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Photographs and Video
These were supposedly made of the execution, and I imagine are fair use. I don't know how they will be released. If someone finds them, post them. --Kalmia 04:02, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Acorrding to CBC they will not b released to the public. --Flying Canuck 04:58, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I was watching Anderson Cooper 360 and Anderson Cooper said that CNN will release the photographs and video once they are OKed. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  05:04, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

There is a recording made on a mobile phone camera. I doubt whether the person who shot the footage is too keen on being identified... You can see it at: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=863ce7d4a3 it is interesting but disturbing. You can hear a lot of shouting and taunting in the background. Now we know why the "official" footage was released without sound. The BBC has carried reports with translations of some of this, but has not shown the actual execution part of the footage. There are shouts of "Go to Hell" and Saddam responds by telling them that they are not showing bravery. Obviously don't watch this if you will find it upsetting or offensive. Baskerville 21:03, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * This is some sort of double discussion, as pictures are discussed below, too. Would like to reiterate that I am against putting such pictures in a serious news source. Have a Happy New Year full of hope and peace. LB 88.134.7.200 08:41, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Unconfirmed reports
Are they still unconfirmed? --Kalmia 04:02, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * as far as I know its still unclear if the reports from Iraqi tv are correct, although from what MSNBC has said these tv channels are fairly reliable but i think its best to say unconfirmed for now.--Ryan524 04:08, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Merging
Arab Media Reports Say Saddam Has Been Executed Steven Bao (talk) 04:10, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Can this page be merged with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Saddam_Hussein please?

capitalization
The title should be well capitalized. All of the other Wikinews articles aren't capitalized. It should be like this : Iraqi television reports say Saddam Hussein has been executed. ArmenG 04:31, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Lead Article?
Shouldn't this article be a lead article and on the front page as the lead article?—Ningbojoe 05:18, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

The two other convicts will be executed couple of days later
As far as I heard the two other convicts were not executed because they want more highlight of Saddam's execution, and the news about those two being dead was mistakenly reported by Iraqi television.

still breaking?
is this breaking news anymore?
 * it is, in that more details are coming out. probably by tonight (EST) it won't be anymore. Neevan 18:07, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * The French Wikinews article is much more complete, with a poll of reactions around the world. I gathered there these 2 additional sources (check'em out): http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2524189_2,00.html (page 2, especially), and http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1238225.php/Vatican_Saddam_execution_is_tragic_news 24.27.22.137 02:51, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

Pictures
What is our policy on using photos from his hanging? Certainly a picture of him in front of a noose would be in good order. Neevan 18:08, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

I disagree. Showing him in front of a noose would be as tasteless and inappropriate as with it around the neck. Just had the mobile phone movie of his executions on TV. This is not news but a very sad sort of entertainment. If you deem it important, add an external link to something showing that noose etc. 88.134.7.200 17:42, 31 December 2006 (UTC) LB

I know. It is our job to avoid life, and what happens when you do what Saddam did. We must avoid someone getting killed, even though it's a huge part of the whole stinkin' article, right?! Cheddar Cheesia 19:36, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

 * I guess. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  01:52, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

"unfair"
"Saddam's defence attorney alleged that the trial was --"

Why the quotes around "unfair"? You've just used the verb "allege", consequently your use of the quotes betrays your bias; i dunno, maybe it was unfair, somehow?

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 * perhaps his attorney used the work unfair so he is quoting it...
 * Yeah, when we are repeating exactly what someone else said we typically put it in quotes. ★ MESSED  ROCKER ★  03:18, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes i know what quotes are for, thank you. But i also know that when you narrate that someone alleged/said something, you needn't quote it except if it's gonna be long (meaning, it is a sentence on its own, or a grammatical clause). As you propose, we should write such as this example: he said he "likes it". Now, come on, the reader's not that stupid. In this case, the writer is. 24.27.22.137 04:08, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I was quoting a word he said. Read a CNN article once in a while and you might notice that they do it. But thanks for your non-constructive critisizm. Try writing a story late at night while details devolop very quickly. Bye! Momodamonkey 02:38, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

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Hepatitis scare at New Zealand McDonald's restaurant

December 30, 2006

McDonald's is asking everyone who ate at a McDonald's restaurant located in Greenlane, Auckland, New Zealand, in December 15, 2006, to go to their doctor after a worker tested positive for Hepatitis A.

Doctor Greg Simmons, medical officer of health in Auckland, said that it is possible for the food handler worker to have passed on the disease during 7:00 p.m. (NZDT) and 2:00 a.m. as he would have been in the most infectious stage of Hepatitis A and was not wearing gloves. According to a spokeswoman from McDonald's, Joanna Redfern-Hardisty, food handlers are not required to wear gloves but are required to have thoroughly washed their hands with antimicrobial soap. However Dr Simmons says that the infected worker usually wore gloves.

The shift the worker worked was the only one the worker handled food when he was infectious with Hepatitis A.

It is unknown how many people could have come into contact with food that the infected worker had prepared as Friday night is usually a busy night, according to Ms Redfern-Hardisty.

Dr Simmons says that if someone has been infected with Hepatitis A then they will currently be showing early symptoms. Those symptoms include being tired, no appetite, nausea and skin and eyes will show a yellowish colour.

Ms Redfern-Hardisty, spokeswoman for McDonald's, confirmed that no more risk is being posed to customers. She said that it is currently unknown where the worker caught Hepatitis A but has stated that it was from an external source.

The worker has been suspended from work.

If you ate at the McDonalds located in Greenlane, Auckland, on late December 15, early December 16, then please either visit your doctor or ring the Auckland Regional Public Health Service on 096234600.

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Saddam Hussein executed by hanging

December 30, 2006

Saddam Hussein, deposed president of Iraq, was executed shortly after 6:00 a.m. Saturday morning local time (0300 GMT) after he was sentenced to death by an Iraqi court for crimes against humanity

Three Iraqi television channels first reported that Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging as ordered after a U.S. judge refused to stop the execution in a last-ditch attempt by the defendant late Friday.

