User talk:Bawolff

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== Your lack of activity ==

Your last review was in October 2021 which is nearly 3 years ago. Your last admin action was in March 2024 (technically), but it was an action that should not have been taken and one you later reverted. Outside of this, your last admin action was in October 2018, nearly 6 years ago. According to &lt;nowiki&gt;[[WN:PEP]]&lt;/nowiki&gt; users who do not use those permissions for 2 years will have them removed. This is just a notice and I have not requested removal of your permissions. You will also be renotified at least once more before I make a request for removal of your permissions. [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 18:35, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

:I defer to the wikinews community what rights they want me to have. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 19:07, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
::Second notification, I might request removal of your reviewer and admin rights soon [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 11:53, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

== Help with review ==

Hi 

(I am messaging all reviewers)

Hope you are doing well.

Here are submitted for peer review:

* [[Photo exhibition “Ethnic features of the world people” took place in the Crimean capital]]
* [[On the campaign trail in the USA, June 2024]]
*[[&quot;Machu Picchu, and not only...&quot;, a new photo exhibition by Viktor Pinchuk was held in Crimea]]

Could you please review? Even a little edit or just one review would help a lot. (I don't require a commitment to review every day from now on.)

Would you like to get notified of new drafts submitted for review? If so, please tell me which topics (or any topic) and where (email, wiki messages, push notification on smart phone, notification in wiki Notifications, or somewhere else).

Would you find a [[WN:RNA]] page for reviewers useful, it would be similar to [[WN:AAA]] but intended for reviewers to discuss reviewing and related software.

Would you be interested other communications off-wiki to create audio or video contact with other reviewers? I think this online gathering could be an essential part to deduce how to make article authoring and review easier. It could be just 30 minutes a month, and you don't have to participate every time. I would write a meeting minutes note after each session and publish it on-wiki if desired.

Thanks!

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:24, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

== Errors from EasyPeerReview ==

I am receiving two errors from EasyPeerReview when publishing. This is new behavior. 

Error 1: WWC error [step 1] [tell bawolff]:api is not a function

Error 2: Easy Peer Review experienced some issue when creating opinion page.
Please tell [[user:Bawolff]] (include browser and technical details).
Technical details: api is not a function

Let me know if there is anything I can do on my end to help with debugging. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:04, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

:I forgot to mention that [[WN:ML]] has also stopped working for me; nothing happens when I click the &quot;Make lead&quot; button. I don't know if the problems are related. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:12, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
::Not sure what is going on here. Do other people also experience this issue? [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 11:02, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
:::{{Ping|RockerballAustralia|Gryllida}} do either of you experience issues when using EasyPeerReview? See above for details. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:35, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
::::Not that I've noticed. I'll certainly keep an eye out for it. '''[[User:RockerballAustralia|Rockerball]]'''''[[User talk:RockerballAustralia|Australia]]'' &lt;small&gt;[[Special:Contributions/RockerballAustralia|contribs]]&lt;/small&gt; 00:15, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
::::Is it still broken if you disable your /common.js and meta /global.js? Maybe there is some sort of conlict. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 01:09, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'll have a play around with it to see what I can find out when I've got time. That should be sometime later this afternoon my time (UTC+10). '''[[User:RockerballAustralia|Rockerball]]'''''[[User talk:RockerballAustralia|Australia]]'' &lt;small&gt;[[Special:Contributions/RockerballAustralia|contribs]]&lt;/small&gt; 01:20, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
::::::I used the tool twice today and in both cases the articles were 'not-ready'd' and I did not get any errors either time. I have only gotten the errors when the review results in a published article. I will test again with another article after first disabling the scripts as you proposed. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:44, 6 November 2024 (UTC); edited 15:45, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
:::::::I suspect the conflict is with [[m:User:TenWhile6/XReport.js]]. I disabled /common.js, which does not call XReport, and still received the two errors when publishing. However, after disabling XReport from /global.js, I was again able to use [[WN:ML]]. I will test easypeerreview again later with XReport disabled to see if that is indeed to culprit. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:45, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

== Wikinews closure formally recommended ==

The Task Force has released a report that formally recommends closing Wikinews. The public consultation is here: [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:58, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
: A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.
: If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:
: 
:* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
:* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language
: 
: The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.
: You can find the draft here:&lt;br&gt;👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 
: Thanks for considering.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:32, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Writing news still? ==

@[[User:Bawolff|Bawolff]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:10, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

:No [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 19:36, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::So, it seems you have pretty much entirely stepped away from English WN -- is that a fair assessment?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:54, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Yes. I'm happy to do fixes to jacascript things i made in the past, but beyond that I've mostly moved on to other things. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 23:30, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
::::Make lead is aggravating my gastritis. NO INSULT TO YOUR EFFORTS -- I'm just a hair confused.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:51, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

== Founder of Miraheze ==

John could abuse power here in Wikimedia, whereas most of functionaries do it. But he also spoke truth like [[metawiki:Special:Diff/10125313|meta:Special:Diff/10125313]]; &lt;span style=&quot;font-family:serif&quot;&gt;I&lt;/span&gt; concur not only based on interaction with the user in question on Freenode. Not least, in 2017 Ss harassed {{u|Solomon203}} together with the execution squad from en.Wikipedia. Anyway, you are entitled to your opinion; just let you know that ''my'' positive attitude has its grounds too. [[User:Incnis Mrsi|Incnis Mrsi]] ([[User talk:Incnis Mrsi|talk]]) 18:19, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== Your lack of activity ==

Your last review was in October 2021 which is nearly 3 years ago. Your last admin action was in March 2024 (technically), but it was an action that should not have been taken and one you later reverted. Outside of this, your last admin action was in October 2018, nearly 6 years ago. According to &lt;nowiki&gt;[[WN:PEP]]&lt;/nowiki&gt; users who do not use those permissions for 2 years will have them removed. This is just a notice and I have not requested removal of your permissions. You will also be renotified at least once more before I make a request for removal of your permissions. [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 18:35, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

:I defer to the wikinews community what rights they want me to have. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 19:07, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
::Second notification, I might request removal of your reviewer and admin rights soon [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 11:53, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

== Help with review ==

Hi 

(I am messaging all reviewers)

Hope you are doing well.

Here are submitted for peer review:

* [[Photo exhibition “Ethnic features of the world people” took place in the Crimean capital]]
* [[On the campaign trail in the USA, June 2024]]
*[[&quot;Machu Picchu, and not only...&quot;, a new photo exhibition by Viktor Pinchuk was held in Crimea]]

Could you please review? Even a little edit or just one review would help a lot. (I don't require a commitment to review every day from now on.)

Would you like to get notified of new drafts submitted for review? If so, please tell me which topics (or any topic) and where (email, wiki messages, push notification on smart phone, notification in wiki Notifications, or somewhere else).

Would you find a [[WN:RNA]] page for reviewers useful, it would be similar to [[WN:AAA]] but intended for reviewers to discuss reviewing and related software.

Would you be interested other communications off-wiki to create audio or video contact with other reviewers? I think this online gathering could be an essential part to deduce how to make article authoring and review easier. It could be just 30 minutes a month, and you don't have to participate every time. I would write a meeting minutes note after each session and publish it on-wiki if desired.

Thanks!

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:24, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

== Errors from EasyPeerReview ==

I am receiving two errors from EasyPeerReview when publishing. This is new behavior. 

Error 1: WWC error [step 1] [tell bawolff]:api is not a function

Error 2: Easy Peer Review experienced some issue when creating opinion page.
Please tell [[user:Bawolff]] (include browser and technical details).
Technical details: api is not a function

Let me know if there is anything I can do on my end to help with debugging. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:04, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

:I forgot to mention that [[WN:ML]] has also stopped working for me; nothing happens when I click the &quot;Make lead&quot; button. I don't know if the problems are related. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:12, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
::Not sure what is going on here. Do other people also experience this issue? [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 11:02, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
:::{{Ping|RockerballAustralia|Gryllida}} do either of you experience issues when using EasyPeerReview? See above for details. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:35, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
::::Not that I've noticed. I'll certainly keep an eye out for it. '''[[User:RockerballAustralia|Rockerball]]'''''[[User talk:RockerballAustralia|Australia]]'' &lt;small&gt;[[Special:Contributions/RockerballAustralia|contribs]]&lt;/small&gt; 00:15, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
::::Is it still broken if you disable your /common.js and meta /global.js? Maybe there is some sort of conlict. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 01:09, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'll have a play around with it to see what I can find out when I've got time. That should be sometime later this afternoon my time (UTC+10). '''[[User:RockerballAustralia|Rockerball]]'''''[[User talk:RockerballAustralia|Australia]]'' &lt;small&gt;[[Special:Contributions/RockerballAustralia|contribs]]&lt;/small&gt; 01:20, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
::::::I used the tool twice today and in both cases the articles were 'not-ready'd' and I did not get any errors either time. I have only gotten the errors when the review results in a published article. I will test again with another article after first disabling the scripts as you proposed. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:44, 6 November 2024 (UTC); edited 15:45, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
:::::::I suspect the conflict is with [[m:User:TenWhile6/XReport.js]]. I disabled /common.js, which does not call XReport, and still received the two errors when publishing. However, after disabling XReport from /global.js, I was again able to use [[WN:ML]]. I will test easypeerreview again later with XReport disabled to see if that is indeed to culprit. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:45, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

== Wikinews closure formally recommended ==

The Task Force has released a report that formally recommends closing Wikinews. The public consultation is here: [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:58, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
: A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.
: If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:
: 
:* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
:* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language
: 
: The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.
: You can find the draft here:&lt;br&gt;👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 
: Thanks for considering.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:32, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Writing news still? ==

@[[User:Bawolff|Bawolff]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:10, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

:No [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 19:36, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::So, it seems you have pretty much entirely stepped away from English WN -- is that a fair assessment?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:54, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Yes. I'm happy to do fixes to jacascript things i made in the past, but beyond that I've mostly moved on to other things. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 23:30, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
::::Make lead is aggravating my gastritis. NO INSULT TO YOUR EFFORTS -- I'm just a hair confused.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:51, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

== Founder of Miraheze ==

John could abuse power here in Wikimedia, whereas most of functionaries do it. But he also spoke truth like [[metawiki:Special:Diff/10125313|meta:Special:Diff/10125313]]; &lt;span style=&quot;font-family:serif&quot;&gt;I&lt;/span&gt; concur not only based on interaction with the user in question on Freenode. Not least, in 2017 Ss harassed {{u|Solomon203}} together with the execution squad from en.Wikipedia. Anyway, you are entitled to your opinion; just let you know that ''my'' positive attitude has its grounds too. [[User:Incnis Mrsi|Incnis Mrsi]] ([[User talk:Incnis Mrsi|talk]]) 18:19, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

:Most people who abuse positions of power have positive attributes. You don't get to be in a position of power if you don't. In my opinion, John is very lucky that none of the people involved were letigious. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 20:38, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== Your lack of activity ==

Your last review was in October 2021 which is nearly 3 years ago. Your last admin action was in March 2024 (technically), but it was an action that should not have been taken and one you later reverted. Outside of this, your last admin action was in October 2018, nearly 6 years ago. According to &lt;nowiki&gt;[[WN:PEP]]&lt;/nowiki&gt; users who do not use those permissions for 2 years will have them removed. This is just a notice and I have not requested removal of your permissions. You will also be renotified at least once more before I make a request for removal of your permissions. [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 18:35, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

:I defer to the wikinews community what rights they want me to have. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 19:07, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
::Second notification, I might request removal of your reviewer and admin rights soon [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 11:53, 21 August 2024 (UTC)

== Help with review ==

Hi 

(I am messaging all reviewers)

Hope you are doing well.

Here are submitted for peer review:

* [[Photo exhibition “Ethnic features of the world people” took place in the Crimean capital]]
* [[On the campaign trail in the USA, June 2024]]
*[[&quot;Machu Picchu, and not only...&quot;, a new photo exhibition by Viktor Pinchuk was held in Crimea]]

Could you please review? Even a little edit or just one review would help a lot. (I don't require a commitment to review every day from now on.)

Would you like to get notified of new drafts submitted for review? If so, please tell me which topics (or any topic) and where (email, wiki messages, push notification on smart phone, notification in wiki Notifications, or somewhere else).

Would you find a [[WN:RNA]] page for reviewers useful, it would be similar to [[WN:AAA]] but intended for reviewers to discuss reviewing and related software.

Would you be interested other communications off-wiki to create audio or video contact with other reviewers? I think this online gathering could be an essential part to deduce how to make article authoring and review easier. It could be just 30 minutes a month, and you don't have to participate every time. I would write a meeting minutes note after each session and publish it on-wiki if desired.

Thanks!

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:24, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

== Errors from EasyPeerReview ==

I am receiving two errors from EasyPeerReview when publishing. This is new behavior. 

Error 1: WWC error [step 1] [tell bawolff]:api is not a function

Error 2: Easy Peer Review experienced some issue when creating opinion page.
Please tell [[user:Bawolff]] (include browser and technical details).
Technical details: api is not a function

Let me know if there is anything I can do on my end to help with debugging. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:04, 4 November 2024 (UTC)

:I forgot to mention that [[WN:ML]] has also stopped working for me; nothing happens when I click the &quot;Make lead&quot; button. I don't know if the problems are related. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:12, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
::Not sure what is going on here. Do other people also experience this issue? [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 11:02, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
:::{{Ping|RockerballAustralia|Gryllida}} do either of you experience issues when using EasyPeerReview? See above for details. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:35, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
::::Not that I've noticed. I'll certainly keep an eye out for it. '''[[User:RockerballAustralia|Rockerball]]'''''[[User talk:RockerballAustralia|Australia]]'' &lt;small&gt;[[Special:Contributions/RockerballAustralia|contribs]]&lt;/small&gt; 00:15, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
::::Is it still broken if you disable your /common.js and meta /global.js? Maybe there is some sort of conlict. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 01:09, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'll have a play around with it to see what I can find out when I've got time. That should be sometime later this afternoon my time (UTC+10). '''[[User:RockerballAustralia|Rockerball]]'''''[[User talk:RockerballAustralia|Australia]]'' &lt;small&gt;[[Special:Contributions/RockerballAustralia|contribs]]&lt;/small&gt; 01:20, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
::::::I used the tool twice today and in both cases the articles were 'not-ready'd' and I did not get any errors either time. I have only gotten the errors when the review results in a published article. I will test again with another article after first disabling the scripts as you proposed. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:44, 6 November 2024 (UTC); edited 15:45, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
:::::::I suspect the conflict is with [[m:User:TenWhile6/XReport.js]]. I disabled /common.js, which does not call XReport, and still received the two errors when publishing. However, after disabling XReport from /global.js, I was again able to use [[WN:ML]]. I will test easypeerreview again later with XReport disabled to see if that is indeed to culprit. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:45, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

== Wikinews closure formally recommended ==

The Task Force has released a report that formally recommends closing Wikinews. The public consultation is here: [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:58, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
: A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.
: If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:
: 
:* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
:* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language
: 
: The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.
: You can find the draft here:&lt;br&gt;👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 
: Thanks for considering.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:32, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Writing news still? ==

@[[User:Bawolff|Bawolff]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:10, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

:No [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 19:36, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::So, it seems you have pretty much entirely stepped away from English WN -- is that a fair assessment?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:54, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Yes. I'm happy to do fixes to jacascript things i made in the past, but beyond that I've mostly moved on to other things. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 23:30, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
::::Make lead is aggravating my gastritis. NO INSULT TO YOUR EFFORTS -- I'm just a hair confused.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:51, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

== Founder of Miraheze ==

John could abuse power here in Wikimedia, whereas most of functionaries do it. But he also spoke truth like [[metawiki:Special:Diff/10125313|meta:Special:Diff/10125313]]; &lt;span style=&quot;font-family:serif&quot;&gt;I&lt;/span&gt; concur not only based on interaction with the user in question on Freenode. Not least, in 2017 Ss harassed {{u|Solomon203}} together with the execution squad from en.Wikipedia. Anyway, you are entitled to your opinion; just let you know that ''my'' positive attitude has its grounds too. [[User:Incnis Mrsi|Incnis Mrsi]] ([[User talk:Incnis Mrsi|talk]]) 18:19, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

:Most people who abuse positions of power have positive attributes. You don't get to be in a position of power if you don't. In my opinion, John is very lucky that none of the people involved were letigious. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 20:38, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== I have a news wiki ==

let me know if interested? @[[User:Bawolff|Bawolff]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:49, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== Limit the FlaggedRevs extension to the article namespace? ==

Regarding the FlaggedRevs extension in this project, I would like to propose both of the following:
# We limit the namespace to only 0 (article namespace), since other namespaces are not considered to be reader material.
# Set &lt;code&gt;$wgFlaggedRevsHandleIncludes&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;0&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;code&gt;$wgFlaggedRevsHandleIncludes = 0&lt;/code&gt;), which should no longer allow FlaggedRevs to detect the stable version of templates in articles, if available.
I have done [[:b:en:Wikibooks:Reading room/Proposals#Limit some namespaces on this project's FlaggedRevs extension?|a similar proposal]] months ago on English Wikibooks. Thoughts? [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 06:07, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
: I like the idea. I'd like to see what other, more technical folks have to say before officially supporting it. We may also benefit from waiting until en.WB completes their change to see what issues they run into in the process.
: We would need to organize a small project team to go through all templates and deal with unsighted changes before the config change, to ensure unsighted changes aren't either lost or auto-sighted, depending on how the process handles unsighted changes. 
: We also are waiting for the WMF Board to announce their decision on the recommendation to close all Wikinews. There would be no sense in doing the work if they are closing the project.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:23, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
::If there is a plan to migrate the wiki to new hosting, then any last minute changes would also be migrated. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:22, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
:: Wikibooks has already done this. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 20:05, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
:::Yeah and what was their motivation? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:24, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
::::On English Wikibooks, we wanted to limit FlaggedRevs to article content namespaces, and it worked, but not before we also had to implement &lt;code&gt;$wgFlaggedRevsHandleIncludes = 0&lt;/code&gt; too. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 19:09, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
:::::I did not understand why. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:40, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::In the context of article content namespaces, that would be the mainspace, Cookbook, and Wikijunior. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 18:29, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] In short, because otherwise banners like [[phab:F69801009]] would have been irremovably present on pages transcluding a template that (a) had once been reviewed, &amp; (b) hadn't yet had its most recent version reviewed. This is probably a bug in FlaggedRevs itself ([[phab:T411328]]), but given the extension's [[phab:T185664|current maintenance situation]], I wouldn't personally expect it to necessarily be fixed anytime soon. (In case you're interested, I left a bit of a longer explanation on phab at [[phab:T408110#11370668]] &amp; on en.wikibooks in [[b:en:special:gotocomment/c-A_smart_kitten-20251115215100-Codename_Noreste-20251115190500|this comment]].) Best, [[user:a smart kitten|a smart kitten]] ([[user talk:a smart kitten|talk]]) 13:04, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::(Oh, I just realised that you might not have been asking about why enwikibooks also set &lt;code&gt;$wgFlaggedRevsHandleIncludes&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;0&lt;/code&gt;. Apologies if so :p) [[user:a smart kitten|a smart kitten]] ([[user talk:a smart kitten|talk]]) 13:05, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:Hi [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]], what is the motivation for these two proposed changes? What would they improve? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:21, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
::[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], I replied above. I saw the [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles|article review policy]] about the following: {{tq|Please note that only users who have the reviewer permission should review and publish articles.}} Because of that, I think it would make sense to only limit FlaggedRevs to just the article namespace only. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 00:23, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::The current setup allows anyone to edit a template and it would only become visible on other pages after a reviewer approves the edit. So, the change that is being proposed, would make it harder for non-reviewer users to make minor changes to templates and other non-(Main) pages: instead of just clicking 'edit' they would need to go to talk page and request a change there. On the plus side however, it would relieve reviewers from ''that'' (non-Main) backlog. I am fine either way; I am neutral on this issue. If needed, I can help with the implementation of a change if it was desired. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:01, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::: {{tq|The current setup allows anyone to edit a template}}
:::: This is not true. Many are edit-protected to one degree or another. For example, no one but administrators can edit [[Template:Source]] and only an admin+reviewer can sight the change. 
:::: {{tq|the change that is being proposed, would make it harder for non-reviewer users to make minor changes to templates'}}
:::: Disabling Flagged Revs would not make it harder to make changes to templates. It would make changes immediately visible everywhere the template is transcluded.
:::: {{tq|instead of just clicking 'edit' they would need to go to talk page and request a change there.'}}
:::: What you are describing here is edit protection, not flagged revs. When templates use flagged revs, changes made by ''anyone'' must be sighted or approved by a reviewer. If the template is protected such as template:source to admin-only level, we need someone who is both reviewer ''and'' admin to make and sight the change. 
:::: {{tq|On the plus side however, it would relieve reviewers from ''that'' (non-Main) backlog.'}}
:::: Removing flagged revs would reduce the number of changes that need to be approved, but currently only by 14%. The remaining 195 changes still need to be processed. 
:::: Removing flagged revs from templates will not only make it easier to maintain our templates, it will also reduce our risk if something should go wrong with the flagged revs.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:44, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::1. OK, make it harder to edit ''some'' templates. (Not all are edit protected.)
:::::2. It would make it harder for editing ''some'' templates - those that are not edit protected.
:::::3. Not really interested in that scenario; interested in those that are not edit protected. Those that are edit protected, it is correct that they require an admin and a reviewer with current setup, and only a admin with proposed setup. But that was not the point that I was raising. 
:::::3a. Setting &lt;pre&gt;$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['review'] = true; //allow administrators to review revisions&lt;/pre&gt; could be an option, if needed. A request would need to be made that sysops only work outside of main namespace, and possibly only with cosmetic edits to main namespace. That too would reduce reviewers backlog as they would not need to sight changes where a vandal did something and it was undone back identical to previous revision, or minor formatting and punctuation edits.
:::::4. Ok, fine. By 14% is still helpful.
:::::2, 4. It is not called &quot;removing / disabling flaggedrevs&quot;, it is called &quot;disabling flaggedrevs on namespaces that are not main&quot;. Removing it implies removing the extension from the wiki altogether, and is not a part of this proposal. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:38, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::: {{tq|make it harder to edit ''some'' templates}}
:::::: Disabling flagged revs in template space won't make it harder to edit ''any'' templates. It will allow for changes to be immediately transcluded, without requiring changes to be sighted (approved). 
:::::: Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you are trying to say here. But since you are neutral on the change, maybe it also doesn't matter that I can't make sense of it.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 19:09, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::as I said earlier, if those templates that are under flaggedrevs control now will become protected, they will become harder for non-(privleged) users to edit. I am assuming that they will be protected. there was no consensus here on making them free for anyone to edit. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:07, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
:* {{support}}: I do think it would be a better idea to limit it to the main namespace only. As I understand it, the primary focus of the Reviewers user group is to review and evaluate articles and publish them, along with related changes. This would certainly reduce the additional, less important pending changes burden in other namespaces. But, before implementing this as Michael.C.Wright suggests, all current non mainspace changes should be sighted first. Besides that, I do not currently have any other points against this in mind. 
:-- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:22, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::Pinging [[User:A smart kitten|A smart kitten]] to my FlaggedRevs proposal here, as they might know a little bit more about this extension than we do. I'll probably file a task for this today, given that some are in favor of this change. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 15:18, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::2 yes and 1 neutral. I would suggest wait a bit more before filing task. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:57, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::To be clear, I wouldn't say I'm an expert on FlaggedRevs by any means :p - I just know a bit that I looked into while working on [[phab:T408110]] :) 
:::I left a note re &lt;code&gt;$wgFlaggedRevsHandleIncludes&lt;/code&gt; [[#c-A_smart_kitten-20260218130400-Gryllida-20260111164000|above]], but feel free to ping me if there are any other questions about the proposal from a technical perspective. Best, [[user:a smart kitten|a smart kitten]] ([[user talk:a smart kitten|talk]]) 13:09, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
: {{Support}} Since I didn't make that explicit...apologies.
: I should have time later today to work through the pending changes to templates if someone doesn't get to them sooner.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:01, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
: &lt;strike&gt;Aside from the one above waiting on [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]],&lt;/strike&gt; we have all pending changes to templates done. I can keep an eye on them and sight them as a priority until we get the flagged revs disabled for template namespace.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:59, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
: The Phabricator ticket for the request has been closed as 'resolved.'[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418066]
: I checked [[Template:Source]] and [[Template:Date]] to test, and verified that I no longer have the option to ''Submit changes'' as opposed to ''Save changes'' and there is no option to &quot;Mark this version as reviewed&quot; as expected if FlaggedRevs were disabled for templates.  
: I think we should leave this discussion open for a week or two longer, just in case we run across any issues. Thank you @[[User:Pppery|Pppery]], @[[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]], and @[[User:A smart kitten|A smart kitten]]![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 00:23, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
=== Protecting templates ===
: I am working through the pending changes to templates now. I think it would be wise to protect all templates to 'auto-confirm' accounts as a minimum, not changing any existing protection levels. A lot of the pending changes so far include reverted vandalism (this is good, it is being found and reverted quickly). Many of the vandals are IP/temp accounts, which presumably haven't yet been auto-confirmed. 
: That could be a lot of tedious work to do up front, but may pay off in the long run. 
: Any thoughts/objections?[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:35, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::Do you have a few examples? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:48, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::: Feel free to look through the edit history/recent changes. I was typically descriptive using 'vandalism undone.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:49, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::: I just hit this one, so here's an example: [[Template:TScope/ex/doc]]. 
::: Feel free to take action on it.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:51, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::::Hi
::::Ah yes. Those were not edit protected, and anyone could edit them. For when nobody looking, that backlog is pretty tame... 
::::#I personally would think that edit protect them makes sense only if the proposed change was to go ahead -
::::# but then, I would suggest to make them &quot;reviewer or admin only&quot; as is more similar to like the current setup, where the intent is for the edit to be checked by a privileged user. Relying on recent change patrolling may not work well on a small wiki that is news focused.
::::# In any case of protection I would suggest to work on making it easier to request an edit. Clicking &quot;talk&quot; and leaving a message is pretty hard For a newbie. 
::::# Could the software show a banner at top of all edit protected pages with a big fat &quot;request edit&quot; button that takes to new section at talk with relevant &quot;edit protected request&quot; or whatever template already filled in with a space to describe proposed edit and reason. This banner should only show for users who do not have the privilege to edit the page. 
::::# If needed i can write a js that protects page, places a banner at page top, and sights the edit.
::::- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:10, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::::: &gt; ''I would suggest to make them &quot;reviewer or admin only&quot; as is more similar to like the current setup, where the intent is for the edit to be checked by a privileged user.''
::::: We can't set &quot;reviewer&quot; as a level of protection. It's not available in the protection menu (I'm not sure if we can somehow enable it). 
::::: Also, protecting to admin-only would put too much burden on a group that is already underserved and over-taxed. It is further frustrated by the fact that one of our two interface admins ([[User:Asked42|Asked42]]) is neither a reviewer nor an admin and therefore they would not be able make ''any'' changes to templates if we protected them all to reviewer (if we are able) or admin. 
::::: A good portion of the changes I sighted were indeed made by Asked42.
::::: I think auto-confirmed as the minimum baseline, with some fully protected (as they already are) is a good compromise/happy medium.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 19:23, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::yes we can add a [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgRestrictionLevels $wgRestrictionLevels], i guess 'sysop or reviewer or interface admin' could work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:06, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::This would require initiating a separate proposal to add &lt;code&gt;editautoreviewprotected&lt;/code&gt; as a protection level and user right (autoreviewed users, reviewers, and administrators). Protection for interface administrators is currently not possible, as regular administrators cannot edit site CSS/JS pages, or CSS and JS pages in any user's userspace (except for their own). [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 21:10, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::: Based on this, I think we should protect all templates to a minimum 'auto-confirmed' level, then increase it on an as-needed basis, with the understanding that over-protection impedes regular maintenance. &lt;br&gt;Protecting all templates to reviewer + admin is in my opinion overkill and prevents our single, active, interface admin from being able to make any changes to any templates. &lt;br&gt;Very few of our templates are used on published articles, which is arguably our most sensitive namespace as far as vandalism is concerned. &lt;br&gt;This also requires no changes be made to the overall config. &lt;br&gt;So to be clear, I would support the following (&lt;del&gt;assuming&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;I assume&lt;/ins&gt; we also do it in the following order):
:::::::: 
::::::::* Protecting all templates to a minimum of auto-confirmed users
::::::::* Remove/disable flagged revs in the Template namespace
:::::::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 23:01, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::that risks all sysops (who may be awol at times) missing an edit an autoconfirmed user made, whereas protecting would prevent this. i think on a small wiki it is better to reduce risk of an edit being made inadvertedly and then being missed. this is not wikipedia where good faith is assumed and infinite resources are available for post-edit page patrol. that would be a low activity backlog anyway seeing that you handled all pending revisions within less than a day - and they were accumulated over course of a few years i believed. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:09, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::::Whatever user right, it should be granted based on consensus or a sysop decision, not &quot;this user was on wiki for 3 days therefore not spammer&quot; (whatever that was named), in my view. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:22, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::::: I {{oppose}} applying reviewer and/or admin-only protection to all templates. It will make general maintenance too difficult. &lt;br&gt;I {{support}} applying auto-confirm protection to all templates that are not currently protected, or:&lt;br&gt;I {{support}} not changing template protection broadly at this time. I don't think this decision should impede the original proposal since it was added later.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:11, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

::I initiated [[phab:T418066]]. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 20:58, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

==== Options how to protect ====
For templates which are current in control by flagged revs, a reviewer has to sight an edit for it to be approved and become included in other pages. With the flagged revs being disabled for them. There is a need to make a decision what to do to prevent vandalism and other unwanted edits.

* Option 1: do nothing; the templates become available for anyone to edit. Another user can undo that. There is a risk that an edit is done wrong; any user can monitor and undo.
* Option 2: protect on 'auto-confirmed' level. Accounts with the 'autoconfirmed' privilege can edit. Another 'autoconfirmed' user can undo if needed. There is a risk that an edit is done wrong; an 'autoconfirmed' user or users need to check recent changes and monitor. This inconveniences users who are not 'autoconfirmed' because they havve to open a new section at talk page to request an edit. Work load on 'auto-confirmed' is increased because they have to monitor such requests and recent changes.
* Option 3: protect on 'some new privilege name here' level. The privilege is given out to any user who was doing something constructive and is provided by request without needing to do a full vote. A vote may be held to remove it if needed or an admin can remove that privilege if it was misused. Another 'some new privilege name here' user can undo if needed. There is a risk that an edit is done wrong; an 'some new privilege name here' user or users need to check recent changes and monitor. This inconveniences users who are not a'some new privilege name here' because now they have to manually request new edits at the talk page. Work load on 'some new privilege name here' is increased because they have to monitor such requests and recent changes.
* Option 4: protect on 'reviewer or sysop or interface admin' level. Accounts with 'reviewer or sysop or interface admin' privilege can edit, and another user with that privilege can undo if needed. There is a risk that an edit is done wrong, however, the pool of users was hand selected and voted on and the risk was reduced. This inconveniences users who are not a 'reviewer or sysop or interface admin' because now they have to manually request new edits at the talk page. Work load on 'reviewer or sysop or interface admin' is increased because they have to monitor such requests and recent changes.
* Option 5: protect on 'sysop' level. Accounts with sysop (Administrator) privilege can edit, and another user with that privilege can undo if needed. There is a risk that an edit is done wrong, however, the pool of users was hand selected and voted on and the risk was reduced. This inconveniences users who are not a Administrator because now they have to manually request new edits at the talk page. Work load on 'Administrator' is increased because they have to monitor such requests and recent changes.
Let me know if I missed something. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:01, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

Comments and discussion

* I have stronger support for 5 than 4 than 3 than 2. The amount of such changes made in template namespace was tiny and I propose to reduce load on 'contributors, users, reviewers, and interface admins', as they best work on news. Solving vandalism or 'hey lets change this because thats how i did it somewhere else and i thought that is good here' or 'i am confused' issues is a sysop job (ignoring that sysops have huge backlog because I am here and I don't even know that these tasks exist, but still. sysop handle mitigations of abuse and approvals of legit edits, in my view. I do not want to bring up question of sysop backlog size or lack of prior involvement in such issues before as it is not directly relevant to my argument). [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:50, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Proposal to ban usage of AI at Wikinews ==

From [[Wikinews:Deletion_requests#c-Michael.C.Wright-20260107193100-Israeli_naval_ships_intercept_Gaza-bound_Global_Sumud_Flotilla]] there is a note from @[[User:Ternera|Ternera]] &quot;I would even go so far as to propose that we block all AI articles on this wiki.&quot;. I agree with this proposal in short term. In long term I think it would be good to allow it after some reliable workflow is developed. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] may be interested in this discussion. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:51, 7 January 2026 (UTC)

=== Votes ===
* {{support}} noting this is for short term only and further effort could be undertaken to see what went wrong and how it could be addressed. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:51, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
*:I'm unsure about this right now [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
*::{{oppose}} greatly, [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:21, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
*::Hi @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] what would you think of requirement 'ai involved articles are in beta phrase, and are only allowed to be written for events which happened on first day of the month'? or some other random blanket rule that leads to effort managing ai generated content as a beta stage only and not every day. then maybe some understanding could be reached how to use ai more efficiently. please let me know, thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:26, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
*:::im just so used to using AI I personally enjoy it and I think it helps in some ways to news stories. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:27, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
*:Yes, short term. When AI gets better or we have more manpower etc., we of course gonna use it. But not for now [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 04:45, 9 January 2026 (UTC)
*::Hi @[[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]], what would you think of requirement 'ai involved articles are in beta phrase, and are only allowed to be written for events which happened on first day of the month'? or some other random blanket rule that leads to effort managing ai generated content as a beta stage only and not every day. then maybe some understanding could be reached how to use ai more efficiently. please let me know, thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:26, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
* {{support}} a ban on AI generated news pieces. I'm not seeing how it provides value since anyone can ask AI to summarize a news article. Plus, the AI model appears to hallucinate and includes false information or bad sources, so it seems like it creates unnecessary work. [[User:Ternera|Ternera]] ([[User talk:Ternera|talk]]) 21:55, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
*: I used AI to help with the following published articles, for just a few examples:
::
::* [[U.S. strikes Iranian nuclear sites Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan overnight]]
::* [[NASA revises asteroid 2024 YR4 threat, near-zero chance of Earth impact]]
::* [[United States sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East, extends ''Truman'' deployment]]
::* [[Oregon court rules voter-approved gun law constitutional]]
::* [[US Navy Secretary nominee Phelan outlines readiness, cost-cutting reforms in Senate hearing]]
:: 
:: I believe they all benefitted from it. I'm not saying they're perfect, but I think they benefitted from AI assistance.  
:: I also use it to check neutrality and balance during reviews and I find it's very helpful in that regard.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:59, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Ternera|Ternera]] what would you think of requirement 'ai involved articles are in beta phrase, and are only allowed to be written for events which happened on first day of the month'? or some other random blanket rule that leads to effort managing ai generated content as a beta stage only and not every day. then maybe some understanding could be reached how to use ai more efficiently. please let me know, thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:27, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
* {{oppose}} Each instance of AI hallucinations slipping through was either 1. A violation of [[WN:AI]] or 2. Should have been caught by the review process, or both. Maybe if we de-flagged reviewers after three AI slip-ups in published articles, we'd catch more of them sooner. &lt;br&gt;I think AI should be treated no different than a human editor. That means any hallucinations, which are simply inaccuracies or unsupported statements by another name, are catchable in the review process (but should be caught in the development process). I would imagine if we ban it, we will simply drive its use &quot;underground.&quot; &lt;br&gt;And to be clear; I'm not advocating for AI-generated articles, but AI-assisted articles. &lt;br&gt;I'd prefer that we enforce the full and complete review process. Pseudo-reviews that skip the verification process predictably lead to more corrections and retractions.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:38, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
::I think we have yet to update [[Wikinews:The use of AI in generating content]] then approve it either as a policy or a guideline. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 22:41, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
::: I agree. The proposed guideline variously states that humans are responsible for the state of the article. 
::: 
:::* &quot;these drafts must always be critically reviewed and fact-checked by human contributors before submission.&quot;
:::* &quot;the final decisions on wording and style remain human-led.&quot;
:::* &quot;any interpretation or conclusions drawn must be reviewed by human contributors.&quot;
:::* &quot;The editorial process, including pre-reviews and final reviews, must always be carried out by human contributors.&quot;
::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:52, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
::::AI makes stuff up and this is quite dangerous. I asked it about a snow hazard in Switzerland and provided list of 3 sources; it told me the date  13 months off. If AI assistance is to be kept, I would suggest requiring that the author(s) provide a list of prompts to their AI tool on the talk page. This could help to improve quality of reports. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:09, 8 January 2026 (UTC)
::::: &gt; ''AI makes stuff up and this is quite dangerous.''
::::: However, those facts must be present in the listed sources to be included in our article. Bogus facts provided by AI won't be in the listed sources. &lt;br&gt;A full and complete review will catch that. That's how they were caught in both recent cases where a retraction was proposed. Someone read the article and tried to verify every statement against the sources.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 03:06, 8 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::I was told Grok AI gave information on underage kids pornography so strong delete@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:55, 8 January 2026 (UTC)
:::::::https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/05/elon-musk-grok-ai-digitally-undress-images-of-women-children [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:58, 8 January 2026 (UTC)
::&quot;Maybe if we de-flagged reviewers after three AI slip-ups in published articles, we'd catch more of them sooner.&quot; Should the authors be penalised in any way, if they repeatedly fail to catch AI's hallucinations? I'd like to know your opinion on this, @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:20, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::: Authors are responsible for accuracy. But reviewers bear final accountability for published content because review is a permission granted by the community to publish on its behalf. In these cases, the failure was not the existence of errors, but their approval through incomplete review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:56, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::::Hi @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]
::::1. I ask to approach both reviewer and author in these cases as they both need to change their approach to ensure issues don't happen again and again. I asked you and you said 'Yeah, except reviewers were elected.' Yeah, sure, but my point still stands. I'm speaking of both.
::::2. Doesn't answer my question how to handle users who repeatedly insert same kind of issues into articles. That is not even always visible as the review feedback of failed articles gets deleted along with their talk page. I try to at least post a copy of it onto talk page via 'custom message' feature of ezpr2. Make that an official policy, would you? I'm sure you would be interested in this as it would allow to keep track of issues in articles submitted by that user in one spot, and provide a path towards figuring out why they happen and how to solve them, and improve 'article quality'.
::::3. And the same could go to posting feedback to a reviewer's talk page about post-publish retractions etc. I believe I didn't even ''get'' a talk page message about that retraction request; yet I did get an insinuation here. The note that a particular reviewer is being dodgy sits in your mind and doesn't sit on their talk page. I think that's inefficient. The concern about your mentioning of de-flagging lies in unnecessary escalation; the general civil thing to do has been to leave a message at a talk page before taking further action.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:14, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] see [[:w:Hallucination (artificial intelligence)]] for your reference in case you didn't know, regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:28, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::: Since hallucinations are inaccuracies, they won't be in the linked sources. So a full and proper [[WN:REV]] would catch them. Just as they were caught in the previously mentioned articles ''once a full and proper review was performed.''
::: &lt;blockquote&gt;The reviewer should check that all information in the article is fully sourced,&lt;/blockquote&gt;
::: Seems like we already have the solution; perform full and proper reviews.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:21, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::::Seems like incomplete solution since users don't fix anything fast. I have seen it tried for 15 years. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:50, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
*&lt;s&gt;{{Support}}&lt;/s&gt;I don't think we are on the right side of history. But current experience shows that editers and reviewers can not determine if theres any content in an AI generated article. And we &quot;cannot edit after it published&quot;, so no remedies can be made. I also believe we should issue an announcement after disabling AI, which would show that we are a responsible media outlet.

Of course, I maintain the stance discussed earlier that, ideally, editors should consciously strive to discern, and reviewers should ensure everything meets the standards, such as accuracy. If the review process can achieve this, it doesn't matter whether the article is written by a human, Shakespeare's monkey, or AI, nor is explicit labeling necessary, because we ultimately get a good article.

I'm not saying people can't achieve this, but it requires too much effort, which is clearly not cost-effective. And if we implement policies similar to this now instead of banning AI, it will lead to situations where submissions written with AI cannot be published due to insufficient and timely review, which is obviously not in our favor.

I apologize for the mistakes in an article I participated in editing. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 04:03, 9 January 2026 (UTC)
: &gt; ''editers and reviewers can not determine if theres any content in an AI generated article.''&lt;br&gt;If that were true, how was it identified for the proposed retraction?[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:32, 9 January 2026 (UTC)
::I'm just coming to this now and have no idea what this question is asking. Is there some background somewhere about a proposed retraction that isn't immediately clear in this thread? What is that phrase referring to? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 04:13, 10 January 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes, the proposed deletion linked in the first sentence of this section. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:19, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
:::Hi @[[User:Tduk|Tduk]] fyi 
:::* for last few months now, partly due to my medical issues and partly due to my preference, i have been publishing articles checking only the basics (5Ws and H) and not checking each sentence thoroughly. i read through sources and ensure that what i have read does not have serious npov issues or contradictions that immediately strike my mind, but don't check fully.
:::* i believe @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] has made it clear that he is here to uphold the standards to highest thresholds and now this is taking the form of him doing a full review of an article at time of archival. i disagree with this approach as i think it is taking away his valuable time from reviewing stories which are actually fresh. i do not believe anyone ever did a full review of an article at time of archival. this process previously only involved checking for red links, issues anyone previously flagged at a talk page, etc.
:::* this in some cases results in him finding a full bucket of issues that he does not wish to write a 'correction' for because it would require a complete article rewrite. as i am one of the active (and lazy) reviewers here i should normally reply to these requests but i lack the energy to do this as my current state for last few months results in my energy levels being extremely low, at around 40% of what an average person has got. cause is unknown. 
:::* yet i keep reviewing articles and keep ignoring these requests to retract articles because it is even harder to reply to those than to one full review in the first place (need to articulate why some of the points being nitpicked were utter bullshit, as i find that i do disagree with some of them). 
:::* this leads to me becoming more exhausted and circles back to me not participating properly
:::* there is an ondoing discussion of it in [[Wikinews:Water cooler/proposals#Proposed change to review process by Gryllida Version 202512|this section (on the very same 'proposals' subpage of water cooler)]]
:::hope this helps you to get an idea of the situation at least qualitatively. 
:::regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:36, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
:Hi @[[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]], i liked that thought, that catching AI hallucinations is time consuming and may lead to delays in publishing.   [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:25, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
: {{q|[A]t the time of publication, a news article must be solidly fact-checked and as objective as possible.|30px|30px|[[m:Wikinews|''Wikinews''' mission statement at Meta]]}}
: To make sure I understand the position being advanced here, I see the following claims and implications:
: 
:* That, for an extended period[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Talk:Competitive_local_elections_held_in_England#Review_of_revision_4855230_%5BNot_ready%5D], reviews have been intentionally conducted without full verification, despite policy requiring it.
:* That multiple proposals have been made to relax or redefine review expectations[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/assistance/archives/2024/November#c-Gryllida-20241020021900-Michael.C.Wright-20241014152800],[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/miscellaneous/archives/2025/June#'5W_Brief'_format] to align with this reduced, 5W-only level of scrutiny, but without community consensus.
:* That, following retractions triggered by full verification after publication, the proposed remedy is to restrict or ban AI use rather than to restore compliance with existing review standards.
:* That AI-assisted content is treated as uniquely suspect, while comparable human errors from incomplete review are framed as understandable due to fatigue.
:* That thorough verification during review is characterized as counterproductive because it increases post-publication workload, rather than being recognized as work that belongs in the review process.
: 
: I disagree with those priorities.
: You previously articulated the risk clearly yourself, noting that becoming more liberal in approvals in order to increase output is “disastrous,”[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#c-Gryllida-2013-08-28T21:28:00.000Z-Wikiwide-2013-08-28T12:57:00.000Z] and that pursuing readership through speed leads to biased, lower-quality journalism. That analysis remains sound and is manifest here in the number of resultant retractions.
: Applying full verification after publication did create additional work, but only because required checks were knowingly deferred during review. The remedy is not to restrict tools, but to align review practice with policy.
: The underlying issue is not that policy was followed, but that it was repeatedly and unilaterally dismissed.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:42, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::This is too long, but I will answer each point anyway.
::* That, for an extended period[4], reviews have been intentionally conducted without full verification, despite policy requiring it.
::** Yes. I try to do full verification to a degree, but not to each letter. The motivation here is to verify key details and publish while article is still fresh.
::* That multiple proposals have been made to relax or redefine review expectations[5],[6] to align with this reduced, 5W-only level of scrutiny, but without community consensus.
::** That discussion is still open.
::* That, following retractions triggered by full verification after publication, the proposed remedy is to restrict or ban AI use rather than to restore compliance with existing review standards.
::** This is an overloaded sentence for me. For once, it's not only 'review' standards at the plate, it's also the 'write up' standards on the plate.
::* That AI-assisted content is treated as uniquely suspect, while comparable human errors from incomplete review are framed as understandable due to fatigue.
::** I do not know where this came from; please try phrasing it again. I lack resource to attempt to read this more than once.
::* That thorough verification during review is characterized as counterproductive because it increases post-publication workload, rather than being recognized as work that belongs in the review process.
::** I do not know where this came from; please try phrasing it again. I lack resource to attempt to read this more than once.
::* Pursuing readership through speed leads to biased, lower-quality journalism
::** I do not care about readership. I do not know why you think I care of ''that''.
::* &quot;Applying full verification after publication did create additional work, but only because required checks were knowingly deferred during review. The remedy is not to restrict tools, but to align review practice with policy.&quot; is missing a 'In my view' note.
::* &quot;The underlying issue is not that policy was followed, but that it was repeatedly and unilaterally dismissed.&quot; 
::** I do not agree with this statement. I do not think the current policy requires 100% coverage of fact check.
::Hope this helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:57, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::: &gt; ''I do not think the current policy requires 100% coverage of fact check.''
::: It is explicit: &quot;The reviewer should check that all information in the article is fully sourced...&quot;
::: It's been a part of the policy since its inception, [[Special:Diff/672352|eighteen years ago]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:04, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::::Thanks for that. Posted below. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:35, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::{{Comment}} My understanding is that, for a fair amount of time:
::* There has been a lack of humans, writing articles, editing articles and reviewing them, making it difficult to publish even one article a week;
::* That for a fair amount of articles &quot;written&quot; with usage of AI, the quality problems were significant - not only in style of writing, but even in &quot;facts&quot; mentioned in the article;
::* That we currently have a tool to discourage blatant plagiarism from sources - which therefore encourages &quot;lazy&quot; (or tired, or whatever) contributors to use AI as text generator;
::* AI assisted content is not treated as uniquely suspect. Rather, where text is written by humans, humans are much less likely to generate hallucinations, and much more likely to follow guidelines for writing articles. AI assisted content doesn't know Wikinews guidelines, and even if it were provided with them, it would still be likely to hallucinate;
::The proposals in this thread have included:
::* Temporarily banning AI usage for writing of text in Wikinews articles - which I tend to agree with, though I would prefer a constructive discussion on positive and negative examples of AI generated contributions to Wikinews;
::* Removing reviewer duties from people who have missed AI hallucinations in articles they have published - which I absolutely disagree with. We need more people in Wikinews, not less.
::I would like to add the following proposals:
::* Possibly, add a tool to detect AI hallucinations - numbers (10 or ten or dozens - format doesn't matter), places, people which are not mentioned in the sources;
::* Or even better, write a Wikinews-specific (AI-powered? I don't like AI, but if you do, go ahead, contribute to development and testing) tool to generate text based on the provided links to sources;
::* Remember that having duties of being a reviewer doesn't deprive you of rights of being an editor. If an article needs improvement and editors are not showing up, feel free to improve it yourself - with caveat that you will have to find another reviewer to publish it afterwards.
::Reviewers don't have to be perfect. Reviewers need to be there, active and helping. But they don't have to be perfect. They just have to do their best. And discouraging writers and reviewers, penalizing them for their mistakes, can kill the project. This isn't school where kids have to go, whether they want to or not. This is a project based on volunteers. So instead of wasting their time with these heated opinionated threads and further dividing the community, get out there and do what you can. /AI will not write Wikinews for us./ [[User:Wikiwide|Wikiwide]] ([[User talk:Wikiwide|talk]]) 07:48, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
::: &gt; ''Reviewers don't have to be perfect. Reviewers need to be there, active and helping. But they don't have to be perfect. They just have to do their best.''
:::: We hold contributors accountable under our policies and guidelines, and the same applies to reviewers. '''Publishing inaccurate, biased, or plagiarized content due to incomplete review should not be acceptable.''' Reviewers volunteer for the role with an understanding of its requirements. Unilaterally choosing to disregard core policy for convenience undermines that responsibility, creates more work for others, and damages the project's reputation. 
::: 
::: 
:::: If reviewers knowingly accept inaccuracies, bias, or plagiarism for reasons of convenience, it raises a fundamental question about the purpose of the reviewer role itself. The review function exists precisely to prevent those failures, not to normalize them.
::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
::: &gt; ''Removing reviewer duties from people who have missed AI hallucinations''&lt;br&gt;That was not proposed. I forwarded a thought experiment by saying &quot;'''Maybe''' [emphasis added] if we de-flagged reviewers after three AI slip-ups in published articles, we'd catch more of them sooner.&quot;&lt;br&gt;There used to be the notion of &quot;easy-come, easy-go&quot; for the reviewer bit. There is a very brief discussion [[Wikinews:Water cooler/miscellaneous/archives/2010/June#%7B%7BUser Wikinews reviewer%7D%7D|here]] between Pi zero and Brian McNeil, two contributors who were instrumental in developing the modern review process. That discussion illustrates the level of attention to detail they hoped for from reviewers. Our current policies and guidelines still largely reflect that expectation. &lt;br&gt;My point is that this is not the way to go about policy change. What has occurred is one reviewer has unilaterally disregarded policy for personal convenience (as stated), and that has resulted in the publication of inaccuracies, bias, and/or plagiarism. &lt;br&gt;If [[WN:IAR]] is used as a justification (and it has not been, so far), even that requires the action to ''improve'' the project.&lt;br&gt;Reviewing as if a policy change has occurred, when it has not, predictably increases post-publication errors and workload. It then becomes circular to cite those downstream burdens as justification for lowering the standard that would have prevented them.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:42, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
::::I don't think there was disregard from one reviewer, that's why I opened RFC below. I believe that doing 100% verification was not common practice. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
:::::Do we have consensus? @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:58, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::Not before a few other contributors weigh in. This may take a few weeks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:58, 18 January 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} At this time. Let's see what the future holds, though. Maybe let's revisit this next year?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:19, 29 January 2026 (UTC)
*'''Support''' a ban on unsupervised use of genAI for article creation or expansion, {{Oppose}} a blanket ban. Part of why I oppose the &quot;nuclear option&quot; is because it's nearly impossible to definitively know whether a certain sentence was purely AI-generated or merely the signature of a more formal human writing. As long as it's used responsibly, genAI can be a very handy tool for writing [[WN:Breaking news|breaking news articles]], seeking feedback on the quality of an almost complete article, correcting the grammar, translating content, and other purposes. For example, when I wrote &quot;[[Bangladeshi interim leader Muhammad Yunus returns home after four-day visit to London]]&quot; and &quot;[https://web.archive.org/web/20250707221334/https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Australia%27s_truth_commission_finds_genocide_against_Aboriginal_Victorians,_suggests_practical_remedies Australia's truth commission finds genocide against Aboriginal Victorians, suggests practical remedies]&quot; (which was [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=delete&amp;user=&amp;page=Australia%27s+truth+commission+finds+genocide+against+Aboriginal+Victorians%2C+suggests+practical+remedies&amp;excludetempacct=1&amp;wpdate=&amp;tagfilter=&amp;wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist deleted] due to staleness), I asked ChatGPT very simple prompts such as &quot;Please assess that article&quot; and &quot;Is my article good?&quot;, and it gave me some rather useful advice (in retrospect, I admit that I should perhaps have disclosed it on the talk pages). Of course, it's a double-edged sword, and I discarded the recommendations which seemed very nitpicky or would run against P&amp;Gs such as [[WN:NPOV|NPOV]]. I think a responsible (if imperfect) approach would be to give a hard &quot;Not Ready&quot; verdict on articles that look entirely AI-generated from the beginning to the end, grant a bit of leeway for those where only a specific section or paragraph is AI-generated, add one or more sections at [[Help:AI]] for guidance on rewriting these sorts of articles, and direct contributors to both that help page and [[WN:The use of AI in generating content]]. [[User:Redireditor|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#6C2E92&quot;&gt;Redir&lt;/span&gt;]][[Special:Contributions/Redireditor|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1245BC&quot;&gt;editor&lt;/span&gt;]] ('''[[User talk:Redireditor|talk]]''') 01:36, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
{{comment}} In light of a recent [[User talk:Michael.C.Wright#c-Gryllida-20260224194500-BigKrow-20260224180300|suggestion to use AI tools to evaluate or fact-check AI-generated material]], and a [[Talk:Moreton Bay illegally evicted homeless campers, Queensland Supreme Court rules#AI usage declaration|recent declaration of AI use in generating a published article]], it would be helpful to clarify the scope of this proposal.

If the use of AI in some capacity is considered acceptable by the original poster, then the concern being addressed here may be narrower than originally framed. If that is the case, should the proposal be revised or withdrawn so the discussion reflects that distinction more clearly? [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 02:36, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

:I agree that clarification is needed. AI can be used for many things while writing an article without actually creating the wikinews-authored article text itself. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:28, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Consensus assessment and possible next steps ===
My read of the consensus to this point is:

* Support: 3
* Oppose: 2
* Support Retracted: 1
* No stated position: 3

Support remains conditional and temporary in framing, not a blanket permanent ban.

With only one-vote separation and multiple participants explicitly calling for further discussion, this still does not meet a strong consensus threshold.

The thread shows more agreement on process deficiencies (review standards, workload) than on prohibition itself.

Based on that, and keeping in mind that consensus is not determined by simple vote totals but by working toward a solution that reasonably addresses the main concerns raised on all sides, I suggest the following be considered for further community discussion:

* Transition [[WN:AI]] from a draft guideline into a proposed policy, so its requirements and enforcement expectations are clearer.
* We carefully monitor AI usage to ensure it is 1. transparent, 2. accurate, 3. NPOV. See [[:Category:AI usage declared]] as just one tool towards this end.
* For a limited trial period (for example, three months), apply a standardized disclosure notice on newly published articles that involve AI assistance. (&lt;del&gt;someone else&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]]&lt;/ins&gt; proposed this elsewhere[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals/archives/2025/November#Thinking_-_asking_-_wondering]). See [[:Template:AI disclosure]] as a proposed draft.
* Reassess outcomes after the trial period to determine whether current practices are improving article quality and review reliability.

Comments welcome on whether this approach reasonably addresses the concerns raised so far.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:05, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

:Agreed. Works for me. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:26, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have tweaked [[WN:AI]] to reflect that it is a proposed policy rather than a proposed guideline.
: If we are considering a reader-facing disclaimer placed directly on articles, as I understand [[Wikinews:Water cooler/proposals/archives/2025/November#c-Bddpaux-20251104213100-Thinking_-asking-_wondering|this suggestion]], I think it should first have clear and explicit consensus.
: Please comment below indicating {{tl|support}} or {{tl|oppose}} for '''using [[Template:AI disclosure]] directly on articles for a three-month trial period'''. You may also provide specific suggestions regarding the reader-facing template. If opposing, please include a brief rationale.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:58, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
::I did not understand what change is proposed. I am already following that linked guideline and the software is already prompting to declare AI usage at submission. What would &quot;support&quot; change here? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== RfC from reviewers: verifiability policy ==

{{flag}}

The current verifiability policy states &quot;''The reviewer should check that all information in the article is fully sourced''&quot;. In a discussion above, [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] noted that this requires checking each piece in the published article to the letter. 

So for example the way I understood it from above discussion, publishing an article with note 'A bus crashed, it carried 45 customers.' with a lot of other newsy information such as 5Ws, H, a driver was drunk, driver survived with one leg injury, etc other details, would require reviewer checking everything; according to this interpretation, just checking everything else while ignoring that piece of detail about '45' (and hence risking it will be published with incorrect number) would be against the current policy. This is purposefully a bit exaggerated example to get my point across. From time to time Michael.C.Wright picked up some more serious issues in my reviews, for example one article I didn't run in copyvio check, and then he went and put a dozen of issues which weren't adequately verified or attributed or some other thing, that I am yet to look at when I am slightly less busy hopefully towards the end of this week, and proposed a retraction. That retraction discussion link is located in first sentence of the above proposal to ban AI usage at ''Wikinews''.

I don't believe this is realistic to expect a reviewer to check 100% of the content in an article unless someone is hired to do such extensive reviews and another user is hired to implement the requested changes quickly (a total of 2 users hired). I believe that requiring full review will delay reviews as they are simply more time consuming for the reviewer; and this will also delay publishing because a long list of issues will be presented to an author, and an author will take longer to address them. I proposed earlier, for example, that only the 5W and H, and plagiarism, should be checked, and potentially NPOV next on the list, but I expect that checking article to the last letter of each sentence is not required. For example being satisfied that around 70% of the article was confirmed in the sources could be sufficient to publish it.

I am seeking comment from each reviewer about this. Please type it into below if you do not mind. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:34, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

=== Comments from reviewers ===
This section is just for reviewers to say how they are doing reviews or how they think they should be done, whether they should be '100% verification coverage', etc. When posting this I wanted it just to see what each reviewer is doing currently about this. It is not intended for discussion just to see the current status. Then, further down the page, this section is then followed by another section for discussion. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:34, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

* Space for @[[User:Acagastya|Acagastya]] comment (click 'reply' next to my nick and add your answer below) Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:34, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
* Space for @[[User:Bawolff|Bawolff]] comment (click 'reply' next to my nick and add your answer below) Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:34, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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* Space for @[[User:Cromium|Cromium]] comment (click 'reply' next to my nick and add your answer below) Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:34, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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** As noted above, I would be satisfied if 5W and H was verified and ''majority'' of the article, not necessarily 100% of the article. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:34, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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=== General discussion ===
General discussion. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:34, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

:[[User:Asked42|Asked42]], not sure you are the best to do this but maybe you know someone who does: need to contact each reviewer off wiki asking to comment here and to advise when available for audio call as i think that is the only way to reconnect reviewers, by having a call at least once each three months. I scream in pain as this software does not have a calendar nor a doodle built into it and I am lost. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:42, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
::Noting I tried EmailUser and had no response. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:43, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

=== General discussion point 2: recent change ===
:''For a related discussion, see [[Wikinews:Water cooler/assistance#Clarification about post publish and post archive edits|Clarification about post publish and post archive edits]]''

*{{comment}} I feel that what  [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] is doing, by cross checking the work of other reviewers at time of archival (or insert some other 'eternity later' description here), and by flagging all possible issues that were missed as part of review, undermines two types of relationships: author to reviewer, and reviewer to reviewer. While both of these could be blamed on the reviewer who approved the story that was later scrutinized, I do not find this approach particularly fruitful for the quality of news output nor for the integrity of the project as a whole. I am seeking comment from everyone about this matter. In my opinion lowering the tolerance to omissions, as long as it does not land into plagiarism or substantial bias territory, was previously allowed and the level of cross check in the last year has unnecessarily -- and without a consultation -- increased, putting unnecessary burden on involved authors and other reviewers. I request that this workflow comes back to what it was previously. Thanks for your attention to this sentiment, and I hope to see your comments about it soon. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:00, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
*:cc @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] @[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]], please reply now and tag 3 other users who weren't tagged previously, thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:01, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
*::There's quite a bit here and I'm not sure which three other users would even see this conversation who weren't already pinged. I can see some value in checking articles at the time of archiving to see if the process was followed optimally and maybe tagging the talk page somehow. This is more-or-less equivalent to how some proper news organizations operate, where they review their own published works and issue retractions, make corrections, etc. (it was only two days ago that I saw my feed for ''Mother Jones'' retract a story that they couldn't verify). So I agree in principle that it's worth us having an author-to-reviewer relationship that works at the time of publication and then if someone is motivated, an archiver-to-reviewer relationship. What that looks like may be an open question. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 08:59, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
*:::Hey @[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] My question is whether you have noticed review standards got tougher than usual in the last year? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:28, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
*::::Good question, but that is not something that I have personally experienced. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 20:27, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
*:::::Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:54, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
*:::::Would you say there has been more discussions about review quality recently, than before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:55, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

== News schedule ==

Hello

context

* some radio have news highlight every day from 8am to 815am, and
* some youtubers have $whatever new upload every week on Tuesday at noon local time. For example.

As a result, Fans sweat sitting on top of their fingers in ancipation of the release on that schedule. 

proposal.

* Could it perhaps be helpful to identify platform and format and method, to get this done here? 
** Weekly, say one entry on blyesky with list of recent news over last week; and one entry via audio podcast i.e. youtube or audible or whatever has audio outputs?

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 11:16, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

:pinging @[[User:NikosLikomitros|NikosLikomitros]] @[[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] @[[User:Sj|Sj]] @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] @[[User:Sbb1413|Sbb1413]] @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] @[[User:Wikiwide|Wikiwide]] @[[User:RockerballAustralia|RockerballAustralia]] @[[User:Matthiasb|Matthiasb]] @[[User:Vyacheslav84|Vyacheslav84]] @[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] to name a few, as this output could include news from other languages. cc @[[User:Revi C.|Revi C.]], @[[User:Base|Base]] Hoping to hear your input and aim for first date of a first initial post on Feb-01 or thereabouts. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 01:45, 27 January 2026 (UTC)
::I didn't understand what exactly is being proposed? --[[User:Vyacheslav84|Vyacheslav84]] ([[User talk:Vyacheslav84|talk]]) 03:19, 28 January 2026 (UTC)
:::* {{comment}} Not totally following the proposal/question, but I will say this: If an event happens '''and that event is newsworthy''' there should be some type of jetsam present that verifies it actually DID happen. Historically, an accredited reporter's notes are valid. e.g. &quot;I watched this program/podcast/live stream on this date at this time and this thing happened then that thing happened' etc. etc. But, again, the EVENT must be newsworthy AND have solid sourcing. Because someone with the YouTube channel '''CoolDude47''' said a thing happened at his neighbor's house, that SOURCE may not be dense enough to be trustworthy. Know what I mean?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:24, 29 January 2026 (UTC)
::::*If I understand Gryllida's proposal correctly, it is that we could (a) post a weekly news roundup to Bluesky or a similar site and/or (b) post a weekly audio news roundup/&quot;best of Wikinews&quot; to YouTube or a similar website. At this stage, though, I don't think we are in a good position to do either of those. I'm concerned that casual readers/listeners might not realize that Wikinews's topic selection is constrained by what our contributors take the time to write as well as what our reviewers take the time to review. We're averaging much less than one new published article per day at this point, resulting in a collection of articles that could be politely described at best as &quot;eclectic&quot;. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 06:08, 30 January 2026 (UTC)
::::*:Correct; there's always a chance to add one short disclaimer at the beginning of the text or audio piece noting that &quot;&lt;name of the nickname for the Wikinews broadcast&gt; is in beta and audience can add their news by going &lt;here&gt;&quot; where &lt;here&gt; is a user friendly place to start. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:51, 30 January 2026 (UTC)
:::Hi @[[User:Vyacheslav84|Vyacheslav84]] 
:::* I guess you are not familiar with the services similar to the ones i described in 'context' then. here is a wiki page about them: [[:w:PBS News Hour]]. basically they air themselves every evening at same time.
:::* I am proposing Wikinews produces at least one text output and at least one audio output regularly, for example, weekly, and posts them '''at the same time of day''' on a certain day of week consistently.
:::Hope this helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:48, 30 January 2026 (UTC)
::::I agree, but who will do it? --[[User:Vyacheslav84|Vyacheslav84]] ([[User talk:Vyacheslav84|talk]]) 14:43, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::@[[User:Vyacheslav84|Vyacheslav84]] one person can not do all news media so i suggest to have one person per one or two social media accounts. I created page [[Wikinews:Social media posters]] you can add your name there and name of a social media where you are going to post and under what nick. Important not to have 'Wikinews' in the account name there as this is a trademark and requires permissions from WMF. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:49, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] Okay, thanks, I'll take a look! --[[User:Vyacheslav84|Vyacheslav84]] ([[User talk:Vyacheslav84|talk]]) 11:16, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
::{{comment}} I mean -- it ''sounds cool'', but: '''getting it done.....'''. Know what I mean?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:13, 4 February 2026 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] please see [[Wikinews:Social media posters]], if you have a friend with social media addiction, please point them to the page, thanks! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:18, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::{{comment}} It's been 14 days since we had a new article published. If our text and audio outputs were based on our new content over the past week (and they should be if we were to undertake those projects), that would mean we would have had to skip two weeks. With the risk that the Wikimedia Foundation might shut down Wikinews altogether, I think we need to focus on our primary mission of publishing news stories on this website rather than trying to take on projects in new formats. Keep in mind that reviewers/administrators would presumably have to take the time to review the text and audio outputs before they are released, and there aren't enough of them to even have the time to review all the articles that get submitted now. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 07:52, 5 February 2026 (UTC)
:::14 days??? Why. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:12, 6 February 2026 (UTC)
:::🫩 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:13, 6 February 2026 (UTC)
:Concerns over the inability to regularly put out updates like this are well-founded, but I don't think a monthly update would be too much to ask for, and I believe it would put a sense of relevance back into WN. As said by others, the articles we currently publish are mainly based on contributors' interests and availability, which isn't always the most attractive to a general audience. Even 1-sentence updates or a collection of quotes from media would be better than nothing; there's so much going on in the world right now that there's always something readers urgently need to know, and I see it as a foundational step for building, maintaining and retaining an active readership. I would gladly take up this task, but of course it would be better if reviewer(s) are responsible so that the reviewing process can be skipped/streamlined. Not sure about the audio part, unless software/AI is used to turn a transcript into audio. I personally watch ''{{w|Last Week Tonight with John Oliver}}'' and ''{{w|Weekend Update}}'', so I believe in the attractiveness of such updates. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 12:10, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:HKLionel|HKLionel]]
::* I think submissions sized 100-150 words are the easiest to review, even if they do not possess much coverage value. That's the easiest way to get through the reviewing process. NOT MORE because it is pain to review. And not less because that is too short for pass.
::* There are three high quality submissions in queue. Each of them would take me a week to 'fully review'. Presumably, if I attempt one of them tonight, that will be an express review...
::Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:59, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes, so I suppose a coordinated effort by reviewers/making it the responsibility of a reviewer would make it more efficient. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 16:23, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:I just had the thought that we could borrow from Wikipedia's [[w:WP:ITN|in the news]] and [[w:P:C|current events portal]]. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 18:12, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::Borrow what? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:35, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
:::Content for, as I suggested above, a monthly update. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 01:28, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
::I also discovered [[:ja:ウィキニュース:短信]] (news bulletins). This is a format I'd like to see emulated. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 02:39, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

== Streak themed competition proposal ==

Propose to encourage a user to author and publish, or reviewer to review and publish, at least one story every two weeks. Like a [[:w:streak]].

At end of a competition period, suggest for 6 months (12 fortnights), the no. of maximum consecutive fortnights would be computed for each participant. For example, if I started and was major contributor to article on week 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, then my streaks are '1 and 3' (streak of 2), then '7 and 9 and 11' (streak of 3), I would score '3'.

Top 10 participant would get a T-shirt or mug or some other object with a number (i.e. 'This user archived a 6 fortnight streak in English Wikinews in 2026' worded fancily and with fancy picture.) delivered to their desired postal address.

Not sure how to fund this, but I think there may be a few people who want to donate to that purpose. if you wanted to donate please specify payment method. cc [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] as I think you might be able to get support from NYC for this perhaps. 

thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:02, 20 February 2026 (UTC)
:created page [[Wikinews:2026 streak competition]] thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:12, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
::I think I could attempt this. [[User:CheatCodes4ever|Cheat]][[User talk:CheatCodes4ever|Codes]][[Special:Contributions/CheatCodes4ever|4ever]] ([[User:CheatCodes4ever/sandbox|sandbox]] | [[m:Special:CentralAuth/CheatCodes4ever|CentralAuth]]) 20:41, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
:::Hi @[[User:CheatCodes4ever|CheatCodes4ever]] thank you, nice. 🙂 Is 'every 2 weeks' a good time frame? Or better 1 or 4 weeks? Whre do you think it could be funded from? Also, how long to run it for: 12 weeks or 24 weeks? Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:59, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:CheatCodes4ever|CheatCodes4ever]] please add your name on that section [[Wikinews:2026_streak_competition#Interested_users|section 'interested users signup']] Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:25, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
::::{{ping|Gryllida}} Two weeks sounds reasonable to me. [[User:CheatCodes4ever|Cheat]][[User talk:CheatCodes4ever|Codes]][[Special:Contributions/CheatCodes4ever|4ever]] ([[User:CheatCodes4ever/sandbox|sandbox]] | [[m:Special:CentralAuth/CheatCodes4ever|CentralAuth]]) 20:36, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::great thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:42, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
:The prizes would probably need to be worked out later, but this is a great idea and I'm interested. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 01:47, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

== Install inline comments ==

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:InlineComments

Could this be installed here? It would be easuer to use than the current system, where highlight is a pain to delete on visual editor, and comment is hidden on talk tab. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 10:11, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

:I find it unlikely that devs will add it, considering the status of Wikinews. I support you making a ticket at [[:phab:]] if you feel like it's warranted. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 17:23, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
::That would require consensus from the community. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 20:32, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
:::thatas what i am asking about. would you support installation of such an extension here? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:43, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
:::Which is why I was trying to provide my vote of approval. I did make that unclear, so I apologize: while I don't know that this will be successfully implemented, I am in favor of you requesting it &lt;em&gt;pending others weighing in and a general consensus that others feel the same way&lt;/em&gt;. Again, sorry for suggesting that individuals unilaterally request new features. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 21:39, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
::::yeah i got it [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
::lets see if using [[:w:Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation#inline_comments|enwp lever]] works. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:34, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
:::They [[:w:Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Proposal_to_install_the_'Inline_comments'_MediaWiki_extension_for_Draft_namespace|are being quite positive, including PHP maintainership]], and suggest development of a gadget as prototype. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:59, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
:Same as Justin, though the WP discussions don't seem promising. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 01:53, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
:Just to mention, it is not exactly like inline comments, but EzPR 2025 will include a feature called &quot;Dynamic Marking&quot; under the Sentence Marking section. When enabled, it will use a global gadget to load and display specific sentences that have been highlighted and marked by the reviewer on the article.
:This is not fully implemented yet, the global script integration still needs to be completed. However, the idea is to provide a more dynamic approach to sentence-specific highlights and unsourced sentence marking.The data for each marked sentence, including its associated issue, will be stored on a JSON page. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 18:21, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi [[User:Asked42|Asked42]]
::* I believe the dynamically marked comments, as currently implemented in EZPR2, have two disadvantages compared with the extension. First, they can be difficult to remove when working in the visual editor. Second, the extension provides a more user-friendly interface for replying to comments about a specific phrase in the article without having to switch to the talk page and back.
::* That said, one possible improvement to the extension would be to post a copy of the inline comment discussion to the article’s talk page when the comment is removed. This could be offered as an optional feature in the extension. At present, the discussion remains only in the article’s edit history, which may not be ideal, as the talk page is generally expected to serve as the central record of discussions about previous revisions of the article.
::Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:53, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]: I was not aware that there was interest in developing the extension as a gadget, which is, in my opinion, a much more practical and better approach. When the gadget is ready, I think we could also integrate it with EzPR 2025 to allow marking and commenting on specific text within an article. Therefore, I am dropping the Dynamic Marking approach within EzPR.
:::Just to clarify regarding your comment: &quot;''First, they can be difficult to remove when working in the visual editor.''&quot; - I believe you may be referring to the current approach of wrapping text with templates. Dynamic Marking '''was not''' designed in that way; it was intended to function more like inline comments. Additionally, EN wikinews currently does not have the VisualEditor enabled. So even if that concern were valid, the current approach would not cause issues in this specific context. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 05:56, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Actually, in Wikipedia there is a dying backlog queue of drafts for review, to create a new page in Wikipedia, users may often have to wait 2-6 months while page is sitting in Draft: namespace. So, I wanted to suggest the gadget separate, then it can be added to ENWP for draft review. For this space here in Wikinews, having the gadget installed there at ENWP could be a part of leverage to get the extension installed in Wikimedia wikis, including here, eventually. Knowing how ENWP centric the ecosystem is. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:33, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Btw, inline comment doesn't show which phrase it was referring to, and neither does an inline citation. Only one cursor position. And inline comments were such a pain to edit in VE... For once they are not even visible until clicked or something. :( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:34, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

== Should we reconsider our stance on wikilinking ==

Our [[Wikinews:Style_guide#Wikilinking_an_article|Style guide states]] &quot;Do not over-wikify articles. Link only particularly relevant background material.&quot;

I believe the reasoning can be found in [[Wikinews:Categories#Wikilinks_and_redirects|this essay]], which states &quot;Don't use wikilinks for basic information: a news article should stand on its own, understandable without consulting some other page along the way.&quot;

As a community, I believe we have strayed from this practice considerably. A drift towards more wikilinking, in my opinion, is part of our broader drift from being a journalism project first to a wiki project first and a journalism project second. 

While over-wikilinking has not been an impediment to publication (that I'm aware of), it is something we should either be actively addressing (reducing) or something we should remove from our policies and guidelines. 

Please comment below how you feel about over-wikilinking and if you feel we should keep,  remove, or update the recommendation. Justifying your response would be most helpful, but a simple !vote might suffice.  [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:27, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Some useful polling templates might be:

*{{remove}} {{tl|remove}}
*{{keep}} {{tl|keep}}
*{{weak delete}} {{tl|weak delete}}
*{{weak keep}} {{tl|weak keep}}

=== Comments ===

* {{keep}} especially for the lede. A link away from ''Wikinews'' is an invitation to stop reading our content and start reading someone else's. I also agree that the quality of our articles should be high enough that readers can fully understand the topic without going elsewhere for additional information.
[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:27, 27 February 2026 (UTC)
*{{weak keep}} I am unsure if I have a passionate opinion here, but I will agree that the wikilinking has gotten a bit out of control. In the very least: most of our wikilinking should simply point to a new place at WN. This isn't Wikipedia. And: I '''2000% agree''' that we've lost our 'scope' of journalism first, wiki second. That is not even mentioning the 3,000 people involved with WMF that can only view us as a wiki ONLY. That has been a never ending war. Even some of us here: Admins etc. etc. -- we (including myself) sometimes get lost in the weeds on what is happening at this place: get the news, write the news, submit the news.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:32, 27 February 2026 (UTC)
*:Just commenting what I see in this...
*:* Obvious words like &quot;cat&quot; or &quot;dog&quot; are not supposed to be wikilinked. Not to point of wikilinking every second word in a page.
*:* More complex names (for me it includes name of ''any'' US state, for instance, i never knew where they are and am not going to try to build a US map in my head, and many readers are overseas) that are not understood by foreigner or by someone new to that topic, could and should be wikilinked.
*:* Adding a brief note to a thing is good. At some point I added a note like &quot;, a state in east coast of United States,&quot; for something, for that reason.
*:* Sport articles, for example, suffer a lot from lack of explanations. :S
*:* Also this approach gave advantage that items that ''are'' wikilinked do, eventually in an utopic world when news writing is an everyday thing, become wikilinks to local categories about that event series or place or topic in ''news'' context, with a feed for that. For example there is no category &quot;Dog&quot;. Or [[court]]. Or something.
*:* If I removed a wikilink, I should probably feel compelled to either add a brief note or add a local news-feed (category) link.
*:* A reviewer can do such minor chanhe if needed.
*:* And I personally do not see any reason to change that policy in its current version.
*:[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:00, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
*{{weak delete}} Admittedly, having too many wikilinks looks bad. But we should not discourage Wikinews writers from including ''useful'' links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is our sister project, not a competitor. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 05:31, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

*'''comment''' - There are two quotes that were mentioned, the style guide, which says &quot;''&quot;Do not over-wikify articles. Link only particularly relevant background material.&quot;''&quot;, and an under construction essay called &quot;'''Categories'''&quot;, abandoned in 2021, which for reasons I can't quite figure out mentions wikilinks. When being asked &quot;''Please comment below how you feel about over-wikilinking and if you feel we should keep, remove, or update the recommendation.''&quot;, it's not entirely clear what &quot;the recommendation&quot; is. Maybe I seem like I'm being obtuse but I'm having trouble interpreting all the !votes and figuring out where I stand on an issue presented as a simply yes/no question but that lacks the needed clarity. If just a comment is being sought, I can provide that of course. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 03:47, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

== Software suggestion to notify all users eligible to vote ==

For requests regarding permission, removal of permission, or accreditation, I suggest developing a tool that notifies all eligible users and includes a link where they can provide comments, ask questions, and cast their vote; and with a note how they can opt out of receiving such messages (if desired). I believe similar tools have been used on other wikis, such as Commons or Meta. Since this wiki is relatively small and some recent requests have received very few votes for an extended period, such a tool could help increase participation and prevent discussions from remaining open indefinitely. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:40, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

== Suggestion for [[Wikinews:Writing an article]] ==

At [[Wikinews:Writing an article#Starting out]], it says:

:If the story has not been started, you can begin it by entering an appropriate title below and clicking &quot;Create article&quot;.
:Here are ''Wikinews'' [[Wikinews:Style guide#Headlines|article title rules and guidelines]].

I suggest that we add something like this to the above: &quot;The article title should '''identify the news event''' that the article is about. A person's name alone, or a company name alone, should not be an article title.&quot; 

I am assuming that some people are indeed creating articles by starting from [[Wikinews:Writing an article]] but not reading the linked article title rules and guidelines (this assumption might be incorrect). That seems to be how we get such soon-to-be-deleted drafts as [[Rumi Von-Clarke]], [[Daud Muhammed]], and [[Zakariah gmb services]], all of which were tagged for speedy deletion on their second edits. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 14:13, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

:I support this. That seems like a reasonable assumption. This might pull in a few contributors who get discouraged at first. I don't really follow them; what is the typical path a new editor who creates one of those articles takes? Do they stop editing? Silently? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 14:39, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
::I'm cool with that. I just hope new reporters read it. The '''event''' is the thing.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:52, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
:Works for me. This could be a draft title, and when the user is ready to submit it for review, they can choose a better, more representative title if it is not already set. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:57, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

== The future ==

I'll try to be quick here: We are a small village. There is a kind of poison that works its way in here at times -- people can (and do) begin treating this place as a general wiki, after they've been here for about 6 months.
&lt;br&gt;I am writing these words as encouragement, not to scold -- please note that. I am going to (for the remainder of 2026) focus very much on Reviewing and encouraging new reporters. This is a news site. We have policies and guidelines. I will try very hard to adhere to those -- and I ask all other people here to focus on that very thing. Good things ahead. [[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:19, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

== New tool for inline comments: DynamicMarking. ==

Hello, a new tool is now available that enables reviewers to attach inline comments to specific phrases in a draft article. This means phrases can be marked by a reviewer to highlight issues without actually editing the article.

Phrases that have been marked will appear highlighted in yellow. Non-reviewers can view them, but they will not be able to edit or remove the attached comments or markings. However, users can mark a specific highlight as &quot;resolved&quot;.

This gadget allows users to quickly identify the exact text in an article that needs modification or changes. Reviewers using the EzPR2025 gadget for review will find the &quot;Dynamic Marking&quot; feature integrated into it. However, the tool can also be used independently of EzPR2025.

Full documentation is available at: [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)/DynamicMarking|WN:EzPR2025/Dynamic Marking]]. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 08:07, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

== Review que ==

there are currently nibe articles in review que going stale. I cannot review ''any'' of them because I either wrote them or they're original research. Can someone please get going on a review? This site must publish one article per day to remain a viable destination. Also, I am not going to be able to volunteer any more time writing articles here if everything I wrote this week goes stale for no good reason. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:41, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
: For me, the deeper issue is a difference in what level of quality we are trying to achieve. Our Policies and Guidelines were written by a generation aiming for a much higher standard than what the current generation, broadly speaking, appears willing or able to sustain. The way we are collectively navigating that gap is creating friction (to put it politely) and, in practice, a status quo of low output.
: We need to resolve that tension. Either we reform our PaGs to reflect a more achievable standard, or we raise the quality of our work to meet them.
: Given the ongoing friction, I find myself looking for other ways to contribute here, if at all. I know at least one other reviewer has expressed a similar view.
: I believe this quality–output tension is a central factor behind the SPTF’s recommendation to close Wikinews. I understand the logic behind that recommendation: we have not yet demonstrated that a citizen journalism model can reliably and consistently sustain high output, high quality, and a meaningful wiki process all at the same time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:04, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
::If there is a problem regarding the quality of my contributions to this project, then nobody has said anything about that to me whatsoever. I submit my articles in the best shape possible and I still feel like I have to make a scene just to get someone to even look at my submissions. This is starting to look like what I assumed was going to happen if I started reviewing -- me being expected to pick up the entire review workload -- because literally nothing will get published orherwise -- while my own submissions are just forgotten and left to rot in the review que, and hours of my personal time are just wasted. I believe this project has potential but I dont know how to proceed if nothing else is being done to fix the problem that multiple users have been bitching about for months'''. This project will be shut down if the status quo continues. ''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:41, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
::: There was no specific target in my earlier comment. I was speaking more generally about what feels like a broader tension on the project.
::: To clarify: it seems we may not all be applying the same review standard in practice. I’m not referring to you or anyone else ''specifically''. There appears to be some preference, broadly speaking, for getting articles published once they are “good enough,” even if not every statement has been explicitly checked against a source or clearly attributed, with the expectation that the wiki process can refine things later.
::: On the other hand, our existing policies and guidelines lean toward a stricter approach, where each statement is expected to be supported or removed before publication. That gap — between what the standards say and what is realistically being applied — is where I see a lot of the friction coming from.
::: I may be misreading that, but that’s the issue I was trying to point to.
::: On the concern about you being expected to carry the review workload, I’m not sure the recent activity reflects that. Publishing has been shared among a small group of reviewers, and you’ve been a significant part of that (thank you!), but not the sole contributor.[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=review&amp;user=&amp;page=&amp;excludetempacct=1&amp;wpdate=&amp;tagfilter=&amp;wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers&amp;wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist][[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:12, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
::::I understand enforcing the rigorous policies for quality control, I just feel there have been too many times where a reviewer has requested revisions after an article I authored has been submitted, the requested changes are promptly made, but the reviewer just goes radio silent immediately afterward and the articles just goes stale waiting for review. It's hard to really feel motivated to make revisions to or gatwick articles I write because they have mostly just been getting left to rot these past few months. I'm not sure the community understands how much human labor power is actually just being wasted due to this failed process. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:58, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::i published one, others to follow during the week if i manage [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 13:03, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::it was noted elsewhere that 'a few' reviewers are required for the site to work. like i woukd say around 2-3 is a bare minimum 💀 when only 1 or 2, then, very hard to get things moving. I will also try to write one during the week for you to review! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 13:05, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:11, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
:hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] what is the issue with reviewing OR? Do you have scoop access? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 13:03, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
::I dont know how to verify sources with original research. How am I supposed to review an event or interview I did not attend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
:::you can cross check it against reporters notes. They are shared privately with scoop, an address that accredited reporters and reviewers can read. If you do not have a wn-reporters account, please email me with your desired username, and i will email you the login instructions. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 14:32, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
::::If it helps any, I have two stories currently waiting that are OR. [[Musique Libre Femmes plays for Women's History Month at Tompkins Square Library in New York City]] requires scoop access but I tried deliberately to make [[The Performance Space in New York City holds its annual gala honoring three artists]] verifiable using only the pictures I provided in the article and a few of the pre-event sources. This is even easier now, as since I wrote the material (immediately after it happened), some genuine sources have come out which also corroborate my OR (which I added).. So that one shouldn't be too difficult. I also made it deliberately short so we could publish it fast... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 20:35, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::Are we able to publish OR ten days after the focal point event? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:45, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::: Generally, yes.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:31, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::How long do we have? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:40, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::: Unfortunately, this is one of the many areas where there is no hard-and-fast rule. [[WN:Fresh]] merely states:
:::::::: &lt;blockquote&gt;Exclusive content has the potential to extend our freshness horizon by days or even weeks, depending on the nature of the original material. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
:::::::: Somewhere there is a relatively recent discussion that involved MeDaWikipedian I believe, in which some consensus formed around eight weeks as a max limit. I'll find it but it might take some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:50, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::: Not much of a consensus for 8 weeks, but it may still be useful to cite as recent precedent when defending publication of material up to that age:  [[Wikinews:Water cooler/assistance/archives/2024/September#Photo exhibition “Ethnic features of the world people” took place in the Crimean capital]][[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 02:14, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::: If you'd like some advice on it, let me know what article you are talking about and what you're thinking as far as why it is still publishable. If you'd rather do it quietly, feel free to use wikimail or email.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 02:17, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

== Proposal to auto-&quot;stale&quot; from review queue ==

If an article was submitted for review on day N, then on day N+8 could it automatically mark itself as stale? This could help clear out the queue from the old end. I picked number 8 because usually an article does not get published about events over seven days old; I may be deluded there so please adjust the number of days as needed.

Alternatively, the &quot;review&quot; template could change to &quot;abandoned&quot; after 7 days.

I am suggesting to get this decided and implemented some time soon. It would reduce the load on reviewers and sysops, in my opinion. Something similar was done for another template before, but I do not remember which.

-- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 08:59, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

== Improving review visibility and collaboration for draft articles ==

I propose increasing visibility and collaboration around drafts and their talk pages so more users can contribute to review and copyediting. That could help authors who aren’t keeping up with reviewer requests and would be more like a scientific journal process where at least two people check a page before publication. Since the software supports pre-reviews, we could encourage everyone to pre-review more broadly.

Proposed actions:

1. Add a friendly site notice inviting users to join a “newsroom” and review at least one article per day. Link to a Newsroom guide explaining categories:

Drafts = need pre-review, expand, submit for review

Queue = possibly ready; check carefully and flag issues

Disputed = issues found; fix and resubmit

That page like [[Wikinews:Newsroom]] but a mini-version: with only one paragraph intro linking to key policies; three lists (draft, review, disputed) one paragraph before each; one list (published in last three days) also one para explaining process of improving or cross checking those. That could be more user friendly for newbies than the current &quot;everything and a kitchen sink&quot; current version.

2. On submission, automatically leave the user a message with a request to pre-review at least two pages from the Newsroom, again linking to its over simplified version, perhaps even transcluding it to the user's talk page (via subst, so only then-current version is included in the message) as then they do not need to open the Newsroom link to see the topics being written about in the new drafts.

These steps should speed feedback to authors and surface more issues before publishing, and bring more hands to fix them. 

Hope this is helpful. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:10, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

3. At submission, present user a button &quot;pre-review my own article&quot; which is like pre-review process they do for article they just submitted.

2a. Example: [[User:Gryllida/MiniNewsroom]]

--[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:31, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:4. Add button &quot;mark as stale&quot; to the develop template. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:32, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Online workshop for training new reviewers ==

Hello everyone, to help increase the number of active reviewers on English Wikinews and support interested contributors in understanding the review process, I would like to propose organizing a structured, documentation-based online workshop.
Given that live video sessions may not be feasible for many participants, this workshop would primarily be text-based and hosted on-wiki (with optional use of chat platforms for discussion). However, if any experienced reviewer is interested in contributing via a presentation or live session, that would certainly be welcome.

The workshop would be divided into 4-5 sections, each focusing on a specific aspect of the reviewing process. These may include:
* Introduction to the role and responsibilities of a reviewer
* Core review criteria (newsworthiness, neutrality, verifiability, freshness, copyvio)
* Source verification and common issues in articles
* The review workflow (from submission to publication)
* Post-publication review and maintenance

Each section would include short explanatory materials (text, slides, or diagrams), followed by practical tasks. These tasks could include answering questions, identifying issues in sample articles, or performing a simulated review.

Participants who complete the workshop should gain a clearer understanding of how reviewing works in practice. Rather than replacing the existing reviewer nomination process, the workshop could serve as a preparation pathway, helping participants build the skills and confidence needed before being nominated.
Additionally, participants who demonstrate strong understanding during the workshop could be encouraged or mentored further as potential reviewer candidates.

To keep the workshop effective, participation may be limited to a small group. We would likely need at least 2-3 experienced reviewers to help guide discussions, review responses, and provide feedback. I would be happy to help prepare materials such as slides, flowcharts, and example articles.

