Wikinews:Deletion requests/Archives/2005

January 2005

 * Deleted at 00:20, 9 January 2005 by User:Amgine

I Want To Volunteer!
It is an orphan solicitaion for action, not a news article. -- Davodd | Talk 12:14, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Lankiveil 13:22, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC).

Tsunami Help De
REASON: Article not written in English. This is an English-language project. -- Davodd | Talk 14:06, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - this is an English language project. If this is even newsworthy, it belongs on de.wikinews. 202.138.17.103 15:36, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC).


 * A suggestion. Discuss solution first, and possibly wait until there is a better place to migrate. Details of my suggestion are the same as the pages in id below. Tomos 09:52, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Perhaps this should be transwikied? It would make more sense -- since a German wikinews exists - to but the content threre, would it not? -- Davodd | Talk

No clear consensus to delete - Amgine 01:55, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 01:34, 10 March 2005 by User:Pingswept.

Tsunami Help Id and Template:Tsunami Help Id and Template:Tsunami Relief Effort ID
REASON: Content of these articles is not written in English. This is an English-language project. -- Davodd | Talk 14:10, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, this is an English language project. If this is even newsworthy, it belongs on id.wikinews. Lankiveil 15:39, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC).
 * Retain, it would take too long to establish id.wikinews, which does not currently exist, to make it a worthwhile or useful effort. Like it or not, this article has been publicised widely as a clearinghouse of information about the relief effort. I argue for special consideration since this i an extraordinary circumstance. --Drauh 19:33, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)


 * A suggestion. I share the same concern about pages in nl, zh, fr, too. But I think, like Drauh, simply delete all non-English pages is not our best interest, either, because a) there is a need for multi-lingual contents, b) some of information is perhaps needed very urgently to save lives, and c) they are kind of citizen journalists that we want to promote through this project. I know they are offered a place on socialtext. On the Tsunami Blog's mailinglist, there have been discussions about migration and candidates for the alternative place. So I think we can wait a bit, first tell people that such a language policy do exit here, (and my guess is they are not necessarily aware of it), and we can look for a reasonable solution and timetable. Tomos 09:50, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)

No clear consensus to delete - Amgine 01:58, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)


 * Two templates later deleted and one redirected to Category:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

Tsunami Help/Tsunami Blog In The Media
REASON: <Wikinews server space hijacked as a hosting site for press relations for a blog. -- Davodd | Talk 15:29, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC) Page should be moved into a "Wikinews:" area. -- Davodd | Talk 17:57, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - page is not appropriate for this project. Lankiveil 15:42, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC). Move. Move this, and perhaps other pages, into the Wikinews: namespace. Lankiveil 05:27, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC).
 * Clarificaton - The media publicity has given the wiki site / blog the authenticity and reach that is needed for it to be a good information source. Can you email seaeatvolunteers@yahoogroups.com do discuss this deletion request ? Thanks - Prashanth nikicrab10 17:52, 1 Jan 2005
 * Isn't a public forum (wiki spirit) instead of private email the correct way to address this issue? Davodd | Talk 21:00, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Solved - I deleted the page. CBasturea
 * Please follow the correct procedure for pages listed here, an allow community consensus to develop, and let an admin properly dispose of the page if that's what we decide to do. Lankiveil 05:18, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC).


 * A suggestion - With more explanation, I think it is okay that the page stays in a page in project namespace, as opposed to content namespace. If I understand correctly very important points we should understand about this case is that 1) Tsunami Help participants do not necessarily know all the implicit conventions of Wikinews projects that is so obvious to Wikimedians, 2) they are not acting in bad faith, and 3) their contents mostly come from SEA-EAT blog, its mailinglist, and email contribution to some of the key bloggers. So explanations of the Tsunami Help pages' contexts is not that appropriate if done in project name space, I think. How does that sound? Tomos 09:39, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)


 * (comment) I made a similar suggestion at Talk:Tsunami_Help. So far, there is no strong objection and some support. For those of you who thought the page should be deleted, would this look like a reasonable solution or at least a potential worth persuing? Tomos 04:14, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Since it isn't news (or even Wikinews) content - it has no place on the news article namespace - perhaps move it to a page like Tsunami Help/Media contacts - or such -- just so that it won't come up as a search result when someone is looking for a real news story -- or hits the random page button. -- Davodd | Talk 05:20, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I moved the page and wrote minimum intro. text. Thank you for everyone. Your further help on the page's text would be of course appreciated.Tomos 00:06, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Problems resolved by page move, edits - Amgine 02:03, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Redirected to Category:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.


 * Deleted at 02:24, 9 January 2005 by User:Amgine

Page history
REASON: Silly redirect, most probably created by accident. Page it redirects to makes no sense. -- Lankiveil 16:18, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Davodd | Talk 16:25, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Does not seem to be serving any purpose. Tomos 01:09, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)


 * Revisions deleted and page redirected to Category:2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

 * REASON: Potential copyright violation (GFDL violation) in some past revisions. I am suggesting deletion of those revisions and the reverting revision only, not the whole page. If it is legally okay to keep copyright violation in the past revision, then I will take back this request. Now I am aware that some people argue that copyright violation in past revisions are legally no problem in the U.S. (See w:Wikipedia:Terms of use). If Wikinews should take this as a kind of official policy, then probably the page revisions do not have to be deleted. But then, it seems that we need to introduce certain notice to contributors and users like the one suggested at English Wikipedia's Terms of use.Tomos 14:22, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete copyvio past revisions, keep current content. I nominated this for the same reason in the past. We may be able to do this via speedy deltion since the cut-and-paste violation was vandalism or error. May I suggest an admin copies the current page's content to a temp file, speedy deletes the page, re-copies the current content into the cleaned namespace, then delete the temp file. -- Davodd | Talk 22:10, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)


 * A GFDL Wikipedia document cannot by copyvio'd, but it is inappropriate to copy/paste en masse and there may be Wikinews policy against posting Wikipedia content into a Wikinews article. If so, delete reverted violation via optional undelete if this preserves post-revert edits. However, this Dr did not apply the template, and is the second Dr for this article. - Amgine 19:09, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)

January 1 revisions to 16:07 deleted - Amgine 01:06, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 01:08, 10 January 2005 by User:Amgine

Acting leader of Serbia's Radical Party threatens to go war over Kosovo

 * REASON: Likely a copyright violation. The linked B92 page has a copyright notice that is out of date, but unless there is indication that the content is not under copyright, we can assume that it is and that the year on the B92 page is simply old. -- IlyaHaykinson 22:35, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete I compared the texts in the B92 with the one contributed to Wikinews. The main text (four paragraphs) seems to be exactly the same except for the last two sentences. The B92 article is dated as Dec 31, 2004, preceding the first posting of the Wikinews article (Jan 2, 2005). So I say it is a probable case of copyright violation. Tomos

Unanimous - Amgine 01:11, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Radical Group declares Tsunami punishment from God

 * REASON: A conspiracy theory article. Unless the radical group has some kind of importance, this article is worthless. Besides the article is against free speech and religion freedom(although we cannot say that was the intention of the author). See the discussion page of the article. -- Carlosar 01:44, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)


 * Please sign your name by typing the four characters  after your comments, so we know who said what. Thanks.


 * Retain, but edit for sensitivity. A new and more appropriate section is required for articles aimed at smaller interest groups such as this one, which specifically affects gay-rights activists in North America and calls attention to the fact that this specific, influential group is extremely argumentative.  Again, retain, but edit in order to tone-down any bias while still retaining the original message.
 * Keep. But edit. NOTE: votes may not be counted unless you sign and datestamp your vote. Do so by typing the four characters  after your vote. It will automatically be changed to look somethng like this (except with your Wikinews username) --> -- Davodd | Talk 02:33, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep and revise. Currently violates NPOV policy. However I disagree that the group has no importance &mdash; he is mentioned in recent news, and indeed there is even a Wikipedia article about him. -- IlyaHaykinson 02:45, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Retain and Revise, newsworthy, but not in its current form. As much as I dislike giving Phelps publicity, this is at least newsworthy.
 * Retain and Revise, definitely worth keeping, but requires a return to NPOV. What kind of revisions should be made to improve the neutrality of the article while still maintaining the correct information?  The quotations from Phelps's website are his own words, and part of the story.  Perhaps the author's interpretations should be removed? Kidduffah 03:35, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Considering the general consensus thus far, I revised the article as much as I could while still retaining the original intended information. I also added a few more details that I researched.  Maybe that will be enough.  Comments on the new version?
 * "...the Internet is a magnet for kooks and cranks". Mr. Phelps is trolling the entire world, and we are feeding him. I can't vote "neutral" given the subject matter of this story, but at the same time, Mr. Phelp's site defies credibility. If this is what someone wants to spend their time reporting on, so be it. Since Kidduffah made a good faith effort to improve the article, and given the connection to the Tsunami story, I vote Keep and Revise. However, I hope this story becomes an exception and not the type of thing we focus upon. Life is too short to worry about every kook, crank, crackpot, quack, fraudster, and hatemonger, notable or not. &mdash; DV 05:13, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. This is propaganda, not news. Andrew pmk 23:00, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Personally I cannot see a way in which this is "propaganda", as there is no party it is supporting. Please read my comment regarding this topic in the discussion page for that article, and perhaps do some research on the topic yourselves before declaring it a hoax or a work of fiction. Kidduffah 05:01, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Vote count:  - Amgine 22:05, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * 4 Keep (with revisions)
 * 1 Delete

Relativity turns 100
REASON -- Empty page, not NEWS at all. King Ho Cheung 16:36, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. The article was saved. -- Davodd | Talk 07:50, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Oh yah, forgot to do that... - Amgine 16:59, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Unanimous - Amgine 01:39, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Bush inaugurated for second term speech
REASON- Cut and Paste source text - belongs in Wikisource, not here. -- Davodd | Talk 16:55, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Unanimous - Amgine 01:49, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)

UN force expected for southern Sudan
REASON -- Nothing but BLANK King Ho Cheung 17:20, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 * ARGUMENTS --

Article deleted previously as speedy - Amgine 01:36, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Summaries/Business
Reason: Outdated, abandoned thing of questionable value. Most likely a test. -- Davodd | Talk 07:14, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete Looks like an article's notes. - Amgine 17:41, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Unanimous - Amgine 01:56, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 01:06, 25 February 2005 by User:Amgine.

