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User talk:Mugwumpman~enwikinews

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User talk:Danilonikolic~enwikinews

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Talk:Australian treasurer makes "extremely divisive" comments

Sections
A fine and comprehensive article. Do you mind if I try to organise it into sections? It's 1300 words long - a good candidate for using sections, so readers can quickly find the bits they are interested in. - Borofkin 03:50, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Go for your life, mate. Some pics might be cool too. I have fulltime study, work and family commitments to tend to...--elliot_k 17:29, 27 February 2006 (UTC)


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Australian government accused of neglecting regions

February 27, 2006

Simon Crean, Shadow Minister for Regional Development, has accused the Howard Government of abandoning regional development and showing no commitment to rural Australia. In a media release timed to coincide with the ten-year anniversary of the Howard Government, Mr. Crean said that the privatisation of Telstra and a failure to reform the Regional Partnerships program demonstrated the governments lack of commitment to the bush.

"The Minister for Transport and Regional Services has failed to clean up the Regional Partnerships program, four months after a Senate Inquiry recommended major changes," he said. "AU$1.1 million dollars spent on the Gunnedah Grains to Ethanol project has been wasted - it still hasn't produced a single litre of ethanol. Likewise Beaudesert Rail, the recipient of $5.7 million in Government grants, has not travelled a single kilometre."

Regional Partnerships program provides government assistance for projects in regional areas. According to a government media release, there is $360.9 million available under this program for the period 2005-06 to 2008-09.

Mr Crean also criticised the National party for "[selling out] rural and regional Australia - on Telstra, on trade and on essential services."

"Last week's revelation that Telstra plans to get rid of 5000 payphones after privatisation show the serial contempt of the Bush by the Coalition."

The Minister for Transport and Regional Services, Warren Truss, has distanced himself from the Telstra announcement, saying that Telstra has an obligation to maintain services. "Certainly, there is a still a demand for payphones around Australia. Telstra are expected to provide those kinds of services," he said.

"I think the time will come when we will move on to new technology and some of those systems that were more important in the past will be less important in the future but there are still many Australians who still depend on payphones and community telephone systems. Telstra has an obligation to provide those."

Warren Truss' office was contacted to provide a response to Mr. Crean's criticisms, but had not responded by the time this article was published.


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User:Cartman02au/Notepad

None at present :(

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Wikinews:Requests for arbitration/Withdrawn or Rejected/Archive 1

User:172.150.5.17 vs. User:Amgine
The following request posted by User:172.150.5.17 -Edbrown05 18:23, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

 * [User:Amgine] -- a recently appointed administrator -- is repetitively deleting an article based on his/her allegations that the article is a "hoax." Evidence that the article is not a hoax has been included within the links in several versions posted by multiple users. Amigine apparently does not have time to do the required research, yet is still quite persistently trying to squelch the story. Amigene does not reply to his/her talk page.

Arbitrators' opinions on accepting request

 * Deny Request for Arbitration User has not pursued other methods of dispute resolution. --Chiacomo (talk) 00:30, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Decline - contributor making request should first calm down be respectful to the other person who is party to the arbitration request. -Edbrown05 06:50, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Do not accept - user should follow standard dispute resolution steps first. -- IlyaHaykinson 07:51, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Decline Request for Arbitration See WN:DISPUTE--Cspurrier 03:06, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

By majority vote, this request for arbitration was denied by the arbitration committee.

Involved parties
(Provide diffs showing where parties other than the initiating parties have been informed about the request for arbitration.)
 * (initial bringer of this case, not directly involved)
 * Confirmation that all parties are aware of the request
 * (initial bringer of this case, not directly involved)
 * Confirmation that all parties are aware of the request
 * (initial bringer of this case, not directly involved)
 * Confirmation that all parties are aware of the request
 * (initial bringer of this case, not directly involved)
 * Confirmation that all parties are aware of the request
 * Confirmation that all parties are aware of the request
 * Amgine:
 * Brian New Zealand:
 * Karen:
 * Mrmiscellanious:
 * Ral315: Yes.  Ral315 23:54, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

(If not, then explain why that would be fruitless)
 * Confirmation that other steps in dispute resolution have been tried

No official dispute resolution was tried. However, previous problems between these users, posts on the admin alert board, and a failed mediation attempt made by myself lead me to believe that this case will not be resolved by official dispute resolution techniques.

Statement by Ral315
(Please limit your statement to 500 words)

I was uninvolved in the dispute, other than blocking Ironiridis upon request, and changing the length of Mrmiscellanious' block twice, because it was made by an involved admin, contrary to the blocking policy. I stand by my blocks.

Basically, it stems down to a one hour block that Mrmiscellanious made against Karen, under the explanation of a personal attack. Believing the block to be an abuse of power and against the blocking policy, Amgine blocked Mrmiscellanious for a month, a block whose length itself probably violated the blocking policy. A series of blocks ensued, with Amgine and Brian New Zealand blocking each other, and Amgine reblocking Mrmiscellanious for 14 days multiple times despite other admins' reverts. If this case is taken, I hope the Arbitration Committee will take a look at not just the actions of parties in this case, but the blocking policy itself. I feel that it needs to be reinforced that admins cannot block users (or admins) with whom they're involved in a dispute with. I think many of the parties involved here forgot that. Ral315 23:50, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Statement by Eloquence
I'm not sure if I'm following the procedures correctly here. I'm not involved in the wheel war or the blocks; I've been trying to help out a bit on IRC yesterday.

With all due respect to everyone involved, including Ral315, who has been extremely helpful throughout this ordeal, I would like to suggest that arbitration be avoided in this instance, and that we instead follow the doctrine of Forgive and Forget in this case. My suggestion is, that if all parties agree, no further blocks in response to the disputed behavior will be implemented for the time being (future infractions can of course be dealt with as usual), and all discussion will focus on Wikinews talk:Blocking policy. The goal is that we depersonalize the discussion, and instead of spending another few weeks wiki-lawyering, we try to figure out what exactly went wrong, and how we can prevent situations like this from arising in the future. I have made some specific suggestions on the policy talk page and tentatively edited the policy itself, and would appreciate feedback on these.

