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User talk:FellowWikiNews/Archive 6

image of Andre Boisclair (Image:André Boisclair.jpg)
Has been deleted several times at commons, and the admins there haven't been notifying you like they should. In short, they claim its all rights reserved, which this page tends to agree with. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:39, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Consider also images in this category

Boobs
It seems yet agian our concerns are ignored. Tags were removed when they were placed WITH merit. Personally, I do not want to be part of wikinews if we are going to look like amyspace blog. DragonFire1024 19:30, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * And I readded the tag and noted that nothing was resolved in the article dispite the addition of cleanup. DragonFire1024 20:14, 3 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Personally, I liked the "putting a link to the images on commons" idea but it was reverted. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  17:59, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks much for the help =) i liked it very much. i got another news story. pretty funny one at that ill try working on it soon it would be great if you help me out a bit on it too =)Maverick423 16:39, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
 * If you spend a couple of months writing for Wikinews, you will be a pro at writing news articles. So, keep writing! — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  17:10, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Hey
The news story i just made is here =) i talked about it on the water cooler that there is no links as of yet so i guess it makes me the original author =) please fix it if you can and tell me what you think of it. I hope my skills are improving a bit.  Also you tricked me =( =P but ill get you back Maverick423 18:18, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

wikiholic
dont worry - admittance is good!!--MarkieTalk 18:59, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

 * I need to go to the WikiHospital :P — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:06, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Could i also ask you to delete some of the abandoned articles as some of them are weeks old and there is a a huge list of them on the front page (not quite as big as the developments list though!!). thanks --MarkieTalk 19:04, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

 * Ok. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:06, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Yup get your head fixed and cheers!--MarkieTalk 19:07, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

 * lol. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:08, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Re: Flags in sigs
I have removed the flags from all my signatures, with two exceptions. Talk:Jimmy Wales asks Wikipedian to resign "his positions of trust" over nonexistent degrees and a post made on WN:RFA which is now in archives. Sorry for the breach in policies. (/me passes the tea) terinjokes | Talk 21:24, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem :) — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  00:24, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Red links
Yeah cheers for that - not sure why it happened but it's gone now--Markie Talk 17:36, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Tea
Thanks for the tea comment - aprriciate it!--Markie Talk 17:39, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

Requested articles
Hiya, just wanted to ask you to make sure that your new format gets to Template:New page/tip.  Thunderhead  ►  01:10, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  03:14, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Nice additions to article!
Hello FWN. Thanks for the additions to the Elizabeth May article the other day. Great stuff! Cheers, Jcart1534 11:03, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I got the information from Wikipedia. You also did a great job on creating the article! Good work. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:34, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Welcome
hi thanks for the welcome but i am actually the ip of another user here. thanks anyway --86.136.226.58 17:26, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * What user are you on Wikinews? — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:24, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * ah now that would be telling :-). no it's markie.--86.136.226.58 19:26, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Then you should login. BTW, thanks for the welcome! — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:28, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * That's fine, every new user gets one!!:-) Yeah i should login but sometimes (esp for simple reverts) i can't be bothered!--Mark Talk 19:30, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Lol. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:32, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Archives/Guidelines
Your archive and guideline sections at the top of this page are broken. I suspect this is related to the breaking of the dynamic boxes on the front page. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:29, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, I will temporarily add a list to my archives separately on my talk page. But I still don't understand why the dynamic boxes arn't working...strange. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:26, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

wikinews ads
Great job with the advertisements. However from a format point of view they're better as png's as jpeg compression results in bad quality for anything that's not a photo. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:27, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok. Do you want me to re-upload them as png? — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  02:09, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Well probably doesn't matter very much, as you can't really see any quality loss, but just something to keep in mind for the future. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:12, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Any future ads will be in png. Thanks for the info. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  02:13, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

countries
im bored today, hehe what can i say (:O) -Nima Baghaei (talk) 19:53, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok, but mabie the countries with no articles should not have an infobox? — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:55, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

I create them now so people do not have to create them in the future, especially if they are new to wikinews and would like to use one for a news article they may want to write, i feel its better to be ready for the future (:O) -Nima Baghaei (talk) 19:57, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok. Just try not to mix up LocationAntiguaAndBarbuda.png with all of the infoboxes! :) — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  19:59, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

 * yah i know haha! i didnt even notice that i did that until afterwards (:OP (:O) -Nima Baghaei (talk) 20:00, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * HeHe. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  20:01, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Re: Breaking news - Liberal minority government re-elected in Quebec
Hello FWN. Glad to help. What would you like me to concentrate on? Jcart1534 02:49, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, It would be great if you could help me write the article and add the results :) I seen the OLG article you created -well writen and reporting that Wikinews strives for! — Fellow Wiki  Newsie   (sign here!)  02:53, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Re: Thanks for your help. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie   (sign here!)  19:36, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! Jcart1534 22:22, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Quit?
You Quit? Why? DragonFire1024 21:26, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

April fool's
pls see Water cooler/miscellaneous. –Doldrums(talk) 04:03, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Car radio story
Sorry, no email on that so I guess it is DR time. I tried to help rescue the story, perhaps someone needs to keep a log of lost stories and the minor things like this (an email) that would help us keep them. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:18, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Foundation letter
Please see: User:DragonFire1024/DRAFT: Open-letter to foundation-1 mailing list on why this image policy Will Hurt Wikinews edit it add it clarify it or whatever...then sign your name if you like. DragonFire1024 04:56, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

admin
cheers for that--Mark Talk 21:13, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Opener
Hey FellowWikiNews,

You can see the video without needing an account at the porject's blog - http://videowikinews.spaces.live.com/

thanx

--Symode09 23:33, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  19:42, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

ticker
Whilst your online could i get you view on this. Thanks --Mark Talk 19:37, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Coud you check the q i just left on the bots page please. Cheers --Mark Talk 19:46, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * What's a "q i"?? — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  19:49, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * sorry should be ...the question i just.... --Mark Talk 19:56, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, we should use the bot from de.'pedia. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  19:59, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Right ok just to clarify. --Mark Talk 20:00, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Wikinews on YouTube
I have made a small trailer for the Wikinews Video 2.0. It is only a promo. Tell me what you think :) DragonFire1024 21:31, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * It's really cool. But mabie we could use the music from Broadcast/Soundtrack instead. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  23:20, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Changing Accounts
Sure can do! I don't know how to change my account from User:Raccoon Fox to User:RingtailedFox, though. Raccoon Fox 23:52, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Changing username should let you. Thanks!  Thunderhead  ►  23:54, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Shorts for April 8
I removed "The soldiers will be remembered at the 90th anniversary of the battle of Vimy Ridge."

