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Riot police arrest Belarusian opposition leader Kozulin

March 25, 2006

Presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, leader of the Belarusian opposition against President Alexander Lukashenko, has been arrested by Belarusian police, according to witness reports at a march. The march was being held to protest the arrests of 200 fellow demonstrators who are being held at a detention center in the area. Witnesses stated that Kozulin was pulled out of a crowd of protestors and arressted by riot police at the scene.

Interfax news agency stated that Aleksandr Milinkevitch was also arrested. Sergei Voznyak, a press secretary for Milinkevitch, has since stated, "A few minutes ago I spoke to Milinkevich's aides. He has not been arrested and is in safety." He also commented that the personal spokesman for Milinkevitch, Pavel Mazheiko, had been arrested.


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There isn't a WHY in this article, and the one source that mentions the Shinn sale to Temasek is a bit extreme. The sale to what wikipedia describes as the "investment arm of the Singapore goverment" is really the straw that broke the camel's back in this situation. What is going to be really weird is that the election will have a measurable percentage of abstentions. To be eligible to run for office, or simply to maintain the right to vote, you must complete a ballot paper. For both the consitituency and party ballot papers in the lower house's election there is an abstention box in the bottom right. A number of academics have said that people should choose this option to oust the PM via the political process. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:17, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

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Protesters rally for a second time against Buffalo, N.Y. hotel proposal

For the second weekend in a row, demonstrators protested the Elmwood Village Hotel proposal on the proposed site.

The Elmwood Village Hotel is a proposed hotel by Savarino Construction Services Corporation and is designed by architect Karl Frizlen of the Frizlen Group. It is to be placed on the corner of Elmwood and Forest Avenues in Buffalo and will require the demolition of at least five properties (1109-1121 Elmwood). The proposal also required that all five properties, including 605 Forest, be rezoned to a "C-2" zone, or a "special development plan." The rezoning was passed by Buffalo's Common Council on March 21, 2006.

Russell Smith, owner of the Six Nation's Gift Shop at 1121 Elmwood, also participated in the protest.

"I am a Native American and we opened a Native American gift shop and we are just brand new [and just] opened. Having started out a business for the first time, and it the only Native American shop in the city, and I do not see the use of any hotel, especially at this district. The Elmwood Strip is pretty well established. Some of these people have been here a long while you know and they're [Savarino Construction] disrupting their livelihood," said Smith to Wikinews.

When Smith was asked if he was going to be in any of the shops in the new hotel he replied, "we don't have the option of getting into the hotel or any of the shops that are going to be there. We haven't [had] any idea that they [Savarino] were even planning to tear these buildings down to put a hotel here until we had moved in. I think thats a little unfair."

Former City of Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello was asked to sign the petition to stop the hotel when he walked by, but he declined saying, "I respect what you are doing, but I am for the hotel."

Despite the cold weather, at least 45 people showed up to walk the picket line.

For the moment, no further protests have been scheduled, pending the final decision on the hotel proposal by the city's Planning Board which meets Tuesday, March 28, 2006. The meeting begins at 8:00am and will be held in room 902 on the 9th floor of City Hall in downtown Buffalo.

Area residents and business owners receive legal advice
On Saturday morning several individuals attended a meeting with a lawyer to see what could be done, if anything, about the proposal and about Hans Mobius, former Buffalo mayoral candidate and owner of the properties to be demolished at 1109-1121 Elmwood.

One of the attendees, Nancy Pollina, co-owner of Don Apparel with Patty Morris, stated that "there is a case" but that she is likely unable to afford the large attorney's fees. Pollina reports that she is looking into a "legal fund."

Some of the affected are considering going to the New York State Supreme Court pro se to seek an injunction.

Some tenants of Mobius's buildings have accused him of being a "slumlord" and claim that he "intentionally neglected" his properties with the intention of selling. Mobius, who has owned the properties for about 20 years, tried in 1995 to sell them to a developer who wanted to build a Walgreens Drugstore on the same site as the proposed hotel.

Mobius is expected to appear in housing Court on April 11, 2006. He has not returned any phone calls from Wikinews.


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Just a little to go over. Quite a few pictures too. Jason Safoutin 22:57, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Original reporting sections
This is an area that is still developing on Wikinews, but I'd like to talk about these "OR" sections. When an article contains original reporting based on the contributors personal observations and experiences, the community is trusting that contributor, because they are the source. It should be as easy as possible to "verify" a statement with the source. Considering this, I'd like to see a little more detail and formality in these sections on the talk page, and possibly a link to the user on Credential verification. How about something like: "This article contains original reporting by accredited Wikinews reporter Jason Safoutin.". Perhaps a template could be developed similar to the template? Just some thoughts. This serious of articles has been brilliant, Jason. - Borofkin 04:00, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Any connection with the story should also be disclosed. StrangerInParadise 13:49, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Fantastic series; question regarding Local news category?
I agree with Borofkin that the series has been the best series I've seen on Wikinews. Isn't the local news category appropriate for these stories? does anyone feel it is not? I inserted it again but feel free to remove it if it does not belong for some reason. Neutralizer 13:03, 28 March 2006 (UTC)


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Seattle shooting leaves seven dead

March 27, 2006 Seven young people are dead with two more hospitalized in Seattle, Washington, after a murder-suicide shooting Saturday morning in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The gunman, identified by police and witnesses as Kyle Huff, 28, left a party briefly to retrieve a pistol-grip shotgun and a handgun from his nearby truck. When he returned, he started firing. He turned his shotgun on himself when apprehended by a police officer on the porch of the house where the shootings took place. The King County Medical Examiner's Office identified the dead as Jeremy Martin, 26, Christopher Williamson, 21, Jason Travers, 32, Justin Schwartz, 22, Suzanne Thorne, 15, and Melissa Moore, 14.