Main Page/FixTheTop
Reason: Outdated suggestion. -- Davodd | Talk 07:18, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete Only linked to in archives. - Amgine 17:44, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Unanimous - Amgine 01:56, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 01:37, 25 February 2005 by User:Amgine.

Yukos-2004-12-20
Abandoned article. -- Davodd | Talk 07:20, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * A part of the series of abandoned articles/notes - Amgine 17:49, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Unanimous - Amgine 01:56, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 01:40, 25 February 2005 by User:Amgine.

Yukos
Abandoned article. - Amgine 17:49, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC) Unanimous

Deleted at 13:52, 15 July 2005 by User:Dan100.

User:203.103.157.193/Web site offers talking letter service
Article is a press release/advertising spam. - Amgine 03:34, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete Its spam. CGorman 17:41, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Unanimous - Amgine 20:22, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 20:10, 25 February 2005 by User:Amgine.

U.N. reports Afghan opium production is up again.
REASON -- Pure opinion piece; doesn't seem to have any news in it. The 'UN report' (which, as far as I can tell, is a factsheet) was put out four months ago! Dan100 (Talk) 17:23, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * ARGUMENTS --
 * opposed. Not copyvio, has sources, not defamatory. My understanding is that these are the deletion qualifiers.
 * This is not too say I think it's a good article at all. It is POV, and poorly written, and old news, so I recommend moving it to Developing Stories with a criticism on the talk page. I do not think it should be added to the main page until it is improved. (Not sure how the "old news" problem could be fixed.) Pingswept 19:07, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Not sure how the "old news" problem could be fixed. - indeed, which is why I think it should be canned. Or just left to be forgotten about... Dan100 (Talk) 19:11, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Generally, I think deletion should be reserved for the truly awful stuff. I suggest we just let it rot for a few weeks, then throw it out. Pingswept 00:20, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Opposed;Its amusing to watch the censorship mentality at work.Step one, If the article doesn't qualify for deletion under the existing criteria (Not copyvio, has sources, not defamatory); hell,just make up some new rules. Then if it doesn't even meet those rules ;e.g."pure opinion piece"..throw in some other criticism like"old news"..of course it doesn't matter that it isn't old news if its new info to most people..Then finally,to the back-up tool of all censorship control freaks "well we have no real justification (for deletion) so we'll just use our powers arbitrarily (to "let it rot"). Come on guys,you're better than this; if you don't like it,don't censor it, EDIT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Paulrevere2005
 * If the article were deleted, that would be censorship. It hasn't been deleted, so where is the censorship? Pingswept 01:59, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

OPPOSED! Wikinews' criteria for deletion do not include the reasons given by Dan100.Paulrevere2005 03:24, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Amgine did a good job of rewriting this article, so I have to agree with Paulrevere2005 that this article should not be deleted. Good job, Amgine. &mdash; DV 09:31, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep - valid topic. But the article is VERY POORLY WRITTEN and needs a major overhaul for clarity. -- Davodd | Talk 09:53, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Commment - could become a good feature article (our first?) Dan100 (Talk) 09:12, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * While this story is sitting here,a full week after the first draft of this was written; today the AP broke this "opinion piece" wide open;at least the story is out now, too bad not via wikinews. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=693&e=4&u=/ap/20050305/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_drug_report"By GEORGE GEDDA, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - More than three years after installing a pro-U.S. government, Afghanistan (news - web sites) has been unable to contain opium poppy production and is on the verge of becoming a narcotics state, a presidential report said Friday.The report said the area in Afghanistan devoted to poppy cultivation last year set a record of more than 510,000 acres, more than triple the figure for 2003. Opium poppy is the raw material for heroin. The Afghan narcotics situation "represents an enormous threat to world stability," the report said. It listed opium production at 5,445 tons, 17 times more than second-place Myanmar. The massive study, covering the state of illicit narcotics in 2004 in virtually all countries, was transmitted to Congress by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites) on behalf of President Bush (news - web sites)."Paulrevere2005
 * Paulrevere2005 - do not be abusive, on this or any other page. The AP story refers to a U.S. Presidential Report just released - new news - as compared with the UNODC report - released in November. - Amgine 04:18, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * OPPOSED. I think this article is totally valid and should definitely be rewritten to take into consideration the new information available. Anyone who thinks that the explosion of opium production in Afghanistan post U.S. invasion is an "opinion" is in complete denial of fact. --Howrealisreal 04:28, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)

ok,Amgine,I erased itPaulrevere2005
 * Why is this afghanistan opium production data "old" news when reported by one of our reporters 2 weeks ago and "new" news when reported by the White House yesterday?Paulrevere2005


 * Paulrevere2005, if you bother to read the State Department report, it's a comprehensive annual report on Narcotics Control that goes beyond opium production in Afghanistan, and is also a newer document.


 * Also, as far as I can tell, Secretary of State Rice is not a reporter. When she submitted the new State Department report on narcotics control to Congress, she was not acting as a reporter, she was fulfilling her official duties as the head of her department, and making news in the process.


 * But I don't see the point of beating this dead horse into the ground. If your agenda is to discredit the Bush administration's handling of policy towards Afghanistan, or its handling of the "drug war" in general, ironically you'll find that the State Department's own report does a better job of exposing the administration's failed policies, and it is more specific than the older UN report to boot. If you're fixated on the opium problem, this section of the report even admits that they have little clue what to do to reduce the production of opium poppy, due to "political sensitivities" - which is another way of admitting that they can't maintain their partnership with the Afghani government for fighting terror if they piss off too many Afghani farmers.


 * Rather than accusing everyone of "censorship" and "pravda"-like behavior, why not try to frame your talking points in terms of this newer report in a brand new article? You can protect your article from the NPOV enforcers by citing relevant data from this latest report. By selectively choosing which parts of the report to cite, you could do very well at pushing your political agenda with this story, all while staying nominally within the bounds of NPOV.


 * That is, until the next person came along and decided to add a few counter-points that may not fit with your agenda - that wild and crazy NPOV is a double-edged sword, isn't it?


 * The bottom line is that you can't control the spin of the stories you post here for more than a very short time - it's a wiki - but I'm interested to see how your attempts to ignore that fact turn out.


 * Good luck,


 * &mdash; DV 15:24, 5 Mar 2005 (UTC)

If I have a political agenda, I don't know what it is; but I find it very interesting that I am being accused of having one.That just reinforces my opinion that our free press is under attack by a culture where if someone brings out a fact that shows a government screw-up or incompetance, others assume that person has an "agenda" and is "anti-government" or "anti-bush".The fact I am even addressing the "agenda" issue shows that a nazi/stasi society could be growing up around us...and that ,DV, could be the biggest stealth story of all.Paulrevere2005


 * A new article on this topic has been started by HowRealIsReal, so I'm going to delete the old one unless someone objects. This archive will stand as a record of the debate. Objections? Pingswept 01:13, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks Pingswept. It's not much of a debate, but I appreciate the sentiment.


 * Paulrevere2005 seems to think the seeds of the Fourth Reich are brewing here on Wikinews, which is a little melodramatic for my taste, but then I don't hang out on Democratic Underground, so I must be a Nazi myself and just not realize it yet.


 * Paulrevere2005, don't worry, everyone has a political agenda whether they know it or not - it's nothing to be ashamed of. Please don't allow me to discourage you. I'll be fascinated to read your next piece exposing how we are all little Eichmanns in this new Nazi society you envision is being created all around us. &mdash; DV 01:49, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Pingswept, I have no objections at all.

1. People are being locked up with no charges and no trials and moved to "undisclosed locations". 2. Police can come into your house(in USA),SEARCH AND SEIZE, and leave again and never tell you they were there. 3. 112 people are in jail in the USA for LIFE for SHOPLIFTING under the "3 strikes and out" laws. I believe these COULD be the early symptoms of a "police state"aka nazi/stasi in the making. Does me having this opinion mean I have an agenda? or am a democrat? If you think so,then its worse than I thought.Paulrevere2005
 * DV,please just read the words.If I thought the people here were nazish,I wouldn't be here. I am just saying that today, IN MY OPINION, only the government,ala Rice,is allowed to criticize the government without assumptions being raised about the critic.If you really think about it, I think you will see that you never had any real reason to assume I have an "agenda" and that is all I was reacting to..not to you personally, but to the culture we live in. So,please just face a few facts that I think COULD mean we're headed for a police state;

Passed 4-1 - Amgine 08:39, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Hunter Thompson's anti-Bush language brought the Secret Service to his door
Reason -- Three original sentences, the rest copied and pasted from columns - not news articles - which are themselves both speculative and unsubstantiated. This is the culmination of more than a week of discussion and dispute, and the vast majority of the article is not about Hunter Thompson but about George Bush Sr. - Amgine 00:01, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

