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Jimbo Wales to lead development of 'code of conduct' for bloggers

April 9, 2007

Jimbo Wales is teaming up with book publisher Tim O'Reilly to create a "code of conduct" for bloggers.

The code is expected to address issues of free speech and the practice of allowing mean-spirited comments made by users to remain in the blogosphere. It will also address a perceived need to delete posted comments, particularly those by anonymous users, that are at odds with the code of conduct. Under consideration is the question of whether it is an admissible action in a public forum to delete a comment if it meets one of several objectionable reasons for removing it.

"That is one of the mistakes a lot of people make, believing that uncensored speech is the most free when in fact, managed civil dialogue is actually the freer speech," said O'Reilly.

Some of the proposed rules of the code, as it is being discussed, might include:

 * We are committed to the "Civility Enforced" standard: we will not post unacceptable content, and we'll delete comments that contain it.

 * We define unacceptable content as anything included or linked to that:
 * - is being used to abuse, harass, stalk, or threaten others
 * - is libelous, knowingly false, ad-hominem, or misrepresents another person,
 * - infringes upon a copyright or trademark
 * - violates an obligation of confidentiality
 * - violates the privacy of others

The code is a draft proposal undergoing development at Wikia, a privately held web hosting company founded by Wales and Angela Beesley.

"If it's a carefully constructed set of principles, it could carry a lot of weight even if not everyone agrees," said Wales.

The reception of the code is mixed, but there are many bloggers who feel that such a code of conduct would reduce the effects of unpleasant or malicious speech. "I’ve been assaulted and harassed online for four years," Richard Silverstein of richardsilverstein.com said. "Most of it I can take in stride. But you just never get used to that level of hatred."


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Johnny Hart of "B.C." fame passes away

April 10, 2007 Johnny Hart, author of comic strip B.C., and co-author of strip The Wizard of Id, died Saturday, April 7. Hart died at age 76, sitting at his storyboard where he suffered a stroke, according to his wife.

In 1958, Hart started B.C. which quickly became syndicated around the world with an estimated readership of 100 million. Hart started The Wizard of Id with Brant Parker in 1964.

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Football: Easter Monday Premiership roundup

April 9, 2007

With the English Premiership nearing its completion, relegation battles have reached their peak. Six matches were scheduled for Easter Monday, and with Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool all preparing for their Champions League matches, the limelight of the day shifted to the bottom half of the table. Only ten points separated the eighteenth and eleventh seeded teams before Mondays matches got underway, and several clubs were looking to reach the forty point mark on the season, usually recognized as a relegation safety zone. In other matches, European places were on the line, with Bolton Wanderers only two points off third place Arsenal, the race for the last Champion's League was close. Portsmouth were also looking to secure a spot in the UEFA Cup for next season, as they visited last place Watford, who are destined for relegation this season.

Fulham 1 - 3 Manchester City
With both teams struggling to stay out of relegation contention, Manchester City earned themselves a valuable three points away from home. Only two points separated the teams at the beginning of the match, but Manchester City had been in better form as of late, only recently having passed Fulham in the standings. Joey Barton opened the scoring of City twenty-one minutes into the match, and DeMarcus Beasly doubled the visitors lead fifteen minutes later. After the break, City continued to pressure, and were rewarded with a third goal from Darius Vassell, guaranteeing them three points on the afternoon. Fulham's Carlos Bocanegra struck one for the Cottagers in the seventy-sixth minute, but it was too little too late as Manchester City continued their strong away form. The win puts City on forty points for the season, likely guaranteeing them to stay out of relegation. Fulham on the other hand haven't won in nine matches, and have dropped dangerously close to the bottom three, only four points ahead of Sheffield United.

Newcastle United 0 - 0 Arsenal
With Bolton hot on their trails for the final Champions League spot, Arsenal dropped valuable points at St. James' Park Monday. In a lackluster affair, both teams showed great commitment, but neither side could muster the magic to take home three points. Newcastle, now safe from relegation, are looking to grab the last UEFA Cup spot, though they are seven points off of Tottenham currently. Arsenal have had a poor run of form as of late, loosing their last two previous games to West Ham and Liverpool.

