On 10/21/07, bawolff < bawolff+wn@gmail.com> wrote:

I will also miss you. You've always seemed to be one of those people
who, while not a 200 edits a day person, would always be at wikinews.
I hope you Come back soon.

-bawolff

On 10/19/07, Jason Safoutin <jason.safoutin@wikinewsie.org > wrote:
> We will miss you :( Please stop in and say hi every so often. Hope to
> see you again soon.
>
> Jason
>
> Terin Stock wrote:
> > I've been a contributor for a few years now, joining in May 2005.
> > Despite having an account for over two years, I have less then 1000
> > edits. I wasn't the most active user "onwiki". I actually still remember
> > my first time on Wikinews.
> >
> > Two years ago, I had an assignment where I was supposed to journalize
> > the a news report every day, I never did, and would do it as a whole
> > batch in one day. To make my life easy, I would use AP's Online Database
> > and search for news by date. This worked most of the time.
> >
> > One day, however, AP's website was down, and the assignment due the next
> > day... Remembering that Wikipedia had a current event's section, I
> > checked it out... somehow navigating a link to Wikinews in the process.
> >
> > So I digested a news article from every day, breaking the license of the
> > time (not attributing), and fixing a few spelling mistakes. I found a
> > link to CGI:IRC and said "hi" to the channel, with Amgine responding
> > with a cool "Nice edits". The warmth lasted until dinner was finished
> > cooking (a few minutes time, if I remember)
> >
> > I got an "A" on the assignment.
> >
> > The next August I returned with editing on Wikinews, creating the now
> > infamous, Wikinews Leet edition (which hasn't been edited since August
> > 2005, so don't get your hopes up). A few days later, Katrina formed. I
> > was active almost 24/7 until it landed, Amgine later saying that I
> > "covered the storm, until the storm covered me", and the infamous
> > Hurricane 2005 Season went through, including Florida's infamous
> > "Wilma". (I had kept journal notes for both Katrina and Wilma, during
> > the times I could report, however both didn't survive).
> >
> > I saw the raise of Wikinews, from a sideproject of Wikipedia, to a
> > project that could really be something good (we still, at this time,
> > IMHO, need Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation). I saw the end of the
> > first generation of "Wikinewsies" (although I don't think the term was
> > used at the time). I was around as the new crown came up. I might not
> > have edited altogether much, but the community saw me (and still sees
> > me, as I note with the salutes in the IRC channel) as a great contributor.
> >
> > I've been putting off this for the last couple of months, but I think
> > it's been very similar to MrM's last days. I have a couple problems in
> > real life that I need to deal with. Some of them I've put on myself,
> > others are reactions of actions of others. In either case, I'm
> > re-prioritizing them in my life, so that I can fix them. My leaving
> > isn't because of the community, I'm not angry at Wikinews or any
> > Wikinewsies. I hope to be able to return to the project, hopefully
> > sooner rather than later. It might be 6 months, a year, maybe 2. Maybe
> > longer than that.
> >
> > The current community on Wikinews (and without a doubt, the first
> > generation as well), is an awesome community. Everyone knows each other,
> > we aren't too small to be boring, but not too large to be confusing.
> > I've developed relationship onwiki that will survive offwiki.
> >
> > I've already posted my last edit on Wikinews, this is my last posting on
> > Wikinews-l, I'll be unsubscribing in a few days. Again, it's been a
> > great time editing with this community, I will never forget the good
> > times I've enjoyed with you guys. Most of you guys have my contact
> > information, for others, Brianmc has stated that he'll be keeping my
> > wikinewsie.org address (this one) active. I'll be keeping an eye onwiki.
> > Don't be afraid to contact me. And keep an eye out for my Request for
> > Reconfirmation, when it shows up, you'll know I'm back.
> >
> > Many newscasters through the years have signed off of their broadcast
> > with it, and it seems fitting that I do the same here, as I sign off of
> > Wikinews.
> >
> > "Goodnight, and good luck."
> >
> > --
> > [[User:Terinjokes|Terinjokes]]
> >
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