Saddam had been found guilty of killing more than 148 members of the Shiite population. Witnesses to the execution gathered at the execution site, Baghdad’s "Green Zone." BBC News 24, however, has reported that the execution took place outside the "Green Zone", at a building known to the US Army as "Camp Justice".

"Saddam's body is in front of me," said an official in the prime minister's office. "It's over." The witness reported that celebrations broke out after Hussein was dead and that there was "dancing around the body."

Iraqi state television has shown Saddam going to his death and then his lifeless body after his death.

The executions of Hussein's half-brother Barzan Ibrahim Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, president of the Revolutionary Iraqi Court, were postponed to a later date. Iraqi National Security Adviser Mowaffak al-Rubaie announced this move, saying, "We wanted to have this day to have a historic distinction."

On CNN, Saddam's defence attorney alleged that the trial was "unfair" and that he and his co-counsel would fight for justice in Iraqi courts.

Tikrit, the town Saddam hid out in until his capture in late 2003 is under lockdown for 4 days due to the threat of violence. Coalition forces within Iraq are on high alert for possible retaliation attacks. On Sunday, Hussein was buried in the village of Ouja right outside of Tikrit.

US President George W. Bush released a statement commemorating the former dictator's death but also warned that roadside bombs and other routine acts of violence will not suddenly end with his execution: "Bringing Saddam Hussein to justice will not end the violence in Iraq but it is an important milestone on Iraq's course to becoming a democracy that can govern, sustain, and defend itself, and be an ally in the War on Terror."

Meanwhile, many European nations appreciated Hussein facing justice but deplored the death penalty. "The European Union has a very consistent stand... on opposing the death penalty and it should not have been applied in this case either, even though there is no doubt about Saddam Hussein's guilt over serious violations against human rights," said Erkki Tuomioja, Finnish Foreign Minister and the current President of the European Union. Britain, France, Germany, and Russia, among others, also voiced a similar sentiment. The Vatican said that capital execution is always tragic news, even if it is about a person who has been guilty of grave crimes.

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Explosion hits Madrid Airport's terminal 4

December 30, 2006

Around 9:00 a.m. local time (0800 UTC) today, an explosion occurred at Barajas International Airport, in Madrid, Spain.

A car bomb exploded in the Level-D Parking Garage of the recently completed Terminal 4. A Spanish official declared that the police first received a telephone call warning them about the bomb, and then a second call with the type of vehicle. The second caller claimed the attack for the Basque nationalist group ETA. Thanks to the telephone call, the police could evacuate most of the area. One man is reported missing after the explosion, and 26 people including two police officers were reported to be injured in the blast. The terminal sustained serious damage, and the situation in the airport became chaotic on one of the busiest days of the year.

Arnaldo Otegi, spokesman of ETA's political wing Batasuna, did not condemn the attack, but said the peace talks are not interrupted by the explosion. The Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba condemned the attack, saying that it "breaks nine months without violence on the part of ETA, which breaks the permanent ceasefire." Only in June, the Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero announced peace talks with ETA. But tonight, Zapatero ordered the suspension of all dialogue, because "with violence, there can be no kind of dialogue."

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Talk:Reasons for Litvinenko's conversion to Islam revealed

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FreeMediaOnline.org grants permission to publish this article in Wikinews. Ted Lipien, President, FreeMediaOnline.org —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tedlipien (talk • contribs) 10:22, 30 December 2006

Umm, wikipedia has been saying he coverted solely to show solidarity alll along. Why does this article use the weasel words "influenced"? Quite a number of people in his family are pissed that he did it for political reasons without taking their longer term views into account. 80.11.135.233 15:23, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio
CC-by-nc is not compatible with Wikinews, which is CC-by. See http://www.freemediaonline.org/ and look at the bottom of the page. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  16:48, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * The author of the freemediaonline article has agreed to dual-license his work. --Munchkinguy 16:56, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Categories
edit protected Please add this article to Category:Voice of America. Thank you. Green Giant (talk) 08:22, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ --Pi zero (talk) 11:08, 4 October 2015 (UTC)


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Martinp23 01:05, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

FreeMediaOnline.org grants permission to publish this article in Wikinews. Ted Lipien, President, FreeMediaOnline.org

Again, permission is granted from FreeMediaOnline.org to post this article under Wikinews license without any restrictions. Tedlipien 16:53, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Wikinews needs to verify that the user who created the User:Tedlipen account is in fact associated with FreeMediaOnline and is authorised to reprint their articles here. There are two things needed to verify this:

 * 1) A notification on the RAWA website stating that RAWA articles are released under creative commons license (or compatible "free" license) - note that the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 license is not compatable with Wikinews - see . It must be released under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.
 * 2) A e-mail from a verifiably authorised FreeMediaOnline representative to a wikinews administrator granting wikinews permission to use this or all FreeMediaOnline articles. A verifiably authorised RAWA representative can be one whose e-mail address is listed on the FreeMediaOnline website.
 * Without this, your article will have to be deleted. Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 04:50, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Ok, so should we put the tag on the article? — F  e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  23:45, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Clarification
Ted Lipien (aka the author of this article, aka User:Tedlipien, aka the President of FreeMediaOnline.org) has sent an email to permissions@wikimedia.org with the following:

Clarification: Any content on Wikinews uploaded by User:Tedlipien is dual-licensed under the CC-BY license and the CC-NC-SA license. Regards, Ted Lipien President FreeMediaOnline.org

I think that clears up any misunderstandings. --Munchkinguy 06:07, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

 * The ticket where Mr Lipien dual licenses his contributions can be found here (OTRS only), under ticket number 2007010210022369. Thanks, Martinp23 23:34, 3 January 2007 (UTC)


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Wikinews:Arbitration Committee/Elections January 2007

The Arbitration Committee is community-elected group of users who can hold hearings in serious disputes that cannot otherwise be resolved by the community (through discussions or quick, generally temporary actions by administrators).

In general, ArbCom hearings are intended to be about whether core policies like NPOV and Wikiquette are followed. The members of ArbCom can decide whether or not they want to hear a particular case brought before them through Requests for arbitration. Be aware that arbitration duty can still be rather time-intensive in complex cases, and that you will be required to recuse yourself from cases you are involved in.

