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My sigh in IRC...
...was not addressed at you. I hope that's not why you quit. It was addressed at a previous comment. My apologies if it came off as directed at you. Philippe (WMF) (talk) 05:26, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Oh, alright, I thought I was being a nuisance. PoeticVerse (talk) 04:35, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Philippe's such a meanie-poo! (joke). Bawolff ☺☻ 04:39, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Contest
You should consider joining the contest. Cheers, Mike  moral  ♪♫  20:26, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I joined just now. How does it work? PoeticVerse (talk) 04:30, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Basically write articles. Add   to the bottom of any article you write. If it gets published, you get points (how many varies depending on how long it is, there is a gadet in special:preferences to see how many points you'd get). After an article is published, it gets added to WN:WWC2010LOG. Person with the most points at some time in april, wins. Since your late entering, you're going to be playing some catch up, but there is still lots of time left, and some of the people aren't submitting as many now as they were at the begining. The most important thing is to have fun. Cheers. See Writing contest 2010 for the full details. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:38, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Your article
I nominated you article, US East Coast devastated by blizzards, for speedy deletion because there was already and article, Major snowstorm sweeps across Eastern US. Please do not give up and continue your work on Wikinews. Mike moral  ♪♫  20:37, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Quite understandable. Sorry for failing to notice the original. PoeticVerse (talk) 04:24, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
 * There's no problem. :) -- Mike moral  ♪♫  05:24, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to the contest!
If you has signed up in the beginning, my bot would have delivered this, but here's the necessary information. Happy editing, Mike  moral  ♪♫  05:22, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd suggest prodding to tot up your points that aren't on the scoreboard. Xe's been keeping on top of that; I haven't. --Brian McNeil / talk 02:38, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

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Ban Ki-Moon says Cyprus solution "possible"

February 1, 2010 A new set of talks are scheduled to attempt to reunite Cyprus, prompting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to say that a solution is "possible and within reach" when he arrived in the country yesterday for talks between Greek and Turkish-Cypriot leaders that will take place later today.

Progress have been slow for the peace talks, which started in September 2008, but the UN chief said that a deal would require "courage, flexibility and vision as well as a spirit of compromise". "I am under no illusion that the Cyprus problem is easy to solve", he told reporters after he arrived in Larnaca yesterday in preparation for the talks with Greek Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot Mehmet Ali Talat today.

Ban said that "solving the Cyprus problem will give inspiration to all those around the world trying to solve other seemingly intractable problems and I'm looking forward to having good meetings with the leaders", with the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders saying that they are committed to finding a solution. Monday's talks will involve Ban holding talks with the two leaders individually, before chairing a meeting between the pair. Any deal that emerges will be a subject of two simultaneous referendums, one for each side of the border. Both sides agree that "nothing is agreed until everything is agreed".

Jonny Dymond, the BBC Europe correspondent, has expressed fears that time is running out on a solution. There are also worries that the fast approaching northern Cyprus leadership elections will mean that Talat is replaced by nationalist Dervis Eroglu, who is leading in opinion polls. If this were to happen, talks might be shelved.

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, after Turkish forces invaded after a coup led by Greece allegedly aimed to absorb it. Northern Cyprus is only recognised as a state by Turkey.


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U.S. improving Persian Gulf missile defense

February 2, 2010

The United States has begun improving the missile defense system for their Persian Gulf alliances. Military officials stated that the Obama administration is increasing the capability of land and sea missile defense in hopes of further security in the face of Iran's perceived increasing nuclear missile threat. General David Petraeus of U.S. Central Command made a statement saying eight new missile batteries have been placed in four separate countries in the Persian Gulf, now speculated to be Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar along with new Navy ships in the Mediterranean. The White House plans to send a review of the changes towards the missile defense strategy to the Congress on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.

The expansion had begun under the Bush administration, now continuing with the Obama administration who wishes to take extra precautions against Iran's growing Nuclear Program. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, stated in December that the Pentagon is taking these protective measures in case the Obama administration later issues orders for defense against Iran.

U.S. President Barack Obama had also released a statement in 2009 saying that he wanted a strategic plan in which Aegis ships would be able to defend Persian Gulf allies in Europe from any threats.

The Obama administration said that these changes in land and sea defense are capable of defending the U.S. and it's Persian Gulf allies from mid-range nuclear threats from Iran. The Pentagon also stated that ships containing SM-3 interceptors would enable the U.S. to re-locate the capabilities of the new missiles as needed, and that Aegis interceptor systems are capable of tracking upwards of 100 targets, and the the system can blow up missiles above the atmosphere.

The U.S. arms sales had surpassed the sales from Saudi Arabia by approximately $4.6 billion in 2009.


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Talk:US nationals arrested for alleged abduction of Haitian children

"Abductions" should be alleged
Note to the author. These "abductions" should be considered alleged. The ten people have not been convicted of a crime and until a conviction has been made, any acts should be considered alleged. Calebrw (talk) 00:56, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ — μ 00:59, Monday February 1 2010 (UTC)

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I'm a bit unhappy with how the headline is written. The "abducting" between quotes gives the impression that the allegations are false, while they might actually be true. The Haitian government's concerns over child trafficking are valid. I'd have "US citizens arrested for alleged abduction of Haitian children" instead. Also, while it is heartbreaking how many people are suffering in that place, how is the picture in any way relevant to this particular news piece?

