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[edit] Account renamed

Your account has been renamed to User:Thunderhead -- IlyaHaykinson 01:01, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Additionally, I have renamed all your user space pages so that they reflect your new user name. —this is messedrocker (talk) 01:08, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Thanks. All to make the Wikinews users more comfortable. Thunderhead(talk) 01:10, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
I wasn't asking you to request a rename. I was just asking a simple question. btw FellowWikiNews (W) 19:44, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Well, some of the others thought that I needed a rename, so... Thunderhead(talk) 20:32, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Admin

Thanks for supporting my successful admin nomination! I will try to live up to the confidence that's been shown in me. Crimson 17:16, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] wireless icon thingy

Do you by any chance have an SVG or PNG version of that image? (JPEG == BAD for clipart and anything non-photo). Bawolff ☺☻image:smile.png 22:06, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Right here (Wikinews accepts PNG, SVG, GIF, JPG/JPEG, OGG (OGM?) MID PDF SXW (PDF+SXW for print) and a couple others I believe. (Actually, preferable for this type of image commons:special:upload [requires account] (please categorize properly there, If you don't know any cats I could tell you a few)). Bawolff ☺☻image:smile.png 23:33, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
I put transparency on the white (to make it look better on white bg), and losslessly compressed a tiny bit, and here's my version if you want it - Image:Wireless icon.png. Bawolff ☺☻image:smile.png

For cats on commons a good place to look is http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CategoryTree?target=Topics&mode=categories&dotree=Show+Tree as well as the right hand column on Commons main page. Bawolff ☺☻image:smile.png 01:47, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User:Thunderhead/irc

I deleted your IRC log...technically, public IRC logging is forbidden. If you want the text of it, let another admin know (not me; I'm mostly inactive here), and they might e-mail it to you, but logs can't be publicly provided. Ral315 (talk) 23:28, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] your copyright statement on your user page

is contridictory. It says you release your edits into the public domain under the GFDL. That just doesn't make sense to me. Also all edits are under the CC-BY in addition to whatever you do. as well if you are releasing to PD (which I'm unsure of if you are) consider adding yourself to Category:Dual-PD. Happy editing.Bawolff ☺☻image:smile.png 01:54, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Wait, GDFL is WikiPEDIA, right? So that means that CC is news. Hang on, and I'll go fix that. Sorry! Thunderhead(talk) 01:55, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
Yes CC-BY 2.5 is news after Sept something 2003. see meta:Wikinews/License for more info. Bawolff ☺☻image:smile.png 02:01, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
September something 2005! Wikinews didn't even exist until 2004. —this is messedrocker (talk) 20:49, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] image on US & Iraq embassy article

Are you sure that that pict is in Iraq? see the talk page of that page. Bawolff ☺☻image:smile.png 00:47, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] image

Look at this: http://www.cpt.org/albums/Ottawa/US_Embassy.jpg. It is definitely a canadian picture. If you look carefully you will see the words RCMP on the guys hat in the picture. FellowWikiNews (W) 01:32, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] accreditation and OR

accreditation is not a must for OR. what OR needs is that wikinews is fairly certain of the correctness, neutrality and completeness of the original report content. the notes, preference for trusted (Accredited) members, etc is all meant to serve this goal.  —Doldrums (talk) 19:36, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Oh, Administrator....

The template? It needs a bit of a reword, but what I'm more concerned about is how noticable it is. Since this template will be on virtually every article, I feel this template should be discreet. Otherwise, people would get annoyed by the constant yellow box on every page, plus we've never had much of a tradition on templates for archived articles. How about, I develop a more discreet version of the template and you tell me what you think? —this is messedrocker (talk) 20:53, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikinews radio

I saw you mentioning radio somewhere, and you proablly already know of this, but in case you don't - have you seen Wikinews:Audio Wikinews (They currently have News briefs as well as spoken articles. if you go back in the hist, theres a demo of a more full length program as well) ?. user:Bawolff 02:57, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] welcomecommitte