Watford 4 - 2 Portsmouth
Watford earned their most impressive win of the season Monday as they defeated Portsmouth comfortably. Having just beaten league leaders Manchester United on Sunday, Portsmouth are in the running for a UEFA Cup place, and the loss sets them back on their goals. Watford, though surely to be relegated, showed why they were in the Premiership as they came from behind to win. Matthew Taylor put Portsmouth in the lead on sixteen minutes, but Hameur Bouazza scored on a penalty in the eighteenth minute to draw Watford level. The Hornets then went on a scoring spree, with Gavin Mahon and Tomas Priskin scoring before Bouazza netted his second on the day. Substitue Arnold Makengo snuck one back for Pompey, but the scoreline stayed at 4-2. Watford's win gives them a morale boost before their FA Cup semi-final meeting with Manchester United, while Pompey take on Newcastle next in the league as they hope to get back to winning ways.

Bolton 1 - 1 Everton
Having watched Arsenal tie earlier in the day, Bolton had the chance to jump into fourth spot in the league, but were held to a frustrating draw by the visiting Toffee's. Both goals came in the first half with Kevin Davies first scoring for Bolton, and eighteen year old James Vaughaun levelling the scoreline on thirty-three minutes. The goal is Vaughauns second in two games, as the young man looks to impress manager David Moyes. Unfortunately for Vaughaun, who is no stranger to injury, he had to be stretchered off in the second half of the match as he appeared to have severed an artery. The tie leaves Everton three points clear of sixth place Tottenham, who have a game in hand, and keeps them three points behind fifth place Bolton. Everton's next game is at home to relegation strugglers Charlton Athletic, while Bolton have a huge game against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in London.

Aston Villa 1 - 1 Wigan
Ten man Wigan snuck a draw from Villa Park as they continued their search for relegation safety. Emile Heskey gave the Latics the lead after twenty-one minutes, but a dangerous two footed tackle by Luis Valecnia saw the Ecuadorian red carded, and Wigan reduced to ten men. The Latics held on to the draw through the halftime break, but a scrappy goal which bounced fortuitously off Gabriel Abonglahor past keeper John Filan levelled the game deservably for Aston Villa. The draw leaves Wigan only three points clear of eighteenth place Sheffield United, as the Latics take on Tottenham next in the league. Aston Villa are now only one point away from the forty point haven, and they will look to jump ahead of Middlesbrough next Saturday when the two meet at the Riverside.

Charlton Athletic 0 - 0 Reading
Steve Coppel's Reading visited Alan Pardew's Charlton Monday, as a spirited draw was played out at The Valley. Charlton's form has improved greatly over the past few games, as they have not lost in six games, and they have crawled out of the relegation zone for the time being. Reading's impressive season leaves them nowhere near relegation, and they are in a battle for a UEFA Cup place. The draw leaves Charlton one point up on eighteenth place Sheffield, while Reading slight drop in form has knocked them down to ninth spot. Charlton visit Everton on the fifteenth, while Reading will look to get back to winning ways at home to Fulham on the fourteenth.

Current League Table
Mondays matches leave the league table looking like this:

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UK reverses position on Navy personnel selling their stories

April 10, 2007

Reports have emerged that the British government allowed the British soldiers newly released from Iranian captivity to sell their stories to the media, after it had banned the rest of the British military from doing so. This double standard has drawn criticism from the media and families of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The 15 sailors were allegedly found and captured in Iranian waters. They caused an uproar in the UK when it was discovered that they revealed information quickly and easily, and were very compliant when asked to write confessions and statements. Retired colonel Bob Stewart mourned the loss of the "old school" attitude towards revealing nothing when captured:

The sailors and marines held in Iran have been so compliant and have already said so much that they have caused excruciating embarrassment to many people in this country [Britain]

The government decided that the release of information would lessen the impact of criticism in the media and the popular conception that the troops had easily buckled under the pressure of the Iranian government.