No altercation was reported at the party, and no motive has been identified for the killings. Before returning to the party, Huff spray-painted the word, "now," on the sidewalk, and on the steps approaching the house. Seattle police officer Steve Leonard heard the shots, and arrived on the scene to find Huff emerging from the house. Huff was warned to drop his weapon, at which point he aimed his shotgun at his own head and fired.

Three of the victims were killed in the living room, and another two were found dead on the porch and steps of the house. Another died at the hospital. One of the hospitalized victims was initially reported in critical condition, but was upgraded Monday morning to satisfactory condition.

Huff, originally from Whitefish, Montana, had been charged in 2000 with felony criminal mischief for firing on a sculpture with a shotgun, according to Flathead County, Montana Sherriff Jim Dupont. Police found an assault rifle, a machete and ammunition in Huff's truck, and a search of his North Seattle apartment turned up three more rifles.

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Wikinews:Briefs/March 26, 2006

Audio Wikinews transcript, 2006-03-26 0800 UTC
I'm Phillip Hong. The time is 0800 (UTC) on the 26th of March (UTC), and this is Audio Wikinews: News Briefs.

Headlines
Pentagon: Russia provided information to Iraq ''The Pentagon claims that Saddam Hussein received intelligence from a Russian ambassador about United States plans and movements during the opening days of the 2003 Iraq invasion. The intelligence passed to Hussein provided information on US military plans, troop numbers, units and locations.''

Australia's new controversial workplace regulations come into effect this week ''The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has urged the federal opposition Labor Party to focus on industrial relations (IR) as radical changes come into force from Monday 27th March. The legislation was passed in a row of controversy by parliament in December last year.''

Norman Kember returned home safely ''The freed hostage Norman Kember arrived home earlier Saturday. In a prepared statement delivered at Heathrow Airport, he responded to earlier accusations that he was "not grateful" for the multinational effort culminating in his release.''

Closing Comments
To receive more up-to-date news items as they occur, please visit wikinews.org.This has been a news brief for Audio Wikinews. This recording has been released under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.

Audio Wikinews transcript, 2006-03-26 0100 UTC
The time is 0100 on the 26th of March, and this is Audio Wikinews: News Briefs.

Headlines
Tens of thousands rally against Thailand's Prime Minister ''In the latest attempt to evict Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ahead of next week's election, tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in Bangkok, Thailand. Some 10,000 police have been mobilised for the protest. Another 10,000 officers are on standby. Police estimated the crowd at 30,000 people.''

Riot police arrest Kozulin, Belarusian opposition leader ''Presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, leader of the Belarusian opposition against president Alexander Lukashenko has been arrested by Belarusian police, according to witness reports at a march. The march was being held to protest the arrests of 200 fellow demonstrators who are being held at a detention center in the area. Witnesses stated that Kozulin was pulled out of a crowd of protesters and arrested by riot police at the scene.''

Death claims Buck Owens, country music icon, at 76 ''Country music singer, songwriter icon and 1996 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Buck Owens has passed away at his Bakersfield, California residence. He was 76. Considered by many as the original rhinestone cowboy, his career included over 20 number one hits including his first, "Act Naturally," in 1963, "Together Again," and "I've Got a Tiger by the Tail." Most of his biggest hits were released during the mid 1960's to mid 1970's.''

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Zzzzz. Very uninteresting if I may say so... --84.48.150.186 02:04, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Yes, but I know the guy's brother which makes it interesting and it must have been interesting if it made the top stories of each local station. --TUFKAAP 06:03, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Slow news day?

Yes. --TUFKAAP 18:24, 26 March 2006 (UTC)


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Australia's new controversial workplace regulations come into effect this week

March 26, 2006 The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has urged the federal opposition Labor Party to focus on industrial relations (IR) as significant changes come into force from Monday 27th March. The legislation was passed in a row of controversy by parliament in December last year.

The contentious WorkChoices measures aim to move workers onto a federal industrial relations system and increase to the use of individual workplace contracts - under which conditions such as overtime and penalty rates can be set. The new WorkChoices arrangements include scrapping of unfair dismissal rights; the control by Federal government over state-based IR systems; more encouragement of individual contracts; award-cutting of award rates; secret ballots for industrial action and removal of the no-disadvantage test in new contracts.

The union movement has launched a fresh campaign to protest this week's changes. ACTU secretary Greg Combet warns that some employees will feel the effects as soon as they come into force, because they will no longer be protected by the previous unfair dismissal laws. He says with the changes becoming enforced this week, the Federal opposition party must now concentrate on industrial relations and not on "political infighting".

