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You are suggesting that people are summed up by one characteristic. Hypothetically, someone could be a socialist but still be a heroic and brilliant figure in history. I believe in equality, but I dont believe in socialism - humans aren't 1-D or even 2-D, they are complex creatures.


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Support for an Australian republic slips

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A new {{w|Nielsen Holdings|Nielsen poll}} has suggested that Australian support for a republic has dropped, with one third of people surveyed claiming that they never want the country to cut its ties to the {{w|Monarchy of Australia}}, headed by the Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of Australia.

Out of 1,400 people polled prior to the {{w|Australian federal election, 2010|2010 federal election}}, those who oppose Australia becoming a republic grew by 8 per cent since 2008. Caretaker Prime Minister Julia Gillard claimed during the campaign of the 2010 federal election that she believed Australia should become a republic at the end of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. 34 per cent of those in the poll share this view, wanting Queen Elizabeth II to be Australia's last monarch. At the extremes of the poll, 29 per cent of those surveyed believe Australia should become a republic as soon as possible, while 31 per cent believe Australia should never become a republic.

John Wurst of the {{w|Australian Republican Movement}} claims that "It's a ridiculous statement to say that we should wait until the Queen dies and I'm surprised that the Prime Minister and others would take that position [...]I think we should move as soon as we're ready, and as soon as we're ready should be now."

This new poll highlights that support for a {{wikt|referendum}} concerning the monarchy's position in Australia is at its lowest since 1994. The last referendum Australia conducted on the subject was in 1999 that resulted in a narrow rejection of a republic.

Spokesperson of {{w|Australians for a Constitutional Monarchy}} (ACM) Malcolm Badgery says "it's actually less likely, after the Queen dies, that people will embrace any change with great enthusiasm [as] there will be an outpouring of sentiment [and] a royal funeral and then the coronation."

Gillard calls for a discussion of what republican model Australia should adopt in the coming years.

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Mount Sinabung erupts in Sumatra, Indonesia

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This has a source dated after the article's date of publication. That should only happen in very, very rare cases. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:18, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

--InfantGorilla (talk) 20:44, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) I don't think a death should have been added as a late addition, nor should it have been self-reviewed. (It deserved its own story or brief, and to make the headline/lead sentence, as did the second death, which I rejected.)  But what is done is done. (InfantGorilla slaps a fellow editor gently with a cluebat, and expects that to be the end of it.)
 * 2) Judging by the edit history [] NY Daily News either made a typo in the dateline, or used a local (Eastern hemisphere) dateline.


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Australian rules football: 2010 Gippsland Football League finals week one

August 30, 2010

Week one of the Gippsland Football League (Gippsland League, GL) finals was played over the weekend at the and  Recreation Reserves. The Gippsland League is the only major Australian rules football competition in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.

Traralgon defeated traditional rivals Morwell in the Qualifying Final to progress to the Second Semi Final against Maffra. Morwell now progress the the elimination First Semi Final to play either Leongather or Drouin, who are playing each other in the Elimination Final for the second straight year.

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

Qualifying Final
A seven goal to three second quarter couldn't propel Morwell into the second semi final as the lost to Traralgon by sixteen points.

Traralgon opened up a 23 point lead at quarter time kciking 6-1 to Morwell's 1-4. Morwell fort back, coming within four points at half time, kicking 7-2 to 3-3 for the quarter.

The hosts pushed the lead to nine points at three quarter time to set up an entertaining finish. Morwell couldn't reign in the lead as Traralgon ran out winners at home 18-12 (120) to 15-14 (104).

Elimination Final
The 2010 Gippsland League Elimination Final saw Drouin defeat Leongatha by 62 points, a 91 point turn around from the 2009 Elimination Final.

In 2009, Leongatha had controlled the game, but in 2010 it was Drouins turn as the piled on ten goals to four in the first half.

For Drouin, a four goal opening quarter was followed up with a six goal second quarter and five goals for both the third and fourth quarters.

Leongatha could only manage a single goal in the first quarter, with three in the second. They could only kick seven more goals for the day.

Drouin, who now play Morwell in the First Semi Final, ran out winners 20-15 (135) to Leongatha 11-7 (73).


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1QG 	1QB 	2QG 	2QB 	3QG 	3QB 	4QG 	4QB 	PTS Drouin 	4 	5 	10 	8 	15 	11 	20 	15 	135 Leongatha 	1 	2 	4 	5 	8 	6 	11 	7 	73 Elimination Final 20.15-135 	 	Drouin

def. 11.7-73 	 	Leongatha

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Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve

Drouin Goal Kickers: T. KNEEBONE 5, C. Dunne 4, B. McCallum 3, D. Barrand 2, B. Walker 2, P. McGrath, j. Edwards , B. Edwards , S. Proctor Best Players: A. Soumilas, C. Dunne, D. Barrand, B. McCallum, D. Woodhead, P. McGrath Leongatha Goal Kickers: M. Truscio 4, M. Willcocks, N. Nagel , T. Marriott , T. Dowd , D. Westaway , J. Casey , D. Holt Best Players: J. Sutherland, M. Truscio, R. McLennan, M. Willcocks, T. Dowd, T. Marriott

Qualifying Final 18.12-120 	 	Traralgon def. 15.14-104 	 	Morwell

2:20 PM Sat 28/Aug

Traralgon Recreation Reserve

Traralgon Goal Kickers: S. Dunbar 4, R. Hore 3, T. Aitken 3, N. Quenault 2, T. Johnston 2, S. Hazelman, D. McKenna , M. Geary , G. Sinclair Best Players: S. Dunbar, R. Hore, D. Campbell, D. McKenna, J. Hall, M. Burge Morwell Goal Kickers: M. Johnston 5, J. Soutar 2, L. Visser 2, S. Mills, R. Tatterson , J. Brown , J. MacFarlane , L. Dowling , A. Cox Best Players: M. Johnston, R. Michaelides, L. Visser, J. Dowling, D. Soutar, L. Dowling 1QG 	1QB 	2QG 	2QB 	3QG 	3QB 	4QG 	4QB 	PTS Traralgon 	6 	1 	9 	4 	14 	6 	18 	12 	120 Morwell 	1 	4 	8 	6 	12 	9 	15 	14 	104

Where?
Where are these teams located or where did they play? City? State? etc... DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 11:32, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Newsworthiness?
DragonFire1024 asks a valid question. Seriously, how does an article like this pass review for newsworthiness?

It's a report on a local Australian Rules Football amateur league. Since it inevitably ends up on the main page of Wikipedia Current Events, I fail to see why it deserves such prominence without explaining its relevance to an international audience. I can't decide if it's an ongoing parochial joke the writer is playing on Wikinews readers, or whether the writer genuinely believes it might be of interest to anyone outside of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. If I find any consolation, it's "finals week one" and soon these weekly news reports will be over until next year -- unless of course, it's replaced by weekly updates of Norway's Flekkefjord Amateur Curling League.

