I were you, I wouldn't really worry—if you wanted, you could write exclusively about UChicago and as along as it was somewhat important, there probably wouldn't be an issue. Original reporting is a Good Thing™ and its hard for volunteers to get access to information for major stories. But if you'd like to write about the bigger topics, go right ahead!  — fetch · comms  19:56, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your helpful comments. I have another quick question, if you don't mind. Does original photography, by itself, constitute original reporting? Or would I have to contribute original text for the story to be considered original? Ragettho (talk) 20:27, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, I suppose original photography is original reporting as photojournalism, but it's not enough for story by itself (some text still has to be there). But for text original reporting, you have to put all your notes on the article's talk page. So if you only took some photos, you don't need to add original reporting to the article's "Sources" section, but if you are adding text info that based on your own accounts, then you do.  — fetch · comms  21:51, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

reviewer stuff, thanks
Hey Fetchcomms. I appreciate very much the vote of confidence you gave me on my reviewer nomination. Moreover, I'd like to thank you further for the encouragement you've given me thus far — especially after I wrote my first OR piece on the UChicago library power outage. (though TBH in hindsight the article seems rather silly right now :/) I look forward to working with you! :) Ragettho (talk) 03:04, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

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Arab League discusses suspension of Syria over deadly crackdown on protestors
What the f**k?

You just published an incredibly stale article. With a glaring date error in the lede, and a freaking category redlink. I hope (against hope) you checked it very carefully for copyvios, as the author has been struggling with that.

What the hell happened?? --Pi zero (talk) 03:25, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

 * Something went awry, somehow. Since the list of possible causes ranges from innocent to really dire, I've taken the very cautious measure of temporarily toggling your review bit, till the more dire possibilities have been ruled out.

 * What the hell happened? --Pi zero (talk) 03:43, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

 * (Thanks for catching those SDs, btw. :-) --Pi zero (talk) 04:17, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * This sort of overreaction is exactly why I left Wikinews—and I published the article thinking that it was actually on the OpenGlobe citizen journalism site where I am currently active rather than on this site. I don't need the reviewer bit back; I only came back to check for some ideas on stories (which is how I got tagged those articles for deletion), as well as if there were any new admins/reviewers/etc.; I then forgot which site I was on because the skins are the same. There were also several Middle Eastern stories on OpenGlobe needing review about the same time that I reviewed the WN article, so I probably didn't notice which was which. The OpenGlobe policies are also more lenient on staleness, so I didn't think of that, although the relative date error in the first sentence was an oversight because I had just finished writing a story about an event that happened today.

 * I don't care about the Arab League article and I don't care about Wikinews. I don't care that this article was "stale" because I think the WN policy on staleness is useless due to a lack of reviewers. I never really liked the reviewing policy here anyway, and toward the end of my active time on this site I rubber-stamped a few articles to see if anyone would notice (no one did, although I did check the facts just in case there were major errors or misrepresentations, which there weren't). The idea of reviewers here is based on good faith (and not necessarily good intentions) but your reaction to my publication of the Arab League article seems to contradict that. What if my account had been hacked? Or if I suddenly decided to go rogue? Would you request a checkuser if I didn't reply? Would I be blocked? Would you bother to unsight the article? I mean, if you're so concerned about staleness, then delete the article, FFS. Otherwise, why bother complaining? Complaining doesn't solve the issue of the stale article being accidentally published. Unpublishing is the obvious solution.

 * Wikinews' processes might be based around good intentions on paper but it's really only about good faith in the end. And there no longer is any. Wikinews has been turned into a horribly ineffective and inefficient corporation, one that is dying and pitiable.

 * Wikinews has no future unless it loosens up. There is no way that an independent citizen journalism site will ever be thought of as "reliable" or get widespread recognition. Never. I gave up hoping that a month after I started actively editing here. Bureaucratic rules and nonsense requirements stifle content but push toward an utterly unrealistic (and unrealized) goal. If we don't embrace a more informal newsbloggy style, then there's really no point. I hope OpenGlobe will become at least a big name in citizen journalism. If it too becomes weighed down by bureaucracy, which I still fear at this early stage, then I will start my own blog and wait to see if I birth a kottke.org or a daringfireball.net or a boingboing.net. All of which, may I point out, are much more influential and successful than Wikinews. And much more informational and relevant. This isn't to say that collaboration is our enemy. We just don't need rules to write the news. The goal is to deliver neutral news. (Actually, I think neutrality usually makes for an uninteresting read. If we're just like a wire service, except slower and less broad in coverage, what are we trying to achieve? A place to waste the WMF's resources by collecting second-rate and outdated sentences?)