Even before the earthquake, children where being abandoned by their parents so they can live in a better life. In Haiti an Haitian orphanage had a better standard of living then children with parents. America churches had built dozens of Schools, Orphanages and bakeries to fund and support them. I'd helped built two schools outside Les Cayes.--KDP3 (talk) 07:17, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Someone said "abducting", so it is inside quotes. — μ 09:27, Monday February 1 2010 (UTC)

 * Putting the quotes around a single key word, in a headline, however, strongly invokes the scare quotes idiom, and is unlikely to be interpreted in any other way. NPOV requires that we not embed a personal opinion about veracity, and "alleged abduction" sums up the situation precisely and unjudgmentally.  --Pi zero (talk) 12:03, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yup, totally agree. However, the google news link now points to nowhere. How about a redirection? Gray62 (talk) 14:15, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Interesting. As of now, there's a working google news link with the new title — and it's listed as "3 hours ago".  --Pi zero (talk) 16:21, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah, thx! I guess I should have checked if that's still a problem, before posting this. Sry.Gray62 (talk) 19:56, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

How many people
Let's see here: they're not ten --Lenore (talk) 15:42, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
 * That article says "10"...? — μ 18:19, February 4 2010 (UTC)
 * Ah, ok seen it --Lenore (talk) 18:32, 4 February 2010 (UTC)

add Cat.
editprotected can u plz add the (Category:Children) to the article .عماد الدين المقدسي (talk) 09:28, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

❌ Wikinews does not have that category. --SVTCobra 03:46, 8 January 2018 (UTC)


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Comments:Gaddafi loses African Union chair

Kudos for the image of Gaddafi.--71.206.70.12 (talk) 01:50, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

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US government to resume Haiti evacuations

February 2, 2010 The United States government will resume evacuation flights for injured Haitians following doctors advising that many were likely to die if they did not receive immediate medical care. Airlifts stopped Wednesday due to logistical issues. , a White House spokesman, said on Sunday that airlifts should resume within the next twelve hours.

Vietor said Haitians with spinal injuries and burns were flown to the U.S., most for treatment in Florida. The state's governor,, advised the Obama administration last week that Florida's healthcare system was be called on to deal with a considerable number of injured from Haiti; that victims had high-trauma injuries, only increasing the strain on the healthcare system available in Florida. Crist requested the Federal Government activate the National Disaster Medical System, which often provides the necessary funds for disaster victims.

The World Food Programme (WFP) also began delivering food to Haitian women on Sunday. A spokesperson stated that they had decided to only release food to the women in an effort to reduce violence caused by the starvation dilemma. Rice was distributed in sixteen locations across Haiti's capital,. The WFP gave 25kg (or 55 pounds) of rice to each woman, enough rice to feed an average family in Haiti for two weeks.


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Domestic stabbing suspect arrested in Massachusetts

February 1, 2010

A man who allegedly cut his girlfriend's throat, slashed the face of the woman that came to her defense, and cut his own wrists and stomach before fleeing, has been found after a 3-1/2 hour search. 23-year-old Aaron Noel Camey Valenzuela was apparently discovered hiding in a crate by cameraman George Rodrique.

“There were all these boxes of firewood, and as I was sitting there looking around, I saw the lid coming slowly up and a guy who looked to be on the phone. I had to look twice because I didn’t think it was happening because there were a lot of police officers standing around.” Rodrique said. He promptly reported his sighting to the police, who apparently contacted Valenzuela on his cell phone before taking him into custody. They were unable to find weapons of any kind on his person or anywhere on Sholan Farms, the city-owned apple orchard where the suspect was discovered.

The police arrived at the United Solutions plastics factory in Leominster, Massachusetts, around 7 a.m. Sunday morning responding to a 911 call from another worker at the plant. "An employee cut his girlfriend's throat. He cut his own throat and he's cutting his wrists right now. He's got a knife cutting his wrist," the caller allegedly told the dispatcher. By the time they arrived, Valenzuela had already fled the scene.

The victims were given immediate care, as the girlfriend and her unidentified coworker were rushed to separate local hospitals. The police have stated that the girlfriend was taken into surgery for her injuries, and is currently in stable condition. Neither victim has been identified.

After the suspect's discovery and subsequent surrender to police, he was also taken to Leominster Hospital, where he is currently recuperating from his self-inflicted wounds. Identified by police by his consulate ID card from Guatemala, Valenzuela was allegedly deported from the U.S. four years ago, but re-entered the country illegally at an undetermined date.

Reports differ as to whether the suspect and the woman whose throat he slashed were in a relationship at the time of the incident, or whether they had separated. Police have said that there was a domestic dispute between the couple at the plant about three weeks ago, which was handled by the company's human resource department. Apparently the two were moved to different parts of the plant after the dispute.

Valenzuela is currently being held on $25,000 bail, and is charged with two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and attempt to murder. His arraignment is scheduled for Monday, February 1st.


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User talk:Seocompany~enwikinews

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Cricket: Caloundra defeat Glasshouse in Sunshine Coast, Queensland division one limited overs final

February 1, 2010

Caloundra have won the limited overs cricket final on Australia's Sunshine Coast. They defeated Glasshouse by 90 runs.

"It's good to win the one day final but at the end of the day the two day final is what wen want," said Caloundra captin Rod Gibson.

Glasshouse won the toss and elected to field. They managed to get Caloundra two out for twenty four runs. Fifties from Chris Howe (55) and Dale Nissan (54), as well as 41 from Matt Jenkins, helped Caloundra score a further 183 runs, getting them to a score of five out for 207. The innings ended at 226 all out.

The Glasshouse top order falled to fire with only Bret Milini (42) scoring more than 20 runs. The teams eighth batsman, Anthony Delfornso, managed to score 23 before being caught by Jankins. Caloundra bowled 20 sundries (no balls, wides etc) which only proped up what would have been a reletivly low score for a game of cricket played at 50 overs a side.

Caloundra won the right to host the final by finishing on top of the limited overs ladder with six wins and a draw. Glasshouse finshed second on the ladder with five wins, one loss and one draw.


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Talk:Cricket: Caloundra defeat Glasshouse in Sunshine Coast, Queensland division one limited overs final

OR

 * Venue: Roy Hanzell Oval, Caloundra
 * Ladder: Caloundra 1st (6 wins 1 draw), Glasshouse 2nd (5 wins 1 loss 1 draw)
 * Scores: Caloundra 226 - D Nissen (54), C Howe (55), M Jenkins (41) - Sundries (16). Glasshouse 136 - B Milini (42), A Delforno (23) - Sundries (20)
 * Quote: Caloundra Captain Rod Gibbs - "It's good to win the one day final but at the end of the day the two day final is what wee want."