With regard to Brian's comment above, from what I know about Amgine, I believe he is very protective of Wikinews, and generally trying to follow and implement policy as best as he can. I do believe that, if we clarify the policy, he will follow it.--Eloquence 00:04, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Statement by Neutralizer
My involvement was inhibited somewhat by a block which resulted from comments I made to MrM as a result of his censorship(imo) of the Flight 93 article which was the catalyst for his block of Karen and the ensuing wheel war. I completely agree with Amgine's view that the amount of premeditation and community discussion which preceded MrM's block of Karen proves an extreme defiance by MrM of the obvious will of the community and consequently drives this recent abuse of admin privilege by MrM to the highest level yet to be seen in this project. Therefore, as a member of the community I am very engaged in and supportive of this request for arbitration. Neutralizer 20:55, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Statement by Mrmiscellanious
Blocking admins because you don't agree with a block doesn't solve anything. Instead of an arbcom case, there should be clearer policy definitions on WN:BP, including the restriction of administrator options when the admin themselves is blocked. There is no good claim of long blocks for "bad blocking" - and blocking others because you don't agree with a block only causes issues, especially when the block was on yourself. Forget the case, policy is what matters here. Let's get some changes listed on the Water Cooler - that's the only thing I can see which would make any difference. --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 22:16, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Statement by DragonFire1024
I was involved in opposing the block against MrM. I do not believe policy was immediately followed, however; I do believe that MrM did not have to get an opinion on the blocking of Karen, but he did. That was polite. When, IMO no administrators took action, MrM did. The block was a minimal 1 hour block. He could of done it longer but yet he didn't. That was Polite. Amgine then decided to block MrM for a month, IMO without a reason. Amgine states he did it according to WN:BP, however; a month is not minimal. Amgine was then blocked by BrianNewZealand for 2 hours for imposing an unnecessary long block on MrM and for abusing his powers. Amgine then overrided his block to block Brian for a day for "abusing admin. powers." Amgine abused his powers by blocking BrianNZ after he was already blocked. Brian then blocked amgine for 2 weeks, the same as the reduced block for MrM that Amgine imposed. Amgine then Blocked BrianNZ again (even though amgine was blocked) for again a day. BrianNZ then removed the block on Amgine for 2 weeks and then proceeded to "quite" Wikinews because of the wheel war. IMO, Amgine went above his powers as an admin. MrM did his best to NOT start a blocking war over Karen, but was still criticized for it. Although BrianNZ has withdrawn his request for de-admin, I feel as if the damage has already been done. This has caused the resignation of one Admin and also caused the attempt at a Wikibreak for several other regular editors and writers, including myself. Jason Safoutin 21:14, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Statment by Brian New Zealand
Amgine caused mass site disruption yesterday. He abused his admin powers to block other users. He blocked MrM 6 times. After other admins reduced or changed his block he keeped reinstating it. Amgine, when Blocked by an admin (myself) preceded to block that admin in spite, despite he knowingly knew he was blocked. Then Amgine, still when blocked, went and blocked MrM, because he was not happy that it had been shortand. It must be pointed out, this is the second time, that Amgine, has been refered to arbcom, for misusing adminship. I am currently on a wikibreak, so I might not follow this case.

Statement by Bawolff
I didn't block anyone, but I might as well. I said alot of things I proablly shouldn't have, and got caught in the heat of the momment. I think mrm's original block was wrong, but my action wern't very good either. However I think this has caused everyone to reflect, and motions like User:Mrmiscellanious/Admin Code of Conduct, make me feel that mrm is working very hard to try and make everyone happy, and doing a good job at it. Therefor I Do not think an arbitration case is neccesary at this point in time. At this momment in time I have no issues with any parties of this. Bawolff ☺☻ 04:27, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

Arbitrators' opinions on accepting request

 * Recuse. Actually I'm pretty much a party to it. I should add a statement. Bawolff ☺☻[[image:smile.png]] 04:22, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Decline. The complaint is in addition to an existing case: Wikinews:Requests for arbitration/Users Cartman02au et al v Mrmiscellanious and should be taken under consideration in that forum. -Edbrown05 06:28, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Wait. Until all named parties have had a chance to submit statements. --Chiacomo (talk) 06:30, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment: It seems to me that the two parties who are mostly affected by this RfArb (Amgine and MrM) don't have a very great interest in the pursuit of this case. Is this a correct impression and if so do others still see a necessity for this case? --Deprifry|+T+ 05:36, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Decline --Chiacomo (talk) 02:15, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Top Hollywood notables condemn Hamas and Hezbollah
(Step five: Bring it here - I suppose this is here)

I’d like if it was possible to have some wider audience give some input on the mentioned article so that perhaps it would finally be possible to reach some sort of conclusion and have the article closed, as it seems to be going nowhere and constantly having parts of it deleted and/or tags applied.

(Article: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Top_Hollywood_notables_condemn_Hamas_and_Hezbollah) Rune X2 23:28, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Improper Venue Unfortunately, the arbitration committee is not the appropriate to address editorial concerns. Please contact other editors contributing to this article to resolve editorial disputes. --Chiacomo (talk) 23:46, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Reject Like Chiacomo said arbitration committee is not the appropriate to address editorial concerns--Cspurrier 23:51, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Reject. Per above. --+Deprifry+ 09:38, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Reject - try other parts of the dispute resolution process. —     11:50, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Involved parties
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Mink_Butler_Davenport

v http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Neebs Mink Butler Davenport wrote story and headline ""Jezebel of Jazz," Anita O'Day dead at 87" in its entirety. User Neebs at, or approximately on 21:11, 24 November 2006, without discussion or warning, changed headline & moved ""Jezebel of Jazz" Anita O'Day dead at 87" to ""Jezebel of Jazz" Anita O'Day dies at 87" citing "present tense".

User Mink Butler Davenport, after two additional "wikifying edits" to the article ""Jezebel of Jazz" Anita O'Day dies at 87" then moved article to ""Jezebel of Jazz" Anita O'Day dead at 87", citing that "Reverting to previous gramatically proper headline - please see article talk for discussion. (One does not 'dies'. When one 'dies,' one is dead. Miss O'Day is dead.)"

User Mink Butler Davenport started the discussion page about the headline on or about Mink Butler Davenport 22:14, 24 November 2006 (UTC).

On or about 23:13, 24 November 2006, user Brianmc (http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Brianmc) intervened, moved ""Jezebel of Jazz" Anita O'Day dead at 87" to ""Jezebel of Jazz" Anita O'Day dies aged 87" suggesting to "try a 3rd option."

