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Bobby122 Contact Me (C)

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Name: Soleil Cotterell
Location: Kingston, Jamaica
Areas of interest: Disasters and Accidents, Meteorology, Crime and Law and Health
Reason: Accreditation would be helpful to get information from the sources themselves instead of pulling extracts from other news agencies. Could help me net interviews and get info from pr departments of various entities eg. Police departments on the specifics of an accident or to get pictures whether they be surveillance pictures or otherwise. So generally I'm submitting to use the credentials for OR.
Accomplishments: A list of articles can be found here here. For the most part I'm proud of them all, the first few might be a little off though since I was getting used to the project then. If I had to make a choice I'd say the last four I created today are pretty good in my eyes.
Contact information: bobby122wikimember [at] gmail [dot] com
User ID: 219448
Applied on: 02:31, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
  1. Seconding this application: I spoke with Bobby122 via IRC in the early hours of this morning, shortly before this Accreditation Request was filed, and suggested that he should apply for Accreditation. Bobby's been with us for over 3 months now, during which time he has turned out or assisted in over 40 articles. I have seen some of his material and I agree totally with his own assessment, that while he was getting used to WN, his work was a bit off, but he has improved significantly in the last few articles he's produced and worked on, and I consider it absolutely right that he should apply for AR status. Consider this a Support as a seconder to this application. BarkingFish (talk) 19:50, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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~YTT T | C

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Name: Hugo Kneebone
Location: Australia
Areas of interest: Technology and politics/conflicts.
Reason: I would like accreditation as to enable me to get interviews for original reporting. (I would like experience in writing articles other than those of a synthesis style).
Accomplishments: Australian Federal Police say Wikileaks committed no crime, Many unaccounted for in Christmas Island boat incident (broke the story soon after the event occurred).
Contact information: wikinews.yurtletturtle@gmail.com
User ID: 242770
Applied on: 07:30, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Comments, questions

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  1. Who would you pick as a first 'interview target'? Or, would you be seeking to supplement synthesis reports with original materiel? --Brian McNeil / talk 17:09, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Both really, but I would hopefully like to interview (or at least contact) local, state and federal government sources on both national and international issues (I hope accreditation will assist me in doing this). ~YTT T | C 23:45, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Who would be your first choice for someone to interview face to face? --Brian McNeil / talk 17:09, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  3. What techniques do you intend to employ to obtain OR? --Brian McNeil / talk 17:09, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • I do not intend to make face-to-face contact with my sources but rather use email and telephone in order to contact them (and of course I would compose a transcript for them).~YTT T | C 23:46, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Were you to come across a story which required "On the spot" reporting, for example, an incident such as a road accident or a major fire, would you feel comfortable (based on your previous answer to Brian McNeil) with carrying out face-to-face interviews, and how would you handle them if you did? BarkingFish (talk) 02:49, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Yes, I would interview people on the scene (as long as circumstances permit). I would most likely find the most appropriate person at the most appropriate time to talk to people involved in the incident. I would ask questions following the 5Ws+H to help compose the article and get the basic facts down (and if I had my phone/other device with me, I would record the conversation and then compose a transcript at a later date for OR notes). ~YTT T | C 04:27, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Lanka (talk)

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Candidate withdrew. — μ 22:08, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Name: Warna Karunarathne
Location: London, United Kingdom
Areas of interest: Politics, War, Environment,
Reason: I mostly like reporting about politics because everywhere in the world, people need information about current situation of the politics. As of my view, in the present world depend on politics (War, Peace, Foods, Save Environment,). Each and every things effected by political decisions. Basically currently I'm working as freelance writer. I like to meet some responsible persons and gather informations for my articles. Be an Accreditated reporter of Wikinews, it will more easy for me to reach those persons.
Accomplishments: www.wikileakslk.com, http://wikileaksrilanka.blogspot.com/2010/12/ltte-suicide-attack-on-jeyaraj.html, http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/LTTE_WAR_CRIMES
Contact information: admin@wikileakslk.com
User ID: lanka
Applied on: 11:54, 26 January 2011 (UTC)


