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Talk:Uninvited couple passes Secret Service checkpoint, crashes White House state dinner

Review of revision 916482 [Passed]
From headline, "crashes White House state dinner". Realy know? Were they thrown out?

Sensationalist headline.

Seems that the crashers DID meet president Obama since there is a Getty Images photo: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/28/gatecrasher-michaele-salahi-met-obama

A quick question
Would it be appropriate to add an external link to Michaele Salahi's Facebook page?

Americanfreedom (talk) 18:04, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

 * I don't see why not, it is relevant to the story in this case. Make sure you link it as 'The profile Micheale Salahi placed the photos on' or something, though, to illustrate to readers *why* there's an FB link in there. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:21, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Category and links
edit protected Please add this article to Category:White House and localize the link of the same name plus the links for Washington and Facebook. Thank you. Green Giant (talk) 23:35, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
 * addressed. --Pi zero (talk) 13:59, 11 November 2015 (UTC)


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Obama declares tougher emission targets before Copenhagen summit

November 29, 2009

Barack Obama has set tougher emission targets in a White House speech. He said, the USA intends to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions "in the range of" 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and 83 percent by 2050. Obama will attend the Copenhagen international climate meeting next month, and is going to offer these figures as an official climate change policy.

Obama has also set interim targets for better intermediate control. These are a 30% cut by 2025 and a 42% cut by 2030. But Obama's climate change speeches aren't going very far: Mr Obama is not planning to be present at the summit during the last days, when the world leaders might most possibly finally make a treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.

To compare, the European Union speaks about cutting its emissions by 20% cut by 2020 and 80% by 2050. But the starting point of the EU and of most of other nations is 1990, while Obama's numbers are in terms of 2005 emissions. The plans proposed by Obama are with a steeper end compared with EU, thus making a slower start.

Emissions cuts targets

Observers say some accumulation effect can be caused by domestic policies, which take long to implement on a proper scale, but then give a faster emissions cut. Such policies can include improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency, industries-specific limitations, etc.

The White House announcement also contains the list of US representatives at the Copenhagen conference:
 * President Barack Obama
 * Interior Secretary Ken Salazar
 * Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
 * Commerce Secretary Gary Locke
 * Energy Secretary Steven Chu
 * Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson
 * Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley
 * Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren
 * Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner

A schedule of US Center presence was made up for certain dates in December, so that the exact ways to achieve the cuts will be discussed.

license: Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/


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User talk:Phil G

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User talk:Madawaw

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User:Jaysarvage

Please refer to my user page on the English Wikipedia site.

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Welcome
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User talk:Redcamarocruiser

Welcome
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Is it OK to use a very simple style aimed at elementary English as a Second Language Learners?
I made an educational worksheet based on, American Girl, the song in the article, and if it is OK and not contrary to Wikinews policies, I would like to publish the article here in Wiki News. Is it OK to keep the article short and use the simple vocabulary I have chosen for my elementary level English Learners? Redcamarocruiser (talk) 23:38, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

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User talk:Wenling.daxi

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Talk:Obama declares tougher emission targets before Copenhagen summit

Presentation
The use of a table and bulleted list, particularly the content therein, makes this look noticeably less newsie. These are more items for a press release — especially giving a list of the team at the climate summit. --Brian McNeil / talk 10:45, 28 November 2009 (UTC)


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UN nuclear chief says negotiations with Iran at 'dead end'

November 27, 2009

The head of the, Mohamed ElBaradei, said earlier on Thursday that the organization has reached a "dead end" in a probe into Iran's nuclear program. The IAEA's board is meeting to consider a resolution condemning Iran's nuclear program.

In remarks to the IAEA's board, ElBaradei expressed frustration over Iran's failure to cooperate with the Vienna-based agency. ElBaradei leaves office in a few days, at the end of this November, and his remarks have grown sharply more critical of Iran in recent months.

Today, he said he was disappointed that Iran had not agreed on a deal to further enrich its uranium overseas. The deal has the support of the United States, Russia and France and it aims to provide a safeguard that Iran's uranium is not being used to make a nuclear weapon.

"It is now well over a year since the agency was last able to engage Iran in discussions about these outstanding issues. We have effectively reached a dead end, unless Iran engages fully with us," he commented.

"In my view the proposed agreement presents a unique opportunity after many years of animosity and hostility to address a humanitarian need and create a space for negotiation. This opportunity should be seized and it would be highly regrettable if it was missed," he said.

ElBaradei's comments come as the IAEA board is considering a draft resolution on Iran. According to press reports, the draft urges Iran to stop construction of the uranium enrichment site, and to confirm that it has no other hidden nuclear activities. Diplomats are reportedly confident the measure will be passed, but Iran's ambassador to the IAEA told a German newspaper that Tehran would reduce its cooperation with the IAEA to a minimum if that happens.

Some members of the international community believe that Iran is trying to build a nuclear weapon; Tehran, however, maintains that its efforts are for peaceful purposes only.


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77 dead after flooding in Saudi Arabia

November 27, 2009 The worst flooding in 27 years in Saudi Arabia has left at least 77 people dead, and dozens more could be missing. The floods came after torrential rains on Wednesday.

The rainstorms mainly affected western parts of the country, including the cities of Jeddah, Rabigh and Mecca, and the surrounding area. Inclement weather hampered the start of the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca; however, none of the dead people had been attending the event.

The deaths were mainly caused by collapsed homes and high waters, according to officials. Witnesses say many of the casualties had been trapped in vehicles. Many cars had been swept away and city roads were flooded, blocking traffic.

The Saudi Arabian Civil Defence Authority reported that emergency crews managed to rescue over 900 people.

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User talk:Seanandcher

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Wikinews:Accreditation requests/Archive 4

'''This is an archive of accreditation requests. Please do not edit them, rather bring your comments up here.'''

Closed as successful with unanimous support.   Tris   15:06, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

Dendodge
(For the sake of disclosure, I am 15 years old. This may be considered, understandably, far too young, but I figured I have nothing to lose by trying). Den dodge  T\C 14:43, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Name: George Watson
 * Location: Lincolnshire, England
 * Areas of interest: I write about anything that takes my eye. This is generally about culture, politics, or an obituary, and the United Kingdom always interests me more than foreign news.
 * Reason: I have been on Wikinews for a while now, and would be interested in getting into original reporting. I would feel uncomfortable doing so without Wikinews press credentials. I am the editor-in-chief of my school magazine, for which I do a lot of original reporting already (most notably a probing interview with the headteacher, in which I made himr eveal some uncomfortable truths).
 * Accomplishments: All the articles I have written are listed on my userpage. I am most proud of Twelve dead, several wounded in Fort Hood, Texas shooting, an article on which I and a few other users collaborated via IRC.
 * Contact information: Email: Special:EmailUser/Dendodge. Other contact details available on request.
 * User ID: 26321
 * Applied on: 14:43, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * User has written many good articles, I'm sure he'll do well with the press pass too. And age generally isn't an much of an issue with accreditation, I know we have at least a few users that were younger than you were when they received it (user:Boricuaeddie and user:Thunderhead to name a few). Tempodivalse [talk]  14:51, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * , trusted and experienced editor. – Juliancolton  | Talk 15:02, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Age is irrelevant. You are a good contributor with the ability, I'm sure, to do much work with the credentials. Basically the only thing age is an issue for is things you have to ID to the WMF for; if they let us, we'd strike those requirements. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:14, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * per nom. Trusted individual.  It's about the quality of the work, not the age. Durova (talk) 18:05, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * because this user is getting to a stage where accreditation can only help them produce better articles. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:32, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * as user has written shown ability to write good articles. --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 15:03, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 *   Tris   16:23, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Closed as unsuccessful, no support to promote. Sorry. Tempodivalse [talk]  19:21, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Rayboy8

