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Milestone at world's largest cleanup site: Hanford nuclear basin removed

September 13, 2009 K East Basin, a nuclear reactor basin in the Hanford Site in the northwestern United States, has been removed. Hanford, which was once one of the world's largest nuclear production facilities as a component of the Manhattan Project, is now the site of the world's largest environmental cleanup effort. The leak-prone K East Basin, which stored radioactive waste, was considered one of the site's top environmental risks.

Removal of the basin, which was located 1,200 feet (370 m) from the Columbia River, will permit cleanup of contaminated soil along one of the river's tributaries. The step was noted by a U.S. Department of Energy executive as a significant event in the protection of the river and of the million people who live downstream. It will also permit a reduction in the footprint of the cleanup project.

With a capacity of 1.2 million gallons (4.5 million litres), the basin once held 1,100 tons (998 metric tonnes) of spent nuclear fuel from the site's nine plutonium production reactors; it also contained less radioactive sludge.

Contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation's removal of the basin, completed on Wednesday, September 9, followed the removal of its toxic contents in 2004 and 2007. Initially, the DOE and CH2M had intended to complete the removal by the end of July, but higher-than-anticipated levels of radiation delayed the project. Measures to protect workers delayed the project. In the past, the project has held annual public meetings; the day after the removal was complete, however Hanford's top management invited workers to additional meetings September 17 and 18. These new meetings will not be open to the public or to the media.

A legal deadline calling for the removal of the basin by the end of September was met. CH2M will begin digging up the surrounding soil immediately; contaminants may include plutonium, uranium, cesium, strontium, cobalt, PCBs and/or chromium.


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One killed by suicide bomber in southern Russia, five wounded

September 13, 2009

A suicide bomber killed at least one person and injured five at a police checkpoint in southern Russia on Friday, national news agencies reported.

The explosion occurred in Nazran, the main city in the region of Ingushetia. Spokesman Kaloi Akhiltov said to the Associated Press news agency that a van packed with explosive material drove into the traffic checkpoint. The checkpoint post was completely destroyed, he said.

According to government-controlled RIA news agency, the single casualty from the blast was a civilian.

The attack has been blamed by regional authorities on Islamist separatist rebels.

The Caucasus region of Russia has seen an increase in attacks recently, following a few years of relative calm after two wars with separatists in the neigbouring region of Chechnya.


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Comments:Former U.S. Senator Norm Coleman diagnosed with Bell's palsy

Norm, I just read of your diagnosis. I got Bell's palsy in April of 2008 and still working on a full recovery. It will take time and patience so be prepared. One thing I think you should know is not to put to much into the time tables the doctors are giving you for your recovery. I too was told I should have a complete recovery in a couple months but sometimes it takes much longer. I am 17 months into this and still in active recovery. Its hard and some days it takes all my energy to be positive. A true blow. Your comment about this not deterring any of your future plans and positive attitude makes me feel I'm not so alone with this illness. I wish you the best as you recover. Peace, Jeanette —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.123.108.80 (talk • contribs)


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400 pound python seized by wildlife officials in Florida

September 13, 2009

A "monster" Burmese python, weighing in at 400 pounds and stretching 18 feet long, was seized by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials on Friday after it was deemed unsafe in its cage near Lake Apopka, Florida.

The snake, named "Delilah", is at least 16 years old. Melvin Cheever was caring for Delilah after his brother moved to West Virginia and left the snake behind temporarily. Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission visited the home after a complaint arose questioning the security of the snake's chain-link cage.

"I fed her this morning, gave her seven rabbits. She is as docile as can be. She's as happy as can be," said Cheever.

Officials called it the largest snake they had ever witnessed. Lt. Rick Brown with the organization's investigations section said, "To me it's a Goliath. It's a monster of a snake."

The incident occurs amid fears of snakes following the death of a 2-year-old Sumter County girl who was killed by her family's pet python earlier this summer.

Delilah was transported to a properly licensed caregiver, but is expected to remain there only temporarily.


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Comments:Former Taiwanese president jailed for life on corruption charges

China owns Taiwan. That is my personal belief. 96.49.11.71 (talk) 06:48, 13 September 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Alleged ghost hunt in Toronto ends in death

Now she's a ghost? --Phil1988 (talk) 08:15, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

That building has a reputation for being haunted. It was the site of numerous deaths and murders.
 * There has been at least one murder in this building. It was in 2001 and to this day, has yet to be solved. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:18, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Stupid people earning their nomination for Darwin Awards (my 2c)

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BBC to release iPlayer to other broadcasters

September 13, 2009

The BBC are going to release their iPlayer to other broadcasters around the UK.

Eric Huggers, Director of Future Media and Technology at the BBC, announced that the BBC iPlayer would be opening up to third-party broadcasters. He made the announcement at the IBC 2009 conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He said that the broadcaster would be willing to accept outside content. The sharing of technology with other broadcasters means that ITV and Channel 4 shows could be featured with the same technology. This would mean that British viewers would get the chance to watch shows like popular singing competition show The X Factor and long-running soap-opera Coronation Street.

Huggers explained: "The concept of opening up our investment and technology infrastructure, user experience and design is central for us in helping other broadcasters achieve their goals of continuing to have a direct relationship with users rather than being disintermediated by third-party aggregators. The iPlayer isn't something you can stick on a DVD, install and run. We can offer other free-to-air broadcasters a chance to share in our investment and get into on-demand."

Huggers also said: “It is about making sure each of the broadcasters around the world can continue to have a direct relationship with their users. The investments are going to be made available to public and private companies so that they don’t have to invent the iPlayer or look at how to deliver free-to-air."

The corporation's governing body have yet to approve the proposals made for the "open iPlayer".


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Norman Borlaug, father of the Green Revolution, dies at age 95

September 13, 2009

American agronomist and Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug has died aged 95. Borlaug, known as the father of the Green Revolution that transformed agriculture in the 20th century, died of complications from cancer at his home in Dallas, Texas in the United States late on Saturday evening.

Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his development and introduction of high yield crops, and also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal, the two highest civilian awards in the U.S.. His work is often credited as saving over a billion lives.

Born in 1914 in Cresco, Iowa Borlaug worked on the family farm before enrolling at the University of Minnesota, gaining a master's and a Ph.D. in plant pathology and genetics.

In 1944 he began working for the Cooperative Wheat Research and Production Program, a joint project of the Mexican government and the Rockefeller Foundation. It was there that he led the development of new disease-resistant, high yield wheat varieties.

His introduction of these varieties to Southeast Asia in the 1960s averted mass famines, and led to countries such as India and Pakistan becoming self-sufficient in food. This was soon heralded as the start of a "Green Revolution", and later his efforts were extended to Africa.

From 1984 until his death Borlaug taught as Distinguished Professor of International Agriculture at Texas A&M University, whilst continuing his research in Mexico and his promotion of agricultural development around the world. In 1986 he established the World Food Prize to recognize contributors to improvements in world food supplies. In 2006 A&M created the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture to continue his work.

As well as his agricultural work, when younger he was a keen wrestler, competing for his high school and the University of Minnesota. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1992.

Borlaug is survived by two children, Jeanie and William, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. In a statement his children said: "It is the hope of the Borlaug family that his life be an example to all. We would like his life be a model for making a difference in the lives of others and to bring about efforts to end human misery for all mankind."