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User talk:John66mcfarland

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NATO oil tanker torched in Pakistan

February 3, 2010

Militants in north-west Pakistan blew up a fuel tanker carrying supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan on Monday. More than ten armed men shot at the tanker and fired a rocket at the vehicle outside Peshawar city, and the driver and a passenger were injured in the attack, although no loss of life is reported.

Head of the north-western city's administration, Sahibzada Anees, said "About ten armed people fired at a tanker carrying petrol for NATO forces and later lobbed a rocket at the vehicle, which set alight some 78,000 (17,000 ) of fuel".

According to witnesses, the tanker was quickly in flames. The residents of the areas were successfully rescued by police and fire fighters and the blaze was brought under control. Police have launched a search operation in nearby areas, although with no success.

Nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Oil tankers and trucks bringing goods from port city of Karachi for allied forces battling the in Afghanistan have been  regularly attacked. About 80% of supplies destined for the more than 113 thousand NATO troops in Afghanistan have to pass through Pakistan. The coalition forces bring 70% of supplies through Pakistan every month, from a total of two thousand truckloads.

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For a second i was thinking they destroyed a ship.--KDP3 (talk) 09:39, 1 February 2010 (UTC)


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Interview with Liz Mumby, independent candidate in Australian by-election for the Victorian state electorate of Altona

February 4, 2010

With a state by-election coming up in Victoria, Australia, many minor parties and independent candidates will be looking to gain a seat in the Legislative Assembly. Liz Mumby is one of the independents.

"I am a medical sales professional, a wife and mother and a small business owner," says Mumby, the Division of Altona. "I don't come from a political background, I live in the real world." She argues that "we should not limit the debate to public transport issues just because the retiring member was the Minister for Public Transport."

Wikinews reporter Patrick Gillett held an exclusive email interview with Mrs. Mumby.

Interview
Why do you want to get into parliament?

Liz Mumby: I see this election as an opportunity for our community to have real say in our future. Community issues that we raise are not being addressed, and the current government needs to see that the Electorate cannot be taken for granted.

What do you do "in real life"?

LM: I am a medical sales professional, a wife and mother and a small business owner.

What are your three main policies?

LM: We have many issues in this area that need to be fixed; to look at three main policies by themselves would be to ignore the main issue, which is that our politicians have not acted on the communities concerns.

How would you address these policies?

LM: Imagine if our politicians actually took a wider look at the community they represent and then started to address the issues, how much happier would we all be? We will be spelling out what we mean by this at www.lizmumby.ozecommunity.com.au over the next [nine] days.

'''Last year, I interviewed Eastern Victorian MLC Peter Hall about trains from his region not going all the way to Southern Cross Station. Is that a problem where you are?'''

LM: Whilst Public Transport is an issue, we should not limit the debate to public transport issues just because the retiring member was the Minister for Public Transport. Why hasn't the debate also been about creating more local jobs with greater diversity, so that long-term, people have the choice to avoid the road/rail nightmare?

How would you go about creating said jobs?

LM: I would lobby to make the Altona electorate attractive to businesses by questioning their needs when deciding on a location, then acting upon that information to provide for those needs. Improvements to broadband, road and transport infrastructure and access to leisure facilities are some of the areas that need to be examined.

'''Do you agree with some of the points made by Mr Hall in the previously mentioned interview? (Needs of traveller, the elderly, etc)'''

LM: It is important for the needs of everyone who uses public transport that there is an efficient and effective public transport system, that is easily accessible no matter what age the traveller is. I have elderly parents and a toddler daughter so I can relate to the issues that affect a wide range of age groups.

Why should the electorate vote for you?

LM: I'm not a politician, I don't come from a political background, I live in the real world, as part of a community where we raise our children and live our lives. Our electorate has been a safe seat for far too long to the detriment of our community. As the saying goes 'the squeaky wheel gets the oil'. 'Squeak.'


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You have been permanently blocked from Wikinews along with your little collection of sock puppets. [Brian McNeil|I]] know a hell of a lot more about Search Engine Optimisation than muppets like you; for example, Wikinews flags all links to non-Wikimedia projects as NOFOLLOW. Let me explain this minor detail, to each-and-every-one of your socks...

'YOU'RE WASTING TIME SPAMMING YOUR DRIVEL HERE! SEARCH ENGINES ARE TOLD NOT TO INDEX OFFSITE LINKS'

Is that simple enough? Did I succeed in explaining without exceeding your mental capacity which, apparently, is in-line with that of a juvenile goldfish? --Brian McNeil / talk 12:21, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

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Thanks for helping expand this considerably. I appreciate you admitting English isn't your mother tongue, but you do very well in the language despite that. This would probably be worth adding to your bookmarks and having a read through a few times; it is one of the best short guides I've seen on improving English-language writing.