It is not the sources and is likely information that is after the story came out. --SVTCobra 00:00, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

RE Video
I am not likeing the current beat to the old WN theme song...IMO not newsie enough...but thats just me. DragonFire1024 03:13, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

superportal
Try going to user:Bawolff/Sandbox/superportal again.(after hard refresh). you copied the wrong part to special:mypage/monobook.js (I've fixed it now). Bawolff ☺☻ 00:45, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * It doesn't work. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  18:16, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Did you do a hard refresh?, define not working. does it give you instruftions to install some javascript. Also what skin are you using? Bawolff ☺☻ 22:55, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, I did do a hard refresh. I'm using the Datrio+MrM skin. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  19:33, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Video Wikinews
Since Brian has enough on his hands and you are another Admin that is aware of the Symode issue, I'll refer this to you. Please look at the following exchange I had with with him about copyright: Behold The Wikinews Player. It refers to this external link Thanks, --SVTCobra 23:28, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * After reading WN:EDP I feel that the wikinews image used on the website is an issue but not a big deal. I think the real issue here is the trustworthyness of the user. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  00:27, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Umm, WN:EDP is an internal policy for wikinews. Its not the law. (Although wether or not that site is okay is debatble, but i feel that he did it in good faith as a semi-private demo) Bawolff ☺☻ 02:18, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * If you say so, but I felt that it jeopardizes the wikifoundation by putting Wikinews insignia on an obvious infringement of copyright. BTW it is not an just image, but an entire comedy routine taped for some television program. --SVTCobra 00:59, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Could you please log on to the Wikinews IRC channel for further discussion? Thanks. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  01:06, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Santa arrest image
I have no nominated for deletion at WN:DR. Bawolff ☺☻ 17:52, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

lead synopsis
where'd u get the "Thousand of inmates have escaped" bit? i removed it as it appears to be unsourced or incorrect. –Doldrums(talk) 20:39, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thousands of inmates do live at the New Castle Correctional Facility so I thought I would add it to the lead. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  20:43, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * CNN says 1600, so less than 2000 and therefore not thousands. also, i see no reports that they've "escaped". from what i can make out, they're all still in the prison, a danger only to themselves and whoever goes in there. we need to be careful about stuff like this. u can imagine the reaction of someone in the area who's told that thousands of prisoners have escaped from the prison and later finds out, that that's not quite the case. –Doldrums(talk) 20:48, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Whoops. I was mislead after reading the article. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  20:50, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * hmmm...anyway, it got fixed quickly, and that's the important thing. –Doldrums(talk) 20:52, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

Stephen McNeil becomes leader of the Nova Scotia Liberals
Great job! Could you please put OR notes on the talk page? Thanks! — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  15:52, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Actually, the story is by a university student, not me. Full notes on talk page of article. --  Zanimum 18:11, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Block impersonator
A request from meta, to block a user for impersonation of a Wikiquote administrator. Please see. —Zachary talk 23:26, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Done. The IP in charge of this vandalism,, was blocked indef on both Wikinews and Wikiquote. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  23:31, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Peoples
I see you created Category:Ed Stelmach, all the categories you drop it into should have, the bit after the bar instructs the wiki with a sort key, without it the category will appear under E on politicians and so on. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:47, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Or you could use which will automatically do it for every category. Bawolff ☺☻ 08:53, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Right. I will do it with all "my precious" categories :D — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  01:04, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * My Precious.............. haha :) —Zachary talk 01:06, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Changing username.
Thanks for the heads up. --Remi 22:31, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the support
Thanks for supporting my article on the Russian forces anniversary, I cut it back trying to work by consensus, but I too though it was decent, thanks for the support, and back up it goes.

cheers.

 * Heh...the more information you add to any article, the better it gets :-) — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  00:55, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Journalists page
see talk. –Doldrums(talk) 12:05, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

Block
Oops... my fault, last block I dealt with was an IP. Sorry!  Thunderhead  ►  01:14, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Also, why did you block User:24.124.3.1 with an expiry time of 1 year? His edit was long ago. (last year I think but it seems he has no contributations.) — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  01:24, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * The edits were reverted, and shouldn't show up on Special:Contributions/24.124.3.1.  Thunderhead  ►  02:30, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Why did you block him for one year?? Why not three or six months? — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  18:23, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Re: Re: Block
The person revealed personal information (e.g. phone number) about someone, and I have no oversight.  Thunderhead  ►  21:57, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, I know that... — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  22:05, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm re-blocking for three months, contact me if you disagree :)  Thunderhead  ►  22:07, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmm. On Wikipedia the IP was blocked for 6 months. We should do the same, imo. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  22:12, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

status changer
Thats cool. You may want to also merge it with template:online. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:24, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks :) Currently it's not working for me so I'll have to experiment a bit later when I have some time. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  22:27, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * oh, thats prpobably because when you link to somewhere with an interwiki prefix in the title of the url, the raw part of the url is ignored. (this would break the way you're transcluding the scripts from wikipedia). For example, compare http://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=w:User:Topaz/wputil.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript vs http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Topaz/wputil.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript Bawolff ☺☻ 22:38, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

template:abandoned
I've made some changes to it. Thoughts? Bawolff ☺☻ 05:03, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I deleted deprected beside template:abandoned. I think both ways are okay... automatically puts the date for you,   doesn't. — Fellow  Wiki  Newsie  19:48, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Changing the sidebar
I believe you were looking in the wrong place. See MediaWiki:Sidebar if you want to change this further. :) —Zachary talk 21:54, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Also, I tried to add random page to MediaWiki:Monobook.js but it's not working. Your help with that also would be appreciated. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  22:06, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Okay, I've just done that. Works great too! Nice to read some random news once in a while. :) —Zachary talk 00:13, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Chat login
Hi

Could you tell me what was wrong with the chat login page please and ill try and fix it?? Thanks --Mark Talk 21:08, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I seen you replace the wikizine chat to http://wnirc.awardspace.com/, I clicked on it and wanted to try it out so I typed in my IRC name "FellowWikiNews", after I logged out but when I clicked on the url again it showed my IRC username. When I do a hard refresh (ctrl-r) it quickly refreshes to "Wikinewsie???" then my name "FellowWikiNews" appears again. Please fix it!! — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  21:23, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmmm i have tried it again and atm i cant get it to replicate the error. Thanks for letting me know and i will try and fix it tommorrow.  Cheers and goodnight!! --Mark Talk 21:20, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