OPPOSED! Wikinews' criteria for deletion do not include the reasons given by Amgine.Paulrevere2005 03:19, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Well, you're right about this entry. It should not appear on this page.
 * It should appear on speedy delete instead.
 * I'm waiting for Rolling Stone to come a knockin' at Wikinews' door for the copyright violations in this article. The quoting is so extensive that the reader easily loses track of where the quotes begin and end.
 * It's a privilege to edit on Wikinews. Jimbo Wales can easily declare this site a disaster and shut us down if we abuse that privilege. If Wikinews is ever called on a copyright violation by a mainstream news outlet, (and Rolling Stone certainly qualifies), this site may be shut down before we even know what hit us. Administrators, please delete copyright violations as soon as they are caught. &mdash; DV 09:27, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm waiting for Rolling Stone to come a knockin' at Wikinews' door for the copyright violations in this article. The quoting is so extensive that the reader easily loses track of where the quotes begin and end.
 * It's a privilege to edit on Wikinews. Jimbo Wales can easily declare this site a disaster and shut us down if we abuse that privilege. If Wikinews is ever called on a copyright violation by a mainstream news outlet, (and Rolling Stone certainly qualifies), this site may be shut down before we even know what hit us. Administrators, please delete copyright violations as soon as they are caught. &mdash; DV 09:27, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * It's a privilege to edit on Wikinews. Jimbo Wales can easily declare this site a disaster and shut us down if we abuse that privilege. If Wikinews is ever called on a copyright violation by a mainstream news outlet, (and Rolling Stone certainly qualifies), this site may be shut down before we even know what hit us. Administrators, please delete copyright violations as soon as they are caught. &mdash; DV 09:27, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Wow, reporters saying its a "priviledge" to write,report,edit; pravda here we come.Paulrevere2005
 * Delete for copyvio reasons. A valid topic, the article should be re-written with original work as per the copyvio message on that page. -- Davodd | Talk 09:56, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * English 101; There is NO copyvio because rolling stone is shown in the article as the source quoted.In terms of content you can't have it both ways, if its my paraphrasing then its not NPOV. The only way it can REALLY be npov is if its quoted verbatim.
 * NOTICE; Where is the article right now?Obviously we need to be able to read it to determine if its a copyvio.
 * The title of each section is a link to the article in question. - Amgine 18:55, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Paulrevere2005, when I enter another person's home as a guest, if the owner asks me to take off my shoes, I do so as a common courtesy.
 * The same concept is at work when editing on Wikinews.
 * The site owners, (Jimbo Wales and the Wikimedia Foundation) have asked us to stick to some non-negotiable rules, including NPOV, the "wiki process", and respecting copyright, when editing articles. As a common courtesy, I agree to abide by those rules while I am a guest on their site.
 * We've all been granted a privilege to edit on this site, and that privilege can be taken away if we break the rules. Editing on Wikinews is not a "right". Wikinews is not a government-owned web site. It is privately owned by the Wikimedia Foundation.
 * If at some point I get sick and tired of living with the rules on Wikinews, I can always set up a competing "Wikinews" on my own web site. The MediaWiki software is freely available to all.
 * (If you remember when you were a teenager, this is kinda like when you moved out, you didn't have to live under your parent's rules anymore.)
 * Throwing around silly accusations that we are on the way to "Pravda" by following the rules reflects more poorly on you than the rest of us.
 * Copyright violations put this site at risk of being shut down. Extensively quoting an article and then adding three original sentences is a copyright violation, plain and simple. Please don't take my word for it - send a copy of your article to Rolling Stone's legal department and ask them what they think of it. &mdash; DV 20:13, 1 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I can't find the article"Hunter Thompson's anti-Bush language brought the Secret Service to his door."on wikinews.Paulrevere2005
 * Delete for reasons stated. And honestly, if you can't abide by Wikinews policy, and really feel that it is your fundamental right to "report," then why don't you start your own news site? There are a thousand free blogging sites out there that will let you broadcast whatever you want without any editorial policy whatsoever. --Fastfission 06:40, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * There are currently four very similar articles on this event. Does anyone object to me deleting the 3 older ones and keeping the new one until the rest of the dispute is resolved? Specifically, I am proposing deleting:

Hunter Thompson on the radio; Jan.2003; “we'll see what happens to me if I …commit suicide … with no witnesses."

Another author of “anti-bush” books dies of apparent suicide

Hunter Thompson's anti-Bush language brought the Secret Service to his door


 * and keeping:

Hunter Thompson on the radio; Jan.2003;“we'll see what happens to me if I get my head cut off ..commit suicide … with no witnesses."
 * Objections? Pingswept 01:34, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * No objections from me. Maybe you can archive 1 of the 3 up for deletion as there is some different info in those 3.If someone wants to re-write they might look at today's ny times article by frank rich "Gonzo Gone, Rather Going, Watergate Still Here " If someone can figure out what the word "counselor" might have meant and who wrote it on Gonzo's typewriter, this story might gather even more momentum. I will rewrite it myself if I can figure out how to avoid the "old news" slur.Paulrevere2005

Delete 3 - 1 - Amgine 08:46, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Palestinian Media Watch releases report entitled "Kill a Jew and go to Heaven"
Reason -- abandoned article, NPOV issues, citation issues, stub - Amgine 00:51, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * OPPOSED! Wikinews' criteria for deletion do not include the reasons given by Amgine.Paulrevere2005 03:27, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes it does. See the subsection "Problems that may require deletion". &mdash; DV 09:15, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete unless it is finished within the next few days. -- Davodd | Talk 09:47, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons stated. --Fastfission 06:36, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I went to list this then found it was already here. Delete! Dan100 (Talk) 09:14, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Deleting on the "abandoned article" grounds. Hasn't been expanded in weeks. Pingswept 01:40, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Ukraine and Western bias
Reason -- old disputed article, deletion requested in early December but never listed. Also, copyright violation. - Amgine 01:03, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. It is research notes, not a news article. -- Davodd | Talk 09:55, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * We have consensus. I'm deleting it. Pingswept 01:46, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Actually, we can't delete the article now for some technical reason (something about "block compressions"?). As soon as that's fixed, it should go. Pingswept 01:49, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Delete Unanimous - Amgine 09:08, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC) (as the archiver, article moved to list of articles to be deleted when that bug gets fixed.)


 * Deleted at 10:34, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Tsunami Help Id
Reason -- Not english, deletion request January 1 but never listed - Amgine 01:05, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * OPPOSED! Wikinews' criteria for deletion do not include the reasons given by Amgine.Paulrevere2005 03:31, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, it does. This site is "en.wikinews". When an article is not written in English, those of us who don't read whatever language the article is written in have no way of knowing if the article has a copyright violation, unsourced information, defamatory material, or is just sheer nonsense.
 * If anyone wants to keep this article, translate it into English, and resubmit it, so we can verify its contents. There are a number of Wikinews sites in other languages for contributors who don't care to write articles in English.
 * We should speedy delete all articles that are not written in English, or we risk being burned by someone with an anti-Wikinews agenda at some point down the line.
 * &mdash; DV 09:11, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. All non-English articles should either be transwikied or deleted from en.WN -- Davodd | Talk  09:51, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, for reasons stated. --Fastfission 06:36, 2 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * While PaulRevere2005 is technically correct that &quot;not English" is not part of our deletion criteria, that's because it's part of our "speedy deletion" criteria. Unless someone objects, I'm adding the speedy deletion criteria as counting for normal deletion, and deleting the article. Objections? Pingswept 01:52, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I wasnt very active back when the tsunami happened, but i was under the impression that there was some special status for tsunami related articles. (this is not an objection to the deleate, just a request for clarification) The bellman 03:00, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I have looked, but I have not found anything relevant. I found a mention of it at Water_cooler/policy/Archive1, but that's it. Pingswept 04:13, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Delete 3-1 - Amgine 09:08, 9 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 10:37, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Tsunami Help De
Reason -- Not english, deletion request January 1 but never listed - Amgine 01:10, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Deleted after 9 days by Pingswept 01:36, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Leaders Sign Forest Treaty in Africa
Reason -- copyvio'ed February 7 but never listed - Amgine 01:16, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
 * Deleted by Pingswept 04:56, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)

AMA split over Western Australian cannabis laws
Reason: Abandoned article more than 1-month old. -- Davodd | Talk 16:54, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Pingswept 01:53, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Neutral. While i agree it should probably be deleated, under the current deletion guidelines the suggested action is to put a clean-up notice on it. I guess, this is what happens when we copy our policy straight from the 'pedia. The bellman 02:54, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Updated deletion guidelines to reflect this. Objections? Pingswept 04:13, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * looks good The bellman 05:37, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Article deleted by someone, so I'm archiving this Pingswept 01:51, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 23:32, 9 March 2005 by User:The bellman.

Bolivian president resigns amid protests
Page is copied from CNN. If it's not rewritten in 7 days, delete. -- IlyaHaykinson 22:57, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete CGorman 15:58, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 15:57, 13 March 2005 by User:CGorman.

MS-13 "gangsters" and Arizona "vigilantes" prepare to rumble
Reason: Copyright violation: lead para is verbatim copy of source lead para, substantial additional copy-paste. - Amgine 17:36, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)

is it ok now? Paulrevere2005 12:47, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * TBH I don't think we have to list copyvios deletion, do we? I understand there might be something along the lines of deleting the original article to remove the copyrighted text from the History then moving the /temp into its place, but that's part of the copyvio-fixing process and doesn't need a listing here. Dan100 (Talk) 16:56, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Since it is becoming dated, and has been re-written, I will re-post it. Any objections,please advise. Paulrevere2005 21:00, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Passed 1 - 1 - Amgine 04:59, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Encyclopædia Britannica acquires Wikimedia Foundation
Yawn. A boring joke which has been done to death already.--Eloquence 09:51, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: I changed this redirect to go to the Main Page. It may be of note that this article name is a link from the Wikipedia BJAODM story and will be the repeated target of vandalism if we just delete and blank it. -- Davodd | Talk 08:30, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Selective Deletion previously selectively deleted, content is exclusively redirect to main page. - Amgine 17:32, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 10:36, 1 April 2005 by User:Davodd and redirected to Wikipedia victim of onslaught of April Fool's jokes.

Terri Schiavo has died, according to spokesman
Badly titled apparent mistake. The interwiki link was also added to the real article. Uncle G 11:51, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Deleted previously deleted


 * Deleted at 06:47, 2 April 2005 by User:Davodd.

Flora springing into Spring in Mid-Atlantic coastal region, USA

 * REASON: Not newsworthy. Spring comes every year, after all... Dan100 (Talk) 08:17, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Borderline case, but there is some useful information on flowering plants for locals. -- Davodd | Talk 08:27, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. I don't get outdoors very much, so I appreciate seeing news about what's going on outside. Disclosure: I have a personal bias in favor of news about the weather. &mdash; DV 13:16, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep. Its not hard news, but an odd soft news story here and there is no harm. → CGorman (Talk)  14:25, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Weather is a common topic in the news, and spring has after all arrived. DouglasGreen 16:32, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * You mean Autumn has come, just some people are living on the wrong side of the world :P ~The bellman | Smile  03:26, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * That's why I changed the headline Dan100 (Talk) 09:56, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. It's clearly headlined as a regional story and one should not discourage original regional reports.  It should, however, probably be categorised as such rather than as Category:North America. By the way, it is snowing today in Ontario.  DoubleBlue 21:28, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: In view of the above comments, I wouldn't object to someone removing the delete tag early from this story, although I think this discussion should be kept here for the full seven days then archived as a record. Dan100 (Talk) 09:56, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Passed 5-1 - Amgine 17:38, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Israel and Palestine unite in music
Abandoned stub from SUBMIT. Delete unless someone writes it within 3 days. -- Davodd | Talk 08:27, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Previously Deleted - Amgine 17:41, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 16:43, 6 April 2005 by User:Davodd.

Time for North Americans to spring ahead one hour!