An anon changed your entry, I'm unsure if that was possibly you or not, or if you wanted the change. Just thought I'd let you know. user:Bawolff 04:51, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User_talk:Doldrums#pvj

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[If] you need anything, you come directly to me. Understand? - Anthony Soprano
PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written)  11:29, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Stevob in Adlen battle

I indeed added a URL, I just didn't phrase the template correctly. It should be fixed now. —this is messedrocker (talk) 10:45, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfA thanks

Hi Thunderhead,

Thank you for supporting my RfA. It finished with 4/1/0, which is not a big crowd... But I'll try to be the best admin I can be. If you have any questions please ask!!! My rights are not changed yet though, but they soon will. You shouldn't regard admins as "bigger people", but more like "janitors" who can do a little more maintenance tasks than the rest out here. Happy wiki-ing!

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:52, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Have been changed now...--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 20:37, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] WN:/WN:WN/Wikinews:Shortcuts

Don't forget to add stuff in the pseduo-namespace WN: to Wikinews:Shortcuts. user:Bawolff 22:38, 17 October 2006 (UTC) P.S. as far as Adminship goes, I'd recomend you go for it. P.P.S why am i siging my name the hard way if I'm logged in? d'oh.

Thank you for the hello. Blueline 23:21, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Canada's Don Valley East (Ward 33) city council candidates speak

Thanks for the concern, but I'm keeping them on "develop", until the week of October 29 to November 4, so that I can collect the answers of everyone running for each seat into one article per ward. Thanks! -- Zanimum 18:07, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My award

Hi, (I know I reply on my talk page by this is an exception). Thanks for my very first award (very, very much), may I please ask what for? Any why so long ago? --Nzgabriel | Talk 02:56, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re:My RfA

Hi,

I've read your comment on my talk page and posted some more questions on your RfA. Good luck with your RfA.

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 21:38, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Could you answer what stories you wrote while logged in? Just the 9/11 message, or more?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 22:48, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfDA

Thanks for voting on my RfDA, it seems likely to pass, so I have decided to leave the project. Good luck. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 09:42, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE official reporter

I was thinking the same thing. I am not sure. I would list it on Admin Alert and let other admins take a whack at it. Jason Safoutin 21:17, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] STEREO

Sorry, I thought I added sources, obviously I didn't, so I have now, and I have removed the tag. --86.144.222.158 02:03, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] re: To CNN!

LOL

[edit] Gmail Invitations

Okay, so I have some Gmail Invitations to give out. If a user in Good Standing requests it, and leaves a VALID (I will check) email address, I will fuffil thier requests. I have 49 invitations as of now. Thunderhead(talk) 03:17, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

If you don't mind, I'll have one. Thanks. 65.78.87.120 04:03, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for your support

I derive rgeat encouragement from your support. Thank you very much Fentonrobb 09:22, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Unblock

The unblock template is very good, thanks for taking the trouble of making it! This way, users will have a fair chance at having their case reviewed without having to disclose their e-mail address or log onto IRC. PVJ(Talk)(Articles I have written) 01:16, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Your First Award

Thank you sooooo much!!!!!!! I didn't know it was that simple to get an award. I hope to make many more articles, but I've just had a blank lately. I've been trying to see if there'd be any news on My Chemical Romance, but I think I'm gonna make a news article for when Typhoon Cimaron makes landfall in the Philippines. Icelandic Hurricane 02:09, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Comp

Yeah, I am not sure how the rank process would occur but it would have to be done by people not participating, and the judges could just give it a mark on how well it was written (mechanics), what the story was about, length, etc. And then an average would be made for that story... --Nzgabriel | Talk 02:18, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] User_talk:Doldrums

Confirmed that the "congrats" message was by me? Or am I missing something here - the edit was made by anon user 68.223.113.55, not me. Some misunderstanding, maybe? I am confused! --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 18:31, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

No problem at all - I just wondered whether I had an alternate personality! Thanks! --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 18:34, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] AOL's AIM

During the course of the recent cross wiki vandalism, I got an Instant message from an AIM account claiming to be you. Is that true? But realize my AIM name is in my reporters card on my user page. I was just wondering so I can block it or keep it. Jason Safoutin 21:23, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: RE Rfa