 * To start at the begining, DragoFire1024's point as I understand it was that I didn't adequately explain where the games were played. This has been rectified.
 * The Gippsland League is a semi-professional (the players get some payment and work another job).
 * I know for a fact that people living outside of Gippsland would be interested (myself for one). These people may have family playing in the league and may not have access to other material.
 * Next year? I haven't thought about it that much. Let's hope Bairnsdale join the league. I'll see what I'm doing.
 * I'd welcome your curling articles.
 * And sign your comments --RockerballAustralia c 08:09, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

 * By the words "relevance explained", I think the content guide is getting at the idea that someone from the other side of the planet should be able to read the first sentence, and decide whether it is relevant to them or not (it is too easy when writing local news to assume that only a local audience will see it, and, for example, not mention whether it is Oz rules, soccer or rugby, or whether it is an international or a local league.)
 * We generally encourage local news, particularly original reporting.
 * Wikinews doesn't provide the material for Wikipedia Current Events. That section of the Wikipedia Main Page is built by Wikipedia administrators, and they kindly include a small link to Wikinews main page.  I appreciate that it can be confusing.
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Hello, I would like to inform you that your article, "Pharmacy Back Office", has been deleted. Wikinews is a news site, not a place for advertising or spam. Please do not post spam on this site again, or you may be blocked. red  - thunder  .  16:05, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
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Positive Criticism,,,,,,,
Dear RED thunder,

Its indeed a new concept I am starting in the Retail Pharmacy Industry, and thats what I wanted to share with others, if you wish to keep WIKI-lovers away from that, your choice ! Also if you feel it like a spam or advt., its your short-sightedness, I can't help on that ! There are many other platforms available than WiKi & thats the beauty of new age !!

If you are really motivated of doing a constructive participation at WIKINEWS then, rather than deleting my hardwork, you should have helped me by editing the matter & then would have let me know about it. However thats not the case, not an issue !

History is full of witnesses that every Entreprenuer get such traditional thought hurdles in his ways, & after seeing your behaviour I feel I am walking on the right path !!

Thanks & Regards,

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 * Honestly, I would love to help you write news. Unfortunately, Wikinews is not the place to post business concepts, advertisements, and such. Something that you could do, however, is start a personal wiki (with this software) and use it to serve as a site for users to discover more about your business (products, new features, ect.). I'm not trying to be the mean guy here, but the story that you posted qualified for immediate deletion (see here). red  - thunder  .  12:02, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

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2010 FIBA World Championship starts

August 30, 2010

The opening ceremony of basketball's took place in, Istanbul on Friday.

The celebrations started with a special show by the world-renowned group. It was followed by the, a , and the singers and. Then took to the stage. Turkish diva performed with the Italian tenor  and Greek singer. To finish, Turkish dance group performed the show "Troy".

FIBA President Bob Elphinston gave a speech during the ceremony. "FIBA assigned the event to Turkey in 2004 and after six years of hard work, a dream comes true. Turkey is ready and Turkey will deliver. We thank the Turkish government for the great support."

The first round of the tournament, which is in Europe for the first time since 1998, will tip off in Istanbul, Ankara, and.

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the news article needs to be well structured and a news story, not like a school trip story —Aaqi (talk) 12:27, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

"The tournament comes back to europe" sounds eurocentric, why not "Back europe and asia" (only one of the four cities is in europe)?

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was a good start —Szoszv (talk) 21:51, 31 August 2010 (UTC)


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If your trying to say that a socialist can be a nice person not a radical then i agree with you however MLK was not a Socialist. Beck however might be after all denouching Socialism could be a cover for being one.


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Daughter of U.S ambassador Eric John dies after New York City fall

August 31, 2010 Nicole John, the daughter of, the current to Thailand, has died after falling from an apartment building in New York City. Nicole John, 17, fell to her death from the top floor of the, a 25-storey building. She was attending a party and had been believed to have been drinking. Police said that it is suspected that she had climbed out of the window ledge to take a picture when she slipped and fell.

John's death has been ruled as an but  25-year old Ilan Nassimi, the tenant of the room she fell from has been arrested on charges of giving alcohol to a minor. John had been clubbing with friends before she arrived at Nassimi's party. She was using a card which stated her age at either 23 or 24.

A spokesman for the club John was at earlier in the night confirmed that security did check her I.D. He said "The technology can be so good that people are developing ways to sneak into places every day," said a source close to the club. "There are some [fake IDs] that are uncatchable."

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Anybody know what the correlation rate is between date rape drug ingestion and this sort of thing happening? What would that be in the legal system? Negligent homicide? Manslaughter? Reckless endangerment of a minor? I'm just speculating here but this doesn't seem like something that would happen because you were drunk.

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 * I've seen people to crazy-stupid things after surprisingly little alcohol; "hey take a cool picture of me here" isn't half as outrageous as, say, "I bet I can run and jump across these four lanes of traffic." I'm not trying to be irreverent, but I'm not going to pretend to be sympathetic, either. --Fishy c (talk) 13:03, 3 September 2010 (UTC)


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He wasn't a communist or "hardcore" socialist but, well, the fully-sourced Wikipedia article can say it better than I can: - a few paragraphs into that section it gets to his "democratic socialist" stance. He isn't a socialist is the "traditional" sense but he had enough leanings that he himself used the term democratic socialism - in order to avoid the communist label! Today he probably would have come up with something else, since socialist is the word used to demonize people in today's media.

This is why you need to study the nuanced positions of political figures; labels are inadequate but often broad enough that they aren't necessarily inaccurate, and for some reason they're always evocative.


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UK scientists discover multiple antibiotics used by fungus-farming ants to protect colonies

August 29, 2010

researchers led by Dr Matt Hutchings have discovered that deploy several antibiotics to protect fungi they grow as food for their queen and larvae. It is the first time ants have been found using more than one antibiotic in combination. The new antibiotics discovered have anti-fungal effect, and can be useful for modern medicine. UK funded the investigation.

 leaf cutter ants form the biggest known animal colonies, reaching several million individuals. They are native to South and Central America, but are now found in the southern United States as well. They are known to grow fungi gardens, and this is why the researchers looked into the interaction of ants and fungi. The scientists collected them from three colonies in Trinidad and Tobago. UEA professor Dr Matt Hutchings explained, "This was really a fun project which started with a PhD student, Joerg Barke, streaking leaf-cutting ants onto agar plates to isolate antibiotic producing bacteria."

The health of a certain type of fungus gardens is vital for the ants colony since the fungus is used to feed larvae and the queen. The antibiotics act both as and regulators of fungus growth. The antibiotics are produced by  bacteria, which live in a state of with the ants, and are found on the bodies of the ants themselves. The symbiotic relationships benefit both the ants and the bacteria.

As a result of the study, a new antibiotic has also been discovered. It's related to , one of the antifungals used in modern medicine. The researchers expect to discover more new antibiotics and are optimistic about their use in medicine. Dr Matt Hutchings who was leading the research said, "It's also very exciting that ants not only evolved agriculture before humans but also combination therapy with natural antibiotics. Humans are just starting to realize that this is one way to slow down the rise of drug resistant bacteria — the so called superbugs."


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Six U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan over two days

August 30, 2010

Six United States have been killed in separate incidents in eastern and southern Afghanistan. Their deaths were announced by NATO's. They said the troops died on Saturday and Sunday.

Three of the soldiers died while fighting in the eastern part of the country on Saturday. On the same day two more troops were killed by an. Another troop was also killed while fighting in the south.