I would appreciate the community's thoughts on this idea: Would such a workshop be useful? Would any reviewers be interested in helping organize or mentor participants? Are there improvements or alternative approaches we should consider? Thank you. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:12, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

:*'''Support''' I would've started reviewing much sooner of there was something like this in place. Why there doesn't already exist something similar to this is beyond me.
:[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:05, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:* I can also assist in creating JS-based interactive quizzes, annotation projects, a peer review comment writing playground, and other interactive tools for the workshop, which I think will make it more engaging and fun. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 17:37, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:*:That seems good but is being hindered by needing to process [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard#Board_of_Trustees_Approves_Closure_of_Wikinews the hosting change]. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 09:35, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

== The last Wikinews article ==

Since the site will be frozen after May 4, I would like to suggest that we plan to have the top headline on the last day be something along the lines of &quot;Wikinews closes after 21 years; community moves to Miraheze&quot; or something like that. If the top headline is going to be permanently in place after that, it ought to be something that commemorates the ending of Wikinews. I wouldn't want the headline that the site has to live with permanently to be something like &quot;Small town car accident results in nearly $200 in damage, no injuries&quot;.

Of course, this presumes that we can have an article commemorating the site's closure ready and approved on May 3, but it will also require the cooperation of reviewers not to put something else in the lead headline position at the last minute. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 14:13, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:{{Support}}: I think this could be some type of original report. Even if a full article is not possible, I do think we should leave a message on the main page. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:17, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:{{support}} I proposed the same elsewhere (after you did). —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 00:21, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:[[Wikinews closes after 21 years]]. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 00:24, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:{{Support}} But: it will a long time before I come back here. Not being ugly about it. Maybe Michael can publish it. I'm about to sign out.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 02:07, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
:{{Neutral}} Don't care. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:24, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::Not sure if we 100% are moving to other host, though we should prep the article already, and post by May 3 -- should there be any changes, we do it before the project is RO (read-only).  If someone is up for writing it -- I shall be there to review it.  PS: please come to IRC, if you all can.&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 09:37, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::: I think the article would greatly benefit from someone from the previous generation of contributors to write about how the modern review process came about, the various journalism schools/classes we worked with at the time, etc. That time was our peak in regards to readership and activity and is therefore the most consequential for us as a project. 
::: I know @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] has links to external sites which praised the work of en.WN during those periods. Those could/should be used as sources, quoted, etc. 
::: See: [[Wikinews closes after 21 years]][[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 06:48, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

==  Future stewardship of Wikinews ==

As per [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Public_consultation_about_Wikinews#c-Sj-20260401032800-Victoria-20260330090000 this comment] by @[[User:Sj|Sj]], Wikimedia NYC and task force members are discussing the possible stewardship of Wikinews by [[meta:Wikimedia New York City]]. Also ping: @[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:56, 1 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== Limit the FlaggedRevs extension to the article namespace? ==

Regarding the FlaggedRevs extension in this project, I would like to propose both of the following:
# We limit the namespace to only 0 (article namespace), since other namespaces are not considered to be reader material.
# Set &lt;code&gt;$wgFlaggedRevsHandleIncludes&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;0&lt;/code&gt; (&lt;code&gt;$wgFlaggedRevsHandleIncludes = 0&lt;/code&gt;), which should no longer allow FlaggedRevs to detect the stable version of templates in articles, if available.
I have done [[:b:en:Wikibooks:Reading room/Proposals#Limit some namespaces on this project's FlaggedRevs extension?|a similar proposal]] months ago on English Wikibooks. Thoughts? [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 06:07, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
: I like the idea. I'd like to see what other, more technical folks have to say before officially supporting it. We may also benefit from waiting until en.WB completes their change to see what issues they run into in the process.
: We would need to organize a small project team to go through all templates and deal with unsighted changes before the config change, to ensure unsighted changes aren't either lost or auto-sighted, depending on how the process handles unsighted changes. 
: We also are waiting for the WMF Board to announce their decision on the recommendation to close all Wikinews. There would be no sense in doing the work if they are closing the project.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:23, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
::If there is a plan to migrate the wiki to new hosting, then any last minute changes would also be migrated. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:22, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
:: Wikibooks has already done this. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 20:05, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
:::Yeah and what was their motivation? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:24, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
::::On English Wikibooks, we wanted to limit FlaggedRevs to article content namespaces, and it worked, but not before we also had to implement &lt;code&gt;$wgFlaggedRevsHandleIncludes = 0&lt;/code&gt; too. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 19:09, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
:::::I did not understand why. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:40, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::In the context of article content namespaces, that would be the mainspace, Cookbook, and Wikijunior. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 18:29, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] In short, because otherwise banners like [[phab:F69801009]] would have been irremovably present on pages transcluding a template that (a) had once been reviewed, &amp; (b) hadn't yet had its most recent version reviewed. This is probably a bug in FlaggedRevs itself ([[phab:T411328]]), but given the extension's [[phab:T185664|current maintenance situation]], I wouldn't personally expect it to necessarily be fixed anytime soon. (In case you're interested, I left a bit of a longer explanation on phab at [[phab:T408110#11370668]] &amp; on en.wikibooks in [[b:en:special:gotocomment/c-A_smart_kitten-20251115215100-Codename_Noreste-20251115190500|this comment]].) Best, [[user:a smart kitten|a smart kitten]] ([[user talk:a smart kitten|talk]]) 13:04, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::(Oh, I just realised that you might not have been asking about why enwikibooks also set &lt;code&gt;$wgFlaggedRevsHandleIncludes&lt;/code&gt; to &lt;code&gt;0&lt;/code&gt;. Apologies if so :p) [[user:a smart kitten|a smart kitten]] ([[user talk:a smart kitten|talk]]) 13:05, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:Hi [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]], what is the motivation for these two proposed changes? What would they improve? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:21, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
::[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], I replied above. I saw the [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles|article review policy]] about the following: {{tq|Please note that only users who have the reviewer permission should review and publish articles.}} Because of that, I think it would make sense to only limit FlaggedRevs to just the article namespace only. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 00:23, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::The current setup allows anyone to edit a template and it would only become visible on other pages after a reviewer approves the edit. So, the change that is being proposed, would make it harder for non-reviewer users to make minor changes to templates and other non-(Main) pages: instead of just clicking 'edit' they would need to go to talk page and request a change there. On the plus side however, it would relieve reviewers from ''that'' (non-Main) backlog. I am fine either way; I am neutral on this issue. If needed, I can help with the implementation of a change if it was desired. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:01, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::: {{tq|The current setup allows anyone to edit a template}}
:::: This is not true. Many are edit-protected to one degree or another. For example, no one but administrators can edit [[Template:Source]] and only an admin+reviewer can sight the change. 
:::: {{tq|the change that is being proposed, would make it harder for non-reviewer users to make minor changes to templates'}}
:::: Disabling Flagged Revs would not make it harder to make changes to templates. It would make changes immediately visible everywhere the template is transcluded.
:::: {{tq|instead of just clicking 'edit' they would need to go to talk page and request a change there.'}}
:::: What you are describing here is edit protection, not flagged revs. When templates use flagged revs, changes made by ''anyone'' must be sighted or approved by a reviewer. If the template is protected such as template:source to admin-only level, we need someone who is both reviewer ''and'' admin to make and sight the change. 
:::: {{tq|On the plus side however, it would relieve reviewers from ''that'' (non-Main) backlog.'}}
:::: Removing flagged revs would reduce the number of changes that need to be approved, but currently only by 14%. The remaining 195 changes still need to be processed. 
:::: Removing flagged revs from templates will not only make it easier to maintain our templates, it will also reduce our risk if something should go wrong with the flagged revs.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:44, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::1. OK, make it harder to edit ''some'' templates. (Not all are edit protected.)
:::::2. It would make it harder for editing ''some'' templates - those that are not edit protected.
:::::3. Not really interested in that scenario; interested in those that are not edit protected. Those that are edit protected, it is correct that they require an admin and a reviewer with current setup, and only a admin with proposed setup. But that was not the point that I was raising. 
:::::3a. Setting &lt;pre&gt;$wgGroupPermissions['sysop']['review'] = true; //allow administrators to review revisions&lt;/pre&gt; could be an option, if needed. A request would need to be made that sysops only work outside of main namespace, and possibly only with cosmetic edits to main namespace. That too would reduce reviewers backlog as they would not need to sight changes where a vandal did something and it was undone back identical to previous revision, or minor formatting and punctuation edits.
:::::4. Ok, fine. By 14% is still helpful.
:::::2, 4. It is not called &quot;removing / disabling flaggedrevs&quot;, it is called &quot;disabling flaggedrevs on namespaces that are not main&quot;. Removing it implies removing the extension from the wiki altogether, and is not a part of this proposal. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:38, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::: {{tq|make it harder to edit ''some'' templates}}
:::::: Disabling flagged revs in template space won't make it harder to edit ''any'' templates. It will allow for changes to be immediately transcluded, without requiring changes to be sighted (approved). 
:::::: Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you are trying to say here. But since you are neutral on the change, maybe it also doesn't matter that I can't make sense of it.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 19:09, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::as I said earlier, if those templates that are under flaggedrevs control now will become protected, they will become harder for non-(privleged) users to edit. I am assuming that they will be protected. there was no consensus here on making them free for anyone to edit. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:07, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
:* {{support}}: I do think it would be a better idea to limit it to the main namespace only. As I understand it, the primary focus of the Reviewers user group is to review and evaluate articles and publish them, along with related changes. This would certainly reduce the additional, less important pending changes burden in other namespaces. But, before implementing this as Michael.C.Wright suggests, all current non mainspace changes should be sighted first. Besides that, I do not currently have any other points against this in mind. 
:-- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:22, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::Pinging [[User:A smart kitten|A smart kitten]] to my FlaggedRevs proposal here, as they might know a little bit more about this extension than we do. I'll probably file a task for this today, given that some are in favor of this change. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 15:18, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::2 yes and 1 neutral. I would suggest wait a bit more before filing task. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:57, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::To be clear, I wouldn't say I'm an expert on FlaggedRevs by any means :p - I just know a bit that I looked into while working on [[phab:T408110]] :) 
:::I left a note re &lt;code&gt;$wgFlaggedRevsHandleIncludes&lt;/code&gt; [[#c-A_smart_kitten-20260218130400-Gryllida-20260111164000|above]], but feel free to ping me if there are any other questions about the proposal from a technical perspective. Best, [[user:a smart kitten|a smart kitten]] ([[user talk:a smart kitten|talk]]) 13:09, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
: {{Support}} Since I didn't make that explicit...apologies.
: I should have time later today to work through the pending changes to templates if someone doesn't get to them sooner.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:01, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
: &lt;strike&gt;Aside from the one above waiting on [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]],&lt;/strike&gt; we have all pending changes to templates done. I can keep an eye on them and sight them as a priority until we get the flagged revs disabled for template namespace.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:59, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
: The Phabricator ticket for the request has been closed as 'resolved.'[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418066]
: I checked [[Template:Source]] and [[Template:Date]] to test, and verified that I no longer have the option to ''Submit changes'' as opposed to ''Save changes'' and there is no option to &quot;Mark this version as reviewed&quot; as expected if FlaggedRevs were disabled for templates.  
: I think we should leave this discussion open for a week or two longer, just in case we run across any issues. Thank you @[[User:Pppery|Pppery]], @[[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]], and @[[User:A smart kitten|A smart kitten]]![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 00:23, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
=== Protecting templates ===
: I am working through the pending changes to templates now. I think it would be wise to protect all templates to 'auto-confirm' accounts as a minimum, not changing any existing protection levels. A lot of the pending changes so far include reverted vandalism (this is good, it is being found and reverted quickly). Many of the vandals are IP/temp accounts, which presumably haven't yet been auto-confirmed. 
: That could be a lot of tedious work to do up front, but may pay off in the long run. 
: Any thoughts/objections?[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:35, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::Do you have a few examples? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:48, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::: Feel free to look through the edit history/recent changes. I was typically descriptive using 'vandalism undone.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:49, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::: I just hit this one, so here's an example: [[Template:TScope/ex/doc]]. 
::: Feel free to take action on it.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:51, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::::Hi
::::Ah yes. Those were not edit protected, and anyone could edit them. For when nobody looking, that backlog is pretty tame... 
::::#I personally would think that edit protect them makes sense only if the proposed change was to go ahead -
::::# but then, I would suggest to make them &quot;reviewer or admin only&quot; as is more similar to like the current setup, where the intent is for the edit to be checked by a privileged user. Relying on recent change patrolling may not work well on a small wiki that is news focused.
::::# In any case of protection I would suggest to work on making it easier to request an edit. Clicking &quot;talk&quot; and leaving a message is pretty hard For a newbie. 
::::# Could the software show a banner at top of all edit protected pages with a big fat &quot;request edit&quot; button that takes to new section at talk with relevant &quot;edit protected request&quot; or whatever template already filled in with a space to describe proposed edit and reason. This banner should only show for users who do not have the privilege to edit the page. 
::::# If needed i can write a js that protects page, places a banner at page top, and sights the edit.
::::- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:10, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::::: &gt; ''I would suggest to make them &quot;reviewer or admin only&quot; as is more similar to like the current setup, where the intent is for the edit to be checked by a privileged user.''
::::: We can't set &quot;reviewer&quot; as a level of protection. It's not available in the protection menu (I'm not sure if we can somehow enable it). 
::::: Also, protecting to admin-only would put too much burden on a group that is already underserved and over-taxed. It is further frustrated by the fact that one of our two interface admins ([[User:Asked42|Asked42]]) is neither a reviewer nor an admin and therefore they would not be able make ''any'' changes to templates if we protected them all to reviewer (if we are able) or admin. 
::::: A good portion of the changes I sighted were indeed made by Asked42.
::::: I think auto-confirmed as the minimum baseline, with some fully protected (as they already are) is a good compromise/happy medium.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 19:23, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::yes we can add a [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgRestrictionLevels $wgRestrictionLevels], i guess 'sysop or reviewer or interface admin' could work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:06, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::This would require initiating a separate proposal to add &lt;code&gt;editautoreviewprotected&lt;/code&gt; as a protection level and user right (autoreviewed users, reviewers, and administrators). Protection for interface administrators is currently not possible, as regular administrators cannot edit site CSS/JS pages, or CSS and JS pages in any user's userspace (except for their own). [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 21:10, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::: Based on this, I think we should protect all templates to a minimum 'auto-confirmed' level, then increase it on an as-needed basis, with the understanding that over-protection impedes regular maintenance. &lt;br&gt;Protecting all templates to reviewer + admin is in my opinion overkill and prevents our single, active, interface admin from being able to make any changes to any templates. &lt;br&gt;Very few of our templates are used on published articles, which is arguably our most sensitive namespace as far as vandalism is concerned. &lt;br&gt;This also requires no changes be made to the overall config. &lt;br&gt;So to be clear, I would support the following (&lt;del&gt;assuming&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;I assume&lt;/ins&gt; we also do it in the following order):
:::::::: 
::::::::* Protecting all templates to a minimum of auto-confirmed users
::::::::* Remove/disable flagged revs in the Template namespace
:::::::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 23:01, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::that risks all sysops (who may be awol at times) missing an edit an autoconfirmed user made, whereas protecting would prevent this. i think on a small wiki it is better to reduce risk of an edit being made inadvertedly and then being missed. this is not wikipedia where good faith is assumed and infinite resources are available for post-edit page patrol. that would be a low activity backlog anyway seeing that you handled all pending revisions within less than a day - and they were accumulated over course of a few years i believed. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:09, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::::Whatever user right, it should be granted based on consensus or a sysop decision, not &quot;this user was on wiki for 3 days therefore not spammer&quot; (whatever that was named), in my view. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:22, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::::: I {{oppose}} applying reviewer and/or admin-only protection to all templates. It will make general maintenance too difficult. &lt;br&gt;I {{support}} applying auto-confirm protection to all templates that are not currently protected, or:&lt;br&gt;I {{support}} not changing template protection broadly at this time. I don't think this decision should impede the original proposal since it was added later.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:11, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

::I initiated [[phab:T418066]]. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 20:58, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

==== Options how to protect ====
For templates which are current in control by flagged revs, a reviewer has to sight an edit for it to be approved and become included in other pages. With the flagged revs being disabled for them. There is a need to make a decision what to do to prevent vandalism and other unwanted edits.

* Option 1: do nothing; the templates become available for anyone to edit. Another user can undo that. There is a risk that an edit is done wrong; any user can monitor and undo.
* Option 2: protect on 'auto-confirmed' level. Accounts with the 'autoconfirmed' privilege can edit. Another 'autoconfirmed' user can undo if needed. There is a risk that an edit is done wrong; an 'autoconfirmed' user or users need to check recent changes and monitor. This inconveniences users who are not 'autoconfirmed' because they havve to open a new section at talk page to request an edit. Work load on 'auto-confirmed' is increased because they have to monitor such requests and recent changes.
* Option 3: protect on 'some new privilege name here' level. The privilege is given out to any user who was doing something constructive and is provided by request without needing to do a full vote. A vote may be held to remove it if needed or an admin can remove that privilege if it was misused. Another 'some new privilege name here' user can undo if needed. There is a risk that an edit is done wrong; an 'some new privilege name here' user or users need to check recent changes and monitor. This inconveniences users who are not a'some new privilege name here' because now they have to manually request new edits at the talk page. Work load on 'some new privilege name here' is increased because they have to monitor such requests and recent changes.
* Option 4: protect on 'reviewer or sysop or interface admin' level. Accounts with 'reviewer or sysop or interface admin' privilege can edit, and another user with that privilege can undo if needed. There is a risk that an edit is done wrong, however, the pool of users was hand selected and voted on and the risk was reduced. This inconveniences users who are not a 'reviewer or sysop or interface admin' because now they have to manually request new edits at the talk page. Work load on 'reviewer or sysop or interface admin' is increased because they have to monitor such requests and recent changes.
* Option 5: protect on 'sysop' level. Accounts with sysop (Administrator) privilege can edit, and another user with that privilege can undo if needed. There is a risk that an edit is done wrong, however, the pool of users was hand selected and voted on and the risk was reduced. This inconveniences users who are not a Administrator because now they have to manually request new edits at the talk page. Work load on 'Administrator' is increased because they have to monitor such requests and recent changes.
Let me know if I missed something. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:01, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

Comments and discussion

* I have stronger support for 5 than 4 than 3 than 2. The amount of such changes made in template namespace was tiny and I propose to reduce load on 'contributors, users, reviewers, and interface admins', as they best work on news. Solving vandalism or 'hey lets change this because thats how i did it somewhere else and i thought that is good here' or 'i am confused' issues is a sysop job (ignoring that sysops have huge backlog because I am here and I don't even know that these tasks exist, but still. sysop handle mitigations of abuse and approvals of legit edits, in my view. I do not want to bring up question of sysop backlog size or lack of prior involvement in such issues before as it is not directly relevant to my argument). [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:50, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Proposal to ban usage of AI at Wikinews ==

From [[Wikinews:Deletion_requests#c-Michael.C.Wright-20260107193100-Israeli_naval_ships_intercept_Gaza-bound_Global_Sumud_Flotilla]] there is a note from @[[User:Ternera|Ternera]] &quot;I would even go so far as to propose that we block all AI articles on this wiki.&quot;. I agree with this proposal in short term. In long term I think it would be good to allow it after some reliable workflow is developed. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] may be interested in this discussion. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:51, 7 January 2026 (UTC)

=== Votes ===
* {{support}} noting this is for short term only and further effort could be undertaken to see what went wrong and how it could be addressed. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:51, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
*:I'm unsure about this right now [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
*::{{oppose}} greatly, [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:21, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
*::Hi @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] what would you think of requirement 'ai involved articles are in beta phrase, and are only allowed to be written for events which happened on first day of the month'? or some other random blanket rule that leads to effort managing ai generated content as a beta stage only and not every day. then maybe some understanding could be reached how to use ai more efficiently. please let me know, thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:26, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
*:::im just so used to using AI I personally enjoy it and I think it helps in some ways to news stories. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:27, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
*:Yes, short term. When AI gets better or we have more manpower etc., we of course gonna use it. But not for now [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 04:45, 9 January 2026 (UTC)
*::Hi @[[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]], what would you think of requirement 'ai involved articles are in beta phrase, and are only allowed to be written for events which happened on first day of the month'? or some other random blanket rule that leads to effort managing ai generated content as a beta stage only and not every day. then maybe some understanding could be reached how to use ai more efficiently. please let me know, thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:26, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
* {{support}} a ban on AI generated news pieces. I'm not seeing how it provides value since anyone can ask AI to summarize a news article. Plus, the AI model appears to hallucinate and includes false information or bad sources, so it seems like it creates unnecessary work. [[User:Ternera|Ternera]] ([[User talk:Ternera|talk]]) 21:55, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
*: I used AI to help with the following published articles, for just a few examples:
::
::* [[U.S. strikes Iranian nuclear sites Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan overnight]]
::* [[NASA revises asteroid 2024 YR4 threat, near-zero chance of Earth impact]]
::* [[United States sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East, extends ''Truman'' deployment]]
::* [[Oregon court rules voter-approved gun law constitutional]]
::* [[US Navy Secretary nominee Phelan outlines readiness, cost-cutting reforms in Senate hearing]]
:: 
:: I believe they all benefitted from it. I'm not saying they're perfect, but I think they benefitted from AI assistance.  
:: I also use it to check neutrality and balance during reviews and I find it's very helpful in that regard.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:59, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Ternera|Ternera]] what would you think of requirement 'ai involved articles are in beta phrase, and are only allowed to be written for events which happened on first day of the month'? or some other random blanket rule that leads to effort managing ai generated content as a beta stage only and not every day. then maybe some understanding could be reached how to use ai more efficiently. please let me know, thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:27, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
* {{oppose}} Each instance of AI hallucinations slipping through was either 1. A violation of [[WN:AI]] or 2. Should have been caught by the review process, or both. Maybe if we de-flagged reviewers after three AI slip-ups in published articles, we'd catch more of them sooner. &lt;br&gt;I think AI should be treated no different than a human editor. That means any hallucinations, which are simply inaccuracies or unsupported statements by another name, are catchable in the review process (but should be caught in the development process). I would imagine if we ban it, we will simply drive its use &quot;underground.&quot; &lt;br&gt;And to be clear; I'm not advocating for AI-generated articles, but AI-assisted articles. &lt;br&gt;I'd prefer that we enforce the full and complete review process. Pseudo-reviews that skip the verification process predictably lead to more corrections and retractions.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:38, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
::I think we have yet to update [[Wikinews:The use of AI in generating content]] then approve it either as a policy or a guideline. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 22:41, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
::: I agree. The proposed guideline variously states that humans are responsible for the state of the article. 
::: 
:::* &quot;these drafts must always be critically reviewed and fact-checked by human contributors before submission.&quot;
:::* &quot;the final decisions on wording and style remain human-led.&quot;
:::* &quot;any interpretation or conclusions drawn must be reviewed by human contributors.&quot;
:::* &quot;The editorial process, including pre-reviews and final reviews, must always be carried out by human contributors.&quot;
::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:52, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
::::AI makes stuff up and this is quite dangerous. I asked it about a snow hazard in Switzerland and provided list of 3 sources; it told me the date  13 months off. If AI assistance is to be kept, I would suggest requiring that the author(s) provide a list of prompts to their AI tool on the talk page. This could help to improve quality of reports. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:09, 8 January 2026 (UTC)
::::: &gt; ''AI makes stuff up and this is quite dangerous.''
::::: However, those facts must be present in the listed sources to be included in our article. Bogus facts provided by AI won't be in the listed sources. &lt;br&gt;A full and complete review will catch that. That's how they were caught in both recent cases where a retraction was proposed. Someone read the article and tried to verify every statement against the sources.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 03:06, 8 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::I was told Grok AI gave information on underage kids pornography so strong delete@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:55, 8 January 2026 (UTC)
:::::::https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/05/elon-musk-grok-ai-digitally-undress-images-of-women-children [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:58, 8 January 2026 (UTC)
::&quot;Maybe if we de-flagged reviewers after three AI slip-ups in published articles, we'd catch more of them sooner.&quot; Should the authors be penalised in any way, if they repeatedly fail to catch AI's hallucinations? I'd like to know your opinion on this, @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:20, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::: Authors are responsible for accuracy. But reviewers bear final accountability for published content because review is a permission granted by the community to publish on its behalf. In these cases, the failure was not the existence of errors, but their approval through incomplete review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:56, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::::Hi @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]
::::1. I ask to approach both reviewer and author in these cases as they both need to change their approach to ensure issues don't happen again and again. I asked you and you said 'Yeah, except reviewers were elected.' Yeah, sure, but my point still stands. I'm speaking of both.
::::2. Doesn't answer my question how to handle users who repeatedly insert same kind of issues into articles. That is not even always visible as the review feedback of failed articles gets deleted along with their talk page. I try to at least post a copy of it onto talk page via 'custom message' feature of ezpr2. Make that an official policy, would you? I'm sure you would be interested in this as it would allow to keep track of issues in articles submitted by that user in one spot, and provide a path towards figuring out why they happen and how to solve them, and improve 'article quality'.
::::3. And the same could go to posting feedback to a reviewer's talk page about post-publish retractions etc. I believe I didn't even ''get'' a talk page message about that retraction request; yet I did get an insinuation here. The note that a particular reviewer is being dodgy sits in your mind and doesn't sit on their talk page. I think that's inefficient. The concern about your mentioning of de-flagging lies in unnecessary escalation; the general civil thing to do has been to leave a message at a talk page before taking further action.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:14, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] see [[:w:Hallucination (artificial intelligence)]] for your reference in case you didn't know, regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:28, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::: Since hallucinations are inaccuracies, they won't be in the linked sources. So a full and proper [[WN:REV]] would catch them. Just as they were caught in the previously mentioned articles ''once a full and proper review was performed.''
::: &lt;blockquote&gt;The reviewer should check that all information in the article is fully sourced,&lt;/blockquote&gt;
::: Seems like we already have the solution; perform full and proper reviews.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:21, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::::Seems like incomplete solution since users don't fix anything fast. I have seen it tried for 15 years. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:50, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
*&lt;s&gt;{{Support}}&lt;/s&gt;I don't think we are on the right side of history. But current experience shows that editers and reviewers can not determine if theres any content in an AI generated article. And we &quot;cannot edit after it published&quot;, so no remedies can be made. I also believe we should issue an announcement after disabling AI, which would show that we are a responsible media outlet.

Of course, I maintain the stance discussed earlier that, ideally, editors should consciously strive to discern, and reviewers should ensure everything meets the standards, such as accuracy. If the review process can achieve this, it doesn't matter whether the article is written by a human, Shakespeare's monkey, or AI, nor is explicit labeling necessary, because we ultimately get a good article.

I'm not saying people can't achieve this, but it requires too much effort, which is clearly not cost-effective. And if we implement policies similar to this now instead of banning AI, it will lead to situations where submissions written with AI cannot be published due to insufficient and timely review, which is obviously not in our favor.

I apologize for the mistakes in an article I participated in editing. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 04:03, 9 January 2026 (UTC)
: &gt; ''editers and reviewers can not determine if theres any content in an AI generated article.''&lt;br&gt;If that were true, how was it identified for the proposed retraction?[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:32, 9 January 2026 (UTC)
::I'm just coming to this now and have no idea what this question is asking. Is there some background somewhere about a proposed retraction that isn't immediately clear in this thread? What is that phrase referring to? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 04:13, 10 January 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes, the proposed deletion linked in the first sentence of this section. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:19, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
:::Hi @[[User:Tduk|Tduk]] fyi 
:::* for last few months now, partly due to my medical issues and partly due to my preference, i have been publishing articles checking only the basics (5Ws and H) and not checking each sentence thoroughly. i read through sources and ensure that what i have read does not have serious npov issues or contradictions that immediately strike my mind, but don't check fully.
:::* i believe @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] has made it clear that he is here to uphold the standards to highest thresholds and now this is taking the form of him doing a full review of an article at time of archival. i disagree with this approach as i think it is taking away his valuable time from reviewing stories which are actually fresh. i do not believe anyone ever did a full review of an article at time of archival. this process previously only involved checking for red links, issues anyone previously flagged at a talk page, etc.
:::* this in some cases results in him finding a full bucket of issues that he does not wish to write a 'correction' for because it would require a complete article rewrite. as i am one of the active (and lazy) reviewers here i should normally reply to these requests but i lack the energy to do this as my current state for last few months results in my energy levels being extremely low, at around 40% of what an average person has got. cause is unknown. 
:::* yet i keep reviewing articles and keep ignoring these requests to retract articles because it is even harder to reply to those than to one full review in the first place (need to articulate why some of the points being nitpicked were utter bullshit, as i find that i do disagree with some of them). 
:::* this leads to me becoming more exhausted and circles back to me not participating properly
:::* there is an ondoing discussion of it in [[Wikinews:Water cooler/proposals#Proposed change to review process by Gryllida Version 202512|this section (on the very same 'proposals' subpage of water cooler)]]
:::hope this helps you to get an idea of the situation at least qualitatively. 
:::regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:36, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
:Hi @[[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]], i liked that thought, that catching AI hallucinations is time consuming and may lead to delays in publishing.   [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:25, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
: {{q|[A]t the time of publication, a news article must be solidly fact-checked and as objective as possible.|30px|30px|[[m:Wikinews|''Wikinews''' mission statement at Meta]]}}
: To make sure I understand the position being advanced here, I see the following claims and implications:
: 
:* That, for an extended period[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Talk:Competitive_local_elections_held_in_England#Review_of_revision_4855230_%5BNot_ready%5D], reviews have been intentionally conducted without full verification, despite policy requiring it.
:* That multiple proposals have been made to relax or redefine review expectations[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/assistance/archives/2024/November#c-Gryllida-20241020021900-Michael.C.Wright-20241014152800],[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/miscellaneous/archives/2025/June#'5W_Brief'_format] to align with this reduced, 5W-only level of scrutiny, but without community consensus.
:* That, following retractions triggered by full verification after publication, the proposed remedy is to restrict or ban AI use rather than to restore compliance with existing review standards.
:* That AI-assisted content is treated as uniquely suspect, while comparable human errors from incomplete review are framed as understandable due to fatigue.
:* That thorough verification during review is characterized as counterproductive because it increases post-publication workload, rather than being recognized as work that belongs in the review process.
: 
: I disagree with those priorities.
: You previously articulated the risk clearly yourself, noting that becoming more liberal in approvals in order to increase output is “disastrous,”[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales#c-Gryllida-2013-08-28T21:28:00.000Z-Wikiwide-2013-08-28T12:57:00.000Z] and that pursuing readership through speed leads to biased, lower-quality journalism. That analysis remains sound and is manifest here in the number of resultant retractions.
: Applying full verification after publication did create additional work, but only because required checks were knowingly deferred during review. The remedy is not to restrict tools, but to align review practice with policy.
: The underlying issue is not that policy was followed, but that it was repeatedly and unilaterally dismissed.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:42, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::This is too long, but I will answer each point anyway.
::* That, for an extended period[4], reviews have been intentionally conducted without full verification, despite policy requiring it.
::** Yes. I try to do full verification to a degree, but not to each letter. The motivation here is to verify key details and publish while article is still fresh.
::* That multiple proposals have been made to relax or redefine review expectations[5],[6] to align with this reduced, 5W-only level of scrutiny, but without community consensus.
::** That discussion is still open.
::* That, following retractions triggered by full verification after publication, the proposed remedy is to restrict or ban AI use rather than to restore compliance with existing review standards.
::** This is an overloaded sentence for me. For once, it's not only 'review' standards at the plate, it's also the 'write up' standards on the plate.
::* That AI-assisted content is treated as uniquely suspect, while comparable human errors from incomplete review are framed as understandable due to fatigue.
::** I do not know where this came from; please try phrasing it again. I lack resource to attempt to read this more than once.
::* That thorough verification during review is characterized as counterproductive because it increases post-publication workload, rather than being recognized as work that belongs in the review process.
::** I do not know where this came from; please try phrasing it again. I lack resource to attempt to read this more than once.
::* Pursuing readership through speed leads to biased, lower-quality journalism
::** I do not care about readership. I do not know why you think I care of ''that''.
::* &quot;Applying full verification after publication did create additional work, but only because required checks were knowingly deferred during review. The remedy is not to restrict tools, but to align review practice with policy.&quot; is missing a 'In my view' note.
::* &quot;The underlying issue is not that policy was followed, but that it was repeatedly and unilaterally dismissed.&quot; 
::** I do not agree with this statement. I do not think the current policy requires 100% coverage of fact check.
::Hope this helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:57, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::: &gt; ''I do not think the current policy requires 100% coverage of fact check.''
::: It is explicit: &quot;The reviewer should check that all information in the article is fully sourced...&quot;
::: It's been a part of the policy since its inception, [[Special:Diff/672352|eighteen years ago]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:04, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::::Thanks for that. Posted below. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:35, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
::{{Comment}} My understanding is that, for a fair amount of time:
::* There has been a lack of humans, writing articles, editing articles and reviewing them, making it difficult to publish even one article a week;
::* That for a fair amount of articles &quot;written&quot; with usage of AI, the quality problems were significant - not only in style of writing, but even in &quot;facts&quot; mentioned in the article;
::* That we currently have a tool to discourage blatant plagiarism from sources - which therefore encourages &quot;lazy&quot; (or tired, or whatever) contributors to use AI as text generator;
::* AI assisted content is not treated as uniquely suspect. Rather, where text is written by humans, humans are much less likely to generate hallucinations, and much more likely to follow guidelines for writing articles. AI assisted content doesn't know Wikinews guidelines, and even if it were provided with them, it would still be likely to hallucinate;
::The proposals in this thread have included:
::* Temporarily banning AI usage for writing of text in Wikinews articles - which I tend to agree with, though I would prefer a constructive discussion on positive and negative examples of AI generated contributions to Wikinews;
::* Removing reviewer duties from people who have missed AI hallucinations in articles they have published - which I absolutely disagree with. We need more people in Wikinews, not less.
::I would like to add the following proposals:
::* Possibly, add a tool to detect AI hallucinations - numbers (10 or ten or dozens - format doesn't matter), places, people which are not mentioned in the sources;
::* Or even better, write a Wikinews-specific (AI-powered? I don't like AI, but if you do, go ahead, contribute to development and testing) tool to generate text based on the provided links to sources;
::* Remember that having duties of being a reviewer doesn't deprive you of rights of being an editor. If an article needs improvement and editors are not showing up, feel free to improve it yourself - with caveat that you will have to find another reviewer to publish it afterwards.
::Reviewers don't have to be perfect. Reviewers need to be there, active and helping. But they don't have to be perfect. They just have to do their best. And discouraging writers and reviewers, penalizing them for their mistakes, can kill the project. This isn't school where kids have to go, whether they want to or not. This is a project based on volunteers. So instead of wasting their time with these heated opinionated threads and further dividing the community, get out there and do what you can. /AI will not write Wikinews for us./ [[User:Wikiwide|Wikiwide]] ([[User talk:Wikiwide|talk]]) 07:48, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
::: &gt; ''Reviewers don't have to be perfect. Reviewers need to be there, active and helping. But they don't have to be perfect. They just have to do their best.''
:::: We hold contributors accountable under our policies and guidelines, and the same applies to reviewers. '''Publishing inaccurate, biased, or plagiarized content due to incomplete review should not be acceptable.''' Reviewers volunteer for the role with an understanding of its requirements. Unilaterally choosing to disregard core policy for convenience undermines that responsibility, creates more work for others, and damages the project's reputation. 
::: 
::: 
:::: If reviewers knowingly accept inaccuracies, bias, or plagiarism for reasons of convenience, it raises a fundamental question about the purpose of the reviewer role itself. The review function exists precisely to prevent those failures, not to normalize them.
::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
::: &gt; ''Removing reviewer duties from people who have missed AI hallucinations''&lt;br&gt;That was not proposed. I forwarded a thought experiment by saying &quot;'''Maybe''' [emphasis added] if we de-flagged reviewers after three AI slip-ups in published articles, we'd catch more of them sooner.&quot;&lt;br&gt;There used to be the notion of &quot;easy-come, easy-go&quot; for the reviewer bit. There is a very brief discussion [[Wikinews:Water cooler/miscellaneous/archives/2010/June#%7B%7BUser Wikinews reviewer%7D%7D|here]] between Pi zero and Brian McNeil, two contributors who were instrumental in developing the modern review process. That discussion illustrates the level of attention to detail they hoped for from reviewers. Our current policies and guidelines still largely reflect that expectation. &lt;br&gt;My point is that this is not the way to go about policy change. What has occurred is one reviewer has unilaterally disregarded policy for personal convenience (as stated), and that has resulted in the publication of inaccuracies, bias, and/or plagiarism. &lt;br&gt;If [[WN:IAR]] is used as a justification (and it has not been, so far), even that requires the action to ''improve'' the project.&lt;br&gt;Reviewing as if a policy change has occurred, when it has not, predictably increases post-publication errors and workload. It then becomes circular to cite those downstream burdens as justification for lowering the standard that would have prevented them.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:42, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
::::I don't think there was disregard from one reviewer, that's why I opened RFC below. I believe that doing 100% verification was not common practice. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
:::::Do we have consensus? @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:58, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::Not before a few other contributors weigh in. This may take a few weeks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:58, 18 January 2026 (UTC)
*{{support}} At this time. Let's see what the future holds, though. Maybe let's revisit this next year?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:19, 29 January 2026 (UTC)
*'''Support''' a ban on unsupervised use of genAI for article creation or expansion, {{Oppose}} a blanket ban. Part of why I oppose the &quot;nuclear option&quot; is because it's nearly impossible to definitively know whether a certain sentence was purely AI-generated or merely the signature of a more formal human writing. As long as it's used responsibly, genAI can be a very handy tool for writing [[WN:Breaking news|breaking news articles]], seeking feedback on the quality of an almost complete article, correcting the grammar, translating content, and other purposes. For example, when I wrote &quot;[[Bangladeshi interim leader Muhammad Yunus returns home after four-day visit to London]]&quot; and &quot;[https://web.archive.org/web/20250707221334/https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Australia%27s_truth_commission_finds_genocide_against_Aboriginal_Victorians,_suggests_practical_remedies Australia's truth commission finds genocide against Aboriginal Victorians, suggests practical remedies]&quot; (which was [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=delete&amp;user=&amp;page=Australia%27s+truth+commission+finds+genocide+against+Aboriginal+Victorians%2C+suggests+practical+remedies&amp;excludetempacct=1&amp;wpdate=&amp;tagfilter=&amp;wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist deleted] due to staleness), I asked ChatGPT very simple prompts such as &quot;Please assess that article&quot; and &quot;Is my article good?&quot;, and it gave me some rather useful advice (in retrospect, I admit that I should perhaps have disclosed it on the talk pages). Of course, it's a double-edged sword, and I discarded the recommendations which seemed very nitpicky or would run against P&amp;Gs such as [[WN:NPOV|NPOV]]. I think a responsible (if imperfect) approach would be to give a hard &quot;Not Ready&quot; verdict on articles that look entirely AI-generated from the beginning to the end, grant a bit of leeway for those where only a specific section or paragraph is AI-generated, add one or more sections at [[Help:AI]] for guidance on rewriting these sorts of articles, and direct contributors to both that help page and [[WN:The use of AI in generating content]]. [[User:Redireditor|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#6C2E92&quot;&gt;Redir&lt;/span&gt;]][[Special:Contributions/Redireditor|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1245BC&quot;&gt;editor&lt;/span&gt;]] ('''[[User talk:Redireditor|talk]]''') 01:36, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
{{comment}} In light of a recent [[User talk:Michael.C.Wright#c-Gryllida-20260224194500-BigKrow-20260224180300|suggestion to use AI tools to evaluate or fact-check AI-generated material]], and a [[Talk:Moreton Bay illegally evicted homeless campers, Queensland Supreme Court rules#AI usage declaration|recent declaration of AI use in generating a published article]], it would be helpful to clarify the scope of this proposal.

If the use of AI in some capacity is considered acceptable by the original poster, then the concern being addressed here may be narrower than originally framed. If that is the case, should the proposal be revised or withdrawn so the discussion reflects that distinction more clearly? [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 02:36, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

:I agree that clarification is needed. AI can be used for many things while writing an article without actually creating the wikinews-authored article text itself. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:28, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

=== Consensus assessment and possible next steps ===
My read of the consensus to this point is:

* Support: 3
* Oppose: 2
* Support Retracted: 1
* No stated position: 3

Support remains conditional and temporary in framing, not a blanket permanent ban.

With only one-vote separation and multiple participants explicitly calling for further discussion, this still does not meet a strong consensus threshold.

The thread shows more agreement on process deficiencies (review standards, workload) than on prohibition itself.

Based on that, and keeping in mind that consensus is not determined by simple vote totals but by working toward a solution that reasonably addresses the main concerns raised on all sides, I suggest the following be considered for further community discussion:

* Transition [[WN:AI]] from a draft guideline into a proposed policy, so its requirements and enforcement expectations are clearer.
* We carefully monitor AI usage to ensure it is 1. transparent, 2. accurate, 3. NPOV. See [[:Category:AI usage declared]] as just one tool towards this end.
* For a limited trial period (for example, three months), apply a standardized disclosure notice on newly published articles that involve AI assistance. (&lt;del&gt;someone else&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]]&lt;/ins&gt; proposed this elsewhere[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals/archives/2025/November#Thinking_-_asking_-_wondering]). See [[:Template:AI disclosure]] as a proposed draft.
* Reassess outcomes after the trial period to determine whether current practices are improving article quality and review reliability.

Comments welcome on whether this approach reasonably addresses the concerns raised so far.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:05, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

:Agreed. Works for me. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:26, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have tweaked [[WN:AI]] to reflect that it is a proposed policy rather than a proposed guideline.
: If we are considering a reader-facing disclaimer placed directly on articles, as I understand [[Wikinews:Water cooler/proposals/archives/2025/November#c-Bddpaux-20251104213100-Thinking_-asking-_wondering|this suggestion]], I think it should first have clear and explicit consensus.
: Please comment below indicating {{tl|support}} or {{tl|oppose}} for '''using [[Template:AI disclosure]] directly on articles for a three-month trial period'''. You may also provide specific suggestions regarding the reader-facing template. If opposing, please include a brief rationale.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:58, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
::I did not understand what change is proposed. I am already following that linked guideline and the software is already prompting to declare AI usage at submission. What would &quot;support&quot; change here? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== RfC from reviewers: verifiability policy ==

{{flag}}

The current verifiability policy states &quot;''The reviewer should check that all information in the article is fully sourced''&quot;. In a discussion above, [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] noted that this requires checking each piece in the published article to the letter. 

So for example the way I understood it from above discussion, publishing an article with note 'A bus crashed, it carried 45 customers.' with a lot of other newsy information such as 5Ws, H, a driver was drunk, driver survived with one leg injury, etc other details, would require reviewer checking everything; according to this interpretation, just checking everything else while ignoring that piece of detail about '45' (and hence risking it will be published with incorrect number) would be against the current policy. This is purposefully a bit exaggerated example to get my point across. From time to time Michael.C.Wright picked up some more serious issues in my reviews, for example one article I didn't run in copyvio check, and then he went and put a dozen of issues which weren't adequately verified or attributed or some other thing, that I am yet to look at when I am slightly less busy hopefully towards the end of this week, and proposed a retraction. That retraction discussion link is located in first sentence of the above proposal to ban AI usage at ''Wikinews''.

I don't believe this is realistic to expect a reviewer to check 100% of the content in an article unless someone is hired to do such extensive reviews and another user is hired to implement the requested changes quickly (a total of 2 users hired). I believe that requiring full review will delay reviews as they are simply more time consuming for the reviewer; and this will also delay publishing because a long list of issues will be presented to an author, and an author will take longer to address them. I proposed earlier, for example, that only the 5W and H, and plagiarism, should be checked, and potentially NPOV next on the list, but I expect that checking article to the last letter of each sentence is not required. For example being satisfied that around 70% of the article was confirmed in the sources could be sufficient to publish it.

I am seeking comment from each reviewer about this. Please type it into below if you do not mind. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:34, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

=== Comments from reviewers ===
This section is just for reviewers to say how they are doing reviews or how they think they should be done, whether they should be '100% verification coverage', etc. When posting this I wanted it just to see what each reviewer is doing currently about this. It is not intended for discussion just to see the current status. Then, further down the page, this section is then followed by another section for discussion. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:34, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

* Space for @[[User:Acagastya|Acagastya]] comment (click 'reply' next to my nick and add your answer below) Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:34, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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** As noted above, I would be satisfied if 5W and H was verified and ''majority'' of the article, not necessarily 100% of the article. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:34, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
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=== General discussion ===
General discussion. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:34, 11 January 2026 (UTC)

:[[User:Asked42|Asked42]], not sure you are the best to do this but maybe you know someone who does: need to contact each reviewer off wiki asking to comment here and to advise when available for audio call as i think that is the only way to reconnect reviewers, by having a call at least once each three months. I scream in pain as this software does not have a calendar nor a doodle built into it and I am lost. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:42, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
::Noting I tried EmailUser and had no response. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:43, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

=== General discussion point 2: recent change ===
:''For a related discussion, see [[Wikinews:Water cooler/assistance#Clarification about post publish and post archive edits|Clarification about post publish and post archive edits]]''

*{{comment}} I feel that what  [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] is doing, by cross checking the work of other reviewers at time of archival (or insert some other 'eternity later' description here), and by flagging all possible issues that were missed as part of review, undermines two types of relationships: author to reviewer, and reviewer to reviewer. While both of these could be blamed on the reviewer who approved the story that was later scrutinized, I do not find this approach particularly fruitful for the quality of news output nor for the integrity of the project as a whole. I am seeking comment from everyone about this matter. In my opinion lowering the tolerance to omissions, as long as it does not land into plagiarism or substantial bias territory, was previously allowed and the level of cross check in the last year has unnecessarily -- and without a consultation -- increased, putting unnecessary burden on involved authors and other reviewers. I request that this workflow comes back to what it was previously. Thanks for your attention to this sentiment, and I hope to see your comments about it soon. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:00, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
*:cc @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] @[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]], please reply now and tag 3 other users who weren't tagged previously, thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:01, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
*::There's quite a bit here and I'm not sure which three other users would even see this conversation who weren't already pinged. I can see some value in checking articles at the time of archiving to see if the process was followed optimally and maybe tagging the talk page somehow. This is more-or-less equivalent to how some proper news organizations operate, where they review their own published works and issue retractions, make corrections, etc. (it was only two days ago that I saw my feed for ''Mother Jones'' retract a story that they couldn't verify). So I agree in principle that it's worth us having an author-to-reviewer relationship that works at the time of publication and then if someone is motivated, an archiver-to-reviewer relationship. What that looks like may be an open question. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 08:59, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
*:::Hey @[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] My question is whether you have noticed review standards got tougher than usual in the last year? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 16:28, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
*::::Good question, but that is not something that I have personally experienced. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 20:27, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
*:::::Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:54, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
*:::::Would you say there has been more discussions about review quality recently, than before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:55, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

== News schedule ==

Hello

context

* some radio have news highlight every day from 8am to 815am, and
* some youtubers have $whatever new upload every week on Tuesday at noon local time. For example.

As a result, Fans sweat sitting on top of their fingers in ancipation of the release on that schedule. 

proposal.

* Could it perhaps be helpful to identify platform and format and method, to get this done here? 
** Weekly, say one entry on blyesky with list of recent news over last week; and one entry via audio podcast i.e. youtube or audible or whatever has audio outputs?

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 11:16, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

:pinging @[[User:NikosLikomitros|NikosLikomitros]] @[[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] @[[User:Sj|Sj]] @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] @[[User:Sbb1413|Sbb1413]] @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] @[[User:Wikiwide|Wikiwide]] @[[User:RockerballAustralia|RockerballAustralia]] @[[User:Matthiasb|Matthiasb]] @[[User:Vyacheslav84|Vyacheslav84]] @[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] to name a few, as this output could include news from other languages. cc @[[User:Revi C.|Revi C.]], @[[User:Base|Base]] Hoping to hear your input and aim for first date of a first initial post on Feb-01 or thereabouts. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 01:45, 27 January 2026 (UTC)
::I didn't understand what exactly is being proposed? --[[User:Vyacheslav84|Vyacheslav84]] ([[User talk:Vyacheslav84|talk]]) 03:19, 28 January 2026 (UTC)
:::* {{comment}} Not totally following the proposal/question, but I will say this: If an event happens '''and that event is newsworthy''' there should be some type of jetsam present that verifies it actually DID happen. Historically, an accredited reporter's notes are valid. e.g. &quot;I watched this program/podcast/live stream on this date at this time and this thing happened then that thing happened' etc. etc. But, again, the EVENT must be newsworthy AND have solid sourcing. Because someone with the YouTube channel '''CoolDude47''' said a thing happened at his neighbor's house, that SOURCE may not be dense enough to be trustworthy. Know what I mean?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:24, 29 January 2026 (UTC)
::::*If I understand Gryllida's proposal correctly, it is that we could (a) post a weekly news roundup to Bluesky or a similar site and/or (b) post a weekly audio news roundup/&quot;best of Wikinews&quot; to YouTube or a similar website. At this stage, though, I don't think we are in a good position to do either of those. I'm concerned that casual readers/listeners might not realize that Wikinews's topic selection is constrained by what our contributors take the time to write as well as what our reviewers take the time to review. We're averaging much less than one new published article per day at this point, resulting in a collection of articles that could be politely described at best as &quot;eclectic&quot;. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 06:08, 30 January 2026 (UTC)
::::*:Correct; there's always a chance to add one short disclaimer at the beginning of the text or audio piece noting that &quot;&lt;name of the nickname for the Wikinews broadcast&gt; is in beta and audience can add their news by going &lt;here&gt;&quot; where &lt;here&gt; is a user friendly place to start. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:51, 30 January 2026 (UTC)
:::Hi @[[User:Vyacheslav84|Vyacheslav84]] 
:::* I guess you are not familiar with the services similar to the ones i described in 'context' then. here is a wiki page about them: [[:w:PBS News Hour]]. basically they air themselves every evening at same time.
:::* I am proposing Wikinews produces at least one text output and at least one audio output regularly, for example, weekly, and posts them '''at the same time of day''' on a certain day of week consistently.
:::Hope this helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:48, 30 January 2026 (UTC)
::::I agree, but who will do it? --[[User:Vyacheslav84|Vyacheslav84]] ([[User talk:Vyacheslav84|talk]]) 14:43, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::@[[User:Vyacheslav84|Vyacheslav84]] one person can not do all news media so i suggest to have one person per one or two social media accounts. I created page [[Wikinews:Social media posters]] you can add your name there and name of a social media where you are going to post and under what nick. Important not to have 'Wikinews' in the account name there as this is a trademark and requires permissions from WMF. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:49, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] Okay, thanks, I'll take a look! --[[User:Vyacheslav84|Vyacheslav84]] ([[User talk:Vyacheslav84|talk]]) 11:16, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
::{{comment}} I mean -- it ''sounds cool'', but: '''getting it done.....'''. Know what I mean?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:13, 4 February 2026 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] please see [[Wikinews:Social media posters]], if you have a friend with social media addiction, please point them to the page, thanks! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:18, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::{{comment}} It's been 14 days since we had a new article published. If our text and audio outputs were based on our new content over the past week (and they should be if we were to undertake those projects), that would mean we would have had to skip two weeks. With the risk that the Wikimedia Foundation might shut down Wikinews altogether, I think we need to focus on our primary mission of publishing news stories on this website rather than trying to take on projects in new formats. Keep in mind that reviewers/administrators would presumably have to take the time to review the text and audio outputs before they are released, and there aren't enough of them to even have the time to review all the articles that get submitted now. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 07:52, 5 February 2026 (UTC)
:::14 days??? Why. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:12, 6 February 2026 (UTC)
:::🫩 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:13, 6 February 2026 (UTC)
:Concerns over the inability to regularly put out updates like this are well-founded, but I don't think a monthly update would be too much to ask for, and I believe it would put a sense of relevance back into WN. As said by others, the articles we currently publish are mainly based on contributors' interests and availability, which isn't always the most attractive to a general audience. Even 1-sentence updates or a collection of quotes from media would be better than nothing; there's so much going on in the world right now that there's always something readers urgently need to know, and I see it as a foundational step for building, maintaining and retaining an active readership. I would gladly take up this task, but of course it would be better if reviewer(s) are responsible so that the reviewing process can be skipped/streamlined. Not sure about the audio part, unless software/AI is used to turn a transcript into audio. I personally watch ''{{w|Last Week Tonight with John Oliver}}'' and ''{{w|Weekend Update}}'', so I believe in the attractiveness of such updates. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 12:10, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:HKLionel|HKLionel]]
::* I think submissions sized 100-150 words are the easiest to review, even if they do not possess much coverage value. That's the easiest way to get through the reviewing process. NOT MORE because it is pain to review. And not less because that is too short for pass.
::* There are three high quality submissions in queue. Each of them would take me a week to 'fully review'. Presumably, if I attempt one of them tonight, that will be an express review...
::Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:59, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes, so I suppose a coordinated effort by reviewers/making it the responsibility of a reviewer would make it more efficient. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 16:23, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
:I just had the thought that we could borrow from Wikipedia's [[w:WP:ITN|in the news]] and [[w:P:C|current events portal]]. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 18:12, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
::Borrow what? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:35, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
:::Content for, as I suggested above, a monthly update. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 01:28, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
::I also discovered [[:ja:ウィキニュース:短信]] (news bulletins). This is a format I'd like to see emulated. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 02:39, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

== Streak themed competition proposal ==

Propose to encourage a user to author and publish, or reviewer to review and publish, at least one story every two weeks. Like a [[:w:streak]].

At end of a competition period, suggest for 6 months (12 fortnights), the no. of maximum consecutive fortnights would be computed for each participant. For example, if I started and was major contributor to article on week 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, then my streaks are '1 and 3' (streak of 2), then '7 and 9 and 11' (streak of 3), I would score '3'.

Top 10 participant would get a T-shirt or mug or some other object with a number (i.e. 'This user archived a 6 fortnight streak in English Wikinews in 2026' worded fancily and with fancy picture.) delivered to their desired postal address.

Not sure how to fund this, but I think there may be a few people who want to donate to that purpose. if you wanted to donate please specify payment method. cc [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] as I think you might be able to get support from NYC for this perhaps. 

thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:02, 20 February 2026 (UTC)
:created page [[Wikinews:2026 streak competition]] thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:12, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
::I think I could attempt this. [[User:CheatCodes4ever|Cheat]][[User talk:CheatCodes4ever|Codes]][[Special:Contributions/CheatCodes4ever|4ever]] ([[User:CheatCodes4ever/sandbox|sandbox]] | [[m:Special:CentralAuth/CheatCodes4ever|CentralAuth]]) 20:41, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
:::Hi @[[User:CheatCodes4ever|CheatCodes4ever]] thank you, nice. 🙂 Is 'every 2 weeks' a good time frame? Or better 1 or 4 weeks? Whre do you think it could be funded from? Also, how long to run it for: 12 weeks or 24 weeks? Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:59, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:CheatCodes4ever|CheatCodes4ever]] please add your name on that section [[Wikinews:2026_streak_competition#Interested_users|section 'interested users signup']] Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:25, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
::::{{ping|Gryllida}} Two weeks sounds reasonable to me. [[User:CheatCodes4ever|Cheat]][[User talk:CheatCodes4ever|Codes]][[Special:Contributions/CheatCodes4ever|4ever]] ([[User:CheatCodes4ever/sandbox|sandbox]] | [[m:Special:CentralAuth/CheatCodes4ever|CentralAuth]]) 20:36, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::great thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:42, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
:The prizes would probably need to be worked out later, but this is a great idea and I'm interested. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 01:47, 25 February 2026 (UTC)

== Install inline comments ==

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:InlineComments

Could this be installed here? It would be easuer to use than the current system, where highlight is a pain to delete on visual editor, and comment is hidden on talk tab. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 10:11, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

:I find it unlikely that devs will add it, considering the status of Wikinews. I support you making a ticket at [[:phab:]] if you feel like it's warranted. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 17:23, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
::That would require consensus from the community. [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 20:32, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
:::thatas what i am asking about. would you support installation of such an extension here? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:43, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
:::Which is why I was trying to provide my vote of approval. I did make that unclear, so I apologize: while I don't know that this will be successfully implemented, I am in favor of you requesting it &lt;em&gt;pending others weighing in and a general consensus that others feel the same way&lt;/em&gt;. Again, sorry for suggesting that individuals unilaterally request new features. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 21:39, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
::::yeah i got it [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
::lets see if using [[:w:Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation#inline_comments|enwp lever]] works. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:34, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
:::They [[:w:Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Proposal_to_install_the_'Inline_comments'_MediaWiki_extension_for_Draft_namespace|are being quite positive, including PHP maintainership]], and suggest development of a gadget as prototype. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:59, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
:Same as Justin, though the WP discussions don't seem promising. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 01:53, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
:Just to mention, it is not exactly like inline comments, but EzPR 2025 will include a feature called &quot;Dynamic Marking&quot; under the Sentence Marking section. When enabled, it will use a global gadget to load and display specific sentences that have been highlighted and marked by the reviewer on the article.
:This is not fully implemented yet, the global script integration still needs to be completed. However, the idea is to provide a more dynamic approach to sentence-specific highlights and unsourced sentence marking.The data for each marked sentence, including its associated issue, will be stored on a JSON page. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 18:21, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi [[User:Asked42|Asked42]]
::* I believe the dynamically marked comments, as currently implemented in EZPR2, have two disadvantages compared with the extension. First, they can be difficult to remove when working in the visual editor. Second, the extension provides a more user-friendly interface for replying to comments about a specific phrase in the article without having to switch to the talk page and back.
::* That said, one possible improvement to the extension would be to post a copy of the inline comment discussion to the article’s talk page when the comment is removed. This could be offered as an optional feature in the extension. At present, the discussion remains only in the article’s edit history, which may not be ideal, as the talk page is generally expected to serve as the central record of discussions about previous revisions of the article.
::Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:53, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]: I was not aware that there was interest in developing the extension as a gadget, which is, in my opinion, a much more practical and better approach. When the gadget is ready, I think we could also integrate it with EzPR 2025 to allow marking and commenting on specific text within an article. Therefore, I am dropping the Dynamic Marking approach within EzPR.
:::Just to clarify regarding your comment: &quot;''First, they can be difficult to remove when working in the visual editor.''&quot; - I believe you may be referring to the current approach of wrapping text with templates. Dynamic Marking '''was not''' designed in that way; it was intended to function more like inline comments. Additionally, EN wikinews currently does not have the VisualEditor enabled. So even if that concern were valid, the current approach would not cause issues in this specific context. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 05:56, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Actually, in Wikipedia there is a dying backlog queue of drafts for review, to create a new page in Wikipedia, users may often have to wait 2-6 months while page is sitting in Draft: namespace. So, I wanted to suggest the gadget separate, then it can be added to ENWP for draft review. For this space here in Wikinews, having the gadget installed there at ENWP could be a part of leverage to get the extension installed in Wikimedia wikis, including here, eventually. Knowing how ENWP centric the ecosystem is. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:33, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Btw, inline comment doesn't show which phrase it was referring to, and neither does an inline citation. Only one cursor position. And inline comments were such a pain to edit in VE... For once they are not even visible until clicked or something. :( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:34, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

== Should we reconsider our stance on wikilinking ==

Our [[Wikinews:Style_guide#Wikilinking_an_article|Style guide states]] &quot;Do not over-wikify articles. Link only particularly relevant background material.&quot;

I believe the reasoning can be found in [[Wikinews:Categories#Wikilinks_and_redirects|this essay]], which states &quot;Don't use wikilinks for basic information: a news article should stand on its own, understandable without consulting some other page along the way.&quot;

As a community, I believe we have strayed from this practice considerably. A drift towards more wikilinking, in my opinion, is part of our broader drift from being a journalism project first to a wiki project first and a journalism project second. 

While over-wikilinking has not been an impediment to publication (that I'm aware of), it is something we should either be actively addressing (reducing) or something we should remove from our policies and guidelines. 

Please comment below how you feel about over-wikilinking and if you feel we should keep,  remove, or update the recommendation. Justifying your response would be most helpful, but a simple !vote might suffice.  [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:27, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

Some useful polling templates might be:

*{{remove}} {{tl|remove}}
*{{keep}} {{tl|keep}}
*{{weak delete}} {{tl|weak delete}}
*{{weak keep}} {{tl|weak keep}}

=== Comments ===

* {{keep}} especially for the lede. A link away from ''Wikinews'' is an invitation to stop reading our content and start reading someone else's. I also agree that the quality of our articles should be high enough that readers can fully understand the topic without going elsewhere for additional information.
[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:27, 27 February 2026 (UTC)
*{{weak keep}} I am unsure if I have a passionate opinion here, but I will agree that the wikilinking has gotten a bit out of control. In the very least: most of our wikilinking should simply point to a new place at WN. This isn't Wikipedia. And: I '''2000% agree''' that we've lost our 'scope' of journalism first, wiki second. That is not even mentioning the 3,000 people involved with WMF that can only view us as a wiki ONLY. That has been a never ending war. Even some of us here: Admins etc. etc. -- we (including myself) sometimes get lost in the weeds on what is happening at this place: get the news, write the news, submit the news.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:32, 27 February 2026 (UTC)
*:Just commenting what I see in this...
*:* Obvious words like &quot;cat&quot; or &quot;dog&quot; are not supposed to be wikilinked. Not to point of wikilinking every second word in a page.
*:* More complex names (for me it includes name of ''any'' US state, for instance, i never knew where they are and am not going to try to build a US map in my head, and many readers are overseas) that are not understood by foreigner or by someone new to that topic, could and should be wikilinked.
*:* Adding a brief note to a thing is good. At some point I added a note like &quot;, a state in east coast of United States,&quot; for something, for that reason.
*:* Sport articles, for example, suffer a lot from lack of explanations. :S
*:* Also this approach gave advantage that items that ''are'' wikilinked do, eventually in an utopic world when news writing is an everyday thing, become wikilinks to local categories about that event series or place or topic in ''news'' context, with a feed for that. For example there is no category &quot;Dog&quot;. Or [[court]]. Or something.
*:* If I removed a wikilink, I should probably feel compelled to either add a brief note or add a local news-feed (category) link.
*:* A reviewer can do such minor chanhe if needed.
*:* And I personally do not see any reason to change that policy in its current version.
*:[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:00, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
*{{weak delete}} Admittedly, having too many wikilinks looks bad. But we should not discourage Wikinews writers from including ''useful'' links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is our sister project, not a competitor. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 05:31, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

*'''comment''' - There are two quotes that were mentioned, the style guide, which says &quot;''&quot;Do not over-wikify articles. Link only particularly relevant background material.&quot;''&quot;, and an under construction essay called &quot;'''Categories'''&quot;, abandoned in 2021, which for reasons I can't quite figure out mentions wikilinks. When being asked &quot;''Please comment below how you feel about over-wikilinking and if you feel we should keep, remove, or update the recommendation.''&quot;, it's not entirely clear what &quot;the recommendation&quot; is. Maybe I seem like I'm being obtuse but I'm having trouble interpreting all the !votes and figuring out where I stand on an issue presented as a simply yes/no question but that lacks the needed clarity. If just a comment is being sought, I can provide that of course. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 03:47, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

== Software suggestion to notify all users eligible to vote ==

For requests regarding permission, removal of permission, or accreditation, I suggest developing a tool that notifies all eligible users and includes a link where they can provide comments, ask questions, and cast their vote; and with a note how they can opt out of receiving such messages (if desired). I believe similar tools have been used on other wikis, such as Commons or Meta. Since this wiki is relatively small and some recent requests have received very few votes for an extended period, such a tool could help increase participation and prevent discussions from remaining open indefinitely. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:40, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

== Suggestion for [[Wikinews:Writing an article]] ==

At [[Wikinews:Writing an article#Starting out]], it says:

:If the story has not been started, you can begin it by entering an appropriate title below and clicking &quot;Create article&quot;.
:Here are ''Wikinews'' [[Wikinews:Style guide#Headlines|article title rules and guidelines]].

I suggest that we add something like this to the above: &quot;The article title should '''identify the news event''' that the article is about. A person's name alone, or a company name alone, should not be an article title.&quot; 

I am assuming that some people are indeed creating articles by starting from [[Wikinews:Writing an article]] but not reading the linked article title rules and guidelines (this assumption might be incorrect). That seems to be how we get such soon-to-be-deleted drafts as [[Rumi Von-Clarke]], [[Daud Muhammed]], and [[Zakariah gmb services]], all of which were tagged for speedy deletion on their second edits. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 14:13, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

:I support this. That seems like a reasonable assumption. This might pull in a few contributors who get discouraged at first. I don't really follow them; what is the typical path a new editor who creates one of those articles takes? Do they stop editing? Silently? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 14:39, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
::I'm cool with that. I just hope new reporters read it. The '''event''' is the thing.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:52, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
:Works for me. This could be a draft title, and when the user is ready to submit it for review, they can choose a better, more representative title if it is not already set. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:57, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

== The future ==

I'll try to be quick here: We are a small village. There is a kind of poison that works its way in here at times -- people can (and do) begin treating this place as a general wiki, after they've been here for about 6 months.
&lt;br&gt;I am writing these words as encouragement, not to scold -- please note that. I am going to (for the remainder of 2026) focus very much on Reviewing and encouraging new reporters. This is a news site. We have policies and guidelines. I will try very hard to adhere to those -- and I ask all other people here to focus on that very thing. Good things ahead. [[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:19, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

== New tool for inline comments: DynamicMarking. ==

Hello, a new tool is now available that enables reviewers to attach inline comments to specific phrases in a draft article. This means phrases can be marked by a reviewer to highlight issues without actually editing the article.

Phrases that have been marked will appear highlighted in yellow. Non-reviewers can view them, but they will not be able to edit or remove the attached comments or markings. However, users can mark a specific highlight as &quot;resolved&quot;.

This gadget allows users to quickly identify the exact text in an article that needs modification or changes. Reviewers using the EzPR2025 gadget for review will find the &quot;Dynamic Marking&quot; feature integrated into it. However, the tool can also be used independently of EzPR2025.

Full documentation is available at: [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)/DynamicMarking|WN:EzPR2025/Dynamic Marking]]. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 08:07, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

== Review que ==

there are currently nibe articles in review que going stale. I cannot review ''any'' of them because I either wrote them or they're original research. Can someone please get going on a review? This site must publish one article per day to remain a viable destination. Also, I am not going to be able to volunteer any more time writing articles here if everything I wrote this week goes stale for no good reason. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:41, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
: For me, the deeper issue is a difference in what level of quality we are trying to achieve. Our Policies and Guidelines were written by a generation aiming for a much higher standard than what the current generation, broadly speaking, appears willing or able to sustain. The way we are collectively navigating that gap is creating friction (to put it politely) and, in practice, a status quo of low output.
: We need to resolve that tension. Either we reform our PaGs to reflect a more achievable standard, or we raise the quality of our work to meet them.
: Given the ongoing friction, I find myself looking for other ways to contribute here, if at all. I know at least one other reviewer has expressed a similar view.
: I believe this quality–output tension is a central factor behind the SPTF’s recommendation to close Wikinews. I understand the logic behind that recommendation: we have not yet demonstrated that a citizen journalism model can reliably and consistently sustain high output, high quality, and a meaningful wiki process all at the same time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:04, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
::If there is a problem regarding the quality of my contributions to this project, then nobody has said anything about that to me whatsoever. I submit my articles in the best shape possible and I still feel like I have to make a scene just to get someone to even look at my submissions. This is starting to look like what I assumed was going to happen if I started reviewing -- me being expected to pick up the entire review workload -- because literally nothing will get published orherwise -- while my own submissions are just forgotten and left to rot in the review que, and hours of my personal time are just wasted. I believe this project has potential but I dont know how to proceed if nothing else is being done to fix the problem that multiple users have been bitching about for months'''. This project will be shut down if the status quo continues. ''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:41, 20 March 2026 (UTC)
::: There was no specific target in my earlier comment. I was speaking more generally about what feels like a broader tension on the project.
::: To clarify: it seems we may not all be applying the same review standard in practice. I’m not referring to you or anyone else ''specifically''. There appears to be some preference, broadly speaking, for getting articles published once they are “good enough,” even if not every statement has been explicitly checked against a source or clearly attributed, with the expectation that the wiki process can refine things later.
::: On the other hand, our existing policies and guidelines lean toward a stricter approach, where each statement is expected to be supported or removed before publication. That gap — between what the standards say and what is realistically being applied — is where I see a lot of the friction coming from.
::: I may be misreading that, but that’s the issue I was trying to point to.
::: On the concern about you being expected to carry the review workload, I’m not sure the recent activity reflects that. Publishing has been shared among a small group of reviewers, and you’ve been a significant part of that (thank you!), but not the sole contributor.[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Special:Log?type=review&amp;user=&amp;page=&amp;excludetempacct=1&amp;wpdate=&amp;tagfilter=&amp;wpfilters%5B%5D=newusers&amp;wpFormIdentifier=logeventslist][[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:12, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
::::I understand enforcing the rigorous policies for quality control, I just feel there have been too many times where a reviewer has requested revisions after an article I authored has been submitted, the requested changes are promptly made, but the reviewer just goes radio silent immediately afterward and the articles just goes stale waiting for review. It's hard to really feel motivated to make revisions to or gatwick articles I write because they have mostly just been getting left to rot these past few months. I'm not sure the community understands how much human labor power is actually just being wasted due to this failed process. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:58, 21 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::i published one, others to follow during the week if i manage [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 13:03, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::it was noted elsewhere that 'a few' reviewers are required for the site to work. like i woukd say around 2-3 is a bare minimum 💀 when only 1 or 2, then, very hard to get things moving. I will also try to write one during the week for you to review! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 13:05, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:11, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
:hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] what is the issue with reviewing OR? Do you have scoop access? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 13:03, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
::I dont know how to verify sources with original research. How am I supposed to review an event or interview I did not attend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
:::you can cross check it against reporters notes. They are shared privately with scoop, an address that accredited reporters and reviewers can read. If you do not have a wn-reporters account, please email me with your desired username, and i will email you the login instructions. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 14:32, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
::::If it helps any, I have two stories currently waiting that are OR. [[Musique Libre Femmes plays for Women's History Month at Tompkins Square Library in New York City]] requires scoop access but I tried deliberately to make [[The Performance Space in New York City holds its annual gala honoring three artists]] verifiable using only the pictures I provided in the article and a few of the pre-event sources. This is even easier now, as since I wrote the material (immediately after it happened), some genuine sources have come out which also corroborate my OR (which I added).. So that one shouldn't be too difficult. I also made it deliberately short so we could publish it fast... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 20:35, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::Are we able to publish OR ten days after the focal point event? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:45, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::: Generally, yes.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:31, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::How long do we have? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:40, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::: Unfortunately, this is one of the many areas where there is no hard-and-fast rule. [[WN:Fresh]] merely states:
:::::::: &lt;blockquote&gt;Exclusive content has the potential to extend our freshness horizon by days or even weeks, depending on the nature of the original material. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
:::::::: Somewhere there is a relatively recent discussion that involved MeDaWikipedian I believe, in which some consensus formed around eight weeks as a max limit. I'll find it but it might take some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:50, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::: Not much of a consensus for 8 weeks, but it may still be useful to cite as recent precedent when defending publication of material up to that age:  [[Wikinews:Water cooler/assistance/archives/2024/September#Photo exhibition “Ethnic features of the world people” took place in the Crimean capital]][[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 02:14, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::: If you'd like some advice on it, let me know what article you are talking about and what you're thinking as far as why it is still publishable. If you'd rather do it quietly, feel free to use wikimail or email.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 02:17, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

== Proposal to auto-&quot;stale&quot; from review queue ==

If an article was submitted for review on day N, then on day N+8 could it automatically mark itself as stale? This could help clear out the queue from the old end. I picked number 8 because usually an article does not get published about events over seven days old; I may be deluded there so please adjust the number of days as needed.

Alternatively, the &quot;review&quot; template could change to &quot;abandoned&quot; after 7 days.

I am suggesting to get this decided and implemented some time soon. It would reduce the load on reviewers and sysops, in my opinion. Something similar was done for another template before, but I do not remember which.

-- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 08:59, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

== Improving review visibility and collaboration for draft articles ==

I propose increasing visibility and collaboration around drafts and their talk pages so more users can contribute to review and copyediting. That could help authors who aren’t keeping up with reviewer requests and would be more like a scientific journal process where at least two people check a page before publication. Since the software supports pre-reviews, we could encourage everyone to pre-review more broadly.

Proposed actions:

1. Add a friendly site notice inviting users to join a “newsroom” and review at least one article per day. Link to a Newsroom guide explaining categories:

Drafts = need pre-review, expand, submit for review

Queue = possibly ready; check carefully and flag issues

Disputed = issues found; fix and resubmit

That page like [[Wikinews:Newsroom]] but a mini-version: with only one paragraph intro linking to key policies; three lists (draft, review, disputed) one paragraph before each; one list (published in last three days) also one para explaining process of improving or cross checking those. That could be more user friendly for newbies than the current &quot;everything and a kitchen sink&quot; current version.

2. On submission, automatically leave the user a message with a request to pre-review at least two pages from the Newsroom, again linking to its over simplified version, perhaps even transcluding it to the user's talk page (via subst, so only then-current version is included in the message) as then they do not need to open the Newsroom link to see the topics being written about in the new drafts.

These steps should speed feedback to authors and surface more issues before publishing, and bring more hands to fix them. 

Hope this is helpful. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:10, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

3. At submission, present user a button &quot;pre-review my own article&quot; which is like pre-review process they do for article they just submitted.

2a. Example: [[User:Gryllida/MiniNewsroom]]

--[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:31, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:4. Add button &quot;mark as stale&quot; to the develop template. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:32, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Online workshop for training new reviewers ==

Hello everyone, to help increase the number of active reviewers on English Wikinews and support interested contributors in understanding the review process, I would like to propose organizing a structured, documentation-based online workshop.
Given that live video sessions may not be feasible for many participants, this workshop would primarily be text-based and hosted on-wiki (with optional use of chat platforms for discussion). However, if any experienced reviewer is interested in contributing via a presentation or live session, that would certainly be welcome.

The workshop would be divided into 4-5 sections, each focusing on a specific aspect of the reviewing process. These may include:
* Introduction to the role and responsibilities of a reviewer
* Core review criteria (newsworthiness, neutrality, verifiability, freshness, copyvio)
* Source verification and common issues in articles
* The review workflow (from submission to publication)
* Post-publication review and maintenance

Each section would include short explanatory materials (text, slides, or diagrams), followed by practical tasks. These tasks could include answering questions, identifying issues in sample articles, or performing a simulated review.

Participants who complete the workshop should gain a clearer understanding of how reviewing works in practice. Rather than replacing the existing reviewer nomination process, the workshop could serve as a preparation pathway, helping participants build the skills and confidence needed before being nominated.
Additionally, participants who demonstrate strong understanding during the workshop could be encouraged or mentored further as potential reviewer candidates.

To keep the workshop effective, participation may be limited to a small group. We would likely need at least 2-3 experienced reviewers to help guide discussions, review responses, and provide feedback. I would be happy to help prepare materials such as slides, flowcharts, and example articles.

I would appreciate the community's thoughts on this idea: Would such a workshop be useful? Would any reviewers be interested in helping organize or mentor participants? Are there improvements or alternative approaches we should consider? Thank you. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:12, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

:*'''Support''' I would've started reviewing much sooner of there was something like this in place. Why there doesn't already exist something similar to this is beyond me.
:[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:05, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:* I can also assist in creating JS-based interactive quizzes, annotation projects, a peer review comment writing playground, and other interactive tools for the workshop, which I think will make it more engaging and fun. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 17:37, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:*:That seems good but is being hindered by needing to process [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard#Board_of_Trustees_Approves_Closure_of_Wikinews the hosting change]. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 09:35, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

== The last Wikinews article ==

Since the site will be frozen after May 4, I would like to suggest that we plan to have the top headline on the last day be something along the lines of &quot;Wikinews closes after 21 years; community moves to Miraheze&quot; or something like that. If the top headline is going to be permanently in place after that, it ought to be something that commemorates the ending of Wikinews. I wouldn't want the headline that the site has to live with permanently to be something like &quot;Small town car accident results in nearly $200 in damage, no injuries&quot;.

Of course, this presumes that we can have an article commemorating the site's closure ready and approved on May 3, but it will also require the cooperation of reviewers not to put something else in the lead headline position at the last minute. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 14:13, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:{{Support}}: I think this could be some type of original report. Even if a full article is not possible, I do think we should leave a message on the main page. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:17, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:{{support}} I proposed the same elsewhere (after you did). —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 00:21, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:[[Wikinews closes after 21 years]]. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 00:24, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:{{Support}} But: it will a long time before I come back here. Not being ugly about it. Maybe Michael can publish it. I'm about to sign out.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 02:07, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
:{{Neutral}} Don't care. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:24, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::Not sure if we 100% are moving to other host, though we should prep the article already, and post by May 3 -- should there be any changes, we do it before the project is RO (read-only).  If someone is up for writing it -- I shall be there to review it.  PS: please come to IRC, if you all can.&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 09:37, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::: I think the article would greatly benefit from someone from the previous generation of contributors to write about how the modern review process came about, the various journalism schools/classes we worked with at the time, etc. That time was our peak in regards to readership and activity and is therefore the most consequential for us as a project. 
::: I know @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] has links to external sites which praised the work of en.WN during those periods. Those could/should be used as sources, quoted, etc. 
::: See: [[Wikinews closes after 21 years]][[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 06:48, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

==  Future stewardship of Wikinews ==

As per [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Public_consultation_about_Wikinews#c-Sj-20260401032800-Victoria-20260330090000 this comment] by @[[User:Sj|Sj]], Wikimedia NYC and task force members are discussing the possible stewardship of Wikinews by [[meta:Wikimedia New York City]]. Also ping: @[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:56, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

== Proposal to cease publishing after around April 14 ==

Hello, as resources are required for migration, I am proposing to set a date after which articles will not be published. Maybe around mid-April. Then, a week later, clear the review queue and finish any maintenance tasks and walk away. Then this would leave around two weeks to setup a new site. Otherwise, I am concerned migration will be under-resourced. cc @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] who quite rightfully in my opinion wrote [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ASupreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_a_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5003903&amp;oldid=5003259 that]. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 08:06, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== Wikinews to stay open ==

the board has withdrawn from closing wikinews as reported on Russian wikinews. Great news! @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:04, 9 February 2026 (UTC)

:Wow. Do you have any links? —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 17:26, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
::https://ru.wikinews.org/wiki/Рабочая_группа,_предлагавшая_закрытие_Викиновостей,_расформирована @[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:46, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
:::please use a translator. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:46, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
::::As a non-Russian speaker, using DuckDuckGo doesn't support your conclusion. It is true that the task force was shuttered, but that is common for tasks forces: they complete their mission to greater or lesser extent and then are dissolved. From what I can glean from your link, I don't see anyone saying that the WMF have decided against shuttering Wikinews. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 20:26, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
::::Yeah:I think you may be right. 'Disbanded' is for the Task Force itself. I thought a decision was set to be reached in December '25 -- any such decision yet?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:12, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
::::: No decision has been made yet, but the Board now expects to discuss the matter during their next board meeting on March 30. See [[#WMF Board of Trustees to meet March 30]] below.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:20, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

== Tech News: 2026-11 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/11|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.
* Last week, all wikis had 2 hours of read-only time, and extended unavailability for user-scripts and gadgets. This was due to a security incident which has since been resolved. Work is ongoing to prevent re-occurrences. For current information please see the [[m:Steward's noticeboard#Statement on Meta about today's user script security incident|post on the Stewards' noticeboard]] ([[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Foundation/Product and Technology/Product Safety and Integrity/March 2026 User Script Incident|translations]]).

'''Updates for editors'''
* Users facing multiple blocks on mobile will now see the reasons for each block separately, instead of a generic message. This helps them understand why they are blocked and what steps they can take to resolve the issue. For example, users affected for using common VPNs (such as [[Special:MyLanguage/Apple iCloud Private Relay|iCloud Private Relay]]) will receive clearer guidance on what they need to do to start editing again. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T357118]
* Later this week, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/VisualEditor/Suggestion Mode|Suggestion Mode]] will become available as a beta feature within the visual editor at all Wikipedias. This feature proactively suggests various types of actions that people can consider taking to improve Wikipedia articles, and learn about related guidelines. The feature is locally configurable, and can also be locally expanded with custom Suggestions. Current settings can be seen at [[Special:EditChecks]] and there are [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Suggestion mode#For administrators %E2%80%93 local customization|instructions for how administrators can customize]] the links to point to local guidelines. The feature is connected to [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check|Edit check]] which suggests improvements while someone is writing new content. In the future, the Editing team plans to evaluate the feature's impact with newcomers through a controlled experiment. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T404600]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:23}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:23|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the issue where the cursor became misaligned during the use of CodeMirror’s syntax highlighting, which makes wikitext and code easier to read, has now been fixed. This problem specifically affected users who defined a font rule in a custom stylesheet while creating a new topic with DiscussionTools. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418793]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* API rate limiting update: To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], global API rate limits will be applied this week to requests without a compliant User-Agent that originate from outside Toolforge/WMCS and to unauthenticated requests made from web browsers. Higher limits will be applied to identified traffic in April. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The new GraphQL API has been released. The API was developed as a flexible alternative to select features of the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS), to improve developer experience and foster adaptability, and efficient data access. Try it out and [[d:Wikidata:Wikibase GraphQL#Feedback and development|give feedback]]. You can also [https://greatquestion.co/wikimediadeutschland/GraphQLAPI/apply sign up for usability tests].
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group|PTAC Unsupported Tools Working Group]] continued improvements to [[commons:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Video2commons#|Video2Commons]] in February, with fixes addressing authentication errors, large-file handling, task queue visibility, and clearer upload behavior. Work is still ongoing in some areas, including changes related to deprecated server-side uploads. Read [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Product and Technology Advisory Council/Unsupported Tools Working Group#February 2026|this update]] to learn more.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.19|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The Article Guidance team invites experienced Wikipedia editors from selected [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance/Pilot wikis and collaborators#Collaborators|pilot wikis]] and interested contributors from other Wikipedias to fill out this questionnaire which is available in [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmLeVWnxmsCbPoI_UF2jyRcn73WRGWCVPHzerXb4Cz97X_Ag/viewform English], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd6rzr4XXQw8r4024fE3geTPFe13M_6w7Mitj-YJi0sOlWTAw/viewform?usp=header Arabic], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdok3-RfB18lcugYTUMGkpwmqG_8p760Wv4dCXitOXOszjUDw/viewform?usp=header Bengali], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjTfYp4jEo0akA4B1e-Nfg3QZPCudUjhJzHzzDi6AHyAaMGA/viewform?usp=header Japanese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteVoI29Aue4xc72dekk-6RYtvmMgQxzMI900UOawrFrSTWg/viewform?usp=header Portuguese], [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetdxnYwL3ub2vqA7awCg5hJZPMIYcDPaiTe12rY9h0GYnVlw/viewform?usp=header Persian], and [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNvfJF-Ot-4pzA4qAN771_0QDJ4Li19YcUsaTgSKW8Nc7U_Q/viewform?usp=header Turkish]. Your answers will help the team customize guidance for less experienced editors and help them learn community policies and practices while creating an article. Learn more [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Article guidance|on the project page]].

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== WMF Board of Trustees to meet March 30 ==

One of the Board members, [[User talk:LLosa (WMF)#c-LLosa_(WMF)-20260316100700-Gryllida-20260215231900|recently provided an update]] on the SPTF recommendation to close Wikinews. No decision has been made yet, but the Board now expects to discuss the matter during their next board meeting on March 30.

They plan to update us via Meta and/or diff, and at our Water cooler (village pump).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:19, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

== Tech News: 2026-12 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/12|Translations]] are available.

'''Updates for editors'''
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature, also known as [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror 6]], has been used for wikitext syntax highlighting since November 2024. It will be promoted out of beta by May 2026 in order to bring improvements and new [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror#Features|features]] to all editors who use the standard syntax highlighter. If you have any questions or concerns about promoting the feature out of beta, [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|please share]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T259059]
* Some changes to local user groups are performed by stewards on Meta-Wiki and logged there only. Now, interwiki rights changes will be logged both on Meta-Wiki and the wiki of the target user to make it easier to access a full record of user's rights changes on a local wiki. Past log entries for such changes will be backfilled in the coming weeks. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T6055]
* On wikis using [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Flagged Revisions|Flagged Revisions]], the number of pending changes shown on [[{{#Special:PendingChanges}}]] previously counted pages which were no longer pending review, because they have been removed from the system without being reviewed, e.g. due to being deleted, moved to a different namespace, or due to wiki configuration changes. The count will be correct now. On some wikis the number shown will be much smaller than before. There should be no change to the list of pages itself. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413016]
* Wikifunctions composition language has been rewritten, resulting in a new version of the language. This change aims to increase service stability by reducing the orchestrator's memory consumption. This rewrite also enables substantial latency reduction, code simplification, and better abstractions, which will open the door to later feature additions. Read more about [[f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-11|the changes]].
* Users can now sort search results alphabetically by page title. The update gives an additional option to finding pages more easily and quickly. Previously, results could be sorted by Edit date, Creation date, or Relevance. To use the new option, open 'Advanced Search' on the search results page and select 'Alphabetically' under 'Sorting Order'. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T403775]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:28}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:28|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented UploadWizard on Wikimedia Commons from importing files from Flickr has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419263]
'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* A new special page, [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}]], has been created to list transcluded pages that are flagged as containing lint errors to help users discover them easily. The list is sorted by the number of transclusions with errors. For example: [[{{#special:LintTemplateErrors}}/night-mode-unaware-background-color]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T170874]
* Users of the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Extension:CodeMirror|{{int:codemirror-beta-feature-title}}]] beta feature have been using [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] instead of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeEditor|CodeEditor]] for syntax highlighting when editing JavaScript, CSS, JSON, Vue and Lua content pages, for some time now. Along with promoting CodeMirror 6 out of beta, the plan is to replace CodeEditor as the standard editor for these content models by May 2026. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help talk:Extension:CodeMirror|Feedback or concerns are welcome]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419332]
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror|CodeMirror]] JavaScript modules will soon be upgraded to CodeMirror 6. Leading up to the upgrade, loading the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.lib&lt;/code&gt; modules from gadgets and user scripts was deprecated in July 2025. The use of the &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;ext.CodeMirror.switch&lt;/code&gt; hook was also deprecated in March 2025. Contributors can now make their scripts or gadgets compatible with CodeMirror 6. See the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:CodeMirror#Gadgets and user scripts|migration guide]] for more information. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373720]
* The MediaWiki Interfaces team is expanding coverage of REST API module definitions to include [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/API:REST API/Extensions|extension APIs]]. REST API modules are groups of related endpoints that can be independently managed and versioned. Modules now exist for [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T414470 GrowthExperiments] and [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419053 Wikifunctions] APIs. As we migrate extension APIs to this structure, documentation will move out of the main MediaWiki OpenAPI spec and REST Sandbox view, and will instead be accessible via module-specific options in the dropdown on the [https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RestSandbox REST Sandbox] (i.e., [[{{#Special:RestSandbox}}]], available on all wiki projects).
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto|Scribunto]] extension provides different pieces of information about the wiki where the module is being used via the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual|mw.site]] library. Starting last week, the library also provides a [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#mw.site.wikiId|way]] of accessing the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Wiki ID|wiki ID]] that can be used to facilitate cross-wiki module maintenance. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T146616]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.20|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* The [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Coolest Tool Award|2026 Coolest Tool Award]] celebrating outstanding community tools, is now open for nominations! Nominate your favorite tool using the [https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/435684?lang=en nomination survey] form by 23 March 2026. For more information on privacy and data handling, please see the [[foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Legal:Coolest_Tool_Award_2026_Survey_Privacy_Statement|survey privacy statement]].

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== Tech News: 2026-13 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/13|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikimedia site users can now log in without a password using passkeys. This is a secure method supported by fingerprint, facial recognition, or PIN. With this change, all users who opt for passwordless login will find it easier, faster, and more secure to log in to their accounts using any device. The new passkey login option currently appears as an autofill suggestion in the username field. An additional [[phab:T417120|&quot;Log in with passkey&quot; button]] will soon be available for users who have already registered a passkey. This update will improve security and user experience. The [[c:File:Passwordless_login_screencast.webm|screen recording]] demonstrates the passwordless login process step by step.
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/Server switch|All wikis will be read-only]] for a few minutes on Wednesday, 25 March 2026 at [https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1774450800 15:00 UTC]. This is for the datacenter server switchover backup tests, [[wikitech:Deployments/Yearly calendar|which happen twice a year]]. During the switchover, all Wikimedia website traffic is shifted from one primary data center to the backup data center to test availability and prevent service disruption even in emergencies.