A memorial is planned to be held at Texas A&M.


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My family is on holiday on a greece island. - I lost any contact - very scared - german officials/police/government don't help. They ask me to turn to greece officals. As my parents have nearly 80 and 70 years I fear they can't help themselves out there.


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I understood there was a competition commission ruling that blocked this before, has this been lifted?


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Rubens Barrichello wins 2009 Italian Grand Prix

September 15, 2009

Brawn-Mercedes driver Rubens Barrichello won the FIA Formula One 2009 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. His team-mate Jenson Button came second.

The Brazilian led the race after the McLaren team carried out a second pit-stop for Lewis Hamilton, who had led from pole position. The last spot on the podium was filled by Kimi Räikkönen in a Ferrari after Hamilton crashed dramatically on the last lap chasing Button too hard.

Brawn executed a one pit-stop strategy that allowed them to save time they would lose otherwise by competing with the KERS-equipped cars in front of them on the grid.

Once again the race gave a good result for the Force India team as Adrian Sutil chased Räikkönen. Starting from second place on the grid, Sutil was quickly passed by the KERS-equipped Räikkönen's car in the first corner as in the previous race he overtook the pole-sitter Giancarlo Fisichella, who is now racing for Ferrari.

The other Force India driver, Vitantonio Liuzzi, surprised the spectators by qualifying 7th on Saturday, but he retired on lap 22 when his transmission broke.

Fernando Alonso pushed hard throughout the race to finish fifth and score 4 more points for Renault, ahead of the McLaren of Heikki Kovalainen.

Nick Heidfeld managed to get two points for BMW Sauber after starting from the back of the grid as far as 15th. Championship third contender Sebastian Vettel today closed the starting grid with one point for Red Bull Racing, while Mark Webber was out of the race after pushed by Robert Kubica in his car rear.

Italian Fisichella was very emotional after he borrowed Felipe Massa's vacant place from Luca Badoer by joining the Italian team. He finished 9th.

Jenson Button strengthen his lead in the Championship with 80 points total. His team-mate is 2 points closer to him after this race with 66 points. Vettel is 12 points behind Barrichello and Webber 14.5 points with Räikkönen only half the points of Button. The lead constructor is still the Brawn team with 146. Red Bull 40.5 points behind, others farther behind.


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Israeli F-16 fighter jet crashes, pilot killed

September 13, 2009

Assaf Ramon, the pilot of an Israeli F-16 fighter jet, was killed on Sunday after his plane crashed in the West Bank, according to officials.

Ramon was the eldest son of Israel's astronaut Ilan Ramon, who was one of six people killed in the February 2003 Columbia space shuttle explosion.

The pilot's plane smashed into a hilly area near the city of Hebron, the Israeli military said, adding that the accident happened during a routine part of an advanced pilot course. Search and rescue have been dispatched to the area.

It was not immediately known what caused the jet to crash.


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Lift accident in Hong Kong skyscraper kills six

September 13, 2009

Six construction workers at Hong Kong's International Commerce Centre (ICC) were killed on Sunday when they fell seventeen stories down a lift shaft.

The workers were standing on a platform on the 27th floor of the building when it collapsed.

The ICC's building developers from Sun Hung Kail Properties, Ltd., said they would pay the families of the victims at least HK$1 million (US$129,000) apiece and pay for funeral costs. Donald Tsang, the city's CEO, said a full investigation into the incident would be launched.

The International Commerce Centre, when completed, is to be the fourth tallest building in the world, with 118 stories. It is scheduled to open in 2010.


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Riots in Hamburg, Germany injure dozens

September 14, 2009

Local police reports say that 47 people were injured and 60 arrested in Hamburg, Germany, following violence between police and protestors over the past two days.

2,000 officers were deployed to help contain the riots. They deployed water cannons against the demonstrators, whose numbers were reported by different sources as 2,000 and 6,000. The demonstrators, protesting a rally held by about 100 members of the far-right, had been throwing stones and other objects in the neighbourhood of Schanzenviertel. Several cars were set on fire and the demonstrators destroyed a bus stop.

Senior police official Peter Born said 28 police officers were wounded in the clashes.

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Fire at Kazakhstan hospital kills at least 38

September 13, 2009

A fire at a drug treatment hospital near Almaty, Kazakhstan, killed it least 38 people on Saturday, authorities have said.

Ten more people have been hospitalised, two of them in critical condition.

The blaze started at approximately 05.30 local time (23.30 UTC) in Taldykorgan. The fire spread quickly, consuming almost 650 square metres of land.

"According to tentative data, 38 people were killed, of which 36 were patients and two were medical personnel," the national emergency situation ministry stated. The ministry says that emergency crews managed to rescue up to forty people and medical personnel from the burning building.

Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Bozhko said that the inhabitants of the building may have been hampered in their escape by locked doors and barred windows.

There was apparently no fire alarm on the premises, and firefighters had not been alerted to the fire quickly enough to contain it.

In a statement on the Internet, Kazakh prime minister Karim Masimov called for a commission to investigate the cause of the fire: "The country's prime minister has entrusted the commission with carefully investigating the cause of this tragedy, and taking exhaustive measures to render assistance to the victims."


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Comments:IEEE approves 802.11n standard after six years

Bout time --Gimmethegepgun (talk) 17:55, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Seriously. I've already got N in most of my newer hardware, and it wasn't even officially out yet. They need to get their act together and not take so long.  Either that or make the upgrades MAJOR improvements. -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 21:49, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

They were not improving it - they were approving it —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.23.170.92 (talk • contribs) 23:23, 18 September 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Road accidents, suicide, pregnancy and violence among top killers of world's youth

Really was not expecting pregnancy to be a main cause of death. Bawolff ☺☻ 18:29, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

 * If you put yourself into the perspective of today's youth, you have to spend the first 13 years of your life at school learning stuff that mostly benefits no one, another few years at college, then you enter the world with a mountain of debt and a lifetime of work.

 * If you put some effort into it and make something of yourself with a career then you probably still won't be able to afford a house and even if you can, there probably won't be anyone willing to give you a mortgage. If you can afford to buy a car, well done but you probably won't be able to afford petrol to put in it.

 * When you're too old to work, you won't be able to afford to retire, your kids won't be in a position to look after you (they'll be in the same boat) and your pension will more likely than not disappear in a puff of smoke when you come to withdraw it. You can rest when you're dead... maybe. On the other hand, you can have a council house, that you could never afford yourself and which gets bigger as you have more and more kids and a free wage that also grows with your family for simply sitting on your arse. So why not retire now?

 * There's a lot of doom and gloom going around these days, too much, so what are kids expected to do? Torture their livers, have unprotected sex, get pregnant, get STDs, take their frustration out on passersby in random acts of violence and drive dangerously, that's what. It's pretty much that, kill yourself or develop a zen like attitude of altruistic selflessness towards life, expecting no reward for playing your part in society and the economy. It's no wonder at all that this stuff is happening. The real question is what incentive is there for a young person to not drop out of the bottom of society and what can we do about it.... I don't know.

 * You may think that I have the wrong attitude here. Maybe I expect too much out of life? I say: it's not me. From the cradle, we have MTV telling us that we can all be rock stars and get our kicks for free and teachers telling us that if we learn our ABCs and get letters after our names then we'll all get great jobs with big houses and shiny new cars. Neither approach is remotely realistic and most lower and middle class folk will eventually have that epiphany where we realise that no matter how hard we try, it's not quite going to work out like we were told. You can hardly blame kids for opting out of life.