The first media interviews appeared on Monday and were published in both the Sun and Daily Mirror newspapers. The payment was not disclosed to the public but reports stated that the amounts paid were 5 or 6 figure sums.

One sailor, Faye Turney, the only female in the group, stated that their confessions were forced under duress and the reports from the Iranian governments were false. Her interview came after an Iranian PR maneuver to counter claims that the government mistreated and inhumanely held the captives by broadcasting videos of the 15 watching T.V, eating food, and playing chess. Turney, 25, also stated that she was separated from her colleagues soon after being captured and held in solitary confinement for days on end. This conforms to her colleagues statements, who said that they too were put into solitary confinement and were unjustly treated.

Another sailor, Arthur Bachelor, 20 and the youngest in the group, told the Daily mirror that he was led to fear that he was to be executed and expected the worst from his captors and tormentors. These "soft" sailors go against a history of "stiff upper lip" behavior that was expected from troops in previous generations of soldiers. His officer, Royal Marine Captain Chris Air, has sympathized with his colleagues and believes that they have every right to ask for payment for their stories; he did not accept offers made to him by the media. He believed that telling their stories would "be part of the process to get things off their minds".

The leader of the captured group, Royal Navy Lieutenant Felix Carman, said he believed that accepting money for their ordeal was wrong. However, he told the media, he doesn't hate people who have been though an awful ordeal, and was fine with their "making a bit of money out of this".

Not everyone was as sympathetic to the released servicemen's ordeal. Families of servicemen and women in Iraq and Afghanistan have cried out in outrage over they way the soldiers handled their capture and the profit that they made out of it. Reg Keys, father of Thomas a soldier killed in Iraq, said:

There are people serving in Iraq with possibly far more interesting stories who are not allowed to talk to the media. When my son died, his colleagues were not allowed to speak to their families about it, let alone the press.

The British Military and Defense Ministry declared the capture and release of the 15 sailors "exceptional circumstances" and in their case lifted its policy on banning military members from talking to the media.

The former defense secretary of Britain, Micheal Heseltine, believed that it was a great injustice to allow the 15 to ask for payment for their stories:

What an extraordinary story that people who every day take calculated risks with their lives are expected to earn relatively small sums of money whilst people who get themselves taken hostage, in circumstances which are worth exploring, can make a killing

For many people, it is hard to understand why the 15 were so compliant towards the Iranian government, why they so readily gave away information and what happened to the hard-cut, no-nonsense military of past eras. The 15 were well treated when contrasted against former POW's, who suffered horrific torture and punishment without giving up a single word of useful information, and with the emerging videos of the well-treated captured troops, public trust and respect for the military has been struck a horrific blow.


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consider using the tag if you are in the process of working on an article. --SVTCobra 01:04, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

I'll let you keep working in peace, as I see your changes are frequent, but this new title is not workable. --SVTCobra 01:17, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

This is a reversal of position, right? Shouldn't the article reflect that? --SVTCobra 02:22, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * nevermind --SVTCobra 02:29, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

I cleaned up the grammar a lot because it was really bothering me. I don't like the last paragraph, it seems really biased, but I didn't want to delete it outright. Can someone take a look at it, check which claims are verified, and either flesh it out or cut out the rest? --57.69.9.19 13:38, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

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The article, unlike all the sources, does not seem to reflect that the UK has banned them from selling stories. --SVTCobra 22:17, 10 April 2007 (UTC)


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Football: Sunderland lead Championship after 2-1 win

April 9, 2007

Sunderland is the new leader of the Coca Cola Championship after a 2-1 victory over Southampton on Monday night. Roy Keane's side has been storming up the table in past weeks, having not lost since the sixth of January, a total of sixteen games. Both teams are in the hunt for promotion, with Sunderland likely to qualify automatically. Southampton on the other hand has a chance to qualify for the Premiership through the playoffs. Leon Best and Marek Saganowski were started as strikers for Southampton, while Sunderland started David Connolly and Stephen Elliott up front.