 * This current model isn't working. So I made a mistake and I published something that was "stale". So what? Did I kill a server kitty in the process? Or are we still worried about Wikinews' "reputation"? This site is always lots of talk and never any action. You want to retain writers? Stop stories from going stale. That means more reviewers—or loosening the requirements on what stories are allowed.

 * Sorry to rant on like this, but it seemed like a good opportunity. I'm not frustrated by you, just the general "Wikinews way" mindset. By the way, feel free to add a wiki-obit to Departure lounge. I'm too lazy.

 * A più tardi,  — fetch · comms  05:03, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

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Talk:American actress Brittany Murphy dies at age 32

Marital status
The article states "...She had been married to her husband Simon Monjack..."

I guess there is no need to overstress the fact that when a woman is married, normally she is 'to her husband'.

--SciCorrector (talk) 18:06, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Edit request - links
editprotected wikify --DannyS712 (talk) 20:03, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

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very beautiful

brittany was beautiful, talented and an all round lovely person, and i unlike some knew her personally! rest in peace brit!

Tragedy
Only one year older than myself...my thoughts go out to her family.How awful especially at this time of year. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.201.190.123 (talk) 23:38, 20 December 2009 (UTC)

I am still not sure who she even was and I had never heard of any of her movie or music projects until this article directed me to her wikipedia entry. Maybe I am sheltered, but it seems like a lot of very important people die everyday without mention while people I have never even heard of attract large amounts of attention.—68.224.36.62 (talk) 05:44, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

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Oh Dear, Another Great Person Is Society Ends Up Dead. She Will be Missed ~James Fox —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.106.219.93 (talk) 22:39, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

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RIP Brittany Murphy —116.197.217.80 (talk) 07:05, 19 April 2010 (UTC)

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brittany murphys death
no she couldn't of died so young. does that mean in a few years ill die too?


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Winter wonderland: the recent U.S. blizzard in photos

December 21, 2009

A recent that paralyzed parts of the U.S. East Coast Sunday has left many areas buried under feet of snow. When all was said and done, the storm, a severe, had affected everywhere from North Carolina to and Nova Scotia in Canada. Among its effects were at least five fatalities, as well as large-scale traffic delays.

The storm originated in the Gulf of Mexico, as nor'easters usually do, and grew to be a powerful cyclone as it moved northeastward. Often described as the worst winter storm to strike the area in years, bore the brunt of the blizzard. There, crippling snow, amounting to as much as 24 inches, heavily disrupted travel. Cities like Philadelphia had one of their worst storms in recorded history.

Hundreds of thousands of residents were without power as the storm swept across the region. Some areas declared snow emergencies, and strongly encouraged people not to travel and to remain at home. In Virginia, the rescued several hundred motorists who became stranded due to the heavy snows. A twenty-mile traffic backup on Interstate 81 was also reported.


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Macy's flagship store in New York evacuated due to fire

December 21, 2009

Macy's flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, was evacuated due to a two-alarm fire on Sunday. The fire started in an escalator and smoke began to spread throughout the department store. Nobody was seriously injured, however thick smoke was present. The fire was reported at 16:00 EDT (21:00 UTC) and the store reopened at around 18:00 EDT (23:00 UTC) and will stay open until 18:00 EDT Christmas eve, according to Macy's spokesperson Elina Kazan. "Real smoky, you could hardly breathe on the third floor [...] everybody had to wear masks." shopper Raysha Oliver said to the local CBS affiliate. Oliver also said that those without masks had to cover their faces with cloths. Customers were still attempting to complete purchases "I got some already, but had to put the rest of it aside," Oliver said.

New York City Fire Department officials estimate that about 5000 customers were displaced during the fire, although some waited the two hours for the store to reopen. Shopper Stanley Rafal said that "it's going to kill a lot of business." Macy's executive Patti Lee said that she could not estimate the financial toll which the fire took and that "We're just pleased no one was hurt".


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I'd like to let you know that here at the English Wikinews, we only accept English language news. You've recently made contributions that don't qualify as news. We appreciate your contributions, but we cannot accept the edits you've made, so they have been reverted or deleted.

In the future, if you'd like to submit news, we are more than happy to have your help! Just make sure to check out this article, which talks about what Wikinews is not.

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User:Tamás Kádár~enwikinews

News

 * China and Indonesia have hailed the deal of the Copenhagen summit 21-12-2009
 * China-EU financial relations are growing 04-12-2009

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China and Indonesia hail deal of Copenhagen summit

December 22, 2009

China and Indonesia, two of the giants of Asia, have welcomed the UN Climate Change Conference outcome.

