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Al Sharpton speaks out on race, rights and what bothers him about his critics
I disagree with Zanimum's below nomination, preferring this article over an interview that a certain percentage would just skip. The intro on the Sharpton interview is well done, it grounds anyone who knows a little bit about Thanksgiving in a family environment where you've discussed some political issue or personality and just come up with questions. Then it moves on to putting these and other questions to the person in question, and they're good compelling answers. It is long, the only thing making it difficult to read is finding the time - uninterrupted. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:01, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

 * --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:52, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
 * as nom. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:49, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * great interview --TheVault - (talk) 04:37, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
 * provides a facinating look at Sharpton, even if the hardest questions weren't really asked. Drawback is that Sharpton remains a NY figure making the international appeal diminished.--SVTCobra 04:17, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * per nom, really great work. Cirt - (talk) 11:25, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
 * DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:44, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Interview with gay marriage movement founder Evan Wolfson
While I'm a fan of tons of David Shankbone's articles, and he's had "bigger" names interviewed (that Rep. Pres. candidate), this interview subject seems to be the most lasting of relevance. The questions are well-worded and NPOV, and the set-up is a great lead to the article. It can be refered to for years to come, and I don't doubt that it will still be of relevance. -- Zanimum 18:45, 1 October 2007 (UTC)

 * per nom.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:47, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
 * per nom. The piece is quite comprehensive on a number of issues, and the lead-in/intro is excellent. Cirt - (talk) 11:34, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Per above comments. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:44, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Chris Benoit mystery editor confesses: claims "terrible coincidence"
The most famous article on Wikinews, ever. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 08:55, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Not because it's famous, but because it's well done. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:38, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
 * support Bawolff ☺☻ 21:50, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Support, not because of fame, but because of immediacy. Scoops and exclusivity are a good amount what makes a news outlet. --  Zanimum 18:40, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
 * . Famous, good writing, exclusive, this deserves to be featured article. --User:Anonymous101 Talk 20:00, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * --Brian McNeil / talk 10:46, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
 * , not something I would proudly show off to a legitimate media source as an 'example' of WN' skill and professionalism. It's not really "exclusive" if there wasn't even an interview done - it's essentially an introduction to a transcript. Sherurcij 01:24, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * - essentially a block-quote. Hardly FA material. --SVTCobra 04:25, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Wikinews investigates Wikipedia usage by U.S. Senate staff members
I think this article should be the first FA! It is of high quality and had an amazing amount of detail. It uncovered a major scandal and is the most publicity wikinews has had. —Symode09 06:09, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - a major story - my reasoning is above —Symode09 06:09, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose, think we need to fix formatting first: although it has been archived, I don't think wikilinks should be in titles. I will probably support if consensus is to change this.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 09:05, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - I completely agree with symode this is a huge story and is well written. —NECRONOMICOMEDIAN
 * Comment Wikinews' best article and that one that gave us the best publicity is this article. When you search for Wikinews on google the London Bombings story is the second search result after our home page. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  02:38, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Not only that, when you search google for london out of free content resualts, we're #1. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:01, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

 * Comment Touche, it is not the most well known article however it is (IMHO) the best article because, it uncovers a huge scandal and, shows the standard of work on wikinews —Symode09 02:38, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Both articles are great and deserving of featuredness. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:01, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

 * Neutral Google trends marks the article in there report...and at the time this got massive publicity...but I am nor for or against FA. DragonFire1024 05:11, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Support In light of where the present Administration has brought us with regards to the end of Habeas Corpus, wire tapping and general disregard for the Law (Ref Alberto Gonzales, John Yoo et al) this story is germane and topical and we MUST shed light on all the areas of darkness where otherwise mushrooms might grow because of all the BS - --RHakeem 19:05, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment, evidence of this article getting "massive publicity"? Sherurcij 01:29, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Support. Per nom by . Cirt - (talk) 10:41, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

DUP and Sinn Féin make gains in Northern Ireland Assembly election
Nice lengthy article, good use of quote lefts and lots of logos.
 * Support. Well written and pleasingly presented, forced me to create  to balance it up.  --Brian McNeil / talk 15:37, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose because of it's extensive use of BBC sources. Not that I'm free of such a sin, but I don't think it's appropriate for a feature article.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:17, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Come on it's complete copyright violation!--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:52, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

 * Support It is presented very nicely, and is pleasing to the eyes. --Wpktsfs 04:11, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Support --Jcart1534 12:45, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support So there's alot of BBC sources, it's still a good article. --TUFKAAP 22:07, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Very complete and well structured. --  Zanimum 14:27, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose per Steven. well written, but we do want to highlight diversity of sources in compiled reports.

Wikinews international report: "Anonymous" holds anti-Scientology protests worldwide
This simply has to get the FA template. It is mostly Original Reporting, it is a collaborative effort from contributors around the globe, and I believe one of the best showcases of the potential Wikinews has. --Brian McNeil / talk 00:15, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

 * as nom --Brian McNeil / talk 00:15, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 *  —Fellow Wiki  Newsie 00:47, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * the article is essentially a photo gallery, hundreds of photos of nearly-identical images. It doesn't have one "defining" image, quote or paragraph that sets it apart as excellent journalism - and I have lingering suspicions whether many of the "reporters" met even the most rudimentary of WN ethics. Sherurcij 01:20, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * while perhaps unprecendented as far as collaboration, it is frought with inline links to external websites, unreliable sources and tremendous gaps in the WN:OR reporting notes. YouTube links are by the dozens, are they OR too? Not that I have any undue goodwill toward CoS, but this pushes NPOV boundries. --SVTCobra 04:10, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Agree with and  that this article certainly had an unprecedented amount of participation from contributors around the globe.  But both SVTCobra and  bring up some valid points.  Cirt - (talk) 11:22, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Probably will be the most OR in one article we will ever have. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 20:43, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