 * One thing that I think definitely won't help is making poison, firearms and alcohol less accessible as suggested in the article. Preventing suicidal people from ending their pain isn't going to magically make them happy people.Shane.Bell (talk) 13:38, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

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bakwas —117.197.178.251 (talk) 10:25, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I removed this as gibberish; another user restored and noted it had some meaning (without elaborating further). I've resorted to Googling the word and it appears to be Punjabi-origin slang that has crept into other languages. I'm noting this here so that no other contributor makes a similar mistake years down the line and tries again to remove it. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:18, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, you could have asked, BRS. "Bakwas" is transliteration of a Hindi word which means "non-sense". 103.254.128.86 (talk) 16:20, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 * In order to ask, one would first need to be able to differentiate it from a keysmash; as noted, had I not left this comment, another user (or even myself again) would be liable to make the same edit if they stumbled across this in four or five years time. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:30, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 * IP lookup helps. 103.254.128.86 (talk) 17:55, 10 January 2019 (UTC)


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User talk:Johndrinkwater

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User talk:76.115.141.29

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Thank you for your productive and helpful edits on Wikinews. We really appreciate what you've done. Wikinews needs more good editors like yourself; please consider getting an account! We'd be very happy to have you. – Juliancolton  | Talk 20:46, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

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Wikinews visits the 2009 Reno Air Races

September 23, 2009

The Reno Air Races are one of the few remaining air racing events, taking place each year in Nevada, USA. This year, the Reno Air Races had enough competitors in its classes to warrant an extra day of racing heats, which started on Wednesday. Fortunately, this did not diminish the crowds or the excitement for the weekend. The culmination of the week's events, proved to be an extremely busy Sunday with 12 races and 7 air show performances. These performances included the Red Eagles biplane acrobatics, Patty Wagstaff in her Extra 300S, a C-17 Globemaster III tactical demonstration, and the Blue Angels. For any serious attendee of the air races, the defining event of the week was the Unlimited Gold race at the end of Sunday.

The winner of this year's Unlimited Gold race was the returning champion from 2008, Strega. Strega was flown by Steven Hinton this year, and at 22 years old, he is the youngest to ever win the National Championship Air Races. His chief competitor for the Gold race was expected to be Will Whiteside flying Voodoo. Unfortunately, Voodoo had mechanical difficulties and was forced to pull out of the race midway through. The second place finisher for the Gold race was John Penney in Rare Bear, who called a mayday after the race finished, though he did land safely.

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Category:Wikinews Statistics

Pages about collecting statistics on wikinews.

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Talk:Wikinews visits the 2009 Reno Air Races

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I will be there. I will bring back a few thousand pictures. Yada yada. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 23:10, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Race Winners:
 * Unlimited Gold - Strega (Race 7)
 * Biplane Gold - Phantom (Race 62)
 * Formula One Gold - Invictus (Race 1)
 * Jet Gold - Viper (Race 77)
 * Sport Gold - Race 8
 * T-6 Gold - Six Cat (Race 6)
 * Super Sport Gold - Nemesis (Race 3x)

I know I'm a little slow on the writing of the article, but it was an exausting weekend and I took 3,500 picture. Takes time to sort, photoshop & upload. As for my "notes", I really don't have anything else. I was there, I watched the races and took pictures. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 02:43, 23 September 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:400 pound python seized by wildlife officials in Florida

I do not understand why they should not be allowed to keep thier pet python. I have an albino burm myself. I would be damm MAD if someone took mine. I agree that you should have to keep the snake well contained and fed, but for someone to tell you that you do not have the right to have it, BULL.!!!!!!!!!!! People want to judge all snakes by what happens with one. Why can't you hipocrits understand that? So give back the pet you might as well have stolen from this famly! just my opinion   THEPOORTIREGUY@YAHOO.COM

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Talk:Riots in Hamburg, Germany injure dozens

Review of revision 881733 [Failed]

 * Thanks for your in-depth review. I've tried to address the concerns listed, could you have another look at it? Thanks. Tempodivalse [talk]  00:08, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

 * No problem -- interesting article. I just made a couple edits (suggestions, really) -- do those seem like improvements to you? I'll go ahead and publish if you approve of them, but would prefer to know if they sit well with you first! -Peteforsyth (talk) 01:27, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Yep, your edits are fine with me. The story's now a bit on the short side - only three paragraphs - but I think it's large enough for publishing. Thanks again for your suggestion and edit! Tempodivalse [talk]  02:01, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia links, possibly relevant

 * National Democratic Party of Germany
 * Boroughs and quarters of Hamburg
 * Altona, Hamburg
 * Neo-Nazism

-Peteforsyth (talk) 00:05, 14 September 2009 (UTC)


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User:Bawolff/sanbox/leadGenerator.js

importScript('user:Bawolff/mwapilib2.js'); if (!window.Bawolff) { window.Bawolff = {}; } // http://en.wikinews.org/w/api.php?action=query&prop=revisions&titles=template:Lead%20article%201|template:Lead%20article%202|template:Lead%20article%203|template:Lead%20article%204|template:Lead%20article%205&rvprop=timestamp|content //Call as Bawolff.leadGen(pageName, 1, alert) //replacing 1 with which lead (1-5), alert with your callback //optionally takes summary method (as numeric) argument. choose 0-4 Bawolff.leadGen = function (title, leadNumb, callback, summaryMethod) { api(title).getPage.lift(Bawolff.leadGen.extract, title, summaryMethod).lift(Bawolff.leadGen.create, leadNumb).lift(callback, title).exec; }

/******** This is a list that maps categories/infboxes to generic images

Note: the category map only works with categories explicity included. it does not count categories included by templates Note: this does not consider templates with parameters

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//takes the source of a wikipage, extracts the first image name without the leading namespace Bawolff.leadGen.extractImg = function (page) { var imgRegex = /\[\[(?:[iI][mM][aA][gG][eE]\:|[fF][Ii][lL][eE]\:)((?:[^\|\]])*?\.[pPsSjJgG][nNvVpPiI][gGeEfF][gG]?)[\|\]]?/; var img = imgRegex.exec(page); if (img && img.length >= 2) { return img[1]; } else { var infoboxRegex = /\{\{([^|}]*)\}\}/g; var categoryRegex = /\[\\*)(?:\|[^\]]*)?\]\]/g; //js seems to reuse these objects from prev calls without reseting lastIndex. reset lastIndex. infoboxRegex.lastIndex = categoryRegex.lastIndex = 0; var item; //note doesn't match infoboxes w/params

while (item = infoboxRegex.exec(page)) { item = item[1]; item = item.charAt(0).toUpperCase + item.substring(1, item.length); if (Bawolff.leadGen.imgMap[item]) return Bawolff.leadGen.imgMap[item]; } while (item = categoryRegex.exec(page)) { item = item[1]; item = item.charAt(0).toUpperCase + item.substring(1, item.length); if (Bawolff.leadGen.imgMap[item]) return Bawolff.leadGen.imgMap[item]; }