The first half was played out evenly, with Sunderland getting the better of the chances as David Connolly struck the post. Southampton started the scoring in the second half when Marek Saganowski poked home a cut back cross by Danny Guthrie. Carlos Edwards tied up the match for Sunderland ten minutes later from a high quality strike. The Trinidad international gathered the ball on the right, cut to his left, and unleashed a cannon into the top corner past keeper Bartosz Bialkowski. As the game neared its end, Sunderland scored the winner through substitute Grant Leadbitter, as his equally powerful shot was beyond Bialkowski, giving the Black Cats the three points.

With third place Birmingham City loosing in Barnsley and second place Derby County tying Coventry, first place in the league is left for the Black Cats with only five games remaining in the season. The loss leaves Southampton out of the playoff picture for the time being, but they are only one point back of sixth place Preston North End.


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Australia to send more troops to Afghanistan
Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard said he will send an extra 300 ground troops and 75 air force personnel to Afghanistan to help the NATO-run International Security Assistance Force counter Taliban insurgents. The deterioration of the security situation in Afghanistan has necessitated we send this additional commitment, he said.

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Moroccan police raid has deadly end
Early Tuesday morning, Moroccan police raided a house in a Casablanca slum looking for a gang of militants that had been wanted for a March 11 suicide bombing at a cybercafe. During the raid, two suspects detonated a suicide belts, killing themselves. Two others led police on a rooftop chase that eventually ended with one suspect being shot by police and another blowing himself up when cornered.

Police said they believed the bombers had started wearing the belts full-time to prevent being taken alive. Two police and a child were injured in the explosions.

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Russia expresses doubt about Iranian "industrial scale" claims
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, "We are not aware of any technological breakthroughs in the Iranian nuclear program recently which would change the nature of work on enrichment being carried out in the country,"

Analysts have said that past claims by Iran about progress, while glossing over technical glitches, have served to strengthen its bargaining hand with the West, while it is probably several years from being able to make a bomb.

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Response from Jimbo?
Is it possible to get a short response from Jimbo? Where would I go abouts getting his e-mail or something? I think it would balance NPOV more with a statement by him. DragonFire1024 03:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * You can email Jimbo via Special:Emailuser on Wikipedia. — Fellow Wiki  Newsie  19:29, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Why?
Why is this page locked? Wrc wolfbrother 23:23, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Because of recent vandalism. It will expire in 3- or 4 hours. DragonFire1024 23:28, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

For Wikimedia?
As far as I can tell, this is only intended for bloggers. Where does the claim "and the Wikimedia Foundation" come from? If this is an invention of Wikinews, please correct the story.--Eloquence 14:46, 12 April 2007 (UTC)


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Request Approval
I am requesting approval to use AWB. Thanks! Thunderhead (talk) 21:11, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
 * You've been added, but you will be severely hampered on Wikinews due to our archiving policy. --Brian McNeil / talk 21:17, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, I figure I might as well try it :P Thunderhead (talk) 21:21, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

3.0.5.2
Okay, I attempted to use AWB, and downloaded Version 3.0.5.2, the latest version. Could someone enable this? Thunderhead (talk) (Check out my RFA test) 03:32, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I've enabled it. (note I don't really no what I'm doing, so no garuntee that I did that right.) Bawolff ☺☻ 06:10, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
 * You did it right, thank you. Thunderhead (talk) (Check out my RFA test) 12:22, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Request for access
May I please have access to AWB. ALso Version 3.1.0.0 says it can not find WN - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 02:31, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks Brian NZ for adding me, I didnt realise all I had to do was edit the page. Duh! - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 06:28, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I had the same problems with 3.1.0.0. You can download previous versions here. I've brought it up on Wikipedia 'cause I was kinda outraged, should've been a bit more friendly anyway I'm just using the previous version.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:31, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Versions
Shouldn't we disable older version? I suggest using only the latest 3 versions.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:32, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I've disabled everything before 3.0.6.0. I need to de-list myself and try it on the PC where I have it installed then make the project page a little more friendly.  With just about everyone around here being an admin it should be clear you can add yourself as a user. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:43, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Request access
I request permissions to use AWB. Thanks, —Zachar<b style="color:#2965db">y</b> talk 08:52, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm gonna go ahead and approve you. Hopefully, I've done it right. You should be able to use it now.  Thunderhead  ►  08:54, 9 April 2007 (UTC)


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Florida and Puerto Rican manatees may be removed from 'endangered species list'

April 10, 2007

The Unites States Fish and Wildlife Service or USFWS has announced that the Florida and Puerto Rican manatee will most likely be removed from the Endangered Species List and have their status upgraded to "threatened."

