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Balloons let loose for triple murder victim

August 16, 2007

Friends and family mourned further today by releasing balloons into the Manchester sky, after it was revealed that one of the triple murder victims from Fallowfield's "Triple murder massacre" achieved two As and a B in her A-level exams.

Around 100 balloons were released some with her papers documenting her grades at. Kesha Wizzart was brutally murdered with her mother, Beverley Samuels and her brother, Fred Wizzart in July 2007. The suspect charged with their murders is 32 year-old Pierre Williams, originating from Birmingham.

Hundreds of past and present friends payed tribute to the student at the multiple burial at Oxford Road's Holy Name of Jesus Church in Manchester. A statement released by Greater Manchester Police on behalf of the family read: "'It will be incredibly difficult to say goodbye to Beverley, Kesha and Fred, but we want this to be a day for us to remember how they lived rather than the way they died. We want to celebrate the life, love and light they brought to some [] many.'" Kesha studied English, law and philosophy and died at the age of 18 on July 12, 2007.

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Zimbabwe man steals bus for transport to pick up driving licence

August 16, 2007

Stead Mashushire, a 28-year-old Zimbabwean, has admitted today to stealing a Takaz commuter bus in Harare, Zimbabwe on August 7. He told the court he stole it because he needed transport to the Vehicle Inspection Department to collect his driving licence.

The man waited at the Charge Office Bus Terminus in central Harare until the driver exited the bus, destined for the nearby town of Chitungwiza, and proceeded to a nearby supermarket to buy food, leaving the engine running. Mashushire then entered the vehicle and told all the passengers and the conductor inside to exit it; when they did this, he drove away in the vehicle. He informed those on board that the police had impounded the bus, which fitted with events in the area at the time, when police were impounding numerous buses after ordering fares to be drastically cut.

The bus driver then returned to his bus, in time to see it being driven away without the passengers. He then attempted to chase the bus, and managed to receive help from a passing motorist, who pursued the stolen vehicle, leading to Mashushire being caught 7km from the scene of the theft.

Mashushire today told the court "I admit that I stole the bus but the engine was running. I did not use my own keys to start the bus,".

The court convicted Mashushire of theft of a motor vehicle based on his own guilty plea, and ordered him to undergo a psychiatric test due to questions about his sanity, per the Mental Health Act. He has been remanded in custody until August 29, when he will be sentenced.


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Scotland loses to India in one-day international cricket match

August 16, 2007

India defeated Scotland by seven wickets in a One-Day International at Titwood, Glasgow, Scotland.

Scotland were reduced to 49-4 after losing the opening batsmen cheaply followed by the loss of Watson and Haq in quick succession. However a rain delay shortened the Scotland innings to 46 overs. Scottish batsmen Gavin Hamilton and Neil McCallum shared a partnership of 82 runs and Craig Wright hit 37 off 34 balls to help Scotland to 203-9 after 46 overs.

India comfortably reached the revised Duckworth-Lewis target of 209 runs from 46 overs despite some good initial fielding from Scotland and the loss of three wickets. Robin Uthappa scored a half century while Gautam Gambhir scored 85 runs. India won the match by seven wickets with 37 balls to spare.

India will play a seven-match tour of England later this month, having already won the Test series earlier this week.

An associate member of the ICC, Scotland missed a chance to play against a full member country in July when a match against Pakistan was abandoned due to rain.

Toss: India won, and chose to field first

Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Poonia, 4.2 ov), 2-22 (Watts, 7.6 ov), 3-49 (Watson, 13.6 ov), 4-49 (Haq, 14.1 ov), 5-131 (McCallum, 32.6 ov), 6-146 (Smith, 36.2 ov), 7-178 (Hamilton, 42.6 ov), 8-198 (Wright, 45.1 ov), 9-199 (Blain, 45.4 ov)

Did not bat: M S Dhoni, Piyush Chawla, A B Agarkar, R R Powar, R P Singh, M M Patel

Fall of wickets: 1-104 (Uthappa, 20.2 ov), 2-137 (Karthik, 29.3 ov), 3-198 (Yuvraj Singh, 37.4 ov)

Scotland: D F Watts, N S Poonia, R R Watson (capt), R M Haq, G M Hamilton, N F I McCallum, C J O Smith (wkt), C M Wright, J A R Blain, P J C Hoffmann, J D Nel

India: R V Uthappa, G Gambhir, K D Karthik, Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid (capt), M S Dhoni (wkt), Piyush Chawla, A B Agarkar, R R Powar, R P Singh, M M Patel

Player of the match: G Gambhir (India)

Umpires: I J Gould (England) and I L Howell (South Africa) Match referee: R S Madugalle (Sri Lanka)


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Major earthquake strikes Peru followed by multiple large aftershocks

August 16, 2007 According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) a major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 has struck just off the coast of Peru followed by 16 aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from the lowest of 4.5 and the highest of 6.3.

According to Peruvian government officials, 540 deaths and at least 1,600 injured people have been reported throughout the country and some power in Lima has been lost. Reports say some buildings and houses have collapsed including a church and some landslides have also been reported. Hospital workers ended a strike to assist those in need of medical attention.

"There have been losses in the south. But thankfully this has not been a human catastrophe," said the President of Peru, Alan Garcia. The initial quake with a magnitude of 7.9 was recorded at at 23:40:57 (UTC) at a depth of 30.2 kilometers (18.8 miles) and was located 45 km (25 miles) west-northwest of Chincha Alta, but witnesses report feeling the quake as far away as Lima, where buildings shook. The USGS says that damage could be heavy.

The first aftershock, a magnitude 5.8 struck at 00:02:42 UTC and was located 70 km (45 miles) south-southwest of Huancayo in central Peru. That quake had a depth of 31.2 km (19.4 miles).

The largest aftershock of the 13, had a magnitude of 6.3 and struck at 05:16:58 (UTC) and was located 35 km (22 miles) southwest of Ica off Peru's coast.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Tsunami Warning Center briefly issued a tsunami warning for areas 100 km from the epicenter stating that "it is not known that a tsunami was generated" and that the warnings issued are based on the "evaluation of the earthquake only," but "an earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours." All tsunami warnings were subsequently canceled.


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Hurricane Dean is upgraded to a Category 2 storm

August 16, 2007 According to the, is now a  hurricane. The first hurricane of the season had top sustained winds at 100 mph at 5 p.m. EDT. Dean's winds were measured at 75 mph earlier in the day.

A meteorologist from the National Hurricane Center warns, "Dean is likely to become a major hurricane in the eastern Caribbean Sea." Adding that one forecast shows it could become "an extremely dangerous hurricane by the time it reaches the northwestern Caribbean Sea."

Forecasters claim the storm could threaten the by Friday. Dean is then forecast to pass over Jamaica by 2 p.m. EDT Sunday, and then move across the and enter the Gulf of Mexico by Tuesday.

Hurricane warnings have been issues for the islands of St. Lucia and Dominica. The Barbados weather service has issued a for the island of Barbados and a  for  and.

Katherine Cesinger, a spokeswoman for Texas Governor said, "It's so far out, but it's not too early to start preparing...We have more notice than with Erin. We're glad for that especially since [Dean] is projected to bring some strength."

At 2 p.m. EDT, the storm was about 210 miles due east of Barbados and about 305 miles east of Martinique, according to the. It is moving west at 23 mph.

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Jose Padilla found guilty of supporting terrorism

August 16, 2007

Jose Padilla, who is a former Chicago gang member, was found by jury to be guilty of supporting Islamic terrorist groups abroad.

