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Hi!
Hey! I saw you make a few edits in the RC and noticed you even visited the think tank in IRC. Nice to see you around here. :-) I'm sort of in a limbo state here, tempted sometimes to quit but other times wishing to dig in my heels and weather the storm. Tempodivalse [talk]  01:45, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Tempo, nice to hear from you. I'm only going to be dropping in occasionally I think, life's just too busy at the moment. the wub "?!"  11:56, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I know the feeling. Anyways, even if you're back occasionally, that's still good. I'm *trying* to push through a long-needed user interaction policy, and I need all the input I can get. I know you have some strong feelings about this, it'd be nice if you made your voice heard at the WC. Or review an article sometime, nobody seems to want to do that anymore. :-) See you around, cheers. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:54, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Reviewer
Hi wub, I have restored your reviewer rights per the outcome of the WN:FR/RFP discussion. Have fun reviewing articles! :) アンパロ Io ti odio! 21:16, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Cheers Diego! Off to bed now, but I'll tackle some in the morning. the wub "?!"  22:46, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Re
I've asked you a question at your RfA. Gryllida 03:42, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Adminship
On 15 December 2009 I granted you adminship.Today I have the honour of regranting you your mop. Welcome back. The Cable Club will be having a wine and cheese welcome back function ;) Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 04:25, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks Brian. It's nice to be back :-) the wub "?!"  00:43, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

reviewer nomination
Hello The wub: Thank you so much for supporting my reviewer nomination! I look forward to working with you in the future. :) Best, Ragettho (talk) 03:54, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem, it's always good to have another reviewer on board, especially one with your evident skill. I look forward to working with you too! the wub "?!"  10:59, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

thanks on vandalism
Well that was amusing... I'm actually flattered that the vandal picked me as his target. Clearly he thinks I'm worthy of his antics. =P Thanks for reverting and blocking. Ragettho (talk) 15:50, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem. You know you've arrived when you attract your very own vandal :) the wub "?!"  15:54, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
 * *And* that IP got globally blocked for crosswiki vandalism! Congrats;). Gopher65talk 22:29, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks guys! I've always wanted to have my own pet vandal :) Ragettho (talk) 23:43, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Request for reviewing and other assistance
Hi. Next week is the start of the and two Wikinewies will be attending to cover the para-alpine skiing ahead of the 2014 Winter Paralympics. This is part of an effort outlined at IPC Alpine Ski World Championships. Immediately following this event, there will be a Meetup in Barcelona where Wikinews, the Paralympics and efforts to similar sport coverage will be discussed. At the moment, there are only two active reviewers on a daily basis. Demonstrating an ability to get reviews for these types of events done quickly is important for Wikinews credibility and gaining access to these types of events. I would really appreciate it if you could sign up on the IPC World Championship page to review, promote articles published during this period, assist in translating these articles into another language or attend the meetup in Barcelona. Thanks. --LauraHale (talk) 09:33, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

Wikinews Writing contest 2013 is here. :) Please sign up to participate?
We've created the Writing contest 2013, which will start on April 1 and end on June 1. It is modeled on the successful 2010 contest. Unlike the previous version, points are available for people who conduct reviews. (With a University of Wollongong class currently contributing articles, extra assistance is appreciated at this time.) It presents a great incentive for you to renew your reviewing chops, contribute some original reporting not being done by the main stream media, and write some synthesis articles on topics that could use more attention. People should be around to review to prevent a backlog if you just want to write, and several reviewers have access to scoop to make it easier to review any original reporting you do. If you are interested in signing up, please do so on Writing contest 2013/entrants. There is at least one prize on offer for the winner along with the opportunity to earn some barn stars as a way of thanking you for your participation. :D --LauraHale (talk) 10:37, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Inactive Policy
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Being bothered by User:Pi zero
He is bothering me with rubbish each edit. He is never contributing. He deletes articles comments sites here, although the article is existing. Articles under development are clean up articles. I might not write about RB Leipzig. My started articles have interest and he says that other archived articles are which from amateur clubs, university clubs or something else. He wants to rename my name here and is not rename me. My articles are written after the style such as about other proven football match reports. He is psychic unable to name reasons. Please remove him from the board! He neither productive nor socially competent or educated, for a globally representative on public free sites. He gets 3 up to 8 Dollars for a block. That is one of the many reasons why they are wild to block others and counting them in info boxes. "Hä hä". --Nikebrand (talk) 21:57, 6 October 2014 (UTC)

Privileges
'''Note! Your privileges on English Wikinews have been reduced.'''
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 * Per this version of WN:RfP, you may review the public announcement of this change. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:00, 29 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi
How are you? I wrote a new software for news writing, and am looking for testers. Would you like to join and write 'start news100' to check it out? I am also in the channel and would be interested in any feedback. Gryllida (talk) 20:29, 4 February 2023 (UTC)

 * Thanks @Gryllida, hope you're doing well. I'm not really interested in coming back to Wikinews I'm afraid, today was just chasing a cross-wiki vandal spotted on Wikipedia. Good luck with the project. the wub "?!"  22:41, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Which wiki are you more active in? Gryllida (talk) 05:05, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Mostly Wikipedia and Commons, with a bit of Wikidata. the wub "?!"  10:49, 6 February 2023 (UTC)

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This is yet another reason why there is no point in voting in the corrupt Socialist "Republic" of California. They trample on our Second Amendment rights, they enforce the tyrannical eminent domain law, and now a gay dictator judge completely ignores a law enacted by the voters. This is an example of tyranny by the minority and why there is no point in voting in California because the voters never have any say.


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Today on Wikinews : We briefly recap the top stories from around the world and on today's this day in history, we present the missingest man in New York.

Today is Friday, August 06, 2010. I'm Dan Harlow and this is Wikinews.

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A man armed with a 2-foot long knife killed three children and a teacher in a brutal attack in Zibo in eastern China. The Chinese government has been mostly silent on the incident.

The man who killed the people was identified as 26 year-old Fang Jiantang, and he later turned himself in to police. His motive for killing the children and the teacher is unknown.

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After a rare clash between Israeli and Lebanese forces over the cutting down of a tree near the border of the two countries, it appears that all sides are attempting to restore peace.

The skirmish started after an Israeli soldier started cutting down a tree that has the capability to provide cover for Lebanese infiltrators. Israel has stated that they clear the border of underbrush weekly. After the tree was cut down, the Lebanese army started firing. The Lebanese were allegedly aiming at a base nearby, and the resulting skirmish killed a senior Israeli military officer, a Lebanese journalist two Lebanese army soldiers.

The United Nations peacekeeping force in south Lebanon has stated that Israel was operating in their own territory. However, Lebanese Information Minister Tarek Mitri said that the area of land which had the tree "[was] Lebanese territory," and also stated that though Lebanon respects the border, the country still contests part of it.

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According to TIME magazine, Haitian-American music star Wyclef Jean is to seek Haiti's presidency this Thursday. Last week Jean, who is a former member of the Fugees music group, took legal steps to run for the presidency, and Jean said in an interview that "if I can't take five years out to serve my country as President, then everything I've been singing about, like equal rights, doesn't mean anything." His younger brother also said that his candidacy was "very serious."

On January 12 of this year, Haiti was rocked by a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that killed 300,000 and displaced millions. Whoever wins the presidency will face the task of rebuilding the crippled country. The presidential elections are scheduled for November 28.

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The president of Pakistan, Asif Zardari, is facing criticism for continuing a tour of Europe while his homeland is facing the worst flooding in 80 years.

Opposition politician Imran Khan called for the president "to head home immediately." Khan criticized Zardari for "[going] on this lavish tour -- this money could be used on the victims. Remember, Pakistan is bankrupt right now so the government doesn't have enough money, so he should be mobilizing people to help these victims of the floods." Zardari is scheduled to meet UK Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday.

The flooding has killed over 1,500 people and has left over three million others in need of assistance. According to Islamabad's National Weather Forecasting Center, rain has been falling at a rate of 25-30% higher than average.