Australia's Prime Minister, John Howard, says he's prepared for a union scare-mongering over the IR laws, but assumes the campaign will fail. "I predict the scare campaign will go on," he said. "I also predict that the scare campaign will fail." Mr Howard says workers should wait and experience the new system for themselves and that the changes will give workers greater flexibility. "Over time it will be beneficial," he said. Combet feels different about the effects. "It's likely, somewhere around Australia tomorrow, someone is going to be sacked unfairly and they'll be the first victim of the new laws," he told the ABC. "The really significant thing is that the balance of power in the workplace is shifting sharply to the business community, to the employer."

Federal Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews told reporters last week that "the sky would not fall, because people would go to work next Monday and not detect any difference." He described union protests as "hysterical outbursts". "There is nothing in this legislation that people need to worry about in the ordinary course," he said.

Despite the Howard government's increased majority in the Senate, the passing of bill has not been smooth. In November last year, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators rallied across the nation to express dissent of the IR legislation. Ex-Finance Minister, Senator Nick Minchin, said most Australians "violently disagree" with the recent IR changes and there was a real prospect that the High Court could overturn the Work Choices laws.

The HR Nicholls Society, described as one of Australia's most politically conservative organisations, has likened the new federal laws to the former Soviet system of "command and control." Society president Ray Evans says he does not like the centralised power being handed to the government under the changes, nor its encroachment on states' rights.

Evans says the myriad of complex new laws would create a system where "so-called IR professionals would stand to make a lot of money sorting through it... every economic decision has to go back to some central authority and get ticked off," he said. "There is a lot of that sort of attitude in this legislation and I think it is very unfortunate." Kemalex Plastics owner Richard Colebatch of the HR Nicholls Society said the changes are "very complicated for anybody to decipher... The professionals will spend a lot of money, the employers' money, working their way through the mire trying to create the new rules people are going to work towards."

But the Prime Minister says "more jobs will be generated in the small business sector as a result of the removal of the absurd job-destroying unfair dismissal laws, and the greater flexibility for people to make workplace agreements at the enterprise level will lift productivity," he told reporters in Melbourne. "Sure some people will complain, but a lot of people will benefit through getting job opportunities. Young people, who will get an opportunity to put their step on the bottom rung of the ladder for the first time, will benefit enormously."

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) said WorkChoices regulations do not go far enough in clarifying who can legally issue medical certificates for sick leave. AMA vice-president Dr Choong-Siew Yong said WorkChoices regulations meant employers and employees faced uncertainty and confusion over sick leave.

"The regulations fail to acknowledge two very serious failings," Dr Yong said in a statement. "One, if people are seriously ill, they should be seeing their medical doctor. Two, opening up medical certification to a whole range of non-medical practitioners will make it difficult for employers to take sick leave seriously."


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XVIII Commonwealth Games competition ends

March 26, 2006 The following is how the medal table looks after the final day of competition for the 2006 Commonwealth Games, in Melbourne, Australia.

In the final event of the Games, New Zealand defeated the reigning Netball Commonwealth champion Australia, 60-55, for the first time in 12 years.

Australia received its largest medal haul in Commonwealth Games history, receiving more than a third of the gold medals available; a total of 221 medals.

South Africa was the best of the African nation, winning 38 medals.

There were 247 events and 24 disciplines in the games. Events included:
 * Aquatics: diving, swimming, synchronised swimming
 * Athletics
 * Badminton
 * Basketball
 * Boxing
 * Cycling: track, road, mountain bike
 * Gymnastics: artistic, rhythmic
 * Hockey
 * Lawn Bowls
 * Netball
 * Rugby Sevens
 * Shooting: clay target, pistol, small bore and air rifle, full bore rifle
 * Squash
 * Table Tennis
 * Triathlon
 * Weightlifting

The games will be officially closed tonight, (0900 UTC) with the handing over of the Games to Delhi for 2010 Commonwealth Games.


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European Union demands release of Belarusian opposition leader

March 26, 2006 The European Union (EU) has demanded the release of, a Belarusian opposition leader arrested during a protest rally in Minsk. Kozulin was one of the leaders in a series of rolling protests against the recent election victory of President Alexander Lukashenko.

The EU president is "appalled by the violence used against demonstrators by the Belarusian authorities," it said in a statement. "It expresses serious concern about the arrest of demonstrators and members of the democratic opposition, including presidential candidate Alexander Kozulin, and demands their immediate release," the statement said.

Reports indicate that the streets of Minsk have settled to a "peaceful standstill" on Sunday, after riot police moved in to break up a protest rally - a day after reports that police brutally dispersed large crowds in the capital. Police in riot gear stormed a rally on Friday, removing hundreds of protesters by truck. During a rally on Saturday, Alexander Kozulin was "pulled out of a car by police and taken away."

Kozulin's spokeswoman Nina Shedlovskaya said he had been beaten by police. On Sunday, Kozulin's wife, Irina, described his condition was "OK." "The rescue squad wasn't called for him," she told the Associated Press. Also Sunday, about 80 pro-Lukashenko youth activists picketed the U.S. Embassy in Minsk, shouting "Hands off Belarus." Russian news agencies report that the Polish Embassy was also picketed.

Kozulin was detained as protesters marched on a jail holding others detained during what is being called "the biggest protests in Belarus for ten years." Belarus Independent Media Centre reports that the "arrest of 460 people in the protest tent camp on Friday morning had provoked the population and strengthened the general protest mood in Belarus."