On or about 23:18, 24 November 2006, user Messedrocker (http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Messedrocker) protected ""Jezebel of Jazz" Anita O'Day dies aged 87", stating in part, "move war [move=sysop]."

User Mink Butler Davenport has written extensively on and in defense of the headline in the article discussion page about the proper use of grammar and style as it pertains to the headline.

User Neebs has only two responses on discussion page, one-Thanks much. Neebs 23:23, 24 November 2006 (UTC)" which was after article was locked from moving/changing headline. User Neebs other partial response was "Headlines should be written in the present tense."

Story headline is now further gramatically incorrect.

User Brianmc cited on article discussion page or about 19:13, 25 November 2006 (UTC) that ""dead at" is more popular though. --Brian McNeil"
 * Confirmation that all parties are aware of the request

User Neebs on or about 18:50, 25 November 2006 (UTC) wrote in part on user Mink Butler Davnport's User talk page that "I will not be responding to any more talk page messages."

Sorry if this was in the wrong spot - but I was never informed of this arbitration. I confirm now that I have stumbled on this page. Obviously my request for him to stop speaking to me did include arbitration confirmation. The case is nearly over, and I would have never known I was in a case. Neebs 01:56, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

 * Confirmation that other steps in dispute resolution have been tried

User Mink Butler Davenport has attempted to obtain consensus from within the Wikinews community by inviting users 1. Messedrocker-(http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Messedrocker), 2. Doldrums-(http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Doldrums), and 3. Karen-(http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Karen)

Statement by party 1
The reasons supporting my claim are set forth in detail on the discussion page of the news article about the death of jazz singer Anita O'Day, which follow, and state in part:

''The present perfect tense (an event which happened or never happened before now {the present time} at a point in the past, but is being viewed from the present) is the tense which should be used in the headline.

The present perfect of 'die' (base form) is 'died,' (past participle) NOT 'dies' (third person singular), and when used to modify a singular subject, e.g. he, she, the girl/boy, etc., it should be XxX has died.

The present perfect continuous tense indicates the duration of an event which started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

The word 'dead' is an adjective. Rules concerning adjectives state that they are hierarchically categorized into 1) opinion, 2) size, 3) age, 4) shape, 5) color, 6) origin and 7) material. The hierarchy works only when the adjectives are used in aposition (position before the noun being modified).

There is an understood article, i.e. not specifically written/mentioned, in the original headline. That article is 'is'.

'dead' is Plural Countable Noun (Human). 'death' is a Singular Countable Noun. As a singular noun, 'death' can take a singular form of verbs, and can be an uncountable noun.

In the most fundamental sense, sentences must contain a subject and a verb. Predicate nominatives (noun or pronoun following a linking verb and referring to the person or thing as the subject of the verb) follow the verb. Thus, "Jezebel of Jazz," Anita O'Day dead at 87" is proper grammatically.

However, may I also share that a headline that states "Jezebel of Jazz," Anita O'Day dead at 87" would also be appropriate, because 'dead' is an adjective, and modifies the understood verb 'is'. In that case, the use of 'is' indicates the present third person singular.

Yet, in some regard, I can - with respect toward collaboration, improvement and compromise - agree to change the headline to "Jezebel of Jazz," Anita O'Day has died at 87". Then, of course, if she has died, she is dead. Mink Butler Davenport 17:34, 25 November 2006 (UTC)''

Statement by party 2
Party 1 has completely ignored all my links to the style guide, in his arguements, talk pages, etc. that state headline titles are to be written in present tense. Every time I make an arguement, he babbles on about his professional writing, the many forms of the word 'die' and things I honestly don't care about. Present tense of die is dies. Other articles use dies. Only this user has used dead (past tense). I am glad the committee is denying the case request. Good night. Neebs 02:00, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Arbitrators' opinions on accepting request

 * Oppose taking the case. This is a content dispute, and no other Dispute resolution steps have been tried. --Cspurrier 20:15, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Second ★ MESSED  ROCKER ★  20:20, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
 * This is not the proper venue for this dispute. oppose Bawolff ☺☻ 05:36, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
 * I oppose the acceptance of the case for the aforestated reasons and instead offer some recommended reading. --+Deprifry+ 10:53, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Involved parties

 * User:Edbrown05 (aka User:Krump, User:Ditsy, User:24.125.54.105, possibly more)
 * User:DragonFire1024
 * User:David Shankbone
 * User:Pathoschild
 * User:Ironiridis
 * User:Adambro
 * User:Brianmc
 * User:Messedrocker
 * User:Thunderhead
 * User:Nzgabriel

 * Confirmation that all parties are aware of the request
 * DragonFire1024
 * David Shankbone
 * Pathoschild
 * Adambro
 * Messedrocker
 * Thunderhead
 * Nzgabriel
 * Brian McNeil
 * Ironiridis (initiated)
 * Edbrown05

At least four users have been direct targets of Ed's harassment. Because of the way that Ed communicates, coherent conversation is difficult, if not impossible, to maintain. (see example)
 * Confirmation that other steps in dispute resolution have been tried

I (Ironiridis) tried to mediate my dispute with him. It failed miserably. Therefore, I don't believe dispute resolution will be effective if attempted with each and every user that has been the subject of his harassment.

Statement by Ironiridis
I've documented everything that would shape my statement here. My only thought at this point is that Ed has lost his sense of community, of purpose, and possibly of reality, and is no longer a positive force on this project. Which is really unfortunate.
 * Ammendment I'd like to propose that his talk page remain full protected until 04:54, 23 December 2007 UTC (that is, the end of his current block term) if he is reblocked for a longer period. He has used his talk page as a vehicle for harassment. This would prohibit any appeal until his current block is served, which I feel is reasonable since arbcom did not issue the current block. irid t i [mailto:ironiridis@gmail.com e]  06:21, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
 * That is acceptable in my opinion. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:34, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Statement by Brian McNeil
I no longer understand Ed. I have also come to the conclusion he does not understand what the various privileges such as checkuser and oversight are. He has displayed homophobia in his approach to some contributors, which is not acceptable. When he comments on articles he has issues with I find the message unintelligible, I can't work out what his point it. As a consequence I'd say he's no longer a positive contributor and call on those uninvolved people on ArbCom to, at the very least, discuss and implement appropriate measures to deter him from editing in a disruptive manner.

