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[edit] Future talk 2

Hello, I would like to invite you to attend our second future talk, it will be held on Monday, August 1 at 21:00 UTC. It will be held on the Wikinews IRC channel #wikinews For more information please see the page on meta The main topics will be audio Wikinews, WNN and portals/neighborhoods It would be great if you will be able to attend. --Cspurrier 15:42, 30 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Great job with Mixed success for Brampton Day at Ontario Place

The pictures and the article text really compliment each other well! -- user:67.21.180.131

Thanks! -- user:zanimum

[edit] Local news

Hi there! I see you've been writing lots of local news so I wanted to point you to the page I have been working on, Quakers which is similarly specialised. You might want to consider utilising some of the features and potentially keeping some of the stories on the local Brampton page rather than the main page. Otherwise I think you're going to be asked to make lots of effort explaining the international context of Dr Kuldip's bbq :) You'll see on the Quaker page that we have stories that are only on that page as well as some that have been 'promoted' to the international page if they are of sufficient interest. I'm keen to see lots of local community news pages being developed so happy to help if I can! ClareWhite 16:15, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

He is inviting everyone to the BBQ, so a reader might want to jet set from Taiwan to the event. ; ) Anyway, thanks for showing me the Quakers page, Clare. I'm think of working on a Portal:Brampton, Ontario for the content, as a redirect from category:Brampton, Ontario. On another note, I'm a volunteer writer for a new weekly local paper. I essentially write one version of the article for Wikinews, one for the paper. I was thinking of maybe streamlining things by actually seeing if they'll print the Wikinews articles, with the proper credits. Have you personally heard if this has been done before with Wikinews content? -- user:zanimum

Heh, I might come along then :) I'm thinking along these lines too, my magazine is a weekly for Quakers and what I'd like to see if it being used as a tool for reporting from all over the world, which essentially our magazine could use as a source if required. In theory there are no barriers to using Wikinews reports anywhere, i think it's more likely that a newspaper might prefer rewrites, and if a story has been published, you need to rewrite it for Wikinews. The closest I've come (and it's the only example I know of) is someone submitted a story to my magazine and with their permission I used it on Wikinews directly, it was then published in my magazine later. To me it feels more ethical to have the author's permission to use work in this way but of course you should be able to do the same thing with your writing as you are the copyright holder and once you've submitted it, others on Wikinews or your editors can develop it in different ways. Anyway, exciting stuff, I hope we can work together. In the meantime I've tinkered with your barbecue story and added a Local only category which will put it onto the portal but not the main page. It's up to you of course if you use it, take it off if you like, but you'll probably already have noticed the distorting effect of having lots of stories about a specalism on the news list which is why we adopted it for the Quaker page. ClareWhite 09:40, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Lead Article

Thanks for putting up my story as the Lead Article. A first for me. :) Brianmc 13:33, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

No problem, it is an important story, very good article on the story, and the front page hadn't been updated since the 11th. Any other time you have something you'd like on the front, just go here, and go here.[1] -- user:zanimum

[edit] Use of the byline template

Use of Template:Byline is generally reserved for OR articles (where the reporter is actually on site). Please see Wikinews:Style guide for more information. --Chiacomo (talk) 22:43, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

Oh, thanks for that, Chiacomo. I just discovered the template yesterday, and assumed it was the new overall standard. -- user:zanimum

[edit] Re: Thanks!

You're welcome, good luck on the job when you receive accreditation! BTW, I'm sort of a fan - how was being on Call for Help? :) --MrMiscellanious (talk) (contribs) 01:54, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

It was good. Taping was running behind that day, because Leo was late arriving on set. They were both quite nice, and was quite helpful in talking me through my pre-show jitters. Leo says he's quite a fan of Wikipedia; he didn't really even try to challenge me on reliability, etc of the project. Mike Lazazzera was also a fan, and before my segment asked to make sure everything was alright at Wikipedia, because the site was down the day before, and no message was "site down" showing. I'm anxious to see the episode when it comes on... it's yet to debut in Canada, yet alone the US and Australia. They film the episodes out of order... episode 276 was filmed right before me, yet their on to 285 already. -- user:zanimum

[edit] News categories

The art-related categories you created seem more encyclopedic than news-oriented. Are you sure they are appropriate for a news site? - Amgine | talk 18:55, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