The main things I've noticed in copyediting your contributions were use of "that", "also", and a couple of other 'noise' words which can usually be dropped if writing in a news style. Then, to a lesser extent, run-on sentences. One of the best solutions to that problem is the semicolon; formulate two distinct, but related, sentences and join them in that way. --Brian McNeil / talk 17:36, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Thx to your great support, it was a real pleasure! And I appreciate your tips, I'll try to avoid those noise words next time. As for the run-on sentences, I'll try to think of that, too, but I'm afraid that's a bit of a German habit! :D Gray62 (talk) 17:41, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Cern scientist suspended after controversial presentation
Hi. Saw the article you'd created. I added a few missing elements, and left some notes in a cleanup tag. --Pi zero (talk) 13:56, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Thx. Every help is appreciated! I'm not that experienced with Wikinews and, to be honest, not that interested in this story. I just wanted to put content from Wikipedia, which may be deleted (nktability is disputed), to better use. Gray62 (talk) 14:06, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh! Be careful about material from Wikipedia:  The projects have incompatible licenses, so that the copyright on Wikipedian material doesn't allow posting it on Wikinews. (We have some ideas on how to make it vastly easier to write for Wikinews, basically giving writers moment-to-moment interactive guidance on what to do; but how to provide that sort of help is genuinely difficult, stuff nobody has ever done before, so it's taking us a long time and great effort to try to make it happen.) --Pi zero (talk) 14:17, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Really? That's not how I read the license at Wikipedia. It says I'm free to adapt the content. Anyway, there shouldn't be license incompatibilities between Wikipedia organisations. This only hampers the common use of content and it looks like especially Wikinews needs every resource it can get. If there's any license problem, it needs to be solved. Gray62 (talk) 16:38, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * The needs of news are not compatible with the license conditions used on other projects. I don't know, off hand, where there's an extensive discussion of the whys and wherefores; it is mentioned, without great elaboration, at for Wikipedians and at Copyright.  It's not a problem to be solved, it's a difference between the purpose of news production and the purposes of other wikimedian sisters. --Pi zero (talk) 17:05, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Thx for the info, very interesting! But the stance expressed there is imho tragically misguided. Not to discourage you, as a contributor, but, sorry, imho this site is doomed if there's no big chances. The news stories created here are too few and not even covering the biggest headlines of the day. No surprise now for me that Wikipedia rather uses its own news section. Certainly the license problem is a major reason for that. Anyway, fact is, this news stub is based on an old version of, with only light editing applied. I'm afraid it has to be deleted. I won't invest work into rewriting it. Could you pls list this article for speedy deletion? I don't know how to do it. Gray62 (talk) 17:26, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * If this project were permanently stuck in its current state, yes, there would be no future for it. But it's not.  I'm providing review to keep things alive, but I'm also pouring my effort into the initiatives that will create the future of the project — which I see as vital to the future of wikimedia, and through it, the wider community of the internet.  Wikipedia can't do news, it's fundamentally incapable of it, and the fact that the Wikipedian community isn't aware that their project can't do news is an aspect of the problem.  Note, though, that "not covering the major stories of the day" is missing the point:  although there's nothing to keep us from covering the major stories of the day, it's not our main purpose, and in fact those aren't the stories we're best suited to. --Pi zero (talk) 17:42, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, all the best for your efforts, Pi. I totally agree that this site needs a fresh start, a big change from the bottom up. And I do see the problem in using a wiki for real time news creation, too. The dependency on sources will always result in Wikinews being late to report what's happening. Imho the way to go should be news roundups of the big issues, that provide a thorough coverage of a topic that a single news story at a mainstream media co can't do. A way for readers to get all developments and details at one place. The site has to be focussed on providing a real value for the people, or else it's doomed to be a vanity project for a few enthusiasts. Ok, Pi, I'm crossing fingers for you, I hope Wikinews will have a future! Gray62 (talk) 18:02, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. :-) Of course I have to resist the temptation to comment on specifics of what needs to stand firm versus what needs to be transformed (though I did write an essay about some key elements if it, yonder). (On a somewhat lighter note, though, have you noticed the extraordinary extent to which Wikinews and Wikipedia do things the opposite way from each other? Wikipedia puts AGF on a pedestal while Wikinews explicitly tells users not to AGF.  Both projects have neutrality policies called "NPOV", but the actual criteria are incompatible so that featured articles on either project could blatantly fail the other project's neutrality criteria.  "OR" on Wikipedia stands for "original research" and is something you're not supposed to do, while "OR" on Wikinews stands for "original reporting" and is the most prized, and most challenging, form of content we produce.  And "synthesis" on Wikinews is the kind of thing you're talking about, based on sources published elsewhere, our most common type of article and serving a number of useful purposes... and being closely related to what Wikipedia calls "analysis", whereas we have stern prohibitions against "analysis", by which we mean roughly what Wikipedia prohibits under the name "synthesis".) --Pi zero (talk) 18:45, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Tools, shmools, the existential problem of Wikinews lies deeper than that. Sorry, Pi, not to belittle your ideas, but Wikinews is simply too small, and too much of a failure, to be able to afford a different licensing policy than big brother Wikipedia. There can't be any reasonable doubt that such incompstibilities discourage users from crossing over from other Wikimedia sites and from reusing content. But this site desperately needs editors and content, so all incompatibilities have to be resolved in favor of Wikipedia's standard. That's a major issue and without it being done all reasoning about new tools is just a waste of time. Btw, what the hell is “AGF“? It's wikilanguage and wikilawyering that's a major reason for the lack of editors at Wiki sites. Who wants to study all those effing rules before adding even one new info, really? Grrr. Gray62 (talk) 19:19, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't expect to convince most people with stump speeches that the wiki experience can be profoundly transformed (all projects, btw, not just Wikinews) by a certain sort of change to the underlying medium of wiki markup that allows wiki communities to grow interactive assistants in a similarly crowdsourced way to how they grow the wiki content. I expect to convince most people by doing it, and letting the reality speak for itself.  Especially so with folks who —for perfectly understandable reasons— don't think it'll work.  Sometimes things have to be seen to be believed.  There are times when words make all the difference (we're talking about wikis, after all!); but there are times for deeds rather than words. --Pi zero (talk) 19:50, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry, Pi, you will need stump speeches, for getting consensus for your desired changes. Not that I care much, I don't even know what you mean with “markup“, and as I explained, imho new tools are a secondary issue when the obvious failure of Wikinews has to be addressed. Gray62 (talk) 19:59, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Not to worry, re consensus. There's also latent demand for what we're trying to supply, if we can tap properly into the long tail (which is one way of describing the challenge).  Anyway, I appreciate your good thoughts.  And we'll see what we'll see (I have often, over the years, suspected that the ongoing story of Wikinews is a soap opera). --Pi zero (talk) 20:55, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Whatever. Good night.Gray62 (talk) 21:24, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

"The news stories created here are too few and not even covering the biggest headlines of the day." -- you are free to leave tips, they would be worked on. Recently this link has been added to the site notice which is visible at the top of each page until you dismiss it. (There is a more detailed note about this process in my essay, in the link in my signature.) If you have ideas how this process can be improved, they are very welcome.

