User talk:Janwikifoto

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Proof

Is their anyway you can upload the audio file of the UN event? Also how did you get in, do you have credentials from somewhere? Keep up the good work :) Irunongames•play 00:27, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

I have a real press pass as well, that is how I did many other photos of ministers for Wikimedia. No, will not upload video, will develop the story instead, when I get a better idea of what the guys think. Tomorrow another origianal story and photos will (hopefully) appear - me and another wiki photographer is covering the wedding of the crown princess in Sweden. As accredited photographers, among the big press agencies. For links to images of wedding see http://in2pic.com/wiki --user:Janwikifoto

Mind if I ask how you got the press badge? Not that I am questioning that you have one, just the fact that we have been wanting press badges since the creation of the wikinews:AR program. Irunongames•play 01:18, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

I get paid for writing (other) stories and pictures. That is how you get a real press pass. That is also why I am not going to upload any entire recordings, I am not going to provide full background for anybody to do a longer story, and sell to some other magazine. I might write a story, when it is 'I-was-there' stuff, for free for wiikinews. However now the publishing delay is too long. I could come up with some ideas for press badge access, if any "God-of-Wikinews" would materialise and discuss. --user:Janwikifoto --Janwikifoto (talk) 09:48, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

• Good morning! ;-) --Brian McNeil / ^talk 09:52, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it is still morning, as it got quite late yesterday after doing photos of Crown Princess Victorias wedding. Did you know that Wikimedia got two press photographer accreditations (official badges)? Along with AFP and other big bears. --user:Janwikifoto --Janwikifoto (talk) 10:09, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

The gods of wikinews started talking about badges again a few days ago:

1. User_talk:Brian_McNeil#Fixing_Wikinews_post-apocalypse (8th to 13th June)
2. User:Tristan Thomas/accreditation
3. Wikinews:Water_cooler/policy#Accreditation 2.0 (13th to 21st June)

Thanks for offering your ideas. --InfantGorilla (talk) 12:10, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Email for scoop

Sorry, the email address is scoop@wikinewsie.org. Cheers, -- Cirt (talk) 19:50, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

Wikinews talk:Accreditation requests#Grand Wikinewsie Email Cleanup

Hi! You left two e-mail addresses on this page. Usually it's better to leave a link to your account's registered e-mail address, like [[Special:EmailUser/Amgine|e-mail Amgine!]], which becomes the link e-mail Amgine!. This prevents your e-mail address being harvested by spammers. - Amgine | ^t 13:20, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Restored

I have restored your essay on Moka's visit to Sweden. Not, I hasten to add, because of your shrill protestations elsewhere. But, to let everyone else see your attempt to hold the project hostage.

I've a good mind to point Moka at your hubris on the talk page. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 09:22, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Well, back to basics then! Disregarding your feelings towards me, based on a full non-restricted Creative Commons license, would

(a) the topic be interesting

(b) would the text as-is be _acceptable_ (different from what you would like)

(c) if not _acceptable_, exactly what and how would need to be changed, as a minimum

Have a nice day, --Janwikifoto (talk) 10:43, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Ok, we go back to the standard CC-license, without any chnages, and see what happens then! I give up! --Janwikifoto (talk) 01:58, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

Amgine (talk · contribs) has made a start, on the talk page, at revising your essay into a news article. You could help by clarifying a few points there. Your original essay might be of interest for publication on the WMF blog. --Brian McNeil / ^talk 09:20, 23 March 2011 (UTC)