 * It's fixed now. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  23:19, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Opinion?
Hello FWN. I see that you are online. If you have time, could you please look at China warns US on trade and offer your thoughts on the neutrality of the article? It has been disputed on the Talk page, although the article doesn't seem too biased to me. The user is new and I would like to encourage him. Thanks, Jcart1534 18:09, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

Stress
Hello, I was wondering how you can adjust your stress level
 * See Wikistress. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  14:06, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Re: POTD
Replied here: Water_cooler/proposals. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:39, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

IRC cloak request
I am FellowWikiNews on freenode and I would like the cloak wikinews/FellowWikiNews. Thanks. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  02:56, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Template talk:Featured picture
Hi FellowWikiNews,

I've noticed that you don't have a lot of time, but still, I'd like you to have a look at the page and share your thoughts. I've added your name as a participant since you previously showed interest in the project, remove it if I've been too bold there. Anyway I've listed some candidates and I was hoping that you could join in updating the template if you have time... Make sure to put the page on your watchlist!

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:19, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * No problem...I will vote on images and update them from time to time, but I will not be active on the project all the time. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  19:44, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * That's not needed. Thanks!--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:11, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

U.S. President Bush responds to Russian criticism
Thus far, my contributions have been limited to technical/styling issues, such as links and use of templates. If you can point out some of the NPOV criticism, I would be more than happy to take a look at them. --SVTCobra 00:15, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I asked you because I thought you could help me with the NPOV issue in the first sentence (which I thought were obvious), and I see that you edited it. It looks much better. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  00:39, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I have softened some of the words in the article. I have also added my own criticism to the talk page. However, it seems factually correct (relying on the sources of course). --SVTCobra 00:38, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Well you didn't really think that you could notify me of this without me giving it at least a once-over, did you? --SVTCobra 00:59, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The words "has flared up yet again" sounded a little editorial sounding, imo, but you addressed the issue and it looks much better now. I guess I should have clarified what I meant in my request but it is over now and I think it is best to keep it at that. Thanks. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  02:00, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Note
Hey FellowWikiNews. When deleting templates, even when they have been passed through WN:DR. you must check to see if it is use, expressly in articles. The deletion left several articles having a red notemplate markup in the middle of the text. cheers Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 04:56, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Commons
If it was you that left me a message on my talk page on Commons, I have responded to it there. If it wasn't you, someone is trying to give the impression that it was you. I am a strong advocate of keeping discussions threaded so would appreciate further discussion remaining there and not spread across multiple wikis. Thanks. ++Lar: t/c 11:41, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, that is me.  —FellowWiki Newsie 15:18, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

DPRK launches missile
As I've noted, this article needs expanding, but could I ask you clarify why it cannot be published on the basis of its length? Adambro 14:29, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It is one sentence long and yhere is no information on the event. Journalists write news stories to inform people. One sentence is not journalism. I'm sure not many readers will benefit from a report that is one sentence long.  —FellowWiki Newsie 14:32, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for getting back to me, I've replied on my talk page. Adambro 14:42, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes but how long would the article stay as a stub on the main page? I'm not very keen on publishing one sentence articles, especially when they are breaking news and more information needs to be added immediately.  —FellowWiki Newsie 14:47, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, you have a point but I was worried that it would stay as a stub. Anyways, when I publish breaking news articles I never wait for other people to add information, I do it myself.  —FellowWiki Newsie 14:54, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Image uploads
You might wish to consider uploading images available under a free licence like you recent photographs to Commons instead. Doing so means they can be better organised and used on other Wikimedia projects. Apologies if there is a particular reason why you haven't done this. Regards. Adambro 15:39, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I uploaded them here because I cannot login to my current account on Commons. I only uploaded them for my article and I do not want them for use on other projects. But thanks for your interest.  —FellowWiki Newsie 15:42, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

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MLB: Houston Astros fire manager Phil Garner and GM Tim Purpura

August 27, 2007

The Houston Astros have fired manager Phil Garner and general manager Tim Purpura less than two years after leading the team to its first World Series appearance (2005).

Bench coach Cecil Cooper was appointed interim manager and team president Tal Smith will serve as interim general manager.

"I felt this was the time for a change," owner Drayton McLane said. "I just think we needed a fresh start."

Garner took over the Astros in the middle of the 2004 season after Jimy Williams was fired. The Astros went 48-26 in the second half and won 36 of their last 46 games to win the NL wild card, then defeated Atlanta in the first round of the playoffs before losing to St. Louis in Game 7 of the NL Championship Series.

Garner managed Milwaukee from 1992-99 and Detroit from 2000-02. He has a 985-1,054 career record as a major league manager, including 277-252 with the Astros.

Purpura joined the organization in 1994 and directed player development and the Astros' six minor league affiliates before taking over from Gerry Hunsicker as GM before the 2005 season.

The Astros are currently in fifth place in the National League Central with a record of 58-73.

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U.S. Open Day 1 Report

August 27, 2007 The U.S. Open kicked off Day 1 with many epic tennis matches. The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center was abuzz with tennis fans young and old heading out to see their favorite players play their round one matches.

Day Session
Swiss World #1 Roger Federer beat American Scoville Jenkins in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. #21 seed Juan Carlos Ferrero was upset by unseeded Feliciano López, 3-6, 4-6, 4-6. United States newcomer Donald Young won his first match against Australian Chris Guccione. Nikolay Davydenko defeated American Jesse Levine 6-4, 6-0, 6-1. #18 seed Marcos Baghdatis was upset by World #106 Max Mirnyi 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 in an epic battle in which Mirnyi came back in the last set tiebreaker from 1-5 to win 8-6. Tommy Haas defeated Steve Darcis 6-7, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. #19 seed Andy Murray, the British number one, comfortably defeated Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas 6-2, 6-3, 6-0.

World #1 Justine Henin progressed to the second round by defeating her opponent in straight sets. Jelena Janković defeated Olga Govortsova 6-2, 7-6. Marion Bartoli defeated American Alexa Glatch 6-1, 6-1.

Check back to Wikinews for more match updates as well as the Evening Session results.

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User talk:68.109.207.209

Welcome
Welcome!