The Belarus IMC report says: "More than 5000 people gathered on Saturday in the centre of Minsk for the demonstration which had been announced. Authorities opposed the protest with all available police forces, special services and the army."

Demonstrators demand a repeat of last week's election poll. Mr Lukashenko, President of Belarus since 1994, has been widely accused of pursuing "Soviet-style policies, closing down the media and cracking down on rivals." President Lukashenko contends the United States and Western European countries are giving financial and moral support to the opposition group.

EU Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner also demanded that Belarus release members of the opposition. "I urge the Belarussian government to adhere to the rules of democracy," Ferrero-Waldner was quoted as saying. "If the Belarussian government does not show remorse, visa bans will probably be sharpened. In concrete terms, that means that those responsible will not be able to travel to EU member states. Foreign assets of Belarussian lawmakers could also be frozen. It's important that sanctions do not hurt the people."

, Belarus's main opposition leader, praised Belarussians who have been protesting since the election. However he acknowledged that their numbers were not enough to defeat Lukashenko's government.


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Why should I think any part of this is true? At present, no source, reference or claim of original reporting is included. —67-21-48-122 19:14, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:European Union demands release of Belarusian opposition leader

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I found "Belarusian" used about 13 times as often as "Belarussian." Furthermore, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_language. —67-21-48-122 20:24, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I think you're on to something. Most of the wikipedia articles about Belarus use the term "Belarusian". --Chiacomo (talk) 20:29, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

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George Mason University upsets UConn, advances to Final Four

March 27, 2006

The George Mason University Patriots of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) defeated the University of Connecticut Huskies today in overtime, 86-84.

GMU becomes the first team from the CAA to reach the Final Four in a NCAA Division I basketball championship, and only the second 11th seed (LSU was the other in 1986). The Huskies were the number one seed in the Washington Region. GMU is also the first true mid-major to reach the Final Four since 1979 with Penn State and Indiana State.

This year held the Patriots' first NCAA Tournament game victory, where they beat Michigan State (No. 6 seed) and the University of North Carolina (No. 3 seed) in the first two rounds. They defeated Wichita State in the third round, setting up today's match against UConn.

Although GMU lost to the University of North Carolina - Wilmington in the CAA Championship bid, the NCAA selection committee awarded the team an at-large bid. This drew criticism from sports commentators such as Billy Packer, who felt it was more appropriate to give at-large bids to schools from major conferences, like the Big East, Big 10, or ACC. Packer argued that the tougher schedules during the regular season in those conferences gave more legitimacy to teams in those leagues.


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Talk:Australia's new controversial workplace regulations come into effect this week

I would like to congratulate the two contributors to this article for the way they have collaborated. The edit history is a fine example for all of us. - Borofkin 00:23, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

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editprotected 'Category:2005 Australian IR Protest' should be added. Van der Hoorn (talk) 13:49, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

 * ✅ ♪Tempo di Valse ♪ 21:04, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

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Wikinews:Polls/Arbcom→official

The ArbCom as defined on WN:ARBCOM is the final step in dispute resolution. The Arbitration Committee is empowered to enforce and interpret site policies and to make decisions binding on all members of the community. The Arbitration Committee does not create policy, they simply interpret it and when necessary direct the community in its application. The poll ends when there is consensus or after a week (April 3, 2006).

If you support the institution of the ArbCom on the English Wikinews, vote yes. If you oppose the ArbCom on principle, vote no. The specific policies of the ArbCom are a separate matter to be discussed with the community and the current elected arbitrators at Wikinews talk:Arbitration Committee.

As with the Arbitration Committee Elections, In order to vote, you need to have been an active user on Wikinews for more than a month, and you must have at least 200 edits.

Yes

 * 1) Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 00:28, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Eloquence 01:03, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Borofkin 01:36, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) StrangerInParadise 02:42, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Cspurrier 03:03, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Neutralizer 05:12, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Jacques Divol 08:13, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) -Edbrown05 09:04, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) -Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 00:26, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Nyarlathotep 16:49, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) --elliot_k 17:41, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 12) International 18:50, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

No

 * 1) --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 00:49, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Joann 00:41, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Just for point of reference, this account was created exactly 1 minute before the vote was cast. Lyellin 00:48, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * That makes the vote invalid.--Eloquence 01:07, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * NB: That vote was cast before the requiment to vote was added, I belive it should be allowed, beacuse of that Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 05:03, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * The entire poll was a bit disorganized at that point and has changed substantially in wording since that time. If this is to be an authorizing/official poll we simply must set some requirements for suffrage. True, the requirements for voting were added after this user voted, but it is established practice that respondents should be active community members -- we see this in RfAs and DRs. --Chiacomo (talk) 05:20, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) --Jason Safoutin 02:55, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Comments

