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User talk:Stevenfruitsmaak/Archive1

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Not sure about collaboration requests, eh?
Regarding your statement in the edit summary of this edit, yes, you properly used the collaboration request part of the Newsroom. —     23:51, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

Belgium... considered the worst swear-word in the Galaxy
At least by Douglas Adams. :-)

I'm pretty close to Brussels, I lived in the city for a while, using it as a base to work from. From there I moved in the direction of Leuven, which as a city reminds me of when I was a student in Edinburgh. Now, whilst I studied French at school I only got good enough to manage the shopping, and most places when you start struggling the people you're speaking to use English. Out in the Flemish region, I'd say the people are more friendly than in the city - and their education system seems to do a far better job of producing multilingual people. Anyway, I'm still demonstrating that I've no particular aptitude for languages, and the local commune-run course was pretty dreadful, you need vocabulary and grammar - they gave stock phrases. I've spent too long with computers, I need a specification for the language. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:15, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Use of references
I see you've done this more than once, the use of the source template inline with a reference link. We don't do that, and there's a number of reasons I don't like the approach. Main one is not to present links or shortcuts that may be an alternative source of information before the reader has finished our article. I know it can make for easier verification of sourcing, but it encourages people to leave wikinews and not continue to read further articles. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:25, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * There are other source templates here, and I think proposing one for scientific papers wouldn't be a bad idea. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:27, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The Policies and guidelines stuff covers a lot, but some things aren't documented and are conventions of usage. Getting them added into policies can end up getting labelled as "instruction creep". --Brian McNeil / talk 11:40, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Planets article
It certainly was an in-depth report. :-) What to be careful with on those sort of reports is not to be too encyclopedic. First two or three paragraphs should pretty much sum up the information in a form anyone can follow, then lay out the more technical details after.  --Brian McNeil / talk 15:15, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Congratulations on the Astronomers to vote on potential new planets article. Excellent work. I noticed that there haven't been any corrections made to it since it was published. Brian, above, does make a good point. Traditional media would probably have an introduction in layman's terms about how they are meeting in Prague to make these decisions. --SVTCobra 21:16, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi
Just wanted to say Hi, and welcome to Wikinews ( a little late now, but I was away so I couldn't say welcome ealier). I looked at your template, and it looks pretty good. I made a little bit of a change to brackets in references to databases in an attempt to improve clarity, Maybe a seperator between the database names would be good (like a comma) but I'm unsure. Other then that, I can't think of any way for it to be better. However don't expect it to be used too, too often as the journals arn't cited too too often, and when they are, users often forget about these templates and cite using the standard source template. Great work on the template. Happy editing. Bawolff ☺☻ 09:30, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll see what I can do for a link from edit window. I geuss if it gets used at least once, its fullfilled its purpose, and its a good thing to have around. I'm glad you enjoyed my strange and unusual template, the reason you and everyone else proablly didn't know about it is it just recently (in the last couple of hours) came to exsist. Happy editing. 09:56, 25 August 2006 (UTC)~

wikibureaus
it might be better to talk about this on the water cooler, some of the bureaus (eg. US) are not particularly active, whereas most people do see the wc fairly regularly, atleast in my estimate. Doldrums 18:28, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Hay feaver
No problem. If there was an actual quote to attribute "hail" too, then it would make a little more sense. Thanks and you're welcome :) Jason Safoutin 01:58, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

an article
I see you've just stuck this on a copyvio, it should be on the sub-page, and you rename that into the main namespace and ask the copyvio be deleted. At least, that's the simplest way to work it I can think of. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:42, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

archive
Ahh, my beutiful 125 kibibyte long page.... gone...! Yeah, I really needed to get around to doing that eventually. thanks. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:22, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Insert Pictures
Thanks Steve! (Regarding comments...you got (it)*me right)

(Editorinsaif 03:41, 13 September 2006 (UTC))

Welcome
Hi,

Thanks for the welcome. Also, I've noticed that you improved a couple of my articles. Thanks for that as well.

I am not a physician, just interested in health. At this point, I plan to write articles on health and nutrition. If you have ideas for collaboration, certainly let me know.

Cheers, --AlexS 16:59, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Portal:Disease
Sure. I saw Category:Disease, but was not sure what the difference was between it and Category:Health. I will add Category:Disease and subcategories from now on.

Thanks, --AlexS 18:21, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Re: Deletion queston
The article was deleted due to being abandoned — it was still in development and hadn't received any substantial attention in at least 3 days. —     19:06, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

 * If you're curious, here it is:

September 13, 2006

A court in Flanders prolonged the custody of 12 suspects on Thursday. Meanwhile, more details emerge in the case against alleged neo-Nazi group inside the Belgian army. They are accused of terrorism, weapons traffic and racism.

Most lawyers involved asked for their clients to be released, and will appeal the court's decision. One lawyer said the police was being influenced politically to make the arrests now, before the elections of October 8, and that his client was more of a "immature teenager and weapons freak". The prosecutor is calling some suspects weapons dealers, but the defence lawyers claim they are weapons collectors, and say that terrorism is out of the question.