//return "Wikinews-logo.png"; //default return ""; }

} Bawolff.leadGen.extractType = function (page) { //valid types are: breaking, special, original, exclusive, urgent or none. //this currently does not detect special or urget. if (page.match(/\{\{[bB]reaking(?: [nN]ews)?\}\}/)) { return "breaking"; } else if (page.match(/\{\{[iI]nterview(?:\|[^}]*)?\}\}/i)) { return "exclusive"; } else if (page.match(/\{\{[oO]riginal(?: reporting)?(?:\|[^}]*)?\}\}/i)) { return "original"; } else { //default return "none"; }

}

Bawolff.leadGen.takeIntro = function (pageText, method) { //first test for redirects. var isRedirect = pageText.match(/^#redirect\s?\[\[([^\]]*)\]\]/i) if (isRedirect) { alert("It appears you are trying to use make lead on a redirect page. Please use the real page name instead (" + isRedirect[1] + ")."); throw new Error("Page is redirect. please manually resolve to: " + isRedirect[1] ); }

//doesn't handle links that make [1]. //intentionally doesn't strip ' chars (bold or italic) //as this often marks thigs with periods (E. coli) //method is a number (must be a number. no type conversion preformed). // 0: 1st sentence // 1: 1st two senetences // 2: 1st paragraph // 3: 1st 250 characters (+ a couple so we don't end in middle of word), or paragraph // 4: 1st 500 characters-ish, or paragraph var fixWLink = /\{\{[wW]\|([^\}]+)\}\}/g var stripTemplates = /\{\{[^\}\{]*(?:\{\{[^\}\{]*(?:\{\{[^\}\{]*(?:\{\{[^\}\{]*\}\})?\}\})?\}\})?\}\}/g; //the img regex, looks for a start of the image, than checks for nested internal links, external links, and for ending ]] in caption //templates shold already be stripped at this point. var img = /\[\IifF][mMIi][aALl][GgEe][eE]?\:(?:\[\[(?:[^\*)\]\]|[^\]]|\](?!\]))*]]/g

pageText = pageText.replace(fixWLink, '$1'); pageText = pageText.replace(stripTemplates, '') pageText = pageText.replace(img, ''); var pipedLink = /\[\]*\|([^\]\|]*)\]\]/g; pageText = pageText.replace(pipedLink, '$1'); var normLink = /\[\[([^\]\|]*)\]\]/g; pageText = pageText.replace(normLink, '$1'); var extLink = /\[(?:http|ftp|gopher|irc|https)\:[^\]\s]*\s?([^\*)]/g pageText = pageText.replace(extLink, '$1'); var firstPar; switch (method) { case 1: //1st 2 sentence or 1st paragraph firstPar = /[^\n]+?\s*\.(?=\s)(?:[^\n]+?\s[^\s\.]*\.(?=\s)|(?=\s))/; pageText = pageText.match(firstPar)[0]; break; case 2: //1st paragraph firstPar = /[^\n]+?(?=\n)/; pageText = pageText.match(firstPar)[0]; break; case 3: // 1st 250 characters-ish firstPar = /[^\n]{2,250}.*?\b/; pageText = pageText.match(firstPar)[0] + "..."; break; case 4: //1st 500 characters-ish firstPar = /[^\n]{2,500}.*?\b/; pageText = pageText.match(firstPar)[0] + "..."; break; default: //aka case 0. 1st sentence firstPar = /[^\n]+?\s[^\s\.]*\.(?=\s)/; pageText = pageText.match(firstPar)[0]; break; } return pageText; }

Bawolff.leadGen.extract = function(pageText, pageName, summaryMethod) { //editlink is overriden later. return { width:'100x100px', image: Bawolff.leadGen.extractImg(pageText), title: pageName, synopsis: Bawolff.leadGen.takeIntro(pageText, summaryMethod), order: 'right', edit_this: 'Wikinews:Sandbox', type: Bawolff.leadGen.extractType(pageText) }; }

Bawolff.leadGen.create = function (leadObj, leadNumb) { if (leadNumb === 1) { leadObj.width = "150x150px"; //ugly i know, but whatever. } var res = '{' + '{Lead 2.0'; res += "\n |id=" + leadNumb + " "; res += "\n |image=" + leadObj.image; res += "\n |width=" + leadObj.width; res += "\n |type=" + leadObj.type; res += "\n |title=" + leadObj.title; res += "\n |short_title="; res += "\n |summary=" + leadObj.synopsis; res += "\n}} \n ";

return res; } //calls its argument giving it an object with meta info about the current leads. //probably want to use Bawolff.leadGen.makeLeadTable instead.

Bawolff.leadGen.makeLeadMetaObject = function (callback) { var leadObj = function (doc) { var exTitle = function (text) { text = text.replace(/[\s\S]*?\|title=([^\|]*)[\s\S]*/, '$1'); text = text.replace(/\s*$/, ''); return text; } var pages = doc.getElementsByTagName('page');

var obj = {}, time, time2 = Infinity; for (var i = 0; i < pages.length; i++) { pages[i].getElementsByTagName('rev')[0].normalize; time = Bawolff.mwapi.parseAPIDate(pages[i].getElementsByTagName('rev')[0].getAttribute('timestamp')); //This is really ugly...  //put the oldest lead in a global variable. if (time < time2) { //this compares miliseconds after epoch Bawolff.leadGen.oldestLead = pages[i].getAttribute('title'); time2 = time; }  obj[pages[i].getAttribute('title')] = {timestamp: time, title: exTitle(pages[i].getElementsByTagName('rev')[0].firstChild.data)}; } return obj; } api.makeRequest({action: 'query', prop: 'revisions', titles: 'Template:Lead article 1|Template:Lead article 2|Template:Lead article 3|Template:Lead article 4|Template:Lead article 5', prop: 'revisions', rvprop: 'timestamp|content'}, leadObj).lift(callback).exec; }

Bawolff.leadGen.oldestLead = null; Bawolff.leadGen.makeLeadTable = function (callback) { var wrapper = function(leadObj) { var html = ' '; callback(html); } Bawolff.leadGen.makeLeadMetaObject(wrapper); }

Bawolff.leadGen.leadToPosition = function (numb) { //double equal sign intentional to convert from string. if (numb == 1) { return "Top"; } if (numb == 2) { return "Middle-left"; } if (numb == 3) { return "Middle-right"; } if (numb == 4) { return "Bottom-left"; } if (numb == 5) { return "Bottom-right"; } else { throw new Error("Invalid lead number (" + numb +") passed to Bawolff.leadGen.leadToPosition"); } }

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User talk:Evacute99

Welcome
Tempodivalse [talk]  01:03, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:78.38.144.221

Hello,

Your recent contributions are considered to be spam and have been reverted or deleted. Should you believe that your contributions are not spam, please argue your case on your talk page, or in WN:ALERT.

Further spamming may result in your editing privileges being removed. Please contribute to Wikinews in a constructive fashion instead. Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 01:52, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

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Wikinews:For Wikipedians

Welcome to Wikinews, the free news source that you can write.

As a Wikipedian, you understand what a wiki is, how it works and how to edit; this page focuses on the important differences between Wikipedia and Wikinews, to help you get acquainted with how things work here. A news cycle runs considerably faster than development of an encyclopedia entry; you may have to edit more frequently to meet project standards and get published before news becomes stale.

