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New RSS/DPL style extension pledge
by Erik Moeller 13 Aug '07

13 Aug '07

I'm trying micropledge.com with a request to develop a better RSS extension for Wikinews. If you want you can add to the pledge here: http://micropledge.com/projects/namespacenews-extension-for-mediawiki -- Toward Peace, Love & Progress: Erik DISCLAIMER: This message does not represent an official position of the Wikimedia Foundation or its Board of Trustees.

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Note re: Wikinews Reports feed
by Erik Moeller 11 Aug '07

11 Aug '07

Can whoever has access to the Wikinews Reports feed please make sure that images are not added in full resolution? They may show in a smaller version in the blog, but the planet aggregator will show them as uploaded: http://en.planet.wikimedia.org/ To prevent this problem, please always add a thumbnail from the site to the blog posts, rather than adding a full image and scaling it down in the WYSIWYG editor. If this problem cannot be rectified I'll have to remove the feed. :-( -- Toward Peace, Love & Progress: Erik DISCLAIMER: This message does not represent an official position of the Wikimedia Foundation or its Board of Trustees.

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new irc channel for spam fighting
by bawolff 01 Aug '07

01 Aug '07

Just a heads up, there is a new irc channel ( #wikinews-spam on freenode irc://irc.freenode.net/wikinews-spam )which records every link insert on any language wikinews project. Also the usual anti-vandal channels #vandalism-en-wn (on freenode) #vandalism-fr-wn (on freenode) and on irc.wikimedia.org #en.wikinews #fr.wikinews #<your lang code here>.wikinews bawolff

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ArbCom elections, July 2007: Latest news.
by Martin Peeks 06 Jul '07

06 Jul '07

On behalf of Thunderhead and the Election Coordinators. Hello everyone, The July 2007 Arbitration Committee[0] Election will begin accepting nominations on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at 22:00 UTC, and voting will begin on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at 22:00 UTC. Wikinewsies will have the opportunity to choose three candidates to be elected to the Arbitration Committee for the upcoming year. The Arbitration Committee is the ultimate dispute resolution authority in the project. The election will be conducted on-wiki on the election page[1]. Prior to the voting phase, there will be a a nomination phase where established Wikinewsies can nominate other users for the position. In order to nominate a user, you must meet the eligibility requirements (see below). Nominees, however, need not meet any requirements in order to take part in the election. The three candidates with the most votes will be appointed to the committee after the votes have been verified by the Wikinews Arbitration Committee Election Coordinators. In the event of a tie, a run-off election will be conducted. Once a user has been nominated, the candidate must accept the nomination before it will be considered valid. Election Coordinators will be regularly checking for fraudulent nominations and votes, and these will be removed if they do not meet the requirements below. To be eligible to vote for or to nominate a user, a contributor must have made his or her first edit on the English Wikinews before June 1, 2007, and must have had at least 250 edits on the English Wikinews before July 1, 2007. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask one of us, either here, in private email, on IRC, or on Wiki. Many Thanks, Thunderhead, BrainNewZealand and Martinp23 Wikinews Arbitration Committee Election Coordinators ---- [0] - http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Arbitration_Committee [1] -http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Arbitration_Committee/Elections_July_2007

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Centralizatorul Media
by MC Regional 02 Jul '07

02 Jul '07

MC Regional pune in mod gratuit la dispozitia celor interesati Centralizatorul Media. Acesta, odata "lipit" pe desktop, aduce aproape de dumneavoastra zeci de posturi te televiziune, radio si ziare, nationale, locale impartite pe judete, sau numai pe Internet. Delectare placuta! Si daca credeti ca e interesant si de folos, va invitam sa il promovati cu un mesaj catre toti cei din agenda dumneavoastra, atat din e-mail cat si din Messenger.