The Chinese foreign minister and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the 6th President of Indonesia, appreciated the result of the UN Climate Change Conference. Obama defended the Copenhagen Accord and was the medium between the main new powers. The consensus didn't adopt the accord in the Copenhagen summit.

The 193-nation conference ended last Friday in Denmark. Richard Black, who is a journalist of BBC environment says the tipping point is the 2 degrees Celsius. The UN scientists says to avert the climate crisis we have to stay under 3.6F (2C).

Yang Jiechi, who is the 10th Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China said: "Developing and developed countries are very different in their historical emissions responsibilities and current emissions levels, and in their basic national characteristics and development stages. [...] Therefore, they should shoulder different responsibilities and obligations in fighting climate."

Yang Jiechi thinks the summit was the beginning of a new chapter fight against of global warming. IPCC's leader, who shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore Rajendra Pachauri said "We will have to make sure it moves quickly".

The UN Climate Change Conference will be organized in Bonn, Germany. There will be other Climate and Atmosphere conferences in the future, for example the Fortaleza conference in Brazil, which start 16 August 2010.

The Copenhagen Accord is based on a proposal tabled by US, China, India, Brazil and South Africa.


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Madagascar leader names army officer as prime minister

December 21, 2009

Madagascar's leader, Andry Rajoelina, has named a high-ranking army officer as the country's new prime minister, and announced he is abandoning a power-sharing deal with the opposition.

Mr. Rajoelina's office announced Sunday that Colonel Camille Albert Vital would serve as the new prime minister, replacing Eugene Mangalaza, who was supposed to be prime minister under the deal. Previously he had been expected to make Cecile Manorohanta the new prime minister. He also abolished the posts of co-president.

In a nationally broadcast address, Colonel Vital said that organising elections and increasing security were his priorities. He called on the people of Madagascar, including political rivals, to work with his government.

Mr. Rajoelina took power in a coup last March. On Wednesday, he appeared on national television to announce that parliamentary elections would take place March 20 next year. He made no mention of presidential elections.

International mediators have brokered several power-sharing agreements in recent months, but all have been unsuccessful. The African Union and other regional bodies have refused to recognize Mr. Rajoelina's presidency.


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Apartment fire in south London, England claims victim from smoke inhalation

December 21, 2009

A 50-year-old man has been killed as a result of an apartment fire in south London, England.

The fire department were called at around 2335 GMT on Saturday to a fire in a four-bedroom property on Ely Road in Croydon. Reports indicate three fire trucks and fifteen firemen at the scene of the incident; using breathing apparatus, the fire crew were able to rescue the man from the building. He was taken to a hospital however, doctors were unable to save the man. He later died as a result of the smoke inhalation. The deceased's next of kin have been notified.

The time taken to extinguish the fire was less than 30 minutes. It is estimated that 5% of damage was caused to the property as a result of the fire. An investigation is now being held into the fire, however the death of the man is not being treated as suspicious.

A spokesperson for the police said, "[w]e were called to a fire at an address in Ely Road [on Saturday] evening. A 50-year-old man was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. He later died from his injuries."


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Spelling error
This article contains a spelling error, "cover thier faces". -- Thekohser (talk) 18:19, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

 * [[Image:Yes_check.svg|link=|alt=|16px]] Done Thanks. --InfantGorilla (talk) 18:44, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


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Mortar exchange kills thirteen in Somali capital

December 21, 2009 Somali officials have said that an exchange of mortar fire today has killed at least fourteen people in the capital, Mogadishu. At least 28 other people were wounded in the shelling between Islamist insurgents and pro-government forces.

The incident apparently started after the insurgents started firing mortars at soldiers, who responded by throwing shells.

"Fourteen civilians died and 28 others were wounded on Saturday night and Sunday morning in mortar shell exchanges in Mogadishu. Most of these people died this morning after an exchange of heavy shelling," said the vice chairman of Mogadishu's Elman Peace and Human Rights Organization, Ali Yasin Gedi, to the Reuters news agency.

Islamist rebels are in control of large parts of the capital and southern Somalia after a nearly three-year insurgency; they have said they plan to overthrow Somalia's current government.

Somalia's weak transitional government is under growing pressure to take tough measures against rebels, especially the al-Shabab group. Fighting in the Horn of Africa country has killed about 19,000 civilians and displaced another 1.5 million since the beginning of 2007.


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Yemen rebels accuse Saudi forces of killing 54 people

December 21, 2009 The Yemeni rebels of the Shi'ite Zaidi group have accused Saudi armed forces of killing 54 people in air strikes on a town in northern Yemen. The group stated warplanes carried out the raids yesterday, destroying five houses in the town of Razeh in the mountainous Saada province. They added that women and children were among the dead.