There's a fair amount of news from the art world, despite the fact we don't have rigourous reporting on it yet. There's 2170 Google News results for "graphic design" [2], 8,410 for "art gallery" [3] , and 7290 for "fine art" [4]. I'm sure the numbers are exaggerated, thanks to columnists and interviews, but they still register fairly high numbers. I've added some existing articles into the cats, and I'm working on an article right now about the death of Iranian graphic art, so yes, I think its worth it. -- user:zanimum
What I meant, I think, is that "fine art" (as an example) is not a news category. "Arts" sometimes may be; more usually a fine art related news event would be classified under other categories depending on the news event: Crime and law for an art theft, Culture and entertainment for a showing, perhaps Politics and conflicts for a story about recovery of objects looted during WWII. Some papers have an "art beat" for weekend editions; it's broken down into events and reviews, performance events and reviews, and film events and reviews; while I am impressed with some of your articles in these latter categories, Wikinews has pretty consistently been opposed to reviews. - Amgine | talk 01:15, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Accreditation

Hello, to receive Wikinews credentials I need your Location, Areas of coverage and whatever Contact information you want published --Cspurrier 19:41, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

Here you go. Thanks for accrediting me! There was that whole press credentials debate on foundation-l recently. Whatever was concluded? I'm interested in working on a redesign of the pass. -- user:zanimum
Congratulations, you are now an accredited Wikinews user :). The debate on foundation-l was never officially resolved, but the board has essentially said they support it. --Cspurrier 19:55, 26 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Moreau, Nicholas (Wikinews user Zanimum)

Location: Brampton and Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Areas of coverage include: Culture, entertainment, art, design, Canada, Swaziland
Contact information: E-mail: nicholasmoreau((@))gmail.com
More information: Wikinews user page | Contact reporter via Talk Page | Browse recent activity | Email this user

[edit] Image:Stanjan.png -- Fairuse

I don't believe the above image can be used under any of the fair use exceptions permitted on Wikinews. Before deleting, will you please include the URL of the page from which the image was retrieved on the image description page so we can check for sure. --Chiacomo (talk) 23:55, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

Oh, darn. Go to http://www.berenstainbears.com/, then click "About the Bears" to find a small version of the pic. I don't know where this copy was from now, but I doctored it to not have a yellow glow around it. -- user:zanimum
Apparently, Chiacomo didn't delete it... I put it on Wikinews:Deletion_requests#Image:Stanjan.png, please comment.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:00, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Yarmuth

I replied by e-mail, but here as well. I don't know where the edits are at the moment; if the edits were deemed libelous by the legal team they may have been removed from the article history. I don't remember this particular interview, could you send me the link? - Amgine | talk en.WN 19:20, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Human Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

Article 23

   1. Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
   2. Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
   3. Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
   4. Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.

Article 24

Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Article 25

   1. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
   2. Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.

Article 26

   1. Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
   2. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
   3. Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

- Amgine | talk en.WN 00:45, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] the Local Only category

is now up for deletion

[edit] Image:Reservationprotest.jpg

I've noticed you haven't provided any licensing information. Please be sure to provide them as soon as possible, lest the image gets deleted. —THIS IS MESSEDImage:R with umlaut.pngOCKER (TALK) 21:31, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

It was a reupload, I don't know anything about the source. -- Zanimum 21:30, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I noticed a short while afterwards. Thank you for responding anyways. —THIS IS MESSEDImage:R with umlaut.pngOCKER (TALK) 21:30, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] a question concerning your article "RAGGS debuts on Australia's Seven Network"

I just reread the article, and got it this time. Therefore forget about my question, since I do not have it anymore. :-) 84.176.47.195 16:21, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for your help on Malaysia bans "Last Communist". The article sounds succint. You put it together really fast! - Tshase 01:18, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Your welcome, I'm glad that I could help. I used a few paragraphs from existing articles, to provide the back history on the topic, that's why it was so fast! I encourage you to keep writing articles about Malaysia. You're the only Wikinews contributor from the country, and we need to keep your country's issues in the spotlight, with the rest of the world. -- Zanimum 17:29, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] wikibureau

hi, here's Wikinews:Wikibureau Canada, i've added ur name to it, and deleted Wikibureau Canada, which u created, as bureaus belong in the 'wikinews:' namespace. Doldrums 19:36, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

my mistake, shld've said Wikinews:WikiBureau Canada, to which i have added ur name, but not location. (also, i deleted the one u created, as it would be a duplicate of the existing bureau.) Doldrums 17:09, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Tennis wierdness

should be fixed now. Doldrums 04:09, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Portal:Ottawa, Ontario