The co-defendants, Adham Hassoun and Kifan Jayyousi, were also found guilty on conspiracy to murder, kidnap, and maim people in a foreign country; conspiracy to provide material support for terrorists; and providing material support for terrorists.

All three defendants face life in prison. The sentencing is on December 5.

The Attorney General Alberto Gonzales issued a statement saying "The conviction of Jose Padilla --  an American who provided material support to terrorists and trained for violent jihad -- is a significant victory in our efforts to fight the threat posed by terrorists and their supporters."

Attorneys for the defendants claimed they will appeal the decision.


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Comments:Three men arrested under suspicion of organising dog fights in southern Finland

While I can happily work for hours on disasters that killed hundreds - or, in some cases, thousands - of people, I never cease to be shocked by even a comparatively small amount of suffering by animals. I only hope Finland sees fit to give these men a nice, long prison sentence. On the upside, illegal gambling should up their sentences. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:20, 16 August 2007 (UTC)


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US President George W. Bush's daughter announces engagement

August 17, 2007 One of United States President George W. Bush's twin daughters, Jenna Bush, announced her engagement today, according to the White House. Bush, 25, became engaged to long-time boyfriend Henry Hager. Hager reportedly proposed to Bush in Maine on Wednesday.

The Washington Post reports the two have been dating for two years.

Sally McDonough, the press secretary for first lady Laura Bush said no official wedding date has been set.

Hager, 28, is currently enrolled at the University of Virginia School of Business, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hager of Richmond, Va. Hager's father was a lieutenant governor in Virginia and the former director of Virginia's Office of Commonwealth Preparedness.

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Talk:Main Page/Archive 16

The Link To Japanese Version is Incorrect
It should link to "メインページ" instead of "ソースを表示".
 * Fixed. — F e  llow  Wiki  News   (W)   (sign here!)  23:13, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Four not fourth!
Glaring mistake on Alan Johnston's section.
 * Done, thanks for pointing this out. Thunderhead 08:18, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Title misleads a little
Should have said "Iran: We will also take 'illegal actions' if UN imposes sanctions". At least that's what says in the content.--24.86.38.119 17:44, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Why is MuslimWikipedia on the front page
On the main page, just before the "March 25" heading, there is the text:

[www.muslimwikipedia.com WikiNews]

Just like that. It's not a link, and those square brackets are visible. I guess this is a glitch. Bill3 15:29, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

 * It was vandalism on the page 2007/March/26. We should watch out for such vandalism hiding on transcluded pages like that. Bill3 15:31, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

April Fools
Sad. The April Fools stuff needs to go.- -- Davodd | Talk 09:18, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Mouse image on main page

Cute but evil... LOL. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  19:12, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

 * And a featured picture from commons... but not harmless, according to the story.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:22, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Layout and whitespace
I'm no wikicode expert, but with the addition of the Wackynews section I see an even bigger area of whitespace under the daily article list.

Is it possible to make the old news (2005/2006) stuff span the full page width as two columns and eat up this space? --Brian McNeil / talk 20:41, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
 * See: User:Doldrums/Sandbox and Water_cooler. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  20:44, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I've collapsed the wackynews section, might want to change the bgcolor on the headline though. :) --Brian McNeil / talk 21:03, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
 * talking about whitespace, do we really need fourteen stories from last year and the previous year on the main page? –Doldrums(talk) 08:45, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Not really but sometimes they are interesting. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  17:25, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Mouse
For the mouse item currently on the main page (think it's on Template:Third lead), should it be "made its nest" instead of "made it's nest"? Pilchard 20:48, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Fixed... And thanks for highlighting it. Some of us are busy watching the recent changes and not looking at the main page.  If you ever want to update any of the leads that appear on the main page look for the Newsroom link in the navigation box.  The three main page leads are down the right side of that page with update links. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:00, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

hijacking
Where is the story about the hijacked airplane in Turkey? Baristarim 16:39, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * this?  Thunderhead  ►  16:41, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thunderhead, I believe he is referring to a hijacking that happened today.
 * Baristarim, an article hasn't been written yet. Actually, I'm trying to find more information about it, but all of the news reports are pretty short; it could end up being one of today's Wikinews Shorts. —Zachary talk 17:14, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

2007 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
Hey, can someone put the NHL Playoffs on the main page? I think it deserves a spot. --wjmoore 15:04, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Sure. Do you have a template for it? Bawolff ☺☻ 17:00, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ Bawolff ☺☻ 17:29, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

I really have to object. Does the whole world really care about hockey or cricket? No, it should be off the main page. Soccer on the other hand should be. 24.10.79.213 14:18, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
 * One, it's football. Two, the only worldwide football tournament is the World Cup, which isn't on again for 3 years. Now, to be honest, I don't care for, or see the need for Ice Hockey. But Cricket, now that is a worldwide tournament, and it is a current one, and a damn lot more people in the world care for Cricket than Ice Hockey, and probably more than for football as well. --86.130.26.220 17:08, 16 April 2007 (UTC).
 * If you don't like sports, don't read it. Wikinews is for everyone, we don't restrict people from writing about what they like. On the other hand, I do understand what you mean...2007 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs is North American but at the same time Wikinews does allow local reporting. I am in the middle on this one. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  18:29, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * There's no US team in the Cricket World Cup, so technically it's not a worldwide tournament. —Zachary talk 18:30, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * No the tournemount is open to everyone its just your not good enough to be in it ;-)--Mark Talk 18:32, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I think what 86.130.26.220 means is that the Cricket World Cup is international because it has many countries in it. It's not just in one continent. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  18:35, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

I think what 24.10.79.213 ment was that it (hockey) isn't worldwide (that I know of) however Football (soccer) and Cricket are. 67.172.125.216 23:06, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
 * How about this, if you have something better to put there, and have a series of articles written on it, we'll put it up there. Seeing as to my knowledge we don't, then we can't put anything else up there. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:18, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

 * I agree with Bawolff's fine judgement. However, (you knew that one was coming!) I don't quite see how a sport that all of North America cares about is considered "local." Given, most of the regular season hockey games I write about deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins (Pennsylvania, USA). Yeah, that's local, (though I hear Sidney Crosby is an idol in Canada) but the playoffs includes teams from all around the United States and Canada, making it continental news.

 * By the way, I don't even think the United States has a cricket team

and we don't want one! I don't even know what cricket is, other than some odd form of baseball using a long paddle and balls... or something sort of like that. I bet 95% of the population of North America couldn't tell you any more than I just did. But just because I/North America doesn't follow it doesn't mean that it should exist on the main page. Same with soccer.. I mean "Football". --wjmoore 03:14, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Well they obviously do, just like Australia has a lacrosse team, they just are not very popular [[image:Smile.png]]. I still don't see the issue with it, even if it is semi-local. so what if its Canada and USA only, we have the space and there is nothing better (more international) to put there. otherwise it'd just be less content on the main page, and that's not good. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:04, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
 * We have good coverage of the tournament and, as Bawolff says, we don't have anything else that is more international. Use the space, and hopefully we'll end up with more people reading because we have good coverage of a sport they like.  I believe the guys writing sports need encouragement and I kinda miss MrM being about as he got accredited and access to games.  There's probably a lot of good knowledge he could have imparted to them. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:29, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I remember, (long time ago), he used to be the only one who'd ever report via the wiki-phone, (calling in on cell phone at end of game), but no one here knew anything about sports, so we couldn't make heads or tails about what he was talking about, so we'd have to wait for him to come online anyway.[[image:Smile.png]]</back in the good ole' days> Bawolff ☺☻ 02:11, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

 * At what Bawolff said on the 17th: someone once said quality over quantity. 24.10.79.27 23:28, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

 * I thought it was going to be off now its going to be spam on the front page that only some canadians care about.
 * Cricket is NOT international. If we have only "international" sports there, then we would only cover the Olympics. DragonFire1024 03:59, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Actually its way more international than hockey. 24.10.79.27 15:21, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

 * "Cricket is NOT international." Of course, how could any sport not known in the USA and or Canada, be really international. Besides, ... Offensive comment removed.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 23:22, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

 * That's rude. Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain aren't third world. duh! 24.10.79.27 23:08, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Proof, if any were needed, that North American's don't get irony. Just noticed, it was possibly a Belgian who deleted the ironic comment. It get's better.