"The town of al-Nadeer was targeted by air-strikes and 54 civilians, including women and children, were killed," said a spokesman for the group, to the Agence France-Presse news agency. They also posted additional information about the alleged attacks on their website.

There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia on the allegations, and, because the media and aid workers have limited access to the area, there has been no independent confirmation of the incident.

Saudi forces launched an offensive against the rebels, also known as Houthis, last month after the rebels killed two Saudi guards in a cross-border raid.


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Talk:Winter wonderland: the recent U.S. blizzard in photos

"Accumulations of snow in Washington, D.C."
editprotected

Sigh. The W&OD does not enter D.C., only Virginia, contrary to what the caption for the right image in the last row says. On Flickr it is geotagged as being taken in the area of Glencarlyn Park in, which seems reasonable to me (I used to live there). How about Also could the "the" before "Dupont Circle" be treated as a typo (the neighborhood is typically referred to as just "Dupont Circle") and removed from the caption for the third row's left image? Thanks, Heavy Water (talk) 22:37, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
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Israeli forensic institute illegally harvested organs in the '90s

December 24, 2009

In an interview conducted in the year 2000, Dr Yehuda Hiss, former head of the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute near Tel Aviv, admitted that in the 90's pathologists at the institute harvested the organs of Israeli soldiers, Israeli citizens, Palestinians, and foreign workers.

In 125 cases, Dr. Hiss and his subordinates removed organs, bones, and tissue without the permission of, and often against the wishes of, the families of the deceased.

Abu Kabir included a “museum of skulls” set up by Dr. Hiss that included the skulls of IDF soldiers that had been shot in the head. He has additionally been investigated for selling organs and falsifying testimony.

Hiss was fired from his position as Director of the institute shortly after the courts became involved, but has since remained the Chief Pathologist at the Institute.

In the interview, Hiss claims that, "body parts were used by hospitals for transplant purposes — cornea transplants. They were sent to public hospitals." Facts from the interview were later confirmed by an Israeli military statement on the issue which claimed, "This activity ended a decade ago and does not happen any longer."

What is still not confirmed, however, is whether or not the Swedish newspaper, Aftonbladet, was correct when it claimed that Israeli soldiers were stealing organs from both dead and living Palestinians, and whether or not Israelis were intentionally killing Palestinians for their organs. In the controversial article published in Aftonbladet, it was alleged that Israeli soldiers stole the organs of Palestinians after killing them. Israeli officials have vigorously denied the charge that Palestinians are being killed for their organs and have called the article in Aftonbladet "anti-semitic".


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Welcome
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I have promoted you to the Editor class, as I feel you can be trusted to mark revisions of articles as sighted (review). Please take a moment to read: If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask for help on my talk page, and thank you for contributing to Wikinews! Tempodivalse [talk]  16:03, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
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Comments:Oxford to use online voting for Professor of Poetry election

A unique franchise achieving nothing to do with Poetry
The unique point about this election is that voting is almost the last remaining right exerciseable by all Oxford University graduates, as members of the ancient Convocation.

The requirement of voting in person at Oxford used to prevent erratic results; but since the election has frequently produced controversial results, and has now failed to produce an effective appointment, this strategy is inadequate.

It is hard to see how an internet franchise will improve the interests of Poetry! 78.147.11.118 (talk) 18:46, 21 December 2009 (UTC)


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User:Ktr101

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User:James Pain/Audio Wikinews/About

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Clashes between herders and farmers in Nigeria kill thirty

December 22, 2009 According to reports, at least 30 people have been killed in fighting between farmers and cattle herders in the central Nasarawa State of Nigeria.

Member of parliament Mohammed Baba Ibaku said that the incident began on Friday, when armed herders raided the farm village of Udeni Gida. He commented that scores of homes were set on fire during the attack, and added that the herders were from the neighboring Kogi and Taraba states. The violence had occurred after a few weeks of tension between the two, mainly due to competition for land, which is becoming scarcer because of desertification.

Some reporters in the village said that they had seen at least fifty bodies of people killed in the violence. The town has now been placed under police control.

A clash similar to this one erupted two weeks ago, after herders led their cattle into rice fields. One farmer was killed during that incident.

Nasarawa State police commissioner Shehu Babolola confirmed the farmers and herders clashed again on Friday, but declined to give casualty figures.