I really don't think that merits the geo-portal treatment, after all the lead you've put up is months old. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:09, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Well, it's the capital of my country, and portals encourage people from the area to take an active role in Wikinews, since they think "they love my town!", which is always good. Don't worry, I don't plan to create more portals anytime soon. -- Zanimum 19:23, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Good job

That article in development looks good!--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 21:14, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Mmmm, and just a moment later I find this without sources... Mayfield Exposed! highlights artworks of Brampton high school students. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 21:18, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I don't know if you saw this

I don't know if you saw this, but someone semi-responded to your oscar thing on the water cooler. Bawolff ☺☻image:smile.png 02:30, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] well done

Nicely done with the Curtis Grant interview. TRWBW 17:06, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

Oh, thanks. It's actually just a template interview; I've emailed essentially all of the Brampton and Mississauga council candidates (somewhere around 200 total, I'd guess), and if they agree, they get a set of questions common to everybody in their particular city. Basically I just sit back and hope things work out. -- Zanimum 18:31, 6 October 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Liberal leadership

As a reporter. Crimson 22:55, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Do you have a camera, and mind taking it? I feel we could benefit more from free imagery, as a debate could be covered from television coverage. -- Zanimum 15:09, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Liberal

Are you going to interview the Liberal leaders? I am in Toronto and not too political but the Liberal leadership seems like a very big deal? Blueline 12:07, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I agree, the Liberal leadership is a great deal for politics, much more important than who'll run each of Toronto/Brampton/Mississauga's wards. However, the reason I've been sticking to local politics for the time being is that it's easier to get participation. Liberal leadership candidates have news outlets around the country vying for their attention, municipal candidates only have a few local outlets. One of our "accredited reporters" had registered to attend the recent debate in Toronto, which I also had a desire to attend, however I haven't seen any results from them. -- Zanimum 14:20, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Head Shot for Innocent Watat.jpg

Can you list the source? Bawolff ☺☻image:smile.png 18:45, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

It was emailed to me from the candidate himself. -- Zanimum 19:17, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
Ok, thanks. Bawolff ☺☻image:smile.png 19:35, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dominic The Majestic

Appears to be someone using Wikinews as a webhost or something. I'm not yet familiar with the deletion procedures on Wikinews so I thought it would make sense to point it out to an experienced user (that is you) and let you either a) deal with it or b) let me know what to do. Thanks. JoshuaZ 18:19, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for alerting me to this. Whenever you see junk, just mark it with {{delete}}, so then it's marked for speedy deletion. Sadly, I'm not an admin, only an "accredited reporter", so I can't delete it permanently. But it should be gone in an hour or two. Thanks again! -- Zanimum 18:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Apology

Zanamium, I'd like to apologize to you for my recent absence and for not doing an article on the Liberal debate. I've had some work and computer issues lately, I'm afraid. I do have notes from the debate and would like to use them in an article on the leadership race. Crimson 00:56, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Template:Second lead

is due for an update. one of the interviews might fit the bill.  — Doldrums(talk) 20:02, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

There's none that are especially good, IMO. I dunno. And the only ones I truely like are Brampton ones, and that could be perceived as favouring one candidate over another, technically. I dunno, which article do you think? -- Zanimum 20:04, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
i haven't really looked thro' them much, frankly (astonishing as it may seem, am not all interested in a municipal election half a world away :). if u think one of the articles reads better than others, i think u can go ahead and use it in a lead without worrying about "favouring". if i remember, each interview also listed other candidates and the template-thing links to the other interviews, that shld be good enough. i think original interviews shld be highlighted by putting (atleast some of) them on the lead.  — Doldrums(talk) 20:09, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
Really? You're not? ;-) I was more wondering if one ward had a prettier name that the rest, or if you had a favourite number. To be absolutely honest, I've not read most of the interviews myself, just skimmed them for obvious signs of libel, which luckily there was none. -- Zanimum 20:16, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Yay


Here is a bigass barnstar for your thirty-five billion INTERVIEWS. You are enriching Wikinews! —this is messedrocker (talk) 20:36, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikinews Trophy

I, Brian New Zealand hereby award you this Wikinews Trophy for your interviews. Nice wikinews is getting some good OR
I, Brian New Zealand hereby award you this Wikinews Trophy for your interviews. Nice wikinews is getting some good OR

Brian | (Talk) | New Zealand Portal 00:52, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Admin?