'''Updates for editors'''
* Wikimedia site users can now export their notifications older than 5 years using a [[toolforge:echo-chamber|new Toolforge tool]]. This will ensure that users retain their important notifications and avoid them being lost based on the planned change to delete notifications older than 5 years, as previously announced. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* Wikipedia editors in Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Simple English now have access to Special:PersonalDashboard. This is an [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Moderator Tools/Dashboard|early version of an experience]] that introduces newer editors to patrolling workflows, making it easier for them to move from making edits to participating in more advanced moderation work on their project. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T402647]
* The [[Special:Block]] now has two minor interface changes. Administrators can now easily perform indefinite blocks through a dedicated radio button in the expiry section. Also, choosing an indefinite expiry provides a different set of common reasons to select from, which can be changed at: [[MediaWiki:Ipbreason-indef-dropdown]]. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T401823]
* Mobile editors [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#Logged-out|at several wikis]] can now see an improved logged-out edit warning, thanks to the recent updates from the Growth team. These changes released last week are part of ongoing efforts and tests to enhance [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments|account creation experience on mobile]] and then increase participation. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T408484]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:36}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:36|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the bug that prevented mobile web users from seeing the block information when affected by multiple blocks has been fixed. They can now see messages of all the blocks currently affecting them when they access Wikipedia.

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* Images built using Toolforge will soon get the upgraded buildpacks version, bringing support for newer language versions and other upstream improvements and fixes. If you use Toolforge Build Service, review the recent [https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/cloud-announce@lists.wikimedia.org/thread/EMYTA32EV2V5SQ2JIEOD2CL66YFIZEKV/ cloud-announce email] and update your build configuration as necessary to ensure your tools are compatible. [https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Toolforge/Building_container_images&amp;oldid=2392097#Buildpack_environment_upgrade_process][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T380127]

* The [https://api.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page API Portal] documentation wiki will shut down in June 2026. API keys created on the API Portal will continue to work normally. api.wikimedia.org endpoints will be deprecated gradually starting in July 2026. Documentation on the API Portal is moving to [[mw:Wikimedia APIs|mediawiki.org]]. Learn more on the [[wikitech:API Portal/Deprecation|project page]].
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.21|MediaWiki]]

'''In depth'''
* [[m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes|WMDE Technical Wishes]] is considering improvements to [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names|automatically generated reference names in VisualEditor]]. Please check out the [[m:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Proposed solutions|proposed solutions]] and participate in the [[m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/References/VisualEditor automatic reference names#Request for comment|request for comment]].

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== Upcoming Wikimedia Café meetup regarding the [[:meta:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|the 2026-2027 Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan]] ==

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In addition to this Café session, [[:meta:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027/Collaboration|several additional meetings regarding the Annual Plan are listed on the Collaboration page]], and you may participate on the [[:meta:Talk:Wikimedia Foundation Annual Plan/2026-2027|talk page]]. &lt;br /&gt;

This Café meetup will be approximately two hours long. Attendees may choose to attend only for a part. Please see the Café page for more information, including [[:meta:Wikimedia Café#Signups for the April 2026 session|how to register]]. &lt;br /&gt;
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[[User:Pine|Pine]] ([[User talk:Pine|talk]]) 05:27, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

:I did not get it. When and how is this going to happen? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:15, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:This message is 210% screen width of my mobile device. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:16, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

== Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews ==

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Following [[:m:Public consultation about Wikinews|extended discussions]] within the Wikimedia movement about the Wikinews long-term sustainability, levels of community activity, and the availability of reliable news coverage on other platforms, the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation has [[:m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|approved the closure]] of Wikinews.

Following this decision, all Wikinews editions will transition to read-only mode one month after this announcement, on 4 May. From that date onward, pages on Wikinews will remain publicly accessible for reading, reference and dump downloading, but editing and new content creation will no longer be possible.

Further information about the technical transition to read-only mode and the preservation of existing content will be shared in the coming weeks.

We thank all contributors who have participated in Wikinews over the years and helped build a unique experiment in collaborative journalism within the Wikimedia movement, and we understand that some of them might be disappointed by this decision. To our regret, the project wasn’t able to fulfil its promise, and many of its functions were eclipsed by the notable news coverage in Wikipedias. We hope the Wikinews editors will continue contributing to the other Wikimedia projects or free knowledge projects.&lt;section end=&quot;message&quot;/&gt;

[[User:Victoria|Victoria]], Affiliate and Community Liaison to the Board, 09:59, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
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::Pinging editors: @[[User:George Ho|George Ho]] @[[User:Wikiwide|Wikiwide]] @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998AEOS]], @[[User:Ternera|Ternera]], @[[User:Monsieur2137|Monsieur2137]] @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]], @[[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]], @[[User:Koavf|Koavf]], @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], @[[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]], @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]], @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]], @[[User:Tduk|Tduk]], @[[User:Bawolff|Bawolff]], @[[User:Microchip08|Microchip08]], @[[User:RockerballAustralia|RockerballAustralia]], @[[User:SVTCobra|SVTCobra]], @[[User:Acagastya|Acagastya]], @[[User:Cromium|Cromium]], @[[User:William S. Saturn|William S. Saturn]] --[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 10:13, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Received, thank you. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 11:25, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Gutwrenching. Oh well. It was a good run. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:17, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Im going to make a Fandom for Wikinews. Thoughts? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 12:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::I won't do anything to stop you but if the project can't meet its goals on this platform then I highly doubt it can elsewhere, where articles will get far fewer readers than they will here. I'm convinced the only reason anybody even knows tgis project exists is because its WMF. We had our chance and we blew it, dude. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:24, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I guess Miraheze is are only hope.
::::::@[[User:Victoria|Victoria]] @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 12:47, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::How many users from Wikinews do you think will actually migrate somewhere else? I'm thinking it might just be time for me to move on. I'm lowkey extremely pissed that five '''good''' articles I wrote last week went stale and unreviewed. It's a waste of fucking time. I'm not getting my hopes up just for the same thing to happen elsewhere. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:52, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::::Then write less. Sorry mate. Five a week is a bit too much for me to even read, not to mention review. I was thinking it would help if on whatever new platform, users could cluster themselves by interests and geographical location; for a decade I have not found any approachable and readily available user from my continent. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:26, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:Related discussion: [[Wikinews talk:Migration]]. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:13, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

== Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews ==

&lt;section begin=&quot;message&quot; /&gt;
Following [[:m:Public consultation about Wikinews|extended discussions]] within the Wikimedia movement about the Wikinews long-term sustainability, levels of community activity, and the availability of reliable news coverage on other platforms, the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation has [[:m:Wikimedia Foundation Board noticeboard#Board of Trustees Approves Closure of Wikinews|approved the closure]] of Wikinews.

Following this decision, all Wikinews editions will transition to read-only mode one month after this announcement, on 4 May. From that date onward, pages on Wikinews will remain publicly accessible for reading, reference and dump downloading, but editing and new content creation will no longer be possible.

Further information about the technical transition to read-only mode and the preservation of existing content will be shared in the coming weeks.

We thank all contributors who have participated in Wikinews over the years and helped build a unique experiment in collaborative journalism within the Wikimedia movement, and we understand that some of them might be disappointed by this decision. To our regret, the project wasn’t able to fulfil its promise, and many of its functions were eclipsed by the notable news coverage in Wikipedias. We hope the Wikinews editors will continue contributing to the other Wikimedia projects or free knowledge projects.&lt;section end=&quot;message&quot;/&gt;

[[User:Victoria|Victoria]], Affiliate and Community Liaison to the Board, 11:34, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
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:Already got it, thanks. Who may have missed out? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:41, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:So quick, just few months;) ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 12:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::The decision was made before the ‘’’discussion’’’ ever began. Trust me. Mostly good memories here, though. Farewell English WN.—-[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:17, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::I'm gonna cry [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:53, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Agree, very sad. How can one claw back internet space from social media if the place which actually had RSS news feeds gets frozen? Want to recreate Wikinews in a different place, where it cannot be closed. And once that works, prepare for migration of whatever other project they will close next. Wikivoyage? Because at that rate, I have no willingness to contribute to Wikipedia itself - they are keeping it &quot;relevant&quot; by absorbing news reporting into encyclopaedia, which is cheating (and I don't think they have RSS feed - because their &quot;breaking news&quot; articles are not 'prepare and publish', they are 'publish and edit and improve over time'). And meanwhile, actual Wikipedia articles are years out of date - because there are so many of them. [[User:Wikiwide|Wikiwide]] ([[User talk:Wikiwide|talk]]) 00:12, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Of course! It wasted so much of my time during my most busy days, as a student volunteer, which is extremely unethical. It's downright treacherous just. [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 02:13, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
::::I agree with @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] that discussion was not even started and there was no attempt to provide milestones or requests before closure. Luckily, the content is not proprietary and can be moved to another hosting space, giving access to continue work and to implement software changes that were needed a couple decades ago. As I mentioned above the related discussion is in [[Wikinews talk:Migration]]. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:24, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:Thanks for informing us. —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 18:15, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

== Tech News: 2026-14 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/14|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* The Beta version of [[abstract:|Abstract Wikipedia]] a new Wikimedia project which is language-independent, was launched last week. The project allows communities to build Wikipedia articles in their native language, which can be readily accessed by other users in their own languages. The wiki is powered by instructions from Wikifunctions and also based on structured content from Wikidata. [[:f:Special:MyLanguage/Wikifunctions:Status updates/2026-03-26|Read more]].

'''Updates for editors'''
* The Growth team is running an A/B test to evaluate a clearer, more user-friendly message that promotes account creation on wikis. Currently when logged-out mobile users begin editing, they see a jarring warning message that can feel abrupt and discouraging. This also presents temporary account editing as the default rather than encouraging account creation. The test is running on ten Wikipedias, including Arabic, French, Spanish and German. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Contributors/Account Creation Experiments#2. Improve logged-out warning message (T415160)|Read more]].
* The Wikimedia Apps team is inviting feedback on [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Apps/Team/Future of Editing on the Mobile Apps|how editing should work on the Wikipedia mobile apps]]. The discussion focuses on improving how users access editing tools when they tap &quot;Edit&quot;. This is part of a broader effort to convert readers who develop an interest in editing, to access a more user-friendly pathway to start contributing.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:45}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:45|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, an issue where citation fetching from the large newspaper archive [https://www.newspapers.com Newspapers.com] was no longer working, due to a block in [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Citoid|Citoid]] requests, has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T419903]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.22|MediaWiki]]

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== So -- I guess this is it... ==

Some of you young ones hardly know that English WN and WMF federation have had an array of skirmishes for roughly the past 19 years or so -- but this battle is finally over. I've made some good memories here and engaged in a very righteous thing: Citizen journalism. I hope each of you will take good things away. For those who've offended me: All if forgiven.😁For those I've offended: I hope to be on the receiving end of the same courtesy. I've learned a lot here. I've engaged with some cool, smart people here too. If anyone intends to create a 'fork' of this project: Please let me know. Can't make any hard promises, but I wouldn't mind checking it out. Great wishes to one and all -- and here's to many good days ahead.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 01:02, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have a wiki up on fandom, and one pending on miraheze @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:26, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
::what wiki? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:25, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:::[[:w:Fandom (website)]], I guess [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 03:14, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:::https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki
:::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 12:27, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Hi, thanks for the link. Do they allow to rename wikis? The post-migration name was not decided yet and it might not be &quot;newswikien&quot; in the final version. I will check it out on the weekend. What advantages or disadvantages does this have compared with miraheze? Do they allow installing custom mediawiki extensions? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:30, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
:I guess they ultimately won. Thank you for all your time and work on this project over so many years, especially for your consistency. Many of our senior editors have become inactive over time (life happens); but you are one of the few who have continued to give your best. I truly appreciate all your help and advice during my time on Wikinews. Thank you again @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]]. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 07:37, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
::I appreciate your generous words.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:50, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Excessive use of NSFW images in 1 RU WN article ==

I think [[:ru:Звездные мобильники: Ексей Пантелеев]] uses an excessive number of images. Since the uses makes these files '[[c:COM:INUSE|in use]]' and the project is due to be read-only in 1 month, now would be a good time to reduce the number of files included in it to a reasonable number. I don't speak Russian so I couldn't ask at the project or on the page's talk page. I think a smaller number of these files would be more appropriate and maybe people here could ask there and/or remove some of these files from the page if that's fine. [[User:Prototyperspective|Prototyperspective]] ([[User talk:Prototyperspective|talk]]) 15:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
: You can write in English at the RU forum. Anyways, those images are part of a [[commons:Category:Project &quot;Geekography&quot; by Exey Panteleev (nude portrayals of computer technology)|'Geekography']] photo set most of which isn't even in use, yet it remains. You could open a Commons RfD to take care of all of these photos, not just the ones used on that page. I imagine they'll be amenable there. [[User:AtUkr|AtUkr]] ([[User talk:AtUkr|talk]]) 20:54, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
::Somebody could move this thread there. For example, I don't know the right place at RU.WN.
::And @M.C.Wrigth For clarity, I'm not asking for WN to be censored – the emphasis of the title is on &quot;Excessive&quot;, not on &quot;NSFW&quot;; and the post says &quot;reduce&quot;, not 'eliminate'. [[User:Prototyperspective|Prototyperspective]] ([[User talk:Prototyperspective|talk]]) 11:33, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
: You'll need to raise that issue at ru.WN. 
: en.WN is [[WN:NOT|not censored]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 06:26, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

== wn-reporters.org mail + staying in contact ==

Pinging those who have access to wn-reporters.org mail @[[User:Acagastya|Acagastya]] (self) @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] @[[User:Pi zero|Pi zero]] (deceased &lt;/3) @[[User:RockerballAustralia|RockerballAustralia]] @[[User:William S. Saturn|William S. Saturn]] @[[User:Kitabc12345|Kitabc12345]] @[[User:LivelyRatification|LivelyRatification]] @Thibauld scelles (not sure what is their username -- @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] -- do you happen to know?) @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] @[[User:JJLiu112|JJLiu112]] @[[User:Cromium|Cromium]] @[[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] @[[User:Asheiou|Asheiou]] @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] @[[User:Leaderboard|Leaderboard]].

I have been maintaining wn-reporters.org mail server since @[[User:Brian McNeil|Brian McNeil]] passed away around July 4, 2020 -- Wow, it's been almost 6 years, that aches my heart.  Wikinews was part of my entire college life -- it is going to be 11 years on enwn this May 1, but after Pi zero's death, and writing his obituary, it became very difficult for me to come back here.  I will talk about this later.  But for now, I would request you all to individually back up your own mailboxes.  (I think if you log in via thunderbird, you would see an option to export the mails).  I am not pulling the plug on the server yet.  So you will have the access to mailboxes for the time being.  Though should we move to some other host, we would have to see how we deal with the accredited requests and access to the mailboxes.  For that, I will be lurking on Libera Chat, (OFTC, Slashnet, and tilde) on IRC as &quot;acagastya&quot;.  Additionally, I have my own IRC server irc.firebyagni.net:6667/6697 where I exist as &quot;firebyagni&quot;.

Ages ago, I had created a discord server for wikinews, but noone came, apart from @[[User:Athozus|AirSThib]].  Should anyone want to come, for the old times sake as the wikinews diaspora, please feel free to join here: https://discord.gg/cCEzC8d.

I have had some amazing people who mentored me.  I probably won't remember many of the people, but I am forever grateful to this wonderful community.  Wikinews was wikinews for me because of pizero and without him, neither would I have been on enwn, nor would I have known anyone of you.  @[[User:Abhinav619|Abhinav619]] @[[User:ImprovedWikiImprovment|ImprovedWikiImprovment]] @[[User:Tom Morris|Tom Morris]] @[[User:Chaetodipus|Chaetodipus]] @[[User:Microchip08|Microchip08]] @[[User:SVTCobra|SVTCobra]] @[[User:Tyrol5|Tyrol5]] @[[User:Cirt|Cirt]] @[[User:Darkfrog24|Darkfrog24]] @[[User:Amgine|Amgine]] @[[User:Wikiwide|Wikiwide]] @[[User:ShakataGaNai|ShakataGaNai]] @[[User:Blood Red Sandman|Blood Red Sandman]] @[[User:TUFKAAP|TUFKAAP]] @[[User:Skenmy|Skenmy]] @[[User:Zanimum|Zanimum]] @[[User:Cspurrier|Cspurrier]] @[[User:Hawkeye7|Hawkeye7]] @[[User:LauraHale|LauraHale]] @[[User:Crtew|Crtew]] @[[User:Ezarate|Ezarate]] @[[User:DARIO SEVERI|DARIO SEVERI]] @[[User:AlvaroMolina|AlvaroMolina]] @[[User:Gopher65|Gopher65]] @[[User:Bluerasberry|Bluerasberry]] @[[User:Henrymyman|Henrymyman]] @[[User:Xbspiro|Xbspiro]] @[[User:Alextejthompson|Rubbish computer]] @[[User:Edu!|Edu!]] @[[User:Revi C.|-revi]] @[[User:MGA73|MGA73]] @[[User:Tempodivalse|Tempodivalse]] @[[User:Numbermaniac|Numbermaniac]] @[[User:George Ho|George Ho]] @[[User:Cassiopeia|Cassiopeia]] @[[User:Handraulic|Handraulic]] @[[User:AZOperator|AZOperator]] @[[User:Yngvadottir|Yngvadottir]] @[[User:Cognitive137|Cognitive137]] and many more whom I forgot to ping -- thanks for being part of my mid-to-late teenage life.  enwn reminds me when I had just finished the school, wrote my first article which failed the review, the first article that passed the review -- the college days, me leaving the first college, going to Bangalore, buying scratch cards of internet data pack to write articles, hand-writing the articles, IRC bouncers and IRC bots, telegram bridges; figuring out how to do OR, and BR, ComicCons, then media interviews and what not?  When I think about it, it has been quite a journey.  Including those days when I fought with pizero -- and I hated that.  I have learnt a lot here, and I will be missing this community, which I cared in various degrees of capacity.  No matter how little we might have interacted, your allegiance to enwn was something I respected!

If you feel like being in contact, please feel free to reach out to me.  It really saddens me.  And I think I will get a big bottle of beer on May 4, after the READONLY kicks in, and drink and cry.&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 11:08, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you for all your contributions to wikinews, @[[User:Acagastya|Acagastya]]. I did not have many opportunities to collaborate with you, and I wish I had. I also have spent much of my college life contributing to Wikinews, and I guess that will end with it. Thank you again, and take care. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 18:47, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::Also BTW, there is a [https://t.me/WikinewsComm Telegram group for Wikinews]. It has been active for quite a while, and many users are present there, although I do not know their corresponding usernames. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 18:58, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
:Actually, there is a discord server [https://discord.gg/dvBt5mxw here] already, there is more than 2 users on it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 20:09, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
:It has been so nice working with you, @[[User:Acagastya|Acagastya]]!!! 
:I think some issue with Wikinews are that it lacks social media exposure. Centralised 'one wiki somewhere' model can be confusing. Most real news papers pay someone to deliver their output to multiple channels (youtube, paper delivery to homes, newsletters to email, rss). These were not leveraged here. Even though things like Mastodon existed.
:I think one open source project had encouraged everyone to have a fork of it in GitHub, so they can experiment and merge later if their changes were substantial and successful. Perhaps someone could provide web hosting and ask everyone to create a fork if they wanted to maintain it and implement some ideas how to setup the workflow. These could possibly go into subdomains like 'Username-copy.wikinews.org' or 'Something-region-Username.wikinews.org'. Someone would need to go around and collect content from forks into their own fork. This could increase innovation for software and/or activate regional groups. While also making it more fragmented -- or not really, since content licence allows derivative works and re distribution, so someone could play around with how to present the same content to users differently. I think this could be inevitable.
:Connections with universities did not start beyond one university. This could be improved.
:Just a few thoughts on perspective in light of what you wrote above.
:(Wikinews helped me pass IELTS and TOEFL reading/writing components to 100%, and get a visa to Australia and cope with English language content in first year at uni. That was my impression.)
:Have a great day. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 20:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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= '''RIP Wikinews. So long and thanks for all the Fish!''' =

== About ==
Howdy, I'm ShakataGaNai, but you can call me Jon.  You can find my everyday blog @ [https://obviate.io Obviate.io], but here's a brief run down: I am not a prolific writer of news, but I fancy myself a photographer and enjoy doing reviews. 

== Around here ==
Around here you'll mainly find me adding pictures, image credits, doing reviews &amp; playing &lt;s&gt;god&lt;/s&gt; 'crat.  

== Partial Article List ==
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* [[Wikinews visits the Pacific Orchid Exposition]] &amp;mdash; OR
* [[MMS comes to American iPhones]] &amp;mdash; Partial OR
* [[Wikinews visits the 2009 Reno Air Races]] &amp;mdash;  OR
* [[IEEE approves 802.11n standard after six years]]
* [[Maker Faire 2009 wrap up in San Mateo, California]] &amp;mdash;  OR!
* [[Fanime convention winds down in San Jose, California]] &amp;mdash;  OR!
* [[Explosion in Bay Area, California suburb]] &amp;mdash;  OR
* [[Search and rescue beacons soon to make the digital jump]]
* [[Wikinews visits the 2008 Reno Air Races]] &amp;mdash;  OR
* [[Wikinews Shorts: September 3, 2008#Stanford builds helicopters that teach themselves acrobatics|Stanford builds helicopters that teach themselves acrobatics]] &amp;mdash; Sept 3 Brief
* [[Wikinews Shorts: September 3, 2008#Malaysian man uses nut to extend penis, gets stuck|Malaysian man uses nut to extend penis, gets stuck]] &amp;mdash; Sept 3 Brief
* [[Wikinews Shorts: September 1, 2008#Star Trek: The Experience to close|Star Trek: The Experience to close]] &amp;mdash; Sept 1 Brief
* [[Wikinews Shorts: September 1, 2008#Dark Knight hits $500 million|Dark Knight hits $500 million]] &amp;mdash; Sept 1 Brief
* [[Wikinews Shorts: September 1, 2008#Hazmat incident closes two St. Louis ERs|Hazmat incident closes two St. Louis ERs]] &amp;mdash; Sept 1 Brief
* [[Flight lands safely using SMS]][http://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews_Shorts%3A_August_10%2C_2008&amp;diff=676663&amp;oldid=676660] &amp;mdash; Initially a brief.
* [[Potential Wikia mass exodus]] &amp;mdash; Started

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Image:Exceptional_newcomer.jpg|I, [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']], award [[User:ShakataGaNai|ShakataGaNai]] &quot;The Exceptional Newcomer Award&quot; for exceptional enthusiasm, skill, and boldness beyond their experience. I hope to see you around here for a long time. Cheers, --[[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 22:59, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
Image:Trophy.jpg|I, [[User:Anonymous101|Anonymous101]]&lt;sup&gt;[[User Talk:Anonymous101|talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;, hereby award ShakataGaNai the Wikinews Trophy for always reviewing articles, without your reviews the {{tl|review}} system would probably have collapsed. --[[User:Anonymous101|Anonymous101]]&lt;sup&gt;[[User Talk:Anonymous101|talk]]&lt;/sup&gt; 18:54, 8 September 2008 (UTC)&lt;/sup&gt;
Image:Reviewers barnstar.png|I award you the reviewers barnstar for continuing to review loads of articles --[[User:Anonymous101|Anonymous101]]&lt;sup&gt;[[User Talk:Anonymous101|talk]]&lt;/sup&gt; 18:15, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
Image:Invisible Barnstar.png|&quot;''The Invisible Barnstar'' is to be awarded to users who make significant and helpful contributions to the project, but keep to the background without seeking recognition or reward for their work.&quot; ([[w:WP:BARN|WP:BARN]]) Thanks for all the unsung work you've been doing behind-the-scenes [[Template:Review|reviewing]] articles. Yours, '''[[User:Cirt|Cirt]]''' ([[User talk:Cirt|talk]]) 08:14, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
File:Christmas_cookies.jpg|I, [[w:User:Florentino Floro|User:Florentino Floro]], share and bestow upon '''ShakataGaNai''' this [[w:cookie|Wiki New Year cookie]] for consistently writing excellent articles on Wikinews]] [[w:User:Florentino Floro|User:Florentino Floro]]&lt;sup&gt;[[w:User Talk:Florentino Floro|talk]]&lt;/sup&gt; has given you a [[w:cookie|Wiki New Year cookie]]! Cookies promote [[w:Wikipedia:WikiLove|WikiLove]] and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy munching!  --[[User:Florentino Floro|Florentino Floro]] ([[User talk:Florentino Floro|talk]]) 06:30, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
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== NEWS STREAK idea proposal ==

Hello!

[[Wikinews:2026 streak competition|NEWS STREAK idea proposal]]

would you like to sign up? It hasn't started yet, but I am collecting interest, and you can '''add your nick to the page'''. If you're not doing content edits frequently you could choose another streak period for your news content participation - for example, once each two months rather than once each two weeks...

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It is being proposed to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? Parameters are subject to discussion e.g.

* 'once every two weeks' or 'once a week' or 'once a month'
* should this be same for all or each person decides for themselves
* how long total comp running for, 12 weeks or 24 weeks or some other time
* some other ideas how to modify this

i would appreciate if you could reply '''by end of this week''', it would be helpful

please note if you are interested you may signup in [[Wikinews:2026 streak competition]] at page bottom and you will be notified at your talk page if there are any updates or progress of this idea

thanks a lot

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Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 01:27, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

== Hey ==

i know wikinews is closing but if you ever need Another news wiki let me know I have started one, thanks @[[User:ShakataGaNai|ShakataGaNai]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:45, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <text bytes="1566" sha1="2vzlhjdlj2jfrjm4xmnjflzy8brg8mg" xml:space="preserve">Hey, I checked the sources (see edit remark on article), and was a bit surprised not to find anything on &quot;fears of further damages&quot; in any of the articles (must admit I didn't check the oldest). However the most current is titled &quot;China: Rising waters look threatening&quot;, so I guess that supports the sentence. 
Nice article by the way! Regards [[User:Sean Heron|Sean Heron]] ([[User talk:Sean Heron|talk]]) 21:21, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

P.S. A current article I found on Xinhua: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/19/content_8396193.htm

And [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/19/content_8402001.htm another]. This one refers to 110,000 people sucessfully evacuated. Would those be the same 110,000 referred to in the article ? [[User:Sean Heron|Sean Heron]] ([[User talk:Sean Heron|talk]]) 21:30, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

:Don't forget to add the source when you make an update. Cheers, --[[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 22:53, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
I had intended to, sorry :). Thanks for noticing! By the way, do you understand the 72,000 as 72 of the 110 thousand were relocated in Wenchuan County? I guess the Xinhua article is ambigous in that matter, so we might do best to just do the same and leave it as it is... Regards [[User:Sean Heron|Sean Heron]] ([[User talk:Sean Heron|talk]]) 22:59, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
:Wenchaun is within Sichuan, so I assume it is a subset, but due to the source's wording, I cannot be sure. Cheers, --[[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 23:10, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

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      <text bytes="1555" sha1="hbvs2qdyjxzt90hv1kab3zr2wk2dwcq" xml:space="preserve">Hey, I checked the sources (see edit remark on article), and was a bit surprised not to find anything on &quot;fears of further damages&quot; in any of the articles (must admit I didn't check the oldest). However the most current is titled &quot;China: Rising waters look threatening&quot;, so I guess that supports the sentence. 
Nice article by the way! Regards [[User:Sean Heron|Sean Heron]] ([[User talk:Sean Heron|talk]]) 21:21, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

P.S. A current article I found on Xinhua: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/19/content_8396193.htm

And [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/19/content_8402001.htm another]. This one refers to 110,000 people sucessfully evacuated. Would those be the same 110,000 referred to in the article ? [[User:Sean Heron|Sean Heron]] ([[User talk:Sean Heron|talk]]) 21:30, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

:Don't forget to add the source when you make an update. Cheers, --[[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 22:53, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
I had intended to, sorry :). Thanks for noticing! By the way, do you understand the 72,000 as 72 of the 110 thousand were relocated in Wenchuan County? I guess the Xinhua article is ambigous in that matter, so we might do best to just do the same and leave it as it is... Regards [[User:Sean Heron|Sean Heron]] ([[User talk:Sean Heron|talk]]) 22:59, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
:Wenchaun is within Sichuan, so I assume it is a subset, but due to the source's wording, I cannot be sure. Cheers, --[[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 23:10, 19 June 2008 (UTC)</text>
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== Unilateral undeletion ==

In [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&amp;logid=4246553 this diff] you again undeleted an article you originally authored and intend to continue developing. It was deleted as part of the normal, [[WN:PROD]] process on March 3. You previously undeleted the same article [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&amp;logid=4238569 diff] nearly two weeks ago. 

[[Wikinews:Undeletion guidelines]] states: Articles which were deleted following process should only have an undeletion '''request''' [emphasis added] if they were &quot;wrongly&quot; deleted, such as being speedy deleted or on deletion requests without a tag or input from the community.

No undeletion request was filed and both deletion processes followed policy. In the most recent, the article was marked as abandoned on the 27th and not deleted until the 3rd (four, instead of two days after the warning). 

The article's content has not been edited since February 20 and is therefore still considered abandoned.

This is an administrative action taken on a page where you are the author, which conflicts with the expected separation between administrative tools and personal editing interests.

The article should remain deleted unless an undeletion request is made. This is not how story development or undeletion is normally handled under [[WN:PROD]].

Non-administrators cannot undelete articles at will; administrators should not do so either.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 19:25, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

:Hi 
:1. It was original reporting which should normally not be deleted and should be userified.
:2. There was a note on the talk page saying that I am waiting for my interviewee to provide some information before I submit for review. This is still the case.
:3. As a result I believe it was deleted 'out of process' and no consensus was required for undeletion.
:I wish to engage in no further discussion or further requests for clarification in this here. If you disagree any further, please open a request on some other talk/forum page where other users may provide their responses. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:35, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
:: When it was marked abandoned on December 7, it was not marked as original.[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=New_CEO_of_Bureau_of_Meteorology,_Australia,_announces_AU$96.5M_website_upgrade_bill&amp;oldid=4953784]
:: Therefore it was originally deleted in compliance with [[WN:PROD]] and should not have been unilaterally undeleted. 
:: OR is not immune from either [[WN:Freshness]] or [[WN:PROD]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 23:20, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
:: I have posted the question to the community: [[Wikinews:Water cooler/policy#Clarification: use of administrative undelete on articles authored by the admin|Clarification: use of administrative undelete on articles authored by the admin]][[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 23:41, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Agreed that there were two deletions (and two undeletions), and first one was OK, as article was not marked as OR at that time. I believe I should be able to do that undeletion for Gatwick purpose anyway. I replied in water cooler. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:11, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
{{od}} I am not sure why it comes off as one of you have a chip on their shoulder.  Anyways, can we do it like the way we have always handled OR's instead of breathing down each other's throats?  @Gry, you should move OR's your userspace.  Please work on it, and submit it for publication when it is ready.  @MCW, many a times authors need access to their OR to continue on their story + ORs can be freshened by changing the focus (some interviews don't go stale as quickly as others, like the interviews with Zara Kay and with the HIV-positive sex workers during lockdown).  It's been the case that those who can't do it will be requesting an admin, and admins can choose to access it by checking deleted logs, or by moving to their userspace, or changing the focus of the article.  In this case, if the focus is not changed, please move it to your userspace, Gry.&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 14:14, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
: &gt; ''I am not sure why it comes off as one of you have a chip on their shoulder.''
: I agree and if you are willing to mediate, I think dispute resolution may be in order. We have tried discussing things off- and on-wiki but the broader dispute remains. 
: &gt; ''can we do it like the way we have always handled OR's instead of breathing down each other's throats?''
: My objection here is that it was not originally OR when first deleted and subsequently undeleted. It was undeleted ''in order to change it to OR.'' Even then, once undeleted, it was neither userified nor further developed. Admin access could have (and probably ''should have'') been used to merely copy/paste the content offline for manipulation into an entirely new article and then submitted when there was content to be verified.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:42, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::So you only object to the first undeletion, and not the second? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 00:40, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
:::# yes
:::# for your reference, when changing to OR, i don't believe previous edit history should be lost, and i don't believe work should be transferred off-wiki
:::# i appreciated @[[User:Acagastya|Acagastya]];s solution, moving to user name space sounds more efficient here to me
:::[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:57, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
::::I was asking @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] what his objection was to, to understand what is actually supposed to be being discussed here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 01:19, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
:i moved it to user space, it is way more efficient than working offline [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:50, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

== Randwick City Council article ==

I like articles that have &quot;ancillary&quot; source material! Flyers, mailers, guides -- etc.!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 00:11, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

:Working on another one about https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-06/moreton-bay-homeless-evictions-supreme-court-decision/106423036 now. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:12, 7 March 2026 (UTC)
:Hi [[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]], I just submitted it for review -- [[Moreton Bay illegally evicted homeless campers, Queensland Supreme Court rules]]. Please check it out. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:08, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

== Recent things ==

It's late -- I'm tired, so don't read these words with a harsh tone -- they aren't meant that way. Just a 'lite' observation, nothing more. I've noticed (over recent weeks) your nominations/encouragement for certain contributors (new, recently returned, darned near brand new, only show up 3 times per year) to engage in '''cleaning up vandalism''' etc. etc. (I have hardly reviewed most of those peoples' contribution histories, so bear that in mind). I think the trap of &quot;We're so glad you're here!&quot;-mindset can muddy the waters a bit. We're all volunteers -- nobody gets that more than I do. But, I hope we can be very careful with our language for newbies at this place. People have to earn trust at this place; that means putting in the work. They show up, they edit, they engage, they do the things reporters do and ''then'' we start talking about hanging special stickers on their page -- and '''not until they've shown who they are'''. There is a pathway that needs to be followed. I very deeply feel we need to remember our &quot;roots&quot; around here. Who knows what WMF intends for us? ...but journalistic integrity is critical at a place like this. Good things ahead!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 05:09, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

:Saw that, thanks mate. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:49, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

== BOM ==

I've spent all of 20 seconds looking at that -- why would that not be stale at this time??--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) [[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:01, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

:There was more information obtained from a source recently. Talk page and scoop has details. Published sources do not have it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

== Stevie Young of AC/DC ==

I'm not planning to do anything more with [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]], but I wanted to let you know that according to https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ac-dc-stage-return/ he has returned to performing with the band after being released from the hospital. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 13:30, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:Good to hear. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 09:44, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

== Central discussion page on Meta-Wiki ==

I think it's now time to create a central page on Meta-Wiki for discussions related to the migration of Wikinews and its different language editions. Would you like to start that page and also notify the Russian Wikinews community about it? [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 10:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:Russian Wikinews already knows snd got a thread about it in their forum. I do not think I have the capacity to open discussion at Meta, sorry, I am needing some sleep right now. I am hoping someone does it within next few hours, if not, then I will write something. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:11, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]: Sure. I am suggesting a central place so that, even after Wikinews becomes read-only, we can continue our discussions on Meta about what needs to be done next. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 10:31, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]: I have started a Meta page for a central discussion about the migration, including participation from other language editions of Wikinews. This will also allow discussions to continue after the Wikinews sites become read-only on May 4. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:59, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Link? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 20:54, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
::::[[meta:Migration of Wikinews and future hosts]] [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 05:24, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing my very first ever Wikinews article ==

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== Randwick City Council article ==

I like articles that have &quot;ancillary&quot; source material! Flyers, mailers, guides -- etc.!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 00:11, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

:Working on another one about https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-06/moreton-bay-homeless-evictions-supreme-court-decision/106423036 now. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:12, 7 March 2026 (UTC)
:Hi [[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]], I just submitted it for review -- [[Moreton Bay illegally evicted homeless campers, Queensland Supreme Court rules]]. Please check it out. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:08, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

== Recent things ==

It's late -- I'm tired, so don't read these words with a harsh tone -- they aren't meant that way. Just a 'lite' observation, nothing more. I've noticed (over recent weeks) your nominations/encouragement for certain contributors (new, recently returned, darned near brand new, only show up 3 times per year) to engage in '''cleaning up vandalism''' etc. etc. (I have hardly reviewed most of those peoples' contribution histories, so bear that in mind). I think the trap of &quot;We're so glad you're here!&quot;-mindset can muddy the waters a bit. We're all volunteers -- nobody gets that more than I do. But, I hope we can be very careful with our language for newbies at this place. People have to earn trust at this place; that means putting in the work. They show up, they edit, they engage, they do the things reporters do and ''then'' we start talking about hanging special stickers on their page -- and '''not until they've shown who they are'''. There is a pathway that needs to be followed. I very deeply feel we need to remember our &quot;roots&quot; around here. Who knows what WMF intends for us? ...but journalistic integrity is critical at a place like this. Good things ahead!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 05:09, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

:Saw that, thanks mate. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:49, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

== BOM ==

I've spent all of 20 seconds looking at that -- why would that not be stale at this time??--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) [[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:01, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

:There was more information obtained from a source recently. Talk page and scoop has details. Published sources do not have it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

== Stevie Young of AC/DC ==

I'm not planning to do anything more with [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]], but I wanted to let you know that according to https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ac-dc-stage-return/ he has returned to performing with the band after being released from the hospital. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 13:30, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:Good to hear. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 09:44, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

== Central discussion page on Meta-Wiki ==

I think it's now time to create a central page on Meta-Wiki for discussions related to the migration of Wikinews and its different language editions. Would you like to start that page and also notify the Russian Wikinews community about it? [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 10:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:Russian Wikinews already knows snd got a thread about it in their forum. I do not think I have the capacity to open discussion at Meta, sorry, I am needing some sleep right now. I am hoping someone does it within next few hours, if not, then I will write something. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:11, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]: Sure. I am suggesting a central place so that, even after Wikinews becomes read-only, we can continue our discussions on Meta about what needs to be done next. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 10:31, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]: I have started a Meta page for a central discussion about the migration, including participation from other language editions of Wikinews. This will also allow discussions to continue after the Wikinews sites become read-only on May 4. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:59, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Link? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 20:54, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
::::[[meta:Migration of Wikinews and future hosts]] [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 05:24, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing my very first ever Wikinews article ==

Would you mind reviewing [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in a landmark ruling|my very first ever Wikinews article]], since the previous reviewer was unable to complete reviewing it? Thank you so much in advance! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:42, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== Randwick City Council article ==

I like articles that have &quot;ancillary&quot; source material! Flyers, mailers, guides -- etc.!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 00:11, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

:Working on another one about https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-06/moreton-bay-homeless-evictions-supreme-court-decision/106423036 now. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:12, 7 March 2026 (UTC)
:Hi [[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]], I just submitted it for review -- [[Moreton Bay illegally evicted homeless campers, Queensland Supreme Court rules]]. Please check it out. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:08, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

== Recent things ==

It's late -- I'm tired, so don't read these words with a harsh tone -- they aren't meant that way. Just a 'lite' observation, nothing more. I've noticed (over recent weeks) your nominations/encouragement for certain contributors (new, recently returned, darned near brand new, only show up 3 times per year) to engage in '''cleaning up vandalism''' etc. etc. (I have hardly reviewed most of those peoples' contribution histories, so bear that in mind). I think the trap of &quot;We're so glad you're here!&quot;-mindset can muddy the waters a bit. We're all volunteers -- nobody gets that more than I do. But, I hope we can be very careful with our language for newbies at this place. People have to earn trust at this place; that means putting in the work. They show up, they edit, they engage, they do the things reporters do and ''then'' we start talking about hanging special stickers on their page -- and '''not until they've shown who they are'''. There is a pathway that needs to be followed. I very deeply feel we need to remember our &quot;roots&quot; around here. Who knows what WMF intends for us? ...but journalistic integrity is critical at a place like this. Good things ahead!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 05:09, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

:Saw that, thanks mate. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:49, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

== BOM ==

I've spent all of 20 seconds looking at that -- why would that not be stale at this time??--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) [[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:01, 20 March 2026 (UTC)

:There was more information obtained from a source recently. Talk page and scoop has details. Published sources do not have it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 21 March 2026 (UTC)

== Stevie Young of AC/DC ==

I'm not planning to do anything more with [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]], but I wanted to let you know that according to https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ac-dc-stage-return/ he has returned to performing with the band after being released from the hospital. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 13:30, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:Good to hear. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 09:44, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

== Central discussion page on Meta-Wiki ==

I think it's now time to create a central page on Meta-Wiki for discussions related to the migration of Wikinews and its different language editions. Would you like to start that page and also notify the Russian Wikinews community about it? [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 10:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:Russian Wikinews already knows snd got a thread about it in their forum. I do not think I have the capacity to open discussion at Meta, sorry, I am needing some sleep right now. I am hoping someone does it within next few hours, if not, then I will write something. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:11, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]: Sure. I am suggesting a central place so that, even after Wikinews becomes read-only, we can continue our discussions on Meta about what needs to be done next. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 10:31, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]: I have started a Meta page for a central discussion about the migration, including participation from other language editions of Wikinews. This will also allow discussions to continue after the Wikinews sites become read-only on May 4. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:59, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Link? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 20:54, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
::::[[meta:Migration of Wikinews and future hosts]] [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 05:24, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing my very first ever Wikinews article ==

Would you mind reviewing [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in a landmark ruling|my very first ever Wikinews article]], since the previous reviewer was unable to complete reviewing it? Thank you so much in advance! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:42, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] 
:1. That review was completed. I revised the page and re-submitted for review.
:2. I posted [[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Proposal_to_cease_publishing_after_around_April_14|this]].
:Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 08:13, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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''My talk page is a little goofy right now -- I am working on cleaning it up.''
== My talk archive #1 ==
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== My talk archive #2 ==
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== I could use some help de-escalating a situation ==

I've tried to pull back and keep my comments to a minimum and not make things personal, but that doesn't work when I'm the only one doing it.  Any tips on how to keep the matter of the style guide proposal from spilling any further out of control?  I'm worried the matter will get tag-teamed into an artificial closure before the community has a chance to judge it on its merits. [[User:Darkfrog24|Darkfrog24]] ([[User talk:Darkfrog24|talk]]) 04:35, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
:The relevant link [[Wikinews_talk:Style_guide#Disputes_about_use_of_present_tense_could_be_avoided_by_updating_this_guide|here]] [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:02, 3 March 2019 (UTC)

== [[Former Trump advisor, Paul Manafort, receives second sentence in U.S. Federal Court]] ==

Thanks for writing this story. It appears to be published now. --[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 18:59, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
: I've submitted an edit to the article, which is now pending review. {{hidden use|User:Gryllida}} --[[User:Pi zero|Pi zero]] ([[User talk:Pi zero|talk]]) 19:16, 15 March 2019 (UTC)

== [[User_talk:Zanimum#Fur_Suit%3F%3F|replied]] ==

--[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 18:44, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

== Thank you for looking at the reports, Bddpaux ==

[[File:Fancy Mouse.jpg|thumb|right]] Thank you for generously and attentively looking at the reports today, and for asking questions at their talk pages and at the talk pages of the authors.

I really appreciate it!

--[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:08, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

== Heated moment on fire article: A request ==

I would like you to remove your talk page post on the &quot;small fire&quot; article.  It includes name-calling.  There's other stuff there, of course, but I picked that to mention because it's not subjective, and it would be enough by itself.  I'd like to take your complaints seriously, but I don't feel I can do that if they come in that form.
That post puts me in a position in which I feel I have to defend myself, or at least redirect the conversation.
I do not mind if you delete this post of mine with this request.  Might be better if you did. [[User:Darkfrog24|Darkfrog24]] ([[User talk:Darkfrog24|talk]]) 01:26, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
:Defend yourself from what? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:35, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
::From the stuff in B's post. [[User:Darkfrog24|Darkfrog24]] ([[User talk:Darkfrog24|talk]]) 02:37, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
:::There is something to defend from in it? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:11, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
::::Yes. [[User:Darkfrog24|Darkfrog24]] ([[User talk:Darkfrog24|talk]]) 03:49, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
:::::Defending implies denial, and no progress. Is there a better reaction? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:26, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
:Tell you what: nope, I won't. Yeah, about 2 hours after I posted it, I felt slightly badly about it, and sure, it's a bit uncivil. But:''you're a lot of trouble to deal with''...you are. So here's the deal: You want it gone? You delete it. I'm not deleting it. I said it and that's that. Furthermore, I'm not engaging in ANY direct dialog with you for the next 90 days....won't do it. How's that for 'creepy'? I will try to do minor editing to improve your pending articles, but I won't review any of your articles or engage in any discussions involving you during that time. Consider yourself ghost'ed by me for the next 90. How 'bout you just report the news for a while? That'd be nice....I'll do a bit of janitorial work for you during that time....but you and I? We're on a 'break'. --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 04:04, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

== For the Facebook leak story, the notes are available in scoop. Sorry that they were not detailed at the article talk page: they are discussed at the author's talk page... Please re-review the story as soon as you can. Thank you. ==

--[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:11, 5 April 2019 (UTC)

== Please review ==

Hi Bddpaux

Please review:

Current review queue as of 22:51, 18 April 2019 (UTC):

* 18 April 2019: [[Donation drive raises over US$1 million to rebuild Louisiana churches after Notre Dame de Paris also catches fire]]
* 17 April 2019: [[Sudanese protesters protect defense ministry sit-in]]
* 17 April 2019: [[Officials find fire alarm sounded 23 minutes before the fire was reported in Notre Dame, Paris]]
* 7 April 2019: [[Students compete in world's second Neurosurgery Olympiad in Tyumen, Russia]]

For inspiration here is a Kołacz and some honey:

[[File:Kołacz.JPG|x200px|{{image source|KitkatJohn1}}]] [[File:Med u sacu karlovic1.jpg|x200px|{{image source|akarlovic}}]]

Happy holidays,

--[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:51, 18 April 2019 (UTC)

== Re: [[Talk:Wikinews_attends_Maker_Faire_in_Tyler,_Texas(US)]] ==

Hi Bddpaux :-)

There are a couple remarks at the talk page. I hope you are able to find the attendance count for this event.

What is your time zone?

--[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:16, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

== User:Dehgel accreditation request ==

If you wish to ask this user something that is relevant to the request, please do so at [[Wikinews:Accreditation requests/Deh Saaduddin]]. Asking on their talk page is not helpful to others when evaluating how to vote and is burdensome for the applicant if everyone needs to be answered individually. Cheers, --[[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 20:16, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

== [[Dozens dead in California boat fire]] ==

{{user:Bawolff/card|Thanks for your hard work reviewing this story, fact checking, cleaning the layout and clarifying the dates. This is amazing. Well done!!! --[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:24, 5 September 2019 (UTC)|The reviewer hero|55px}}

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in your {{plainlinks|{{fullurl:{{PAGENAME}}|type=revision&amp;diff=4527395&amp;oldid=4517827}}|studies}}. --[[User:Pi zero|Pi zero]] ([[User talk:Pi zero|talk]]) 22:02, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

== New RfA - acagastya - [[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|LINK]] ==

Hi Bddpaux

Please consider commenting. 

I pinged you previously, but there was no response. This may be the last notification before the vote is closed.

Also, merry Christmas!

--[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:46, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

== [[Talk:Tom Hanks and his wife catch coronavirus]] ==

Could you please delete this talk page? I've moved the old one to userspace, as the article is going to get deleted. [[User:ICameHereForNews|ICameHereForNews]] ([[User talk:ICameHereForNews|talk]]) 21:34, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
:Appears to've been deleted already......wow.... I guess I really am ''that'' amazing!! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:59, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

== Authentication? ==

I sent you another email re documentation for the interview, but haven't heard back from you... --[[User:Pi zero|Pi zero]] ([[User talk:Pi zero|talk]]) 23:18, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
:Responded to your email. --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:01, 26 March 2020 (UTC)
:: Got it. --[[User:Pi zero|Pi zero]] ([[User talk:Pi zero|talk]]) 16:51, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

== Good to have you back, Bddpaux! ==

Hi, it is soo good to see you [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=User:Bddpaux&amp;diff=4579197&amp;oldid=4554022 back!]  Are we getting some good ORs?  {{smiley}}  What was your masters about?  also, do you mind joining IRC later this morning?  It will be good to have a reunion -- please register your nick, though.  Again, welcome back!&lt;br&gt;[[Special:Contributions/103.254.128.138|103.254.128.138]] ([[User talk:103.254.128.138|talk]]) 10:17, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
:Many thanks for helping with [[Wikinews 2020: An 'Original reporting' year in review|original reporting this year]]. Happy New Year. --[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 20:51, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

== Your  criteria ==

Hi {{PAGENAME}}

Re:&lt;blockquote&gt;ask yourself, &quot;Would a school teacher in Manila care about this? What about a waiter in Sydney or a young mother in Hong Kong?&quot; The answer should be a quick 'Yes', or you might be wasting your time here &lt;/blockquote&gt;
The articles on he main page today are: 
* [[Football: Chelsea appoints Thomas Tuchel as manager following Lampard sacking]]
* [[Football: Chelsea sacks Frank Lampard as club's manager]]
* [[World Trade Organization declares US tariff hike illegal, rules in South Korea's favour]]
* [[Explosion after gas leakage in Madrid residential building kills four]]
* [[Uruguayan Language Academy rejects FA sanction against Edinson Cavani as 'poverty of cultural and linguistic knowledge']]
* [[Wikinews 2020: An 'Original reporting' year in review]]
I doubt any of those are of interest to the waiter or the mother above

Cheers,  [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 02:45, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
:{{re|Ottawahitech}} Let's keep football articles aside, because football is the most popular sport, and people in any country do care about their favourite clubs.  OR year in review contains tonnes of OR, some of them are from Australia, so satisfies the waiter in Sydney.  Uruguayan Language academy news is relevant to people with different language, and how a first-world organisation treats other's traditions, and customs (checks for school teacher in Manila as well as young mother in Hong Kong.  Explosion article is again, relevant to the waiter, who might want to reconsider asking the restaurant to check if their cooking area complies with health and safety regulation.  WTO's article seems relevant for people in the South East Asia, how their commute might be affected by this decision.  Think about it.&lt;br&gt;[[Special:Contributions/103.48.106.16|103.48.106.16]] ([[User talk:103.48.106.16|talk]]) 06:20, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
::{{re|Ottawahitech}} The three that I wrote made international news. Indeed, I am not in Spain but it was in my country's news. English football is followed across the world. I don't think the comment is supposed to be taken so literally, I think the ''spirit'' of what he is trying to say is make sure people in different countries will care. --[[User:ImprovedWikiImprovment|IWI]] ([[User talk:ImprovedWikiImprovment|talk]]) 12:27, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
:Ummmmmmm, yes:''exactly''. But: I'm happy to see someone engaged in the project! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:39, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
::: We do publish local news, the lower bound mentioned in the guidelines being the [[WN:CARCRASH|car-crash test]].  My understanding of writing for an international audience is that an international reader should be able to understand what the article is about and understand why the story would be of interest to some readers (beyond which it becomes a matter of personal interest or curiosity). --[[User:Pi zero|Pi zero]] ([[User talk:Pi zero|talk]]) 12:53, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

== iMsg ==

Hi, Bddpaux, I have send an iMessage to your number (mentioned on your userpage).&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 17:32, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

== Any shot at reviewing an interview? ==

Hey, Bddpaux.  I was wondering if you could review [[Living with HIV during COVID-19: Wikinews talks to HIV-positive sex workers about how pandemic has affected their lives]] by any chance?  I really worked hard, collaboaring with a friend of mine, and it would be a great favour if you can review it!&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 17:24, 9 March 2021 (UTC)

== Heads up ==

Im going to attempt to make a article but i go slow and sorry but i need to edit in spurts. If im a problem please revert my edits, thank you. [[User:Durantnba|Durantnba]] ([[User talk:Durantnba|talk]]) 03:16, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

== &quot;A bit more time&quot; ==

Why?  Why give them extra time? --[[User:JJLiu112|JJLiu112]] ([[User talk:JJLiu112|talk]]) 03:32, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
:&quot;Abandoned articles — Unpublished articles that have not been edited for four days should be marked with {{tl|subst:aband}} and deleted two days later, permitting that no other edits have been made since then. (Per common sense, removing the abandoned article template doesn't count as an edit, unless it is bundled with another change.)&quot;  See [[WN:ABANDON]].  It had been &lt; three days when you marked it &quot;delete&quot;.&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 03:41, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
::Firstly: I appreciate your eagerness [no sarcasm!!]....I do! For a newbie, your output has been in the upper stratosphere and of excellent quality too! I think you RAWK! But: at the end of the day....a wiki is supposed to be about ''community''. Now, there are ALL MANNER of goofballs, etc. who show up here and want to be thought of as a Rockstar within 15 minutes....and that doesn't work. One has to establish their 'street cred', as-it-were. So, the simple answer is: I'm extended a bit of niceness. Do I think that will turn into a publishable article? Absolutely not. But we have time (so-to-speak) to give the contributor a gentle nudge. As Acagastya points out, the rule is 4 days. If my math is right, I think you dropped in the template about 65 hours after first submission, which is a hair too quick. --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:08, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

== Somalia article ==

Could you review it? --[[User:JJLiu112|JJLiu112]] ([[User talk:JJLiu112|talk]]) 18:47, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
:I'm sorry. I'm swamped with work stuff right now. I will be afk for about the next 20 hours, or so.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:06, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
::I understand, thanks. --[[User:JJLiu112|JJLiu112]] ([[User talk:JJLiu112|talk]]) 21:23, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

== Heyy ==

Thanks for the information you gave me, it's been really helpful 😇❤️ [[User:Chelsea Jafta|Chelsea Jafta]] ([[User talk:Chelsea Jafta|talk]]) 12:09, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

== July Halloween ==

Just an acknowledgement (ACK), I got the email sent to scoop about it.  Looking forward to it!  Though be careful!&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 15:59, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
:Thanks. It will be fun!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:14, 16 July 2021 (UTC)

== Checkuser vote ==

Hello. Please could you close my [[:WN:Requests for permissions#Green Giant (talk · contribs) — Checkuser|Checkuser vote]]. It has been open for just over 2 weeks, with 25 support votes. This meets the minimum requirements set out on the page and at Meta. I have closed the vote for Acagastya. Cheers. --[[User:Green Giant|Green Giant]] ([[User talk:Green Giant|talk]]) 21:49, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
:Sure thing. Busy now. Give me 24 hours. Could you also remind (''pressure, even'')Gryllida to close/deal with our 'Crat nominations? We need more 'Crats around here.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 22:39, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

== More userspace pages ==

Hi. These are the other pages I found in your userspace after searching for draft articles:
* [[:User:Bddpaux/At least four dead, as tornadoes strike parts of Northeast Texas]] - April/May 2017
* [[:User:Bddpaux/Citizens express both praise and worries over Texas rains]] - June/July 2014
* [[:User:Bddpaux/Drought conditions across much of US impacting fracking activity]] - August 2012
* [[:User:Bddpaux/Much of Texas plagued by weather problems]] - May/June 2013
* [[:User:Bddpaux/Noted magician, Aldo Colombini dies following stroke]] - February 2014
* [[:User:Bddpaux/Reports indicate US retail sales brisk despite much disapproval of early 'Black Friday' store openings]] - November 2012
* [[:User:Bddpaux/Texas woman celebrates 40 years in state public service]] - August 2012
* [[:User:Bddpaux/Wikinews interviews member of the Texas Nationalist Movement]] - December 2012
--[[User:Green Giant|Green Giant]] ([[User talk:Green Giant|talk]]) 23:49, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
:Gotcha. Give me a few days and I'll zap them myself.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 00:10, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

== Re the communications ==

Hi, Bddpaux.  If you are seeking admin/crat assistance, you could let the people know via IRC, if they don't check their talk pages as frequently.  In case if you are having trouble with IRC, let me know -- I can help you with it.&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 04:02, 28 July 2021 (UTC)
:OK, I've never been a big IRC person, but I may do that.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 11:40, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

== ArbCom 2021 ==

Hi Bddpaux.  I was wondering if you'd be willing to stand for [[Wikinews:Arbitration Committee/2021 election/Nominations and voting|ArbCom]] this year?  If you don't wish to nominate yourself, I would be happy to nominate you.&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 07:50, 29 July 2021 (UTC)
*Sure.....feel free to nominate me.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:06, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

== page protection ==

Hi, post-publication, edit=autoconfirmed (indef) and move=admin (indef) please -- you are keeping edit=admin (indef).&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 16:59, 30 July 2021 (UTC)
: OK—[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:00, 30 July 2021 (UTC)

== 'crat granted ==

Hello Bddpaux,

Congratulations - you're now a bureaucrat. I am most grateful for your commitment and dedication to the admin and reviewing responsibilities here. Keep up the great work. 

Regards, --[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:35, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

== I am new here ==

Hello.
I am a Nigerian Blogger and a Journalist. I want to Update Wikinews for Nigeria. How do I go about it. I have made 4 updates already but I want to become a registered user or member.
Thanks

== What to do? ==

Can you suggest what can I do with the omicron article? No major news is available currently for it. Shall I put it for deletion? [[User:2006nishan178713|2006nishan178713]] ([[User talk:2006nishan178713|talk]]) 17:35, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
:Well, there are a number of things you could do....you could use it as the framework for a recent article about an outbreak in some city (as one example). So I Google'd &quot;Omicron +largest +outbreak&quot; and got about 70 articles from the past 24 hours. Freshening up an article is a bit of an art form unto itself.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:07, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
::Okay! [[User:2006nishan178713|2006nishan178713]] ([[User talk:2006nishan178713|talk]]) 15:57, 14 December 2021 (UTC)

== How we will see unregistered users ==

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Hi!

You get this message because you are an admin on a Wikimedia wiki.

When someone edits a Wikimedia wiki without being logged in today, we show their IP address. As you may already know, we will not be able to do this in the future. This is a decision by the Wikimedia Foundation Legal department, because norms and regulations for privacy online have changed.

Instead of the IP we will show a masked identity. You as an admin '''will still be able to access the IP'''. There will also be a new user right for those who need to see the full IPs of unregistered users to fight vandalism, harassment and spam without being admins. Patrollers will also see part of the IP even without this user right. We are also working on [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation/Improving tools|better tools]] to help.

If you have not seen it before, you can [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|read more on Meta]]. If you want to make sure you don’t miss technical changes on the Wikimedia wikis, you can [[m:Global message delivery/Targets/Tech ambassadors|subscribe]] to [[m:Tech/News|the weekly technical newsletter]].

We have [[m:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation#IP Masking Implementation Approaches (FAQ)|two suggested ways]] this identity could work. '''We would appreciate your feedback''' on which way you think would work best for you and your wiki, now and in the future. You can [[m:Talk:IP Editing: Privacy Enhancement and Abuse Mitigation|let us know on the talk page]]. You can write in your language. The suggestions were posted in October and we will decide after 17 January.

Thank you. 
/[[m:User:Johan (WMF)|Johan (WMF)]]&lt;section end=content/&gt;

18:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
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== [[American Museum of Natural History removes statue of Theodore Roosevelt]] ==

Hi, since you reviewed this article, I think you may be in the best position sight the subsequent edits. Cheers, --[[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 06:11, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

== Temporary change to article length ==
Hello. I know you know this but just as a courtesy, this note is to let you know we are implementing a trial from February 1 to April 30 to encourage more articles to be published per the outcome of a current [[:Special:Diff/4659525|proposal]]. The minimum requirements for [[:WN:LENGTH|article length]] will be one paragraph of at least a hundred words. At the end of the trial the requirements will return to normal (3 paragraphs etc) and there will be an evaluation discussion about the trial. Happy reviewing! ['''[[:User:Cromium|&lt;sub&gt;24&lt;/sub&gt;Cr]]''']['''[[:User talk:Cromium|talk]]'''] 23:18, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
:Yep! Great!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:10, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

== Publishing after review ==

Hi. Don't forget to protect published articles per the standard protection policy (edit=auto-confirmed and move=admin only). Cheers, --[[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 15:03, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

== Justin Bieber postpones three Justice tour dates due to illness ==

Hi {{PAGENAME}}, I just noticed that [[Justin Bieber postpones three Justice tour dates due to illness]], which you placed an '''abandoned''' tag on at  '''21:05, 13 June 2022‎''', is now showing up in the queue for '''Collaboration requests''' in the newsroom. Is this intentional? Just curious, [[User:Ottawahitech|Ottawahitech]] ([[User talk:Ottawahitech|talk]]) 19:26, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
:{{re|Ottawahitech}} yes that is intentional. It happens with the Aband template and aims to encourage others to help &quot;un-abandon&quot; the article. ['''[[:User:Cromium|&lt;sub&gt;24&lt;/sub&gt;Cr]]''']['''[[:User talk:Cromium|talk]]'''] 20:04, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
::Hmmmmm, news to me...but:that's clever!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:28, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

== Temporary change to freshness ==
Hello. As a reviewer, this note is just to let you know we are implementing a trial from July 4 to October 4 to enable more articles to be reviewed per the outcome of a current [[:Special:Diff/4682800|proposal]]. The freshness window is being extended to about five to seven days. At the end of the trial the window will continue to be at 5-7 days while we discuss whether to adopt the change permanently or not. Happy reviewing! ['''[[:User:Cromium|&lt;sub&gt;24&lt;/sub&gt;Cr]]''']['''[[:User talk:Cromium|talk]]'''] 17:39, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

== [[:High potential for wildfires across Texas for several days]] ==

Published. Nice article. ['''[[:User:Cromium|&lt;sub&gt;24&lt;/sub&gt;Cr]]''']['''[[:User talk:Cromium|talk]]'''] 17:08, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

== E-mail ==

I saw you asked someone else about e-mail and it became clear that it was because you are having problems using it. Are you trying to use a wikinewsie.org address? If so, I think that domain has probably lapsed. I think Acagastya took the lead in recovering data from there and setting up the newer [wn-reporters.org]. We can probably ping Acagastya if you have something to ask them. [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 19:35, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
:Yeah, I did. No response. I just want to know if he's stopped paying for it, or what.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:14, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

== Re: [[User talk:Amgine#So...|]] ==

&lt;span class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews:Water_cooler/miscellaneous&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4656266 Challenge]&lt;/span&gt;, [[User:Amgine/Reboot]]. &amp;lt;?php if( (api.php?action=query&amp;titles=User:Amgine/Reboot&amp;prop=4656268&amp;rvpropr=timestamp) + (60*60*24*7) &gt; time() ) {  // Sprint complete, assess results } ?&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font: brush 10pt/12pt cursive;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-variant: small-caps;&quot;&gt;[[User:Amgine|Amgine]]&lt;/span&gt; | &lt;span style=&quot;position: relative; top: -0.5em; font-size: 80%;&quot;&gt;[[User talk:Amgine|t]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; 04:09, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
:I am not terribly sure how I feel about 'user space' articles.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:17, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
::Please check the talk page for this strange little pseudo sock puppet you've set up. I will trust you to do the right thing.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 18:36, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
::: &lt;span class=&quot;plainlinks&quot;&gt;[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Amgine/Reboot&amp;oldid=4686439 r]&lt;/span&gt; - &lt;span style=&quot;font: brush 10pt/12pt cursive;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-variant: small-caps;&quot;&gt;[[User:Amgine|Amgine]]&lt;/span&gt; | &lt;span style=&quot;position: relative; top: -0.5em; font-size: 80%;&quot;&gt;[[User talk:Amgine|t]]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; 06:32, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

== [[Inaugural African Protected Areas Congress closes]] ==

Hi. I just noticed you did not protect this article after you reviewed it. Also, you did not put it ''on the front page'' by making it a lead article. Just a friendly reminder of the things reviewers do. Cheers, [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 18:56, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
:Well...''I tried.'' I pushed the 'button' to put it on the front page, but nothing happened. I even asked (maybe at Water Cooler) how to go back and make that happen manually. (Do you know how?) Yeah, every once in a while, I forget to protect articles. I will watch that more carefully. I am out-of-sorts for the next several days, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:02, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
::If the option did not present itself when publishing, the top story always has a [ML] link which will take you to [[Wikinews:Make lead]]. Each of the five leads also have a [+] link which should allow you to change them individually if needed. I hope that helps, cheers, [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 21:34, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

== [[:Texas identifies first death involving monkeypox]] ==

Just on the edge of freshness. Published under a shorter name than it had earlier. ['''[[:User:Cromium|&lt;sub&gt;24&lt;/sub&gt;Cr]]''']['''[[:User talk:Cromium|talk]]'''] 23:24, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

== Ukraine map in [[Template:Lead article 2]] ==

Could you please replace the Ukraine map in this template with [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (unprotected).svg]] this one? Since the map is included in a main page it has been auto fully-protected, preventing users from updating the rapidly changing map. Thank you. [[User:Viewsridge|Viewsridge]] ([[User talk:Viewsridge|talk]]) 06:53, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

:{{done}} -- [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 10:58, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

== One permission removal request to review ==

I wonder whether you can review this: [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/Blood Red Sandman]]. [[User:George Ho|George Ho]] ([[User talk:George Ho|talk]]) 06:42, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

== [[Wikinews:Writing contest 2023]] ==

Hello. We've created [[Wikinews:Writing contest 2023]], which will start on February 1 and end on May 1. It is modeled on the successful 2010 and 2013 contests. As a reviewer and accredited reporter, it would be a great time for you. If you are interested in signing up, please do so at [[Wikinews:Writing contest 2023#Entrants]] and [[Wikinews:Writing contest 2023#Point scoring|create a category for the articles you submit]]. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 04:01, 27 January 2023 (UTC)

== Your free advice ==

Hi Paul. On your user page you have the following quote: {{color|green|&quot;Within the first 3 sentences of any article you're writing, ask yourself, &quot;Would a school teacher in Manila care about this? What about a waiter in Sydney or a young mother in Hong Kong?&quot; The answer should be a quick 'Yes', or you might be wasting your time here: this is an international news site. Thusly, we serve a large audience.}} Not too long ago, a reviewer cited this quote as a reason for declining an [[WN:OR|original]] article. The article had other problems, but nevertheless, it peaked my interest. You have multiple articles, especially OR, which do not meet this standard. At least, I don't think &quot;[[Wikinews attends 2021 Texas Haunters Convention]]&quot; would have strong appeal to a school teacher in Manila, a waiter in Sydney, or a young mother in Hong Kong.&lt;br&gt;Therefore, I appeal to you to modify or remove those sentences from your user page. I think local news should be encouraged; especially original reporting. What you say as a reviewer, administrator and bureaucrat can be very influential. Cheers, [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 00:41, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
: I agree, and: done. This business of 'Newsworthiness' has ALWAYS been bound up in some opionated fluffery, and maybe it always will be. I was (maybe clumsily) trying to convey that we have a BROAD array of peoples/cultures to whom our stuff should appeal (hopefully). VERY local things can absolutely appeal to many people -- and should always be encouraged here. To put a not-so-fine point on it: Right now, we just need good news being submitted by good reporters. Also: see the disclaimer I added to my page.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:33, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

== Heavy Water ==

Hi Paul. You wrote to Heavy Water: {{color|green|I'm fairly certain you may be the very first person (at least in a decade) around here to receive accreditation out-of-order. So, you've been a Reviewer for a bit now, and I just made you an Accredited Reporter. Go forth and do good deeds!}}&lt;br&gt;What exactly did you do besides add {{tl|archive top}} to the AR? See the [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews:Accreditation_requests/Heavy_Water&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4723768 diff].  You even left the status as &quot;open&quot;.
How exactly did you 'make' Heavy Water an accredited reporter? Did you verify their identity and real name and set up an email account on wn-reporters.org as per [[Wikinews:Accreditation policy]]?&lt;br&gt;Being accredited is not a wiki permission and does not show up in user groups or user rights logs. Also, I thought we discussed this notion of 'out of order'. There is no order. Accredited is not part of a hierarchy of user rights. {{color|blue|Reviewer → Administrator → Bureaucrat → Checkuser}} is the only order I know of. Accredited is entirely outside of this system. And, indeed, at least one user has achieved all of those levels within the last decade without ever being accredited. Cheers, [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 11:13, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
:Well. Yeah. OK. It'd been a while since I've done any of these actions, so I'm a bit rusty -- most especially on setting up the email. So, to that point: how is the email set up? --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:28, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
::I don't know, which is why I didn't close the AR earlier. I think only Gryllidia and Acagastya can do it. [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 16:10, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I left Gryllida a message about email. I have/had an account. Just not sure what my status is around those parts... I need to get that sorted out and set up correctly. I am also working on getting Heavy Water's accreditation &quot;card&quot; set up properly, but knowing the proper wn email address/situation would be very helpful. Can you log in to you wn email account?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:17, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
::::No. I had one on wikinewsie.org, but not one on wn-reporters.org ... also I am not accredited myself. Cheers, [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 16:50, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
:::::Well: maybe we should do something about that...?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:56, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
::::::Maybe I should have a wn-reporters account. It would be useful to have access to Scoop. But I don't really want to be accredited. Cheers, [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 00:47, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

== Revdels ==

Hey, can you revdel [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Ukraine:_Author_Victoria_Amelina_dies_after_Kramatorsk_missile_strike&amp;oldid=4735287 this] and [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Ukraine:_Author_Victoria_Amelina_dies_after_Kramatorsk_missile_strike&amp;oldid=4735288 this]? A newbie copied stuff from ''The Guardian''. Thanks, [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 21:49, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
:Also, can you semi-protect [[Talk:Jan Nowak-Jezioranski Dies]]? WMF-banned {{w|WP:LTA/GRP|GRP}} is targeting it. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 16:00, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
::Done, and blocked that IP for a short time as well.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:45, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

== Chick filet user creating vandalism. ==

Just a heads up! [[User:HushPuppie280|HushPuppie280]] ([[User talk:HushPuppie280|talk]]) 21:51, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
:Well, I am not entirely understanding what is so disruptive about their actions...?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:55, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
::their undoing things everywhere, Bdd im not joking around..... [[User:HushPuppie280|HushPuppie280]] ([[User talk:HushPuppie280|talk]]) 21:57, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
::look at my user page history. [[User:HushPuppie280|HushPuppie280]] ([[User talk:HushPuppie280|talk]]) 22:00, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
::Thank you! [[User:HushPuppie280|HushPuppie280]] ([[User talk:HushPuppie280|talk]]) 22:05, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
:::To what should be no one's surprise, {{noping|Chicke-falae}} has returned to vandalize after the block expired. Please also standard-protect [[:Category:Zoological Society of London]], [[:Category:Species endangerment]], and [[:Category:Species discovery]], which this LTA targets. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 00:59, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

== [[Heatwaves surge worldwide as global temperatures reach new highs|High temperature article]] ==


Hi, I think that you may have forgotten to complete the review after adding the &quot;Under review&quot; tag. I understand that you might be busy in real life, and I apologize for disturbing you. However, could you please mark the article as &quot;pass&quot; or &quot;fail,&quot; or perhaps remove the &quot;under review&quot; tag? I think there is a possibility that the story might become stale. Thank you for your consideration. Regards, --[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 20:02, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

== A Hope! ==

Hey! I hope this will just be a short wikibreak and not a retirement. Wikinews truly needs your expertise and contributions, just like Heavy Water. It would be wonderful to see everyone working together. I believe a patch-up is on the horizon! Also, I wanted to express my gratitude for all the help you've provided throughout my Wikinews journey. I look forward to crossing paths with you again in the future. Take care and see you soon! [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 22:45, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
:I appreciate the comment. I have not retired. I am just going to be somewhat scarce for a while. I have many other things going on.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

== Email passwd ==

Hi, I have emailed you the temp password and the details to how to reset it.  Please let me know if you face any troubles. [[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 12:54, 1 October 2023 (UTC)
:::Well..... that didn't work either. Nevermind. I'm out.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:54, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

== social media (cross-posted to all members of reviewer group) ==

Hi, [[Wikinews:Water_cooler/miscellaneous#social_media_for_reviewers_and_authors_and_developers]] may be of interest to you as a reviewer, thanks and regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:53, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

== [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/TUFKAAP]] ==

Wanna review [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/TUFKAAP]] as a bureaucrat? [[User:George Ho|George Ho]] ([[User talk:George Ho|talk]]) 03:58, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Still wanna close the discussion, or shall I ask the stewards then? --[[User:George Ho|George Ho]] ([[User talk:George Ho|talk]]) 22:14, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

It's been a month already, so what will you do about the request? --[[User:George Ho|George Ho]] ([[User talk:George Ho|talk]]) 00:26, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

== Requesting a review ==

Hi @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]], I see you are the third-most active reviewer left here. I was wondering if you could review my article [[Three world records surprisingly set at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships|here]], or if not, if you could approve [[Wikinews:Flagged revisions/Requests for permissions/Asheiou|Asheiou's RfP here]] so that they can become a reviewer and help with it. It took me a while to write, so I am trying to at least get it reviewed before it goes stale and gets deleted. I greatly appreciate you volunteering time, and I would love to pay it forward by helping with the review backlog myself once I am more experienced. Thank you, --[[User:Habst|Habst]] ([[User talk:Habst|talk]]) 01:03, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

:@[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]], I wanted to ping you again as I have Gatwicked the article into a new form here: [[World Athletics Indoor Championships concludes in Glasgow with new world records and significant wins]]. I fear that this might be its last chance to get reviewed and published, so I'd really appreciate your help. I noticed there have been no new articles published since January 4th, so I think there is an inactivity problem that needs to be addressed. Thank you and with respect, --[[User:Habst|Habst]] ([[User talk:Habst|talk]]) 14:29, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
::I have resigned all involvement here, except as a Reporter. Sorry.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:50, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

== Talkback at my talk page ==

{{talkback}} [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 06:14, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

== You got mail ==

I sent you an email for revdel please. Thanks and edit well! - [[User:PotsdamLamb|PDL]]&lt;sup&gt;[[User Talk:PotsdamLamb|Talk to me!]]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sub&gt;[[Special:Contributions/PotsdamLamb|Please don't eat da 🐑!]]&lt;/sub&gt; 12:26, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
:If I'm reading correctly, I think it has been done.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:14, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
::And: please look at your talk page here.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:16, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

== Hi ==

How can I add or edit a biography. [[User:Trcvs|Trcvs]] ([[User talk:Trcvs|talk]]) 20:00, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
:@Trcvs Well: who are we talking about?—[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:21, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
::FYI I added user to garv as spam/spam bot if you can block them here. All of their edits are spam. Thanks and edit well! - [[User:PotsdamLamb|PDL]]&lt;sup&gt;[[User Talk:PotsdamLamb|Talk to me!]]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sub&gt;[[Special:Contributions/PotsdamLamb|Please don't eat da 🐑!]]&lt;/sub&gt; 21:49, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
:::[I'm chuckling] Sorry, can you help with me with your acronyms.... 'garv'??--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 22:14, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
::::Not sure either it’s global account reporting something [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steward_requests/Global Meta steward request ] Thanks and edit well! - [[User:PotsdamLamb|PDL]]&lt;sup&gt;[[User Talk:PotsdamLamb|Talk to me!]]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sub&gt;[[Special:Contributions/PotsdamLamb|Please don't eat da 🐑!]]&lt;/sub&gt; 23:14, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

== Woman on fire article ==

Hi, I left a message on the stories talk page you might want to read, apologies in advance. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:41, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

== Comment for [[special:redirect/logid/4051887]] ==

For your information, the user will not have any more chances due to [[:m:special:diff/26533991]]. Please have a look at their global contributions. Thank you for your attention. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 02:50, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
:No argument here.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:30, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

== Please revert [[special:redirect/logid/4052337]] ==

Hello, we recently had page move vandalism. I have reverted all moves without redirecting (please note that I can use suppress-redirect as part of global rollback permissions, and this anti-vandalism usage is allowed per [[Wikinews:Global_permissions#Global_rollbackers]]), but since I have no further permissions, I cannot revert page moves with extra history. I also request indefinite move protections for all recently targeted pages (including [[User:BigKrow]], [[User talk:BigKrow]], [[User talk:MathXplore]], [[Wikinews:Sandbox]], [[Wikinews talk:Sandbox]], [[Wikinews:Pillars of writing]], and [[Wikinews talk:Pillars of writing]]). Thank you for your attention. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 02:30, 6 April 2024 (UTC)


== User page ==

The user you just made a comment on is actually globally locked. :) I think that would qualify or is that wrong? Thanks and edit well! - [[User:PotsdamLamb|PDL]]&lt;sup&gt;[[User Talk:PotsdamLamb|Talk to me!]]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sub&gt;[[Special:Contributions/PotsdamLamb|Please don't eat da 🐑!]]&lt;/sub&gt; 16:13, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
:Well, probably. Don't know why their User Page and Talk page don't just get automatically deleted when they get blocked. Dealing with vandals here gets ''so exhausting''.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:15, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
::Try doing it on simple :). They only deal with locking for all of WMF, I am sure this would just add to their workload and we would lose them. Thanks and edit well! - [[User:PotsdamLamb|PDL]]&lt;sup&gt;[[User Talk:PotsdamLamb|Talk to me!]]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sub&gt;[[Special:Contributions/PotsdamLamb|Please don't eat da 🐑!]]&lt;/sub&gt; 16:16, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
:::So it seems I actually cannot do anything on this wiki. Do you have a log or IRC where all edits are made for me to review? For some reason I thought I had rollback rights here, but guess not lol. Thanks and edit well! - [[User:PotsdamLamb|PDL]]&lt;sup&gt;[[User Talk:PotsdamLamb|Talk to me!]]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sub&gt;[[Special:Contributions/PotsdamLamb|Please don't eat da 🐑!]]&lt;/sub&gt; 01:39, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

== Add the words &quot;days ago&quot; and &quot;days later&quot; instead of dates and don't stale the dates and revised ==

Edit to avoid stale dates and add the words &quot;days ago&quot; and &quot;days later&quot; instead of dates and revise. [[Special:Contributions/2607:FEA8:1F1D:8400:E16F:1BC:E317:D8D9|2607:FEA8:1F1D:8400:E16F:1BC:E317:D8D9]] ([[User talk:2607:FEA8:1F1D:8400:E16F:1BC:E317:D8D9|talk]]) 19:06, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

== I noticed ==

[[Wikinews:Flagged revisions/Requests for permissions|These are still open.]] It should probably be handled and closed :) I would comment in support based on policy, but due to age, I decided against it. I do see they mentioned the lack of reviewers and I would gladly help out, but I haven't published anything. I see you have a very limited amount of reviewers (as is most of your groups). How can I assist you on this project (besides not writing news articles)? Thanks and edit well! - [[User:PotsdamLamb|PDL]]&lt;sup&gt;[[User Talk:PotsdamLamb|Talk to me!]]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sub&gt;[[Special:Contributions/PotsdamLamb|Please don't eat da 🐑!]]&lt;/sub&gt; 01:48, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
:There is no consensus on either request. Last month, an admin closed the +reviewer request, and I persuaded them this was premature. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 02:57, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
::@[[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] Doesn't mean an admin can't go and actually close out the nominations and archive them to get them off the board. Thanks and edit well! - [[User:PotsdamLamb|PDL]]&lt;sup&gt;[[User Talk:PotsdamLamb|Talk to me!]]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sub&gt;[[Special:Contributions/PotsdamLamb|Please don't eat da 🐑!]]&lt;/sub&gt; 03:10, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
:::Reviewer requests (like other weighty discussions) aren't rushed. Serious ones have usually stayed open for months in modern times. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 03:19, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] I am mostly talking about this one [[Wikinews:Flagged revisions/Requests for permissions#Removal of Reviewer status]] hasn't been touched since Sept 2023. I am just trying to help out. Thanks and edit well! - [[User:PotsdamLamb|PDL]]&lt;sup&gt;[[User Talk:PotsdamLamb|Talk to me!]]&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;sub&gt;[[Special:Contributions/PotsdamLamb|Please don't eat da 🐑!]]&lt;/sub&gt; 03:29, 19 April 2024 (UTC)


== Recommend blocking anonymous only from 199.212.250.0/24 ==

I recommend blocking anonymous only from all of 199.212.250/24 for at last 1 year. Both en.wt (for 1 year) and en.wp (for 3 years) have blocked the entire 199.212.250.0/24 range, which is allocated to a school in Canada.[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/User:199.212.250.163], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:199.212.250.163] [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:51, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

== Vandal ==

‎Wizzer DaVoz needs blocking! @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:59, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
: Please consider (move) protection to your user space. {{ping|BigKrow}} Please be careful when moving pages, you have moved pages to the wrong namespace (you moved it to the portal namespace, [[special:redirect/logid/4055156]]), so I have reverted your move and then reverted the move vandalism. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 02:23, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
::@[[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] apologies I thought I could fix things.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:28, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
::: You just had to click the revert button when reverting moves. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 02:28, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
::::Okay I will remember, thanks @[[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:29, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
:::::And Wizzer has been globally locked (thanks @[[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]]). [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:55, 27 April 2024 (UTC)


== IP harassment ==

This IP keeps bothering you and others, needs looking into... Thanks! @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:40, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

:@[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] IP not stopping also @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:29, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

== Reminder to vote now to select members of the first U4C ==

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== IP harrassing again ==

Now moved to a different user. Same one who was harrassing you. Please block [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 20:51, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

== Isn't This Stale ==

You recently published [[Citizen journalist, Viktor Pinchuk — gives travel presentation in Sevastapol]] even though the event happened on April 22. That is 4 weeks ago and seems [[WN:Stale|stale]] to me. [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 20:51, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
:It was/is stale. However: this user submits both here and at Russian WN -- based upon his high quality pictorials, we tend to give him a pinch of breathing room, but I probably won't stretch it (time-wise) this far again.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:22, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
::Just saying, but all these things are kind of bordering on promotion. 18 articles on someone not notable enough to be mentioned anywhere else. 18 articles on a writer Russian Wikinews attends a lot? Including 4 in 4 days. I think if anything we need to crack down on how many of these we have, not give double time for something hardly notable. How is it that something like my Biden article, covered much more in media than this, is given half time before considered stale. I know you said not to strecth it, but we need to some way to avoid 80% of the frontpage being filled up with this. Seriously, this is insane.@[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 15:31, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
::Never mind, make that quadrule time. [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 15:54, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
:::[[WN:OR|Original reporting]] gets significant leeway with freshness. Notability &amp;mdash; particularly of a person involved rather than the focal event &amp;mdash; as assessed by &quot;anywhere else&quot; is irrelevant to [[WN:Newsworthiness|newsworthiness]]. That said, I've never been really comfortable with the conflict of interest present, but I allowed it because other people much more experienced than me had, repeatedly. I haven't passed any of these articles since December for that reason. It's good that we're having a conversation about it. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 19:51, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
::::I know nothing prohibits it, but I feel we need to. Imagine if something like the New York Times, BBC, or the Guardian has 80% of it's front page covered in a very specific and not that notable author. At a minimum, I think we need to have something that no more than 1 very similar article can be on the front page at once.@[[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]]. Beside, giving it a month while still considered news, is a bit too much. Ever seen a newspapers frontpage with month old news? [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 22:31, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] I've been confused about this for a while too, especially because [[Citizen journalist, Viktor Pinchuk — gives travel presentation in Sevastapol|this article]] seems to imply Sevastopol is in Russia, which is... {{w|Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|not in accord with international recognition}}. I've never mentioned anything about it because I fervently do not like to start anything. [[User:Asheiou|A.S. Thawley]] ([[User talk:Asheiou|talk]]) ([https://asheiou.uk/calendar calendar]) 21:42, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
: @[[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] @[[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] @[[User:Asheiou|Asheiou]]  I'm tired and busy with work, but if memory serves, I recently communicated to Viktor that I/we are largely hitting the STOP BUTTON on most of these. His pictorials are (admittedly) fantastic, and the &quot;hobo tourism&quot; conceit is quite clever -- but the whole spider's nest forms a massive network of COI, Navel gazing and puffery. To give him some credit, he did take (marginal) action recently to (after prompting) re-focus the article on the presentation event '''itself'''. I would feel (maybe) more comfortable if he WAS NOT the reporter at RN Wikinews, reporting on an event, where he is giving a talk he gave, covering a trip he took and etc. etc. etc. Get my point? I've (maybe clumsily) tried to draw the line with him. He (and this isn't an insult) tends to try to stack up outside sources (which isn't a crime!) -- but I often can't pull them up ''and'' source material has to properly be glued into the story, as well. Am I making sense here? 9 sources does not automatically make a story &quot;better sourced&quot; than one with 2 sources.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 22:04, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
::That sounds great. [[User:Asheiou|Asheiou]]: Our treatment of disputed regions is something I've been wanting us to discuss for a while. I see that he refers to himself as Russian; I've always allowed him to, since he's probably got both Russian and Ukrainian citizenship, and he seems to identify as Russian (also, that's probably his ethnicity). I think we definitely shouldn't allow articles to say &quot;Sevastapol, Russia&quot;, however, as this does. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 03:47, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
:::The issue with disputed regions is that what level of recognition do we require to call a region part of one country or another? I'd, for one, not call Kosovo Serbia, despite the fact that it's very disputed. &quot;Sevastopol, Russia&quot; is just flagrant, though. @[[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] [[User:Asheiou|A.S. Thawley]] ([[User talk:Asheiou|talk]]) ([https://asheiou.uk/calendar calendar]) 13:07, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
::::My 2 cents:Just say Sevatsopol, Crimea to avoid the issue altogether@[[User:Asheiou|Asheiou]]@[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]]@[[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 20:41, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
:::::Yeah, in this situation we can avoid picking a side by just [[Crimea]]ing. [[User:Asheiou|A.S. Thawley]] ([[User talk:Asheiou|talk]]) ([https://asheiou.uk/calendar calendar]) 21:35, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
::::::&quot;Crimeaing&quot; needs to be a word@[[User:Asheiou|Asheiou]] [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 21:36, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
:::::::I mean, we already have [[Gatwick]]ing, Crimeaing seems to logically work within the Wikinews jargon. Crimeaing: &quot;removal or rephrasing of content to avoid 'picking a side' in a contentious geopoliticial issue&quot;. Amazing. [[User:Asheiou|A.S. Thawley]] ([[User talk:Asheiou|talk]]) ([https://asheiou.uk/calendar calendar]) 21:39, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
::::::::Yeah, seriously I'm think of creating a page for it though...what would be the verb form? Crimea, to Crimea, something else?@[[User:Asheiou|Asheiou]] [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 21:45, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
:::::::::To Crimea, in the same way we &quot;Gatwick it&quot;, we can &quot;Crimea it&quot;. [[User:Asheiou|A.S. Thawley]] ([[User talk:Asheiou|talk]]) ([https://asheiou.uk/calendar calendar]) 21:59, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
::::::::::Actually, I like this idea better@[[User:Asheiou|Asheiou]] [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 22:00, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
::::::::Made [[Wikinews:Crimeaing|the page]] [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 20:16, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
:It needs a squiggly thing over it or something!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:54, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
::Idea:How about Crimeaify?@[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 21:58, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

== Report ==

Hello, please check this IP for vandalism: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/2605%3ABA00%3AA128%3A697%3A14BB%3A275%3A872D%3A5F34
Thank you. [[User:Ternera|Ternera]] ([[User talk:Ternera|talk]]) 21:52, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

:Please report at [[Wikinews:Admin action alerts|WN:AAA]] rather here [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 21:53, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

== Re ==

What is the best way I can communicate with you privately? Is your account email functional? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:40, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

:Yes.... my Yahoo email is valid. Shoot me an email over there.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:32, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
::Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:00, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

== Help with review ==

Hi 

(I am messaging all reviewers)

Hope you are doing well.

Here are submitted for peer review:

* [[Photo exhibition “Ethnic features of the world people” took place in the Crimean capital]]
* [[On the campaign trail in the USA, June 2024]]
*[[&quot;Machu Picchu, and not only...&quot;, a new photo exhibition by Viktor Pinchuk was held in Crimea]]

Could you please review? Even a little edit or just one review would help a lot. (I don't require a commitment to review every day from now on.)

Would you like to get notified of new drafts submitted for review? If so, please tell me which topics (or any topic) and where (email, wiki messages, push notification on smart phone, notification in wiki Notifications, or somewhere else).

Would you find a [[WN:RNA]] page for reviewers useful, it would be similar to [[WN:AAA]] but intended for reviewers to discuss reviewing and related software.