"The dependency on sources will always result in Wikinews being late to report what's happening." -- contributors are allowed, particularly with accreditation, to see information first-hand, or to contact relevant entities (researchers, weather stations, witnesses, etc) directly to obtain information before the mainstream media does. (In my opinion this may be easier for local news.) This is meant to address this problem -- however, a lot of 'get-inforation-from-existing-sources' stories are written to allow contributors to practice bias-free writing, something that mainstream media lacks, and currently this kind of articles are the majority of output. Gryllida chat / how do YOU get started? 21:02, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, what is theoretically possible for engaged editors who are willing and able to put a lot of efforts into prociding stories for Wikinews is one thing. Reality is totally different: There's a whole lot of five stories of limited attraction on the mainpage. That's pathetic and won't attract a significant number of readers. With lots of respect for and honest interest in the creation of bias free articles, but a site without readers is just a vanity project. That's not my cup of coffee. Good night! Gray62 (talk) 21:24, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry that I angered you. Visiting WN:RA, clicking 'add a tip', writing 'A security guard assassinated Turnbull, the prime minister of Australia' in the subject line and clicking 'submit' takes about 5 seconds. This is rather basic and does not require (much) engagement. If a contributor is not willing to participate in such a straightforward process, then I am not sure what changes are on the table. Gryllida chat / how do YOU get started? 00:36, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
 * To clarify: I am open to suggestions. However, at this stage the 'I can not do this much work' or 'I do not have this much time' concern seems to be addressed. If you can address it better, I would be glad to hear how, and participate. --Gryllida chat / how do YOU get started? 11:20, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Hey, you didn't anger me, Gryllida, it was just that imho this site is going down the drain because of a lack of interesting content and thus readers. As a somewhat typically German guy, I'm not good at being polite, I'm sorry. All the best to you folks and pls excuse me for not having enough faith in Wikinews being on the right track. Gray62 (talk) 06:44, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Gray62 I am concerned with this also.
 * How does German Wikinews compare in this regard?
 * If you're proposing low standards for publication -- to avoid daunting people with the difficulties involved in successfully publishing -- then this is already the case at the requested articles page. Entries can easily be added there. For a moment consider that this page is the main page of Wikinews, and get started. (I am not sure whether extending this consideration to the 'real' main page would make a big difference.) Among other things I may be curious to know whether German Wikinews uses such a system... --Gryllidamsg/chat/jmgse 06:57, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I just took a look at German Wikinews and it's an even bigger tragedy. Even without knowing the language, you can see this by checking the datelines: https://de.wikinews.org/wiki/Hauptseite For heaven's sake, there's tens of thousands of blogs who are updated more regularly! A new story every other week, that doesn't qualify as a “news“ site at all. Very obviously, nothing positive to be learned from your German colleagues, they fare even worse. Gray62 (talk) 08:14, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

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To be honest, I've never used German Wikinews, so I don't have a clue if they fare any better, but I will take a look at their site. As for English Wikinews, even though not having much experience here - having only contributed to two articles and failed to create a third - there's some issues that deserve discussion, imho:
 * - You're like 20 admins (about every second also being a bureaucrat. Hmm.) here, apparently w/ journalistic experience, yet you fail at collectively creating even one relevant news story a day. Pls excuse my lack of politeness, but what are you folks doing all the time? Even if you drove all other editors away, and treat this as your vanity project, 20 guys should be able to get something done? If you don't care, why are you bureaucrats here?
 * - The “one reporter writes a story“ approach discourages collective efforts, where small scale editors like me may contribute one paragraph or new details. I suspect it may be too much to ask for to expect one editor to invest the time into writing the whole story on his/her own. Also, the strength of Wiki software is its enabling of collective work, so that's the natural way to go. Encourage participation, every bit helps.
 * - The license issue is preventing the reuse of Wikipedia content here. As I see it - no matter if you folks like it or not (there seems to be some unhealthy animosity or snobbishness towards Wikipedia here) - there's WAY more newsworthy content written every day at the bigger site than here. It could be so easy to copy the best of it, use it for creating a stub, add additional sources or paragraphs, and use your copyediting skills for the final journalistic touch. But NO, the outdated license used here prevents that, even though it could significantly increase the output of Wikinews. Whatever the reason is for this (I suspect stupid rivalry w/ WP), it can't be more important than the urgent need to create more content here. High time to get rid of lofty ideals that aren't working!
 * - All differences between WP rules and Wikinews ones should be put to the test and preferrably all of them eliminated. For instance, the counterintuitive idea to request an article. It's a Wiki and Wiki users don't request anything, they hack away! The situation is simply too desperate, Wikinews can't afford the luxury of driving any willing editor away who doesn't want to learn yet another set of Wikilaws. The environment here, where like 20 admins jealously guard their hobbyhorse, and claim review control about what gets published, isn't very inviting for new users in the first place. To increase attraction, participation and output, you need to make it more easy for Wiki users from other sites to cross over here, not harder.

Ok, so much for my initial thoughts. I'm sorry, but I did say before that we Germans are impolitely direct and not good at beating around the bush! I hope I didn't offend you. Anyway, nobody needs to listen to my maybe stupid ideas, but you folks should have a hard discussion about changes. Because the status quo ain't working. The main page doesn't even look like a news site because of a lack of content. That needs to change. Well, I'm crossing fingers. Gray62 (talk) 08:02, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Gray62 if you find article requests page ridiculous, I guess you (or any news author) can create a new article and tag it with Helpneeded to signal that they are no longer working on it and someone needs to complete it. I think often people create incomplete articles and walk away and it is not until a day or two after this that I realise that they did not plan to finish it.
 * Also when making a full article we have this large 'write everything' template which is making things complicated. I may be able to work out a version of my 'getting started' process which creates a new article with a simpler template. --Gryllidamsg/chat/jmgse 11:20, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * The 'requested articles' page has one technical advantage: the headline and content can be easily modified at the same time. At Wikinews modifying the article title can be more needed than at Wikipedia... --Gryllidamsg/chat/jmgse 11:26, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Advantage, shmadvantage, what's it good for if people don't know this or don't care, Gryllida? Hell, I didn't know about this when I contributed to two stories here years ago. You said it yourself, it took you two days to notice that the editor had abandoned the story, and by then it had become stale. Wringing hands about this and pointing to how the system is supposed to work doesn't help at all. It ain't working, period. The focus needs to be on changes to revive Wikinews now! The old system is a failure, stat, it needs to be replaced with a better one that is better suited to encourage participation. Without such changes, there's no future for this site, the plug will be pulled, eventually. Gray62 (talk) 11:42, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Revised. --Gryllidamsg/chat/jmgse 12:24, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Good effort, Gryllida, but most editors won't invest 12 weeks, I'm afraid. There has to be a way to include occasional editors, with their lower qualification, in news production, too, imho. More experienced hands are needed to get a story through the review stage, of course. Gray62 (talk) 12:31, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * The non-12-weeks ones can simply click the 'level 0' button. Revised the page again to make this clear. --Gryllidamsg/chat/jmgse 12:54, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * That's nice, thanks. Gray62 (talk) 13:05, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * No worries. I really look forward to your tips. Here is the article creation box again (a bit customized by me compared with the standard process), in case you visit this page more often than others - just write the headline, click 'Go', then click 'Save changes' on the next page:
 * --Gryllidamsg/chat 22:07, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