I'd like to nominate you because I feel you should be one, however I'll ask first because if your not already an admin, that may have a reason, e.g. that you decline?--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 02:09, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, thank you, I'd love a nomination. -- Zanimum 16:14, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Optionally, you could activate edit count information, enable email (only if you feel like it, not required at all but I feel this is an extra for admins), and setting your preferences to warn you when you don't enter an edit summary, which I personally believe is very important for admins.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 17:24, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
I agree to the edit counter opt-in terms -- Zanimum 18:11, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Try 2. -- Zanimum 21:34, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Still didn't seem to work. maybe try not actually making any changes to the page (e.g. just delete, or add a newline at the end). Bawolff ☺☻ 22:13, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Voila. There are also some questions to answer. Btw, I see your email is widely posted (e.g. of WN:AR), so it would make sense to activate wiki-email, no? I use it, it has no disadvantages imho.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:02, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Done. Don't know why I hadn't before. I joined when Wikinews first started, well ahead of making any edits, so that might have been half of it. -- Zanimum 18:14, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
By the way, that didn't work. I think you have to put it in the edit summary. Bawolff ☺☻ 21:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
I would like to inform you that your RFA has been featured as a 'Rent Message' on User:Thunderhead's user page. Thunderhead(talk)(Check out my RFA test) 20:33, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] deletion request of Image:Stanjan.png

Please help me Zanimun, I don't want Messedrocker to eat me!
Please help me Zanimun, I don't want Messedrocker to eat me!

Is at deletion request (Well actually technically it should be at speedy death row, but since its already at deletion request, might as well stay there) because of either not fair use or no source. If you know where it came from, please say so. Thanks

[edit] Can you tell me what I am doing wrong?

I started Former Guantanamo detainees convicted in Morocco. I put a {publish} tag on it. Shouldn't that have put it on the main page?

Thanks! -- Geo Swan 18:11, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

Doldrums appears to have marked it for clean up. Go in to the article and rewrite the sources with the source tag he has demonstrated. Once you've got as many of the news sources like that, remove the cleanup tag on the top of the page, and it will be published. -- Zanimum 19:48, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks! -- Geo Swan 04:29, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oscars/Event attendance

Can you give me a shout on my talk page when you have time to pull something together about what went wrong with the Oscars? This should go up on the water cooler and we may have to take points to the foundation to make sure people can reasonably represent themselves. I would be very annoyed to discover that we effectively had a "ticket" to Oscars coverage and lost it because of internal bureaucracy issues, and I'm sure Jimbo would feel the same. If that's what happened we need to make sure it can't happen again. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:23, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

I've updated the Watercooler to have a timeline of what happened. It was internal at the Oscars, not us. -- Zanimum 02:06, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oscars

Sorry, I do not know anyone from California (except perhaps David Vasquez, but I believe he's no longer on Wikinews). In any case, Wikinews is nowhere near as famous as Wikipedia: Wikipedia's Alexa ranking is 11 and ours is in the 10,000s I believe. ★MESSEDROCKER★ 02:17, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Two Brampton residents announce 2010 mayoral intentions

Well done with the future Brampton mayoral candidates article :) FellowWikiNews (W) 01:28, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks... it's a little weird the article, I must admit. I contacted all four challengers plus the re-elected mayor on Tuesday. So far, only Moulton has replied, and he only sent like ten words! But he replied with the announcement, which just proves that you just never know what you'll get from an interviewee. -- Zanimum 01:35, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
It's great to see local original reporting on Wikinews! I'd like to do some of my own someday :) FellowWikiNews (W) 01:47, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Congratulations!