  • Oppose User created a copyvio; hasn't contributed until the AR request. — μ 12:14, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose Accomplishments need to be of things you have achieved here on Wikinews. Write some more articles for now and apply again later. ~YTT T | C 03:49, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes I agreed with you. Since I maintain my own blog, I didn't contribute here. Actually I found WikiNews recently and needed to apply for AR to reach my goals and ambitions. From now as soon as I wrote article to my blog, then I will contribute it here. I promise you all. Lanka
  • Oppose, Oppose, Oppose. Your English is atrocious; you've the temerity to call the project "WikiNews"; you obviously do not understand copyright law. No chance in hell you'll get accreditation until you rectify all those faults and prove yourself with several quality articles on Wikinews that aren't cut 'n' pasted from some random blog. --Brian McNeil / talk 06:43, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yet another oppose vote. "User ID: lanka"? Lol. Plus, the "WikiNews" thing... etc. Now, seriously, if you want accreditation, try to work some more in articles here in Wikinews, don't show us your work in your "own Wikileaks version" for Sri Lanka, or blog, whatever it is, that's not Wikinews material, unless of course... it is newsworthy. Diego Grez return fire 07:06, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Understood!!!!! Thank you very much. Lanka
  • The above opposition has been fully vindicated through your initial attempt at an article. Wikinews is not somewhere that will republish you blog musings. You don't seem to know the difference between an editorial and a news article. You think 'mainstream press' is an acceptable source citation. I'll just bet if, and when, someone takes the effort to find your blog, there will be an utterly incompatible copyright statement on it. This application should be withdrawn; learn some of the low-level basics, and prove you can write. You have yet to demonstrate that at all. --Brian McNeil / talk 19:25, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Okay. Thank you. I will work on it and learn properly and apply after I was success. Lanka
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William S. Saturn (talk)

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Name: William Saturn
Location: United States
Areas of interest: Politics
Reason: To continue interviews with U.S. Presidential candidates
Accomplishments: Wikinews reporter since 2008, Wikipedia editor since 2007 (See list of articles written for both wikinews and wikipedia at w:User:William S. Saturn)
  • Wrote 17 Wikinews articles
  • Interviewed several U.S. presidential candidates.
  • Authored the 2008 Fear and Loathing series.
Contact information: wssaturn@gmail.com
User ID: 21437
Applied on: 06:34, 28 January 2011 (UTC)


Comments, Questions

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  • Could you elaborate on your reason for requesting accreditation? On the face of it, if you're already doing something, where does accreditation come into continuing to do it? --Pi zero (talk) 13:43, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Neutral Yes, William is an exceptional editor, his original reporting work is excellent, but I am concerned at his civility, and his long periods of inactivity. He had not edited here since June 2010, when he requested username change. He has been sporadically active here in last April, January, July 2009, and 2008. William also tends to... automatically disagree with someone who does not think like him, and because of that I'm not opposing. Oh, and don't forget this! (I know... it's Wikimedia Commons stuff, but anyway). Take this as a comment with points to consider, fellow Wikinewsies. Diego Grez return fire 07:16, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Now that the presidential campaign is starting up, I plan to be active with interviews. For example, I am currently lining up an interview with Fred Karger.--William S. Saturn (talk) 07:37, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak support I am leaning towards support here as William has shown his exemplary OR skills and how well he can collect and collate information. I only have one major issue - your long periods of absence. As long as you remain a reliable contributor (and not use AR as a once-off tool) I would be more than happy to give you the nod. ~YTT T | C 11:38, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support William Saturn has conducted some great interviews, accreditation would help him get them more easily, I'm sure. No concerns. Tempodivalse [talk] 16:02, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Happy to Support. William's OR is good and I'd love to hope accreditation may help him establish more ambitious interviews. Blood Red Sandman (Talk) (Contribs) 16:34, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support I like the OR that you have be getting and hopefully now you can get more interviews. —Mikemoral♪♫ 17:54, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support --Pi zero (talk) 19:13, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support; I've far more respect for AR applicants who've shown they'll try OR even without the "credentials". I'm less concerned about sporadic activity, the purpose of credentialling on-project is to give an appearance of authority. How effective this is depends on the recipient. I trust William to understand the difference between social engineering and deception; I'd also be happy to draft any letters of recommendation that may be required. --Brian McNeil / talk 22:54, 29 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support He's always done great interviews of 3rd party candidates including from the major third parties (Libertarians, Greens and what not) to the random eccentric who think's he'll bring something new to the Oval Office @ 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. --Patrick M (TUFKAAP) (talk) 18:41, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Successful accreditation request. Diego Grez return fire 21:26, 10 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Phearson (talk)

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Name: [redacted]
Location: Locals are NYC, NJ, and PA
Areas of interest: Technology, Activism, Disasters, Crime, Politics (strict NPOV)
Reason: I desire accreditation for access to areas for the use of the press media, and access to court hearings and disaster areas (if one should occur)
Accomplishments: Published 3 (+1 in peer) articles on Wikinews, in which two have made the front page, and have contributed several Audio Versions, and have received praise on both talk page and IRC. I also am proud of my work on EN Wikipedia, including the Essay w:WP:PEW, which I intend to present rewritten as a guideline later in the year.
Contact information: Skype Name: [redacted]
User ID: 253394
Applied on: 03:25, 30 March 2011 (UTC)