 * Yes, we are a small but fantastic country.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 07:50, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

That's Spiffy
What's with the newspaper print look at the top of the page? I like it. Gives the site more of a newspaper-ey feel. --wjmoore 02:33, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Thank stickeylabel. We;ve been discussing it at the water cooler for a while now. If you thought that was cool, also consider the Datrio+MrM skin. (If you're using firefox or Opera (or any other browser supporting alt stylesheets), you can preview with View→Page Style→ . To make permenet, or if you're using Internet explorer (aka the browser of all badness in this world, go to), Goto skins, and follow instructions there. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:01, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Stickylabel, I like it: from a constructive criticism standpoint, maybe the news column print backdrop could start off slightly lighter at the head of it, and run more deeply in length, all the while fading in shorter steps. -Edbrown05 06:15, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

 * I agree, it still needs a little work. It's almost too much. Clean is good. --  Zanimum 19:29, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
 * The last version was much lighter. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:07, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

The new version is absolutely awesome. Neebs 00:15, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Can someone add this Molten steel killed 32 workers in Liaoning,China to the portal？
--Ksyrie 06:00, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

Can someone explain why this news Bible publishing firm attacked; 3 killed in Latest news,and this one Molten steel killed 32 workers in Liaoning,China was removed ？
--Ksyrie 09:16, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Because the first one is more than one sentence and the second one isn't. It should be developed more before publishing. --Brian McNeil / talk 09:23, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

 * I had added another sources.--Ksyrie 09:24, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

New dynamic nav boxes for portal section of template:Latest news
I have changed the Nav boxes in the portal section of the latest news template to auto-close one you open another one. (credit goes to BrianMc for this idea). Feel free to revert if you don't like. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:12, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

The news
The news keeps getting better and better! They eventually had to find a sort-of-earth-like planet! --Remi0o 06:34, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Stanley Cup 2007
If the Stanley Cup Playoffs cannot be on the front page, neither should Cricket. Its not played in the US so I don't care about it. If it has to be international, then the only sport ever up would be the Olympics...and cricket is NOT international. DragonFire1024 03:57, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * This is the Cricket world cup, it is international. The Stanley Cup Playoffs is not international nor a world cup. I talked about this on IRC when it was first added a couple of weeks ago and the consensus there was to remove, also it not been updated a lot. Cricket is a international in this case, of the world cup.  If the Stanley Cup Playoffs are added, I'll add all NZ sports to the mainpage as well, and lets add every country to the mainpage Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 04:07, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * International = worldwide...cricket is NOT in the US, therefore its not international...and I couls care less what WP considers international. Hockey is in the US, Canada, and a lopt of Europe... DragonFire1024 04:10, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Also...hockey is an Olympic sport....with i don't know how many countries. DragonFire1024 04:27, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * So is Hockey. Gosh, that could get confusing, couldn't it. On that subject, a quick search finds the Wikipedia article International field hockey tournaments, which shows the most recent (international) field hockey tournament as being the 2007 Women's Champions Trophy (field hockey), in January. A quick look at that article shows it is apparently a tournament "for the world's leading national women's teams"; that's national teams, not clubs. Field hockey is a game that, in my experience, is as popular as ice hockey. So why was that tournament of national teams not on the front page, if a North American club tournament should be. --86.137.247.246 12:50, 28 April 2007 (UTC). example used only due to similarity in sport, I'm not suggesting that the tournament was more widely publicised than the Ice Hockey one (though to be honest, where I live, they were/are publicised the same - as in not at all) or anything else about it

 * For our sports coverage we have to rely on what contributors are interested in covering. Yes, that is likely to bias us towards some sports and away from others.  Where we have a reliable source of coverage for a tournament I don't see why we should be too critical about the participants not being international enough to merit the front page.  I personally don't go looking for either the cricket or hockey, but I know both are linked to from the main page.  I commented on this to a friend who follows cricket and he was delighted to get ongoing match scores whenever he wanted.
 * Given time, and a - hopefully - increasing contribution base more sports will be covered and we'll have to start taking tough decisions on what sporting events get main page mentions. The Olympics would be a no-brainer as front page material, but baseball is something that might just get a single link to a portal instead of lists of game results.  As to DragonFire1024's comment on cricket... That's one of the most international sports around.  Only parts of the Americas ignore it, there are teams from Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia, and the Carribean in the World Cup. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:35, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * In all fairness, pretty much every country apart from the remnants of the British empire ignores cricket. But it's certainly more widely followed than American ice hockey. --+Deprifry+ 15:48, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * ITS NOT JUST AMERICAN!. DragonFire1024 18:06, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * As with most unamerican things, that's one of it's few endearing points.

I reverted and readded. Why? 1) the writers, who looks to me only contribute to sports, deserve the recognition. 2) Does not matter how little or how many countries play the sport, it IS international. Although the US has a cricket team, its not covered anywhere in the US. If that still makes cricket international, then so is hockey. 3) No one has yet to provide actionable objections to have it removed. "I don't like it there" is not actionable, and International is not en excuse. See #2. DragonFire1024 18:57, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Reverted. This Stanley Cup is a North American Cup it is not a international world cup, the cricket is a world cup thus is more international. Even if you try to say Ice Hockey is a international sport, there is only 65 members in the IIHF. However, the reason why I oppose this been on the mainpage, is because one, it shows a North American bias, and 2 it is not internationally noteworthy, international teams do not seek it, only Canada and US teams play for it. Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 22:13, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Also, the Final of the 2007 Cricket World Cup is been played now, so we can just be done with it, and remove everything Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 22:16, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Your POV that its North american BIAS is BS, and a personal POV. We may as well not allow sports at all whatsoever. If someone does not "like the way it looks" or does "not watch hockey"then so what.Those are NOT actionable objections. If you don't like the article, then don't read it. DragonFire1024 05:15, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * We need to amend the NPOV policy. “If the US does not play a sport, it's not a worldwide sport. If, and even if only the US plays a Sport, it is a worldwide sport” Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 07:27, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
 * "If the US does not play a sport, it's not a worldwide sport."That's why American's invented such dull sports like roboball, men's rounders and men's netball. As to the merkin arguing that this site isn't biased towards North America, try reading it first. Then come back and we'll be glad to hear your unbiased arguments pointing out how and where it isn't.

Supermassive Star Explosion
-I just discovered this article on the nytimes homepage: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/07/science/space/08novacnd.html?hp It's very recent and I'd like to request that an article be written about it. I'll be on that later, although for several hours I'll be occupied beforehand, so if somebody else could get a head start that would be awesome.