Hi Zanimum. The community has voted and selected you as a Wikinews Administrator. Good luck fighting vandals and using that mop and bucket :-) -- IlyaHaykinson 15:36, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Congrats Zanimum! —FellowWikiNews (W) 00:20, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
Congratulations! Looks like Ilya beat me to it this time :) Good luck.--Cspurrier 00:39, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
Congrats. Now, where did I park the adminmobile? Bawolff ☺☻ 01:17, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
It's over on my userpage! --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 19:55, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
If the adminmobile is parked on your property it would be good form to drive it over. Congratjujalations Zanimum, should probably have happened a while back. --Brian McNeil / talk 20:05, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
I even gave it a full wash and polish! --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 20:09, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks all! -- Zanimum 14:21, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Rfa

You are very welcome - welcome to the team and don't hesitate to call on me if you need anything! --Skenmy(t•c•w•i) 16:22, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, you certainly deserve adminship. Now hopefully I shall join your ranks today at midnight! Thunderhead(talk)(Check out my RFA test) 19:00, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I agree to the edit counter opt-in terms

I agree to the edit counter opt-in terms I agree to the edit counter opt-in terms

[edit] Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas, Zanimum! I have really enjoyed working with you this 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, Merry Christmas! Thunderhead

[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.

[edit] Scheduled attendance

Could you go there on meta? There's an interesting discussion on the talk page relating to m:Press Corps.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 00:41, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Interview

Hi, I just noticed you posting that you are planning on trying to get an interview with Drake Bell. If you manage to get this (not sure if you have already done this) one question that could be asked is if his music is given freedom to be played in the Nick show, Drake and Josh. --Nzgabriel | Talk 08:59, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the question. Just to clarify, the question would be:
Have producers ever considered using your music on the series?
The PR people were sounding optimistic, but during the holiday season when I contacted him, he was on tour promoting his album. I'll likely contact them again in a week or so. -- Zanimum 14:32, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] UFO alert

care to wade into UFO Website: "Vatican official" says extraterrestrial contact is "real phenomenon"? can use some help.  — Doldrums(talk) 16:44, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Tigger incident

Quote
BTW, thanks for "We are not allowed to change original quotes on Wikinews." That's hilarious. -- Zanimum 18:16, 12 January 2007 (UTC)


Huh? I don't understand. How is it hilarious? —FellowWikiNews (W) 20:15, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

I just found it amusing that you were defending my transcription. I transcribed it from a video that, indeed, they did use lazy slang in. It's just interesting to see people defending my choice to quote them using the improper English they used. I don't know, it was just a half-second grin that I ended up posting about on your talk page. -- Zanimum 15:50, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Nima

No problem. If he starts being disruptive again, feel free to contact me. PVJ(Talk)(Newpages) 10:27, 13 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


[edit] Flagged discussions

[edit] Open polls

Please vote in open polls! Add {{poll}} to a page to have it listed here.

[edit] DR - Image:Reservationprotest.jpg

an image you modified is on WN:DR. ( Image:Reservationprotest.jpg) please vote/discuss/whatever. Bawolff ☺☻ 23:24, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Photo

That protest photo is amazing. What sort of camera/lens did you use? -- Zanimum 15:00, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, it's not mine. It's from Hrant Dink Towsonu2003 18:56, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] photos (animation) thingy

Good job with the photographer thingy for Annie awards. Bawolff ☺☻ 22:46, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Any sort of pre-planned event in a major metro area, I'm willing to try and get professional photographers to come out to it. I didn't expect many people would want to take pictures of people that are only famous within such a narrow community, but it's amazing how much interest that I got, just through a single Craigslist posting. -- Zanimum 16:04, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
Zanimum — I really want to congratulate you on the story. It's a big thing to move this community past the virtual and into the physical world. Thanks for organizing it! -- IlyaHaykinson 08:32, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Template:QuoteLeft

It needs a fractionally larger font, <small> doesn't get bolded, but it looks good on articles even as it is. When a few more people have played with it I'll do a QuoteRight version as well. --Brian McNeil / talk 15:08, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CES