 * REASON: Not newsorthy. Seriously folks, what's next - sun to rise tomorrow? Full moon tonight? Dan100 (Talk) 09:53, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Hundreds of news outlets are covering this story. I understand that Dan100 isn't American, but even The Guardian is covering daylight savings time. (The Guardian is hardly a pro-American news outlet.) Dan100, please stop listing articles about American events for deletion just because they don't personally affect you. We get that you're not American, so there is no need to trumpet that fact every day. (That is, if you really have no political agenda.) &mdash; DV 10:11, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Just to follow up, I found that DST is also observed in Canada and Israel, so this is truly an international story. There is also some controversy about DST time as discussed in the Jerusalem Post article. So this is a newsworthy story. &mdash; DV 11:28, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Remove Come on, should we add a news each time there is a daylight saving operation? Less than a month ago it happened in Italy just to make an example. It has nothing to do with pro/anti americanism, I think it's just a useless news for Wikinews, that's it. CarrKnight
 * Alan makes clear that he is from Houston, Texas on his user page. So he wrote an article about something he knew about. That kind of activity should be praised and encouraged, not derided with snickering and insulting comments about its worth.
 * If we can only post stories that affect every potential Wikinews reader, we won't have many article submissions. DST is a huge deal. Please re-read the article now that I've added more info and see if it doesn't meet your personal test of news-worthiness more effectively. &mdash; DV 12:21, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I didn't notice you are a new contributor, CarrKnight. It's interesting that this is your first post on Wikinews. Welcome to the site! &mdash; DV 12:30, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * In my experience from WIkipedia, new users who only vote in contentious polls are usually sock puppets. -- Davodd | Talk 00:23, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep "Not newsworthy"? Every news source in North America covers this event! DoubleBlue 15:04, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep Dan, your letting us (the Europeans) down! →  CGorman (Talk)  16:22, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep .. as the story's author, I myself was reminded by a major news source, Yahoo news, the cite on the article, to turn my clock ahead. I think people should expect to be informed by their news sources. Anyone who may have forgotten about DST might thank that source which reminded them with future visits. Frankly I didn't ever think this story would cause contention! I think, for what legs it has left, it should have that flag taken down and we should keep the article. --HiFlyer 16:49, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: OK, Ok. I would not object to the tag being removed early considering the apparent consensus (but please keep this record of discussion). I've never actually seen a news report (on any medium) for the clocks changing before (maybe a mention at the end of BBC TV news here in the UK), but first time for everything... Dan100 (Talk) 17:33, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * In the future, you can save the rest of the community a lot of time if you first check out a story for yourself, instead of relying upon your limited personal experience as your only guide. The world is a lot bigger than the UK. A simple search on Google News could have shown you that this story was newsworthy. &mdash; DV 18:45, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Not all news is important to all people. Some people don't consider sports coverage to be news. Some pople don't consider performing arts coverage to be news. But that doesn't mean we should not allow stories on such things. The simple answer is: write the stories you consider to be news in hopes that others will do likewise while skipping the stories you don't care to read. -- Davodd | Talk 00:16, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Passed 5-2 - Amgine 18:08, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Google, Yahoo! to allow user-generated video search

 * Abandoned stub. -- Davodd | Talk 03:14, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete - would have been a good tech story, still could be, but currently abandoned - Amgine 16:36, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Delete 2-0 - Amgine 18:35, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 18:38, 21 April 2005 by User:Amgine.

Semifinal results of the NCAA Tourament

 * Abandoned stub - tourney over -- Davodd | Talk 03:14, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete - abandoned - Amgine 16:35, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Deleted 2-0 - Amgine 18:43, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Story preparation/Funeral of Pope John Paul II takes place
It was a prepared story, prepared by someone else, that I published with some add on. AnyFile 12:28, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I do not how the procedure is, in this case, so maybe it should be kept. AnyFile 12:28, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Next time, rename the story to the main article namespace. Don't copy&paste it. Uncle G 10:21, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * keep, with a link from the talk page of the published story. - Amgine 16:33, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Passed 1-1, no clear consensus to delete. - Amgine 18:52, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

First Iraq Medal of Honor recipient receives memorial headstone at Arlington
Irredeemable propaganda(opinion i.e US government opinion) piece. NPOV means NPOV. Would we allow this story if the sides of this event were reversed? If it was one of bin ladens press releases heaping praise upon one of his "warriors" who fought and killed or blew up dozens of our guys? I am concerned that if we start reporting these type of staged events with references of the other side being the "enemy", we'll have to do it for hezballah too to maintain overall NPOV. Paulrevere2005 12:58, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * I would prefer if the story could be balanced. I looked briefly, it is very one-sided in terms of not representing the POV of those the soldier fought against, but the story is about the medal ceremony, not the entire war.


 * I think it would be very interesting if we had a story of the other side, and I would run it, not delete it. We don't have such a story, but I think the argument is invalid. If a contributor wrote a suitable piece on an equivalent ceremony from 'the opposition' it would be appropriate for wikinews to run.


 * The problems this story has internally may be recovered to some degree by attribution. The story itself is very long, leading to perhaps a perception that wikinews focuses too much on pro-US, but I think the story could be shortened without loss of content, on purely technical editorial grounds. I do not like the idea of wikinews stories being 'a particular length and no longer' .. but it should be shortened on the technical grounds. We do not have the space limitations that a hradcopy publication has.


 * Once these things are done, and any other balancing that can be done within the text (I told you I didn't really read it) I think look again, and if it still has the air of groundless propoganda, discuss more. I doubt that there is simply no story, the guy got some major medal, sounds like a reasonable story, unless wikinews adopts a 'no honour of the dead' stories as a policy .. and then what would be the next policy suggestion? I don't know .. more open, not less open, in my opinion. Users can learn to click the back button.


 * If the front page starts filling up with these types of stories, then we have a problem. One is not a problem. - Simeon 14:13, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Medal of Honor winners don't come along every day, so I don't think we need to be concerned about seeing such stories so often that they fill the front page. &mdash; DV 18:09, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Keep: Simeon's post above is very much on top of the implications. -edw 15:06, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Keep. A funeral is a staged event. It's called a "ceremony" for a reason. Most of them are run according to a tight script. So what if this story does not cover the entire war? Must every article on Iraq cover the entire conflict, lest it be accused of POV?

Tagging this story for deletion is not productive if there are no sources to be found with a different opinion about this specific event. Are we supposed to throw in some random anti-war rhetoric to balance it out? Or are we to act as censors because we don't like the quotes?

This argument is a waste of time if no one is prepared to dig up sources with opposing viewpoints about this specific story. It's not as if someone tried to do so and found their contribution was censored.

Also, I don't know what led to the mis-impression that stories written about the insurgent heroes would not be welcome on Wikinews, but I welcome such stories if they have supporting citations, so an imaginary prohibition on stories about the insurgent heroes is not a valid reason to censor this story.

Censorship is not the answer. Censorship has a tendency to bite you in the ass when you want to publish your own story later on and find that the censorship you once advocated is now operating against you rather than for you. &mdash; DV 17:48, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Keep. - newsworthy event - actually a historic event as the Iraq War now is part of U.S. history. -- Davodd | Talk 00:46, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment; Ok,I'm convinced by the comments above.I will remove the tag now. Paulrevere2005 17:55, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Ok I see Simeon has already removed my tag and inserted a cleanup tag, which seems ok to me. Paulrevere2005 18:04, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Passed 3-1 - Amgine 18:49, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Talk:Study: cognitive therapy as good as medication, but lasts longer
Reason: Copyright violation (e-mail information not specifically used in the article) should be deleted from talk history 10:38, 10 Apr 2005 to 14:18, 11 Apr 2005. Current content (and retain everything by ed) - Amgine 14:32, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * This is still outstanding I think. I have just actually requested permission to list the emails, and it has been declined, so please delete the talk history pages between the dates mentioned by Amgine above. - Simeon 06:35, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Selectively Deleted 2-0 - Amgine 19:06, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Wikinews Defaced
Reason: The fact that the Pelican Shit/Ass Pus/Bugger vandal has defaced WikiMedia sites, once again, is not news. Uncle G 11:18, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh i did not know that this wasn't the first time! it was news to me! --Adenosine 19:14, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Not newsworthy. Delete. Dan100 (Talk) 13:43, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Deleted 2-0 - Amgine 03:19, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Anti-Japanese riots may be scripted by government
Reason: Dire article with no potential whatsoever. Completely irredemable opinion piece and not newsworthy. (Hautbois 21:00, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC))
 * yup, irredemable opinion with no evidence. I'm shocked the NYT ran this. Delete. Dan100 (Talk) 13:43, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Deleted 2-0 - Amgine 03:19, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Canadian government drops Kyoto from budget
Reason: Abandoned article, more than 2 weeks since last substantive edit (excluding the vandalism) - Amgine 18:41, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 20:05, 30 April 2005 by User:Dan100.

This just in… (my InBox)
Reason: Well done article, but researching sources the original author discovered that, while true, it happened some years earlier. Singl author added Dr, but with significant history the article is listed here. - Amgine 03:40, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 20:06, 30 April 2005 by User:Dan10.

Tsunami Help Id
Reason: Not english. Article tagged for deletion Jan. 1 - Amgine 03:43, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 10:37, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Ukraine and Western bias
Reason: Old disputed article, marked for copyvio and deletion Feb. 28 - Amgine 03:47, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 10:34, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Bush praises Iraq election
Reason: Not news, but source document. Article tagged but not listed March 9 - Amgine 03:25, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 20:06, 30 April 2005 by User:Dan100.

Administrative power of SMTH taken
Reason:Seems to be abandoned. Dan100 (Talk) 20:33, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Deleted 1-0 - /undefined 04:23, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

User:144.134.237.63/Life without 'Lemon' laws
Reason: Abandoned, anon user space, NPOV - all since Feb 19 - /undefined 02:10, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 20:09, 30 April 2005 by User:Dan100.