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[EN] but other projects affected -following images need permision by july 1 or will be deleted
by bawolff 28 Jun '07

28 Jun '07

All images from sxc.hu are going bye bye soon. These need permision requests before July 1. Also listed at [[WN:CT]]. See the thread at commons-l - http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/commons-l/2007-June/001907.html for some info on perm requests. See also [[commons:commons:OTRS]] if you're requesting permision as it has some links to useful pages. The images are: * [[:Image:Telephone-modele-W48.jpg]]: [[:Main_Page]] [[:User:NGerda/Main_Page]] [[:Template:FrontPageHotlineMenu]] [[:User:Kevin_Baas/main_page]] [[:User:Theshibboleth/Main_Page]] [[:Major_explosions_at_UK_oil_depot]] [[:Template:Hotline]] [[:Image:Wikinews_Hotline_submission_-_December_30,_2005_at_04-08pm.ogg]] [[:Image:Wikinews_Hotline_submission_-_December_30,_2005_at_07-44pm.ogg]] [[:Image:Wikinews_Hotline_submission_-_January_14,_2006_at_10-21pm.ogg]] [[:User:Gangleri/tests/bugzilla/04439]] [[:User:Gangleri/tests/template/FrontPageHotlineMenu_(substitute)]] [[:User:Gangleri/tests/Main_Page]] [[:User:Noclip/Main_Page]] [[:Main_Page/Old_style]] [[:Main_Page/topical]] [[:User:Ashlux/Sandbox2]] [[:User:Brianmc/Altnews]] [[:User:Doldrums/Main_page]] [[:User:Doldrums/Main_page_alternative_layout]] [[:User:Doldrums/Main_page_yet_another_layout]] [[:User:Stevenfruitsmaak/Testversionmainpage]] [[:Image:2025511120-0822-222036.ogg]] [[:Italian_Judges_allow_marriage_"by_phone"]] [[:Virgin_Train_crashes_in_England]] [[:Template:PhoneContact]] [[:Alleged_Main_Page]] [[:User:Brianmc/test_Main]] [[:Wreckage_of_Kenya_Airways_flight_507_found_in_jungle;_All_114_on_board_killed]] [[:Image:Wikinews_hotline_-_May_6,_2007.ogg]] [[:Template:Home]] [[:US_places_man_with_TB_under_quarantine,_launches_search_for_contactees]] [[:US_tuberculosis_patient_moved_to_Denver_hospital]] [[:Eleven_killed_in_train_crash_in_northern_Victoria,_Australia]] * [[:Image:Road-sibiu.jpg]]: [[:Wikinews:2005/May]] [[:Wikinews:2005/May/6]] [[:Romanian_road_traffic_laws_aligned_to_EU_standards]] [[:Wikinews:2005/May/18]] [[:Traffic_to_be_restricted_on_Romanian_National_Road_66]] * [[:Image:Washington Memorial Monument by michpowell.jpg]]: [[:Washington_Monument_evacuated_due_to_false_bomb_threat]] [[:Category:Washington,_D.C.]] [[:Portal:Washington,_D.C.]] * [[:Image:Beyond the bay of Sydney.jpg]]: [[:Sydney's_newest_motorway_to_open_today]] [[:User:Apartmento2]] * [[:Image:Chicago 1549875.jpg]]: [[:Category:Chicago,_Illinois]] [[:Portal:Chicago,_Illinois]] * [[:Image:Crossocheilus siamensis.jpg]]: [[:User:Ardonik]] * [[:Image:Bullseye.jpg]]: [[:Raymond_van_Barneveld_wins_PDC_World_Darts_Championship]] * [[:Image:Ankara at night.jpg]]: [[:Large_explosion_rocks_Turkish_capital]] * [[:Image:Rhesus Macaques 4528.jpg]]: [[:Errant_monkeys_draw_the_ire_of_Delhi_court]] * [[:Image:Sheep 6082 2660.jpg]]: [[:Dutch_sheep_contaminated_by_bluetongue]] * [[:Image:Kathmandu signs.jpg]]: [[:Hundreds_arrested_following_pro-democratic_rally_in_Nepal]] * [[:Image:Opening Ceremony Athens 2004 Fire rings.jpg]]: [[:2012_Olympics_clash_with_Ramadan]] * [[:Image:Oklahoma state capitol.jpg]]: [[:War_on_terrorism_memorial_planned_near_Oklahoma_Capitol]] * [[:Image:Hong Kong Harbour Night View by Che.jpg]]: [[:Chinese_Wikimania_2006_to_be_held_in_Hong_Kong]] * [[:Image:This five-week-old baby rhino by philipn.jpg]]: [[:UK_soldiers_kill_rare_African_animal]] -user:bawolff