In all seriousness, eh? Well, I'd be the youngest Wikinews accredited reporter here, so if they would let me in, I might be able to arrange travel with my uncle. I'll have to check around, though. --Thunderhead - (talk) 18:43, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Again, no promises that I'll be able to go. --Thunderhead - (talk) 18:49, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
Great, I'll start checking the application requirements. You seem knowledgeable, personable, and a good writer, so I can't see anything against it. They want to market their show and their exhibitors products, and so long as who we send can meet that requirement, I can't see anything wrong with that. I can leave the specifics out until it's approved. -- Zanimum 15:12, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
Not great. I've just checked around, and it's a definite negative, unfortunantly.  Thunderhead  ►  17:32, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry to hear that. -- Zanimum 17:33, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] tigger image ( Image:Tigger looses stripes.jpg

The source is nbc. Even though there is no alternative, I don't think we're allowed to use it as it comes from a competing news source. Bawolff ☺☻ 01:52, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, I could source it to the raw, unedited clip on YouTube. It was originally reported by a Fox affiliate, and most papers haven't credited it to anybody. It was also used as police evidence in the case. -- Zanimum 18:39, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blog

Hi Nicholas,

could you reply to me at Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Planet_Wikimedia?

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 19:35, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Could you give me write permissions? I've created fruitsmaak.blogspot.com, don't know if that's what you need... --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 15:44, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: blogging

Hi,

I've been meaning to post but I'm to busy, another OR is one the way... I'll get to it later today, or tomorrow, but I'll certainly try it out. Thanks for your concern, and for posting it!

--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 21:33, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: OR Blog

Yes, I'd love access! --TUFKAAP 22:52, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Can't seem to find it =\ Searched everywhere, spam, trash, inbox, not there, try sending it again or perhaps to my MSN address which is autisticpsychoATmsn.com. --TUFKAAP 05:00, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Project Video Wikinews

Hey Zanimum,

Welcome to Project Video Wikinews!

Just so other members know who to contact for certain tasks, are there any specific parts of the project you are interested in? Writing a script? Editing? Presenting?

By the looks of things you are interested in finding a story/ reasearching or, writing the script. If you are, could you start to have a look for a story which could readily be investegated and discussed in much detail. The program will hopefully present stories in as much depth as a 60 minutes story. Don't know what 60 minutes is (the Australian version), it looks into stories at MUCH depth. If you want to see one 60 minutes story, go to http://youtube.com/watch?v=8DWZcf_GLWY

Please look for a story which is currently a major INTERNATIONAL issue or, is a small, local story which is heart-touching.

Thanks --Symode09 16:51, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

While this is an admirable goal of quality, perhaps it's a little too much? Most stories that I could see people reporting on are somewhere inbetween. A protest, a local business issue, interviews, a furry convention even. But it's hard to land big stories unless you just so happen to be at their heart. The only international story that hit my hometown was the arrest of alleged terrorists. Otherwise, nothing really world-stage worth has happened in my town of 400,000. -- Zanimum 21:00, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
I can uderstand that but, we don't have to have a mig well known story - all we need is a powerful one (preferably one that hits people's emotions)

--Symode09 01:03, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stephen McNeil becomes leader of the Nova Scotia Liberals

Great job! Could you please put OR notes on the talk page? Thanks! —FellowWikiNewsie 15:52, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Actually, the story is by a university student, not me. Full notes on talk page of article. -- Zanimum 18:11, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Normally I would never write an article on wikipedia.

I only started using Wikipedia because of the first Sivaji: The Boss stills, and I was searching the net and came over wikipedia. Then I worked hard to make it a large article. Rajinikanth is the person I respect the most. If you look at w:Sivaji: The Boss and w:Rajinikanth you will see that I created most of his film articles and I have done lots of work on his current film article. I am sorry to say I am not a film buff, although I know of many Tamil films I do not look into them carefully. Even for high budget films I just know they are made when they come out in the cinema. I can't read Tamil but I buy the magazines every week (about 5 different magazines) to see any new stills about the film and I get my dad to read to me what they say about Rajinikanth. If I had known about wikinews in 2005 december I would have written over 500+ Sivaji: The Boss articles by now. You may not know the sheer level that this film has. This film cost over 5 times than a normal high budget film. Its just amazing. I am eargerly awaiting its release, I sadly cannot see it in India since I have exams. But I will see it on the first day and the first show in the UK. I could say so much more but I need to go to sleep. If you want I can write articles about other films, but I am trying to limit my articles to 1 per day. Even for Sivaji: The Boss I could have written so much from what came out in the news today. ~~ Vagish [wp] [wn] 20:45, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Doldrums is putting me off, I was going to be very rude to him but I thought I can't be bothered.