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Aircraft company Boeing lost orders for 26 jets over the past week, according to the company's website. Boeing lost 15 orders for their new and long-delayed 787 Dreamliner, 10 for their Boeing 777 and one for their smaller 737 jet. The company also gained two orders for the 737, which makes for a net loss of 25 orders. Boeing hasn't identified the customers that canceled their orders.

With the 15 dropped 787 orders, Boeing has lost four more orders than it gained for the aircraft this year. Boeing has gained 28 orders for the 787 and lost 32 in 2010. Boeing has gained 255 orders for its lineup this year, which consists of the 737, 747, 767, 777 and 787. 229 of those orders are for the 737 jet.

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Alex Rodriguez, baseball player for the New York Yankees, hit his 600th career home run on Wednesday. His 600th home run was hit in Yankee Stadium against the Toronto Blue Jays. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that the homer was "an amazing feat -- quite an accomplishment."

With the home run, Rodriguez, also known as A-Rod, became the seventh player in Major League Baseball history to reach the 600 milestone.

On this day in history (4:49)
And today on This Day in History ...

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... a tale of mystrey, intrigue, and posbily murder!

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It was the summer of 1930 and Judge Joseph Force Crater and his wife, Stella Mance Wheeler, were vacationing at their summer cabin at Belgrade Lakes, Maine. Everything seemed fine until, in late July, Judge Crater received a telephone call which he took in private.

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He offered no information to his wife about the content of the call, other than to say that he had to return to the city "to straighten those fellows out".

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The next day, he arrived at his Fifth Avenue apartment but instead of dealing with business, he made a trip to Atlantic City with his mistress, a showgirl named Sally Lou Ritz.

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He then returned to Maine on August 1, but traveled back to New York on August 3. Before making this final trip, he promised his wife he would return by her birthday, on August 9.

On the morning of August 6, Crater spent two hours going through his files in his courthouse chambers. He then had his assistant, Joseph Mara, cash two checks for him that amounted to U.S. $5,150 (equivalent to about $67,115 in today's funds).

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At noon, he and Mara carried two locked briefcases to his apartment and he then let Mara take the rest of the day off.

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Later that evening, Crater went to a Broadway ticket agency and bought one seat for a comedy called Dancing Partner that was playing that night at the Belasco Theatre and then went to Billy Haas’s Chophouse on West 45th Street for dinner. There, he ate dinner with Sally Lou Ritz and a friend of his who was a lawyer. The dinner ended a little after 9 pm, a short time after the curtain rose on the show for which Crater bought a ticket, and the small group went outside.

Sally and the lawyer then entered a taxi outside the restaurant and both saw Crater walking down the street. However, what happened to him after that remains a mystery.

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When he did not return to Maine for 10 days, his wife began making calls to their friends in New York, asking if anyone had seen him. Only when he failed to appear for the opening of the courts on August 25 did his fellow justices become alarmed. They started a private search but failed to find any trace. The police were finally notified on September 3 and after that, the missing judge was front-page news.

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The story captivated the nation and a massive investigation was launched. The official investigations started vigorously, but quickly slowed. Detectives discovered that the judge's safe deposit box had been emptied and the two briefcases that Crater and his assistant had taken to his apartment were missing. These promising leads were also quickly bogged down by the thousands of false reports coming from people claiming to have seen the missing man. Crater's wife later found the missing money in a desk drawer in her home, along with a note from the judge.

Was he murdered? Had he run off with another woman? Or had he been involved in corrupt practices which were about to be revealed? Who knows. However, Sally Lou Ritz, the mistress, also disappeared in August or September 1930, and was never seen again either.

For many years following Crater's disappearance, "Judge Crater, call your office" was a standard gag of nightclub comedians and was often heard on public address systems. The phrase "to pull a Crater", meaning to disappear, also became a popular expression.

However, none of the subsequent investigations succeeded in discovering the judge's fate or possible whereabouts, and Crater was officially declared dead "in absentia" on June 6, 1939 and his case — Missing Persons File No. 13595 — was officially closed in 1979.

But then, on August 19, 2005, authorities received a note from the recently deceased 91 year old wife of former NYPD officer Robert Good. The note identified a location near West Eighth Street in Coney Island, Brooklyn, at the current site of the New York Aquarium, where she claimed the judge was buried under the boardwalk. She also identified the killers as members of the organized crime gang Murder, Inc., and her husband.

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And those are the top headlines for Friday, August 06, 2010

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User talk:TeleComNasSprVen

Archives: 2010, 2014

I am on Wiktionary for the time being. Ciao!

Your articles
One of your recent batch of articles did make it to publication. Sorry the others didn't work out (the last of them, I think, was finally deleted today). With 20/20 hindsight, I wish I'd been clever enough to see what was starting to happen and warn you at the time that it's advisable to submit en.wn articles one at a time; with great luck, perhaps I'll remember to do that the next time the situation arises with someone. Anyway, thanks much for the article, and indeed for all your efforts, and I hope you can make good use of your experience with articles in future. --Pi zero (talk) 17:36, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Oh alright, thanks for the reviews! Saw this message in my inbox. TeleComNasSprVen (talk) 20:05, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

CEO of American Bitcoin exchange found dead
This seems an interesting story (it got my attention, certainly), but there are some problems with it in its current form. '''My review comments. --Pi zero (talk) 16:57, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

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Awesome. Thanks for helping me with my homework! You gys rock!!! —122.106.86.247 (talk) 01:14, 7 August 2010 (UTC)


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Poll: Arabs discouraged by US policies, back nuclear-armed Iran

August 8, 2010 A new poll by Zogby International and the University of Maryland has found that Arabs in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are discouraged by US policies, have little confidence in US president Barack Obama and for the first time, a majority of poll respondents support a nuclear-armed Iran.

The poll results are a "stark contrast" from last year's results, according to . Last year 51% of respondents were "optimistic" about US policy in the Middle East; this year only 16% are optimistic and 64% are "discouraged". Also, two-thirds of poll respondents disapproved of the job Barack Obama is doing. Last year, his approval ratings were high.

Though most poll respondents still say that they suspect that Iran is attempting to get weapons of mass destruction, for the first time a majority say that it would be a good thing for Iran to get them. University of Maryland Professor Shibley Telhami says that most Arabs think that Iran won't use the weapons and the professor, who headed the poll, also said that "when [Arabs are] optimistic about American foreign policy, they are much tougher on Iran. So a year ago, in 2009, when you had a majority being optimistic about American policy in the Middle East, only 29 percent said Iran having nuclear weapons would be positive for the Middle East. This year, when you have two-thirds being pessimistic about American foreign policy, you have a larger percentage saying maybe it will be better if Iran has nuclear weapons."

The new poll also reveals that the United States and Israel are also viewed as bigger threats to the Middle East than Iran.

Telhami also said that "what this poll reveals is a backlash against the United States, reflecting the loss of hope that people had in what they thought were to be the policies of the new President Obama. It's really people venting by supporting 'the enemy of my enemy.'"

The poll also found that most watch Al Jazeera for their international news, and that over half of the respondents also watch American or European movies, shows or music videos daily.


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Hello,

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

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Jimsong. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Jimsong~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.

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Thread:Comments:Campbell testifies against former Liberian president/Ugh

Three opinions:

1. I just love the excuse Campbell gives for needing forced to testify. It wasn't convenient. I daresay life was inconvenient for the victims of the crimes Taylor is supposed to have helped orchestrate; rape as a war crime, murder as a war crime and sexual enslavement to give some edited highlights.

2. This was supposed to be a star witness for the prosecution. In reality, she could not even confirm where the rocks came from. The trial has being going on for three years. Three years. Half that time seems to have been spent casting around in search of evidence and witnesses such as Campbell. The time for preparing your case is before a trial or even before a charge in cases such as this, not during the trial. From what little I've heard, the prosecution has buggered it up and Taylor is set to be cleared.