This Arbitration Committee election will be held from January 18, 2007, 20:00 UTC to January 31, 2007, 20:00 UTC. The elections are an open process, and we strive for consensus. Anyone can be nominated. The candidates with the most support will be appointed to the 3 open seats on the committee left vacant due to the expiring terms of committee members Bawolff, Craig Spurrier and Deprifry.

The Arbitration Committee members elected will tentatively serve through January 31, 2008. The next Arbitration Committee election to fill the remaining 3 seats is tentatively scheduled for July 18-31, 2007. Please see discussion on the talk page regarding a proposal to lengthen the terms of arbitrators.

In order to vote, you need to have been an active user on Wikinews for more than a month, and you must have at least 200 edits.

'''The ArbCom Elections are now over. Please do not add any more votes.'''

Thunderhead
I would like to nominate Thunderhead for arbitrator. I think he has proven himself to be a level-headed and knowledgeable member of the community, and would make a great arbitrator. Bawolff -)(-: 00:14, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Due to certain real-life issues, I have decided not to run, however if needed, I will take the position, however only if I am needed. Thunderhead - (talk) Congratulations to Kat! 22:24, 15 January 2007 (UTC) *Comment If someone does not wish to take any position I think we should respect what they wish. If I could vote I would vote oppose. --Sir James Paul 14:41, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support even tough Thunderhead decided not to run. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  03:13, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose, if he decides to take position. He needs more experience before. Shyam  ( T / C ) 12:15, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support: 1 Oppose: 1

Ral315
Note: This candidacy is being placed only because Deprifry has chosen not to run. Please support Cspurrier and Bawolff (assuming the latter chooses to run this term.)

I'll admit to not being the most active member of Wikinews, but I consider myself cool-headed and suitable to handle any arbitration request that may be brought; while my work is mainly on Wikipedia, most of it involves the Wikipedia Signpost, a community newspaper that shares much in common with Wikinews. Should arbitration be brought, I will put forth the time needed to judge the merits of claims made by the users involved, and prescribe appropriate remedies to settle the dispute. I can usually be found on the Wikinews IRC channels for discussion as well. Ral315 (talk) 19:17, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. I am placing this as my final vote as I believe Ral315 would make an excellent member of the Arbcom.  Whilst he may not be a prolific contributor here, his experience of wiki with the Signpost qualifies him for the position.  Not contributing heavily means that should Arbcom have a case to hear there is a good chance he will not have to excuse himself.  My apologies to those I didn't vote for, I felt with 3 positions open I should only make 3 votes. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:55, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 11:50, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral I really want to thank Ral315 for his contribution to Wikipedia Signpost. But I am not sure for how long will he be available on Wikinews for arbitration cases. Shyam  ( T / C ) 12:28, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment Ral is an experienced Wiki-user and has helped resolve disputes on Wikinews before. I think he makes a good arbitrator, but feel constrained to vote support for only 3 candidates :( — Doldrums(talk) 17:03, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support: 2 Neutral: 1

Cspurrier
I am an admin, a bureaucrat and as of a few weeks ago a steward. I have been a member of arbcom since it was created. I would be honoured to be selected again. --Cspurrier 20:28, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 01:40, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Great WN User. Knowledgable with ArbCom, steward, etc. Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 02:21, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:58, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support --Brian McNeil / talk 17:42, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * support Bawolff -)(-: 22:24, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support anybody that views me with suspicion. -Edbrown05 11:11, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
 * SUpport - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 02:16, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 11:49, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose, biased propmotion of Skenmy is an example of lack of understanding of policies. Shyam  ( T / C ) 12:20, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support — Doldrums(talk) 17:03, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. --+Deprifry+ 16:05, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support -- IlyaHaykinson 19:13, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Ral315 (talk) 02:59, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Andrew Watcher 09:40, 29 January 2007 (UTC) User has less than 200 contributions on en.wn, uneligible to vote --Thunderhead - (talk) 11:35, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support: 12 Oppose: 1

Deprifry
Deprifry remains a well trusted member of the community. If he is willing to run again, I think he will continue to be a great asset to the arbcom.--Cspurrier 20:28, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I am honored, but I have to decline the nomination. --+Deprifry+ 15:46, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Bawolff
Like Deprifry, Bawolff is also a well trusted member of the community. Another term for him would be a great idea. :) --Cspurrier 20:28, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I accept this nomination. Bawolff -)(-: 00:44, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Support Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 01:40, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Great user, knowledge with ArbCom, and well trusted. Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 02:21, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  03:10, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:58, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support for honesty. -Edbrown05 11:11, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 02:16, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 11:49, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support, as already a member of arbitration committee. He has better understanding of the project. Shyam  ( T / C ) 12:30, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support — Doldrums(talk) 17:03, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. --+Deprifry+ 16:05, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support -- IlyaHaykinson 19:13, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Ral315 (talk) 02:59, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Andrew Watcher 09:34, 29 January 2007 (UTC) As per above, not enough edits on en.wn, --Thunderhead - (talk) 11:35, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support international 15:47, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Hrm, I'm always late to these things... terinjokes | Talk | Come visit the WikiBistro 05:00, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support: 14