 * Name: Ryan Peteranna
 * Location: Western Isles, Scotland
 * Areas of interest: Culture and entertainment, Wackynews, Obituaries
 * Reason: I enjoy writing articles for Wikinews, mainly to do with the previously mentioned areas of interest, and I have been writing articles for Wikinews for at least two months
 * Accomplishments: Article list
 * Contact information: Twitter -, Email: Special:EmailUser/Rayboy8
 * User ID: 160468
 * Applied on: --Rayboy8 (talk) 09:11, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * The request is incorrectly formatted. Rayboy8 hasn't included his User ID, and the link to his email address doesn't work. I have changed his email address link, as he can be contacted via Special:EmailUser/Rayboy8. Computerjoe 's talk 15:49, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

 * What sort of things do you intend to report on with accreditation? Anything in particular (e.g. interviews)? Tempodivalse [talk]  14:59, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * I can't support anyone that has been blocked over copyright violations within the last month. This being said, I see no reason why you shouldn't try again in a month or so. You produce good articles so just remember to check everything you write before you submit it for review. --PatrickFlaherty (talk) 22:42, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
 * —sorry, a 72-hour block less than a month before this request, and another less than a week before that, both for copyright violations, make me unable to support at this time. Try again in a month or two. Den dodge  T\C 15:17, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I wanted to support, but the above opposers bring up a good point I didn't consider. Still, i'm reluctant to oppose, seeing as you've done such a great job writing articles. If you can write some more solid articles without copyvio problems, then I'd be glad to support in 1-2 months time. Sorry. Tempodivalse [talk]  15:18, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * for now per PatrickFlaherty. Would support a renomination in a while; just need to see a steadier track record. Durova (talk) 18:07, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * as user has somewhat questionable history. Accreditation means you are representing the project as a member of the press. This is not to be taken lightly. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:14, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * per above; sorry. – Juliancolton  | Talk 13:24, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Juliancolton (Julian Colton)

 * Name: Julian Colton
 * Location: New York, United States
 * Interests: Geography, science (meteorology in particular)
 * Reason: I've written a few dozen articles over the past couple months, and I'd like to start getting into OR.
 * Articles written: List
 * Contact: Juliancolton2@yahoo.com
 * User ID: 21135
 * Date: – Juliancolton  | Talk 13:53, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * We need more accredited reporters who will actually report. :-) Tempodivalse [talk]  13:59, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
 * because if this is what you need to make the psychological switch to thinking original research is okay, then the project should give you it. Just don't do a Dorothy and get taken away in a tornado. :-) --Brian McNeil / talk 14:34, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Computerjoe 's talk 15:49, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
 *   Tris   16:04, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
 * --Jcart1534 (talk) 03:51, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Bawolff ☺☻ 12:19, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
 * --PatrickFlaherty (talk) 16:58, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Den dodge  T\C 14:44, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:11, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Absolutely. Durova (talk) 18:08, 7 November 2009 (UTC)
 * there is no doubt as to weather [sic] the user will be a good reporter --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 15:06, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

The New Mikemoral

 * Name: Mike Morales (Michael Morales for official purposes)
 * Location: Los Angeles County, California, Unites States
 * Areas of interest: Health and weather articles
 * Reason: An major reason for my accreditation request is I want to conduct many more interviews. I'm sure my interview requests have been turned down because I don't seem like a "real" journalist. Hopefully as an accredited reporter would allow me to gain more resources in terms of contacts when it comes to reporting via the Internet or in real life.
 * Accomplishments: User:The New Mikemoral
 * Contact information: thenewmikemoral@aol
 * User ID: 70202
 * Applied on: 02:08, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * You bet! - PSD27 (talk) 03:02, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
 * --Pi zero (talk) 04:41, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Tempodivalse [talk]  13:11, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
 * – Juliancolton  | Talk 20:24, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Trustworthy and shrewd, the kind of person who can only do good with accreditation. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:29, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
 * --Diego Grez let's talk 21:39, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
 * for sure. the wub "?!"  10:10, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Cocoaguytalkcontribs‽ 21:10, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
 * without hesitation --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 14:01, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Of course. C628 (talk) 14:49, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
 * . And, yes, I know I've outstanding email addys to create. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:56, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah, of course. Pmlineditor discuss 08:34, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

MisterWiki

 * Name: Diego Grez
 * Location: Pichilemu, Chile
 * Areas of interest: Chile, Education, Technology
 * Reason: This would be very useful to contact major people, to interview and to give more emphasis to mails related to Wikinews. Also, you all know what is going on here in Chile, it will be useful and I'll keep working on earthquake-related articles. As soon as there are going on things near me, I'll be posting photos on my flickr, http://www.flickr.com/photos/22592549@N07/. Thanks in advance.
 * Accomplishments: Chilean President visits Pichilemu to inaugurate Agustín Ross Cultural Centre, British tourists missing in Pichilemu, Chile, Earthquake, tsunami combo caused devastation in Pichilemu, Chile
 * Contact information: misterwiki <at> hotmail com
 * User ID: 180829
 * Applied on: 03:47, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * --RockerballAustralia (talk) 04:09, 13 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Benny the mascot (talk) 16:47, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Fine reporting so far, great photographs, and it will be good to have more accredited reporters outside the usual places. the wub "?!"  15:36, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Good job with the coverage for the Chile earthquake. Pmlineditor discuss 10:32, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Your ongoing reporting on the Chilean earthquake and its after-effects is superb! PSD27 (talk) 03:37, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

Inactive Auto-Revokes
As policy change some months ago, all accreditation's are now subject to a 2 year "expiration". As part of this process, all users currently on the inactive list are to have to accreditation automatically revoked unless otherwise request. This is a formality thread (please, no voting). If you are an inactive user, received a noticed about your credentials expiring, and wish to retain them, please post a note here. -- Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 20:29, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Unless otherwise noted, the following users will be de-accredited on March 15th:
 * Fullenwider, Steven (Wikinews user sfullenwider)
 * Gerda, Nicholas (Wikinews user NGerda)
 * Klein, Samuel (Wikinews user Sj)
 * Koepke, Ross (Wikinews user RossKoepke)
 * Lih, Andrew (Wikinews user Fuzheado)
 * Ngan, Jasmine (Wikinews user Jasabella)
 * Novak, Jake (Wikinews user MrMiscellanious)
 * Ostergard, Matthew (Wikinews user sinblox)
 * Roberto, Frankie (Wikinews user Frankie Roberto)
 * Selman, Andrew (Wikinews user Aselman)
 * Stafford, Brandon (Wikinews user Pingswept)
 * Kibisz, Leandro Javier (Wikinews user Loco085)
 * Kirk, Gary (Wikinews user Gary Kirk) Requested Keep
 * Maxwell, Gregory (Wikinews user Gmaxwell)
 * Ordonez, Sandra (Wikinews user WikiBlue)
 * Ortiz Nieves, Eddie (Wikinews user Boricuaeddie)
 * Peeks, Martin (Wikinews user Martinp23)
 * Walsh, Kat (Wikinews user Mindspillage)
 * Valentine, Michael (Wikinews user Meekel)
 * Turnbull, Nicholas J. (Wikinews user NicholasTurnbull)
 * Ross, Sage (Wikinews user Ragesoss)
 * Rancic, Miloš (Wikinews user Millosh)  Requested Expire
 * Miller, David (Wikinews user David Shankbone)
 * Lehrer, Robert (Wikinews user Crimson)
 * Lawton, Robert (Wikinews user Rklawton)  Requested Keep
 * Laurent, Michaël (Wikinews user Stevenfruitsmaak)
 * Kozlowski, Tomasz W. (Wikinews user odder)
 * Hare, James (Wikinews user Harej)
 * Ford, Joseph (Wikinews user WNewsReporter)
 * Decap, Alejandro (Wikinews user Decap)