3. "From what little I've heard..." nicely sets up my next comment. Yeah, OK, I accept that there is some interest in hearing this part of the case against the accused. Other than in conjunction with Campbell, I think I've heard mainstream media mentions of the trial twice: once when he was charged and again at the trial's beginning. This trial is not a fucking joke or celebrity gossip. Campbell is not the news story. Taylor is. The people raped, murdered, maimed, enslaved or multiples of the above are the story. The population of an entire nation has seen everything torn apart. Sky News managed nothing on the case at all except relating to Campbell. They managed to give her testimony an hour-long special.

By joining in, and reporting just this tiny facet, we are contributing to the view that British supermodels matter and a few thousand butchered Africans do not.


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This News article is terribly biased and does not take into account the stated malicious reasons that Mr Whatley drove away after running a policeman over.


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That's not strictly true; he was found not guilty of failing to stop after an accident. Therefore, Carter-Fuck may have something to say about your comment were the man in question to contact them. There are no "stated malicious reasons;" the sources have not said anything about reasons other than the one given by the driver.

However, I am in agreement that the article should mention the allegation he struck the officer. I'll add it and in a while someone will give verification of the fact and approve the change.


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Pakistani President met with protest on fifth day of UK tour

August 7, 2010

The president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, was met with a 250-strong protest today, during his visit to Birmingham, England. The protest was held outside the International Convention Centre (ICC) venue in the British city, where the president addressed supporters of his and leading figures of the Pakistani community. Al Jazeera reported that two shoes were thrown at Zardari as he delivered his address, by a man who reportedly managed to break through police barriers to make a personal protest against the President.

Pakistan is experiencing the worst flooding in eighty years and it has been reported that the floods have now hit 14 million people. The president has faced criticism for continuing his tour during the crisis and though the messages of the protesters were many and varied, shown by placards ranging from "Save Pakistan from American terror and Zardari" to "Stop killing innocent Christians, repeal blasphemy law 295 B and 295 A", Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher said "[the] one thing they all agree on is that he should not be here."

Inside the ICC, speaking to a group of supporters, Mr Zardari said the trip had been crucial in raising more than £20 million in aid from Britain and France and for resolving the diplomatic rift between Pakistan and Britain, caused by British Prime Minister David Cameron's comments about alleged Pakistani terror links. David Cameron said on July 28 that "we cannot tolerate in any sense the idea that this country is allowed to look both ways and...promote the export of terror". The Pakistani President has said that his European tour is essential to mend the diplomatic rift these comments have caused.

The President's son has also defended the tour, saying "He's doing the best he can and what he thinks is best to help the people of Pakistan." He added that "his personal presence in Pakistan would not be able to raise this much money."

The said the President "struggled at times to be heard above the chanting of hundreds of supporters." The chanting from the protesters arrayed outside the ICC could also be heard from where the President gave his speech. Many were calling for the Prime Minister's resignation.

According to the the President's trip has been kept as cheap as possible, with Mr Zardari staying in the "cheapest five-star hotel in Central London" while he met with Mr Cameron. But at today's protest many held placards decrying the fact that while money was urgently needed in Pakistan the President was taking a tour that would cost the country. Two examples of such placards were: "Thousands dying president is holidaying" and "while Pakistan floods Zadradi enjoys".

The demonstration was held in the shadow of the Hyatt Regency Hotel where Mr Zardari has been staying. It is one of the most expensive hotels in Birmingham but the raised bridge that links directly to the ICC does provide the best security for the President.

Mohammed Khalil, a local official from the Tehreek-e-Insaf party, told the AFP that "He should be there organising for his own people. Instead he's here with so many people. The government is paying all the expense for that. That money should be spent on the people of Pakistan, not on himself." However the President's son said millions had been raised from Britain and France because of the tour, and that the President would return once worldwide attention had died down.

The protest itself carried on for many hours, from before 2:00 in the afternoon until 4:25, when it ended with a prayer ceremony. The protest reflected the prominence of the Islamic faith in Pakistani culture, with a tarpaulin stretched on the ground to allow for Muslim prayer. National feeling was strong, shown by the numerous Pakistani flags being flown, and the presence of the closing religious ceremony and Islamic prayer mirrors the close-knit relationship nationalist and religious feeling have in Pakistan.


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I can be contacted for further information on my OR and verification either on my talk page or at the email address 'firelytespyre@gmail.com'.

I heard from a friend that a central part of the city where I live, Birmingham, England, had been cordoned off with barriers because the Pakistani president was visiting. Because I had recently been working on the Floods in Pakistan worsen article I knew that he had been under criticism for continuing his tour while his country was experiencing this crisis.

I decided to go to this part of Birmingham, the International Convention Centre (ICC), the next day and take some photographs of the barriers and police. I would then write a story based on the related short. The piece would be on the criticism he had faced because of his continuation of the tour. I thought I might be lucky enough to get some good photographs of the cordoned off area.

When I arrived on the scene today I was greeted with much more than police and a cordoned off ICC. There was a hundreds-strong protest in full swing with many different banners and placards, a massive police presence and loud and rhythmic chanting.

I noted down the following placards:

 * "Zardari king of theives"
 * "Shame Shame Shame"
 * "Save Pakistan from American terror and Zardari"
 * "Mr. 10%"
 * "Stop killing innocent Christians, repeal blasphemy law 295 B and 295 A"
 * "Stop America's war that makes Muslim kill Muslim"
 * "Zardari: king of corruption - friend of west"
 * "10% idiot"
 * "100% pure corruption"
 * "While Pakistan floods Zadradi enjoys" (written on a huge banner, one of the biggest I saw, black capital letting on bright orange background)
 * "Thousands dying (new line) President is holidaying"

Most of these placards were in capital lettering and printed on white or orange signs. The event appeared to have been organised by something called the 'PTI'. I believe this because I saw a few people, no more than four men, with badges saying "PTI organiser". Two of these had ribbons as well.

I stayed at the protest from when I arrived at about 2:15 in the afternoon until when it ended at 4:25. The protest looked like it had been going on for at least an hour when I arrived.

The atmosphere was full of a feeling of nationalism and the demonstrators possessed a will to make their voices heard that caught the attention of everyone that passed by. There was chanting that was call-response. The call went out from a microphone that was linked to speakers. There were also numerous megaphones possessed by different protesters. The chanting was rhythmic, repetitive and quite effective at grabbing and holding attention. I noticed many people stopped to listen and watch the protest, colourful because of all the orange, white and green banners and placards.

I will link soon to my flickr account where there should be 140 pictures and two videos of the event.

This should be the link to my | flickr account. I have not yet managed to upload the two videos. FireLyte--spyre (talk) 19:58, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

 * Just for the sake of record, 'PTI' is an acronym for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the political party led by former cricketing ace Imran Khan. Rana (talk) 16:07, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

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"Pakistan is experiencing the worst flooding in eighty years..." will be wikilinked to Spreading floods in Pakistan worsen, at least 1600 dead, as soon as that article is published. FireLyte--spyre (talk) 23:31, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

This has been done.

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Not entirely happy with this. It could be published as an article, providing it passes review of course, and I have tried to keep it neutral, but I think it may wander in the last paragraph. I will try to bring it back on topic FireLyte--spyre (talk) 01:25, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

I cannot come up with better last paragraph. Possibly because of the time. I will put this up for review and edit it tomorrow. FireLyte--spyre (talk) 01:27, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

After looking it over I think the last paragraph works. If any other editors disagree feel free to either tell me to change it or change it personally. FireLyte--spyre (talk) 10:41, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

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Copyright, NPOV, newsworthiness, style reviewed. Article passed my review. Diego Grez (alternate account) alt. talk 00:40, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

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 * Then what did you have in mind? — Mike moral  ♪♫  05:33, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * , with a note to Mike that I think Brian wanted it run slowly enough to avoid flooding RC. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:46, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) No worries - I assume the flag will be removed after the 124 edits are complete? --  Sken   my talk 16:38, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
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Inactive Admins
✅ Permissions were removed. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 18:13, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

According to this, the following admins have not been active in the last year (Since 2009-06-01). We should de-sysop them until the come back active again. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 22:40, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Per self-request here, I removed this user's admin privs. -Tempodivalse [talk]