The issues at the very least go back to the ArbCom elections where amongst other things I was granted CU and oversight. Checkuser allows me to look at what IP addresses a user edited from, or what usernames edited from an IP address. Oversight allows me to erase a revision from the edit history such that administrators cannot see it as well as users. I have more fingers than the combined number of times I've used these tools. Ed seems to believe there is a shadowy cabal with these privileges which is manipulating Wikinews behind his back.

Statement by Adambro
I'm relatively new to Wikinews but when I joined earlier this year I was soon the subject of a number of unpleasant encounters with Edbrown05. I understand Ed has made a great number of positive contributions in the past but my experience of him has been dominated by his hostile nature. Whilst I was quick to deal with some quite controversial issues when I joined WN and I was well aware this could cause some friction with more established contributors, I found that Ed was very difficult to deal with and seemed always out for an argument whereas other editors took time to listen to what I was saying rather than jumping to a conclusion that because I'm an established editor on Commons that I wouldn't understand some of the issues here or share the same aims for the project.

Any previous positive contributions have now been fair outweighed by the nuisance he has become. He is distracting us from the real business of writing news and his hostility could also damage the impression others have of the project. There is only one possible action appropriate in this situation, a long term block. My preference would be for a block of finite length which would eventually give Ed the chance to return if he wishes having had some time away. I note the suggestions for an indefinite block but I doubt that would be anything but permanent as I'm not aware of any suitable process by which an unblocking could occur. I'd like to think that as Ed has turned from a positive contributor to a nuisance, there is aways the possibility that he might eventually go the other way. Based upon his current attitude though that would be a long way off and I would suggest a block of 1 year in duration.

I would ask the arbitration committee to take this issue up and take appropriate action. I think this process is the best way by which long term blocks are decided upon. Adambro 16:09, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Statement by uninvolved party Ral315
I could be wrong, but this doesn't seem like a dispute that needs ArbCom's attention. Sockpuppeting is a clear problem, but what's worst is Edbrown's downright disgusting comments toward DF, David, Adambro, Ironiridis, Thunderhead, etc. Therefore, I would be in support of an outright indefinite community ban, and I think it might be worth entertaining such an idea before taking it all the way to ArbCom. Edbrown's article writing doesn't excuse the fact that he's made Wikinews an unwelcome environment for some users, not just the users he's insulted, but those who may feel that by allowing this behavior to continue unchecked, that we've implicitly supported his absolutely vile comments about homosexuality. Any other users willing to support an indefinite ban? Ral315 (talk) 09:44, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Indefinite bans for non-vandal contributors can only be issued by the Arbitration Committee, i believe. Thunderhead - (talk - email - contributions) 22:09, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Thats not the impression I have. Indef bans can be handed out to "trouble makers not contributing to our goals" as long as there is wide support (aka, no one willing to start a wheel war over the issue). Bawolff ☺☻ 06:00, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Statement by Messedrocker
How come I'm an involved party? MessedRocker (talk) 15:05, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * In the evidence that Ironiridis has presented thus far, One of Ed's sock puppets said you're messed up, which some might consider an attack. If you don't wish to be an involved party, you can just say so here. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:32, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Statement by DragonFire1024
Ed has been around for well, for ever. He is not immune. His attacks have gone on long enough and are not welcome on Wikinews. He has been warned, and blocked, and warned and blocked again, yet refuses to follow policy. He uses sockpuppets to evade block and then continues to attack users. I am not sure that an ArbCom case will resolve his issues, which are IMO personal issues. The only option MIGHT be a perma ban. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 16:38, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Statement by Thunderhead
My experiences with Ed have been, in the most part, alright, but I do believe that because of his recent behavior, an arbitration between the community and Ed is imperative to the strengthening of both Wikinews and relationships with Ed. I hope that he sees it as an attempt to strengthen the community rather than an attack. Thunderhead - (talk - email - contributions) 20:19, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Statement by Nzgabriel
To be completely honest I have not been keeping up with this situation regarding Edbrown. Yes I blocked him for a week using sockpuppets and whatever and this was a serious breach of our rules in my opinion and a strong message needed to be sent. However, he has no excuse for his behaviour that I have heard about and something needs to be done. We, as a small community, need to be able to work together and those who cannot get along with the rest, frankly have no place in the Wikinews community. Thus, if no appropriate action against attacks, etc, then I regrettably say that no other option is available to us but to see a community member go. --Nzgabriel | Talk 03:50, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Response to statement invitation by Edbrown05
I didn't take a look, irid... I offered to meet Ilya in Washington but to no avail, I offered DragonFire to stay at my residence while on some bike tour. I offered to "press flesh". Timid shits are known accordingly. -Edbrown05 04:42, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Statement by David Shankbone
I don't support a permanent ban, but a three month ban that allows Ed some reflection. He should, without a doubt, have his accreditation revoked. Whatever his issue is, he is barely comprehensible in his statements and there is really no argument on his behalf that needs to be weighed: he doesn't like gays and he doesn't like people questioning him on it. That's fine. But this isn't the forum for him to wave that around. All of us on here are volunteers, and we all work on projects we consider important. It is through our combined efforts that we report on the world and the people who make it up. That one of us focuses on certain people or happenings (be it Ontario politics, New Zealand terrorists, or New York drag queens), together our efforts create a relatively global view. That one or more than one of us is not interested in all the reporting that goes on is inconsequential; we can choose to not read it. But to lambaste each other because we are not doing volunteer work that other people think we should do is not acceptable. To do so in Ed Brown's incoherent and syntax-challenged way is cause for a pro-longed block and loss of accreditation. A permanent ban? Perhaps, but not until other avenues are exhausted. I think ArbCom should reject this case and impose a three month block on all edits by the person who inhabits the multiple sockpuppets of EdBrown05, and immediately revoke his accreditation on a permanent basis, until he proves he will not embarrass the project. --David Shankbone 17:12, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
 * By virtue of Arbcom not accepting the case, it will not (cannot) impose a block. However, when Arbcom officially rejects the case, I'll be happy to issue a block/ban based on discussions with other admins. (Sorry, I guess I am a pedant.) irid t i [mailto:ironiridis@gmail.com e]  18:10, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Arbitrators' opinions on accepting request