NATO's statement did not disclose the nationalities of the soldiers. A military spokesman later added that all of the soldiers were U.S. nationals.

With the soldiers deaths the total of number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan this year has hit 471. The total number of foreign troops killed in the whole of 2009 was 521.


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Algerian forces kill at least eight al-Qaeda rebels

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Algerian media has reported that the Algerian army has killed ten al-Qaeda rebels in an eastern area of the country. However, the Associated Press have only reported the number as eight. The rebels were killed in what is considered a stronghold of al-Qaeda's North African wing.

According to reports, seven insurgents were killed in the, around 100 km from the capital city of Algiers, over the weekend. A further three rebels were reportedly killed on Thursday although circumstances are less known.

The Algerian security authorities said that troops launched an operation at dawn on Saturday after villagers reported insurgents in the area searching for food. They added that the killings started with a helicopter bombardment on the suspected area.

Al-Qaeda is well known in Algeria for kidnappings and bomb attacks. Over the past couple of years, violence has become a rarer occurrence.


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Young motorcycle racer Peter Lenz dies in race crash aged 13

August 30, 2010 , a 13-year-old, has died after being involved in a crash at the. While on his warm-up lap, Lenz fell off his bike, and was then struck by fellow racer. He was immediately attended to by the on-track medical staff and transported to a local hospital where he later died. Zayat was unhurt in the accident.

Lenz was due to participate at the  event ahead of the world championship races. Racing from the age of 7, Lenz won nine national championships.

A comment was posted on Lenz's Facebook fan page by his father. It said "Peter passed away early this morning when he was apparently struck by another rider. He passed doing what he loved and had his go fast face on as he pulled onto the track," the posting said. "The world lost one of its brightest lights today. God Bless Peter and the other rider involved. 45 is on another road we can only hope to reach. Miss you kiddo."

It is expected that Lenz's death will re-spark the debate over age restrictions when it comes to professional racing. The officials declined to comment on the subject.

Lenz is the first person to die at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since was killed in an IndyCar test in 2003.


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Chad Beloin is a Canadian independent Pop/Hip-Hop/R&B/Rap artist that started recording December, 2004. Date of Birth: July 14, 1993 Genre: Pop/Hip-Hop/R&B/Rap Artist Since: December 14, 2004 Label: Vitality Records

Biography
Chad Beloin showed a passion for music ever since the age of 3, when he picked up a pair of drum sticks and laid out a rhythm the first time he ever set eyes on a drum kit. It didn't stop there though. Since then, Chad learned how to play the piano, guitar and bass guitar, as well as started writing lyrics, composing piano bars and writing guitar structures. In 2004, Chad decided he wanted to begin recording his first demo album. Since 2005, Chad has released uncountable amounts of original demo albums, the most popular being 2012's Infamous and Next To Me. When Fantasy began receiving attention by industry professionals in Hollywood, Calif., Chad decided it was time to start recording his debut album. In the early summer of 2012, Chad began writing and recording several promotional demos to decide the true direction of his music that was suitable to fans and true to himself. It wasn't until August, however, that the first official single was released for his debut. August held place to the writing, recording and release of Trouble, produced by Strobelight Productions. Even though the vibe from the track felt of success, Chad was unsure whether or not it would be favourable among the public listener. When the song began promotion, however, the vibe of success turned into a reality. Since it's release, over 100 public reviews have been made, and each one has came back positive.

Albums
Home Free - Home Free was released in 2010 under D*North Records. Originally planned for release on July 10th, 2010, however, Chad Beloin was incarcerated on charges of Assault and Mischief, so Home Free's released was pushed back until August July 30, 2010. The tracks from Home Free that were most popular included "Stare At You", "Summertime in California", and "Don't Wanna Say Goodbye". Home Free was the center of a huge independent controversy, and you can read about that under Home Free Controversy.

Final Count - Final Count was in 2010 under D*North Records. The album was released featuring the popular tracks "Spotlight", "My Love and My Heart", and "When I Think About You", and later "Stronger Than You". In November of 2010, Chad Beloin paid a visit to the Battlefords Union Hospital Mental Health ward to give copies of the CD to each of the patients in the ward, as well as to spend time with the full term patients.

Won't Back Down - Won't Back Down was released in 2011, and was the first to be recorded under the (then) new Chad Beloin Records, later to become "Vitality" in 2012. The album was also the last to be distributed under long-time distributor Lulu Publishing, as they migrated solely to book publishing, dropping support for CDs and DVDs, as well as digital music downloads. Won't Back Down featured three key releases, titled "She's A Dream", followed by "For Better Or For Worse", and ended with "My Attitude". "She's A Dream" was awarded a Platinum Auddie Award, For Better or For Worse was awarded a Platinum Auddie Award, and My Attitude was awarded a Silver Auddie Award, based on structure, vocals, lyrical content, and production.

Infamous - Infamous was released in 2012, and was the last record recorded under Chad Beloin Records before the name change to "Vitality Records", and partnership with recording artist "Lil-Z". The album was recorded across Saskatchewan, starting in North Battleford at Rezlex Records for the song "Burn Down The Night" featuring John "Shadow" Benson, the owner and founder of Rezlex, as well as Jarret Cardinal, relative of Lorne Cardinal, an actor from the hit show Corner Gas. Chad also recorded "Here For You" at his home studio, and started production of the remainder of the album. In the Summer of 2012, Chad moved to Tisdale, Sakatchewan, to finish production and begin recording the remainder of the record, however two weeks into recording, Chad decided to switch direction of the record and shift to a more mainstream sound. In the Winter of 2012, Chad relocated to Melfort, Saskatchewan to record some of the most memorable songs from the record, including "What If", "Hold Me", a demo of "Game" and a demo of "Rebel". After two months of recording, Chad went back to Tisdale to finish the remainder of the album, recording "Don't Let Me Go", "Lose Control", "Rebel", and "Game" at Studio 66A, and "Fantasy" at Studio 66B. The record was originally to be released in 2011, however Chad waited until January 15th, 2012, to follow his release schedule scheme. On January 5, Chad recorded "I Gotta Have You Again", to be released on a limited edition copy of Infamous, however was taken off the roster due to it being an experimental track.

Chad Beloin - Chad Beloin was released in 2012 by Vitality Records ILP. The album was a compilation of the best songs ranging from "Home Free" to "Infamous", and also featured five brand new, previously unreleased songs. The oldest song on the record is "Beautiful Lie", a demo version recorded in 2009 for use on the 2010 album "Final Count". Chad was originally going to start work on another full-length, brand new album, being promoted as "Last Call", however decided to halt the production of the record after only three weeks of writing and producing.