Would you be interested other communications off-wiki to create audio or video contact with other reviewers? I think this online gathering could be an essential part to deduce how to make article authoring and review easier. It could be just 30 minutes a month, and you don't have to participate every time. I would write a meeting minutes note after each session and publish it on-wiki if desired.

Thanks!

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:25, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

== [[SpaceX will return stranded astronauts in February 2025, NASA announces]] ==

I am interested to know what could be done better about the second to last paragraph too, when you have a moment (it is low urgency, it can be a week or two later) please follow up. Many thanks for the review! :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:09, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

:Could you please advise what are your favourite news topics or a next recent event you found interesting? I'd like to write something together again, if you wouldn't mind and if you're available. Thank you in advance! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:32, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

== Please review ==

I'm posting requests with assistance of Reviewing to [[Wikinews:Water cooler/assistance]] now and for the next few days, please check? Could you please add this page to watchlist and/or click 'Subscribe' and/or setup email notifications, and check your notifications or emails? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:57, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

== [[Around 8,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh]] ==

Could you please finish the review? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:14, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
:Yes, some work stuff jumped up on me, but I am back at it.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:02, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
::[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?diff=4797383] edit pending review? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:15, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

== {{noping|Bdddpaux}} ==
Can you please confirm whether this is an alternate account of yours? The account has redirected their user and talk pages to yours and requested the removal of your admin and reviewer privs on the grounds of retirement from the project. I'll ask at the request pages for action not to be taken until you give indication either way. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 19:54, 12 September 2024 (UTC)
:That is absolutely NOT me. Gryllida has blocked that user. We may need to get a CU involved. —-[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 03:22, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
::I had asked gry to message you about it -- and after receiving the confirmation, I have blocked the imposter.  I also CU'd the user, and {{ping|Me Da Wikipedian}} has been caught and blocked for the same. [[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 03:48, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
:::How peculiar of a thing for someone to do. [[User:Asheiou|A.S. Thawley]] ([[User talk:Asheiou|talk]]) ([https://asheiou.uk/calendar calendar]) 15:38, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
::::I have even had run ins with this user/users? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:35, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
:Really.... just bickering stuff?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 00:20, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
::Yeah but they came across as unreasonable. @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:55, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

== Notifications ==

Hi Bddpaux 

Could you please '''review something in the next two days or so'''? The review queue is a bit too long. I appear to be unable to handle it alone.

Do you read wiki '''notifications'''?  I posted a message at water cooler and @mentioned your nick - do you get such messages or would you prefer that I post on your talk page?

What is '''the best way to notify you''' of the updates to the review queue, so that you don't miss it? I can send you talk page messages or emails.

There is a Subscribe button at the top right of the [[Wikinews:Water cooler/assistance]] page. If Notifications are readable for you, could you please click it? Then you will be notified of each new added section at that page. (It would help me a lot, as this is the place where I ask for help with my reviewing.)

Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:57, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

:Do you use : discord, whatsapp, viber, telegram, irc, jitsi, sip, something else. I would like to connect as complementary to on-wiki work. My contacts are listed on my user page. Thanks! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:37, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

::Generally speaking, I just like to be contacted here at my Talk page, but I do respond to standard email sometimes.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:18, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

== please review ==

i expanded some articles and cannot review them. could you please review a story or two. thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 18:56, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
p.s. please vote at [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions]] there are a few open. thanks.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:12, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== inline citations ==

are '''not used in published articles''', only in drafts and during review process, and only because @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] finds them useful. (I delete them on first sight, if I'm the one doing an edit or a review, and replace with a 'BBC said that...' if information came only from one source...) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:39, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:I'm not sure why I'm mentioned here or why this conversation was started, but since I was mentioned and pinged, I will clarify what I find useful; either hidden HTML comments or {{tl|verify}} and I prefer we all (especially authors) start using {{tl|verify}}. I do not find traditional, wikipedia-style in-line references useful, but if an author uses them effectively, I find them better than nothing. 

:I agree that if the author writes 'BBC said that...', we know where they sourced that information. However, we still need to verify information that the author has not attributed through prose. In those cases, in-line citations make it much easier and quicker for the reviewer. 

:I created {{tl|verify}} in an attempt to improve the review process[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Michael.C.Wright/sandbox/The_problem#Review_and_developing_markup] for all reviewers and authors. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:40, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::I would also mention that if authors are required to use {{tl|verify}}, it could ingrain the habit of sourcing all statements and possibly eliminate the problem of unsourced statements. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:50, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Thank you  ==

For the help with clearing very old articles. {{Ping|Bddpaux}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== scoop access ==

is thunderbird working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:01, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

:By the way, thanks for being around and for helping with admin stuff. I appreciate that very much. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
::Sure! And, I promise I am going to get righteous on Thunderbird soon! I have been swamped with work recently!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:07, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

== Lead shuffle ==

I can do the lead shuffle for you for [[Passenger plane collides with military helicopter near Washington, D.C.]] if you'd like. I don't mind and have a process that is relatively quick/easy for me at the moment. 

It looks like the widget is close to getting put into production[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Lead_Manager_script], but not quite ready yet. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:34, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

== [[17-year-old girl fatally attacked by shark off Bribie Island]] ==

Could you please take a look at this article? It has been three days and it has still not been reviewed. [[User:CheatCodes4ever|CheatCodes4ever]] ([[User talk:CheatCodes4ever|talk]]) 11:08, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

:I reviewed and published this article after moving it to [[Shark fatally bites 17-year-old off Bribie Island]]. 👍 —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 19:02, 7 February 2025 (UTC)
::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:53, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

== Subscription ==

Hi, :-)

I just wanted to check whether you see a &quot;unsubscribe&quot; button on each of the water coolers linked at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (I think there are about 5 subpages)?

If it's not there, please consider clicking &quot;subscribe&quot;??

And ensuring you either login to the wiki at least once daily, or have the notifications delivered to wmail which is checked at least daily. (replace &quot;daily&quot; with some indication of a regular check that is convenient to you)

If you can only subscribe to one Water cooler, please subscribe to the &quot;assistance&quot; one.

Please let me know how this goes, it would be greatly appreciated. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 18:23, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in January! ==
[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in January, 2025. The article has at least 1,558 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled &quot;[[US President Trump orders government recognize male, female as only sexes]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in January of 2025. 

Thank you for your continued contributions! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:00, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
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== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've given careful thought to this. To pivot in a 'new' direction --- number 9, for sure! I view myself (sorry for the Army metaphor) as sort of a ''Staff Sargeant'' around here. I write news. I review articles. I do (Administrator) clean-up stuff [and maybe not as aggressively as I could, at times]. I just like to keep us moving as a '''News site'''.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:25, 18 March 2025 (UTC)
::I praise this! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:55, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

== I edited this article, now cannot review ==

[[New Brisbane stadium to replace Gabba as venue for Olympics, cricket, AFL]] could you possibly please have a look and review? 

Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:39, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

:Also this one:
:* [[Mass shooting erupts at unsanctioned car show in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States]]
:Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:11, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

== [[Wildfires wreak havoc across parts of Texas]] ==

Hi Bddpaux, I've published. It is on edge of newsworthiness. I took the judgment that it's passable. If there are any recent updates, or perhaps photos available, '''''please add them now within 24 hours'''''. Thank you so much. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:45, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

== Come back soon? ==

Hope you do! TTYS!!! {{ping|Bddpaux}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:51, 8 April 2025 (UTC)

:All the best, will miss you. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:36, 9 April 2025 (UTC)

== Review Help Needed - Update 1 (April 15, 2025) ==

Hello!

This is Gryllida. I am one of the reviewers at Wikinews. I'm contacting you to request assistance with the review queue. Here is my understanding of the articles which are in the review queue now:

{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;
! Event Date !! Link
!Did I edit substantially?
|-
| April 6 Sunday ||
* [[Deadly attack on gold miners in Papua leaves multiple casualties and sparks security response]]
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|-
|April 9 Wednesday
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* [[Prison confession and police interrogation video of Delphi bridge murderer made public for first time]]
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|-
|April 9 Wednesday
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* [[Helicopter crash in South Africa blamed on 'unsecured' penguin]]
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|-
|April 10 Thursday
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* [[Authorities identify Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Sydney CBD, Australia]]
|YES
|-
|April 10 Thursday
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* [[US Health Secretary vows to determine cause of autism by September]]
|YES
|-
|April 12 Saturday
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* [[Nuclear negotiations between US and Iran commence in Muscat, Oman]]
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|-
|April 13 Sunday
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* [[Nobel laureate writer from Peru, Vargas Llosa dies]]
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|-
|April 14 Monday
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* [[President Bukele says he will not return wrongly deported U.S. man, confounding U.S. Supreme Court order]]
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|-
|April 14 Monday
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* [[Pop singer Katy Perry safely returns to Earth from outer space]]
|
|}

Suggested action:

* Start to review from the top of the list.
* As the list may be out of date, please check the '''[[WN:Newsroom]]''' at your earliest convenience.

I'm planning to send this reminder twice a week. To unsubscribe, please visit [[User:Gryllida/Notifications/New/Review]] and inquire at the talk page. '''If you wish, I can narrow it down to only notify you of new stories in your preferred region or topic. Please let me know if you are interested in this option.'''

Please let me know if you require assistance or would like to connect with me to do a few reviews together before you proceed to do them fully on your own.

Many thanks for your time.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida]] 11:44, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
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== Top article in March! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in March, 2025. The article has at least 1,450 views!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Wildfires wreak havoc across parts of Texas]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in March of 2025. 

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As the original author, you can also use the following userbox on your user page: 

{{userbox
| id = [[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025-mini.png|40px]]
| info = ''This user was the original author of the [[Wikinews:2025 Boost publication rate/Monthly top article|top article]] for March, 2025''
| border-s = 1
}}
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Thanks again for all the hard work you're putting in around here! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:44, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Review Help Needed - Update 2 (April 21, 2025) - 17 articles awaiting review ==

Hello! :-)

This is Gryllida. I am one of the reviewers at Wikinews. I'm contacting you to request your assistance with the review queue. Here is my understanding of the articles which are in the review queue now:

{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;
|+ Caption
! Event Date !! Link
!Did I edit substantially?
|-
|April 9 Wednesday
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* [[Prison confession and police interrogation video of Delphi bridge murderer made public for first time]]
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|-
|April 10 Thursday
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* [[US Health Secretary vows to determine cause of autism by September]]
|YES
|-
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|[[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]]
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|-
|April 12 Saturday
|[[Nuclear negotiations between US and Iran commence in Muscat, Oman]]
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|-
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|[[Weezer performs at Coachella music festival with bassist Scott Shriner four days after his wife was shot by Los Angeles police, charged with attempted murder]]
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|-
|April 13 Sunday
|[[Sumy, Ukraine hit with two missiles by Russia]]
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|-
|April 14 Monday
|
* [[President Bukele says he will not return wrongly deported U.S. man, confounding U.S. Supreme Court order]]
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|-
|April 14 Monday
|[[Pop singer Katy Perry safely returns to Earth from outer space]]
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|-
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|[[Thousands hospitalised in Iraq due to sandstorm]]
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|-
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|[[Teen's murder of both parents was part of larger plot to assassinate Donald Trump and overthrow US government, newly-released FBI affidavit says]] [[Teen's murder of both parents was part of larger plot to assassinate Donald Trump and overthrow US government, newly-released FBI affidavit says|(Date TBC)]]
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|-
|April 15 Tuesday
|[[New rape and sexual assault charges trial for Harvey Weinstein in Manhattan]]
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|-
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|[[Protester tasered and arrested at town hall hosted by US Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene]]
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|-
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|[[Several suspects dead in South Africa after shootout results in the rescue of abducted US pastor]]
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|-
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|[[16 year old Torquay boy arrested after stealing Lexus in Exeter]]
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|-
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|-
|April 16 Wednesday
|[[Rwandan government releases Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey]]
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|-
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|[[German prosecutors charge doctor with murder of over a dozen patients via anaesthetic drugs, arson]]  [[German prosecutors charge doctor with murder of over a dozen patients via anaesthetic drugs, arson|Date TBC]]
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|-
|April 17 Thursday
|[[Four dead in cable car crash in area south of Naples]]
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|-
|April 18 Friday
|[[Ryan Gosling cast in upcoming Star Wars film]]
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|-
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|[[Cincinnati Reds win against Baltimore Orioles]]
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|-
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|}

Suggested action:

* Start to review, perhaps from the top of the list. 
* Please, aim to review at least one article a fortnight, if able. We currently have less than 50% activity among reviewers, with many '''not having made an edit within last two years'''. If there is something that can help you with coming back, please let me know. I'm happy to chat with you at IRC, wiki, audio, or any preferred platform and do several reviews together. If there is some other motivator, I'm eager to know what it is and get it done as soon as possible.
* As the list may be out of date, please check the '''[[WN:Newsroom]]''' at your earliest convenience.

I'm planning to send this reminder twice a week. To unsubscribe, please visit [[User:Gryllida/Notifications/New/Review]] and inquire at the talk page. '''If you wish, I can narrow it down to only notify you of new stories in your preferred region or topic. Please let me know if you are interested in this option.'''

Please let me know if you require assistance or would like to connect with me to do a few reviews together before you proceed to do them fully on your own.

Many thanks for your time.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 06:23, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
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== Review Help Requested - Update 3 (April 26, 2025) - 2 articles awaiting review ==

Hello :-) This is Gryllida. I am one of the reviewers at Wikinews. I'm contacting you to request your assistance with the review queue. Here is my understanding of the articles which are in the review queue now: 

* [[Tesla reports 71% profit loss in 25Q1 vs 24Q1, Elon Musk to reduce government work commitment]] TUESDAY April 22 (Gryllida did a major edit, and cannot review) - '''4 days ago'''
* [[Lion mauls, kills teenage girl in Kenya]] SATURDAY April 19 - '''7 days ago''' LAST DAY TO REVIEW IS TODAY

Please review urgently. 

As the list may be out of date, please check the '''[[WN:Newsroom]]''' at your earliest convenience.

You're welcome to join [[WN:IRC|the live chat]] for real time collaboration.

(I'm planning to send this reminder approximately twice a week. To unsubscribe, please visit [[User:Gryllida/Notifications/New/Review]] and inquire at the talk page. '''If you wish, I can narrow it down to only notify you of new stories in your preferred region or topic. Please let me know if you are interested in this option.''')

Please let me know if you require assistance or would like to connect with me to do a few reviews together before you proceed to do them fully on your own.

Many thanks for your time.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:29, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
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== Welcome back ==

Wo happy to see you again.

What you may have missed: I created {{tl|pingrr}}, maybe to be automatically included into &quot;not ready&quot; template if needed.

There is a new reviewer application.

Who else of users would you suggest to nominate for reviewer?

[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 14:45, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back? ==

You sticking around hopefully? Either way good to see you! @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 14:38, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
:Thanks -- here intermittently.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== [[Texas police arrest mother and her son on terrorism charges]] ==

Could you please finish the review? The news is getting older and older day by day.

Event date = May 15

Today date = May 20 

It happened: '''5 days ago'''

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 20:42, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Rock musician story: sighted but not published?? ==

Hi

[[Rock musician, Tommy Lee and wife split after 6 years of marriage]]

 02:23, 21 May 2025 Bddpaux talk contribs 1,597 bytes +10  →Sources undo thank [checked by Bddpaux]

Yet not published. Why???

Maybe you meant to publish it but the script didn't work. This is confusing, please have a look.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:55, 21 May 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah that's odd. I don't think it was published? @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]], @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:59, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
::Yes -- got in a bit of a hurry. Can you review it?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:41, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] please finish it if you can? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:09, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
::::It's finished. That's why I submitted it for review.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:12, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

== Did you get [[Talk:Rock musician, Tommy Lee and wife split after 6 years of marriage|this]] and did you get my email please ==

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:09, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

:I hope he comes back soon. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:10, 22 May 2025 (UTC)

== Review Help Requested - Update 4 (May 24, 2025) - 18 articles awaiting review ==

Hello, legendary Wikinews Reviewer :-)

Please review any of the below now. This is a sortable table. Please check [[Wikinews:Newsroom]] for the latest revision.

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|[[Orleans Parish facility maintenance worker charged with allegedly helping inmates escape prison]]
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|[[Wikipedia administrators are being arrested in Belarus]]
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|original reporting!
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|[[Australian Nationals leave Coalition with Liberal Party]]
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|[[Ukrainian ex-top official shot dead outside Madrid school]]
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|[[Trump claims there is a 'genocide' in South Africa, but white Afrikaner farmers dispute that assertion]]
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|[[Suicide bomber attacks Mogadishu military base]]
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|[[Explosion near reproductive health facility in Palm Springs, California]]
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|[[Interpol facilitates arrest of Peruvian organised crime suspect in Medellin, Colombia]]
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|[[Shooting at CIA headquarters in Virginia]]
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|[[End confirmed for the American penny]]
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|[[Inaugural Khelo India Beach Games concludes early]]
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|[[GeoGuessr cancels participation in Esports World Cup in response to controversy over Saudi Arabia hosting the event]]
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|[[Sound Talent Group employees among casualties in private plane crash at San Diego, California]]
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== Hack your account? ==

Did someone hack your account because you speedied a perfectly fine article and you left no reason why. @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:07, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
:@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] No, that was me. It was because it was 5 days ago, and only had one sentence. However, if I would've seen it was you, I probably would've held off. Moved a bit quickly. My bad.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:16, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
::It's all good @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:05, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

== Wikinews closure formally recommended ==

The Task Force has released a report that formally recommends closing Wikinews. The public consultation is here: [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:58, 26 June 2025 (UTC)
: A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.
: If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:
: 
:* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
:* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language
: 
: The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.
: You can find the draft here:&lt;br&gt;👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 
: Thanks for considering.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:33, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== hey there ==

good to have you officially back. It's good that you're up and running fully again. I'm glad!@[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]]have a good day! yay![[User:Rheabrux|Rheabrux]] ([[User talk:Rheabrux|talk]]) 20:58, 7 July 2025 (UTC)
&lt;br&gt;Thanks so much!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:00, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Good to see you around ==

how are you? @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:00, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
&lt;br&gt;Doing fairly well! Still quite busy with work etc., though!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:00, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Hey there!!! ==

Hi fellow stranger. @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:26, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

:Howdy!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:36, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== Gadget-archive ==

Hi, it's nice to see you being active!
I noticed that you have installed the Gadget-archive, but there’s actually a small issue on my side at [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools]]. I’ll fix that soon.

For now, to install it correctly, please [{{fullurl:Special:MyPage/common.js|action=edit}} open your common.js page] and paste the following code there. That’s all!

&lt;pre&gt;
mw.loader.load('//en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=User:Michael.C.Wright/js/Gadget-archive.js&amp;action=raw&amp;ctype=text/javascript');
&lt;/pre&gt;

-- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 20:41, 15 October 2025 (UTC)
*OK -- I'll look into it. I'm not a gadget ninja by any measure!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:14, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

==New article==
Hi - since you seemed to take an interest in my original reporting, I created a new article based on an event yesterday. I think it's mostly done but I'm still waiting on some details to submit it for review; I realize there should be a way to start the process as &quot;mostly ready&quot;. Anyway, if you want to have a look, [[Warrington Hudlin honored at 2025 Queens World Film Festival]]. Thanks either way. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 14:24, 16 October 2025 (UTC)
*Yeah -- that can be a little funny here. If I (for example) go in and do major tweaks to an article that is ''almost there'', I can then become so involved in the article, that I should not then be the Reviewer. I can do a bit -- but not too much.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:15, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

== where did you go? ==

@[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:04, 19 October 2025 (UTC)
:I'm alive!😁--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:06, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Wikinews:Vd ==

Hello. There's a long-term abuse on the page [[Special:History/Wikinews:Vd|Wikinews:Vd]]. Basically it's a redirect page — no need to edit it frequently, especially for new users. May I ask you (as an administrator) to protect it for an indefinite term? [[Special:Contributions/2A00:1370:8186:BB3:A30C:5EA3:D6AA:40E6|2A00:1370:8186:BB3:A30C:5EA3:D6AA:40E6]] ([[User talk:2A00:1370:8186:BB3:A30C:5EA3:D6AA:40E6|talk]]) 21:43, 20 October 2025 (UTC)
:Well -- I'm not so sure I see it as 'abuse'. All I see is a re-direct. What is your actual problem with this? And: Who are you?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 18:32, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
::Don't listen to them @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:00, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
:::@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]]This isn't perfectly in keeping with policy, but I tend to de-value requests like this from people who aren't signed in under an ID.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:58, 22 October 2025 (UTC)

== Why the deletion of original reporting? ==
Why was [[Dancer Yoshiko Chuma performs at the Children’s Magical Garden in New York City]] deleted with no explanation? It  was waiting for nearly two months for a review, and it was being worked on during that time. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 14:31, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] and I were both collaborating on it. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 14:31, 1 November 2025 (UTC)
::If memory serves, it had been marked as abandoned. When did the focal event occur?—-[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 01:59, 2 November 2025 (UTC)
:::It was some time ago, but we were both actively working on it. Someone has going through and been marking articles as incorrectly abandoned when they are awaiting reviewer response - in fact you seemed to do this to [[Warrington Hudlin honored at 2025 Queens World Film Festival]]. Regardless, as it is original reporting, I was told the freshness does not apply in the same way - and we gatwicked some additional interview material into it, as well as having it translated to zh.wikinews. Regardless, I was told it was policy to draftify original reporting rather than outright delete it. I think @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] or @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] told me this. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:38, 2 November 2025 (UTC)
::::Maybe I'm not sure I understand the word 'draftify' -- and I saw very little evidence that any gatwicking freshened it up. Do you know how to set up a sand box? You might do that with your OR stuff -- and then you can loop back at a later time any maybe loop that stuff into a brand new article. I checked the history and saw there was very little recent work that improved things. I would like to view that policy, if you can find it. And, while I'm at it: Let me clarify something. The concept of 'abandoned' might be a hair confusing. Freshness is critical around this place. There may be some 'changes' to an article, but those don't automatically freshen it up. I might've marked a couple of things as 'abandoned' when I should've just outright failed them for publication.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 11:53, 2 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::There is very little in the policies I have come across that really describes or endorses what is going on and what you are saying, and the discussion I started about Freshness at the policy talk page shows that really very few contributors agree with what is happening. If that was consensus, I think consensus has changed. Either way, it's an embarrassment that people will see a story published on zh wikinews about a performance in New York City and never see the story written in English. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 14:40, 2 November 2025 (UTC)
::I truly and deeply do not understand how I could possibly be more clear about his. In terms of freshness, an interview is NOT an automatic, super magical, get-out-of-jail-free card. I think I have been notably clear about that. Once again, let me say: The focal event is very important. On your article, the EVENT was ''the focal event.''' That event happened almost 3 weeks ago. I have been clear about that. Because you interviewed some people DOES NOT destroy the calendar in terms of freshness. It does not. And: ANY article that passes review will be published here. I focus very little on zhn.WN's standards (good, bad or otherwise). We have our standards. They (apparently) have there standards.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 00:02, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
::::::or were you asking about [[WN:ORIGINALREPORTING]], &quot;''Original material can also enhance freshness. Exclusive content has the potential to extend our freshness horizon by days or even weeks, depending on the nature of the original material. ''&quot;. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 14:53, 2 November 2025 (UTC)
:::(please see above).--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 00:28, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

== Please stop labeling. ==

We also suggest you reduce your use of unusual metaphors and capitalization. Thank you for your cooperation. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 23:45, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
:I deny and shall formally disregard your suggestion. Unfortunately: I must utilize certain conventions to try to help make my point. I wish I didn't.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 00:03, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
::''Comment on content, not on the contributor.'' ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 01:23, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

== Leaving Wikinews ==

Do y'all just want me to leave? @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:02, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm sorry. You are indeed the only one who has done the most practical work. I think we all feel ashamed. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 01:04, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
::I'am going to stay around but I can't take the constant bickering all the time. @[[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:10, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Yes, me too. These pointless arguments are unbearable. I hope everyone can speak frankly and clearly, focusing on the content rather than the person. Probably the argument is already over. Don't be discouraged. @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]]~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 01:20, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
::::Sorry for flooding your talk page by the way @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:58, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::You have done nothing improper. You are personally invited by me to come any time you wish to say darn near anything you wish to say. I welcome your remarks and your engagement in this project.—-[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 02:36, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

==[[India wins 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup, defeating South Africa by 52 runs]]==
Thank you for getting this article reviewed and published in a timely manner. I would not have wanted to pre-review it myself because I don't understand the sport of cricket and can't make sense of a match report, but I could tell that this appeared to be one of the better articles that has been submitted for review recently. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 17:02, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thanks -- it's a good one! Are you working on an article? If so, let me know if I can help.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:48, 4 November 2025 (UTC)

== And, we certainly missed this...for very long ==

{|style=&quot;border: 8px solid gray; background-color: #fdff7;&quot;
|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; valign=&quot;middle&quot; | [[Image:Pencil tip closeup 2.JPG|160px]]
|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |
|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Modest Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; {{{1|{{{for|For getting your first article published!}}}}}}
|-
|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | {{{2|{{{message|Good Job!}}}}}}
|}  ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 23:34, 5 November 2025 (UTC)

== Marking articles as abandoned ==

You probably already knew this. By using &lt;nowiki&gt;{{subst:aband}}&lt;/nowiki&gt; instead of &lt;nowiki&gt;{{abandoned}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;, the template will incorporate a date for deletion using today's date. Very glad to see your name in the edit histories again![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:13, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
:Yeah, I like using subst mostly. It functions as a trigger and gives a pinch of wiggle room for all parties concerned.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:16, 10 November 2025 (UTC)

== I always abandon my writing  ==

I'm frustrated at myself any pointers? @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:09, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
*I am not sure I have a perfect response, but consider this: downshift for a while. Minor edits to articles in development. Put in a comma here —- format a paragraph over there — tiny tweaks, small cleanups. Wikify a word they missed…those types of things. And: maybe offer a few words of encouragement for newbies. I also see your small cleanup efforts around here too! And: thanks for your MANY THANKS!! Keep at it!!—[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 02:11, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
*:I recently heard from @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]], that Wikinews is possibly closing in December, ouch i hope not @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:02, 11 November 2025 (UTC)
::I guess we'll have to see. We have (for years) been at war with a small cohort of WMF folks over this project. Most, if not all, truly understand our framework and appear to care very little about it.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:00, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

I'm going to edit this page. I need to change the title. I'll let you know after I edit it.[Family reunification regulations and restrictions in Germany]
I added a new paragraph and source. [Military reform in Germany]
I created a plane crash news story. [Turkish military transport plane crashes near Georgia border, 20 dead]

I want to progress here. But I'm still a beginner. I appreciate your tolerance. I clearly appreciate your support. Thank you.
[[User:New mayo|New mayo]] ([[User talk:New mayo|talk]]) 19:05, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

== To inform ==

Ignore the message above. Read this.
*I'm going to edit this page. I need to change the title. I'll let you know after I edit it.[[Family reunification regulations and restrictions in Germany]] 
*I added a new paragraph and source. [[Military reform in Germany]] 
*I created a plane crash news story. [[Turkish military transport plane crashes near Georgia border, 20 dead]]

I want to progress here. But I'm still a beginner. I appreciate your tolerance. I clearly appreciate your support. Thank you.
[[User:New mayo|New mayo]] ([[User talk:New mayo|talk]]) 19:09, 14 November 2025 (UTC)

== Hi welcome to Newsroom Refreshed ==

Hi @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] please see [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] 1. add it to your common.js it has instructions 2. visit a special page which is linked there, to see list of articles with more meaningful status notes than &quot;&quot; (nothing) ... Let me know what you think Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:58, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

== A new version of EzPR ==

Hi, a new version of the Easy Peer Review script has been prepared. Built on the legacy of the current version, it includes more features and has a more modern look and design. If you are interested, you can try it out and let me know what you think [[User talk:Asked42/EPR (new version)|on this talk page]]. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to share them as well.

This is currently an initial testing version. After installing the script, you can test it on any of your user sandbox pages (make sure the page contains the {{tl|review}} template). You may need to set up your sandbox to look like a draft article. If you don't want to do that extra work, you can instead try it on [[User:Asked42/sandbox2|my sandbox page]] to see how the script behaves in different situations, such as pass review, fail review, exception review, etc.

I haven't prepared any documentation pages yet since it's still too early and more modifications may be needed. So you'll have to follow your intuition while testing it (I will try to prepare some basic documentation soon). Hopefully this won't be too difficult, as I have tried to keep the design simple. Still if you need help or don't understand something feel free to ask me.

To install it, copy the code and add it to [{{fullurl:Special:MyPage/common.js|action=edit}} your common.js page]. You will then see a &quot;Review (EPR v2)&quot; option in your p-tb (or your tools menu) on any user-namespace page that contains the review template. After clicking the option a form should appear on the article.

&lt;syntaxhighlight lang=&quot;wikitext&quot; copy&gt;
{{subst:lusc|1=User:Asked42/EPRv2.js}}
&lt;/syntaxhighlight&gt;

--[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 18:38, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

:You can find some information about some of the features at [[User:Asked42/EPR (new version)]]. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 18:41, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Hi, I am not sure if this will be helpful, but to make some updates: you can use the new EzPR by clicking the &quot;Start a Review&quot; button, which appears at the top of an article that has been submitted for review. For a quick-start guide, [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)#Quick Start|you can see this]]. Thank you. --[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:03, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

== Review ==
Can you please review my article &quot;[[Many websites hit by major outage at online security group Cloudflare]]&quot;? It appears that you are a Reviewer here. [[User:Trash Taco|Trash Taco]] ([[User talk:Trash Taco|talk]]) 15:26, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Trash Taco|Trash Taco]], it Needs a rewrite for clarity to reduce bias. What is &quot;many&quot; and &quot;major&quot;, for example? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 11:32, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== invited to edit ==

Based on Taglet report (see [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] to install it) the following 3 stories would benefit from editing

* [[Midtown Manhattan Nightclub Shooting: One Killed, Shooter at Large]] expand submit for review, event nov-23
* [[3.2 earthquake hits near San Ramon, California]] submit it for review now mate Nov-20
* [[Dina Titus presses Nevada governor over dropped probe, fine against Musk’s Boring Co.]] minor editing for structure. check copyright of 3 large quotes. get info or comment from FD -- Nov-20 
* [[UN Security Council approves Trump peace plan for Gaza]] major news, too short. see [[WN:IP]]. only work on it if it can be refreshed. Nov-18

There are 5-10 others that can be refreshed with some effort, also, in the report.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:41, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

== Help request for world passports story ==

Hi Bddpaux

1. Interview contents was verified, please check scoop. 

2. The interviewee requested a minor change, which I do not know whether it is acceptable to add footnote to an external page.

3. Could you please push through to publish this if you consider it has been sufficiently revised for neutrality. The talk page is too long for me to read and there are many concerns on it which I do not have the capacity to address.

REgards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 11:05, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry. I'm a bit swamped right now.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:16, 24 November 2025 (UTC)
::Ok [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:50, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

== It isn't over till its over.... ==

Have faith this will not close down for good... @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:37, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

== A BARNSTAR! ==

[[File:Exceptional_newcomer.jpg|161px|left|thumb|]] Guess what? I’m going to give you the Newcomer Award to make up for it. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 10:38, 27 November 2025 (UTC){{clear}}

== Top article in November! ==
[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in {{#time:F|{{#time:Y-m-d|-1 month}}}}, 2025. The article has at least 2,218 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[India wins 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup, defeating South Africa by 52 runs]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in {{#time:F|{{#time:Y-m-d|-1 month}}}} of 2025.

Thank you for contributing to articles as well as reviewing others! We had three publishing reviewers this month and I believe that was the key to our increase in published articles for the month. 👍

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt; [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 19:56, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

== You might come back? ==

hello we miss you @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:57, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

== AI made into own wording? ==

I know recently a census was cast to ban AI usage, but if I use AI prompt can I put into my own words? Thanks, I've talked to Michael also about this topic. @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:03, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Wildfires burn across parts of US states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas]] (February 20) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Wildfires burn across parts of US states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas|author=Bddpaux|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 02:06, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

== 'Wikinews streak' comp proposal ==

Hi

I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] competition goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot; - for as many consecutive fortnights as possible

A role would have to be selected at start of the activity: this could be either ''authoring'' a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused ''editing'' on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' for 2-3 days after an event that is being subject of a report, to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? Parameters are subject to discussion e.g.

* 'once every two weeks' or 'once a week' or 'once a month'
* should this be same for all or each person decides for themselves
* how long total comp running for, 12 weeks or 24 weeks or some other time
* some other ideas how to modify this
[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:11, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Revision un-approved ==

In article [[Texas Firefighters Address Wildfires Across Parts of the State]] several revisions appeared as, I think accidentally, marked as reviewed. I un-approved them as the article was not yet published. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:59, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

== Please check 2 post publish edits (need to fit 24h window...) ==

Hi Bddpaux

Please check out this page, I added some content, if you could check it before 24h window post publish closes, I would appreciate it:

https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Monta_publishes_its_2025_EV_charger_ranking,_including_hardware_performance?dpl_id=3082835

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:02, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

== The Susie Wiles story was not stale  ==
At the time you posted [[Talk:Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles diagnosed with early stage breast cancer|that comment on the talk page saying it was stale]], the focal point was only four days old. Per [[WN:Freshness]] a story does not go stale until 5-7 days. Is there something I'm missing? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:07, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

:We are both waiting for responses for why you seem to be marking stories stale that aren't, and other issues.. Thanks. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 19:44, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
::::I needed a good April Fool's joke. This is rich. I made a mistake. How's that for a response? &quot;And other issues......&quot; Hahahahahahaha -- you're awesome. Farewell, English WN -- we did some good stuff around here. You're both waiting for a response. Hahahahahaha! Close the door on your way out.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 01:50, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
:::::Okay whatever. RIP Wikinews. What could have been... [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:54, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
:::::Again, I'll reiterate here. It was not one mistake, it was several &quot;mistakes&quot; followed by lack of explanation when asked about it. Again, I also suggest your tone towards myself, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], and @[[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] is unprofessional. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:10, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::::::FYI, @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] appears to have [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals&amp;curid=30615&amp;diff=5003963&amp;oldid=5003772 left the building]. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

== I see you ==

on my new news wiki thanks stick around! @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==

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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:38, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Sorry to bother you but ==

when wiki news finally closes could you please tell me where to write articles next project? Thanks I still want to contribute elsewhere. @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 07:45, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
: If there is a next project, I'm sure it will be made known in the Water cooler. It looks like there are a couple of options brewing...[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 07:52, 2 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== Something else I noticed ==

So that new user around here, I don't want to tag or mention them, but... I noticed their username is a misspelling of an [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:Anotherwikipedian already-existing Wikipedia username], not unlike what Me Da Wikipedian did with the imposter account that got them banned. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:49, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:ive given up hope with them lol Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 19:39, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::{{Reply to|BigKrow|Lofi Gurl}} I&amp;CloseCurlyQuote;m still here you know&amp;period; If either of you have another issue with me&amp;comma; you can tell it to me on my talk page&amp;period; Also&amp;comma; I have no relations to [[:w:User:Anotherwikipedian|User:Anotherwikipedian]]&amp;comma; I chose the misspelling only because the actual username was taken&amp;period;
::[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 19:44, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published! ==

I reviewed and published [[Former Major League Baseball pitcher Julio Teherán retires]]! Thanks for the submission, review process was really smooth honestly. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:42, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:thanks so much! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:08, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:see the tools are working good for you congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:11, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:i know we have been through a lot over my time and yours here on wikinews so I would like to say I'm happy your doing a great job as reviewer never get yourself down my friend! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:23, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Got any more sports stories? ==

I'll try to review of you do [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:12, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==

Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

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== [[A young boy got lost while he was going to school]] ==

I don't understand what happened with this article. First you tagged it as gibberish, then in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=A_young_boy_got_lost_while_he_was_going_to_school&amp;diff=next&amp;oldid=5000700 this edit] you added the text of a story, but it doesn't look anything like a news article. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 02:03, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

:Sorry. [[Special:Contributions/&amp;#126;2026-18292-31|&amp;#126;2026-18292-31]] ([[User talk:&amp;#126;2026-18292-31|talk]]) 02:10, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
::oops Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:11, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==

Sorry, this report went stale.

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== Thank you for your welcome and your opinion on my first article ==

Hello, BigKrow! Thank you for [[User talk:Justthefacts#c-BigKrow-20260327230800-Welcome!!!|your warm welcome for me to Wikinews]]! What do you think about [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Päivi Räsänen and Juhana Pohjola of crimes against humanity|my first article on Wikinews]]? Do you think it is ready for review and publication? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 00:49, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:It looks good! @[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 00:56, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::Thank you! I just submitted it for review! Will you review it? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 01:07, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::I don't review articles here, sorry but just be patient hopefully it will get published soon! Keep up the good work! @[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:14, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

== I'm sorry for everything ==

Yo. I probably could have taken my user interactions more seriously during my time contributing to this project. For that I apologize. I know I've been a dick at various times on here and I'm sorry for that too. It looks like this is it -- I'm looking at Recent Changes and I'm seeing all sorts of &quot;wind-down&quot; activities, and I'm kinda choking up. It's really over. But, it's going to be okay. We wrote dozens and dozens of articles for this project during its waning years and for that I think we should be extremely proud. I'm not sure what my online life holds in store for me in the future, probably Wikipedia and YouTube and maybe Twitch again. Hope I'll see you around on other WMF projects! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:26, 1 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== [[Court ruling upholds TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells stake]] ==

Hi,

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] published the story. Congratulations.

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback from the reviewer.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say]] ==

Hi,

I published the story. Congratulations. 🎉

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Manslaughter charges against Daniel Perry dismissed following jury deadlock]] ==

Published. :-) Please read notes on the talk page. 

Have a great day. 

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== Re: cathedral re-opening ==

Hello,

Published. :-) Please check notes on the article talk page. A copy is included below for your reference:

----

There are important, but not critically essential details missing, for example:

* time of day in local time and UTC
* that they planned to do speech outdoors but did it indoors because of a storm
* (is it needed to write '2024' in first paragraph as we already have publish date further up the page)

I could not verify one part:

* Sunday 'morning' mass (source 1 says Sunday, source 2 does not say, or something) -- replaced 'Sunday morning' with 'Sunday'

The above items can be addressed within 24 hours after publication.

The image credit was missing and I added it as a minor edit as a part of the review process. It is required due to the licence requirements.

I recommend the author to also become involved in editing others' submissions -- those of them that are newsworthy, at least -- in the [[Newsroom]], if desired. This may help improve their quality and their chances of publication, and provide experience with proofreading and fact checking in addition to writing and authoring efforts.

Thank you and keep up the great work.

----

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Pace ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, there are not many reviewers available, and I think the current queue may take a couple days to be processed. (I am mostly outdoors and away on weekend.) My apologies, and thank you for reading and writing entertaining and specific stories. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:No problem, take your time and enjoy your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Revisit articles in review queue ==

While waiting for articles I've authored to be reviewed, I often revisit them as long as they aren't under review and 'tighten' them up by making sure they conform to the style guide, that facts are correct, I've chosen good images with useful descriptions (and attributed every image), etc. 

I see that there are style issues in some of your articles currently awaiting review. Please see what you can do to help make the review of these articles easier/quicker.

Consider using {{tl|verify}} to point to exactly what source is used for all information so reviewers who verify information can find it easier. This helps tremendously.  

Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Are you able to specify the style issues present in the article as a reviewer, or is it my job to figure that out as the reporter? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:I haven't checked the article talk pages yet so sorry if this ends up being a pointless question [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::It is the author's responsibility to know our policies and guidelilnes, to include the [[WN:Style|style guide]]. Reviewers can and often do correct style issues before publishing but they are not required to. It takes more of a reviewers time to correct for style along with everything else they must check before publishing. See [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] to understand all the work that goes into reviewing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== Great job ==

You are doing a great job here thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:25, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, friend!
:[[File:Red Wine Toast GIF Animation.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question! ==

{{tl|helpme}} Say an articles goes stale, or fails review for whatever reason. Am I allowed to splice old material and sources from &quot;rejected&quot; articles and use them in future articles, so long as the subject of the article stays fresh, and new developments keep coming in? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, that's fine. They are released under the creative commons licence indicated in the footer, and you can reuse them at any news articles here or any other place where the licence of content is compatible. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

Could you please [[WN:Attribution|attribute]] the &quot;''Political unrest and nationwide protests were expected in response to the axing of the impeachment.''&quot; sentence? Who said this? This would help the sentence to not read as a speculation made on behalf of ''Wikinews''. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:From the Associated Press article:
:{{quote|The vote’s defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and escalate political turmoil, and opposition parties could introduce a new impeachment motion when parliament reconvenes next Wednesday.}} [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:This is amazing:
:* [[South Korean Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol]]
:Thank you so much for writing about this topic. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Pretty cool we have four articles of coverage spanning the scandal from start to finish! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== Wizard of oz slippers story ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* Missing currency, both in first paragraph and in headline?
* Missing specified location where the auction took place.

Hope you can assist. Let me know if any questions. Thank you. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've found the location and left a note about it at the article talk page. I cannot add it and remain available to review. Could you please check and make the edit? Thank you!!! Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I went to sleep before seeing all these. I'm so sorry! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
:::What is your time zone?  
:::Do you receive notifications in right top corner of the page while you are logged in?
:::Please note on talk page of the slippers story there is a new message &quot;''@Michael.C.Wright - You can add it and I can review? Please confirm within the next hour, or @Lofi Gurl please add it within next hour. Failing that, I'll add it myself and will require another reviewer to publish. Thanks.''&quot;
:::Have a great day.
:::Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, and I need to get better at clearing my inbox, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'm eastern standard time I think. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Left you a '''[[Talk:Slippers_worn_by_American_actress_Judy_Garland_in_1939_film_The_Wizard_of_Oz_break_sales_record,_sold_for_US$28_million_at_auction#Why_the_slippers_were_so_expensive|new message]]''' Hope it helps :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::[[Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction]] now published, congratulations. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::thank you :) [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee::Who ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, I've left you a new message '''[[Talk:Coffee_prices_surge_to_record_highs_due_to_droughts_in_Brazil,_Vietnam#Who|here]]'''. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:added a new message now again [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Chess article ==

Please see the talk page at that article.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== damascus story ==

i made a few edits. in one sentence needs clarification, i marked it in bold. please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi!! To answer the quesion/comment/footnote you left in the article -- I found a mention of &quot;Saydnaya prison complex&quot; in the BBC source but they don't specify if that was the prison Timmerman escaped from. It was just mentioned that {{w|the White Helmets}} were storming looking for survivors. Hope this helps! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, I think he left prison the same day the city fell on Monday, which was mentioned in the second paragraph. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== minor edit &amp; thanks ==

hi, i have rejected [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_chess_grandmaster_Gukesh_Dommaraju,_18,_becomes_youngest_world_chess_champion_of_all_time&amp;diff=4809824&amp;oldid=prev&amp;unhide=1 this edit] as this wikilink was already included in a previous paragraph. please let me know if i am incorrect!

thanks for the other edits to the story. they have made it so much nicer and are timely. i appreciate it and approved the other edits.

have a great day, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:oops didn't see the other link, thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Edits after publication  ==

Please note that our [[WN:Archive]] conventions generally prevent edits to articles 24 hours after publication. Articles are meant to be a snapshot in time. 

Edits within the 24 hours after publication should be limited to only correcting any errors not caught in the review process. 

It is better to have an article fully button-down and ready for publication before requesting review. 

You are more than welcome, even encouraged to help improve other articles. But please focus that energy on articles in the developing queue and review queue unless the article is actively ''under'' review. That way we catch more errors before review and definitely before publication. 

Thanks again for joining and contributing! I can't remember the last time I saw ten articles in the review queue. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:[[image:Symbol thumbs up green.png]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Requested article  ==

hey, {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-talladega-county-sheriffs-office

I added this story to requested articles but im not up to starting the article myself... If you can do anything for this would be helpful? Thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi, I'm happy to start articles you bring to me, I'm just not sure this story meets the site's notability guidelines.. I'd have to double check though. Thank you though [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::It does and is '''developing''', not much data so far I suppose.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::We also need a second source. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::we'll play it by ear. This South Korea story is taking way longer than I thought [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's please focus on it being published! My request can always wait, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== please vote ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

'''[[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|This page]]''' has a handful of requests open. Could you please cast a vote and/or add a comment, ideally for each of them, at your earliest convenience?

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== hi here is a news tip about malware ==

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Hundreds of North Korean troops killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia]] ==
Hi. Please see my not-ready review comments on the talk page. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 22:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why? ==

Are you making more work for editors? Im not angry just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know what you're talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::You keep abandoning articles mostly you created, why? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:What specifically do you mean &quot;making more work for editors&quot;? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::more work to clean up after you... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd just delete them if I was able to. Why are you mad? I'm abandoning the articles. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::not mad, just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You were acting fine before, what happened? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Stop &quot;RIPing&quot; because it's seen as disruptive behavior, sorry but it seems like it. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::That's fine I'm done writing here anyway. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Suit yourself..... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Then what was your point? Wasting peoples' time? Sad sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm genuinely confused now. What do you mean &quot;wasting peoples time&quot;? What are you talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::The project is to work together with one another not to abandon because theres not much activity right now. I won't argue with you anymore.. Sorry... {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: '''I didn't do anything wrong.''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

== En.wn ==
Hi. Thanks for, well, contributing here, I guess. So really, if you want to write fast and write prolifically, maybe Wikipedia is a better fit for you than en.wn in its present state. The project couldn't handle a mass influx of even people highly skilled at writing for it (overwhelms the review process, reporters get demoralized). I'm tempted to say that you overestimated the project and what you could do, but that sounds wrong. I don't know why I'm saying all this. You probably already know it. Of what's left, we are overwhelmingly nice people, for what it's worth, and care deeply about en.wn. Just don't, I guess, overinvest yourself in it. One of our colleagues here likes to say &quot;don't get married to your article&quot;, so perhaps likewise with the concept and future of the project. Then again, a late editor literally saw himself as embarking on a mission to save human civilization from intellectual ruin and mundanity by making something great out of this project. But he was executing a long term plan, that did transform the project. I don't know what this sounds like. I hope it doesn't sound condescending. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just to let both of you know I wasn't trying to attack {{ping|Lofi Gurl}}. {{Ping|Heavy Water}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the time to write this (it didn't come off as condescending). I'll keep it in mind while contributing to the project in the future. Sorry for taking a few days to reply. Been trying to limit internet time. Have a good rest of your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 05:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Lofi Gurl  ==

I was really being a dink to you, apologies. Feel free to continue to write articles here! {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:Consider it forgiven. It happens. Onward! [[file:FPClogogif.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you for creating new news articles you go as fast as you please {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm trying to slow down and try to average maybe three per week. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Please write as much as you like and thanks {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good to be back. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::😊 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Welcome back Lofi Gurl [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
:::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== Crash Philadelphia story ==

Hi I copyedited some misspelled words for the article. Hope your well, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. I'm on my mom's laptop at the moment and she has her shit set up weird, and I can't spellcheck very easily at all right now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
::It's ok, do your best. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

== Paywalled ==

Can't you work around it? {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

:It's gonna be easier to rewrite the entire article at this point, with like 2-3 sources. The project just kept getting bigger and bigger and I shot myself in the foot (or gave my foot the firing squad, if you will). Using this article's content for Wikipedia. Going to focus on my WashingtonDC/suicide/cop article I have started here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I like alot of these! 
:#7. I've been meaning to start using IRC for a while. Maybe today's the day.
:#8. Not sure what I can do to help with software development but I have a bunch of friends who know code. 
:#12. I know a few university professors in the history field.
:#14. I've never heard of Audio Wikinews. Sounds self-explanatory. How many articles have audio with them?
:Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

== This is terribly overdue! ==

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|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Humble Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; For completing ''5 edits''.
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|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | Great work! Keep it up! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:12, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
|}

== Stuff ==

Some of your (recent) contributions have gone stale. Sorry -- keep at it!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:27, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

== Darn it! ==

That execution article ROCKED! Is there a snowball's change you could gatwick it? I'll help -- for realz!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:39, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the kind words! I don't think I can gatwick it -- it went stale on Friday, and there have not been any new developments that I'm aware of. I shot myself in the foot by relying too heavily on a source that I later discovered had an apparent paywall (only the first two days were free I guess). On the bright side, I was able to use alot of it for the Wikipedia article, but I wish I could have gotten it published here! It would have been a good one. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

== You ok??? ==

Hope your good???? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've been borderline kind of freaking out lately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::Well, take a few breaths -- back up -- '''re-calibrate the mechanism''' -- and come back soon!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== You've AT LEAST earned this!! ==

[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|210px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ahh thank you!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:congrats [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Your clogging up the queue, please resort to 1 possibly 2 articles at a time. I don't want to see you blocked..... Many of your articles will most likely go stale, or you will abandon them. Sorry for so harsh but its facts... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've also put a good amount of effort into helping your articles.... Your stressing me out badly.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Will you please stop needlessly punctuating ''every sentence'' with &quot;...........&quot;? Because it comes off as needlessly shitty to everyone you talk to and that really isn't something I need to be dealing with. No matter the topic it just sets a negative tone right off the bat. Sorry, &quot;but it's facts.&quot; [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:Coming from a user who constantly abandons articles lol [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's not funny brah, i should report you! But i wont, your harassing me and wikinews!!! °½&lt;½½½&lt;&lt;½½½;½½ @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::your a sock or troll.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:I found these stubs useful and was pleased. Expanded one yesterday. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Interest in notifications for new drafts ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I'd like to invite you to edit drafts created by other contributors to improve their quality and reduce reviewer load on them, so that more reviewers can review articles written by you. Would you be interested in notifications of the current drafts in the Newsroom, compiled with a note of what the event date and link to article? 

I can make something like [[User:Gryllida/Newsroom]]. If you're interested, would you like to get notified when article '''is created as a new draft''' ([[:Category:Developing]]) or when it is '''submitted for review''' ([[:Category:Review]])? 

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, I would love that. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome thanks. Which option would you prefer, articles created in Developing or in Review category? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Definitely developing. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Would you like to get notifications 'instantly' for each new draft, or weekly?
::::Would you be OK if these notifications were delivered to your personal talk page? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Instantly would be great. Yeah, my talk page would be fine starting out, but if we could find a way for them to only show up in my notifications inbox, that would be good too. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::great thanks i will try to figure out how to make this work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
::May I ask about your devices: how many, what OS, have you used an RSS feed reader before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:08, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I mainly edit on my laptop using Windows 10. No I've never used an RSS feed reader before. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== idaho police story ==

published after an edit to write in active voice, great writeup thanks heaps [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Don't edit my articles ==

Thanks [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 17:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Why not? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry got ahead of myself [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 18:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Anyone can edit anyone's article. This is not bbc nor a blog. Articles belong to Wikinews, not to individual authors. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

== [[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]][ ==

is there a court date scheduled for this? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ill look into it when i ge5 home [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I just wanted to say hi. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey BigKrow! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::I seem to have an imposter, a pain in my side, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:BigKrow2|BigKrow2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:49, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Also @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], notified. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I really hope this is just some random child that doesn't know the actual severity of what they're doing here. But that is clearly someone who has been kicked from the project multiple times. Just ignore the humanoid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== BigKrow2 ==

Please tell me your really not me @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]],

I wouldn't be superised. 

Also @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] and @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]]

@[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're accusing me of being that guy who impersonated Bddpaux last year? Is that what you're saying? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly I think you are. Trying to sneak back in .... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Why? What basis do you have for that? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:That shit happened before I created my account, but I saw it happen. Is every new user here going to be accused of being that person then? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Prove your innocence then, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How? You have to open a sockpuppet investigation into me I guess. Why are you making baseless accusations? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm just checking but you might be a sock puppet account you changed the article fucks to some other story suspicious. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Why is that suspicious? I turned a vandalism article into a stub. You're being silly. Your baseless accusations are disruptive. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::Prove your innocence, @[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Once again -- ''how?'' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I can't check user you right now but, I'm always watching you.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Why? Why do you think I am this user? Why do you want to checkuser me? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:30, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::::I have my suspicions. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::So it's just conjecture? I'm not Me Da Wikipedian. Why are you suspecting me of sockpuppetry? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:40, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== I suffer from bad mental health issues ==

I know my behavior has been negative to you, so by taking responsibility for my words towards you, I just don't want to be blocked from editing Wiki news. And thinking you are a sock is wrong of me. Lofi Gurl you don't have to accept my apology but I do hope you understand where I'm coming from about my mental health. Thank you for listening. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:Okay? I am never afforded understanding or forgiveness when my mental health issues cause problems in relationships. I'm just frankly tired of this crap. Youve been making me not want to log in [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::You can only make your own decisions, I say you keep working get past this and move forward @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Agreed. This was a waste of time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you for not retiring ==

Thank you for sticking around! Your well needed here. Thanks. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:🙂🥳👍⚡️ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sources fill ✍️ ==

Hi, at my personal talk page at Wikipedia there is a user script, which may be copy pasted to [[Special:MyPage/common.js]], that adds a new button in the editor: it prompts for an URL, generates a filled source template for it, and copies it to clipboard. It reliably inserts the source title at least 🤣 In many, but not all, cases it also gets the publisher and date -- though not always in the right &quot;April 22, 2025&quot; format -- properly, too. Then, if in the visual editing mode, I double click the pasted source to fix if needed. Perhaps this could help you save time.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes I was actually going to ask if we could program something like that, because en.wp has it. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
::Is it working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Do you have a link to the script? I tried to access the script from your Wikipedia talk page from the section titled &quot;Script&quot; but it just lead me to a deleted page. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida/common.js]] -&gt; 
::::&lt;pre&gt;importScript('User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js');&lt;/pre&gt;
::::[[User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js]]
::::Works in 'Source editing' mode if it is the same toolbar as Visual Editor.
::::It adds a star icon. Clicking it prompts for the news URL, and then a few seconds alter it adds the filled source template at cursor position.
::::Note that date may be missing. Authors usually are missing. Publisher name isn't always correct (needs to be such that you can wikilink to wikipedia). So you need to check what it generated. But at least it gets title and date right 90% of the time for me and it makes writing easier.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edit urgent please? ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I think it is best of someone adds a source and attribution about the '51' number of injuries.

The article was already published, so this needs to be done immediately, so that the approval of the edit can be done within less than 24 hours.

Please see [[Talk:Kamikaze_drone_attacks_bus_near_Dnipropetrovsk,_Ukraine,_allegedly_war_crime|this page]] for more details.

BigKrow refused to do it, now I have the request for your help as my last hope.

Looks like nobody else currently active at the wiki this weekend.

Thanks heaps, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! Let me know what you think of my revision. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you for the edit. 
::If you click the image of the bus, in description, it links to a few sources. One of them is a telegram post by someone, possibly military official from Ukraine. I think it could be added as source and in article text the '51' figure could be attributed to that source specifying their name and whatever role is associated with their nick in telegram. If you can do this soon, I can approve it. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

== Saying hi ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], how are you? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking. How are you doing friend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
::I'm living heh, glad to hear your doing okay. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

== Yo BigKrow ==

@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Can I ask a favor? Can you go on the Lady Gaga article and fill out the sources, and then submit for a review? I'm heading into the city to attend a concert at the moment. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I got you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Kinda hungover. Didnt get great sleep last night. Slept in my car because I didnt want to risk a DUI after the concert. Im excited to hopefully feel better tomorrow. How are you? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
::Well I'm here for you my friend. I'm doing alright. Take it easy! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

== You ok? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:yeah, i'm fine. thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, its currently busy season at work. I work in lawn care. I try to make revisions when I can, and I certainly respond more than at least 80% of the people who are pinged. Im sorry my volunteer time is limited at the moment. Several of my articles went stale waiting for review priod to my involuntary wikibreak. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::No problem. I just wanted to check the setup is working. Ping me if you have a news story in mind but no time to write of it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views, the highest for year so far!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025, and the highest so far of 2025! Bam! 💥 

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As the original author, you can also use the following userbox on your user page: 

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Thank you for your continued efforts at not only starting new articles but contributing to others as well. Your collaborative efforts are greatly appreciated. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 12:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Awesome! I can't wait to get back to writing. I have some merciless &quot;{{w|adulting}}&quot; to attend to in my personal life at the moment. When I'm back writing, you'll all know it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::Totally understand. Take care of what you need to, and we’ll be glad to see you back when the time’s right. Looking forward to it! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Come back please ==

Wikinews needs you, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey. I heard about what's going on. Im going to try to find some free time this week to get some articles written to try to help save the project. Sorry for the radio silence [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks for sticking around! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Your stories are stale ==

Sorry, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:09, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Are you sure? The gambling story happened Friday and the Beyonce story happened last night, from what I can tell. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::You need stories to be '''&quot;fresh&quot;''' even a day old is stale. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Ideally yeah, but it's not stale until seven days have passed since the focal point of the story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

Would you be interested in joining as a reviewer? If you were, I or another reviewer of your interest would be doing it together with you for the first several months to assist.

Similarly, would you be interested in helping with page deletions and blocking users, and removing vandalism. Is this something you have done before and do you have an interest?

Are there any changes to the workflow that you would consider helpful?

Are you on any IM platform such as Discord, Linphone (SIP), Matrix, where we could exchange messages, screenshots, and sometimes audio calls?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! That sounds like a good offer. Definitely curious to see what I can bring as a reviewer. I have no expirience blocking users or deleting pages. Give me a few days to sleep on it. Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey Lofi Gurl, and are you on any of the IM platforms? Maybe Telegram? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I plan on creating a discord account for my Wiki stuff. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::::any luck? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Community response to SPTF's recommendation to close ''Wikinews'' ==

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF) has issued a [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|recommendation to close Wikinews]]. A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.

If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:

* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language

The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.

You can find the draft here:
👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 

Thanks for considering. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you my friend! ==

Good work on la explosion [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Thanks for bringing the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:13, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::We need to block those ips. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I reported them, all I can do. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I know.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

== Nigerian abductors article ==

If you can find an image to add (even just a file photo or whatever) -- I think we might be able to get that one published. It could use ''maybe'' one more sentence while you're at it too?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah I'll take a look at it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

This is your second barn star for top article! Thanks for your continued, hard work!

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:35, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

== [[Talk:Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]] ==

i published article, please check talk page for feedback thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Live chat software trial ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Please note this is open source software with low bandwidth usage and the communication is only via text, so it is not privacy invasive. This platform is older than the web, irc existed since 1980s. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and yourself being sitting in chat all 24/7 via this software could make collaboration much easier as then others could send messages to the group while your device is offline, and you could get notifications on mobile. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:07, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::I will install this when I get home from the city today. Thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I got them downloaded for both Windows and Android. My name can just be Lofi Gurl on there. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Train derails article ==

Sad event. Excellent coverage, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:15, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* please refocus on a recent event with [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and re submit @ [[Talk:EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]]

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:19, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88]] ==

can you please try to find a photo of the person in 12h to add to story thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:23, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:The only one I have of him is from Wikipedia and it's fair use only. I don't know how to obtain permission to use that here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you!!! ==

For your help with the church shooting article! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:25, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

:No prob! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:06, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For the help on shark story! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

:No, thank you for getting the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for August! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

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Hot diggity dog, you nailed it![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats for your article! Attracting that amount of readers to a story about a local hot dog spill is not small feat. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks guys! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

hi pal @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

:Im okay. Moving this weekend. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

== Hi friend ==

How you doing? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:13, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==
Hi - I'm new here, trying to help out (recruited from elsewiki). I see you've been contributing here a while - is it possible you are ready to become a reviewer? Would that interest you? I'm still learning what's going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:I actually have an open request for reviewership open somewhere haha! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:33, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to get some reform going to save this cite, maybe you have some input. I posted at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]]... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 22:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewer permission granted. Congratulations, Lofi Gurl! Just reviewing one story a week would be more than sufficient, I think doing more than that is a risk of burnout. Up to you. :) Let me know if any questions. Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:40, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::This is awesome news! Yeah, one review per week sounds good to me. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::: Congratulations! I'll help out however I can. My availability will be short and sporadic likely for the next week. But the goal is not to just hand you the reviewer role and let you learn it on your own (that happened to me). 
:::: First step is ensuring you now see the &quot;Review&quot; action in the top-right of your browser when you view articles in the review queue. Once you click on &quot;Review&quot; for an article, you should now see an interface that allows you to select options via drop-down menus for the five areas we review. All of those drop-downs must be &quot;pass&quot; for the article to pass. Otherwise the gadget will label the article 'not ready.'
:::: Have a look at the following for other advice and info:
:::: 
::::* [[User:Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane|Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane]] (brief overview of full, reviewer workflow)
::::* [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review checklist]] (process of reviewing)
::::* [[Wikinews:Tips on reviewing articles|Tips on reviewing articles]] (old essay representing the intent of the 'modern review process')
::::* [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish checklist]] (additional steps needed once an article passes review)
:::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] on becoming a new reviewer! I also think new reviewers might benefit from [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools/easyPeerReview|documentation on how to use the easyPeerReview]] gadget (this is the gadget that shows the &quot;Review&quot; option in the top-right tools menu and opens the review template with dropdown options). If any reviewer is interested, perhaps a short guide for the gadget would be helpful. Although, I am not sure if there's already any documentation available for the easyPeerReview gadget. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:07, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::: After some digging I found [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Peer_reviewed#Use_.5BUsing_Easy_Peer_Review.5D this] but it could use expanding. That's something I can do, possibly within the next few weeks if someone else doesn't get to it beforehand.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hey - I saw your post elsewhere where once again you expressed your frustration at what is going on in this site. I'm sorry if my attempts to get _some_ change going in time to make a difference bothered you, and definitely not happy that no change happened and that people obfuscated the issue on the talk page to the point where nothing was clear. That all speaks to the problems here. There is so much disrespect floating around on this site currently, I do tend to think that there isn't much to be done as it is right now. I fully understand your frustration, and seeing it was part of what motivated me to seek change. This site was in a state of emergency and no one acted to fix it. Anyway maybe I'll bump into you on en.wikipedia proper, I'm sure if you want to you'll find something to contribute; or if not there, who knows where else? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the message. Your efforts did not bother me at all. It wasn't like this when I first joined. Some of my articles would go stale waiting for review, but it was rare. My previous 8-9 articles over the last few months, and not a single one got reviewed. It is what it is. Yeah, you'll probably see me over at the current events articles on ENWP in the future. At least there you can work at your own pace. Why feel pressure to write fresh content if it can't get reviewed on time anyway? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::::Exactly - and the fact that no one was doing the reviews certainly puts out the message - whether true or not - that the reviewers care less about this project than the ones submitting the articles. This is made worse by the fact that there may be more reviewers than article contributors at this point. Regardless, we really needed a short term solution here, and no one was interested (actually, some WERE interested, but it got obfuscated away. Some people even claimed you supported the status quo!) So it goes! At least personally I met a few nice wiki folks I would not have found otherwise. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::It could be argued that I was more in a position to make an impact here since I was nade reviwer, but truthfully I just dont really know what I'm doing. I definitely didnt support the status quo, I just was not interested in loosening the site's guidelines. I just cant help but wonder how this looks to the outside -- all these articles getting neglected and trashed while dozens are calling for the whole thing to be shut down. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::: With EzPR 2025, we can do partial reviews. So you could start a review and when you get to a point where you want help, you can save the partial review and tag another reviewer for a hand (I'd be happy to help). 
:::::: Also, if the review process is daunting enough to keep you from doing the review, I think it would help everyone if you could articulate what is holding you back. It could be that the same thing is impacting other reviewers and it should therefore be changed.
:::::: You have fresh eyes on the review process and may see things differently than those who have done it for some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:06, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That sounds like it might be worth a try. How do I access EzPR 2025? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::: It should show up in the Tools menu, the same place EzPR shows up (for me, they are stacked on top of each other in the right-hand sidebar). If you view an article [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|marked for review]], you should see &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools. That's it.
:::::::: If you'd like to start with the [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|Racoon story]], I'll step away from it. Initially to me it looks like a relatively solid article and is light-hearted, with little risk of serious ramifications of libel or defamation if we get it wrong (as opposed to an interview with a prominent figure, for example).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::The EzPR 2025 will not show up automatically like the old one. EzPR is enabled by default for all reviewers as a gadget, while EzPR 2025 is not currently a gadget.
:::::::::So @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], if you want to use it, let me know and I can enable/install it for you. After that, you will find &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools menu. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::: Ahhh, sorry. I thought it was now in testing by all reviewers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::I can enable it for all reviewers by default, so they don't have to manually install it. But I chose not to do that initially because it seems a bit bold to me. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:31, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::::: @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I went ahead and published the raccoon story. But feel free to jump into the next story you feel comfortable with.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|11}}Sometimes bold is good. ツ I think you've been very careful so far and personally trust that you won't blow anything up. But its your call. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,083 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

Your name keeps popping up as a contributor or original author in the monthly top article. Thank you for your continued effort! This was also the highest number of page-views yet this year.

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== welcome back  ==

Hi friend glad to have you back @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:01, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. Good to finally have internet again. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Saw your story about Sam Rivers. Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Heard. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

As a reviewer, you should have access to Scoop so that you can receive OR material. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] manages the email server and should be able to set up an account for you. If you haven't done so already, you should reach out and request an account. It might be a while before you're comfortable reviewing OR, and that's okay. It is a bit of a different beast. But you should have access to Scoop now so you can see the material and otherwise use it to assist with developing OR and getting it closer to a publishable state.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:For scoop account username: it is not the same as your wiki login; unfortunately the email server was not setup for OAuth login. Usually, but not always, it's the legal first name and last name, to make the request more professional in the case you might need to contact one of the OR involved parties to confirm some information; one of the reviewers uses just their first name only for the username and one used their wiki nick. '''Please tell me what username for scoop email you would like.''' Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:51, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Using EasyPeerReview ==

Hey there, I finally got around to starting a help page for EasyPeerReview at [[Help:EasyPeerReview]]. Verify you have access to EzPR (you see the Review link in Actions when viewing an article marked with {{tl|Review}}) and have a look at the help page. Let me know if the page is actually helpful. 

Let me know if you want to jump into a review together or if you have any questions about the process, where to find things, etc.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for disappearing. I recently moved out of my parents' house and I am working three jobs now. I have not had time for wiki projects unfortunately. I can't lose monentum towards getting my shit together in real life. I hope to have a new laptop this winter and hope to be back going strong around that time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Get yer shit together, why don't ya? ツ
:: No worries. It sounds like you are making the right priorities. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for understanding. I just went down from three jobs to two, so I am hoping I can at least start helping out with pre-reviews more regularly. I'm nervous about doing full reviews by myself though. I'm so sorry for falling off the grid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

== You still with us? ==

Haven't heard from you in awhile. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:33, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not really able to contribute in any meaningful way with the amount of free time I currently have. Sorry. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thank you for checking in though homie, the last two months in particular have been pretty challenging for me. But I'm getting through it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Sending good vibes! You got this! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please consider to try [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] it is a 5 min a day commitment to a triage process of new drafts, that helps other users a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

Hi friend @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Good to see ya [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:Happy turkey day [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== My attacks on you as a person ==

It might sound like the same old thing, but I do in fact apologize to you for my negative attacking of you. You can choose to accept or decline my attempted apologize, thank you again. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:Its fine, no hard feelings. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::Same [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== Never give up my Friend  ==

I will never lose Faith in you. We have had our spats but positivity is good for us. Hope life gets better. Talk soon? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:05, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, you'll see me around. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry for the profane edit summaries today [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

== Wasn't expecting ==

Hey thanks so much for helping the drug bust story. I wasn't expecting anyone to help it out. My bad abandoning habits. Anyways thank you! You did a great job by the way! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:02, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks dude [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Well done ==

Great job @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

== Starting a review ==

Hi, hope you Are doing well. From [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/Lofi Gurl|your comment]], it appears you were struggling to start a review on an article as you mentioned you couldn't find any buttons. For your convenience, I've prepared a Review Launcher. 

Just [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)#Review launcher widget|visit the page]], enter the article name you want to review, and click the &quot;Start Review&quot; button. That's it. After clicking Start Review, you will be redirected to the article page, wait for 1-2 seconds and the peer-review form should open for you. Use that form to submit your review result. I hope this isn't too complicated. If at any point you feel lost, just let me know. 

I understand that you may not be interested in reviewing at the moment, but if the reason is simply not knowing how to start the review, this approach might be helpful. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:31, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

:A detailed documentation on how to use the peer-review form is [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)|available here]]. If you still need more assistance, I can share some screenshots with you via email showing how to use the form. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you so much. I will keep this in mind once I get my head clear. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==
Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==
hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==
Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==
comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==
Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Welcome back ==

Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

* Follow these instructions [[Wikinews:Easy_Peer_Review_(2025_version)#Getting_Started|get started]] says &quot;''To use it, go to any article that you want to review (make sure it has the {{tl|review}} template). You will find a &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; option in your &quot;Actions&quot; menu (in the Vector 2022 skin) or the &quot;More&quot; menu (in the Vector 2010 skin). After clicking this option, a form will appear at the top of the article.''&quot;. are you seeing this button?
Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

:no, I am not seeing either of these buttons on articles submitted for review. Im only seeing an option to prevreview. I use the 2010 skin. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
:Nevermind, I FINALLY found it. It was under the &quot;More&quot; tab. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==
{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

:Credit truly goes to [[User:Gryllida]] and [[User:BigKrow]]. All I did was &quot;get&quot; this story. Thanks for running with it! I will attempt to review some articles this week. I will be forced to wing it. Perfectist anxiety is the only thing holding me back at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] you still around? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hi. Good to see ya. My heart is not in current events at the moment. I plan to resume involvement here when I am convinced I can make more meaningful contributions. It doesn't look like there has been much activity here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I agree with you that activity has been a bit hit and miss. Could you please let me know what is the criteria for this? What would convince you that the activity level is adequate? Knowing this could help to reach and maintain activity sooner. 😊 Thank you. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I just think at this point many editors are reluctant to write new articles due to lack of active reviewers, many articles went stale while waiting for review this year. I overestimated what I was able to accomplish as a reviewer, I just don't have the time or focus right now and I'd review articles if I wasn't so concerned about publicly making a mistake. But I think Wikinews needs to be publishing at least one article per day to remain a viable destination for readers and to encourage more participation. I would have done way more these past four months if I didn't have so much crap going on in my personal life related to living situations, employment, transportation and mental health. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::got it thanks it sounds reasonable. one article per day is a goal i saw mentioned more than once.  😊 Thank you. Regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:03, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Here&amp;comma; hold this ==

&lt;div style=&quot;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2em 0&quot;&gt;[[File:Rainbow trout transparent.png|175px|link=wikipediawikipedia:Trout|alt=a rainbow trout fish]]&lt;div style=&quot;width:280px&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 225%; color: Red;&quot;&gt;'''''Whack!'''''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 115%;&quot;&gt;''You've been [[:wikipediawikipedia:Whacking with a wet trout|whacked with a wet trout]].''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;small&gt;{{{1|Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;!--Template:Trout--&gt;
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An award for all your edits made while under the in&amp;fllig;uence&amp;period;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 00:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::dont feed into them @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== srry ==

brah i saw your user page srry. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 17:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:I went to the BMV in person and they gave me the steps to get it reinstated so it's all good hopefully. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

== queue ==

Just noting there are around 5 stories in queue which were created or substantially expanded by me and I would appreciate if you could have a look! I have none I can publish thus far as I was involved in editing. Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:alright, I'll take a look! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::well done! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:16, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing and publishing ==

Thank you for stepping into the review queue. Reviewing can be thought of as a two-part process:

1. [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review]]&lt;br&gt;
2. [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish]]

The publishing process involves updating our Main page with the new article. The easiest way to do this is to use [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]], which you'll need to install using the instructions [[User:Asked42/LeadManager#Installation|provided on the tool's page]]. As long as all of the reviewers publish articles immediately after reviewing them, the 5 leads will stay up-to-date. 

Let me know if you need help with anything, or if any part of the checklists is unclear. Much of the review and publishing process becomes second nature to experienced reviewers, and it is easy to forget how overwhelming it can feel in the beginning.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== The sources section can be the third rail for reviewers ==

Reviewers aren't supposed to add or remove sources as part of the review process. Any source listed is assumed to have been used to directly support statements of fact in the article (because that is what is required of authors). 

When reviewers come across paywalled sources in the sources list, they need to stop the review process and ask the contributors to remove it and any statements supported solely by it. This delays publishing, but helps to ensure accuracy, which is more important than rapid publishing.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
: And to be clear, this isn't meant to be a criticism, but hopefully helpful 'on-boarding.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Heard, thanks a bunch [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:FWIW, while I agree that what described above is one option (and is better than removing the problematic source and leaving content unchanged), it is my position that, if a reviewer had time to remove ''both'' the problematic source and the information that came from it, while remaining confident that all remaining information is verifiable, then, that reviewer is allowed to complete the review and publish the page. I believe that the process I have described reduces delay waiting for author to revise, and does not compromise quality of the review process. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==
Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

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:I dont understand why these sites let me read it and then paywall the article later. Probably so some free news source can't use it as a source for their own article. :P [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Maybe they let you read the first 2-3 pages and then after a few pages, start to demand subscription. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:::lets take a deep breath and continue on. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:17, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::::It should be an easy fix. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Front page headlines ==

Hi, do you know why [[Australian Minister for Energy lowers fuel standards for 60 days amid rising oil prices, panic buying]] did not show up as one of the front page lead articles after it was published? This has been a recurring problem as discussed at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#Improper 'circle']] and [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#The lead articles need to be changed]]. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have no idea honestly. Sometimes when I publish an article, there's a button asking me I want to post it to the front page, sometimes there isn't. I don't think hitting the button has really done anything though, at least for me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:37, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:: You can still use Lead Manager independently of EZPR 2025. If, for some reason you aren't prompted to update the leads after a successful review or you leave the page without clicking the button, you can still do so by going to [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]]. It will allow you to update the leads individually, serially, or in a custom fashion. 
:: By default, LM pulls in the last five articles into the &quot;title&quot; drop-down field. If you just click in the title field, you will be presented with a clickable list of the last five published articles. You can simply select the target article, &quot;fetch automatically&quot; the first two sentences, tweak the imported text and image if you'd like, then &quot;Start update&quot; will make the changes. 
:: To get used to the tools and processes, you can likely skip the 'additional options' area and just publish a single article after a successful review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], Let me know if you want me to install the LeadManager script for you, so that you can just start using it. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:38, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have updated the leads to include the article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==
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Hi Lofi Gurl! Thank you for your submission!
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Your article '''[[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]]''' has been reviewed by '''{{User|Gryllida}}''', and it has been accepted and published. '''Congratulations! 🎉'''

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The reviewer's comments and decision are available on the [[Talk:South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground|article's talk page]].
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Excellent work, please keep it up! We hope you will continue contributing to Wikinews. If you have some time, consider taking a look at other articles currently [[:Category:Developing|under development]] or [[:Category:Review|awaiting review]]. Your help in improving or reviewing them would be greatly appreciated.
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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:37, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

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== Revision requested: [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

Did he survive?

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== Might write some today possibly later ==

thanks @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 16:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'll try to do a few reviews before I go out tonight. I'm going to focus on reviews since it's a fair assumption now that nobody will even look at the articles I submit. It's the only way I can try to fix this project's problems at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Regarding your move of my article ==

Hello, Lofi Gurl! I think my article is best located at [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]] rather than [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts politicians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]], because, of the four defendants convicted in the case, only one is a politician. The other individual is a bishop. The other two defendants are institutions. The only thing that the four defendants, consisting of two individuals and two institutions, have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 19:09, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:okay, sorry for the overreaction. I despise religious fundamentalism and bigotry but I just wanted to make sure the title wasn't going after Christians as some sort of ethnic group or something. But then,  Christianity is a {{w|universal religion}}, so I'm not sure the same principles apply anyway. No idea why I'm saying this. I have {{w|religious trauma}} from my Protestant upbringing and I listen to Satanic {{w|death metal}} every day of my life, and idk I guess I just didn't want thst influence creeping into my writing and creating a potential conflict of interest. Thanks for the message. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know. I actually went to great lengths to balance the article, get perspectives from all sides, sources from all sides, strongly ground the article in the sources, provide perspectives from all sides, and stay neutral and stick to the facts. This is my very first ever Wikinews article. Since you seem to care about both factuality and neutrality, would you mind reviewing the article? I think it is ready for publication. What do you think? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes absolutely. I should have some time to review stuff while dogsitting tonight. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you for your review. I appreciate most of your edits, but in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002549&amp;oldid=5002548 this edit] you removed the global scientific consensus regarding homosexuality saying that it is &quot;emotional language&quot;, but it is scientific language that all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations use to describe homosexuality, especially against false claims such those made in the pamphlet. I used the World Medical Association as a source, but there are thousands of more sources that use that language. The World Medical Association itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Attributing that scientific language to the World Medical Association alone would give readers the incorrect impression that only the World Medical Association holds that position, when in fact it is the common position of all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the whole world. Obviously, it would be impractical to cite every single one of thousands of scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the world, which is I cited the World Medical Association, which itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Is your review complete? Is the article ready for publication? This is my very first ever Wikinews article, so I'm not entirely familiar with process here. Thank you for your help. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We can just say &quot;according to scientific consensus&quot; then. I mostly just thought the passage was really wordy with way too many adjectives. It's close to being ready for publication. I cleaned it up the best I could without making major revisions and all I need to do now is verify all the claims and check for copyright violations. I'll likely do it later tonight. I was severely hungover yesterday and had to go to sleep early, but I'm good now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I'll leave it in your capable hands then! I'm looking forward to the publication of my very first Wikinews article! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 23:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Lofi Gurl! I appreciate your edits and your review, but I think that changing the title made it too vague, and the previous title was more specific. You said that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_makes_crimes_against_humanity_convictions_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002876&amp;oldid=5002875 &quot;Don wanted this title changed I think&quot;], but I actually couldn't find a comment from Don saying that he wanted the title changed. Are you done reviewing the article? Can we publish the article now? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm concerned I may have made too substantial of changes to the article to remain an uninvolved reviewer. They just announced today Wikinews is closing and I am gutted. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Your edits seem to be only related to getting the article ready for publicaiton, so that should not be a problem, right? Also, oh no! That's awful! Why are they closing Wikinews? I really put in a lot of work into that article, so is it possible to get it published before? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 21:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

== Just a check-in ==

....the India article? Still reviewing that one? Didn't want to mess with it if you are.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:58, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Please don't bite my head off ==

Just a heads up Im starting a Miraheze here about English Wikinews, thanks.

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142 Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not going to bite your head off haha. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::thnx Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::I guess pinging is getting me in trouble with some people so I'll make it quick, https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Someone will need to discuss and decide on new name. I asked whether trademarked word 'Wikinews' can be used, and have not got an answer to that, yet. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Negativity ==

You've been a pretty solid contributor and I hope that you don't let the negativity and hypocrisy surrounding this site get to you too much. At least, I've noted how you've been trying to move things more than many others here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's fine. Don't worry. I kind of knew this project was a dead end job and wasn't really worth the effort I was putting in trying to save it. I just kept getting sucked back in every time I tried to quit, so in a way I'm kind of glad the project is closing. It was probably going to devolve to a thing where I assumed most of the workload while the more experienced editors scaled back their involvement with the project, per tradition. Oh well. When one door closes, another one opens. I try to remember [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Lofi_Gurl#En.wn this conversation] when I feel shitty regarding my contributions to this project. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::I've still got one fresh and one fresh-ish (thanks to you know who) article pending review if you get inspired to try to do something. The most recent one has some pretty unique original reporting in my opinion. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 00:40, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Court ruling upholds TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells stake]] ==

Hi,

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] published the story. Congratulations.

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback from the reviewer.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say]] ==

Hi,

I published the story. Congratulations. 🎉

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Manslaughter charges against Daniel Perry dismissed following jury deadlock]] ==

Published. :-) Please read notes on the talk page. 

Have a great day. 

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== Re: cathedral re-opening ==

Hello,

Published. :-) Please check notes on the article talk page. A copy is included below for your reference:

----

There are important, but not critically essential details missing, for example:

* time of day in local time and UTC
* that they planned to do speech outdoors but did it indoors because of a storm
* (is it needed to write '2024' in first paragraph as we already have publish date further up the page)

I could not verify one part:

* Sunday 'morning' mass (source 1 says Sunday, source 2 does not say, or something) -- replaced 'Sunday morning' with 'Sunday'

The above items can be addressed within 24 hours after publication.

The image credit was missing and I added it as a minor edit as a part of the review process. It is required due to the licence requirements.

I recommend the author to also become involved in editing others' submissions -- those of them that are newsworthy, at least -- in the [[Newsroom]], if desired. This may help improve their quality and their chances of publication, and provide experience with proofreading and fact checking in addition to writing and authoring efforts.

Thank you and keep up the great work.

----

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Pace ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, there are not many reviewers available, and I think the current queue may take a couple days to be processed. (I am mostly outdoors and away on weekend.) My apologies, and thank you for reading and writing entertaining and specific stories. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:No problem, take your time and enjoy your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Revisit articles in review queue ==

While waiting for articles I've authored to be reviewed, I often revisit them as long as they aren't under review and 'tighten' them up by making sure they conform to the style guide, that facts are correct, I've chosen good images with useful descriptions (and attributed every image), etc. 

I see that there are style issues in some of your articles currently awaiting review. Please see what you can do to help make the review of these articles easier/quicker.

Consider using {{tl|verify}} to point to exactly what source is used for all information so reviewers who verify information can find it easier. This helps tremendously.  

Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Are you able to specify the style issues present in the article as a reviewer, or is it my job to figure that out as the reporter? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:I haven't checked the article talk pages yet so sorry if this ends up being a pointless question [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::It is the author's responsibility to know our policies and guidelilnes, to include the [[WN:Style|style guide]]. Reviewers can and often do correct style issues before publishing but they are not required to. It takes more of a reviewers time to correct for style along with everything else they must check before publishing. See [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] to understand all the work that goes into reviewing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== Great job ==

You are doing a great job here thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:25, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, friend!
:[[File:Red Wine Toast GIF Animation.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question! ==

{{tl|helpme}} Say an articles goes stale, or fails review for whatever reason. Am I allowed to splice old material and sources from &quot;rejected&quot; articles and use them in future articles, so long as the subject of the article stays fresh, and new developments keep coming in? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, that's fine. They are released under the creative commons licence indicated in the footer, and you can reuse them at any news articles here or any other place where the licence of content is compatible. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

Could you please [[WN:Attribution|attribute]] the &quot;''Political unrest and nationwide protests were expected in response to the axing of the impeachment.''&quot; sentence? Who said this? This would help the sentence to not read as a speculation made on behalf of ''Wikinews''. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:From the Associated Press article:
:{{quote|The vote’s defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and escalate political turmoil, and opposition parties could introduce a new impeachment motion when parliament reconvenes next Wednesday.}} [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:This is amazing:
:* [[South Korean Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol]]
:Thank you so much for writing about this topic. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Pretty cool we have four articles of coverage spanning the scandal from start to finish! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== Wizard of oz slippers story ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* Missing currency, both in first paragraph and in headline?
* Missing specified location where the auction took place.

Hope you can assist. Let me know if any questions. Thank you. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've found the location and left a note about it at the article talk page. I cannot add it and remain available to review. Could you please check and make the edit? Thank you!!! Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I went to sleep before seeing all these. I'm so sorry! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
:::What is your time zone?  
:::Do you receive notifications in right top corner of the page while you are logged in?
:::Please note on talk page of the slippers story there is a new message &quot;''@Michael.C.Wright - You can add it and I can review? Please confirm within the next hour, or @Lofi Gurl please add it within next hour. Failing that, I'll add it myself and will require another reviewer to publish. Thanks.''&quot;
:::Have a great day.
:::Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, and I need to get better at clearing my inbox, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'm eastern standard time I think. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Left you a '''[[Talk:Slippers_worn_by_American_actress_Judy_Garland_in_1939_film_The_Wizard_of_Oz_break_sales_record,_sold_for_US$28_million_at_auction#Why_the_slippers_were_so_expensive|new message]]''' Hope it helps :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::[[Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction]] now published, congratulations. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::thank you :) [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee::Who ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, I've left you a new message '''[[Talk:Coffee_prices_surge_to_record_highs_due_to_droughts_in_Brazil,_Vietnam#Who|here]]'''. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:added a new message now again [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Chess article ==

Please see the talk page at that article.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== damascus story ==

i made a few edits. in one sentence needs clarification, i marked it in bold. please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi!! To answer the quesion/comment/footnote you left in the article -- I found a mention of &quot;Saydnaya prison complex&quot; in the BBC source but they don't specify if that was the prison Timmerman escaped from. It was just mentioned that {{w|the White Helmets}} were storming looking for survivors. Hope this helps! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, I think he left prison the same day the city fell on Monday, which was mentioned in the second paragraph. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== minor edit &amp; thanks ==

hi, i have rejected [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_chess_grandmaster_Gukesh_Dommaraju,_18,_becomes_youngest_world_chess_champion_of_all_time&amp;diff=4809824&amp;oldid=prev&amp;unhide=1 this edit] as this wikilink was already included in a previous paragraph. please let me know if i am incorrect!

thanks for the other edits to the story. they have made it so much nicer and are timely. i appreciate it and approved the other edits.

have a great day, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:oops didn't see the other link, thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Edits after publication  ==

Please note that our [[WN:Archive]] conventions generally prevent edits to articles 24 hours after publication. Articles are meant to be a snapshot in time. 

Edits within the 24 hours after publication should be limited to only correcting any errors not caught in the review process. 

It is better to have an article fully button-down and ready for publication before requesting review. 

You are more than welcome, even encouraged to help improve other articles. But please focus that energy on articles in the developing queue and review queue unless the article is actively ''under'' review. That way we catch more errors before review and definitely before publication. 

Thanks again for joining and contributing! I can't remember the last time I saw ten articles in the review queue. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:[[image:Symbol thumbs up green.png]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Requested article  ==

hey, {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-talladega-county-sheriffs-office

I added this story to requested articles but im not up to starting the article myself... If you can do anything for this would be helpful? Thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi, I'm happy to start articles you bring to me, I'm just not sure this story meets the site's notability guidelines.. I'd have to double check though. Thank you though [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::It does and is '''developing''', not much data so far I suppose.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::We also need a second source. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::we'll play it by ear. This South Korea story is taking way longer than I thought [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's please focus on it being published! My request can always wait, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== please vote ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

'''[[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|This page]]''' has a handful of requests open. Could you please cast a vote and/or add a comment, ideally for each of them, at your earliest convenience?