Hi Gray62,

Happy New Year! How are you? To follow up on our writing earlier, you are welcome to sign up at User:Gryllida/welcome a bit if you like. I am simply looking for testers to check that the message delivery is working correctly. The end aim is to assist newcomers with writing their articles, but simply testing that the system works from technical perspective would be greatly appreciated.

--Gryllida (talk) 04:14, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Water cooler
I noticed your comment on "Wikinews for Wikipedians." I recently posed a thought experiment about what would happen if we got 100 new contributors who read all our written policies and guidelines but didn't take "mentorship" from reviewers, basically if they followed all the written rules but none of the unwritten ones.

I started a thread about whether to update our written neutral point of view policy to reflect current practice. I'd welcome your thoughts.

I would personally appreciate it if you could be extra polite and tolerant if you decide to participate. It seems everyone, including me, is already a little riled up. Darkfrog24 (talk) 16:14, 29 October 2018 (UTC)

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Comments:Kidnapped British couple "need urgent help"

It strikes me as pretty absurd that the government is not doing anything to get these nationals out. People shouldn't tourist around in those waters, but government could help them out and then fine them for their recklessness. This would send a clear signal to other people contemplating a cozy cruise in pirate waters, without barbarically leaving these individuals to rot with the pirates. --217.157.165.109 (talk) 12:47, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
 * The Pirates aren't rotting they're making millions by taking a few ships, it was stupid of them to have that much faith in established governments like Britain to think they'll actually pay penny change for their own citizens, of course they wont they get nothing in return! Instead theyd rather pay the labour for some secretary to print off their obituaries.
 * I didn't say the pirates were rotting. Also, I don't give a flying f*ck about your run-of-the-mill anti-government stance. Ideologies are bullshit. I'm only interested in solutions. And that you can't provide. Sarah Palin - go to hell.--217.157.165.109 (talk) 20:55, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

 * Is one couple worth $7 million of taxpayers' money? No.
 * Wouldn't it be cheaper just to send in the SAS? Pirates are apparently keeping them in tents on a beach, it couldn't be that difficult of a job. I don't think the Somali government would be opposed to it either given their stance on piracy.
 * Somalia doesn't have a government lol

What a pathetic government, following a policy and watching someone die....is there not a single unselfish millionaire on this planet who will not help to pay this ransom? I mean, they'll pay ransoms for ships, because ships = profit for their business, but wont even budge for a human being. Says alot about planet earth!


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Hello,

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

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Woman blows herself up in Iraq; over 140 casualties

February 2, 2010 A woman Iraqi suicide bomber yesterday killed at least 41 people, including women and children, and injured at least one hundred others in north-eastern Baghdad, according to an interior ministry spokesman. The attack took place in the middle of a group of pilgrims walking to Karbala, marking Arbaeen, a period of mourning for the grandson of the Prophet Mohammed.

Witnesss, Raheen Kadhom, told AFP the pilgrims were lying injured "crying for help". He said, from standing 150 yards away, he saw a "huge fireball" erupt among the pilgrims. The blast was powerful enough to knock shoes off many of the casualties. Bystanders took the injured to local hospitals by car, as opposed to waiting for ambulances.

Security forces were on high alert after the blast, although Iraqi forces lack manpower to conduct searches of women, and sniffer dogs are unable to be used due to cultural sensitivities.

The pilgrimage has been the target of several attacks in recent years, including a suicide bomber killing 32 last January.


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British soap opera Coronation Street celebrates 50 years on air

December 12, 2010

Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of British soap opera 's broadcast. The programme, which was created by and developed by  — now branded on-air as  — in Manchester, England, was first broadcast on December 9, 1960 on ITV. The original commission was just 13 episodes. Nearly 7,500 episodes later, Coronation Street still broadcasts on.

At least one episode of the programme was broadcast every night between December 6 and December 10; on Thursday, the 50th anniversary was celebrated with a live episode. The major storyline of the week, entitled "Four Funerals and a Wedding", started with a tram crash on Monday, shortly after a gas explosion in a new nearby bar called The Joinery damaged railway tracks.

At its peak, Thursday's one-hour live episode received ratings of approximately 14.9 million viewers — the highest total for the show for over six years. Within the sixty scenes, the storylines included character prematurely giving birth to a baby girl, who was given the name Hope. lay on his hospital bed as he attempted to say his wedding vows to ; he subsequently flatlined. admitted her affair with to  — Kevin's wife — before dying as a result of her injuries. There were virtually no mistakes made in the episode. , the producer, expressed his approval for the episode. "I'm so proud and gobsmacked at how brilliant it looked," he commented. "It was like seeing it for the first time. I'm stunned and amazed."

is the only remaining character from the first episode, always portrayed by. Coronation Street now has its own version of encyclopedia website Wikipedia called Corriepedia, which was launched on May 21, 2008.

Because of this anniversary, numerous special programmes were also broadcast. The first ever episode of Coronation Street was repeated on Monday. On Wednesday-Thursday night Coronation Street: 50 Years, 50 Moments revealed the results of a poll to determine the fifty best Coronation Street moments. A humourous scene featuring character at an  meeting topped the poll. Hunt, portrayed by the late, was also revealed as the most popular character, according to a study by UK magazine . Second-place moment was a storyline involving serial killer. , who portrayed Hillman, commented "Funnily enough because it's all come back it seems to have done me a lot of good. It's kind of an iconic storyline that I was involved in. There were some wonderful blackly humourous lines and the gloves, that slight pantomime element. You could love to hate him. They gave me so many great lines."

