IRC discussions are not so much used to make policy descisions as they are a roundtable discussion of the current state of Wikinews and where we can go from here. It exists as a way for Wikinewsies with multiple viewpoints on a particular issue to share their ideas and discuss them with others. So, I'm very sorry if anyone got the idea that this IRC discussion was an exclusionary end-all policymaking session. Hopefully you can all attend, otherwise I'm sure we can arrange a different time.
Cheers! Nick