Requests to "keep"
(Please, no voting)
 * Keep - Lawton, Robert - plus add my vote for a badge. It's freaking embarrassing not having an ID.  Oh, and I was accredited last year - so it's only been one year and not two.  Rklawton (talk) 20:53, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Well the ID project is why I created & had the expiration policy approved. It is why I am doing what I am doing now.  Unfortunately this expiration policy doesn't apply to the old accounts, once you re-up - it'll be fine.  -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 21:01, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * So am I re-upped? Rklawton (talk) 21:10, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Nah, that's down the line. Basically it'll be a really simple vote for all the users needing to be re-up'd.  Unless someone has a specific complaint about you, you'll pass. Fear not, the system is totally convoluted and I have no idea how it'll work till it works (making this up as I go along) -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 21:11, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, one of the things to consider is that with a 2 year renewal, my accreditation isn't due to expire until 2011. Rklawton (talk) 21:18, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

 * Keep I'd like to keep my accreditation, thanks. Cheers - Gary Kirk (talk)

the wub

 * Name: Peter Coombe
 * Location: Lancashire, UK
 * Areas of interest: science, technology, local news
 * Reason: After a long absence, I returned to Wikinews last year and have now created almost 40 articles. Many of these are short, but recently I have been enjoying writing more in-depth pieces such as Chip and PIN 'not fit for purpose', says Cambridge researcher. Accreditation would allow me to supplement my articles with original research more easily, for example by seeking comments from experts on science stories. Also I can easily travel into Manchester with my camera to cover major events there.
 * Accomplishments: Full list of articles I created. I've also reviewed many articles, and run the bot that updates popular articles. I am an administrator both here and on the English Wikipedia.
 * Contact information: thewub.wiki AT googlemail.com
 * User ID: 5714
 * Applied on: 23:52, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * We need some southerners to counter the Scottish Mafia ;-) --Brian McNeil / talk 00:26, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * — I'd like to once again point out that this is another user who is in an area where a Wikinews ID badge could be of value. I strongly support an attempt to revive the Accredited Reporter ID badge project. Gopher65talk 00:47, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Mike Peel of WMUK has suggested to me putting together a proposal for WMUK having equipment to print security ID cards for membership, and having Wikinews reporter ID cards as a sideline. --Brian McNeil / talk 01:17, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Does that includes other countries people? --MisterWiki (talk) 02:42, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * because the wub is one of our particularly articulate contributors. I trust him fully to use credentials wisely in representing the project and working to improve quality of content we offer. --Brian McNeil / talk 00:25, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * obviously. Bawolff ☺☻ 00:30, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * — I've never worked on an article with the wub, but I've seen him around, and I've yet to see him do anything that would lead me not to trust him. Gopher65talk 00:47, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * --Pi zero (talk) 01:32, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Of course. I've had positive interaction with this user in the past, sure he'll be a great accredited reporter. Tempodivalse [talk]  01:37, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Grudging of the bloody Englishman as the Wub is just the sort of user we who could do well with accreditation.  Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:24, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks good. Pmlineditor discuss 11:42, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Whilst I've not be around much recently, I have seen the wub's work and it's all good. --Александр Дмитрий (Alexandr Dmitri) (talk) 17:20, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
 * --Диего Грез (Diego Grez) (говорить) 02:31, 21 March 2010 (UTC)
 * You bet! PSD27 (talk) 03:39, 23 March 2010 (UTC)

'''Been open for ages-five support votes is enough in this case-he received temporary accreditation earlier and produced good work.   Tris   22:51, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Juleshs31

 * Name: Jules Mattsson
 * Location: London, UK
 * Areas of interest: All the same as below temp request. Requesting proper accreditation this time.
 * Reason: All the same as below temp request.
 * Accomplishments: All the same as below temp request.
 * Contact information: julesmattsson+wn@googlemail.com
 * User ID: 128833
 * Applied on: 15:04, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * Previous application (below) was rushed for a temp pass for a specific action, this time I am applying for permanent accreditation. Reason, areas of interest, accomplishments etc all same as below. --Juleshs31 (talk) 15:04, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Just for clarification, you've written two articles so far, the second one being Protesters serenade Lockheed Martin outside firm's UK HQ, the event for which you previously requested temporary accreditation? Benny the mascot (talk) 15:20, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Are you comfortable that you will have to release some photos on Commons for use in Wikinews articles? Can you either link to your userpage here, or on Commons, and from there to Flickr or some other photo sharing site where you are comfortable also hosting the images used from Commons and others you might wish to release under different terms? --Brian McNeil / talk 15:25, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Firstly, @Benny...; that is correct, yes. Second, @Brian, yeah that's alright with me, i'll put 2 or 3 summary images up onto the commons, and put rest up as non-commercial CC on flickr. Where do you suggest I link to the flickr set from articles? --Juleshs31 (talk) 15:28, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Hows about " (Additional photos on Flickr) " after the image credit template? --Brian McNeil / talk 15:40, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. Done, images currently uploading on Flickr. Have edited article +links to flickr, requires sighting and publishing again. Thanks, --JulesMattsson (talk) 20:07, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * This vote has been open for far more than the needed 7 day minimum. I assume people'v probably forgotten about it! No matter, temp acc. expires on the 29th, so would it be possible to close and sort out full accreditation please? Thanks,--Juleshs31 (talk) 17:07, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree. This request needs to be closed asap. Benny the mascot (talk) 21:55, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, there are only four votes here, and even though support is unanimous, that doesn't seem to be a lot to determine the opinion of the community at large. Nonetheless, this is way too far for an AR to be open, i agree. I'll try to get someone to close it and officially accredit you (I would do it myself, but I'm not able to create @wikinewsie email addresses or give out press passes. I think Brianmc is in control of that) Tempodivalse [talk]  05:09, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay thanks for your help. --JulesMattsson (talk) 12:48, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
 * @Tris, okay thanks. --JulesMattsson (talk) 22:40, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * - I look forward to seeing your future articles! Benny the mascot (talk) 15:34, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * --Brian McNeil / talk 15:41, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Very good coverage from before. Has demonstrated he can handle it, so he can have it earlier than usual. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:37, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Would have preferred a few more articles to feel fully comfortable, but his recent articles were quite good/solid and I see no reason to deny him accreditation. Tempodivalse [talk]  16:43, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * --Sorry I've been away hence the delay. I'll close it tonight if someone else hasn't done it by then.     Tris   18:05, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

'''Needs it for tomorrow, and with no opposes, give him a chance to print anything he wants to. Come back here afterwards to gain permanent accreditation-at the moment I can see no reason you wouldn't receive it, especially if your coverage is good.   Tris   19:35, 9 December 2009 (UTC)'''