A spokesperson for the justice department denied this formally, saying that "The weapons traffic of the suspects began to take too large proportions, so we couldn't wait any longer." She also said the army informed them that they considered it too dangerous to take the soldiers involved along on uncoming international missions (Belgium is sending troups to Lebanon).

The prime suspect and alleged leader of the group is Thomas B. The police thinks he has a neo-Nazistic ideology and was planning attacks to destabilise Belgium. Thomas B. founded a splinter group of Blood and Honour called 'Bloed, Bodem, Eer en Trouw' (Eng: Blood, Soil, Honour and Fidelity), after the British headquarters of the skinhead organisation didn't let him found an official branch in Belgium.

T.V. station VTM claimed the police tapped into phone conversations where Thomas B. was talking about killing Filip Dewinter and Dyab Abou Jahjah, two political leaders and opponents in Belgium. That way, both sides would cause an uprise and they could seize the opportunity. But the prosecutor's office has formally denied the existence of specific plans to this end.

The police has discovered numerous weapons, and a video showing a paramilitary training, not only on military grounds but also under a bridge in the city Dendermonde. The police say the tape shows how they fire guns and throw Molotov cocktails on that location.

In the political arena, Internal Affairs minister Patrick Dewael has suggested a law to forbid far right criminal organisations. The plan was applauded by some and contested by others. Earlier on Friday, the federal governement supported the proposal to give more power to the national intelligence services to fight terrorism. Minister of Defence André Flahaut suspended 11 suspects inside the army. Prime minister Guy Verhofstadt said the entire affair was "a blame for the country and the army".

Belgian justice denies Flemish TV VTM’s claims that the neo-nazi group Bloed, Bodem, Eer en Trouw (BBET), close to the Flemish branch of Blood & Honour, was projecting false flag terrorist operations (although it does accuse the group, which included soldiers, of preparing bombings to "destabilize" the country, and prolonged detention of the suspects on September 12). VTM Flemish TV declared that BBET was preparing itself to kill Filip Dewinter, one of the leaders of the far right Flemish party Vlaams Belang, and to charge the Islamist movement for the assassination. In the insuing confusion, they would have then assassinated Dyab Abou Jahjah the European Arab League.

Related news

 * 17 suspects of terrorism arrested in Belgium (September 7, 2006)

Wikignome?
What's a wikignome? Crimson 21:07, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

RE: Am I Right Deletion Request
This is in regards to the deletion request for the article, Am I Right webmaster interviewed on radio show:

Speedy, Strong Keep: I just added information on the interview itself and sourced it. Let me know if it needs more. Thank you. 68.97.47.88 21:01, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

Admin vote
Thanks for supporting my successful admin nomination! I will try to live up to the confidence that's been shown in me. Crimson 17:17, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Municipal elections in Belgium: Flemish Interest halted in Antwerp but advancing elsewhere
Just to give you a laugh on this... and perhaps some munitions. I have a little book from the "flemish interest", full of amusing cartoons and such. Get this... It was handed to my partner, an attractive thai immigrant at the local market. I can scan and upload cartoons as well as accompanying text (if you don't also have said book). --Brian McNeil / talk 21:21, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
 * All I could get just now was an election brochure, looks like I uploaded at too high a res to reliably get the image. I've stuck it on the article, I'll scan entire pages and upload page and cartoon so you can give a description on what they seek to associate with the cartoon. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:50, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Cartoons...Image:vb cartoon 1.png Image:vb cartoon 2.png Image:vb caroon 3.png--Brian McNeil / talk 16:06, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Admin?
Please see Administrators, you need to note your acceptance or refusal. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:55, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

CGS's opinion
Thank you for the help with this articlce - I am a newbie and could not have imagined such a dramatic presentation. Fentonrobb 18:14, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Your encouragement much appreciated - hardly know how to sign my name let alone produce an info box! Thanks again! Fentonrobb 18:50, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Deleting cries for help
I would appreciate your advice on how to delete a couple of cries for help I posted at the water cooler, which have now been answered. Fentonrobb 18:54, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you - I wasn't sure about the deletion business.

Yes, I have been doing a bit in wikipedia and when I have a moment I'll put a bit of bio in my home page.

Fentonrobb 20:31, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Editing
Hi Steven! I can't edit the RfA page... Why? I don't have enough edits? NCurse 11:03, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Replied on enwikipedia.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:49, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

 * You did not. :) NCurse 12:58, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Congrajulations!!!!
Well, it is officially 17 October 2006, and you know what that means ... you are now a WN Administrator! Please serve us 'little peoples' well with the new buttons! (Yea! I'm the first to congrajulate you!) Thunderhead (talk) 00:50, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
 * And now you have the buttons that go with it :) --Cspurrier 20:26, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

 * You deserved the mop and bucket. :) NCurse 20:36, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Congrats. Now where did I park the adminmobile.... Previous unsigned comment by Bawolff 22:48, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Now I'm running for Adminship... Thunderhead (talk) 23:00, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

congrats! steven, and here's some excellent advice i got. there's nothing much i can add to it, except to point to Wikipedia:Administrators' reading list as a useful resource. — Doldrums(talk) 12:25, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