Mixtapes
Note: Only the titles and release years will be listed for the mixtapes, as there are numerous. How Right - 2005 Seasons - 2006 Revival - 2009 Beloin - 2009 Rehab - 2009 Rehab: Revisited - 2009 Rehab: Certified - 2009 Rehab: Reunited - 2009 Unforgettable - 2010 House Arrest - 2010 Love Is Us - 2010 First - 2011 You - 2012

Partnership with Lil-Z, Vytal Lines, and Vitality
In 2012, Chad Beloin discovered and partnered with recording artist Zane "Lil-Z" Bolig from North Battleford, Saskatchewan, with plans to equally invest into the recording label "Vitality Records" and the coinciding clothing brand, "Vitality". During the lifespan of the Vitality brand, four records were produced, written, recorded, and released. Two months into the recording of "No Direction" by "Vytal Lines", a duo formed by Chad and Zane respectively, arguments arose as to the dedication on Zane's behalf, resulting in Chad releasing a full-length, unedited album from Lil-Z titled "Exposed" to YouTube, aimed at ruining brand reputability. The arguments were resolved, and the partnership continued as planned. Shortly after the incident, "Vytal Lines" released the "No Direction" promo, featuring the promotional release songs "I'mma Make It", "Careless World", and "No Direction featuring Lost Child" (John Benson- Shadow and CJee, Black Theory respectively), gaining 20,000 views between the three during their lifespan on YouTube. Shortly after the promo was made available, the duo released another YouTube hit, titled Burning Up, written by Chad Beloin and Zane Bolig (respectively), and produced by Shadowville Productions. The single and music video both generated 10,000 views within the first week. After the release of Burning Up, a final incident occurred, putting the partnership on hold, resulting in the content from the partnerships duration to be terminated. Two months later, the partnership resumed, resulting in a release from Lil-Z titled "The Good Guy", released in 2012. Shortly after, Chad began writing and recording demos for a new record, however couldn't find a proper style. Zane began work on his second recording album with Vitality, titled "The Chronicles", to be released in November of 2012, however, before the record was finished, the recording equipment had to be shipped away for service. After a month of servicing, the equipment was returned to the studio, and Zane recorded three more songs for the record, one written by Chad Beloin. Two weeks later, a final argument arose, and the partnership between Chad Beloin and Lil-Z was terminated indefinitely, leaving the rights of the Vitality brand to Chad Beloin and shareholder Jonah McAdam, the current acting partner of Vitality Entertainment.

Side Projects
Trio - 2010 Dirty North Representatives - 2011 Shadow and CJee - 2011 The Sweet Cherries - 2012 Vytal Lines - 2012 Black Theory - 2012

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Rem Koolhaas wins Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

August 31, 2010 architect has been awarded the "Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement" at the opening ceremony of the 12th International Architecture Exhibition of the, on August 28th. The decision was taken by the Board of the Biennale, upon the proposal of the Director of this year's exhibition,. The Board stated that "Rem Koolhaas has expanded the possibilities of architecture. He has focused on the exchanges between people in space. He creates buildings that bring people together and in this way forms ambitious goals for architecture. His influence on the world has come well beyond architecture." The architect Kazuyo Sejima, who won this year's  is the Biennale's first female director.

Rem Koolhaas is renown as one of the founders of the (OMA) in 1975, and author of  Delirious New York (1978) and S,M,L,XL (1995). Among his most important buildings are the at The Hague, the Nexus Housing at Fukuoka in Japan, the  in Rotterdam, the Grand Palais of Euralille in Lille, the Villa dall’Ava in Paris, and the. One of his most recent projects is the (CCTV) headquarters building in Beijing.

The Board also awarded a special Golden Lion in memory of the Japanese architect,, who died in 2006. The Golden Lion for the best National Participation was this year awarded to the. Located in 's and, the Biennale will be open until November 21.


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Mount Sinabung erupts in Sumatra, Indonesia
If you take a look at the sidebar to the right, you will notice sources. — Mike moral  ♪♫  01:51, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
 * This is true with all of the other articles you tagged. We just recently switched to an experimental new article format, so sources are now listed on the right side. Hope this clears up any confusion. Happy editing! red  - thunder  .  01:53, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

 * Have you ever considered creating an account on Wikinews? It's easy and free, and all you need is a username and a password. It seems as though you have made some good edits, and we could always use more writers. red  - thunder  .  02:27, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

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Indeed. Part of freedom of speech is that people are free to say stupid things. Glen Beck says a lot of stupid things. A lot of people listen to him. What's needed isn't vicious opposing rhetoric, but instead point-by-point rebuttals of everything people like Beck say. Not on a large scale (media), but rather on an individual scale. People don't immediately change their minds, but if you can plant a seed of logic in them it will gradually grow, and months or years later they will repeat your analysis back to you as if they had thought of it themselves. You'll never win an argument against Beck's supporters, but if you're calm and steadfast (and make logical statements instead of spewing polar-opposite-of-Beck ideological rhetoric), his supporters will ever so slowly erode away.

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Wikinews interviews US National Archives Wikipedian in Residence
I consider this to be my most significant and meaningful contribution to Wikinews thus far, so I would definitely appreciate some feedback. :) Ragettho (talk) 16:53, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

 * Meets the criteria, interesting, and contains original research. Good stuff. —Tom Morris (talk) 09:34, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Great work, and highly informative. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:57, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Interesting? Check. Informative? Check. OR? Check. This should totally be an FA. DEN  DODGE  George Watson  20:52, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
 * This is worthy. --Pi zero (talk) 18:40, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

 * No consensus Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:11, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Scottish singer Jai McDowall wins fifth Britain's Got Talent series
My lengthiest article yet, this contains multiple pictures and covers the news comprehensively, I believe. At least two people (myself and Bluegoblin7) contributed to the article. I believe that this meets the featured article criteria. -- Rayboy8 ( my talk ) ( my contributions ) 10:14, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

 * as individual nominating the article. -- Rayboy8 ( my talk ) ( my contributions ) 10:14, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Sorry, it's well-written and everything, but I think featured articles should cover more... serious issues than Britain's Got Talent. I'm sure not everyone shares my opinion, and I have no objection to such news being published, but I just think FAs should cover more important stuff - wars, elections, political scandals, economic disasters, and the ilk. DEN  DODGE  George Watson  12:58, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I forgot to mention my other concern, which is somewhat larger: The OR notes on the talk page are horribly insufficient. DEN  DODGE  George Watson  13:01, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
 * for the same reasons as Dendodge; some people consider this stuff news, I don't - no matter how well-written. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:03, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Very well written, yes, but I don't think it's a topic we should be featuring. as per above. アンパロ Io ti odio! 02:18, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
 * FAC is a measure of quality, not subject; while the inclusion of, say, OR can boost quality, it is hard to think of the reverse - quality being decreased by subject. An unimportant subject, yes, but covered very well. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:59, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Agreeing with Dendodge's second comment: the OR notes are (alas) woefully inadequate. Claiming OR (broadcast reporting being a form of OR) is not a magic pass; the classic example of inadequate reporter's notes says "anything in the article that isn't from the sources, is part of the OR".  That would leave no way for anyone, reviewer or otherwise, to tell what is actually due to the reporter's claimed observations versus what is an out-and-out writing mistake.  --Pi zero (talk) 15:40, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

No consensus Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:10, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Apple announces Mac OS X Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud
I believe this article (own work) meets the FA criteria. --theMONO 04:07, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

 * as nominator. theMONO 04:07, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * it's rather short, but I don't want to oppose. --アンパロ Io ti odio! 02:16, 28 July 2011 (UTC)
 * length isn't a vital requirement, but for such a short article to pass would be extraordinary. That said, this is damn good work - just not quite featured status. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:57, 18 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Good article and all, but it's a little too short. DEN  DODGE  George Watson  17:31, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