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== hi here is a news tip about malware ==

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Hundreds of North Korean troops killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia]] ==
Hi. Please see my not-ready review comments on the talk page. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 22:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why? ==

Are you making more work for editors? Im not angry just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know what you're talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::You keep abandoning articles mostly you created, why? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:What specifically do you mean &quot;making more work for editors&quot;? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::more work to clean up after you... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd just delete them if I was able to. Why are you mad? I'm abandoning the articles. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::not mad, just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You were acting fine before, what happened? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Stop &quot;RIPing&quot; because it's seen as disruptive behavior, sorry but it seems like it. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::That's fine I'm done writing here anyway. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Suit yourself..... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Then what was your point? Wasting peoples' time? Sad sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm genuinely confused now. What do you mean &quot;wasting peoples time&quot;? What are you talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::The project is to work together with one another not to abandon because theres not much activity right now. I won't argue with you anymore.. Sorry... {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: '''I didn't do anything wrong.''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

== En.wn ==
Hi. Thanks for, well, contributing here, I guess. So really, if you want to write fast and write prolifically, maybe Wikipedia is a better fit for you than en.wn in its present state. The project couldn't handle a mass influx of even people highly skilled at writing for it (overwhelms the review process, reporters get demoralized). I'm tempted to say that you overestimated the project and what you could do, but that sounds wrong. I don't know why I'm saying all this. You probably already know it. Of what's left, we are overwhelmingly nice people, for what it's worth, and care deeply about en.wn. Just don't, I guess, overinvest yourself in it. One of our colleagues here likes to say &quot;don't get married to your article&quot;, so perhaps likewise with the concept and future of the project. Then again, a late editor literally saw himself as embarking on a mission to save human civilization from intellectual ruin and mundanity by making something great out of this project. But he was executing a long term plan, that did transform the project. I don't know what this sounds like. I hope it doesn't sound condescending. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just to let both of you know I wasn't trying to attack {{ping|Lofi Gurl}}. {{Ping|Heavy Water}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the time to write this (it didn't come off as condescending). I'll keep it in mind while contributing to the project in the future. Sorry for taking a few days to reply. Been trying to limit internet time. Have a good rest of your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 05:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Lofi Gurl  ==

I was really being a dink to you, apologies. Feel free to continue to write articles here! {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:Consider it forgiven. It happens. Onward! [[file:FPClogogif.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you for creating new news articles you go as fast as you please {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm trying to slow down and try to average maybe three per week. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Please write as much as you like and thanks {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good to be back. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::😊 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Welcome back Lofi Gurl [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
:::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== Crash Philadelphia story ==

Hi I copyedited some misspelled words for the article. Hope your well, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. I'm on my mom's laptop at the moment and she has her shit set up weird, and I can't spellcheck very easily at all right now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
::It's ok, do your best. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

== Paywalled ==

Can't you work around it? {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

:It's gonna be easier to rewrite the entire article at this point, with like 2-3 sources. The project just kept getting bigger and bigger and I shot myself in the foot (or gave my foot the firing squad, if you will). Using this article's content for Wikipedia. Going to focus on my WashingtonDC/suicide/cop article I have started here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I like alot of these! 
:#7. I've been meaning to start using IRC for a while. Maybe today's the day.
:#8. Not sure what I can do to help with software development but I have a bunch of friends who know code. 
:#12. I know a few university professors in the history field.
:#14. I've never heard of Audio Wikinews. Sounds self-explanatory. How many articles have audio with them?
:Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

== This is terribly overdue! ==

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|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |
|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Humble Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; For completing ''5 edits''.
|-
|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | Great work! Keep it up! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:12, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
|}

== Stuff ==

Some of your (recent) contributions have gone stale. Sorry -- keep at it!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:27, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

== Darn it! ==

That execution article ROCKED! Is there a snowball's change you could gatwick it? I'll help -- for realz!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:39, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the kind words! I don't think I can gatwick it -- it went stale on Friday, and there have not been any new developments that I'm aware of. I shot myself in the foot by relying too heavily on a source that I later discovered had an apparent paywall (only the first two days were free I guess). On the bright side, I was able to use alot of it for the Wikipedia article, but I wish I could have gotten it published here! It would have been a good one. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

== You ok??? ==

Hope your good???? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've been borderline kind of freaking out lately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::Well, take a few breaths -- back up -- '''re-calibrate the mechanism''' -- and come back soon!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== You've AT LEAST earned this!! ==

[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|210px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ahh thank you!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:congrats [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Your clogging up the queue, please resort to 1 possibly 2 articles at a time. I don't want to see you blocked..... Many of your articles will most likely go stale, or you will abandon them. Sorry for so harsh but its facts... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've also put a good amount of effort into helping your articles.... Your stressing me out badly.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Will you please stop needlessly punctuating ''every sentence'' with &quot;...........&quot;? Because it comes off as needlessly shitty to everyone you talk to and that really isn't something I need to be dealing with. No matter the topic it just sets a negative tone right off the bat. Sorry, &quot;but it's facts.&quot; [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:Coming from a user who constantly abandons articles lol [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's not funny brah, i should report you! But i wont, your harassing me and wikinews!!! °½&lt;½½½&lt;&lt;½½½;½½ @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::your a sock or troll.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:I found these stubs useful and was pleased. Expanded one yesterday. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Interest in notifications for new drafts ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I'd like to invite you to edit drafts created by other contributors to improve their quality and reduce reviewer load on them, so that more reviewers can review articles written by you. Would you be interested in notifications of the current drafts in the Newsroom, compiled with a note of what the event date and link to article? 

I can make something like [[User:Gryllida/Newsroom]]. If you're interested, would you like to get notified when article '''is created as a new draft''' ([[:Category:Developing]]) or when it is '''submitted for review''' ([[:Category:Review]])? 

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, I would love that. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome thanks. Which option would you prefer, articles created in Developing or in Review category? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Definitely developing. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Would you like to get notifications 'instantly' for each new draft, or weekly?
::::Would you be OK if these notifications were delivered to your personal talk page? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Instantly would be great. Yeah, my talk page would be fine starting out, but if we could find a way for them to only show up in my notifications inbox, that would be good too. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::great thanks i will try to figure out how to make this work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
::May I ask about your devices: how many, what OS, have you used an RSS feed reader before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:08, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I mainly edit on my laptop using Windows 10. No I've never used an RSS feed reader before. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== idaho police story ==

published after an edit to write in active voice, great writeup thanks heaps [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Don't edit my articles ==

Thanks [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 17:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Why not? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry got ahead of myself [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 18:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Anyone can edit anyone's article. This is not bbc nor a blog. Articles belong to Wikinews, not to individual authors. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

== [[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]][ ==

is there a court date scheduled for this? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ill look into it when i ge5 home [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I just wanted to say hi. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey BigKrow! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::I seem to have an imposter, a pain in my side, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:BigKrow2|BigKrow2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:49, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Also @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], notified. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I really hope this is just some random child that doesn't know the actual severity of what they're doing here. But that is clearly someone who has been kicked from the project multiple times. Just ignore the humanoid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== BigKrow2 ==

Please tell me your really not me @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]],

I wouldn't be superised. 

Also @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] and @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]]

@[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're accusing me of being that guy who impersonated Bddpaux last year? Is that what you're saying? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly I think you are. Trying to sneak back in .... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Why? What basis do you have for that? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:That shit happened before I created my account, but I saw it happen. Is every new user here going to be accused of being that person then? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Prove your innocence then, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How? You have to open a sockpuppet investigation into me I guess. Why are you making baseless accusations? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm just checking but you might be a sock puppet account you changed the article fucks to some other story suspicious. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Why is that suspicious? I turned a vandalism article into a stub. You're being silly. Your baseless accusations are disruptive. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::Prove your innocence, @[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Once again -- ''how?'' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I can't check user you right now but, I'm always watching you.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Why? Why do you think I am this user? Why do you want to checkuser me? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:30, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::::I have my suspicions. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::So it's just conjecture? I'm not Me Da Wikipedian. Why are you suspecting me of sockpuppetry? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:40, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== I suffer from bad mental health issues ==

I know my behavior has been negative to you, so by taking responsibility for my words towards you, I just don't want to be blocked from editing Wiki news. And thinking you are a sock is wrong of me. Lofi Gurl you don't have to accept my apology but I do hope you understand where I'm coming from about my mental health. Thank you for listening. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:Okay? I am never afforded understanding or forgiveness when my mental health issues cause problems in relationships. I'm just frankly tired of this crap. Youve been making me not want to log in [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::You can only make your own decisions, I say you keep working get past this and move forward @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Agreed. This was a waste of time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you for not retiring ==

Thank you for sticking around! Your well needed here. Thanks. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:🙂🥳👍⚡️ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sources fill ✍️ ==

Hi, at my personal talk page at Wikipedia there is a user script, which may be copy pasted to [[Special:MyPage/common.js]], that adds a new button in the editor: it prompts for an URL, generates a filled source template for it, and copies it to clipboard. It reliably inserts the source title at least 🤣 In many, but not all, cases it also gets the publisher and date -- though not always in the right &quot;April 22, 2025&quot; format -- properly, too. Then, if in the visual editing mode, I double click the pasted source to fix if needed. Perhaps this could help you save time.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes I was actually going to ask if we could program something like that, because en.wp has it. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
::Is it working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Do you have a link to the script? I tried to access the script from your Wikipedia talk page from the section titled &quot;Script&quot; but it just lead me to a deleted page. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida/common.js]] -&gt; 
::::&lt;pre&gt;importScript('User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js');&lt;/pre&gt;
::::[[User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js]]
::::Works in 'Source editing' mode if it is the same toolbar as Visual Editor.
::::It adds a star icon. Clicking it prompts for the news URL, and then a few seconds alter it adds the filled source template at cursor position.
::::Note that date may be missing. Authors usually are missing. Publisher name isn't always correct (needs to be such that you can wikilink to wikipedia). So you need to check what it generated. But at least it gets title and date right 90% of the time for me and it makes writing easier.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edit urgent please? ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I think it is best of someone adds a source and attribution about the '51' number of injuries.

The article was already published, so this needs to be done immediately, so that the approval of the edit can be done within less than 24 hours.

Please see [[Talk:Kamikaze_drone_attacks_bus_near_Dnipropetrovsk,_Ukraine,_allegedly_war_crime|this page]] for more details.

BigKrow refused to do it, now I have the request for your help as my last hope.

Looks like nobody else currently active at the wiki this weekend.

Thanks heaps, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! Let me know what you think of my revision. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you for the edit. 
::If you click the image of the bus, in description, it links to a few sources. One of them is a telegram post by someone, possibly military official from Ukraine. I think it could be added as source and in article text the '51' figure could be attributed to that source specifying their name and whatever role is associated with their nick in telegram. If you can do this soon, I can approve it. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

== Saying hi ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], how are you? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking. How are you doing friend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
::I'm living heh, glad to hear your doing okay. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

== Yo BigKrow ==

@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Can I ask a favor? Can you go on the Lady Gaga article and fill out the sources, and then submit for a review? I'm heading into the city to attend a concert at the moment. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I got you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Kinda hungover. Didnt get great sleep last night. Slept in my car because I didnt want to risk a DUI after the concert. Im excited to hopefully feel better tomorrow. How are you? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
::Well I'm here for you my friend. I'm doing alright. Take it easy! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

== You ok? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:yeah, i'm fine. thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, its currently busy season at work. I work in lawn care. I try to make revisions when I can, and I certainly respond more than at least 80% of the people who are pinged. Im sorry my volunteer time is limited at the moment. Several of my articles went stale waiting for review priod to my involuntary wikibreak. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::No problem. I just wanted to check the setup is working. Ping me if you have a news story in mind but no time to write of it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views, the highest for year so far!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025, and the highest so far of 2025! Bam! 💥 

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Thank you for your continued efforts at not only starting new articles but contributing to others as well. Your collaborative efforts are greatly appreciated. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 12:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Awesome! I can't wait to get back to writing. I have some merciless &quot;{{w|adulting}}&quot; to attend to in my personal life at the moment. When I'm back writing, you'll all know it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::Totally understand. Take care of what you need to, and we’ll be glad to see you back when the time’s right. Looking forward to it! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Come back please ==

Wikinews needs you, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey. I heard about what's going on. Im going to try to find some free time this week to get some articles written to try to help save the project. Sorry for the radio silence [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks for sticking around! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Your stories are stale ==

Sorry, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:09, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Are you sure? The gambling story happened Friday and the Beyonce story happened last night, from what I can tell. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::You need stories to be '''&quot;fresh&quot;''' even a day old is stale. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Ideally yeah, but it's not stale until seven days have passed since the focal point of the story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

Would you be interested in joining as a reviewer? If you were, I or another reviewer of your interest would be doing it together with you for the first several months to assist.

Similarly, would you be interested in helping with page deletions and blocking users, and removing vandalism. Is this something you have done before and do you have an interest?

Are there any changes to the workflow that you would consider helpful?

Are you on any IM platform such as Discord, Linphone (SIP), Matrix, where we could exchange messages, screenshots, and sometimes audio calls?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! That sounds like a good offer. Definitely curious to see what I can bring as a reviewer. I have no expirience blocking users or deleting pages. Give me a few days to sleep on it. Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey Lofi Gurl, and are you on any of the IM platforms? Maybe Telegram? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I plan on creating a discord account for my Wiki stuff. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::::any luck? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Community response to SPTF's recommendation to close ''Wikinews'' ==

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF) has issued a [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|recommendation to close Wikinews]]. A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.

If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:

* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language

The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.

You can find the draft here:
👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 

Thanks for considering. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you my friend! ==

Good work on la explosion [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Thanks for bringing the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:13, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::We need to block those ips. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I reported them, all I can do. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I know.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

== Nigerian abductors article ==

If you can find an image to add (even just a file photo or whatever) -- I think we might be able to get that one published. It could use ''maybe'' one more sentence while you're at it too?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah I'll take a look at it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

This is your second barn star for top article! Thanks for your continued, hard work!

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== [[Talk:Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]] ==

i published article, please check talk page for feedback thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Live chat software trial ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Please note this is open source software with low bandwidth usage and the communication is only via text, so it is not privacy invasive. This platform is older than the web, irc existed since 1980s. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and yourself being sitting in chat all 24/7 via this software could make collaboration much easier as then others could send messages to the group while your device is offline, and you could get notifications on mobile. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:07, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::I will install this when I get home from the city today. Thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I got them downloaded for both Windows and Android. My name can just be Lofi Gurl on there. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Train derails article ==

Sad event. Excellent coverage, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:15, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* please refocus on a recent event with [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and re submit @ [[Talk:EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]]

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:19, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88]] ==

can you please try to find a photo of the person in 12h to add to story thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:23, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:The only one I have of him is from Wikipedia and it's fair use only. I don't know how to obtain permission to use that here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you!!! ==

For your help with the church shooting article! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:25, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

:No prob! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:06, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For the help on shark story! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

:No, thank you for getting the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for August! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

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Hot diggity dog, you nailed it![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats for your article! Attracting that amount of readers to a story about a local hot dog spill is not small feat. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks guys! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

hi pal @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

:Im okay. Moving this weekend. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

== Hi friend ==

How you doing? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:13, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==
Hi - I'm new here, trying to help out (recruited from elsewiki). I see you've been contributing here a while - is it possible you are ready to become a reviewer? Would that interest you? I'm still learning what's going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:I actually have an open request for reviewership open somewhere haha! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:33, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to get some reform going to save this cite, maybe you have some input. I posted at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]]... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 22:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewer permission granted. Congratulations, Lofi Gurl! Just reviewing one story a week would be more than sufficient, I think doing more than that is a risk of burnout. Up to you. :) Let me know if any questions. Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:40, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::This is awesome news! Yeah, one review per week sounds good to me. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::: Congratulations! I'll help out however I can. My availability will be short and sporadic likely for the next week. But the goal is not to just hand you the reviewer role and let you learn it on your own (that happened to me). 
:::: First step is ensuring you now see the &quot;Review&quot; action in the top-right of your browser when you view articles in the review queue. Once you click on &quot;Review&quot; for an article, you should now see an interface that allows you to select options via drop-down menus for the five areas we review. All of those drop-downs must be &quot;pass&quot; for the article to pass. Otherwise the gadget will label the article 'not ready.'
:::: Have a look at the following for other advice and info:
:::: 
::::* [[User:Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane|Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane]] (brief overview of full, reviewer workflow)
::::* [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review checklist]] (process of reviewing)
::::* [[Wikinews:Tips on reviewing articles|Tips on reviewing articles]] (old essay representing the intent of the 'modern review process')
::::* [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish checklist]] (additional steps needed once an article passes review)
:::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] on becoming a new reviewer! I also think new reviewers might benefit from [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools/easyPeerReview|documentation on how to use the easyPeerReview]] gadget (this is the gadget that shows the &quot;Review&quot; option in the top-right tools menu and opens the review template with dropdown options). If any reviewer is interested, perhaps a short guide for the gadget would be helpful. Although, I am not sure if there's already any documentation available for the easyPeerReview gadget. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:07, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::: After some digging I found [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Peer_reviewed#Use_.5BUsing_Easy_Peer_Review.5D this] but it could use expanding. That's something I can do, possibly within the next few weeks if someone else doesn't get to it beforehand.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hey - I saw your post elsewhere where once again you expressed your frustration at what is going on in this site. I'm sorry if my attempts to get _some_ change going in time to make a difference bothered you, and definitely not happy that no change happened and that people obfuscated the issue on the talk page to the point where nothing was clear. That all speaks to the problems here. There is so much disrespect floating around on this site currently, I do tend to think that there isn't much to be done as it is right now. I fully understand your frustration, and seeing it was part of what motivated me to seek change. This site was in a state of emergency and no one acted to fix it. Anyway maybe I'll bump into you on en.wikipedia proper, I'm sure if you want to you'll find something to contribute; or if not there, who knows where else? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the message. Your efforts did not bother me at all. It wasn't like this when I first joined. Some of my articles would go stale waiting for review, but it was rare. My previous 8-9 articles over the last few months, and not a single one got reviewed. It is what it is. Yeah, you'll probably see me over at the current events articles on ENWP in the future. At least there you can work at your own pace. Why feel pressure to write fresh content if it can't get reviewed on time anyway? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::::Exactly - and the fact that no one was doing the reviews certainly puts out the message - whether true or not - that the reviewers care less about this project than the ones submitting the articles. This is made worse by the fact that there may be more reviewers than article contributors at this point. Regardless, we really needed a short term solution here, and no one was interested (actually, some WERE interested, but it got obfuscated away. Some people even claimed you supported the status quo!) So it goes! At least personally I met a few nice wiki folks I would not have found otherwise. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::It could be argued that I was more in a position to make an impact here since I was nade reviwer, but truthfully I just dont really know what I'm doing. I definitely didnt support the status quo, I just was not interested in loosening the site's guidelines. I just cant help but wonder how this looks to the outside -- all these articles getting neglected and trashed while dozens are calling for the whole thing to be shut down. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::: With EzPR 2025, we can do partial reviews. So you could start a review and when you get to a point where you want help, you can save the partial review and tag another reviewer for a hand (I'd be happy to help). 
:::::: Also, if the review process is daunting enough to keep you from doing the review, I think it would help everyone if you could articulate what is holding you back. It could be that the same thing is impacting other reviewers and it should therefore be changed.
:::::: You have fresh eyes on the review process and may see things differently than those who have done it for some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:06, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That sounds like it might be worth a try. How do I access EzPR 2025? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::: It should show up in the Tools menu, the same place EzPR shows up (for me, they are stacked on top of each other in the right-hand sidebar). If you view an article [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|marked for review]], you should see &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools. That's it.
:::::::: If you'd like to start with the [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|Racoon story]], I'll step away from it. Initially to me it looks like a relatively solid article and is light-hearted, with little risk of serious ramifications of libel or defamation if we get it wrong (as opposed to an interview with a prominent figure, for example).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::The EzPR 2025 will not show up automatically like the old one. EzPR is enabled by default for all reviewers as a gadget, while EzPR 2025 is not currently a gadget.
:::::::::So @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], if you want to use it, let me know and I can enable/install it for you. After that, you will find &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools menu. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::: Ahhh, sorry. I thought it was now in testing by all reviewers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::I can enable it for all reviewers by default, so they don't have to manually install it. But I chose not to do that initially because it seems a bit bold to me. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:31, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::::: @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I went ahead and published the raccoon story. But feel free to jump into the next story you feel comfortable with.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|11}}Sometimes bold is good. ツ I think you've been very careful so far and personally trust that you won't blow anything up. But its your call. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,083 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

Your name keeps popping up as a contributor or original author in the monthly top article. Thank you for your continued effort! This was also the highest number of page-views yet this year.

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== welcome back  ==

Hi friend glad to have you back @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:01, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. Good to finally have internet again. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Saw your story about Sam Rivers. Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Heard. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

As a reviewer, you should have access to Scoop so that you can receive OR material. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] manages the email server and should be able to set up an account for you. If you haven't done so already, you should reach out and request an account. It might be a while before you're comfortable reviewing OR, and that's okay. It is a bit of a different beast. But you should have access to Scoop now so you can see the material and otherwise use it to assist with developing OR and getting it closer to a publishable state.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:For scoop account username: it is not the same as your wiki login; unfortunately the email server was not setup for OAuth login. Usually, but not always, it's the legal first name and last name, to make the request more professional in the case you might need to contact one of the OR involved parties to confirm some information; one of the reviewers uses just their first name only for the username and one used their wiki nick. '''Please tell me what username for scoop email you would like.''' Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:51, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Using EasyPeerReview ==

Hey there, I finally got around to starting a help page for EasyPeerReview at [[Help:EasyPeerReview]]. Verify you have access to EzPR (you see the Review link in Actions when viewing an article marked with {{tl|Review}}) and have a look at the help page. Let me know if the page is actually helpful. 

Let me know if you want to jump into a review together or if you have any questions about the process, where to find things, etc.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for disappearing. I recently moved out of my parents' house and I am working three jobs now. I have not had time for wiki projects unfortunately. I can't lose monentum towards getting my shit together in real life. I hope to have a new laptop this winter and hope to be back going strong around that time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Get yer shit together, why don't ya? ツ
:: No worries. It sounds like you are making the right priorities. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for understanding. I just went down from three jobs to two, so I am hoping I can at least start helping out with pre-reviews more regularly. I'm nervous about doing full reviews by myself though. I'm so sorry for falling off the grid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

== You still with us? ==

Haven't heard from you in awhile. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:33, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not really able to contribute in any meaningful way with the amount of free time I currently have. Sorry. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thank you for checking in though homie, the last two months in particular have been pretty challenging for me. But I'm getting through it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Sending good vibes! You got this! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please consider to try [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] it is a 5 min a day commitment to a triage process of new drafts, that helps other users a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

Hi friend @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Good to see ya [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:Happy turkey day [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== My attacks on you as a person ==

It might sound like the same old thing, but I do in fact apologize to you for my negative attacking of you. You can choose to accept or decline my attempted apologize, thank you again. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:Its fine, no hard feelings. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::Same [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== Never give up my Friend  ==

I will never lose Faith in you. We have had our spats but positivity is good for us. Hope life gets better. Talk soon? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:05, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, you'll see me around. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry for the profane edit summaries today [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

== Wasn't expecting ==

Hey thanks so much for helping the drug bust story. I wasn't expecting anyone to help it out. My bad abandoning habits. Anyways thank you! You did a great job by the way! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:02, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks dude [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Well done ==

Great job @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

== Starting a review ==

Hi, hope you Are doing well. From [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/Lofi Gurl|your comment]], it appears you were struggling to start a review on an article as you mentioned you couldn't find any buttons. For your convenience, I've prepared a Review Launcher. 

Just [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)#Review launcher widget|visit the page]], enter the article name you want to review, and click the &quot;Start Review&quot; button. That's it. After clicking Start Review, you will be redirected to the article page, wait for 1-2 seconds and the peer-review form should open for you. Use that form to submit your review result. I hope this isn't too complicated. If at any point you feel lost, just let me know. 

I understand that you may not be interested in reviewing at the moment, but if the reason is simply not knowing how to start the review, this approach might be helpful. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:31, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

:A detailed documentation on how to use the peer-review form is [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)|available here]]. If you still need more assistance, I can share some screenshots with you via email showing how to use the form. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you so much. I will keep this in mind once I get my head clear. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==
Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==
hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==
Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==
comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==
Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Welcome back ==

Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

* Follow these instructions [[Wikinews:Easy_Peer_Review_(2025_version)#Getting_Started|get started]] says &quot;''To use it, go to any article that you want to review (make sure it has the {{tl|review}} template). You will find a &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; option in your &quot;Actions&quot; menu (in the Vector 2022 skin) or the &quot;More&quot; menu (in the Vector 2010 skin). After clicking this option, a form will appear at the top of the article.''&quot;. are you seeing this button?
Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

:no, I am not seeing either of these buttons on articles submitted for review. Im only seeing an option to prevreview. I use the 2010 skin. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
:Nevermind, I FINALLY found it. It was under the &quot;More&quot; tab. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==
{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

:Credit truly goes to [[User:Gryllida]] and [[User:BigKrow]]. All I did was &quot;get&quot; this story. Thanks for running with it! I will attempt to review some articles this week. I will be forced to wing it. Perfectist anxiety is the only thing holding me back at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] you still around? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hi. Good to see ya. My heart is not in current events at the moment. I plan to resume involvement here when I am convinced I can make more meaningful contributions. It doesn't look like there has been much activity here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I agree with you that activity has been a bit hit and miss. Could you please let me know what is the criteria for this? What would convince you that the activity level is adequate? Knowing this could help to reach and maintain activity sooner. 😊 Thank you. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I just think at this point many editors are reluctant to write new articles due to lack of active reviewers, many articles went stale while waiting for review this year. I overestimated what I was able to accomplish as a reviewer, I just don't have the time or focus right now and I'd review articles if I wasn't so concerned about publicly making a mistake. But I think Wikinews needs to be publishing at least one article per day to remain a viable destination for readers and to encourage more participation. I would have done way more these past four months if I didn't have so much crap going on in my personal life related to living situations, employment, transportation and mental health. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::got it thanks it sounds reasonable. one article per day is a goal i saw mentioned more than once.  😊 Thank you. Regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:03, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Here&amp;comma; hold this ==

&lt;div style=&quot;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2em 0&quot;&gt;[[File:Rainbow trout transparent.png|175px|link=wikipediawikipedia:Trout|alt=a rainbow trout fish]]&lt;div style=&quot;width:280px&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 225%; color: Red;&quot;&gt;'''''Whack!'''''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 115%;&quot;&gt;''You've been [[:wikipediawikipedia:Whacking with a wet trout|whacked with a wet trout]].''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;small&gt;{{{1|Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;!--Template:Trout--&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
An award for all your edits made while under the in&amp;fllig;uence&amp;period;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 00:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::dont feed into them @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== srry ==

brah i saw your user page srry. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 17:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:I went to the BMV in person and they gave me the steps to get it reinstated so it's all good hopefully. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

== queue ==

Just noting there are around 5 stories in queue which were created or substantially expanded by me and I would appreciate if you could have a look! I have none I can publish thus far as I was involved in editing. Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:alright, I'll take a look! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::well done! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:16, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing and publishing ==

Thank you for stepping into the review queue. Reviewing can be thought of as a two-part process:

1. [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review]]&lt;br&gt;
2. [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish]]

The publishing process involves updating our Main page with the new article. The easiest way to do this is to use [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]], which you'll need to install using the instructions [[User:Asked42/LeadManager#Installation|provided on the tool's page]]. As long as all of the reviewers publish articles immediately after reviewing them, the 5 leads will stay up-to-date. 

Let me know if you need help with anything, or if any part of the checklists is unclear. Much of the review and publishing process becomes second nature to experienced reviewers, and it is easy to forget how overwhelming it can feel in the beginning.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== The sources section can be the third rail for reviewers ==

Reviewers aren't supposed to add or remove sources as part of the review process. Any source listed is assumed to have been used to directly support statements of fact in the article (because that is what is required of authors). 

When reviewers come across paywalled sources in the sources list, they need to stop the review process and ask the contributors to remove it and any statements supported solely by it. This delays publishing, but helps to ensure accuracy, which is more important than rapid publishing.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
: And to be clear, this isn't meant to be a criticism, but hopefully helpful 'on-boarding.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Heard, thanks a bunch [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:FWIW, while I agree that what described above is one option (and is better than removing the problematic source and leaving content unchanged), it is my position that, if a reviewer had time to remove ''both'' the problematic source and the information that came from it, while remaining confident that all remaining information is verifiable, then, that reviewer is allowed to complete the review and publish the page. I believe that the process I have described reduces delay waiting for author to revise, and does not compromise quality of the review process. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==
Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

----
This is an automated review notification. You can change your message preferences, including receiving notices only for articles you created or majorly contributed to, or disabling them entirely, at [[WN:EzPR 2025/NP|EzPR 2025/NP]]. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 20:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:I dont understand why these sites let me read it and then paywall the article later. Probably so some free news source can't use it as a source for their own article. :P [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Maybe they let you read the first 2-3 pages and then after a few pages, start to demand subscription. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:::lets take a deep breath and continue on. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:17, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::::It should be an easy fix. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Front page headlines ==

Hi, do you know why [[Australian Minister for Energy lowers fuel standards for 60 days amid rising oil prices, panic buying]] did not show up as one of the front page lead articles after it was published? This has been a recurring problem as discussed at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#Improper 'circle']] and [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#The lead articles need to be changed]]. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have no idea honestly. Sometimes when I publish an article, there's a button asking me I want to post it to the front page, sometimes there isn't. I don't think hitting the button has really done anything though, at least for me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:37, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:: You can still use Lead Manager independently of EZPR 2025. If, for some reason you aren't prompted to update the leads after a successful review or you leave the page without clicking the button, you can still do so by going to [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]]. It will allow you to update the leads individually, serially, or in a custom fashion. 
:: By default, LM pulls in the last five articles into the &quot;title&quot; drop-down field. If you just click in the title field, you will be presented with a clickable list of the last five published articles. You can simply select the target article, &quot;fetch automatically&quot; the first two sentences, tweak the imported text and image if you'd like, then &quot;Start update&quot; will make the changes. 
:: To get used to the tools and processes, you can likely skip the 'additional options' area and just publish a single article after a successful review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], Let me know if you want me to install the LeadManager script for you, so that you can just start using it. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:38, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have updated the leads to include the article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==
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Your article '''[[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]]''' has been reviewed by '''{{User|Gryllida}}''', and it has been accepted and published. '''Congratulations! 🎉'''

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Excellent work, please keep it up! We hope you will continue contributing to Wikinews. If you have some time, consider taking a look at other articles currently [[:Category:Developing|under development]] or [[:Category:Review|awaiting review]]. Your help in improving or reviewing them would be greatly appreciated.
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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:37, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==
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== Revision requested: [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]] (March 27) ==
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Did he survive?

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== Might write some today possibly later ==

thanks @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 16:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'll try to do a few reviews before I go out tonight. I'm going to focus on reviews since it's a fair assumption now that nobody will even look at the articles I submit. It's the only way I can try to fix this project's problems at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Regarding your move of my article ==

Hello, Lofi Gurl! I think my article is best located at [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]] rather than [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts politicians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]], because, of the four defendants convicted in the case, only one is a politician. The other individual is a bishop. The other two defendants are institutions. The only thing that the four defendants, consisting of two individuals and two institutions, have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 19:09, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:okay, sorry for the overreaction. I despise religious fundamentalism and bigotry but I just wanted to make sure the title wasn't going after Christians as some sort of ethnic group or something. But then,  Christianity is a {{w|universal religion}}, so I'm not sure the same principles apply anyway. No idea why I'm saying this. I have {{w|religious trauma}} from my Protestant upbringing and I listen to Satanic {{w|death metal}} every day of my life, and idk I guess I just didn't want thst influence creeping into my writing and creating a potential conflict of interest. Thanks for the message. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know. I actually went to great lengths to balance the article, get perspectives from all sides, sources from all sides, strongly ground the article in the sources, provide perspectives from all sides, and stay neutral and stick to the facts. This is my very first ever Wikinews article. Since you seem to care about both factuality and neutrality, would you mind reviewing the article? I think it is ready for publication. What do you think? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes absolutely. I should have some time to review stuff while dogsitting tonight. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you for your review. I appreciate most of your edits, but in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002549&amp;oldid=5002548 this edit] you removed the global scientific consensus regarding homosexuality saying that it is &quot;emotional language&quot;, but it is scientific language that all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations use to describe homosexuality, especially against false claims such those made in the pamphlet. I used the World Medical Association as a source, but there are thousands of more sources that use that language. The World Medical Association itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Attributing that scientific language to the World Medical Association alone would give readers the incorrect impression that only the World Medical Association holds that position, when in fact it is the common position of all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the whole world. Obviously, it would be impractical to cite every single one of thousands of scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the world, which is I cited the World Medical Association, which itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Is your review complete? Is the article ready for publication? This is my very first ever Wikinews article, so I'm not entirely familiar with process here. Thank you for your help. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We can just say &quot;according to scientific consensus&quot; then. I mostly just thought the passage was really wordy with way too many adjectives. It's close to being ready for publication. I cleaned it up the best I could without making major revisions and all I need to do now is verify all the claims and check for copyright violations. I'll likely do it later tonight. I was severely hungover yesterday and had to go to sleep early, but I'm good now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I'll leave it in your capable hands then! I'm looking forward to the publication of my very first Wikinews article! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 23:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Lofi Gurl! I appreciate your edits and your review, but I think that changing the title made it too vague, and the previous title was more specific. You said that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_makes_crimes_against_humanity_convictions_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002876&amp;oldid=5002875 &quot;Don wanted this title changed I think&quot;], but I actually couldn't find a comment from Don saying that he wanted the title changed. Are you done reviewing the article? Can we publish the article now? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm concerned I may have made too substantial of changes to the article to remain an uninvolved reviewer. They just announced today Wikinews is closing and I am gutted. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Your edits seem to be only related to getting the article ready for publicaiton, so that should not be a problem, right? Also, oh no! That's awful! Why are they closing Wikinews? I really put in a lot of work into that article, so is it possible to get it published before? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 21:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

== Just a check-in ==

....the India article? Still reviewing that one? Didn't want to mess with it if you are.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:58, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Please don't bite my head off ==

Just a heads up Im starting a Miraheze here about English Wikinews, thanks.

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142 Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not going to bite your head off haha. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::thnx Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::I guess pinging is getting me in trouble with some people so I'll make it quick, https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Someone will need to discuss and decide on new name. I asked whether trademarked word 'Wikinews' can be used, and have not got an answer to that, yet. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Negativity ==

You've been a pretty solid contributor and I hope that you don't let the negativity and hypocrisy surrounding this site get to you too much. At least, I've noted how you've been trying to move things more than many others here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's fine. Don't worry. I kind of knew this project was a dead end job and wasn't really worth the effort I was putting in trying to save it. I just kept getting sucked back in every time I tried to quit, so in a way I'm kind of glad the project is closing. It was probably going to devolve to a thing where I assumed most of the workload while the more experienced editors scaled back their involvement with the project, per tradition. Oh well. When one door closes, another one opens. I try to remember [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Lofi_Gurl#En.wn this conversation] when I feel shitty regarding my contributions to this project. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::I've still got one fresh and one fresh-ish (thanks to you know who) article pending review if you get inspired to try to do something. The most recent one has some pretty unique original reporting in my opinion. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::I have nothing left to give this project, unfortunately. Those messages that admin left us, then bailing on the project completely... Lets just say that if I had a single shit left to give, it is definitely gone not. I might still take a look at the article but I cant promise anything. I'm completely demoralized. Do you contribute at English Wikipedia and/or Wikiquote? Thats where you will usually find me moving forward. Let me know if I can be of any assistance on those projects. 
:::RIP Wikinews, let the record show I believed in you up until the end. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== [[Court ruling upholds TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells stake]] ==

Hi,

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] published the story. Congratulations.

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback from the reviewer.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say]] ==

Hi,

I published the story. Congratulations. 🎉

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Manslaughter charges against Daniel Perry dismissed following jury deadlock]] ==

Published. :-) Please read notes on the talk page. 

Have a great day. 

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== Re: cathedral re-opening ==

Hello,

Published. :-) Please check notes on the article talk page. A copy is included below for your reference:

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There are important, but not critically essential details missing, for example:

* time of day in local time and UTC
* that they planned to do speech outdoors but did it indoors because of a storm
* (is it needed to write '2024' in first paragraph as we already have publish date further up the page)

I could not verify one part:

* Sunday 'morning' mass (source 1 says Sunday, source 2 does not say, or something) -- replaced 'Sunday morning' with 'Sunday'

The above items can be addressed within 24 hours after publication.

The image credit was missing and I added it as a minor edit as a part of the review process. It is required due to the licence requirements.

I recommend the author to also become involved in editing others' submissions -- those of them that are newsworthy, at least -- in the [[Newsroom]], if desired. This may help improve their quality and their chances of publication, and provide experience with proofreading and fact checking in addition to writing and authoring efforts.

Thank you and keep up the great work.

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Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Pace ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, there are not many reviewers available, and I think the current queue may take a couple days to be processed. (I am mostly outdoors and away on weekend.) My apologies, and thank you for reading and writing entertaining and specific stories. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:No problem, take your time and enjoy your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Revisit articles in review queue ==

While waiting for articles I've authored to be reviewed, I often revisit them as long as they aren't under review and 'tighten' them up by making sure they conform to the style guide, that facts are correct, I've chosen good images with useful descriptions (and attributed every image), etc. 

I see that there are style issues in some of your articles currently awaiting review. Please see what you can do to help make the review of these articles easier/quicker.

Consider using {{tl|verify}} to point to exactly what source is used for all information so reviewers who verify information can find it easier. This helps tremendously.  

Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Are you able to specify the style issues present in the article as a reviewer, or is it my job to figure that out as the reporter? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:I haven't checked the article talk pages yet so sorry if this ends up being a pointless question [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::It is the author's responsibility to know our policies and guidelilnes, to include the [[WN:Style|style guide]]. Reviewers can and often do correct style issues before publishing but they are not required to. It takes more of a reviewers time to correct for style along with everything else they must check before publishing. See [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] to understand all the work that goes into reviewing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== Great job ==

You are doing a great job here thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:25, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, friend!
:[[File:Red Wine Toast GIF Animation.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question! ==

{{tl|helpme}} Say an articles goes stale, or fails review for whatever reason. Am I allowed to splice old material and sources from &quot;rejected&quot; articles and use them in future articles, so long as the subject of the article stays fresh, and new developments keep coming in? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, that's fine. They are released under the creative commons licence indicated in the footer, and you can reuse them at any news articles here or any other place where the licence of content is compatible. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

Could you please [[WN:Attribution|attribute]] the &quot;''Political unrest and nationwide protests were expected in response to the axing of the impeachment.''&quot; sentence? Who said this? This would help the sentence to not read as a speculation made on behalf of ''Wikinews''. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:From the Associated Press article:
:{{quote|The vote’s defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and escalate political turmoil, and opposition parties could introduce a new impeachment motion when parliament reconvenes next Wednesday.}} [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:This is amazing:
:* [[South Korean Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol]]
:Thank you so much for writing about this topic. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Pretty cool we have four articles of coverage spanning the scandal from start to finish! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== Wizard of oz slippers story ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* Missing currency, both in first paragraph and in headline?
* Missing specified location where the auction took place.

Hope you can assist. Let me know if any questions. Thank you. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've found the location and left a note about it at the article talk page. I cannot add it and remain available to review. Could you please check and make the edit? Thank you!!! Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I went to sleep before seeing all these. I'm so sorry! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
:::What is your time zone?  
:::Do you receive notifications in right top corner of the page while you are logged in?
:::Please note on talk page of the slippers story there is a new message &quot;''@Michael.C.Wright - You can add it and I can review? Please confirm within the next hour, or @Lofi Gurl please add it within next hour. Failing that, I'll add it myself and will require another reviewer to publish. Thanks.''&quot;
:::Have a great day.
:::Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, and I need to get better at clearing my inbox, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'm eastern standard time I think. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Left you a '''[[Talk:Slippers_worn_by_American_actress_Judy_Garland_in_1939_film_The_Wizard_of_Oz_break_sales_record,_sold_for_US$28_million_at_auction#Why_the_slippers_were_so_expensive|new message]]''' Hope it helps :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::[[Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction]] now published, congratulations. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::thank you :) [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee::Who ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, I've left you a new message '''[[Talk:Coffee_prices_surge_to_record_highs_due_to_droughts_in_Brazil,_Vietnam#Who|here]]'''. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:added a new message now again [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Chess article ==

Please see the talk page at that article.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== damascus story ==

i made a few edits. in one sentence needs clarification, i marked it in bold. please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi!! To answer the quesion/comment/footnote you left in the article -- I found a mention of &quot;Saydnaya prison complex&quot; in the BBC source but they don't specify if that was the prison Timmerman escaped from. It was just mentioned that {{w|the White Helmets}} were storming looking for survivors. Hope this helps! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, I think he left prison the same day the city fell on Monday, which was mentioned in the second paragraph. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== minor edit &amp; thanks ==

hi, i have rejected [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_chess_grandmaster_Gukesh_Dommaraju,_18,_becomes_youngest_world_chess_champion_of_all_time&amp;diff=4809824&amp;oldid=prev&amp;unhide=1 this edit] as this wikilink was already included in a previous paragraph. please let me know if i am incorrect!

thanks for the other edits to the story. they have made it so much nicer and are timely. i appreciate it and approved the other edits.

have a great day, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:oops didn't see the other link, thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Edits after publication  ==

Please note that our [[WN:Archive]] conventions generally prevent edits to articles 24 hours after publication. Articles are meant to be a snapshot in time. 

Edits within the 24 hours after publication should be limited to only correcting any errors not caught in the review process. 

It is better to have an article fully button-down and ready for publication before requesting review. 

You are more than welcome, even encouraged to help improve other articles. But please focus that energy on articles in the developing queue and review queue unless the article is actively ''under'' review. That way we catch more errors before review and definitely before publication. 

Thanks again for joining and contributing! I can't remember the last time I saw ten articles in the review queue. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:[[image:Symbol thumbs up green.png]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Requested article  ==

hey, {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-talladega-county-sheriffs-office

I added this story to requested articles but im not up to starting the article myself... If you can do anything for this would be helpful? Thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi, I'm happy to start articles you bring to me, I'm just not sure this story meets the site's notability guidelines.. I'd have to double check though. Thank you though [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::It does and is '''developing''', not much data so far I suppose.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::We also need a second source. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::we'll play it by ear. This South Korea story is taking way longer than I thought [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's please focus on it being published! My request can always wait, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== please vote ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

'''[[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|This page]]''' has a handful of requests open. Could you please cast a vote and/or add a comment, ideally for each of them, at your earliest convenience?

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== hi here is a news tip about malware ==

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Hundreds of North Korean troops killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia]] ==
Hi. Please see my not-ready review comments on the talk page. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 22:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why? ==

Are you making more work for editors? Im not angry just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know what you're talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::You keep abandoning articles mostly you created, why? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:What specifically do you mean &quot;making more work for editors&quot;? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::more work to clean up after you... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd just delete them if I was able to. Why are you mad? I'm abandoning the articles. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::not mad, just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You were acting fine before, what happened? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Stop &quot;RIPing&quot; because it's seen as disruptive behavior, sorry but it seems like it. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::That's fine I'm done writing here anyway. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Suit yourself..... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Then what was your point? Wasting peoples' time? Sad sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm genuinely confused now. What do you mean &quot;wasting peoples time&quot;? What are you talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::The project is to work together with one another not to abandon because theres not much activity right now. I won't argue with you anymore.. Sorry... {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: '''I didn't do anything wrong.''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

== En.wn ==
Hi. Thanks for, well, contributing here, I guess. So really, if you want to write fast and write prolifically, maybe Wikipedia is a better fit for you than en.wn in its present state. The project couldn't handle a mass influx of even people highly skilled at writing for it (overwhelms the review process, reporters get demoralized). I'm tempted to say that you overestimated the project and what you could do, but that sounds wrong. I don't know why I'm saying all this. You probably already know it. Of what's left, we are overwhelmingly nice people, for what it's worth, and care deeply about en.wn. Just don't, I guess, overinvest yourself in it. One of our colleagues here likes to say &quot;don't get married to your article&quot;, so perhaps likewise with the concept and future of the project. Then again, a late editor literally saw himself as embarking on a mission to save human civilization from intellectual ruin and mundanity by making something great out of this project. But he was executing a long term plan, that did transform the project. I don't know what this sounds like. I hope it doesn't sound condescending. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just to let both of you know I wasn't trying to attack {{ping|Lofi Gurl}}. {{Ping|Heavy Water}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the time to write this (it didn't come off as condescending). I'll keep it in mind while contributing to the project in the future. Sorry for taking a few days to reply. Been trying to limit internet time. Have a good rest of your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 05:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Lofi Gurl  ==

I was really being a dink to you, apologies. Feel free to continue to write articles here! {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:Consider it forgiven. It happens. Onward! [[file:FPClogogif.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you for creating new news articles you go as fast as you please {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm trying to slow down and try to average maybe three per week. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Please write as much as you like and thanks {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good to be back. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::😊 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Welcome back Lofi Gurl [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
:::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== Crash Philadelphia story ==

Hi I copyedited some misspelled words for the article. Hope your well, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. I'm on my mom's laptop at the moment and she has her shit set up weird, and I can't spellcheck very easily at all right now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
::It's ok, do your best. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

== Paywalled ==

Can't you work around it? {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

:It's gonna be easier to rewrite the entire article at this point, with like 2-3 sources. The project just kept getting bigger and bigger and I shot myself in the foot (or gave my foot the firing squad, if you will). Using this article's content for Wikipedia. Going to focus on my WashingtonDC/suicide/cop article I have started here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I like alot of these! 
:#7. I've been meaning to start using IRC for a while. Maybe today's the day.
:#8. Not sure what I can do to help with software development but I have a bunch of friends who know code. 
:#12. I know a few university professors in the history field.
:#14. I've never heard of Audio Wikinews. Sounds self-explanatory. How many articles have audio with them?
:Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

== This is terribly overdue! ==

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|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |
|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Humble Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; For completing ''5 edits''.
|-
|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | Great work! Keep it up! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:12, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
|}

== Stuff ==

Some of your (recent) contributions have gone stale. Sorry -- keep at it!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:27, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

== Darn it! ==

That execution article ROCKED! Is there a snowball's change you could gatwick it? I'll help -- for realz!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:39, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the kind words! I don't think I can gatwick it -- it went stale on Friday, and there have not been any new developments that I'm aware of. I shot myself in the foot by relying too heavily on a source that I later discovered had an apparent paywall (only the first two days were free I guess). On the bright side, I was able to use alot of it for the Wikipedia article, but I wish I could have gotten it published here! It would have been a good one. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

== You ok??? ==

Hope your good???? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've been borderline kind of freaking out lately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::Well, take a few breaths -- back up -- '''re-calibrate the mechanism''' -- and come back soon!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== You've AT LEAST earned this!! ==

[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|210px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ahh thank you!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:congrats [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Your clogging up the queue, please resort to 1 possibly 2 articles at a time. I don't want to see you blocked..... Many of your articles will most likely go stale, or you will abandon them. Sorry for so harsh but its facts... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've also put a good amount of effort into helping your articles.... Your stressing me out badly.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Will you please stop needlessly punctuating ''every sentence'' with &quot;...........&quot;? Because it comes off as needlessly shitty to everyone you talk to and that really isn't something I need to be dealing with. No matter the topic it just sets a negative tone right off the bat. Sorry, &quot;but it's facts.&quot; [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:Coming from a user who constantly abandons articles lol [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's not funny brah, i should report you! But i wont, your harassing me and wikinews!!! °½&lt;½½½&lt;&lt;½½½;½½ @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::your a sock or troll.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:I found these stubs useful and was pleased. Expanded one yesterday. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Interest in notifications for new drafts ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I'd like to invite you to edit drafts created by other contributors to improve their quality and reduce reviewer load on them, so that more reviewers can review articles written by you. Would you be interested in notifications of the current drafts in the Newsroom, compiled with a note of what the event date and link to article? 

I can make something like [[User:Gryllida/Newsroom]]. If you're interested, would you like to get notified when article '''is created as a new draft''' ([[:Category:Developing]]) or when it is '''submitted for review''' ([[:Category:Review]])? 

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, I would love that. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome thanks. Which option would you prefer, articles created in Developing or in Review category? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Definitely developing. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Would you like to get notifications 'instantly' for each new draft, or weekly?
::::Would you be OK if these notifications were delivered to your personal talk page? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Instantly would be great. Yeah, my talk page would be fine starting out, but if we could find a way for them to only show up in my notifications inbox, that would be good too. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::great thanks i will try to figure out how to make this work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
::May I ask about your devices: how many, what OS, have you used an RSS feed reader before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:08, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I mainly edit on my laptop using Windows 10. No I've never used an RSS feed reader before. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== idaho police story ==

published after an edit to write in active voice, great writeup thanks heaps [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Don't edit my articles ==

Thanks [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 17:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Why not? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry got ahead of myself [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 18:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Anyone can edit anyone's article. This is not bbc nor a blog. Articles belong to Wikinews, not to individual authors. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

== [[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]][ ==

is there a court date scheduled for this? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ill look into it when i ge5 home [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I just wanted to say hi. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey BigKrow! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::I seem to have an imposter, a pain in my side, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:BigKrow2|BigKrow2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:49, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Also @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], notified. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I really hope this is just some random child that doesn't know the actual severity of what they're doing here. But that is clearly someone who has been kicked from the project multiple times. Just ignore the humanoid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== BigKrow2 ==

Please tell me your really not me @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]],

I wouldn't be superised. 

Also @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] and @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]]

@[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're accusing me of being that guy who impersonated Bddpaux last year? Is that what you're saying? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly I think you are. Trying to sneak back in .... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Why? What basis do you have for that? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:That shit happened before I created my account, but I saw it happen. Is every new user here going to be accused of being that person then? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Prove your innocence then, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How? You have to open a sockpuppet investigation into me I guess. Why are you making baseless accusations? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm just checking but you might be a sock puppet account you changed the article fucks to some other story suspicious. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Why is that suspicious? I turned a vandalism article into a stub. You're being silly. Your baseless accusations are disruptive. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::Prove your innocence, @[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Once again -- ''how?'' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I can't check user you right now but, I'm always watching you.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Why? Why do you think I am this user? Why do you want to checkuser me? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:30, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::::I have my suspicions. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::So it's just conjecture? I'm not Me Da Wikipedian. Why are you suspecting me of sockpuppetry? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:40, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== I suffer from bad mental health issues ==

I know my behavior has been negative to you, so by taking responsibility for my words towards you, I just don't want to be blocked from editing Wiki news. And thinking you are a sock is wrong of me. Lofi Gurl you don't have to accept my apology but I do hope you understand where I'm coming from about my mental health. Thank you for listening. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:Okay? I am never afforded understanding or forgiveness when my mental health issues cause problems in relationships. I'm just frankly tired of this crap. Youve been making me not want to log in [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::You can only make your own decisions, I say you keep working get past this and move forward @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Agreed. This was a waste of time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you for not retiring ==

Thank you for sticking around! Your well needed here. Thanks. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:🙂🥳👍⚡️ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sources fill ✍️ ==

Hi, at my personal talk page at Wikipedia there is a user script, which may be copy pasted to [[Special:MyPage/common.js]], that adds a new button in the editor: it prompts for an URL, generates a filled source template for it, and copies it to clipboard. It reliably inserts the source title at least 🤣 In many, but not all, cases it also gets the publisher and date -- though not always in the right &quot;April 22, 2025&quot; format -- properly, too. Then, if in the visual editing mode, I double click the pasted source to fix if needed. Perhaps this could help you save time.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes I was actually going to ask if we could program something like that, because en.wp has it. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
::Is it working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Do you have a link to the script? I tried to access the script from your Wikipedia talk page from the section titled &quot;Script&quot; but it just lead me to a deleted page. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida/common.js]] -&gt; 
::::&lt;pre&gt;importScript('User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js');&lt;/pre&gt;
::::[[User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js]]
::::Works in 'Source editing' mode if it is the same toolbar as Visual Editor.
::::It adds a star icon. Clicking it prompts for the news URL, and then a few seconds alter it adds the filled source template at cursor position.
::::Note that date may be missing. Authors usually are missing. Publisher name isn't always correct (needs to be such that you can wikilink to wikipedia). So you need to check what it generated. But at least it gets title and date right 90% of the time for me and it makes writing easier.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edit urgent please? ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I think it is best of someone adds a source and attribution about the '51' number of injuries.

The article was already published, so this needs to be done immediately, so that the approval of the edit can be done within less than 24 hours.

Please see [[Talk:Kamikaze_drone_attacks_bus_near_Dnipropetrovsk,_Ukraine,_allegedly_war_crime|this page]] for more details.

BigKrow refused to do it, now I have the request for your help as my last hope.

Looks like nobody else currently active at the wiki this weekend.

Thanks heaps, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! Let me know what you think of my revision. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you for the edit. 
::If you click the image of the bus, in description, it links to a few sources. One of them is a telegram post by someone, possibly military official from Ukraine. I think it could be added as source and in article text the '51' figure could be attributed to that source specifying their name and whatever role is associated with their nick in telegram. If you can do this soon, I can approve it. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

== Saying hi ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], how are you? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking. How are you doing friend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
::I'm living heh, glad to hear your doing okay. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

== Yo BigKrow ==

@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Can I ask a favor? Can you go on the Lady Gaga article and fill out the sources, and then submit for a review? I'm heading into the city to attend a concert at the moment. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I got you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Kinda hungover. Didnt get great sleep last night. Slept in my car because I didnt want to risk a DUI after the concert. Im excited to hopefully feel better tomorrow. How are you? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
::Well I'm here for you my friend. I'm doing alright. Take it easy! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

== You ok? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:yeah, i'm fine. thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, its currently busy season at work. I work in lawn care. I try to make revisions when I can, and I certainly respond more than at least 80% of the people who are pinged. Im sorry my volunteer time is limited at the moment. Several of my articles went stale waiting for review priod to my involuntary wikibreak. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::No problem. I just wanted to check the setup is working. Ping me if you have a news story in mind but no time to write of it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views, the highest for year so far!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025, and the highest so far of 2025! Bam! 💥 

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Thank you for your continued efforts at not only starting new articles but contributing to others as well. Your collaborative efforts are greatly appreciated. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 12:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Awesome! I can't wait to get back to writing. I have some merciless &quot;{{w|adulting}}&quot; to attend to in my personal life at the moment. When I'm back writing, you'll all know it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::Totally understand. Take care of what you need to, and we’ll be glad to see you back when the time’s right. Looking forward to it! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Come back please ==

Wikinews needs you, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey. I heard about what's going on. Im going to try to find some free time this week to get some articles written to try to help save the project. Sorry for the radio silence [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks for sticking around! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Your stories are stale ==

Sorry, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:09, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Are you sure? The gambling story happened Friday and the Beyonce story happened last night, from what I can tell. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::You need stories to be '''&quot;fresh&quot;''' even a day old is stale. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Ideally yeah, but it's not stale until seven days have passed since the focal point of the story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

Would you be interested in joining as a reviewer? If you were, I or another reviewer of your interest would be doing it together with you for the first several months to assist.

Similarly, would you be interested in helping with page deletions and blocking users, and removing vandalism. Is this something you have done before and do you have an interest?

Are there any changes to the workflow that you would consider helpful?

Are you on any IM platform such as Discord, Linphone (SIP), Matrix, where we could exchange messages, screenshots, and sometimes audio calls?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! That sounds like a good offer. Definitely curious to see what I can bring as a reviewer. I have no expirience blocking users or deleting pages. Give me a few days to sleep on it. Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey Lofi Gurl, and are you on any of the IM platforms? Maybe Telegram? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I plan on creating a discord account for my Wiki stuff. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::::any luck? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Community response to SPTF's recommendation to close ''Wikinews'' ==

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF) has issued a [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|recommendation to close Wikinews]]. A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.

If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:

* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language

The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.

You can find the draft here:
👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 

Thanks for considering. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you my friend! ==

Good work on la explosion [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Thanks for bringing the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:13, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::We need to block those ips. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I reported them, all I can do. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I know.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

== Nigerian abductors article ==

If you can find an image to add (even just a file photo or whatever) -- I think we might be able to get that one published. It could use ''maybe'' one more sentence while you're at it too?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah I'll take a look at it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

This is your second barn star for top article! Thanks for your continued, hard work!

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== [[Talk:Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]] ==

i published article, please check talk page for feedback thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Live chat software trial ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Please note this is open source software with low bandwidth usage and the communication is only via text, so it is not privacy invasive. This platform is older than the web, irc existed since 1980s. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and yourself being sitting in chat all 24/7 via this software could make collaboration much easier as then others could send messages to the group while your device is offline, and you could get notifications on mobile. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:07, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::I will install this when I get home from the city today. Thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I got them downloaded for both Windows and Android. My name can just be Lofi Gurl on there. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Train derails article ==

Sad event. Excellent coverage, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:15, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* please refocus on a recent event with [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and re submit @ [[Talk:EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]]

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:19, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88]] ==

can you please try to find a photo of the person in 12h to add to story thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:23, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:The only one I have of him is from Wikipedia and it's fair use only. I don't know how to obtain permission to use that here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you!!! ==

For your help with the church shooting article! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:25, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

:No prob! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:06, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For the help on shark story! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

:No, thank you for getting the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for August! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

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Hot diggity dog, you nailed it![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats for your article! Attracting that amount of readers to a story about a local hot dog spill is not small feat. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks guys! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

hi pal @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

:Im okay. Moving this weekend. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

== Hi friend ==

How you doing? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:13, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==
Hi - I'm new here, trying to help out (recruited from elsewiki). I see you've been contributing here a while - is it possible you are ready to become a reviewer? Would that interest you? I'm still learning what's going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:I actually have an open request for reviewership open somewhere haha! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:33, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to get some reform going to save this cite, maybe you have some input. I posted at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]]... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 22:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewer permission granted. Congratulations, Lofi Gurl! Just reviewing one story a week would be more than sufficient, I think doing more than that is a risk of burnout. Up to you. :) Let me know if any questions. Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:40, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::This is awesome news! Yeah, one review per week sounds good to me. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::: Congratulations! I'll help out however I can. My availability will be short and sporadic likely for the next week. But the goal is not to just hand you the reviewer role and let you learn it on your own (that happened to me). 
:::: First step is ensuring you now see the &quot;Review&quot; action in the top-right of your browser when you view articles in the review queue. Once you click on &quot;Review&quot; for an article, you should now see an interface that allows you to select options via drop-down menus for the five areas we review. All of those drop-downs must be &quot;pass&quot; for the article to pass. Otherwise the gadget will label the article 'not ready.'
:::: Have a look at the following for other advice and info:
:::: 
::::* [[User:Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane|Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane]] (brief overview of full, reviewer workflow)
::::* [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review checklist]] (process of reviewing)
::::* [[Wikinews:Tips on reviewing articles|Tips on reviewing articles]] (old essay representing the intent of the 'modern review process')
::::* [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish checklist]] (additional steps needed once an article passes review)
:::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] on becoming a new reviewer! I also think new reviewers might benefit from [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools/easyPeerReview|documentation on how to use the easyPeerReview]] gadget (this is the gadget that shows the &quot;Review&quot; option in the top-right tools menu and opens the review template with dropdown options). If any reviewer is interested, perhaps a short guide for the gadget would be helpful. Although, I am not sure if there's already any documentation available for the easyPeerReview gadget. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:07, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::: After some digging I found [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Peer_reviewed#Use_.5BUsing_Easy_Peer_Review.5D this] but it could use expanding. That's something I can do, possibly within the next few weeks if someone else doesn't get to it beforehand.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hey - I saw your post elsewhere where once again you expressed your frustration at what is going on in this site. I'm sorry if my attempts to get _some_ change going in time to make a difference bothered you, and definitely not happy that no change happened and that people obfuscated the issue on the talk page to the point where nothing was clear. That all speaks to the problems here. There is so much disrespect floating around on this site currently, I do tend to think that there isn't much to be done as it is right now. I fully understand your frustration, and seeing it was part of what motivated me to seek change. This site was in a state of emergency and no one acted to fix it. Anyway maybe I'll bump into you on en.wikipedia proper, I'm sure if you want to you'll find something to contribute; or if not there, who knows where else? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the message. Your efforts did not bother me at all. It wasn't like this when I first joined. Some of my articles would go stale waiting for review, but it was rare. My previous 8-9 articles over the last few months, and not a single one got reviewed. It is what it is. Yeah, you'll probably see me over at the current events articles on ENWP in the future. At least there you can work at your own pace. Why feel pressure to write fresh content if it can't get reviewed on time anyway? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::::Exactly - and the fact that no one was doing the reviews certainly puts out the message - whether true or not - that the reviewers care less about this project than the ones submitting the articles. This is made worse by the fact that there may be more reviewers than article contributors at this point. Regardless, we really needed a short term solution here, and no one was interested (actually, some WERE interested, but it got obfuscated away. Some people even claimed you supported the status quo!) So it goes! At least personally I met a few nice wiki folks I would not have found otherwise. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::It could be argued that I was more in a position to make an impact here since I was nade reviwer, but truthfully I just dont really know what I'm doing. I definitely didnt support the status quo, I just was not interested in loosening the site's guidelines. I just cant help but wonder how this looks to the outside -- all these articles getting neglected and trashed while dozens are calling for the whole thing to be shut down. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::: With EzPR 2025, we can do partial reviews. So you could start a review and when you get to a point where you want help, you can save the partial review and tag another reviewer for a hand (I'd be happy to help). 
:::::: Also, if the review process is daunting enough to keep you from doing the review, I think it would help everyone if you could articulate what is holding you back. It could be that the same thing is impacting other reviewers and it should therefore be changed.
:::::: You have fresh eyes on the review process and may see things differently than those who have done it for some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:06, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That sounds like it might be worth a try. How do I access EzPR 2025? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::: It should show up in the Tools menu, the same place EzPR shows up (for me, they are stacked on top of each other in the right-hand sidebar). If you view an article [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|marked for review]], you should see &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools. That's it.
:::::::: If you'd like to start with the [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|Racoon story]], I'll step away from it. Initially to me it looks like a relatively solid article and is light-hearted, with little risk of serious ramifications of libel or defamation if we get it wrong (as opposed to an interview with a prominent figure, for example).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::The EzPR 2025 will not show up automatically like the old one. EzPR is enabled by default for all reviewers as a gadget, while EzPR 2025 is not currently a gadget.
:::::::::So @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], if you want to use it, let me know and I can enable/install it for you. After that, you will find &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools menu. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::: Ahhh, sorry. I thought it was now in testing by all reviewers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::I can enable it for all reviewers by default, so they don't have to manually install it. But I chose not to do that initially because it seems a bit bold to me. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:31, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::::: @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I went ahead and published the raccoon story. But feel free to jump into the next story you feel comfortable with.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|11}}Sometimes bold is good. ツ I think you've been very careful so far and personally trust that you won't blow anything up. But its your call. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,083 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

Your name keeps popping up as a contributor or original author in the monthly top article. Thank you for your continued effort! This was also the highest number of page-views yet this year.

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== welcome back  ==

Hi friend glad to have you back @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:01, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. Good to finally have internet again. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Saw your story about Sam Rivers. Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Heard. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

As a reviewer, you should have access to Scoop so that you can receive OR material. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] manages the email server and should be able to set up an account for you. If you haven't done so already, you should reach out and request an account. It might be a while before you're comfortable reviewing OR, and that's okay. It is a bit of a different beast. But you should have access to Scoop now so you can see the material and otherwise use it to assist with developing OR and getting it closer to a publishable state.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:For scoop account username: it is not the same as your wiki login; unfortunately the email server was not setup for OAuth login. Usually, but not always, it's the legal first name and last name, to make the request more professional in the case you might need to contact one of the OR involved parties to confirm some information; one of the reviewers uses just their first name only for the username and one used their wiki nick. '''Please tell me what username for scoop email you would like.''' Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:51, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Using EasyPeerReview ==

Hey there, I finally got around to starting a help page for EasyPeerReview at [[Help:EasyPeerReview]]. Verify you have access to EzPR (you see the Review link in Actions when viewing an article marked with {{tl|Review}}) and have a look at the help page. Let me know if the page is actually helpful. 

Let me know if you want to jump into a review together or if you have any questions about the process, where to find things, etc.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for disappearing. I recently moved out of my parents' house and I am working three jobs now. I have not had time for wiki projects unfortunately. I can't lose monentum towards getting my shit together in real life. I hope to have a new laptop this winter and hope to be back going strong around that time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Get yer shit together, why don't ya? ツ
:: No worries. It sounds like you are making the right priorities. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for understanding. I just went down from three jobs to two, so I am hoping I can at least start helping out with pre-reviews more regularly. I'm nervous about doing full reviews by myself though. I'm so sorry for falling off the grid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

== You still with us? ==

Haven't heard from you in awhile. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:33, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not really able to contribute in any meaningful way with the amount of free time I currently have. Sorry. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thank you for checking in though homie, the last two months in particular have been pretty challenging for me. But I'm getting through it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Sending good vibes! You got this! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please consider to try [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] it is a 5 min a day commitment to a triage process of new drafts, that helps other users a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

Hi friend @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Good to see ya [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:Happy turkey day [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== My attacks on you as a person ==

It might sound like the same old thing, but I do in fact apologize to you for my negative attacking of you. You can choose to accept or decline my attempted apologize, thank you again. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:Its fine, no hard feelings. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::Same [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== Never give up my Friend  ==

I will never lose Faith in you. We have had our spats but positivity is good for us. Hope life gets better. Talk soon? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:05, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, you'll see me around. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry for the profane edit summaries today [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

== Wasn't expecting ==

Hey thanks so much for helping the drug bust story. I wasn't expecting anyone to help it out. My bad abandoning habits. Anyways thank you! You did a great job by the way! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:02, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks dude [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Well done ==

Great job @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

== Starting a review ==

Hi, hope you Are doing well. From [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/Lofi Gurl|your comment]], it appears you were struggling to start a review on an article as you mentioned you couldn't find any buttons. For your convenience, I've prepared a Review Launcher. 

Just [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)#Review launcher widget|visit the page]], enter the article name you want to review, and click the &quot;Start Review&quot; button. That's it. After clicking Start Review, you will be redirected to the article page, wait for 1-2 seconds and the peer-review form should open for you. Use that form to submit your review result. I hope this isn't too complicated. If at any point you feel lost, just let me know. 

I understand that you may not be interested in reviewing at the moment, but if the reason is simply not knowing how to start the review, this approach might be helpful. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:31, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

:A detailed documentation on how to use the peer-review form is [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)|available here]]. If you still need more assistance, I can share some screenshots with you via email showing how to use the form. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you so much. I will keep this in mind once I get my head clear. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==
Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==
hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==
Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==
comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==
Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Welcome back ==

Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

* Follow these instructions [[Wikinews:Easy_Peer_Review_(2025_version)#Getting_Started|get started]] says &quot;''To use it, go to any article that you want to review (make sure it has the {{tl|review}} template). You will find a &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; option in your &quot;Actions&quot; menu (in the Vector 2022 skin) or the &quot;More&quot; menu (in the Vector 2010 skin). After clicking this option, a form will appear at the top of the article.''&quot;. are you seeing this button?
Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

:no, I am not seeing either of these buttons on articles submitted for review. Im only seeing an option to prevreview. I use the 2010 skin. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
:Nevermind, I FINALLY found it. It was under the &quot;More&quot; tab. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==
{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

:Credit truly goes to [[User:Gryllida]] and [[User:BigKrow]]. All I did was &quot;get&quot; this story. Thanks for running with it! I will attempt to review some articles this week. I will be forced to wing it. Perfectist anxiety is the only thing holding me back at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] you still around? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hi. Good to see ya. My heart is not in current events at the moment. I plan to resume involvement here when I am convinced I can make more meaningful contributions. It doesn't look like there has been much activity here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I agree with you that activity has been a bit hit and miss. Could you please let me know what is the criteria for this? What would convince you that the activity level is adequate? Knowing this could help to reach and maintain activity sooner. 😊 Thank you. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I just think at this point many editors are reluctant to write new articles due to lack of active reviewers, many articles went stale while waiting for review this year. I overestimated what I was able to accomplish as a reviewer, I just don't have the time or focus right now and I'd review articles if I wasn't so concerned about publicly making a mistake. But I think Wikinews needs to be publishing at least one article per day to remain a viable destination for readers and to encourage more participation. I would have done way more these past four months if I didn't have so much crap going on in my personal life related to living situations, employment, transportation and mental health. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::got it thanks it sounds reasonable. one article per day is a goal i saw mentioned more than once.  😊 Thank you. Regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:03, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Here&amp;comma; hold this ==

&lt;div style=&quot;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2em 0&quot;&gt;[[File:Rainbow trout transparent.png|175px|link=wikipediawikipedia:Trout|alt=a rainbow trout fish]]&lt;div style=&quot;width:280px&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 225%; color: Red;&quot;&gt;'''''Whack!'''''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 115%;&quot;&gt;''You've been [[:wikipediawikipedia:Whacking with a wet trout|whacked with a wet trout]].''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;small&gt;{{{1|Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;!--Template:Trout--&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
An award for all your edits made while under the in&amp;fllig;uence&amp;period;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 00:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::dont feed into them @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== srry ==

brah i saw your user page srry. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 17:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:I went to the BMV in person and they gave me the steps to get it reinstated so it's all good hopefully. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

== queue ==

Just noting there are around 5 stories in queue which were created or substantially expanded by me and I would appreciate if you could have a look! I have none I can publish thus far as I was involved in editing. Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:alright, I'll take a look! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::well done! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:16, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing and publishing ==

Thank you for stepping into the review queue. Reviewing can be thought of as a two-part process:

1. [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review]]&lt;br&gt;
2. [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish]]

The publishing process involves updating our Main page with the new article. The easiest way to do this is to use [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]], which you'll need to install using the instructions [[User:Asked42/LeadManager#Installation|provided on the tool's page]]. As long as all of the reviewers publish articles immediately after reviewing them, the 5 leads will stay up-to-date. 

Let me know if you need help with anything, or if any part of the checklists is unclear. Much of the review and publishing process becomes second nature to experienced reviewers, and it is easy to forget how overwhelming it can feel in the beginning.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== The sources section can be the third rail for reviewers ==

Reviewers aren't supposed to add or remove sources as part of the review process. Any source listed is assumed to have been used to directly support statements of fact in the article (because that is what is required of authors). 

When reviewers come across paywalled sources in the sources list, they need to stop the review process and ask the contributors to remove it and any statements supported solely by it. This delays publishing, but helps to ensure accuracy, which is more important than rapid publishing.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
: And to be clear, this isn't meant to be a criticism, but hopefully helpful 'on-boarding.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Heard, thanks a bunch [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:FWIW, while I agree that what described above is one option (and is better than removing the problematic source and leaving content unchanged), it is my position that, if a reviewer had time to remove ''both'' the problematic source and the information that came from it, while remaining confident that all remaining information is verifiable, then, that reviewer is allowed to complete the review and publish the page. I believe that the process I have described reduces delay waiting for author to revise, and does not compromise quality of the review process. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==
Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

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:I dont understand why these sites let me read it and then paywall the article later. Probably so some free news source can't use it as a source for their own article. :P [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Maybe they let you read the first 2-3 pages and then after a few pages, start to demand subscription. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:::lets take a deep breath and continue on. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:17, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::::It should be an easy fix. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Front page headlines ==

Hi, do you know why [[Australian Minister for Energy lowers fuel standards for 60 days amid rising oil prices, panic buying]] did not show up as one of the front page lead articles after it was published? This has been a recurring problem as discussed at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#Improper 'circle']] and [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#The lead articles need to be changed]]. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have no idea honestly. Sometimes when I publish an article, there's a button asking me I want to post it to the front page, sometimes there isn't. I don't think hitting the button has really done anything though, at least for me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:37, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:: You can still use Lead Manager independently of EZPR 2025. If, for some reason you aren't prompted to update the leads after a successful review or you leave the page without clicking the button, you can still do so by going to [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]]. It will allow you to update the leads individually, serially, or in a custom fashion. 
:: By default, LM pulls in the last five articles into the &quot;title&quot; drop-down field. If you just click in the title field, you will be presented with a clickable list of the last five published articles. You can simply select the target article, &quot;fetch automatically&quot; the first two sentences, tweak the imported text and image if you'd like, then &quot;Start update&quot; will make the changes. 
:: To get used to the tools and processes, you can likely skip the 'additional options' area and just publish a single article after a successful review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], Let me know if you want me to install the LeadManager script for you, so that you can just start using it. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:38, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have updated the leads to include the article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==
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Excellent work, please keep it up! We hope you will continue contributing to Wikinews. If you have some time, consider taking a look at other articles currently [[:Category:Developing|under development]] or [[:Category:Review|awaiting review]]. Your help in improving or reviewing them would be greatly appreciated.
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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:37, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

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== Revision requested: [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

Did he survive?

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== Might write some today possibly later ==

thanks @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 16:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'll try to do a few reviews before I go out tonight. I'm going to focus on reviews since it's a fair assumption now that nobody will even look at the articles I submit. It's the only way I can try to fix this project's problems at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Regarding your move of my article ==

Hello, Lofi Gurl! I think my article is best located at [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]] rather than [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts politicians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]], because, of the four defendants convicted in the case, only one is a politician. The other individual is a bishop. The other two defendants are institutions. The only thing that the four defendants, consisting of two individuals and two institutions, have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 19:09, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:okay, sorry for the overreaction. I despise religious fundamentalism and bigotry but I just wanted to make sure the title wasn't going after Christians as some sort of ethnic group or something. But then,  Christianity is a {{w|universal religion}}, so I'm not sure the same principles apply anyway. No idea why I'm saying this. I have {{w|religious trauma}} from my Protestant upbringing and I listen to Satanic {{w|death metal}} every day of my life, and idk I guess I just didn't want thst influence creeping into my writing and creating a potential conflict of interest. Thanks for the message. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know. I actually went to great lengths to balance the article, get perspectives from all sides, sources from all sides, strongly ground the article in the sources, provide perspectives from all sides, and stay neutral and stick to the facts. This is my very first ever Wikinews article. Since you seem to care about both factuality and neutrality, would you mind reviewing the article? I think it is ready for publication. What do you think? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes absolutely. I should have some time to review stuff while dogsitting tonight. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you for your review. I appreciate most of your edits, but in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002549&amp;oldid=5002548 this edit] you removed the global scientific consensus regarding homosexuality saying that it is &quot;emotional language&quot;, but it is scientific language that all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations use to describe homosexuality, especially against false claims such those made in the pamphlet. I used the World Medical Association as a source, but there are thousands of more sources that use that language. The World Medical Association itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Attributing that scientific language to the World Medical Association alone would give readers the incorrect impression that only the World Medical Association holds that position, when in fact it is the common position of all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the whole world. Obviously, it would be impractical to cite every single one of thousands of scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the world, which is I cited the World Medical Association, which itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Is your review complete? Is the article ready for publication? This is my very first ever Wikinews article, so I'm not entirely familiar with process here. Thank you for your help. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We can just say &quot;according to scientific consensus&quot; then. I mostly just thought the passage was really wordy with way too many adjectives. It's close to being ready for publication. I cleaned it up the best I could without making major revisions and all I need to do now is verify all the claims and check for copyright violations. I'll likely do it later tonight. I was severely hungover yesterday and had to go to sleep early, but I'm good now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I'll leave it in your capable hands then! I'm looking forward to the publication of my very first Wikinews article! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 23:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Lofi Gurl! I appreciate your edits and your review, but I think that changing the title made it too vague, and the previous title was more specific. You said that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_makes_crimes_against_humanity_convictions_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002876&amp;oldid=5002875 &quot;Don wanted this title changed I think&quot;], but I actually couldn't find a comment from Don saying that he wanted the title changed. Are you done reviewing the article? Can we publish the article now? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm concerned I may have made too substantial of changes to the article to remain an uninvolved reviewer. They just announced today Wikinews is closing and I am gutted. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Your edits seem to be only related to getting the article ready for publicaiton, so that should not be a problem, right? Also, oh no! That's awful! Why are they closing Wikinews? I really put in a lot of work into that article, so is it possible to get it published before? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 21:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The project is being closed due to low user engagement. The &quot;current events&quot; module on the front page of Wikipedia does a better job at reporting current events than Wikinews. It is much more timely on Wikipedia, and edits can be published faster because i'm pretty sure that project is not subject to the same libel regulations as this project, as wikipedia is not a news publication. By contrast,  Wikinews has a rigorous review process to ensure quality, which sounds good on paper, but ultimately fails when the existing reviewers are either unable or unwilling to perform a review in time to get it published. Most articles that did manage to get published on this site were usually posted 4-5 days after the fact, when the news cycle has effectively moved on. Ive had an extremely difficult time getting anyone to even look at anything I've written these last six months here on the project. There were a few successful publications during thst time. But lets be real. Wikinews is a failed experiment. The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't want to pay for the server costs to host this project. They want to focus on Wikipedia. I thought I could help get things moving in the right direction and help save the project from closure, but the truth is I simply overestimated this project abd overestimated what I was able to realistically do. Adderall is one hell of a drug. Anyway, for what its worth, I did deeply care about this project, I thought the concept was so cool, I guess some things just dont work in practice. That pretty much sums it up, let me know if you have any further questions. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Just a check-in ==

....the India article? Still reviewing that one? Didn't want to mess with it if you are.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:58, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Please don't bite my head off ==

Just a heads up Im starting a Miraheze here about English Wikinews, thanks.

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142 Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not going to bite your head off haha. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::thnx Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::I guess pinging is getting me in trouble with some people so I'll make it quick, https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Someone will need to discuss and decide on new name. I asked whether trademarked word 'Wikinews' can be used, and have not got an answer to that, yet. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Negativity ==

You've been a pretty solid contributor and I hope that you don't let the negativity and hypocrisy surrounding this site get to you too much. At least, I've noted how you've been trying to move things more than many others here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's fine. Don't worry. I kind of knew this project was a dead end job and wasn't really worth the effort I was putting in trying to save it. I just kept getting sucked back in every time I tried to quit, so in a way I'm kind of glad the project is closing. It was probably going to devolve to a thing where I assumed most of the workload while the more experienced editors scaled back their involvement with the project, per tradition. Oh well. When one door closes, another one opens. I try to remember [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Lofi_Gurl#En.wn this conversation] when I feel shitty regarding my contributions to this project. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::I've still got one fresh and one fresh-ish (thanks to you know who) article pending review if you get inspired to try to do something. The most recent one has some pretty unique original reporting in my opinion. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::I have nothing left to give this project, unfortunately. Those messages that admin left us, then bailing on the project completely... Lets just say that if I had a single shit left to give, it is definitely gone not. I might still take a look at the article but I cant promise anything. I'm completely demoralized. Do you contribute at English Wikipedia and/or Wikiquote? Thats where you will usually find me moving forward. Let me know if I can be of any assistance on those projects. 
:::RIP Wikinews, let the record show I believed in you up until the end. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== [[Court ruling upholds TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells stake]] ==

Hi,

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] published the story. Congratulations.

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback from the reviewer.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say]] ==

Hi,

I published the story. Congratulations. 🎉

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Manslaughter charges against Daniel Perry dismissed following jury deadlock]] ==

Published. :-) Please read notes on the talk page. 

Have a great day. 

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== Re: cathedral re-opening ==

Hello,

Published. :-) Please check notes on the article talk page. A copy is included below for your reference:

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There are important, but not critically essential details missing, for example:

* time of day in local time and UTC
* that they planned to do speech outdoors but did it indoors because of a storm
* (is it needed to write '2024' in first paragraph as we already have publish date further up the page)

I could not verify one part:

* Sunday 'morning' mass (source 1 says Sunday, source 2 does not say, or something) -- replaced 'Sunday morning' with 'Sunday'

The above items can be addressed within 24 hours after publication.

The image credit was missing and I added it as a minor edit as a part of the review process. It is required due to the licence requirements.

I recommend the author to also become involved in editing others' submissions -- those of them that are newsworthy, at least -- in the [[Newsroom]], if desired. This may help improve their quality and their chances of publication, and provide experience with proofreading and fact checking in addition to writing and authoring efforts.

Thank you and keep up the great work.

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Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Pace ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, there are not many reviewers available, and I think the current queue may take a couple days to be processed. (I am mostly outdoors and away on weekend.) My apologies, and thank you for reading and writing entertaining and specific stories. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:No problem, take your time and enjoy your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Revisit articles in review queue ==

While waiting for articles I've authored to be reviewed, I often revisit them as long as they aren't under review and 'tighten' them up by making sure they conform to the style guide, that facts are correct, I've chosen good images with useful descriptions (and attributed every image), etc. 

I see that there are style issues in some of your articles currently awaiting review. Please see what you can do to help make the review of these articles easier/quicker.

Consider using {{tl|verify}} to point to exactly what source is used for all information so reviewers who verify information can find it easier. This helps tremendously.  

Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Are you able to specify the style issues present in the article as a reviewer, or is it my job to figure that out as the reporter? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:I haven't checked the article talk pages yet so sorry if this ends up being a pointless question [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::It is the author's responsibility to know our policies and guidelilnes, to include the [[WN:Style|style guide]]. Reviewers can and often do correct style issues before publishing but they are not required to. It takes more of a reviewers time to correct for style along with everything else they must check before publishing. See [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] to understand all the work that goes into reviewing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== Great job ==

You are doing a great job here thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:25, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, friend!
:[[File:Red Wine Toast GIF Animation.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question! ==

{{tl|helpme}} Say an articles goes stale, or fails review for whatever reason. Am I allowed to splice old material and sources from &quot;rejected&quot; articles and use them in future articles, so long as the subject of the article stays fresh, and new developments keep coming in? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, that's fine. They are released under the creative commons licence indicated in the footer, and you can reuse them at any news articles here or any other place where the licence of content is compatible. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

Could you please [[WN:Attribution|attribute]] the &quot;''Political unrest and nationwide protests were expected in response to the axing of the impeachment.''&quot; sentence? Who said this? This would help the sentence to not read as a speculation made on behalf of ''Wikinews''. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:From the Associated Press article:
:{{quote|The vote’s defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and escalate political turmoil, and opposition parties could introduce a new impeachment motion when parliament reconvenes next Wednesday.}} [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:This is amazing:
:* [[South Korean Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol]]
:Thank you so much for writing about this topic. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Pretty cool we have four articles of coverage spanning the scandal from start to finish! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== Wizard of oz slippers story ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* Missing currency, both in first paragraph and in headline?
* Missing specified location where the auction took place.

Hope you can assist. Let me know if any questions. Thank you. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've found the location and left a note about it at the article talk page. I cannot add it and remain available to review. Could you please check and make the edit? Thank you!!! Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I went to sleep before seeing all these. I'm so sorry! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
:::What is your time zone?  
:::Do you receive notifications in right top corner of the page while you are logged in?
:::Please note on talk page of the slippers story there is a new message &quot;''@Michael.C.Wright - You can add it and I can review? Please confirm within the next hour, or @Lofi Gurl please add it within next hour. Failing that, I'll add it myself and will require another reviewer to publish. Thanks.''&quot;
:::Have a great day.
:::Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, and I need to get better at clearing my inbox, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'm eastern standard time I think. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Left you a '''[[Talk:Slippers_worn_by_American_actress_Judy_Garland_in_1939_film_The_Wizard_of_Oz_break_sales_record,_sold_for_US$28_million_at_auction#Why_the_slippers_were_so_expensive|new message]]''' Hope it helps :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::[[Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction]] now published, congratulations. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::thank you :) [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee::Who ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, I've left you a new message '''[[Talk:Coffee_prices_surge_to_record_highs_due_to_droughts_in_Brazil,_Vietnam#Who|here]]'''. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:added a new message now again [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Chess article ==

Please see the talk page at that article.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== damascus story ==

i made a few edits. in one sentence needs clarification, i marked it in bold. please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi!! To answer the quesion/comment/footnote you left in the article -- I found a mention of &quot;Saydnaya prison complex&quot; in the BBC source but they don't specify if that was the prison Timmerman escaped from. It was just mentioned that {{w|the White Helmets}} were storming looking for survivors. Hope this helps! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, I think he left prison the same day the city fell on Monday, which was mentioned in the second paragraph. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== minor edit &amp; thanks ==

hi, i have rejected [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_chess_grandmaster_Gukesh_Dommaraju,_18,_becomes_youngest_world_chess_champion_of_all_time&amp;diff=4809824&amp;oldid=prev&amp;unhide=1 this edit] as this wikilink was already included in a previous paragraph. please let me know if i am incorrect!

thanks for the other edits to the story. they have made it so much nicer and are timely. i appreciate it and approved the other edits.

have a great day, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:oops didn't see the other link, thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Edits after publication  ==

Please note that our [[WN:Archive]] conventions generally prevent edits to articles 24 hours after publication. Articles are meant to be a snapshot in time. 

Edits within the 24 hours after publication should be limited to only correcting any errors not caught in the review process. 

It is better to have an article fully button-down and ready for publication before requesting review. 

You are more than welcome, even encouraged to help improve other articles. But please focus that energy on articles in the developing queue and review queue unless the article is actively ''under'' review. That way we catch more errors before review and definitely before publication. 

Thanks again for joining and contributing! I can't remember the last time I saw ten articles in the review queue. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:[[image:Symbol thumbs up green.png]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Requested article  ==

hey, {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-talladega-county-sheriffs-office

I added this story to requested articles but im not up to starting the article myself... If you can do anything for this would be helpful? Thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi, I'm happy to start articles you bring to me, I'm just not sure this story meets the site's notability guidelines.. I'd have to double check though. Thank you though [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::It does and is '''developing''', not much data so far I suppose.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::We also need a second source. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::we'll play it by ear. This South Korea story is taking way longer than I thought [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's please focus on it being published! My request can always wait, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== please vote ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

'''[[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|This page]]''' has a handful of requests open. Could you please cast a vote and/or add a comment, ideally for each of them, at your earliest convenience?

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== hi here is a news tip about malware ==

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Hundreds of North Korean troops killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia]] ==
Hi. Please see my not-ready review comments on the talk page. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 22:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why? ==

Are you making more work for editors? Im not angry just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know what you're talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::You keep abandoning articles mostly you created, why? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:What specifically do you mean &quot;making more work for editors&quot;? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::more work to clean up after you... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd just delete them if I was able to. Why are you mad? I'm abandoning the articles. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::not mad, just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You were acting fine before, what happened? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Stop &quot;RIPing&quot; because it's seen as disruptive behavior, sorry but it seems like it. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::That's fine I'm done writing here anyway. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Suit yourself..... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Then what was your point? Wasting peoples' time? Sad sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm genuinely confused now. What do you mean &quot;wasting peoples time&quot;? What are you talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::The project is to work together with one another not to abandon because theres not much activity right now. I won't argue with you anymore.. Sorry... {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: '''I didn't do anything wrong.''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

== En.wn ==
Hi. Thanks for, well, contributing here, I guess. So really, if you want to write fast and write prolifically, maybe Wikipedia is a better fit for you than en.wn in its present state. The project couldn't handle a mass influx of even people highly skilled at writing for it (overwhelms the review process, reporters get demoralized). I'm tempted to say that you overestimated the project and what you could do, but that sounds wrong. I don't know why I'm saying all this. You probably already know it. Of what's left, we are overwhelmingly nice people, for what it's worth, and care deeply about en.wn. Just don't, I guess, overinvest yourself in it. One of our colleagues here likes to say &quot;don't get married to your article&quot;, so perhaps likewise with the concept and future of the project. Then again, a late editor literally saw himself as embarking on a mission to save human civilization from intellectual ruin and mundanity by making something great out of this project. But he was executing a long term plan, that did transform the project. I don't know what this sounds like. I hope it doesn't sound condescending. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just to let both of you know I wasn't trying to attack {{ping|Lofi Gurl}}. {{Ping|Heavy Water}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the time to write this (it didn't come off as condescending). I'll keep it in mind while contributing to the project in the future. Sorry for taking a few days to reply. Been trying to limit internet time. Have a good rest of your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 05:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Lofi Gurl  ==

I was really being a dink to you, apologies. Feel free to continue to write articles here! {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:Consider it forgiven. It happens. Onward! [[file:FPClogogif.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you for creating new news articles you go as fast as you please {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm trying to slow down and try to average maybe three per week. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Please write as much as you like and thanks {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good to be back. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::😊 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Welcome back Lofi Gurl [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
:::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== Crash Philadelphia story ==

Hi I copyedited some misspelled words for the article. Hope your well, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. I'm on my mom's laptop at the moment and she has her shit set up weird, and I can't spellcheck very easily at all right now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
::It's ok, do your best. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

== Paywalled ==

Can't you work around it? {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

:It's gonna be easier to rewrite the entire article at this point, with like 2-3 sources. The project just kept getting bigger and bigger and I shot myself in the foot (or gave my foot the firing squad, if you will). Using this article's content for Wikipedia. Going to focus on my WashingtonDC/suicide/cop article I have started here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I like alot of these! 
:#7. I've been meaning to start using IRC for a while. Maybe today's the day.
:#8. Not sure what I can do to help with software development but I have a bunch of friends who know code. 
:#12. I know a few university professors in the history field.
:#14. I've never heard of Audio Wikinews. Sounds self-explanatory. How many articles have audio with them?
:Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

== This is terribly overdue! ==

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|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |
|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Humble Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; For completing ''5 edits''.
|-
|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | Great work! Keep it up! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:12, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
|}

== Stuff ==

Some of your (recent) contributions have gone stale. Sorry -- keep at it!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:27, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

== Darn it! ==

That execution article ROCKED! Is there a snowball's change you could gatwick it? I'll help -- for realz!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:39, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the kind words! I don't think I can gatwick it -- it went stale on Friday, and there have not been any new developments that I'm aware of. I shot myself in the foot by relying too heavily on a source that I later discovered had an apparent paywall (only the first two days were free I guess). On the bright side, I was able to use alot of it for the Wikipedia article, but I wish I could have gotten it published here! It would have been a good one. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

== You ok??? ==

Hope your good???? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've been borderline kind of freaking out lately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::Well, take a few breaths -- back up -- '''re-calibrate the mechanism''' -- and come back soon!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== You've AT LEAST earned this!! ==

[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|210px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ahh thank you!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:congrats [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Your clogging up the queue, please resort to 1 possibly 2 articles at a time. I don't want to see you blocked..... Many of your articles will most likely go stale, or you will abandon them. Sorry for so harsh but its facts... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've also put a good amount of effort into helping your articles.... Your stressing me out badly.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Will you please stop needlessly punctuating ''every sentence'' with &quot;...........&quot;? Because it comes off as needlessly shitty to everyone you talk to and that really isn't something I need to be dealing with. No matter the topic it just sets a negative tone right off the bat. Sorry, &quot;but it's facts.&quot; [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:Coming from a user who constantly abandons articles lol [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's not funny brah, i should report you! But i wont, your harassing me and wikinews!!! °½&lt;½½½&lt;&lt;½½½;½½ @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::your a sock or troll.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:I found these stubs useful and was pleased. Expanded one yesterday. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Interest in notifications for new drafts ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I'd like to invite you to edit drafts created by other contributors to improve their quality and reduce reviewer load on them, so that more reviewers can review articles written by you. Would you be interested in notifications of the current drafts in the Newsroom, compiled with a note of what the event date and link to article? 