68.109.207.209, 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:
 * 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
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Here are some other hints and tips:

 * I would recommend that you get a username. You don't have to log in to read or edit articles on Wikinews, but creating an account is quick, free and non-intrusive, requires no personal information, and there are many benefits of having a username.  (If you edit without a username, your IP address is used to identify you instead.)

 * When using talk pages, please sign your name at the end of your messages by typing four tildes (~~). This will automatically produce your username (or IP address) and the 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! Additionally, thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Wikinews:Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles may disrupt the site's working and will be reverted quickly. Jcart1534 23:06, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

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Finland offers helicopters, personnel to assist Greece with forest fires

August 27, 2007

The government of Finland has announced it will offer to send three specialist firefighting helicopters, 25 firefighters and 2-3 forest fire experts to Greece via the European Union to assist with the forest fire emergency Greece is currently experiencing.

Greece is currently in urgent need of fixed-wing aircraft with water-bombing capabilities, assets which Finland does not posses. If the Greek authorities deem Finland's offers to be suitable, they will be dispatched with immediate effect, within six hours of Greece requesting the rotorcraft and personnel.

It is thought that the men would most likely be put to use protecting built-up areas in an attempt to prevent the death toll, already over 60, from rising any higher.

The helicopters have been sourced via a private company. Finland said that the country could not commit to send the aircraft any sooner without arrangements being made to cover their removal from service, as otherwise safety in Finland would be severely jeopardised, with emergency aircraft unavailable should Finland experience any fires of its own.

The helicopters Finland have available can each carry up to 800 litres of water or foam retardant, whereas large firefighting planes can carry tens of thousands of litres.

Finland had previously thought they would be unable to spare any help for Greece, and it was only after much sourcing of aircraft from the private sector that Finland was able to make the offer. Finland are also looking into whether they may be of assistance in reforestation efforts after the fires have been extinguished.


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Excellent. I've been waiting for this, it's great to hear he resigned instead of being forced out of office, too. Thunderhead - (talk) 23:10, 27 August 2007 (UTC)


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Why the Hell hasn't the United States offered to send Tanker 910? It's not like they need it more than Greece. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:12, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, for one it is a privately owned aircraft. Also, it is a one-of-a-kind craft. The State of California has contracted for the exclusive use of the craft for the entire summer. And, yes, there are still wild fires in California . --SVTCobra 00:08, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Ah, I hadn't realised California had fires of it's own to deal with. Otherwise, in a situation as drastic as this, I'm sure California could ahve arranged something expensive but affordable to send the plane over - a lot of the stuff offered to Greece is drafted in from the private sector, these Finnish choppers included. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:17, 30 August 2007 (UTC)


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Talk:Prescott to stand down as UK MP

The title of this article should be changed. I had no idea who Prescott was/is or what country he was/is MP of until I read it. Wrc wolfbrother 00:25, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I've moved the article to "Prescott to stand down as UK MP". I was also confused by the former title. I figured this was the smallest change that would significantly improve people's chances of understanding the context. - dcljr 04:12, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

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Obesity rates rise across most of the U.S.

August 28, 2007 According to the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) research group, obesity rates in 31 states in the United States continued to climb. Not one state showed a decline in obesity rates in the latest report released Monday.

The data presented in the Trust for America's Health's F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America, 2007 report is primarily sourced from CDC's Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS) and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) surveys.

Mississippi became the first state to have more than 30 percent of its residents considered to be obese. West Virginia and Alabama, however, edged very close to the 30 percent marker.

Meanwhile, Colorado continued to hold the title as the leanest state in the U.S., with less than 18 percent of its residents considered to be obese.

The report also examined childhood obesity rates for the first time. The District of Columbia came in at 22.8%, the highest, while Utah had the lowest ranking at 8.5%.

The TFAH's director Jeffrey Levi said the government needs to become more involved in preventing obesity. "It's one of those issues where everyone believes this is an epidemic, but it's not getting the level of political and policymaker attention that it ought to... As every candidate for president talks about health care reform and controlling health care cost costs, if we don't hone in on this issue, none of their proposals are going to be affordable."

However, Levi did acknowledge that many people believe obesity results from personal decision making and not societal policy. But Levi said the modern world can help promote good choices.


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Idaho senator arrested for disorderly conduct

August 28, 2007

Larry Craig, the senior United States Senator for Idaho, was arrested at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minnesota after pleading guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct. He has been forced to pay US$575 in fees and serve 10 days in jail, and has been put on unsupervised probation for a period of one year.

Craig was arrested on June 11th after an undercover police officer reported lewd conduct in one of the men's restrooms. At the time, he stated, "I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions. I was not involved in any inappropriate conduct".

After his arrest, he stated, "I should have had the advice of counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty. I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously".

Craig is a member of the Republican Party. He has served in the United States Senate continuously since 1991, and was a United States Representative from 1981 to 1991. Earlier, he was elected to the Idaho State Senate in 1974, 1976 and 1978. Craig is married, and adopted the three children his wife had had from a previous marriage.

Craig had previously faced allegations of homosexual behavior, and in 1982 went on network news to deny rumors involving cocaine and sex with male congressional pages. He is considered a social conservative in his voting record, and supported a Federal Marriage Amendment to bar same-sex marriage.


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Thanks! TheFearow 00:42, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

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Horse racing in NSW, Queensland cancelled indefinitely

August 28, 2007

Thoroughbred horse racing has been cancelled indefinitely in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland due to an outbreak of Equine Influenza. An Australia-wide ban on the movement of horses, donkeys and mules which was due to expire on Wednesday has been extended until Friday. NSW and Queensland have extended their bans indefinitely.

So far the virus only appears to have infected horses in NSW and Queensland, with 51 confirmed cases and another 400 suspected. So far all those infected appear to be horses used for recreational purposes and not thoroughbred race horses.

Despite the bans on racing and horse movements, track work will recommence in NSW and Queensland today.

It had been feared yesterday that four race horses at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney had been struck down by the virus, but the horses later tested negative to the virus. If an outbreak were to occur at Randwick it could affect up to 700 race horses stabled there.

The outbreak comes at a bad time for the industry, as it prepares for the lucrative spring racing season in Sydney and Melbourne. The AUD$1 million Golden Rose event at Rosehill has been cancelled, although it is expected that Melbourne's spring racing carnival will resume on Saturday as no cases of the flu have been seen in Victoria.

Racing Victoria has also said the Melbourne Cup will go ahead as planned despite the outbreak, even if no interstate or international horses can attend.

