Dear Aaron, Thanx for your mail. I am Wiki Wickramarathna from Dehiwala, Sri Lanka Age 51. I am a professional Freelance Photograher as well as a Journalist and contribute to a leading Newspaper in Sri Lanka. I have also won awards in Photography as well as Computer Graphics (Adobe). I was living in Japan for 16 years and very fluent in my Japanese too. I am also an Industrial Designer & an Innovator and have Patent Rights as well as Design Rights to my credit. I havent yet contributed any articles to Wikinews etc, but tried to contribute an article & also submit my own Photos to Wikinews just after the Tsunami hit Sri Lanka but failed miserably. I beleive the method of uploading and the instrucitons on how to, is too complicated & misleading. It should be simplified. The reason for taking an interest in the Wiki stuff is, that it is a great Editable Encyclopedia and gives a host of info what a person wants on any subject. The other i s the simirality it has with my name. I want to popularize Wikipedia in Sri Lanka and is writing an article to the local newspapers about it at the moment. I do original reporting bringing diverse news sources together as well as on poltical & Industrialization & anti bureaucracy. teh system of anyone contributing to Wikinews should be more simplified and the registered contributors should be given an official ID such as any other newsagency as we do this free of charge. I would like to know how I could also contribute my articles and photos to the New York Times from this part of the World. All eyes are on Sri Lanka after the Tsunami. Awaiting a reply at yoru earliest convenience. I hope I have replied correctly to yorur questioneer. If you want to clarify any details pls do not hesitate to contact me. thanx & Regrads Wiki Wickramarathna Sri Lanka. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/