 * Voting is Evil --Chiacomo (talk) 00:53, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Arbcom is evil. --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 00:55, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Agree with CEO Wikinews Cabal Chiacomo Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 00:57, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I think this poll is a bit premature -- it's not clear to me that it is needed simply because one user happens to challenge the existence of ArbCom the moment his behavior is to be interpreted by it -- but, for the sake of it, I would like to encourage everyone to either vote honestly, or abstain from voting.--Eloquence 01:07, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I'll state here what I posed as a rhetorical question before: ArbCom does have the power to enforce its rulings. In the final analysis, the only issue is whether the Stewards will honor a request from ArbCom to desysop someone who does not comply or otherwise interferes with an ArbCom ruling. Since it is an arbitration board appointed by the community, the Stewards will. Dissenters can then take it up with the Foundation, if desired. I am content to ratify this state of affairs here, though I think it unnecessary. StrangerInParadise 02:51, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * If you all feel it is unnecessary, then go find something else to do, and let this poll go. --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 03:01, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, MrM. I don't understand your meaning. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:01, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

 * How will the precedents set by arbcom be organized? Will we need lawyers and solicitors in the future? --Sfullenwider 03:54, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * The ArbCom should not be constrained by its own previous decisions. It possibly good practice to review previous decisions and to be consistent and it is probable that the ArbCom will review previous decisions for guidance, but each dispute is different and it's possible that policy could be interpreted differently depending on circumstances. --Chiacomo (talk) 04:00, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * ya' gotta admit I've got some guts:) Neutralizer 05:13, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

 * IMO the ArbCom already has support throughout the community, but if this poll re-enforces that fact and makes other users happy then let's poll - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 00:45, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Seems to be leeting people talk about stuff. Nyarlathotep 16:50, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Forcing people into making comments on cases that shouldn't even be accepted is detrimental to our project, and our quality is lacking because of it. Get rid of all this beauraucratic stuff, we don't need it.  All we need is the current policy, we don't need a board to decide everything for us.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 17:01, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Asking the whole communty to become involved in deciding a despute is a distraction and detrimental to the project. -Edbrown05 03:37, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
 * True, which is why ArbCom was created. Hopefully, we will not have to go through this exercise with each case, but can refer the next subject of an ArbCom case too it. StrangerInParadise 07:08, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Whilst any kind of beauraucratic nonsense is to be challenged, at times, communities need to define themselves, how they behave and communicate without hostility. If a wayward member of a group repeatedly refuses to cooperate, is deliberately offensive, dislikes the people xe works and plays with, then perhaps they don't belong in that particlular community. The ability to respect people and behave in a courteous manner is paramount. When someone becomes hostile, offesive and shows complete disregard for the community at large - then clearly they are not welcome. Why would they even want to be there? For this reason I see the Arbcom and its decision-making ability as fair dinkum. --elliot_k 17:51, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Voting is not Evil. Voting is Evil page is blank, so I thought I'd respond correctly. ReporterFromAfar3136 22:50, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

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Crash kills Indy driver Paul Dana

March 27, 2006

Indy Racing League (IRL) driver Paul Dana died Sunday afternoon, following injuries sustained during a crash in the warmup session of the Toyota 300 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

During the warmup, Ed Carpenter's car spun out of control heading into a turn due to a tire failure. Carpenter's car hit the raceway wall and went into a spin down the race track when Dana hit his car on the side while travelling at over 200 mph (321 km/h). The team reported that Paul was warned of the danger by his spotter, but did not ease off as much as other drivers in the section of the track. The slow-motion footage appeared to show Paul hitting debris from Ed's car a few seconds before the main impact.

Both were taken to a nearby hospital, where Dana died nearly two hours later, shortly after noon local time (1700 UTC). According to Henry Block, senior director of medical services for the IRL, Carpenter was listed in stable condition at the hospital.

Dana's wife, who was attending a church service in Indianapolis at the time, was informed of his death shortly afterwards.

Despite Dana's death, the Toyota 300 continued as scheduled. However, teammates Danica Patrick and Buddy Rice did not compete. Dan Wheldon beat Helio Castroneves by the car's cone nose to win the race. Wheldon had placed Dana's number, #17, onto his car before the race.

Dana's death is the first in the league for nearly three years. Tony Renna, the last driver in the league to die in a fatal accident, was killed during a test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Dana was also the first death at Homestead since 1997, when NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racer John Nemechek was killed in an accident.

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Airbus A380 safety test injures 33

March 27, 2006

Thirty-three people were injured during a test of the Airbus A380, a  jet, in Hamburg, Germany. Injuries include friction burns from sliding down the escape ramps and one broken leg. 853 volunteer "passengers" and 20 crew members took about 80 seconds to evacuate the aircraft, beating the test's requirements by 10 seconds and over 200 people "rescued". Only eight of the plane's sixteen exits were used, as required by the test; the crew members were not told in advance which doors would open. The test was carried out in a dark hangar and the plane's aisles were littered with debris to simulate actual emergency conditions.

The A380 will be the world's largest passenger airliner, almost twice as large as the current largest airliner, the Boeing. Airbus has had 159 planes on order by 16 customers, and the first A380s will go to Singapore Airlines towards the end of the year.

This test was important to Airbus, as in August 2005 an  and 300 people escaped before the plane burst into flames. recordings of the test will be analyzed by authorities such as the European Aviation Safety Agency, while the US Federal Aviation Administration was present during the test. The European Aviation Safety Agency will confirm the test results this week; Airbus intends to repeat the test on Saturday if the aviation agency fails this attempt.

The volunteers, who were paid 60 euros (about US$72) and a meal, were from Airbus staff, sports clubs, and dancing clubs in the Hamburg area where the test took place. Airbus recruited people from clubs in order to get volunteers in good physical shape.