Ooh! Maybe i'll reapply on my birthday if this one doesn't pass (Feb 22nd). I have to say I was disheartened to see your vote change from a Support to a Neutral - however I do plan to "use the buttons" as and when needed (my experience in running personal wikis helps me in knowing the tools quite well, and anything I don't quite know I can hopefully pick up or test on my own wikis rather than accidentally breaking something here ;)). Thanks for your honest and informative vote - and by Saturday we will know! --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 21:25, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

All depends on the content - if it is something I enjoy and I am interested in then I shall consider it. I'm not a big fan of Wikia (adverts and whatnot) but maybe I can make an allowance :P --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 21:46, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

I'll give it a miss. I'm not a NationStates player thus I am probably not the best person to be an administrator on the wiki :) If you need help with general admin tasks later on then feel free to contact me, but for now I'll say no thanks :) --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 21:52, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiquote

Your Wikiquote user page is being attacked on Wikiquote...it was moved. DragonFire1024 22:18, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

q:User:Thunderbitch was moved to q:User:Thunderhead by User:Thunderhead Thunderhead(talk) 22:22, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CSS - Welcome to wikinews

try something like this maybe:

#sitenotice:after  { content:"Welcome to Wikinews"; font-weight:bold; font-size:200%;text-align:center; }

Might work better. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:57, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Of course i'm not entirely sure what you're tring to do, so that might not do what you want. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:59, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] My RfA

Thunderhead, Thank you for participating in my recent RfA, which passed with a final tally of 6/2/2. This is a great achievement for me - and I cannot express what it means to me to become an administrator. Even though you voted Neutral, I am still here to help you, and if there is anything I can do to assist you in any way, don't hesitate to contact me! --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 16:22, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your confirmation card

Could you provide a link to it, I can't find it.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:35, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your RFA test

Could you reply here?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 14:50, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I meant that if the results of the test are favourable, you could apply for Adminship before February. You may get a little b'day present from Wikinews! Zeest(Talk)(Newpages) 10:50, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RFA

Usually, people wait to vote until the candidate has accepted, because sometimes the candidate might have something to say that changes their mind. It's a kind of unwritten Wikiquette. Maybe you know this because your reasons are unlikely to be influenced by the candidate's statement, but I still thought I'd inform you.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:11, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Ok, your quite the Sherlock Holmes! :-D --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:44, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Thank God for teenagers! :-p :-p --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:48, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] collage logo

should be updated now. happy editing Bawolff ☺☻ 03:07, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] birthday

Have you considered magical cool templates to do magical things?

20 days until Thunderhead's birthday.

Bawolff ☺☻ 23:30, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Wisdom of the Day

No, my username on WP is FellowWikipedian. There is a link to it in my signature :) —FellowWikiNews (W) 01:11, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Adminship thanks

Hi there! I'd like to thank you for your support to become an admin, it's greatly appreciated! -- Zanimum 14:27, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Testing the time Thunderhead(talk)(Check out my RFA test) 00:07, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cabal, or lack there of

In your statements of cabal inexsistance, it might help to cite meta:There Is No Cabal. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:47, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Happy Birthday!!

In recognition of your birthday, I give you a warm island to escape the cold winter.Bawolff ☺☻ 04:26, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Happy birthday from me too, have a good one. --Nzgabriel | Talk 04:45, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Happy B'day! — Doldrums(talk) 04:49, 25 November 2006 (UTC)


Enjoy! Cheers, Brian (Talk) New Zealand Portal 00:34, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Hey, thanks you all. I have had a great birthday, and I got some great stuff. Thanks for your cakes!Thunderhead(talk)(Check out my RFA test) 00:37, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

I have no cake, mainly because the way I cook its just rude to poison people, but Happy Birthday anyway! Or, as I like to put it, Feliĉan Nasktagon! -Richard 'Doc' Kinne 03:16, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] HAPPY BIRTHDAY

happy birthday to you

happy birthday to you

there is no cabal

happy birthdaay to you

STANZA 2!

there is no cabal

there is no cabal

there is no cabal

go back to work bitch!