Date and time
Date and time don´t appear in the standard form 2007-05-08 T 10:30 UTC --Mac 08:17, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Personally we should have a little calendar on the main page, like I have in my userpage. DragonFire1024 18:22, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Jerry Falwell - dead or killed?
The current byline for the Jerry Falwell story reads a little oddly - it gives the impression that he died because he was found unresponsive by Ron Godwin. "Found unresponsive" has a lot of different possible meanings - when I first read it, I thought maybe Ron had murdered him because he failed to respond to an email or something(!)202.20.20.129 06:19, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

I don't know. 24.2.60.211 21:09, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Latest news is kinda slow
How long does it take for a new article to show up? It's kinda slow...
 * Users write articles, and much of them, like me, usually write on what they think is interesting. Since we are not obligated or required to write, we do it when we see news that interests ourselves. If you want to see a specific report on an event you can request an article or you can write your own :) DragonFire1024 03:34, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
 * hi Ihafez, welcome to Wikinews. i guess you're asking about the article Senator who voted for anti-cellphone driving law crashes her car while on her cell phone that you wrote. it's now up on the main page. once you've checked that an article is ready to be published, you can replace the develop tag with a publish tag to get the article on to the main page. –Doldrums(talk) 04:34, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Just a Minor Error in the "About Wikinews" box
In the third row, "Unbiased" is spelled "Unbaised".

✅. Thanks for noticing. --SVTCobra 14:21, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Blog?
Should we mention the Wikinews blog (http://wikinewsreports.blogspot.com/ ) somewhere on the front page? --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:29, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Main page changes
Should we use the Wikia idea and hide the main page on a home-template? --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 08:59, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

 * I changed the order of the "things you can do" at the top, think we don't need the newsroom there as it's also on the left navigation bar, and RSS needs to be more prominent because it's important for readership.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:55, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
 * So is the Print Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 19:32, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Age limit?
Hi,

Is there an age limit for the date of events that one writes articles on? Yesterday? Last week? Last month? Last year? What is the Wikinews policy on 'old news'? (BTW, I'm reasonably familiar with wiki mark-up, I'm a reasonably experienced editor over on Wikipedia). Blood Red Sandman 22:29, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
 * About 2-3 days, in place that EN media can be slow on (like Africa) about a week. --Cspurrier 22:31, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:33, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
 * It also depends on what the subject matter is, some subjects obviously don't really have time frames, such as interviews etc. Welcome to wikinews Bawolff ☺☻ 22:37, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Therefore this is just too old. Damn. Oh, well. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 22:58, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Why is the article "More than 100 demonstrate against data retention in Vienna, Austria" shown as "In development"?
My article More than 100 demonstrate against data retention in Vienna, Austria is shown as "In development" on the main page, even though the Develop-template has been removed very shortly after I created it - in fact, it already showed up on the main page under the current articles and was already in the RSS feed. --Florian Prischl 21:19, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

misspelling
"Questions arrise about health of North Korean Dictator" - first headline for today
 * Already fixed - before I saw your comment. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:51, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Leads on main page
I'm beginning to think that maintaining leads on the Main Page is something that maybe should go away, meaning no leads placements at all. Maintenance of these leads has always been been something that requires a high amount of personal, rather than community, judgement. Since space on any web page is a premium thing, perhaps the real estate granted to these leads can be better utilized for other purposes. -Edbrown05 06:40, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I think that since most websites use leads, we should too. I don't understand why there is suddenly such a delay in updating them. There is definitely community input in the decision which lead should be on the main page: if the choice is poor or controversial, it will likely be removed. Until now I think we have managed perfectly to agree on the choice of leads. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 11:14, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I can see both points of view here, and would advise flexibility to allow for the placement of leads when stories warrant. If after a couple days, there are no decent leads, maybe dump the modules and allow other elements to move up. When news breaks, re-insert the leads.

 * As the situation is now, the leads have remained the same for three days in a row, and have likely remained so because there have been few subsequent stories that could top a kidnapped reporter or a pedophile ring being busted. I would, however, vote for a caterpillar infestation, stinky fruit or toy recall over a black box being found as a featured article. I would become more active in updating the leads, but am mainly interested in writing stories, and am loath to promote any stories I've written myself. Wisekwai 15:34, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I too hate promoting stories that I've written myself; I can only watch and hope. I must say, pleased though I was to see my article on the retrieval of the CVR, I was a bit surprised it was a) put on as a lead and b) stayed so long. I mean, it's big news to me, but I'd have thought it to be of interest only to a limited audience. Probably went on due to a lack of Cameroon or Kenya news stories. I wonder if we should introduce voting or similar for the lead? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:29, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
 * pls do feel free to update leads, including to articles you've contributed. Wikinews usually has a small number of contributors active at a given time, so there isn't much scope (or time) for a "community determined" promotion. get well written articles get their place in the sun. i wouldn't mind getting rid of leads in portals, many of which are hopelessly unmaintained and out of date. but the main page shld have leads, if nothing else, to highlight the better articles WN produces. i have no problems with trying to come up with a more community-oriented process for selecting leads, i just don't think its going to matter much given how small the community is. –Doldrums(talk) 21:39, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Title Change
The title of the article Creationism and intelligent design have no place in the UK science curriculum has been changed to "Creationism and intelligent design have no place in the UK science curriculum" says UK Government to clarify the article, but this needs to be changed on the main page. JQF 13:49, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Just hit the refresh link to clear your cache. --216.75.93.110 13:50, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks JQF 13:57, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Updating Breaking News
I think the Alan Johnston story should be removed from the breaking News section. Replace it, if you wish, with something a bit more current?

 * You're probably right. But keep in mind that this is Wikinews and anybody can do this, including you! --SVTCobra 23:48, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Errors?
The main page is all wonky. I'm not sure what the problem is, though, so could someone who knows what's wrong please fix it?--72.130.143.25 18:19, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

 * looks fine to me, and it hasn't been adited for ages. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:33, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

 * It's fixed now, but about forty minutes ago there was some sort of glitch where it wasn't displaying any stories, just lines of code.--72.130.143.25 19:09, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

 * I saw it too - something 'bout DynamicPageLinks or Lists. But as soon as I hit reload it was fine again. --216.75.93.110 19:10, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Page errors
I have firebug installed, it currently lists one error for the main page, main page talk, and the edit window I'm typing this in. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:45, 29 June 2007 (UTC) Details: wgAjaxWatch.watchLinks has no properties http://en.wikinews.org/skins-1.5/common/ajaxwatch.js?80 Line 133 --Brian McNeil / talk 11:47, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
 * some dev was playing with the js without testing would be my geuss (only a geuss). Only devs can touch that js file. Did the same error appear on 'pedia? Bawolff ☺☻ 05:41, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Bulgarian medics/Hungarian president
On the main page it says that the medics were pardoned by the Hungarian president, while in fact (ant id's stated in the article) it was done by the Bulgarian president (as they're Bulgarian :) ).

213.16.46.130 08:47, 25 July 2007 (UTC)
 * oops! thanks for catching that! it's fixed now. –Doldrums(talk) 08:51, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

audio
Is there any chance of integrating audio into the main page, instead of segregating into an "audio edition" tab that, currently, imo, is rather messy and confusing (and not very up to date) I'd be willing to record stories, but I really think you should have links on the main page with each story saying "listen to this article" for items already recorded, and "record this article" to solicit volunteers. Just wondering. 24.90.17.134 04:43, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Article title vandalism
The following articles have had their titles vandalized:

Merv_Griffin_wanks_off_at_82

Perseids_cum_shower_visible_in_northern_brothel (seems to have been fixed)

Los_Angeles_enormous_penis_glitch_causes_4_hour_orgasm

Gay_assrapes_3_in_Missouri_Church

%27Cock%27_found_in_vagina_of_Space_Shuttle_Endeavour (seems to have been fixed)

Lesbian%2C_hooker_found_fucking_in_Minneapolis_sex_shop

Canadian_sex_worker_says_dick_is_%27Huge_Cock_that%E2%80%99s_been_Pumping_Semen_Since_the_1950s%27

Gay_singer_Luciano_Pavarotti_assfucked

Huge_Dick_Suck_Relay_Night_whacked_off_in_Taiwan

Iranian_sex_police_raid_concert_cockslapping_230 (seems to have been fixed)

Police_assrape_terrified_monkey_in_Wisconsin%2C_USA

Giant_Lego_penis_found_in_slut

4.245.131.210 02:25, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

All except for one seem to have been fixed now (or, at least, aren't visible on the Main Page). 4.245.131.210 02:46, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Got the last one. I just followed a link to the previously-titled page from the new page's history, cut-and-pasted the text from new- to old-titled page, and saved the old-titled one with the article text and the new-titled one as a blank page. I hope the vandal grows up enough so that he/she doesn't disrupt news services to get off. 4.245.131.210 03:04, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

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Richard Stallman, founder of GNU Project confirmed safe after earthquake

August 17, 2007 Wikinews has learned that Richard Stallman, the founder of the GNU Project, is confirmed to be safe in Peru after a massive 8.0 earthquake struck the country on August 15. It was earlier reported that he may have been missing.