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Regarding = I agree with Dendodge. The template, as it is now, seems too garish and unnecessarily conspicuous, IMO. I kinda prefer the old version, even if it didn't look so fancy. Tempodivalse [talk]  00:54, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
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 * I like. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 01:05, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * It's far better than it was before. I was looking for a way to incorporate the TV image into my simplified version, but couldn't think of one; this version seems to work very well, IMHO. Den dodge  T\C 12:56, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

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US Senate advances health care reform bill

December 22, 2009 🇺🇸The US Senate has voted by 60 to 40 votes to close debate on landmark health care reform legislation backed by President Barack Obama but unanimously opposed by Republican lawmakers. Now, the divided chamber appears to be heading towards a vote to pass the bill on Thursday.

All 100 senators were gathered in the Capitol building for a key procedural vote on health care reform legislation. All 58 Democrats in the Senate, plus the two independents who normally vote with them, voted for, which limits the length of debate. All forty Republicans unanimously opposed the cloture.

The bill would extend health insurance coverage to 30 million US residents who currently lack it, and forbid insurance companies from practices such as denying coverage due to pre-existing conditions. Most residents would be required to purchase health insurance for the first time, with subsidies provided to those who cannot afford it.

"We'll get this [bill] passed before Christmas and it will be one of the best Christmas presents this Congress has ever given the American people," said Democratic senator Tom Harkin.

"This country, the greatest and richest the world has ever seen, is the only advanced nation on earth where dying for a lack of health insurance is even possible," said Senate Majority leader Harry Reid.

Most Republicans, however, said they believed the bill is too expensive and would not correct the current problems with the US's health care.

If the bill passes in the Senate, that version will have to be merged with a more liberal version passed by the House of Representatives which includes a government-run alternative, not included in the Senate version.


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Serbia to apply to join the EU

December 22, 2009Serbia is to file a formal application today to join the European Union according to officials. President Boris Tadić is to fly to Stockholm to submit the application to Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.

"President Boris Tadic will go to Stockholm on Tuesday to submit the application for EU membership," announced Serbian presidency spokeswoman Jasmina Stojanov.

Reinfeldt called the announcement "a historic step". In a statement he welcomed the bid, saying "I look forward to receiving President Boris Tadic in Stockholm on Tuesday, December 22, when he officially hands over the application."

Along with Montenegro and Macedonia, visa-free entry to the 27-country bloc came into affect for Serbia's citizens on Saturday, and a free trade agreement, frozen in April, was also reinstated this month, after the United Nations chief prosecutor accepted that the country was making serious attempts to arrest the two remaining people indicted for war crimes by The Hague's International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

According to diplomats, the bid for membership has some support, with Italy and Greece favourable, but the Netherlands and the United Kingdom more cautious.

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Mexico City legalises gay marriages

December 22, 2009Lawmakers in the municipality of Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, became the first to approve gay marriage in Latin America yesterday, despite opposition from conservative groups and the Catholic Church.

"It was approved overall by 39 votes in favor and twenty against, with five abstentions," said a spokesman for David Razu, the bill's chief sponsor. Razu proposed the bill to allow same-sex couples to have the same access as heterosexual married couples to social security and other benefits.

Some cities in countries in Latin America, such as Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador permit homosexual civil unions, Uruguay permits civil unions throughout the country as well as adoption, and last month a court in Argentina blocked a bill proposing gay marriage; the country's Supreme Court has yet to make the final ruling.

Spokesman Oscar Oliver said that the next step for the capital's lawmakers was to use a measure in the bill intended to permit adoption for same-sex married couples.

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Man appears in court case involving murder of woman in Glasgow, Scotland
A man has appeared in a court case regarding the murder of a woman from Glasgow, Scotland. Khalid Mamoun Sarwar, aged 28, appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court on charges of theft and murder. The charges relate to the death of 54-year-old Nasim Jamil. She was an agony aunt who worked as a presenter on Awaz FM, an Asian community radio station. She was killed in her apartment on Byres Road in Glasgow. The radio host's body was discovered by her daughter on December 9. Sarwar, who is from the city, was not making any declarations or pleas during the court trial. The man was subsequently remanded in custody.

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Man jailed for murder of ex-girlfriend in Lancashire, England
A man has been jailed for the murder of his ex-girlfriend in Lancashire, England, after a trial in Preston Crown Court. 52-year-old Alan Entwistle admitted the murder of his ex-girlfriend and mother of two Claire Atkinson, who came from Elm Street in the town of Fleetwood. The court heard how he had been planning the murder for several weeks since the relationship between him and Claire had broken down. A month before the killing he had been charged with kidnap and using a knife to threaten her but was released on bail. It was said that the former bouncer had been stalking Atkinson on the day of her murder and that he had managed to coax her into his blue Hyundai Getz. He then stabbed Claire 13 times, with her heart being infiltrated by seven of the wounds from the knife. After the murder, which occurred on April 17, 2009, Alan drove around with the body of the victim in the passenger seat of the car before deliberately crashing the vehicle into the back of a Land Rover. Alan Entwistle was sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison. Judge Anthony Russell QC described him with the words "manipulative man".