★MESSEDROCKER★ 01:38, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Unpublishing

Please do not unpublish news without constructive comments to its discussion page. That way, we can fix it. Otherwise it's nothing less than vandalizing by letting it be forgoten in the newsroom... Towsonu2003 01:18, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ello!

And ello to you Thunderhead! How's everything going? Mabie we can talk on IRC sometime! —FellowWikiNews (W) I am Canadien! 00:10, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gmail

By gmail I assume Google Talk. Nevertheless, its a sure thing. terinjokes User Page / Talk 04:04, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Joining arbcom

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I've never been involved in a major dispute
That's definitly a major plus. I'd recomend you go for it, worse that can happen is you don't get elected. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:29, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
Which isn't really too bad. I mean, I hope I never really get much use out of ArbCom, really! <small><sup>Thunderhead &middot;</sup> 06:13, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
"And He shall join ArbCom, and never shall use it, really..." ARBCOM 11:15 —FellowWikiNews (W) I am Canadien! 04:24, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikiisim the new Wiki religion

Thank you for the award. I shall post it on my user page. And He shall give thanks, and give up everything... Wikiisim 100:34 —FellowWikiNews (W) I am Canadien! 03:42, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

"And He shall profess a faith dedicated to Wikiholics, and deny his fame..." O' Founder 1,888:1,000 —FellowWikiNews (W) I am Canadien! 04:19, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
Ok, I will send the Wikibible to Jimmy Wales, ASAP. Just kidding. —FellowWikiNews (W) I am Canadien! 17:07, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Real Cabal

You so stole that from Danny Wool. ;) ★MESSEDROCKER★ 02:07, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

I did, Messed ;) Very observant. Thunderhead - (talk) 02:08, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
Didn't mean you had to remove it! ★MESSEDROCKER★ 22:06, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
Yup, I know, but I got tired of it there, so I replaced it. It shall live on in the Wikibible :P Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 00:09, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Get well soon

Sorry to hear that your sick. Hope you get better soon. Bawolff ☺☻ 06:31, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. I probably will, and it's all just minor, but still it may decrease my level of contributions to a normal persons level, instead of a wikiholic level :P Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 07:35, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Original reporting

I was especially interested in this question to anthere: "Wikinews gives people credentials (excuse my spelling) which allow us to report in the field. I, myself am not accredited, but what's your view on this?" Okay, her answer was delegated. What's your answer on that? (I'm not asking hard.) -Edbrown05 09:41, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

Hmm? I was asking her if she thought that the community giving credintials was a good idea. Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 15:47, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
I believe we all think giving Wikinewsians credentials is a good idea. No-thanks for your no-answer. -Edbrown05 07:46, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
I also think that currently accredited Wikinews reporters are not doing much reporting, which begs the question of which comes first, a report or accreditation? Actually, neither to me is especially important, but I am also wary of hoax stuff. -Edbrown05 08:00, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
Personally, I feel that Accredited Reporter status is overlooked. Most of us (when we run for Accredidation) think we are gonna use it alot, but Accredited Reporter status for Wikinews is rarely used. :P
Maybe now I can say what I wanted to say, this Christmas spirit person comes into a restaurant and spills a $500 tip on the restaurant staff, according to my daughter in law. Is this news? I think so, but will I report it. Nope, it gets too personal. But I could write a poignant story about it if I felt so inclined. Maybe others would think it's news. (Jeez why'd my screen gett blanked trying to post this earlier?) -Edbrown05 06:03, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
Excuse me if I sound dense, but... what do you mean? If someone spills $500, I run there from North Carolina, pick it up, and run back :) Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 06:06, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] AWB edits