Comments and questions

 * Has any attempt been made to contact any of these admins for comment? Tempodivalse [talk]  22:49, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Irrelevant. There is too much risk to project integrity has always been my stance on this. A "hacked account" is one point, not being up-to-date on policies is another. Our real supporters/contributors will take a period to break back in. If they care about the project, they will not complain about this.--Brian McNeil / talk 01:30, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Nonetheless, it's at least a basic courtesy to inform the admins in question that their rights could be removed, give them a chance to reply. I'll ping them on talk pages and perhaps email shortly. Tempodivalse [talk]  01:35, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Go right ahead; instead of bickering about it here. You can edit; says it on the tin. --Brian McNeil / talk 01:46, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Uhuh. ✅ for now, I'll see if I can send out some emails in a bit as well. Tempodivalse [talk]  01:59, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

 * you missed one. But, that is because I would go by edits to the main namespace that are to published articles. --Brian McNeil / talk 01:30, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

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 * as I disagree with the inactivity policy. What harm do inactive users pose to the project? Honestly, I don't see the point of desysoping these users if they're likely going to get their rights back if/when they return - seems rather a waste of energy. Tempodivalse [talk]  22:49, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * What harm do they pose? A lot if their account is compromised - and they'd never know - cause they aren't around. As we 'crats now have the power to take admin away, this is a piece of cake.  We don't have to meta anything.  So it's a few clicks to take it away and if/when they come back, it's a few clicks to give it back.  In the mean time we can sleep better at night knowing their accounts wont be used for evil.  -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 22:52, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * But if someone wanted to crack an admin account, surely it wouldn't be any easier for them just because the user hadn't edited recently. Any potential hackers would just move on to other accounts that still have the bit. Tempodivalse [talk]  22:59, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * No, I'm not saying that it is any easier or difficult on inactive accounts. It is all about if it will go noticed.  If someone cracks my account (possibly changing my password on me) and starts fooling about on wiki - I'm gonna notice and get my account shutdown till it is sorted (Like when Brian requested all his bits be removed due to viri).  If someone is inactive, they will not notice if their account is being used for evil.  The hacker will just go about causing us all sorts of issues till we were forced to revoke permissions due due to misdeeds.  Now that user will have to get their setup fixed up AND prove to us that they weren't in control of their own account when used to do damage.  -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 23:07, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd think that, should someone hack into an admin account, that would be immediately obvious to everyone (i.e. funny stuff going on in recent changes, logs, etc.). Tempodivalse [talk]  23:12, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Going to have to agree with Shaka on this one. Bad things happen if an admin account is compromised, and knowing from first-hand experience how easy it is for 'crats to desysop and resysop people, it makes sense to me take preventative measures. C628 (talk) 22:57, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't care very much one way or another. I don't think the risk of their account being compromised is very significant (everything can be undone, whats the worst that can happen? Well de-admining them will reduce the number of potential targets, there will always be some targets) OTOH, they are not here, who cares if they are de-admined. If they become active again they can always be re-admined. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:03, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Remove. Agree with Shaka, and if they decide to come back, bring them the bits without further problems (a.k.a. votings). --Diego Grez return fire 23:14, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
 * For ease of counting above vote -- Sken   my talk 17:34, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

 * Simple safety measure. --Pi zero (talk) 00:03, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * . Who can't think of significant changes in recent months? I've no issue about a speedier re-grant of privs, but with admin comes 'editor' – or the right to grant such. --Brian McNeil / talk 01:19, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Best to take of the sysop bit until their returns, to which I wouldn't have a problem regranting rights. — Mike moral  ♪♫  07:05, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
 * — I'll support this, but with the caveat that the re-admin process be fairly easy. They already went through it once, so I see no reason to go through the whole kit and caboodle again. Gopher65talk 14:28, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
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User promoted per consensus, congrats. Tempodivalse [talk]  17:40, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

I've had in mind for the past several weeks that I would request adminship here; I believe that my ability to help out here would be enhanced. Admittedly, if left entirely to my own devices I would probably have waited another month or even two, due to real-world demands on my time. It has been demonstrated to me recently, though, that there are occasions when participation here becomes important enough to me that I will find time for it — and then BRS nominated me for ArbCom. It seems reasonable to move up my schedule for RFA in light of that nomination. (I do have some limited experience with adminship, by the way, as I was granted it at Wikibooks about a month ago. No, I didn't request there, either; I just didn't choose to turn down the nomination.)  --Pi zero (talk) 20:06, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

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 * Strong . Great to have you. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:12, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Support. I thought you were already. — μ 20:14, July 10 2010 (UTC)
 * Level-headed user, smart, great administrator material. Tempodivalse [talk]  20:17, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Definitely.  — fetch · comms  00:34, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * . Has clue. I honestly thought you were one already. the wub "?!"  10:15, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * , and, to corrupt the wub's supporting comment, has clue, groks Wikinews. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:20, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * per l'Wub. Diego Grez return fire 14:48, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Bawolff ☺☻ 20:40, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Benny the mascot (talk) 12:56, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Tyrol5 (talk) 14:30, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
 * per μ. — Mike moral  ♪♫  04:26, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
 * per 'the wub'. Pi zero would be a great administator. -- Nascar 1996  04:30, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
 * It would be kind of nice to have a non-admin candidate for ArbCom. Nevertheless, Pi zero will make a good admin, even if busy in real life for a couple of months. --InfantGorilla (talk) 08:09, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Someone close this up Tyrol5 (talk) 15:14, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
 * It's a bit early at the moment, usually we let requests for adminship run at least a full week before closing to give everyone a chance to voice possible concerns. I don't think we need to rush atm. Tempodivalse [talk]  15:20, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I apologize, I wasn't thinking at the moment. I now realize that. Tyrol5 (talk) 15:21, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
 * without a doubt. And to think you were going to close this. :P --Thunderhead (t - e - c) 16:39, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
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I've been working on the English wikipedia for some time now, mostly copyediting and minor additions; however, I also wrote Testor Corporation and am now researching for rewrites of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Second Lateran Council. On wikinews, I've been writing one or two articles a day, making some policy suggestions (and raising questions) and generally trying to keep things organized as new people get used to the proto-policies.

Should I be selected as an admin, I would continue with keeping category pages clean and free of debris (links to non-existent stories, etc.) and helping to enforce the review process. I would also work on keeping the existing category system in check and in use--making sure articles are listed in all the appropriate categories, and possibly grouping articles on related topics together in their own categories. Kurt Weber 03:16, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)

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 * Withdraw objection as vandalism has been not-infrequent after the Wired mention. --119 03:26, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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 * Nothing personal, but I'd like to wait a few more weeks, based on my experiences on IRC with Kurt.--Eloquence 09:07, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Object. He's disrespectful to users, among other things telling a French speaker who said "a" instead of "an" to "learn proper English" today. 119 09:09, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)


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Sysopdom is "no big deal," so I wont make anykind of statement, save that I have long been interested in seeing this pig fly, and was delighted to see that Erik and JW finally did it and are doing it right. I'll admit I still have my doubts, but it just (re) occurred to me how synergetic a relationship to Indymedia could be: What WN may lack in ground base, they lack in real editorship and open editing process... NufSaid- Stevertigo 10:21, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * 1) Support. Davodd | Talk 01:18, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Neutral. Stevertigo is probably on holiday (no contributions since Dec 25th), so I'd like to see him resume making regular contributions and then I will endorse him. — DV 07:08, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)


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I would appreciate the opportunity to serve as an admin on the project. I currently spend a fair amount of time doing so. Lately my primary contributions have been in technical and editing, but I've also been helping out with welcoming, infrastructure (and outright recruiting!) - Amgine 19:00, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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Davodd (self-nomination)
I am what's left of a professional journalist after 20 years of grinding away in newsrooms. I am hopeful that like Wikipedia, Wikinews can establish a community of passionate volunteers and create a product that carves a new niche and sets a new standard in news coverage. Here are user pages for other WikiMedia projects: Basically, I would like to be an admin to do similar tasks that I do as a Wikipedia admin - which is basically do nothing "powerful" unless housekeeping needs done or vandalism needs dealt with. I figure with my journalism experience and my wiki community understanding, I can help add perspective to the Wikinews product regardless of admin status, but seeing only 4 admins officially listed, I fear that we're in need of as many hands as possible. If you look at my recent efforts, they range from writing content, to compiling community guides for newbie writers. - Davodd | Talk 02:37, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia - Where I am an admin
 * Wikibooks - Where I am an occasional contributor
 * Meta-Wiki - Where I read more than I contribute