 * Accept I don't think we have a choice Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 08:41, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I am listed as an involved party, but I believe the ArbCom should accept this case. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:54, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Accept if Edbrown is willing to go through arbitration. If he refuses I don't think there would be much point to this. Bawolff ☺☻ 09:43, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
 * RejectAfter reading IlyaHaykinson's and Ral315 comments, I think a 2 year - indef ban that can be appealed to the arbcom would be the most effective stratagy to resolve this dispute. There is more then quadruple enough cause for it. The arbcom works most effectivly as an absolute last resort, and I do not feel it would accomplish much other then possibly banning him. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:04, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Reject. I do not believe that the case warrants ArbCom involvement. The user has made personal attacks, has not heeded warnings, and has been blocked.  Our blocking policy allows for blocks of people who are not constructively contributing to the site.  I believe that the appropriate response is a long or indefinite block — the user can always appeal the block to the ArbCom. -- IlyaHaykinson 03:13, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I think IlyaHaykinson approach might accomplish more then this arbcom request. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:50, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Seems to be heading towards a consensus on a prolonged block. --Brian McNeil / talk 07:59, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

 * Decline. there is wide consensus that Ed's behavious is unacceptable and merits a long block. while there are differing suggestions on the exact length of the block, it doesn't appear to me to be an intractable dispute, needing the arbcom to decide on it. Ed is encouraged to change his behaviour on this site, failing that, there's plenty of time for people with differing views on the length of the block to agree on what's appropriate. –Doldrums(talk) 17:36, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Decline. A block looks to be the best option --Cspurrier 21:12, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Involved parties

 * User:Messedrocker proposing
 * Arbitration Committee - no individual in particular, just the body in and of itself.

 * Confirmation that all parties are aware of the request
 *

 * Confirmation that other steps in dispute resolution have been tried

Best done by the ArbCom itself.

Statement by Messedrocker
The ArbCom is now pointless, okay? It was useful when we had more problems on Wikinews, but now it's nothing but bureaucracy masturbation with exactly zero point. Until the committee is needed again, I recommend a suspension of all operations, including elections and the like. There'd be a point if there were like, conflicts and such. MessedRocker (talk) 04:55, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Statement by JoshuaZ
As long as the drama is kept to a minimum having a standing committee makes more sense since we don't know in advance when we will need it to decide something. If we have a large-scale issue that requires an Arbitration hearing all of a sudden that will be a really bad time to elect a new commitee. The overhead to keeping a commitee operational strikes me as minimal. JoshuaZ (talk) 05:16, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Statement by Cirt
I agree with everything said above by. I also agree with the point made below by that this type of decision should be made by the community and not by the Arbitration Committee. Cirt (talk) 18:22, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Arbitrators' opinions on accepting request

 * while cutting down on the process of electing arbitrators is a worthwhile goal, waiting until a case arises to set up a committee is not a good idea. perhaps keeping the tenure period flexible and electing new arbitrators using a process similar to the RfA process (and on that page) will help cut down process. in any case, this is something for the community to decide rather than for the 'com itself. and finally, as the song goes, ♪ Bureaucratic masturbation makes the world go round ♪ –Doldrums(talk) 07:58, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I have to reject any proposal to shut down arbcom. When it is needed we do not need associated drama convening it. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:29, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

Comment
Seriously, what's going on here? I fail to understand why a discussion about whether or not to keep an Arbitration Committee is being presented as a case within the dispute resolution framework. It also gives the incorrect impression that this decision is one for the Committee. It is up to the community. I suggest that this discussion undergo a process of refactoring to move it to Wikinews talk:Arbitration Committee or the Watercooler as appropriate. My personal opinion would be that it would be very unwise to try to form an Arb Com in response to a dispute. To do so during a period of already high drama would be difficult and I'd also be worried about whether the community would find themselves electing not those individuals that have demonstrated good judgement and dispute resolution but those whose decision in the current case will be inline with their opinion. Adambro (talk) 18:50, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * We may not always agree, but I 100% endorse this statement. --Brian McNeil / talk 18:52, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * As do I. Cirt (talk) 18:53, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

I think that it should not be done away with, but Messed is right. We don't have the issues on WN, at the moment, that require the needs of ArbCom. But that is not to say we won't need it in the future. I propose that the seats of members be extended indefinitely. Putting together an ArbCom when we need it is much harder than setting up an election. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 18:54, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * That type of proposal would also be something the community should decide, not ArbCom (though that probably goes without saying). Cirt (talk) 19:03, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Let me rephrase: We cannot start this time around, but we can begin the process. Half the comm. gets a 1 year extension starting now, but only 1 year. That way half the comm goes up for election instead of all, and then we can extend the year to the other half, once the offset is complete. So essentially only half the comm is up for election each year, and also means a hell of a lot less wasted time.

 * I think this needs to be mostly up to ArbCom because we already started to elect and plus in one year who will be around to do this? Who knows. So as it stands, we waste about a month or more out of every year to hold elections on a committee that is rarely used, if ever. That is a complete waste of valuable time we could be using to write news and such. DragonFire1024 (Talk to the Dragon) 19:18, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
 * In any event it appears there is consensus that at the very least this is not the appropriate venue for this type of discussion, so an arbitrator should probably close it or move it to a different location (talkpage, etc.) Cirt (talk) 19:21, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

 * I'm not sure about whether ArbCom needs to be suspended indefinitely, but maybe taking disputes to Meta is a workable solution as I see it. --Kalspring (talk) 10:28, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Closed as rejected by the arbitration committee, at 0/5/1/0

Soy Rebelde v. Blood Red Sandman & Microchip08
(Title for case - use names of defendants)

Involved parties

 * User:Soy Rebelde
 * User:Blood Red Sandman
 * User:Microchip08

 * Confirmation that all parties are aware of the request
 * Blood Red Sandman
 * Microchip08

(If not, then explain why that would be fruitless) http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Dispute_resolution My dispute was closed by User:ShakataGaNai. I received a lengthy message on my userpage by this admin, who contested my petition was "over the top." This same admin left a two sentence message for User:Blood Red Sandman. No reprimand.
 * Confirmation that other steps in dispute resolution have been tried
 * I left a warning for BRS and Micro. I did respond to then close the Dispute Resolution page as I felt it was premature.  Steps 1 through 4 (Avoidance, Talk Page, Ask for help, Tea) were summarily skipped.  With in 2 hours of the dispute on WN:WC/P, the post to Dispute Res was already up.  "Lengthy" post was left for Soy because I felt she (gender unknown until this ArbCom request) could use some help & guidance. Was more than happy to provide additional help, that point seemed to get missed.  -- Shakata Ga Nai  ^_^ 07:17, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Statement by party 1 (User:Soy Rebelde)