Pope Benedict XVI's opposition to the Masonic Order and other "religious mysticism" goes back at least 22 years
Reason: mostly original research with tenous link to an event that occured two weeks ago. Not news. Dan100 (Talk) ( 20:04, 30 April 2005 )


 * Keep Paulrevere2005 02:08, 1 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep. The "notnews" tag is an artifice that has no place on Wikinews - it is an affront to the wiki way. Labeling this story as "original research" is laughable - this story is fully sourced. Why are we quashing this story? The environment on this site is becoming increasingly hostile to non-conformist editors, which is at odds with the original premise of this site as an alternative to mainstream media. &mdash; DV 02:39, 1 May 2005 (UTC)
 * But do you believe this is a news story? Dan100 (Talk) 12:20, 1 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep. But avoid similar articles.  I think that at this point the article has gotten to the point where it can be published. However I do not think WikiNews needs articles like this more then once in a while.  --Cspurrier 02:55, 1 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete While wikinews specifically wants original research, this particular article violates a range of elements on the Content guide and What Wikinews is not, specifically:
 * News stories focus on a single current event or phenomenon. 1
 * News is factual. ibid
 * Articles must be written from a neutral point of view. ibid
 * News is relevant. ibid
 * Wikinews is not a soapbox, chatroom, or discussion forum. 2
 * Just because something is a true fact doesn't mean it is suitable for inclusion here. ibid
 * Wikinews articles are not editorials. ibid
 * Wikinews is collaborative. 3
 * (And before someone does so, please do not interleave rebuttal into my above comment) - /undefined 03:30, 1 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep but work on POV. As stated by me elsewhere, the Cardinal's speech does not mention the Masons. The Cardinal's speech is news-- he's a world figure with a lot of power, and the speech is recent. Having read his speech, I see no link to the Masons. Pingswept 04:13, 1 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Comment: Now I've removed all mention of the Masons (as Ratzinger didn't mention them himself), and highlighted that he was not Pope when he made the speech, I'm fairly happy about the article. Still, the event (his speech) happened some two weeks ago, and I don't think we should be reporting on old, past events. Dan100 (Talk) 12:28, 1 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Comment; Now I've replaced the text which is under dispute so the community can actually read the article in dispute.(90% of the article and the images were deleted by the disputer yesterday).Paulrevere2005 23:16, 2 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Will Dan100 or Amgine please remove the "delete" tag as the 7 days is more than up, & since Dan100 removed all the original work, it should've only been 3 days, and the consensus is keep. Paulrevere2005 19:39, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

Keep 4-2 - /undefined 00:33, 7 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 08:16, 11 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

Bush vows to end world tyrannies
Reason: Disputed article, abandoned. - /undefined 00:51, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 07:44, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Delete 2-0 - /undefined 03:40, 7 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 03:41, 7 May 2005 by User:Amgine.

Blog announces plan for anti-Japanese riots
Reason: Disputed article, abandoned. - /undefined 00:53, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 07:44, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Delete 2-0 - /undefined 03:43, 7 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 03:48, 7 May 2005 Amgine]].

Chesnoff claims France a hot topic on college campuses
Reason: Disputed article, abandoned. - /undefined 00:58, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 07:44, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Delete 2-0 - /undefined 03:45, 7 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 03:50, 7 May 2005 by User:Amgine.

U.S. cracks down on Latin American gangs
Reason: Disputed article, abandoned. - /undefined 01:08, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

Delete; Old news now. Paulrevere2005 22:55, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 07:44, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Delete 3-0 - /undefined 03:56, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

Deleted at 03:57, 7 May 2005 by User:Amgine.

Sheriff's report on Hunter Thompson's death released
Reason: Disputed article, abandoned. - /undefined 01:10, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

Keep; there was hardly any community objection and the article is timeless since it relates to the cause of death of a famous artist. It may need some editing, so let it have its day, please. Paulrevere2005 22:52, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete, old, abadoned, this is not an encyclopaedia Dan100 (Talk) 07:44, 4 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Ok, It's fixed now I believe. As I say, similar to the death of Elvis; this is still news today, especially the scan of the actual sheriff's report. Definitely not a deletion candidate now. Paulrevere2005 11:31, 5 May 2005 (UTC)

Delete 2-1 - /undefined 03:56, 7 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 03:59, 7 May 2005 by User:Amgine.

Soldiers sue U.S. government over 'stop-loss' policy
Reason: Disputed article; although historically important as an example of inaccuracy/history rewriting in Wikinews, I suggest the article be deleted. - /undefined 01:42, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 07:44, 4 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep as this article is still "news" as there are subject articles almost every day about the topic.Also,the editors worked very hard,as can be seen on the talk pages to thrash everything out and indeed,on Jan.12th, an administrator removed the dispute tag and everyone seemed happy.Somehow after that the flag came back even though the editors who had worked on the article seemed satisfied with it..and then the article went up for deletion; I can't really tell why? To me, the point is some people worked very hard on the article and it's still news so let it back in to the developing stories section. Paulrevere2005 17:23, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
 * If you think this is news, write a new article. Dan100 (Talk) 22:47, 4 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Fix - The 7th and 8th paragraphs are inaccurate as they refer to a completely different lawsuit. It's trivial to fact check this and has never been disputed. Amgine would not let me fix this to conform to a policy that doesn't exist. Simply revert to this verion and it is fine. - TalkHard 21:40, 4 May 2005 (UTC)


 * It's six months old - old news; part of history now. This is a news source, not an encyclopaedia. Dan100 (Talk) 22:47, 4 May 2005 (UTC)


 * So? Are you suggesting we delete all articles older than 6 months? If not, why this one? - TalkHard 23:17, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Comment;According to our guidelines, this article should not be up for deletion;

"Dispute over article content or factual accuracy. List on Wikinews:Workspace#Ongoing disputes under "Ongoing disputes"."

I agree with TalkHard. This seems to be an unjustified deletion request and can be simply solved by reverting to the this version. Paulrevere2005 11:23, 5 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Renamed to Wikinews:Examples/Soldiers sue U.S. government over 'stop-loss' policy at 21:54, 12 July 2005‎ by User:Amgine.

NY Times faces heavy scrutiny by Brazil´s local media
Reason: Disputed article, abandoned. - /undefined 01:58, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 07:44, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Delete 2-0 - /undefined 03:56, 7 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 04:01, 7 May 2005 by User:Amgine.

Two recent attacks in Afghanistan: four police and one US soldier dead
Reason: Abandoned article. - /undefined 02:21, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 07:44, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Delete 2-0 - /undefined 03:56, 7 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 04:02, 7 May 2005 by User:Amgine.

Brits bring the "full monty" to Prague
Reason: Sources are from 2004, Manchester guidelines even older. - /undefined 23:07, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 07:44, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given. Paulrevere2005 12:06, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Delete 3-0 - /undefined 00:01, 8 May 2005 (UTC)

Canadian Government Rocked by Sponsorship Scandal
Reason: Abandoned article - /undefined 23:24, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 07:44, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Delete 2-0 - /undefined 00:01, 8 May 2005 (UTC)

Korean Film Council awards a research grant to a Russian BitTorrent site
Reason: Abandoned; non-English source means it's difficult to finish Dan100 (Talk) 07:42, 4 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete If someone has a good russian translator site, please add it to the Reference desk. - /undefined 04:42, 7 May 2005 (UTC)

Delete 2-0 - /undefined 00:01, 8 May 2005 (UTC)

Category:Chemical Weapons
Reason: duplicates Category:Chemical weapons - /undefined 03:33, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 09:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 15:28, 10 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

Category:Chemical Weapons-US
Reason: duplicates Category:Chemical weapons-US - /undefined 03:36, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 09:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 15:40, 10 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

Canada's highest court okays same-sex marriage
Reason: Abandoned article. - /undefined 04:29, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 09:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 10:30, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Chinese commuter plane crashes; 54 dead
Reason: Abandoned article - /undefined 04:39, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 09:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 10:28, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

User:81.202.140.23/Fall of SEOInc
Reason: Article is copyright Philipp Lenssen, but according to his blog he has been issued a "cease and desist" order regarding this post. (After which post it showed up here.) Article is also unsourced editorial. - /undefined 05:16, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 09:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 15:44, 10 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

US Cabinet Reshuffle
Reason: Abandoned article - /undefined 21:34, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 09:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 10:30, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Polish government refuses support to EU software patents directive
Reason: Abandoned article - /undefined 21:38, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 09:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 10:31, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Palestinian elections could be vital to Middle East peace process
Reason: Abandoned article - /undefined 21:41, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 09:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 10:30, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Ukraine Supreme Court orders new election
Reason: Abandoned article - /undefined 21:48, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. This is a news brief - short but it still tells most of what is important. -- Davodd | Talk 01:21, 8 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 09:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 10:31, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Rumsfeld to Stay on as Defense Secretary
Reason: Abandoned article - /undefined 21:54, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 09:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 10:32, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Ontario's oldest tavern reopens
Reason: Abandoned article - /undefined 22:20, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 09:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 10:32, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Are we to expect a tempestuos pontiff in an increasingly tempestuous world?
Reason: Article was placed on Dr previously for under title "Pope Benedict XVI's opposition to the Masonic Order and other "religious mysticism" goes back at least 22 years", during which vote editorial content was removed and title altered to "Pope Benedict XVI's last speech as Cardinal on April 18 speech mentions dislike of sects and "human mysticism"". Since the deletion tag was removed, Paulrevere2005 has:
 * Reverted the article with expansions to the disputed version which led to its placement on Dr.
 * Moved the article to "Pope Benedict XVI's last speech as Cardinal emphasizes dislike of "religious mysticism""
 * Moved the article to "Are we to expect a tempestuos pontiff in an increasingly tempestuous world?"
 * Recreated the content under Are we to expect a tempestuos Pontiff in an increasingly tempestuous world?
 * Returned to editing this article when the other was tagged as disputed.