I can make something like [[User:Gryllida/Newsroom]]. If you're interested, would you like to get notified when article '''is created as a new draft''' ([[:Category:Developing]]) or when it is '''submitted for review''' ([[:Category:Review]])? 

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, I would love that. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome thanks. Which option would you prefer, articles created in Developing or in Review category? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Definitely developing. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Would you like to get notifications 'instantly' for each new draft, or weekly?
::::Would you be OK if these notifications were delivered to your personal talk page? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Instantly would be great. Yeah, my talk page would be fine starting out, but if we could find a way for them to only show up in my notifications inbox, that would be good too. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::great thanks i will try to figure out how to make this work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
::May I ask about your devices: how many, what OS, have you used an RSS feed reader before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:08, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I mainly edit on my laptop using Windows 10. No I've never used an RSS feed reader before. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== idaho police story ==

published after an edit to write in active voice, great writeup thanks heaps [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Don't edit my articles ==

Thanks [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 17:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Why not? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry got ahead of myself [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 18:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Anyone can edit anyone's article. This is not bbc nor a blog. Articles belong to Wikinews, not to individual authors. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

== [[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]][ ==

is there a court date scheduled for this? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ill look into it when i ge5 home [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I just wanted to say hi. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey BigKrow! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::I seem to have an imposter, a pain in my side, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:BigKrow2|BigKrow2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:49, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Also @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], notified. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I really hope this is just some random child that doesn't know the actual severity of what they're doing here. But that is clearly someone who has been kicked from the project multiple times. Just ignore the humanoid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== BigKrow2 ==

Please tell me your really not me @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]],

I wouldn't be superised. 

Also @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] and @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]]

@[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're accusing me of being that guy who impersonated Bddpaux last year? Is that what you're saying? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly I think you are. Trying to sneak back in .... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Why? What basis do you have for that? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:That shit happened before I created my account, but I saw it happen. Is every new user here going to be accused of being that person then? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Prove your innocence then, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How? You have to open a sockpuppet investigation into me I guess. Why are you making baseless accusations? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm just checking but you might be a sock puppet account you changed the article fucks to some other story suspicious. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Why is that suspicious? I turned a vandalism article into a stub. You're being silly. Your baseless accusations are disruptive. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::Prove your innocence, @[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Once again -- ''how?'' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I can't check user you right now but, I'm always watching you.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Why? Why do you think I am this user? Why do you want to checkuser me? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:30, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::::I have my suspicions. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::So it's just conjecture? I'm not Me Da Wikipedian. Why are you suspecting me of sockpuppetry? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:40, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== I suffer from bad mental health issues ==

I know my behavior has been negative to you, so by taking responsibility for my words towards you, I just don't want to be blocked from editing Wiki news. And thinking you are a sock is wrong of me. Lofi Gurl you don't have to accept my apology but I do hope you understand where I'm coming from about my mental health. Thank you for listening. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:Okay? I am never afforded understanding or forgiveness when my mental health issues cause problems in relationships. I'm just frankly tired of this crap. Youve been making me not want to log in [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::You can only make your own decisions, I say you keep working get past this and move forward @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Agreed. This was a waste of time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you for not retiring ==

Thank you for sticking around! Your well needed here. Thanks. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:🙂🥳👍⚡️ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sources fill ✍️ ==

Hi, at my personal talk page at Wikipedia there is a user script, which may be copy pasted to [[Special:MyPage/common.js]], that adds a new button in the editor: it prompts for an URL, generates a filled source template for it, and copies it to clipboard. It reliably inserts the source title at least 🤣 In many, but not all, cases it also gets the publisher and date -- though not always in the right &quot;April 22, 2025&quot; format -- properly, too. Then, if in the visual editing mode, I double click the pasted source to fix if needed. Perhaps this could help you save time.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes I was actually going to ask if we could program something like that, because en.wp has it. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
::Is it working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Do you have a link to the script? I tried to access the script from your Wikipedia talk page from the section titled &quot;Script&quot; but it just lead me to a deleted page. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida/common.js]] -&gt; 
::::&lt;pre&gt;importScript('User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js');&lt;/pre&gt;
::::[[User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js]]
::::Works in 'Source editing' mode if it is the same toolbar as Visual Editor.
::::It adds a star icon. Clicking it prompts for the news URL, and then a few seconds alter it adds the filled source template at cursor position.
::::Note that date may be missing. Authors usually are missing. Publisher name isn't always correct (needs to be such that you can wikilink to wikipedia). So you need to check what it generated. But at least it gets title and date right 90% of the time for me and it makes writing easier.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edit urgent please? ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I think it is best of someone adds a source and attribution about the '51' number of injuries.

The article was already published, so this needs to be done immediately, so that the approval of the edit can be done within less than 24 hours.

Please see [[Talk:Kamikaze_drone_attacks_bus_near_Dnipropetrovsk,_Ukraine,_allegedly_war_crime|this page]] for more details.

BigKrow refused to do it, now I have the request for your help as my last hope.

Looks like nobody else currently active at the wiki this weekend.

Thanks heaps, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! Let me know what you think of my revision. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you for the edit. 
::If you click the image of the bus, in description, it links to a few sources. One of them is a telegram post by someone, possibly military official from Ukraine. I think it could be added as source and in article text the '51' figure could be attributed to that source specifying their name and whatever role is associated with their nick in telegram. If you can do this soon, I can approve it. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

== Saying hi ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], how are you? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking. How are you doing friend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
::I'm living heh, glad to hear your doing okay. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

== Yo BigKrow ==

@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Can I ask a favor? Can you go on the Lady Gaga article and fill out the sources, and then submit for a review? I'm heading into the city to attend a concert at the moment. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I got you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Kinda hungover. Didnt get great sleep last night. Slept in my car because I didnt want to risk a DUI after the concert. Im excited to hopefully feel better tomorrow. How are you? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
::Well I'm here for you my friend. I'm doing alright. Take it easy! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

== You ok? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:yeah, i'm fine. thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, its currently busy season at work. I work in lawn care. I try to make revisions when I can, and I certainly respond more than at least 80% of the people who are pinged. Im sorry my volunteer time is limited at the moment. Several of my articles went stale waiting for review priod to my involuntary wikibreak. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::No problem. I just wanted to check the setup is working. Ping me if you have a news story in mind but no time to write of it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views, the highest for year so far!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025, and the highest so far of 2025! Bam! 💥 

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As the original author, you can also use the following userbox on your user page: 

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Thank you for your continued efforts at not only starting new articles but contributing to others as well. Your collaborative efforts are greatly appreciated. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 12:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Awesome! I can't wait to get back to writing. I have some merciless &quot;{{w|adulting}}&quot; to attend to in my personal life at the moment. When I'm back writing, you'll all know it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::Totally understand. Take care of what you need to, and we’ll be glad to see you back when the time’s right. Looking forward to it! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Come back please ==

Wikinews needs you, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey. I heard about what's going on. Im going to try to find some free time this week to get some articles written to try to help save the project. Sorry for the radio silence [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks for sticking around! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Your stories are stale ==

Sorry, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:09, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Are you sure? The gambling story happened Friday and the Beyonce story happened last night, from what I can tell. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::You need stories to be '''&quot;fresh&quot;''' even a day old is stale. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Ideally yeah, but it's not stale until seven days have passed since the focal point of the story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

Would you be interested in joining as a reviewer? If you were, I or another reviewer of your interest would be doing it together with you for the first several months to assist.

Similarly, would you be interested in helping with page deletions and blocking users, and removing vandalism. Is this something you have done before and do you have an interest?

Are there any changes to the workflow that you would consider helpful?

Are you on any IM platform such as Discord, Linphone (SIP), Matrix, where we could exchange messages, screenshots, and sometimes audio calls?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! That sounds like a good offer. Definitely curious to see what I can bring as a reviewer. I have no expirience blocking users or deleting pages. Give me a few days to sleep on it. Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey Lofi Gurl, and are you on any of the IM platforms? Maybe Telegram? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I plan on creating a discord account for my Wiki stuff. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::::any luck? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Community response to SPTF's recommendation to close ''Wikinews'' ==

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF) has issued a [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|recommendation to close Wikinews]]. A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.

If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:

* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language

The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.

You can find the draft here:
👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 

Thanks for considering. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you my friend! ==

Good work on la explosion [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Thanks for bringing the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:13, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::We need to block those ips. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I reported them, all I can do. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I know.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

== Nigerian abductors article ==

If you can find an image to add (even just a file photo or whatever) -- I think we might be able to get that one published. It could use ''maybe'' one more sentence while you're at it too?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah I'll take a look at it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

This is your second barn star for top article! Thanks for your continued, hard work!

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== [[Talk:Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]] ==

i published article, please check talk page for feedback thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Live chat software trial ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Please note this is open source software with low bandwidth usage and the communication is only via text, so it is not privacy invasive. This platform is older than the web, irc existed since 1980s. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and yourself being sitting in chat all 24/7 via this software could make collaboration much easier as then others could send messages to the group while your device is offline, and you could get notifications on mobile. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:07, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::I will install this when I get home from the city today. Thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I got them downloaded for both Windows and Android. My name can just be Lofi Gurl on there. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Train derails article ==

Sad event. Excellent coverage, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:15, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* please refocus on a recent event with [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and re submit @ [[Talk:EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]]

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:19, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88]] ==

can you please try to find a photo of the person in 12h to add to story thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:23, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:The only one I have of him is from Wikipedia and it's fair use only. I don't know how to obtain permission to use that here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you!!! ==

For your help with the church shooting article! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:25, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

:No prob! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:06, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For the help on shark story! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

:No, thank you for getting the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for August! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

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Hot diggity dog, you nailed it![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats for your article! Attracting that amount of readers to a story about a local hot dog spill is not small feat. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks guys! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

hi pal @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

:Im okay. Moving this weekend. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

== Hi friend ==

How you doing? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:13, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==
Hi - I'm new here, trying to help out (recruited from elsewiki). I see you've been contributing here a while - is it possible you are ready to become a reviewer? Would that interest you? I'm still learning what's going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:I actually have an open request for reviewership open somewhere haha! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:33, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to get some reform going to save this cite, maybe you have some input. I posted at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]]... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 22:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewer permission granted. Congratulations, Lofi Gurl! Just reviewing one story a week would be more than sufficient, I think doing more than that is a risk of burnout. Up to you. :) Let me know if any questions. Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:40, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::This is awesome news! Yeah, one review per week sounds good to me. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::: Congratulations! I'll help out however I can. My availability will be short and sporadic likely for the next week. But the goal is not to just hand you the reviewer role and let you learn it on your own (that happened to me). 
:::: First step is ensuring you now see the &quot;Review&quot; action in the top-right of your browser when you view articles in the review queue. Once you click on &quot;Review&quot; for an article, you should now see an interface that allows you to select options via drop-down menus for the five areas we review. All of those drop-downs must be &quot;pass&quot; for the article to pass. Otherwise the gadget will label the article 'not ready.'
:::: Have a look at the following for other advice and info:
:::: 
::::* [[User:Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane|Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane]] (brief overview of full, reviewer workflow)
::::* [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review checklist]] (process of reviewing)
::::* [[Wikinews:Tips on reviewing articles|Tips on reviewing articles]] (old essay representing the intent of the 'modern review process')
::::* [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish checklist]] (additional steps needed once an article passes review)
:::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] on becoming a new reviewer! I also think new reviewers might benefit from [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools/easyPeerReview|documentation on how to use the easyPeerReview]] gadget (this is the gadget that shows the &quot;Review&quot; option in the top-right tools menu and opens the review template with dropdown options). If any reviewer is interested, perhaps a short guide for the gadget would be helpful. Although, I am not sure if there's already any documentation available for the easyPeerReview gadget. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:07, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::: After some digging I found [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Peer_reviewed#Use_.5BUsing_Easy_Peer_Review.5D this] but it could use expanding. That's something I can do, possibly within the next few weeks if someone else doesn't get to it beforehand.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hey - I saw your post elsewhere where once again you expressed your frustration at what is going on in this site. I'm sorry if my attempts to get _some_ change going in time to make a difference bothered you, and definitely not happy that no change happened and that people obfuscated the issue on the talk page to the point where nothing was clear. That all speaks to the problems here. There is so much disrespect floating around on this site currently, I do tend to think that there isn't much to be done as it is right now. I fully understand your frustration, and seeing it was part of what motivated me to seek change. This site was in a state of emergency and no one acted to fix it. Anyway maybe I'll bump into you on en.wikipedia proper, I'm sure if you want to you'll find something to contribute; or if not there, who knows where else? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the message. Your efforts did not bother me at all. It wasn't like this when I first joined. Some of my articles would go stale waiting for review, but it was rare. My previous 8-9 articles over the last few months, and not a single one got reviewed. It is what it is. Yeah, you'll probably see me over at the current events articles on ENWP in the future. At least there you can work at your own pace. Why feel pressure to write fresh content if it can't get reviewed on time anyway? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::::Exactly - and the fact that no one was doing the reviews certainly puts out the message - whether true or not - that the reviewers care less about this project than the ones submitting the articles. This is made worse by the fact that there may be more reviewers than article contributors at this point. Regardless, we really needed a short term solution here, and no one was interested (actually, some WERE interested, but it got obfuscated away. Some people even claimed you supported the status quo!) So it goes! At least personally I met a few nice wiki folks I would not have found otherwise. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::It could be argued that I was more in a position to make an impact here since I was nade reviwer, but truthfully I just dont really know what I'm doing. I definitely didnt support the status quo, I just was not interested in loosening the site's guidelines. I just cant help but wonder how this looks to the outside -- all these articles getting neglected and trashed while dozens are calling for the whole thing to be shut down. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::: With EzPR 2025, we can do partial reviews. So you could start a review and when you get to a point where you want help, you can save the partial review and tag another reviewer for a hand (I'd be happy to help). 
:::::: Also, if the review process is daunting enough to keep you from doing the review, I think it would help everyone if you could articulate what is holding you back. It could be that the same thing is impacting other reviewers and it should therefore be changed.
:::::: You have fresh eyes on the review process and may see things differently than those who have done it for some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:06, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That sounds like it might be worth a try. How do I access EzPR 2025? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::: It should show up in the Tools menu, the same place EzPR shows up (for me, they are stacked on top of each other in the right-hand sidebar). If you view an article [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|marked for review]], you should see &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools. That's it.
:::::::: If you'd like to start with the [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|Racoon story]], I'll step away from it. Initially to me it looks like a relatively solid article and is light-hearted, with little risk of serious ramifications of libel or defamation if we get it wrong (as opposed to an interview with a prominent figure, for example).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::The EzPR 2025 will not show up automatically like the old one. EzPR is enabled by default for all reviewers as a gadget, while EzPR 2025 is not currently a gadget.
:::::::::So @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], if you want to use it, let me know and I can enable/install it for you. After that, you will find &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools menu. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::: Ahhh, sorry. I thought it was now in testing by all reviewers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::I can enable it for all reviewers by default, so they don't have to manually install it. But I chose not to do that initially because it seems a bit bold to me. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:31, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::::: @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I went ahead and published the raccoon story. But feel free to jump into the next story you feel comfortable with.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|11}}Sometimes bold is good. ツ I think you've been very careful so far and personally trust that you won't blow anything up. But its your call. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,083 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

Your name keeps popping up as a contributor or original author in the monthly top article. Thank you for your continued effort! This was also the highest number of page-views yet this year.

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== welcome back  ==

Hi friend glad to have you back @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:01, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. Good to finally have internet again. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Saw your story about Sam Rivers. Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Heard. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

As a reviewer, you should have access to Scoop so that you can receive OR material. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] manages the email server and should be able to set up an account for you. If you haven't done so already, you should reach out and request an account. It might be a while before you're comfortable reviewing OR, and that's okay. It is a bit of a different beast. But you should have access to Scoop now so you can see the material and otherwise use it to assist with developing OR and getting it closer to a publishable state.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:For scoop account username: it is not the same as your wiki login; unfortunately the email server was not setup for OAuth login. Usually, but not always, it's the legal first name and last name, to make the request more professional in the case you might need to contact one of the OR involved parties to confirm some information; one of the reviewers uses just their first name only for the username and one used their wiki nick. '''Please tell me what username for scoop email you would like.''' Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:51, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Using EasyPeerReview ==

Hey there, I finally got around to starting a help page for EasyPeerReview at [[Help:EasyPeerReview]]. Verify you have access to EzPR (you see the Review link in Actions when viewing an article marked with {{tl|Review}}) and have a look at the help page. Let me know if the page is actually helpful. 

Let me know if you want to jump into a review together or if you have any questions about the process, where to find things, etc.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for disappearing. I recently moved out of my parents' house and I am working three jobs now. I have not had time for wiki projects unfortunately. I can't lose monentum towards getting my shit together in real life. I hope to have a new laptop this winter and hope to be back going strong around that time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Get yer shit together, why don't ya? ツ
:: No worries. It sounds like you are making the right priorities. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for understanding. I just went down from three jobs to two, so I am hoping I can at least start helping out with pre-reviews more regularly. I'm nervous about doing full reviews by myself though. I'm so sorry for falling off the grid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

== You still with us? ==

Haven't heard from you in awhile. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:33, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not really able to contribute in any meaningful way with the amount of free time I currently have. Sorry. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thank you for checking in though homie, the last two months in particular have been pretty challenging for me. But I'm getting through it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Sending good vibes! You got this! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please consider to try [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] it is a 5 min a day commitment to a triage process of new drafts, that helps other users a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

Hi friend @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Good to see ya [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:Happy turkey day [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== My attacks on you as a person ==

It might sound like the same old thing, but I do in fact apologize to you for my negative attacking of you. You can choose to accept or decline my attempted apologize, thank you again. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:Its fine, no hard feelings. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::Same [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== Never give up my Friend  ==

I will never lose Faith in you. We have had our spats but positivity is good for us. Hope life gets better. Talk soon? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:05, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, you'll see me around. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry for the profane edit summaries today [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

== Wasn't expecting ==

Hey thanks so much for helping the drug bust story. I wasn't expecting anyone to help it out. My bad abandoning habits. Anyways thank you! You did a great job by the way! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:02, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks dude [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Well done ==

Great job @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

== Starting a review ==

Hi, hope you Are doing well. From [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/Lofi Gurl|your comment]], it appears you were struggling to start a review on an article as you mentioned you couldn't find any buttons. For your convenience, I've prepared a Review Launcher. 

Just [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)#Review launcher widget|visit the page]], enter the article name you want to review, and click the &quot;Start Review&quot; button. That's it. After clicking Start Review, you will be redirected to the article page, wait for 1-2 seconds and the peer-review form should open for you. Use that form to submit your review result. I hope this isn't too complicated. If at any point you feel lost, just let me know. 

I understand that you may not be interested in reviewing at the moment, but if the reason is simply not knowing how to start the review, this approach might be helpful. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:31, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

:A detailed documentation on how to use the peer-review form is [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)|available here]]. If you still need more assistance, I can share some screenshots with you via email showing how to use the form. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you so much. I will keep this in mind once I get my head clear. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==
Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==
hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==
Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==
comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==
Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Welcome back ==

Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

* Follow these instructions [[Wikinews:Easy_Peer_Review_(2025_version)#Getting_Started|get started]] says &quot;''To use it, go to any article that you want to review (make sure it has the {{tl|review}} template). You will find a &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; option in your &quot;Actions&quot; menu (in the Vector 2022 skin) or the &quot;More&quot; menu (in the Vector 2010 skin). After clicking this option, a form will appear at the top of the article.''&quot;. are you seeing this button?
Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

:no, I am not seeing either of these buttons on articles submitted for review. Im only seeing an option to prevreview. I use the 2010 skin. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
:Nevermind, I FINALLY found it. It was under the &quot;More&quot; tab. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==
{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

:Credit truly goes to [[User:Gryllida]] and [[User:BigKrow]]. All I did was &quot;get&quot; this story. Thanks for running with it! I will attempt to review some articles this week. I will be forced to wing it. Perfectist anxiety is the only thing holding me back at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] you still around? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hi. Good to see ya. My heart is not in current events at the moment. I plan to resume involvement here when I am convinced I can make more meaningful contributions. It doesn't look like there has been much activity here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I agree with you that activity has been a bit hit and miss. Could you please let me know what is the criteria for this? What would convince you that the activity level is adequate? Knowing this could help to reach and maintain activity sooner. 😊 Thank you. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I just think at this point many editors are reluctant to write new articles due to lack of active reviewers, many articles went stale while waiting for review this year. I overestimated what I was able to accomplish as a reviewer, I just don't have the time or focus right now and I'd review articles if I wasn't so concerned about publicly making a mistake. But I think Wikinews needs to be publishing at least one article per day to remain a viable destination for readers and to encourage more participation. I would have done way more these past four months if I didn't have so much crap going on in my personal life related to living situations, employment, transportation and mental health. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::got it thanks it sounds reasonable. one article per day is a goal i saw mentioned more than once.  😊 Thank you. Regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:03, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Here&amp;comma; hold this ==

&lt;div style=&quot;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2em 0&quot;&gt;[[File:Rainbow trout transparent.png|175px|link=wikipediawikipedia:Trout|alt=a rainbow trout fish]]&lt;div style=&quot;width:280px&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 225%; color: Red;&quot;&gt;'''''Whack!'''''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 115%;&quot;&gt;''You've been [[:wikipediawikipedia:Whacking with a wet trout|whacked with a wet trout]].''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;small&gt;{{{1|Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;!--Template:Trout--&gt;
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An award for all your edits made while under the in&amp;fllig;uence&amp;period;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 00:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::dont feed into them @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== srry ==

brah i saw your user page srry. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 17:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:I went to the BMV in person and they gave me the steps to get it reinstated so it's all good hopefully. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

== queue ==

Just noting there are around 5 stories in queue which were created or substantially expanded by me and I would appreciate if you could have a look! I have none I can publish thus far as I was involved in editing. Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:alright, I'll take a look! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::well done! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:16, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing and publishing ==

Thank you for stepping into the review queue. Reviewing can be thought of as a two-part process:

1. [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review]]&lt;br&gt;
2. [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish]]

The publishing process involves updating our Main page with the new article. The easiest way to do this is to use [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]], which you'll need to install using the instructions [[User:Asked42/LeadManager#Installation|provided on the tool's page]]. As long as all of the reviewers publish articles immediately after reviewing them, the 5 leads will stay up-to-date. 

Let me know if you need help with anything, or if any part of the checklists is unclear. Much of the review and publishing process becomes second nature to experienced reviewers, and it is easy to forget how overwhelming it can feel in the beginning.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== The sources section can be the third rail for reviewers ==

Reviewers aren't supposed to add or remove sources as part of the review process. Any source listed is assumed to have been used to directly support statements of fact in the article (because that is what is required of authors). 

When reviewers come across paywalled sources in the sources list, they need to stop the review process and ask the contributors to remove it and any statements supported solely by it. This delays publishing, but helps to ensure accuracy, which is more important than rapid publishing.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
: And to be clear, this isn't meant to be a criticism, but hopefully helpful 'on-boarding.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Heard, thanks a bunch [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:FWIW, while I agree that what described above is one option (and is better than removing the problematic source and leaving content unchanged), it is my position that, if a reviewer had time to remove ''both'' the problematic source and the information that came from it, while remaining confident that all remaining information is verifiable, then, that reviewer is allowed to complete the review and publish the page. I believe that the process I have described reduces delay waiting for author to revise, and does not compromise quality of the review process. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==
Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

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:I dont understand why these sites let me read it and then paywall the article later. Probably so some free news source can't use it as a source for their own article. :P [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Maybe they let you read the first 2-3 pages and then after a few pages, start to demand subscription. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:::lets take a deep breath and continue on. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:17, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::::It should be an easy fix. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Front page headlines ==

Hi, do you know why [[Australian Minister for Energy lowers fuel standards for 60 days amid rising oil prices, panic buying]] did not show up as one of the front page lead articles after it was published? This has been a recurring problem as discussed at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#Improper 'circle']] and [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#The lead articles need to be changed]]. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have no idea honestly. Sometimes when I publish an article, there's a button asking me I want to post it to the front page, sometimes there isn't. I don't think hitting the button has really done anything though, at least for me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:37, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:: You can still use Lead Manager independently of EZPR 2025. If, for some reason you aren't prompted to update the leads after a successful review or you leave the page without clicking the button, you can still do so by going to [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]]. It will allow you to update the leads individually, serially, or in a custom fashion. 
:: By default, LM pulls in the last five articles into the &quot;title&quot; drop-down field. If you just click in the title field, you will be presented with a clickable list of the last five published articles. You can simply select the target article, &quot;fetch automatically&quot; the first two sentences, tweak the imported text and image if you'd like, then &quot;Start update&quot; will make the changes. 
:: To get used to the tools and processes, you can likely skip the 'additional options' area and just publish a single article after a successful review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], Let me know if you want me to install the LeadManager script for you, so that you can just start using it. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:38, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have updated the leads to include the article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==
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Hi Lofi Gurl! Thank you for your submission!
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Your article '''[[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]]''' has been reviewed by '''{{User|Gryllida}}''', and it has been accepted and published. '''Congratulations! 🎉'''

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The reviewer's comments and decision are available on the [[Talk:South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground|article's talk page]].
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Excellent work, please keep it up! We hope you will continue contributing to Wikinews. If you have some time, consider taking a look at other articles currently [[:Category:Developing|under development]] or [[:Category:Review|awaiting review]]. Your help in improving or reviewing them would be greatly appreciated.
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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:37, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

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== Revision requested: [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

Did he survive?

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== Might write some today possibly later ==

thanks @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 16:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'll try to do a few reviews before I go out tonight. I'm going to focus on reviews since it's a fair assumption now that nobody will even look at the articles I submit. It's the only way I can try to fix this project's problems at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Regarding your move of my article ==

Hello, Lofi Gurl! I think my article is best located at [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]] rather than [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts politicians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]], because, of the four defendants convicted in the case, only one is a politician. The other individual is a bishop. The other two defendants are institutions. The only thing that the four defendants, consisting of two individuals and two institutions, have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 19:09, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:okay, sorry for the overreaction. I despise religious fundamentalism and bigotry but I just wanted to make sure the title wasn't going after Christians as some sort of ethnic group or something. But then,  Christianity is a {{w|universal religion}}, so I'm not sure the same principles apply anyway. No idea why I'm saying this. I have {{w|religious trauma}} from my Protestant upbringing and I listen to Satanic {{w|death metal}} every day of my life, and idk I guess I just didn't want thst influence creeping into my writing and creating a potential conflict of interest. Thanks for the message. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know. I actually went to great lengths to balance the article, get perspectives from all sides, sources from all sides, strongly ground the article in the sources, provide perspectives from all sides, and stay neutral and stick to the facts. This is my very first ever Wikinews article. Since you seem to care about both factuality and neutrality, would you mind reviewing the article? I think it is ready for publication. What do you think? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes absolutely. I should have some time to review stuff while dogsitting tonight. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you for your review. I appreciate most of your edits, but in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002549&amp;oldid=5002548 this edit] you removed the global scientific consensus regarding homosexuality saying that it is &quot;emotional language&quot;, but it is scientific language that all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations use to describe homosexuality, especially against false claims such those made in the pamphlet. I used the World Medical Association as a source, but there are thousands of more sources that use that language. The World Medical Association itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Attributing that scientific language to the World Medical Association alone would give readers the incorrect impression that only the World Medical Association holds that position, when in fact it is the common position of all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the whole world. Obviously, it would be impractical to cite every single one of thousands of scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the world, which is I cited the World Medical Association, which itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Is your review complete? Is the article ready for publication? This is my very first ever Wikinews article, so I'm not entirely familiar with process here. Thank you for your help. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We can just say &quot;according to scientific consensus&quot; then. I mostly just thought the passage was really wordy with way too many adjectives. It's close to being ready for publication. I cleaned it up the best I could without making major revisions and all I need to do now is verify all the claims and check for copyright violations. I'll likely do it later tonight. I was severely hungover yesterday and had to go to sleep early, but I'm good now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I'll leave it in your capable hands then! I'm looking forward to the publication of my very first Wikinews article! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 23:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Lofi Gurl! I appreciate your edits and your review, but I think that changing the title made it too vague, and the previous title was more specific. You said that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_makes_crimes_against_humanity_convictions_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002876&amp;oldid=5002875 &quot;Don wanted this title changed I think&quot;], but I actually couldn't find a comment from Don saying that he wanted the title changed. Are you done reviewing the article? Can we publish the article now? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm concerned I may have made too substantial of changes to the article to remain an uninvolved reviewer. They just announced today Wikinews is closing and I am gutted. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Your edits seem to be only related to getting the article ready for publicaiton, so that should not be a problem, right? Also, oh no! That's awful! Why are they closing Wikinews? I really put in a lot of work into that article, so is it possible to get it published before? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 21:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The project is being closed due to low user engagement. The &quot;current events&quot; module on the front page of Wikipedia does a better job at reporting current events than Wikinews. It is much more timely on Wikipedia, and edits can be published faster because i'm pretty sure that project is not subject to the same libel regulations as this project, as wikipedia is not a news publication. By contrast,  Wikinews has a rigorous review process to ensure quality, which sounds good on paper, but ultimately fails when the existing reviewers are either unable or unwilling to perform a review in time to get it published. Most articles that did manage to get published on this site were usually posted 4-5 days after the fact, when the news cycle has effectively moved on. Ive had an extremely difficult time getting anyone to even look at anything I've written these last six months here on the project. This is an experience shared by [[User:Tduk]]. There were a few successful publications during thst time. But lets be real. Wikinews is a failed experiment. The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't want to pay for the server costs to host this project. They want to focus on Wikipedia. I thought I could help get things moving in the right direction and help save the project from closure, but the truth is I simply overestimated this project abd overestimated what I was able to realistically do. Adderall is one hell of a drug. Anyway, for what its worth, I did deeply care about this project, I thought the concept was so cool, I guess some things just dont work in practice. That pretty much sums it up, let me know if you have any further questions. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Just a check-in ==

....the India article? Still reviewing that one? Didn't want to mess with it if you are.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:58, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Please don't bite my head off ==

Just a heads up Im starting a Miraheze here about English Wikinews, thanks.

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142 Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not going to bite your head off haha. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::thnx Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::I guess pinging is getting me in trouble with some people so I'll make it quick, https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Someone will need to discuss and decide on new name. I asked whether trademarked word 'Wikinews' can be used, and have not got an answer to that, yet. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Negativity ==

You've been a pretty solid contributor and I hope that you don't let the negativity and hypocrisy surrounding this site get to you too much. At least, I've noted how you've been trying to move things more than many others here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's fine. Don't worry. I kind of knew this project was a dead end job and wasn't really worth the effort I was putting in trying to save it. I just kept getting sucked back in every time I tried to quit, so in a way I'm kind of glad the project is closing. It was probably going to devolve to a thing where I assumed most of the workload while the more experienced editors scaled back their involvement with the project, per tradition. Oh well. When one door closes, another one opens. I try to remember [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Lofi_Gurl#En.wn this conversation] when I feel shitty regarding my contributions to this project. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::I've still got one fresh and one fresh-ish (thanks to you know who) article pending review if you get inspired to try to do something. The most recent one has some pretty unique original reporting in my opinion. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::I have nothing left to give this project, unfortunately. Those messages that admin left us, then bailing on the project completely... Lets just say that if I had a single shit left to give, it is definitely gone not. I might still take a look at the article but I cant promise anything. I'm completely demoralized. Do you contribute at English Wikipedia and/or Wikiquote? Thats where you will usually find me moving forward. Let me know if I can be of any assistance on those projects. 
:::RIP Wikinews, let the record show I believed in you up until the end. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 00:40, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Court ruling upholds TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells stake]] ==

Hi,

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] published the story. Congratulations.

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback from the reviewer.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say]] ==

Hi,

I published the story. Congratulations. 🎉

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Manslaughter charges against Daniel Perry dismissed following jury deadlock]] ==

Published. :-) Please read notes on the talk page. 

Have a great day. 

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== Re: cathedral re-opening ==

Hello,

Published. :-) Please check notes on the article talk page. A copy is included below for your reference:

----

There are important, but not critically essential details missing, for example:

* time of day in local time and UTC
* that they planned to do speech outdoors but did it indoors because of a storm
* (is it needed to write '2024' in first paragraph as we already have publish date further up the page)

I could not verify one part:

* Sunday 'morning' mass (source 1 says Sunday, source 2 does not say, or something) -- replaced 'Sunday morning' with 'Sunday'

The above items can be addressed within 24 hours after publication.

The image credit was missing and I added it as a minor edit as a part of the review process. It is required due to the licence requirements.

I recommend the author to also become involved in editing others' submissions -- those of them that are newsworthy, at least -- in the [[Newsroom]], if desired. This may help improve their quality and their chances of publication, and provide experience with proofreading and fact checking in addition to writing and authoring efforts.

Thank you and keep up the great work.

----

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Pace ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, there are not many reviewers available, and I think the current queue may take a couple days to be processed. (I am mostly outdoors and away on weekend.) My apologies, and thank you for reading and writing entertaining and specific stories. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:No problem, take your time and enjoy your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Revisit articles in review queue ==

While waiting for articles I've authored to be reviewed, I often revisit them as long as they aren't under review and 'tighten' them up by making sure they conform to the style guide, that facts are correct, I've chosen good images with useful descriptions (and attributed every image), etc. 

I see that there are style issues in some of your articles currently awaiting review. Please see what you can do to help make the review of these articles easier/quicker.

Consider using {{tl|verify}} to point to exactly what source is used for all information so reviewers who verify information can find it easier. This helps tremendously.  

Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Are you able to specify the style issues present in the article as a reviewer, or is it my job to figure that out as the reporter? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:I haven't checked the article talk pages yet so sorry if this ends up being a pointless question [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::It is the author's responsibility to know our policies and guidelilnes, to include the [[WN:Style|style guide]]. Reviewers can and often do correct style issues before publishing but they are not required to. It takes more of a reviewers time to correct for style along with everything else they must check before publishing. See [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] to understand all the work that goes into reviewing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== Great job ==

You are doing a great job here thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:25, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, friend!
:[[File:Red Wine Toast GIF Animation.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question! ==

{{tl|helpme}} Say an articles goes stale, or fails review for whatever reason. Am I allowed to splice old material and sources from &quot;rejected&quot; articles and use them in future articles, so long as the subject of the article stays fresh, and new developments keep coming in? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, that's fine. They are released under the creative commons licence indicated in the footer, and you can reuse them at any news articles here or any other place where the licence of content is compatible. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

Could you please [[WN:Attribution|attribute]] the &quot;''Political unrest and nationwide protests were expected in response to the axing of the impeachment.''&quot; sentence? Who said this? This would help the sentence to not read as a speculation made on behalf of ''Wikinews''. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:From the Associated Press article:
:{{quote|The vote’s defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and escalate political turmoil, and opposition parties could introduce a new impeachment motion when parliament reconvenes next Wednesday.}} [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:This is amazing:
:* [[South Korean Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol]]
:Thank you so much for writing about this topic. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Pretty cool we have four articles of coverage spanning the scandal from start to finish! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== Wizard of oz slippers story ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* Missing currency, both in first paragraph and in headline?
* Missing specified location where the auction took place.

Hope you can assist. Let me know if any questions. Thank you. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've found the location and left a note about it at the article talk page. I cannot add it and remain available to review. Could you please check and make the edit? Thank you!!! Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I went to sleep before seeing all these. I'm so sorry! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
:::What is your time zone?  
:::Do you receive notifications in right top corner of the page while you are logged in?
:::Please note on talk page of the slippers story there is a new message &quot;''@Michael.C.Wright - You can add it and I can review? Please confirm within the next hour, or @Lofi Gurl please add it within next hour. Failing that, I'll add it myself and will require another reviewer to publish. Thanks.''&quot;
:::Have a great day.
:::Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, and I need to get better at clearing my inbox, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'm eastern standard time I think. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Left you a '''[[Talk:Slippers_worn_by_American_actress_Judy_Garland_in_1939_film_The_Wizard_of_Oz_break_sales_record,_sold_for_US$28_million_at_auction#Why_the_slippers_were_so_expensive|new message]]''' Hope it helps :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::[[Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction]] now published, congratulations. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::thank you :) [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee::Who ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, I've left you a new message '''[[Talk:Coffee_prices_surge_to_record_highs_due_to_droughts_in_Brazil,_Vietnam#Who|here]]'''. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:added a new message now again [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Chess article ==

Please see the talk page at that article.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== damascus story ==

i made a few edits. in one sentence needs clarification, i marked it in bold. please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi!! To answer the quesion/comment/footnote you left in the article -- I found a mention of &quot;Saydnaya prison complex&quot; in the BBC source but they don't specify if that was the prison Timmerman escaped from. It was just mentioned that {{w|the White Helmets}} were storming looking for survivors. Hope this helps! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, I think he left prison the same day the city fell on Monday, which was mentioned in the second paragraph. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== minor edit &amp; thanks ==

hi, i have rejected [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_chess_grandmaster_Gukesh_Dommaraju,_18,_becomes_youngest_world_chess_champion_of_all_time&amp;diff=4809824&amp;oldid=prev&amp;unhide=1 this edit] as this wikilink was already included in a previous paragraph. please let me know if i am incorrect!

thanks for the other edits to the story. they have made it so much nicer and are timely. i appreciate it and approved the other edits.

have a great day, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:oops didn't see the other link, thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Edits after publication  ==

Please note that our [[WN:Archive]] conventions generally prevent edits to articles 24 hours after publication. Articles are meant to be a snapshot in time. 

Edits within the 24 hours after publication should be limited to only correcting any errors not caught in the review process. 

It is better to have an article fully button-down and ready for publication before requesting review. 

You are more than welcome, even encouraged to help improve other articles. But please focus that energy on articles in the developing queue and review queue unless the article is actively ''under'' review. That way we catch more errors before review and definitely before publication. 

Thanks again for joining and contributing! I can't remember the last time I saw ten articles in the review queue. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:[[image:Symbol thumbs up green.png]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Requested article  ==

hey, {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-talladega-county-sheriffs-office

I added this story to requested articles but im not up to starting the article myself... If you can do anything for this would be helpful? Thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi, I'm happy to start articles you bring to me, I'm just not sure this story meets the site's notability guidelines.. I'd have to double check though. Thank you though [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::It does and is '''developing''', not much data so far I suppose.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::We also need a second source. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::we'll play it by ear. This South Korea story is taking way longer than I thought [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's please focus on it being published! My request can always wait, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== please vote ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

'''[[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|This page]]''' has a handful of requests open. Could you please cast a vote and/or add a comment, ideally for each of them, at your earliest convenience?

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== hi here is a news tip about malware ==

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Hundreds of North Korean troops killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia]] ==
Hi. Please see my not-ready review comments on the talk page. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 22:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why? ==

Are you making more work for editors? Im not angry just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know what you're talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::You keep abandoning articles mostly you created, why? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:What specifically do you mean &quot;making more work for editors&quot;? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::more work to clean up after you... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd just delete them if I was able to. Why are you mad? I'm abandoning the articles. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::not mad, just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You were acting fine before, what happened? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Stop &quot;RIPing&quot; because it's seen as disruptive behavior, sorry but it seems like it. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::That's fine I'm done writing here anyway. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Suit yourself..... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Then what was your point? Wasting peoples' time? Sad sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm genuinely confused now. What do you mean &quot;wasting peoples time&quot;? What are you talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::The project is to work together with one another not to abandon because theres not much activity right now. I won't argue with you anymore.. Sorry... {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: '''I didn't do anything wrong.''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

== En.wn ==
Hi. Thanks for, well, contributing here, I guess. So really, if you want to write fast and write prolifically, maybe Wikipedia is a better fit for you than en.wn in its present state. The project couldn't handle a mass influx of even people highly skilled at writing for it (overwhelms the review process, reporters get demoralized). I'm tempted to say that you overestimated the project and what you could do, but that sounds wrong. I don't know why I'm saying all this. You probably already know it. Of what's left, we are overwhelmingly nice people, for what it's worth, and care deeply about en.wn. Just don't, I guess, overinvest yourself in it. One of our colleagues here likes to say &quot;don't get married to your article&quot;, so perhaps likewise with the concept and future of the project. Then again, a late editor literally saw himself as embarking on a mission to save human civilization from intellectual ruin and mundanity by making something great out of this project. But he was executing a long term plan, that did transform the project. I don't know what this sounds like. I hope it doesn't sound condescending. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just to let both of you know I wasn't trying to attack {{ping|Lofi Gurl}}. {{Ping|Heavy Water}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the time to write this (it didn't come off as condescending). I'll keep it in mind while contributing to the project in the future. Sorry for taking a few days to reply. Been trying to limit internet time. Have a good rest of your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 05:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Lofi Gurl  ==

I was really being a dink to you, apologies. Feel free to continue to write articles here! {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:Consider it forgiven. It happens. Onward! [[file:FPClogogif.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you for creating new news articles you go as fast as you please {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm trying to slow down and try to average maybe three per week. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Please write as much as you like and thanks {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good to be back. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::😊 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Welcome back Lofi Gurl [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
:::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== Crash Philadelphia story ==

Hi I copyedited some misspelled words for the article. Hope your well, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. I'm on my mom's laptop at the moment and she has her shit set up weird, and I can't spellcheck very easily at all right now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
::It's ok, do your best. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

== Paywalled ==

Can't you work around it? {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

:It's gonna be easier to rewrite the entire article at this point, with like 2-3 sources. The project just kept getting bigger and bigger and I shot myself in the foot (or gave my foot the firing squad, if you will). Using this article's content for Wikipedia. Going to focus on my WashingtonDC/suicide/cop article I have started here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I like alot of these! 
:#7. I've been meaning to start using IRC for a while. Maybe today's the day.
:#8. Not sure what I can do to help with software development but I have a bunch of friends who know code. 
:#12. I know a few university professors in the history field.
:#14. I've never heard of Audio Wikinews. Sounds self-explanatory. How many articles have audio with them?
:Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

== This is terribly overdue! ==

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== Stuff ==

Some of your (recent) contributions have gone stale. Sorry -- keep at it!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:27, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

== Darn it! ==

That execution article ROCKED! Is there a snowball's change you could gatwick it? I'll help -- for realz!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:39, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the kind words! I don't think I can gatwick it -- it went stale on Friday, and there have not been any new developments that I'm aware of. I shot myself in the foot by relying too heavily on a source that I later discovered had an apparent paywall (only the first two days were free I guess). On the bright side, I was able to use alot of it for the Wikipedia article, but I wish I could have gotten it published here! It would have been a good one. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

== You ok??? ==

Hope your good???? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've been borderline kind of freaking out lately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::Well, take a few breaths -- back up -- '''re-calibrate the mechanism''' -- and come back soon!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== You've AT LEAST earned this!! ==

[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|210px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ahh thank you!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:congrats [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Your clogging up the queue, please resort to 1 possibly 2 articles at a time. I don't want to see you blocked..... Many of your articles will most likely go stale, or you will abandon them. Sorry for so harsh but its facts... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've also put a good amount of effort into helping your articles.... Your stressing me out badly.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Will you please stop needlessly punctuating ''every sentence'' with &quot;...........&quot;? Because it comes off as needlessly shitty to everyone you talk to and that really isn't something I need to be dealing with. No matter the topic it just sets a negative tone right off the bat. Sorry, &quot;but it's facts.&quot; [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:Coming from a user who constantly abandons articles lol [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's not funny brah, i should report you! But i wont, your harassing me and wikinews!!! °½&lt;½½½&lt;&lt;½½½;½½ @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::your a sock or troll.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:I found these stubs useful and was pleased. Expanded one yesterday. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Interest in notifications for new drafts ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I'd like to invite you to edit drafts created by other contributors to improve their quality and reduce reviewer load on them, so that more reviewers can review articles written by you. Would you be interested in notifications of the current drafts in the Newsroom, compiled with a note of what the event date and link to article? 

I can make something like [[User:Gryllida/Newsroom]]. If you're interested, would you like to get notified when article '''is created as a new draft''' ([[:Category:Developing]]) or when it is '''submitted for review''' ([[:Category:Review]])? 

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, I would love that. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome thanks. Which option would you prefer, articles created in Developing or in Review category? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Definitely developing. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Would you like to get notifications 'instantly' for each new draft, or weekly?
::::Would you be OK if these notifications were delivered to your personal talk page? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Instantly would be great. Yeah, my talk page would be fine starting out, but if we could find a way for them to only show up in my notifications inbox, that would be good too. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::great thanks i will try to figure out how to make this work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
::May I ask about your devices: how many, what OS, have you used an RSS feed reader before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:08, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I mainly edit on my laptop using Windows 10. No I've never used an RSS feed reader before. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== idaho police story ==

published after an edit to write in active voice, great writeup thanks heaps [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Don't edit my articles ==

Thanks [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 17:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Why not? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry got ahead of myself [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 18:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Anyone can edit anyone's article. This is not bbc nor a blog. Articles belong to Wikinews, not to individual authors. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

== [[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]][ ==

is there a court date scheduled for this? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ill look into it when i ge5 home [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I just wanted to say hi. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey BigKrow! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::I seem to have an imposter, a pain in my side, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:BigKrow2|BigKrow2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:49, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Also @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], notified. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I really hope this is just some random child that doesn't know the actual severity of what they're doing here. But that is clearly someone who has been kicked from the project multiple times. Just ignore the humanoid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== BigKrow2 ==

Please tell me your really not me @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]],

I wouldn't be superised. 

Also @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] and @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]]

@[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're accusing me of being that guy who impersonated Bddpaux last year? Is that what you're saying? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly I think you are. Trying to sneak back in .... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Why? What basis do you have for that? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:That shit happened before I created my account, but I saw it happen. Is every new user here going to be accused of being that person then? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Prove your innocence then, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How? You have to open a sockpuppet investigation into me I guess. Why are you making baseless accusations? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm just checking but you might be a sock puppet account you changed the article fucks to some other story suspicious. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Why is that suspicious? I turned a vandalism article into a stub. You're being silly. Your baseless accusations are disruptive. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::Prove your innocence, @[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Once again -- ''how?'' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I can't check user you right now but, I'm always watching you.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Why? Why do you think I am this user? Why do you want to checkuser me? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:30, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::::I have my suspicions. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::So it's just conjecture? I'm not Me Da Wikipedian. Why are you suspecting me of sockpuppetry? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:40, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== I suffer from bad mental health issues ==

I know my behavior has been negative to you, so by taking responsibility for my words towards you, I just don't want to be blocked from editing Wiki news. And thinking you are a sock is wrong of me. Lofi Gurl you don't have to accept my apology but I do hope you understand where I'm coming from about my mental health. Thank you for listening. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:Okay? I am never afforded understanding or forgiveness when my mental health issues cause problems in relationships. I'm just frankly tired of this crap. Youve been making me not want to log in [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::You can only make your own decisions, I say you keep working get past this and move forward @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Agreed. This was a waste of time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you for not retiring ==

Thank you for sticking around! Your well needed here. Thanks. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:🙂🥳👍⚡️ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sources fill ✍️ ==

Hi, at my personal talk page at Wikipedia there is a user script, which may be copy pasted to [[Special:MyPage/common.js]], that adds a new button in the editor: it prompts for an URL, generates a filled source template for it, and copies it to clipboard. It reliably inserts the source title at least 🤣 In many, but not all, cases it also gets the publisher and date -- though not always in the right &quot;April 22, 2025&quot; format -- properly, too. Then, if in the visual editing mode, I double click the pasted source to fix if needed. Perhaps this could help you save time.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes I was actually going to ask if we could program something like that, because en.wp has it. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
::Is it working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Do you have a link to the script? I tried to access the script from your Wikipedia talk page from the section titled &quot;Script&quot; but it just lead me to a deleted page. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida/common.js]] -&gt; 
::::&lt;pre&gt;importScript('User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js');&lt;/pre&gt;
::::[[User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js]]
::::Works in 'Source editing' mode if it is the same toolbar as Visual Editor.
::::It adds a star icon. Clicking it prompts for the news URL, and then a few seconds alter it adds the filled source template at cursor position.
::::Note that date may be missing. Authors usually are missing. Publisher name isn't always correct (needs to be such that you can wikilink to wikipedia). So you need to check what it generated. But at least it gets title and date right 90% of the time for me and it makes writing easier.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edit urgent please? ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I think it is best of someone adds a source and attribution about the '51' number of injuries.

The article was already published, so this needs to be done immediately, so that the approval of the edit can be done within less than 24 hours.

Please see [[Talk:Kamikaze_drone_attacks_bus_near_Dnipropetrovsk,_Ukraine,_allegedly_war_crime|this page]] for more details.

BigKrow refused to do it, now I have the request for your help as my last hope.

Looks like nobody else currently active at the wiki this weekend.

Thanks heaps, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! Let me know what you think of my revision. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you for the edit. 
::If you click the image of the bus, in description, it links to a few sources. One of them is a telegram post by someone, possibly military official from Ukraine. I think it could be added as source and in article text the '51' figure could be attributed to that source specifying their name and whatever role is associated with their nick in telegram. If you can do this soon, I can approve it. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

== Saying hi ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], how are you? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking. How are you doing friend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
::I'm living heh, glad to hear your doing okay. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

== Yo BigKrow ==

@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Can I ask a favor? Can you go on the Lady Gaga article and fill out the sources, and then submit for a review? I'm heading into the city to attend a concert at the moment. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I got you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Kinda hungover. Didnt get great sleep last night. Slept in my car because I didnt want to risk a DUI after the concert. Im excited to hopefully feel better tomorrow. How are you? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
::Well I'm here for you my friend. I'm doing alright. Take it easy! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

== You ok? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:yeah, i'm fine. thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, its currently busy season at work. I work in lawn care. I try to make revisions when I can, and I certainly respond more than at least 80% of the people who are pinged. Im sorry my volunteer time is limited at the moment. Several of my articles went stale waiting for review priod to my involuntary wikibreak. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::No problem. I just wanted to check the setup is working. Ping me if you have a news story in mind but no time to write of it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views, the highest for year so far!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025, and the highest so far of 2025! Bam! 💥 

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As the original author, you can also use the following userbox on your user page: 

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Thank you for your continued efforts at not only starting new articles but contributing to others as well. Your collaborative efforts are greatly appreciated. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 12:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Awesome! I can't wait to get back to writing. I have some merciless &quot;{{w|adulting}}&quot; to attend to in my personal life at the moment. When I'm back writing, you'll all know it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::Totally understand. Take care of what you need to, and we’ll be glad to see you back when the time’s right. Looking forward to it! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Come back please ==

Wikinews needs you, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey. I heard about what's going on. Im going to try to find some free time this week to get some articles written to try to help save the project. Sorry for the radio silence [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks for sticking around! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Your stories are stale ==

Sorry, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:09, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Are you sure? The gambling story happened Friday and the Beyonce story happened last night, from what I can tell. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::You need stories to be '''&quot;fresh&quot;''' even a day old is stale. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Ideally yeah, but it's not stale until seven days have passed since the focal point of the story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

Would you be interested in joining as a reviewer? If you were, I or another reviewer of your interest would be doing it together with you for the first several months to assist.

Similarly, would you be interested in helping with page deletions and blocking users, and removing vandalism. Is this something you have done before and do you have an interest?

Are there any changes to the workflow that you would consider helpful?

Are you on any IM platform such as Discord, Linphone (SIP), Matrix, where we could exchange messages, screenshots, and sometimes audio calls?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! That sounds like a good offer. Definitely curious to see what I can bring as a reviewer. I have no expirience blocking users or deleting pages. Give me a few days to sleep on it. Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey Lofi Gurl, and are you on any of the IM platforms? Maybe Telegram? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I plan on creating a discord account for my Wiki stuff. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::::any luck? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Community response to SPTF's recommendation to close ''Wikinews'' ==

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF) has issued a [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|recommendation to close Wikinews]]. A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.

If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:

* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language

The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.

You can find the draft here:
👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 

Thanks for considering. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you my friend! ==

Good work on la explosion [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Thanks for bringing the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:13, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::We need to block those ips. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I reported them, all I can do. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I know.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

== Nigerian abductors article ==

If you can find an image to add (even just a file photo or whatever) -- I think we might be able to get that one published. It could use ''maybe'' one more sentence while you're at it too?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah I'll take a look at it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

This is your second barn star for top article! Thanks for your continued, hard work!

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:35, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

== [[Talk:Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]] ==

i published article, please check talk page for feedback thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Live chat software trial ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Please note this is open source software with low bandwidth usage and the communication is only via text, so it is not privacy invasive. This platform is older than the web, irc existed since 1980s. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and yourself being sitting in chat all 24/7 via this software could make collaboration much easier as then others could send messages to the group while your device is offline, and you could get notifications on mobile. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:07, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::I will install this when I get home from the city today. Thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I got them downloaded for both Windows and Android. My name can just be Lofi Gurl on there. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Train derails article ==

Sad event. Excellent coverage, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:15, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* please refocus on a recent event with [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and re submit @ [[Talk:EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]]

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:19, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88]] ==

can you please try to find a photo of the person in 12h to add to story thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:23, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:The only one I have of him is from Wikipedia and it's fair use only. I don't know how to obtain permission to use that here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you!!! ==

For your help with the church shooting article! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:25, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

:No prob! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:06, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For the help on shark story! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

:No, thank you for getting the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for August! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

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Hot diggity dog, you nailed it![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats for your article! Attracting that amount of readers to a story about a local hot dog spill is not small feat. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks guys! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

hi pal @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

:Im okay. Moving this weekend. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

== Hi friend ==

How you doing? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:13, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==
Hi - I'm new here, trying to help out (recruited from elsewiki). I see you've been contributing here a while - is it possible you are ready to become a reviewer? Would that interest you? I'm still learning what's going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:I actually have an open request for reviewership open somewhere haha! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:33, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to get some reform going to save this cite, maybe you have some input. I posted at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]]... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 22:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewer permission granted. Congratulations, Lofi Gurl! Just reviewing one story a week would be more than sufficient, I think doing more than that is a risk of burnout. Up to you. :) Let me know if any questions. Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:40, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::This is awesome news! Yeah, one review per week sounds good to me. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::: Congratulations! I'll help out however I can. My availability will be short and sporadic likely for the next week. But the goal is not to just hand you the reviewer role and let you learn it on your own (that happened to me). 
:::: First step is ensuring you now see the &quot;Review&quot; action in the top-right of your browser when you view articles in the review queue. Once you click on &quot;Review&quot; for an article, you should now see an interface that allows you to select options via drop-down menus for the five areas we review. All of those drop-downs must be &quot;pass&quot; for the article to pass. Otherwise the gadget will label the article 'not ready.'
:::: Have a look at the following for other advice and info:
:::: 
::::* [[User:Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane|Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane]] (brief overview of full, reviewer workflow)
::::* [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review checklist]] (process of reviewing)
::::* [[Wikinews:Tips on reviewing articles|Tips on reviewing articles]] (old essay representing the intent of the 'modern review process')
::::* [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish checklist]] (additional steps needed once an article passes review)
:::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] on becoming a new reviewer! I also think new reviewers might benefit from [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools/easyPeerReview|documentation on how to use the easyPeerReview]] gadget (this is the gadget that shows the &quot;Review&quot; option in the top-right tools menu and opens the review template with dropdown options). If any reviewer is interested, perhaps a short guide for the gadget would be helpful. Although, I am not sure if there's already any documentation available for the easyPeerReview gadget. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:07, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::: After some digging I found [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Peer_reviewed#Use_.5BUsing_Easy_Peer_Review.5D this] but it could use expanding. That's something I can do, possibly within the next few weeks if someone else doesn't get to it beforehand.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hey - I saw your post elsewhere where once again you expressed your frustration at what is going on in this site. I'm sorry if my attempts to get _some_ change going in time to make a difference bothered you, and definitely not happy that no change happened and that people obfuscated the issue on the talk page to the point where nothing was clear. That all speaks to the problems here. There is so much disrespect floating around on this site currently, I do tend to think that there isn't much to be done as it is right now. I fully understand your frustration, and seeing it was part of what motivated me to seek change. This site was in a state of emergency and no one acted to fix it. Anyway maybe I'll bump into you on en.wikipedia proper, I'm sure if you want to you'll find something to contribute; or if not there, who knows where else? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the message. Your efforts did not bother me at all. It wasn't like this when I first joined. Some of my articles would go stale waiting for review, but it was rare. My previous 8-9 articles over the last few months, and not a single one got reviewed. It is what it is. Yeah, you'll probably see me over at the current events articles on ENWP in the future. At least there you can work at your own pace. Why feel pressure to write fresh content if it can't get reviewed on time anyway? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::::Exactly - and the fact that no one was doing the reviews certainly puts out the message - whether true or not - that the reviewers care less about this project than the ones submitting the articles. This is made worse by the fact that there may be more reviewers than article contributors at this point. Regardless, we really needed a short term solution here, and no one was interested (actually, some WERE interested, but it got obfuscated away. Some people even claimed you supported the status quo!) So it goes! At least personally I met a few nice wiki folks I would not have found otherwise. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::It could be argued that I was more in a position to make an impact here since I was nade reviwer, but truthfully I just dont really know what I'm doing. I definitely didnt support the status quo, I just was not interested in loosening the site's guidelines. I just cant help but wonder how this looks to the outside -- all these articles getting neglected and trashed while dozens are calling for the whole thing to be shut down. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::: With EzPR 2025, we can do partial reviews. So you could start a review and when you get to a point where you want help, you can save the partial review and tag another reviewer for a hand (I'd be happy to help). 
:::::: Also, if the review process is daunting enough to keep you from doing the review, I think it would help everyone if you could articulate what is holding you back. It could be that the same thing is impacting other reviewers and it should therefore be changed.
:::::: You have fresh eyes on the review process and may see things differently than those who have done it for some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:06, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That sounds like it might be worth a try. How do I access EzPR 2025? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::: It should show up in the Tools menu, the same place EzPR shows up (for me, they are stacked on top of each other in the right-hand sidebar). If you view an article [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|marked for review]], you should see &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools. That's it.
:::::::: If you'd like to start with the [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|Racoon story]], I'll step away from it. Initially to me it looks like a relatively solid article and is light-hearted, with little risk of serious ramifications of libel or defamation if we get it wrong (as opposed to an interview with a prominent figure, for example).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::The EzPR 2025 will not show up automatically like the old one. EzPR is enabled by default for all reviewers as a gadget, while EzPR 2025 is not currently a gadget.
:::::::::So @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], if you want to use it, let me know and I can enable/install it for you. After that, you will find &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools menu. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::: Ahhh, sorry. I thought it was now in testing by all reviewers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::I can enable it for all reviewers by default, so they don't have to manually install it. But I chose not to do that initially because it seems a bit bold to me. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:31, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::::: @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I went ahead and published the raccoon story. But feel free to jump into the next story you feel comfortable with.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|11}}Sometimes bold is good. ツ I think you've been very careful so far and personally trust that you won't blow anything up. But its your call. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,083 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

Your name keeps popping up as a contributor or original author in the monthly top article. Thank you for your continued effort! This was also the highest number of page-views yet this year.

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== welcome back  ==

Hi friend glad to have you back @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:01, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. Good to finally have internet again. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Saw your story about Sam Rivers. Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Heard. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

As a reviewer, you should have access to Scoop so that you can receive OR material. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] manages the email server and should be able to set up an account for you. If you haven't done so already, you should reach out and request an account. It might be a while before you're comfortable reviewing OR, and that's okay. It is a bit of a different beast. But you should have access to Scoop now so you can see the material and otherwise use it to assist with developing OR and getting it closer to a publishable state.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:For scoop account username: it is not the same as your wiki login; unfortunately the email server was not setup for OAuth login. Usually, but not always, it's the legal first name and last name, to make the request more professional in the case you might need to contact one of the OR involved parties to confirm some information; one of the reviewers uses just their first name only for the username and one used their wiki nick. '''Please tell me what username for scoop email you would like.''' Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:51, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Using EasyPeerReview ==

Hey there, I finally got around to starting a help page for EasyPeerReview at [[Help:EasyPeerReview]]. Verify you have access to EzPR (you see the Review link in Actions when viewing an article marked with {{tl|Review}}) and have a look at the help page. Let me know if the page is actually helpful. 

Let me know if you want to jump into a review together or if you have any questions about the process, where to find things, etc.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for disappearing. I recently moved out of my parents' house and I am working three jobs now. I have not had time for wiki projects unfortunately. I can't lose monentum towards getting my shit together in real life. I hope to have a new laptop this winter and hope to be back going strong around that time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Get yer shit together, why don't ya? ツ
:: No worries. It sounds like you are making the right priorities. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for understanding. I just went down from three jobs to two, so I am hoping I can at least start helping out with pre-reviews more regularly. I'm nervous about doing full reviews by myself though. I'm so sorry for falling off the grid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

== You still with us? ==

Haven't heard from you in awhile. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:33, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not really able to contribute in any meaningful way with the amount of free time I currently have. Sorry. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thank you for checking in though homie, the last two months in particular have been pretty challenging for me. But I'm getting through it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Sending good vibes! You got this! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please consider to try [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] it is a 5 min a day commitment to a triage process of new drafts, that helps other users a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

Hi friend @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Good to see ya [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:Happy turkey day [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== My attacks on you as a person ==

It might sound like the same old thing, but I do in fact apologize to you for my negative attacking of you. You can choose to accept or decline my attempted apologize, thank you again. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:Its fine, no hard feelings. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::Same [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== Never give up my Friend  ==

I will never lose Faith in you. We have had our spats but positivity is good for us. Hope life gets better. Talk soon? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:05, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, you'll see me around. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry for the profane edit summaries today [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

== Wasn't expecting ==

Hey thanks so much for helping the drug bust story. I wasn't expecting anyone to help it out. My bad abandoning habits. Anyways thank you! You did a great job by the way! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:02, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks dude [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Well done ==

Great job @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

== Starting a review ==

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::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you so much. I will keep this in mind once I get my head clear. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==
Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==
hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==
Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==
comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==
Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Welcome back ==

Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

* Follow these instructions [[Wikinews:Easy_Peer_Review_(2025_version)#Getting_Started|get started]] says &quot;''To use it, go to any article that you want to review (make sure it has the {{tl|review}} template). You will find a &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; option in your &quot;Actions&quot; menu (in the Vector 2022 skin) or the &quot;More&quot; menu (in the Vector 2010 skin). After clicking this option, a form will appear at the top of the article.''&quot;. are you seeing this button?
Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

:no, I am not seeing either of these buttons on articles submitted for review. Im only seeing an option to prevreview. I use the 2010 skin. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
:Nevermind, I FINALLY found it. It was under the &quot;More&quot; tab. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==
{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

:Credit truly goes to [[User:Gryllida]] and [[User:BigKrow]]. All I did was &quot;get&quot; this story. Thanks for running with it! I will attempt to review some articles this week. I will be forced to wing it. Perfectist anxiety is the only thing holding me back at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] you still around? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hi. Good to see ya. My heart is not in current events at the moment. I plan to resume involvement here when I am convinced I can make more meaningful contributions. It doesn't look like there has been much activity here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I agree with you that activity has been a bit hit and miss. Could you please let me know what is the criteria for this? What would convince you that the activity level is adequate? Knowing this could help to reach and maintain activity sooner. 😊 Thank you. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I just think at this point many editors are reluctant to write new articles due to lack of active reviewers, many articles went stale while waiting for review this year. I overestimated what I was able to accomplish as a reviewer, I just don't have the time or focus right now and I'd review articles if I wasn't so concerned about publicly making a mistake. But I think Wikinews needs to be publishing at least one article per day to remain a viable destination for readers and to encourage more participation. I would have done way more these past four months if I didn't have so much crap going on in my personal life related to living situations, employment, transportation and mental health. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::got it thanks it sounds reasonable. one article per day is a goal i saw mentioned more than once.  😊 Thank you. Regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:03, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Here&amp;comma; hold this ==

&lt;div style=&quot;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2em 0&quot;&gt;[[File:Rainbow trout transparent.png|175px|link=wikipediawikipedia:Trout|alt=a rainbow trout fish]]&lt;div style=&quot;width:280px&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 225%; color: Red;&quot;&gt;'''''Whack!'''''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 115%;&quot;&gt;''You've been [[:wikipediawikipedia:Whacking with a wet trout|whacked with a wet trout]].''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;small&gt;{{{1|Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;!--Template:Trout--&gt;
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An award for all your edits made while under the in&amp;fllig;uence&amp;period;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 00:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::dont feed into them @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== srry ==

brah i saw your user page srry. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 17:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:I went to the BMV in person and they gave me the steps to get it reinstated so it's all good hopefully. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

== queue ==

Just noting there are around 5 stories in queue which were created or substantially expanded by me and I would appreciate if you could have a look! I have none I can publish thus far as I was involved in editing. Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:alright, I'll take a look! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::well done! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:16, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing and publishing ==

Thank you for stepping into the review queue. Reviewing can be thought of as a two-part process:

1. [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review]]&lt;br&gt;
2. [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish]]

The publishing process involves updating our Main page with the new article. The easiest way to do this is to use [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]], which you'll need to install using the instructions [[User:Asked42/LeadManager#Installation|provided on the tool's page]]. As long as all of the reviewers publish articles immediately after reviewing them, the 5 leads will stay up-to-date. 

Let me know if you need help with anything, or if any part of the checklists is unclear. Much of the review and publishing process becomes second nature to experienced reviewers, and it is easy to forget how overwhelming it can feel in the beginning.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== The sources section can be the third rail for reviewers ==

Reviewers aren't supposed to add or remove sources as part of the review process. Any source listed is assumed to have been used to directly support statements of fact in the article (because that is what is required of authors). 

When reviewers come across paywalled sources in the sources list, they need to stop the review process and ask the contributors to remove it and any statements supported solely by it. This delays publishing, but helps to ensure accuracy, which is more important than rapid publishing.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
: And to be clear, this isn't meant to be a criticism, but hopefully helpful 'on-boarding.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Heard, thanks a bunch [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:FWIW, while I agree that what described above is one option (and is better than removing the problematic source and leaving content unchanged), it is my position that, if a reviewer had time to remove ''both'' the problematic source and the information that came from it, while remaining confident that all remaining information is verifiable, then, that reviewer is allowed to complete the review and publish the page. I believe that the process I have described reduces delay waiting for author to revise, and does not compromise quality of the review process. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==
Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

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:I dont understand why these sites let me read it and then paywall the article later. Probably so some free news source can't use it as a source for their own article. :P [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Maybe they let you read the first 2-3 pages and then after a few pages, start to demand subscription. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:::lets take a deep breath and continue on. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:17, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::::It should be an easy fix. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Front page headlines ==

Hi, do you know why [[Australian Minister for Energy lowers fuel standards for 60 days amid rising oil prices, panic buying]] did not show up as one of the front page lead articles after it was published? This has been a recurring problem as discussed at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#Improper 'circle']] and [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#The lead articles need to be changed]]. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have no idea honestly. Sometimes when I publish an article, there's a button asking me I want to post it to the front page, sometimes there isn't. I don't think hitting the button has really done anything though, at least for me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:37, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:: You can still use Lead Manager independently of EZPR 2025. If, for some reason you aren't prompted to update the leads after a successful review or you leave the page without clicking the button, you can still do so by going to [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]]. It will allow you to update the leads individually, serially, or in a custom fashion. 
:: By default, LM pulls in the last five articles into the &quot;title&quot; drop-down field. If you just click in the title field, you will be presented with a clickable list of the last five published articles. You can simply select the target article, &quot;fetch automatically&quot; the first two sentences, tweak the imported text and image if you'd like, then &quot;Start update&quot; will make the changes. 
:: To get used to the tools and processes, you can likely skip the 'additional options' area and just publish a single article after a successful review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], Let me know if you want me to install the LeadManager script for you, so that you can just start using it. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:38, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have updated the leads to include the article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==
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Hi Lofi Gurl! Thank you for your submission!
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Your article '''[[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]]''' has been reviewed by '''{{User|Gryllida}}''', and it has been accepted and published. '''Congratulations! 🎉'''

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The reviewer's comments and decision are available on the [[Talk:South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground|article's talk page]].
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Excellent work, please keep it up! We hope you will continue contributing to Wikinews. If you have some time, consider taking a look at other articles currently [[:Category:Developing|under development]] or [[:Category:Review|awaiting review]]. Your help in improving or reviewing them would be greatly appreciated.
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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:37, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

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== Revision requested: [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

Did he survive?

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== Might write some today possibly later ==

thanks @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 16:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'll try to do a few reviews before I go out tonight. I'm going to focus on reviews since it's a fair assumption now that nobody will even look at the articles I submit. It's the only way I can try to fix this project's problems at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Regarding your move of my article ==

Hello, Lofi Gurl! I think my article is best located at [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]] rather than [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts politicians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]], because, of the four defendants convicted in the case, only one is a politician. The other individual is a bishop. The other two defendants are institutions. The only thing that the four defendants, consisting of two individuals and two institutions, have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 19:09, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:okay, sorry for the overreaction. I despise religious fundamentalism and bigotry but I just wanted to make sure the title wasn't going after Christians as some sort of ethnic group or something. But then,  Christianity is a {{w|universal religion}}, so I'm not sure the same principles apply anyway. No idea why I'm saying this. I have {{w|religious trauma}} from my Protestant upbringing and I listen to Satanic {{w|death metal}} every day of my life, and idk I guess I just didn't want thst influence creeping into my writing and creating a potential conflict of interest. Thanks for the message. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know. I actually went to great lengths to balance the article, get perspectives from all sides, sources from all sides, strongly ground the article in the sources, provide perspectives from all sides, and stay neutral and stick to the facts. This is my very first ever Wikinews article. Since you seem to care about both factuality and neutrality, would you mind reviewing the article? I think it is ready for publication. What do you think? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes absolutely. I should have some time to review stuff while dogsitting tonight. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you for your review. I appreciate most of your edits, but in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002549&amp;oldid=5002548 this edit] you removed the global scientific consensus regarding homosexuality saying that it is &quot;emotional language&quot;, but it is scientific language that all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations use to describe homosexuality, especially against false claims such those made in the pamphlet. I used the World Medical Association as a source, but there are thousands of more sources that use that language. The World Medical Association itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Attributing that scientific language to the World Medical Association alone would give readers the incorrect impression that only the World Medical Association holds that position, when in fact it is the common position of all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the whole world. Obviously, it would be impractical to cite every single one of thousands of scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the world, which is I cited the World Medical Association, which itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Is your review complete? Is the article ready for publication? This is my very first ever Wikinews article, so I'm not entirely familiar with process here. Thank you for your help. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We can just say &quot;according to scientific consensus&quot; then. I mostly just thought the passage was really wordy with way too many adjectives. It's close to being ready for publication. I cleaned it up the best I could without making major revisions and all I need to do now is verify all the claims and check for copyright violations. I'll likely do it later tonight. I was severely hungover yesterday and had to go to sleep early, but I'm good now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I'll leave it in your capable hands then! I'm looking forward to the publication of my very first Wikinews article! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 23:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Lofi Gurl! I appreciate your edits and your review, but I think that changing the title made it too vague, and the previous title was more specific. You said that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_makes_crimes_against_humanity_convictions_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002876&amp;oldid=5002875 &quot;Don wanted this title changed I think&quot;], but I actually couldn't find a comment from Don saying that he wanted the title changed. Are you done reviewing the article? Can we publish the article now? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm concerned I may have made too substantial of changes to the article to remain an uninvolved reviewer. They just announced today Wikinews is closing and I am gutted. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Your edits seem to be only related to getting the article ready for publicaiton, so that should not be a problem, right? Also, oh no! That's awful! Why are they closing Wikinews? I really put in a lot of work into that article, so is it possible to get it published before? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 21:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The project is being closed due to low user engagement. The &quot;current events&quot; module on the front page of Wikipedia does a better job at reporting current events than Wikinews. It is much more timely on Wikipedia, and edits can be published faster because i'm pretty sure that project is not subject to the same libel regulations as this project, as wikipedia is not a news publication. By contrast,  Wikinews has a rigorous review process to ensure quality, which sounds good on paper, but ultimately fails when the existing reviewers are either unable or unwilling to perform a review in time to get it published. Most articles that did manage to get published on this site were usually posted 4-5 days after the fact, when the news cycle has effectively moved on. Ive had an extremely difficult time getting anyone to even look at anything I've written these last six months here on the project. This is an experience shared by [[User:Tduk]]. There were a few successful publications during that time. But lets be real. Wikinews is a failed experiment. The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't want to pay for the server costs to host this project. They want to focus on Wikipedia. I thought I could help get things moving in the right direction and help save the project from closure, but the truth is I simply overestimated this project abd overestimated what I was able to realistically do. Adderall is one hell of a drug. Anyway, for what its worth, I did deeply care about this project, I thought the concept was so cool, I guess some things just dont work in practice. That pretty much sums it up, let me know if you have any further questions. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Just a check-in ==

....the India article? Still reviewing that one? Didn't want to mess with it if you are.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:58, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Please don't bite my head off ==

Just a heads up Im starting a Miraheze here about English Wikinews, thanks.

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142 Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not going to bite your head off haha. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::thnx Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::I guess pinging is getting me in trouble with some people so I'll make it quick, https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Someone will need to discuss and decide on new name. I asked whether trademarked word 'Wikinews' can be used, and have not got an answer to that, yet. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Negativity ==

You've been a pretty solid contributor and I hope that you don't let the negativity and hypocrisy surrounding this site get to you too much. At least, I've noted how you've been trying to move things more than many others here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's fine. Don't worry. I kind of knew this project was a dead end job and wasn't really worth the effort I was putting in trying to save it. I just kept getting sucked back in every time I tried to quit, so in a way I'm kind of glad the project is closing. It was probably going to devolve to a thing where I assumed most of the workload while the more experienced editors scaled back their involvement with the project, per tradition. Oh well. When one door closes, another one opens. I try to remember [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Lofi_Gurl#En.wn this conversation] when I feel shitty regarding my contributions to this project. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::I've still got one fresh and one fresh-ish (thanks to you know who) article pending review if you get inspired to try to do something. The most recent one has some pretty unique original reporting in my opinion. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::I have nothing left to give this project, unfortunately. Those messages that admin left us, then bailing on the project completely... Lets just say that if I had a single shit left to give, it is definitely gone not. I might still take a look at the article but I cant promise anything. I'm completely demoralized. Do you contribute at English Wikipedia and/or Wikiquote? Thats where you will usually find me moving forward. Let me know if I can be of any assistance on those projects. 
:::RIP Wikinews, let the record show I believed in you up until the end. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== [[Court ruling upholds TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells stake]] ==

Hi,

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] published the story. Congratulations.

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback from the reviewer.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say]] ==

Hi,

I published the story. Congratulations. 🎉

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Manslaughter charges against Daniel Perry dismissed following jury deadlock]] ==

Published. :-) Please read notes on the talk page. 

Have a great day. 

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== Re: cathedral re-opening ==

Hello,

Published. :-) Please check notes on the article talk page. A copy is included below for your reference:

----

There are important, but not critically essential details missing, for example:

* time of day in local time and UTC
* that they planned to do speech outdoors but did it indoors because of a storm
* (is it needed to write '2024' in first paragraph as we already have publish date further up the page)

I could not verify one part:

* Sunday 'morning' mass (source 1 says Sunday, source 2 does not say, or something) -- replaced 'Sunday morning' with 'Sunday'

The above items can be addressed within 24 hours after publication.

The image credit was missing and I added it as a minor edit as a part of the review process. It is required due to the licence requirements.

I recommend the author to also become involved in editing others' submissions -- those of them that are newsworthy, at least -- in the [[Newsroom]], if desired. This may help improve their quality and their chances of publication, and provide experience with proofreading and fact checking in addition to writing and authoring efforts.

Thank you and keep up the great work.

----

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Pace ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, there are not many reviewers available, and I think the current queue may take a couple days to be processed. (I am mostly outdoors and away on weekend.) My apologies, and thank you for reading and writing entertaining and specific stories. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:No problem, take your time and enjoy your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Revisit articles in review queue ==

While waiting for articles I've authored to be reviewed, I often revisit them as long as they aren't under review and 'tighten' them up by making sure they conform to the style guide, that facts are correct, I've chosen good images with useful descriptions (and attributed every image), etc. 

I see that there are style issues in some of your articles currently awaiting review. Please see what you can do to help make the review of these articles easier/quicker.

Consider using {{tl|verify}} to point to exactly what source is used for all information so reviewers who verify information can find it easier. This helps tremendously.  

Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Are you able to specify the style issues present in the article as a reviewer, or is it my job to figure that out as the reporter? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:I haven't checked the article talk pages yet so sorry if this ends up being a pointless question [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::It is the author's responsibility to know our policies and guidelilnes, to include the [[WN:Style|style guide]]. Reviewers can and often do correct style issues before publishing but they are not required to. It takes more of a reviewers time to correct for style along with everything else they must check before publishing. See [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] to understand all the work that goes into reviewing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== Great job ==

You are doing a great job here thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:25, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, friend!
:[[File:Red Wine Toast GIF Animation.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question! ==

{{tl|helpme}} Say an articles goes stale, or fails review for whatever reason. Am I allowed to splice old material and sources from &quot;rejected&quot; articles and use them in future articles, so long as the subject of the article stays fresh, and new developments keep coming in? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, that's fine. They are released under the creative commons licence indicated in the footer, and you can reuse them at any news articles here or any other place where the licence of content is compatible. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

Could you please [[WN:Attribution|attribute]] the &quot;''Political unrest and nationwide protests were expected in response to the axing of the impeachment.''&quot; sentence? Who said this? This would help the sentence to not read as a speculation made on behalf of ''Wikinews''. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:From the Associated Press article:
:{{quote|The vote’s defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and escalate political turmoil, and opposition parties could introduce a new impeachment motion when parliament reconvenes next Wednesday.}} [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:This is amazing:
:* [[South Korean Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol]]
:Thank you so much for writing about this topic. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Pretty cool we have four articles of coverage spanning the scandal from start to finish! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== Wizard of oz slippers story ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* Missing currency, both in first paragraph and in headline?
* Missing specified location where the auction took place.

Hope you can assist. Let me know if any questions. Thank you. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've found the location and left a note about it at the article talk page. I cannot add it and remain available to review. Could you please check and make the edit? Thank you!!! Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I went to sleep before seeing all these. I'm so sorry! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
:::What is your time zone?  
:::Do you receive notifications in right top corner of the page while you are logged in?
:::Please note on talk page of the slippers story there is a new message &quot;''@Michael.C.Wright - You can add it and I can review? Please confirm within the next hour, or @Lofi Gurl please add it within next hour. Failing that, I'll add it myself and will require another reviewer to publish. Thanks.''&quot;
:::Have a great day.
:::Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, and I need to get better at clearing my inbox, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'm eastern standard time I think. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Left you a '''[[Talk:Slippers_worn_by_American_actress_Judy_Garland_in_1939_film_The_Wizard_of_Oz_break_sales_record,_sold_for_US$28_million_at_auction#Why_the_slippers_were_so_expensive|new message]]''' Hope it helps :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::[[Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction]] now published, congratulations. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::thank you :) [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee::Who ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, I've left you a new message '''[[Talk:Coffee_prices_surge_to_record_highs_due_to_droughts_in_Brazil,_Vietnam#Who|here]]'''. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:added a new message now again [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Chess article ==

Please see the talk page at that article.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== damascus story ==

i made a few edits. in one sentence needs clarification, i marked it in bold. please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi!! To answer the quesion/comment/footnote you left in the article -- I found a mention of &quot;Saydnaya prison complex&quot; in the BBC source but they don't specify if that was the prison Timmerman escaped from. It was just mentioned that {{w|the White Helmets}} were storming looking for survivors. Hope this helps! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, I think he left prison the same day the city fell on Monday, which was mentioned in the second paragraph. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== minor edit &amp; thanks ==

hi, i have rejected [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_chess_grandmaster_Gukesh_Dommaraju,_18,_becomes_youngest_world_chess_champion_of_all_time&amp;diff=4809824&amp;oldid=prev&amp;unhide=1 this edit] as this wikilink was already included in a previous paragraph. please let me know if i am incorrect!

thanks for the other edits to the story. they have made it so much nicer and are timely. i appreciate it and approved the other edits.

have a great day, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:oops didn't see the other link, thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Edits after publication  ==

Please note that our [[WN:Archive]] conventions generally prevent edits to articles 24 hours after publication. Articles are meant to be a snapshot in time. 

Edits within the 24 hours after publication should be limited to only correcting any errors not caught in the review process. 

It is better to have an article fully button-down and ready for publication before requesting review. 

You are more than welcome, even encouraged to help improve other articles. But please focus that energy on articles in the developing queue and review queue unless the article is actively ''under'' review. That way we catch more errors before review and definitely before publication. 

Thanks again for joining and contributing! I can't remember the last time I saw ten articles in the review queue. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:[[image:Symbol thumbs up green.png]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Requested article  ==

hey, {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-talladega-county-sheriffs-office

I added this story to requested articles but im not up to starting the article myself... If you can do anything for this would be helpful? Thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi, I'm happy to start articles you bring to me, I'm just not sure this story meets the site's notability guidelines.. I'd have to double check though. Thank you though [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::It does and is '''developing''', not much data so far I suppose.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::We also need a second source. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::we'll play it by ear. This South Korea story is taking way longer than I thought [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's please focus on it being published! My request can always wait, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== please vote ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

'''[[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|This page]]''' has a handful of requests open. Could you please cast a vote and/or add a comment, ideally for each of them, at your earliest convenience?

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== hi here is a news tip about malware ==

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Hundreds of North Korean troops killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia]] ==
Hi. Please see my not-ready review comments on the talk page. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 22:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why? ==

Are you making more work for editors? Im not angry just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know what you're talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::You keep abandoning articles mostly you created, why? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:What specifically do you mean &quot;making more work for editors&quot;? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::more work to clean up after you... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd just delete them if I was able to. Why are you mad? I'm abandoning the articles. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::not mad, just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You were acting fine before, what happened? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Stop &quot;RIPing&quot; because it's seen as disruptive behavior, sorry but it seems like it. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::That's fine I'm done writing here anyway. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Suit yourself..... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Then what was your point? Wasting peoples' time? Sad sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm genuinely confused now. What do you mean &quot;wasting peoples time&quot;? What are you talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::The project is to work together with one another not to abandon because theres not much activity right now. I won't argue with you anymore.. Sorry... {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: '''I didn't do anything wrong.''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

== En.wn ==
Hi. Thanks for, well, contributing here, I guess. So really, if you want to write fast and write prolifically, maybe Wikipedia is a better fit for you than en.wn in its present state. The project couldn't handle a mass influx of even people highly skilled at writing for it (overwhelms the review process, reporters get demoralized). I'm tempted to say that you overestimated the project and what you could do, but that sounds wrong. I don't know why I'm saying all this. You probably already know it. Of what's left, we are overwhelmingly nice people, for what it's worth, and care deeply about en.wn. Just don't, I guess, overinvest yourself in it. One of our colleagues here likes to say &quot;don't get married to your article&quot;, so perhaps likewise with the concept and future of the project. Then again, a late editor literally saw himself as embarking on a mission to save human civilization from intellectual ruin and mundanity by making something great out of this project. But he was executing a long term plan, that did transform the project. I don't know what this sounds like. I hope it doesn't sound condescending. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just to let both of you know I wasn't trying to attack {{ping|Lofi Gurl}}. {{Ping|Heavy Water}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the time to write this (it didn't come off as condescending). I'll keep it in mind while contributing to the project in the future. Sorry for taking a few days to reply. Been trying to limit internet time. Have a good rest of your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 05:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Lofi Gurl  ==

I was really being a dink to you, apologies. Feel free to continue to write articles here! {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:Consider it forgiven. It happens. Onward! [[file:FPClogogif.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you for creating new news articles you go as fast as you please {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm trying to slow down and try to average maybe three per week. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Please write as much as you like and thanks {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good to be back. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::😊 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Welcome back Lofi Gurl [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
:::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== Crash Philadelphia story ==

Hi I copyedited some misspelled words for the article. Hope your well, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. I'm on my mom's laptop at the moment and she has her shit set up weird, and I can't spellcheck very easily at all right now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
::It's ok, do your best. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

== Paywalled ==

Can't you work around it? {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

:It's gonna be easier to rewrite the entire article at this point, with like 2-3 sources. The project just kept getting bigger and bigger and I shot myself in the foot (or gave my foot the firing squad, if you will). Using this article's content for Wikipedia. Going to focus on my WashingtonDC/suicide/cop article I have started here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I like alot of these! 
:#7. I've been meaning to start using IRC for a while. Maybe today's the day.
:#8. Not sure what I can do to help with software development but I have a bunch of friends who know code. 
:#12. I know a few university professors in the history field.
:#14. I've never heard of Audio Wikinews. Sounds self-explanatory. How many articles have audio with them?
:Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

== This is terribly overdue! ==

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|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |
|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Humble Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; For completing ''5 edits''.
|-
|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | Great work! Keep it up! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:12, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
|}

== Stuff ==

Some of your (recent) contributions have gone stale. Sorry -- keep at it!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:27, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

== Darn it! ==

That execution article ROCKED! Is there a snowball's change you could gatwick it? I'll help -- for realz!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:39, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the kind words! I don't think I can gatwick it -- it went stale on Friday, and there have not been any new developments that I'm aware of. I shot myself in the foot by relying too heavily on a source that I later discovered had an apparent paywall (only the first two days were free I guess). On the bright side, I was able to use alot of it for the Wikipedia article, but I wish I could have gotten it published here! It would have been a good one. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

== You ok??? ==

Hope your good???? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've been borderline kind of freaking out lately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::Well, take a few breaths -- back up -- '''re-calibrate the mechanism''' -- and come back soon!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== You've AT LEAST earned this!! ==

[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|210px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ahh thank you!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:congrats [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Your clogging up the queue, please resort to 1 possibly 2 articles at a time. I don't want to see you blocked..... Many of your articles will most likely go stale, or you will abandon them. Sorry for so harsh but its facts... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've also put a good amount of effort into helping your articles.... Your stressing me out badly.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Will you please stop needlessly punctuating ''every sentence'' with &quot;...........&quot;? Because it comes off as needlessly shitty to everyone you talk to and that really isn't something I need to be dealing with. No matter the topic it just sets a negative tone right off the bat. Sorry, &quot;but it's facts.&quot; [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:Coming from a user who constantly abandons articles lol [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's not funny brah, i should report you! But i wont, your harassing me and wikinews!!! °½&lt;½½½&lt;&lt;½½½;½½ @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::your a sock or troll.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:I found these stubs useful and was pleased. Expanded one yesterday. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Interest in notifications for new drafts ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I'd like to invite you to edit drafts created by other contributors to improve their quality and reduce reviewer load on them, so that more reviewers can review articles written by you. Would you be interested in notifications of the current drafts in the Newsroom, compiled with a note of what the event date and link to article? 

I can make something like [[User:Gryllida/Newsroom]]. If you're interested, would you like to get notified when article '''is created as a new draft''' ([[:Category:Developing]]) or when it is '''submitted for review''' ([[:Category:Review]])? 

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, I would love that. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome thanks. Which option would you prefer, articles created in Developing or in Review category? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Definitely developing. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Would you like to get notifications 'instantly' for each new draft, or weekly?
::::Would you be OK if these notifications were delivered to your personal talk page? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Instantly would be great. Yeah, my talk page would be fine starting out, but if we could find a way for them to only show up in my notifications inbox, that would be good too. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::great thanks i will try to figure out how to make this work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
::May I ask about your devices: how many, what OS, have you used an RSS feed reader before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:08, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I mainly edit on my laptop using Windows 10. No I've never used an RSS feed reader before. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== idaho police story ==

published after an edit to write in active voice, great writeup thanks heaps [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Don't edit my articles ==

Thanks [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 17:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Why not? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry got ahead of myself [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 18:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Anyone can edit anyone's article. This is not bbc nor a blog. Articles belong to Wikinews, not to individual authors. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

== [[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]][ ==

is there a court date scheduled for this? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ill look into it when i ge5 home [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I just wanted to say hi. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey BigKrow! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::I seem to have an imposter, a pain in my side, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:BigKrow2|BigKrow2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:49, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Also @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], notified. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I really hope this is just some random child that doesn't know the actual severity of what they're doing here. But that is clearly someone who has been kicked from the project multiple times. Just ignore the humanoid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== BigKrow2 ==

Please tell me your really not me @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]],

I wouldn't be superised. 