Key differences between Wikipedia and Wikinews

 * Time sensitivity — On Wikipedia, you can go back and create an article about an event that happened last year or a hundred years ago. On Wikinews, we only care about what's news — this means no biographical or other encyclopedic content etc.  If a story is more than seven days old, it has become too old to be considered current "news" and may be marked as stale.  Then, it becomes encyclopedic content rather than news, thus is more appropriate for Wikipedia.
 * Peer review before publishing — On Wikipedia, you can write an article on whatever you want, and it is effectively published the second you hit the save button. On Wikinews, it's the same. However, for a story to go live on the main page and RSS feeds, we require that articles go through an independent review process (which is enforced through some of the site technology). Note, peer review on Wikinews serves a very different purpose than it does on Wikipedia.
 * Wikinews articles are not works in progress — Wikinews stories should be a "snapshot" of history, and reflect only information known at the time. If a story is over 24 hours old from date of publication on the main page, it should no longer be edited for content changes, but only for minor grammatical and layout corrections.  All news articles will be fully-protected after they are one week old (this is called archiving, see Archive conventions for more information on that, and if you find an archived article that needs a correction, use editprotected on its talk page).
 * Right here, right now — On Wikipedia, articles evolve over time — in stark contrast to the time-sensitive nature of Wikinews articles, with a date template attached. The text within an article should not refer to future or recent events described therein with fully qualified dates; events should be referred to using terms such as today, yesterday, last Friday, third of this month, etc.
 * Importance of the front page — On Wikipedia, most users ignore the front page and go in search of their topic. On Wikinews, the Main Page, and the articles on it, are the focus of all current reporting. We do have extensive, valuable archives, but everything there passed through the main page when it was new.  (Many readers also find current content through tools like RSS, Twitter, and Google News, which replicate the "Latest News".)
 * The exceptions that make the rules — On Wikipedia, original reporting is prohibited. Period. On Wikinews, original reporting is not only allowed, but encouraged. This allows you to carry out interviews and a variety of research for publication on Wikinews.
 * Fair use isn't quite the same — On Wikinews there is greater latitude for "fair use" images to illustrate a news article than on Wikipedia. However, Wikinews cannot accept any images originally sourced from other news sites. For example, a picture of the leader of a country at an event from the event's site, or the leader's own website, or a personal blog could be uploaded to Wikinews, but if the image were from a news site or a journalist's news blog it could not be used.
 * Wikinews and Wikipedia licenses are not the same — Wikinews and Wikipedia use different Creative Commons licenses. While content from Wikinews may be copied word-for-word to Wikipedia if proper copyright attribution is provided, the reverse is not true. This can be annoying — in the event of a notable figure's death, for example, it would be extremely useful if significant sections from that person's Wikipedia biography could be used in his or her obituary. Instead, you must rewrite Wikipedia content in your own words to avoid copyright violation issues.
 * We could keep talking about an article, or the merits of a review stating it is not ready, but this is a mostly-needless distraction from content creation. And, a stark difference between the cultures of Wikinews and Wikipedia. A week-long debate on the merits of an article, or a part therein, will see it stale and ineligible for publication under project policy. There is always a deadline; lose sight of that, and you lose the article under discussion.
 * We tend not to assume — this goes for article content, contributors, and their intent. This guideline replaced Assume good faith.

Content

 * If it's not an event, it's not news.
 * If it happened more than seven days ago, it's not news. (Though relevant background might extend further back of course — but you should be able to lead with a recent development.)
 * Like Wikipedia, Wikinews also has a Neutral Point of View policy: Neutral point of view.
 * Wikinews does not have a Biographies of Living Persons policy; however, to comply with NPOV, unfavourable or damaging details relating to people must be clearly attributed to a source.
 * If you are relying on images from Commons that will change over time (like the spread of a disease or signatories to an international treaty) take a "snapshot" copy and reupload to Commons with a date to match the Wikinews article.

Time perspective
On Wikipedia, it's said that "there is no deadline". There isn't an explicit deadline on Wikinews either, but the aim is for articles to be published within a day or two of an event happening. (Followups would go into additional articles.) As a result, you also need to write in a "newsy" style, looking at the recent past. Wikinews articles aren't designed to be read a year afterwards: you're addressing an audience more-or-less in the present. So, for example, if an event happened today or yesterday, say exactly that: "Tropical Storm Gonu headed toward Iran today, after lashing Oman yesterday with high winds and torrential rains. The storm is expected to continue losing strength by tomorrow." (Style guide).

Style
Besides the difference in time perspective, there are other differences between writing a Wikipedia article and writing a Wikinews article. For example, the first paragraph of a Wikinews article (the lede) should try to answer the questions of who, what, where, when, why and how.

Citation

 * DON'T use inline citation.
 * Instead, use the source template, at the bottom of the page, in the Sources section. It's the equivalent of Wikipedia's.
 * To compensate for not using inline citation, make sure you're explicitly attributing within the text. So instead of saying "X happened (footnote: according to A)", say "According to A, X happened".  Don't go overboard though — just make sure it's clear where information is coming from.
 * Unlike Wikipedia's ban on original research, Wikinews permits "original reporting". But you still need to document how/where you're getting information — see Original reporting.  If you are doing original reporting in your first few articles on the project you can expect to be asked to share detailed information about your research and interviewing.

Cultural differences
As of now, the community of Wikinews contributors is very small compared to Wikipedia; it is not difficult to become acquainted with all the most active contributors here (though there are also a number of long-time contributors who come around less often). The project's IRC chatroom on libera.chat can be quite busy at times, but that can depend on the geographic distribution of contributors — if seeking help, don't leave after 5–10 minutes. As experienced by some newcomers to Wikinews, the review process can present a significant challenge. Consider your draft carefully, remove bias and unattributed expression of a point of view, and reference your work carefully — following the Wikinews style guide — for sourcing and external links. As a small project where everyone is always under time pressure, reviewers may respond curtly or discouragingly, they may respond in a blunt manner — they are human, possibly overstretched, and defending the project's credibility and gravitas of reportage. Should you receive a rejection, consider it a challenge; focus on the content of your article, policy and stylistic differences, and the "going to press" nature of an article being passed at review, published on the main page, distributed through Google News, RSS, and various other social networking sites.

Good luck; the standards set are high, and the timescales can be challenging.

Technologies we use

 * Dynamic Page List (aka DPL) is the technology we use to power our "Latest News" on the Main Page and various infoboxes. It dynamically updates the list based on what categories an article is or is not in, along with its "Sight" status (see FlaggedRevs).  Because of DPL, we tend to include articles in broader categories - some narrow categories might not have infoboxes associated with them, so categorization would not be ideal just by these.
 * Flagged Revisions (aka FlaggedRevs) is a technology that allows us to easily control vandalism and aids in the process of preventing errant articles from being published without a proper review. Only users of the Reviewer group can "sight" edits on an article, which is part of the peer review process.  You won't get reviewer status instantly or automatically, but it's easy-come, easy-go; it doesn't take a lot of work to prove to the wider community that you understand the responsibility it confers.
 * Easy Peer-Review (EzPR) is a semi-automated tool for reviewers to carry out reviews.