Brian New Zealand
I would like to help Wikinews further by becoming a member of the arbitration committee. As Wikinews grows, the attention it receives from people with strong ethno- political and religious ideologies will explode, it is has happened in the past, and could happen again, and increasing our output of news - quality news can be and is stifled due to attempted advocacy, propaganda or rewriting of news due to political bias, disputes take up too much time, which could be used writing articles instead. Having some experience in many wiki-roles I realized that the dispute resolution is very important for the project and I endorse that arbcom is the last step in the dispute resolution process, a process that should only be followed before arbitration can be considered. Wikinews is done by volunteers; if it is a comfortable place for productive work - people will come here to do productive works, if it is a comfortable place for trolling, vandalizing and disruptive editing - trolls, vandals and tendentious editors will be in and productive people out. If it will be a comfortable place for abusing administrative tools and biting newbies then again power hungry megalomaniacs will be in and workers out. Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 07:49, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Support Great user, kind, good with the community, knowledgable with ArbCom, etc. Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 02:21, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:58, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Will be a great addition to the arbcom team. --Nzgabriel | Talk 04:12, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Arbcom needs a Brian ;-) - joking aside BrianNZ is one of the main contributors from the southern hemisphere, he gets wiki and I trust him to mediate in favour of continued growth of the wiki should Arbcom end up with any disputes to settle. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:47, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * support Seems to have a good idea about what its all about. Bawolff -)(-: 22:26, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 02:17, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 11:49, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support, good understanding about the policies. Shyam  ( T / C ) 12:12, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support — Doldrums(talk) 17:03, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Towsonu2003 19:38, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support -- IlyaHaykinson 19:13, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Ral315 (talk) 02:59, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Andrew Watcher 09:43, 29 January 2007 (UTC) As per above, less than 200 edits on en.wn, --Thunderhead - (talk) 11:36, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support international 15:47, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support In the words of Weird Al Yankovic "Ah, do I really need a reason!" terinjokes | Talk | Come visit the WikiBistro 04:59, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support: 14

Doldrums
Doldrums replied on my talk page that he "would be happy" to accept the nomination after I asked him about it. Doldrums might be inclined to make a comment here on the nomination which I was glad to put forward. -Edbrown05 08:28, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

My experiences on Wikinews has taught me how essential a dispute resolution mechanism that leads to amicable and constructive results is. I believe that i have some ability to interact coolly and positively with people and to listen to and appreciate views different to my own, abilities i think are vital for an arbitrator. i would appreciate the opportunity to serve Wikinews as one. — Doldrums(talk) 08:59, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Support Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 01:40, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:58, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. I believe Doldrums will serve the arbcom well. --Nzgabriel | Talk 04:12, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * support Bawolff -)(-: 22:26, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support for having the sense to dive into an issue without squirting out at the other end with whatever all over themselves. -Edbrown05 11:11, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 02:17, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 11:49, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support, Really would be an asset to the committee Shyam ( T / C ) 12:10, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  17:45, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * support Towsonu2003 19:37, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. --+Deprifry+ 16:05, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support . (User:Pulitikal does not qualify to vote, --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:43, 27 January 2007 (UTC) )
 * comment: He takes Wikinews writing seriously. --Pulitikal 13:17, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Support -- IlyaHaykinson 19:13, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Ral315 (talk) 02:59, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Andrew Watcher 09:43, 29 January 2007 (UTC) As per above, less than 200 edits on en.wn, --Thunderhead - (talk) 11:36, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support international 15:47, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Support: 14

Results
Provisional results show that the three ArbCom members from this election are Bawolff, Brian New Zealand, and Doldrums.

 * I await confirmation of my tallies and results by another administrator (who isn't in the elections). --Brian McNeil / talk 23:29, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I've counted the same tallies, awaiting official results terinjokes | Talk | Come visit the WikiBistro 00:50, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Not an admin, but tallies are correct. --Thunderhead - (talk) 03:57, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Checks out... it's official then, no?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:08, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I move that these results only be considered official after notarized affidavits by every single administrator have been deposited at the office of the Wikimedia Foundation. --+Deprifry+ 21:11, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
 * The tallies are correct. It's official? — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  21:16, 2 February 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:Mindmatrix

Welcome
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Publishing
Hello. I see you are new to Wikinews, and we love new users. However, articles only get published by those who have 'editor' status. Our official review policy is here: Reviewing articles. Usually after a contributor has edited, written or copy-edited articles for a period (determined on a case-by-case basis), we grant them 'editor' status. It's not that we don't trust you or new users, but to control the quality and style of articles. I hope you understand and hope that you stick around to help improve Wikinews. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:47, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

 * I read the policy and somehow missed the "Editor" status. I'm used to greater flexibility in my editing as an admin on the English WP. Sorry about that. Mindmatrix (talk) 17:50, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

 * If you want, you could request the permission here. I'm pretty sure you would pass without objection, given your good edit history and experience. ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 18:18, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Editor
Hallo! Would you perhaps like to file a request for editor status at WN:FR/RFP? It would save others from the trouble of having to approve your many helpful edits to published articles, which sometimes takes hours because there is sometimes a bottleneck in the review queue. Just a suggestion. Cheers, tempo divalse  17:09, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Alright - I'll do that. It'll probably ease the load on other editors too. Mind matrix 17:42, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

WP linking
Hi, Mindmatrix. Just wanted to tell you you've been doing a good job with the links. One note, though, you might not want to link really basic words, such as "astronomer", "scientist", etc., that the reader can probably be relied on to already understand. Other than that, nice work. (Your request for editor application ends in a few hours, so I'll promote you then, providing nobody objects.) Cheers, tempo divalse  13:56, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Yeah, the same policy exists at WP. I inadvertently linked to astronomer for that article, but I usually ensure that the links I add are to less well-known concepts. Mind matrix 20:42, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

You've been promoted
I've closed your RfE as successful, you're now an editor. Congratulations! You might want to read:

 * Flagged revisions
 * Reviewing articles

If you need any help, don't hesitate to ask me at my talk page. Cheers, tempo divalse  18:20, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

 * Thanks. I've been reading through most of the policy pages in the past week - some ofthem need a bit of work, but otherwise they're clear enough. Mind matrix 20:42, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

privs
'''Note! Your privileges on English Wikinews have been reduced.'''
 * Under the Privilege expiry policy (enacted October 13, 2012) the rights held by your user account have been reduced due to inactivity, or lack of privilege use.

 * Point 4 of the Privilege expiry policy provides for fast-tracking reacquisition of privileges. We all understand that real-life commitments can severely curtail the level of commitment you can give to Wikinews; the privilege reduction is in no way intended as a reflection on your past work, or to imply you are unwelcome. The aim in curtailing privileges is to address security risks, and concern that a long period of inactivity means you may not be up-to-date with current policy and practices.

--Pi zero (talk) 21:55, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

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Christmas Island preparing for New Year

December 30, 2006

Christmas Island, also known as Kiritimati, is preparing for the new year while only hours are left. The island, which is home to about 5,100 people, is the first country in the world to welcome the new year.