UEFA Champions League 2007/08: Celtic 1-1 Spartak Moscow
I sat and watched this match to give my own match report. It seems there isn't a sporting featured article. I have posted this here because I think that my report should become a FA because it's in-depth, categorised, neat and has pictures. I would like to hear your feedback. Celticfan383 00:59, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * , lines like "Celtic were very attacking from the start of extra time" are unclear, and there are no photos or evidence of OR. Sorry, but thanks for the article! Sherurcij 04:23, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * There were images on there but they were removed... Unsure why. Sorry for the confusion. I will add some pictures in a moment. ńăŧħăń  -  ŧĕẍŧ  16:44, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

 * No notes- article good but not amazing --A101 - (talk) 11:59, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

UEFA Champions League 2007/08: Celtic 1-1 Spartak Moscow
I sat and watched this match to give my own match report. It seems there isn't a sporting featured article. I have posted this here because I think that my report should become a FA because it's in-depth, categorised, neat and has pictures. I would like to hear your feedback. Celticfan383 00:59, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * , lines like "Celtic were very attacking from the start of extra time" are unclear, and there are no photos or evidence of OR. Sorry, but thanks for the article! Sherurcij 04:23, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * There were images on there but they were removed... Unsure why. Sorry for the confusion. I will add some pictures in a moment. ńăŧħăń  -  ŧĕẍŧ  16:44, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

 * No notes- article good but not amazing --A101 - (talk) 11:59, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Death of Nancy Benoit rumour posted on Wikipedia hours prior to body being found
One of the two most famous Wikinews article ever. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 08:55, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment: fourth paragraph has a problem with the Carry Bass statement, sounds contradictory plus there are too many buts.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:38, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Treatment of Indonesian governor in Sydney causes diplomatic stir
Like Steven below me, just interested to know what everyone thinks about whether this meets all the FAC criteria. Self-nomination.  Daniel  08:44, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral. Looks professional, well-written and elaborate, well referenced and all... but doesn't strike me as having the X-factor... Maybe a bit too encyclopaedic, I removed some overlinking (to words like hotel etcetera). --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:34, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Police ends demonstration of anarchist squatters in Belgium
I'd like to know what everyone thinks (self-nomination). --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:49, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - I'd like to see a little more explanation of what is going on here. OK, squatters are in this place and have been there for 7 years, now they are being evicted, Opus Dei owns the location. This much I got. But why is it happening now? Did Opus Dei let them stay all these years or did they buy it from previous owners who were more accepting of squatters. I ask these questions due to the similarity with the situation in Copenhagen, Denmark, over the Ungdomshuset (youth house) which caused riots earlier this year. --SVTCobra 00:44, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I felt reluctant to make changes to the article so late. I'll take that as an oppose.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:28, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

 * , the one image gallery seems better-suited to have been made a Commons-link and some quotes from either the police or squatters would've been a nice touch, but it's got some contextual and stellar photography, and is one of the best-written articles - a concise opening, a pithy closing and lots of information between. Sherurcij 01:28, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment: Grammar and apostrophe problems with this sentence: "At a students house, which according to the squatters belongs to Opus Dei, the protesters threw paint, and a window got broken." - students should be student's, and "a window got broken" isn't the best way to phrase that. But the text probably shouldn't be changed this long after publication. Cirt - (talk) 11:42, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Deadly Typhoon Cimaron makes landfall in Luzon
I think this article is very detailed, well-written, and provides a sufficient amount of pictures, though I wish that I could've added a damage pic. I hope I'm not sounding to biased, but I'm just proud of myself, because the article that I write on wikipedia aren't normally as good as this. I can Support this, right? Icelandic Hurricane 01:28, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
 * support not bad. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:32, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral, it's good, but there's way too many one sentence paragraphs. --  Zanimum 22:52, 7 February Q2007 (UTC)
 * Support.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 11:16, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral. I agree with Zanimum about there being too many single-sentence paragraphs. The report is excellent in its coverage but not as well strung together as it could have been.  However, getting your writing to flow is something that takes practice.  You want to draw the reader through the report; you're telling a story and want the reader to have a reaction at the end of each paragraph (eg interesting, I didn't know that, that sounds terrible, what happened next?, and so on). That should be what prompts them to read further.  --Brian McNeil / talk 11:14, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose I agree with the above comments, that this article needs a lot of editing before it will be FA quality. —BlackTerror 21:21, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose "Minute" is misspelled in the second sentence. Such egregious mistakes are symptoms of a larger problem. 209.137.182.35 17:55, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Pope John Paul II dies
Looks great, good coverage. Talk page is interesting.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 13:40, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support as nom.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 13:40, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support: I can't see anything wrong with this article, it looks good. —BlackTerror 14:14, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support--70.158.160.6 15:01, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support 195.188.217.160 14:30, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support: good article - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 11:41, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support good coverage. Nancy Reagan comparing Pope John Paul II to Ronald Reagan as the top tribute is a little out of place, though. –Doldrums(talk) 08:37, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support DragonFire1024 05:11, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Pilotguy radar contact  17:08, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Smoke from massive warehouse fire in Buffalo, New York USA can be seen 40 miles away
I don't normally nominate my own writing, but this was an excellent story, great coverage and has excellent pictures. It is also Original Reporting. DragonFire1024 12:15, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support DragonFire1024 12:15, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support, although I wouldn't exactly call the images excellent. But I agree, the coverage is truly excellent.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:52, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral I have seen many better articles. Although there is nothing that strikes this as a bad article, per se, it's just not one of our best. --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 18:57, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Maybe it's because it's a local story, but if you look at the criteria it meets them all. But hey, gotta go with your guts!--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:07, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * On the images, I was far away at the time it started and I got as many as I could as I got closer and saved the best ones. When I did get close, although I was allowed to cross "the police line," I was still held back a bit becasue it was a very dangerous situation. I would have loved to have gotten better images, But nonetheless I love the ones I did get. The close ones were blinded by a lot of smoke, and bad lighting. If I have time, and its not raining in the next few days, I will go take "aftermath" pictures. DragonFire1024 05:06, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Don't misunderstand me, I think you did good work, I just think the camera you are using is limiting the quality of your pictures.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 10:27, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree to an extent..this was just overall bad lighting and a lot of smoke...I did not get you wrong :) DragonFire1024 10:30, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

