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Audio Wikinews transcript – 26 April 2006 – 0038 UTC
The time is 00:38 UTC on 26 April 2006, and this is Wikinews Audio News Briefs.

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Others named in lawsuit against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal ''More named in the lawsuit against the Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal. According to official court documents, there are more defendants than previously thought. Documents state that not only Buffalo's Common Council and Planning Board are named in the lawsuit, but also the Mayor of Buffalo, Byron W. Brown, Savarino Construction Services Corporation, Hans J. Mobius and his son Hans S. Mobius owners of the properties at stake, Pano Georgiadis, owner of Pano's Restaurant on Elmwood, and Cendant Corporation, the parent company of Wyndham Hotels are also named in the suit''

Study claims recreational ecstasy use and depression unrelated ''In other news... A new study published in the May 2006 issue of the Journal of Psychopharmacology and conducted at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette finds no significant link between the use of Ecstasy and depression. Ecstasy is believed to increase the levels of serotonin, because of its effects on mood. Research in lab animals has provided evidence that it causes long-term post use serotonin depletion. A common hypothesis among many researchers is that the reduction in serotonin levels below normal could be detected by a corresponding decline in mood. This study seems to go against the consensus that Ecstacy reduces serotonin levels.''

Egypt:Twin suicide bombings hit Sinai ''Just days after the bombings in the Egyptian resort town of Dahab, two more suicide bombers struck a Multinational Peacekeeping Forces base near the Gaza border. The attack occurred at around 1300 GMT. The number of casualties is not known at this time with the spokesperson for the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) and Egyptian security forces giving conflicting reports.''

Alabama postal workers and customers become ill, suspicious substance found ''Six workers in the post office in Hueytown, Alabama developed breathing problems and 23 were sent to the hospital after a chemical used in the manufacture of fishing lures leaked from a package. The post office was evacuated, and Hueytown firefighters in hazardous materials attire inspected the chemical. The chemical was found to have leaked from an inadequately designed package, evaporated quickly leaving a garlicky scent, and discolored the flooring tile. Workers complained of symptoms ranging from breathing difficulties to vomiting to burning in the throat.''

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Germans and Arabs establish a search engine that competes with Google

April 26, 2006

In the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Seekport, a German and Saudi founded technological company, began to start on a web-search engine dedicated to the Arabic language called Sawafi. According to Arabic marketing officials, it is predicted to compete with the popular web-search engines, such as Google or Yahoo. Sawafi's goal is to be as successful as the Chinese web-search engine, Budai, which in China, which has made a great improvement to its marketing businesses. Although internet access is low in the Middle East, Sawafi wishes to reach the other Arab communities in North America or Europe.


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Maoists in Nepal declare three month ceasefire

April 27, 2006

Maoist rebels in Nepal announced a three-month ceasefire from Thursday onward saying that this move reflected their support for the formation of a new. Maoist leader Prachanda said in a statement that the People's Liberation Army would not carry out any offensive military action during the tenure of the ceasefire. Maoist rebels have been fighting to overthrow the monarchy in the Himalayan nation since 1996 and over 13000 people have been killed in the insurgency. The Maoists' announcement has been welcomed by India, which has indicated that it will likely resume sending financial and military aid to Nepal.


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Human Rights Watch implicates 600+ in war prisoner abuse

May 7, 2006

A human rights project, The Detainee Abuse and Accountability Project (DAA), released a report in Washington saying that allegations of detainee abuse, torture and killings have now implicated at least 600 U.S. military and civilian personnel deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the prison for terrorist suspects in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The project is a cooperation between New York University's Center for Human Rights and Global Justice, Human Rights Watch and Human Rights First.

The human rights groups say they analyzed thousands of pages of government documents and conducted interviews with witnesses and prisoners who say they were abused by U.S. troops.

"Over 95 percent of those implicated were military personnel," said Hina Shamsi, a senior counsel for the group Human Rights First. "The remainder were from the CIA or other intelligence agencies or were civilian contractors working either for the military or the CIA The cases involve over 1,000 acts of abuse, including homicide, assault, cruelty, maltreatment, maiming and sexual abuse."

