User:InfantGorilla
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I am having fun copyediting and adding the {{publish}} tag to developing stories. I occasionally show up at French Wikinews: see Utilisateur:InfantGorilla
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[edit] Article rescue campaign
If you feel these stories are worth saving, clean them up for publication, or add them to Wikinews Briefs for today:
- Guantanamo confession inadmissible due to coercion Sat Nov 1 2008, moved to userspace
[edit] Some articles we rescued from proposed deletion
- Wikinews Shorts: November 10, 2008 (later sharded by Shakataganai)
- IPhone is On Top, Nov 2008 (diff)
- Change of mind: Democrats accept Burris was tagged for deletion as {{minimal}} but became Wikinews Shorts: January 13, 2009#Change of mind: Democrats accept Burris
[edit] Other rescues that were less likely to be deleted
- this short contribution was put in context and given sources to become Wikinews Shorts: January 13, 2009#Cristiano Ronaldo crowned Footballer of the Year
- A 2 paragraph article in Wikinews Shorts: January 13, 2009 became Israel bans two Arab political parties
- Armed gang kidnaps Greek shipping magnate Pericles Panagopoulos in Athens became Wikinews Shorts: January 13, 2009#Greek shipping magnate kidnapped in Athens
- Search And Rescue beacons soon to make the digital jump Jan 25, 2009 - rescued by the original contributor
[edit] Some rescue candidates that we didn't save
- Wolfgang Loitzel wins The Four Hills Tournament Wed Jan 7, 2009 - too late - he won on Jan 6, so it is no longer news
[edit] Contributions selected arbitrarily, that might show me in a good light
[edit] Synthesis articles
For synthesis articles, I have preferred to summarize the news for an international audience, rather than write extensive background or analysis.
- Wikinews Shorts: January 21, 2009 (original submission by another contributor, majority written by me diff)
- Senator Ted Stevens loses re-election bid in Alaska ballot (original submissions by other contributors, majority rewritten by me diff) 19-Nov-2008
- India's flag lands on Moon 15-Nov-2008
- iPhone sales exceed BlackBerry (original submissions by other contributors, majority rewritten by me) 11-Nov-2008
- Socialist Ségolène Royal launches campaign for French presidency 18-Nov-2006
- Wikinews Shorts: November 7, 2008
[edit] Brief articles
- Sprinter Allan Davis wins the Tour Down Under 27-Jan-2009 (original submission by other contributor, majority written by me)
- Strong earthquakes in Indian and Pacific Oceans 23-Jan-2009 (original submission by other contributor, majority written by me)
- Paris rail terminus temporarily shut down by unplanned strike 14-Jan-2009
- Alaskan Democrat gains in US Senate race 18-Nov-2008
- Pakistan wins Fortune Cup defeating West Indies by 3-0 (original submission by another contributor, majority written by me) 18-Nov-2008 diff
- Blackwater may pay financial penalties for improper arms shipments 13-Nov-2008
- Luis Fortuño is elected new governor of Puerto Rico 9-Nov-2008 (original submission by other contributor, majority written by me)
[edit] Translations
from foreign language free content sources
- 3 out of 4 UMP voters prefer Sarkozy for President of France 23-Nov-2006
- French postal service is back on the rails 22-Nov-2006
[edit] Cleanup, expansion and hyperlinking jobs I am proud of
- US Senate confirms Clinton as Secretary of State diff 22-Jan-2009
- Blair, Brown promise an extra £540 milllion to Pakistan, Iraq diff 19-Nov-2006
- "Darfur a powder keg" says UN Head of Humanitarian Affairs diff 18-Nov-2006
- Blair agrees Iraq is a disaster diff
- Protester killed in West Bank; world reacts to Gaza conflict diff1 diff2 5-Jan-2009. It was top of a Google News search the following day: http://news.google.com/nwshp?&q=Qalqilyah though it since dropped out of the Google News archive.
[edit] Awards
I may be an old and grizzled PHB in real life, but I am so happy to get an award, I think I will frame it and put it above my desk.
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Exceptional Newcomer Award | |
| I, Doldrums, hereby award InfantGorilla the Exceptional Newcomer Award for contributions made to Wikinews. — Doldrums(talk) 12:48, 22 November 2006 (UTC) |
[edit] Images for discussion
- File:Canada-US Border Line.jpg - cc-by-nc image. Should the cc-by-nc be a speedy deletion tag, or is the image allowed by the Wikinews:Image use policy? Arguably not a publicity shot, so it doesn't seem to fit within the Wikinews:Fair use policy.