juleshs31

 * Urgent: Request short term accreditation for tommorow to cover action.'
 * Name: Jules Mattsson
 * Location: London, UK
 * Areas of interest: Original reporting, particularly photo-wise. Mainly cover protests and grassroots politics.
 * Reason: I often photograph protests etc around London, my interest is only really in OR, it's the most interesting part. I'd like to apply for accreditation to help me with my OR and so I can contribute loads more stuff to WN. I'm particularly applying now because of an action this Thursday (10th Dec) which I’ll cover for WN, for which having accreditation would be a bit of a must.
 * Accomplishments: I often photograph grassroots politics in London, mainly protests and pressure groups. I have previously had images published and used commercially, as well as published in places like Indymedia. Only written once for wikinews, unfortunately soon after that I had some kit damage to my camera and couldn't get it repaired for ages, also had college exams. But the wikinews article I’ve written is here Protesters against police violence surround London's Scotland Yard.  I know that isn’t much, but I've only really starting to contribute to wikinews that one occasion and I’ll contribute more in the coming months, starting with the action on the 10th Dec . To verify that I do cover these demos and that's my WN was not just a one off check out my Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/julesmattsson/) and a couple of Facebook albums (http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?&id=746742920&s=12&hash=ee1a2fec5f7595798af55c234090691c#/album.php?aid=84652&id=746742920&op=12 and http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?&id=746742920&s=12&hash=ee1a2fec5f7595798af55c234090691c#/album.php?aid=84714&id=746742920&op=12) (Yeah, I’ve since realised the error of my ways and switched to flickr, that was a one off.) I haven’t really put all my demo photos online, as ones done for commercial use will stay on my computer and with the client, I won’t put them up anywhere as that would be a breach of contract in some circumstances.
 * Contact information: julesmattsson+wn@googlemail.com
 * User ID: 128833
 * Applied on: 16:41, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * Voting support below for user to provisionally generate a card for this event (1 or 2 week validity). If reporting pans out for this event happy to extend indefinitely. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:02, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * user printing own card with short-expiry as a trial needed in a hurry. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:02, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
 * provisionally, will consider in more detail if the trial goes well. Den dodge  T\C 18:06, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
 * short-expiry accreditation, we could revisit this again if the user wants permanent accreditation. Tempodivalse [talk]  19:09, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
 * --As above--   Tris   20:36, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
 * as trial --PatrickFlaherty (talk) 19:32, 9 December 2009 (UTC)

AlexandrDmitri

 * Name: Jonathan Alexandr Ledbury-Romanov (name used on official documents, full legal name Jonathan Alexandr Dmitri Sébastien Alois Ledbury-Romanov)
 * Location: Rabat, Morocco
 * Areas of interest: Politics, conflicts, crime, law, economy, business, health, human rights, Middle East, Africa, Europe
 * Reason: I have been active over the past month writing over thiry articles and reviewing others in most of the above areas of interest. I am interested in getting into original reporting, hence the request for accreditation, as there are some subjects that I would like to get into in greater depth: human rights and health are the two that spring spontaneously to mind.
 * Accomplishments: first ten articles, articles eleven to twenty, articles 21-30 and the most recent. If I had to pick two, they would be Zambian "porn" journalist found not guilty and Two Azerbaijani bloggers jailed because they concern free speech.
 * Contact information: alexandrdmitriromanov@gmail.com
 * User ID: 117377
 * Applied on: 20:56, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * LAST CALL FOR VOTES/COMMENTS - IF NOT MADE UP BY TOMORROW, REMIND ME. Potential reporters please mail me an address to send your password to. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:15, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * Has very quickly established himself, would love to see him doing OR. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:12, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Writes very good articles, would do well with accreditation. Tempodivalse [talk]  22:40, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
 * —user has his heels well and truly dug in now, and is established enough to be trusted with accreditation. Den dodge  T\C 23:09, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
 * — User is a quick study, fitted in quickly with Wikinews and got various of the policies &c. Fully confident can be trusted with the credentials. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:23, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
 * - Trusted and active editor. – Juliancolton  | Talk 19:38, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Bawolff ☺☻ 21:09, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Sjc

 * Name: Steve Callaway
 * Location: Plymouth, Devon, UK
 * Areas of interest: Politics, culture, arts, sociology, history
 * Reason: I have been engaged with various Wiki projects from very much the outset and sporadically with Wikinews. This is likely to change as much of the landscape of my original area of concern, en.Wikipedia, is stabilising, or has already full stabilised, and it is time to move on: Wikinews seems a sensible new focus. It is likely that I will be doing some original reporting and accreditation would be a useful adjunct to that end. I should also add that I am likely to be dormant for the time being while I work on the WikiMedia/Strategy task force which has a deadline delivery date of January 12.
 * Accomplishments: (recently) Three more scientists resign from UK ACMD drugs advisory council & Political fallout from the sacking of Professor David Nutt gathers momentum
 * Contact information: sjc2000_uk@yahoo.com or nehpetsyawallac@googlemail.com
 * User ID: 1536
 * Applied on: 08:29, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Comments

 * LAST CALL FOR VOTES/COMMENTS - IF NOT MADE UP BY TOMORROW, REMIND ME. Potential reporters please mail me an address to send your password to. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:16, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Votes

 * --Brian McNeil / talk 15:22, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
 * —I don't see Y Not. Den dodge  T\C 10:26, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I would have preferred a few more contributions/articles, but his current work is good and solid. Tempodivalse [talk]  18:32, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
 * per Tempo Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:12, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

Closed as not promoted -- Mike moral  ♪♫  04:08, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

User:Grundmaster

 * Name: Paul Grundman
 * Location: Los Angeles, Ca
 * Areas of interest: Mastering, Aerospace, Recording Engineering, Entertainment, Music, Music Business
 * Reason: Wikinews is more delivering of the facts that are perceived by the reporter/contributer instead of being sponsor controlled or otherwise influenced content. I am interested in contributing and focussing on music, music business, technique, events in hollywood... after all I am here in the "heart" of hollywood at Bernie Grundman Mastering. Also, I have a love of sciences and aerospace. I am interested for example , in covering one of the last shuttle landings that I hope will be at Edwards. Of course, to also attend other events in the entertainment industry locally or abroad.
 * Accomplishments: I have written for EQ magazine, they have not published my work online, only in print. EQ covers artists, recording techniques, and reviews. I've interviewed George Duke, wrote pro tools how to's, philosophy on recording, mic technique styles used by The Doors, and others..I have had about 6 articles published.
 * Contact information: pg@bgmastering.com is fine.
 * User ID: 206222
 * Applied on: 20:31, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * based on the fact that your only two contributions are for this page. --Thunderhead (t - e - c) 19:58, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
 * per above. --Diego Grez let's talk 01:07, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Respectfully, need to see some more contributions to this project before I can make an informed opinion on whether you should be given accreditation. Tempodivalse [talk]  02:33, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Per Tempodivalse. -- Mike moral  ♪♫  02:50, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Thank you and, can't wait for round 2.
 * Thank You for responding... I totally agree actually. I am contributing in the science and space now and will continue to do so with great respect to the WikiWorld. I reached out to Nicholas Gerda whom was very helpful and informative. However, I do ask if you have any tips about what will accelerate my articles in being complete, or if you see I have neglected to submit a certain way that is making the news become stale, to please email me... or yell really loudly at the monitor so I can hear you. The code use is new to me so ... be gentle ;)

Best

Paul

Closed as promoted. -- Mike moral  ♪♫  04:07, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Irunongames

 * Name: Peter Coti
 * Location: Ridgewood, New Jersey
 * Areas of interest: Politics, Crime, Technology, Disasters
 * Reason: One of the main reasons why I want accreditation is because I am picky when it comes to writing articles due to copyright reasons. With AR I could do more AR. I live in a suburb of NYC where a lot of things happen. Also my school is a hot spot for senators and other government officials who try to push anti-cyberbulling laws (in fact Parry Aftab came to my school today (never got a heads up so I could not request a interview). Lastly my school is going to a anti cyberbulling event with my school, many senators + congressmen are expected to go to it and being accredited could help me set up a interview.
 * Accomplishments:
 * Tensions continue to rise between North Korea and United States
 * Tensions rise between North Korea and United States
 * Wikinews interviews Diego Grez, Chilean earthquake survivor
 * Contact information: petercoti@gmail.com
 * User ID: 47047
 * Applied on: 22:07, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * Have you attempted to request an interview without the accreditation? What do you plan on using it for past the cyberbullying event? Are you a photographer? You list yourself as "Technology", have you written or contributed to technology-related stories? Would you consider do live Twitter-streams for unfolding stories? terinjokes | Talk 22:25, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Yea, I requested interviews with several congressmen and their press secretaries say I need credentials. At the conference I plan to take notes on what people talk about. I am not a photographer but I can always buy a camera or we could use stock photos as a last resort. Admittedly I have not written any technology articles (at least here) due to news worthiness. Also, I would totally consider doing live twitter streams, it would keep people in the loop and attract more people to wikinews.  Irunongames  •  play  22:56, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * Known him as a contributor for a while, and he seems pretty good, and would be a useful asset to the contributing team, especially if he could score some interviews. Go Get 'Em. terinjokes | Talk 04:11, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I trust the person. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:10, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Absolutely. --Thunderhead (t - e - c) 02:51, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Trusted. Pmlineditor discuss 16:45, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Why not? (while singing: Where do I begin?... to tell the story on how great a love can be?) --Diego Grez let's talk 17:16, 17 April 2010 (UTC).
 * Yep Benny the mascot (talk) 17:42, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