"We found that abuses were pervasive, extending far beyond Abu Ghraib and that investigations have been incomplete and delayed, which has left a general failure of accountability," she said.

In the two years since the Abu Ghraib scandal surfaced, the human rights groups say 40 people have been sentenced to serve time in prison. Of those, 10 have been sentenced to a year or more in detention.

Lieutenant Commander Jeffrey Gordon, a press officer at the Department of Defense, told VOA the allegations outlined by the human rights groups "are false."

Commander Gordon says the military has conducted more than 600 criminal investigations resulting in charges against 251 soldiers who faced courts-martial, the military's equivalent of criminal trials, or administrative punishment.

Commander Gordon says all allegations of abuse are taken seriously, people were held accountable, and the military's system of justice does work.

The information from the human rights groups comes at same time as the news that a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel is expected to be charged in connection with the abuse of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

"Two years ago, U.S. officials said the abuses at Abu Ghraib were aberrations and that people who abused detainees would be brought to justice," said the faculty director of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU Law School, Professor Meg Satterthwaite. "Yet our research shows that detainee abuses were widespread, and few people have truly been brought to justice." A detainee in outdoor solitary confinement cell talks with a military policeman at Abu Ghraib prison on outskirts of Baghdad (file photo - June 22, 2004) Two years after the Abu Ghraib scandal caused a worldwide uproar, reports say Lieutenant Colonel Steven Jordan will become the highest-ranking officer to be charged in the case.

Colonel Jordan's attorney says he expects his client will be charged within the next few days on several counts, including dereliction of duty, conduct unbecoming an officer and lying to investigators.

The colonel led the Joint Interrogation and Debriefing Center at Abu Ghraib between September and December 2003.

Military investigations determined that Colonel Jordan, who was trained as a civil affairs officer, had no experience with interrogating prisoners and failed to properly supervise soldiers under his command.


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Australia to introduce universal health and welfare smartcard

April 27, 2006

Australia's federal cabinet has approved plans for a universal smartcard, which would be required to access health and welfare services from 2010. The card will be introduced from 2008.

The face of the card will contain its owner's name, a photograph, a number and the cardholder's signature. The card will also have a chip that will store a second photograph, address, date of birth, and details of children. Cardholders will be able to optionally include details of their next of kin, medical information and organ-donor status.

Australian Prime Minister John Howard says the card will replace 17 cards and vouchers used throughout Australia's health and welfare system. The card will be used to access unemployment benefits, pensions, healthcare rebates, childcare subsidies, veteran's entitlements and family tax benefits.

Mr Howard denied that the card was intended to be a stepping stone for a national identity card. He said that the card would not be compulsory and no person would be required to carry the card at all times.

Australians have never been keen on the idea of a national identity card. The idea for a national identity card first appeared in 1985 with a proposal for the Australia Card but was eventually given up upon, since then the idea has resurfaced on numerous occasions, most recently in 2002 after the London bombings. Mr Howard said his government had looked into a national identity card but the disadvantages outweighed the advantages.

The government hopes that the card will crack down on welfare fraud. The government estimates that it will cost $1 billion to implement the card and claims the card will save $3 billion over 10 years.

The Australian Labor Party, has cautiously welcomed the card, claiming to support it "in principle". The party's public accountability spokesman, Kelvin Thomson said that Labor will question if the card will be used to track people for national security purposes.

"Will this card be used for national security purposes and, if so, how?" Mr Thomson said.

Peter Hendy, chief of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (a body representing businesses in Australia said that the card would be intrusive and increase operating costs for businesses.

The Australian Council for Civil Liberties has also expressed concerns. ACCL president Terry O'Gorman said he is concerned that the card will infringe the right to privacy.