 * My vote is delete. Lyellin 23:50, 7 May 2005 (UTC) - New changes do not change my vote. Lyellin 01:27, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete --Cspurrier 03:23, 8 May 2005 (UTC) - still delete --Cspurrier 03:05, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 09:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)

Comment; Simeon has worked onthis article and changed the title.Please have a look at the new article before voting. Keep; Paulrevere2005 01:19, 10 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 08:09, 11 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

Are we to expect a tempestuos Pontiff in an increasingly tempestuous world?
Reason: Article recreation, see below. - /undefined 23:42, 7 May 2005 (UTC) Comment; there is nothing on this page. It was an error. The article below has been worked on by Simeon. Paulrevere2005 01:16, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Recreated articles should be speedy deletes. -- Davodd | Talk 01:17, 8 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 09:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given --Cspurrier 14:02, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 15:46, 10 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

Scripps general manager suggests distributed newswire to replace Associated Press
Reason: Abandoned article - /undefined 23:49, 7 May 2005 (UTC)


 * I started this, but never wrote the article. Deleting is fine with me. Sorry about that. Pingswept 02:20, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 15:46, 10 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

Genetically modified coca plant produces more cocaine
Reason: Abandoned article. - /undefined 23:53, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete for reasons given Dan100 (Talk) 09:54, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 10:33, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Template:Original research
Reason: duplicate of Template:Original reporting and has been superceded by the new design.
 * Delete for reasons given DouglasGreen 22:45, 8 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 15:26, 10 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

Portland first city to pull officers from FBI terrorism task force
Reason: Abandoned. Dan100 (Talk) 16:30, 10 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete for reasons given - /undefined 03:07, 13 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete at 07:52, 13 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

President Bush marks end of WWII; reports circulate his Grandfather helped Hitler
Reason: Bush's attendance at VE day events has already been covered. The rest of the article is simply a lame attempt at the PoV pushing of material from 2003. The so-called 'background info' - which is not at all related to the VE day celebrations - isn't even about President Bush, only an ancestor. Dan100 (Talk) 07:20, 11 May 2005 (UTC)


 * To be honest, I'm split on whether we should keep it or not. Personally, I tend to not adopt a harsh line on issues, and I think the article is imformative, so I was very inclined to say "Keep". What made me not say that was the fact that the sources were all 2003 and 2004, which makes the article outdated and by extension, irrelevant. That doesn't mean it should be outright deleted, and it doesn't actually seem to be POV, but should we really be keeping articles about events that occured many months or even years ago? News is all about up-to-the-minute stuff. Ronline 07:51, 11 May 2005 (UTC)


 * I am quite torn here. The article, as it stands, should be Deleted. It is POV, not news, it's just not good. That being said, I'd really like to see a piece on the Prescott stuff itself, if anything new has occured. So I'd encourage all editors to see if we can't find anything new regarding the issue, and then writing a new article if we can. Lyellin 13:51, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
 * That's a good idea, so I went looking on both Google and Yahoo. The latest thing to be published is a Guardian (a British newspaper) article from September 2004 - nothing more recent. However there is an excellent line in the article: "The Prescott Bush story has been condemned by both conservatives and some liberals as having nothing to do with the current president." Says it all! Dan100 (Talk) 16:09, 11 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. The article has redeeming qualities, but it's been the cause of too much arguing &mdash; Bush isn't even in Europe anymore. Perhaps next time an article can be more quickly developed into a version people agree on. -- IlyaHaykinson 14:14, 11 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. It is no longer news. --Cspurrier 14:35, 11 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. I looked around for anything recent or fresh from this article, and found absolutely nothing.  The lawsuit against the Bush family mentioned in the article appears to have been dismissed.  Also, I read: "The Anti-Defamation League in the US is supportive of Prescott Bush and the Bush family. In a statement last year they said that "rumours about the alleged Nazi 'ties' of the late Prescott Bush ... have circulated widely through the internet in recent years. These charges are untenable and politically motivated ... Prescott Bush was neither a Nazi nor a Nazi sympathiser."  Furthermore, the most recent source is from September 2004, and the only reason it ran then was because of the upcoming November 2004 election.  Otherwise this is a hot, breaking story - from 2003.  So it is not news. DouglasGreen 17:05, 11 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. -Edbrown05 19:05, 11 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete, for reasons given.--Eloquence 23:25, 11 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. Anything that needs to use the word "meanwhile" to link one part of the story to another has serious problems. However I do think that the Prescott story is newsworthy, if only something had happened recently. Millions worldwide still in slavery is a good example. People have been in slavery since Methuselah was a boy. What makes it news is that the ILO released a report. - Borofkin 00:26, 12 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep . I am going to try to get in touch with the lawyer for the Holocaust plantiffs to find out what's happening with the lawsuit. I realize we will still have the NPOV issue in some people's minds, but hopefully the article can avoid deletion..because then I would run into the resurrection problem if I try to reintroduce it later ??? Paulrevere2005 13:04, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

update; Ok these 2 octogenarians(plaintiffs) are in the news almost every week and I finally have some contact leads(see below); So I will get in touch with 1 or both of them and write a brand new story about their lawsuit and whatever else they want to talk about.They sure have some strong opinions.[] []

Dear Paul Revere, as I know, Peter Gingold has no email adress and no secretary. Please try to contact at following adress: schneid at hrz dot uni hyphen kassel dot de

Best wishes Klaus Bretthauer)


 * Deleted at 08:29, 14 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

Category:New_York_City_Subway
Reason: We should not endlessly multiply categories in this fashion. Most world cities have a subway, or bus system, or taxi system, etc. This should be handled by putting it into two categories: the name of the city, and the category Category:Transport. DouglasGreen 23:45, 11 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete - at a future point in time a sub-category of Transportion Category:Subways may be needed, especially if we can develop a large enough stream of articles. Frankly, subway news is a genre in certain cities, and could use its own portals if we get enough stories going. - /undefined 03:15, 13 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 08:28, 14 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

Category:New_York_City
Reason: City names should follow the format,, or the format ,. That leads to the Category:New York, New York not just New York City. If we let the different formats multiply, no one will know the category without looking it up. DouglasGreen 23:45, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Indeed. Delete this, and the other two cats listed under May 11. Dan100 (Talk) 10:32, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete after creating the other cat annd moving the articles over. - /undefined 03:12, 13 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 08:28, 14 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

Category:The Netherlands
Reason: Most of our articles on this country have gone in the Category:Netherlands not Category:The Netherlands. For consitency, let's delete The Netherlands. I have already moved the few topics that were found in The Netherlands to the other category. DouglasGreen 00:06, 12 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete for reason given - /undefined 03:09, 13 May 2005 (UTC)

To be accurate, we should delete the "netherlands" category as it only accurately applies to a bygone era. Paulrevere2005 03:40, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep for accuracy. The name of the country is The Netherlands; similar to "The" Hague (I don't think we'd be dropping that "the",right?)" Wikipedia says "It should also be noted that the plural "Netherlands" is actually an archaic term, referring to the time when it was a collection of regions that weren't yet fully united []


 * Deleted at 08:18, 14 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

34 US Military Bases on Worst Toxic Waste Sites List
Copyvio. Dan100 (Talk) 10:02, 12 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 20:03, 16 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

Henin-Hardenne stops Sharapova
Abandoned. Dan100 (Talk) 10:14, 12 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 20:03, 16 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

Device claimed to be able to see through walls
Old, to the tune of five months. I think ther editor who moved it across from SAS wouldn't have done it if he'd realised it's age! Dan100 (Talk) 18:43, 12 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete - Dan100 is right I did not know how old it was when I moved it. --Cspurrier 20:53, 12 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete - No recent news in article. Double  Blue  (Talk) 21:12, 12 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete - I didn't realize how old it was either. 84.10.91.236 07:45, 13 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 20:04, 16 May 2005 User:Dan100.

Al-Qaida Takes Out 40 Americans In 48 Hours; Declares Victory In Al-Qaim
Copyvio (catch by Lexor). Dan100 (Talk) 12:05, 13 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 20:04, 16 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

Leukemia cases at California elementary school receive no Federal investigation
Copyvio. Dan100 (Talk) 12:05, 13 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 20:04, 16 May 2005 by User:Dan100.

Croatian election results
The existence of the transclusion prevents the article from being renamed from the user namespace to the main article namespace. Uncle G 13:23, 16 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. I do not know what is a transclusion.  But that page is empty. DouglasGreen 00:43, 25 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:44, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

Results of 2005 Croatian local government elections
This was originally a redirect, but despite a clear invitation to rename the article here once it was ready for publication and an explanation on the user's talk page that redirects should be used so that later renaming is possible, it, too, was replaced with transclusion. The existence of the transclusion prevents the article from being renamed from the user namespace to the main article namespace. Uncle G 13:23, 16 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment: Removing a single-edited article on request of the original author in order to replace it with the transcluded article is a trivial use of the speedy delete, which any admin could do. It is not a major problem. But the users involved have been made aware of the process, and the need to retain the edit history, so I don't think this will be an issue in the future. - /undefined 17:41, 20 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:44, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

L.A. elects Latino Mayor

 * copyvio from: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-051805mayor_lat,0,4177047.story?coll=la-home-headlines. Lexor 11:35, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
 * A copyvio was placed on the temp page as well. Andrew pmk 03:41, 20 May 2005 (UTC)
 * re-worked story, it should I believe now pass copyvio tags -Edbrown05 03:26, 21 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Copyvio revisions deleted at 22:48, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

Bush promises probe of Saddam's underwear
THis is a non-sensical eyesore if you ask me, i put it for speedy delete but someone disagreed so i now am doing this to put it to a community vote.--Ryan524 20:15, 20 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. This is old news by now.  Everyone knows about this already. And this story sure doesn't add anything new.  DouglasGreen 00:41, 25 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:48, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

Parakeets Talking In Conversational Language
It is not news. --Cspurrier 17:49, 23 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. It appears to be a self-promotional advertisement from someone's website.  Also it has been abandoned. DouglasGreen 00:40, 25 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:48, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

EU-Council adopts Software Patent Agreement against its own Rules
Old, no links, unfinshed --Cspurrier 16:02, 24 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. It is abandoned. DouglasGreen 00:36, 25 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:48, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

Another author of “anti-bush” books dies of apparent suicide?
Old, no links, unfinshed, NPOV --Cspurrier 16:02, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

"What we want from YOU!We want you to write articles for Wikinews that:You find interesting: If it's of interest of you, it will be interesting to many other people! You feel isn't getting adequate coverage: Do you know of an issue that has been forgotten or is getting enough attention in the rest of the press? Here's your chance to tell the world!Is important to you: The news you write can be about a global event or what's happening in your local town - we don't mind!"
 * Keep To me it doesn't seem to meet the "deletion guidelines" requirements. I also think it is an article which answers the invitation we were all given before we started in wikinews

I don't think its beyond repair in terms of NPOV and it mostly just states accepted facts. I will try to work on it later this week.