Also @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] and @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]]

@[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're accusing me of being that guy who impersonated Bddpaux last year? Is that what you're saying? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly I think you are. Trying to sneak back in .... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Why? What basis do you have for that? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:That shit happened before I created my account, but I saw it happen. Is every new user here going to be accused of being that person then? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Prove your innocence then, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How? You have to open a sockpuppet investigation into me I guess. Why are you making baseless accusations? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm just checking but you might be a sock puppet account you changed the article fucks to some other story suspicious. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Why is that suspicious? I turned a vandalism article into a stub. You're being silly. Your baseless accusations are disruptive. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::Prove your innocence, @[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Once again -- ''how?'' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I can't check user you right now but, I'm always watching you.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Why? Why do you think I am this user? Why do you want to checkuser me? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:30, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::::I have my suspicions. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::So it's just conjecture? I'm not Me Da Wikipedian. Why are you suspecting me of sockpuppetry? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:40, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== I suffer from bad mental health issues ==

I know my behavior has been negative to you, so by taking responsibility for my words towards you, I just don't want to be blocked from editing Wiki news. And thinking you are a sock is wrong of me. Lofi Gurl you don't have to accept my apology but I do hope you understand where I'm coming from about my mental health. Thank you for listening. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:Okay? I am never afforded understanding or forgiveness when my mental health issues cause problems in relationships. I'm just frankly tired of this crap. Youve been making me not want to log in [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::You can only make your own decisions, I say you keep working get past this and move forward @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Agreed. This was a waste of time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you for not retiring ==

Thank you for sticking around! Your well needed here. Thanks. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:🙂🥳👍⚡️ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sources fill ✍️ ==

Hi, at my personal talk page at Wikipedia there is a user script, which may be copy pasted to [[Special:MyPage/common.js]], that adds a new button in the editor: it prompts for an URL, generates a filled source template for it, and copies it to clipboard. It reliably inserts the source title at least 🤣 In many, but not all, cases it also gets the publisher and date -- though not always in the right &quot;April 22, 2025&quot; format -- properly, too. Then, if in the visual editing mode, I double click the pasted source to fix if needed. Perhaps this could help you save time.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes I was actually going to ask if we could program something like that, because en.wp has it. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
::Is it working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Do you have a link to the script? I tried to access the script from your Wikipedia talk page from the section titled &quot;Script&quot; but it just lead me to a deleted page. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida/common.js]] -&gt; 
::::&lt;pre&gt;importScript('User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js');&lt;/pre&gt;
::::[[User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js]]
::::Works in 'Source editing' mode if it is the same toolbar as Visual Editor.
::::It adds a star icon. Clicking it prompts for the news URL, and then a few seconds alter it adds the filled source template at cursor position.
::::Note that date may be missing. Authors usually are missing. Publisher name isn't always correct (needs to be such that you can wikilink to wikipedia). So you need to check what it generated. But at least it gets title and date right 90% of the time for me and it makes writing easier.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edit urgent please? ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I think it is best of someone adds a source and attribution about the '51' number of injuries.

The article was already published, so this needs to be done immediately, so that the approval of the edit can be done within less than 24 hours.

Please see [[Talk:Kamikaze_drone_attacks_bus_near_Dnipropetrovsk,_Ukraine,_allegedly_war_crime|this page]] for more details.

BigKrow refused to do it, now I have the request for your help as my last hope.

Looks like nobody else currently active at the wiki this weekend.

Thanks heaps, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! Let me know what you think of my revision. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you for the edit. 
::If you click the image of the bus, in description, it links to a few sources. One of them is a telegram post by someone, possibly military official from Ukraine. I think it could be added as source and in article text the '51' figure could be attributed to that source specifying their name and whatever role is associated with their nick in telegram. If you can do this soon, I can approve it. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

== Saying hi ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], how are you? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking. How are you doing friend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
::I'm living heh, glad to hear your doing okay. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

== Yo BigKrow ==

@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Can I ask a favor? Can you go on the Lady Gaga article and fill out the sources, and then submit for a review? I'm heading into the city to attend a concert at the moment. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I got you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Kinda hungover. Didnt get great sleep last night. Slept in my car because I didnt want to risk a DUI after the concert. Im excited to hopefully feel better tomorrow. How are you? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
::Well I'm here for you my friend. I'm doing alright. Take it easy! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

== You ok? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:yeah, i'm fine. thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, its currently busy season at work. I work in lawn care. I try to make revisions when I can, and I certainly respond more than at least 80% of the people who are pinged. Im sorry my volunteer time is limited at the moment. Several of my articles went stale waiting for review priod to my involuntary wikibreak. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::No problem. I just wanted to check the setup is working. Ping me if you have a news story in mind but no time to write of it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views, the highest for year so far!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025, and the highest so far of 2025! Bam! 💥 

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Thank you for your continued efforts at not only starting new articles but contributing to others as well. Your collaborative efforts are greatly appreciated. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 12:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Awesome! I can't wait to get back to writing. I have some merciless &quot;{{w|adulting}}&quot; to attend to in my personal life at the moment. When I'm back writing, you'll all know it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::Totally understand. Take care of what you need to, and we’ll be glad to see you back when the time’s right. Looking forward to it! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Come back please ==

Wikinews needs you, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey. I heard about what's going on. Im going to try to find some free time this week to get some articles written to try to help save the project. Sorry for the radio silence [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks for sticking around! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Your stories are stale ==

Sorry, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:09, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Are you sure? The gambling story happened Friday and the Beyonce story happened last night, from what I can tell. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::You need stories to be '''&quot;fresh&quot;''' even a day old is stale. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Ideally yeah, but it's not stale until seven days have passed since the focal point of the story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

Would you be interested in joining as a reviewer? If you were, I or another reviewer of your interest would be doing it together with you for the first several months to assist.

Similarly, would you be interested in helping with page deletions and blocking users, and removing vandalism. Is this something you have done before and do you have an interest?

Are there any changes to the workflow that you would consider helpful?

Are you on any IM platform such as Discord, Linphone (SIP), Matrix, where we could exchange messages, screenshots, and sometimes audio calls?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! That sounds like a good offer. Definitely curious to see what I can bring as a reviewer. I have no expirience blocking users or deleting pages. Give me a few days to sleep on it. Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey Lofi Gurl, and are you on any of the IM platforms? Maybe Telegram? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I plan on creating a discord account for my Wiki stuff. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::::any luck? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Community response to SPTF's recommendation to close ''Wikinews'' ==

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF) has issued a [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|recommendation to close Wikinews]]. A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.

If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:

* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language

The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.

You can find the draft here:
👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 

Thanks for considering. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you my friend! ==

Good work on la explosion [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Thanks for bringing the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:13, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::We need to block those ips. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I reported them, all I can do. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I know.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

== Nigerian abductors article ==

If you can find an image to add (even just a file photo or whatever) -- I think we might be able to get that one published. It could use ''maybe'' one more sentence while you're at it too?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah I'll take a look at it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

This is your second barn star for top article! Thanks for your continued, hard work!

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== [[Talk:Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]] ==

i published article, please check talk page for feedback thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Live chat software trial ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Please note this is open source software with low bandwidth usage and the communication is only via text, so it is not privacy invasive. This platform is older than the web, irc existed since 1980s. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and yourself being sitting in chat all 24/7 via this software could make collaboration much easier as then others could send messages to the group while your device is offline, and you could get notifications on mobile. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:07, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::I will install this when I get home from the city today. Thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I got them downloaded for both Windows and Android. My name can just be Lofi Gurl on there. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Train derails article ==

Sad event. Excellent coverage, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:15, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* please refocus on a recent event with [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and re submit @ [[Talk:EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]]

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:19, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88]] ==

can you please try to find a photo of the person in 12h to add to story thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:23, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:The only one I have of him is from Wikipedia and it's fair use only. I don't know how to obtain permission to use that here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you!!! ==

For your help with the church shooting article! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:25, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

:No prob! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:06, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For the help on shark story! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

:No, thank you for getting the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for August! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

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Hot diggity dog, you nailed it![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats for your article! Attracting that amount of readers to a story about a local hot dog spill is not small feat. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks guys! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

hi pal @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

:Im okay. Moving this weekend. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

== Hi friend ==

How you doing? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:13, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==
Hi - I'm new here, trying to help out (recruited from elsewiki). I see you've been contributing here a while - is it possible you are ready to become a reviewer? Would that interest you? I'm still learning what's going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:I actually have an open request for reviewership open somewhere haha! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:33, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to get some reform going to save this cite, maybe you have some input. I posted at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]]... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 22:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewer permission granted. Congratulations, Lofi Gurl! Just reviewing one story a week would be more than sufficient, I think doing more than that is a risk of burnout. Up to you. :) Let me know if any questions. Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:40, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::This is awesome news! Yeah, one review per week sounds good to me. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::: Congratulations! I'll help out however I can. My availability will be short and sporadic likely for the next week. But the goal is not to just hand you the reviewer role and let you learn it on your own (that happened to me). 
:::: First step is ensuring you now see the &quot;Review&quot; action in the top-right of your browser when you view articles in the review queue. Once you click on &quot;Review&quot; for an article, you should now see an interface that allows you to select options via drop-down menus for the five areas we review. All of those drop-downs must be &quot;pass&quot; for the article to pass. Otherwise the gadget will label the article 'not ready.'
:::: Have a look at the following for other advice and info:
:::: 
::::* [[User:Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane|Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane]] (brief overview of full, reviewer workflow)
::::* [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review checklist]] (process of reviewing)
::::* [[Wikinews:Tips on reviewing articles|Tips on reviewing articles]] (old essay representing the intent of the 'modern review process')
::::* [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish checklist]] (additional steps needed once an article passes review)
:::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] on becoming a new reviewer! I also think new reviewers might benefit from [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools/easyPeerReview|documentation on how to use the easyPeerReview]] gadget (this is the gadget that shows the &quot;Review&quot; option in the top-right tools menu and opens the review template with dropdown options). If any reviewer is interested, perhaps a short guide for the gadget would be helpful. Although, I am not sure if there's already any documentation available for the easyPeerReview gadget. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:07, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::: After some digging I found [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Peer_reviewed#Use_.5BUsing_Easy_Peer_Review.5D this] but it could use expanding. That's something I can do, possibly within the next few weeks if someone else doesn't get to it beforehand.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hey - I saw your post elsewhere where once again you expressed your frustration at what is going on in this site. I'm sorry if my attempts to get _some_ change going in time to make a difference bothered you, and definitely not happy that no change happened and that people obfuscated the issue on the talk page to the point where nothing was clear. That all speaks to the problems here. There is so much disrespect floating around on this site currently, I do tend to think that there isn't much to be done as it is right now. I fully understand your frustration, and seeing it was part of what motivated me to seek change. This site was in a state of emergency and no one acted to fix it. Anyway maybe I'll bump into you on en.wikipedia proper, I'm sure if you want to you'll find something to contribute; or if not there, who knows where else? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the message. Your efforts did not bother me at all. It wasn't like this when I first joined. Some of my articles would go stale waiting for review, but it was rare. My previous 8-9 articles over the last few months, and not a single one got reviewed. It is what it is. Yeah, you'll probably see me over at the current events articles on ENWP in the future. At least there you can work at your own pace. Why feel pressure to write fresh content if it can't get reviewed on time anyway? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::::Exactly - and the fact that no one was doing the reviews certainly puts out the message - whether true or not - that the reviewers care less about this project than the ones submitting the articles. This is made worse by the fact that there may be more reviewers than article contributors at this point. Regardless, we really needed a short term solution here, and no one was interested (actually, some WERE interested, but it got obfuscated away. Some people even claimed you supported the status quo!) So it goes! At least personally I met a few nice wiki folks I would not have found otherwise. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::It could be argued that I was more in a position to make an impact here since I was nade reviwer, but truthfully I just dont really know what I'm doing. I definitely didnt support the status quo, I just was not interested in loosening the site's guidelines. I just cant help but wonder how this looks to the outside -- all these articles getting neglected and trashed while dozens are calling for the whole thing to be shut down. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::: With EzPR 2025, we can do partial reviews. So you could start a review and when you get to a point where you want help, you can save the partial review and tag another reviewer for a hand (I'd be happy to help). 
:::::: Also, if the review process is daunting enough to keep you from doing the review, I think it would help everyone if you could articulate what is holding you back. It could be that the same thing is impacting other reviewers and it should therefore be changed.
:::::: You have fresh eyes on the review process and may see things differently than those who have done it for some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:06, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That sounds like it might be worth a try. How do I access EzPR 2025? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::: It should show up in the Tools menu, the same place EzPR shows up (for me, they are stacked on top of each other in the right-hand sidebar). If you view an article [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|marked for review]], you should see &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools. That's it.
:::::::: If you'd like to start with the [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|Racoon story]], I'll step away from it. Initially to me it looks like a relatively solid article and is light-hearted, with little risk of serious ramifications of libel or defamation if we get it wrong (as opposed to an interview with a prominent figure, for example).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::The EzPR 2025 will not show up automatically like the old one. EzPR is enabled by default for all reviewers as a gadget, while EzPR 2025 is not currently a gadget.
:::::::::So @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], if you want to use it, let me know and I can enable/install it for you. After that, you will find &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools menu. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::: Ahhh, sorry. I thought it was now in testing by all reviewers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::I can enable it for all reviewers by default, so they don't have to manually install it. But I chose not to do that initially because it seems a bit bold to me. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:31, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::::: @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I went ahead and published the raccoon story. But feel free to jump into the next story you feel comfortable with.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|11}}Sometimes bold is good. ツ I think you've been very careful so far and personally trust that you won't blow anything up. But its your call. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,083 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

Your name keeps popping up as a contributor or original author in the monthly top article. Thank you for your continued effort! This was also the highest number of page-views yet this year.

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== welcome back  ==

Hi friend glad to have you back @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:01, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. Good to finally have internet again. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Saw your story about Sam Rivers. Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Heard. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

As a reviewer, you should have access to Scoop so that you can receive OR material. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] manages the email server and should be able to set up an account for you. If you haven't done so already, you should reach out and request an account. It might be a while before you're comfortable reviewing OR, and that's okay. It is a bit of a different beast. But you should have access to Scoop now so you can see the material and otherwise use it to assist with developing OR and getting it closer to a publishable state.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:For scoop account username: it is not the same as your wiki login; unfortunately the email server was not setup for OAuth login. Usually, but not always, it's the legal first name and last name, to make the request more professional in the case you might need to contact one of the OR involved parties to confirm some information; one of the reviewers uses just their first name only for the username and one used their wiki nick. '''Please tell me what username for scoop email you would like.''' Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:51, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Using EasyPeerReview ==

Hey there, I finally got around to starting a help page for EasyPeerReview at [[Help:EasyPeerReview]]. Verify you have access to EzPR (you see the Review link in Actions when viewing an article marked with {{tl|Review}}) and have a look at the help page. Let me know if the page is actually helpful. 

Let me know if you want to jump into a review together or if you have any questions about the process, where to find things, etc.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for disappearing. I recently moved out of my parents' house and I am working three jobs now. I have not had time for wiki projects unfortunately. I can't lose monentum towards getting my shit together in real life. I hope to have a new laptop this winter and hope to be back going strong around that time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Get yer shit together, why don't ya? ツ
:: No worries. It sounds like you are making the right priorities. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for understanding. I just went down from three jobs to two, so I am hoping I can at least start helping out with pre-reviews more regularly. I'm nervous about doing full reviews by myself though. I'm so sorry for falling off the grid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

== You still with us? ==

Haven't heard from you in awhile. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:33, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not really able to contribute in any meaningful way with the amount of free time I currently have. Sorry. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thank you for checking in though homie, the last two months in particular have been pretty challenging for me. But I'm getting through it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Sending good vibes! You got this! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please consider to try [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] it is a 5 min a day commitment to a triage process of new drafts, that helps other users a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

Hi friend @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Good to see ya [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:Happy turkey day [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== My attacks on you as a person ==

It might sound like the same old thing, but I do in fact apologize to you for my negative attacking of you. You can choose to accept or decline my attempted apologize, thank you again. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:Its fine, no hard feelings. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::Same [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== Never give up my Friend  ==

I will never lose Faith in you. We have had our spats but positivity is good for us. Hope life gets better. Talk soon? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:05, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, you'll see me around. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry for the profane edit summaries today [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

== Wasn't expecting ==

Hey thanks so much for helping the drug bust story. I wasn't expecting anyone to help it out. My bad abandoning habits. Anyways thank you! You did a great job by the way! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:02, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks dude [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Well done ==

Great job @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

== Starting a review ==

Hi, hope you Are doing well. From [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/Lofi Gurl|your comment]], it appears you were struggling to start a review on an article as you mentioned you couldn't find any buttons. For your convenience, I've prepared a Review Launcher. 

Just [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)#Review launcher widget|visit the page]], enter the article name you want to review, and click the &quot;Start Review&quot; button. That's it. After clicking Start Review, you will be redirected to the article page, wait for 1-2 seconds and the peer-review form should open for you. Use that form to submit your review result. I hope this isn't too complicated. If at any point you feel lost, just let me know. 

I understand that you may not be interested in reviewing at the moment, but if the reason is simply not knowing how to start the review, this approach might be helpful. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:31, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

:A detailed documentation on how to use the peer-review form is [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)|available here]]. If you still need more assistance, I can share some screenshots with you via email showing how to use the form. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you so much. I will keep this in mind once I get my head clear. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==
Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==
hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==
Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==
comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==
Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Welcome back ==

Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

* Follow these instructions [[Wikinews:Easy_Peer_Review_(2025_version)#Getting_Started|get started]] says &quot;''To use it, go to any article that you want to review (make sure it has the {{tl|review}} template). You will find a &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; option in your &quot;Actions&quot; menu (in the Vector 2022 skin) or the &quot;More&quot; menu (in the Vector 2010 skin). After clicking this option, a form will appear at the top of the article.''&quot;. are you seeing this button?
Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

:no, I am not seeing either of these buttons on articles submitted for review. Im only seeing an option to prevreview. I use the 2010 skin. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
:Nevermind, I FINALLY found it. It was under the &quot;More&quot; tab. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==
{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

:Credit truly goes to [[User:Gryllida]] and [[User:BigKrow]]. All I did was &quot;get&quot; this story. Thanks for running with it! I will attempt to review some articles this week. I will be forced to wing it. Perfectist anxiety is the only thing holding me back at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] you still around? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hi. Good to see ya. My heart is not in current events at the moment. I plan to resume involvement here when I am convinced I can make more meaningful contributions. It doesn't look like there has been much activity here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I agree with you that activity has been a bit hit and miss. Could you please let me know what is the criteria for this? What would convince you that the activity level is adequate? Knowing this could help to reach and maintain activity sooner. 😊 Thank you. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I just think at this point many editors are reluctant to write new articles due to lack of active reviewers, many articles went stale while waiting for review this year. I overestimated what I was able to accomplish as a reviewer, I just don't have the time or focus right now and I'd review articles if I wasn't so concerned about publicly making a mistake. But I think Wikinews needs to be publishing at least one article per day to remain a viable destination for readers and to encourage more participation. I would have done way more these past four months if I didn't have so much crap going on in my personal life related to living situations, employment, transportation and mental health. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::got it thanks it sounds reasonable. one article per day is a goal i saw mentioned more than once.  😊 Thank you. Regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:03, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Here&amp;comma; hold this ==

&lt;div style=&quot;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2em 0&quot;&gt;[[File:Rainbow trout transparent.png|175px|link=wikipediawikipedia:Trout|alt=a rainbow trout fish]]&lt;div style=&quot;width:280px&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 225%; color: Red;&quot;&gt;'''''Whack!'''''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 115%;&quot;&gt;''You've been [[:wikipediawikipedia:Whacking with a wet trout|whacked with a wet trout]].''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;small&gt;{{{1|Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;!--Template:Trout--&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
An award for all your edits made while under the in&amp;fllig;uence&amp;period;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 00:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::dont feed into them @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== srry ==

brah i saw your user page srry. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 17:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:I went to the BMV in person and they gave me the steps to get it reinstated so it's all good hopefully. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

== queue ==

Just noting there are around 5 stories in queue which were created or substantially expanded by me and I would appreciate if you could have a look! I have none I can publish thus far as I was involved in editing. Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:alright, I'll take a look! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::well done! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:16, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing and publishing ==

Thank you for stepping into the review queue. Reviewing can be thought of as a two-part process:

1. [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review]]&lt;br&gt;
2. [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish]]

The publishing process involves updating our Main page with the new article. The easiest way to do this is to use [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]], which you'll need to install using the instructions [[User:Asked42/LeadManager#Installation|provided on the tool's page]]. As long as all of the reviewers publish articles immediately after reviewing them, the 5 leads will stay up-to-date. 

Let me know if you need help with anything, or if any part of the checklists is unclear. Much of the review and publishing process becomes second nature to experienced reviewers, and it is easy to forget how overwhelming it can feel in the beginning.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== The sources section can be the third rail for reviewers ==

Reviewers aren't supposed to add or remove sources as part of the review process. Any source listed is assumed to have been used to directly support statements of fact in the article (because that is what is required of authors). 

When reviewers come across paywalled sources in the sources list, they need to stop the review process and ask the contributors to remove it and any statements supported solely by it. This delays publishing, but helps to ensure accuracy, which is more important than rapid publishing.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
: And to be clear, this isn't meant to be a criticism, but hopefully helpful 'on-boarding.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Heard, thanks a bunch [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:FWIW, while I agree that what described above is one option (and is better than removing the problematic source and leaving content unchanged), it is my position that, if a reviewer had time to remove ''both'' the problematic source and the information that came from it, while remaining confident that all remaining information is verifiable, then, that reviewer is allowed to complete the review and publish the page. I believe that the process I have described reduces delay waiting for author to revise, and does not compromise quality of the review process. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==
Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

----
This is an automated review notification. You can change your message preferences, including receiving notices only for articles you created or majorly contributed to, or disabling them entirely, at [[WN:EzPR 2025/NP|EzPR 2025/NP]]. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 20:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:I dont understand why these sites let me read it and then paywall the article later. Probably so some free news source can't use it as a source for their own article. :P [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Maybe they let you read the first 2-3 pages and then after a few pages, start to demand subscription. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:::lets take a deep breath and continue on. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:17, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::::It should be an easy fix. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Front page headlines ==

Hi, do you know why [[Australian Minister for Energy lowers fuel standards for 60 days amid rising oil prices, panic buying]] did not show up as one of the front page lead articles after it was published? This has been a recurring problem as discussed at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#Improper 'circle']] and [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#The lead articles need to be changed]]. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have no idea honestly. Sometimes when I publish an article, there's a button asking me I want to post it to the front page, sometimes there isn't. I don't think hitting the button has really done anything though, at least for me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:37, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:: You can still use Lead Manager independently of EZPR 2025. If, for some reason you aren't prompted to update the leads after a successful review or you leave the page without clicking the button, you can still do so by going to [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]]. It will allow you to update the leads individually, serially, or in a custom fashion. 
:: By default, LM pulls in the last five articles into the &quot;title&quot; drop-down field. If you just click in the title field, you will be presented with a clickable list of the last five published articles. You can simply select the target article, &quot;fetch automatically&quot; the first two sentences, tweak the imported text and image if you'd like, then &quot;Start update&quot; will make the changes. 
:: To get used to the tools and processes, you can likely skip the 'additional options' area and just publish a single article after a successful review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], Let me know if you want me to install the LeadManager script for you, so that you can just start using it. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:38, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have updated the leads to include the article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==
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Your article '''[[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]]''' has been reviewed by '''{{User|Gryllida}}''', and it has been accepted and published. '''Congratulations! 🎉'''

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Excellent work, please keep it up! We hope you will continue contributing to Wikinews. If you have some time, consider taking a look at other articles currently [[:Category:Developing|under development]] or [[:Category:Review|awaiting review]]. Your help in improving or reviewing them would be greatly appreciated.
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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:37, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==
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== Revision requested: [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]] (March 27) ==
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Did he survive?

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== Might write some today possibly later ==

thanks @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 16:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'll try to do a few reviews before I go out tonight. I'm going to focus on reviews since it's a fair assumption now that nobody will even look at the articles I submit. It's the only way I can try to fix this project's problems at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Regarding your move of my article ==

Hello, Lofi Gurl! I think my article is best located at [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]] rather than [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts politicians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]], because, of the four defendants convicted in the case, only one is a politician. The other individual is a bishop. The other two defendants are institutions. The only thing that the four defendants, consisting of two individuals and two institutions, have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 19:09, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:okay, sorry for the overreaction. I despise religious fundamentalism and bigotry but I just wanted to make sure the title wasn't going after Christians as some sort of ethnic group or something. But then,  Christianity is a {{w|universal religion}}, so I'm not sure the same principles apply anyway. No idea why I'm saying this. I have {{w|religious trauma}} from my Protestant upbringing and I listen to Satanic {{w|death metal}} every day of my life, and idk I guess I just didn't want thst influence creeping into my writing and creating a potential conflict of interest. Thanks for the message. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know. I actually went to great lengths to balance the article, get perspectives from all sides, sources from all sides, strongly ground the article in the sources, provide perspectives from all sides, and stay neutral and stick to the facts. This is my very first ever Wikinews article. Since you seem to care about both factuality and neutrality, would you mind reviewing the article? I think it is ready for publication. What do you think? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes absolutely. I should have some time to review stuff while dogsitting tonight. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you for your review. I appreciate most of your edits, but in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002549&amp;oldid=5002548 this edit] you removed the global scientific consensus regarding homosexuality saying that it is &quot;emotional language&quot;, but it is scientific language that all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations use to describe homosexuality, especially against false claims such those made in the pamphlet. I used the World Medical Association as a source, but there are thousands of more sources that use that language. The World Medical Association itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Attributing that scientific language to the World Medical Association alone would give readers the incorrect impression that only the World Medical Association holds that position, when in fact it is the common position of all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the whole world. Obviously, it would be impractical to cite every single one of thousands of scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the world, which is I cited the World Medical Association, which itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Is your review complete? Is the article ready for publication? This is my very first ever Wikinews article, so I'm not entirely familiar with process here. Thank you for your help. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We can just say &quot;according to scientific consensus&quot; then. I mostly just thought the passage was really wordy with way too many adjectives. It's close to being ready for publication. I cleaned it up the best I could without making major revisions and all I need to do now is verify all the claims and check for copyright violations. I'll likely do it later tonight. I was severely hungover yesterday and had to go to sleep early, but I'm good now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I'll leave it in your capable hands then! I'm looking forward to the publication of my very first Wikinews article! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 23:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Lofi Gurl! I appreciate your edits and your review, but I think that changing the title made it too vague, and the previous title was more specific. You said that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_makes_crimes_against_humanity_convictions_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002876&amp;oldid=5002875 &quot;Don wanted this title changed I think&quot;], but I actually couldn't find a comment from Don saying that he wanted the title changed. Are you done reviewing the article? Can we publish the article now? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm concerned I may have made too substantial of changes to the article to remain an uninvolved reviewer. They just announced today Wikinews is closing and I am gutted. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Your edits seem to be only related to getting the article ready for publicaiton, so that should not be a problem, right? Also, oh no! That's awful! Why are they closing Wikinews? I really put in a lot of work into that article, so is it possible to get it published before? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 21:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The project is being closed due to low user engagement. The &quot;current events&quot; module on the front page of Wikipedia does a better job at reporting current events than Wikinews. It is much more timely on Wikipedia, and edits can be published faster because i'm pretty sure that project is not subject to the same libel regulations as this project, as wikipedia is not a news publication. By contrast,  Wikinews has a rigorous review process to ensure quality, which sounds good on paper, but ultimately fails when the existing reviewers are either unable or unwilling to perform a review in time to get it published. Most articles that did manage to get published on this site were usually posted 4-5 days after the fact, when the news cycle has effectively moved on. Ive had an extremely difficult time getting anyone to even look at anything I've written these last six months here on the project. This is an experience shared by [[User:Tduk]]. There were a few successful publications during that time. But lets be real. Wikinews is a failed experiment. The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't want to pay for the server costs to host this project. They want to focus on Wikipedia. I thought I could help get things moving in the right direction and help save the project from closure, but the truth is I simply overestimated this project abd overestimated what I was able to realistically do. Adderall is one hell of a drug. Anyway, for what its worth, I did deeply care about this project, I thought the concept was so cool, I guess some things just dont work in practice. That pretty much sums it up, let me know if you have any further questions. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Just a check-in ==

....the India article? Still reviewing that one? Didn't want to mess with it if you are.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:58, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Please don't bite my head off ==

Just a heads up Im starting a Miraheze here about English Wikinews, thanks.

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142 Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not going to bite your head off haha. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::thnx Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::I guess pinging is getting me in trouble with some people so I'll make it quick, https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Someone will need to discuss and decide on new name. I asked whether trademarked word 'Wikinews' can be used, and have not got an answer to that, yet. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Negativity ==

You've been a pretty solid contributor and I hope that you don't let the negativity and hypocrisy surrounding this site get to you too much. At least, I've noted how you've been trying to move things more than many others here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's fine. Don't worry. I kind of knew this project was a dead end job and wasn't really worth the effort I was putting in trying to save it. I just kept getting sucked back in every time I tried to quit, so in a way I'm kind of glad the project is closing. It was probably going to devolve to a thing where I assumed most of the workload while the more experienced editors scaled back their involvement with the project, per tradition. Oh well. When one door closes, another one opens. I try to remember [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Lofi_Gurl#En.wn this conversation] when I feel shitty regarding my contributions to this project. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::I've still got one fresh and one fresh-ish (thanks to you know who) article pending review if you get inspired to try to do something. The most recent one has some pretty unique original reporting in my opinion. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::I have nothing left to give this project, unfortunately. Those messages that admin left us, then bailing on the project completely... Lets just say that if I had a single shit left to give, it is definitely gone not. I might still take a look at the article but I cant promise anything. I'm completely demoralized. Do you contribute at English Wikipedia and/or Wikiquote? Thats where you will usually find me moving forward. Let me know if I can be of any assistance on those projects. 
:::RIP Wikinews, let the record show I believed in you up until the end. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Interested? ==

I created a news wiki on Fandom, i have one contributor so far. Please let me know it could use your help! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:15, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 00:40, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Court ruling upholds TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells stake]] ==

Hi,

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] published the story. Congratulations.

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback from the reviewer.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say]] ==

Hi,

I published the story. Congratulations. 🎉

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Manslaughter charges against Daniel Perry dismissed following jury deadlock]] ==

Published. :-) Please read notes on the talk page. 

Have a great day. 

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== Re: cathedral re-opening ==

Hello,

Published. :-) Please check notes on the article talk page. A copy is included below for your reference:

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There are important, but not critically essential details missing, for example:

* time of day in local time and UTC
* that they planned to do speech outdoors but did it indoors because of a storm
* (is it needed to write '2024' in first paragraph as we already have publish date further up the page)

I could not verify one part:

* Sunday 'morning' mass (source 1 says Sunday, source 2 does not say, or something) -- replaced 'Sunday morning' with 'Sunday'

The above items can be addressed within 24 hours after publication.

The image credit was missing and I added it as a minor edit as a part of the review process. It is required due to the licence requirements.

I recommend the author to also become involved in editing others' submissions -- those of them that are newsworthy, at least -- in the [[Newsroom]], if desired. This may help improve their quality and their chances of publication, and provide experience with proofreading and fact checking in addition to writing and authoring efforts.

Thank you and keep up the great work.

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Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Pace ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, there are not many reviewers available, and I think the current queue may take a couple days to be processed. (I am mostly outdoors and away on weekend.) My apologies, and thank you for reading and writing entertaining and specific stories. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:No problem, take your time and enjoy your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Revisit articles in review queue ==

While waiting for articles I've authored to be reviewed, I often revisit them as long as they aren't under review and 'tighten' them up by making sure they conform to the style guide, that facts are correct, I've chosen good images with useful descriptions (and attributed every image), etc. 

I see that there are style issues in some of your articles currently awaiting review. Please see what you can do to help make the review of these articles easier/quicker.

Consider using {{tl|verify}} to point to exactly what source is used for all information so reviewers who verify information can find it easier. This helps tremendously.  

Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Are you able to specify the style issues present in the article as a reviewer, or is it my job to figure that out as the reporter? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:I haven't checked the article talk pages yet so sorry if this ends up being a pointless question [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::It is the author's responsibility to know our policies and guidelilnes, to include the [[WN:Style|style guide]]. Reviewers can and often do correct style issues before publishing but they are not required to. It takes more of a reviewers time to correct for style along with everything else they must check before publishing. See [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] to understand all the work that goes into reviewing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== Great job ==

You are doing a great job here thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:25, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, friend!
:[[File:Red Wine Toast GIF Animation.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question! ==

{{tl|helpme}} Say an articles goes stale, or fails review for whatever reason. Am I allowed to splice old material and sources from &quot;rejected&quot; articles and use them in future articles, so long as the subject of the article stays fresh, and new developments keep coming in? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, that's fine. They are released under the creative commons licence indicated in the footer, and you can reuse them at any news articles here or any other place where the licence of content is compatible. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

Could you please [[WN:Attribution|attribute]] the &quot;''Political unrest and nationwide protests were expected in response to the axing of the impeachment.''&quot; sentence? Who said this? This would help the sentence to not read as a speculation made on behalf of ''Wikinews''. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:From the Associated Press article:
:{{quote|The vote’s defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and escalate political turmoil, and opposition parties could introduce a new impeachment motion when parliament reconvenes next Wednesday.}} [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:This is amazing:
:* [[South Korean Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol]]
:Thank you so much for writing about this topic. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Pretty cool we have four articles of coverage spanning the scandal from start to finish! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== Wizard of oz slippers story ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* Missing currency, both in first paragraph and in headline?
* Missing specified location where the auction took place.

Hope you can assist. Let me know if any questions. Thank you. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've found the location and left a note about it at the article talk page. I cannot add it and remain available to review. Could you please check and make the edit? Thank you!!! Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I went to sleep before seeing all these. I'm so sorry! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
:::What is your time zone?  
:::Do you receive notifications in right top corner of the page while you are logged in?
:::Please note on talk page of the slippers story there is a new message &quot;''@Michael.C.Wright - You can add it and I can review? Please confirm within the next hour, or @Lofi Gurl please add it within next hour. Failing that, I'll add it myself and will require another reviewer to publish. Thanks.''&quot;
:::Have a great day.
:::Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, and I need to get better at clearing my inbox, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'm eastern standard time I think. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Left you a '''[[Talk:Slippers_worn_by_American_actress_Judy_Garland_in_1939_film_The_Wizard_of_Oz_break_sales_record,_sold_for_US$28_million_at_auction#Why_the_slippers_were_so_expensive|new message]]''' Hope it helps :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::[[Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction]] now published, congratulations. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::thank you :) [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee::Who ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, I've left you a new message '''[[Talk:Coffee_prices_surge_to_record_highs_due_to_droughts_in_Brazil,_Vietnam#Who|here]]'''. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:added a new message now again [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Chess article ==

Please see the talk page at that article.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== damascus story ==

i made a few edits. in one sentence needs clarification, i marked it in bold. please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi!! To answer the quesion/comment/footnote you left in the article -- I found a mention of &quot;Saydnaya prison complex&quot; in the BBC source but they don't specify if that was the prison Timmerman escaped from. It was just mentioned that {{w|the White Helmets}} were storming looking for survivors. Hope this helps! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, I think he left prison the same day the city fell on Monday, which was mentioned in the second paragraph. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== minor edit &amp; thanks ==

hi, i have rejected [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_chess_grandmaster_Gukesh_Dommaraju,_18,_becomes_youngest_world_chess_champion_of_all_time&amp;diff=4809824&amp;oldid=prev&amp;unhide=1 this edit] as this wikilink was already included in a previous paragraph. please let me know if i am incorrect!

thanks for the other edits to the story. they have made it so much nicer and are timely. i appreciate it and approved the other edits.

have a great day, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:oops didn't see the other link, thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Edits after publication  ==

Please note that our [[WN:Archive]] conventions generally prevent edits to articles 24 hours after publication. Articles are meant to be a snapshot in time. 

Edits within the 24 hours after publication should be limited to only correcting any errors not caught in the review process. 

It is better to have an article fully button-down and ready for publication before requesting review. 

You are more than welcome, even encouraged to help improve other articles. But please focus that energy on articles in the developing queue and review queue unless the article is actively ''under'' review. That way we catch more errors before review and definitely before publication. 

Thanks again for joining and contributing! I can't remember the last time I saw ten articles in the review queue. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:[[image:Symbol thumbs up green.png]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Requested article  ==

hey, {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-talladega-county-sheriffs-office

I added this story to requested articles but im not up to starting the article myself... If you can do anything for this would be helpful? Thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi, I'm happy to start articles you bring to me, I'm just not sure this story meets the site's notability guidelines.. I'd have to double check though. Thank you though [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::It does and is '''developing''', not much data so far I suppose.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::We also need a second source. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::we'll play it by ear. This South Korea story is taking way longer than I thought [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's please focus on it being published! My request can always wait, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== please vote ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

'''[[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|This page]]''' has a handful of requests open. Could you please cast a vote and/or add a comment, ideally for each of them, at your earliest convenience?

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== hi here is a news tip about malware ==

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Hundreds of North Korean troops killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia]] ==
Hi. Please see my not-ready review comments on the talk page. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 22:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why? ==

Are you making more work for editors? Im not angry just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know what you're talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::You keep abandoning articles mostly you created, why? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:What specifically do you mean &quot;making more work for editors&quot;? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::more work to clean up after you... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd just delete them if I was able to. Why are you mad? I'm abandoning the articles. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::not mad, just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You were acting fine before, what happened? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Stop &quot;RIPing&quot; because it's seen as disruptive behavior, sorry but it seems like it. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::That's fine I'm done writing here anyway. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Suit yourself..... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Then what was your point? Wasting peoples' time? Sad sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm genuinely confused now. What do you mean &quot;wasting peoples time&quot;? What are you talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::The project is to work together with one another not to abandon because theres not much activity right now. I won't argue with you anymore.. Sorry... {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: '''I didn't do anything wrong.''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

== En.wn ==
Hi. Thanks for, well, contributing here, I guess. So really, if you want to write fast and write prolifically, maybe Wikipedia is a better fit for you than en.wn in its present state. The project couldn't handle a mass influx of even people highly skilled at writing for it (overwhelms the review process, reporters get demoralized). I'm tempted to say that you overestimated the project and what you could do, but that sounds wrong. I don't know why I'm saying all this. You probably already know it. Of what's left, we are overwhelmingly nice people, for what it's worth, and care deeply about en.wn. Just don't, I guess, overinvest yourself in it. One of our colleagues here likes to say &quot;don't get married to your article&quot;, so perhaps likewise with the concept and future of the project. Then again, a late editor literally saw himself as embarking on a mission to save human civilization from intellectual ruin and mundanity by making something great out of this project. But he was executing a long term plan, that did transform the project. I don't know what this sounds like. I hope it doesn't sound condescending. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just to let both of you know I wasn't trying to attack {{ping|Lofi Gurl}}. {{Ping|Heavy Water}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the time to write this (it didn't come off as condescending). I'll keep it in mind while contributing to the project in the future. Sorry for taking a few days to reply. Been trying to limit internet time. Have a good rest of your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 05:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Lofi Gurl  ==

I was really being a dink to you, apologies. Feel free to continue to write articles here! {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:Consider it forgiven. It happens. Onward! [[file:FPClogogif.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you for creating new news articles you go as fast as you please {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm trying to slow down and try to average maybe three per week. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Please write as much as you like and thanks {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good to be back. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::😊 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Welcome back Lofi Gurl [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
:::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== Crash Philadelphia story ==

Hi I copyedited some misspelled words for the article. Hope your well, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. I'm on my mom's laptop at the moment and she has her shit set up weird, and I can't spellcheck very easily at all right now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
::It's ok, do your best. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

== Paywalled ==

Can't you work around it? {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

:It's gonna be easier to rewrite the entire article at this point, with like 2-3 sources. The project just kept getting bigger and bigger and I shot myself in the foot (or gave my foot the firing squad, if you will). Using this article's content for Wikipedia. Going to focus on my WashingtonDC/suicide/cop article I have started here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I like alot of these! 
:#7. I've been meaning to start using IRC for a while. Maybe today's the day.
:#8. Not sure what I can do to help with software development but I have a bunch of friends who know code. 
:#12. I know a few university professors in the history field.
:#14. I've never heard of Audio Wikinews. Sounds self-explanatory. How many articles have audio with them?
:Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

== This is terribly overdue! ==

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|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |
|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Humble Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; For completing ''5 edits''.
|-
|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | Great work! Keep it up! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:12, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
|}

== Stuff ==

Some of your (recent) contributions have gone stale. Sorry -- keep at it!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:27, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

== Darn it! ==

That execution article ROCKED! Is there a snowball's change you could gatwick it? I'll help -- for realz!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:39, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the kind words! I don't think I can gatwick it -- it went stale on Friday, and there have not been any new developments that I'm aware of. I shot myself in the foot by relying too heavily on a source that I later discovered had an apparent paywall (only the first two days were free I guess). On the bright side, I was able to use alot of it for the Wikipedia article, but I wish I could have gotten it published here! It would have been a good one. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

== You ok??? ==

Hope your good???? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've been borderline kind of freaking out lately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::Well, take a few breaths -- back up -- '''re-calibrate the mechanism''' -- and come back soon!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== You've AT LEAST earned this!! ==

[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|210px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ahh thank you!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:congrats [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Your clogging up the queue, please resort to 1 possibly 2 articles at a time. I don't want to see you blocked..... Many of your articles will most likely go stale, or you will abandon them. Sorry for so harsh but its facts... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've also put a good amount of effort into helping your articles.... Your stressing me out badly.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Will you please stop needlessly punctuating ''every sentence'' with &quot;...........&quot;? Because it comes off as needlessly shitty to everyone you talk to and that really isn't something I need to be dealing with. No matter the topic it just sets a negative tone right off the bat. Sorry, &quot;but it's facts.&quot; [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:Coming from a user who constantly abandons articles lol [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's not funny brah, i should report you! But i wont, your harassing me and wikinews!!! °½&lt;½½½&lt;&lt;½½½;½½ @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::your a sock or troll.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:I found these stubs useful and was pleased. Expanded one yesterday. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Interest in notifications for new drafts ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I'd like to invite you to edit drafts created by other contributors to improve their quality and reduce reviewer load on them, so that more reviewers can review articles written by you. Would you be interested in notifications of the current drafts in the Newsroom, compiled with a note of what the event date and link to article? 

I can make something like [[User:Gryllida/Newsroom]]. If you're interested, would you like to get notified when article '''is created as a new draft''' ([[:Category:Developing]]) or when it is '''submitted for review''' ([[:Category:Review]])? 

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, I would love that. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome thanks. Which option would you prefer, articles created in Developing or in Review category? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Definitely developing. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Would you like to get notifications 'instantly' for each new draft, or weekly?
::::Would you be OK if these notifications were delivered to your personal talk page? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Instantly would be great. Yeah, my talk page would be fine starting out, but if we could find a way for them to only show up in my notifications inbox, that would be good too. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::great thanks i will try to figure out how to make this work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
::May I ask about your devices: how many, what OS, have you used an RSS feed reader before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:08, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I mainly edit on my laptop using Windows 10. No I've never used an RSS feed reader before. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== idaho police story ==

published after an edit to write in active voice, great writeup thanks heaps [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Don't edit my articles ==

Thanks [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 17:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Why not? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry got ahead of myself [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 18:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Anyone can edit anyone's article. This is not bbc nor a blog. Articles belong to Wikinews, not to individual authors. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

== [[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]][ ==

is there a court date scheduled for this? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ill look into it when i ge5 home [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I just wanted to say hi. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey BigKrow! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::I seem to have an imposter, a pain in my side, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:BigKrow2|BigKrow2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:49, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Also @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], notified. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I really hope this is just some random child that doesn't know the actual severity of what they're doing here. But that is clearly someone who has been kicked from the project multiple times. Just ignore the humanoid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== BigKrow2 ==

Please tell me your really not me @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]],

I wouldn't be superised. 

Also @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] and @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]]

@[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're accusing me of being that guy who impersonated Bddpaux last year? Is that what you're saying? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly I think you are. Trying to sneak back in .... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Why? What basis do you have for that? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:That shit happened before I created my account, but I saw it happen. Is every new user here going to be accused of being that person then? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Prove your innocence then, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How? You have to open a sockpuppet investigation into me I guess. Why are you making baseless accusations? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm just checking but you might be a sock puppet account you changed the article fucks to some other story suspicious. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Why is that suspicious? I turned a vandalism article into a stub. You're being silly. Your baseless accusations are disruptive. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::Prove your innocence, @[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Once again -- ''how?'' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I can't check user you right now but, I'm always watching you.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Why? Why do you think I am this user? Why do you want to checkuser me? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:30, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::::I have my suspicions. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::So it's just conjecture? I'm not Me Da Wikipedian. Why are you suspecting me of sockpuppetry? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:40, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== I suffer from bad mental health issues ==

I know my behavior has been negative to you, so by taking responsibility for my words towards you, I just don't want to be blocked from editing Wiki news. And thinking you are a sock is wrong of me. Lofi Gurl you don't have to accept my apology but I do hope you understand where I'm coming from about my mental health. Thank you for listening. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:Okay? I am never afforded understanding or forgiveness when my mental health issues cause problems in relationships. I'm just frankly tired of this crap. Youve been making me not want to log in [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::You can only make your own decisions, I say you keep working get past this and move forward @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Agreed. This was a waste of time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you for not retiring ==

Thank you for sticking around! Your well needed here. Thanks. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:🙂🥳👍⚡️ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sources fill ✍️ ==

Hi, at my personal talk page at Wikipedia there is a user script, which may be copy pasted to [[Special:MyPage/common.js]], that adds a new button in the editor: it prompts for an URL, generates a filled source template for it, and copies it to clipboard. It reliably inserts the source title at least 🤣 In many, but not all, cases it also gets the publisher and date -- though not always in the right &quot;April 22, 2025&quot; format -- properly, too. Then, if in the visual editing mode, I double click the pasted source to fix if needed. Perhaps this could help you save time.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes I was actually going to ask if we could program something like that, because en.wp has it. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
::Is it working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Do you have a link to the script? I tried to access the script from your Wikipedia talk page from the section titled &quot;Script&quot; but it just lead me to a deleted page. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida/common.js]] -&gt; 
::::&lt;pre&gt;importScript('User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js');&lt;/pre&gt;
::::[[User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js]]
::::Works in 'Source editing' mode if it is the same toolbar as Visual Editor.
::::It adds a star icon. Clicking it prompts for the news URL, and then a few seconds alter it adds the filled source template at cursor position.
::::Note that date may be missing. Authors usually are missing. Publisher name isn't always correct (needs to be such that you can wikilink to wikipedia). So you need to check what it generated. But at least it gets title and date right 90% of the time for me and it makes writing easier.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edit urgent please? ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I think it is best of someone adds a source and attribution about the '51' number of injuries.

The article was already published, so this needs to be done immediately, so that the approval of the edit can be done within less than 24 hours.

Please see [[Talk:Kamikaze_drone_attacks_bus_near_Dnipropetrovsk,_Ukraine,_allegedly_war_crime|this page]] for more details.

BigKrow refused to do it, now I have the request for your help as my last hope.

Looks like nobody else currently active at the wiki this weekend.

Thanks heaps, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! Let me know what you think of my revision. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you for the edit. 
::If you click the image of the bus, in description, it links to a few sources. One of them is a telegram post by someone, possibly military official from Ukraine. I think it could be added as source and in article text the '51' figure could be attributed to that source specifying their name and whatever role is associated with their nick in telegram. If you can do this soon, I can approve it. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

== Saying hi ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], how are you? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking. How are you doing friend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
::I'm living heh, glad to hear your doing okay. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

== Yo BigKrow ==

@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Can I ask a favor? Can you go on the Lady Gaga article and fill out the sources, and then submit for a review? I'm heading into the city to attend a concert at the moment. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I got you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Kinda hungover. Didnt get great sleep last night. Slept in my car because I didnt want to risk a DUI after the concert. Im excited to hopefully feel better tomorrow. How are you? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
::Well I'm here for you my friend. I'm doing alright. Take it easy! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

== You ok? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:yeah, i'm fine. thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, its currently busy season at work. I work in lawn care. I try to make revisions when I can, and I certainly respond more than at least 80% of the people who are pinged. Im sorry my volunteer time is limited at the moment. Several of my articles went stale waiting for review priod to my involuntary wikibreak. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::No problem. I just wanted to check the setup is working. Ping me if you have a news story in mind but no time to write of it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views, the highest for year so far!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025, and the highest so far of 2025! Bam! 💥 

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Thank you for your continued efforts at not only starting new articles but contributing to others as well. Your collaborative efforts are greatly appreciated. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 12:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Awesome! I can't wait to get back to writing. I have some merciless &quot;{{w|adulting}}&quot; to attend to in my personal life at the moment. When I'm back writing, you'll all know it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::Totally understand. Take care of what you need to, and we’ll be glad to see you back when the time’s right. Looking forward to it! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Come back please ==

Wikinews needs you, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey. I heard about what's going on. Im going to try to find some free time this week to get some articles written to try to help save the project. Sorry for the radio silence [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks for sticking around! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Your stories are stale ==

Sorry, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:09, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Are you sure? The gambling story happened Friday and the Beyonce story happened last night, from what I can tell. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::You need stories to be '''&quot;fresh&quot;''' even a day old is stale. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Ideally yeah, but it's not stale until seven days have passed since the focal point of the story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

Would you be interested in joining as a reviewer? If you were, I or another reviewer of your interest would be doing it together with you for the first several months to assist.

Similarly, would you be interested in helping with page deletions and blocking users, and removing vandalism. Is this something you have done before and do you have an interest?

Are there any changes to the workflow that you would consider helpful?

Are you on any IM platform such as Discord, Linphone (SIP), Matrix, where we could exchange messages, screenshots, and sometimes audio calls?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! That sounds like a good offer. Definitely curious to see what I can bring as a reviewer. I have no expirience blocking users or deleting pages. Give me a few days to sleep on it. Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey Lofi Gurl, and are you on any of the IM platforms? Maybe Telegram? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I plan on creating a discord account for my Wiki stuff. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::::any luck? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Community response to SPTF's recommendation to close ''Wikinews'' ==

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF) has issued a [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|recommendation to close Wikinews]]. A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.

If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:

* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language

The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.

You can find the draft here:
👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 

Thanks for considering. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you my friend! ==

Good work on la explosion [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Thanks for bringing the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:13, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::We need to block those ips. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I reported them, all I can do. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I know.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

== Nigerian abductors article ==

If you can find an image to add (even just a file photo or whatever) -- I think we might be able to get that one published. It could use ''maybe'' one more sentence while you're at it too?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah I'll take a look at it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

This is your second barn star for top article! Thanks for your continued, hard work!

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== [[Talk:Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]] ==

i published article, please check talk page for feedback thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Live chat software trial ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Please note this is open source software with low bandwidth usage and the communication is only via text, so it is not privacy invasive. This platform is older than the web, irc existed since 1980s. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and yourself being sitting in chat all 24/7 via this software could make collaboration much easier as then others could send messages to the group while your device is offline, and you could get notifications on mobile. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:07, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::I will install this when I get home from the city today. Thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I got them downloaded for both Windows and Android. My name can just be Lofi Gurl on there. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Train derails article ==

Sad event. Excellent coverage, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:15, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* please refocus on a recent event with [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and re submit @ [[Talk:EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]]

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:19, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88]] ==

can you please try to find a photo of the person in 12h to add to story thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:23, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:The only one I have of him is from Wikipedia and it's fair use only. I don't know how to obtain permission to use that here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you!!! ==

For your help with the church shooting article! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:25, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

:No prob! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:06, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For the help on shark story! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

:No, thank you for getting the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for August! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

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Hot diggity dog, you nailed it![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats for your article! Attracting that amount of readers to a story about a local hot dog spill is not small feat. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks guys! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

hi pal @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

:Im okay. Moving this weekend. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

== Hi friend ==

How you doing? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:13, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==
Hi - I'm new here, trying to help out (recruited from elsewiki). I see you've been contributing here a while - is it possible you are ready to become a reviewer? Would that interest you? I'm still learning what's going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:I actually have an open request for reviewership open somewhere haha! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:33, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to get some reform going to save this cite, maybe you have some input. I posted at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]]... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 22:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewer permission granted. Congratulations, Lofi Gurl! Just reviewing one story a week would be more than sufficient, I think doing more than that is a risk of burnout. Up to you. :) Let me know if any questions. Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:40, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::This is awesome news! Yeah, one review per week sounds good to me. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::: Congratulations! I'll help out however I can. My availability will be short and sporadic likely for the next week. But the goal is not to just hand you the reviewer role and let you learn it on your own (that happened to me). 
:::: First step is ensuring you now see the &quot;Review&quot; action in the top-right of your browser when you view articles in the review queue. Once you click on &quot;Review&quot; for an article, you should now see an interface that allows you to select options via drop-down menus for the five areas we review. All of those drop-downs must be &quot;pass&quot; for the article to pass. Otherwise the gadget will label the article 'not ready.'
:::: Have a look at the following for other advice and info:
:::: 
::::* [[User:Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane|Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane]] (brief overview of full, reviewer workflow)
::::* [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review checklist]] (process of reviewing)
::::* [[Wikinews:Tips on reviewing articles|Tips on reviewing articles]] (old essay representing the intent of the 'modern review process')
::::* [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish checklist]] (additional steps needed once an article passes review)
:::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] on becoming a new reviewer! I also think new reviewers might benefit from [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools/easyPeerReview|documentation on how to use the easyPeerReview]] gadget (this is the gadget that shows the &quot;Review&quot; option in the top-right tools menu and opens the review template with dropdown options). If any reviewer is interested, perhaps a short guide for the gadget would be helpful. Although, I am not sure if there's already any documentation available for the easyPeerReview gadget. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:07, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::: After some digging I found [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Peer_reviewed#Use_.5BUsing_Easy_Peer_Review.5D this] but it could use expanding. That's something I can do, possibly within the next few weeks if someone else doesn't get to it beforehand.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hey - I saw your post elsewhere where once again you expressed your frustration at what is going on in this site. I'm sorry if my attempts to get _some_ change going in time to make a difference bothered you, and definitely not happy that no change happened and that people obfuscated the issue on the talk page to the point where nothing was clear. That all speaks to the problems here. There is so much disrespect floating around on this site currently, I do tend to think that there isn't much to be done as it is right now. I fully understand your frustration, and seeing it was part of what motivated me to seek change. This site was in a state of emergency and no one acted to fix it. Anyway maybe I'll bump into you on en.wikipedia proper, I'm sure if you want to you'll find something to contribute; or if not there, who knows where else? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the message. Your efforts did not bother me at all. It wasn't like this when I first joined. Some of my articles would go stale waiting for review, but it was rare. My previous 8-9 articles over the last few months, and not a single one got reviewed. It is what it is. Yeah, you'll probably see me over at the current events articles on ENWP in the future. At least there you can work at your own pace. Why feel pressure to write fresh content if it can't get reviewed on time anyway? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::::Exactly - and the fact that no one was doing the reviews certainly puts out the message - whether true or not - that the reviewers care less about this project than the ones submitting the articles. This is made worse by the fact that there may be more reviewers than article contributors at this point. Regardless, we really needed a short term solution here, and no one was interested (actually, some WERE interested, but it got obfuscated away. Some people even claimed you supported the status quo!) So it goes! At least personally I met a few nice wiki folks I would not have found otherwise. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::It could be argued that I was more in a position to make an impact here since I was nade reviwer, but truthfully I just dont really know what I'm doing. I definitely didnt support the status quo, I just was not interested in loosening the site's guidelines. I just cant help but wonder how this looks to the outside -- all these articles getting neglected and trashed while dozens are calling for the whole thing to be shut down. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::: With EzPR 2025, we can do partial reviews. So you could start a review and when you get to a point where you want help, you can save the partial review and tag another reviewer for a hand (I'd be happy to help). 
:::::: Also, if the review process is daunting enough to keep you from doing the review, I think it would help everyone if you could articulate what is holding you back. It could be that the same thing is impacting other reviewers and it should therefore be changed.
:::::: You have fresh eyes on the review process and may see things differently than those who have done it for some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:06, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That sounds like it might be worth a try. How do I access EzPR 2025? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::: It should show up in the Tools menu, the same place EzPR shows up (for me, they are stacked on top of each other in the right-hand sidebar). If you view an article [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|marked for review]], you should see &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools. That's it.
:::::::: If you'd like to start with the [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|Racoon story]], I'll step away from it. Initially to me it looks like a relatively solid article and is light-hearted, with little risk of serious ramifications of libel or defamation if we get it wrong (as opposed to an interview with a prominent figure, for example).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::The EzPR 2025 will not show up automatically like the old one. EzPR is enabled by default for all reviewers as a gadget, while EzPR 2025 is not currently a gadget.
:::::::::So @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], if you want to use it, let me know and I can enable/install it for you. After that, you will find &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools menu. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::: Ahhh, sorry. I thought it was now in testing by all reviewers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::I can enable it for all reviewers by default, so they don't have to manually install it. But I chose not to do that initially because it seems a bit bold to me. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:31, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::::: @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I went ahead and published the raccoon story. But feel free to jump into the next story you feel comfortable with.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|11}}Sometimes bold is good. ツ I think you've been very careful so far and personally trust that you won't blow anything up. But its your call. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,083 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

Your name keeps popping up as a contributor or original author in the monthly top article. Thank you for your continued effort! This was also the highest number of page-views yet this year.

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== welcome back  ==

Hi friend glad to have you back @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:01, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. Good to finally have internet again. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Saw your story about Sam Rivers. Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Heard. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

As a reviewer, you should have access to Scoop so that you can receive OR material. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] manages the email server and should be able to set up an account for you. If you haven't done so already, you should reach out and request an account. It might be a while before you're comfortable reviewing OR, and that's okay. It is a bit of a different beast. But you should have access to Scoop now so you can see the material and otherwise use it to assist with developing OR and getting it closer to a publishable state.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:For scoop account username: it is not the same as your wiki login; unfortunately the email server was not setup for OAuth login. Usually, but not always, it's the legal first name and last name, to make the request more professional in the case you might need to contact one of the OR involved parties to confirm some information; one of the reviewers uses just their first name only for the username and one used their wiki nick. '''Please tell me what username for scoop email you would like.''' Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:51, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Using EasyPeerReview ==

Hey there, I finally got around to starting a help page for EasyPeerReview at [[Help:EasyPeerReview]]. Verify you have access to EzPR (you see the Review link in Actions when viewing an article marked with {{tl|Review}}) and have a look at the help page. Let me know if the page is actually helpful. 

Let me know if you want to jump into a review together or if you have any questions about the process, where to find things, etc.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for disappearing. I recently moved out of my parents' house and I am working three jobs now. I have not had time for wiki projects unfortunately. I can't lose monentum towards getting my shit together in real life. I hope to have a new laptop this winter and hope to be back going strong around that time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Get yer shit together, why don't ya? ツ
:: No worries. It sounds like you are making the right priorities. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for understanding. I just went down from three jobs to two, so I am hoping I can at least start helping out with pre-reviews more regularly. I'm nervous about doing full reviews by myself though. I'm so sorry for falling off the grid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

== You still with us? ==

Haven't heard from you in awhile. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:33, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not really able to contribute in any meaningful way with the amount of free time I currently have. Sorry. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thank you for checking in though homie, the last two months in particular have been pretty challenging for me. But I'm getting through it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Sending good vibes! You got this! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please consider to try [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] it is a 5 min a day commitment to a triage process of new drafts, that helps other users a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

Hi friend @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Good to see ya [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:Happy turkey day [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== My attacks on you as a person ==

It might sound like the same old thing, but I do in fact apologize to you for my negative attacking of you. You can choose to accept or decline my attempted apologize, thank you again. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:Its fine, no hard feelings. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::Same [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== Never give up my Friend  ==

I will never lose Faith in you. We have had our spats but positivity is good for us. Hope life gets better. Talk soon? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:05, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, you'll see me around. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry for the profane edit summaries today [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

== Wasn't expecting ==

Hey thanks so much for helping the drug bust story. I wasn't expecting anyone to help it out. My bad abandoning habits. Anyways thank you! You did a great job by the way! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:02, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks dude [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Well done ==

Great job @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

== Starting a review ==

Hi, hope you Are doing well. From [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/Lofi Gurl|your comment]], it appears you were struggling to start a review on an article as you mentioned you couldn't find any buttons. For your convenience, I've prepared a Review Launcher. 

Just [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)#Review launcher widget|visit the page]], enter the article name you want to review, and click the &quot;Start Review&quot; button. That's it. After clicking Start Review, you will be redirected to the article page, wait for 1-2 seconds and the peer-review form should open for you. Use that form to submit your review result. I hope this isn't too complicated. If at any point you feel lost, just let me know. 

I understand that you may not be interested in reviewing at the moment, but if the reason is simply not knowing how to start the review, this approach might be helpful. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:31, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

:A detailed documentation on how to use the peer-review form is [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)|available here]]. If you still need more assistance, I can share some screenshots with you via email showing how to use the form. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you so much. I will keep this in mind once I get my head clear. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==
Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==
hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==
Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==
comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==
Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Welcome back ==

Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

* Follow these instructions [[Wikinews:Easy_Peer_Review_(2025_version)#Getting_Started|get started]] says &quot;''To use it, go to any article that you want to review (make sure it has the {{tl|review}} template). You will find a &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; option in your &quot;Actions&quot; menu (in the Vector 2022 skin) or the &quot;More&quot; menu (in the Vector 2010 skin). After clicking this option, a form will appear at the top of the article.''&quot;. are you seeing this button?
Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

:no, I am not seeing either of these buttons on articles submitted for review. Im only seeing an option to prevreview. I use the 2010 skin. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
:Nevermind, I FINALLY found it. It was under the &quot;More&quot; tab. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==
{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

:Credit truly goes to [[User:Gryllida]] and [[User:BigKrow]]. All I did was &quot;get&quot; this story. Thanks for running with it! I will attempt to review some articles this week. I will be forced to wing it. Perfectist anxiety is the only thing holding me back at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] you still around? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hi. Good to see ya. My heart is not in current events at the moment. I plan to resume involvement here when I am convinced I can make more meaningful contributions. It doesn't look like there has been much activity here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I agree with you that activity has been a bit hit and miss. Could you please let me know what is the criteria for this? What would convince you that the activity level is adequate? Knowing this could help to reach and maintain activity sooner. 😊 Thank you. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I just think at this point many editors are reluctant to write new articles due to lack of active reviewers, many articles went stale while waiting for review this year. I overestimated what I was able to accomplish as a reviewer, I just don't have the time or focus right now and I'd review articles if I wasn't so concerned about publicly making a mistake. But I think Wikinews needs to be publishing at least one article per day to remain a viable destination for readers and to encourage more participation. I would have done way more these past four months if I didn't have so much crap going on in my personal life related to living situations, employment, transportation and mental health. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::got it thanks it sounds reasonable. one article per day is a goal i saw mentioned more than once.  😊 Thank you. Regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:03, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Here&amp;comma; hold this ==

&lt;div style=&quot;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2em 0&quot;&gt;[[File:Rainbow trout transparent.png|175px|link=wikipediawikipedia:Trout|alt=a rainbow trout fish]]&lt;div style=&quot;width:280px&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 225%; color: Red;&quot;&gt;'''''Whack!'''''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 115%;&quot;&gt;''You've been [[:wikipediawikipedia:Whacking with a wet trout|whacked with a wet trout]].''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;small&gt;{{{1|Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;!--Template:Trout--&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
An award for all your edits made while under the in&amp;fllig;uence&amp;period;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 00:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::dont feed into them @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== srry ==

brah i saw your user page srry. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 17:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:I went to the BMV in person and they gave me the steps to get it reinstated so it's all good hopefully. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

== queue ==

Just noting there are around 5 stories in queue which were created or substantially expanded by me and I would appreciate if you could have a look! I have none I can publish thus far as I was involved in editing. Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:alright, I'll take a look! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::well done! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:16, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing and publishing ==

Thank you for stepping into the review queue. Reviewing can be thought of as a two-part process:

1. [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review]]&lt;br&gt;
2. [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish]]

The publishing process involves updating our Main page with the new article. The easiest way to do this is to use [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]], which you'll need to install using the instructions [[User:Asked42/LeadManager#Installation|provided on the tool's page]]. As long as all of the reviewers publish articles immediately after reviewing them, the 5 leads will stay up-to-date. 

Let me know if you need help with anything, or if any part of the checklists is unclear. Much of the review and publishing process becomes second nature to experienced reviewers, and it is easy to forget how overwhelming it can feel in the beginning.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== The sources section can be the third rail for reviewers ==

Reviewers aren't supposed to add or remove sources as part of the review process. Any source listed is assumed to have been used to directly support statements of fact in the article (because that is what is required of authors). 

When reviewers come across paywalled sources in the sources list, they need to stop the review process and ask the contributors to remove it and any statements supported solely by it. This delays publishing, but helps to ensure accuracy, which is more important than rapid publishing.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
: And to be clear, this isn't meant to be a criticism, but hopefully helpful 'on-boarding.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Heard, thanks a bunch [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:FWIW, while I agree that what described above is one option (and is better than removing the problematic source and leaving content unchanged), it is my position that, if a reviewer had time to remove ''both'' the problematic source and the information that came from it, while remaining confident that all remaining information is verifiable, then, that reviewer is allowed to complete the review and publish the page. I believe that the process I have described reduces delay waiting for author to revise, and does not compromise quality of the review process. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==
Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

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:I dont understand why these sites let me read it and then paywall the article later. Probably so some free news source can't use it as a source for their own article. :P [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Maybe they let you read the first 2-3 pages and then after a few pages, start to demand subscription. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:::lets take a deep breath and continue on. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:17, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::::It should be an easy fix. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Front page headlines ==

Hi, do you know why [[Australian Minister for Energy lowers fuel standards for 60 days amid rising oil prices, panic buying]] did not show up as one of the front page lead articles after it was published? This has been a recurring problem as discussed at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#Improper 'circle']] and [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#The lead articles need to be changed]]. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have no idea honestly. Sometimes when I publish an article, there's a button asking me I want to post it to the front page, sometimes there isn't. I don't think hitting the button has really done anything though, at least for me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:37, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:: You can still use Lead Manager independently of EZPR 2025. If, for some reason you aren't prompted to update the leads after a successful review or you leave the page without clicking the button, you can still do so by going to [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]]. It will allow you to update the leads individually, serially, or in a custom fashion. 
:: By default, LM pulls in the last five articles into the &quot;title&quot; drop-down field. If you just click in the title field, you will be presented with a clickable list of the last five published articles. You can simply select the target article, &quot;fetch automatically&quot; the first two sentences, tweak the imported text and image if you'd like, then &quot;Start update&quot; will make the changes. 
:: To get used to the tools and processes, you can likely skip the 'additional options' area and just publish a single article after a successful review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], Let me know if you want me to install the LeadManager script for you, so that you can just start using it. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:38, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have updated the leads to include the article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==
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Your article '''[[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]]''' has been reviewed by '''{{User|Gryllida}}''', and it has been accepted and published. '''Congratulations! 🎉'''

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Excellent work, please keep it up! We hope you will continue contributing to Wikinews. If you have some time, consider taking a look at other articles currently [[:Category:Developing|under development]] or [[:Category:Review|awaiting review]]. Your help in improving or reviewing them would be greatly appreciated.
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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:37, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

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== Revision requested: [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

Did he survive?

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== Might write some today possibly later ==

thanks @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 16:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'll try to do a few reviews before I go out tonight. I'm going to focus on reviews since it's a fair assumption now that nobody will even look at the articles I submit. It's the only way I can try to fix this project's problems at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Regarding your move of my article ==

Hello, Lofi Gurl! I think my article is best located at [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]] rather than [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts politicians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]], because, of the four defendants convicted in the case, only one is a politician. The other individual is a bishop. The other two defendants are institutions. The only thing that the four defendants, consisting of two individuals and two institutions, have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 19:09, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:okay, sorry for the overreaction. I despise religious fundamentalism and bigotry but I just wanted to make sure the title wasn't going after Christians as some sort of ethnic group or something. But then,  Christianity is a {{w|universal religion}}, so I'm not sure the same principles apply anyway. No idea why I'm saying this. I have {{w|religious trauma}} from my Protestant upbringing and I listen to Satanic {{w|death metal}} every day of my life, and idk I guess I just didn't want thst influence creeping into my writing and creating a potential conflict of interest. Thanks for the message. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know. I actually went to great lengths to balance the article, get perspectives from all sides, sources from all sides, strongly ground the article in the sources, provide perspectives from all sides, and stay neutral and stick to the facts. This is my very first ever Wikinews article. Since you seem to care about both factuality and neutrality, would you mind reviewing the article? I think it is ready for publication. What do you think? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes absolutely. I should have some time to review stuff while dogsitting tonight. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you for your review. I appreciate most of your edits, but in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002549&amp;oldid=5002548 this edit] you removed the global scientific consensus regarding homosexuality saying that it is &quot;emotional language&quot;, but it is scientific language that all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations use to describe homosexuality, especially against false claims such those made in the pamphlet. I used the World Medical Association as a source, but there are thousands of more sources that use that language. The World Medical Association itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Attributing that scientific language to the World Medical Association alone would give readers the incorrect impression that only the World Medical Association holds that position, when in fact it is the common position of all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the whole world. Obviously, it would be impractical to cite every single one of thousands of scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the world, which is I cited the World Medical Association, which itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Is your review complete? Is the article ready for publication? This is my very first ever Wikinews article, so I'm not entirely familiar with process here. Thank you for your help. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We can just say &quot;according to scientific consensus&quot; then. I mostly just thought the passage was really wordy with way too many adjectives. It's close to being ready for publication. I cleaned it up the best I could without making major revisions and all I need to do now is verify all the claims and check for copyright violations. I'll likely do it later tonight. I was severely hungover yesterday and had to go to sleep early, but I'm good now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I'll leave it in your capable hands then! I'm looking forward to the publication of my very first Wikinews article! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 23:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Lofi Gurl! I appreciate your edits and your review, but I think that changing the title made it too vague, and the previous title was more specific. You said that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_makes_crimes_against_humanity_convictions_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002876&amp;oldid=5002875 &quot;Don wanted this title changed I think&quot;], but I actually couldn't find a comment from Don saying that he wanted the title changed. Are you done reviewing the article? Can we publish the article now? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm concerned I may have made too substantial of changes to the article to remain an uninvolved reviewer. They just announced today Wikinews is closing and I am gutted. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Your edits seem to be only related to getting the article ready for publicaiton, so that should not be a problem, right? Also, oh no! That's awful! Why are they closing Wikinews? I really put in a lot of work into that article, so is it possible to get it published before? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 21:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The project is being closed due to low user engagement. The &quot;current events&quot; module on the front page of Wikipedia does a better job at reporting current events than Wikinews. It is much more timely on Wikipedia, and edits can be published faster because i'm pretty sure that project is not subject to the same libel regulations as this project, as wikipedia is not a news publication. By contrast,  Wikinews has a rigorous review process to ensure quality, which sounds good on paper, but ultimately fails when the existing reviewers are either unable or unwilling to perform a review in time to get it published. Most articles that did manage to get published on this site were usually posted 4-5 days after the fact, when the news cycle has effectively moved on. Ive had an extremely difficult time getting anyone to even look at anything I've written these last six months here on the project. This is an experience shared by [[User:Tduk]]. There were a few successful publications during that time. But lets be real. Wikinews is a failed experiment. The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't want to pay for the server costs to host this project. They want to focus on Wikipedia. I thought I could help get things moving in the right direction and help save the project from closure, but the truth is I simply overestimated this project abd overestimated what I was able to realistically do. Adderall is one hell of a drug. Anyway, for what its worth, I did deeply care about this project, I thought the concept was so cool, I guess some things just dont work in practice. That pretty much sums it up, let me know if you have any further questions. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Just a check-in ==

....the India article? Still reviewing that one? Didn't want to mess with it if you are.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:58, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Please don't bite my head off ==

Just a heads up Im starting a Miraheze here about English Wikinews, thanks.

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142 Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not going to bite your head off haha. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::thnx Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::I guess pinging is getting me in trouble with some people so I'll make it quick, https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Someone will need to discuss and decide on new name. I asked whether trademarked word 'Wikinews' can be used, and have not got an answer to that, yet. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Negativity ==

You've been a pretty solid contributor and I hope that you don't let the negativity and hypocrisy surrounding this site get to you too much. At least, I've noted how you've been trying to move things more than many others here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's fine. Don't worry. I kind of knew this project was a dead end job and wasn't really worth the effort I was putting in trying to save it. I just kept getting sucked back in every time I tried to quit, so in a way I'm kind of glad the project is closing. It was probably going to devolve to a thing where I assumed most of the workload while the more experienced editors scaled back their involvement with the project, per tradition. Oh well. When one door closes, another one opens. I try to remember [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Lofi_Gurl#En.wn this conversation] when I feel shitty regarding my contributions to this project. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::I've still got one fresh and one fresh-ish (thanks to you know who) article pending review if you get inspired to try to do something. The most recent one has some pretty unique original reporting in my opinion. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::I have nothing left to give this project, unfortunately. Those messages that admin left us, then bailing on the project completely... Lets just say that if I had a single shit left to give, it is definitely gone not. I might still take a look at the article but I cant promise anything. I'm completely demoralized. Do you contribute at English Wikipedia and/or Wikiquote? Thats where you will usually find me moving forward. Let me know if I can be of any assistance on those projects. 
:::RIP Wikinews, let the record show I believed in you up until the end. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Interested? ==

I created a news wiki on Fandom, i have one contributor so far. Please let me know it could use your help! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:15, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

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== [[Court ruling upholds TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells stake]] ==

Hi,

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] published the story. Congratulations.

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback from the reviewer.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say]] ==

Hi,

I published the story. Congratulations. 🎉

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Manslaughter charges against Daniel Perry dismissed following jury deadlock]] ==

Published. :-) Please read notes on the talk page. 

Have a great day. 

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== Re: cathedral re-opening ==

Hello,

Published. :-) Please check notes on the article talk page. A copy is included below for your reference:

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There are important, but not critically essential details missing, for example:

* time of day in local time and UTC
* that they planned to do speech outdoors but did it indoors because of a storm
* (is it needed to write '2024' in first paragraph as we already have publish date further up the page)

I could not verify one part:

* Sunday 'morning' mass (source 1 says Sunday, source 2 does not say, or something) -- replaced 'Sunday morning' with 'Sunday'

The above items can be addressed within 24 hours after publication.

The image credit was missing and I added it as a minor edit as a part of the review process. It is required due to the licence requirements.

I recommend the author to also become involved in editing others' submissions -- those of them that are newsworthy, at least -- in the [[Newsroom]], if desired. This may help improve their quality and their chances of publication, and provide experience with proofreading and fact checking in addition to writing and authoring efforts.

Thank you and keep up the great work.

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Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Pace ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, there are not many reviewers available, and I think the current queue may take a couple days to be processed. (I am mostly outdoors and away on weekend.) My apologies, and thank you for reading and writing entertaining and specific stories. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:No problem, take your time and enjoy your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Revisit articles in review queue ==

While waiting for articles I've authored to be reviewed, I often revisit them as long as they aren't under review and 'tighten' them up by making sure they conform to the style guide, that facts are correct, I've chosen good images with useful descriptions (and attributed every image), etc. 

I see that there are style issues in some of your articles currently awaiting review. Please see what you can do to help make the review of these articles easier/quicker.

Consider using {{tl|verify}} to point to exactly what source is used for all information so reviewers who verify information can find it easier. This helps tremendously.  

Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Are you able to specify the style issues present in the article as a reviewer, or is it my job to figure that out as the reporter? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:I haven't checked the article talk pages yet so sorry if this ends up being a pointless question [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::It is the author's responsibility to know our policies and guidelilnes, to include the [[WN:Style|style guide]]. Reviewers can and often do correct style issues before publishing but they are not required to. It takes more of a reviewers time to correct for style along with everything else they must check before publishing. See [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] to understand all the work that goes into reviewing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== Great job ==

You are doing a great job here thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:25, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, friend!
:[[File:Red Wine Toast GIF Animation.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question! ==

{{tl|helpme}} Say an articles goes stale, or fails review for whatever reason. Am I allowed to splice old material and sources from &quot;rejected&quot; articles and use them in future articles, so long as the subject of the article stays fresh, and new developments keep coming in? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, that's fine. They are released under the creative commons licence indicated in the footer, and you can reuse them at any news articles here or any other place where the licence of content is compatible. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

Could you please [[WN:Attribution|attribute]] the &quot;''Political unrest and nationwide protests were expected in response to the axing of the impeachment.''&quot; sentence? Who said this? This would help the sentence to not read as a speculation made on behalf of ''Wikinews''. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:From the Associated Press article:
:{{quote|The vote’s defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and escalate political turmoil, and opposition parties could introduce a new impeachment motion when parliament reconvenes next Wednesday.}} [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:This is amazing:
:* [[South Korean Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol]]
:Thank you so much for writing about this topic. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Pretty cool we have four articles of coverage spanning the scandal from start to finish! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== Wizard of oz slippers story ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* Missing currency, both in first paragraph and in headline?
* Missing specified location where the auction took place.

Hope you can assist. Let me know if any questions. Thank you. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've found the location and left a note about it at the article talk page. I cannot add it and remain available to review. Could you please check and make the edit? Thank you!!! Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I went to sleep before seeing all these. I'm so sorry! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
:::What is your time zone?  
:::Do you receive notifications in right top corner of the page while you are logged in?
:::Please note on talk page of the slippers story there is a new message &quot;''@Michael.C.Wright - You can add it and I can review? Please confirm within the next hour, or @Lofi Gurl please add it within next hour. Failing that, I'll add it myself and will require another reviewer to publish. Thanks.''&quot;
:::Have a great day.
:::Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, and I need to get better at clearing my inbox, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'm eastern standard time I think. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Left you a '''[[Talk:Slippers_worn_by_American_actress_Judy_Garland_in_1939_film_The_Wizard_of_Oz_break_sales_record,_sold_for_US$28_million_at_auction#Why_the_slippers_were_so_expensive|new message]]''' Hope it helps :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::[[Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction]] now published, congratulations. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::thank you :) [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee::Who ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, I've left you a new message '''[[Talk:Coffee_prices_surge_to_record_highs_due_to_droughts_in_Brazil,_Vietnam#Who|here]]'''. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:added a new message now again [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Chess article ==

Please see the talk page at that article.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== damascus story ==

i made a few edits. in one sentence needs clarification, i marked it in bold. please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi!! To answer the quesion/comment/footnote you left in the article -- I found a mention of &quot;Saydnaya prison complex&quot; in the BBC source but they don't specify if that was the prison Timmerman escaped from. It was just mentioned that {{w|the White Helmets}} were storming looking for survivors. Hope this helps! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, I think he left prison the same day the city fell on Monday, which was mentioned in the second paragraph. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== minor edit &amp; thanks ==

hi, i have rejected [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_chess_grandmaster_Gukesh_Dommaraju,_18,_becomes_youngest_world_chess_champion_of_all_time&amp;diff=4809824&amp;oldid=prev&amp;unhide=1 this edit] as this wikilink was already included in a previous paragraph. please let me know if i am incorrect!

thanks for the other edits to the story. they have made it so much nicer and are timely. i appreciate it and approved the other edits.

have a great day, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:oops didn't see the other link, thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Edits after publication  ==

Please note that our [[WN:Archive]] conventions generally prevent edits to articles 24 hours after publication. Articles are meant to be a snapshot in time. 

Edits within the 24 hours after publication should be limited to only correcting any errors not caught in the review process. 

It is better to have an article fully button-down and ready for publication before requesting review. 

You are more than welcome, even encouraged to help improve other articles. But please focus that energy on articles in the developing queue and review queue unless the article is actively ''under'' review. That way we catch more errors before review and definitely before publication. 

Thanks again for joining and contributing! I can't remember the last time I saw ten articles in the review queue. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:[[image:Symbol thumbs up green.png]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Requested article  ==

hey, {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-talladega-county-sheriffs-office

I added this story to requested articles but im not up to starting the article myself... If you can do anything for this would be helpful? Thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi, I'm happy to start articles you bring to me, I'm just not sure this story meets the site's notability guidelines.. I'd have to double check though. Thank you though [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::It does and is '''developing''', not much data so far I suppose.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::We also need a second source. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::we'll play it by ear. This South Korea story is taking way longer than I thought [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's please focus on it being published! My request can always wait, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== please vote ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

'''[[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|This page]]''' has a handful of requests open. Could you please cast a vote and/or add a comment, ideally for each of them, at your earliest convenience?

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== hi here is a news tip about malware ==

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Hundreds of North Korean troops killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia]] ==
Hi. Please see my not-ready review comments on the talk page. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 22:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why? ==

Are you making more work for editors? Im not angry just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know what you're talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::You keep abandoning articles mostly you created, why? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:What specifically do you mean &quot;making more work for editors&quot;? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::more work to clean up after you... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd just delete them if I was able to. Why are you mad? I'm abandoning the articles. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::not mad, just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You were acting fine before, what happened? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Stop &quot;RIPing&quot; because it's seen as disruptive behavior, sorry but it seems like it. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::That's fine I'm done writing here anyway. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Suit yourself..... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Then what was your point? Wasting peoples' time? Sad sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm genuinely confused now. What do you mean &quot;wasting peoples time&quot;? What are you talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::The project is to work together with one another not to abandon because theres not much activity right now. I won't argue with you anymore.. Sorry... {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: '''I didn't do anything wrong.''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

== En.wn ==
Hi. Thanks for, well, contributing here, I guess. So really, if you want to write fast and write prolifically, maybe Wikipedia is a better fit for you than en.wn in its present state. The project couldn't handle a mass influx of even people highly skilled at writing for it (overwhelms the review process, reporters get demoralized). I'm tempted to say that you overestimated the project and what you could do, but that sounds wrong. I don't know why I'm saying all this. You probably already know it. Of what's left, we are overwhelmingly nice people, for what it's worth, and care deeply about en.wn. Just don't, I guess, overinvest yourself in it. One of our colleagues here likes to say &quot;don't get married to your article&quot;, so perhaps likewise with the concept and future of the project. Then again, a late editor literally saw himself as embarking on a mission to save human civilization from intellectual ruin and mundanity by making something great out of this project. But he was executing a long term plan, that did transform the project. I don't know what this sounds like. I hope it doesn't sound condescending. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just to let both of you know I wasn't trying to attack {{ping|Lofi Gurl}}. {{Ping|Heavy Water}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the time to write this (it didn't come off as condescending). I'll keep it in mind while contributing to the project in the future. Sorry for taking a few days to reply. Been trying to limit internet time. Have a good rest of your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 05:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Lofi Gurl  ==

I was really being a dink to you, apologies. Feel free to continue to write articles here! {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:Consider it forgiven. It happens. Onward! [[file:FPClogogif.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you for creating new news articles you go as fast as you please {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm trying to slow down and try to average maybe three per week. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Please write as much as you like and thanks {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good to be back. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::😊 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Welcome back Lofi Gurl [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
:::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== Crash Philadelphia story ==

Hi I copyedited some misspelled words for the article. Hope your well, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. I'm on my mom's laptop at the moment and she has her shit set up weird, and I can't spellcheck very easily at all right now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
::It's ok, do your best. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

== Paywalled ==

Can't you work around it? {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

:It's gonna be easier to rewrite the entire article at this point, with like 2-3 sources. The project just kept getting bigger and bigger and I shot myself in the foot (or gave my foot the firing squad, if you will). Using this article's content for Wikipedia. Going to focus on my WashingtonDC/suicide/cop article I have started here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I like alot of these! 
:#7. I've been meaning to start using IRC for a while. Maybe today's the day.
:#8. Not sure what I can do to help with software development but I have a bunch of friends who know code. 
:#12. I know a few university professors in the history field.
:#14. I've never heard of Audio Wikinews. Sounds self-explanatory. How many articles have audio with them?
:Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

== This is terribly overdue! ==

{|style=&quot;border: 8px solid gray; background-color: #fdff7;&quot;
|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; valign=&quot;middle&quot; | [[Image:Pencil tip closeup 2.JPG|160px]]
|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |
|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Humble Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; For completing ''5 edits''.
|-
|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | Great work! Keep it up! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:12, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
|}

== Stuff ==

Some of your (recent) contributions have gone stale. Sorry -- keep at it!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:27, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

== Darn it! ==

That execution article ROCKED! Is there a snowball's change you could gatwick it? I'll help -- for realz!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:39, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the kind words! I don't think I can gatwick it -- it went stale on Friday, and there have not been any new developments that I'm aware of. I shot myself in the foot by relying too heavily on a source that I later discovered had an apparent paywall (only the first two days were free I guess). On the bright side, I was able to use alot of it for the Wikipedia article, but I wish I could have gotten it published here! It would have been a good one. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

== You ok??? ==

Hope your good???? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've been borderline kind of freaking out lately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::Well, take a few breaths -- back up -- '''re-calibrate the mechanism''' -- and come back soon!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== You've AT LEAST earned this!! ==

[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|210px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ahh thank you!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:congrats [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Your clogging up the queue, please resort to 1 possibly 2 articles at a time. I don't want to see you blocked..... Many of your articles will most likely go stale, or you will abandon them. Sorry for so harsh but its facts... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've also put a good amount of effort into helping your articles.... Your stressing me out badly.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Will you please stop needlessly punctuating ''every sentence'' with &quot;...........&quot;? Because it comes off as needlessly shitty to everyone you talk to and that really isn't something I need to be dealing with. No matter the topic it just sets a negative tone right off the bat. Sorry, &quot;but it's facts.&quot; [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:Coming from a user who constantly abandons articles lol [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's not funny brah, i should report you! But i wont, your harassing me and wikinews!!! °½&lt;½½½&lt;&lt;½½½;½½ @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::your a sock or troll.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:I found these stubs useful and was pleased. Expanded one yesterday. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Interest in notifications for new drafts ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I'd like to invite you to edit drafts created by other contributors to improve their quality and reduce reviewer load on them, so that more reviewers can review articles written by you. Would you be interested in notifications of the current drafts in the Newsroom, compiled with a note of what the event date and link to article? 

I can make something like [[User:Gryllida/Newsroom]]. If you're interested, would you like to get notified when article '''is created as a new draft''' ([[:Category:Developing]]) or when it is '''submitted for review''' ([[:Category:Review]])? 

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, I would love that. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome thanks. Which option would you prefer, articles created in Developing or in Review category? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Definitely developing. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Would you like to get notifications 'instantly' for each new draft, or weekly?
::::Would you be OK if these notifications were delivered to your personal talk page? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Instantly would be great. Yeah, my talk page would be fine starting out, but if we could find a way for them to only show up in my notifications inbox, that would be good too. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::great thanks i will try to figure out how to make this work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
::May I ask about your devices: how many, what OS, have you used an RSS feed reader before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:08, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I mainly edit on my laptop using Windows 10. No I've never used an RSS feed reader before. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== idaho police story ==

published after an edit to write in active voice, great writeup thanks heaps [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Don't edit my articles ==

Thanks [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 17:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Why not? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry got ahead of myself [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 18:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Anyone can edit anyone's article. This is not bbc nor a blog. Articles belong to Wikinews, not to individual authors. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

== [[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]][ ==

is there a court date scheduled for this? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ill look into it when i ge5 home [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I just wanted to say hi. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey BigKrow! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::I seem to have an imposter, a pain in my side, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:BigKrow2|BigKrow2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:49, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Also @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], notified. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I really hope this is just some random child that doesn't know the actual severity of what they're doing here. But that is clearly someone who has been kicked from the project multiple times. Just ignore the humanoid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== BigKrow2 ==

Please tell me your really not me @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]],

I wouldn't be superised. 

