Wikinews:Accreditation requests/LivelyRatification


 * Given there is support, and good comments by four reviewers and admins; two of which are ARs and three having scoop access, closing this as successful. •–• 05:12, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

LivelyRatification (talk)

 * Name: Alison Newman
 * Location: Melbourne, Australia
 * Areas of interest: Politics, music
 * Reason: Conducting interviews
 * Accomplishments: I'm proud of my first 2 articles, which, despite relatively short notice, managed to get all done before the deadline. I think they turned out quite well!


 * Wikinews interviews Craig Farquharson, Liberal Democrat candidate for 2020 Groom by-election
 * Wikinews interviews Sandra Jephcott, Sustainable Australia candidate for 2020 Groom by-election
 * Contact information: aaaaaalison.n @ gmail ● com
 * User ID: 2819075
 * Applied on: 21:13, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Questions

 * given a chance to interview someone, how would you describe your relation with Wikinews? •–• 21:28, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I would describe myself as an independent journalist, and if necessary, that I'm seeking to publish in Wikinews, as per WN:OR. --LivelyRatification (talk) 21:49, 5 February 2021 (UTC)


 * according to you, what are some of the roles and responsibilities that comes with being an AR? •–• 21:33, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Being an accredited reporter gives you the privilege of press access as a contributor for the Wikinews project. As an AR, the most vital thing to do is to uphold Wikinews' pillars and our code of ethics, namely WN:NPOV. ARs should be able to demonstrate that they can, and have, stayed true to these principles in their prior articles as a Wikinewsie. --LivelyRatification (talk) 22:13, 5 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi from Sydney. Glad to see you here. May I ask you what prior experience has helped you with writing news confidently? --Gryllida (talk) 08:21, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't have that much prior experience, really. Writing has always been something I've enjoyed doing, though, and I'm an occasional contributor to Wikipedia. --LivelyRatification (talk) 09:13, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I should point out, LivelyRatification has three published articles (two being exclusive interviews), has three articles in the RQ, and is working on more interviews. •–• 09:16, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Would be interested in knowing a couple general words your writing experience off-wiki, as it may help me with finding venues to get new contributors from. --Gryllida (talk) 18:39, 6 February 2021 (UTC)


 * What software do you use to assist you in news writing? --Gryllida (talk) 08:21, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't use software that much -- I just tend to start writing on Wikinews itself in a big draft, with all my sources open in other tabs. --LivelyRatification (talk) 09:13, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks LivelyRatification. A bit irrelevant to this nomination, but what web browser are you using? --Gryllida (talk) 18:39, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Google Chrome. --LivelyRatification (talk) 20:26, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks! --Gryllida (talk) 23:47, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Comments
I had reviewed both of the articles, (though having published) one, and I was fairly impressed by a newcomer doing a very good job for an OR. Do they have a scope of improvement? Definitely. Learning is a forever process. But, they show signs of a good Wikinewsie. I am pleased to see their nomination. •–• 21:26, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Whilst I appreciate the enthusiasm, I want to follow the accreditation policy, which has a small number of suggested criteria, which I have abridged below: --Green Giant (talk) 00:55, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Formalities: signed, dated, reason included, articles listed.
 * Being an established, and published, Wikinews contributor.
 * User:LivelyRatification has been contributing for about two and a half months. This is too short a time to have become an established contributor. Cross.svg
 * Having started, and substantially contributed to, several Wikinews articles.
 * This criterion is vague on the meaning of "several" but User:LivelyRatification has at least five articles published.
 * Demonstrable commitment to NPOV, as shown by contributions and the text of the application.
 * Having read the five articles by the applicant, I think this is not in doubt.

Votes

 * , based on the above discussion and written articles. --Gryllida (talk) 18:39, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I support LivelyRatification's nomination, and I would continue discussing with her off-wiki, sharing my experience, and things I have learned over the years. •–• 18:56, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * . I'm comfortable the nominee will comport themselves upholding Wikinews's reputation, based (as Gryllida notes) on writing and above discussion. --Pi zero (talk) 21:49, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * on the basis of meeting most criteria and giving decent answers to the questions from other Wikinewsies. --Green Giant (talk) 00:56, 9 February 2021 (UTC)