According to e-mails and forum posts obtained by Wikinews, Stallman was traveling from Lima to Chimbote with a man named Mario Ramos on August 15, when the quake struck and was expected to arrive in Chimbote on Monday August 20. He later arrived in Trujillo, Peru where he 'checked-in.'

"Richard Stallman is now in Trujillo, this I confirm it and tomorrow he will be [at the] conference," said Edward Vega Gavidia in an e-mail obtained by Wikinews.

The possibility of Stallman missing was first announced at approximately 6:43 p.m. (eastern time) when a user by the name of RichiH posted a 'wallop' to users on the Freenode IRC network stating "hi all. As you will surely have heard, there was a major earthquake in Peru. It seems Richard 'RMS' Stallmann [sic] was traveling from Lima to Chimbote with Mario Ramos on August 15th and no one has heard from him since."

Wikinews contacted the GNU Project and Stallman by e-mail, and Stallman confirmed that he is indeed safe.

"I was in Lima, where there was little damage. I was at the Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, in the office of COSOLIG, the university's free software group. When the building started to shake, I realized it was an earthquake, and also that it wasn't strong enough to be dangerous. The other people were much more worried, and urged me to go outside with them, so I did. The shaking continued for surprisingly long, but there was no damage," said Stallman in an e-mail to Wikinews.


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Talk:Richard Stallman, founder of GNU Project confirmed safe after earthquake

OR
I was handed along a message/wallop in IRC stating the following: ''18:43 [freenode] -!- WALLOP RichiH: Hi all. As you will surely have heard, there was a major earthquake in Peru. It seems Richard 'RMS' Stallmann was travelling from Lima to Chimbote with Mario Ramos on August 15th and no one has heard from him since. If you have any information, please email rms-assist@gnu.org or poke us in #freenode.''

I also was handed the links to the e-mails from some users in #freenode on IRC.

I have e-mailed Stallman. If he replies, then obviously the reports are false :) DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 03:52, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Seeing as he is active on the emacs mailing-list
Reports of his vanishing seem to be greatly exaggerated.

 * who gives a damn? a lot of people live in Peru

 * Very true, however, rms is fairly well-known. It's not like it's being called the 'rms Quake' or something. -Kyevan 13:00, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

 * The probability of a celebrity, already a rare event, and his random positioning in Peru together with the fact that the free software movement

isn't likely to be stopped due to him going missing really make this un-note worthy.


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Talk:US President George W. Bush's daughter announces engagement

Needs Renaming
needs renaming, Presdient -> President. Cacophony 06:30, 17 August 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:Mallarray~enwikinews

Welcome
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Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Mallarray. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Mallarray~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 23:21, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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2007 World Deaf Swimming Championships Day 5: A fantastic ending

August 17, 2007

On the final matchday, Thursday, of the 2007 World Deaf Swimming Championships, four athletes fouled at the start of finales section and were disqualified subsequently by referees. One athlete fouled in the Men's 400m Freestyle and three in the Women's 200m Backstroke.

In the Women's 200m Backstroke Final, Swedish swimmer Anna Polivanchuk started prematurely, while Belarus athlete Maryia Rudzko and Japanese athlete Rika Takagishi both started after the official start. Due to the infractions, the referees disqualified Polivanchuk, Rudzko, and Takagishi so that only four athletes participated in the final.

There was a record-breaking performance during the final day. In the Women's final 4x100 Freestyle Relay, the Russian National Team surpassed their old record with a 4 minute and 4.72 second performance. At the end of the five-day main event, the organizers held a closing ceremony for participants and VIPs. In a speech, Taipei City Mayor Lung-pin Hau acknowledged the work of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) and thanked the members of the 23 national teams for their participation. He also suggested that "deaf culture" in Taipei will see lasting benefits from the games.

ICSD Technical Director Reed Gershwind expressed his satisfaction with the event. He suggested that the Taipei City Government will be well-suited to provide a comprehensive service to deaf athletes for the 2009 21st Summer Deaflympics. Gershwind also announced that Portugal was awarded the 2011 championship, which will be held at Lisbon University Stadium.

List of Champions of 5th Matchday

 * Results in italic text highlight a new world record performance.

Medal Statistics after 5th Matchday

 * Only listed national teams who won at least bronze medals. See External links below for full details.


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User talk:Alamian

Welcome
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User talk:71.197.8.9

Welcome
Welcome!

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews:
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 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Here are some other hints and tips:

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

 * When using talk pages, please sign your name at the end of your messages by typing four tildes (~~). This will automatically produce your username (or IP address) and the date.

If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 06:49, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Checkuser accusations
I disagree with your assertion that CheckUser is abused, do you have any evidence to back this up? --Brian McNeil / talk 09:13, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

 * So you know, the only information given is whether multiple accounts share an IP. The privacy policy allows this for site abusers. TheFearow 09:29, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Privacy is abused. -71.197.8.9 09:41, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Freedom of the press, including NPOV fuckers.
 * Privacy is different online - due to the nature of the web, one can never be truly private. TheFearow 06:10, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Hmm, interesting infoo_box at the bottom of this page. 71.197.8.9 07:06, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Policy
Policy does not get changed unless its discussed and or voted upon by the community. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 07:33, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually I misread what you did therefore I reverted my revert. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 07:34, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I probably will launch a dispute against oversight, regards. Edbrown05
 * How old are you? If you are over 18, you could apply to the foundation to get access to check the oversight logs and check for yourself if its abused. TheFearow 06:08, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Uhmm, I got to 3 fingers. Does that count? -71.197.8.9

Blocked
You have been blocked until September 11, 2007 because you have been blocked under Edbrown05. If you continue to evade a block, then you will be blocked indefinitely. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 06:11, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * WOW -71.197.8.9 09:52, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * MOM?
 * Evidently, they can't handle it here. 71.197.8.9 10:40, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It goesdown as, "you are not citizen news." You have no sources!

 * Citizen news with sources, what an oxymoron. 10:46, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It's fucked, and until u unfuck it, it'll keep fucking with you, you oxymorons.

Blocked 2
You have been blocked again Ed. And it expires in 3 weeks, but I will bet money that it will get extended incredibly. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 17:46, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Blocked

 * Please stop changing another user's comments on that talk page, otherwise I shall be forced to block you once again. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:19, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

 * I blocked you. Will you ever learn? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:30, 6 September 2008 (UTC)

Your recent edits
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 * If you don't stop trolling and creating a platform of war, You will be blocked indefinitely. You have been warned and blocked before. This is your last warning. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 12:04, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
 * You have been blocked again. Have fun. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 12:28, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

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Exclusive report on New Zealand's digital TV service

August 17, 2007 Wikinews has compiled the views from various politicians on New Zealand's latest digital television service, Freeview. Those interviewed were Sue Kedgley, Jonathan Coleman, and Steve Maharey, the broadcasting spokespeople for their respective parties; the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, the New Zealand National Party, and the New Zealand Labour Party.