Despite fines of up to $44,000 and 12 months imprisonment in NSW there have been reports that more than 100 horse owners have been caught moving their horses. The NSW Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald, said it was "absolutely vital that no-one moves a horse in this state".

"We will be working with police to ensure horses are at a standstill," he said.

The racing bans have cost gaming companies Tabcorp and Tattersall's millions, with Tabcorp losing $65 million in revenue on the weekend. Tabcorp expects to lose around $150 million in turnover this week. Tattersall's has also said it expects to lose around $2 million in revenue per week due to the outbreak. Investors reacted to the news, slashing 3 percent of the price of Tattersall's shares and over 4 percent of those of Tabcorp.


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Horse flu damage spreads

August 28, 2007

As the Federal Labor Party calls for an inquiry into the outbreak of Equine Influenza, federal Opposition leader Kevin Rudd said "if there is a hole in the quarantine system, it needs to be plugged straight away."

Federal Minister for Agriculture Mr McGauran has cautioned against a rushed judgment that failures at the Eastern Creek Quarantine station was the cause of the outbreak. But an unidentified former quarantine official believes its the most likely source. Mounted Police patrols during the APEC meeting scheduled for Sydney next week have been canceled, as to plans to bring additional horses from interstate. Deputy Commissioner Andrew Scipione said "It won't stop us being able to protect dignitaries, the public or police at any planned protest"

Organisers of the World Youth Day Papal mass plans of holding the event at Randwick Race course are also doubt. Vice President of the Randwick Trainers Association Mr O'Shea said of the current outbreak "We are going to take a massive financial hit now..."

"If we go through both World Youth Day and equine influenza that would be the death knell for training at Randwick," Original plans for the Papal mass required 10 weeks where trainers would not be able to use the Randwick facilities, a revised plan which would use the venue for 3 days was suggested.

Mr O'Shea said the three-day plan was "totally unworkable" as it would require 24 days of disruption.

Australia's largest wagering company Tabcorp Holdings LTD announced it has lost an estimated A$150 million after the cancellation of last weekends racing, this caused it share price to drop 4.6% on Monday.

A Tabcorp spokes person said "Based on its experience to date, if Australian racing (thoroughbred and harness) were not to resume until next weekend, Tabcorp expects that the loss in turnover will be in the order of A$150m" Further falls are likely with A$1.5 billion in Melbourne Cup and Spring carnival turnover under threat if the outbreak causes cancellation of races.

Tatersalls spokesman said it would have to run into months before it had an significant impact on their earning. Sportsbet said they stood to lose A$20m in turnover each weekend, with A$50m turnover at risk for the Melbourne Cup.

An independent study into the 2005 Melbourne Cup conclude it contribute A$318m into the Victorian economy. The racing industry has called on the Government to setup National disaster relief for the industry.

Peter V'Landy, Chief Executive of Racing New South Wales said "Jockeys can't earn an income unless they're riding. You've got stable hands, catering staff, totalisator staff and, you know, there are a lot of small businesses. I think this is a natural disaster for the racing industry. It's a very big industry, it's one of the top three in Australia, so we are, we are seeking now for financial assistance to these people so they can meet their financial commitment."

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Officer dies after accident in President Bush's motorcade

August 29, 2007

A police officer was killed after a motorcycle accident in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The officer, forty-year-old Germaine Casey, was driving his motorcycle in a motorcade as President Bush was leaving the city heading to the Albuquerque Airport following a fund raiser for Senator Pete Domenici.

The vehicle was traveling at a high speed when it hit a curb, then crashed into a tree. Casey was taken to Albuquerque Hospital where he was pronounced dead. President Bush passed the accident scene on his way out of Albuquerque. Bush issued a statement thanking the officer for his service.

Trish Hoffman, of the Albuquerque Police Department, said the single vehicle crash was under investigation and that it was still too soon to pinpoint a cause.


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Comments:Opium production in Afghanistan reaches record highs

US600$ to Afganistan's poor farmers to change their crop to corn or something like that would help to stop the poppy cultivation.
 * no, sadly this don't work, as long NGO (Non gouvernment Org) or UN give free food, the farmer can't sell their anymore. The same for cotton or this kind of plant, as long old western cloth are given and sold on market. Drug is much more valuable for them and their familly. Money is not the solution, and no doubdt that drug master could give more with a good argument :guns. Jacques Divol 07:44, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

I get the impression that military presence may actually be the cause for the huge increase in opium production. I spoke to a dutch soldier and he explained to me that drug use was very common in the dutch military. Then I asked a friend who was in politics and got confirmed this idea, that the politicians knew and explained how it was very difficult politically to do something about this.

The soldier also told me that dutch soldiers couldn't stand US military and that they used even more drugs.

Ironically this could explain the rise in opium production. When there are about 100.000 (just a guess to the number of troops, correct me if im wrong) to strengthen your customer base... Opium production doubles...

Now a military force is there to instantiate a government, and you try to take away opium crops, with crop dusters, thus taking away a major source of income of Afghanistan. Taking away their bread is not the best approach to keep the peace.

And come on! Cotton and food are not as profitable as opium! What are they going to do? Compete with the high tech subsidized farmers of the west?

The section from "I get the impression " until "west? " was written by me Guidocalvano 13:43, 28 August 2007 (UTC)


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it's not a wackynews ! it's a serious subject about public health !Jacques Divol 07:31, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Link improvement
"District of Columbia" should link to "Washington, D.C.". Van der Hoorn (talk) 00:25, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
 * - current link already redirects there! -- Sken   my talk 18:09, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Ahh, it didn't when I wrote the improvement. Cheers, Van der Hoorn (talk) 19:10, 4 April 2009 (UTC)


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Italian political leader threatens forcible rebellion against government

August 27, 2007

Italian politics were flamed on Sunday, August 26th, by a statement from Umberto Bossi, the leader of far-right party Northern League, who said during a rally in Ca' San Marco di Mezzoldo, north of Milan, “People of this region have never drawn out the rifles, but there's always a first time”. Bossi, who had been minister of reform from 2001 to 2006, during last days had repeatedly invited people to a tax revolt against the government.

The President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano, issued immediately a public statement expressing “a strong call to moderation in Italian politics”. Several leftist politicians asked the leader of rightist coalition Silvio Berlusconi to distance from Bossi's statement but a representative of Berlusconi's party, Forza Italia, Fabrizio Cicchitto pointed out that “Bossi's language is usually strong and metaphorical". Similar comment came from former minister Maurizio Gasparri (now spokesman of party Alleanza Nazionale) who explained that Bossi "was speaking of verbal rifles".