Friday also saw the ITV1 broadcast of one-off game show, Coronation Street: The Big 50, a part-entertainment programme. Hosted by, it featured various members of the Coronation Street cast as contestants, split into three teams: "Weatherfield Lads", "Pint Pullers", and "Rovers Regulars" plus a fourth team of celebrity fans, or "Superfans". The "Rovers Regulars" were to become the victors.


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Roadside bombs kill two British soldiers in Afghanistan

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The Afghan Ministry of Defence yesterday made the announcement that two soldiers who came from the United Kingdom had been killed in two explosions in the country. Both soldiers came from 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment.

The two were on foot patrol near the town of Malgir, in Helmand Province when two explosions caused by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) killed both yesterday. This incident increases the total number of British military personnel killed in Afghanistan since 2001 to 253. At present, no further information is being released about the two soldiers. Their next of kin have been notified.

Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield, the spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said, "[i]t is with deep sadness I must inform you that IEDs claimed the lives of two British soldiers this morning in the Malgir area of Central Helmand, an area between Babaji and Gereshk. The soldiers were on a foot patrol when the explosions happened. Two of our comrades, taken from us in the course of their duty, whose resolute bravery and sacrifice we will remember."


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Comments:US nationals arrested for alleged abduction of Haitian children

christian or not -- when your dumb,you got to be tough !!!!!
 * Looking at the way Haiti runs its country, we should kidnap them all. 206.74.5.136 (talk) 00:02, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

 * The parents even came out saying they gave the kids away.--71.206.70.12 (talk) 10:15, 3 February 2010 (UTC)


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African Union considers proposal to resettle Haitians

February 2, 2010

The African Union (AU) has agreed to consider a proposal to resettle Haitians affected by the recent magnitude 7.0 earthquake to Africa, and perhaps create a separate state for them on the continent. , the president of Senegal, first proposed the plan on January 17, saying that Haitians were descendants of, and that gives them a right to return to the continent. Wade commented that African countries should naturalise Haitians wanting a new nationality, and called for a mass adoption programme.

"It is out of a sense of duty and memory and solidarity that we can further the proposal to create in Africa the conditions for the return of Haitians who wish to return after the effect of the disaster that ravaged Haiti," commented AU chairman Jean Ping at the AU's annual summit, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. "What happened to Haiti is a tragedy that transcends borders. We have attachment and links to that country. The first black republic in 1804, that carried high the flame of liberation and freedom for the black people and has paid a heavy price for so doing."

The United Nations general-secretary, Ban Ki-moon, thanked the AU "for reaching out to Haiti in this time of need", remarking that "the nation of Haiti is an ocean away, yet I know it is close to every African heart. Today the Haitian people are enduring one of the greatest humanitarian challenges in recent years and loss of life on an unimaginable scale."

The Haiti earthquake, which struck on January 12, is estimated to have killed approximately 170,000 people, and left over a million without homes.


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Russian economy contracted by 7.9% in 2009

February 2, 2010 Preliminary data from the Russian Federal Statistics Service says that the country's economy contracted by 7.9% in 2009 compared with the year before.

It was the largest decrease in fifteen years, since 1994, but still smaller than the 8.5% contraction predicted by the government. The drop was largely attributed to the fall in oil prices last year.

The World Bank predicts that the country's economy will grow by 3.2% this year, due to better demand and higher oil prices.

The VTB Capital's Russian Purchasing Managers' index increased to 50.8, from a level of 48.8 the month previous. In a statement today, VTB said that "output rose for the sixth straight month and at a faster rate, as new orders increased for the first time since last October."

The senior emerging market economist at Capital Economics, Neil Shearing, commented in a note to clients that "[the data] confirm[s] that last year's economic decline was the biggest since 1994, surpassing even the 5.1% fall seen during the 1998 financial crisis [...] The upshot is that healthy-looking growth of around (or even above) four percent in 2010 will only mask ongoing difficulties in the Russian economy," he added, predicting that growth would drop to 1.5% by 2011.


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Controversial Brazilian dam gets preliminary approval

February 2, 2010 The government of Brazil has granted a licence allowing the controversial construction of what would be the third largest hydro-electric dam in the world, in the Amazon rainforest, which environmental groups say will threaten the survival of indigenous groups, as well as cause major devastation of a large area of rainforest.

The $17bn Belo Monte dam will, if a developer is found, be situated on the Xingu river, a tributary of the river Amazon, and has been surrounded in controversy since the 1990s, when the initial plan for the 11,000 megawatt dam was rejected amid global protests. The Brazilian government says that fears had been taken into account before approving the environmental licence. Whoever wins the bidding process will have to meet forty conditions, as well as pay $800m in order to protect the environment.

Critics state that diverting the flow of the river will damage fish stocks and part of the Amazon ecosystem, as 500 square kilometres of land would be flooded — as well as affecting forty thousand people, of which twelve thousand would be displaced. 48 of the 500 square kilometres already flood for half the year due to the rainy season.


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Serena Williams wins the 2010 Australian Open
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Obama announces US$3.8 trillion 2011 budget plan for US

February 2, 2010 🇺🇸Barack Obama, the US President, has announced a budget plan worth US$3.83 trillion for next year. The budget includes additional spending for job creation, but cuts for other areas. The president also forecast that the national debt would reach $1.56 trillion in 2010.

Among the cuts proposed include scrapping the Constellation program, a plan to send astronauts to the Moon by 2020, and capping some domestic spending programmes for three years. Overall, the cuts are predicted to save $250 billion. There is also $100 billion in tax incentives aimed at hiring workers. US residents with incomes of over $250,000 per annum, however, would be given higher taxes, partially offsetting that.

Other increases in the proposed budget include; $48 billion for veterans' medical care, or an increase of eight percent; $53 billion for homeland security; $310 million to shut down the Guantanamo Bay prison. He also suggested freezing spending for some federal programs and departments and programs for three years, exempting Medicare, Social Security, and national security.