 * I believe you get to drive the adminmobile now. :-) --Brian McNeil / talk 15:57, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

Bosnian Wikinews
hey, the Bosnian wikipedia is up and running, could you add the link to the main page. Even if it is "bs" (Bosanski) it still goes before "bg" (Bulgarian) (''bugarski). "Bo" comes before "Bu". Could you also tell me how to place the wikinews logo in the upper left corner of the Bosnian wikinews. I am a bureaucrat. Thanks, Vernes Seferovic

 * Done. I think it is in the bs.wikinews.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Monobook.js file, possibly "ta['p-logo'] = new Array(,'Main Page')". But I'm not sure since I'm a newbie-admin. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:26, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Thanks, I'll look into it. Sorry I gave you the wrong link to my user page.Vernes Seferovic

Water Cooler (Forum:Index)
Would you mind taking a look at the Proposals section of the Water Cooler? I'm trying to get us a Forum Namespace, and MR has agreed, but we need to find out about the technical stuff. If you know anything, it'd be apprecitated. Thunderhead (talk) 23:33, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

RE: My RfA
First, thank you for commenting on my RfA. I am glad to see that you think I have those qualities. I would like to point out to you that I have written a few articles as an anon (at school, as I am now) and that I am not planning to give up my writing career as an administrator. Please contact me on my talk page to confirm this is me. Thunderhead (unlogged @ school) (talk)
 * Okay, I answered your questions on WN:A Thunderhead (talk) 22:46, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
 * There you go, I added a couple of more articles I made, so if you could possibly change your opinion, or at least change that statement? Thunderhead (talk) 22:53, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for clarification
US space policy - thanks for full ref to the original text regarding adversaries etc. and for the space walker Fentonrobb 23:30, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Thankyou Thankyou
For deleting stuff thats here and commons. The only thing that whould be both is high visibility items. I keep trying to delete superflourus images but run into problems (Like Deep irrational hatred for commons). user:Bawolff
 * Depends what the word ebrious means. I was just boared of so, and so got adminship... Also wanted to see if anyone actually listens to template:Wn news. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 00:36, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Re:Headscarf
hi, sorry if i've stepped on a toe while replacing the image. my reasons are that the Iraqi girl's photo is that of a minor, she is identifiable, and some muslims object to being photographed. even if it is unlikely, we don't really want to get her in trouble over this. the image's description on the commons page doesn't say very much about consent either. as for the reverts, i agree with u. perhaps on another day, i might look around for a better way to handle it. — Doldrums(talk) 02:56, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

3RRs
hi, u've raised a valid point about blocks for 3RRs. i do have to say one (well, couple of) thing(s), though - the edits i was reverting were ones which had been discussed and disagreed with by a number of editors on WC, the Israel category talk page and on this article's talk page. PVJ had been on a similar revert-wars on other articles just prior to this one, insisting on going against the expressed view of every other editor involved. if i was particular about sticking to the letter of 3RR, i could've contacted any one of several other editors to do the reverting. instead, i did it myself. fwiw, i stand by my edits. — Doldrums(talk) 12:01, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Israel
Please take a look at Category talk:Israel. I see that you recently became an admin here. Please note the following remarks, made by a fellow ADMINISTRATOR here: After I responded to this, saying that this antisemitic bigot belongs in a psychiatric hospital, I was immediately attacked by two other administrators for making 'personal attacks'. Apparently, saying that I should be annihalated together with the rest of the country in which I live is just fine. Or simply denying its existence. I am quite shocked, to say the least. --Daniel575 16:49, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
 * "possibly non-existent entity"
 * "The area under consideration need not be refered to as "Israel" and may be reported as "Occupied Palestinian territories", "Land under Zionist regime""
 * "the existence of a State of Israel (commonly known as "Israel") on that piece of ground. To have a category about "Israel" would not be fair, since it implies that 1) Israel exists"
 * "Yes, I hate the US and Israel."
 * "The scourge of the Zionist regime will one day, in my humble opinion, be wiped off the earth and after its annhilation, Muslims will once again be free to live without fear of Jewish oppression."

Racial Equality commissioner warns of racial violence in UK
Thanks very much for helping with the report - I'd value advice on the country issue. Phillips is reported as speaking of Britain and probably deliberately so as race riots are unlikely in Northern Ireland. They riot about otheer things there! Should we not use his term in the report in these circumstancs, especially as the Category makes it clear that it's UK? I'm a newbie and am floundering arond a bit - please forgive me for bothering you over such a small issue. Fentonrobb 22:39, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks and another query!
I really appreciate your support and encouragement - thank you.

Regarding the revitalising of stories with additional stuff as (a) it appears in the news and (b) as one explores and discovers it, I am in some confusion.

I have been 'ticked off' for adding stuff to old items instead of making a new aticle - properly so according to the rules; but when the new stuff is just a slightly new slant to the tale, it seems heavy handed to start a new piece. Unlike hard copy papers, wikinews is able to develop a story as a 'process' as it were and the way it does so is interesting in iteslf as new perspectives are uncovered. So how strictly should this rule be interpreted?