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 * Thanks for volunteering to help out as an Admin. — DV 07:08, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * I should also note that Davodd has done a great job organizing the water cooler. I think this work shows he has the best intentions for Wikinews. — DV 15:00, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Davodd has only been on Wikinews for a short time, but in that time he has been very productive and helpful. Also supporting on the strength of his contributions to Wikipedia. -- IlyaHaykinson 20:57, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Excellent contributions, involved in many different areas. - Amgine 22:29, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Yep, no objections. Dan100 23:59, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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 * User listed 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami for cut-n-paste vandalism, did not apparently check page history? doesn't know how to revert? - Amgine 21:10, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your concern on this topic and for the IRC chat to resolve it. --  Davodd | Talk 21:31, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Amgine, has this issue been addressed to your satisfaction well enough that you can withdraw your objection? — DV 07:08, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Withdraw objection. Davodd is a tireless contributor and fabulous resource. I still worry about thoroughness of examining articles, speed to judgement, but that's become merely a personal opinion and is far over-shadowed by user's value.


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IlyaHaykinson
I am nominating myself. My goals as administrator are simple: to help process resolved deletion requests, make it easier to deal with vandalism, and help update the few protected pages given consensus. I am committed to maintaining NPOV, and will not abuse any privileges to further any agenda. I hope that my contributions here will speak for themselves.

I am also an infrequent contributor to Wikipedia, having done negligible edits there as well. My username is the same: w:User:IlyaHaykinson.

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 * Davodd | Talk 01:16, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC) - Good attitude and good ideas.
 * 68.85.91.55 01:21, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC) (<-- request this user to login for votes)
 * Thanks for volunteering to help out as an Admin. — DV 07:08, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * I have read his comments and suggestions on Wikinews. I think he has many good ideas, demonstrating that he understands basics of Wikinews well. I also think he listens to others/ ask others' opinions - good quality for an administrator. Tomos 07:50, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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Tomos
I am not yet sure how continuous my participation would be in the long run. So I would like to be an administrator temporarily, until enough trusted users emerge among ourselves and become administrators.

I nominate myself because it is not clear if we get enough administrators soon. And I consider myself as a fairly safe choice for an administrator here, because of my experiences and policies.

Please see my user page on those and other things. Thank you for your consideration, :-) and questions are welcome. Tomos 08:05, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)

 * 1) Support-Stevertigo
 * 2) Support. 119 09:10, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) Support. Davodd | Talk 02:38, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Support. Lyellin 03:41, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Support Very helpful in IRC, quick response. - Amgine 21:12, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Support. IlyaHaykinson 01:11, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)


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Eloquence
See also w:User:Eloquence. Wikimedian since late 2001, sysop on en:, de: and commons:. I initiated the Wikinews project - wrote the proposal and related pages, rewrote it, organized the vote, asked the Board to approve the demo, created the first few index pages and subject lists, and wrote most of the policy proposals that are here right now. I have developer rights, so I made myself an admin when the Demo went live in order to be able to edit system messages and the like, but now that the community is growing, I am submitting my admin status for review.--Eloquence 02:10, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)

 * I don't have any objections to your Admin status Foeke 16:37, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)

 * No objections at all. Lyellin 16:43, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)

 * Support. Tomos 02:36, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)

 * No objection Lankiveil 02:29, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)


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Lyellin
Since no one else is putting themselves up.... ;). My main work has been on en, w:User:Lyellin. In general, I do more organizing and small things than write full articles, although I do have pet projects. Cathedral of Learning is one. I'm getting started working on wikibooks as well, especially the Wikijunior project. In terms of Wikinews, I popped on the first day and have basically inhabited the IRC channel and preyed on Recent Changes all day. I will state that I am a student, so sometimes workloads get heavier- cutting down on Wiki time. I don't know if that should be factored in, but just so everyone knows. Lyellin 04:25, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Addition: My goal with Wikinews is to work on pushing articles through the review process, as well as being somewhat of a checker for English from our non-native editors. I'm on the East Coast of the US, so I'd be a different time zone than Eloquence. Lyellin 15:53, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * No objections here. Ambi 07:35, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * I haven't seen any problems caused by lack of administrators yet. If I'm not missing some problem, I think we should wait to draw from a larger community. --119 04:31, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * Withdraw objection as vandalism has been not-infrequent after the Wired mention. --119 09:00, 30 Nov 2004 (UTC)


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Lankiveil
Well, I guess I'll nominate myself. I've been involved for some months now in Wikimedia, mainly on en:Wikipedia (en:User:Lankiveil) and ga:Wikipedia (ga:Úsáideoir:Lankiveil). I also hang around Wikipedia-L a fair bit. In terms of Wikinews, I voted "yes" early, and I've been here pretty much since I first saw the announcement of this demo. I've authored a few articles, and followed the early formulation of policy closely.

If chosen to serve, my prime area of interest, at least at present, would be to ensure that all articles get a timely review. Eloquence is doing a fantastic job, of course, but it's a pretty big job, and as Wikinews becomes more and more successful, it's only going to get bigger. I'm also outside the US/EU sphere of influence geographically, so I'll be able to look at things that might get overlooked while the North Americans/Europeans are off in bed.

 * I haven't seen any problems caused by lack of administrators yet. If I'm not missing some problem, I think we should wait to draw from a larger community. --119 04:30, 22 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * Withdraw objection as vandalism has been not-infrequent after the Wired mention. --119 03:26, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Administrator/The bellman

The bellman
(441 edits since 15 NOV 04) AS OF: 21:09, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I'd like to be an admin, because this experiment needs people who are awake when Aussies are (basicly when the rest of the english speaking world (save NZ) is asleep). I have never been in a flame war, edit war, revert war, etc. anywhere on any wiki. My first (or maybe second) post to the foundation list was a little rude, but was not meant to be, and i am sorry that brion vibber (i think) took it as an insult towards devs. i have since developed (i think) a good relationship with various devs. Other than this i am not aware of ever having caused offence to anyone (in relation to wikis). Ive written quite a few articles on wikinews and edited a whole heap more. I also created the original research template, because i thought it would be interesting. As an admin (and a user), i would be willing to lend my support to any idea that seemed inovative or interesting (obviously this is sujective). The bellman 05:54, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

 * Support User is a regular contributor, has been editing since at least November, and may be painfully honest... - Amgine 23:33, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry if my honesty causes any pain. *offers Amgine an asprin* -The bellman 10:49, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose, sorry. User doesn't like creating articles with geographically-specific headlines, which is annoying, and seems to be trying to run the site on Australian time rather than UTC. Neither suggests that the user has the depth of understanding of the site that I feel an admin needs. Dan100 (Talk) 12:19, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Withdrawn in light of comments below. Now neutral (personally I see no current need for new admins, but that's not a reason to object). Dan100 (Talk) 20:47, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * G'day, to your first objection, the titles of the Australian articles you changed the names of today were not named by me. However in the case of Paedophile forced to flee Australian town, although i wrote the article the title was chosen by Borofkin not myself, maybe i should have changed it, but in all honesty i barely even looked at the title. To be fair i have created some articles about australian events with out 'Australian' in the title but when i noticed that these were all being changed on RC to include the word 'Austrlian', i thought. yep. cool, i can accept that and decided that i would include some mention that it was aussie in the future. Honestly it was an oversight on my behalf the first few times, one which i am trying not to repeat. As for the second objection, i strongly feel that the news should not be reported in UTC or AEST, but in local time. If an event happens somewhere on the second of feb (for example), i feel it should be reported as feb 02, even though UTC could well still be feb 01. Equally even if UTC is Feb 02 and something newsworthy happens somewhere where it is Feb 01, then it should be reported in Feb 01 not Feb 02. If this is not the opinion of the rest of the community im cool with that, and i will bow to consensus, but from my discussions on #wikinews about the subject i am not acting outside the consensus. I hope i have answered you concerns The bellman 12:51, 2 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * After having thought about the time issue further, and having discussed it with others, i now support the use of UTC. The bellman 00:03, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Trustworthy and would be nice to have a pair of eyes in his time zone. -- Davodd | Talk 06:52, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Object. Candidate is incapable of answering a few simple questions regarding his reasons and intentions regarding his request for adminship. I cannot possibly support (nor trust) someone who can't provide such basic information. Sorry! Dan100 (Talk) 21:28, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC) Dan100 (Talk) 12:43, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * What? i answered the questions, that were posted here, then davodd (i think) got rid of them, then amgine (i think) moved them back here, then they were moved again, and now they are on my talk page. I didnt have anything to do with the moving of them, but i did answer them. I will move them back here, and ask that anyone who wants to have a debate about whether they should be here or not, have it on the talk page. I personaly think its a bit over the top to have them on such a small project, where all the active users, know the other active users. The bellman 03:09, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Support. Looks like The bellman will be mainly engaged in RC patrolling and blocking vandals, good stuff. Dan100 (Talk) 13:23, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:

1. What admin chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with?

 * A. RC patrol (which ill be starting again in a couple of days anyway, when i manage to get gaim working so i can lurk on IRC).

2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikinews, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

 * A. Nepal's King names new cabinet, cause it was wikinews' first featured article.
 * I didn't know we had featured articles... Dan100 (Talk) 01:34, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * well, what ever we want to call the main article on the front page, it was the first (due more to luck than anything else) The bellman 02:45, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

3. Do you have any particular plans if you gain adminship?

 * A. Write a better set of questions for potential admins...? Try and deal with vandalism mostly.


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(302 edits since 9 JAN 05) AS OF: 17:37, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I think that I will be involved with Wikinews for a while, so I'd like to do what I can to keep the vandalism down and things generally well organized. I definitely care about Wikinews; I think I can be trusted to handle administration in a mature and sensitive fashion. Pingswept 06:37, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Quickly becoming a role model for the ideal Wikinewsie. -- Davodd | Talk 07:01, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Excellent work. (and fast copyedits!) - Amgine 17:54, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. IlyaHaykinson 06:28, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Support a great little wikignome, adding to the general quality of wikinews The bellman 03:18, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Pingswept clearly wants to engage in controlling vandals (although I haven't noticed much, mind you); good stuff. Dan100 (Talk) 13:25, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:
 * I'd like to know a little more about why Pingswept wants adminship and what he wants to do with it:

1. What admin chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with?

 * A. Erasing vandalism, blocking vandals, and your basic housekeeping tasks.

2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikinews, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

 * A. No. I have mostly contributed spelling and grammar corrections, which are not very interesting. The few articles that I have started have not been particularly good.
 * That's not true! The G7 article was of great interest to me, anyway. Dan100 (Talk) 13:25, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

3. Do you have any particular plans if you gain adminship?

 * A. No. I have the following vague plan, also found above: "I'd like to do what I can to keep the vandalism down and things generally well organized." This is the same as the plan I will follow if I do not gain adminship, but I expect I'll be less effective.

Pingswept is free to decline to answer these basic questions. They are in no way part of the selection process, I'd just like to know the answers before voting. Dan100 (Talk) 21:28, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)


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CGorman
(341 edits since 17 NOV 04) AS OF: 22:00, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I registered an account with Wikinews back in November - but did'nt do much for quite a while as I was working on getting a few articles on Wikipedia up to featured article status (Economy of the Republic of Ireland, Celtic Tiger and Ryanair). I have since returned to work on the Economy and business section of Wikinews. I've made over 2000 edits to the Wikipedia and earnt 1 barnstar. I was never involved in a revert war or flame war on Wikipedia (or anywhere else!) Here at Wikinews i've written many articles, and worked as a sort of "editor" of the Economy and Business section for the past number of weeks. I admitably had a brief disagreement with Ronline about Romanian bias, but we sorted things out quickly to cater for all audiences. If given Admin status I will continue to work hard in the Economy and Business section, and hopefully help restructure other sections in need of attention. CGorman 15:12, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * PS. I've decided to take the Sports section as my second area of work on Wikinews - I hope to inject a bit of life into it like the Business section. CGorman 16:20, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Comment : CGorman's work which I've seen has been of excellent quality, and if he can bring the sports section to life I will be very pleased! A few more edits/familiarity for full support. - Amgine 17:58, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Support Time continues to tell... - Amgine 23:49, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Support, CGorman has clearly put a lot of thought into why he wants adminship and how he'll use the privileges. Dan100 (Talk) 13:01, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Support IlyaHaykinson 23:26, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I'd like to know a little more about why CGorman wants adminship and what he wants to do with it: Q1). What admin chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with?

A2) My main regular tasks on Wikinews involve (and will continue to involve) keeping the Sports, Economy and business and perhaps Europe pages up to date and well presented. I hope to also participate fully in policy discussions and changes. I have also recently joined the Welcommitte - hopefully I can help new users settle in to the Wikinews way of doing things. Althought I can do all of the above without Admin status, Admin status would be a boost if I ever participate as a ref or independent third party in POV disputes among other users. Admin staus would of course also give me the ability to block vandals and protect pages in the case of consistant damage from such vandals, althought I hope never to have to use these powers, they would be a valuable tool for me in my stewardship of the Sports, Economy and business and Europe pages.

Q2) Of your articles or contributions to Wikinews, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

A2) I've concentrated mostly on page restructure so far, but yes there is a story im particularly pleased with. I was so happy with it I posted a note on the discussion page of economy & business under the title Personal Triumph!, the text of that post was as follows:

 * This morning after an RTE (the national tv station) story and a press release about Yahoo's investment in Dublin, I wrote Yahoo chooses Dublin as location of new European Headquarters - at the time the article went live on Wikinews - only 3 other places on the net carried the story - two being press releases, the other RTE. This evening there are literally dozens of stories about the move - in Australia, the UK, the US, on reuters, all over the place - it feels great to actually be first - to break the story! CGorman 23:20, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * I noticed that too. Good scoop! Dan100 (Talk) 13:01, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Q3) Do you have any particular plans if you gain adminship?

A3) As stated above I hope to keep the Sports, Economy and business and Europe pages up to date. I also wish to do a once off aesthetic update of all topic pages and region pages to reflect the sort of changes i've made to the afore-mentioned pages. I also hope to - eventually - build sub pages into the Europe section for UK & Ireland, Germany, France (and possibly Romania) - these are the countries with the most news on the Europe page. I hope to similierly add sub pages for football and other major sports to the sports page as soon as article volumes and frequency increase to a reasonable level (at least one new story a day/2 days). CGorman 22:13, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

CGorman is free to decline to answer these basic questions. They are in no way part of the selection process, I'd just like to know the answers before voting. Dan100 (Talk) 21:28, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)


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DV
I, ( The bellman ) would like to nominate DV for adminship. He's been around for ages (2000 and something edits), is a generally nice bloke, and seems to have the trust of most of the community. ~The bellman | Smile 13:22, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Strong Support. Just look at his userpage! His commitment to this project is unquestionable. → CGorman (Talk)  16:07, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Support He(and others) made me feel welcome + he seems to be a master computer mason. Paulrevere2005 23:14, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Support I've only known DV's work for a few days, but that's enough for me. Does he realize what a thankless job this is? Heh... --Alan J. Franklin 00:47, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Support ~The bellman | Smile  08:43, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose. DV seems to make great leaps of logic in debates, seems to support some very odd PoV (unless stating that Pr2005 had "opened his eyes" was a joke), and has several times been highly critical of the project. I'd prefer admins to be for the project they might become an admin for! We also have, frankly, plenty of admins. We don't need anymore right now and admin privileges aren't something to be handed out like sweets. Dan100 (Talk) 12:49, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Thanks Dan100. I was waiting for you to post before I said anything. Your opposition provides some important context to my response.