Freeview, modelled after the United Kingdom's Freeview, is competing directly with New Zealand's only other digital pay TV provider, Sky Network Television. Sky reaches around 44.5% of New Zealand households. However, unlike Sky, Freeview has no on-going subscription fees, and only has a one-off fee for a set-top box and, if needed, a satellite dish.

The Labour-led Government has provided Freeview with around NZ$25 million over a five-year period to help New Zealand change from the old analogue technology and align itself "as the rest of the world moves to digital television broadcasting," Mr Maharey said. The funding use is monitored by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Dr Coleman also described the same reasons why Freeview was necessary for New Zealand and is supported by the National Party.

However, Ms Kedgley takes a different approach and describes the Freeview service as "a belated and inadequate response to the digital challenge", but does state that digital TV is the "growth area." She also said that the Government is now trying to catch up after they scrapped TVNZ's (Television New Zealand) digital plan, which she describes as far more ambitious.

National, despite being supportive of Freeview, think that the Government has not done a good job with Freeview, describing it as a "white elephant". Firstly because Dr Coleman says there isn't enough good programming currently available to get people interested in switching, and, secondly, there hasn't been a definite date when analogue transmission will be cut off.

Mr Maharey said that the Government is engaging various broadcasters and interested parties to get a definite analogue switch off date, and talk about other various regulatory factors. He expects the date to be within the next six to ten years.

While the Greens do welcome the new government-funded TVNZ channels, a news and current affairs channel and a family-related channel (TVNZ 7 and TVNZ 6 respectively), "The whole exercise however, smacks of too little, too late." They also say that the amount of funding allocated to new programming cannot pose a threat to Sky. But do support "packaging and marketing [...] existing TVNZ content on the emerging digital platforms." MediaWorks, which runs TV3 and C4, will announce their two new channels in around 18-months. And Triangle TV will add their own channel, Stratos TV, in October, 2007.

National are questioning Mr Maharey why he hadn't released the viewer number figures. Dr Coleman said that Mr Maharey was trying to distance himself away from the "reality" of what was going on. So Wikinews requested, under the Official Information Act, the amount of set-top boxes sold. The request was denied as Freeview was to release the information themselves in a months time. On August 13 the figures were released, with a total over 21,000. General Manager Steve Browning said that “we're tracking well ahead of forecast”. Mr Maharey concurred with what Mr Browning said, saying it exceeds their first year expectations.

Ms Kedgley, Dr Coleman, and Mr Maharey all say that they don't have Freeview, nor know anyone who has the service. Though, Mr Maharey will consider getting it when more channels and the 2008 terrestrial service is launched in eight major New Zealand cities.


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Talk:Exclusive report on New Zealand's digital TV service/Sue Kedgley

Note, formatting may appear to be incorrect.

8th August 2007

Freeview Media Questions Gabriel Pollard

1.Was Freeview a good idea to replace analogue transmission of television?

Freeview is not replacing analogue television. Freeview is one small part of the global transition from analogue to digital television. It is competing here with an entrenched digital fee-for-service provider in Sky. Freeview is a belated and inadequate response to the digital challenge, as state broadcasting seeks to generate business within a fragmenting broadcasting environment. It is this Government’s belated attempt to play ‘catch up’ - years after it torpedoed the far more ambitious TVNZ digital plan that the Government inherited when it came into office in 1999. That said, and despite Freeview’s dubious commercial prospects and low take-up rates so far, we welcome TVNZ’s plans for commercial free news/current affairs and family programming on the Freeview platform. The whole exercise however, smacks of too little, too late.

2.Has the government done a good job with Freeview, in regards to the new television channels, etc?

Some of the content is promising – but the funding announced to date is not sufficient to create enough quality local content to make the channels sufficiently compelling to pose a serious threat to the stranglehold Sky has on digital television in New Zealand.

3.If National had set-up Freeview, would you have done anything different?

No. Our bouquets and brickbats to Freeview have nothing to do with whether Labour or National is leading the Government. The main difference such a change of Government would have on the broadcasting environment is that National would be more inclined, on past pronouncements, to sell TV2. We believe the retention of TV2 is a necessary part of the critical mass needed for state broadcasting to fulfil its potential.

4.Have you, or anyone you know, subscribed to Freeview yet or are thinking of in the future?

I haven’t and don’t know anyone who has yet.

5.Now to television in general. How would you operate TVNZ differently to the Labour Government (regarding the TVNZ charter as well)?

If state broadcasting is to be a meaningful vehicle for entertainment and the expression of national identity it has to be (a) independent (b) properly funded (c) have a clear mandate.

At present it has a confusing and conflicting mandate –to provide public service television at the same time as maximising its profits. In our view they are conflicting.

This mixed model of broadcasting in NZ breeds confusion – among broadcasters and the general public – and leaves the organisation prone to government meddling. TVNZ is now in crisis. The Greens would begin by foregoing the annual dividend and allowing TVNZ to re-invest in programming in order to shore up its market position. At the same time, we would end the mixed model – TVNZ would no longer be driven primarily by the requirement to deliver a dividend.

It would also be funded – still through NZOnAir - to purchase and generate quality local content to enable TVNZ to perform its sole function of being the state broadcaster, screening quality programmes expressive of facets of national identity and values. There would be costs involved – but we believe these would be transitional, and that quality programming would find a commercial audience. We would also support the current trends towards packaging and marketing of existing TVNZ content on the emerging digital platforms, including but not restricted to Freeview.

6.What does the Green Party see as the future of television in New Zealand?

The Greens see free to air television retaining a significant presence, but digital platforms and content packaging – which also hold out the promise of genuine interactivity – are the growth area. The Greens also support the creation of a single industry regulatory body to make funding decisions, to maintain broadcasting standards and to issue rulings on structural issues such as access to content.

7.A review of the TVNZ charter is coming up, can we expect major changes to this, especially considering the Greens views on television?

It is highly unlikely the charter review will end the confusions inherent in the mixed model of broadcasting, which will leave state broadcasting prone to extreme commercial pressures. We would hope, however, that the review would result in charter targets that are clear and measurable. At the moment they are just waffle.

8.What sort of changes do you expect television will now undergo with Freeview launched digitally?

Very little. The test will be whether Freeview can deliver – or afford to buy and/or create – content compelling enough for sufficient viewers to make the considerable investment needed to receive the service. One unwanted impact could be that Freeview will cannibalise TVNZ’s existing free to air audience.


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Talk:Exclusive report on New Zealand's digital TV service/Steve Maharey

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1.Was Freeview a good idea to replace analogue transmission of television?

Replacing analogue television with digital has to happen because analogue transmission equipment is becoming redundant as the rest of the world moves to digital television broadcasting.

Freeview is an initiative of the free-to-air broadcasters which government has agreed to support by providing access to spectrum, and funding of $25 million over a 5 year period.

Freeview in New Zealand is based on the UK model, which has had considerable success. The uptake figures released yesterday of 21,000 set top boxes sold in the first quarter show Freeview has made a good start here.

2.Has the Government done a good job with Freeview, in regards to the new television channels, etc?

Freeview, is a stand alone organisation that is mostly funded by the broadcasters themselves. As outlined above, government has agreed to contribute $25 million in funding over 5 years, the use of this funding is monitored by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.