Differences in user rights
Administrators and bureaucrats on Wikinews serve pretty much the same purpose and have the same tasks as on Wikipedia (except for archiving, see the above sections for more on that). We do, however, have one extra user group that is substantially different from at WP — it's called Reviewer. This is a sort of intermediate group between "user" and "admin"; basically, it allows users in that group to "sight" or approve articles in order for them to appear on the main page. This is part of Flagged Revisions, and it helps us have some quality control in what articles are published, which gains us a listing in Google News, and also helps reduce the possibility that vandalism and other unconstructive edits will be seen by a casual reader.

Reviewer status also comes packaged with rollback, the same sort that is used on Wikipedia. The reviewer right can be granted to or removed from a user by any administrator, although all requests should go through WN:FRRFP first. Those given Administrator access for technical needs may be asked to avoid performing the initial review on articles; this may be for reasons like being a non-native English speaker, or having appalling spelling.

Transwiki content
Due to legal reasons, it's not possible to transwiki content from Wikipedia; however, it is legally allowed to transwiki content from Wikinews to Wikipedia. For more information, see the Wikipedia page Wikipedia:Wikinews.

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Somali hospital hit by shells after continued unrest

September 16, 2009

The Somali (TFG), the internationally recognized government of the former state of Somalia, could not stop an attack conducted by insurgents in the capital as they shelled the city's port; but, some rounds fell short which led to dozens of casualties.

Late last week, Somali insurgents conducted a mortar attack in downtown Mogadishu missing their intended target at the city's seaport; instead, hitting a veteran's hospital killing between 6 and 9 former soldiers and wounding at least 12 others. Many of the hospital's patients are veterans from in the Ogaden, according to government spokesman Shiek Abdirisaq Qeylow. The disabled veterans were gathering and chatting in the hospital's courtyard ready for the (Futuru), the feast that breaks the dawn-to-dusk fast observed during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, when the shells fell, according to the Associated Free Press. Their home, De Martino Hospital, was collateral damage in what was meant to be an attack on the seaport according to Mohamed Abdiazis, a Somali Policeman. Victims were taken to the Medina Hospital which is where four of the victims died. Eyewitnesses said that several rounds hit the seaport and the main jail.

Although no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, Al-Shabab, the militant youth group that has now taken the reigns of the insurgency in Somalia after the dissolution of the, is widely suspected. Al-Shabab seeks to institute the strictest sense of Shari'a Law in Somalia and is a seam of contention for their participation in the government. Earlier this year, the newly elected Somali President agreed to implement tenets of Shar'ia into the nation's statutory codes, however negotiations quickly broke down over the details.

While the TFG has made attempts to quell violence in the capital and in other parts of Somalia, little success has been realized. The government relies on assistance from the African Union to maintain some semblance of order in Mogadishu. Parts of the country like Somaliland in the north have claimed de-facto independence in the absence of a central government capable of protecting all parts of the country.


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Guideline template
I've added Guideline to the top of this page, as it's generally accepted material. -- Cirt (talk) 22:15, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

“Fair use isn't quite the same“?
What's that about? Copyright laws are copyright laws and not subject to any second guessing by Wikinews editors. What's it good for to pretend there's any different rules for Wikinews? Imho this whole misleading paragraph should be deleted! Gray62 (talk) 09:40, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Our fair use policy on Wikinews was hammered out exhaustively with Wikimedia Legal. The paragraph isn't misleading, though you don't seem to have understood it. A basic news value is seeking to learn objective facts first, and only then using them as a basis for forming opinions, rather than starting with an opinion and then rejecting facts if they don't fit the opinion you've chosen. --Pi zero (talk) 23:33, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

“Right here, right now“?
This would make sense IF Wikinews was a real news site now, with lots of new, fresh stories (a different frontpage!) every day. Alas, it ain't, the published stories are usually several days old and stay on the mainpage for a long time, because there's simply no fresher content to replace them with. Under these circumstances, it doesn't make sense to use phrases like “today“ and “yesterday“, which will only confuse the reader about when something happened. Editors should be encouraged to cite the date instead. Gray62 (talk) 09:49, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * You've failed to understand what the paragraph is saying, probably because you don't want to understand; you're evidently too busy looking for excuses to badmouth the project. --Pi zero (talk) 23:37, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

“The exceptions that make the rules“
This paragraph needs to be rewritten so that nobody gets the wrongheaded idea that it's ok to simply make shit up or add his own rants to the news here. Imho even the headline conveys the impression that editors may claim their own exceptions from the rules, and should be replaced with the more neutral “Original reporting“. IF that should be allowed at all, since it raises serious verifiability issues and doesn't seem to be happening anymore anyway. Wouldn't it be more reasonable to admit that the dream of turning Wikinews into a real newssite, with reporters of its own, is dead? That needs to be discussed, imho. Gray62 (talk) 10:00, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Wikinews is a real news site. That's a massively important thing about Wikinews that you're failing to grok, in your general freaking out over our level of output. --Pi zero (talk) 23:49, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * As it happens, btw, I agree that that paragraph ought to be improved some; will give it some thought. --Pi zero (talk) 23:50, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

“Wikinews and Wikipedia licenses are not the same“
Sadly, true, and a major obstacle to content creation here. That the same wheel needs to be invented twice, at Wikipedia and Wikinews, creates useless redundancy and wastes valuable editor time, which is in dire shortage here. Wikinews can't afford such nonsense, but needs to remove this handicap to content creation. If bureaucrats can't decide on a license change on their own, they need to talk with the Foundation about this. This incomlatibility has to go, and then the whole paragraph can be deleted. Gray62 (talk) 10:08, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * There's a Wikinews story explaining the background: Wikinews switches to Creative Commons license So, it's the Wikimedia trustees who opted for CC license 2.5. Ironically, the reason for that had been worries about “differences of chosen licensing between each Wikinews edition“. But by doing that, they created a unbridgeable difference with Wikipedia's license. Afaics, that's a more severe problem. Content reuse from other Wikinews sites doesn't seem to happen on any relevant scale anyway, probably because reviewers reject foreign language sources (makes sense to me, how to check the validity?). Gray62 (talk) 22:23, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * No, it's not an obstacle to content creation here. Wikipedian material is likely to be unsuitable for news reporting on several criteria, and people trying to import text from Wikipedia would only waste effort that they, and others, could have put into writing news; so it's just as well they have to write fresh copy here. --Pi zero (talk) 23:45, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

We could keep talking
Damn good point, but it doesn't belong on this page, which shall inform Wikipedians editors about the differences at Wikinews. This is only relevant for reviewers. Gray62 (talk) 10:15, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * The paragraph as a whole is mostly about differences between Wikinews and Wikipedia. I'm not sure the wording of the start of it is, er, ideal, but I'd want to study it some more before tinkering, to try to understand the point intended by that first bit. --Pi zero (talk) 23:53, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

Could use a section on the need to resolve talk page discussions
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I recommend adding the section "Discussion" below "Citation."

''Reviewers almost always wait for all collaboration/talk page discussions to resolve before beginning review. On Wikipedia, it is not necessary to acknowledge every talk page comment, but ignoring comments on Wikinews can cause an article to age out of FRESHNESS. For example, if someone makes a suggestion that the initial drafter does not want to enact or points out a perceived problem, it is best for the drafter to respond with a brief explanation. If the drafter does wish to enact the suggestion or if the problem is real and fixable, the reviewer will usually see the drafter make the necessary change in the page history, but it is still good to post on the talk page "I did this" where it will be visible.''