 * Original: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Integrate_WN_into_WP_Infobox
 * What started out as generally antagonistic response by Admin:Blood Red Sandman to a proposal I added evolved into a very clear and hostile personal and sexist attack.
 * Both Blood Red Sandman & Microchip08 verbally attacked me, using expletives, amongst which was the word "cunt."
 * I responded to the first expletive without a reciprocal, even though I could have used language in proportion to the first comment. My comment however, was later used to justify very outrageous actions.
 * I addressed this here: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Dispute_resolution My dispute was closed by User:ShakataGaNai. I received a lengthy message on my userpage by this admin, who contested my petition was "over the top." This same admin left a two sentence message for User:Blood Red Sandman.
 * I request the User:Microchip08 who also used the same expletive be blocked for a few days.
 * I request the User:Blood Red Sandman be stripped of his title on WikiNews and also be blocked for a few days. Anyone in a position of authority who acts so recklessly should be terminated. Otherwise, other users will follow his example, which completely defeats the purpose and integrity of the position. As a matter of a fact, other users have continued to chime in mockingly and my contribution/proposal has become the stage for a hazing.
 * As a female user being on the receiving end of what can easily be argued to be the most offensive sexist expletive in the English language while the perpetrator receives no reprimand is unacceptable. As for WikiNews being "lax" on the rules, I can appreciate an atmosphere of that quality, however don't subscribe to the idea that this is in any way would be acceptable to Wikimedia Foundation and am certain if this reached a higher level the response would be different.--Soy Rebelde (talk) 06:34, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Statement by party 2 (Blood Red Sandman)
Piss off. If you honestly believe that use of an example to demonstrate is wrong - and that doing so somehow is an insult - then you have no place on a news website. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:41, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

 * After some consideration, I would like to point out that some low-level personal jabs and a lack of response to the swearing itself have been observed here from staff member Mike Godwin. He argued here in much the style of everyone else. Also, we have allowed neo-Nazis to defend themselves on an opinions page, spouting endless racist drivel - yes, they should by all means be responded to and their arguments shot down, but to disallow them to say it would be quite wrong. Let us not forget that Soy started with the personal attacks and incivility. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 13:03, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Arbitrators' opinions on accepting request

 * Abstain as involved. Blood Red Sandman  (Talk)   (Contribs) 12:43, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Move to speedy close. This is, goddamn it, not "WikiNews". We've all tried to get the project higher visibility on Wikipedia - it usually fails to get far. This isn't Wikipedia, you can't wear people down with verbiage. --Brian McNeil / talk 14:44, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * . I don't feel that other methods of dispute resolution have been tried sufficiently. The dispute didn't even begin a day ago; this page is supposed to be used for long-standing conflicts that couldn't be resolved by any other means. I think both sides should try to cool off a bit here. Tempodivalse [talk]  15:35, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * No real merit in this case, and I don't feel the other DR steps have been followed first. However I would remind Blood Red Sandman to be careful at making "piss off' statements on this page. We do need to be civilish after all :) Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 19:24, 27 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Some minor civility issues, but it is no where near the level of an arbcom case. The other methods of dispute resolution should be tried first (Though it seems that the best thing to do would be to allow this all to just be forgotten about). --Cspurrier (talk) 03:40, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
 * - I am not seeing enough other attempts at prior methods of resolving this issue. Does not quite rise to the level of a case, at this point in time. Cirt (talk) 16:42, 28 February 2010 (UTC)


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Australian Prime Minister blames asylum seekers for "Children Overboard" scandal

February 27, 2006 Australian Prime Minister John Howard says the refugees he falsely accused of throwing their children into the ocean deserve no apology because they did the next worst thing - "they irresponsibly sank the damn boat, which put their children in the water".

The "children overboard" affair became a controversial focus in the 2001 federal election campaign, when the Prime Minister was roundly accused of cynically exploiting Australia's fears of illegal immigrants by demonising asylum-seekers. Mr Howard and senior ministers falsely claimed on the eve of the election that children had been thrown in the water to guarantee their rescue by the Australian navy.

The boat sank, and the crew of HMAS Adelaide saved 219 asylum-seekers. The then Defence Minister, Peter Reith, released dubious photos of the rescue as evidence that children had been thrown in the water. The Australian government only corrected the record after the election.

Mr Howard says: "They irresponsibly sank the damn boat, which put their children in the water. I'm sorry, if I had have been told definitively, if I had been told that that story was completely wrong, I would have said so, but I wasn't," he says in the book 'The Howard Factor'.

"And my last act before the election was to put that video in the public domain so that I wasn't accused of concealing it, because it was ambiguous. Watching that video, you couldn't tell whether people were being thrown in the water or not, it was just impossible. But after all, they did sink the boat." Mr Howard said the refugees "don't carry any visible signs of being demonised".

Figures from the Department of Immigration (DIMIA) about the 219 mainly Iraqi asylum-seekers, shows the group wound up with the highest success rate for all refugee claims made under the so-called Pacific solution. DIMIA 96.5 per cent of the Iraqis who were awarded humanitarian protection, though most have since been settled in New Zealand, not Australia.

Refugee rights advocate, Jack Smit, from the West Australian-based group Project SafeCom says: "Refugees don't sink damned boats, Mr Howard!" He said in a media statement: "The Prime Minister remains one of the very few politicians in Australia who maintains the slandering descriptive word 'illegals' to denote boatpeople."

"Refugees rarely sink their boats," said Mr Smit, "Usually it is the people smugglers who do the sinking, sometimes the sinking is due to physical sabotage by sting operators working from countries such as Indonesia, and sometimes these sting operators are contracted by countries such as Australia."