 * Promoted Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:15, 18 September 2011 (UTC)

National Museum of Scotland reopens after three-year redevelopment
The Cabal has noted that this article is a excellent work. It is well written, good photos and it is clear that the writer has gone to some effort to OR this article. It is felt that this article highlights the best of wikinews as is what we should all aim for. I commend this article to the house Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 10:11, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

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 * Each time I've gone over this, I've found one or two little points that need a tweak (eg incorrectly stating "live" instead of "life"). I'm noticing that post-stroke, I have a tendency to make a few more mistakes of this nature, or to miss a typo where not highlighted by a spellchecker. I know this has been reviewed, and looked over by several people, but would appreciate a "clean bill of grammatical, and spelling, health".
 * As an aside, the link to this from The Other Place seems to be generating around 100 hits per-day. My next big GLAM article project will be the reopening of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in November. Through collaboration with the gallery, and Wikimedia UK, the challenge there will be to have the enWP article dramatically improved by opening day. --Brian McNeil / talk 06:38, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

 * It's about time that a decision is reached on this one, isn't it? Bddpaux (talk) 03:07, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

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 * As the nominator notes, excellent work. Meets the criteria handily.  --Pi zero (talk) 21:20, 5 August 2011 (UTC)
 * An article of high quality and certainly meets the criteria. — Mike moral  ♪♫  05:14, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
 * But, TINC. ;) アンパロ Io ti odio! 21:44, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Rocking....top-rate article. Bddpaux (talk) 03:08, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

A clear consensus seems to be present, and the rationale provided for the delisting appears to be strong. Therefore, it's my feeling that the community feels this article should be delisted. Computerjoe 's talk 15:13, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Chris Benoit mystery editor confesses: claims "terrible coincidence" (delist)
This article was promoted in 2008, but it doesn't seem to be up to scratch. It appears to me to be the equivalent of a press release, the formatting is screwed up, there's little to no supplementary information (if someone were to random article onto this, they wouldn't—I didn't—know what it was about), and IP addresses can be dynamic. It doesn't seem to be a very good example of our best content. Previous nomination here. — μchip08 17:32, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

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Frankly, this article is nowhere near FA standard. Its only redeeming feature is the OR, which in this case, consists of little more than being the organisation the editor happened to approach. And OR does not necessarily qualify an article for FA status.

The article has a few problems, which are:
 * It is short. Length is not a requirement for FA, but this isn't much over the 3-paragraph minimum, not including the massive quote, which was just pasted verbatim without any kind of analysis or explanation
 * Its style guide compliance is poor, though not terribly so
 * The title is somewhat sensationalist - "MYSTERY EDITOR CONFESSES!" sounds like something one would be more likely to read in the Sun than the Financial Times
 * The article is generally poorly written. It is effectively a list of facts, with no real structure
 * Referring to the matching IP addresses as "strong confirmation" is highly misleading. A strong confirmation would be, for example, forensic evidence; IPs can be dynamic, and the evidence is circumstantial at best

It just doesn't look like an FA to me, and, despite its apparent popularity at the time (popularity =/= quality), I sincerely doubt that it would pass FAC under current standards. DEN DODGE  17:40, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

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 * delisting. It clearly does not meet the criteria. It isn't long enough and basically consists of a large quote. アンパロ Io ti odio! 17:34, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * delisting, per my comment above. DEN  DODGE  17:40, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * with the logic behind delisting this. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:24, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Clear consensus to promote. Great article, Brian! Congratulations and keep up the good job! アンパロ Io ti odio! 00:33, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

ACLU, EFF challenging US 'secret' court orders seeking Twitter data
This took over a week of persuading people to give feedback/interview responses; a fair deal of background research and, all-in-all, I am very pleased with the result. Four fairly important subjects (one of whom chose to remain anonymous) gave input to make this a genuine piece of original reporting.

I think the angle taken in covering a critical freedom of expression/freedom of the press type story is a good fit with what Wikinews should strive to do. On that basis, I'm submitting it as a potential FA. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:20, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

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 * as author and nominator. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:20, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
 * , of course. Pretty much the quintessential FA. DEN  DODGE  13:46, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Sup. per Dendodge. Diego Grez return fire 18:31, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Excellent... reads like a piece you'd see in a magazine. --Patrick M (TUFKAAP) (talk) 01:34, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
 * A superbly written article with a lot of good info. Tadpole256 (talk) 13:13, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Well-written, in-depth, and quite interesting.  — fetch · comms  04:00, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
 * per above. -- Nascar 1996  (talk • contribs) 00:32, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

 * Promoted April 22, 2011. Contrats Diego! --Brian McNeil / talk 13:38, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Special report on Japanese tsunami emergency in Pichilemu, Chile
¿What do you think of this article? :) Diego Grez return fire 16:15, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

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 * —this is exactly the kind of article we need to be writing to differentiate ourselves from the MSM, contains some nice OR, is of a decent length, and is certainly an example of Wikinews ' s best work. Δεν δοδγε  t\c 15:22, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
 * - Great article. Nice job on the pictures. --Ashershow1talk 17:13, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
 * . We do need more articles similar to this. Good article! -- Nascar 1996  (talk • contribs) 04:21, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * as nominator and creator of the article (and main contributor) Diego Grez return fire 18:24, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Support, though I must state that paragraph 4 has minute language problems, the most obvious being 'due to', which should be changed to 'because of'. Excellent article and pictures otherwise; it reminds me of how lucky Hong Kong is! The only natural disaster we face here are disease and typhoons, and the strongest of typhoons always brush past Hong Kong at the last moment, leaving us unaffected. Anyways, great work! Kayau (talk · contribs) 15:56, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Great to have this local, on-the-ground reporting with our own pictures. Wikinews needs more articles like this; our worldwide contributor base is one of the unique things we have. --theMONO 01:47, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Good OR. Great pictures. --Patrick M (TUFKAAP) (talk) 01:32, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Promoted the wub "?!"  12:31, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

UK Parliament to vote on tuition fee rise on Thursday
I'm rather proud of this article: I think that it really brings together the sources, and shows the relationship between what was going on with the government and on the street. It has a great selection of pictures too (Protests! Politicians! Police!). —Tom Morris (talk) 21:06, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Comments
Some more input on this request would be great. the wub "?!"  00:24, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Votes

 * Good, in-depth article, lots of sources... I mean lots. 5 images. The only thing that could have made it better would have been OR. But I'm behind this 100%. --Patrick M (TUFKAAP) (talk) 14:09, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
 * —apart from the lack of OR, this is pretty much the perfect FA. DEN  DODGE  15:46, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Remarkably well written, well cited and beautifully laid-out. How is this not already a Featured Article? Anthony M (talk) 13:44, 07 April 2011
 * Computerjoe 's talk 15:09, 11 June 2011 (UTC)
 * --Gryllida 06:56, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Closed as unsuccessful. the wub "?!"  22:43, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