Paulrevere2005 18:26, 24 May 2005 (UTC)

Comment:  This is an old story that I found on Special:Lonelypages. --Cspurrier 21:53, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete - repeated recreation of deleted article. This is, iirc, the 6th incarnation by User:Paulrevere2005. - /undefined 20:37, 24 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. It is long ago abandoned. DouglasGreen 00:36, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

* Comment; Ok, I did a little editing and added a source from May 13th. who has brought in new info. Now I don't think we can criticize the source since our admins have been referring to bloggers as "outside journalists". It's not ready for publication but I think it now escapes any possible deletion criteria.Paulrevere2005 20:45, 27 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:48, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

Afghan president calls protesters enemies of progress
Reason: Abandoned article - /undefined 20:37, 24 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. It is abandoned. DouglasGreen 00:35, 25 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:48, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

Prime Minister of Ethiopia bans demonstrations following Elections
Reason: Abandoned article - /undefined 20:41, 24 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. It is abandoned. DouglasGreen 00:34, 25 May 2005 (UTC)


 * 'Deleted’ at 22:48, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

Realization of AIDS potential "late" says retiring World Bank president
Reason: Abandoned article - /undefined 20:48, 24 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. It is abandoned. DouglasGreen


 * 'Deleted’ at 22:48, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

Category:Auto Racing
Reason: Duplicate of Category:Auto racing and does not meet naming standards. DouglasGreen 00:32, 25 May 2005 (UTC)


 * 'Deleted’ at 22:48, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

Category:15 February, 2005
Reason: Unused category, probably a proof-of-concept experiment. - /undefined 00:44, 25 May 2005 (UTC)


 * 'Deleted’ at 22:49, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

Category:Beijing
Reason: Unused category, doesn't follow naming conventions (City, country) - /undefined 01:05, 25 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:49, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.
 * Recreated on 20 August 2006.

Category:Organisations
Reason: Unused category, and a bit broad at that. - /undefined 01:15, 25 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:48, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

Category:29 November 2004
Reason: Unused category, non-standard date format. - /undefined 02:14, 25 May 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:48, 30 May 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

Record computer outage at UK government department
Found this with an abdandoned tag, so moving it on to the next stage. Dan100 (Talk) 11:35, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 08:06, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Perpetrators of Iraq mosque attacks identified
The only two sources listed, Al-Basrah and GlobalResearch.ca, are hardly reputable media organizations. Not to mention that a single author wrote both sources and we all know what happens when only a single source is used. Further, simply pasting a large quote as news is inappropriate. If you can find more evidence and sources for this story, then it should be rewritten professionally instead of simply copying and pasting. Otherwise, it should be removed. Sduffy 13:24, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC) (moved from DR talk page by Craig)
 * Looks like a basket case to me. Delete. 20:04, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 08:07, 4 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Friend of asylum seeker accuses DIMIA of harassment
I've interviewed the person who made the original claim, and some other people who are directly involved with the asylum seeker in question. Suffice to say that the whole thing is a confusing mess and we should never speak of it again. - Borofkin 01:50, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Sounds like a good reason to delete to me! Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:42, 6 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

First U.S. flight to Vietnam in 30 years
Abandoned. Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:37, 6 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Indonesian police arrest four suspects wanted over Australian Embassy bombing
Also abandoned. Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:37, 6 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Profile of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
As was this. Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:38, 6 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Windsor's famous Lancaster bomber to move in spring 2005
Abandoned. Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:38, 6 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Graner sentenced to 10 years
Denodnaba. Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:38, 6 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

First U.S. flight to Vietnam in 30 years
Denodnaba osla. Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:37, 6 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Omnibus Appropriations bill includes many unrelated riders
Can you guess? Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:39, 6 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

New couples emerge out of Ukranian crisis
Left out to die in the cold, poor wee mite. Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:39, 6 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Militants attack U.S. consulate in Jeddah
Unloved, forlorn. Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:40, 6 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Chinese film won Golden Horse Award
Cast to the wind. Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:40, 6 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Ongoing desert locust infestation threatens African food supply
Have to feel sorry for it really. Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:41, 6 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

ETA detonates explosives in Madrid
Abandoned. Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:42, 6 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Amnesty International Leadership Donated Thousands To Kerry
copyvio --Cspurrier 14:46, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * deleted it was redirecting to the article listed below wich was deleted.--Ryan524 17:01, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 17:00, 8 June 2005 by User:Ryan524.

Washington Times reports that Amnesty International Leadership Donated Four Thousand Dollars To Kerry
also a copyvio --Cspurrier 14:46, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * No material from the AI article is present in the current revision. Mr. Jones 21:16, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * It still had material present from the AI article: "Critics have also claimed that Amnesty International has ...", additional a copyvio tag is not to be removed from the page if any revision of the page is a copyvio. Since the page has been onDR for four days I have deleted it. --Cspurrier 15:14, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Ridiculous. The copyvios should have been removed and the article re-created to remove them from the history. I can do that yet, I suppose, but there's no reason you couldn't have done it in the first place, CS. Mr. Jones 22:07, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 15:11, 8 June 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

CIA Director Goss Kept Out of Nat'l Sec Council
Just sources, no attempt to write an article. Dan100 (Talk) 18:26, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:25, 9 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Four Italians die in helicopter crash in Iraq
Abandoned. Dan100 (Talk) 18:27, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:27, 9 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

‘Trivial Pursuit’ game enjoys years of popularity
Not news. Dan100 (Talk) 18:33, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I disagree, Keep.--Cspurrier 18:34, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * How is it a news article though? Dan100 (Talk) 18:35, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Not news. Mr. Jones 21:19, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I first thought of this as a "dead donkey", a sentimental "human interest" piece. Actually it's worse than that. It's not about an event of any significance (one could mince words about the PR bash being an "event", but really, it's just not). It's just a puff piece about a coincidence. It just happens to be n years after it came out.  Trivial pursuit has been around for years. It's not changed in any significant way. This kind of "anniversary" story should be roundly rejected provided that there are not a significant number of people who were affected by the original event or seriously concerned by its occurence (e.g. the V.E. day celebrations, the fall of the USSR, the jailing of the Birmingham six). In comparison who cared that TP came out?  No doubt the manufuacturer and its employees, and perhaps a few fans; probably not even all the people at the PR bash. No one else really. And even they would not feel as strongly about it (I hope) as people concerned by the significant events I mention above. The clue is in the name of the game: "trivial". Mr. Jones 06:34, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I feel that the intentions of the writer are good and that quite a lot of work on it could bring the fact that it is a new way of playing the game to the fore. I therefore don't think it should be deleted. ClareWhite 13:17, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

ClareWhite hits on what the original motivation for writing this story was about, a novel way of playing the game. Also a way that a business interest generated traffic. I wrote it as a puff piece. That's why I left it alone. Delete. -Edbrown05 13:36, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * "a business interest generated traffic" Sorry to be dense, but what are you talking about? Mr. Jones 22:04, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:27, 9 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

More aid is needed to win fight against AIDS says UN
Just a list of sources. No content. Dan100 (Talk) 18:35, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:28, 9 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Proximity to power lines may cause leukemia, say researchers
No attempt to write a story. Dan100 (Talk) 18:48, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:28, 9 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Bush refuses to increase aid to Africa, saying "it doesn't fit our budgetary process"
Again, just a list of sources with no content. Dan100 (Talk) 18:49, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:30, 9 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Google Summer of Code: Google launches open source competition
Abandoned. Someone could've put this on Latest news at the time but I think it's old news now :-( Dan100 (Talk) 22:58, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Agreed, since the 3 days are up i am going to delete it.--Ryan524 04:56, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 04:57, 11 June 2005 by User:Ryan524.

31 travelers from Rwanda die in terrible horrible bus crash
Already have an article on this, POV title. NGerda 20:01, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * Oddly, the person who wrote this edited the existing story first :-/ Dan100 (Talk) 20:02, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Very strange; I'm adding it to Odd edits. NGerda 20:07, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)

Where is the other story about this, if one exists i see no reason why we should wait 3 days, copy any content from this story to the other one that isn't their and delete this one, or move from the other story, depnds on what title we prefer, but i don't think this is a verry good title "...terrible horrible..." (ok we get the point already).--Ryan524 20:10, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I'll attempt to notify the author of this, and I'll be returning home and coming back with full anti-vandal force in less than two hours. NGerda 20:12, Jun 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * I see 30_travelers_from_Rwanda_die_in_Ugandan_bus_crash wich i think is the same article you were talking about, i say update it to 31 died, and delete this one. Unless any objections form you two i see no reason why we need to wait 3 days if its a duplicate...--Ryan524 20:15, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * After seeing full justification on odd edits, i've decided to delete it because its a duplicate articl with a POV title, any one disagrre, lets us know here, and admin can always undelete it.--Ryan524 20:21, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I undeleted it as whoever wrote deserves to know what happened to it. Dan100 (Talk) 20:55, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * It should stay deleted, its a duplicate article with a POV title, you want to let them know what happened to it, leave a message on their talk page.--Ryan524 17:05, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I already told him about it, and he hasn't responded since I asked him a day ago. NGerda 17:09, Jun 10, 2005 (UTC)
 * I edited your message to beter explain it, and will be re-deleing the page since that was the only reason it was restored.--Ryan524 17:16, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)

The Speedy deletion guidelines explain what can be deleted "on-sight". Everything else has to do three days on here. We have to maintain our intergrity, and not make up rules as we go along. Therefore, I'm re-starting the three day period from now. Dan100 (Talk) 08:52, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I am surpised that does not duplicate articles, i have proposed so though, see Water_cooler/policy.--Ryan524 09:26, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 08:38, 16 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

US teen missing in Aruba feared dead
The article is simply not notable. In 1999, for example, at least 972 people were kidnapped in Columbia alone. I imagine a more recent statistic is similar. However, no Columbian kidnappings have ever made Wikinews to my knowledge. Why should she be different because she's American and can pay a ransom?-- Superm401 22:07, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep - This story is notable, thousands of news sites from around the world are covering it. Notable is not one of the is not one of the criteria for deletion on Wikinews. The lack of news stories about Columbian kidnappings is not a reason to delete this one, it is a reason to create a story about them.. --Cspurrier 22:15, 11 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. By saying it's not notable, I mean not news-worthy, which does qualify it for deletion. Also, whether or not other news sources think it is newsworthy has nothing to do with whether it is.  That's just bandwagon fallacy. Superm401 14:56, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep. No reason for deletion; I'm only keeping this listing here so what Cspurrier and I say is visible. If you want moer stories about Columbian kidnappings, write some! Dan100 (Talk) 09:53, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Agreed, keep, see Speedy_deletion_guidelines and Deletion_guidelines doesn't meet any requirements as set fourth on those two pages.--Ryan524 09:37, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment. By saying that, you've completely ignored my post above, in which I clearly state that my specific reason for deletion is "Article not newsworthy", which is reason three on the guidelines. If you disagree with my assesment of its newsworthiness, rebut that part of my argument, explaining why you disagree.  Don't simply ignore the point. Superm401 21:20, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Comment - Per Superm401's request for comment on Water cooler: This issue is apparently settled, but most major news outlets found this story worthy of coverage (Google News Search for "Natalee Holloway"); how is Wikinews different? Comments above encourage the creation of articles about kidnappings in Colombia -- why not, if there are verifiable sources? I choose to abstain from voting as my edit count is terribly low... --Chiacomo 06:46, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Kept at 22:19, 11 June 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

EU and China agree on textile pact
Abadoned. Dan100 (Talk) 09:51, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 08:39, 16 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Video game listings
Abandoned, and not appropriate for Wikinews. Duplicated on Wikipedia with category system. Andrew pmk 00:01, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * This seems to me to fit under "No meaningful content or history" wich qualifies it for speedly deletion and has been deleted, all it appears to be is a page with several red links, and the most recent edit was on Jan 8, 2005 no plenty of time has passed for the pages to be created.--Ryan524 09:34, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:34, 13 June 2005 by User:Ryan524.