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Talk:Six teenagers die in car accident in Victoria, several others injured

Sources tag
I've added the tag to this article. Everything said in a Wikinews article must be sourced. Unless sources can be found and addded to this article, it will eventually be deleted. - Borofkin 04:14, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Outta dater?
There is also no date on the article. This incident happened over a week ago. --elliot_k 05:25, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I've dated it February 24th, which is when it was created. It is getting a little old now, but someone has obviously put some work into it (I can't prove it is a copyvio). It's a shame to delete it. - Borofkin 05:38, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

sad
i no how many ppl hav sufferd from this tragety n itz hard ta forget bout it n it has caused a darkness ova mildura too lose 6 of its young

marco medici survived this tragety n iz stil fightin strong gud luk ta him

be strong x0x0x vbnncnvnbn

this is very sad

Typo in link
Editprotected In the second paragraph, please replace Melbourne with Category:Melbourne. --InfantGorilla (talk) 11:51, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
 * ✅ Benny the mascot (talk) 19:27, 26 May 2010 (UTC)


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Australian government announces study of tax system

February 27, 2006

The Australian federal treasurer, Peter Costello, has announced a study to compare the Australian taxation system with those of other countries. It will include overall tax levels, as well as indirect tax, income tax and company tax systems. Mr Costello says that the results are intended to inform discussion of the future of the tax system.

"The aim of the study is to provide a public document that compares Australian taxes to those in other countries. This will identify those areas where Australia leads comparable countries and those areas where it lags. It will enable a focus on the most important areas," Mr Costello said in a media release.

The study will be lead by Mr Richard (Dick) Warburton and Mr Peter Hendy. Mr Warburton is Chairman of Caltex Australia Ltd, and has been Chairman of the Board of Taxation since its inception in September 2000. According to its website, the Board of Taxation is "a non-statutory advisory body charged with contributing a business and broader community perspective to improving the design of taxation laws and their operation."

The Australian Democrats welcomed the study but warned that nothing would be achieved without serious reform of the tax system.

"The Inquiry announced yesterday by the Treasurer may turn out to be a step in the right direction but will be a pointless exercise if it ends up being simply a 'desktop' report," said Senator Murray, Democrats Tax Spokesperson.

"The problem with Mr Costello's approach is that in contrast to the approach taken on the GST, the New Tax System, and the Business Tax System, he has seen income tax change to be solely part of the budget process. Across the whole of the political and public policy spectrum, there is strong agreement that reform is needed, not just tax cuts, and that the income tax system needs redesigning, not just fine tuning."


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Talk:Australian government accused of neglecting regions

Response from Minister for Transport and Regional Services (Warren Truss)
I contacted Brad Burke (press contact for Warren Truss) earlier today, and put Crean's comments to him. He is going to call me back if there is going to be a response from the minister or his department. No call yet. - Borofkin 07:12, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I'd like to see a comment but think one would be unlikely. The government will probably ignore it unless it receives mainstream press coverage - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 07:38, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Great Article
Nobody can accuse WN of neglecting regional Australia - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 07:38, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Picture
Can somewikinewsie find a picture to the mainpage? International 14:43, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

WN parrots media releases?
There is always going to be this kind of bias here: people will naturally choose to write about causes they are passionate about. I sincerely would like to point out that articles like this are less likely to make me read wikinews. They smell of press releases being repackaged by contrarians. An honest headline would attribute the accusation to Crean so I could just skip the article entirely:

"Howard government neglecting regions: Crean"

Mind you, it's a nonactionable form of POV; it can't be measured. It's simply a request that personal disapproval for certain politicians does not result in giving a larger voice to their opponents. Releases like this are meant entirely to capture the uncritical eye of sympathetic journalists. I'm just not sure that Liberal press releases on important issues will get similar billing as the current top-page article. Cheers. 24.94.246.41 00:46, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Your point about the article headline is entirely valid, it probably should attribute the accusation specifically to Crean. The only way to solve the other issues is for more people to participate. As a single contributor I can only hold a small part of the political world in my brain at one time. All I can do is read as many media releases from as many different sources as possible, try to get comments from the people involved, and try to write as neutrally as possible. Have a look at the Australian Federal politics project for attempts to get people collaborating on articles such as this.

 * Another thing to note is that other news sources probably wouldn't even state that their article was based on only a couple of press releases. At least here the limitations are there for all to see. "I'm just not sure that Liberal press releases on important issues will get similar billing as the current top-page article." ... have you read Australian government announces study of tax system? If you think this article deserves more prominence than other articles, you are welcome to move it to the lead story yourself. There is bias in the Wikinews system - the only way to counter it is to participate. Thanks for your comments, feedback is always welcome. - Borofkin 01:01, 28 February 2006 (UTC)


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Five month old girl injured in "deliberate" house fire

February 27, 2006

A five-month-old girl is in a critical but stable condition in Sydney's Westmead Children's Hospital after receiving burns to 11 percent of her body in a house fire. The fire broke out at around 2am Sunday in the Department of Housing property in Kelso, a suburb of Bathurst, NSW, Australia.

Police and fire crews were called to the house after a neighbour reported seeing the fire and four men, described as being of "Aboriginal" appearance, running from the area.

Police said that the five-month-old girl and her twin sister were sleeping in a front room when the fire broke out. The twins' parents rescued their children and fled before flames engulfed the entire house.

Inspector Chris Davey said police thought the fire may have been deliberate and had spent Sunday gathering evidence at the scene. "We're treating the fire as being deliberately lit at this point in time - we have investigators on the ground trying to identify four males seen to be leaving that area," he said.


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Talk:Five month old girl injured in "deliberate" house fire

Background on Kelso
I left this out as I haven't looked for sources and it may be POV. As someone who lives here, I can say that Kelso has it's problems. The parts of Kelso which suffer from crime problems are generally in the areas which are made up almost entirely of government housing properties. The people who live in these houses are often unemployed, on low-incomes (living on government benefits), have drug and alcohol problems and are poorly educated. Despite calls from residents for something to be done, these fall on deaf ears. To many it seems as though they are being ignored and forgotten.

This would have been nice to include as some background, but I think it is probably too POV - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 07:34, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Photographs
Unfortunately I am unable to gain photographs of the property :( - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 07:34, 27 February 2006 (UTC)


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Accidental explosion occurs in Israel

February 27, 2006

An explosion occurred at the Rafael Arms Development Authority in Kiryat Bialik, Israel today.

At least six people have been injured including police officers and medics. Rescue services say the injuries range from "moderate" to "light."

The explosion is not believed to be terror related. "We are not talking about a suicide attack. It is a work accident. We don't know exactly what, a chemical that blew up in a bottle," said Moshe Weizman, a regional police spokesman.