The announcement was made in the USFWS's 5-year review of the manatee. In the review, the manatees were found to have "increased in numbers" over the last 40 years and that there were no new threats posed to the mammals.

In the section of the report that is called the 1996 Distinct Population Segment or [DPS], the review states "the species under review" is "not listed as a DPS" and that "there [is no] relevant new information that would lead us to consider listing manatees in Florida as a DPS in accordance with the 1996 policy."

"If there isn't any other message in this report, it's that recovery is attainable. We just believe it fits the definition of threatened better than it fits the definition of endangered," said the Fish and Wildlife Service's supervisor for the field, Dave Hankla.

"Based on the science, it is clear that manatees are no longer facing extinction in all or a significant portion of its range," added Hankla.

An endangered species is usually considered a species which are very likely to become extinct immediately. Threatened species can usually be saved if large measures to protect them are immediately taken.

Scientists were also able to get a close count to the exact numbers of manatees that are currently living off Florida's coast and in the waterways of Florida to 2,812. Only 1,267 were found to be living in Florida's waters in 1991.


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User:TomXP411/C3SR

April 6, 2007

''I have copied this page to user space because it's distinctly possible that I'm being biased here. If the article is removed from mainspace or substantially altered, then this will stay as a signpost of my original thoughts.'' -- TomXP411 05:05, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

The C3SR, a self-proclaimed consumer advocacy group, has been suppreptitiously receiving money and material support from the National Association of Broadcasters, satellite radio's most vocal enemy. The C3SR, also known as the Consumer Coalition for Competition in Satellite Radio, claims to be a group of Washington DC area law students, all of them satellite radio fans, who want to stop the merger. The NAB is a lobbying group, composed of member radio and television stations all across the country.

At issue is whether the merger between Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio should be allowed to proceed. Claims by the NAB support the idea that this merger would create an illegal monopoly, which the Sherman Antitrust Act expressly forbids. Proponents of the merger believe that XM and Sirius have plenty of competition, and that the NAB's vehemence belies the fact that the NAB's own radio stations compete with satellite radio.

On the surface, it seems natural that groups with a common cause would unite to fight something that threatens them both. The C3SR's members do not want their rights threatened by a monopolistic radio service. This would raise their prices and reduce the quality of their radio programming. The NAB has their own problems with satellite radio: one look at the NAB web site's Search page shows dozens of articles, FCC filings, and advertising images that illustrate the NAB's dislike of satellite radio.

The C3SR bills itself as a grass roots organization, made up of college students, but it is becoming apparent that it is really only one person, a part time student who works at a law firm. In a recent interview, the C3SR's founder, Chris Reale, revealed that he works a former assistant general counsel at the NAB. While refusing to acknowledge the nature of its support, Reale has stated that the NAB supports the C3SR. Reale's employer, has provided a telephone line and allows Reale to work on the C3SR on company time. While the NAB may not directly be a client, the Williams Mullen law firm does have communications clients, and Willaims Mullen Strategies is a lobbying group for the communications industry.

Another concern is that the C3SR does not name names anywhere on its site. Even Reale's name is not visible anywhere. There is no list of a board of directors, a contact name, or any way to verify the identity of the members of the C3SR. There is a phone number, which apparently rings a phone at the WIlliams Mullen law firm. In contrast, the mailing list signup form solicits a great deal of personal information: your name, address, and even which radio stations you like. The privacy policy (as of April 4, 2007) conspicuously lacks a statement stating what limits are being placed on the use of your personal information.