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WN Arbcom elections
by Brian Anderton 28 Jun '07

28 Jun '07

Hey Guys, en Wikinews Arbcom midterm elections are next month, Thunderhead has began the process of organising them. < http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Arbitration_Committee/Elections_July_2…> 3 seats are up for election; these include expiring terms of committee members Chiacomo <http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Chiacomo>, Ilya Haykinson<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:IlyaHaykinson>, and the seat left vacant when Messedrocker<http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Messedrocker>resigned from the committee. The Arbitration Committee members elected will tentatively serve through July 31, 2008, however, there is talk, left over from last election, about extending terms to 2 years (from the current one year term). Like last time in order to vote, you need to have been an active user on Wikinews for more than a month, and you must have at least 200 edits in the Main namespace. The election will be held from July 18, 2007, 20:00 UTC to July 31, 2007, 20:00 UTC, nominations start at 22:00, 11 July 2007. Cheers, Brian NZ

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[Board election] Endorsement acceptance is open
by Aphaia 17 Jun '07

17 Jun '07

Hello, The Wikimedia Board Election Steering Committee invites all community members to endorse candidates they support. Endorsements may be submitted on meta now till next Saturday, 23:59 June 23, 2007. Each qualified community member can submit up to three endorsements. Please note several things: - Only confirmed candidates are listed by Election Committee or its delegate, so the list can be updated during the endorsements phase. - You need an account on meta, not just the project that you are qualified to vote under, unless you meet the criteria on meta too. - Please link your meta user page and your home wiki page. Detailed procedure can be found on the meta endorsement page. All information is available on meta at: On endorsements: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/Endorsements/en On candidates each: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/Candidates/en Election general: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/en FAQ: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/FAQ/en Questions about election are welcome at: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Board_elections/2007/FAQ Thanks to devoted volunteering translators, those pages are also available in some languages other than English. We thank those translators as well editors who have helped to disseminate the news about this Election, including the latest sitenotice updates on several wikis. Please consider forwarding to the project(s) you take part in as well the mailing list(s) you belong to. Sitenotice update and localization would also be appreciated. Thank you for your attention, we look forward to your participation. -- KIZU Naoko Wikimedia Board Election Steering Committee, Chair

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Fwd: [Foundation-l] Election Committee announces Endorsements Procedure
by Aphaia 15 Jun '07