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Israeli report: Iran acquired missiles capable of striking Europe

April 27, 2006 Israel's intelligence chief Major General Amos Yadlin was quoted by the Haaretz newspaper as saying that BM-25 missiles from North Korea had arrived in Iran. Earlier, a German diplomat confirmed that his country's intelligence sources had recovered information about such an Iran-North Korea missile deal. The BM-25s (which were originally manufactured in the USSR as SSN6s) are capable of delivering nuclear payloads. These weapons have a range of around 2500 kilometres,which brings Europe within striking distance. Teheran already possesses Shihab-4 class missiles which are capable of hitting Israel.


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'Voxtel' company will be transformed into 'Orange'

April 27, 2006

By the decision of the shareholders the "Voxtel" company will be transformed Into "".

The shareholders of "Voxtel" are: France Telecom – 61%, MMT-BIS – 30%, MobilRom – 4%, IFC – 5%.

"Orange" - is one of the world mobile communication leaders and is a daughter enterprise of the "" group. The "Orange" group is present in 17 countries, where it has more than 80 million mobile communication subscribers.


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Seems a bit press release like to me. BTW, France is suing Orange, SFR, & that other one for anti-trust violations. And they are pretty much guilty as sin. Nyarlathotep 14:25, 27 April 2006 (UTC)


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JODY COLTER COUNTRY MUSIC STAR RETURNS TO STAGE.
Jody Colter returns to stage after 8 year hiatus while being a caregiver for her family. Jody and her band have fronted many big name artists from George Jones, Earnest Tubb, Melba Montgomery and many more for 10 years and Jody was also a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry. Jody amd her band have performed throughout the United States and Canada. Jody Colter is presently residing in the Phoenix, Arizona area and she is preparing her comeback with a local group that she hopes to take with her as a regular road band. This female performer/songwriter has quite an experience in the country field and has gone on to cross over into pop and blues. Look for her to be appearing soon at your local venues.SOURCE Country News 4/2006

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Full-mast flag generates controversy at Parliament Hill

April 28, 2006 The Conservative government of Canada announced on Monday, April 24 that it will no longer lower the flag on top of the Peace Tower at Parliament Hill whenever a Canadian soldier has been killed in action, reversing a practice set down by the previous government in 2002. Instead, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Harper said that all casualties of war would be honored equally on Remembrance Day. This announcement came after the news of four Canadian soldiers killed by an improvised roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

The government has said that in the event of a Canadian soldier death, flags would fly at half-mast at the soldier's operational base, at their home base, and at the Defence Headquarters in Ottawa. The flag at Peace Tower will only be lowered to half-mast outside of the Remembrance Day in the case of the death of a former governor general, senator, prime minister, or an important public figure.

The mainstream media have mostly published articles which show the decision in a negative light. The Canadian newspaper The Chronicle-Herald carried a front page editorial on April 27 titled "Lower flag as sign of respect" which argued that the flag should be lowered "out of respect for those killed in action". The newspaper pledged to fly their own flag at half-mast whenever a Canadian soldier died in combat, and urged readers to do the same. Readers were also urged to write members of parliament to protest the government's decision. In the Opinions page the next day, The Chronicle-Herald published two editorials from readers who criticised the front page editorial, while dedicating the rest of the page to letters that spoke in favour of the newspaper's campaign.


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If there are any fellow Canadians here I'd appreciate some help with this article, I am only a high school student and do not have much time or resources to spend on this... If anyone wants my source, it is The Chronicle Herald, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dilbert3 20:00, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

second paragraph
... needs some npov-ing and some sourcing, not to mention the title. Doldrums 20:27, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

I agree. Based on the information I see in the article, "row" is too strong a word for this. 24.10.168.80 03:24, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I know that the second paragraph was probably not from a NPOV, but yesterday i did not have time to put in into the proper format. Also the title is not very descriptive about the actual event; it currently reads "Canadian government in row over flag lowering". The real issue is that the current Conservative minority government has decided to reverse the former Liberal government's policy of lowering the flag whenever a soldier is killed in the line of duty, which is currently drawing flak here in Canada. The issue behind this issue is that the media has now dropped all pretense of being NPOV and are definitely taking a side against the Conservatives' decision. (This is without a trace of doubt, as the newspapers have published editorials written by themselves and publishing on the front page. The second page holds a continuation of the title page's article and also a plea by the newspaper: "Write to your Members of Parliament, if you feel, as we do, that the Conservative government should reverse its decision on flag lowering." (Actual quote taken from The Chronicle Herald)

A better title could be "Conservative government draws flak from media over flag-lowering decision" or something of that sort.

