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Being cynical is the only way to deal with modern civilization, you can't just swallow it whole.
— Frank Zappa

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About the Article"The Bitter Reality of BITS-Pilani,Dubai

Well about the article, i have cited the source article from Gulf News. Actually i want to change the Article's main heading to "The Insight story of BITS-Pilani,Dubai" can you suggest me how to change the story's name?

Herman Van Rompuy named as first permanent EU President (sic)

May I suggest that you add "accuracy" to your check-list? Ten seconds on Wikipedia would have told you that there is no such post as "EU President". (He is President of the European Council, essentially just a chairman).

#cablegate links

From sundry places,....

Assange legal pursuit

• Kevin Polson, Wired. "Interpol issues arrest notice for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange" — ars technica, December 1, 2010
• AFP. "Mother of WikiLeaks chief: 'Don't hunt my son'" — The Swedish Wire, December 1, 2010
• Glenda Kwek. "Sarah Palin tells US government to hunt down 'anti-American operative' Julian Assange" — Sydney Morning Herald, December 1, 2010
• "Assange appeals Swedish arrest warrant - again" — The Swedish Wire, November 30, 2010
• Ellen Nakashima, Jerry Markon. "WikiLeaks founder could be charged under Espionage Act" — Washington Post, November 30, 2010
• Deborah Hastings. "Where in the World Is Julian Assange?" — AOL, November 30, 2010

Next WL target?

• David Mildenberg. "Jitters on next Wikileaks target" — Herald Sun, December 2, 2010 [Australian TZ]
• "Bank Of America Stock Takes Hit After WikiLeaks Rumors, Then Rebounds" — Huffington Post, December 1, 2010

Notes and links

• Wikinews:Requests for CheckUser/Archive 3#Saki
• Wikinews:Requests_for_CheckUser/Archive_3#Request_on_Bhaskar_Virusxxx_.28talk_.C2.B7_contribs.29

PCS Presser

/PCS-Presser

Wikibreak

I've been nagged, begged, and cajoled to work on Wikinews; to review submissions, involve myself in debates and discussions, and to get my lazy arse back to actively advocating for the project.

Real Life has impinged seriously on that. Since early in this year I've seen my paid work having me answering emails at 7am in the morning, and making myself available until 9pm, or later, on a near-daily basis. I'm working on a major project, with one of the UK's biggest telecomms companies, it's worth a huge amount to my employer and offers me long-term stable employment. It also happens to be a challenge I'm enjoying.

However, my recent time away from Wikinews is the second substantial break I have taken from the project following some of the most-problematic events Wikinews has dealt with. I would be vastly happier were certain WMF people (yes, I'm looking at you Philippe) acknowledged I have taken these breaks.

The problem is, acknowledging I've taken these breaks, acknowledging I've apologised for ill-judged and angry comments, and accepting that I - perhaps stupidly - keep coming back to fight Wikinews` corner, is accepting that Wikinews has any value.

I look at Wikinews and see the kernel of the Free Knowledge movement's international news agency. I am sick and tired of trying to get the WMF to accept that; those who take an intense dislike to me, who try and kill off Wikinews, who set the "barrier" to being considered a 'legitimate news source' so high, and portray in a capricious manner to suit their aims, the project as a "cancer" within the WMF need called on their bullshit. I, personally, am sick and tired of doing so. Philippe, you need to stop Assuming Good-Faith with people who demonstrate none whatsoever. The WMF? It desperately needs a new leader who doesn't think it is the "Wikipedia Foundation"; it needs a leader who doesn't post on Twitter and Facebook that the content a project like Wikinews outputs is toxic, and makes you more-stupid and afraid.

I suspect the above remarks might-well turn some of my allies into opponents. They may-well not want to rock the boat that much, but the last thing I'd accuse them of is of "caring less" about news than I do. What they care about is Wikinews not being turned into a trashy "Red Top" tabloid. Wikinews could steal every slogan from every major news agency (AP, Reuters, AFP, BBC) and deliver. Gee! we lack feeds from Lexis-Nexus to make us "more stupid". That doesn't make criticism of the project on the grounds "we don't tell you what to be scared of" valid, it shows those who shout such criticisms loudest are those who have been most "dumbed-down" by mainstream media. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 12:12, 6 May 2013 (UTC)

Gryllida accreditation

I've closed the request as successful. --Pi zero (talk) 00:14, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

wikinewsie.org e-mail and chat

Hi. Nickserv and chatserv went stupid and I have ended up blocked on #wikinewsie. Can you hop on IRC and unblock me? Also, I cannot access wikinewsie.org e-mail and I have some things I need there for OR I am writing on same sex marriage. :( Do you know what is up there? --LauraHale (talk) 07:07, 14 May 2013 (UTC)