hi, couple of things about the recent edits made using AWB: it's changed commonwealth to US spelling on one occasion and removed valid WP links a couple of times. also, while the generic AWB edit summary is ok for purely automated changes, if u make any manual edits (esp. big ones such as tagging for speedy), then it's a good idea to note it in the edit summary. best,  — Doldrums(talk) 06:04, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Sorry 'bout that, Doldrums! My teachers have been slamming our faces into the books for midterms coming up, and I've been trying to spell everything the American way :). I'll be careful :) Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 06:09, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
no sweat. just saving us a few reverts. reg,  — Doldrums(talk) 06:21, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] running for arbcom

i think you should run for south carolina, i heard there were huge arbcom birds down there, trouble is, they won't leave the parking lots alone -Edbrown05 09:28, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Hmm? I meant running for WN:ARBCOM. honestly, i didn't know that, though. thanks for the info! Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! confused

[edit] Merry Christmas!

Thanks for the nice Christmas card. Merry Christmas to you too and all the best! —FellowWikiNews (W) 18:08, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Merry Christmas to you too. By the way, Ed says weird things sometimes, possibly because he thinks it makes him look cool (does it??). Read between the lines and you'll get the message. Cheers. Zeest(Talk)(Newpages) 06:34, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Ed says weird things when he is not trying to make any difference. What weird Ed does think is that Wikinews should shit-can NPOV and create a [[Category:Local news]] tag that kicks a story off the MainPage but still keeps it published in it's Region category page, perhaps even in Topic categories. At least then, the contribution by users of the site will not suffer deletion, which is an insult to the effort that underwent the contribution in the first place. The contributor will have the satisfaction of publication (though more limited), and the news item in its Portal space will encourage more localism. I am also of the belief that more serious news writers, and users, and news stories would aspire to be MainPage news items.

This would of course mean Administrators would have to get off their duffs and actually create Portal pages like little ole Allentown, Pennsylvania when a local news story of crappiness from that neck of the woods pops up, but that Portal should be created anyway. And in the case of Heartly condolence, the trouble to ask on the article's Discussion page from where that event occurred by administrators would assure that, if answered, the Portal page was created and the article recorded. -Edbrown05 09:21, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

People will take care of Neutral-point-of-view. -Edbrown05 10:02, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
Wikinews is, and should be, more of a monster than Wikipedia. The reason it isn't, is because people are being suppressed. -Edbrown05 10:23, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merry Christmas!

Image:Santa arrest.JPG
HO HO HO! These people got no presents from me this year.
 FellowWikiNews is whishing thou a Merry very pegan Christmas , Seasons Greetings, Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah, or whatever thou calls it, and
realised they had purposefully forgotten about thou. This user is completely thoughtless, doesn't care about Season's Greetings,
and therefore DEMANDS you have yourself a Merry Christmas... NOW!

Failure to comply will result in going to jail with Santa. (Note: Santa is Satan spelt backwards)!

Christmas Story (Children Friendly):

So kids, is Santa Democrat or Republican??!

Often depicted as an obese man wearing a tasteless red, ermine trimmed suit, Santa Claus is a self-employed Caucasian male who's been married to the same woman for several centuries. It appears likely that he is a churchgoer, insofar as he is a Catholic saint and a former bishop. It has to be assumed here that Claus was released from his vows, or else he would not have been married.

Frequent arguments have erupted over the political affiliation of Claus. Ten years ago, Dick Cheney inadvertently dealt a savage blow to the morale of the Republican Party when he misidentified the political affiliation of Santa Claus in his best-selling book, Parliament of Whores. "Santa Claus," he said, "is a Democrat." However it is perfectly obvious from his demographic profile alone that Santa is in fact a Republican.

This assessment is often rebutted by Democrats with Anne-McCaffery counter-analysis: Santa Claus has no children. High-achieving professionals without children trend Democratic. While the Clausian canon does not specifically address the issue of Santa's children, numerous extra-canonical sources suggest that Claus did, in fact, reproduce. Numerous Christmas TV movie specials alone support this point.

Santa is renowned for an aggressive adherence to a binary naughty/nice list, which suggests an impatience for nuanced moral positions that betrays his Republican preferences. Santa's mere willingness to define individuals along a naughty/nice axis demonstrates his indifference to the philosophical stance of, say, The New York Times. And note that no canonical or extra-canonical Clausian text indicates that Santa ever attended college or, God forbid, graduate school.