2011 BRIT Awards highlights
I wrote this article myself and I believe it is the longest article that I have ever created. I believe that it meets all of the criteria and I think that it is good enough to become a featured article...but what do you think? -- Rayboy8 ( my talk ) ( my contributions ) 18:37, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Votes

 * Impressive article. Nice job on the pictures. --Ashershow1talk 23:19, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
 * It seems a bit formulaic; with A said "B", X said "Y", etc. There is insufficient OR notes on the talk page, so does not reach the well-sourced requirement of featured articles. — μ 23:29, 25 February 2011 (UTC)
 * . Length, on its own, is not a qualifying criteria. This seems near-pure synthesis, of questionable newsworthiness, and more appropriate to a publication like 'Hello!' --Brian McNeil / talk 05:31, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * There's no OR, and only three independent sources, one of which is primary. Sorry, but I don't think this is impressive enough for #4. Also, per Microchip. Kayau (talk · contribs) 16:01, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Nice article, but per Microship, the article is just too 'geometrical.' Diego Grez return fire 01:43, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Successful. Diego Grez return fire 22:41, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Latest 'CableGate' disclosures hint at US diplomatic tactics in Spain and beyond
This was what I put together from a handful of the Wikileaks cables. It might be considered a little short FA-wise; but, I'm confident it is the most comprehensive English language coverage of these cables and their repercussions. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:41, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * as author and nominator. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:41, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Because censorship is evil. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 12:32, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks good to me. Tofutwitch11 -Chat 01:24, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
 * per nom. Δεν δοδγε  t\c 16:25, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

 * Despite opposing this piece, I agree with Brian's reading of the consensus and so I'm passing it. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:17, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Wikinews investigates the reconstruction of Pichilemu, Chile after February earthquake
Another OR piece of mine. vote now!!!! Diego Grez return fire 16:27, 31 October 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * Corrected most of the article as permitted by WN:ARCHIVE. I also feel the article could have been longer, including more details of the reconstruction of homes, etc. but I didn't have the time and I had just investigated about the kiosks. Can't fix the quotes.Diego Grez return fire 15:23, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I count five s, three s, and two s. Based on the neutrals leaning to a "let it through if tipped in favour of support", plus my own being a weak oppose, I'm inclined to promote this one? Can I have a second opinion without taking the Dr Jeykll potion? --Brian McNeil / talk 15:51, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Once again; Can I have a second opinion – preferably from a non-voter – on promotion of this? --Brian McNeil / talk 13:32, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

Discussion and votes

 * as nom. --Diego Grez return fire 16:27, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Very nice, descriptive article Diego, you did a awesome job while creating it.  Nascar 1996   02:01, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Nice enough article, but I don't think it meets Criterion 4. There's a few prose issues too. I had written a big review of this article before being told in IRC that this process doesn't work like w:WP:FAC because the articles can't be edited after being archived. However, I've got a saved copy offline that I am happy to post somewhere if you'd like my detailed reasoning. Best, Matthewedwards (talk) 05:13, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 * If you could stick it on a subpage, I'd be most interested. Constructive feedback is always useful. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:28, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Now at User:Matthewedwards/FA. Matthewedwards (talk) 18:59, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Fixed the most things I could without breaking the WN:ARCHIVE rules. Can't change the quotes, but as far as I remember, it was kind of translated from Spanish word by word. --Diego Grez return fire 01:30, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

 * . It's good, it's largely original, but MA catches perhaps the key point; it is a very good translation, not a written-in-English work with quotes translated. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:03, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
 * there are some English issues here. One key point: when translating quotes, it's ok to perform minor fixes to the English usage provided it is true to the original comment. Doing this properly is a hallmark of a skilled translator, whereas simple transliteration (perfect word-for-word changing) can often lose meaning or clarity that was present in the previous tongue. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:07, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Well... I hoped someone was going to copyedit it all, including the quotes... remember, English is not my mother tongue and I'm still not familiar with its idioms, etc. Diego Grez return fire 19:45, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
 * *nods* Especially since not much copyedit would have been needed; as regularly alluded to, your English is excellant. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 19:49, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

 * - Correct the English, fix the problem and get it rolling. Needs work? yes. fixable? you bet. So fix it :) BarkingFish (talk) 21:05, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * -- Per Above. Tofutwitch11 (talk) 17:00, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
 * - a good OR piece. This is exactly the kind of thing we need to showcase, despite the small language errors (if it can be fixed, do it, but I don't have a problem with featuring this how it is). Δεν δοδγε  τ\c 12:44, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
 * I think this can go either way. I think it barely fits the criteria, but at the same time I also agree with some of the opposition. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 12:34, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
 * it's not the best FA in the world, but it's past the median. — μ 16:16, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Successful Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:10, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Colegio Preciosa Sangre, Pichilemu, amidst other Chilean schools celebrate Student's Day
Self-nom. Has a great amount of OR, and it is IMO, one of my best works here on Wikinews. --Diego Grez return fire 19:30, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Discussion and votes

 * as reporter and creator. --Diego Grez return fire 19:31, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 * the English use is a little non-standard in places, but on the whole a good piece. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:12, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * per Blood Red Sandman Tofutwitch11 -Chat 02:21, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
 * as there is unfortunately inconsistent use of apostrophes (student's day or students' day?) and other problems with English. The English isn't to a sufficient standard to become a featured article. Computerjoe 's talk 22:20, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Fixed the problem. And... I'm sorry but I can't write better. Diego Grez return fire 22:23, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Gryllida 10:34, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

 * Unsuccessfull Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:50, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

US undergraduate commits suicide after 'outing' via webcast
Great synthesis piece, with promising original reporting inquiries. Particularly excellent use of English. The article is more 'magazine-style' depth than news brief, which I personally greatly appreciate. -  Amgine | t 05:55, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * I'm certainly disinclined to enforce the 'must be archived' inflicted on my last FA. This is good work; that is what WN should strive for. Clear the pending edits, stabilise and archive early and will most likely support. If OR comes in post-0000 UTC, please put in new article and liberally lift from this one. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:59, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

 * It is now archived, I believe, and stable - has not been edited in 6 days other than the archiving tweaks. Chzz (talk) 06:57, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

 * This is really short compared to the vast majority of our FAs. Great though it is... is it really elevated much above our 'ordinary' content? Opening the door to stuff like this might, I feel, dilute FAs - while this is excellent coverage, FAs are meant to be the absolute best of the best. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:02, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

Discussion and votes

 * as primary author, so no surprise there. But my motivation in writing it was to raise awareness, and it does seem to be of interest, so yes, it'd be nice to see it featured. It might help get others to improve it too, so it's all good. Chzz (talk) 06:06, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Did you notice "Note: Do not nominate articles that have not yet been archived."? The article is good, but it isn't archived yet. Diego Grez return fire 18:08, 1 October 2010 (UTC) Very good article, very informative. --Diego Grez return fire 19:03, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Given that this was a big story during a period when a number of young gay men were committing suicide, and that the article is a good example of collaboration, I'm opposing rather reluctantly per WIAFA#3, mainly MOS-related stuff. I've been told that further edits cannot be made at this point because it's archived. I'm happy to elaborate on request though, or if I've been misinformed. Best, Matthewedwards (talk) 05:51, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 * For WN:SG violations, we may be able to tweak some of it through the archive protection. The substance must remain unchanged, but 'non-content' edits are acceptable. I must remember to make good on a plan to write some guidance on what is and isn't non-content. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:32, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 * OK, well here are some comments: User:Matthewedwards/FA. Matthewedwards (talk) 18:58, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