In order for the budget to take effect, Congress must approve it by the beginning of the fiscal year starting October 1.

When introducing the budget, Obama stated that "we [...] continue to lay a new foundation for lasting growth. Just as it would be a terrible mistake to borrow against our children's future to pay our way today, it would be equally wrong to neglect their future by failing to invest in areas that will determine our economic success in this new century."

At the White House, he also commented: "It's a budget that reflects the serious challenges facing the country. We're at war. Our economy has lost seven million jobs over the last two years. And our government is deeply in debt after what can only be described as a decade of profligacy [...] "It's very important to understand," the president said. "We won't be able to bring down this deficit overnight, given that the recovery is still taking hold and families across the country still need help."

The budget plan reads: "These estimates do not reflect any policy decisions about specific military or intelligence operations, but are only intended to indicate that some as-yet-unknown costs are anticipated."

"It will be impossible to bring the deficit down unless the economy is up. The budget the president is sending Congress today puts a priority on those objectives." The president blamed the previous George Bush administration for the financial difficulties, saying: "Over the course of the past 10 years, the previous administration and previous Congresses created an expensive new drug program, passed massive tax cuts for the wealthy and funded two wars without paying for any of it, all of which was compounded by recession and by rising health care costs. As a result, when I first walked through the door, the deficit stood at $1.3 trillion, with projected deficits of $8 trillion over the next decade."

"It will be impossible to bring the deficit down unless the economy is up. The budget the president is sending Congress today puts a priority on those objectives. It keeps one eye on the economy and the other on the deficit," remarked Democrat Representative John Spratt from South Carolina.

'Quagmire'
Republican senators, however, criticised the plan, citing the proposed tax increases, and suggesting that the deficit is an indication Obama isn't able to control government spending. "President Obama is submitting another budget that spends too much, taxes too much and borrows too much," said the House Minority Leader, John Boehner. "Serious fiscal responsibility requires more than a few cuts here and there at the margins. Republicans have proposed adopting strict budget caps that limit federal spending on an annual basis and are enforceable by the president."

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell commented that "this budget provides a startling figure that should stop us all in our tracks. According to the administration’s budget, the interest on the federal debt is expected to be nearly 6 trillion dollars over the next decade. We’ve all heard about interest-only loans, but this is the equivalent of an average of $600 billion dollars in interest every year. That’s an astonishing number."

Republican Senator Judd Gregg also was critical of the plan: "These circumstances call for a bold, game-changing budget that will turn things around, put in place a plan to restrain spending, reduce the debt and tackle the big entitlement programmes that are growing out of control. Instead, the president has sent us more of the same." He described the financial situation as being a "quagmire".

Obama's proposal to pull the space plan also drew fire from Republicans. "The president's proposed Nasa budget begins the death march for the future of US human space flight," said Republican Senator Richard Shelby. Obama, however, described the Constellation programme as being "over budget, behind schedule, and lacking in innovation", and said it was draining resources from other activities at NASA.


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I can honestly see this good intentions go wrong.--KDP3 (talk) 04:16, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

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Pretty good and I like short/concise articles. However, this leaves me feeling like I'm still missing something. Where along in this process is the AU? Have they even begun any concrete discussions on this or have they set a date to do so yet? What are the opinions of the other effected parties about this? —66.65.94.53 (talk) 16:29, 25 April 2010 (UTC)


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Does Obama want to cut the deficit or not?
As an outsider, who doesn’t know every detail about our governments balance sheet, I believe trusting Obama, with his thoughtful approach, is all I can do.

If hes serious about cutting the deficit at all he should cut the trillion dollar + military/intelligence spending. You don't need 50%+ of the world's military spending to defend against a few cave dwellers. Let's get real here.

 * It is however needed to contain China which would have overrun Taiwan if US didn't keep them in check. And don't forget about the Canadians who have amassed 80% of their population along our border. --65.51.209.124 (talk) 18:12, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Those evil Canadians and their socialism.

They wont. Big spending is good for Lockheed-Martin after all. 164.116.47.180 (talk) 17:39, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

When 90% of the budget is wasteful, nicking the skin won't solve anything. —68.224.36.62 (talk) 19:12, 2 February 2010 (UTC) Brent


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China urges Obama to cancel Dalai Lama visit

February 2, 2010 China has warned the United States that ties between the two countries will be strained if the US President meets the Dalai Lama. This follows the little progress achieved at "sharply divided" talks between China and the representatives of the Dalai Lama in China. Chinese Communist Party official Zhu Weiqun, speaking at a press conference to discuss the five-day visit by the representatives, said that "corresponding action" would be taken if the White House did not step down. He elaborated, stating that "it will seriously undermine the foundations of Sino-US political relations", and that China would take "corresponding action to make relevant countries see their mistakes."

He added, "The Dalai Lama is already 75. We hope he will face up to reality, change his stand and make a correct choice for the remainder of his life." He went on to say that "We oppose any attempt by foreign forces to interfere in China's internal affairs using the Dalai Lama as an excuse," referring to the United States.

The Dalai Lama fled Tibet after an uprising rebelling against China failed in 1959. The talks between the exiled supporters & China follow a conference last month, held by Chinese leaders, to review Tibet policies.

Tibet saw major unrest in March of 2008, and riots and demonstrations are a regular occurrence, although the Chinese Government believes that its policies in Tibet are correct.

This development adds to previous tension between the United States and China, caused by issues over internet censorship and the US-Taiwan arms deal announced last week.


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User talk:128.205.48.3

Thanks!
Thank you for your productive and helpful edits on Wikinews. We really appreciate what you've done. Wikinews needs more good editors like yourself; please consider getting an account! We'd be very happy to have you. Tempodivalse [talk]  15:09, 2 February 2010 (UTC)

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User talk:Subodhjoshi~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 Subodhjoshi. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Subodhjoshi~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 23:33, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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Talk:Controversial Brazilian dam gets preliminary approval

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Please add to Category:Renewable energy. Thanks.—Elekhh (talk) 23:24, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
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