Thoughts, folks? This was something I noticed and put in one of my essays, but it could stand to go here. Darkfrog24 (talk) 17:42, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
 * My immediate thoughts are
 * An interesting thought, broadly speaking.
 * I'm leery of claims about what reviewers "almost always do". I hope to think deeply on this proposal, thoroughly immersing in it.  Noting, that's not going to happen instantly.
 * Given this is interesting and thought-worthy, I'm flagging it, at least for the nonce. It might just draw some wider comment.
 * --Pi zero (talk) 18:33, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

 * My suggestion for the first sentence would be something along the lines of "It is often helpful for an article drafter to resolve any talk page discussions for easing the review process"; this avoids any implied instruction creep for reviewers, i.e., it implies what reviews are supposed to do. I think "Collaboration" would be a better header as talk page tabs are labelled so (if anything, it's more for consistency in terminology). Another thing is that comments about an article by reviewers and others often can be placed on the article's talk page, or the drafter's usertalk page (often, iirc, for newers users). Might be worth noting. —mikemoral (talk · contribs) 05:47, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

Next:
 * If you are wondering why reviewers have not yet begun to process your draft, check that all collaboration/talk page discussions have been resolved. On Wikipedia, it is not necessary to acknowledge every talk page comment, but ignoring comments on Wikinews can cause an article to age out of FRESHNESS. For example, if someone makes a suggestion that the initial drafter does not want to enact or points out a perceived problem, the reviewer may not know the drafter does not intend to respond and could choose to wait until they do. If the drafter does wish to enact the suggestion or if the problem is real and fixable, the reviewer will usually see the drafter make the necessary change in the page history.

That should minimize chances of instruction creep,  Darkfrog24 (talk) 22:58, 17 August 2019 (UTC)

"We require that articles go through an independent review process"
Isn't said review process akin to Wikipedia's new pages patrol? JJP...MASTER![talk to]JJP... master? 16:30, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Depends what you mean by 'akin'. Besides the difference between Wikipedia's publish-then-check and Wikinews's check-then-publish, and Wikipedia's revise-forever versus Wikinews's snapshot-in-time, the Wikinews review process is quite extensive.  It's been compared to Wikipedia's good-article review process, achieved in a very short time (with a deadline).  I recommend page Pillars of writing. --Pi zero (talk) 17:45, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

What about adding...
I most certainly could not formulate the last one on my own. - Xbspiro (talk) 00:38, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
 * userspacing is generally not allowed, and
 * differences in how notability is understood.
 * "userspacing is generally not allowed" is covered in project mission and "wikinews is not a web-host". Re the notability, reading Rolf Dobelli's "Stop Reading the News" as the criticism of MSM can give a hint on what to focus on. •–•  03:32, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

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Comments:Karzai retains lead in Afghan presidential elections

fuk him, i'm surprised he isn't, oops, eliminated yet, and, welp, there's lot's of room to fuk around with the clientel.


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Comments:Israeli F-16 fighter jet crashes, pilot killed

sencere sorow from my hart to Family for the loss.

Soldiers kill, soldiers die. Where's the news? -Laolaolao (talk) 14:04, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
 * The pilot is the son of the late Ilan Ramon, thats the news.--75.74.61.245 (talk) 23:11, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
 * I might be cynical but whether you are in the cockpit of a space shuttle or a fighter plane you know the odds are something will go wrong. I still fail to see what's extraordinary in it. Want to live long? Pick up another job. -Laolaolao (talk) 01:05, 15 September 2009 (UTC)


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User talk:Swapna~enwikinews

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Australian rules football: West Gippsland Latrobe Football League Grand Final

September 20, 2009 Traralgon were defeated by Maffra in the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League (WGLFL) Grand Final at the Recreation Reserve in Morwell, Australia. Both teams defeated Moe to qualify for this match - Traralgon in the major Semi Final, Maffra in the Preliminary Final.

Traralgon finished on top of the ladder after the Home and Away season, earning a week off in week one of the finals. They defeated Moe in the major semi final - their only match in the first three weeks of the finals - by 32 points. Maffra had lost to Moe in the Qualifying Final by 37 points. They recovered in the minor semi final by thumping Leongatha by 74 points before getting some revenge of sorts over Moe in the Preliminary Final, running out winners by 52 points. "I think we're as cherry ripe as we can be for a grand final," Maffra coach Graham Robbins said going into the match. "We're pretty even across the board but we've got to get our hands on the footy and move it smartly to our key forwards."

Traralgon coach Steve Hazelman said, "We now know we can beat anyone, anywhere, it's just a matter of performance and hopefully everyone can step up. There's lots of team structures that we've worked on all year, so we're just sticking to what we've done and making sure we're switched on for the whole four quarters."

In lower grades, Traralgon lost to Moe in the Reserves. Warragul lost to Maffra in the Under 18's and Traralgon beat Maffra in the Under 16's. The WGLFL is considered one of the "major leagues" controlled by the Victorian Country Football League, the governing body of Australian rules football in regional Victoria.

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

Traralgon and Maffra fought a low scoring opening quarter. The contest went back and forth with both teams kicking one goal each. Maffra lead 1-4 (10) to 1-1 (7). No body could get a clear shot on goal. Maffra created forward pressure time and time again creating a handful of chances. However, Traralgon created their own chances in response.

Traralgon kicked five goals to one to go into the long break by 18 points. At half time, Traralgon 6-5 (41) lead Maffra 2-11 (23).

By the end of the third quarter, Maffra had kicked an inaccurate 6-18 (54) and were behind Traralgons 8-9 (57). One could argue that Maffra should've been well ahead and would've been had they been accurate.

Traralgon lead but conceded a free kick when the final siren went giving Maffra the chance to kick a goal to steal victory. The goal was converted. Final scores Maffra an inaccurate 7-27 (69) to Traralgon 9-12 (66).


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This is Wikinews, a free news source. Wikinews is an experiment in citizen journalism, not an encyclopedia. You may be confusing us with our sister project Wikipedia. Your encyclopedic addition to Wikinews was deleted. Please add it to Wikipedia if it is relevant there. We would be happy to welcome you as a contributor to Wikinews! Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 17:24, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

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Norwegian politicians face voter suppression allegations

September 14, 2009

A viral election joke has landed several politicians in hot water as Norway goes to the polls to elect its parliament today. A hoax message turning voters away from polling stations is circulating in digital media. The message was also passed on by politicians, who have used social media like Twitter and YouTube to interact with the voters during the campaign. The targeted party is not laughing, and is warning that the activity could be seen as voter suppression.

"Due to full polling stations, Progress Party voters should send their vote by SMS [Standard Modular System] with shortcode FRP to 2009" That message, and variations of it, was the joke circulating in social media such as Facebook and Twitter or by mobile phone messages.

Norway has taken significant steps towards e-government, such as a trial letting pre-calculated tax returns be filed by SMS. In this context, the General Secretary of the Progress Party, Geir Mo, said that the message was "sabotaging democracy", because the damage would be done even if just one person believed the message. Kjell Ingolf Ropstad, one of the politicians who passed the message on, refused to apologize for doing it.

The main issue in the election has been whether voters should let the Labour Party dominated majority coalition government stay in power, or vote them out by voting for opposition parties.