 * An excellant piece - one to be proud of, and very collaborative - but I retain my length concerns and nobody seems to have anything to counter it with. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:47, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
 * . This was an excellent example of collaborative work; and, I fully appreciate Amgine's reasoning behind the nomination. I knew it was an important news piece when I first saw it, but it was a raggedy-edged essay at that point. The article likely serves as an example of the most common faults in transitioning from encyclopedic writing to news style. Hopefully, all those involved can reflect on that aspect of this article's development. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:12, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
 * per BRS and Matthewedwards. No need to explain, i agree with them both. simple. BarkingFish (talk) 21:08, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * well written, but not something we should be advertising.... Tofutwitch11 -Chat 17:07, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
 * ...but it can't be fixed now? So, this is all rather a waste of time, if improving the article is not permitted. I'd quite happily fix all the things mentioned on that page, but as I'm not allowed to do so, meh. Chzz (talk) 23:16, 18 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Anyone else who saw their first major effort on a project seriously discussed for FA might consider that quite an achievement, instead of defeatism. Oh well. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:50, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

 * Passed Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:50, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

BP report into Gulf of Mexico disaster lays blame on other contractors
A great synthesis piece by one of our newest contributors. My only concern is the quote from AP is a bit long, but much of it is actually AP quoting others, quotes that could find good use in the article - therefore, the amount of text that could have been rewritten is fairly small and, I think, acceptable. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:23, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:23, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * --Diego Grez return fire 00:38, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
 * -- very good. Contents do exactly what it says on the tin. I thought the layout was a bit "heavy", for lack of a better term. I looked away from the monitor a couple of times and lost my place. 2 or 3 thoughtfully placed section headings would have been a nice touch just to break up the prose a bit. But it's not a deal breaker, and the page certainly fits the criteria Matthewedwards (talk) 05:35, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Well Written, and definitely a notable event. <font color="Teal" face="Courier New">Tofutwitch11 -<font color="Orange" face= "Arial">Chat 17:05, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Passed Computerjoe 's talk 22:23, 2 December 2010 (UTC)

Teräsbetoni frontman J. Ahola on representing Finland at Eurovision 2008 & more
I came accross this old one of mine from some time back. Whilst it could theoretically have used more third-party backup for the bacground, it has of course all been verified by both the (agent? press person? I forget who I went through) and the interviewee. Lots of detail here; not the most well-known entertainer, but, I believe, a job well done. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:23, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * as reporter and nominator. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:23, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
 * --Diego Grez return fire 00:38, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
 * -- good questions, good responses. Good opening paragraphs, although I would have opened with "Teräsbetoni is a Finnish heavy metal band formed in 2002. Their name means "steel-reinforced concrete" in English" or something, since the band is the subject, not the meaning of the word. Best, Matthewedwards (talk) 05:28, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 * - Great article, nice work, but do we really need Eurovision celeb stuff as an FA? No. BarkingFish (talk) 21:10, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think that we can discount an article from FA status simply because the subject is unusual for Wikinews. <font style="font-family:Impact; font-size:16px;"> wacky wace  21:38, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I think we can. My vote stands. Celeb stuff isn't really FA material in my opinion, even less when it's Eurovision related. Blargh :) BarkingFish (talk) 00:37, 15 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Rating subject rather than content isn't the purpose of FA. I'm not saying I'm flat-out opposed to making it also partially such, but right now it isn't. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:20, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Well Written, good english, why not? <font color="Teal" face="Courier New">Tofutwitch11 -<font color="Orange" face= "Arial">Chat 17:04, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Passed

Teachers at Australian school shocked at no warning over redundancies, can apply before 'externals'
I'm actually suprised that I got as much into this article as I did (I needed some proding to put the unio opinion in though). Length's good. It's got OR. Extensive use of Non-news sources. --RockerballAustralia c 03:59, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * I am delighted it has such eminent supporting votes, and that it contains so much information from a variety of non-news sources. Yet I also feel it is an example of a story that could have been told even better, had Wikinewsies collaborated more, and got the article through review more quickly, or alternatively taken the time to cut it up and rewrite it from scratch when such an important new development (Friday's union statement) came in.
 * In particular, several of the comments are responses to either school internal emails from the previous Friday, or the principal's statement on the Monday. I get the impression that the timeline cannot be clearly grasped by reading the article, and therefore it feels jumbled to me.  However, I read (and copy-edited if I recall correctly) so many earlier versions of the article as I followed its development, that my mind is tainted when I read the final version: I would be interested to hear if others also find the presentation somewhat unclear.
 * We, of course, have to bear in mind that as the issue developed many things were far more unclear, and the information coming from the principal and insiders was almost impossible to make sense of (until Friday's union statement): the obvious reading being that 21 or 22 people had actually been sacked! An article can't bring clarity when none exists in real life.
 * --InfantGorilla (talk) 20:05, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

 * Is it 22 or 21? First two paragraphs say 22, a couple, 21, before going back to 22. Also, first paragraph is missing a word -- it doesn't say what the 22 are! There's some switching between the comparative figures of "22", "21" and "twenty-two", "seventeen" and "eight". Matthewedwards (talk) 05:24, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

 * Sources say 21 but e hadd access to a list of 22. I can't find "twenty-two", "seventeen" and "eight" are in this article. They were in the earlier one. --RockerballAustralia c 00:07, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

 * For the record, I still support despite IG's comments. They are certainly valid, but I tend to go with the latter part of xyr comment and feel the confusion is an accurate reflection of reality. There was no clarity to report on. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:45, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * due to the issue I raised on the talk page, which hasn't been addressed for almost a week. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:30, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
 * The issue was addressed. I just didn't note it on the talk page. --RockerballAustralia c 01:50, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I see it now; I'd simply kept checking back the talk page every so often. ; nice OR. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:01, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
 * . You've put a lot of work into this, and it's likely your best work on-project so far. But, effort is not a criterion for FA; bringing to light a newsworthy topic, and covering it well, are. That is why I support - just find some way to have shorter titles. --Brian McNeil / talk 01:20, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
 * --Diego Grez return fire 00:38, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
 * :| TelCo NaSp <font face="Showcard Gothic" color="blue">Ve :|  08:21, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
 * per explanation Matthewedwards (talk) 02:17, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Strike ballot to go ahead despite British Telecom's belated new pay offer

 * I am quite pleased with myself over this one. Regrettably, it is a little short. But, compare it with the rest of the coverage (GNews as-seen from the UK). It includes original reporting, and took quite some effort to bring out the report in a timely fashion.