If anyone would like a copy of the newspaper I could try to type up the entire article here, or you may wish to try searching The Chronicle Herald on google and go to their website to see if you can get a copy. Dilbert3 19:44, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

I'm canadian
Unfourtanatly I'm to mad at the government to write anything that even pretends to be neutral. Liberals may have wasted our money, but they never pulled anything like this :( . Bawolff ☺☻ 04:37, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
 * perhaps add the klein (alberta premiere) said that he'll still lower the legestrative assembly of alberta flag when an albertan dies, and that gov now bans media from funeral.

Media bias section?
The original article had a paragraph about the media bias this topic has received recently - it was deleted by another user since my sources were given. I will re-add the section with sources with tomorow. Dilbert3 20:14, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

 * I think this paragraph should definately be added, but can you make sure it's well sourced and uses as neutral language as possible (let the story itself show how biased the media reaction has been). Some quotes from the 'editorials' would be a good place to start. Frankie Roberto 21:58, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

 * This is the entire copy of the "editorial" written by the editors of The Chronicle-Herald and published on the front page on April 27th.

An Editorial

Lower flag as sign of respect (Title)

Whose Peace Tower is it, anyway?

Well, it's yours, the Canadian people's. And if you feel that lowering the Peace Tower flag to half-mast is the fitting way for all of us, as a nation, to honor our service personnel who are killed in the line of duty, as four Canadian soldiers were in Afghanistan last Saturday, then your government should listen and respectfully lower the flag.

Our of respect for those killed in action. Out of respect for you and for our democracy.

Clearly, many Canadians have come to see lowering the Peace Tower flag as the way they want to show respect and solidarity for millitary men and women who are killed in our service and for their families. Since the Harper government announced on the weekend that it will end the four-year practice of lowering the Peace Tower flag when Canadians are killed in millitary operations, and return to the tradition of honoring all war dead alike by half-masting the flag on Remembrance day, there has been an outpouring of criticism and anger from the public.

People are angry that the government appears to be putting propaganda considerations - de-emphasizing casualties in Afghanistan - above its duty to honor fallen soldiers.

They don't buy the standard that it's appropriate to routinely half-mast the Peace Tower flag to mourn public officials or disaster victims, but not ordinary Canadians who die for their country.

Most of all, they don't want the government taking away their right to honor our fallen at the Peace Tower.

It shouldn't be surprising Canadians feel this way. The Peace Tower is our national flagstaff. It's where our eyes look for the respect of the Canadian people to be expressed to those who most deserve it.

None deserve respect more than those who have given their lives for our country. That Canadians are determined to show this respect is

(next page) Readers urged to write for what's right (title)

something to be proud of. That their government is misguidely getting in their way is something that has to change.

The Chronicle-Herald believes we should stand with all those Canadians who want our soldiers honored at the Peace Tower as individuals when they fall, when the recognition may be of greatest comfort to their families, when it matters most to demonstrate our gratitude that they died in defence of our highest ideals. Those of us who share this goal should act on it in our own lives. And so this newspaper has lowered to half-mast the Canadian, Nova Scotian and Union Jack flags we fly in our building on Argyle Street in Halifax. They will remain in the traditional mourning position until funeral services have been held for Lieut. William Turner, Bombardier Myles Mansell, Cpl. Randy Payne and Cpl. Matthew Dinning, the four Canadians who died in Afghanistan on Saturday. In the future, we will half-mast our flags again when Canadians are killed in millitary operations, lowering them from the day a death occurs until after funeral services have been held.