Christmas Island will kick off the new year at UTC+14 (05 am ET). Just 15 minutes later, clocks on Chatham island of New Zealand will hit midnight.

Later, at UTC+13 (06 am ET), mainland New Zealand; Tonga; McMurdo, Antarctica and several other small stations on the South Pole, will celebrate the new year.

American Samoa is the last country to enter 2007. That will happen at UTC-11 (6 am ET, Monday morning).

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Original Reporting?
This appears to be Original Reporting. Nothing wrong with that, but it should be marked as such by the original author. -- IlyaHaykinson 18:56, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Wrong Christmas Island
The orignal reporter got the wrong Christmas Island. The correct island should've been Christmas Island, part of Kiritimati. The population and other info taken from the article is also wrong. Will be correcting this shortly.--Farnkerl 20:05, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Who Cares?
This shouldn't be news. I don't think this qualifies for anything news worthy. It just states a fact that some island will be in 2007 soon. I recomend deleation. Momodamonkey 20:22, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * For me, a story like this one adds interest to a Happy New Year. -Edbrown05 07:14, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Add a little note at the end: "The Wikinews team would like to wish everyone a very safe and happy new year"? --Nzgabriel | Talk 10:32, 31 December 2006 (UTC)


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User talk:196.218.193.146

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User talk:209.103.228.153

Welcome!

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User talk:Pauric

Welcome
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User talk:Smiddle

Welcome
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User talk:-cman-~enwikinews

Welcome
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 * If your intreasted in audio recordings, Audio Wikinews could always more contributers
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Your account will be renamed
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Renamed
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User talk:Ryan524/archive1

WikiNews Network, Audio Wikinews
I've raised some concerns about these on the Water cooler (under policy), could you take a look? Dan100 (Talk) 12:37, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)

wikibooks
Care to verify that you are indeed the same human as the "Ryan524" requesting admin privs on wikibooks? You could just respond here, using your wikinews account, then make a note of it over there. 65.34.186.143 15:11, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * yes that is me.--Ryan524 05:15, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Streaming software
Hi Ryan,

Wikimedia has a strict policy that all software run on its servers must be free software. Unfortunately, that does not appear to be the case for Shoutcast. There is a Shoutcast-compatible server called Icecast. I think a good first step to switching the WNN to the Wikimedia servers would be for you to familiarize yourself with this software. We would also have to use Ogg Vorbis streaming instead of MP3 because of the MP3 patents, which make free software implementations impossible.--Eloquence 05:43, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Shoutcast is free, i am too cheap to pay for anything, if at all possible.--Ryan524 05:46, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * "SHOUTcast is Nullsoft's Free Winamp-based distributed streaming audio system."

 * Please read the Wikipedia article free software I linked to :-). Shoutcast is free as in beer, while Icecast is free as in speech (source code is available for modification and distribution). The Wikimedia project community is built on the principle of "free as in speech" -- for example, you can't just read Wikinews stories on the site, you can copy them to your own, modify them, or even sell them. --Eloquence 06:29, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Wikinac
You asked me on IRC recently to comment on what would be necessary to make Wikinac an official Wikimedia project. My opinion is that, at the present time, the wiki software is unsuitable to build an almanach or any other structured reference work. A key feature of such an open database is the searchability according to different criteria; such as, show all countries with a murder rate higher than X, show the list of countries ordered by GDP, and so forth. Since the queries have to be user-driven, it is impossible to manually create and maintain responses to them.

The only way such a project can be successfully built on a wiki basis is to add structure to the previously unstructured textual content of a wiki page. I am currently implementing this; see Wikidata and Wikidata/Notes. If the implementation is successful, all the data in Wikipedia that is currently in so called infoboxes will be put in structured form in a central repository, and much more data could be added there. This would add the almanach functionality to Wikipedia itself, though a separate project might still be useful for information that is not sufficiently encyclopedic (I believe the central repository, much like the Wikimedia Commons, would probably grow into that project organically).

In other words, while I agree with your goals, I don't think Wikimedia should take on this particular task in earnest until Wikidata is implemented and tested.--Eloquence 11:58, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Wazzup?
Wazzup Ryan? Hope you're feeling better. Consensus has changed a bit regarding WNN (especially the NPOV aspect of it), and this pretty much sums it up. And here. :) NGerda 17:52, Jun 20, 2005 (UTC)

Audio Wikinews Scripts
You may have seen this on the water cooler, but if not, please see: Wikinews talk:Audio Wikinews --Chiacomo (talk) 2 July 2005 05:26 (UTC)

An invitation
I'm attempting to start up a new edition of Wikinews, one with a simpler user contributions system at Wikinews/Start a new edition. The goals of this project would be to simplify the process of submitting articles such that anyone with no knowledge of the Mediawiki software or the Wikimedia projects culture can easily understand and submit an article, and immediately see it on the main page developing articles section.

If you would be interested in supporting this project I would be pleased if you would sign up at the Meta page.

Doing deletion
Ryan, if you have a look near the top of WN:DR you'll see a link to the "deletion archives". Rather than just removing the section of a finished deletion debate, could you cut it and paste into the right archive? Ta Dan100 (Talk) 08:45, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
 * ah, if ya would look...i do.--Ryan524 18:57, 22 July 2005 (UTC)
 * just look at The Archives History.--Ryan524 18:59, 22 July 2005 (UTC)

User:232532
Thanks for blocking him Ryan. What a dumbass. Double Blue  (Talk) 07:41, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
 * And thanks for the medal :-) Double  Blue  (Talk) 07:41, 23 July 2005 (UTC)

Hi
Yo, dude, Skype me. :P -- NGerda 19:36, July 23, 2005 (UTC)

RfD Archival
I believe I did archive it. Though I put it under July 25, the deletion date, rather than July 19. After your archival, we have two copies of the RfD under two different dates. If July 19 is correct, please delete July 25 -- Ross Koepke Talk 18:41, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