The Bush Space Policy is a good example - this was sneaked out (deliberately) only after the NK rockets and the US successful interception and the differences with Clinton's policy were played down very strongly. Its takne a ong time to develop. Now my piece was said to be npov because it gave only US opinions, and reported no world reactions - but I simply couldn't find any! No one paid any attention, or if they did, it was in another language or out of reach of my searching. In a way, that itself is news.

My other two current pieces, the Straw/veil/Phillips/riots and the General in revolt are both spawning new stuff daily, so much that I can't keep up. I don't know why, but I seem to have encountered an issue that others don't seem to feel is a problem. I find that I loose interest in posting new copy if it has to be in the form of a new article. I suppose in this I am breaching another wikinews principle by feeling a kind of 'ownership' of the stuff. Yet I more than welcome positve contributions such as yours.

Sorry to go on so - any opinion?

Thanks again Fenton Fentonrobb 10:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the advice and help Fenton Fentonrobb 16:53, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Korea poll
i intend to publish the the long-overdue article - Wikinews interviews South Koreans about relations with North Korea. can u take a look at it please, comments and fixes welcome. thanks, — Doldrums(talk) 02:13, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Science template
Thanks for drawing my attention to this. Next time, if I need to give a full citation, I'll use it. Fentonrobb 13:00, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

border fence article
done. i, however, life half a globe away. — Doldrums(talk) 16:08, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Expert calls for less vaccination and more research
I was aware of the paper which you have used to replace the last citation in this article; however I chose to cite that referring to care workers because it states quite explicity "vaccinating the elderly in institutions reduces the complications of influenza and vaccinating healthy persons under 60 reduces cases of influenza".

This is quite contrary to the impression given in interview on BBC Today programme this morning when all the emphasis was on how weak was the evidence supporting the use of flu vaccines. For tech reasons I can't open the actual interview to verify that the "doctor" being interviewed was T. J. who said he would not advise his old mother to have a jab. The programme was 0734 "The doctor who believes flu jabs could be a waste of time" http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/

Please would you consider reverting the citation or at least restoring the reference from which the sentence was quoted?

Someone has kindly illustrated this article - if it was you - thank you very much.

Fentonrobb 17:15, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Equal Footing
Well, you're a Cub Reporter now? Looks like we're on equal footing. I've got to start writing my articles again. To CNN! Thunderhead (talk) 01:20, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Seriously, I do need to write some articles. Hang on one second, and I'll have one done. Thunderhead (talk) 01:20, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Surprise and thanks
You really are most generous - thank you - gretaly encouraged. Fentonrobb 09:17, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Just seen that you kindly reverted the ref. Thanks again. Fentonrobb 09:25, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Top Story
Ah, I think I have figured it out. If I update the Lead Story template, then the Top Story on the Main Page will update. No need to reply unless I got that wrong. Thanks. --SVTCobra 22:57, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Deletion edit history
May be, reverting is enough but we should remove the history of advertisements. Regards, Shyam  ( T / C ) 14:32, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Because I think this is not the place to keep any promotional information. I do not know we should keep or not, probably you are correct. If you really want to keep it in edit history, then it is okay. Shyam  ( T / C ) 14:55, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

RE: Confirmation Car
I removed it for personal security reasons. Also, I am running a RfA test to see how my next RfA in February will go. Please vote there. Thunderhead (talk) 21:09, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for heart picts
Nice stuff - thank you Fentonrobb 00:08, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Admin?
I'd like to nominate you because I feel you should be one, however I'll ask first because if your not already an admin, that may have a reason, e.g. that you decline?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 02:09, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, thank you, I'd love a nomination. --  Zanimum 16:14, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

RE: Rfa
The user accepted the RFA on his talk page after you asked him if he would like a nomination. I am going to change my note in nuet. look there. Thunderhead (talk) (Check out my RFA test)
 * Nah, I just have no life so I stay on Special:Recentchanges all day! :P Thunderhead (talk) (Check out my RFA test) 18:46, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
 * December's gonna be a time I'm not gonna be so active because I have quite a few partys to go to, and then Christmas. But yes, we are the saviors of wikinews! :D Thunderhead (talk) (Check out my RFA test) 18:50, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Africa Award
Most grateful and honoured! Shall display proudly on user page. I hope more will come out of the Nairobi talks. Off-topic, but if you are interested in Africa - can you tell me why solar power seemingly has not done much to solve the continent's problems?

Fentonrobb 12:14, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Adminship thanks
Hi there! I'd like to thank you for your support to become an admin, it's greatly appreciated! -- Zanimum 14:25, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

do briefs get cats?
hi, re. News briefs:May 7, 2006; for some strange reason, News Briefs don't get cats. — Doldrums(talk) 18:45, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! Wishing you all the best for the forthcoming year. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:20, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Category:Disease/Temp
has it served its purpose? can it be deleted? — Doldrums(talk) 09:29, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Image:Fallen arches.jpg
How is this image not appropriate? It seemed perfect for Hepatitis scare at a New Zealand McDonald's restaurant. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)  20:28, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

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Thousands protest Iraq war in Washington D.C.

