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
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