Closed as unsuccessful. -- Mike moral  ♪♫  00:09, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

mahir78

 * Name: Mohamed Mahir
 * Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
 * Areas of interest: General topics,politics, tamil news
 * Reason: with this accreditation can directly attend govt events and meet people in various personalities. Can contribute world classical tamil conference events news. And wish to be a part of tamil wikinews team.
 * Accomplishments: I am the first person designed the tamil wiki news (ta.wikinews.org) home page and invited and promoting tamil wikinews to the public.
 * Contact information: mahir78 at gmail.com
 * User ID: 16
 * Applied on: 18:43, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * You will find most contributors here on enWN are totally unable to assess your contributions to Tamil Wikinews and thus assess your suitability for issuing an accreditation from here. -- Brian McNeil (alt. account) /alt-talk • main talk'' 19:11, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * . I would like to see other languages formulate accreditation policies, but without a well-established community that has cross-wiki language links to here, there is no way to judge if someone is suitable for accreditation, appropriately trustworthy, or vouched for by someone from the Tamil Wikinews that is well-known to people here. -- Brian McNeil (alt. account) /alt-talk • main talk 19:11, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

 * . We have discussed this in Tamil Wikimedia community. The Tamil Wikinews project is in its very early stage. This is too early to consider such request for anyone. We would like the community to grow a bit and then draft procedures and qualifications for such requests as a policy decision. User: Mahir has also expressed his willingness to withdraw this request. Thanks--Ravidreams (talk) 11:20, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
 * for the same reason I opposed Ezarate below; we're just not in position to determine whether or not you'd make a good accredited reporter as practically nobody here speaks Tamil. Perhaps the Tamil Wikinews should consider implementing its own accreditation process instead of requesting it here. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:22, 7 April 2010 (UTC)

Closed as unsuccessful. -- Mike moral  ♪♫  20:12, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Ezarate

 * Name: Esteban Zárate
 * Location: Tandil,Argentina
 * Areas of interest: Computation, Sports
 * Reason: I want to interview peoples so I can do articles with more quality
 * Accomplishments: Links to some articles you've written
 * Contact information: jezarate@gmail.com
 * User ID: 47086
 * Applied on: 20:50, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Comments
Here you can see my contributions on the Spnish Wikinews where I edit. --Ezarate (talk) 21:05, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Spanish Wikinoticias has been notified Benny the mascot (talk) 15:57, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * Not involved here in Wikinews (as far as I can see on your contributions). I know you edit on the Spanish one, if you specify it, then I'll support you. --Diego Grez let's talk 21:03, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
 * But please edit here too! Yo edito en ambas :-) --Diego Grez let's talk 21:09, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
 * for now. I can't decide whether I think you should be accredited because I'm not familiar with you or your contributions - as you haven't contributed here. If I understand properly, you want the accreditation for work on other another language edition of Wikinews, but we're not really in position to make a proper assessment of your contributions. Please don't think that this is a personal reflection on you, I'm sure you're a very helpful user at Wikinoticas, but I just don't know enough about you to consider supporting. Perhaps es.wikinews should consider coming up with its own accreditation policies instead of coming here to request it? Cheers, Tempodivalse [talk]  21:24, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm requesting here because on eswiki doesn't exists this policy--Ezarate (talk) 22:08, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Perhaps you can propose that over on es.wikinews as Temodivalse suggested. -- Mike moral  ♪♫  22:25, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Seems to be a productive contributor at esWikinoticias. Benny the mascot (talk) 16:07, 5 April 2010 (UTC)
 * the user doesn't write a good news in es.wikinews. His articles doesn't have a good complexity to be an article and he writes many histories about his town (Tandil, Argentina) and don't write about anothers news in anther places on the Earth. The user doesn't have a "community life" and sometimes have a problem with identificate a news from a Wikipedia's article. Sorry for Ezarate, but a news reporter acredited must be a excelent reporter and not only a good writer of news (perhaps this request, shows him that is a good user but doesn't a news writer). To english community, please sorry for my poor english level, because I'm a basic student of english. Any question, please make in my talk@es.wikinews Superzerocool (talk) 16:24, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

 * Closed as promoted temporarily, for a week. --Diego Grez return fire 23:05, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Matthewedwards

 * Name: Matthew Edwards
 * Location: Los Angeles County, California
 * Areas of interest: Entertainment, sport, culture, arts
 * Reason: I understand that this request is likely to be denied, and that is fine, but I didn't want myself or Wikinews to miss the opportunity, so... On Friday of this week (21 May), the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Tour_of_California will be holding its sixth stage in my home town. My father-in-law is working security at the event, and they are holding a press conference at the start and finish of the stage. I have access to the conference. I know also that the procedure takes longer than two days, and if this request cannot be sped up for special circumstances, please archive it on Friday as the opportunity will have obviously passed. Thank you
 * Accomplishments: Heh, none. This would be the first work I carry out for the project.
 * Actually, I created File:Preah Vihear Temple.png for the article Thai-Cambodian generals in talks after border clash kills two, but it wasn't much. I just added some dots and text. Matthewedwards (talk) 00:43, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * And I've written numerous FLs, FAs, GAs, etc at en-Wikipedia, where I'm an admin. If that helps. Matthewedwards (talk) 00:45, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

 * Contact information: mmmatthewedwards@aol.com
 * User ID: 25090
 * Applied on: 00:37, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Votes

 * You can report for Wikinews anyway if you want. --Diego Grez return fire 00:46, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * You're right and I will do that, but reporting on the event, and being inside the press enclosure with access to all the participants, are two different things. Matthewedwards (talk) 01:20, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

 * temporary accreditation for 7 days and urge speedy closure on this discussion. This has been done before; see previous request. I'm sure this user wouldn't request accreditation if he didn't need it. Benny the mascot (talk) 01:15, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * , sort of per Benny, but I'm not sure why it has to be only for 7 days. That seems kind of unfair. – Juliancolton  | Talk 01:18, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I don't think so, he hasn't done anything outstanding there and he may only need it once. exactly 7 days, per Benny. --Diego Grez return fire 01:21, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * He really needs it for only one day. What do you have in mind? Benny the mascot (talk) 01:22, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * As he said, he's a en.WP editor, hasn't done anything outstanding there. Obviously if he does sometime, I'll gladly support any request from this user. --Diego Grez return fire 01:25, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I believe there has been a miscommunication. I directed my comment at Juliancolton. (note the indentation) :) Benny the mascot (talk) 01:29, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I know. But that question was too obvious :) --Diego Grez return fire 01:30, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * the temporary accreditation thingy and early closure. I've worked with this editor over on en.wiki and will vouch for his writing ability and trustworthiness. While more activity on this project is desirable (hint, hint!), this could be a chance for a good bit of reporting for WN, but for accreditation beyond 7 days, I'd like to see more activity here. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts?   01:37, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * for 7-day accreditation. Mike  moral  ♪♫  05:18, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * 7 days or permanent. Pmlineditor discuss 07:41, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * 3 days, 7 days or permanent, and I support early closure. User's achievements at Wikipedia demonstrate his commitments to NPOV and to good prose.  Therefore his presence in the press enclosure will be a credit to Wikinews. --InfantGorilla (talk) 08:11, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Temporary. Full accreditation has purposely been set with a reasonably high bar (compared to things like Reviewer) and I would expect some work round the project first. If the work at this event is good then that alone might be enough for me. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 10:19, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Per Blood Red Sandman. C628 (talk) 17:59, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * per BRS. Drop me an email if you need an "Editor-in-Chief" to send a request for access to the press enclosure. ;-) We don't as-yet have physical credentials. That is, slowly, being schemed towards. --Brian McNeil / talk 16:13, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Close it already! Griffinofwales (talk) 22:48, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