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editprotected Please replace the relevant paragraph with this:

"Due to full polling stations, Progress Party voters should send their vote by SMS with shortcode FRP to 2009" That message, and variations of it, was the joke circulating in social media such as Facebook and Twitter or by mobile phone messages.

--ReneJohnsen (talk) 19:23, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
 * Not done. This change would violate archiving policy. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:30, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

 * Actually, i had made a mistake when changing the said paragraph: . I altered a direct quote, but should have instead put the full name in the brackets, not the abbreviation so as not to change the context of the quote. I don't think this qualifies as a content change (just a minor accuracy issue, nothing else was changed), so marking this as ✅. Tempodivalse [talk]  21:28, 27 September 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Norman Borlaug, father of the Green Revolution, dies at age 95

Norman Borlaug was the greatest change-master in the 'green' revolution, but where Norman would have been the first to have said that this is only just one of the pieces in the jigsaw of human survival. For the realisation of a world without starvation, great wars et al, we have to look elsewhere and fast, as time is simply running out.

In this respect the pace of economic recovery throughout the world should not be the prime consideration of industrialists (World Economic Forum, Dalian, China – 12th September 2009) or governments, but what the future holds for all who live and breathe on this planet. For the way that our politicians are working and addressing mounting global problems is like Nero fiddling whilst Rome burns. They are oblivious to the strains on humankind’s constant growth and are impotent in preventing global Agamemnon coming in this present century with their present thinking and mindsets. Whilst they try and fix the financial system through the people’s wealth, they impoverish tens of millions yearly. The system is a destructive force and where they are the conductors, forever adding fuel to the burning mass that goes on underneath. Over the next 20 years the world will increasingly witness a far more destabilised world, where emerging wars become a common event. By then there will be over 8 billion humans living on planet Earth (and that will be 2 billion less than peak population by 2075 at 10 billion humans according to the latest UN predictions), a significant number unable to sustain themselves. Indeed, the vast dwindling resources problem will create the base and start-line for global conflict, the size and ferocity never seen before. Therefore as Rome did indeed burn, so will humankind eventually with the present political mindsets. This is not pie-in-the-sky scare mongering, but sheer fact and is conditioned by common sense and what will eventually come to pass. That is why armaments throughout the world are increasing every year and where by 2030 through this vast expenditure by governments worldwide, could very well become the largest industry in the world turning over in excess of $5 trillion annually. Indeed in the case of the USA alone, the Friends Committee on National Legislation calculates for Fiscal Year 2009 that the majority of US tax payer’s money goes towards war – some 44.4% of all taxes. Therefore whilst our politicians continue to place their faith in that the strongest will prevail, they lose sight of any possibility of a peaceful future world. Indeed again, they fuel the whole process of human destruction and where their combined interests of relying upon weapons of mass destruction to protect themselves and the preservation of the capitalist system that supports such an unholy mechanism, is absolutely flawed. In time and when things are too late, politicians (and industrialists) will realise the folly of their mismanagement of the world order, for by then all that they once held so dear will have disappeared completely – and the rest of humankind with it.

For having the insight gained from the thinking of many of the world’s foremost scientists and engineers, technology will not come to the rescue this time, as there are not any significant breakthroughs on the horizon in science today. Indeed, if a scientific miracle were discovered tomorrow to solve just one of humankind's huge problems, it would take around 4 decades for this to have any significant global effect, as all other revolutionary technologies have shown us in the past  – R&D development, technological prototypes, final technology product, mass manufacture, global distribution logistics etc, etc. Therefore any solution would come too late according to the dictates of common sense and where the resources necessary to support 8-10 billion humans, would not be there.

And where all the above future problems are determined by a vastly overpopulated world, unimaginable depletion of natural resources over the next 25-years that will not be able to support all human life (it only takes 15% of the global population to be affected to cause an irreversible situation), lack of energy and food, the destruction of arable land by continual erosion (both the hot climate effect and rise in sea levels) and the decimation of the oceans through industrial pollution and energy resources extraction on a momentous scale.

Dr. David Hill, DSc(Hon) World Innovation Foundation Charity Bern, Switzerland


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UK airplane bomb plotters sentenced, sent to jail

September 14, 2009

Three men convicted of plotting to blow up seven transatlantic passenger jets were sentenced and sent to jail on Monday.

The trio's ringleader, Abdulla Ahmed Al, 28, received a minimum of 40 years in prison. Assad Sarwar, 29, received a sentence of at least 36 years and Tanvir Hussain, 28, at least 32 years. All three are suspected to have had links with al-Qaeda. The three men had been accused of plotting to destroy several transatlantic passengers jets headed for North America by smuggling liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks onto the plane. The targeted planes were all departing from the Heathrow Airport in London, bound for locations such as Chicago, Illinois, New York, New York, Toronto, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec.

The plot was said to have been only a few days from being executed when it was discovered by the authorities.

"I'm very pleased the jury gave a sentence that was proportionate to this potential crime," said the UK Home Secretary, Alan Johnson. "Our police and our national security service is a national asset, they've proven that again today."

Johnson said the sentencing "reflected the severity of this horrendous plot to kill and maim thousands of people".


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Humpback whale found dead in River Thames, England

September 15, 2009

A humpback whale has been found dead in the River Thames in London, England. The whale was a male juvenile and measured 28 feet (9 metres). It was the first whale of its kind to be found in the river. The first and only reported sighting of the whale was on Thursday when it was spotted in the same river, between the London districts of Northfleet and Tilbury. Scientific experts suspected that the creature may have been a bottlenose whale at the time. There were no subsequent sightings of the whale until Saturday morning, when the humpback whale's carcass was found near Dartford Bridge. After being moved to Denton Wharf at Gravesend in Kent, a postmortem examination by the Zoological Society of London revealed that he had died of starvation, and was estimated to be about two years old. The tests are currently still ongoing.

Rob Deaville, a zoologist at the society said: "Once [whales] get into the river system it is very difficult for them to get out again. Further tests are still pending and may provide additional information about what happened to this whale." Deaville is the project's manager. He also commented: "Preliminary results from the post-mortem examination indicate that it may have died as a result of starvation. There have only been 12 strandings of humpback whales in the last 20 years and this is an incredibly unusual event."

"Although it's obviously a sad outcome in this instance, the post-mortem examination has given us a rare opportunity to examine a truly extraordinary animal at close quarters. Information gathered through examinations like these will hopefully help further our understanding of such animals and also help contribute to improving their conservation status."


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Yale graduate student who went missing before wedding found dead

September 15, 2009 A graduate student attending Yale University who went missing five days before her planned wedding was found dead on Sunday, police said.

Annie Le, an American doctoral student seeking a degree in medicine, went missing on September 8, five days before her planned wedding. Investigators reviewed footage from the security cameras of 10 Amistad, the building where Le last entered, and found no evidence that she had left. Police scouring the building found a body, later identified as Le's, hidden in a wall. Earlier, police had found bloody clothes in the ceiling, which they think belonged to the killer.

According to the medical examiner, Le had been strangled.

Le was set to marry Jonathan Widawsky, a graduate student studying physics at Columbia University.

Police believe that there was a motive, and that the slaying was not random. A lab technician, who was labeled a "person of interest" by police, had failed a polygraph and had defensive wounds on his chest, was detained and later released. However, no arrests have been made in connections with the homicide, according to a police spokesman.

In December 1998, Suzanne Jovin was found murdered on the Yale campus.


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