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Talk:Opium production in Afghanistan reaches record highs

= Propaganda? =

No numbers and no link to the original report? Jeff Carr 08:44, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

 * Some data and external link to full report were added, as suggested. Cheers, Jcart1534 11:04, 28 August 2007 (UTC)


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Glasgow factory firm lands fine of £400,000

August 28, 2007

The Stockline Plastics operators in Glasgow, ICL Plastics and ICL Tech, have been fined £400,000, for the explosion which ripped through the firm's Glasgow plant.

Nine were killed in the incident, which happened on 11 May 2004. It happened as gas from a corroded pipe installed in 1969 ignited in the cellar of the factory.

The company lawyer read a statement by the factory firm, however, when asked a question, claimed she had 'no further comments'.

The director of the H&SE in Scotland said lessons were to be learnt from this incident.


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I was listening to BBC News 24. ACBest 10:59, 28 August 2007 (UTC)


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Australians enjoy second lunar eclipse for 2007

August 28, 2007

Citizens in the Australian city of in Central-Western  have turned out in the hundreds on top of  to observe. Those who turned out for the spectacle were treated to live music and purple flags with lighting to take on a mystic theme.

Mount Panorama provided perfect conditions for the show, with minimal light and clear skies. Just before 7 p.m. the eclipse began to be visible with the  beginning to shadow the, by 8:37 p.m. AEST the top of Mount Panorama was bathed in an eerie red glow as the moon glowed deep red.

Michael Stanton, a local astronomy fan told Wikinews "this is just great, we have music and this visual delight to see".

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The article is comprised entirely from information gathered as I wandered around the top of Mount Panorama during the eclipse - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 11:34, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

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Unfortanately the photos didn't turn out as well as I had hoped - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 11:34, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I hope you don't mind me replacing 2 of them with better ones from Commons. Consider categorizing your images their in the designated eclipse category. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 07:05, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
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Black boxes retrieved from lost Indonesian airliner after eight months

August 28, 2007

Eight months after the January 1st crash of Adam Air Flight 574 into Indonesian waters, the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) have been retrieved from the wreckage.

The devices, collectively referred to as 'black boxes', had remained unrecovered over a dispute between the Indonesian government and the airline over who would bear the costs of salvage.

Only recently has a contract been signed with United States salvage firm Phoenix International, who arrived last week in Indonesia to receive the recorders, working co-operatively with the Indonesian Transport Safety Commission (ITSC) and the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

The boxes were located by an underwater remotely operated vehicle searching the seabed near Majene, Sulawesi, where the plane went down. They were approximately 2,000 metres (6,500 ft) down and 1,400 metres apart. The FDR was recovered on August 27 at midday and the CVR was retrieved the following day at 10 a.m.

According to Tatang Kurniadi, chairman of the ITSC, the boxes exibit only minor physical damage, but there is currently no way of knowing if the data they contain has been damaged or destroyed by their prolonged stay underwater.

The devices will now be sent to Washington for analysis by NTSB specialists.


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User talk:Dave420~enwikinews

Welcome
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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 Dave420. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Dave420~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.

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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) 06:30, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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Talk:EU bans all Indonesian airlines as well as several from Russia, Ukraine and Angola

Category:Adam Air is required for this article, please. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:28, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

 * ✅ Jcart1534 13:30, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

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Category:Pakistan International Airlines & Category:Pakistan

 * ✅ Tempodivalse [talk]  00:29, 16 November 2009 (UTC)


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Talk:Indonesia shuts down 4 airlines and grounds 5 others over safety concerns

Category
Category:Adam Air is required for this article, please. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:28, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

 * ✅ Jcart1534 13:37, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Typo
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'it it' => 'it' Van der Hoorn (talk) 18:29, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Done — Gopher65talk 21:11, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Typo
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"the sate" should be "the state" or maybe even "the State" (capital letter as it refers to the country of Indonesia, which is a Proper Noun). Mjroots (talk) 18:03, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

 * ✅, Thank you Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:07, 7 November 2009 (UTC)


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Talk:Black Box from missing Indonesian plane may have been found

Category:Adam Air is required for this article, please. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:30, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

 * ✅ Jcart1534 13:32, 28 August 2007 (UTC)


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Greek opposition attacks government on wildfires tragedy

August 28, 2007

Greece's socialist opposition party leader, George Papandreou, has stepped up its attack on the government's response to the most devastating wildfires in the country's history, with 64 dead and thousands homeless.

Papandreou pointed that the government had been "totally incompetent" in fighting the blazes that continued to rage across southern Greece after five days. The president said that "This government was proven to be totally incompetent, unable to handle the fire crisis, like all the other crises it encountered in its four-year administration," while he met with Greek President  at the presidential mansion in Athens earlier today.

Protesters have marched through Athens chanting "down with the government" after Greek television showed householders trying to fight the flames with hoses and buckets, fueling claims that the governmental response had been poorly coordinated. Another protest is going to take place tomorrow in and other cities throughout Greece.

The prime minister,, said on Saturday it could not be coincidence that so many fires broke out simultaneously in so many areas of the country. Papandreou attacking the government, denounced the claims as baseless conspiracy theories, although across the political spectrum there was agreement that arson may have been involved.


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Emergency inspections ordered on all Boeing 737s in aftermath of China Airlines explosion

August 28, 2007 The United States Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive to all owners and operators of certain Next Generation Boeing 737s to inspect their aircraft in light of recent developments in the investigation of the recent China Airlines explosion.

The measures have been imposed due to the discovery that a structural bolt in the aircraft that exploded had come loose and punched a hole in the aircraft's right wing fuel tank.

It is thought the bolt came loose after a worker failed to replace a washer after a routine maintenance procedure several months prior to the accident.

Boeing spokesman Jim Proulx said "This was determined to be an issue of flight safety... It's very, very important."

Operators must complete an initial inspection of the wing slat assemblies of the affected aircraft in ten days, and must ensure the fasteners are properly torqued within 24 days. They must then repeat the inspections every 3,000 flight cycles thereafter. The directive is believed to affect over 2,000 aircraft worldwide.


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Talk:Russian fire-fighting helicopter crashes in Antalya, Turkey

Category:Aviation Required, please Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:28, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:212.25.106.78

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User talk:90.202.37.96

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Families angered at £400,000 fine imposed on Stockline Plastics

August 28, 2007

The families of workers killed in the blast at the Stockline plastics factory in 2004, are criticizing the £400,000 fine imposed on the company.