THE END!!!

FellowWikiNews approves of this story.

Thank you for the nice animated card, hope you have a good holiday season and a prosperous new year. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:43, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

merry Christmas to you to T'head, and a happy new(s) year too.  — Doldrums(talk) 09:29, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

My personal message for you can be found here.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 16:28, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Merry Christmas to you too. Bawolff ☺☻ 21:21, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merry Christmas

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year for 2007 Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 23:32, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia Club of New York

Come see: w:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Club of New York. —70.126.123.153 14:38, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Thunderhead lives in Florida. ★MESSEDROCKER★ 20:24, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
Thunderhead lives in North Carolina, Messed. I'd like to live in Florida, but sadly, I haven't moved there ... yet ...Thunderhead - (talk) Congrajulations to Kat! 23:51, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Happy January

Happy January! Happy January, Thunderhead/archive1! I have really enjoyed working with you last year, and I am honestly looking forward to another year just like it. Wikinews is a great community, and I am really excited to be a part of it. Again, Happy January! Terinjokes

[edit] I'd appreciate your feedback...

...on my latest post on WN:AW.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 13:43, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Imposter: User:Thunderhead 555

Thunderhead, you have a new blocked imposter. Just lettin' you know that you are popular here too. —FellowWikiNews (W) 20:22, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

LOL. I have been impersonated three times on WN. It makes me feel flattered that someone acctually wants to impersonate me... —FellowWikiNews (W) 00:26, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New idea for community goings-on

Hi, (I hope you don't mind this general message, I'm just randomly contacting people from my talk page)

I've had an idea after reading User:Kinnerc/WhereToWikinews? that might make people more aware of what's currently going on on this site, what discussions are being held, where help is needed etc. I've designed a little signpost-like box that I would like to introduce as a newsletter to post on user talk pages. Of course, the majority is copied from the Newsroom, which I think people don't visit often enough. Oh yeah, and the title should probably change :-D

I would appreciate some feedback on the idea, and also I'm interested to know if you would subscribe to such a newsletter. Please go to User_talk:Stevenfruitsmaak/Goings-on.

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:49, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Goings-on Selection

Welcome to the first edition of this fortnightly Community Newsletter! If you have comments, please voice them. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, you can unsubscribe. If you have news for the next edition, please submit it here.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 00:30, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikinews community

Wikipedia news - Wikimedia news


edit this

[edit] Collaboration requests

Post a new request · See also: Water cooler



An Orange County teen is accused of selling thousands of dollars worth of computer equipment that he couldn't deliver.

Agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested Thomas Thompson, 19, on Friday, WESH 2 News reported.

Investigators said he was selling computer routers on eBay but then never delivering them to his customers. Police estimated his alleged fraud at $800,000.

Thompson was arrested at his parents' Winter Park home and taken to the Orange County Jail.

Police said he had set up accounts on eBay to sell computer router cards, mostly to small business owners. Investigators said some of his sales were for $40,000.

After taking customers' money, Thompson would allegedly send customers empty boxes filled with newspapers, police said.

Police said he had one arrest on his record. He was accused of drunken driving last week, and his car was impounded.

Agents worked on the case for five months before making an arrest. Police said Thompson used several company names over the past year.

He is also accused of buying some of the cards from Verizon, and then not paying the company.

"Once he was able to establish credit, he was able to order 12 Cisco router cards, which he received the products and issued a worthless check of $540,000," said FDLE special agent Francisco Hidalgo.

Agents seized some equipment from his home on Friday.

On November 30, 2007 in the Circuit Court of Orange County Florida, Thomas Thompson was convicited of Scheme to Defraud, Grand Theft and Worthless check. The other 4 Charges were dropped. Thomas Thompson was sentenced to 1 year in prison and 5 years probation with 78,000 dollars restitution to his victims.

Thomas Thompson was released on October 05, 2008 from Bevard CI. He is currently serving 5 years probation.

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