Talk:'Sivaji:_The_Boss'_is_possibly_the_most_expensive_film_made_in_India and he is editing my article (removing a lot) and de-publishing it... 'Sivaji:_The_Boss'_is_possibly_the_most_expensive_film_made_in_India.~~ Vagish [wp] [wn] 20:57, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] OR notes

Talk:2007 MuchMusic Video Award People's Choice nominees announced needs OR notes.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 10:11, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Attention

Please read: Wikinews:Water_cooler/assistance#Coordination_on_US_elections. --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 12:44, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blog?

Did you get my email yet? --Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 16:51, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

Wikinews:Water_cooler/miscellaneous#Content_of_Wikinewsreports_blog: please join in on the discussion.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 08:36, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] CES

Registration for CES 2008 is now open. I cannot attend this year, unfortunantly. Thunderhead 05:20, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. Do you know of any other Wikipedians that live in the area, that might be interested? -- Zanimum 18:59, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
None in the area, no. Thunderhead 21:09, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chicken and road joke dates back to 1847, says research website XooxleAnswers

Sources? Bawolff ☺☻ 00:03, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding Image:Mcgrath photo 1.jpg

This image is missing details of its source etc. Could you provide these now hopefully you've got more time than when you uploaded the image. Cheers. Adambro 19:19, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] No 5 picture

Yes, that was confusing: the one with the filename that ends in 5.--Steven Fruitsmaak (Reply) 18:37, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sorry Z

I try to work with leads to make them better. The deeper I read into the Bratz story, the better it gets. How does the saying go, "ufixit", hopefully I put in a portion to it. -Edbrown05 10:07, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bratz picture filmed at high school in rough area of Los Angeles, while in session

In your edit summary you said:

No, it's to be published tomorrow. Can I not pre-prepare articles?

Don't you think it would be better to explain on the collaboration page. People are naturally going to work on articles that are in "development". Perhaps you'd be better served by using the Wikinews:Story preparation area. --SVTCobra 16:44, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ontario happenings

Just thought I'd draw your attention to Wikinews:Happenings/Ontario in case you were interested in potential events happening in the upcoming week. It will be kept updated, so watchListing it and helping add to the list of events would be greatly appreciated. Sherurcij 02:39, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

I ended up running over the the Schmooze thing after work last night since I had a camera on me and was able to duck out of work a bit early. The photos won't be winning any awards - but if you were just wanting illustration for a story you're already doing up or something, then there's now Image:Hilary Duff MM TO.jpg and Image:Leah Miller2.jpg from the concert, I couldn't stay more than 5-10 minutes. Sherurcij refusing to add Original Reporting until PD Articles are allowed 14:32, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikinewsie.org

UPDATE SESAME! In other words, the website has magically updated.

[edit] Re: Ugly Betty

No problem. I saw that it was created and published by some type of IP address or an unregistered user and then when I read the sentence, I immediately joined IRC and marked it as develop. Thanks for the help. Herb 21:05, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] green party

They are using Wikinews to spam propaganda, that is not news. 74.12.183.42 09:30, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

No, they're not. -- Zanimum 15:31, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Russian boy

Much appreciated. — Nearly Headless Nick {C} 17:23, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

No prob, glad to help! -- Zanimum 17:24, 26 September 2007 (UTC)
I really hope Toronto makes it as the host for the 'Mania 2008. It'll be a major pain in the arse to get visas for the United States. — Nearly Headless Nick {C} 17:29, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Moving pages

Howdy - thanks for the note on my talk page. Remember, when you move a page you should update redirects, because you create double-redirects on off-newsie sites, like Wikipedia and blogs. --David Shankbone 15:33, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ontario Votes Interviews

Awesome work on the interviews. It's great to see some interviews being done around the place. Congrats - Cartman02au (Talk)(AU Portal) 10:03, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] My Game Summaries

I never publish any match report with just stats. There's always something written too. I know I created a bunch of pages I ended up not doing anything with. Those are to be deleted. Kingjeff 16:36, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

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