Two days later, the American and European aviation authorities (the FAA and EASA, respectively) officially certified the A380 to carry 853 passengers. This certification demonstrated that the test procedures use by Airbus met their respective standards.

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Talk:Airbus A380 safety test injures 33

the A380 is also almost twice as large as the current largest airliner, the Boeing 747, however I didn't see a great place to work that in. If someone thinks of something, please edit. --Sfullenwider 00:57, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * The A380 will be the world's largest passenger airliner, almost twice as large as the current largest airliner, the Boeing 747., and sourced referenced! Thanks for including comments here. Karen 22:36, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Confusing headline
I understand that there are expected to be some injuries in any evacuation, but to the average reader it seems a bit contradictory.
 * I agree - but can't think of anything better... Dan100 (Talk) 12:08, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

The article seems to imply that the test was unofficially passsed. Thus, the headline should be Airbus A380 safety test injures 33. Karen 22:25, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

After all those other renames, I hope my suggested headline (which I just put into effect) does the job. Source makes clear that test wasn't officially passed, so headline was changed so it wouldn't be misleading or confusing.Karen 00:29, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

 * Major reporting agencies, indeed most reporting agencies, reported the test as passed so I wrote it here as passed. The results merely need to be confirmed at this point, which most analysists say they will. --Sfullenwider 03:00, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

 * As was suspected, the A380 passed. --Sfullenwider 03:46, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

 * What to do? Adjust this article or write a new one? I would say we adjust this one. Publication should probably have been delayed until the news was out, as this is the "news" item of the article. --vonbergm 05:14, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Here's some of the story headlines from various agencies sorted in order:
 * 33 hurt, but huge Airbus passes evacuation test
 * 33 injured in Airbus A380 evacuation drill
 * 33 people injured in super-jumbo drill
 * A380 Successfully Completes Evacuation Test
 * A380 completes evacuation test
 * A380 facing key evacuation drill
 * A380 holds first evacuation drill
 * A380 passes evacuation test
 * Airbus A380 evacuation drill causes 33 injuries
 * Airbus A380 evacuation test: Flight exclusive from onboard the aircraft
 * Airbus A380 superjumbo passes key evacuation drill; 33 injured
 * Airbus A380, superjumbo passenger plane, passes safety test
 * Airbus says A380 passes evacuation drill; 33 hurt
 * Airbus says A380 passes key evacuation drill
 * Airbus says A380 passes key evacuation drill; 33 injured
 * Airbus: A380 passes key drill; 33 injured
 * Dozens injured during Airbus drill
 * Dozens injured during Airbus superjumbo drill
 * Jumbo Jet Evacuation Drill Injures 33
 * Test pleases Airbus
 * Volunteers injured in A380 drill

Some are only about passing the test, some are only about the injuries, others are about both.

Headlines that stated test passed: 10 of 21 Headlines that mention injuries:  12 of 21

In my opinion, the story that was reported was about the test and injuries, not to speculate that it passed. Adding one line at this point to say that the test was confirmed passed by the European Aviation Safety Agency will be factual. Adding much more to this story beyond that confirmation fact would probably be encouraging a split. If there's more material than the confirmation, write a new story. Karen 06:40, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

 * In order to meet the requirements of npov, we must indicate that the test was passed in the headline, so I've moved the article back. Dan100 (Talk) 07:35, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

Explain and support why the headline must be moved back to become neutral before moving it back - after all, the test wasn't passed when the story was written. As I've demonstrated, most other headlines did not indicate the test was passed, either. In fact more of the headlines mention the injuries than the passing of the test. Karen 13:25, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

 * And everyone kindly refrain from renaming to "Airbus A380 passes safety test, but 33 injured". That involves two independent clauses, the second of which is in passive voice. Use "Airbus A380 passes safety test, but 33 suffer injuries", please.  Or something which is entirely in present tense, active voice.
 * And about the substance: read the sources. Airbus initially said the test was a success. Nobody was claimed to have disputed that.
 * —67-21-48-122 14:46, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

bias and misleading title opinion
The title seem to me sensational and misleading. I expected to read an article about how a standard test turned out badly for Airbus, when in fact the article was descriptive of a standard test, which they passed by managing to get 853 passengers out of the plane in 80 seconds with the lights out and half the doors closed. pretty awesome. 32 people got rub burns, 1 accidently broke their leg, and 820 got out without a scrape. Any variation of "Test Injures 33" is less descriptive than "Test evacuates 853 [in record time]". Placing the company name in the title with connotations of failure or success would also not my preference.

Thanks for the article though!

[I have moved the above paragraph of unidentified authorship so that it would not be lost during the renaming confusion.] — 67-21-48-122 15:28, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

One person was confused about a test passing, but with injuries, and one thought the headline described 33 people being injured "badly" and sensationalized.

For the first person, the issue was addressed by removing the inference that the test had passed. Stating that it had passed was also misleading at the time, unless "unofficially passed" or as another headline suggested, that Airbus was "pleased" with the results of the test. However, "Airbus A380 safety test injures 33, Airbus pleased" might suggest Airbus is pleased with injuries. So since at the time the test wasn't officially passed, the title was made to describe that 33 people were injured in a safety test.