 * Support Have to support great original reporting. Not an easy thing to do and this was an interesting read. Jcart1534 12:51, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support OR is hard at the best of times. Well written, great photos - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 11:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. couple of possible fixes - "Hazmat crews" instead of the current "hazmatt" and "could not get to center of the fire" instead of the present "cannot get to center of the fire". –Doldrums(talk) 08:30, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Pilotguy radar contact  17:09, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

NCAA Basketball: Championship week concludes today as teams await release of national tournament bracket
I put a lot of work into keeping it up-to-date and relevant, and figure it might be a good feature of what the sports department can do when we put some elbow grease into our work.

 * Comment: I'm not sure why it says: "March 11, 2007 // Original Article: March 4, 2007". "simply ran out of steam" sounds like POV to me. Maybe the article would benefit from some images, for example logos?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:15, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment: Featured article canidates should have images. DragonFire1024 20:32, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose As Brianmc said on the talk page, the editor did a great job! but most of the users here arn't familiar with the sport, the article is lacking international interest, and pictures or images. But that's just my opinion. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  21:32, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Violence in Uganda over forest clearing proposal
I (w:en:User:Béka) think this article is really good, it covers the subject detailed and in-depth.

 * Support. 83.79.175.83 12:59, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Support.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:18, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support DragonFire1024 19:02, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support --Jcart1534 12:46, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 11:43, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Broken stormwater drain led to Guatemala sinkhole
Although this article was written on March 6, I just came across it now. I think it deserves some consideration as a FAC. It has original reporting, with excellent supporting notes. It is well written, nicely formatted, and has great photos. Jcart1534 12:36, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support --Jcart1534 12:36, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 13:27, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. DragonFire1024 20:30, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support per nom. —BlackTerror 14:22, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 11:42, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

U.S. military tribunal law faces first court challenge
Looks great, very comprehensive.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:12, 16 May 2007 (UTC) Support - A very timely topic about the tribunal that treats the topic with tempered detail.--RHakeem 05:02, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support as nom.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:12, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Good article, flows well, good images, great coverage, if a little encyclopaedic. --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 18:58, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Well written article - nice formatting. Jcart1534 12:55, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support, if the sentence "Even when the CSRT referred torture allegations for investigation, it did not await for results before ruling based on the evidence." is fixed -- either change "await" to "wait", or remove the subsequent "for", to make it grammatically correct. Otherwise, it looks like an excellent article. —BlackTerror 20:16, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 11:43, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Kenya Airways jet with at least 114 on board crashes
Excellent coverage.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:18, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:18, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support DragonFire1024 12:14, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Brilliant sourcing, good article, very informative. --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 18:59, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Excellent!!! --Mark Talk 17:25, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support The coverage seemed to be among the best out there while the situation unfolded. Jcart1534 12:40, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Mass wedding held against racism in Belgium
A great deal of work has gone into this piece of original reporting, there are lots of pictures and our coverage is probably better than most of the mainstream media. I believe this meets the criteria of showing Wikinews at its best.

 * Support --Brian McNeil / talk 09:47, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Support as main reporter.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:08, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Full Support  Thunderhead  ►  00:16, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Massively Support --Saxsux 16:47, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. --+Deprifry+ 10:50, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

Virgin Train crashes in England
Well written, fairly in-depth, has pictures.
 * Support --Brian McNeil / talk 11:19, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - has audio, too! GreenReaper 20:47, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
 * support Bawolff ☺☻ 23:12, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Support.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:21, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Support --Saxsux 16:45, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

Furry fans flock to Further Confusion 2007

 * Belive it meets all the requirements listed above, in addition its an unusual and interesting read. (I know this process really is not used, but i think this represents one of the directions in which wikinews could go/grow into, and its a good example of it.) Bawolff ☺☻ 02:54, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

 * I found this article to be very interesting, informative, and well-written. I'm sure that it meets all requirements of a featured article. TheVault 03:08, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

 * So a bunch of mental people decide to go to a convention and form a giant yiff pile, big deal. 137.112.141.152 07:37, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * note: anons are general not eligible to vote. Bawolff ☺☻ 07:49, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid that as much as furry fans having sex with one another would have been breaking news, I neither saw nor heard of such a "yiff pile" at the convention, therefore it was not included in the story. GreenReaper 15:44, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Staying anon for my own sanity I must express actual rage that this be considered to represent WikiNews in ANY way. With so much of real substance happening in the world impacting millions of people, this deserves nothing but disdain for taking up space.