On our front page, we will also carry an emblem of the respect we believe the public wants to pay to fallen soldiers. We will publish a photo of the Peace Tower as so many Canadians think it should look on such occasions - with its flag flying at half-mast.

We urge our readers, Nova Scotian and other Canadians who fly flags from their properties to do the same. Let's set the example of respect and solidarity that the government should be observing.

Those of your who don't fly flags, write or call your Member of Parliament to speak your mind on this.

We respect that the Canadian Forces have their own traditions for half-masting flags and paying respects to their fallen members. But the Parliament Buildings are not a millitary site. They are the emblem of civil democracy and their ceremonial use should reflect the public's sense of what is right. Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor has also argued that creating a new tradition of flag-lowering at the Peace Tower is disrespectful of those who died in past conflicts without this honor. But societies, and the ways they express their collective feelings, change and this is no reflection of the past. Paying respects to soldiers as individuals when they are killed in no way detracts from the honors we pay on Remembrance Day to all those who have fallen for Canada. Rather, every flag lowered for individuals who are killed in our own time is a sacred memory with all those who have given our lives for our country. Every Canadian whose family has ever lost a loved one in millitary action will make that connection when the flag flies respectfully at half-mast from the Peace Tower.

Mr.Harper, let Canadians make that connection. It's what they want. (newsroom@herald.ca)

A box titled "People to write to" urges the reader to write to Members of Parliament. The first sentence reads, "Tell Ottawa what you think, if you feel, as we do, that the Canadian flag atop the Peace Tower in Ottawa should be lowered to half-mast when one of our Armed Forces members is killed during millitary operations" then lists names of Senators and Members of Parliaments and the district they reside over.

My wrists are sore so I'll save my comments on this for tomorow.

The next day, on April 28th, various persons, including myself, wrote to The Chronicle-Herald to protest this amazingly biased article. My letter did not get published, and only two were published. The rest of the Editorials page was filled with letters that supported The Chronicle-Herald for "taking a brave stand against this injustice by the Harper government". Here are the two letters that did get published:

Skewed news Your presentation of the half-masting issue, particularly on April 27th, has been slanted and unprofessional. It has no place in responsible journalism. Opinions, no matter how unbalanced, should be kept to the editorial page.

Slippery slope Re: your front-page editorial (April 27th). Business stories go on the Business page. Sports stories are reported on the Sports page. Entertainment goes under Spotlight. Editorials go on the Opinions page. Keep the front page for news stories, not personal opinions. Deputy Premier Ron Russell's opinion is news. Your is not. (The Chronicle-Herald interviewed and published the opinions of Deputy Premier Ron Russell, who opposed the government's stance on the flag issue.) You come dangerously close to becoming the self-appointed "conscience of the people" with suggestions like "write for what's right." Can we expect that in the days to follow that we will be asked to "write for what's right" on other newsworthy issues after reading your opinion on the front page about child abuse, global warming or government spending? I suggest that reporting the news and providing opportunies for others to voice their opinion is the responsible role of a newspaper. This is written with no disrespect to the subject matter of the front-page editorial.

Dilbert3 20:24, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

PS: Is there any way to indent?

 * Dilbert3 you did a great job. FellowWikiNews 23:45, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Yeah, good stuff. I might try and incorporate some of that information into the article later. To indent, start your line with a colon by the way (see the code on this talk page for an example). Frankie Roberto 15:49, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks... I was going to write a detailed analysis of the newspaper's front-page editorial, but realized that wasn't necessary since the bias there was so obvious. Someone not from Canada, or someone not reading such a bias newspaper may not know but only a few weeks back, The Chronicle-Herald was bashing the Harper government on a "pointless" war in Afghanistan, but now the war is a "noble cause". This newspaper, and The Canadian Press (a journalism organisation similar to The Associated Press) has been publishing many articles which are biased towards the Harper government. Government spending, so-called "secrecy" in government, even an event where Stephen Harper gave his children a handshake after dropping them off at school came under fire by the media. (Many columnists and editors portrayed Harper as a heartless, emotionless droid, saying that he should have given his children hugs.)
 * I would appreciate if someone took the time to add in the media bias section to the article. I am a high school student, with finals coming up, and my time is very limited. Dilbert3 21:28, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Hi, I've inserted a paragraph about the newspaper reaction, based upon the information you provided above, thanks for typing that up, and good luck with your finals! Frankie Roberto 21:48, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