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Two people killed in car crash in East Yorkshire, England
Two people, a man and a woman, have both been killed as the result of car crash in East Yorkshire, England. The two accident victims have been identified as 20-year-old Rebecca Robinson and 22-year-old Liam Normington. Both came from Hull. They were travelling along the A1079 towards Hull in their silver Citroën C2 car when they collided with a silver Volkswagen Passat which was moving in the other direction. The Citroen slid across the road and the two vehicles collided with each other. The Citroen then went off the road and rolled down a large embankment, resulting in the vehicle going onto its roof. The collision occurred at around 1420 GMT on Sunday between the market towns of Beverley and Market Weighton. Both died at the scene of the accident after sustaining fatal injuries. The road conditions were icy however Humberside Police have not yet confirmed that this was indeed a factor in the accident. North Yorkshire Police are now asking for any people who witnessed the collision to contact them.

A spokesperson for the police has said: "They were in a silver-coloured Citroen C2, travelling eastbound towards Hull when the car is believed to have veered to the other side of the road causing it to collide with a silver -coloured Volkswagen Passat travelling in the opposite direction. The Citroen then left the road and went down a very large embankment coming to a rest on its roof. As a result Liam and Rebecca sustained fatal injuries and sadly died in the incident."

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Man dies after being found unconscious in garden in Western Isles, Scotland
A man has died after being found unconscious in the back garden outside his house in Western Isles, Scotland.

35-year-old Donald Martin was found unconscious by one of his neighbours outside his house, located on Kennedy Terrace in Stornoway on the island of Lewis, at around 1300 GMT on Saturday. He was taken to Western Isles Hospital and placed in a high dependency unit, however the man died later that day. It is believed that the man froze to death as a result of sub-zero temperatures in the area. The man was working as an electrician and was not married. What was to be the last time he was seen was when he was returning to his house from a night out in the town centre of Stornoway, it is understood.

A spokesperson for the Northern Constabulary, the police service in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, has released a statement saying: "Despite their best efforts the man was pronounced dead some hours later. A post mortem will be carried out to establish cause of death and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. There do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances."

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Scottish nurse loses appeal in murders of four patients in England

December 22, 2009 A man from Scotland who killed four elderly women and attempted to murder a fifth while working as a nurse in England has lost his appeal. Colin Norris, 33, from Glasgow, gave his victims overdoses of insulin which sent them into comas.

Norris, who was struck off the nursing register following his convictions, was convicted in March last year of murdering Doris Ludlam, 80, Bridget Bourke, 88, Irene Crookes, 79, and Ethel Hall, 86, as well as the attempted murder of 90-year-old Vera Wilby. Only Wilby ever awoke from her coma. He was convicted by a majority verdict at Newcastle Crown Court and sentenced to thirty years to life in prison.

William Clegg QC, defending, told the Court of Appeal in London that the deaths at the General Infirmary and St James's Hospital in Leeds could have been caused by "severe spontaneous hypoglycaemia" causing "naturally raised insulin levels" in the patients. He said this possibility had never been properly investigated.

Clegg also challenged Mr Justice Griffith Williams' summing up to the jury in the original trial. However, having also heard arguments from the prosecution, given by Robert Smith QC, the panel of judges did not agree. Lord Justice Aikens stated that the judges directions "cannot validly be criticised" and went on: "We reject both grounds of appeal. The case against the appellant was very strong indeed. We are quite satisfied that the convictions... on all five counts were safe. The appeal is dismissed."


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Downstyle
I disagree with the downstyle on 'shorts'. Every single other Shorts is upper case; unless you fancy changing everything in that category and convincing everyone that a regular feature is no longer a proper noun it should be changed back. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:09, 22 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I second Sandman's rename. It's a proper noun, should be capitalised. Tempodivalse [talk]  17:04, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

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What happened to the comments page of this article before it was moved? Will this page get moved as well? -- Rayboy8 ( my talk ) ( my contributions ) 16:16, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

 * I'm going to move this article back since Julian hasn't replied yet (not a complaint; you ain't exactly had long). The two will then match up again.  Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:18, 22 December 2009 (UTC)


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Alternate title: Murders cases and deaths, a typical UK day. ;) --Patrick M (TUFKAAP) (talk) 15:33, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

 * If you thought that didn't made the place seem depressing enough, you should see what I left in review. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:36, 22 December 2009 (UTC)


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I think this is a rather significant event. I understand that some religions would disaprove of that, but if a government is not bound to a religion there is no reason to deny such a right to same-sex couples. Go Mexico! :)