YOU BLOCKED A PUBLIC PROXY SO PEOPLE IN ANGUILLA CAN NOT CONTRIBUTE TO WIKINEWS

 * I block vandals,as they should be.--Ryan524 05:18, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

New Main Page design proposal
I invite you and others to see Main Page Talk, where I have proposed a new Main Page for Wikinews. Best wishes, NGerda 16:16, August 30, 2005 (UTC)

Welcome back
Welcome back, it has been a while :). --Cspurrier 21:43, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Too long...lol.--Ryan524 21:44, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Chat wnn
You mentioned a chat thing about WNN. Is it in an IRC chanel or do you have to use the web thingy. I'm not a member/have not contributed anything, but I would be intreasted in hearing more about how its coming along, etc, and might be listening in (If I'm by a computer when it takes place). Bawolff ☺☻ 23:45, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
 * P.S. Welcome back. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 23:46, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Rfda
This is a message to inform you that I have added every administrator to the Rfda section on WN:A. This is not personal and I feel as if the community, who did not have the option of voting for or against most of the administrators, should be able to choose who they want to be in charge. I also want to say that I value everyones work on this site and I know that everyone does their best. I hope that none of you will take this personally and I hope that all of us will continue to work together. Jason Safoutin 12:18, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

Downstyle capitalization
Ryan, downstyle capitalization is the preferred method of capitalization on Wikinews after community consensus. See WN:SG. -- IlyaHaykinson 04:27, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Ryan
Ryan, that's no reason to leave. The unfortunate thing about big news is that wikis cannot accomodate them. Take a break if you must, but you really shouldn't leave. Wikinews needs all the help it can get. It's a thankless job, but my goodness is it worth it just to see something you wrote on the main page -- it's like a statue. I would like to thank you for your contributions to Wikinews thus far, and I ask that you continue contributing. ★ MESSED ROCKER ★  05:32, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

 * This is bigger than tonight, a whole lot bigger. Just ask around about WNN, I almost did this after that but I took a break, came back and then more problems, so I am gone for good this time.--Ryan524 05:36, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Ryan, I didn't mean to cause you suffering. One thing that is very nice about a wiki community is that you do not have to be responsible for everything. Sometimes it is just OK to let things be messed up for a while. If you want to fix something that is frustrating, you can always come back an hour later and clean things up — or not and let others deal with it. My message is that you are very valued as a contributor here, and I hope that you will reconsider your decision. -- IlyaHaykinson 05:39, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll stand by IlyaHaykinson. During tonights breaking news, you didn't see me editing the article itself. I helped Wikinews in other ways, in the IRC channel, trying to bring together incoming news from CNN/MSNBC/Fox as well as other sites, and working together with the people from Wikipedia. After the storm died down, I went back and did my normal spelling, grammar, POV check. Until we get a system similar to 'Google Docs' (or anywhere else that has live multiple user editing), we are going to have this problem. Frankly, its what "makes Wikinews, well... Wikinews" terinjokes | Talk | Come visit the WikiBistro 05:45, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I just had to sneak back real quick to see what else has been said...and you are all thinking too recently, what happened tonight was nothing more than a headache, and I figured when i stopped to think, their is no need to stick around, based on previous thing, mainly how the community instantly sconced at WNN, despite its potential. So I came to the conclusion that its best to leave, a conclusion I was bound to come to sooner or later, perhaps under less stressful circumstances, or worse.  But this is best since my time can be better spent coming up with ideas that won't be instantly rejected.--Ryan524 06:02, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

Oh boy
Does this mean you're back? :) ★ MESSED  ROCKER ★  22:28, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
 * ah NO! I am leaving all wikimedia projects that I am a member on, why? see this! This comment was made by 71.221.198.241.
 * Thats too bad. I'm glad you consider us not evil yet (: hopefully we'll be the google of wikis (although googles not all good, they're the best big company I know of). Do you have any opinions on what wikipedia should of (or should) done/do to change this? (out of curiosity more then anything else, eventhough the chance of them doing anything is zip, I find it intreasting as to what people think could be done to improve it. Bawolff ☺☻ 08:45, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Don't let the RFA crap get to you -- Wikipedia has long acknowledged that its RFA process is broken. I find all the bureaucratic nonsense of Wikipedia to be bullshit anyway. I personally find joy in taking part of article development -- that's what it's all about! Stick around, just keep working on them articles (because we need it!). ★ MESSED ROCKER ★  12:21, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Hepatitis scare at New Zealand McDonald's restaurant

Is the lack of a requirement to wear gloves in whatever capacity the guy was working a common policy? - Concerned
 * Yes, I believe so but I might be wrong. However they are reviewing their health policies (not covered in story - later development). --Nzgabriel | Talk 00:56, 1 January 2007 (UTC)


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User:EVula

Hi, I'm EVula, and you're not.

Note: My activity here is largely contingent on (a) there being wikignomery for me to do (if I don't have links to fix, that's actually a good thing), and (b) me being unbusy in real life, as some of my other accounts take precedent over this one, sadly. I always announce my wikibreaks at w:User:EVula, rather than posting it half a dozen places.

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Wikinews talk:Arbitration Committee/Elections January 2007

long comments
Never understood what the problem with thoose were. I understand if its a three paragraph essay, but Long comments in general arn't that bad in my opinion. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:48, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Comments are good and should be encouraged. Long threads that often develop from the comments however are less good in votes and should be kept to the talk page. --Cspurrier 00:53, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

SP
"Arbitration Commite elections are now in the nomination stage. Nominate your favourite wikinewsie." -- Zanimum 14:57, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Fixed. Ral315 (talk) 19:10, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

A question
Rather than have elections every six months, which I think is a pointless way to handle things given the relative inactivity of ArbCom at this juncture, and that Wikipedia uses yearly elections with three-year terms, can I suggest the terms be extended to two years, with elections occurring every July for three seats? This is how it would go (I've used the terms "Tranche A" and "Tranche B" for clarity):

 * Tranche A comes up for election in January 2007 (this series of elections). Their terms will expire in July 2008. (1.5 year terms)
 * Tranche B comes up for election in July 2007. Their terms will expire in July 2009.  (2 year terms)
 * The next elections are not held until July 2008, for Tranche A's seats. (2 year terms)
 * And so on...