 * With great respect for The bellman, I concur with Dan100's sentiment that Admin isn't a prize to be handed out for making a lot of edits, or even for being a good reporter!

 * Also, athough I have been on Wikinews since shortly after it started, I have not yet been prevented from contributing in any way I wanted for lack of Admin privileges.

 * I agree with Dan100's point that we don't need more Admins. The other Admins, especially the ones who are active these days (you know who you are), have been very responsible about following up on every one of my requests on the Admin request page.

 * I've been able to contribute to the design of the Main Page even though it is protected, because most of it is in templates, and I have only occasionally had a reason to ask an Admin to change something that is obviously broken and doesn't require building a consensus with the community anyways.

 * On a personal note, I am more interested in reporting on food safety or the other topics which interest me, than volunteering to help out with Administrative duties.

 * Sure, I would enjoy volunteering as an Administrator, but there simply aren't enough hours in the day for me to fulfill the responsibilities that come with those privileges, while still contributing in the other ways I find interesting.

 * As a matter of fact, I am thinking about giving up contributing as a reporter and going back to developing software for Wikinews exclusively, as I think I would be much more valuable in that role. I need to "finish" WeatherChecker. Also, Wikinews needs developers to help add missing features that will make life easier for the reporters.

 * As for Dan100's other points (which are somewhat moot, but I'll humor him), I believe he is mistaken when he mixes up being highly critical of Wikinews with not being for Wikinews.

 * Sure, I have a particular fondness for "appallingly bad straw man arguments" and I also exercise my right to be highly critical of this project. I will say something sucks if I see it that way. Perhaps it's not a good idea for me to be an Admin for those reasons.

 * But I wouldn't be contributing so many stories (or working on WeatherChecker and Wikinews TV) if I was against Wikinews.

 * Dan100 says I am a POV pusher. Well, I hope I have confined all of my expressions of Point of View to user talk and article discussion pages, and that the stories I have written have been NPOV and well-written. But I freely admit that I have a political agenda as well. If I see the little guy getting screwed, I will select the story that highlights the little guy's plight. Sure, I will include 'the other side' to respect the NPOV rule on this site. But check out the stories I choose to write to see what I mean. I think anyone who won't admit their political biases is fooling themselves. I freely admit mine. That alone could also disqualify me from being an Admin. So be it.

 * Thanks to The Bellman for the nomination! And thanks to Dan100 for keeping this site interesting!

 * I respectfully decline the invitation to volunteer to help out with Administrative chores.

 * I sincerely appreciate the votes of support given above. (Paulrevere2005's vote was especially touching.)

 * I will repay everyone's compliments in other ways than volunteering as an Admin.

 * — DV 14:15, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)


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Bureaucrat: User:IlyaHaykinson
I would like to nominate Ilya as a bureaucrat and hope he accepts. Bureaucrats turn regular users into sysops. Since I'm the only bureaucrat right now, I think we could use some more, and Ilya would be an excellent choice. He stays cool when the editing gets hot and has shown an incredible dedication to this project.--Eloquence 09:56, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Accept. Thanks for the nomination. If the community supports the nomination, I will try to handle the bureaucrat tasks when you're absent as well as you've handled them so far. -- IlyaHaykinson 17:18, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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 * Support. No one is more deserving than Ilya's for the job. He's shown a great commitment to this project. → CGorman (Talk)  15:01, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Stong Support - for too many reasons to enumerate. -- Davodd | Talk 03:19, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. ~The bellman | Smile  13:12, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Support - Ilya's comments always make sense. Paulrevere2005 23:14, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Support. Thanks for volunteering. — DV 09:04, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Support Of course. Pingswept 14:23, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)


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Technical troubles hold up International Space Station repairs

August 9, 2010 A faulty line fitting delayed repairs to a cooling pump on the International Space Station Saturday during an eight-hour.

During the spacewalk,  and  were to repair a faulty cooling system, which failed on July 31. The faulty cooling unit was to be swapped with a new one that was previously in storage to solve the problem; however, an ammonia leak in the final line to be disconnected from the unit halted attempts for a repair.

Upon discovering the problem, the astronauts were instructed to reconnect the line and install a positioning device to maintain the proper pressure on the line.

Upon completing the spacewalk, Wheelock and Dyson spent additional time in the to get rid of any ammonia particles that may have attached themselves to their.

NASA officials are analyzing possible solutions to the issue to attempt during a planned spacewalk Wednesday. Wednesday's spacewalk was previously intended to be second in the series to repair the cooling system by reattaching fluid and electrical lines.

Before Saturday's spacewalk, NASA officials projected that up to three spacewalks may be needed to repair the cooling system.

Most of the space station's non-critical scientific components have been temporarily shut-down in order to reduce heat generation with only one cooling loop available to the station.

NASA reports that the station's crew, three Russians and three Americans, are not in any danger; however, it is in the best interests of the crew to restore systems to nominal condition as soon as possible.

The eight-hour spacewalk is reportedly the longest ISS-based spacewalk, and the sixth longest in the history of.


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I (Amgine) would like to nominate Dan100 for administrator. Dan100 is a tireless editor, and is passionate about news. He is an aggressive new article creator. He has created and maintains Wikinews Latest News at blogspot to provide a temporary RSS feed of the latest articles. (I should also add, if he wishes the adminship. If not, he is free to remove this nomination.) - Amgine 00:13, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Accept, thanks Amgine. Dan100 (Talk) 12:34, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC)

 * Update: After seven days, there were three votes in support (Amgine, Ilya and CGorman) and one in opposition (Paulrevere2005). As it says just above, these votes last for seven days. So I'd like my adminship. Dan100 (Talk) 12:59, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * For the record, there were only 6 days of "nothing but support votes"(2 votes) from the time of Dan100's acceptance(Feb.26th)until the first "opposed" vote(mine) came in on March 5th. I believe a fortnight is 14 days. Paulrevere2005 17:38, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * See: Consensus -- Davodd | Talk 14:53, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I note that other admins were given their status with at least one objection. Dan100 (Talk) 09:24, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * It doesn't say votes only last 7 days, it just says "after 7 days" a decision is reached which means at least 7 days must elapse. Please don't try to manipulate the voting results which is currently 3 support, 3 opposed and 1 support with reservation.Paulrevere2005 13:06, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Support
 * 1) Support. Dan100 is a great contributor whose initiative in improving Wikinews is visible in everything he's done. Even if he just does RC patrol on heavy days he'd be a great administrator. -- IlyaHaykinson 18:20, 26 Feb 2005 (UTC) removed vote of support - see comments. -- IlyaHaykinson 22:40, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Support. Absolute work horse - never stops working for the good of the wiki. CGorman 20:02, 3 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Support with reservation Dan100's is tireless, and he's done a great job improving the site. My reservation is that in my experience, Dan100 sometimes makes big changes without explanation or taking more drastic actions than necessary. An example is Datrio's addition here. Dan100 rv'd the article, but gave no explanation other than "rv." While I don't particularly like the edits that Datrio made, I assume they took some time and effort. If I were Datrio, I would feel alienated and discouraged by Dan100's rv.
 * You're quite right, I screwed up there. I'd opened the page history in a tab and not refreshed it for a long while, so missed Datrio's edit. Dan100 (Talk) 17:58, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * A second example is the deletion request that Paulrevere2005 mentions above. I believe that Paulrevere2005 is correct that "[h]is reasons for deletion were outside Wikinews guidelines." The reason stated was "Pure opinion piece," and that's not under the Policies_and_guidelines/Deletion_guidelines
 * I suspect that making Dan100 an admin would be overall a good thing, but I fear that we would see more of what I have cited above. Pingswept 00:11, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Support: I've taken so long to express an opinion on this becuase ive been doing a lot of thinking about it. Nobody can doubt that dan is a good faith contributor, and that he has done a lot of good things for the site, but he also tends to 'shot from the hip', and i think that i would probably object to his adminship on the 'pedia because of this, but here on wikinews where an article which is a day old is past its useby date, we need quick action, as a consequence sometimes with the benifit of hindsight the action will prove to have been wrong, but such is the price we pay for having a news site. The bellman 04:32, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Oppose
 * 1) Oppose. Dan100 is ,unfortunately, nowhere near ready to have such power. This was demonstrated when he showed especially terrible judgment in putting the story "U.N. reports Afghan opium production is up again." up for deletion even after an administrator had worked on it.His reasons for deletion were outside Wikinews guidelines and ,in my opinion,contrived to justify the deletion request.The result was the story was stuck in the deletion section for 7 days and AP was able to scoop the story(or at least the details of the story). Add to the questionable judgment his expressed desire to be involved in policing the site "I'm always keen to combat vandals (who isn't?!)",which would require the greatest level of judgment, and you have a double negative;which in this case does not produce a positive. The answer has to be NO!Paulrevere2005 Date?!
 * 2) Oppose. Dan100 has crossed an important line in the sand, by mischaracterizing another contributor's posting as vandalism and summarily deleting it. I can't endorse giving Dan100 access to the rollback powers given to Administrators, which he could use to more quickly rollback anything he perceives to be vandalism, when he mischaracterizes other contributor's postings in this manner. If Dan100 can think twice about his actions in this matter and makes it clear that he recognizes he has made a mistake in this matter, I will be happy to remove my objection. — DV 08:04, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I also quote Dan100 in his own words: "We also have, frankly, plenty of admins. We don't need anymore right now." I agree, although I like to put it this way, "Tribe with too many chiefs gets little work done." — DV 14:23, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose: This was a hard decision since Dan100 is such a tireless contributor. But Dan100 has not consistently displayed the dispassionate even-handed tempermant essential to being a Wikiproject administrator. He also is a little too quick to judge:, recently removed a nomination for deletion without explanation and is intolerant of opinions that diverge from his own: . -- Davodd | Talk  09:05, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * lol, upholding the style guide is 'opinion' now is it? Dan100 (Talk) 12:48, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * The objection is not to the result of the actions, but for choosing to abandon the collaborative process. -- Davodd | Talk 08:42, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I thought the style guide was a collaboration. Dan100 (Talk) 09:48, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * This generality does not address the issues I raised above. -- Davodd | Talk 14:48, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Comments with the source being http://www.mnf-iraq.com/media-information/March/050304h.htm
 * Comment;please check this for yourselves as I may have missed something, but it appears that Dan100 inserted the folowing comments in today's Sgrena story "The Multinational Iraq Force has stated that Sgrena's car approached a check-point at high speed (a common tactic of suicide bombers) and that they had no choice but to open fire."