 * So then why aren't you writing about these things of "real substance"? So many people spend their time complaining about major events being ignored, but then don't do anything about it by covering them. We were established with the concept that we'd report on both news events of monumental importance, and news events that traditionally get shafted for coverage. FC is, as I understand it, the ultimate Detroit Auto Show of this interest. It deserves to be covered. Any original reporting at all deserves to be applauded. --  Zanimum 22:47, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Technically, that's Anthrocon, which gets a little more media attention. But FC is almost as big, and doesn't appear to get any, which makes original reporting more important for it. I've done similar things (but somewhat more informally) for MFF in 05 and 06. GreenReaper 01:29, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
 * This article provides a welcome break from all of the "real substance" news (war, controversy, politics, or disasters). It is great to read about something else in the news for once. TheVault 15:52, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Support. Meets all the needs of an FA, through complete original reporting. --  Zanimum 22:49, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. I support this article for featured status because it is an enthusiastic, well written, contribution that people (apart from our anon here) will want to read. Sure, it isn't a world event or major news, but it is news.  We should be an outlet for all news, and there should be a variety of editions where certain articles may be suppressed -- when we have a level of coverage that requires such steps. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:57, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Support, as per above. Didn't know this was still active... --Thunderhead - (talk) 23:01, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. As I said above. TheVault 15:52, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Well written article.Bengaley 22:26, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. I had a lot of fun writing this article. I hope that as a featured article, others will have a lot of fun reading it; and, perhaps, be inspired to write one of their own. GreenReaper 02:09, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Just a heads up, featured articles don't really get any more attention then normal articles (which is the main reason this procedure doesn't happen very often) Bawolff ☺☻ 03:06, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Alas. Well, at least I read all the current ones . ..
 * Still, if what you say is true, perhaps they should? At WikiFur, our best work is something that we're proud of - we keep it around, to show others. Indeed, we make a point of doing so to visitors - because, you know, then they might actually decide to join in and do something similar. :-) Indeed, most of our front page is featured content in some way or another. GreenReaper 03:44, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, but you're an entirely different type of project then we are. Furwiki (to my understanding) in more encyclopedic in nature and specialized. Its not really important for it to be extremely current. However, we have to have things new. No one in general cares about yesterday's news that much. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:03, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * This is true - to an extent. It's partly because Wikinews appears to be focusing on "hard" news - while I can see the reasons for this, I think it limits things quite a bit. But our featured content is not just for the benefit of our readers; it's for those who would be contributors but don't know it yet. A really good selection of pieces can inspire people to write their own to join it, even if they've never done anything similar before. I don't think you really "get" Wikipedia until you've seen a featured article, and I think the same is likely to be true of Wikinews. GreenReaper 04:32, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * That is a refreshing perspective GreenReaper. Magazine-like content is good stuff and is something like what I find this featured article candidate to be. "Hard" news goes at a fast and furious pace, and from that perspective, after 2 or 3 days, I beieve an article is firewood. It makes me somewhat of a bigot, by blabbering here, to say that I would rather see community time spent in what was proudly reported at Wikinews in the media. -Edbrown05 04:45, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree with you (GreenReaper), but at the moment, I don't see how we can really promote it further. Although its not exactly time sensitive, we can't just keep it on the main page forever. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:15, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm thinking beyond this particular article. :-) How many people were surprised to discover that Wikinews even had a collection of featured articles? How do you get there from the main page? Where are people meant to go when they look for examples of good work to emulate?
 * Wikinews does really well on showing readers what's "latest" - to an extent that other wikis could do well to learn from - but it seems to fall down on "best." On professional news sites perhaps this doesn't matter all that much, in part because people who write for such sites tend to know what they're doing already, but if people come here and all they see are the average stories then that's probably all they'll be inspired to write, if they do so at all. People do better with lots of good examples laid out in front of them. It's a hassle - I know, because I'm usually the one who ends up doing it at WikiFur - but presenting an archive of the best of your work has multiple benefits that make it well worth the time involved. If nothing else, it's something the Wikinews community can look at and be proud of, and that's no small advantage. GreenReaper 05:19, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Let me clarify that - it falls down on a collection of "long term best." This article is possibly the best on Wikinews, but how many new readers will even know it exists? GreenReaper 05:37, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually a lot (Its our most popular story ) However I do see your point. People should be able to see examples of us at our best. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:45, 17 February 2007 (UTC)


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Black Caps make cricket history

February 17, 2007

New Zealand's national cricket team, the "Black Caps", made One Day International Cricket history yesterday when they inflicted a ten wicket defeat on an under-strength Australian side, at Wellington. It is the first time in O.D.I. Cricket history that Australia has suffered a ten wicket loss.

It is also the first time in over a year that New Zealand have beaten Australia. This lends credibility to the view that the current New Zealand side has a culture of mediocrity, as they have not beaten a top-level side at full-strength for a long time.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first. Australia were already in trouble, when by the fourth over they had lost two wickets for a mere 16 runs, the damage coming from New Zealand's pace bowler, Shane Bond, who finished the day with a five wicket haul including a spectacular caught-and-bowled off Australia's Cameron White.

With Australia bowled out for an unimpressive 148, New Zealand took up the bat and reached the target in only 27 overs. The partnership between Lou Vincent and Stephen Fleming was unbreakable, despite several close shaves. A few key members of the Australian side were conspicuously absent, notably Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Brett Lee. However, Australia (currently world no.1) has lost four of its last five One Day International matches only two months before the International Cricket World Cup.