There's really no need to hold elections every six months- what do you think? Ral315 (talk) 19:03, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Six months is too short... --Nzgabriel | Talk 20:01, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not totally against that. However I see nothing wrong with six months, and a small comunity as ours change a great deal in that time. There is a totally different comunity now, since the first elections (a year ago, last elections 6 mos is fairly similiar to now, but it was in the middle of that change). Amgine is gone, Neut is gone, MrM is gone, Many other admins and users who were very active are either gone or significantly less active. General feel of the wiki is more layed back, and less stressful, on the first election (1 year ago) I remember it being significantly more aggresive environment (not really right word, but best I could find). Six months sounds fine to me (or even make it 18 mos election term, elections every 9 mos, and only two groups, that might be good), but doesn't matter that much to me. Bawolff -)(-: 07:36, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I remember at the start if last year on IRC Amgine, MrM Chiacomo and a couple of others were talking about terms, and it the general consensus was almost exactly as outlined by Bawolff Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 07:53, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmm, I think that we could possibly extend it to 1 year, but two years is too much. I also have to agree with Bawolff, we're not as strict as the Grand Pedia', but there is a rare (really, really rare) occasion when we'll need to do an ArbCom case, so we need to keep rotating activley. Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 02:00, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 1 year re-election cycle sounds good, doubling it from 6 months. Wikinews does need some assurance that its arbcom members are in touch with the community, without lots of vote sessions. -Edbrown05 11:01, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * oops, looks like the election cycle is a mish mash of at least a year. Make it longer, 18 months I guess. -Edbrown05 11:55, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree with a one year term. But one thing that needs to be questioned, how many arbcoms do we need? I do not know how many times they are used, but with our small community I would guess very little. --Nzgabriel | Talk 00:49, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Just to clairify, you mean arbitrators, not arbitration commities ? Bawolff -)(-: 01:56, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes. --Nzgabriel | Talk 04:13, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

I support fully Momodamonkey

Spread the word
Shouldn't we put this on the top of all pages somewhere in MediaWiki to promote the elections?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:13, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * /me looks up. Ehm, it is in the Sitenotice. :)--+Deprifry+ 18:16, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * No, a broken link is in the sitenotice. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:21, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmm? What do you mean? It seems fine to me. O' course, I'm running IE. Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 19:57, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * That's because I fixed it. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:58, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, well that would make sense, wouldn't it? ;) Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 19:59, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Well I don't see anything. Although it's clearly in the site notice I don't seem to have a site notice displayed neither in IE nor in Mozilla. As long as it's there it's ok. Perhaps it's because I dismissed the gifts thingy that I can't see any sitenotice now?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:53, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * It should come back everytime we change the sitenotice I think, but that would proablly be why. (Or if you don't have js, you no longer can see the site notice, which I think is a really stupid idea) Bawolff -)(-: 22:58, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Erik said he was updating the default site notice with brion on #wikimedia. 68.187.187.2 04:16, 19 January 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:EVula

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! Happy editing and welcome to Wikinews [and Wikiversity, wikibooks, etc as I see you in the new user log in quite a few places] Bawolff ☺☻ 00:53, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
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Edit on Talk:U.S. Senators call for Idaho Senator Larry Craig to resign
✅ Thanks for pointing that out. :) irid t i [mailto:ironiridis@gmail.com e]  21:46, 22 September 2007 (UTC) I'm really just killing time right now; IRC is the devil when it comes to eating up time. I doubt my girlfriend would appreciate me being late in picking her up... EVula // talk // 21:59, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Not a problem, thanks for the quick turnaround on that request. I'm starting to pay more attention to Wikinews, and I'm missing my mop on en.wp and Commons every time I trip across something more than a couple of days old. :) EVula // talk // 21:48, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, fortunately for you, it's not hard to get a mop here. I call myself a Janitor, in fact. [[Image:Smile.png|20px]] irid t i [mailto:ironiridis@gmail.com e]  21:49, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Hehe, trust me, I've already eyed the requirements. :) My first "real" edit was at the beginning of August... dunno if that counts as "two month's work" though. Not really worried about requirement #2; been an admin on en.wp for a little over 10 months, a Commons admin for a couple of months, and I'm active on a ton of other projects. :) EVula // talk // 21:54, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Poke me some time if you want a nomination. I'd gladly throw you in front of the lions.
 * By the way, talking is much more fun in IRC. If you have an IRC client, join us here. irid t i [mailto:ironiridis@gmail.com e]  21:57, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the consideration. I might very well take you up on the offer. :)

On being nominated
Well, I'm out of town for the moment. When I have an internet connection which doesn't resemble a 56k modem, I'll take a look at your editing history and see what I can do. :) irid t i [mailto:ironiridis@gmail.com e]  03:58, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Haha, that works. Worst case scenario? I have more edits under my belt. Hardly a bad thing. :) EVula // talk // 04:42, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Nashville flooding
Nice picture, thanks! – Juliancolton  | Talk 12:27, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I just wish I'd had a nicer camera with me at the time than my iPhone. *shrug* EVula // talk // 16:28, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Eh, it works. – Juliancolton  | Talk 16:33, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

privs
'''Note! Your privileges on English Wikinews have been reduced.'''
 * Under the Privilege expiry policy (enacted October 13, 2012) the rights held by your user account have been reduced due to inactivity, or lack of privilege use.

 * The privilege reduction is in no way intended as a reflection on your past work, or to imply you are unwelcome. The aim in curtailing privileges is to address security risks, and concern that a long period of inactivity means you may not be up-to-date with current policy and practices.

--Pi zero (talk) 00:09, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I had to look up what those revoked privileges were... I don't really have much of an issue with the rights being removed, though I do think that people should be given a heads up first (which is how we handle removing inactive sysops at enwiki). *shrug* EVula // talk // 07:03, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Hi, this may be surprising, but Wikinews is different from Wikipedia; your concern was discussed at the policy talk page:
 * I had the exact same question (find "Would the candidates for expiries be warned about that in advance?" on that page)
 * And it was discussed near "The point about notification was raised" phrase closer to the bottom of that page.