They are upset at the amount of the fine imposed on the company.

The Scottish TUC gave the following statement: "No level of fine can adequately reflect the loss that these families have suffered. Our justice system appears to be totally inflexible in the sentences that judges can impose following breaches of health and safety legislation."


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Pakistan test fires nuclear-capable cruise missile

August 28, 2007

Pakistan successfully test fired a new cruise missile on Saturday that is capable of carrying nuclear weapons.

The announcement was made by the nation's military in a statement, saying that the air-launched Ra'ad (meaning 'thunder' in Arabic) missile has been successfully tested. The missile is constructed using materials and designs specifically developed for stealth and has a range of 350 kilometres, they said.

The missile was developed exclusively in Pakistan, and, according to the statement, has been built specifically with Pakistan's existing air force platforms in mind, in order to give these 'a strategic stand-off capability on land and at sea,'. The statement also said that the missile's accuracy was comparable to Pakistan's long-range Babur missile, and that the missile is capable of carrying "all types of warheads".

Both the Pakistani prime minister, Shaukat Aziz and the president, Pervez Musharraf, congratulated the team of scientists and engineers who developed the new technology. "Pakistan's defense will continue to be strengthened as an imperative of national security, they said, and assured all support to Pakistan's strategic program," according to the army.


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European football: Sevilla player dies after collapsing during game

August 28, 2007 Seville, Spain

Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta died today at the age of 22. Puerta had been in critical condition at Virgen del Rocio hospital since collapsing during a game against Getafe. Puerta's body will be taken to the club's stadium where fans could pay their respects. He will be buried on Thursday.

Puerta collapsed after jogging back towards his own goal in the 35th minute of the game.

Spanish media reported that Puerta was due to become a father in under 2 months.

The UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg against AEK Athens in Athens today has been postponed. The game will be played on September 3rd.


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User talk:Bluegoblin7

Welcome
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Trams Portal
We do not shadow Wikipedia with our namespaces, if there is a story it goes in the main namespace and must have sources. The above links should clear some of that up.

In the meantime I will be nominating the portal for deletion, please copy what you want to keep off it, or rename it into the main namespace and convert it into an article. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:52, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Welcome 2
DEN DODGE  03:34, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Dendodge! ;-) Go b l i n  13:00, 27 March 2011 (UTC)

Reviewer Promotion
I have promoted you to the Reviewer class, entrusting you with the ability to mark revisions of articles as sighted (review). Please take a moment to read: You are welcome to use User Wikinews reviewer.
 * Flagged revisions
 * Reviewing articles
 * Peer review
 * Review
 * Reviewed article version
 * Flagged Revisions extension information, on MediaWiki

If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask for help on my talk page, and thank you for contributing to Wikinews! Pmlineditor (t · c · l) 10:44, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

 * I recommend WN:Tips on reviewing articles, especially the checklist and the advice on always looking for a copyedit. (The checklist is where I go first when I'm not sure where to find something, because a lot of that stuff is scattered across the project, rather than all concentrated in the Style guide.)

 * Oh yeah, and congratulations! --Pi zero (talk) 11:06, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks guys! Read through everything, fairly sure of what I'm doing but please do let me know if I make any mistakes! Thanks, Go b l i n  18:19, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Talk:Musa Kusa defects to Britain
Hi. When you give a failing review on an article, include comments that will help the author understand what is needed to correct the problems. The more inexperienced with Wikinews the author is, the more help xe needs from the comments. (Sometimes with a newbie one guesses wrong about what needs explaining, but it's important to try.) --Pi zero (talk) 06:17, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

Kensington Palace article review
Hey Bluegoblin, Thanks for reviewing my article on Prince William's and Kate's future move into Kensington Palace. I just added some new information about their personal staff. Is that kind of edit allowed under Wikinews policy? My understanding of policy is that Wikinews generally doesn't like to add stuff to an article after a certain time period has passed... Ragettho (talk) 15:01, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Not a problem at all, thanks for writing the article. I've also now 'sighted' the additional information so it is also live - major updates can continue to be made until 24 hours after the page is initially published, with minor edits allowed until two weeks are passed - so yes, those edits are allowed! Hope this helps. Go b l i n  15:55, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * It does. Thanks! Ragettho (talk) 16:10, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Just dropping in a comment. After 24 hours, minor edits are limited to stuff allowed under the archive policy — and that goes on forever, except that seven days after publication the article is fully protected so that the minor edits (by non-admins) have to go through editprotected on article talk.  --Pi zero (talk) 16:47, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Noted. Thank you! Ragettho (talk) 16:57, 7 June 2011 (UTC)

Trump criticizes media bias towards Obama, especially during UK state visit
I've removed the YouTube "source" (YouTube generally isn't a source), because the video looks very pirated to me. It's taped live video, and obviously not an official MSNBC outlet. I'm going to axe the paragraph that seems to be based on it, and then... we'll see. After that probably it'll all be edits submitted for peer review (removing copyvio is a different universe), unless I uncover anything else when re-verifying the whole article. --Pi zero (talk) 11:29, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
 * A very unfortunate business, but we've got it cleaned up now, even restoring most of the paragraph thanks to some very helpful suggestions by Ragettho. Well, so we learn, and try not to repeat our mistakes.

 * Please keep in mind (we all have to learn these things at some point) that YouTube is rarely an acceptable source. I elaborated on that theme in reply to Ragettho's query on my talk page; the one thing I'll add for you as a reviewer is that, when I asked around, I was eventually given the advice that the (rare) official YouTube outlets of News sites are carried on GNews; so if you can get to it by searching GNews, it's official.

 * Cheers. --Pi zero (talk) 15:14, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Heuristic: always look for at least some useful copyedit before publishing
I notice you've published three articles today —in a short period of time; two were only five minutes apart— without making any edit to any of them before publishing. I urge you to take to heart the advice (at the top of this section) about always looking for some useful copyedit before publishing. Not only is rubber-stamping itself highly toxic (of course) to the project as it directly damages our integrity and reputation, but the appearance of it is internally corrosive as well. Publishing without any edit always carries the danger of such an appearance (best countermeasure is for it to be quite rare), and combining it with short intervals compounds the appearance. I'm aware that occasionally a reviewer will look at several articles in parallel, and having verified them all, will then publish them in rapid succession — but whether the reviewer did that is not part of the appearance that's created, if there are no pre-publish edits.

