Wikinews Markie wrote:
in my opinion it wouldnt just be for issuing accreditations but the whole support package to go with it - contacts, email adresses and off wiki web space for stuff such as calanders etc. if its just for issueing credentials then i agree it seems kinda pointless.
Issuing accreditation is a major part of it, but providing the support services is a major thing that a Wikinews foundation could and should handle.
the accreditation process atm is mostly for english speakers although passes have been issued to others. the main reason its only eng atm is because its the only process to have acheived approval from the foundation.
It was never actually approved by the foundation, nor can they ever safely approve it, hence the need for a separate organization.
opening it up to non wiki users would also go against the requirements for accreditation, mainly - must be a trusted user with X many contribs, so i dont agree with this atm.
The biggest problem is that we do not know for the most part if we can trust someone who is not a Wikinewsie. If we could come up with an appropriate system for determining this and the people were acting in the best interests of Wikinews we could perhaps issue them with credentials. -Craig Spurrier [[n:Craig Spurrier]]