The point is: if people are notified in advance, they may come back and make a "token edit" (ie a small edit just to use the privs) and be technically active, while in practice otherwise.

It's ok if you disagree; this is no way I want to convince what is universally right or wrong, or that en.wp is wrong -- the proper behaviour may vary at different projects.

As always, happy holidays & happy new year. :) Cheers, --Gryllida 10:41, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

 * Yeah, I agree that a warning might get someone to make a token edit... but at the same time, you might get someone to actually start paying attention to the project again. It's more of a net gain than a net loss. For example, the one time I got a "hey, you're about to be desysopped" message on Commons, I made the "token" ten administrative actions, and kept my flag... and have used it considerably more in the time since that message. I'm not saying I've single-handedly changed the course of Commons or anything silly like that, but if I'd just gotten a "you're desyopped" message from them, I would have been screwed and every deletion that I've done is something someone else would have had to do, taking them away from other things... basically, by giving me a chance to make ten token edits, they've gotten a hundred+ subsequent non-token edits. A net gain for the project just by giving me advanced notice.

 * Part of the difference of opinions comes from the fact that I'm not terribly convinced by the paranoia surrounding inactive accounts; I think the risk is significantly lower than people make it out to be. I can moderately understand it for bureaucrats and administrators, since the damage they can do, while technically reversible, is much more of a pain in the ass to sort thru. However, I think bundling the reviewer right in with the rest is a mistake, though consider my point of view: I've got the equivalent right on eight other projects, even though I don't edit on those projects all that often (mainly because I do interwiki edits on the non-English projects where I have the flag), which makes my participation unpredictable, and I request the right because I don't want anyone to waste time going thru my edits just to approve them. I consider myself a wikignome, and a wandering one at that, so the reviewer flag lets me make edits that need to be made, but that aren't controversial at all.

 * Don't get me wrong, I'm not pissed or anything about the flag getting taken back; I very clearly wasn't using it at all, and I'm well aware that "adminship on Commons" is a different scope than "reviewer on Wikinews." I just disagree with the local policy (which is no big deal; there are plenty of policies at enwiki that I disagree with), but in my experience, I think that the policy could be better. As it stands, right now I have no inclination to start editing here again (considering how many other projects I'm semi-active at, while balancing Real Life), whereas I might have if I'd been prompted to make some token edits.

 * But that's just my opinion, and one that ultimately doesn't (and frankly, shouldn't) matter very much. :) EVula // talk // 16:07, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
 * What a shame...I always hate seeing old users leaving. Well I hope one day you decide to come back. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:10, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Eh, considering how much I jump between projects, I'm sure at some point I'll pop back over here; it just won't be until I get burnt out somewhere else (which happens regularly) and, honestly, I'll need to get tired of playing Skyrim, which I just started. ;) EVula // talk // 16:16, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Oo, that looks like fun. Well, enjoy. :-)   --Pi zero (talk) 16:42, 20 December 2012 (UTC)
 * If you start playing it, you'll soon find yourself getting your own PeP applied. ;) EVula // talk // 16:45, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! user:Bawolff 04:42, 31 December 2006 (UTC) P.S. Do you get your name from the computer program XaoS? user:Bawolff
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 * Hi - thanks for the welcome - ~10 years later is a good time for a reply!  My xaos is just a take on chaos.  If you have a moment can you look at my last few contributions - there are some technical updates to fix upcoming tidy issues before the html renderer changes next year - there should be a couple of pending changes and 2 edit requests.  Thank you, Xaosflux (talk) 03:56, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for helping with code updating here. Much appreciated.  (I also did a few more pages along the same lines, since you've reminded us.)  We keep being told things need updating for coming changes to the platform, but nobody's been telling us what needs updating; 'html renderer changes next year' is the most specific I've heard.  Cool. (I've seen your username around the sisterhood from time to time, I think, and never knew how to pronounce.  I like it.) --Pi zero (talk) 12:50, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
 * This may help explain a little of it w:en:Special:PermaLink/741584196. Xaosflux (talk) 13:08, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

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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!
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
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Bombings reported in Bangkok

December 31, 2006

At least seven bomb blasts occurred early on New Year's Eve in Bangkok. Two people were killed and dozens injured.

Four explosions went off almost simultaneously in different parts of Thailand's capital city, at around 6:00 p.m. local time (1100 GMT).

The first blast was in a bus-stop shelter at Victory Monument, which is a busy hub for public transportation. Another blast occurred nearby. Five people were injured, and one of them died later at a hospital.

Another fatal attack was in the Khlong Toei port district near the Na Ranong intersection, where a bomb hidden in a trash can near a Chinese spirit shrine exploded and injured seven people, one of them a 10-year-old girl. Another was a 61-year-old man who later died at a hospital. The blast caused a secondary explosion to some nearby cooking-gas cylinders.

Seventeen people were wounded in a blast at a police box near a Big C supermarket at the Saphan Kwai intersection. A witness there said a man dropped a grenade from a pedestrian bridge.

Another blast was at a police box on Sukhumvit Soi 62. There were no injuries.

A blast was reported at a police box in Nonthaburi Province on the northern outskirts of Bangkok. There was another explosion at a Tesco Lotus store in Prachachuen, while another was planted in a trash bin at Seacon Square, a shopping mall in suburban Bangkok's Prawet district. A bomb squad was able to defuse the device without mishap.

Other suspicious packages are being investigated by police at locations throughout the capital, the iTV network in Thailand has reported. The New Year's countdown at CentralWorld was held at around 9:00 p.m. with police and Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayothin then urging the thousands of gathered revelers to "go home and stay in peace."

The attacks are unprecedented in Bangkok. However, Thailand has had a turbulent year, with a coup d'état on September 19 in which the military ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Since then, there have been a number of schools burnt by suspected Thaksin sympathizers in various parts of the country.

There is also the ongoing violence by Muslim separatists in the South Thailand insurgency, which has left 1,900 people dead since 2004.

It was not immediately clear if the bombings had anything to do with the coup or the southern insurgency.

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