If Australia lose either of their next two matches against New Zealand, they will slip to no.2 position, with South Africa occupying first place on the ICC's one-day rankings.

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NYC students attempt to revive stoop culture

February 17, 2007

A trio of freshmen at a New York design school say that residents aren't taking advantage of a valuable and countless resource found all around the world: stoops.

In Sit Here, a campaign inspired by a recent class project, Sarah Feldman, Chelsea Briganti and Essence Rodriguez are using fliers placed around New York to encourage residents and visitors to get to know one another on their stoops.

Wikinews got a chance to talk to Sarah Feldman, web designer for the project. Feldman is also responsible for getting different news sources to contact the team, such as the Brooklyn Papers and New York Magazine.

 * Wikinews: When your group started this project, did you ever expect it would get this much publicity from the press and the public?

 * Feldman: We had no idea how popular this would become. We just thought it was another usual school project we had to do. The Brooklyn Record saw the topic about our website I posted on a Park Slope message board. They talked about it and put our URL on their site. Then The Brooklyn Papers found us on the Brooklyn Record. A lot of press found us because of the article in the Brooklyn Papers. We didn't know if it was just the Internet that caused all the fuss, but then a blogger on OnlyTheBlogKnowsBrooklyn and some photographer on Flickr found our fliers!

 * Wikinews: You originally started this project in New York City. If you could run this project in any other city (or country) in the world, which one would it be, and why?

 * Feldman I'd run this project in my hometown, Houston. Now there you will find few people outside. For one thing, it is hot and we are known for one of the most obese cities in the USA. Houston has also coined the term "The Driving City": no walking...just driving. If you ask my friends there, "Hey...you wanna go outside and sit?" They'd look at you funny and say "Can't we just go see a movie or go on Facebook?"

 * Wikinews: Your fliers are bright green, which makes them very noticeable. Out of the thousands of people who see your fliers each day, how many people do you think actually sit down and talk?

 * Feldman: Not enough. Most of the time the people who I saw sitting were either outside of a bar or kids playing ball. But I rarely saw any kids except on Sundays in Park Slope outside. Probably they were watching TV or on the Internet. Chelsea noticed this first. She came up with the idea when she saw an elderly man sitting on his stoop by himself. She started talking to him about his life there and he brought up the topic of less socialization with neighbors.

Sit Here has been noticed in at least 15 different news sources, including Wikinews.


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I know its clear in the article there's been some interviewing, but without notes here you have a redlink in the OR template. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:39, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I interviewd Sarah Feldman, a member of the "Sit Here" project through email. I also confirmed that the photo I used was under CC-BY-2.5, and asked her if she would send an email to permissions AT wikimedia DOT org explaining the photo. --Thunderhead - (talk) 18:43, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks, is there a bit you could use with Template:QuoteLeft? It looks nice for things like interviews. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:11, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmm, there is a small bit I could use. Let me add it on. --Thunderhead - (talk) 20:07, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

Good job
Way to go Thunderhead! Cool story. I hope to see more interviews like this on Wikinews. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  22:25, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Thunderhead coughs, and mutters something about gettting accredidation before next January so he can go to CES for Wikinews. For the record, I'm joking. Seriously, thanks! --Thunderhead - (talk) 22:30, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Great story and great idea. Iso8061 09:05, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

 * Neat stuff! --  Zanimum 15:35, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

 * I printed this one and put it on the kitchen counter last night. That was good for creating some chatter around the household. -Edbrown05 06:50, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

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Hi this is Sarah from the Sit_Here group! Just want to say much thanks for this!labohemianartist


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Talk:Potential charges against "Tigger" dropped: District attorney

Junior holding Tigger's tail, etc.
I don't see any of that information in any of the three sources. They mention that it appeared as though Junior instigated the altercation, but are the specifics (holding his tail, etc.) coming from? Tzepish 19:44, 17 February 2007 (UTC)


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Reconnaissance Orbiter finds more evidence of water on the planet Mars

February 17, 2007

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered more evidence on the Planet Mars that water may have flowed beneath the surface and that "cracks" that lead below the surface may have, at one time, been "habitable" for "microbial life," according to the head investigater for the orbiter's camera, Dr. Alfred McEwen. The location of the find is near the Candor Chasma canyon and images of the cracks were taken in September of 2006.

"This result shows how orbital observations can identify features of particular interest for future exploration on the surface or in the subsurface or by sample return. The alteration along fractures, concentrated by the underground fluids, marks locations where we can expect to find key information about chemical and perhaps biologic processes in a subsurface environment that may have been habitable," said McEwen.

According to NASA scientists, "mineralization" was found on the surface of the cracks and the crack's fractures. Scientists say the minerals became visible after layers of sand and dirt eroded away from the cracks. The minerals were likely placed on the rocks after dissolving in water and then evaporating onto the rocks, causing the minerals to become rock. Another possibility on how the minerals were placed there is that the "fluid" circulating on the rock was a gas, which might or might not have contained water.

"What caught my eye was the bleaching or lack of dark material along the fracture. That is a sign of mineral alteration by fluids that moved through those joints. It reminded me of something I had seen during field studies in Utah, that is light-tone zones, or 'haloes,' on either side of cracks through darker sandstone," said University of Arizona, Tucson geologist, Dr. Chris Okubo.

"The haloes visible along fractures seen in the Candor Chasma image appear to be slightly raised relative to surrounding, darker rock. This is evidence that the circulating fluids hardened the lining of the fractures, as well as bleaching it. The harder material would not erode away as quickly as softer material farther from the fractures," said a statement on NASA's website.