=New title?= I am considering putting in a new title that better describes the article; does anybody have any suggestions or is the current one good? Dilbert3 23:39, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I will change the title to "Flag lowering issue generates controversy" or "Government flies flag at full-mast" or something of the sort tomorow. Is there any way to write subtitles? Dilbert3 19:07, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
 * It seems fine as it is to me, and a bit late to change it... Frankie Roberto 23:21, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
 * You can write subtitles (like theres the physical way of doing it), but its against the style guide. I wouldn't bother renaming it now. This was published what - quite a while now, Its sort of late to move it. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 00:30, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * The title has been changed, and no its not too late to change the article, I have asked a sysop to unprotect this article for a bit furthur for editing. Dilbert3 22:11, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

It is in fact probably too late to change this article? Why are we changing it nearly a month after it's initial publication. If there is new information, we should write a new article. Wikinews articles are not works in progress. --Chiacomo (talk) 00:54, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, being more familiar with Wikipedia's method of adding on to articles slowly, I origianlly didn't foresee this. I have emailed the sysop back to inform him that the article is complete. Dilbert3 20:55, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I've re-archived it... Frankie Roberto 21:24, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Chiacomo is right. It too late. If this was on Wikipedia it would be different. FellowWikiNews 22:18, 1 June 2006 (UTC)


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Good work and persistence at that article. Your efforts helped make it better. Thanks. -Edbrown05 06:09, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

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text:
User talk:Slade

Welcome
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title: User talk:Slade


text:
User talk:Schissler~enwikinews

Welcome
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Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

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

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

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:21, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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title: User talk:Schissler~enwikinews


text:
User talk:MUCH

Welcome
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title: User talk:MUCH


text:
User talk:Longman~enwikinews

Welcome
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Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

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

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

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:20, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:33, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

title: User talk:Longman~enwikinews


text:
User talk:Hornhair

Welcome
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title: User talk:Hornhair


text:
User talk:Gordrugg

Welcome
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title: User talk:Gordrugg


text:
User talk:Wikijeff

Welcome
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title: User talk:Wikijeff


text:
User talk:Arcady~enwikinews

Welcome
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Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! Jason Safoutin 20:31, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
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 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
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 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
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 * And of course, stories need writing!

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

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

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

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:12, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:28, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

title: User talk:Arcady~enwikinews


text:
User talk:Winey~enwikinews

Welcome
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Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! Jason Safoutin 20:32, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
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 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
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 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

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

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

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:39, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:40, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

title: User talk:Winey~enwikinews


text:
User talk:OscarOscarOnWhood

Welcome
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title: User talk:OscarOscarOnWhood


text:
User talk:Amorris

Welcome
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Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! Jason Safoutin 20:35, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
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 * Introduction - overview of the site
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title: User talk:Amorris


text:
User talk:Facelesz~enwikinews

Welcome
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Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! Jason Safoutin 20:36, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
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 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
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 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

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

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

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:16, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:31, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

title: User talk:Facelesz~enwikinews


text:
User talk:Wootking~enwikinews

Welcome
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 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
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 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

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

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

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:39, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:41, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

title: User talk:Wootking~enwikinews


text:
User talk:Fergie~enwikinews

Welcome
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Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! Jason Safoutin 20:37, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
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 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

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

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

Sorry for the inconvenience.

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

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:31, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

title: User talk:Fergie~enwikinews


text:
User talk:Bruvajc~enwikinews

Welcome
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Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! Jason Safoutin 20:38, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
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 * Introduction - overview of the site
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 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

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

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

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:14, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:29, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

title: User talk:Bruvajc~enwikinews