For the second person who thought it was sensationalized, one just has to read the first paragraph. The headline was factual and simple - the implication was in the mind of that reader, just as the confusion over the first version of the headline was for the first reader. The story headline isn't meant to imply failure or success, just report the injuries and how they came to be. The ultimate success (test passing officially) came the next day, so as the majority of headlines didn't imply the test had officially passed. Although "Test evacuates 853 [in record time]" is more descriptive, it requires researching as to if that is a record - it seems reasonable to assume it is, given this plane is the largest yet. But the story isn't about a record or a test passing or failing, it's about a plane being tested resulting in 33 injuries, one of which wasn't minor, none of which were life-threatening.

Some of the headlines I sampled did in fact more strongly place Airbus in the headline with connotations of failure or success; the current headline (Airbus A380 safety test injures 33) doesn't address the test and the story indicates 33 injured, but overall success. It's in the median as far as headlines go - you'd certainly object to some of the other headlines listed for the same reasons. But I object to headlines which imply official success (ie. test passed) before the fact, as nearly half of the headlines I sampled did.

Based on the circumstances demonstrated, the NPOV arguement isn't factually valid. It's clear there is no agenda to make readers jump to the conclusion that the test went badly because of 33 injuries - an assumption made by the reader is corrected quickly, within the first paragraph of the story.

Given some research, others might find the best headline for this story, but it'd be more than a day after it was published. Given that we now know the test officially passed, we could change the headline to state that, but only if we change a sentence ("The European Aviation Safety Agency will confirm the test results this week; Airbus intends to repeat the test Saturday if the aviation agency fails this attempt." ) and the publication date from March 27, 2006 to March 28, 2006.

But without making those changes, I'll continue to object to a headline that implies that the test officially passed. I do not object to a headline that suggests that the test was a success for Airbus, however. That sort of speculation about the passed test and initial confusion about the original headline is why I changed it. Unattributed speculation is why this sentence was removed quickly after it was added: "It is speculated that the inflatable escape chute design needs to be modified for the larger aircraft." Karen 17:07, 28 March 2006 (UTC)

New catagory
editprotected Please add the new Category:Airbus A380 and change the picture from 350px to a normal size (no bigger than 250px needed). --89.247.83.196 (talk) 15:56, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ --Pi zero (talk) 11:33, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

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Prince closes XVIII Commonwealth Games

March 27, 2006

Prince Edward formally closed the XVIII Commonwealth Games last night in a spectacular 4 hour ceremony at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

About 85,000 spectators were in attendance; British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Australian Prime Minister John Howard were also there.

Melbourne 2006 Chairman Ron Walker said that the games were “the greatest coalition of Commonwealth nations ever seen….We have all been united by the moment… …Melbourne, we did it!”

Commonwealth Games Federation chairmen Mike Fennell; named Indian Shooting competitor Samaresh Jung as the winner of the David Dixon Award, for being the Best Athlete of the 18th Commonwealth Games. Jung won five Gold; one silver and one bronze medal in the Games.

Fennell also praised the organisation, crowds, volunteers, transport, and support services as well as the athletic performances and he said that the games had been an “incredible success”.

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David Clarkson McJonathan-Swarm likes to think of himself an Edwardian in his eclecticism and eccentricity and his interests reflect this. Technically 'retired' and collecting a pension following the physically disabling injuries sustained from the impact of a tractor trailer to his Mazda RX-7 in 1991. His wife alleges that "he is busier now than when he worked full-time and we had five sons at home." To many he is known simply as "Mack" or "Doc."

Fascinated by history his entire life, a medical researcher, photographer, and biographer he started writing bios for some of the 'famous' listings at Find A Grave which he discovered from a Google search on Erik Rhodes. Finding many persons that he had known, socially and through broadcasting in New York City listed, he started to submit 'Better Bios' on the Find A Grave Forums thread. Many times his reference searches would bring up Wikipedia which finally led to his presence here. After his friend and partner Robert Denning's obituary appeared in The New York Times and on AP wire feed it was included in recent deaths on Wikipedia, but the lack of a biography was noted for both him and their common mentor Edgar de Evia. These were his first new articles.

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Most of his new pages are persons he has known or of whom he has personal knowledge, that would not otherwise be available, and which can be added to the research of public information. His interest in obsession with both Find A Grave and now Wikipedia are driven by the desire to see that the past be remembered and its lessons learned.

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Talk:Pentagon: Russia provided information to Iraq

information gathered by torture is often worthless.. 200.150.41.220 02:41, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

I really like this article
It actually seems perfect to me in terms of NPOV. I have never read any that is so perfect in that regard. Neutralizer 14:33, 27 March 2006 (UTC)


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Most harmful practices:
 * Reversions WN:3RR
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Thoughts on WN:3RR
Except in cases of deliberate and obvious vandalism or newbie edits I can't think of a valid reason for reverting an article in the mainspace. As a collaborative website, the first revert should be a clue that discussion is required. We must assume good faith and believe that another's edit, while it may not be NPOV or may not add value to an article, is made with the intention of improving the quality of our product. Believing this, we should willingly and gladly race to discussion pages work out the details.
 * Appropriateness of reverts

Administrators should not use the revert button to revert non-vandalistic edits. Reversions for anything other than simple vandalism should include an edit summary explaining the revert -- use of the revert button does not provide this opportunity.
 * Administrators' use of the "revert" button

I would advocate a switch to a 1RR, but I suspect that would never gain approval of the community. I can't think, however, of a reason not to adopt a two-revert-rule... Really, why not?
 * 2RR?