It is not clear how long the minerals might have been present or how long it took them to get on the rocks.

"It is hard to say how long ago the fluids were there - hundreds of millions or perhaps a billion years ago. But the fact that we see evidence for chemical reactions between the fluids and the rock means that the fluids were sitting there for quite a long time ... that's perhaps good if you want to look for any habitable areas that might support any biological activity," added Okubo.

"This publication is just the first of many, many to come. The analysis is based on test observations taken even before the start of our main science phase. Since then, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned several terabits of science data, sustaining a pace greater than any other deep space mission. This flood of data will require years of study to exploit their full value, forever increasing our understanding of Mars and its history of climate change," added Okubo.


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NASA launches satellites to study northern lights

February 17, 2007 A Delta II rocket blasted off from NASA's Cape Canaveral launch pad today, carrying five satellites designed to investigate the northern lights and the electromagnetic storms that cause them. The launch had been twice delayed due to bad weather, but was eventually performed at 23:00 UTC.

NASA and the Canadian Space Agency have collectively invested $200 million in the mission, known as the THEMIS Project. Through this mission, they hope to develop better techniques to forecast electromagnetic storms, in order to protect communication satellites, power grids, and spacewalking astronauts. Scientists from the University of Alberta and the also helped with the project.

The Sun continuously sends a stream of charged particles, called the solar wind, at the Earth. We are generally protected from the solar wind by the Earth's magnetosphere. During substorms, however, the magnetosphere gets overloaded by the solar wind and the magnetic field lines stretch until they eventually snap back, energizing and flinging electrically charged particles towards Earth.

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Hello, I belive for custom css to work you are required to create an account. (CSS is how you do the make all headlines uppercase thingy) Bawolff ☺☻ 06:31, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
 * By the way, if you're interested in css, and you're using firefox or opera you can also check out are alternative style sheets. (view→page style→selection). Theres also some other options in special:preferences for registered users, and some stuff at Skins Bawolff ☺☻ 23:38, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:NASA launches satellites to study northern lights

too bad there isn't room for this picture:

Bawolff ☺☻ 06:49, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
 * No, but I'm glad you put it here on the talk page, that's a stunning picture of the lights. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:58, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I added the picture to the article. (feel free to revert :)) P.S. awsome picture! — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  20:34, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I can see why it's in the Picture of the Year finals! Wonderful picture! --Thunderhead - (talk) 20:43, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
 * The picture makes good in the article and it works good as first lead article. international 20:46, 18 February 2007 (UTC)


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Poll: opposition leader advancing on New Zealand PM, Helen Clark

February 18, 2007

John Key, leader of New Zealand's political opposition party, National party, is advancing as the preferred Prime Minister (PM), and is very close to the same percentage of Helen Clark, current PM of New Zealand, according to a recent ONE News Colmar Brunton Poll.

Mr Key is 27%, and Ms Clark is on 32%.

Mr Key's party, National, is currently beating the main party in New Zealand, Labour by 7%. National is on 46%, and Labour is on 39%. And, following the trend of the 3 News TNS poll, the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand is also gaining support, and is on seven percent, which would enable them to control who the government would be. The rise in support is suggested to be because of global warming.

However the same 3 News TNS poll which showed an increase in support for the Greens, had Labour in the lead, with National trailing.

The other political parties do not cover the required threshold of five percent to enter parliament, unless they win an electorate. The Māori Party is on three percent; New Zealand First on two percent; ACT New Zealand on one percent; and United Future New Zealand also on one percent.

Winston Peters is on three percent for preferred PM.

The One News Colmar Brunton Poll, with a 3.1% margin of error, polled 1,000 eligible voters.


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Australia dethroned, South Africa ranks first in world cricket

February 18, 2007

Australia has lost the top spot of the ICC ODI rankings to South Africa, after losing the second match of the Chappell-Hadlee trophy against New Zealand - Australia's fifth defeat in their last six consecutive matches,

It is the first time Australia has dropped from world No.1 since the rankings were started in October, 2002. However, Australia still has a vast lead in the Test Match Championship and are still the ODI World Champions having won the last two World Cups,

New Zealand's win edges them further up the table to within a few decimal points of current world number three team, Pakistan. If New Zealand can win the third match of the Chappell-Hadlee trophy they will take Pakistan's spot.

Current world standings with total points, as of February 18 2007, are as follows-


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Talk:Australia dethroned, South Africa ranks first in world cricket

I think this should be one-day cricket--Lennie 19:02, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Just checked defiantly ODI's |BBC. How do I change the title?

'South Africa have replaced Australia at the top of the one-day rankings after the world champions lost by five wickets to New Zealand in Auckland.'


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Talk:26 Americans, mostly CIA agents, charged for kidnapping in Italy

rollback
I suggest a rollback to as the article been publiched 26 hours with only minor changes. The to late editing of the article is not motivated as a update or dont make the article look better. The rendation sentence is sourced. I wait coment awile before i revert the article. international 19:24, 18 February 2007 (UTC)


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At least 63 killed by Iraqi suicide bombs

February 18, 2007

Car and suicide bombs killed at least 63 people within a single hour near markets in an area called "New Baghdad" and in Sadr City, Iraq.

The two car bombs were detonated near marketplaces and bus stops in al-Jadida at 3:00 PM local time. Another was detonated near a security checkpoint. At least 134 people were wounded in the attack.

A news release from the United States Army forces in Iraq said that troops helped 327 families displaced by the bombings to safe locations. During a search of a building, troops found three pistols, two AK-47s, eight women, and at least 23 children.