Category:Entertainers
Not nessacary category.--Ryan524 18:29, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC) See MJ


 * Deleted at 17:46, 18 September 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

Category:Singers
Not nessacary category.--Ryan524 18:29, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC) See MJ


 * Deleted at 15:40, 7 September 2005 by User:Cspurrier.

Category:Michael Jackson
Not nessacary category.--Ryan524 18:29, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * I made the category to list all present and future News articles concerning this Person.

Maybe this cat is not necessary for Wikinews users but it is necessary for Wikipedia readers who want to find out easily the current news on Miachael Jackson. A similar case was made with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II and a link to the corresponding Wikinews Category as another Wikinews editor pointed out. There are already several categories in Category:People and i especially searched for Wikinews:Category Policies and found nothing that speaks against my Categories. Kind Greetings, --Leopard 21:23, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * You kinda need to add something to it though :-) Dan100 (Talk) 08:41, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Done. (Although it entirely duplicates Category:Michael Jackson trial). Andrew pmk 20:06, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

16 American contractors detained for firing upon marines and civilians in Iraq
Event over one week ago. Too old to run now. Dan100 (Talk) 18:09, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Good enough to archive. Andrew pmk 20:00, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * It was never listed anywhere though :-( Dan100 (Talk) 13:16, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 13:11, 20 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Image:House of representatives.jpg
Was claimed to have been picture of U.S. House of Representatives, but it is actually a picture of the Arkansas House of Representatives from. Furthermore, its copyright status is unclear. (Are state government publications copyrighted? If yes, this should be deleted. If no, this should be moved to Wikimedia Commons). Andrew pmk 03:08, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 13:14, 20 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Image:Sawgrass Beach club house.jpg
Belongs on Commons. (Public domain). Andrew pmk 03:13, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 13:13, 20 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Image:Frejus tunnel space.jpg
Duplicated on Commons, author admits that it was a mistake to post it on Wikinews. Andrew pmk 03:13, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 13:13, 20 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

FBI-vetted statement now contradicted by FBI
Ignoring the NPOV issues - I really don't think this is news. The FBI did not change its story, the Associated Press changed its story. Why? Because it gathered more information that was relevant to the story and wanted to include it. I don't think this is news. -- RossKoepke 14:54, Jun 19, 2005 (UTC)
 * Perhaps it is too confusing to be news. Nobody seems to think its important that the first story said the FBI vetted(read and pre-approved) the statement which said the FBI told CardSystems to keep quiet..but if they vetted that statement; how can the FBI now say that statement was wrong?


 * I am particularly concerned about how source links we use for our stories can be redirected to different versions with different titles and by different authors. Does this happen often? I will bring it up on the water cooler. Note at this search page[] story #2 by Bruno..when you click on it, you are redirected to a different story by different authors. How can we maintain accurate source links for our stories if the links are re-directed to different stories? Paulrevere2005 03:26, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete. AP updated its story. Not news. Dan100 (Talk) 13:17, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. News organizations such as AP (and indeed Wikinews) sometimes get their facts wrong, and after further checking will send out an update to a story. I think if anything, this article simply caught AP in the act of doing low quality reporting. This happens every day with a number of articles, given their publishing volume. -- IlyaHaykinson 14:14, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. ok I'll vote for delete also; but I'd appreciate it if someone would let me know whether its common at mainstream search engines for the links to the older version of stories to redirect readers to the newer versions as is being done in this case? Has anyone seen that before on those search web-sites like yahoo? Paulrevere2005 22:17, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Yeah, actually on at least one or two occasions while writing stories for Wikinews I was hit by this problem &mdash; I wrote something, and then nobody could verify my facts cause the article changes without notice. At least with Wikinews you can link to older revisions... -- IlyaHaykinson 22:50, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 11:31, 23 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Debate continues over Patriot Act at House committee meeting
Abandoned. Dan100 (Talk) 14:04, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Not abandoned, it is a bit small but it still has content.


 * Deleted at 11:32, 23 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Australian hostage Douglas Wood is rescued in Iraq
Abandoned. Dan100 (Talk) 14:04, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 11:32, 23 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Missing Utah boy found
Abandoned, no content Dan100 (Talk) 08:11, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose, there is content, and it was created yesterday. NGerda 15:11, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep, or at least give it a bit more time than 1 day. Lyellin 15:20, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete reasons stated. - /undefined 01:52, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:48, 26 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Jordan demands Israeli withdrawal from West Bank
Abandoned, no content Dan100 (Talk) 08:11, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose, it was created two days ago. NGerda 15:11, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete abandoned, sub-stub level content. - /undefined 01:51, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:48, 26 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Anti-Syrian coalition expected to win elections in Lebanon
Abandoned, too late now Dan100 (Talk) 08:11, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose', it was created two days ago. NGerda 15:10, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. There is content, give it time. Andrew pmk 20:53, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete reasons stated - /undefined 01:50, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:49, 26 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Fiji sugar industry in survival mode
Abandoned, no content Dan100 (Talk) 08:11, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep for now. No, it was created two days ago. Andrew pmk 20:53, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete reasons stated - /undefined 01:49, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:49, 26 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Fiji government to decide on Reconciliation, Tolerance and Unity Bill
Abandoned, no content Dan100 (Talk) 08:11, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep for now. No, it was created two days ago. Andrew pmk 20:53, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Delete reasons stated - /undefined 01:48, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 09:49, 26 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

KOffice 1.4 released

 * Abandonded press release. Dan100 (Talk) 09:57, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 08:32, 29 June 2005 by User:Ryan524.

Government
when i first saw it, it had one article. I added some stuff, but now I think its more or less goining to have the exact same content as Politics and conflicts and should be deleted. Bawolff 01:41, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * Delete. Duplicates P&C. Dan100 (Talk) 09:49, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 08:33, 29 June 2005 by User:Ryan524.

Baby "Drop Boxes" being proposed in the Czech Republic

 * Old, Abandonded, No links to it --Cspurrier 27 June 2005 15:29 (UTC)
 * Delete reasons stated. --Chiacomo (talk) 27 June 2005 15:31 (UTC)
 * Delete reasons stated. - /undefined 29 June 2005 09:54 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 14:29, 30 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Cases similar to Schiavo's often have very different outcomes

 * Old, Abandonded, No links to it --Cspurrier 27 June 2005 15:29 (UTC)
 * Delete reasons stated. --Chiacomo (talk) 27 June 2005 15:31 (UTC)
 * Delete reasons stated. - /undefined 29 June 2005 09:56 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 14:29, 30 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

Article copying

 * Redundant, No links to it --Cspurrier 27 June 2005 15:29 (UTC)
 * Delete reasons stated. --Chiacomo (talk) 27 June 2005 15:31 (UTC)
 * Delete reasons stated. - /undefined 29 June 2005 09:51 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 14:29, 30 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

"Meningitis not an epidemic in Delhi": Ramadoss

 * Old, Abandonded, No links to it --Cspurrier 27 June 2005 15:29 (UTC)
 * Delete reasons stated. --Chiacomo (talk) 27 June 2005 15:31 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 14:29, 30 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

US could cut troops in Iraq after elections says American general
Abandoned stub. Dan100 (Talk) 27 June 2005 17:56 (UTC)


 * Delete reasons stated. - /undefined 29 June 2005 09:58 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 14:28, 30 June 2005 by User:Dan100.

2004 Kodokan Cup Results (Judo)

 * Abandoned, orphaned - /undefined 28 June 2005 23:26 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:00, 3 July 2005 by User:Dan100.

Brief: Chinese Hostages Freed in Iraq

 * Redundant, earlier version of Chinese Hostages Freed in Iraq. - /undefined 29 June 2005 10:18 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:03, 3 July 2005 by User:Dan100.

Beijing

 * Abandoned, orphaned. Too early? - /undefined 29 June 2005 10:05 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:00, 3 July 2005 by User:Dan100. Recreated later.

AFL: Hawthorn membership down 1800

 * Abandoned - /undefined 29 June 2005 09:33 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:03, 3 July 2005 by User:Dan100.

Palestinians mark Israel's creation with protests

 * Abandoned, disputed - /undefined 29 June 2005 08:40 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:02, 3 July 2005 by User:Dan100.

Stories from the Field: The First United Nations Documentary Film Festival to open in New York on May 21st

 * Abandoned, disputed - /undefined 29 June 2005 08:40 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:01, 3 July 2005 by User:Dan100.

Lecturer in Spanish University fired for defending P2P networks

 * Abandoned, disputed - /undefined 29 June 2005 08:40 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:01, 3 July 2005 by User:Dan100.

Irish Indymedia criticises Wikinews

 * Abandoned, disputed - /undefined 29 June 2005 08:21 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:01, 3 July 2005 by User:Dan100.

James Colvin Ellott, 67, Dies

 * Abandoned, disputed - /undefined 29 June 2005 08:21 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:00, 3 July 2005 by User:Dan100.

Cuban dancers request USA asylum

 * Abandoned, never passed review. - /undefined 30 June 2005 04:40 (UTC)


 * Deleted at 22:03, 3 July 2005 by User:Dan100.