 * Speedily Closed. Not successful. Diego Grez return fire 21:41, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Roddzilla

 * Name: Rodd L. Peck, US Marines/US Army, Retired
 * Location: USA/Germany/Thailand/Iraq/Afghanistan
 * Areas of interest: US Military/Politics
 * Reason: Access to US Military comanders
 * Accomplishments: Have written articles for the Army Times/Stars & Stripes/Bangkok Post
 * Contact information: BigPecker162@yahoo.com
 * User ID: 215562
 * Applied on: 28May2010

Votes

 * Accreditation is given only to established Wikinews contributors. I suggest that you spend some time here writing articles first. Benny the mascot (talk) 13:29, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * , I'd like to see this user spend some time on Wikinews first, to be able to ascertain that he is fully familiar with our policies. We generally only give this out only to established contributors to Wikinews; please consider writing some articles first. Tempodivalse [talk]  13:54, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Big Pecker? Really? You want me to take you seriously when you turn up out of the blue? Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:19, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm just going to AGF on that one... :D Benny the mascot (talk) 14:30, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Per above. --Diego Grez return fire 17:22, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * . We don't do AGF on this, and I feel I got burned on the last one. I put a great deal of effort into getting Matthew Edwards press access; this resulted, to the best of my knowledge, in zero coverage for Wikinews via a temporary accreditation. I, frankly, was made to look foolish - I gave the Tour of California press people a clear assurance there would be coverage on our site. I am not giving my support to someone else ever again unless they first make a noticable effort here. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:19, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
 * per Diego. --Thunderhead (t - e - c) 20:25, 28 May 2010 (UTC)


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User talk:172.162.32.68

Welcome
You may want to pay particular attention to the WN:ARCHIVE policy. The Israeli construction story is - regrettably - now over 48 hours old. I do see your concerns, I do see the presentation perhaps being over-simplified. However, it isn't a simple issue to sort out in a single article. The ideal would be having notable contacts on both sides where we can quickly get semi-official comment on such issues as original reporting. Then, for this story, you stick to NPOV by having someone Palestinian damning the Israeli move as a "PR stunt", and the Israelis trying to point out that retroactive legislation is a "bad idea". --Brian McNeil / talk 12:38, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

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User talk:Ericalynn

Welcome
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User talk:Andrewt~enwikinews

Welcome
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Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Andrewt. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Andrewt~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 23:13, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

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 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) 06:28, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:Eurosquid

Welcome
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User talk:Americanfreedom

Welcome
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Golfer Tiger Woods injured in car crash

November 27, 2009 American golfer Tiger Woods has been injured in a car crash near his home in Orlando, Florida. Woods was reported to have been leaving his home around 2:30 a.m. (EST) in his 2009 Cadillac Escalade, when he collided with a fire hydrant and a tree down the street.

Woods was taken to Health Central Hospital, and treated for facial lacerations. Early reports described his injuries as "serious", but he was released from a local hospital a short time later, and his publicist, Mark Steinberg, has since described the accident as "minor". There are also reports that the car's airbags did not deploy, which suggest a low speed collision. Windemere Mayor Gary Bruhn told CNN, "I think it's nothing more than an accident."

Police say alcohol did not play a role in the accident. An investigation is ongoing and reports say that charges could be filed against Woods.

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User talk:59.178.35.102

Hello,

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

Further spamming may result in your editing privileges being removed. Please contribute to Wikinews in a constructive fashion instead. Shakata Ga Nai ^_^ 21:22, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

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Talk:UN nuclear chief says negotiations with Iran at 'dead end'

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two withs in title. needs to be fixed. cheers. 71.254.111.231 (talk) 01:19, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
 * ✅. And to think this was main lead ... how how embarrassing. Tempodivalse [talk]  01:23, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict) How could I miss something so obvious!? Sorry... -- The New  Mikemoral  ♪♫ 01:25, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
 * It's partially my fault as well, i created the article. Today is not my day ... I duplicated words again in my comment above. Heh heh. :-) Oh well, hopefully not to much damage was done. Tempodivalse [talk]  01:34, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
 * At least the grammar and spelling needed no fixes. -- The New  Mikemoral  ♪♫ 01:39, 28 November 2009 (UTC)


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Comments:Benet Academy, Illinois students support classmate with leukemia

I heard the blood drive was a success! Get well soon, Jenna!!!

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Ferry capsizes in Bangladesh, at least five dead and 50 missing

November 28, 2009

A ferry has sunk in Bangladesh earlier today, killing at least five people, according to authorities. About fifty more people were missing after the incident.

Police said that the accident occurred as the vessel, called the MV Coco-4, came near a river station at Bhola Island, located 300 kilometres from the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka. The ferry was reportedly overcrowded, and the boat tipped to one side as all its passengers moved to disembark.

"It was overcrowded with over 1,000 passengers. It tilted and part of it sank due to crowd pressure as it arrived near the Nazirpur river station," said a local police chief, Zakir Hossain, to the Agence France-Presse news agency. He also added that "many passengers have managed to land safely. But we believe some others who were staying in the cabins were trapped under water. We are trying to rescue them," Rescue teams and divers are reportedly searching underwater for bodies.

Ferry accidents are not infrequent in the country; incidents have usually been due to overcrowding, or the use of old vessels. "At festival time it is really difficult to stop passengers and relevant ferry operators from flouting rules," said an officer for the Bangladesh water authority.


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Namibia votes in presidential election

November 28, 2009 Voters are heading to the polls today in Namibia to elect a president and parliament The ruling South West Africa People's Organization is expected to win presidential and parliamentary elections, but a new opposition party is mounting a challenge.

Voters turned out in large numbers before dawn to cast their ballots. Local journalist John Grobler said many waited for hours to vote because of logistical problems. "Voting is slow in just about all the polling stations, but especially so at the polling stations where they don't have any laptop computers to verify the potential voters on the actual roll, which means they have to go to the physical paper. And that, of course, takes time," he said.

President Hifikepunye Pohamba is running for a second five-year term. His South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), which has governed Namibia since independence nearly twenty years ago, is expected to win a two-thirds majority in parliament.

However, SWAPO is being challenged by a new party, the Rally for Democracy and Progress. The RDP was formed two years ago after its leader, Hidipo Hamutenya, lost his bid to become SWAPO leader upon the retirement of Namibia's first president, Sam Nujoma.

Voting will continue for a second day on Saturday and preliminary results are expected sometime next week.

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Zimbabwean cargo plane crashes in Shanghai; three dead

November 28, 2009

A cargo aircraft registered in Zimbabwe crashed today at Shanghai International Airport in China. Three of the crew have been killed.

Another four people were taken to the Pudong Xinqu People's Hospital after the plane went down on takeoff and burst into flame. Firefighters responded with retardant foam and thick smoke could be seen rising from the airport. The plane, which had been flying to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, broke apart in the accident.