January 27, 2007

Anti-war demonstrations were held in Washington, D.C. and other cities around the world on Saturday to call an end to the Iraq war and to bring back home the troops stationed there. Among the 1,400 organizations included in the protest were the United for Peace and Justice Coalition as well as the Students for a Democratic Society(SDS).

In Washington, D.C., celebrities including Jane Fonda, a half dozen members of Congress, and thousands of demonstrators coming from all over the United States joined together in protest against the war. One of the speakers during the protest, 12-year-old Moriah Arnold from Harvard, Massachusetts, said to the crowd of protesters, "Now we know our leaders either lied to us or hid the truth. Because of our actions, the rest of the world sees us as a bully and a liar." A week earlier at her school, she had organized a petition drive against the war in Iraq.

A bloc of about 300-1000 protesters from mostly SDS stormed up to the final set of stairs to the capital where they had a stand off with the Capitol police. They stood at the stairs for an hour before going to the rear of the Capitol in an attempt to occupy the building. They later returned after going into the main march. They left in their wake a good amount of political graffiti on the Capitol Building.

Representative John Conyers (D) said he would use congressional spending power in order to stop the war in Iraq, "George Bush has a habit of firing military leaders who tell him the Iraq war is failing. He can't fire you. He can't fire us.  The founders of our country gave our Congress the power of the purse because they envisioned a scenario exactly like we find ourselves in today. Not only is it in our power, it is our obligation to stop Bush."

26-year-old Air Force Staff Sgt. Tassi McKee, an intelligence specialist at Fort Meade, said she had initially joined the Air Force to become a patriot, so she could travel, and so she could get money for college. But she added, "After we went to Iraq, I began to see through the lies."

72-year-old Frank Houde, who served in Vietnam as an Air Force pilot, wore a hat that said, "Veterans for peace." He said that, "The fact is war doesn't work. Iraq is not going to work. The war was started for reasons that turned out to be false."

A small protest against the anti-war demonstrations was held, with AP reporting approximately 40 attendees.

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U.S. Army to court-martial Abu Ghraib officer

January 27, 2007

U.S. Lt. Col. Steven Lee Jordan will be tried by a military court for his involvement in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse case, the U.S. Army announced yesterday. Jordan will stand trial on eight counts. The charges include cruelty, maltreatment of prisoners, disobeying a superior officer, willful dereliction of duty and making false statements. Jordan is the only U.S. officer charged in the Abu Ghraib case -eleven soldiers were previously sentenced up to 10 years in prison.

50-year-old Jordan, a reservist from Virginia, ran the interrogation center in Abu Ghraib, the notorious prison just outside of Baghdad. Under his command, soldiers photographed naked prisoners in demeaning poses. The officer himself was not present in any of the pictures. Jordan faces a maximum sentence of 22 years for the eight charges combined.

Related stories

 * An overview can be found on the "Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse affair" portal.


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User talk:66.163.85.217

Welcome!

66.163.85.217, 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:
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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!--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:43, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Aussies ignore flag ban at Big Day Out festival

Wow, this is really interesting. Nationalism banned? -- Zanimum 20:18, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
 * "gang colour" and "symbol of hate": i like that. I'll use it from now on. Thanks! --Jerome Potts 03:14, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Big Day Out Flag Issue
There was no flag ban at The Big Day Out. There was a recommendation from Big Day Out asking that unruly patrons not bring their flags. This was presented as a personal choice. The tabloids and shockjocks paraphrased this recommendation, falsely describing it as a 'ban' to sensationalise the issue and inflame their audience. It is an example of the innacurate and hysterical journalism that Sydney is famous for.

 * thank you for bringing this to our notice. we'll look into it and add a correction if needed. — Doldrums(talk) 08:19, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
 * They were going to ban flags, that's what the committee recommended, however they backed down, this is stated in the article. There is no need for a correction in this case imo, however it is just the title that is slightly incorrect, perhaps rename to have commas around "flag ban" part of the title Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 08:58, 6 March 2007 (UTC)


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Iran's official radio silent about U.N. resolution against Holocaust denials

January 27, 2007

Iran's official radio, Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran (IRIB World Service), failed to include on its English-language web site any reports about the adoption Friday of the U.N. resolution condemning Holocaust denials. The U.S.-drafted resolution was adopted without a vote with 103 of the world body's 192 member states signed on as co-sponsors. Voice of America (VOA) reported Iran was the only country indicating opposition to the measure. An Iranian diplomat at the U.N. described the intent of the resolution's sponsors as "mischievous."

Iran's radio did report extensively on an international cartoon competition in Tehran designed to show drawings with anti-Israel, Holocaust-denial, and pro-Palestinian themes.

While silent about the U.N. resolution, the Iranian radio provided extensive coverage of an earlier international conference in Tehran which questioned the Holocaust. The conference was organized at the initiative of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iranian officials argue that meetings such as last month's Tehran conference serve a scholarly purpose, and accused Israel of manipulating the Holocaust for political purposes.