After discussion on IRC, I know of three users who will support my request for accreditation. I would have not bothered if otherwise. I also plan on purchasing external audio equipment to use during interviews for ORs. For your consideration, Phearson (talk) 03:25, 30 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • NOTE: Because I live with others, I fear retribution in case someone looks up my IRL name if I publish something they don't like. I will be more then happy to provide ID to the foundation. Phearson (talk) 03:39, 30 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comments, Questions

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  • Reply: Any willing candidate for the upcoming 2012 elections (politics), Tea Party activists or any Activists in the area (activism) A/DA's and criminals/accused (crime) and etc. Phearson (talk) 04:15, 30 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Support Xe may be new and below the threshold, but frankly, I don't give a damn. Talking with xyr on IRC, xe seems very willing to contribute and I feel xe will use and not abuse xyrs credentials. I'd be very glad to have interviews with full audio. So Phearson, you have my blessing. :) --Patrick M (TUFKAAP) (talk) 03:51, 30 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Full support - The published articles look great, a lot of work and a good clear understanding of style and layout. The audio articles are a big plus, good quality, clearly read and spot on. I'm with TUFKAAP on this one. Forget the threshold, this user deserves accreditation right off the bat. BarkingFish (talk) 04:01, 30 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support—I expect this user's work can only improve through OR, and that he will not misuse his accreditation. DENDODGE 15:02, 31 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Get reviewer too. Diego Grez return fire 21:19, 4 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Full support He's an excellent writer with a lot of ambition and obvious motivation. I say let him contribute! --Anthony M
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Closed as "Not going to succeed this time" - You only joined us today, and it normally takes around 3 months and a good few contributions of articles in order to receive or even be considered for accreditation. Sorry, but right now, this is a no. BarkingFish (talk) 23:12, 11 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Masonfetterer (talk)

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Name: Mason Fetterer
Location: Naples, FL
Areas of interest: Weather, Sports, Music, Theatre, Movies, Traffic.
Reason: I would like to contribute to wikinews the many local events in the SWFL area, and many of the music venues such as Grumpy's in Naples Park, and several other venues have discriminatory age restrictions that prevent me from reporting at these locations. Other venues charge rediculous fees such as the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts, and none of the venues allow me to talk to any of the VIPS without a form of press issued identification. I need a press credential to continue contributing events in SWFL to a news source that is not owned by a liberal media group.
Accomplishments: A WINK Younews article on the flooding following TS Fay, an article about a UFO over East Naples, http://www.uforeported.com/101-ufo-sighting-over-east-naples-florida.htm
Contact information: masonfettrer@gmail.com
User ID: 278585
Applied on: 17:48, 11 July 2011 (UTC)


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  • Support The wikinews community desparately needs someone from SWFL, I have heard of several ufo incidents there, and the government is all hush hush, and we want disclosure, and your accredidation is one step closer. You got a UFO probably no one noticed, and we need as many UFO reports if we want full disclosure. :) --[[User:|Littlealeinn (278587 ) ]]
  • Immediate Oppose - You don't just sign up, walk in and expect to become an accredited reporter. It doesn't work like that. You need to start writing articles first, copyediting others work, and contribute a fair bit before you even think of doing this. No, no and thrice, NO. BarkingFish (talk) 21:41, 11 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Dendodge (reconfirmation)

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Per concerns raised about "At least 85 dead in shooting at Norwegian youth camp" regarding the standard of my reporting and journalistic ability, I am standing for reconfirmation of my accredited reporter privileges. DENDODGE 23:53, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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  • Pretty much everyone who does broadcast reports doesn't give the detailed reporter's notes they should; would I like to see everyone do better, yes, but that doesn't bear on anyone's accreditation, let alone specifically on yours.
  • Mattisse is having trouble understanding OR, and unfortunately came across in an abrasive way, which is no reflection on you.
--Pi zero (talk) 01:10, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I'm completely striking the whole first point. Which leaves Mattisse coming across abrasively (and of course also me worrying too much about Mattisse and not enough about the quality of your notes). --Pi zero (talk) 02:21, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Fully support retention. Dendodge, you did absolutely nothing wrong. You have been the victim of petty pedantry by others who have not actually contributed Original Reporting. Your broadcast report notes were quite acceptable, and the issue with use of machine translation was blown out-of-proportion. You, wisely, limited such to extremely short quotes as-opposed to using a complete machine translation. The somewhat personal attack against the integrity of your work for such deserves an apology. --Brian McNeil / talk 07:29, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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Closed as Unsuccessful due to lack of experience on Wikinews. Tyrol5 (talk) 19:55, 13 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pramod.bhardwaj (talk)