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Le problème est très grave dans certains pays d’Europe, je suis certaine pour la Bulgarie où le clergé orthodoxe s’allie avec des opposants durs contre les homosexuels, quoiqu’il n’y ait pas de grave violations contre leurs droits humains. Un grand travail de sensibilisation sur le sujet reste à faire. Le problème est également grave au sein de l’église catholique notamment au Canada où deux prêtre ont étés défroqués pour leur relation homosexuelle.--SeraphitaZen (talk) 09:45, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

gays are gross and disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Thank you for your productive and helpful edits on Wikinews. We really appreciate what you've done. Wikinews needs more good editors like yourself; please consider getting an account! We'd be very happy to have you. Tempodivalse [talk]  18:52, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

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For making that special set of logos for me. You deserve this. -- Rayboy8 ( my talk ) ( my contributions ) 20:30, 22 December 2009 (UTC)


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Wikipedia Weekly podcast interview
Hello there, I was wondering if you would be interested in coming on the Podcast Wikipedia weekly to do an interview? I try to do an interview episode every now and then with different people (aprox 40 minutes long) talking about their experiences on wiki and generally humanising the community. Would you be interested in recording - talking about wikinews (and its relationsip to WP, where most of the listenership of the podcast comes from), the maori WP and maybe things like ORTS etc.

We record via Skype so you would need that programme, broadband connection, and a headset microphone. I'm in Sydney so if you're in NZ the time difference shouldn't be a problem. If you're up for it, and happen to see this message, today would be a good day for me to do this, otherwise, in the new year.

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could i join your writing contest? sonicthehedgehog9000

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thanks for letting me in the writing contest sonicthehedgehog9000

Election notice
Nominations are now being accepted for the Arbitration Committee.

The deadline for nominations is Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 23:59 UTC. Elections will commence on Monday, August 10, 2009 and close on Monday, August 17, 2009 at 23:59 UTC. The new Committee will be appointed on Tuesday, August 18, 2009.

Please see http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Arbitration Committee/2009 elections

Please circulate this notice.

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 * Brian, I have nominated you for ArbCom at Arbitration Committee/2009 elections. Do you accept? Cheers, --SVTCobra 22:16, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

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Australian rules football: 2010 Gippsland Football League round 1 - Wonthaggi v Leongatha

Wonthaggi defeated Leongatha at home in the opening game of the 2010 Gippsland Football League (officially the Gippsland League, GL) season this past Saturday. The match, unofficially dubbed "the South Gippsland derby", was played a week prior to the other opening round matches.

The three remaining matches of round one are scheduled to be played next Saturday (April 10). Morwell will host Warragul in Morwell, Drouin will play Maffra in Drouin and Moe will host Traralgon at Yallourn North with Sale having the bye.

The Gippsland Football League is considered one of the "major leagues" controlled by the Victorian Country Football League, the governing body of Australian rules football in regional Victoria, Australia.

At the league's annual general meeting in December, it changed it's name from the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League. At the same meeting, Wonthaggi joined the GL after dominating the Alberton Football League during the past decade. The Power made five concecutive Alberton Grand Finals winning three, losing only to Yarram (2007) and Stony Creek (2009).

Wonthaggi Power Football Club is a result of a merger between Wonthaggi Blues, a former Gippsland FL team, and Wonthaggi Rovers, an Alberton FL team. In February, the Gippsland Football League announced that Wonthaggi would be changing their uniforms, because their original one was similar to that of Warragul.

Leongatha finished the 2009 season losing the minor semi final against enventual grand final winners Maffra. Leongatha defeated Drouin in the last Elimination Final under the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League banner.

Scores below are quoted as goals-behinds (total). Goals are worth six points, behinds one.

Wonthggi kicked off their first game in the major league with a opening quarter lead of four and a half goals over rivals Leongatha. The Power's move from the Alberton League looked to be justified as they went in to cruise mode.

Leongatha slowly clawed back the deficit over the next three quarters but the first quarter result and inaccurate kicking caused them to fall short by one point.


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Chinese dissident goes on trial for subversion

December 23, 2009The trial of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo started today in Beijing on the grounds of "inciting subversion of state power". The United States, European Union and rights groups have called the trial politically motivated and are calling for his release. In prison since 2008 after his arrest for co-writing about political reform, the 53-year-old faces fifteen years in prison if convicted.

Foreign diplomats from more than a dozen countries and supporters were forbidden entry by police posted outside the court; even Liu's wife, Liu Xia, was not permitted to attend, although her brother and the dissendent's lawyer Shang Baojun, who expects a verdict by Friday, were allowed inside. China has called international criticism "unacceptable" and ignored calls for Liu's release.

