User:Doldrums

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I'm presently not actively involved in Wikinews. If you need assistance, please leave a message at the Water cooler or the administrators' action alerts noticeboard.

I started editing on Wikinews in October, 2005. I am an administrator and was a member of the Arbitration Committee.

Contribs
Some articles i've contributed to:

('OR' stands for original reporting)
 * Violence in Uganda over forest clearing proposal
 * Ugandan judges begin week-long strike
 * Broken stormwater drain led to Guatemala sinkhole (OR)
 * HIV vaccine trial set to begin in South Africa
 * Judging the Courts: Wikinews interviews Prof. Lawrence Douglas (OR)
 * Joseph Kabila declared winner of Congo Presidential election
 * Saddam Hussein sentenced to death for Dujail killings
 * U.S. military tribunal law faces first court challenge (OR)
 * Voting ends in landmark Congo election
 * Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya shot dead
 * Afghan women's rights official shot dead
 * Pakistan President Musharraf in Kabul for talks
 * IMF proposes quota increases for China, South Korea, Mexico and Turkey (OR)
 * Chad orders oil companies out of the country
 * Nigerian troops allegedly burned down slums after soldier's killing
 * UK seeks pardon for executed World War I soldiers
 * Tanker spills 1000s of tonnes of crude oil off Nicobar Islands
 * Nigeria hands over disputed area to Cameroon
 * South Africa sets deadline in land transfer scheme
 * Edinburgh Fringe festival begins
 * Iran bans Shirin Ebadi-led human rights group
 * FDA to move on approval of over-the-counter sale of "Plan B" birth control
 * Doha round of trade talks suspended after negotiations fail
 * Lebanon faces humanitarian crisis
 * International bodies express concern over Israel-Hezbollah conflict
 * G8 Summit debates Middle-east crisis, WTO trade talks
 * White House accepts judicial review of NSA eavesdropping
 * Investigation into Mumbai train bombings begins
 * US Federal Reserve raises interest rate from 5% to 5.25%
 * Mauritanians vote for new constitution
 * Kenya deports Somali businessman
 * Swazi King says political parties are no longer banned
 * Nigeria announces clearing of Paris Club debt
 * India sends special envoy to Nepal
 * Indian police break up hunger strike over dam project
 * FDA approves therapeutic use of insulin inhalant
 * US survey finds advertising contributes to increased underage drinking
 * Bush's Iraq 'Strategy' seen as public relations exercise
 * FDA ruling on emergency contraceptive pill questioned

Useful links

 * BBC's editorial guidelines and Impartiality & Diversity of Opinion guidelines (compare with NPOV).
 * Reuters Foundation Reporters Handbook