It is not appropriate for government to provide new channels, this is a matter for the broadcasters. Having said that, TVNZ will be launching two new channels (TVNZ 6 in September and TVNZ 7 in March) and these two channels are government funded. In addition Triangle TV will be launching a new channel in October and TV3 are expected to add to their existing channels within 18 months.

The initial phase of Freeview was targeted at viewers who do not get good reception from analogue signals. There is no expectation that Freeview should get high uptake in the general market until new content is available. Yesterday Freeview announced that in the three months it has been available, 21,000 set top boxes have been sold. This exceeds their expectations (in fact exceeds their expectations for the first year) and is evidence that they are doing well in this initial phase of digital television.

3.Is it now up to Freeview management, or will the Government offer help over time?

It is primarily up to Freeview and the free to air broadcasters but government is and will continue to help. As outlined above we have committed funding and spectrum continuing over a five year period. We are also engaging with the broadcasters and interested parties with respect to analogue switch-off conditions and regulatory factors. Details of this work including terms of references and progress can be found on the Ministry for Culture and Heritage website www.mch.govt.nz.

4.Have you, or any one you know, subscribed to Freeview yet or are thinking of in the future?

I am fortunate to live in an area that has good analogue coverage and I have not yet changed to digital. I intend to consider this when the new channels are operating and the terrestrial (land based) services are available. The terrestrial digital network will be rolled out through the eight largest cities in 2008.

5.What else does Labour see for the future of television?

Television viewership is becoming more and more fragmented. There is a large amount of content available on a variety of platforms. With this fragmentation, it is important that New Zealanders have New Zealand content, stories, images and viewpoints available to them. New Zealanders needs to retain access to their culture through broadcasting and through availability of New Zealand broadcasting.

There are two views I can see of the future of television in New Zealand.

The first is what I believe should happen. If the transition to digital is managed well, the branding and leadership position of New Zealand broadcasters preserved in the market and if public broadcasting and local content has secured a place in the hearts of New Zealanders’, then broadcasting will thrive and bring us the best viewing from New Zealand and around the world – irrespective of the platform for delivery or the device it is received on.

The second is much less appealing. If public broadcasting is not strengthened and TVNZ reverts to a fully commercial model with no public mandate, then I can see a future of hundreds of channels of overseas content, choice of only other countries’ content, branding, news, stories, accents, faces and issues and a New Zealand that increasingly loses touch with its own culture and identity.

6.A review of the TVNZ charter is coming up, can we expect major changes to this, especially considering the classification of Maori content?

The first step in the review of the Charter has been the public consultation undertaken by TVNZ. Feedback from this consultation will be analysed by representatives from TVNZ, policy advisors and an independent academic advisor. Until I have seen the result of this process I am unwilling to speculate on the likely extent of any changes.

It is important that TVNZ retain the obligation both to show Maori programming and to reflect Maori culture, stories and issues within its mainstream programming.

7.What sort of changes will television now undergo with Freeview launched digitally?

As far as this is able to be anticipated, I expect that free to air television will move to digital over the next 6-10 years there will be more choice of channels individual programmes will be available to more people through time shifting (e.g., programmes currently available only in off peak hours may be available on a different channel in peak hours) broadcasting content will be used in more ways through a variety of platforms and will be more available for education and informative purposes user generated content and interaction will become more integrated with traditional broadcasting programmes broadcasters will need to move to different business models, probably a hybrid model, to ensure their ongoing relevance and financial viability.


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Exclusive interviews
The full interviews are available on these sub-pages: Talk:Exclusive report on New Zealand's digital TV service/Sue Kedgley, Talk:Exclusive report on New Zealand's digital TV service/Steve Maharey, and here: Talk:Exclusive report on New Zealand's digital TV service/Jonathan Coleman.

I conduced Sue's and Steve's interview by e-mail and I recorded a phone interview with Jonathan. Very exciting to do. --Nzgabriel | Talk 07:10, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

FreeView
I'd like to know who is getting this service, because as an Aerial/Sat Tech, no-one in the South Island that I'm aware of has signed up to it. Lots of my customers have asked about it, but seems they can already get the channels (save C4), no-one is willing to shell out the money.(Trumpy 07:29, 19 August 2007 (UTC))


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Comments:Wikinews interviews World Wide Web co-inventor Robert Cailliau

"Information wants to be free." <-- a late 1990's invocation.

And then there is the old adage... "A wise Jew once said, watch your pennies, and the dollars will take care of themselves."

Advertisers take care of the pennies part, bothersome as ads might be. The free spirit of the WWW will never go for micropayments.

Deadly points Robert Cailliau on hosting platform corporations running away with the law.

good article, been working with the web for 9 years and still get to learn. Analogy of banking system with today's data system is brilliant, must get to read his book. —Derekabdinor 07:44, 21 August 2007 (UTC)


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Three killed in Utah coal mine rescue

August 17, 2007 Three rescue workers at the Crandall Canyon Mine in Utah were killed trying to rescue six trapped miners who have been missing for over a week.

Utah's governor, Jon Huntsman, honored the dead rescuers by saying, "There's nothing more selfless than someone giving their life in pursuit of saving someone else."

Six other workers were injured in what is being called a seismic "bump." Seismologists said a similar incident happened on the day of the original August 6 cave in. A "bump" is caused by coal shooting out from the walls of a mine due to extreme pressure.

No further details were available about the official cause of the rescuers' deaths. Their identities also were not released.

All rescue efforts to find the remaining six missing miners have been called off for now. It is not known at this time if the six miners are alive or dead.

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Nauru to hold parliamentary elections

August 17, 2007 The tiny island nation of Nauru is to hold parliamentary elections next week, on August 25. The current government, which has been stable since 2004 after much political turbulence early in the early 2000s, wants to make changes in the way the parliamentary republic is governed, but wants to be elected for a new period before it goes ahead.

As of August 17, 83 candidates have expressed their intention to run in the election, according to Radio Australia. The voting system is a preferential system directly electing representatives. There is only one formal political party in Nauru, Naoero Amo ("Nauru First").

The elections were supposed to be held in October, but have been moved ahead two months. The last parliamentary elections were held on October 23, 2004.

Presidential elections in Nauru were supposed to be held in June, but have been postponed until the end of 2007 due to discussion on whether to use indirect voting (which is currently used) or direct voting.

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User talk:Hiroyasu Tomaru

Author of the disputed issues of various kinds, Hiroyasu Tomaru challenges the common views that occasionally fail to catch the truth of the facts or the incidents.
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Signing your talk page comments
Hiroyasu Tomaru, you need to sign comments you make with four tildes, like this: Hello, everyone! ~

Otherwise, your comments can't be easily identified and separated from those of other people. Thanks. irid:t 02:41, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

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Hiroyasu Tomaru
Hello, everyone! 122.17.247.232 06:41, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Author of the disputed issues of various kinds, Hiroyasu Tomaru challenges common views that occasionally fail to catch the truth of the facts or incidents.

Based in Tokyo, Japan, he writes varies topics,　mainly in the economics, politics and global affairs.

He is specialized in the disputed territorial issue long remained unsolved between Japan and Russia.

[BOOKS] Among the books he has written is the Hidden History of the (Japan's) Northern Territories (which is occupied by Russia).

The (Japanese)Newspaper Collection on the Northern Territories.

The Let's Make Japan Isolated (a China strategy).

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Airplane crash in Alaska kills five

August 17, 2007

A small airplane crashed yesterday in southeast Alaska, killing five and injuring four. Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said that among the survivors is a two-year-old girl. Ketchikan Public Safety Director Rich Leipfert told the Ketchikan Daily News that three of the injured were transported to hospitals.