Rafael makes electronic warfare systems, missiles and tank armor.

title: Accidental explosion occurs in Israel


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Talk:Accidental explosion occurs in Israel

Lead ?
Is this a good first lead to favour over other articles? International 13:40, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Breaking news should always get the lead. Especially very breaking/new news. Jason Safoutin 13:43, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Isnt it better to let other than yourself decide if your articles is first lead material, or any lead material, after last dispute? International 13:56, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * The article is just a stub at this point, and should not be published and definitely not lead,imo. Neutralizer 14:12, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Breaking news is always a stub otherwise it would not get published status. WEhat is your objection? Because I do not see one. Jason Safoutin 15:06, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

Title
Title should reflect it was accidental,I think. When I first saw the title, I thought it was an attack of some kind. Neutralizer 22:48, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Well it says it was not an attack in the article. Glad to see you got a clear opinion. Just an observation. Jason Safoutin 23:23, 27 February 2006 (UTC)


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Portal talk:Olympics

The Olympic medal counts need to be updated. --Wolfrider 15:03, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

title: Portal talk:Olympics


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London Mayor Ken Livingstone to appeal over suspension

February 27, 2006

London Mayor Ken Livingstone, who on Friday was told that he would face a four-week suspension from office over remarks made to a newspaper journalist, has said today that he will seek a judicial appeal.

The ban was issued to Ken Livingstone by the Adjudication Panel for England for 'bringing his office into disrepute' by comparing an Evening Standard journalist to a 'concentration camp guard' when doorstepped by the journalist as he was leaving a private party in Febaruary 2005.

Ken Livinstone refused to apologise to the journalist over the incident, saying "I have nothing to apologise for". Responding to claims that his comments were anti-semitic, Ken Livingstone said of the Daily Mail group, who own the Evening Standard, "no one in Britain is less qualified to complain about anti-Semitism....in truth, those papers were the leading advocates of anti-Semitism in Britain for half a century".

The four week suspension is due to start on Wednesday. The Mayor has asked for the suspension to be stayed until his appeal has been heard. The appeal will seek review of both whether his comments were a breach of the section of the code of conduct which prohibits bringing one's office into disrepute and whether the sanction is appropriate.

It is estimated that the legal costs of the appeal will be around £80,000, which will have to be funded by the Mayor should he lose.

Related News

 * London Mayor Ken Livingstone faces month-long suspension over Nazi jibe, Wikinews, February 25, 2006


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User talk:Yocto~enwikinews

Welcome
Yocto, 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!--Cspurrier 17:58, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
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User talk:Eclectophile~enwikinews

Welcome
Eclectophile, 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!--Cspurrier 17:59, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * 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 Eclectophile. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Eclectophile~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 23:14, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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User talk:Odnan~enwikinews

Welcome
Odnan, 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!--Cspurrier 17:59, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * 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 Odnan. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Odnan~enwikinews that only you will have. If you like it, you don't have to do anything. If you do not like it, you can pick out a different name.

Your account will still work as before, and you will be credited for all your edits made so far, but you will have to use the new account name when you log in.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Yours, Keegan Peterzell Community Liaison, Wikimedia Foundation 23:22, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

Renamed
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User talk:Emmjay~enwikinews

Welcome
Emmjay, 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!--Cspurrier 17:59, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * 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 Emmjay. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Emmjay~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 23:15, 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) 06:31, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:Glassnor

Welcome
Glassnor, 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!--Cspurrier 17:59, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * And of course, stories need writing!

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User talk:Bhegeman

Welcome
Bhegeman, 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!--Cspurrier 17:59, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * And of course, stories need writing!

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User talk:Bugs06

Welcome
Bugs06, 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!--Cspurrier 17:59, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * And of course, stories need writing!

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User talk:Mukerjee

Welcome
Mukerjee, 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!--Cspurrier 17:59, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * And of course, stories need writing!

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User talk:Cuong4thegioi

Welcome
Cuong4thegioi, 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!--Cspurrier 17:59, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * And of course, stories need writing!

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User talk:Wen~enwikinews

Welcome
Wen, 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!--Cspurrier 17:59, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * 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 Wen. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Wen~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 23:39, 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) 06:40, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:Riouxnick~enwikinews

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

Our key policies - if you read anything, read these! Here a few pointers to help you get to know Wikinews: There are always things to do on Wikinews: By the way, you can sign your name on Talk pages using four tildes ( ~~~~ ), which produces your name and the current date. If you have any questions, you can ask them at the water cooler or to anyone on the Welcommittee, or ask me on my Talk page. Again, welcome! --Brian McNeil / talk 20:35, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Neutral point of view - tell every side to a story in a fair and balanced way
 * Cite sources - everything in a Wikinews article must be sourced
 * Introduction - overview of the site
 * Writing an article - how to write and publish a complete article
 * Content guide - what's suitable for Wikinews
 * Contents - the contents page.
 * Newsroom - The comunity portal
 * Existing articles need expanding and checking for spelling and mistakes
 * The front page lead articles often need updating
 * Developing stories need finishing and publishing
 * Discussions need your input
 * And of course, stories need writing!

Your account will be renamed
Hello,

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

Unfortunately, your account clashes with another account also called Riouxnick. To make sure that both of you can use all Wikimedia projects in future, we have reserved the name Riouxnick~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 23:21, 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) 06:36, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

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User talk:129.81.216.123

Welcome
129.81.216.123, 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!
 * 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
 * Style guide - how articles should look before publishing
 * 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
 * Audio Wikinews could always use more contributors
 * 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 will be reverted quickly. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:54, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

You have been blocked for vandalism
You have been blocked for a period of 24 hours for vandalism in accordance with WN:BP. The pages you vandalised are: Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 21:13, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
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 * I've upgraded the block from 24 hours to one week due to the fact that there was a message here that gave the user a sufficient warning of any wrongdoings they may have done. As the warning was disregarded, the previous block was not sufficient enough.  --MrMiscellanious (talk) – 21:20, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

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Category:March 18, 2006

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Category:March 19, 2006

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Category:March 20, 2006

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Category:March 21, 2006

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Category:March 22, 2006

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Category:March 23, 2006

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Category:March 24, 2006

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Category:March 25, 2006

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Category:March 26, 2006

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Category:March 27, 2006

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Category:March 28, 2006

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title: Category:March 28, 2006