 * One or two comments were made in relation to NPOV over this. However, I did request check this over. BT, quite simply, refused to give anything other than 'corporate drone' output.  --Brian McNeil / talk 11:18, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * as author, and nominator. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:19, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
 * somewhat reluctantly for the length; but it has the combination of being good OR and better than anything anyone else came up with. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:14, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
 * – Well-written, although a bit short. —<font color="#9370DB">MC10 <font color="#4169E1">(T•C•L)  03:09, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
 * per above. Diego Grez return fire 19:01, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

British ISPs restrict access to Wikipedia amid child pornography allegations
I was surprised to look back and see this hadn't been previously got nominated. I think it is probably the best coverage there was on the events. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:11, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * , seems good upon first look but there are multiple WN:SG violations (such as not spelling out numbers twenty or less) and occasional poor use of punctuation. <font face="Georgia">Tempodivalse <font face="Georgia">[talk]  17:49, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, and I've already fixed a few of them. I think it just needs a little bit of an SG/grammar cleanup which is within archiving allowances. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:06, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * as nominator. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:11, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I did some cleaning up; perhaps the most irritating for me was the fact that italic text was not consistent for names of works. Those bits in brackets weren't great either; I don't mind brackets, but I am suspicious of them. With those nitpicks out the way: Great job. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:18, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * A detailed and interesting piece and a great example of not being censored but not being offensive just because we can- while I personally find the image disgusting, I think it's right that we include it in this context. I did spot a typo, though, and I've left a request for the correction on the talk page. <font color="Teal" face="Tahoma">HJ Mitchell | <font color="Navy" face= "Times New Roman">Penny for your thoughts?   22:31, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * --Diego Grez return fire 22:36, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * - By far the best article on the subject that I could find. Sampi (talk) 17:51, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
 * - Great work, very interesting and covers all of the story. <font face="Times New Roman" size="2.0" color="Red">red  - <font face="Times New Roman" size="2.1" color="black">thunder  .  13:58, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Result: Successful --RockerballAustralia c 05:36, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Closed as unsuccessful. — Mike moral  ♪♫  05:41, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Wikinews interviews Dr. Phil Klotzbach on upcoming hurricane season
Was nominated before, but removed due to the rule that only archived articles may be nominated. I still think it's good, so I'm renominating it. – Juliancolton  | Talk 14:37, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * --Diego Grez return fire 20:15, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
 * - It is bloody good, I agree. However, to me, it doesn't stand out against other interviews. Partly, you can't control how detailed or "Wow Factored" the responses will be :/. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:54, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * It's a nice interview, and the images/OR aspect somewhat counters the short length. However, I still don't think it's long enough, and agree with BRS that the responses are somewhat drab. <font face="Georgia">Tempodivalse <font face="Georgia">[talk]  22:22, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
 * as is well-done, but does not really stand out. --Brian McNeil / talk 23:41, 16 June 2010 (UTC)


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Frenchman climbs skyscraper in 20 minutes without any equipment

August 31, 2010

48-year old, affectionately known as the 'French ', has climbed a 57-storey Sydney skyscraper without any equipment in 20 minutes. The purpose of Alain Robert's actions was to raise awareness of global warming. Following the previous like events in other cities, he was arrested and will possibly be fined.

When Robert was 12, he climbed eight storeys to get into his flat instead of waiting for his parents to return. Since then, he has climbed over eighty buildings around the world, including the, , and Sydney Harbour Bridge. His hobby has, however, led to him being arrested and fined on multiple occasions—he was fined USD 750 after climbing the 41-storey Royal Bank of Scotland building in central Sydney.

His most recent climb, which he completed in twenty minutes, began at the bottom of the Lumiere building in at 10:30am AEST on Monday morning. About 100 passers-by gathered to watch Robert, dressed in red trousers, a grey top, and a baseball cap, climb the building. Eleven-year-old Rachel Pepper was surprised when he saw Robert, who suffers from permanent after two accidents in 1982. "I think it's amazing to climb that high without falling. He's got superhuman strength." His mother Wendy Pepper agreed, "It was a nice surprise when we turned the corner and got to see him."

Upon reaching the top of the building, the Frenchman unfurled a banner advertising the website of The One Hundred Months campaign, which argues that 100 months after August 2008, climate change will reach an irreversible point, as onlookers applauded his feat. Robert was subsequently taken into custody at the top of the skyscraper, and charged with trespassing. Robert was granted conditional bail to appear at the Local Court on Friday. Robert's agent, Max Markson, described the climb as a "wonderful achievement. He's the best at what he does. I'm sad he's been arrested, but hopefully he'll get out soon."


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User talk:Yobert

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 Yobert. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Yobert~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 23:40, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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Comments:Thought-controlled cybernetic arms demonstrated

Comments from feedback form - "BORING"
BORING —96.4.63.21 (talk) 14:24, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


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Thread:Comments:Young motorcycle racer Peter Lenz dies in race crash aged 13/And

His facebook fan page is being raided. Got to love the human race.


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User talk:Nezzo~enwikinews

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 Nezzo. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Nezzo~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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Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:19, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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Thread:Comments:Six U.S troops killed in Afghanistan over two days/Comments from feedback form - "Soliders are in the Army. Whe..."

Soliders are in the Army. When including Marines and such the proper term is troop.


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Thread:Comments:Oil-eating microbe found in the Gulf of Mexico/Comments from feedback form - "How is a research which is mai..."

How is a research which is mainly funded by BP and which is analysing the effects of the oil spill caused by BP meant to be trustworthy. I strongly doubt that these bacteria even exist.


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Template talk:Stale

Let's change the wording
These conflict. As the content guide is approved policy/guideleine, I suggest we reword the template to "Wikinews only publishes fresh stories." Several good stories today fell foul of the two day limit in the template, (as a result of very low levels of reviewer activity) even in at least one case the print sources would be just two days old.
 * WN:CG says "Ensure your reporting is timely and the story is at most a week old with sources in the last 2–3 days.", but
 * Template:Stale says "Wikinews does not publish reports on events that have happened three or more days ago."

Current practice seems to be a three day limit, (rarely a week) and I suggest we start a Water Cooler conversation aimed at eventually tightening the limits in WN:CG

--InfantGorilla (talk) 15:47, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Stale articles may still be valid
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I propose the first sentence of this template be removed. The first sentence says the  of the article is disputed. But a two-week-old story from, say CNN can still be valid, authentic, and genuine. It's just too old for our standards of WN:FRESH.

I also propose that we set it up similar to abandoned such that it marks the article for deletion automatically in two days. That means adding verbiage to the header as well. I don't think it needs to be in red, or in a warning style. The goal being to automate the next step so that we don't have to go back and mark the article a second time if it isn't edited otherwise.

The new verbiage could be something like the following:

Michael.C.Wright (Talk/Published) 14:06, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
 * This is really a result of the messy transition from a two-to-three day staleness window to a five-to-seven day window in 2022. Previously, the abandonment process's four-days-without-editing requirement worked nicely to ensure every article abandoned got applied to was already stale, and so stale was not really needed (note how the documentation lists tasks and abandoned as preferred alternatives). I guess the simpler solution would be to just require eight days without editing before articles are considered abandoned. Heavy Water (talk) 16:43, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Easier solution. Require 4 days without editing, but you can not put on a non-stale article. I do agree with the new verbiage more or less though, however I would not support making it deleted in 2 days without Gatiwcking, which can sometimes take a while. A stale article does us no harm. @Heavy Water@Michael.C.Wright Me Da Wikipedian (talk) 17:56, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

title: Template talk:Stale


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