Leipfert also said that the plane, belonging to SeaWind Aviation, crashed into a tree at Traitors Cove, an area about 25 miles north of Ketchikan. SeaWind Aviation's web site lists the aircraft as a deHavilland Beaver floatplane

Identifications of those killed or of those injured were not currently available. The bodies are to be recovered today due to inclement weather and darkness on Thursday.

The cause is under investigation. However, there were reportedly very high winds in the area at the time of the crash.

The aircraft involved in this accident is understood to be N345KA which was also involved in a crash in July 2000 whilst with a different owner. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report of the incident, the aircraft suffered substantial damage after its left wing struck a tree whilst attempting to take-off. The pilot, the only person on-board, was not injured. The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the accident was pilot error in inadequately compensating for the wind conditions.

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User:Symode09/Story preparation/Jusdson Laipply

I am able to hold an interview with Judson Laipply, the guy in the most viewed movie on youtube - the evolution of dance. Feel free to ask questions for me to put forward. The video is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg Symode09 14:23, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Blood Red Questions

 * Were you surprised by how popular your video was?
 * Where did the idea for the video come from?
 * Why, in your opinion, is the video more popular than anything else?
 * Do you intend to do any more YouTube projects?

 * - -  Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:39, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Brianmc Questions

 * Your video relies on visual/physical humour, who are some of the people you admire that have done this sort of humour? Rowan Atkinson?
 * Are you a fan of Monty Python?
 * Your Youtube video effectively covers 10-20 years of pop history, both documenting the dance fashions and mocking them, has anyone told you they felt offended?
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Talk:2007 World Deaf Swimming Championships Day 5: A fantastic ending

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Translated mostly from Chinese Version. Brock contact... 14:36, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

 * BrockF5, you say that 4 athletes fouled in the final day, but only 3 of the fouls were detailed. Is this correct, that there were 4? If so, do you have information available on the 4th athlete's foul? Jcart1534 17:59, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
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Russia to resume bomber patrols

August 17, 2007 Russia is planning to resume a Soviet-era practice of sending its bomber aircraft on long-range flights, the Russian president Vladimir Putin has said. Mr Putin said the move to resume the flights after a 15 year suspension was in response to security threats posed by other military powers.

"I made a decision to restore flights of Russian strategic bombers on a permanent basis, and at 00:00 today, August 17, 14 strategic bombers, support aircraft and aerial tankers were deployed. Combat duty has begun, involving 20 aircraft."

Mr. Putin said, speaking on the final day of military exercises involving Russia, China, and four Central Asian countries in the south Urals, said that on the first day of patrol flight, bomber planes would spend about 20 hours in the air, with midair refueling, and would interact with naval forces.

The Russian president added that although the country stopped strategic flights to remote regions in 1992, "Unfortunately, not everyone followed our example." Other states' long-distance strategic patrol flights have created certain problems for national security, he said.

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Two die from overdoses and 83 arrested at New Jersey Ozzfest

August 17, 2007

Two men died and 83 were arrested at the New Jersey PNC Arts center, Holmdel the scene of this year's New Jersey Ozzfest, an annual travelling hard rock and heavy metal show. This year's Ozzfest includes Lordi, Static-X, Lamb of God and the show's namesake, Ozzy Osbourne.

Raymond Guarino, 26, of Forked River, New Jersey collapsed at around 3:15 p.m. and went into cardiac arrest, following which he was resuscitated. He later died in a local hospital. It is believed his death was the result of his consumption of cocaine, marijuana and alcohol. An autopsy will be conducted to confirm the cause of death.

Patrick Norris, 24 of Coram collapsed around 10:00 p.m. and was transported to the same hospital in cardiac arrest; he was pronounced dead on arrival. Police believe he too had consumed a combination of cocaine, marijuana and alcohol.

In addition, New Jersey police arrested 83 people on various drugs and alcohol charges, including underage drinking, as well as charges of drug possession, assault, resisting arrest, defiant trespass and lewd behavior. The arrests are the result of a crackdown started after 13 youths were hospitalised at the venue, the youngest being 11 years-old. The crowd at today's event was too large for the 17,000 seat venue to accommodate, due mainly to the decision to make Ozzfest a free event this year.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority, who owns the venue, has imposed a permanent ban on consuming alcohol in the car park of the site. Previously, patrons had been allowed to bring their own alcohol and consume it there.

Police arrested over 90 people on Saturday at an O.A.R concert, and 54 on Friday during an Incubus show. A Velvet Revolver concert is scheduled for later tonight. Over 300 people have been arrested at the site this week.


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The Russian flag
Is there a reason we have the flag in this article? We don't have the United States flag on every article involving US politics. irid:t 16:25, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
 * and now? --TheFEARgod 16:28, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Looks good. irid:t 16:29, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

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I am sorry, but that was a copyright violation. Please see Copyright. --SVTCobra 23:27, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Somalia: Grenade explosion kills two in Afgoi
You didn't rewrite. You are still copying the text of other news sources. --SVTCobra 23:30, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Helicopter incident in Afghanistan wounds three Italian soldiers
You're getting better at this, that's a nice stub which I published with only minor changes. Don't give up hope of getting the hang of Wikinews, all of us started out with fairly short articles and learned from what other people were doing. In fact, we're all still learning about how best to improve the presentation of the news. Wiki is always an evolving process. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:09, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
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 * I agree with that, a much better article. Once you get into the swing of things I'm sure you'll become a great asset to the project, as I've bumped into you from time to time on Wikipedia, so I know that you put a lot of work into whatever you feel is worth doing. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:05, 22 August 2007 (UTC)

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There is a lot of headlines as we want a variety of stories. Since it's random, if there arent many stories it can get boring, whereas with a big list there is plenty of variety. TheFearow 22:31, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Bus explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia kills many civilians
Please do not copy and paste articles from other sources. We have had this discussion in the past. --SVTCobra 15:59, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Next time delete the copied sentence rather than obscuring the whole article because of that sentence!!!

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Man kills 5 relatives in family massacre in Croatia
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Reviewing articles
FYI, we have a relatively new policy Reviewing articles which precludes publishing your own articles. Cheers, --SVTCobra 17:50, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
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User talk:Mweiss13

Please stop vandlaising. If you continue, you will be blocked. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:47, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

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Comments:Reports: US to label Iran's Revolutionary Guard as 'terrorist organization'

It's about time! These people have been supplying & training terrorists for years!-17:52, 17 August 2007 (UTC)


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Hurricane Dean now a Category 4 storm

August 17, 2007 The in Miami now says that the Atlantic's first hurricane has reached Category 4 status, with winds up to 140 mph (225 km/h). is now being called a "major hurricane."

While the storm is currently moving west through the Caribbean, additional strengthening is forecast within the next 24 hours.

A has now been issued for Haiti from the Haiti/Dominican Republic border to. The Dominican Republic government has changed the tropical storm watch to a tropical storm warning from Cabo Engano to Haiti. Also, a hurricane watch has now been issued from Cabo Beata to the Haiti.

At 1:45 p.m. EDT, the eye of the Hurricane Dean was 175 miles (282 km) west of and 300 miles (480 km) southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Tropical storm warnings continue to be in effect for the and Puerto Rico as the storm is moving west at 22 mph (35 km/h) and could intensify over the warmer waters toward Jamaica.

Dean is currently forecast to dump two inches (~50 mm) of rain on Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with a few isolated areas receiving a possible five inches (~130 mm).

The National Hurricane Center says it is too early to project whether the storm poses a threat to the U.S..

The storm moved through and Martinique today, causing structural damage, knocking out power, and flooding roads. Also, a 62-year-old man drowned today, being the storm's first death.

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