The crash occurred between 7:40 a.m. and 8:12 a.m. The four surviving crew are reported to be conscious. None are Chinese citizens. Police are currently securing the scene.


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Suspected bomb derails Moscow-St Petersburg train, kills at least 25

November 28, 2009

An express train travelling from Moscow to St Petersburg in Russia derailed yesterday, leaving at least 25 people dead and 100 more wounded. Authorities suspect a terrorist attack after a possible bomb crater was found beside the line. The trainwreck occurred in the countryside of Tver, near Bologoye. Around 650 passengers were on board the Nevsky Express which was travelling during peak time along one of Russia's most-traversed rail routes. Ninety of the injured are hospitalised, with hundreds of rescue workers attending and three victims being airlifted by helicopter.

Survivors say they heard a loud bang just before the crash. "There was an explosion under the locomotive," the driver said as he called the Emergencies Ministry from his mobile phone. "I do not know what we hit. We are derailed. The locomotive and carriages, I do not know yet what else, everything is in smoke."

The prosecutor-general has launched a terrorism investigation. Vladimir Yakunin, head of state-owned Russian Railways, said the chief line of enquiry is "To put it simply, a terrorist attack." "There is objective evidence that ... a blast from an explosive device is one of the explanations for the Nevsky Express incident," he said.

The Interfax agency reported the crater was a metre wide. Russian journalists reporting from the scene were unable to locate it. President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a full investigation and assistance for the victims. The Health Ministry said that over a dozen people remain missing.

Russian railway infrastructure is poorly maintained and plagued by negligence and alcohol abuse, according to The Guardian. There is also a high concern of terrorism, especially from rebels in Chechnya. Two Chechnyan rebels are accused of a 2007 bombing that derailed a train on the same line, wounding 27 people.


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Welcome to the Wikinews World News Quiz, giving you a chance to test your knowledge on this week's news.

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Five dead, ten critically injured after van carrying children rolls on Louisiana highway

November 30, 2009 🇺🇸

Five people are dead and ten more are in a critical condition after a minivan packed with children rolled over on Louisiana's highway yesterday. The vehicle's driver lost control after a blowout near.

The vehicle's driver, who was among the dead, and a front-seat passenger were the only ones wearing seatbelts. There were thirteen children travelling in the back although there were not enough seatbelts and the van likely only had enough rear seats for ten, according to the.

The front driver's side tire on the blew out as the vehicle moved west. The driver lost control of the swerving van, which sideswiped a delivery truck travelling alongside before bouncing across to the center median, where it flipped. It rolled around 200 feet (75 yards) across the median before landing upright in the opposite lanes. Most of the occupants were ejected and four dead children were found lying in the median. No other vehicles were involved and the trucker pulled over uninjured.

Several of the victims were members of the same family from, 75 miles from the wreck. A three-year-old was amongst the dead. The survivors have been taken to two Baton Rouge hospitals and all are in a critical condition. A photograph showed debris strewn around the scene. "I just saw the vehicle flip about three or four times and kids flying everywhere. It looked to be about 10 to 11 kids out of the car," said eyewitness Tammy Hall.

Although drugs and alcohol are not believed to have been involved police have confirmed samples will be taken from the driver to check. The road was closed for two-three hours in both directions. None of the victims have yet been publicly identified.


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Prime Minister of Vanuatu loses seat over paperwork error

November 30, 2009 Edward Natapei, the Prime Minister of Vanuatu has lost his position and parliamentary seat over a paper work blunder. Natapei was in Trinidad and Tobago at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and his staff failed to file the paperwork that notified the parliamentary speaker of his absence.

Under Vanuatu law, since he missed three consecutive sittings of parliament without notifying the speaker in writing, he must forfeit his seat. In order to comply with the law, Natapei would have needed to submit a signed explanation for his absence to the speaker. The last time a similar event occurred was in the 1980s when a Member of Parliament lost his job for failure to notify the speaker of his absence. Despite appealing the forfeiture, he was not reinstated.

Natapei is now on his way back from Trinidad and Tobago. The nation is currently being run by a caretaker government. Members of Parliament are set to vote for a new Prime Minister next week.

Natapei was elected Prime Minister on September 22, 2008, as President of the socialist, Anglophone Vanua'aku Pati party. After 14 months in office, he now holds the record for the shortest term as prime minister in Vanuatu's history. He first served as Prime Minister from 2001–2004.


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Wikinews Importer Bot blocked
Please see here. Yes, I blocked the bot. It's posting the wrong stories under the wrong dates and has been for some time. Recently it suddenly caught up and I thought it was fixed, but no, it started doing it again. Check out w:Portal:Current events. Bot operator Misza13 said the bot itself was working fine some time ago, so I'm guessing it's up to us to track down the problem. So... Anyone know where we go next? Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:16, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
 * /me looks into it. Bawolff ☺☻ 18:41, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
 * For some reason the importer bot is not updating the page. Why this is occuring, I'm not sure, but i tried to change a couple things that might be causing it.

Other possible issues:
 * Caching. The page is based on a template in a template, based on a parser function. All the levels of indirection could cause the bot to get a cached version of the dpl perhaps (but thats inconsistant with the &action=purge the bot uses)
 * Something weird to do with the . The pages on wikinews the bot uses, uses weird noincludes, but that shouldn't make a difference. However this shouldn't really matter.
 * Vector maybe? As far as i can tell, that should not matter.

So I tried to change these things, maybe it'd make it work (unsure). Bawolff ☺☻ 19:58, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Scratch that. I don't think those changes will do anything —The preceding unsigned comment was added by bawolff (talk • contribs)
 * Well we should really get this fixed soon, as it feeds into w:Portal:Current events. Cirt (talk) 20:10, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
 * We're working on a new theory - bot operator disspared off the face of the earth, and his bots dissapeared with him for a short time period. It may or may not work now.Bawolff ☺☻ 20:19, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
 * The trouble started before he left; that was how he could tell me the bot itself seemed to be okay. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:20, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Seems to work now. Bawolff ☺☻ 20:24, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

Has the bot been unblocked and is this back to normal? Cirt (talk) 05:50, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

 * Yes, the bot has been unblocked. No, it still doesn't work. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 07:24, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks like it is working for me. Cirt (talk) 07:51, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

 * Are we looking at the same w:Portal:Current events? There is no way South African Vipers win Singapore Rugby Sevens is hot off the press today, yet the bot claims it is the latest article. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:11, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Ah, someone must have edited it post publish, changing the DPL output. Cirt (talk) 21:02, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Eh, no. It was like posting every article from that date as 'todays'. However, since last I commented here it's done another run, and that one worked. Fingers crossed it keeps working now. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 00:40, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
 * It is certainly not working today. Wrong articles once again. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:59, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

 * It appears to be a caching issue, that we didn't notice, as dpls are only cached for anons. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:11, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

The issue at hand
Just to clarify. The bot is not posting wrong articles, it is just not upating the templates. Portal current events works as follows Bawolff ☺☻ 21:11, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
 * There is a template, all articles wikinews published today, another one, all articles published yesterday, and so on up to 6 days ago.
 * w:Portal:Current events uses to write the current date, and than includes the template, articles published by wikinews today
 * Bot does not update templates
 * Portal:Current events assumes that the template all articles published by wikinews today is up to date, where really it was last updated several days ago. All articles published today as of several days ago, is really all articles published several days ago. This template is transcluded under todays date. Thus it looks like the bot is pulling the wrong articles, where really the bot just is letting the all articles published today template become outdated.
 * = seems not to be a problem with the bot... Cirt (talk) 02:23, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
 * (this is based on stuff i determined after writing the above) Actually its sort of is -ish - its a problem with DPL that the bot should take into account. We cache dynamic page lists (which is a bad thing in general as the caching method isn't paticularly good, and stale content can easily get served up. However it stops the servers from commiting suicide, so thats a good thing) The bot should take this into account. historically the bot added &action=purge to the url, but when it switched to the api, it stopped doing that. (or at least this is my current theory on what is happening). Compare when logged in, and when not logged in. When not logged in, that page shows (or at least for me) shows the latest news as of november 5th. when logged in it shows the actual version. Some other queries  seem to avoid this problem in both cases. Bawolff ☺☻ 02:31, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Appers to be working now. Everyone give Misza13 a big wiki-hug. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:37, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

Benet Academy students raise money for leukemia patient
Please see the talk page of this article. We need some outside opinions on whether this article is newsworthy enough for publication. I'm advertising the discussion here to get a bigger audience. Tempodivalse [talk]  04:17, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Questions to help with Wikimedia Strategy
Hi, good people of Wikinews.