Yet another concern has cropped up since Corporate Crime Reporter caught up with the C3SR. Edits on Wikipedia have been discovered that have been quoting the NAB's and C3SR's statements. The only source cited is an a professor at Georgetown University who is also an antitrust advocate. Even though the user who created the edits is brand new, apparently created specifically to insert these comments, the inserted text looked like it had been written by someone with experience on the Wikimedia platform. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the C3SR page also references this study:.

Using falsified blogs and customer testimonials is not a new practice in the advertising industry, and while the first amendment currently protects this kind of advertising, it's possible that future legislation may be enacted to limit or prevent such viral marketing tactics. At the very least, it's vital that readers and potential consumers know whether a blog or organization is what it claims to be or simply a marketing tool devised as part of an advertising campaign.

It is unknown whether the C3SR is part of a viral marketing campaign, but advertising is what the media does best, and this is quickly becoming an advertising war. While most consumers still do not know whether the merger will be good or bad for them personally, they do seem to agree that they want the process to be fair, and untainted by back room politics. However, maneuvers like this make it uncertain that this will happen.

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Comments:Sydney councils pay investigators to have sex with prostitutes

Typical
What a typical thing for men to do - have sex with prostitutes in the name of doing the right thing. Go find a real job. Prostitutes will always be around. At least they keep the perverts off the street and help reduce the amount of rapes that occur in society. --Unsigned comment moved from talk page by 218.215.0.46


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New South Wales anti-drug campaign to target teens

April 10, 2007 The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) launched its latest anti-cannabis campaign in Sydney today. The campaign, which specifically targets 14 to 19 year-olds aims to reduce the number of young people experimenting with the drug. The advertisements follow a tightening of cannabis laws in NSW last year.

The campaign, which NSW Health has cost at AUD$600,000 will use a variety of print ads placed at bus stops and in youth magazines in addition to advertisements on websites such as MySpace and MSN. Print ads use a tag line saying "Pot. It mightn't kill you, but it could turn you into a dickhead".

The advertisements show a person staring from a black and white photo with quotes like "You've got great eyes, when they're not bloodshot" and "I'd lend you money, but you still owe me from last time".

The director of drug and alcohol programs with NSW Health, David McGrath said many young people believed that cannabis was safe and its use was normal. "There is still a significant cohort of people who think, particularly with the young person's age group, that cannabis is normal," Mr McGrath said.

Mr McGrath said despite the number of young cannabis users had halved from forty percent to twenty percent, but claimed more needed to be done. "We want to prevent people who are thinking about taking cannabis up from taking it up and also encouraging those people that are using cannabis to cease," he said.

Mr McGrath said young people had to be warned about the possible consequences of smoking cannabis, such as the alleged link with mental illnesss and how it may affect social interaction and physical health.

NSW Health Minister, Reba Meagher said a recent study indicated that while cannabis use among young people is in decline, almost one third of teenagers have tried cannabis. She also claimed that cannabis remained common within the community. "Cannabis is a drug that is readily available in our community and it does come with serious risk," she said.


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Protected page of vandal. DragonFire1024 11:01, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:Erik the Dead~enwikinews

Protected page of a vandal account. DragonFire1024 11:02, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:Qhien1000

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Comments:New South Wales anti-drug campaign to target teens

Medical marijuana
Is medical cannabis allowed in NSW? My state's legislature has been debating this, and it would be nice to know how this issue is viewed elsewhere in the world. —Zachary talk 11:49, 10 April 2007 (UTC)


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User talk:Fajro

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2007 Cricket World Cup: South Africa vs West Indies

April 10, 2007

South Africa beat West Indies by 67 runs in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Cricket National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada.

This defeat all but eliminates hosts the West Indies, meaning the record of a host nation never winning the tournament would continue.

Toss: West Indies won, and elected to field first.

Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Smith, 6.6 ov), 2-191 (Kallis, 35.2 ov), 3-261 (de Villiers, 43.1 ov), 4-347 (Boucher, 49.2 ov)

Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Chanderpaul, 2.1 ov), 2-65 (Smith, 10.6 ov), 3-69 (Gayle, 11.3 ov), 4-119 (Lara, 19.4 ov), 5-142 (Bravo, 24.1 ov), 6-169 (Pollard, 29.5 ov), 7-181 (Ramdin, 31.5 ov), 8-213 (Sarwan, 38.1 ov), 9-254 (Bradshaw, 45.3 ov)

South Africa: G C Smith (capt), A B de Villiers, J D Kallis, H H Gibbs, A G Prince, L L Bosman, M V Boucher (wkt), S M Pollock, A J Hall, A Nel, M Ntini West Indies: C H Gayle, S Chanderpaul, R Sarwan, B C Lara (capt), D S Smith, D J Bravo, D Ramdim (wkt), K A Pollard, D B Powell, I D R Bradshaw, C D Collymore

Player of the match: A B de Villiers (South Africa)'''

Umpires: M R Benson (England) and D J Harper (Australia) TV umpire: Aleem Dar (Pakistan) Match referee: B C Broad (England) Reserve umpire: Asad Rauf (Pakistan)


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Thanks for fixing the error in the MLB article. I must've blanked on that one. —Zachary talk 15:03, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

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Here are some other hints and tips:

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

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

If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Mark Talk 15:11, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:67.43.26.236

Welcome!

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews:
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Here are some other hints and tips:

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

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

If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!--Mark Talk 15:03, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

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User talk:NB-NB

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! DragonFire1024 15:22, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * If you're interested in audio recordings, Audio Wikinews could always use more contributers
 * And of course, stories need writing!

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User talk:Laterose~enwikinews

Welcome
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Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! DragonFire1024 15:24, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * If you're interested in audio recordings, Audio Wikinews could always use more contributers
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Laterose. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Laterose~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 23:18, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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Talk:2007 Cricket World Cup: New Zealand vs Ireland

i will add but latter sorry for opening


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NFL: Ricky Williams applies for reinstatement

April 6, 2007

Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams, who has applied for reinstatement to the NFL, told ESPN Radio's Dan Patrick on Friday that he hasn't gotten high on drugs "in maybe three years." Williams credited yoga with replacing drugs to ease stress.

Williams was suspended in April 2006 for violating the NFL's Substance Abuse Policy. Reinstatement to the league requires clinical evaluation and sending a hand-written letter to Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL. Williams stated: ''For the most part, as long as you follow the rules, you have a pretty good shot to be reinstated. Half of it is testing and the other half is you have to talk to someone on a weekly basis.''

During the radio broadcast, Patrick asked Williams when the last time he had been drug tested. Williams' anwser was Two minutes ago. and that he had passed.

Williams blamed the high levels of stress involved in playing football with his use of Marijuana. He said the only way to deal with it was "to go home, relax on the couch, roll up a joint and take a couple of puffs."

Williams told Patrick during the interview that he hadn't spoken with new Dolphins head coach Cam Cameron yet. Addressing what the Dolphins may or may not choose to do with him, Williams said that he would be "fine with whatever happens."

Williams said, when asked why he wants to return to the NFL: "For me, it's a test to see if all this work I've done is really worth something. If I can go to the NFL and have success, that would speak a lot for yoga and what I've learned and offer a lot of people who have dealt with the same issues I have a way out."


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Airplane hijacker surrenders in Turkey

April 10, 2007

A Pegasus Airline flight carrying 178 passengers was hijacked today by a man named Mehmet Gökşin Göl. The plane took off from the town of Diyarbakır and headed toward Istanbul, Turkey's most populated city.

Göl later gave himself up and surrendered to authorities at Ankara international airport in Turkey. Reports say he was attempting to divert the flight to Iran and that he is suffering from a mental illness.

All passengers are safe and have been removed from the plane and there are no reports of injuries.

The man, identified as Mehmet Gökşin Göl, entered the cockpit and threatened to blow up the plane, claiming to have an explosive device on board, Ankara Deputy Governor Hayati Soylu said. The man was not armed and did not have explosives.

He was detained at Ankara's Esenboğa airport where pilots landed the Pegasus airline flight, which was going from Diyarbakır to Istanbul.

There were 178 passengers on board, including three babies, the airline said. None of the passengers were hurt.