Major General Joseph F. Fil said that he believes that the insurgents are "...watching us carefully," to determine their next move.


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Canadian soldiers injured in three APC crash

February 19, 2007

Thirteen Canadian soldiers sustained minor injuries yesterday when three light armoured vehicles (LAV III) smashed into each other in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The LAV IIIs are reported to have sustained minor damage.

Seven soldiers were taken to the Canadian-run provincial reconstruction base medical clinic. Six soldiers were transferred by air to the NATO hospital in Kandahar airfield.

The soldiers, who arrived in Afghanistan this month, are from the 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment and reserve units around Atlantic Canada..

"Our soldiers receive excellent training before they're deployed to theatre, but I don't think anything can quite fully prepare anyone for the nature of the roads here in Kandahar," said a spokesman for the Canadian Forces, Major Dale MacEachern.

They are now safe and will return to their units in a couple of days.


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Will finish later. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  23:20, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

"Minorly" is not in the dictionary, says Webster's, (www.m-w.com.) Namffohyr 01:48, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Would "sustained minor injuries" be a better term to use? Dragei 12:28, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Three APC Crash?
What is an APC? --Basso Profundo 15:59, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Armoured Personel Carrier Neebs 17:17, 19 February 2007 (UTC)


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Teenager announces bid for 2032 Presidential election
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Bombing on train from India to Pakistan kills at least 68

February 19, 2007

Around midnight on Sunday, a pair of bombs exploded on the (Friendship Express), a night train going from Delhi, India to Lahore, Pakistan. At least 68 fatalities have been reported. Two more suitcases with have been found on the train. Some 13 passengers were reported injured, some with severe burns. According to the police, the explosions were rather small but intended to cause a fire. Since lower class coaches in India generally have barred windows, people cannot flee easily through the window.

The Indian prime minister's office condemned the act as an "act of terror" and promised to find the people responsible. The also condemned the attack.

The incident comes just before a planned visit of Pakistan's foreign minister to India for peace talks, and two weeks before both countries have scheduled a meeting to exchange information on terrorism. Kasuri said his trip would not be cancelled. Pakistani President Musharraf stated: "We will not allow elements which want to sabotage the ongoing peace process to succeed in their nefarious designs."

Last July, attacks on trains in Mumbai killed 186. "It's sabotage. It's an act of terrorism like the one in Mumbai," said railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav. The attack also comes days before the anniversary of the on 27 February, 2002.


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Software to filter pirated video and audio files

February 19, 2007

Audible Magic, a company in Los Gatos, California, is developing a new software that can filter music and video uploaded on the Internet without permission of copyright holders. The company's chief executive, Vance Ikezoye, demonstrated how the system works. He downloaded a poor-quality video from YouTube and fed it to the filtering software, which identified the video as a fighting scene of “Kill Bill: Vol. 2,” the rights to which are owned by Miramax.

The entertainment industry is already demanding the adoption of the new system by the Internet companies. One of the major social networks owned by News Corporation, MySpace, has agreed to adopt the filter. However, not all websites want to adopt the system as soon as it is launched. The main holdout is YouTube, owned by Google.

The site's officials earlier said they would adopt a filtering software by the end of last year, but so far YouTube has not begun using any type of filtering system. The company's officials said that they would only use the filter if copyright owners will broaden their license with Google. The executives of NBC and Viacom have already stated their complaints regarding Google's delay on placing filters.

The new system uses a large database that includes digital representations of various copyrighted audio and video files. This technology of spotting copyrighted material, called “digital fingerprinting,” checks for matches and decides whether to post the material on the site or not. However, Audible Magic's software is not considered finalized since it can still be "fooled"--e.g., by cropping the image.

Analysts say that the filtering software is to improve the relations that are currently quite tense between the standard media companies and Internet companies.


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User talk:65.43.22.232

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Hey, all! I'm the type of guy who likes all the weird and dodgy news stories!

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National Socialist Movement endorses U.S. presidential candiate

February 25, 2007

The National Socialist Movement is endorsing John Taylor Bowles (50) as a third party candidate for the upcoming U.S. Presidential Election to be held on November 4th, 2008. Bowles, 49, has been in the National Socialist Movement for 33 years, was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force as a Telecommunications Operations Specialist, and is a retired Department of Agriculture federal officer who currently resides in South Carolina. His platform's policies consists of White supremist and Aryan political ideals, such as declaring non-whites as not citizens of the United States, along with other issues, such as: decrease immigration, free healthcare, improving public education, recognition of traditional marriage, and the right to bear arms.

Bowles' party, the fascist National Socialist Movement, is also known as NSM, NSM88, or the American Nazi Party as it has direct ties to the American Nazi Party as well as the National Socialist Party of America. The NSM is the largest Nazi, and Pro-White political party in America, and shares many ideologies with other radical U.S. Third Parties, such as the U.S. Secessionist group League of the South, and the Ku Klux Klan.