Rights group Human Rights Watch described the trial as "a travesty of justice". Its director for Asia, Sophie Richardson said that "[t]he only purpose of this trial is to dress up naked political repression in the trappings of legal proceedings […] Liu's crimes are non-existent, yet his fate has been pre-determined."

Locals have turned up to voice their support, despite police presence. "Long live democracy, long live Liu Xiaobo!" cried Song Zaimin. "I don't know him and I don't want to know him but I just support his heroic behaviour. We must stand up for our future."

The document co-written by Liu, known as Charter 08, calls for democratic change and more freedom. Signed by over 10,000 people, the petition states: "We hope that our fellow citizens who feel a similar sense of crisis, responsibility, and mission, whether they are inside the government or not, and regardless of their social status, will set aside small differences to embrace the broad goals of this citizens' movement."

One such signatory, human rights lawyer Teng Biao defended the charter. "I have the right to express my opinions about society and politics," he said, adding that "[i]f Liu Xiaobo is sentenced, then we should also assume the same crime, and we should bear the same legal responsibility."

The charge of inciting subversion is commonly used to repress critics of the country's Communist Party, according to human rights groups.


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Two killed, 47 injured in coach crash in Cornwall, England

December 24, 2009

Two people have been killed and 47 people have been injured as the result of a coach crash in Cornwall, England. The vehicle, which was carrying 48 passengers as well as the driver, were travelling back from a journey to the village of Mousehole to see Christmas lights. The accident occurred at 2215 GMT yesterday in the village of Townshend, not far from the town of Hayle. Road conditions at the time were icy, which may explain why the accident occurred. The first police car that arrived at the scene lost control on the icy road and crashed into the already overturned coach. The two officers in the car were uninjured, however the earlier crash had caused the deaths of two women. One of them died at the scene of the accident and the other was later killed as a result of the injuries suffered. 47 people were injured, five of them seriously.

The sequence of events that is believed to have happened, according to Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, is that the coach went off the road, collided with a tree, going through a hedge before finally overturning, causing the vehicle to end up on its side. 60-year-old Ann Ellis, who comes from the village of Illogan in Cornwall, was physically involved in the crash. Desribing her experience of this incident, she said: "All I can remember is a big bang and we just went over. I got trapped under somebody else and there was someone on top of me. It was difficult to breathe but two gentlemen dragged me out. I was shaken, really shaken. I think we all were. It was horrific."

Derek Smith, lives near where the accident occurred. He said that "[w]e were just going to bed when we heard a knock on the kitchen door. She was covered in mud and had no shoes or socks on and was shaking as she stood there. I could hear this commotion going on. She said to ring the police and ambulance as their coach had turned over and there were 50 people in it and some of them were injured. My wife rang 999 and the lady was in a real panic. We gave her some socks and boots straightaway because she was freezing as she had nothing on her feet."

75-year-old Charles Parker, who is living in St. Agnes in the county, was also injured in the accident, suffering injuries to his leg and his head. "The roads were so icy," he explained. "I heard a cracking noise and all of a sudden we had turned over. I remember later being helped out of the coach through a window. We were close to a house and they took most of the people in there. Then helicopters turned up. It was very frightening."

Inspector Matthew Shaw, who comes from Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, explained "[i]t seems from initial investigations that the coach has slipped on ice. The road is covered in a sheet of ice, it's treacherous, it's difficult to even walk down there." The amount of time taken to transport the injured passengers to a hospital was four hours.


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American Airlines plane overshoots runway in Jamaica; injuries reported

December 23, 2009

An American Airlines jetliner has overshot the runway at the airport in the Jamaican capital Kingston injuring at least 40 people.

The Boeing 737-800 jet overran the runway at Norman Manley International Airport late Tuesday as it was coming in for a landing during a heavy rainstorm. The plane went through a fence at the end of the runway and skidded over a roadway before coming to rest on a beach. There were no reports of any fatalities.

More than 150 people were on board the flight, flying as Flight 331, originated in Washington, D.C. at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport with a stop at Miami International Airport in Florida before heading to Kingston.

A spokesman for American Airlines says part of the plane's landing gear collapsed, and one engine on the right side came off the wing. The fuselage was split open and the jet came to rest metres from the Caribbean Sea.

One passenger, Pilar Abaurrea, described the landing in a telephone interview with the Associated Press, saying, "All of a sudden, when it hit the ground, the plane was kind of bouncing, someone said the plane was skidding and there was panic." Abaurrea also noted that the flight had encountered turbulence so severe that the drinks service was suspended three times and then cancelled completely.


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