 * when I go to that url I see nothing about "no choice" or "common tactic of suicide bombers".If I'm wrong,I apologize; if I'm right, Dan100 is fabricating news by attributing his words to the source; "The Multinational Iraq Force has stated...that they had no choice but to open fire." Paulrevere2005 03:14, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Indeed I did get that wrong. Thank goodness this is a wiki and others can correct me (although a note somewhere politely pointing out my mess-up never goes amiss). But I'd also like to highlight the fact that I've made hundreds of other such edits and not got them wrong! Dan100 (Talk) 17:58, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * That was the only one of Dan100's sources I checked; simply because it sounded so outrageous. How do we know how many others he "got wrong" ?..incidently, I'm only saying "got wrong" out of courtesy; I don't know how"they had no choice but to open fire" could have accidently been attributed to the MIF when those words were nowhere to be found in their press release.

I think it was an intentional fabrication of news to support a POV; and unless someone can prove otherwise, to give Dan100 more power would be irresponsible...especially since his subsequent remarks are so lacking of a committment not to do it again. Paulrevere2005 21:20, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * It helps if you provide a link to the edit in question.

 * I happen to agree that Dan100 should be called to account for this edit, but how is this related to the Admin vote? Administrators still have to justify their edits just like anyone else, so I'm afraid you have a distorted impression of what powers are granted when someone is given administrative rights on this site.

 * I've been contributing here on Wikinews since it was still on demo.wikinews, without administrative rights, and aside from the sitewide notice, there is little I can't edit without administrative privileges.

 * I am concerned about Dan100's apparent plans to change the main page layout if he is granted Admin status, one of the few things I can't do on Wikinews as a non-Admin. If he becomes an Admin, I hope he will first build a consensus before he changes the main page layout, but I won't oppose his nomination on that basis because I'm biased in favor of the weather reports appearing on the main page, so I'm not an impartial observer on that score. — DV 03:34, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * While Paulrevere2005 is correct that Dan100's quote is not supported by the link provided, I agree with DV that this is irrelevant. Dan100 can do that sort of thing regardless of his admin status. The decision should be made around the powers that Dan100 would gain-- article deletion, article protection, editing of protected pages, and user blocking. (Did I miss anything?) Pingswept 05:08, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Comment: Adminship isn't a big deal for me (note that I was nominated by a third party, I didn't self-nominate). My number one priority will always be presenting the news of the world in a cool, unbiased, npov way (to the extent that it was I who brought an adapted version of the npov policy here from Wikipedia). My second is growing the site. I don't need adminship for either, although I'd happily accept it and use the powers where needed (see answers to questions, below). If anyone has a problem with a particular edit of mine, this is not the place to discuss it. Please use the appropiate article talk page. Dan100 (Talk) 07:32, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Comment: I removed my vote of support from Dan100's nomination. I highly value Dan100's contributions and think he makes a great Wikinewsie, but what makes a good admin is support of community, consistency of such support, and ability to resolve conflict. I think that this nomination process has shown that at this point Dan100 is probably not the right candidate for adminship. Given Dan100's initial position of "Adminship isn't a big deal for me" and his current "I want my adminship", I think it's best to take some time off of this debate, and let everyone who voted No regain their trust in Dan100 via his good edits. -- IlyaHaykinson 22:40, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Questions for the candidate A few generic questions to provide guidance for voters:

1. What admin chores, if any, would you anticipate helping with?

 * A. To be brutally honest, none right now. I try to spend time working on new articles rather than RC patrols or checking WN:RFD/CSD. I'm always keen to combat vandals (who isn't?!), although I've only encountered one instance so far. (I expect WN vandalism will rapidly increase with time).

2. Of your articles or contributions to Wikinews, are there any about which you are particularly pleased, and why?

 * A. The overhaul of the article creation process that I did on the weekend of January 8/9. I made creating new articles a much simpler, more coherent, and easier-to-find/follow process. You can see the results here, as the number of articles jumped after that weekend. Since then I've written many articles and also ported the npov policy from WP, and worked on minor enhancements such as the Heath Robinson RSS feed and Reporter's tools.

3. Do you have any particular plans if you gain adminship?

 * A. I'd be very, very tempted to cut down the all-pages message box, as I think it's way too big right now, but if someone rv'd me I wouldn't mind. I won't be making big changes to the Main Page as my ideas for how it should work are too different from the accepted status quo. I won't be making major changes elsewhere either. Update: I've just begun working on a 'local' portal, and would hope to highlight it as a flagship project on the front page.

 * Dan100 withdrew his name for consideration on March 16th. "therefore, I now decline Amgine's nomination (thanks though mate)." Dan100 (Talk) 12:48, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC.

His full comment was as follows;

 * Update: After nearly three weeks here, with nothing but support votes for the first fortnight (note: Admin request votes are only supposed to last for a week), this seems to have become a play-ground for the PoV pushers. So therefore, I now decline Amgine's nomination (thanks though mate). Dan100 (Talk) 12:48, 16 Mar 2005 (UTC)

 * Lately (beginning with his Revision as of 09:48, 25 Mar 2005)he has been editing out his withdrawal as well as deleting portions of my follow up comment.

 * Dan100 is now vandalizing the record of his nomination, in my opinion. New viewers of this page should know he declined the nomination, in my opinion. Paulrevere2005 19:43, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * He is allowed to change his mind if he wants to do so. -- Davodd | Talk 02:59, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Agreed,but shouldn't new visitors to the nomination page be able to see (without searching the history) that he flip-flopped ? Especially if they wish to add to the discussion? Paulrevere2005 12:48, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)