I've come over from strategy.wikimedia.org. We're interested to know two things about how you work here on Wikinews.

First, do you have any competitions? On en:wp there are quite a few different competitions that seem to help motivate editors to do good work and more of it.

Here's an example:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:CUP

More can be found at:

http://strategy.wikimedia.org/wiki/Editor_awards_and_rewards#Contests

Does Wikinews run anything like that?

Also on en:wp there are a number of WikiProjects which help editors to bond as smaller communities within the larger one.

Here's an example:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history

More can be found at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WIKIPROJECT

Can you point to any sort of sub-communities within Wikinews which help editors bond as a smaller group within the project as a whole?

Answers to these questions will be valuable to us as we work on Wikimedia Strategy. I will be grateful for any information you can provide. --Bodnotbod (talk) 18:22, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
 * TempoDiValse ran a writing competition earlier this year (or was it last year?), I believe, but that's the only competition I've seen. There's WikiBureaux, our equivalent of WikiProjects, but they don't seem to get much use, unfortunately. Den dodge  T\C 18:31, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
 * We don't have much in the way of contests, IIRC we've only had four or so to date. I ran one in March this year (user:Tempodivalse/Writing contest). Probably time for another one soon. Tempodivalse [talk]  18:38, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

 * Over the years there's been at least three big writing contests. I won a cash prize in one. For all we don't really have subprojects, we have a small, tight-knit community such that makes the psychological 'bonding' benefits of WikiProjects redundant. All the regulars know each other, and we have a good friendly atmosphere which allows people to come in and quickly fit in. Ive watched both Dendodge and Tempo from above arrive and come to fit in here - that seems to be a good motivation to people.

 * Seeing as it's motivation you're after, with Wikinews most of it comes from work satisfaction. You have around 48 hours after the event to create a fully fledged article, totally complient with every policy. The reward? You feel you've achieved something; the work appears on the main page and is syndicated by Google News. Those are the biggest motivators on WN. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 18:44, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

 * We've had several contests (typically about one per year). Some of which have had cash prizes (however typically the cash prize was not the motivator). Some of them (paticularly the earlier ones) have substantially boosted the article count. Most are modeled on IWWC2. We also had Wikinews design contest, but it didn't really work that well. People tried to create things like WikiBureau Australia in a similiar spirit to wikipedia wikiprojects, however we currently are not of a size where such sub-projects are beneficial, and such sub-projects tended to suffer from a loss of interest. I geuss you might be able to call WN:AW a sub-project. Bawolff ☺☻ 19:39, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

 * I ran/funded one of the previous writing competitions; the amounts of money were quite small, but it was enough of an incentive to get some people to put the extra effort into becoming better contributors and more able to enjoy the "competition" with other writers. Specialisation, such as Bureaux or Projects? Not really, the community isn't large enough for long-term specialisation. The Australasian contributors who did manage that for a year or so have all ended up with less time in their lives (college &c.) --Brian McNeil / talk 21:56, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

 * Thank you for your responses thus far. That's all very useful information. I have some follow up questions; what are your thoughts with regard to community health? That's to say, are your best editors content with the set-up here? Or are there ongoing frustrations with certain things that you would like to see resolved, even to the point that some committed contributors have already left the project? --Bodnotbod (talk) 16:25, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Our "community health", I think, is quite good. No major contributors have retired in the recent past, and those that did retire usually did so due to real-life personal issues, not due to a dispute here. Most users seem pretty content with how things are run; we're quite drama-free and there haven't been any serious disputes for months (ArbCom has only been used twice in its entire history). Tempodivalse [talk]  17:42, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

 * The "community health" is reasonable - not great, just reasonable. There is a need for at least a doubling of the regular contributor base before I'd say we've a good, healthy community. The biggest frustration most people see is getting WMF developer time; personally, I hope the fundraiser brings in enough to hire at least two more developers. I'd nominate our own for that, he'll admit to being new to a lot of the codiing, but he "gets it" about the project's needs and is fairly quick to respond to suggestions. If we could clone him a couple of times....
 * The other developer-related issue is that, to some extent, enwn is happy to be a guinea pig for late-beta stuff. We got Flagged Revisions after dewp ran their trial; we were asking for it before they got it, there was the perception that giving it to enwn was a convenient way to test out under different usage conditions. That can happily be overlooked because we had the ear of a couple of developers for the first couple of months with the extension and tweaks were forthcoming in short order. --Brian McNeil / talk 13:02, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Cricket articles
I am not sure about Wikinews supporting sports catagory I have mainly created this account on adding ongoing Cricket Tests or any matches. Just as the one which was between Ind and SL which India won. It was also their 100th win. Do you think such articles are permitted in wikinews? --Discovery (talk) 11:03, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, articles on sporting events are most certainly permitted. Category:Cricket exists for you to categorise the articles in, and there are a number of templates to help standardise formatting. Den dodge  T\C 11:18, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes, as Dendoge points out, there's a category, the sport has been covered in the past. Have a look at the more recent articles in the category to get an idea of how to present stuff, and give it a go. What might be most disheartening is the time constraints of Wikinews; you really want to get an article on a match up within 12-24 hours of its end, and effectively 90% done. --Brian McNeil / talk 12:51, 28 November 2009 (UTC)


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Soviet statue returns to Moscow

November 30, 2009

On Saturday, Worker and Kolkhoznitsa, a giant statue of Soviet times, was returned to a pedestal in Moscow, Russia. It was done after a long five-year restoration process since the monument was dismantled in 2003. The statue was initially expected to return in 2005, but when the Expo 2010 was awarded to Shanghai instead of Moscow the restoration process was stalled due to a shortage of funds.

The 24.5-meter high Worker and the Kolkhoz Woman holding a hammer and a sickle, the symbols of the Soviet Union, steel monument by Vera Mukhina and Boris Iofan was first showed at an exhibition in Paris in 1937. It was later returned to Russia after the exhibition and installed to a place just outside the Exhibition of Achievements of the People's Economy. The monument became a recognisable symbol of the Soviet Union after it was chosen as a Mosfilm studio logo in 1947 featuring in the opening credits of many Soviet films produced by the studio.

It's expected that the statue would now last for centuries. Plans for the future of the monument included construction of an exhibition hall in the statue's pedestal. One of the rejected projects was to introduce a parking lot beneath the statue's square.

Earlier this week, on Monday, an exhibition of Vera Mukhina works was opened in St. Petersburg's Russian Museum, presenting more than 200 of her sculptures, graphic works, and decorative and applied arts, including the several sketches and studies, as well as the Worker and Kolkhoz Woman monument’s model.

The official monument reopening ceremony is scheduled for December 3–5.

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Category:December 2, 2009

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Category:December 3, 2009

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Category:December 4, 2009

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Category:December 5, 2009

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Category:December 6, 2009

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Category:December 7, 2009

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Category:December 8, 2009

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Category:December 9, 2009

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Category:December 10, 2009

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Category:December 11, 2009

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