There's pretty much always some low-hanging fruit, some useful copyedit that can be found readily with a few moments' search; and, separate from appearances, the act of looking for such a copyedit has the very considerable benefit to the reviewer that it helps avoid inadvertently moving too fast and making mistakes. (It wasn't all that long ago that one of our established reviewers moved too fast, and made a major publication error as a result — requiring full article deletion after publication, and resulting in voluntary resignation of the reviewer bit for what turned out to be several months before xe was ready to take up the reviewer bit again). --Pi zero (talk) 14:16, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Let's be blunt. Either my help is wanted or it isn't. I'm not the sort of person to make completely pointless edits for the sake of it an I'm not going to waste my time making them just to appease certain people. If the article makes sense and flows well and is backed up by sources without infringing upon them then there are no reasons not to publish; if something doesn't have a stupidly specific category or is using the wrong link template, then big deal; personally I couldn't care less. Either Wikinews wants editors or it doesn't, and I'm still doubting the project's usefulness and stupidly overly-bureaucratic ways, being completely against change and the worshipping of a dictator that on any other site would probably have been banned years ago. People bang on about how we have to do it properly and we have a reputation blah blah blah but, at the end of the day, this is a wiki and a voluntary journalism website that will never be able to properly compete with mainstream media. It just doesn't work in practice, as people keep saying. Bit like communism there really. Great in theory, crap in practice. Sorry if it hurts, but that's how I see things. Choice is yours, really. Next time I just won't waste time reviewing and we can end up with articles on the main page that are nearly due to be archived. Go b l i n  14:48, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * You seem to have taken my comments differently than they were intended. Wikinews functions by constructive criticism, with everyone striving both to self-improve and to help and encourage others here to do the same.  My suggestion was/is well-intended to help you do both.

 * (I certainly agree, btw, we aren't in direct competition with MSM; it's not where our potential strengths lie.) --Pi zero (talk) 16:20, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

De-reviewer, am I correctly informed?
It has been mentioned to me on IRC that you're no longer interested in having Reviewer privilege on Wikinews. And, the above exchange indicates that some concern has been expressed over this; your rather hostile response is slightly amusing, but I hate to disappoint – I don't eat babies.

If you want to resign reviewer, that's not a problem; but, for transparency, this needs confirmed on-wiki.

If you're happy to keep the privilege which is more of a curse than blessing, do let me know. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:41, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Your rights have been revoked after community consensus. To regain your rights, you will be required to go through a new WN:FR/RFP as if you were a new user. Regards, — μchip08 16:20, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Edinburgh Trams
I'm hoping you've not utterly dispared of what Wikinews can do, and might be interested in looking at a tram-related possible story.

 * http://www.edinburghtramfacts.com is attempting to expose some of the disaster this city has experienced, including allegations that residential streets where traffic has been rerouted through are suffering pollution levels illegal under EU legislation.

Interested? I'd welcome input from someone who knows more about trams, or light rail (as Edinburgh's system "more honestly" is). --Brian McNeil / talk 13:45, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

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User talk:66.97.144.2

Welcome
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Additionally, thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles may disrupt the site's working and will be reverted quickly. Jacques Divol 17:50, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:Captainslim

Welcome
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User talk:Guidocalvano~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 Guidocalvano. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Guidocalvano~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 23:15, 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)

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AllOfMP3.com to reopen soon

August 28, 2007

The controversial Russian music site,, is expected to reopen after a Moscow court ruled that Denis Kvasov, owner of the site, did not break Russian copyright laws and that the site was fully legal.

Mr Kvasov argued that although no royalties had been paid to the music industry, the site did pay the 15% of its profits required by the (Roms). A spokesperson from Roms said "We pay royalties to those who sign up with us and ask for them. But none of the majors, among them I mean labels like EMI and Universal, want their money."

A blog post on the website, which had been shut since July, said that "the service will be resumed in the foreseeable future", however no official date for the reopening has been announced.

The court ruling disappointed many including the (IFPI). Tim Jenkins from the IFPI said, "If it were to resume trading as it was before, it would be in clear violation of copyright laws both within and outside Russia."

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Sweden suspends commercial flights to Iraq amid allegations of attempted shootdown

August 28, 2007 Sweden has suspended all commercial flights in and out of Iraq amid allegations that an attempt was made to shoot down a Nordic Airways passenger jet.

On August 8 a Nordic Airways McDonnell Douglas MD-83 took off on a flight between Sulaimaniyah, northern Iraq to Stockholm, Sweden, carrying 130 passengers. Shortly after take-off the pilots noticed a trail of light arcing over the aircraft in a fashion similar to that of an incoming missile.

According to a spokesman from the Civil Aviation Authority, the preliminary view is that "some kind of rocket" was fired at the aircraft. However, the director of Sulaimaniyah International Airport, refuted the allegations, saying "the pilot's assumptions were wrong...in fact, the Kurdish hunters are using spotlights at night. We interviewed more than 50 passengers who arrived in Sweden and had been on board and they said nothing happened and they hadn't seen any gunfire."

Sweden's decision to ban services from Iraq affects two airlines, one being Nordic Airways, which operates a weekly service between Sulaimaniyah and Stockholm, and the other being Viking Airlines, which runs a service between Stockholm and Irbil four times a week.

According to the aviation authority, Nordic Airways has rebooked passengers scheduled to fly out of Iraq onto other services out of the country, but 3,000 people booked onto Viking Airlines's route are currently stranded in Iraq.

While flights currently remain suspended, Austrian Airlines have also suspended flights to Irbil, citing the same incident and a subsequent resultant security review as their reasoning for the cessation of the route. Since then, the Kurdistan Regional Government, Erbil International Airport and Suleimaniah International Airport have all been in discussions with Austrian Airlines in an attempt to re-launch flights from the airline.

There has only been one confirmed case of a commercial airliner being struck by a missile over Iraq; that of the 2003 Baghdad DHL shootdown incident, which became famous as the only time a commercial fixed-wing airliner has been successfully landed without any operational control surfaces.


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UEFA Champions League 2007/08: Rangers through after tense draw

August 28, 2007

survived a testing match in Belgrade to progress through to the group-stages of the UEFA Champions League.

was Rangers' hero twice in the opening 45 minutes denying striker,, twice in the first half.

and shot close for Rangers in the second half, whilst McGregor denied  to preserve the 0-0 draw, and the 1-0 lead on aggregate.


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