I don't believe in automatic blocks for any behavior -- except for legal or personal threats. The idea of a knee-jerk block for 3RR is anti-wiki and anti-collaborative, in my opinion. If, after three reverts, editors can still work out their differences without blokcing, we should welcome this opportunity. If we're going to automatically block for 3RR violations, we should instead adopt a 2RR and block then... Yes, I know that the purpose of a 3RR block is to allow parties time to "cool off", but revert wars are an obvious danger to the collaborative process...
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Administrators are simply regular users with a few extra buttons. This is all an administrator should be. On Wikinews, at least, administrators should not have any more editorial control than other editors.
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Frequently, administrators are asked to intervene in article disputes. This is not appropriate -- editors (regular users and administrators alike) should work together on article discussion pages to craft a neutral point-of-view story. Editors should not ask administrators to block other users based on accusations of NPOV edits to Wikinews articles.
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I don't like the idea of administrators as policemen, but at times, administrators must act to prevent disruption of and damage to the community.
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 * Wikinews is free and open -- any editor who contributes any news that concerns a specific verifiable event should be welcomed. It is my hope that one day Wikinews will host hundreds if not thousands of stories. These stories may be about a local sports or international politics -- all are welcomed. "Not-notable" should not even enter our vocabulary. Administrators should protect new editors who submit news -- they should attempt to guide them in the ways of the project and help them to write better stories.

 * Administrators should protect new users
 * New users may not have made themselves familiar with site policies and guidelines. A simple message may not be enough. Kind words and gentle prodding may be necessary to assist editors in acclimating themselves to the community. Administrators should protect new users from other editors who may react quickly and sometimes inappropriately to common newbie mistakes.

Collaboration and policy
Weekly there are several notices posted to WN:ALERT, the administrator's notice board, concerning article content, NPOV, etc... These are not administrative problems, generally.

Wikinews is a WIKI -- we should always be willing to discuss the content of Wikinews articles. Etiquette has some excellent pointers including the advice that one should answer questions, be willing to concede, and to forgive and forget. If an editor cannot collaborate and cannot communicate without the discussion becoming heated, he may not enjoy his time at Wikinews.
 * Collaboration is the name of the game

When the publication of an article is delayed due to a failure to collaborate it can be and should be considered disruption. Editors who fail to collaborate in a civil fashion should be warned and blocked if necessary. When someone asks about your objections, please calmly explain them -- repeatedly if necessary. Wikinews policies on NPOV are non-negotiable, but the NPOV policy is also sort of amorphous. Patience and a willingness to work together are key.
 * Failure to collaborate can disrupt Wikinews


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Wikinews:InfoChat

Wikinews cannot function without a community of editors committed to the purpose and mission of the project. Established editors are faced daily with questions about policy, practice, and the history of Wikinews. Real-time chats about issues facing the wiki with lots of open question time among new and established editors will allow the community to both get to know one another and to discuss issues facing the community.

To this end, Wikinews InfoChats are being organized where users can ask questions and get to know one another.

 * Possible topics include:
 * Questions about the Arbitration Committee
 * How to avoid tag and dash
 * Dealing with new users
 * Dispute resolution
 * Policy creation -- without dividing the community
 * What is a personal attack and how is it harmful?
 * How can administrators enforce policy without becoming involved in content disputes?
 * 3RR, RfA, NPOV, 2RR, RfDA, RFAR, Cats (meow?), what the heck are you talking about?
 * Why polls are evil

Some of these discussions will be totally open while others may be guided by members especially familiar with the topic. All chats will occur in the #wikinews-en or #wikinews IRC channels.

Administrators, Arbitrators, established editors, and newbies are all encouraged to participate in these discussions. Please discuss scheduling on the talk page.

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Wikinews talk:InfoChat

Inaugural chat
I'd like to organize the first chat at around 0400 UTC sometime in the next week or ten days... Anyone have suggestions on the date?

Topics for this chat specifically should include ArbCom, policy creation, personal attacks, and dispute resolution, but I guess we can talk about anything!

What are your thoughts? --Chiacomo (talk) 06:37, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 4pm NZT, works for me Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 06:54, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Seattle shooting leaves seven dead

"Kyle Aaron" or "Aaron Kyle"
Seattle's weekly The Stranger has posted a copy of Huff's driver's license on their blog. It reads in part:

 * HUFF, KYLE AARON
 * DOB: 09-22-1977

This would appear to contradict the Associate Press' use of the name, "Aaron Kyle Huff". -- Shunpiker 06:58, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

Grenades
According to the Seattle police, as quoted on The Stranger's blog, there were no grenades found in the Huff apartment.

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User talk:Therra~enwikinews

Welcome
, welcome to Wikinews! Thank you for your contributions; I hope you like the place and decide to stay! If you haven't done so already, you may want to create an account.

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: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current 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! Jacques Divol 08:03, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Newsroom - The comunity portal
 * 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!

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 Therra. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Therra~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 23:22, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:38, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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