FreeMediaOnline.org commented that the failure of Iran's official radio to report promptly on the U.N. resolution against Holocaust denials is typical of media organizations controlled by regimes which suppress freedom of expression and journalistic independence. FreeMediaOnline.org pointed out that journalists in countries like Iran are unable to report on many issues without specific directives from political or religious leaders.

The UN resolution "urges all member States unreservedly to reject any denial of the Holocaust as a historical event," according to the UN Radio website. The resolution designates January 27 as an International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.

The new UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued the following statement through a spokesperson, "The Secretary-General welcomes the adoption by the General Assembly today [Friday] of a resolution unequivocally condemning any denial of the Holocaust. This reflects the prevailing view of the international community.  The Secretary-General reiterates his conviction that the denial of historical facts such as the Holocaust is unacceptable.  He expresses his strong desire to see this fundamental principle respected both in rhetoric and in practice."


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North Korea denies cooperation with Iran on nuclear programs

January 27, 2007

The North Korean government has denied reports in the press that the country is working with Iran to better their nuclear programs and said that the press is spreading "lies" in an attempt to ruin the country's reputation.

Earlier this week, media outlets began to report that North Korea was attempting to help Iran test their own nuclear weapon underground and that Iran was preparing for that test.

"The Iranians are working closely with the North Koreans to study the results of last year's North Korean nuclear bomb test. All the indications are that the Iranians are working hard to prepare for their own underground nuclear test," said an unnamed European dilpomat on January 24, 2007.

North Korea immediately denied all reports that any cooperation between the two countries, in regards to nuclear material, was taking place.

"[The] assertion is nothing but a sheer lie and fabrication intended to tarnish the image of (North Korea) by charging it with nuclear proliferation," said a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry of N. Korea.

"[North Korea] will continue to sincerely honor its duty it had assumed before the international community in the field of nuclear nonproliferation as a responsible nuclear weapons state," added the statement.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has also denied that there is any evidence to suggest that Iran and North Korea are working together to better their nuclear programs.

The United States, however, has stated in the past that N. Korea and Iran helped each other with missile programs, but that it is not known if they are cooperating in other areas of study.

"Whether that cooperation has extended into other areas, I don't have any information for you," said Sean McCormack, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State.


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Will this change enough to merit the tag, or is it just there because it is a new story? I ask as I think this is one of the most over-used tags we have which sensationalises the opening of stories. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:12, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
 * IMO, whether the items are going to change or not, if the news is big it should be breaking news. Its just my opinion that a story does not have to change in order to not be considered breaking. DragonFire1024 21:14, 27 January 2007 (UTC)


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Microsoft disgruntled with partner Dell's interest in open source

January 27, 2007

According to a 2002 email exchange obtained by lawyers in an Iowa case, Microsoft executives wanted to "whack" Dell because it was focusing on Linux deals a little too much.

The first email by Bill Veghte, currently a company vice president, describes a Linux panel where a Dell executive explains their plans to increase Linux in the enterprise market. The responses to his email start in a worried tone over market competition but quickly escalates as Paul Flessner, a senior vice president in Microsoft's server applications unit, states: Now there is nothing to disagree around what we should do. We should whack them, we should make sure they understand our value, we should do all the things you and Brian suggest.

Paul Flessner then goes on to describe the advantages to promote Linux over Windows for Dell: In the end, if I were them [Dell], I would do all I could to see Linux succeed because it would put $50/pc [$50 per PC Dell sells] (or whatever our OEM license costs) back into my pocket. Sure Windows has greater value and lower TCO [total cost of ownership] and all of that. I would keep my relationship with MS [Microsoft] and customers and do the dance. But every chance I get I would invest in Linux and try to make more sales on Linux because I increase my margin by $50/pc. It is an advantage for Linux.

A recent study funded by the EU Commission concluded that "in almost all the cases, a transition toward open source reports of savings on the long-term costs of ownership of the software products." In addition, Microsoft has long been at the center of criticism and allegations over its alleged unfair and anticompetitive business tactics in Europe and elsewhere.


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Ferry hijacked to protest slogans in assassinated Turkish-Armenian journalist's funeral

January 28, 2007

Thousands of people marched in Dink's Funeral to protest his assassination, holding placards that read "We are all Armenian" and "We are Hrant Dink" in both Turkish, Kurdish and Armenian.

Previously, two major Turkish political parties protested these placards. In addition, a terrorist organization 'protested' these placards by placing a package, which was made to look like a bomb, to the wall of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM).

Tonight, a ferry was hijacked by a militant named Nihat Acar. Nihat Acar told security forces that he was a member of "Patriotic Turkish Guerrillas Union" ("Vatansever Türk Fedaileri Birliği") and that he placed explosives to the ferry. After 2 hours, Acar willingly surrendered to the Turkish security forces and stated that there were no explosives. The Turkish police is searching all the vehicles just in case.