15 Jun '07

Posted on behalf of the election committee, Aphaia This page can be found at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/Endorsements/en Your translation, forward or any other collaboration to disseminate this message will be appreciated. _____________________________ ==Endorsements== ===Introduction=== The purpose of the endorsement requirement is to try to make sure that the election only includes serious candidates. We need to do this because this election is being conducted for Wikimedia which includes many languages, and therefore we are trying to have every candidate's statement translated into as many languages as we can. This work is done by volunteer translators and can only be done only if the number of candidates is limited to a reasonable number. The requirements for time-on-wiki and edit-count requirements help to make sure that only serious candidates participate, but the Elections Committee did not wish to raise these requirements too high because then some genuine candidates might be excluded, so we have added the requirement for endorsements. Because the Elections Committee believes that the endorsement requirement is important to the Board election process, we urge that reasonable requests and discussion concerning endorsements should '''not be considered a violation of any local anti-canvassing guidelines or norms.''' ===Criteria for Endorsement=== All candidates standing for election are required to obtain 12 endorsements for their candidacy. Criteria for endorsement are the same as criteria to vote: users endorsing must have 400 edits in any namespace or combination of namespaces on a single Wikimedia project and at least 3 months edit history prior to June 1, 2007. Candidates who have not received the required number of endorsements will not be allowed to stand for the election. ===Qualified candidates only=== Only qualified candidates may be submitted for endorsements. If you are not willing to be confirmed through the candidacy process (including verifying your identity to the Foundation, and meeting the minimum qualifications for candidacy), your name will not be submitted for endorsements. ===How to endorse=== In order to endorse a candidate, locate their endorsement section on the endorsements page [NOT YET AVAILABLE, ENDORSEMENTS HAVE NOT OPENED YET], and "sign" it using four tildes <nowiki>(~~~~)</nowiki>. You may also leave a very brief (up to '''100 characters''', roughly equivalent to 25 word in many languages) statement for the reason of your endorsement. Statements longer than 100 characters '''may be removed''' at the discretion of the [[Board elections/2007/Committee/en|Election Committee]], though the endorsement will remain valid. Endorsements will open 0:00 June 17, 2007 (UTC) and can only be withdrawn during the endorsement period, which closes 23:59 June 23, 2007 (UTC). After 23:59 June 23, 2007 (UTC) you may not submit or withdraw any endorsements. Endorsements may be removed '''by members of the election committee only''', and ''only if the endorser is found to not be a qualified voter in this election'' or the endorser has endorsed too many candidates in the election. In that case, all endorsements by that endorser will be withdrawn by the committee and the endorser notified so that they can re-submit endorsements up to the maximum number allowed. ===How many candidates may I endorse? I'm a candidate, how many others may I endorse?=== Each qualified voter may endorse up to 3 candidates for election. Candidates may only endorse two others (their endorsement of themselves is implied by virtue of their self-nomination). Candidates should not "sign" their own endorsement section, and their own endorsement will not count toward their required number of endorsements. ===When may I endorse a candidate?=== The endorsement period will begin 7 days after we begin accepting candidates for office. On the current timeline, you may begin endorsing on June 17, 2007, at 0:00UTC. ===A candidate received an invalid endorsement! What do I do?=== Please contact a member of the [[Board elections/2007/Committee/en|Election Committee]] who will investigate the claim.` _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l -- KIZU Naoko Wikiquote: http://wikiquote.org * habent enim emolumentum in labore suo *

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[Election 2007] Announcement
by Aphaia 10 Jun '07

10 Jun '07

Posting on behalf of Election Committee. Please forward it to the Wikimedia mailing list you are active, thanks! -- KIZU Naoko aphaia(a)gmail.com * Vox populi, vox dei * ----------------------- Dear all, We, the election committee, hereby announce the opening of a new election for members of the Wikimedia Foundation's Board of Trustees. At least three positions will be filled from this election, with the elected members serving a two year term. It is important to note that election processes are slightly different this year than in previous years: all candidates should be certain to thoroughly read the FAQ at: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/en >From today, June 10th, we're accepting candidates for the Board of Trustees. If you're interested, you must make a candidate statement and list yourself on http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/Candidates/en We also need the help or translators for the elections, so if you're fluent in any language other than English, and willing to help, please list yourself here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/Translations If you have any questions, please first read the FAQ, then list your questions to the talk page: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/FAQ/en The official announcement is available on Meta: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Board_elections/2007/en We are confident that this election will draw very qualified candidates, and we wish them the best of luck. Regards, Kizu Naoko (Aphaia) Newyorkbrad Philippe Beaudette Jon Harald Søby Wikimedia Board Election Steering Committee, 2007 -- KIZU Naoko Wikiquote: http://wikiquote.org * habent enim emolumentum in labore suo *

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