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Name: Pramod S Bhardwaj
Location: Chandigarh,India
Areas of interest: Reporting on Environment, Wildlife, Energy and Agriculture
Reason: Come out with stuff that is untouched by Media. Wikimedia accreditation will help entry at the specifically restricted sites need to be searched avidly.
Accomplishments: Conducted research on level pollutants to identify highly and less affected places in state. Another research based story in BBC Wildlife magazine pertaining to dwindling number of blind dolphins in Ganges, Yangzte and Indus rivers.
Contact information:
User ID: 283734
Applied on: 13:44, 19 August 2011 (UTC)


I fixed the location of this page; I directed the user to post here after receiving original submission in OTRS ticket 2011081710009166. Adrignola (talk) 13:48, 19 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Bddpaux (talk)

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Name: Paul M. Budd
Location: Texas
Areas of interest: Disasters, Politics, Weather, Southern United States
Reason: I've become deeply enamoured with journalism by-and-large in recent years and consider it to be one of the most noble of all pursuits. I work in public education and want to give to the project while using it to teach students the importance of gathering facts while maintaining a neutral mindset.
Accomplishments: I've had approx. 8 articles published on Wikinews...3 recently landed on the main page. I place heavy emphasis on OR and quite literally stumbled into a big scoop recently re: Texas wildfires. Learning proper style, active voice etc. etc. has not been an easy process, but I love the philosophy of "quality over quantity" here....it's a good thing. I've noted that respect will be given here, but it must be earned....tenacity and humility are core recquisites for success here. I've also had about 4 articles published in "The Linking Ring" magazine [published by The International Brotherhood of Magicians]...and was a proofreader for that mag for 1 year. I also co-authored an article for a free eMag entitled, "Stone Cold Magic Magazine". I teach "Film and Media" at a public middle school in Texas.


B.S. in Sociology, (Minor: Speech Communication) University of Texas at Tyler
Certificate, Long Term Care Administration -- Midland College (Midland, Texas)

Contact information: buddpaul@hotmail.com
User ID: Bddpaux
Applied on: 22:51, 9 September 2011 (UTC)


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Successful accreditation request. --Pi zero (talk) 00:41, 4 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tom Morris (talk)

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Name: Tom Morris
Location: near Royal Tunbridge Wells, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Areas of interest: Politics, science, education, culture, law.
Reason: I have started down the road of original reporting and contacted some potential interviewees. It might be easier to get press passes and interviews if I'm accredited. If this happens more, I will also consider getting a UK mobile phone number specifically for making and receiving Wikinews-related calls.
Accomplishments: I've published 19 articles so far including UK Parliament to vote on tuition fee rise on Thursday, a featured article. Nobody has had any issues with the neutrality of any of my articles.
Contact information: tom@tommorris.org
User ID: 126901
Applied on: 13:14, 16 September 2011 (UTC)


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Hallows AG (talk)

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Name: Miguel Rodriguez
Location: Seria, Brunei Darussalam
Areas of interest: Anything related to Brunei
Reason: To enable myself to have better access on some events I intend to cover.
Accomplishments: I have made a lot of contributions on Wikipedia. I maintain a NPOV policy at all times. Written the following articles: Afghan employee kills U.S. citizen at Kabul CIA base, US hikers freed after two years of custody in Iran.
Contact information: and<DOT>hallows<AT>gmail<DOT>com
User ID: 288316
Applied on: 09:54, 17 September 2011 (UTC)


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Closed as Unsuccessful. Tyrol5 (talk) 15:25, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Avenue X at Cicero (talk)

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Name: Tom Taylor
Location: New Delhi
Areas of interest: Politics; India
Reason: I've recently set up an interview with MasterChef Australia season 3 winner Kate Bracks, and hope to do many more soon but I will require the Accreditation tag for that.
Accomplishments: My 3 published articles on Wikinews; 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement; Council of Ministers of West Bengal; and West Bengal state assembly election, 2011 among others.
Contact information: AvenueXatCicero@gmail.com
User ID: 283024
Applied on: 13:46, 21 September 2011 (UTC)


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Has this one been missed? I don't see a decision here.Bddpaux (talk) 03:38, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

....and, it's pretty old.Bddpaux (talk) 03:40, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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