A witness said: When we were in the middle of the sea, an activist from downstairs opened a Turkish flag. A little later he started making announcements, I think from the conning tower.

The militant stated that he hijacked the ferry to protest the "We are all Armenian" slogans used in Mr. Dink's funeral.


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Informal MSNBC Poll: 87% of respondents believe Bush should be impeached

January 28, 2007 An informal internet poll by MSNBC showed that a large majority of respondents selected yes to the multiple choice question of whether President George W. Bush should be impeached.

According to the poll question, "Do you believe President Bush's actions justify impeachment?", 87 percent of respondents, so far chose the option that there is "plenty to justify putting him on trial", including "secret spying" and "deceptions leading to war".

A total of 10.6 percent, so far, stated Bush should not be impeached, with 6.2 percent of total respondents, so far, saying he has done "absolutely nothing wrong" and the other 4.4% agreeing that he may have made a few "missteps" but not the "high crimes and misdemeanors" that calls for an impreachment.

Over 400,000 responses were recorded by Sunday. An online poll is not a scientific survey and may not represent the views of the public at large.

No government officials have commented on this poll at the time of publishing. The poll was on-going as thousands of protesters marched Saturday in Washington D.C asking for an end to the Iraq war. The poll is still "live" and taking votes.


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Talk:Informal MSNBC Poll: 87% of respondents believe Bush should be impeached

January 2007
I think this is bordering on copyvio. it is very similiar to the poll itself and adds nothing new. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:53, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

 * Its news though, and it is not copyright infringement because the article is just on the poll itself, its not plagiarism -71.30.182.137 02:59, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * But it doesn't add anything new to the poll (or even re-word/change anything). yes its intreasting, but we can't just go and copy their poll (in my opinion). Bawolff ☺☻ 03:01, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * ah, well whats wrong though with copying it because it is a poll, its no different then the screen shot. Its not an article written by a writter, but we have attempted to write one -71.30.182.137 03:04, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * If rewording is a problem, lets just reword it then? Should be quick and eassy -71.30.182.137 03:05, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * My main problem with it is its a direct copy of the poll page. (polls are covered by copyright too). Articles are different from their sources by rewording. how is this different from its source? Bawolff ☺☻ 03:20, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Ah ok, I will reword it then, let me know how it looks -71.30.182.137 04:00, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok i just reworded it, how is it? -71.30.182.137 04:02, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

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there are several problems with the article — Doldrums(talk) 05:37, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) the poll is ongoing, and these numbers may change. it would be advisable to wait for the poll to end, before reporting on it.
 * 2) as a footnote points out, this is not a scientific survey and the poll respondents are self selected. therefore, it is unlikely to be representative of the U.S. population and the article headline is not supported by the results of the poll. something like "poll finds 87% of respondents" is more correct.
 * 3) i too believe that we shld do more than simply report the questions and results of the poll to have a news article about the poll. things such as comparisons to similar recent polls or identical polls in the past will help, an explanations of how online surveys differ from statistical polls would help.

I agree. If this article is to remain at all, it must be retitled to clearly indicate that this poll is not necessarily represetative of the entire American population. Or any population for that matter. No useful conclusions can be drawn from self-selective polls. 66.188.214.36 02:32, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

copy-editing
I made some substantive changes to the copy--this should fix any copyvio issues. Moonty 19:24, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

Americans
Is it really AMERICANS, because it is an online poll and I doubt it would stop some (no offense) Europeans who dislike Americans from voting? Neebs 23:45, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Neebs, if this poll was made available to the rest of the world it would be 97% right now. Cowicide 08:37, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * that is an interesting question though. I went to the poll page, and it offered me to vote (I didn't though). they could of easily figured out I was Canadian however (via IP), but they didn't. But then again, how many people around the world read msnbc? Bawolff ☺☻ 08:43, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
 * The problem, I think with the poll is that it allows you to vote as many times as you want, therefore causing inaccuracies, but none te less it is interesting, and as long as we quote that the pollitself is by MSNBC and non scientific, we can report on it. But nonetheless, pools like this are going to become news a lot in the near future I think. But the poll really is not all that innacruate. His approval rating is at what 20%(ish)? If so then technically speaking, 80% plus or minus a 5% of error would want him impeached. DragonFire1024 20:10, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

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Waitangi day or New Zealand day? United Future calls for a change

January 28, 2007

New Zealand political party has called for  to be changed back to New Zealand day, as it once was.

Waitangi day is on February 6, each year and celebrates the Waitangi signing of New Zealand's founding document, the (Te Tiriti o Waitangi).

, leader of the United Future party, has said that the recent celebrations of has shown that New Zealand really does need its own celebrations of that kind. "Across the ditch, Australians celebrate a day that is about one thing only – the celebration of their country and of being a citizen of that country."

However co-leader of rival political party, the, has said to , that Waitangi day is very important, and if we need to have a New Zealand day, then that needs to be something different.

Dr Sharples has also called for more respect in terms of what the foundation of Waitangi day is and educating the public that the Treaty of Waitangi is a positive thing for New Zealand.