There was no information as to why the man wanted to divert the plane to Iran.

Fırat Keleş, a passenger on board, told a Turkish television network that the man could be seen reading the Koran during the flight. There was no panic on board, he said.

This incident occurred six months after a man hijacked a flight en route to Istanbul in October 2006.

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User:PattyGood

A puppy mill has been discovered in Jefferson County Indiana. Fox News reports that there are several Pointers and Brittanies at the location, all starving without water, some pregnant and some that have recently given birth. A few of the dogs are reportedly feeding on the carcuses of the dogs that have already died. Animal Control is attempting to help local rescue groups to save the dogs but the property owner who abandoned the animals is moving them to another location despite the rescue attempts. The property owner's name is Meyer and he is active military.

This story is currently unfolding as rescue groups attempt to halt the relocation of these dogs by Mr. Meyer. Updates to follow.

title: User:PattyGood


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Wikinews:Video Wikinews/2.0/FAQ

What is Wikinews Video 2.0?

 * Wikinews Video is a project designed to broadcast a weekly episode featuring an in depth coverage on one or at least 2-3 Wikinews articles. It will first run as a pilot on Windows Live and then will expand to areas like MySpace, YouTube and PodCasts.

When will Wikinews Video broadcast?
It is not known. We hope to have a full length production, or at least a decent pilot episode within a few weeks.

Where will Wikinews Video be broadcast?
That is also a mystery. there are several possibilities if we can apply for grants as those are a lot of money [USD] and never have to be repaid. We do need somone with knowledge in writing grant applications.

Who will create Wikinews Video?

 * You. The users. You create the graphics, the theme music, the stories, and whatever else you can help with. Sign up here to help on various duties.

Does Wikinews Video 2.0 have a blog?

 * Yes. here.

Can I get updates VIA e-mail?
Yes. Simply subscribe to the Wikinews-I mailing list here. Whenever a major update takes place, we plan on sending an e-mail through that address.

Can I have access to this site?

 * Yes; But a reasonable way to provide the proper access codes for the users involved in the projects development etc...has not been agreed upon yet. Privacy is a must.

What is the official name of Wikinews 2.0?

 * What name? ;) There is none. That is also under discussion. We needs users to choose one.

What is the Wikinews Video 2.0 slogan?

 * There isn't one. One user did say that the music reminds him of breakfast:
 * Wikinews, the morning news you eat your toast to. -Unknown

What is the Wikinews Video 2.0 logo?
There isn't one. But there are examples of user created logos. Feel free to create your own and place it at that link for discussion :)

Why not put the promotional video on commons?

 * Well...we would have to do that in an .OGG. we would need to otherwise place it on the "web" as a video on demand.

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User talk:Flymeoutofhere~enwikinews

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! DragonFire1024 19:58, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * If you're interested in audio recordings, Audio Wikinews could always use more contributers
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

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

Renamed
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User talk:PattyGood

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! DragonFire1024 19:58, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * If you're interested in audio recordings, Audio Wikinews could always use more contributers
 * And of course, stories need writing!

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User talk:Nocheesetonight

Welcome
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Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! DragonFire1024 20:00, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * If you're interested in audio recordings, Audio Wikinews could always use more contributers
 * And of course, stories need writing!

title: User talk:Nocheesetonight


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User talk:Starwing123~enwikinews

Welcome
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Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! DragonFire1024 20:15, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * If you're interested in audio recordings, Audio Wikinews could always use more contributers
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Starwing123. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Starwing123~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 23:32, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
 This account has been renamed as part of single-user login finalisation. If you own this account you can |log in using your previous username and password for more information. If you do not like this account's new name, you can choose your own using this form after logging in: . -- Keegan (WMF) (talk) 06:37, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

title: User talk:Starwing123~enwikinews


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User talk:74.99.214.118

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome!
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Additionally, thanks for experimenting with Wikinews. Your test worked, and has now been reverted or removed. Please use Sandbox for any other tests you want to do, since testing in articles may disrupt the site's working and will be reverted quickly. DragonFire1024 21:17, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

title: User talk:74.99.214.118