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Talk:Sai Baba upsets Telangana activists

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User talk:Diovi

Hello. I've deleted Arizona Mortgages, as its not a news article. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:00, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Recreating it will get you blocked. If you think it shouldn't be deleted, please leave me a message, or post a request at Deletion requests. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * I've restored it. However I would ask that you put on it when you're done, and let someone else publish it. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:34, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Also please ensure it meets Content guide. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:37, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Someone else came to the same conclussion I did, and deleted it. If you think that some version of it may be a news article, I suggest you work on this page. However the content doesn't really seem to be news to me. See also Talk:Arizona_Mortgages Bawolff ☺☻ 11:29, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:132.181.4.136

Thanks for trying to improve Black Caps make cricket history. However I reverted you as historically we've just not included an author if the source site doesn't specify one. To me the formatting looks fine, and I think its important to stay consistent. Please leave me a message if you disagree. Thanks, and happy editing. Bawolff ☺☻ 03:16, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

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Canadian convoy attacked by Taliban, Afghans mistakenly gunned down

February 20, 2007

As the Canadian Forces were assuring the nation that they felt the Taliban incapable of launching a spring offensive, and talked of launching a new strike against insurgent forces in Afghanistan, a convoy of Canadian Coyotes and Nyalas was ambushed in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two separate RPG attacks were made by the Taliban as the Canadians held to their route. The second attack came when vehicles damaged during the first barrage broke down and presented an easy target for the Taliban fighters. No Canadians were killed in the attacks, or in the small-arms skirmish that followed, but an Afghan civilian was shot by Canadian troops when he reportedly ignored warnings and approached the Canadians. An Afghan police officer was also killed during the firefight.


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User talk:Kevin Baas/WikiNews Research Report, May 2005

"Thinkers as stylists: Thinkers often write not only their thoughts, but also the thinking of them, and are therefore bad writters." -Fredrich Nietzsche Kevin Baastalk 17:25, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

I thought that was a pretty cool comment, though to this day I think Nietzsche sucks, especially when I can hardly pronounce or spell the name. -Edbrown05 09:00, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
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Cuba to use open-source software

February 20, 2007

The government of Cuba decided to change the OS on thousands of its computers. These will run on GNU/Linux instead of Windows. This step made by the Cuban government raises tensions between the country and the U.S. - based company Microsoft.

The idea was welcomed by several Cuban ministers. This includes Ramiro Valdez, communication minister, who at a technology conference stated his position towards moving to free software. Richard Stallman, heading the Free Software Foundation, criticized the proprietary software saying that today it is rather insecure, and that unlike proprietary software, free software develops democratically under the control of its users.

Heading one of the largest universities in Cuba, Hector Rodriguez also showed his positive attitude towards the migration of the country to free software. He outlined that Cuban customs service has already moved to Linux and several ministries are still to migrate. Among them are the ministries of culture, of higher education and of communication.

Although it will take some time for Cuba to move to free software, Rodriguez, as quoted by the Associated Press, declined to state the time it will take for the government of Cuba to move entirely to GNU/Linux. The pace of migrating to free software and open source software is very fast in Cuba.

GNU/Linux has been adopted as an operating system by millions of computer enthusiasts around the world, and a number of local, regional and national governments have also advocated its adoption.

Source

Cuba va passer à l'open-source Cuba apre ai software open source Rząd Kuby chce wyposażyć administrację w Linuksa

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Talk:Cuba to use open-source software

another source : http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/dP6rZRfldkJ2az/Cuba-Embracing-the-Open-Source-Revolution.xhtml Miegiel 15:17, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

on news, not item
I'm jealous Towsonu2003 17:29, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Go Cuba. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:49, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Additional Source
A cuban newspaper called Juventud Rebelde. http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/cuba/2007-02-15/llaman-a-migrar-al-software-libre/

Anyone want to translate (es?) and add to the article?

ShakespeareFan00 11:35, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:National Socialist Movement endorses U.S. presidential candiate

I took a look at their website, oh my... 65.43.22.248 16:56, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Removed Minimal tag, and tried to improve the article. Hope it's OK. Zidel333 07:01, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

The current review at 02:09, 28 February 2007 (UTC) needs cleanup. TheVault

 * Article has good amount of information but it needs at least one more source since it seems to be controversial. TheVault 22:09, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Also, the only source is unworking. TheVault 02:09, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Typo
offical => official Van der Hoorn (talk) 16:39, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅ Chris Mann (Say hi!|Stalk me!) 22:50, 23 February 2009 (UTC)


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Founder of the National Ballet of Canada dies at age 85

February 20, 2007

Celia Franca, founder of the National Ballet of Canada and its training ground, the National Ballet School of Canada, died at age 85 Monday in Ottawa, Ontario.

She is reported to have died in an Ottawa Hospital and her cause of death is not known. She went to the hospital last week and stayed there until she had died.

"Celia was more than the National Ballet's founder. She was its presiding spirit, its most stalwart supporter and the embodiment of its ideals and values," said Karen Kain, the National Ballet of Canada's current artistic director. "She inspired generations of dancers by her example and her devotion to the art of ballet. And most importantly, she made us believe in ourselves and that no goal was ever out of reach."

Franca, born 1921 in London, England, came to Canada in 1951 to found the National Ballet of Canada. Franca choreographed ballets in Canada such as the famous "Cinderella" and "The Nutcracker." She was artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada for 24 years.

In 1967, Franca was named an officer of the Order of Canada, then named a Companion of the order in 1985.


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Talk:New England area of USA braces for winter storm

wow. There is actually a New England in the U.S. Interesting... — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  00:13, 21 February 2007 (UTC)


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Talk:Canadian convoy attacked by Taliban, Afghans mistakenly gunned down

Are you sure you mean to say "mistake"? Was the civilian shot by Canadians? Or was he shot by the Taliban? Nyarlathotep 00:30, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
 * The civilian was shot by the Canadian troops, as was the Afghan police officer. You'll have to bear with me; as you can see, I'm new to this.


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User talk:Kisscafe.com

Hi, please do not place anything kind of advertising on our website - it will be deleted at once so no-one will ever see it. If you do want to contribute to Wikinews, see the introduction. — Doldrums(talk) 06:21, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:24.1.32.19

Welcome
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