However, Peter Dunne said: "There is no doubt the Treaty of Waitangi has an important place in New Zealand’s history, but having the Treaty the centre and indeed holding the naming rights for our day of national festivities, just politicises the day and invites unnecessary racial tension."

Sharples also says that there is no point in looking across the at what  is doing because we have our own identity, own founding document, our own nation. Thus, we should go forward together.

Peter Dunne said: "The timing is right for New Zealand to actively and positively advance our national identity – starting with a new national day." He claims quite a lot of support for a change to the name in 2008.


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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 23:23, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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title: User talk:Piccolbo~enwikinews


text:
User talk:Naufana

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Markie 13:45, 28 January 2007 (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
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 * And of course, stories need writing!

title: User talk:Naufana


text:
User talk:Brean Deathblade~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!--Markie 13:45, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 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
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 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * 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 Brean Deathblade. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Brean Deathblade~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
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title: User talk:Brean Deathblade~enwikinews


text:
User talk:Roastytoast~enwikinews

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Markie 13:45, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
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 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * 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 Roastytoast. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Roastytoast~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 23:25, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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title: User talk:Roastytoast~enwikinews


text:
User talk:Runnerupnj~enwikinews

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Markie 13:46, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
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 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * 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 Runnerupnj. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Runnerupnj~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 23:27, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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title: User talk:Runnerupnj~enwikinews


text:
User talk:Korenyuk~enwikinews

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Markie 13:46, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 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
 * If you're interested in audio recordings, Audio Wikinews could always use more contributers
 * And of course, stories need writing!

 * A word about sources. We are not wikipedia, we do not source stuff using . Stuff that is sourced that way will probably be deleted. To source stuff, add at the bottom:

*

Bawolff ☺☻ 05:35, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

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 Korenyuk. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Korenyuk~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
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title: User talk:Korenyuk~enwikinews


text:
User talk:Sgartner

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Markie 13:46, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 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
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * 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 Sgartner. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Sgartner~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 23:29, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

title: User talk:Sgartner


text:
User talk:Luckybaby~enwikinews

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Markie 14:00, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 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
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * 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 Luckybaby. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Luckybaby~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
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title: User talk:Luckybaby~enwikinews


text:
User talk:Ajmint

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Markie 15:10, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 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
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * And of course, stories need writing!

title: User talk:Ajmint


text:
User talk:203.217.94.62

Welcome!

203.217.94.62, 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!--Markie 15:10, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

title: User talk:203.217.94.62


text:
User talk:Smint~enwikinews

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Markie 15:12, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 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
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * 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 Smint. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Smint~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 23:31, 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) 06:37, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

title: User talk:Smint~enwikinews


text:
User talk:64.230.66.244

Welcome!

64.230.66.244, 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!--Markie 15:16, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

title: User talk:64.230.66.244


text:
User talk:Roland~enwikinews

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Markie 15:59, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 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
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * 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 Roland. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Roland~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 23:25, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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

title: User talk:Roland~enwikinews


text:
User talk:Casiraghi jones

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Markie 15:59, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 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
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * And of course, stories need writing!

title: User talk:Casiraghi jones


text:
David Cameron advocates a new "British" approach to a multicultural UK

January 28, 2007

David Cameron, leader of the U.K. Conservative Party, has outlined his vision for the future of a multicultural Britain in an article published in the Observer on January 28, 2007.

In a sharp criticism of the efforts launched by the Labour government to promote national identity - which include among other things a Britishness test for those wanting to become UK citizens - he advocates "a common culture defined by pluralism and tolerance and a distinctively British approach (calm, thoughtful, reasonable) to potentially incendiary issues."

Cameron agrees that there is a substantial alienation and division in the UK today and that "many thousands, maybe millions, feel shut out, under attack." However, he underlines that the way forward is not bullying people into Britishness but inspiring them to feel British.

According to him, this can only be achieved by offering equal opportunities and a quality education to everybody without denying anyone the chance to escape poverty and to fulfill their dreams.


text:
Environmentalists: "Turn everything off!" on February 1st

January 28, 2007

"L’Alliance pour la Planète", a collective of French environmental organizations (such as WWF France), has launched a campaign to promote awareness on climate change. Under the theme Turn everything off!, they're asking people to turn off their electricity for five minutes on February 1st, between 7:55pm and 8:00pm CET. With the initiative, they hope to remind others, the media and politicians (such as the candidates for the upcoming French Presidential elections) of the ongoing waste of energy. Everyone should turn off the light, as well as all electrical appliances -maybe a good moment for a candlelight dinner, they suggest.

The "five minutes of silence" are believed to put pressure on world governments to discuss the topic more seriously on an international scale. Since the first call various similar international groups have stated their support and currently promote the idea on their websites and newsletters.

The date was originally chosen to match the release of the United Nations fourth climate change report, in which 2,500 scientists from more than 130 countries present their latest findings. The report however has been delayed and will now be released on February 2nd.

In Belgium, non-profit organizations such as Oxfam support the action. The consortium is working with the power distribution company to prevent any negative impact a sudden drop of energy demand might have on the electricity network.


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