Also @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] and @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]]

@[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're accusing me of being that guy who impersonated Bddpaux last year? Is that what you're saying? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly I think you are. Trying to sneak back in .... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Why? What basis do you have for that? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:That shit happened before I created my account, but I saw it happen. Is every new user here going to be accused of being that person then? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Prove your innocence then, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How? You have to open a sockpuppet investigation into me I guess. Why are you making baseless accusations? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm just checking but you might be a sock puppet account you changed the article fucks to some other story suspicious. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Why is that suspicious? I turned a vandalism article into a stub. You're being silly. Your baseless accusations are disruptive. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::Prove your innocence, @[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Once again -- ''how?'' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I can't check user you right now but, I'm always watching you.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Why? Why do you think I am this user? Why do you want to checkuser me? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:30, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::::I have my suspicions. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::So it's just conjecture? I'm not Me Da Wikipedian. Why are you suspecting me of sockpuppetry? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:40, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== I suffer from bad mental health issues ==

I know my behavior has been negative to you, so by taking responsibility for my words towards you, I just don't want to be blocked from editing Wiki news. And thinking you are a sock is wrong of me. Lofi Gurl you don't have to accept my apology but I do hope you understand where I'm coming from about my mental health. Thank you for listening. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:Okay? I am never afforded understanding or forgiveness when my mental health issues cause problems in relationships. I'm just frankly tired of this crap. Youve been making me not want to log in [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::You can only make your own decisions, I say you keep working get past this and move forward @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Agreed. This was a waste of time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you for not retiring ==

Thank you for sticking around! Your well needed here. Thanks. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:🙂🥳👍⚡️ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sources fill ✍️ ==

Hi, at my personal talk page at Wikipedia there is a user script, which may be copy pasted to [[Special:MyPage/common.js]], that adds a new button in the editor: it prompts for an URL, generates a filled source template for it, and copies it to clipboard. It reliably inserts the source title at least 🤣 In many, but not all, cases it also gets the publisher and date -- though not always in the right &quot;April 22, 2025&quot; format -- properly, too. Then, if in the visual editing mode, I double click the pasted source to fix if needed. Perhaps this could help you save time.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes I was actually going to ask if we could program something like that, because en.wp has it. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
::Is it working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Do you have a link to the script? I tried to access the script from your Wikipedia talk page from the section titled &quot;Script&quot; but it just lead me to a deleted page. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida/common.js]] -&gt; 
::::&lt;pre&gt;importScript('User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js');&lt;/pre&gt;
::::[[User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js]]
::::Works in 'Source editing' mode if it is the same toolbar as Visual Editor.
::::It adds a star icon. Clicking it prompts for the news URL, and then a few seconds alter it adds the filled source template at cursor position.
::::Note that date may be missing. Authors usually are missing. Publisher name isn't always correct (needs to be such that you can wikilink to wikipedia). So you need to check what it generated. But at least it gets title and date right 90% of the time for me and it makes writing easier.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edit urgent please? ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I think it is best of someone adds a source and attribution about the '51' number of injuries.

The article was already published, so this needs to be done immediately, so that the approval of the edit can be done within less than 24 hours.

Please see [[Talk:Kamikaze_drone_attacks_bus_near_Dnipropetrovsk,_Ukraine,_allegedly_war_crime|this page]] for more details.

BigKrow refused to do it, now I have the request for your help as my last hope.

Looks like nobody else currently active at the wiki this weekend.

Thanks heaps, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! Let me know what you think of my revision. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you for the edit. 
::If you click the image of the bus, in description, it links to a few sources. One of them is a telegram post by someone, possibly military official from Ukraine. I think it could be added as source and in article text the '51' figure could be attributed to that source specifying their name and whatever role is associated with their nick in telegram. If you can do this soon, I can approve it. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

== Saying hi ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], how are you? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking. How are you doing friend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
::I'm living heh, glad to hear your doing okay. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

== Yo BigKrow ==

@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Can I ask a favor? Can you go on the Lady Gaga article and fill out the sources, and then submit for a review? I'm heading into the city to attend a concert at the moment. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I got you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Kinda hungover. Didnt get great sleep last night. Slept in my car because I didnt want to risk a DUI after the concert. Im excited to hopefully feel better tomorrow. How are you? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
::Well I'm here for you my friend. I'm doing alright. Take it easy! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

== You ok? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:yeah, i'm fine. thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, its currently busy season at work. I work in lawn care. I try to make revisions when I can, and I certainly respond more than at least 80% of the people who are pinged. Im sorry my volunteer time is limited at the moment. Several of my articles went stale waiting for review priod to my involuntary wikibreak. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::No problem. I just wanted to check the setup is working. Ping me if you have a news story in mind but no time to write of it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views, the highest for year so far!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025, and the highest so far of 2025! Bam! 💥 

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As the original author, you can also use the following userbox on your user page: 

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Thank you for your continued efforts at not only starting new articles but contributing to others as well. Your collaborative efforts are greatly appreciated. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 12:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Awesome! I can't wait to get back to writing. I have some merciless &quot;{{w|adulting}}&quot; to attend to in my personal life at the moment. When I'm back writing, you'll all know it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::Totally understand. Take care of what you need to, and we’ll be glad to see you back when the time’s right. Looking forward to it! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Come back please ==

Wikinews needs you, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey. I heard about what's going on. Im going to try to find some free time this week to get some articles written to try to help save the project. Sorry for the radio silence [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks for sticking around! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Your stories are stale ==

Sorry, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:09, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Are you sure? The gambling story happened Friday and the Beyonce story happened last night, from what I can tell. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::You need stories to be '''&quot;fresh&quot;''' even a day old is stale. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Ideally yeah, but it's not stale until seven days have passed since the focal point of the story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

Would you be interested in joining as a reviewer? If you were, I or another reviewer of your interest would be doing it together with you for the first several months to assist.

Similarly, would you be interested in helping with page deletions and blocking users, and removing vandalism. Is this something you have done before and do you have an interest?

Are there any changes to the workflow that you would consider helpful?

Are you on any IM platform such as Discord, Linphone (SIP), Matrix, where we could exchange messages, screenshots, and sometimes audio calls?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! That sounds like a good offer. Definitely curious to see what I can bring as a reviewer. I have no expirience blocking users or deleting pages. Give me a few days to sleep on it. Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey Lofi Gurl, and are you on any of the IM platforms? Maybe Telegram? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I plan on creating a discord account for my Wiki stuff. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::::any luck? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Community response to SPTF's recommendation to close ''Wikinews'' ==

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF) has issued a [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|recommendation to close Wikinews]]. A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.

If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:

* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language

The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.

You can find the draft here:
👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 

Thanks for considering. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you my friend! ==

Good work on la explosion [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Thanks for bringing the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:13, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::We need to block those ips. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I reported them, all I can do. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I know.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

== Nigerian abductors article ==

If you can find an image to add (even just a file photo or whatever) -- I think we might be able to get that one published. It could use ''maybe'' one more sentence while you're at it too?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah I'll take a look at it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

This is your second barn star for top article! Thanks for your continued, hard work!

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== [[Talk:Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]] ==

i published article, please check talk page for feedback thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Live chat software trial ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Please note this is open source software with low bandwidth usage and the communication is only via text, so it is not privacy invasive. This platform is older than the web, irc existed since 1980s. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and yourself being sitting in chat all 24/7 via this software could make collaboration much easier as then others could send messages to the group while your device is offline, and you could get notifications on mobile. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:07, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::I will install this when I get home from the city today. Thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I got them downloaded for both Windows and Android. My name can just be Lofi Gurl on there. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Train derails article ==

Sad event. Excellent coverage, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:15, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* please refocus on a recent event with [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and re submit @ [[Talk:EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]]

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:19, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88]] ==

can you please try to find a photo of the person in 12h to add to story thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:23, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:The only one I have of him is from Wikipedia and it's fair use only. I don't know how to obtain permission to use that here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you!!! ==

For your help with the church shooting article! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:25, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

:No prob! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:06, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For the help on shark story! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

:No, thank you for getting the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for August! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

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Hot diggity dog, you nailed it![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats for your article! Attracting that amount of readers to a story about a local hot dog spill is not small feat. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks guys! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

hi pal @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

:Im okay. Moving this weekend. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

== Hi friend ==

How you doing? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:13, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==
Hi - I'm new here, trying to help out (recruited from elsewiki). I see you've been contributing here a while - is it possible you are ready to become a reviewer? Would that interest you? I'm still learning what's going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:I actually have an open request for reviewership open somewhere haha! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:33, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to get some reform going to save this cite, maybe you have some input. I posted at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]]... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 22:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewer permission granted. Congratulations, Lofi Gurl! Just reviewing one story a week would be more than sufficient, I think doing more than that is a risk of burnout. Up to you. :) Let me know if any questions. Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:40, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::This is awesome news! Yeah, one review per week sounds good to me. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::: Congratulations! I'll help out however I can. My availability will be short and sporadic likely for the next week. But the goal is not to just hand you the reviewer role and let you learn it on your own (that happened to me). 
:::: First step is ensuring you now see the &quot;Review&quot; action in the top-right of your browser when you view articles in the review queue. Once you click on &quot;Review&quot; for an article, you should now see an interface that allows you to select options via drop-down menus for the five areas we review. All of those drop-downs must be &quot;pass&quot; for the article to pass. Otherwise the gadget will label the article 'not ready.'
:::: Have a look at the following for other advice and info:
:::: 
::::* [[User:Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane|Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane]] (brief overview of full, reviewer workflow)
::::* [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review checklist]] (process of reviewing)
::::* [[Wikinews:Tips on reviewing articles|Tips on reviewing articles]] (old essay representing the intent of the 'modern review process')
::::* [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish checklist]] (additional steps needed once an article passes review)
:::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] on becoming a new reviewer! I also think new reviewers might benefit from [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools/easyPeerReview|documentation on how to use the easyPeerReview]] gadget (this is the gadget that shows the &quot;Review&quot; option in the top-right tools menu and opens the review template with dropdown options). If any reviewer is interested, perhaps a short guide for the gadget would be helpful. Although, I am not sure if there's already any documentation available for the easyPeerReview gadget. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:07, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::: After some digging I found [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Peer_reviewed#Use_.5BUsing_Easy_Peer_Review.5D this] but it could use expanding. That's something I can do, possibly within the next few weeks if someone else doesn't get to it beforehand.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hey - I saw your post elsewhere where once again you expressed your frustration at what is going on in this site. I'm sorry if my attempts to get _some_ change going in time to make a difference bothered you, and definitely not happy that no change happened and that people obfuscated the issue on the talk page to the point where nothing was clear. That all speaks to the problems here. There is so much disrespect floating around on this site currently, I do tend to think that there isn't much to be done as it is right now. I fully understand your frustration, and seeing it was part of what motivated me to seek change. This site was in a state of emergency and no one acted to fix it. Anyway maybe I'll bump into you on en.wikipedia proper, I'm sure if you want to you'll find something to contribute; or if not there, who knows where else? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the message. Your efforts did not bother me at all. It wasn't like this when I first joined. Some of my articles would go stale waiting for review, but it was rare. My previous 8-9 articles over the last few months, and not a single one got reviewed. It is what it is. Yeah, you'll probably see me over at the current events articles on ENWP in the future. At least there you can work at your own pace. Why feel pressure to write fresh content if it can't get reviewed on time anyway? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::::Exactly - and the fact that no one was doing the reviews certainly puts out the message - whether true or not - that the reviewers care less about this project than the ones submitting the articles. This is made worse by the fact that there may be more reviewers than article contributors at this point. Regardless, we really needed a short term solution here, and no one was interested (actually, some WERE interested, but it got obfuscated away. Some people even claimed you supported the status quo!) So it goes! At least personally I met a few nice wiki folks I would not have found otherwise. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::It could be argued that I was more in a position to make an impact here since I was nade reviwer, but truthfully I just dont really know what I'm doing. I definitely didnt support the status quo, I just was not interested in loosening the site's guidelines. I just cant help but wonder how this looks to the outside -- all these articles getting neglected and trashed while dozens are calling for the whole thing to be shut down. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::: With EzPR 2025, we can do partial reviews. So you could start a review and when you get to a point where you want help, you can save the partial review and tag another reviewer for a hand (I'd be happy to help). 
:::::: Also, if the review process is daunting enough to keep you from doing the review, I think it would help everyone if you could articulate what is holding you back. It could be that the same thing is impacting other reviewers and it should therefore be changed.
:::::: You have fresh eyes on the review process and may see things differently than those who have done it for some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:06, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That sounds like it might be worth a try. How do I access EzPR 2025? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::: It should show up in the Tools menu, the same place EzPR shows up (for me, they are stacked on top of each other in the right-hand sidebar). If you view an article [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|marked for review]], you should see &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools. That's it.
:::::::: If you'd like to start with the [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|Racoon story]], I'll step away from it. Initially to me it looks like a relatively solid article and is light-hearted, with little risk of serious ramifications of libel or defamation if we get it wrong (as opposed to an interview with a prominent figure, for example).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::The EzPR 2025 will not show up automatically like the old one. EzPR is enabled by default for all reviewers as a gadget, while EzPR 2025 is not currently a gadget.
:::::::::So @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], if you want to use it, let me know and I can enable/install it for you. After that, you will find &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools menu. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::: Ahhh, sorry. I thought it was now in testing by all reviewers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::I can enable it for all reviewers by default, so they don't have to manually install it. But I chose not to do that initially because it seems a bit bold to me. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:31, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::::: @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I went ahead and published the raccoon story. But feel free to jump into the next story you feel comfortable with.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|11}}Sometimes bold is good. ツ I think you've been very careful so far and personally trust that you won't blow anything up. But its your call. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,083 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

Your name keeps popping up as a contributor or original author in the monthly top article. Thank you for your continued effort! This was also the highest number of page-views yet this year.

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== welcome back  ==

Hi friend glad to have you back @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:01, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. Good to finally have internet again. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Saw your story about Sam Rivers. Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Heard. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

As a reviewer, you should have access to Scoop so that you can receive OR material. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] manages the email server and should be able to set up an account for you. If you haven't done so already, you should reach out and request an account. It might be a while before you're comfortable reviewing OR, and that's okay. It is a bit of a different beast. But you should have access to Scoop now so you can see the material and otherwise use it to assist with developing OR and getting it closer to a publishable state.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:For scoop account username: it is not the same as your wiki login; unfortunately the email server was not setup for OAuth login. Usually, but not always, it's the legal first name and last name, to make the request more professional in the case you might need to contact one of the OR involved parties to confirm some information; one of the reviewers uses just their first name only for the username and one used their wiki nick. '''Please tell me what username for scoop email you would like.''' Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:51, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Using EasyPeerReview ==

Hey there, I finally got around to starting a help page for EasyPeerReview at [[Help:EasyPeerReview]]. Verify you have access to EzPR (you see the Review link in Actions when viewing an article marked with {{tl|Review}}) and have a look at the help page. Let me know if the page is actually helpful. 

Let me know if you want to jump into a review together or if you have any questions about the process, where to find things, etc.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for disappearing. I recently moved out of my parents' house and I am working three jobs now. I have not had time for wiki projects unfortunately. I can't lose monentum towards getting my shit together in real life. I hope to have a new laptop this winter and hope to be back going strong around that time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Get yer shit together, why don't ya? ツ
:: No worries. It sounds like you are making the right priorities. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for understanding. I just went down from three jobs to two, so I am hoping I can at least start helping out with pre-reviews more regularly. I'm nervous about doing full reviews by myself though. I'm so sorry for falling off the grid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

== You still with us? ==

Haven't heard from you in awhile. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:33, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not really able to contribute in any meaningful way with the amount of free time I currently have. Sorry. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thank you for checking in though homie, the last two months in particular have been pretty challenging for me. But I'm getting through it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Sending good vibes! You got this! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please consider to try [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] it is a 5 min a day commitment to a triage process of new drafts, that helps other users a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

Hi friend @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Good to see ya [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:Happy turkey day [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== My attacks on you as a person ==

It might sound like the same old thing, but I do in fact apologize to you for my negative attacking of you. You can choose to accept or decline my attempted apologize, thank you again. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:Its fine, no hard feelings. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::Same [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== Never give up my Friend  ==

I will never lose Faith in you. We have had our spats but positivity is good for us. Hope life gets better. Talk soon? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:05, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, you'll see me around. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry for the profane edit summaries today [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

== Wasn't expecting ==

Hey thanks so much for helping the drug bust story. I wasn't expecting anyone to help it out. My bad abandoning habits. Anyways thank you! You did a great job by the way! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:02, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks dude [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Well done ==

Great job @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

== Starting a review ==

Hi, hope you Are doing well. From [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/Lofi Gurl|your comment]], it appears you were struggling to start a review on an article as you mentioned you couldn't find any buttons. For your convenience, I've prepared a Review Launcher. 

Just [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)#Review launcher widget|visit the page]], enter the article name you want to review, and click the &quot;Start Review&quot; button. That's it. After clicking Start Review, you will be redirected to the article page, wait for 1-2 seconds and the peer-review form should open for you. Use that form to submit your review result. I hope this isn't too complicated. If at any point you feel lost, just let me know. 

I understand that you may not be interested in reviewing at the moment, but if the reason is simply not knowing how to start the review, this approach might be helpful. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:31, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

:A detailed documentation on how to use the peer-review form is [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)|available here]]. If you still need more assistance, I can share some screenshots with you via email showing how to use the form. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you so much. I will keep this in mind once I get my head clear. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==
Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==
hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==
Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==
comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==
Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Welcome back ==

Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

* Follow these instructions [[Wikinews:Easy_Peer_Review_(2025_version)#Getting_Started|get started]] says &quot;''To use it, go to any article that you want to review (make sure it has the {{tl|review}} template). You will find a &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; option in your &quot;Actions&quot; menu (in the Vector 2022 skin) or the &quot;More&quot; menu (in the Vector 2010 skin). After clicking this option, a form will appear at the top of the article.''&quot;. are you seeing this button?
Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

:no, I am not seeing either of these buttons on articles submitted for review. Im only seeing an option to prevreview. I use the 2010 skin. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
:Nevermind, I FINALLY found it. It was under the &quot;More&quot; tab. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==
{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

:Credit truly goes to [[User:Gryllida]] and [[User:BigKrow]]. All I did was &quot;get&quot; this story. Thanks for running with it! I will attempt to review some articles this week. I will be forced to wing it. Perfectist anxiety is the only thing holding me back at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] you still around? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hi. Good to see ya. My heart is not in current events at the moment. I plan to resume involvement here when I am convinced I can make more meaningful contributions. It doesn't look like there has been much activity here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I agree with you that activity has been a bit hit and miss. Could you please let me know what is the criteria for this? What would convince you that the activity level is adequate? Knowing this could help to reach and maintain activity sooner. 😊 Thank you. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I just think at this point many editors are reluctant to write new articles due to lack of active reviewers, many articles went stale while waiting for review this year. I overestimated what I was able to accomplish as a reviewer, I just don't have the time or focus right now and I'd review articles if I wasn't so concerned about publicly making a mistake. But I think Wikinews needs to be publishing at least one article per day to remain a viable destination for readers and to encourage more participation. I would have done way more these past four months if I didn't have so much crap going on in my personal life related to living situations, employment, transportation and mental health. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::got it thanks it sounds reasonable. one article per day is a goal i saw mentioned more than once.  😊 Thank you. Regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:03, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Here&amp;comma; hold this ==

&lt;div style=&quot;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2em 0&quot;&gt;[[File:Rainbow trout transparent.png|175px|link=wikipediawikipedia:Trout|alt=a rainbow trout fish]]&lt;div style=&quot;width:280px&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 225%; color: Red;&quot;&gt;'''''Whack!'''''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 115%;&quot;&gt;''You've been [[:wikipediawikipedia:Whacking with a wet trout|whacked with a wet trout]].''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;small&gt;{{{1|Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;!--Template:Trout--&gt;
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An award for all your edits made while under the in&amp;fllig;uence&amp;period;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 00:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::dont feed into them @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== srry ==

brah i saw your user page srry. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 17:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:I went to the BMV in person and they gave me the steps to get it reinstated so it's all good hopefully. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

== queue ==

Just noting there are around 5 stories in queue which were created or substantially expanded by me and I would appreciate if you could have a look! I have none I can publish thus far as I was involved in editing. Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:alright, I'll take a look! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::well done! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:16, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing and publishing ==

Thank you for stepping into the review queue. Reviewing can be thought of as a two-part process:

1. [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review]]&lt;br&gt;
2. [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish]]

The publishing process involves updating our Main page with the new article. The easiest way to do this is to use [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]], which you'll need to install using the instructions [[User:Asked42/LeadManager#Installation|provided on the tool's page]]. As long as all of the reviewers publish articles immediately after reviewing them, the 5 leads will stay up-to-date. 

Let me know if you need help with anything, or if any part of the checklists is unclear. Much of the review and publishing process becomes second nature to experienced reviewers, and it is easy to forget how overwhelming it can feel in the beginning.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== The sources section can be the third rail for reviewers ==

Reviewers aren't supposed to add or remove sources as part of the review process. Any source listed is assumed to have been used to directly support statements of fact in the article (because that is what is required of authors). 

When reviewers come across paywalled sources in the sources list, they need to stop the review process and ask the contributors to remove it and any statements supported solely by it. This delays publishing, but helps to ensure accuracy, which is more important than rapid publishing.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
: And to be clear, this isn't meant to be a criticism, but hopefully helpful 'on-boarding.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Heard, thanks a bunch [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:FWIW, while I agree that what described above is one option (and is better than removing the problematic source and leaving content unchanged), it is my position that, if a reviewer had time to remove ''both'' the problematic source and the information that came from it, while remaining confident that all remaining information is verifiable, then, that reviewer is allowed to complete the review and publish the page. I believe that the process I have described reduces delay waiting for author to revise, and does not compromise quality of the review process. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==
Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

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:I dont understand why these sites let me read it and then paywall the article later. Probably so some free news source can't use it as a source for their own article. :P [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Maybe they let you read the first 2-3 pages and then after a few pages, start to demand subscription. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:::lets take a deep breath and continue on. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:17, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::::It should be an easy fix. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Front page headlines ==

Hi, do you know why [[Australian Minister for Energy lowers fuel standards for 60 days amid rising oil prices, panic buying]] did not show up as one of the front page lead articles after it was published? This has been a recurring problem as discussed at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#Improper 'circle']] and [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#The lead articles need to be changed]]. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have no idea honestly. Sometimes when I publish an article, there's a button asking me I want to post it to the front page, sometimes there isn't. I don't think hitting the button has really done anything though, at least for me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:37, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:: You can still use Lead Manager independently of EZPR 2025. If, for some reason you aren't prompted to update the leads after a successful review or you leave the page without clicking the button, you can still do so by going to [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]]. It will allow you to update the leads individually, serially, or in a custom fashion. 
:: By default, LM pulls in the last five articles into the &quot;title&quot; drop-down field. If you just click in the title field, you will be presented with a clickable list of the last five published articles. You can simply select the target article, &quot;fetch automatically&quot; the first two sentences, tweak the imported text and image if you'd like, then &quot;Start update&quot; will make the changes. 
:: To get used to the tools and processes, you can likely skip the 'additional options' area and just publish a single article after a successful review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], Let me know if you want me to install the LeadManager script for you, so that you can just start using it. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:38, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have updated the leads to include the article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==
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Hi Lofi Gurl! Thank you for your submission!
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Your article '''[[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]]''' has been reviewed by '''{{User|Gryllida}}''', and it has been accepted and published. '''Congratulations! 🎉'''

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The reviewer's comments and decision are available on the [[Talk:South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground|article's talk page]].
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Excellent work, please keep it up! We hope you will continue contributing to Wikinews. If you have some time, consider taking a look at other articles currently [[:Category:Developing|under development]] or [[:Category:Review|awaiting review]]. Your help in improving or reviewing them would be greatly appreciated.
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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:37, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

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== Revision requested: [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

Did he survive?

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== Might write some today possibly later ==

thanks @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 16:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'll try to do a few reviews before I go out tonight. I'm going to focus on reviews since it's a fair assumption now that nobody will even look at the articles I submit. It's the only way I can try to fix this project's problems at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Regarding your move of my article ==

Hello, Lofi Gurl! I think my article is best located at [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]] rather than [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts politicians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]], because, of the four defendants convicted in the case, only one is a politician. The other individual is a bishop. The other two defendants are institutions. The only thing that the four defendants, consisting of two individuals and two institutions, have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 19:09, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:okay, sorry for the overreaction. I despise religious fundamentalism and bigotry but I just wanted to make sure the title wasn't going after Christians as some sort of ethnic group or something. But then,  Christianity is a {{w|universal religion}}, so I'm not sure the same principles apply anyway. No idea why I'm saying this. I have {{w|religious trauma}} from my Protestant upbringing and I listen to Satanic {{w|death metal}} every day of my life, and idk I guess I just didn't want thst influence creeping into my writing and creating a potential conflict of interest. Thanks for the message. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know. I actually went to great lengths to balance the article, get perspectives from all sides, sources from all sides, strongly ground the article in the sources, provide perspectives from all sides, and stay neutral and stick to the facts. This is my very first ever Wikinews article. Since you seem to care about both factuality and neutrality, would you mind reviewing the article? I think it is ready for publication. What do you think? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes absolutely. I should have some time to review stuff while dogsitting tonight. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you for your review. I appreciate most of your edits, but in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002549&amp;oldid=5002548 this edit] you removed the global scientific consensus regarding homosexuality saying that it is &quot;emotional language&quot;, but it is scientific language that all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations use to describe homosexuality, especially against false claims such those made in the pamphlet. I used the World Medical Association as a source, but there are thousands of more sources that use that language. The World Medical Association itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Attributing that scientific language to the World Medical Association alone would give readers the incorrect impression that only the World Medical Association holds that position, when in fact it is the common position of all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the whole world. Obviously, it would be impractical to cite every single one of thousands of scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the world, which is I cited the World Medical Association, which itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Is your review complete? Is the article ready for publication? This is my very first ever Wikinews article, so I'm not entirely familiar with process here. Thank you for your help. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We can just say &quot;according to scientific consensus&quot; then. I mostly just thought the passage was really wordy with way too many adjectives. It's close to being ready for publication. I cleaned it up the best I could without making major revisions and all I need to do now is verify all the claims and check for copyright violations. I'll likely do it later tonight. I was severely hungover yesterday and had to go to sleep early, but I'm good now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I'll leave it in your capable hands then! I'm looking forward to the publication of my very first Wikinews article! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 23:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Lofi Gurl! I appreciate your edits and your review, but I think that changing the title made it too vague, and the previous title was more specific. You said that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_makes_crimes_against_humanity_convictions_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002876&amp;oldid=5002875 &quot;Don wanted this title changed I think&quot;], but I actually couldn't find a comment from Don saying that he wanted the title changed. Are you done reviewing the article? Can we publish the article now? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm concerned I may have made too substantial of changes to the article to remain an uninvolved reviewer. They just announced today Wikinews is closing and I am gutted. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Your edits seem to be only related to getting the article ready for publicaiton, so that should not be a problem, right? Also, oh no! That's awful! Why are they closing Wikinews? I really put in a lot of work into that article, so is it possible to get it published before? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 21:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The project is being closed due to low user engagement. The &quot;current events&quot; module on the front page of Wikipedia does a better job at reporting current events than Wikinews. It is much more timely on Wikipedia, and edits can be published faster because i'm pretty sure that project is not subject to the same libel regulations as this project, as wikipedia is not a news publication. By contrast,  Wikinews has a rigorous review process to ensure quality, which sounds good on paper, but ultimately fails when the existing reviewers are either unable or unwilling to perform a review in time to get it published. Most articles that did manage to get published on this site were usually posted 4-5 days after the fact, when the news cycle has effectively moved on. Ive had an extremely difficult time getting anyone to even look at anything I've written these last six months here on the project. This is an experience shared by [[User:Tduk]]. There were a few successful publications during that time. But lets be real. Wikinews is a failed experiment. The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't want to pay for the server costs to host this project. They want to focus on Wikipedia. I thought I could help get things moving in the right direction and help save the project from closure, but the truth is I simply overestimated this project abd overestimated what I was able to realistically do. Adderall is one hell of a drug. Anyway, for what its worth, I did deeply care about this project, I thought the concept was so cool, I guess some things just dont work in practice. That pretty much sums it up, let me know if you have any further questions. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Just a check-in ==

....the India article? Still reviewing that one? Didn't want to mess with it if you are.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:58, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Please don't bite my head off ==

Just a heads up Im starting a Miraheze here about English Wikinews, thanks.

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142 Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not going to bite your head off haha. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::thnx Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::I guess pinging is getting me in trouble with some people so I'll make it quick, https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Someone will need to discuss and decide on new name. I asked whether trademarked word 'Wikinews' can be used, and have not got an answer to that, yet. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Negativity ==

You've been a pretty solid contributor and I hope that you don't let the negativity and hypocrisy surrounding this site get to you too much. At least, I've noted how you've been trying to move things more than many others here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's fine. Don't worry. I kind of knew this project was a dead end job and wasn't really worth the effort I was putting in trying to save it. I just kept getting sucked back in every time I tried to quit, so in a way I'm kind of glad the project is closing. It was probably going to devolve to a thing where I assumed most of the workload while the more experienced editors scaled back their involvement with the project, per tradition. Oh well. When one door closes, another one opens. I try to remember [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Lofi_Gurl#En.wn this conversation] when I feel shitty regarding my contributions to this project. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::I've still got one fresh and one fresh-ish (thanks to you know who) article pending review if you get inspired to try to do something. The most recent one has some pretty unique original reporting in my opinion. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::I have nothing left to give this project, unfortunately. Those messages that admin left us, then bailing on the project completely... Lets just say that if I had a single shit left to give, it is definitely gone not. I might still take a look at the article but I cant promise anything. I'm completely demoralized. Do you contribute at English Wikipedia and/or Wikiquote? Thats where you will usually find me moving forward. Let me know if I can be of any assistance on those projects. 
:::RIP Wikinews, let the record show I believed in you up until the end. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Interested? ==

I created a news wiki on Fandom, i have one contributor so far. Please let me know it could use your help! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:15, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

:https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:16, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:Sure, why not. I created an account and tried to create a discussion post, but it says I have to have an account for four days before I can contribute. Here's the story I was trying to share: [https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/atlanta-gucci-mane-kidnapped-robbed-dallas-pooh-shiesty-big30/] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 00:40, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Court ruling upholds TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells stake]] ==

Hi,

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] published the story. Congratulations.

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback from the reviewer.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say]] ==

Hi,

I published the story. Congratulations. 🎉

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Manslaughter charges against Daniel Perry dismissed following jury deadlock]] ==

Published. :-) Please read notes on the talk page. 

Have a great day. 

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== Re: cathedral re-opening ==

Hello,

Published. :-) Please check notes on the article talk page. A copy is included below for your reference:

----

There are important, but not critically essential details missing, for example:

* time of day in local time and UTC
* that they planned to do speech outdoors but did it indoors because of a storm
* (is it needed to write '2024' in first paragraph as we already have publish date further up the page)

I could not verify one part:

* Sunday 'morning' mass (source 1 says Sunday, source 2 does not say, or something) -- replaced 'Sunday morning' with 'Sunday'

The above items can be addressed within 24 hours after publication.

The image credit was missing and I added it as a minor edit as a part of the review process. It is required due to the licence requirements.

I recommend the author to also become involved in editing others' submissions -- those of them that are newsworthy, at least -- in the [[Newsroom]], if desired. This may help improve their quality and their chances of publication, and provide experience with proofreading and fact checking in addition to writing and authoring efforts.

Thank you and keep up the great work.

----

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Pace ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, there are not many reviewers available, and I think the current queue may take a couple days to be processed. (I am mostly outdoors and away on weekend.) My apologies, and thank you for reading and writing entertaining and specific stories. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:No problem, take your time and enjoy your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Revisit articles in review queue ==

While waiting for articles I've authored to be reviewed, I often revisit them as long as they aren't under review and 'tighten' them up by making sure they conform to the style guide, that facts are correct, I've chosen good images with useful descriptions (and attributed every image), etc. 

I see that there are style issues in some of your articles currently awaiting review. Please see what you can do to help make the review of these articles easier/quicker.

Consider using {{tl|verify}} to point to exactly what source is used for all information so reviewers who verify information can find it easier. This helps tremendously.  

Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Are you able to specify the style issues present in the article as a reviewer, or is it my job to figure that out as the reporter? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:I haven't checked the article talk pages yet so sorry if this ends up being a pointless question [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::It is the author's responsibility to know our policies and guidelilnes, to include the [[WN:Style|style guide]]. Reviewers can and often do correct style issues before publishing but they are not required to. It takes more of a reviewers time to correct for style along with everything else they must check before publishing. See [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] to understand all the work that goes into reviewing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== Great job ==

You are doing a great job here thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:25, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, friend!
:[[File:Red Wine Toast GIF Animation.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question! ==

{{tl|helpme}} Say an articles goes stale, or fails review for whatever reason. Am I allowed to splice old material and sources from &quot;rejected&quot; articles and use them in future articles, so long as the subject of the article stays fresh, and new developments keep coming in? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, that's fine. They are released under the creative commons licence indicated in the footer, and you can reuse them at any news articles here or any other place where the licence of content is compatible. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

Could you please [[WN:Attribution|attribute]] the &quot;''Political unrest and nationwide protests were expected in response to the axing of the impeachment.''&quot; sentence? Who said this? This would help the sentence to not read as a speculation made on behalf of ''Wikinews''. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:From the Associated Press article:
:{{quote|The vote’s defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and escalate political turmoil, and opposition parties could introduce a new impeachment motion when parliament reconvenes next Wednesday.}} [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:This is amazing:
:* [[South Korean Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol]]
:Thank you so much for writing about this topic. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Pretty cool we have four articles of coverage spanning the scandal from start to finish! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== Wizard of oz slippers story ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* Missing currency, both in first paragraph and in headline?
* Missing specified location where the auction took place.

Hope you can assist. Let me know if any questions. Thank you. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've found the location and left a note about it at the article talk page. I cannot add it and remain available to review. Could you please check and make the edit? Thank you!!! Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I went to sleep before seeing all these. I'm so sorry! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
:::What is your time zone?  
:::Do you receive notifications in right top corner of the page while you are logged in?
:::Please note on talk page of the slippers story there is a new message &quot;''@Michael.C.Wright - You can add it and I can review? Please confirm within the next hour, or @Lofi Gurl please add it within next hour. Failing that, I'll add it myself and will require another reviewer to publish. Thanks.''&quot;
:::Have a great day.
:::Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, and I need to get better at clearing my inbox, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'm eastern standard time I think. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Left you a '''[[Talk:Slippers_worn_by_American_actress_Judy_Garland_in_1939_film_The_Wizard_of_Oz_break_sales_record,_sold_for_US$28_million_at_auction#Why_the_slippers_were_so_expensive|new message]]''' Hope it helps :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::[[Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction]] now published, congratulations. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::thank you :) [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee::Who ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, I've left you a new message '''[[Talk:Coffee_prices_surge_to_record_highs_due_to_droughts_in_Brazil,_Vietnam#Who|here]]'''. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:added a new message now again [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Chess article ==

Please see the talk page at that article.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== damascus story ==

i made a few edits. in one sentence needs clarification, i marked it in bold. please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi!! To answer the quesion/comment/footnote you left in the article -- I found a mention of &quot;Saydnaya prison complex&quot; in the BBC source but they don't specify if that was the prison Timmerman escaped from. It was just mentioned that {{w|the White Helmets}} were storming looking for survivors. Hope this helps! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, I think he left prison the same day the city fell on Monday, which was mentioned in the second paragraph. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== minor edit &amp; thanks ==

hi, i have rejected [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_chess_grandmaster_Gukesh_Dommaraju,_18,_becomes_youngest_world_chess_champion_of_all_time&amp;diff=4809824&amp;oldid=prev&amp;unhide=1 this edit] as this wikilink was already included in a previous paragraph. please let me know if i am incorrect!

thanks for the other edits to the story. they have made it so much nicer and are timely. i appreciate it and approved the other edits.

have a great day, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:oops didn't see the other link, thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Edits after publication  ==

Please note that our [[WN:Archive]] conventions generally prevent edits to articles 24 hours after publication. Articles are meant to be a snapshot in time. 

Edits within the 24 hours after publication should be limited to only correcting any errors not caught in the review process. 

It is better to have an article fully button-down and ready for publication before requesting review. 

You are more than welcome, even encouraged to help improve other articles. But please focus that energy on articles in the developing queue and review queue unless the article is actively ''under'' review. That way we catch more errors before review and definitely before publication. 

Thanks again for joining and contributing! I can't remember the last time I saw ten articles in the review queue. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:[[image:Symbol thumbs up green.png]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Requested article  ==

hey, {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-talladega-county-sheriffs-office

I added this story to requested articles but im not up to starting the article myself... If you can do anything for this would be helpful? Thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi, I'm happy to start articles you bring to me, I'm just not sure this story meets the site's notability guidelines.. I'd have to double check though. Thank you though [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::It does and is '''developing''', not much data so far I suppose.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::We also need a second source. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::we'll play it by ear. This South Korea story is taking way longer than I thought [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's please focus on it being published! My request can always wait, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== please vote ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

'''[[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|This page]]''' has a handful of requests open. Could you please cast a vote and/or add a comment, ideally for each of them, at your earliest convenience?

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== hi here is a news tip about malware ==

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Hundreds of North Korean troops killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia]] ==
Hi. Please see my not-ready review comments on the talk page. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 22:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why? ==

Are you making more work for editors? Im not angry just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know what you're talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::You keep abandoning articles mostly you created, why? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:What specifically do you mean &quot;making more work for editors&quot;? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::more work to clean up after you... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd just delete them if I was able to. Why are you mad? I'm abandoning the articles. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::not mad, just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You were acting fine before, what happened? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Stop &quot;RIPing&quot; because it's seen as disruptive behavior, sorry but it seems like it. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::That's fine I'm done writing here anyway. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Suit yourself..... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Then what was your point? Wasting peoples' time? Sad sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm genuinely confused now. What do you mean &quot;wasting peoples time&quot;? What are you talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::The project is to work together with one another not to abandon because theres not much activity right now. I won't argue with you anymore.. Sorry... {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: '''I didn't do anything wrong.''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

== En.wn ==
Hi. Thanks for, well, contributing here, I guess. So really, if you want to write fast and write prolifically, maybe Wikipedia is a better fit for you than en.wn in its present state. The project couldn't handle a mass influx of even people highly skilled at writing for it (overwhelms the review process, reporters get demoralized). I'm tempted to say that you overestimated the project and what you could do, but that sounds wrong. I don't know why I'm saying all this. You probably already know it. Of what's left, we are overwhelmingly nice people, for what it's worth, and care deeply about en.wn. Just don't, I guess, overinvest yourself in it. One of our colleagues here likes to say &quot;don't get married to your article&quot;, so perhaps likewise with the concept and future of the project. Then again, a late editor literally saw himself as embarking on a mission to save human civilization from intellectual ruin and mundanity by making something great out of this project. But he was executing a long term plan, that did transform the project. I don't know what this sounds like. I hope it doesn't sound condescending. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just to let both of you know I wasn't trying to attack {{ping|Lofi Gurl}}. {{Ping|Heavy Water}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the time to write this (it didn't come off as condescending). I'll keep it in mind while contributing to the project in the future. Sorry for taking a few days to reply. Been trying to limit internet time. Have a good rest of your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 05:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Lofi Gurl  ==

I was really being a dink to you, apologies. Feel free to continue to write articles here! {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:Consider it forgiven. It happens. Onward! [[file:FPClogogif.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you for creating new news articles you go as fast as you please {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm trying to slow down and try to average maybe three per week. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Please write as much as you like and thanks {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good to be back. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::😊 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Welcome back Lofi Gurl [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
:::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== Crash Philadelphia story ==

Hi I copyedited some misspelled words for the article. Hope your well, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. I'm on my mom's laptop at the moment and she has her shit set up weird, and I can't spellcheck very easily at all right now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
::It's ok, do your best. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

== Paywalled ==

Can't you work around it? {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

:It's gonna be easier to rewrite the entire article at this point, with like 2-3 sources. The project just kept getting bigger and bigger and I shot myself in the foot (or gave my foot the firing squad, if you will). Using this article's content for Wikipedia. Going to focus on my WashingtonDC/suicide/cop article I have started here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I like alot of these! 
:#7. I've been meaning to start using IRC for a while. Maybe today's the day.
:#8. Not sure what I can do to help with software development but I have a bunch of friends who know code. 
:#12. I know a few university professors in the history field.
:#14. I've never heard of Audio Wikinews. Sounds self-explanatory. How many articles have audio with them?
:Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

== This is terribly overdue! ==

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|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Humble Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; For completing ''5 edits''.
|-
|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | Great work! Keep it up! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:12, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
|}

== Stuff ==

Some of your (recent) contributions have gone stale. Sorry -- keep at it!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:27, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

== Darn it! ==

That execution article ROCKED! Is there a snowball's change you could gatwick it? I'll help -- for realz!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:39, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the kind words! I don't think I can gatwick it -- it went stale on Friday, and there have not been any new developments that I'm aware of. I shot myself in the foot by relying too heavily on a source that I later discovered had an apparent paywall (only the first two days were free I guess). On the bright side, I was able to use alot of it for the Wikipedia article, but I wish I could have gotten it published here! It would have been a good one. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

== You ok??? ==

Hope your good???? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've been borderline kind of freaking out lately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::Well, take a few breaths -- back up -- '''re-calibrate the mechanism''' -- and come back soon!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== You've AT LEAST earned this!! ==

[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|210px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ahh thank you!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:congrats [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Your clogging up the queue, please resort to 1 possibly 2 articles at a time. I don't want to see you blocked..... Many of your articles will most likely go stale, or you will abandon them. Sorry for so harsh but its facts... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've also put a good amount of effort into helping your articles.... Your stressing me out badly.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Will you please stop needlessly punctuating ''every sentence'' with &quot;...........&quot;? Because it comes off as needlessly shitty to everyone you talk to and that really isn't something I need to be dealing with. No matter the topic it just sets a negative tone right off the bat. Sorry, &quot;but it's facts.&quot; [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:Coming from a user who constantly abandons articles lol [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's not funny brah, i should report you! But i wont, your harassing me and wikinews!!! °½&lt;½½½&lt;&lt;½½½;½½ @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::your a sock or troll.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:I found these stubs useful and was pleased. Expanded one yesterday. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Interest in notifications for new drafts ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I'd like to invite you to edit drafts created by other contributors to improve their quality and reduce reviewer load on them, so that more reviewers can review articles written by you. Would you be interested in notifications of the current drafts in the Newsroom, compiled with a note of what the event date and link to article? 

I can make something like [[User:Gryllida/Newsroom]]. If you're interested, would you like to get notified when article '''is created as a new draft''' ([[:Category:Developing]]) or when it is '''submitted for review''' ([[:Category:Review]])? 

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, I would love that. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome thanks. Which option would you prefer, articles created in Developing or in Review category? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Definitely developing. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Would you like to get notifications 'instantly' for each new draft, or weekly?
::::Would you be OK if these notifications were delivered to your personal talk page? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Instantly would be great. Yeah, my talk page would be fine starting out, but if we could find a way for them to only show up in my notifications inbox, that would be good too. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::great thanks i will try to figure out how to make this work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
::May I ask about your devices: how many, what OS, have you used an RSS feed reader before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:08, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I mainly edit on my laptop using Windows 10. No I've never used an RSS feed reader before. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== idaho police story ==

published after an edit to write in active voice, great writeup thanks heaps [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Don't edit my articles ==

Thanks [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 17:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Why not? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry got ahead of myself [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 18:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Anyone can edit anyone's article. This is not bbc nor a blog. Articles belong to Wikinews, not to individual authors. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

== [[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]][ ==

is there a court date scheduled for this? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ill look into it when i ge5 home [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I just wanted to say hi. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey BigKrow! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::I seem to have an imposter, a pain in my side, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:BigKrow2|BigKrow2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:49, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Also @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], notified. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I really hope this is just some random child that doesn't know the actual severity of what they're doing here. But that is clearly someone who has been kicked from the project multiple times. Just ignore the humanoid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== BigKrow2 ==

Please tell me your really not me @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]],

I wouldn't be superised. 

Also @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] and @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]]

@[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're accusing me of being that guy who impersonated Bddpaux last year? Is that what you're saying? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly I think you are. Trying to sneak back in .... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Why? What basis do you have for that? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:That shit happened before I created my account, but I saw it happen. Is every new user here going to be accused of being that person then? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Prove your innocence then, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How? You have to open a sockpuppet investigation into me I guess. Why are you making baseless accusations? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm just checking but you might be a sock puppet account you changed the article fucks to some other story suspicious. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Why is that suspicious? I turned a vandalism article into a stub. You're being silly. Your baseless accusations are disruptive. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::Prove your innocence, @[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Once again -- ''how?'' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I can't check user you right now but, I'm always watching you.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Why? Why do you think I am this user? Why do you want to checkuser me? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:30, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::::I have my suspicions. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::So it's just conjecture? I'm not Me Da Wikipedian. Why are you suspecting me of sockpuppetry? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:40, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== I suffer from bad mental health issues ==

I know my behavior has been negative to you, so by taking responsibility for my words towards you, I just don't want to be blocked from editing Wiki news. And thinking you are a sock is wrong of me. Lofi Gurl you don't have to accept my apology but I do hope you understand where I'm coming from about my mental health. Thank you for listening. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:Okay? I am never afforded understanding or forgiveness when my mental health issues cause problems in relationships. I'm just frankly tired of this crap. Youve been making me not want to log in [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::You can only make your own decisions, I say you keep working get past this and move forward @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Agreed. This was a waste of time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you for not retiring ==

Thank you for sticking around! Your well needed here. Thanks. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:🙂🥳👍⚡️ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sources fill ✍️ ==

Hi, at my personal talk page at Wikipedia there is a user script, which may be copy pasted to [[Special:MyPage/common.js]], that adds a new button in the editor: it prompts for an URL, generates a filled source template for it, and copies it to clipboard. It reliably inserts the source title at least 🤣 In many, but not all, cases it also gets the publisher and date -- though not always in the right &quot;April 22, 2025&quot; format -- properly, too. Then, if in the visual editing mode, I double click the pasted source to fix if needed. Perhaps this could help you save time.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes I was actually going to ask if we could program something like that, because en.wp has it. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
::Is it working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Do you have a link to the script? I tried to access the script from your Wikipedia talk page from the section titled &quot;Script&quot; but it just lead me to a deleted page. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida/common.js]] -&gt; 
::::&lt;pre&gt;importScript('User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js');&lt;/pre&gt;
::::[[User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js]]
::::Works in 'Source editing' mode if it is the same toolbar as Visual Editor.
::::It adds a star icon. Clicking it prompts for the news URL, and then a few seconds alter it adds the filled source template at cursor position.
::::Note that date may be missing. Authors usually are missing. Publisher name isn't always correct (needs to be such that you can wikilink to wikipedia). So you need to check what it generated. But at least it gets title and date right 90% of the time for me and it makes writing easier.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edit urgent please? ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I think it is best of someone adds a source and attribution about the '51' number of injuries.

The article was already published, so this needs to be done immediately, so that the approval of the edit can be done within less than 24 hours.

Please see [[Talk:Kamikaze_drone_attacks_bus_near_Dnipropetrovsk,_Ukraine,_allegedly_war_crime|this page]] for more details.

BigKrow refused to do it, now I have the request for your help as my last hope.

Looks like nobody else currently active at the wiki this weekend.

Thanks heaps, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! Let me know what you think of my revision. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you for the edit. 
::If you click the image of the bus, in description, it links to a few sources. One of them is a telegram post by someone, possibly military official from Ukraine. I think it could be added as source and in article text the '51' figure could be attributed to that source specifying their name and whatever role is associated with their nick in telegram. If you can do this soon, I can approve it. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

== Saying hi ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], how are you? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking. How are you doing friend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
::I'm living heh, glad to hear your doing okay. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

== Yo BigKrow ==

@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Can I ask a favor? Can you go on the Lady Gaga article and fill out the sources, and then submit for a review? I'm heading into the city to attend a concert at the moment. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I got you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Kinda hungover. Didnt get great sleep last night. Slept in my car because I didnt want to risk a DUI after the concert. Im excited to hopefully feel better tomorrow. How are you? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
::Well I'm here for you my friend. I'm doing alright. Take it easy! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

== You ok? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:yeah, i'm fine. thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, its currently busy season at work. I work in lawn care. I try to make revisions when I can, and I certainly respond more than at least 80% of the people who are pinged. Im sorry my volunteer time is limited at the moment. Several of my articles went stale waiting for review priod to my involuntary wikibreak. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::No problem. I just wanted to check the setup is working. Ping me if you have a news story in mind but no time to write of it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views, the highest for year so far!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025, and the highest so far of 2025! Bam! 💥 

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As the original author, you can also use the following userbox on your user page: 

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Thank you for your continued efforts at not only starting new articles but contributing to others as well. Your collaborative efforts are greatly appreciated. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 12:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Awesome! I can't wait to get back to writing. I have some merciless &quot;{{w|adulting}}&quot; to attend to in my personal life at the moment. When I'm back writing, you'll all know it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::Totally understand. Take care of what you need to, and we’ll be glad to see you back when the time’s right. Looking forward to it! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Come back please ==

Wikinews needs you, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey. I heard about what's going on. Im going to try to find some free time this week to get some articles written to try to help save the project. Sorry for the radio silence [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks for sticking around! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Your stories are stale ==

Sorry, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:09, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Are you sure? The gambling story happened Friday and the Beyonce story happened last night, from what I can tell. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::You need stories to be '''&quot;fresh&quot;''' even a day old is stale. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Ideally yeah, but it's not stale until seven days have passed since the focal point of the story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

Would you be interested in joining as a reviewer? If you were, I or another reviewer of your interest would be doing it together with you for the first several months to assist.

Similarly, would you be interested in helping with page deletions and blocking users, and removing vandalism. Is this something you have done before and do you have an interest?

Are there any changes to the workflow that you would consider helpful?

Are you on any IM platform such as Discord, Linphone (SIP), Matrix, where we could exchange messages, screenshots, and sometimes audio calls?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! That sounds like a good offer. Definitely curious to see what I can bring as a reviewer. I have no expirience blocking users or deleting pages. Give me a few days to sleep on it. Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey Lofi Gurl, and are you on any of the IM platforms? Maybe Telegram? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I plan on creating a discord account for my Wiki stuff. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::::any luck? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Community response to SPTF's recommendation to close ''Wikinews'' ==

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF) has issued a [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|recommendation to close Wikinews]]. A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.

If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:

* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language

The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.

You can find the draft here:
👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 

Thanks for considering. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you my friend! ==

Good work on la explosion [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Thanks for bringing the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:13, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::We need to block those ips. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I reported them, all I can do. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I know.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

== Nigerian abductors article ==

If you can find an image to add (even just a file photo or whatever) -- I think we might be able to get that one published. It could use ''maybe'' one more sentence while you're at it too?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah I'll take a look at it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

This is your second barn star for top article! Thanks for your continued, hard work!

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:35, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

== [[Talk:Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]] ==

i published article, please check talk page for feedback thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Live chat software trial ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Please note this is open source software with low bandwidth usage and the communication is only via text, so it is not privacy invasive. This platform is older than the web, irc existed since 1980s. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and yourself being sitting in chat all 24/7 via this software could make collaboration much easier as then others could send messages to the group while your device is offline, and you could get notifications on mobile. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:07, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::I will install this when I get home from the city today. Thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I got them downloaded for both Windows and Android. My name can just be Lofi Gurl on there. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Train derails article ==

Sad event. Excellent coverage, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:15, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* please refocus on a recent event with [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and re submit @ [[Talk:EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]]

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:19, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88]] ==

can you please try to find a photo of the person in 12h to add to story thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:23, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:The only one I have of him is from Wikipedia and it's fair use only. I don't know how to obtain permission to use that here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you!!! ==

For your help with the church shooting article! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:25, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

:No prob! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:06, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For the help on shark story! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

:No, thank you for getting the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for August! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

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Hot diggity dog, you nailed it![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats for your article! Attracting that amount of readers to a story about a local hot dog spill is not small feat. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks guys! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

hi pal @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

:Im okay. Moving this weekend. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

== Hi friend ==

How you doing? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:13, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==
Hi - I'm new here, trying to help out (recruited from elsewiki). I see you've been contributing here a while - is it possible you are ready to become a reviewer? Would that interest you? I'm still learning what's going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:I actually have an open request for reviewership open somewhere haha! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:33, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to get some reform going to save this cite, maybe you have some input. I posted at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]]... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 22:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewer permission granted. Congratulations, Lofi Gurl! Just reviewing one story a week would be more than sufficient, I think doing more than that is a risk of burnout. Up to you. :) Let me know if any questions. Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:40, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::This is awesome news! Yeah, one review per week sounds good to me. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::: Congratulations! I'll help out however I can. My availability will be short and sporadic likely for the next week. But the goal is not to just hand you the reviewer role and let you learn it on your own (that happened to me). 
:::: First step is ensuring you now see the &quot;Review&quot; action in the top-right of your browser when you view articles in the review queue. Once you click on &quot;Review&quot; for an article, you should now see an interface that allows you to select options via drop-down menus for the five areas we review. All of those drop-downs must be &quot;pass&quot; for the article to pass. Otherwise the gadget will label the article 'not ready.'
:::: Have a look at the following for other advice and info:
:::: 
::::* [[User:Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane|Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane]] (brief overview of full, reviewer workflow)
::::* [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review checklist]] (process of reviewing)
::::* [[Wikinews:Tips on reviewing articles|Tips on reviewing articles]] (old essay representing the intent of the 'modern review process')
::::* [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish checklist]] (additional steps needed once an article passes review)
:::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] on becoming a new reviewer! I also think new reviewers might benefit from [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools/easyPeerReview|documentation on how to use the easyPeerReview]] gadget (this is the gadget that shows the &quot;Review&quot; option in the top-right tools menu and opens the review template with dropdown options). If any reviewer is interested, perhaps a short guide for the gadget would be helpful. Although, I am not sure if there's already any documentation available for the easyPeerReview gadget. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:07, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::: After some digging I found [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Peer_reviewed#Use_.5BUsing_Easy_Peer_Review.5D this] but it could use expanding. That's something I can do, possibly within the next few weeks if someone else doesn't get to it beforehand.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hey - I saw your post elsewhere where once again you expressed your frustration at what is going on in this site. I'm sorry if my attempts to get _some_ change going in time to make a difference bothered you, and definitely not happy that no change happened and that people obfuscated the issue on the talk page to the point where nothing was clear. That all speaks to the problems here. There is so much disrespect floating around on this site currently, I do tend to think that there isn't much to be done as it is right now. I fully understand your frustration, and seeing it was part of what motivated me to seek change. This site was in a state of emergency and no one acted to fix it. Anyway maybe I'll bump into you on en.wikipedia proper, I'm sure if you want to you'll find something to contribute; or if not there, who knows where else? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the message. Your efforts did not bother me at all. It wasn't like this when I first joined. Some of my articles would go stale waiting for review, but it was rare. My previous 8-9 articles over the last few months, and not a single one got reviewed. It is what it is. Yeah, you'll probably see me over at the current events articles on ENWP in the future. At least there you can work at your own pace. Why feel pressure to write fresh content if it can't get reviewed on time anyway? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::::Exactly - and the fact that no one was doing the reviews certainly puts out the message - whether true or not - that the reviewers care less about this project than the ones submitting the articles. This is made worse by the fact that there may be more reviewers than article contributors at this point. Regardless, we really needed a short term solution here, and no one was interested (actually, some WERE interested, but it got obfuscated away. Some people even claimed you supported the status quo!) So it goes! At least personally I met a few nice wiki folks I would not have found otherwise. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::It could be argued that I was more in a position to make an impact here since I was nade reviwer, but truthfully I just dont really know what I'm doing. I definitely didnt support the status quo, I just was not interested in loosening the site's guidelines. I just cant help but wonder how this looks to the outside -- all these articles getting neglected and trashed while dozens are calling for the whole thing to be shut down. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::: With EzPR 2025, we can do partial reviews. So you could start a review and when you get to a point where you want help, you can save the partial review and tag another reviewer for a hand (I'd be happy to help). 
:::::: Also, if the review process is daunting enough to keep you from doing the review, I think it would help everyone if you could articulate what is holding you back. It could be that the same thing is impacting other reviewers and it should therefore be changed.
:::::: You have fresh eyes on the review process and may see things differently than those who have done it for some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:06, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That sounds like it might be worth a try. How do I access EzPR 2025? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::: It should show up in the Tools menu, the same place EzPR shows up (for me, they are stacked on top of each other in the right-hand sidebar). If you view an article [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|marked for review]], you should see &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools. That's it.
:::::::: If you'd like to start with the [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|Racoon story]], I'll step away from it. Initially to me it looks like a relatively solid article and is light-hearted, with little risk of serious ramifications of libel or defamation if we get it wrong (as opposed to an interview with a prominent figure, for example).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::The EzPR 2025 will not show up automatically like the old one. EzPR is enabled by default for all reviewers as a gadget, while EzPR 2025 is not currently a gadget.
:::::::::So @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], if you want to use it, let me know and I can enable/install it for you. After that, you will find &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools menu. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::: Ahhh, sorry. I thought it was now in testing by all reviewers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::I can enable it for all reviewers by default, so they don't have to manually install it. But I chose not to do that initially because it seems a bit bold to me. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:31, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::::: @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I went ahead and published the raccoon story. But feel free to jump into the next story you feel comfortable with.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|11}}Sometimes bold is good. ツ I think you've been very careful so far and personally trust that you won't blow anything up. But its your call. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,083 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

Your name keeps popping up as a contributor or original author in the monthly top article. Thank you for your continued effort! This was also the highest number of page-views yet this year.

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== welcome back  ==

Hi friend glad to have you back @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:01, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. Good to finally have internet again. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Saw your story about Sam Rivers. Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Heard. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

As a reviewer, you should have access to Scoop so that you can receive OR material. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] manages the email server and should be able to set up an account for you. If you haven't done so already, you should reach out and request an account. It might be a while before you're comfortable reviewing OR, and that's okay. It is a bit of a different beast. But you should have access to Scoop now so you can see the material and otherwise use it to assist with developing OR and getting it closer to a publishable state.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:For scoop account username: it is not the same as your wiki login; unfortunately the email server was not setup for OAuth login. Usually, but not always, it's the legal first name and last name, to make the request more professional in the case you might need to contact one of the OR involved parties to confirm some information; one of the reviewers uses just their first name only for the username and one used their wiki nick. '''Please tell me what username for scoop email you would like.''' Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:51, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Using EasyPeerReview ==

Hey there, I finally got around to starting a help page for EasyPeerReview at [[Help:EasyPeerReview]]. Verify you have access to EzPR (you see the Review link in Actions when viewing an article marked with {{tl|Review}}) and have a look at the help page. Let me know if the page is actually helpful. 

Let me know if you want to jump into a review together or if you have any questions about the process, where to find things, etc.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for disappearing. I recently moved out of my parents' house and I am working three jobs now. I have not had time for wiki projects unfortunately. I can't lose monentum towards getting my shit together in real life. I hope to have a new laptop this winter and hope to be back going strong around that time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Get yer shit together, why don't ya? ツ
:: No worries. It sounds like you are making the right priorities. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for understanding. I just went down from three jobs to two, so I am hoping I can at least start helping out with pre-reviews more regularly. I'm nervous about doing full reviews by myself though. I'm so sorry for falling off the grid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

== You still with us? ==

Haven't heard from you in awhile. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:33, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not really able to contribute in any meaningful way with the amount of free time I currently have. Sorry. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thank you for checking in though homie, the last two months in particular have been pretty challenging for me. But I'm getting through it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Sending good vibes! You got this! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please consider to try [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] it is a 5 min a day commitment to a triage process of new drafts, that helps other users a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

Hi friend @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Good to see ya [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:Happy turkey day [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== My attacks on you as a person ==

It might sound like the same old thing, but I do in fact apologize to you for my negative attacking of you. You can choose to accept or decline my attempted apologize, thank you again. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:Its fine, no hard feelings. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::Same [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== Never give up my Friend  ==

I will never lose Faith in you. We have had our spats but positivity is good for us. Hope life gets better. Talk soon? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:05, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, you'll see me around. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry for the profane edit summaries today [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

== Wasn't expecting ==

Hey thanks so much for helping the drug bust story. I wasn't expecting anyone to help it out. My bad abandoning habits. Anyways thank you! You did a great job by the way! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:02, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks dude [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Well done ==

Great job @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

== Starting a review ==

Hi, hope you Are doing well. From [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/Lofi Gurl|your comment]], it appears you were struggling to start a review on an article as you mentioned you couldn't find any buttons. For your convenience, I've prepared a Review Launcher. 

Just [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)#Review launcher widget|visit the page]], enter the article name you want to review, and click the &quot;Start Review&quot; button. That's it. After clicking Start Review, you will be redirected to the article page, wait for 1-2 seconds and the peer-review form should open for you. Use that form to submit your review result. I hope this isn't too complicated. If at any point you feel lost, just let me know. 

I understand that you may not be interested in reviewing at the moment, but if the reason is simply not knowing how to start the review, this approach might be helpful. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:31, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

:A detailed documentation on how to use the peer-review form is [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)|available here]]. If you still need more assistance, I can share some screenshots with you via email showing how to use the form. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you so much. I will keep this in mind once I get my head clear. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==
Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==
hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==
Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==
comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==
Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Welcome back ==

Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

* Follow these instructions [[Wikinews:Easy_Peer_Review_(2025_version)#Getting_Started|get started]] says &quot;''To use it, go to any article that you want to review (make sure it has the {{tl|review}} template). You will find a &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; option in your &quot;Actions&quot; menu (in the Vector 2022 skin) or the &quot;More&quot; menu (in the Vector 2010 skin). After clicking this option, a form will appear at the top of the article.''&quot;. are you seeing this button?
Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

:no, I am not seeing either of these buttons on articles submitted for review. Im only seeing an option to prevreview. I use the 2010 skin. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
:Nevermind, I FINALLY found it. It was under the &quot;More&quot; tab. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==
{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

:Credit truly goes to [[User:Gryllida]] and [[User:BigKrow]]. All I did was &quot;get&quot; this story. Thanks for running with it! I will attempt to review some articles this week. I will be forced to wing it. Perfectist anxiety is the only thing holding me back at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] you still around? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hi. Good to see ya. My heart is not in current events at the moment. I plan to resume involvement here when I am convinced I can make more meaningful contributions. It doesn't look like there has been much activity here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I agree with you that activity has been a bit hit and miss. Could you please let me know what is the criteria for this? What would convince you that the activity level is adequate? Knowing this could help to reach and maintain activity sooner. 😊 Thank you. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I just think at this point many editors are reluctant to write new articles due to lack of active reviewers, many articles went stale while waiting for review this year. I overestimated what I was able to accomplish as a reviewer, I just don't have the time or focus right now and I'd review articles if I wasn't so concerned about publicly making a mistake. But I think Wikinews needs to be publishing at least one article per day to remain a viable destination for readers and to encourage more participation. I would have done way more these past four months if I didn't have so much crap going on in my personal life related to living situations, employment, transportation and mental health. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::got it thanks it sounds reasonable. one article per day is a goal i saw mentioned more than once.  😊 Thank you. Regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:03, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Here&amp;comma; hold this ==

&lt;div style=&quot;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2em 0&quot;&gt;[[File:Rainbow trout transparent.png|175px|link=wikipediawikipedia:Trout|alt=a rainbow trout fish]]&lt;div style=&quot;width:280px&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 225%; color: Red;&quot;&gt;'''''Whack!'''''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 115%;&quot;&gt;''You've been [[:wikipediawikipedia:Whacking with a wet trout|whacked with a wet trout]].''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;small&gt;{{{1|Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;!--Template:Trout--&gt;
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An award for all your edits made while under the in&amp;fllig;uence&amp;period;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 00:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::dont feed into them @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== srry ==

brah i saw your user page srry. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 17:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:I went to the BMV in person and they gave me the steps to get it reinstated so it's all good hopefully. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

== queue ==

Just noting there are around 5 stories in queue which were created or substantially expanded by me and I would appreciate if you could have a look! I have none I can publish thus far as I was involved in editing. Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:alright, I'll take a look! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::well done! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:16, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing and publishing ==

Thank you for stepping into the review queue. Reviewing can be thought of as a two-part process:

1. [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review]]&lt;br&gt;
2. [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish]]

The publishing process involves updating our Main page with the new article. The easiest way to do this is to use [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]], which you'll need to install using the instructions [[User:Asked42/LeadManager#Installation|provided on the tool's page]]. As long as all of the reviewers publish articles immediately after reviewing them, the 5 leads will stay up-to-date. 

Let me know if you need help with anything, or if any part of the checklists is unclear. Much of the review and publishing process becomes second nature to experienced reviewers, and it is easy to forget how overwhelming it can feel in the beginning.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== The sources section can be the third rail for reviewers ==

Reviewers aren't supposed to add or remove sources as part of the review process. Any source listed is assumed to have been used to directly support statements of fact in the article (because that is what is required of authors). 

When reviewers come across paywalled sources in the sources list, they need to stop the review process and ask the contributors to remove it and any statements supported solely by it. This delays publishing, but helps to ensure accuracy, which is more important than rapid publishing.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
: And to be clear, this isn't meant to be a criticism, but hopefully helpful 'on-boarding.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Heard, thanks a bunch [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:FWIW, while I agree that what described above is one option (and is better than removing the problematic source and leaving content unchanged), it is my position that, if a reviewer had time to remove ''both'' the problematic source and the information that came from it, while remaining confident that all remaining information is verifiable, then, that reviewer is allowed to complete the review and publish the page. I believe that the process I have described reduces delay waiting for author to revise, and does not compromise quality of the review process. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==
Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

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:I dont understand why these sites let me read it and then paywall the article later. Probably so some free news source can't use it as a source for their own article. :P [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Maybe they let you read the first 2-3 pages and then after a few pages, start to demand subscription. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:::lets take a deep breath and continue on. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:17, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::::It should be an easy fix. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Front page headlines ==

Hi, do you know why [[Australian Minister for Energy lowers fuel standards for 60 days amid rising oil prices, panic buying]] did not show up as one of the front page lead articles after it was published? This has been a recurring problem as discussed at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#Improper 'circle']] and [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#The lead articles need to be changed]]. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have no idea honestly. Sometimes when I publish an article, there's a button asking me I want to post it to the front page, sometimes there isn't. I don't think hitting the button has really done anything though, at least for me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:37, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:: You can still use Lead Manager independently of EZPR 2025. If, for some reason you aren't prompted to update the leads after a successful review or you leave the page without clicking the button, you can still do so by going to [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]]. It will allow you to update the leads individually, serially, or in a custom fashion. 
:: By default, LM pulls in the last five articles into the &quot;title&quot; drop-down field. If you just click in the title field, you will be presented with a clickable list of the last five published articles. You can simply select the target article, &quot;fetch automatically&quot; the first two sentences, tweak the imported text and image if you'd like, then &quot;Start update&quot; will make the changes. 
:: To get used to the tools and processes, you can likely skip the 'additional options' area and just publish a single article after a successful review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], Let me know if you want me to install the LeadManager script for you, so that you can just start using it. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:38, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have updated the leads to include the article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==
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[[File:Artículo bueno.svg|50px|left|link=]]

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Hi Lofi Gurl! Thank you for your submission!
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Your article '''[[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]]''' has been reviewed by '''{{User|Gryllida}}''', and it has been accepted and published. '''Congratulations! 🎉'''

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The reviewer's comments and decision are available on the [[Talk:South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground|article's talk page]].
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Excellent work, please keep it up! We hope you will continue contributing to Wikinews. If you have some time, consider taking a look at other articles currently [[:Category:Developing|under development]] or [[:Category:Review|awaiting review]]. Your help in improving or reviewing them would be greatly appreciated.
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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:37, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

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== Revision requested: [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

Did he survive?

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== Might write some today possibly later ==

thanks @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 16:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'll try to do a few reviews before I go out tonight. I'm going to focus on reviews since it's a fair assumption now that nobody will even look at the articles I submit. It's the only way I can try to fix this project's problems at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Regarding your move of my article ==

Hello, Lofi Gurl! I think my article is best located at [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]] rather than [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts politicians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]], because, of the four defendants convicted in the case, only one is a politician. The other individual is a bishop. The other two defendants are institutions. The only thing that the four defendants, consisting of two individuals and two institutions, have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 19:09, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:okay, sorry for the overreaction. I despise religious fundamentalism and bigotry but I just wanted to make sure the title wasn't going after Christians as some sort of ethnic group or something. But then,  Christianity is a {{w|universal religion}}, so I'm not sure the same principles apply anyway. No idea why I'm saying this. I have {{w|religious trauma}} from my Protestant upbringing and I listen to Satanic {{w|death metal}} every day of my life, and idk I guess I just didn't want thst influence creeping into my writing and creating a potential conflict of interest. Thanks for the message. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know. I actually went to great lengths to balance the article, get perspectives from all sides, sources from all sides, strongly ground the article in the sources, provide perspectives from all sides, and stay neutral and stick to the facts. This is my very first ever Wikinews article. Since you seem to care about both factuality and neutrality, would you mind reviewing the article? I think it is ready for publication. What do you think? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes absolutely. I should have some time to review stuff while dogsitting tonight. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you for your review. I appreciate most of your edits, but in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002549&amp;oldid=5002548 this edit] you removed the global scientific consensus regarding homosexuality saying that it is &quot;emotional language&quot;, but it is scientific language that all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations use to describe homosexuality, especially against false claims such those made in the pamphlet. I used the World Medical Association as a source, but there are thousands of more sources that use that language. The World Medical Association itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Attributing that scientific language to the World Medical Association alone would give readers the incorrect impression that only the World Medical Association holds that position, when in fact it is the common position of all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the whole world. Obviously, it would be impractical to cite every single one of thousands of scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the world, which is I cited the World Medical Association, which itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Is your review complete? Is the article ready for publication? This is my very first ever Wikinews article, so I'm not entirely familiar with process here. Thank you for your help. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We can just say &quot;according to scientific consensus&quot; then. I mostly just thought the passage was really wordy with way too many adjectives. It's close to being ready for publication. I cleaned it up the best I could without making major revisions and all I need to do now is verify all the claims and check for copyright violations. I'll likely do it later tonight. I was severely hungover yesterday and had to go to sleep early, but I'm good now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I'll leave it in your capable hands then! I'm looking forward to the publication of my very first Wikinews article! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 23:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Lofi Gurl! I appreciate your edits and your review, but I think that changing the title made it too vague, and the previous title was more specific. You said that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_makes_crimes_against_humanity_convictions_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002876&amp;oldid=5002875 &quot;Don wanted this title changed I think&quot;], but I actually couldn't find a comment from Don saying that he wanted the title changed. Are you done reviewing the article? Can we publish the article now? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm concerned I may have made too substantial of changes to the article to remain an uninvolved reviewer. They just announced today Wikinews is closing and I am gutted. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Your edits seem to be only related to getting the article ready for publicaiton, so that should not be a problem, right? Also, oh no! That's awful! Why are they closing Wikinews? I really put in a lot of work into that article, so is it possible to get it published before? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 21:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The project is being closed due to low user engagement. The &quot;current events&quot; module on the front page of Wikipedia does a better job at reporting current events than Wikinews. It is much more timely on Wikipedia, and edits can be published faster because i'm pretty sure that project is not subject to the same libel regulations as this project, as wikipedia is not a news publication. By contrast,  Wikinews has a rigorous review process to ensure quality, which sounds good on paper, but ultimately fails when the existing reviewers are either unable or unwilling to perform a review in time to get it published. Most articles that did manage to get published on this site were usually posted 4-5 days after the fact, when the news cycle has effectively moved on. Ive had an extremely difficult time getting anyone to even look at anything I've written these last six months here on the project. This is an experience shared by [[User:Tduk]]. There were a few successful publications during that time. But lets be real. Wikinews is a failed experiment. The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't want to pay for the server costs to host this project. They want to focus on Wikipedia. I thought I could help get things moving in the right direction and help save the project from closure, but the truth is I simply overestimated this project abd overestimated what I was able to realistically do. Adderall is one hell of a drug. Anyway, for what its worth, I did deeply care about this project, I thought the concept was so cool, I guess some things just dont work in practice. That pretty much sums it up, let me know if you have any further questions. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Just a check-in ==

....the India article? Still reviewing that one? Didn't want to mess with it if you are.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:58, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Please don't bite my head off ==

Just a heads up Im starting a Miraheze here about English Wikinews, thanks.

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142 Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not going to bite your head off haha. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::thnx Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::I guess pinging is getting me in trouble with some people so I'll make it quick, https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Someone will need to discuss and decide on new name. I asked whether trademarked word 'Wikinews' can be used, and have not got an answer to that, yet. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Negativity ==

You've been a pretty solid contributor and I hope that you don't let the negativity and hypocrisy surrounding this site get to you too much. At least, I've noted how you've been trying to move things more than many others here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's fine. Don't worry. I kind of knew this project was a dead end job and wasn't really worth the effort I was putting in trying to save it. I just kept getting sucked back in every time I tried to quit, so in a way I'm kind of glad the project is closing. It was probably going to devolve to a thing where I assumed most of the workload while the more experienced editors scaled back their involvement with the project, per tradition. Oh well. When one door closes, another one opens. I try to remember [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Lofi_Gurl#En.wn this conversation] when I feel shitty regarding my contributions to this project. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::I've still got one fresh and one fresh-ish (thanks to you know who) article pending review if you get inspired to try to do something. The most recent one has some pretty unique original reporting in my opinion. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::I have nothing left to give this project, unfortunately. Those messages that admin left us, then bailing on the project completely... Lets just say that if I had a single shit left to give, it is definitely gone not. I might still take a look at the article but I cant promise anything. I'm completely demoralized. Do you contribute at English Wikipedia and/or Wikiquote? Thats where you will usually find me moving forward. Let me know if I can be of any assistance on those projects. 
:::RIP Wikinews, let the record show I believed in you up until the end. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Interested? ==

I created a news wiki on Fandom, i have one contributor so far. Please let me know it could use your help! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:15, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

:https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:16, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:Sure, why not. I created an account and tried to create a discussion post, but it says I have to have an account for four days before I can contribute. Here's the story I was trying to share: [https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/atlanta-gucci-mane-kidnapped-robbed-dallas-pooh-shiesty-big30/] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::OK cool, could you please create a userpage like on Wikinews? Also, I don't know what that glitch could be on the article creation? For now, I will start the article if you're ok with that? Thanks a million! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:39, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    </revision>
    <revision>
      <id>5004882</id>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T23:42:06Z</timestamp>
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        <username>BigKrow</username>
        <id>2871522</id>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 00:40, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Court ruling upholds TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells stake]] ==

Hi,

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] published the story. Congratulations.

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback from the reviewer.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say]] ==

Hi,

I published the story. Congratulations. 🎉

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Manslaughter charges against Daniel Perry dismissed following jury deadlock]] ==

Published. :-) Please read notes on the talk page. 

Have a great day. 

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== Re: cathedral re-opening ==

Hello,

Published. :-) Please check notes on the article talk page. A copy is included below for your reference:

----

There are important, but not critically essential details missing, for example:

* time of day in local time and UTC
* that they planned to do speech outdoors but did it indoors because of a storm
* (is it needed to write '2024' in first paragraph as we already have publish date further up the page)

I could not verify one part:

* Sunday 'morning' mass (source 1 says Sunday, source 2 does not say, or something) -- replaced 'Sunday morning' with 'Sunday'

The above items can be addressed within 24 hours after publication.

The image credit was missing and I added it as a minor edit as a part of the review process. It is required due to the licence requirements.

I recommend the author to also become involved in editing others' submissions -- those of them that are newsworthy, at least -- in the [[Newsroom]], if desired. This may help improve their quality and their chances of publication, and provide experience with proofreading and fact checking in addition to writing and authoring efforts.

Thank you and keep up the great work.

----

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Pace ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, there are not many reviewers available, and I think the current queue may take a couple days to be processed. (I am mostly outdoors and away on weekend.) My apologies, and thank you for reading and writing entertaining and specific stories. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:No problem, take your time and enjoy your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Revisit articles in review queue ==

While waiting for articles I've authored to be reviewed, I often revisit them as long as they aren't under review and 'tighten' them up by making sure they conform to the style guide, that facts are correct, I've chosen good images with useful descriptions (and attributed every image), etc. 

I see that there are style issues in some of your articles currently awaiting review. Please see what you can do to help make the review of these articles easier/quicker.

Consider using {{tl|verify}} to point to exactly what source is used for all information so reviewers who verify information can find it easier. This helps tremendously.  

Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Are you able to specify the style issues present in the article as a reviewer, or is it my job to figure that out as the reporter? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:I haven't checked the article talk pages yet so sorry if this ends up being a pointless question [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::It is the author's responsibility to know our policies and guidelilnes, to include the [[WN:Style|style guide]]. Reviewers can and often do correct style issues before publishing but they are not required to. It takes more of a reviewers time to correct for style along with everything else they must check before publishing. See [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] to understand all the work that goes into reviewing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== Great job ==

You are doing a great job here thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:25, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, friend!
:[[File:Red Wine Toast GIF Animation.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question! ==

{{tl|helpme}} Say an articles goes stale, or fails review for whatever reason. Am I allowed to splice old material and sources from &quot;rejected&quot; articles and use them in future articles, so long as the subject of the article stays fresh, and new developments keep coming in? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, that's fine. They are released under the creative commons licence indicated in the footer, and you can reuse them at any news articles here or any other place where the licence of content is compatible. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

Could you please [[WN:Attribution|attribute]] the &quot;''Political unrest and nationwide protests were expected in response to the axing of the impeachment.''&quot; sentence? Who said this? This would help the sentence to not read as a speculation made on behalf of ''Wikinews''. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:From the Associated Press article:
:{{quote|The vote’s defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and escalate political turmoil, and opposition parties could introduce a new impeachment motion when parliament reconvenes next Wednesday.}} [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:This is amazing:
:* [[South Korean Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol]]
:Thank you so much for writing about this topic. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Pretty cool we have four articles of coverage spanning the scandal from start to finish! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== Wizard of oz slippers story ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* Missing currency, both in first paragraph and in headline?
* Missing specified location where the auction took place.

Hope you can assist. Let me know if any questions. Thank you. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've found the location and left a note about it at the article talk page. I cannot add it and remain available to review. Could you please check and make the edit? Thank you!!! Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I went to sleep before seeing all these. I'm so sorry! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
:::What is your time zone?  
:::Do you receive notifications in right top corner of the page while you are logged in?
:::Please note on talk page of the slippers story there is a new message &quot;''@Michael.C.Wright - You can add it and I can review? Please confirm within the next hour, or @Lofi Gurl please add it within next hour. Failing that, I'll add it myself and will require another reviewer to publish. Thanks.''&quot;
:::Have a great day.
:::Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, and I need to get better at clearing my inbox, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'm eastern standard time I think. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Left you a '''[[Talk:Slippers_worn_by_American_actress_Judy_Garland_in_1939_film_The_Wizard_of_Oz_break_sales_record,_sold_for_US$28_million_at_auction#Why_the_slippers_were_so_expensive|new message]]''' Hope it helps :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::[[Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction]] now published, congratulations. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::thank you :) [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee::Who ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, I've left you a new message '''[[Talk:Coffee_prices_surge_to_record_highs_due_to_droughts_in_Brazil,_Vietnam#Who|here]]'''. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:added a new message now again [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Chess article ==

Please see the talk page at that article.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== damascus story ==

i made a few edits. in one sentence needs clarification, i marked it in bold. please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi!! To answer the quesion/comment/footnote you left in the article -- I found a mention of &quot;Saydnaya prison complex&quot; in the BBC source but they don't specify if that was the prison Timmerman escaped from. It was just mentioned that {{w|the White Helmets}} were storming looking for survivors. Hope this helps! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, I think he left prison the same day the city fell on Monday, which was mentioned in the second paragraph. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== minor edit &amp; thanks ==

hi, i have rejected [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_chess_grandmaster_Gukesh_Dommaraju,_18,_becomes_youngest_world_chess_champion_of_all_time&amp;diff=4809824&amp;oldid=prev&amp;unhide=1 this edit] as this wikilink was already included in a previous paragraph. please let me know if i am incorrect!

thanks for the other edits to the story. they have made it so much nicer and are timely. i appreciate it and approved the other edits.

have a great day, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:oops didn't see the other link, thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Edits after publication  ==

Please note that our [[WN:Archive]] conventions generally prevent edits to articles 24 hours after publication. Articles are meant to be a snapshot in time. 

Edits within the 24 hours after publication should be limited to only correcting any errors not caught in the review process. 

It is better to have an article fully button-down and ready for publication before requesting review. 

You are more than welcome, even encouraged to help improve other articles. But please focus that energy on articles in the developing queue and review queue unless the article is actively ''under'' review. That way we catch more errors before review and definitely before publication. 

Thanks again for joining and contributing! I can't remember the last time I saw ten articles in the review queue. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:[[image:Symbol thumbs up green.png]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Requested article  ==

hey, {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-talladega-county-sheriffs-office

I added this story to requested articles but im not up to starting the article myself... If you can do anything for this would be helpful? Thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi, I'm happy to start articles you bring to me, I'm just not sure this story meets the site's notability guidelines.. I'd have to double check though. Thank you though [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::It does and is '''developing''', not much data so far I suppose.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::We also need a second source. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::we'll play it by ear. This South Korea story is taking way longer than I thought [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's please focus on it being published! My request can always wait, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== please vote ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

'''[[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|This page]]''' has a handful of requests open. Could you please cast a vote and/or add a comment, ideally for each of them, at your earliest convenience?

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== hi here is a news tip about malware ==

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Hundreds of North Korean troops killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia]] ==
Hi. Please see my not-ready review comments on the talk page. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 22:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why? ==

Are you making more work for editors? Im not angry just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know what you're talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::You keep abandoning articles mostly you created, why? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:What specifically do you mean &quot;making more work for editors&quot;? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::more work to clean up after you... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd just delete them if I was able to. Why are you mad? I'm abandoning the articles. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::not mad, just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You were acting fine before, what happened? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Stop &quot;RIPing&quot; because it's seen as disruptive behavior, sorry but it seems like it. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::That's fine I'm done writing here anyway. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Suit yourself..... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Then what was your point? Wasting peoples' time? Sad sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm genuinely confused now. What do you mean &quot;wasting peoples time&quot;? What are you talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::The project is to work together with one another not to abandon because theres not much activity right now. I won't argue with you anymore.. Sorry... {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: '''I didn't do anything wrong.''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

== En.wn ==
Hi. Thanks for, well, contributing here, I guess. So really, if you want to write fast and write prolifically, maybe Wikipedia is a better fit for you than en.wn in its present state. The project couldn't handle a mass influx of even people highly skilled at writing for it (overwhelms the review process, reporters get demoralized). I'm tempted to say that you overestimated the project and what you could do, but that sounds wrong. I don't know why I'm saying all this. You probably already know it. Of what's left, we are overwhelmingly nice people, for what it's worth, and care deeply about en.wn. Just don't, I guess, overinvest yourself in it. One of our colleagues here likes to say &quot;don't get married to your article&quot;, so perhaps likewise with the concept and future of the project. Then again, a late editor literally saw himself as embarking on a mission to save human civilization from intellectual ruin and mundanity by making something great out of this project. But he was executing a long term plan, that did transform the project. I don't know what this sounds like. I hope it doesn't sound condescending. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just to let both of you know I wasn't trying to attack {{ping|Lofi Gurl}}. {{Ping|Heavy Water}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the time to write this (it didn't come off as condescending). I'll keep it in mind while contributing to the project in the future. Sorry for taking a few days to reply. Been trying to limit internet time. Have a good rest of your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 05:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Lofi Gurl  ==

I was really being a dink to you, apologies. Feel free to continue to write articles here! {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:Consider it forgiven. It happens. Onward! [[file:FPClogogif.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you for creating new news articles you go as fast as you please {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm trying to slow down and try to average maybe three per week. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Please write as much as you like and thanks {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good to be back. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::😊 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Welcome back Lofi Gurl [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
:::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== Crash Philadelphia story ==

Hi I copyedited some misspelled words for the article. Hope your well, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. I'm on my mom's laptop at the moment and she has her shit set up weird, and I can't spellcheck very easily at all right now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
::It's ok, do your best. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

== Paywalled ==

Can't you work around it? {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

:It's gonna be easier to rewrite the entire article at this point, with like 2-3 sources. The project just kept getting bigger and bigger and I shot myself in the foot (or gave my foot the firing squad, if you will). Using this article's content for Wikipedia. Going to focus on my WashingtonDC/suicide/cop article I have started here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I like alot of these! 
:#7. I've been meaning to start using IRC for a while. Maybe today's the day.
:#8. Not sure what I can do to help with software development but I have a bunch of friends who know code. 
:#12. I know a few university professors in the history field.
:#14. I've never heard of Audio Wikinews. Sounds self-explanatory. How many articles have audio with them?
:Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

== This is terribly overdue! ==

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|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; valign=&quot;middle&quot; | [[Image:Pencil tip closeup 2.JPG|160px]]
|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |
|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Humble Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; For completing ''5 edits''.
|-
|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | Great work! Keep it up! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:12, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
|}

== Stuff ==

Some of your (recent) contributions have gone stale. Sorry -- keep at it!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:27, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

== Darn it! ==

That execution article ROCKED! Is there a snowball's change you could gatwick it? I'll help -- for realz!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:39, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the kind words! I don't think I can gatwick it -- it went stale on Friday, and there have not been any new developments that I'm aware of. I shot myself in the foot by relying too heavily on a source that I later discovered had an apparent paywall (only the first two days were free I guess). On the bright side, I was able to use alot of it for the Wikipedia article, but I wish I could have gotten it published here! It would have been a good one. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

== You ok??? ==

Hope your good???? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've been borderline kind of freaking out lately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::Well, take a few breaths -- back up -- '''re-calibrate the mechanism''' -- and come back soon!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== You've AT LEAST earned this!! ==

[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|210px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ahh thank you!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:congrats [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Your clogging up the queue, please resort to 1 possibly 2 articles at a time. I don't want to see you blocked..... Many of your articles will most likely go stale, or you will abandon them. Sorry for so harsh but its facts... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've also put a good amount of effort into helping your articles.... Your stressing me out badly.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Will you please stop needlessly punctuating ''every sentence'' with &quot;...........&quot;? Because it comes off as needlessly shitty to everyone you talk to and that really isn't something I need to be dealing with. No matter the topic it just sets a negative tone right off the bat. Sorry, &quot;but it's facts.&quot; [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:Coming from a user who constantly abandons articles lol [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's not funny brah, i should report you! But i wont, your harassing me and wikinews!!! °½&lt;½½½&lt;&lt;½½½;½½ @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::your a sock or troll.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:I found these stubs useful and was pleased. Expanded one yesterday. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Interest in notifications for new drafts ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I'd like to invite you to edit drafts created by other contributors to improve their quality and reduce reviewer load on them, so that more reviewers can review articles written by you. Would you be interested in notifications of the current drafts in the Newsroom, compiled with a note of what the event date and link to article? 

I can make something like [[User:Gryllida/Newsroom]]. If you're interested, would you like to get notified when article '''is created as a new draft''' ([[:Category:Developing]]) or when it is '''submitted for review''' ([[:Category:Review]])? 

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, I would love that. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome thanks. Which option would you prefer, articles created in Developing or in Review category? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Definitely developing. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Would you like to get notifications 'instantly' for each new draft, or weekly?
::::Would you be OK if these notifications were delivered to your personal talk page? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Instantly would be great. Yeah, my talk page would be fine starting out, but if we could find a way for them to only show up in my notifications inbox, that would be good too. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::great thanks i will try to figure out how to make this work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
::May I ask about your devices: how many, what OS, have you used an RSS feed reader before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:08, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I mainly edit on my laptop using Windows 10. No I've never used an RSS feed reader before. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== idaho police story ==

published after an edit to write in active voice, great writeup thanks heaps [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Don't edit my articles ==

Thanks [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 17:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Why not? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry got ahead of myself [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 18:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Anyone can edit anyone's article. This is not bbc nor a blog. Articles belong to Wikinews, not to individual authors. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

== [[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]][ ==

is there a court date scheduled for this? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ill look into it when i ge5 home [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I just wanted to say hi. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey BigKrow! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::I seem to have an imposter, a pain in my side, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:BigKrow2|BigKrow2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:49, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Also @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], notified. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I really hope this is just some random child that doesn't know the actual severity of what they're doing here. But that is clearly someone who has been kicked from the project multiple times. Just ignore the humanoid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== BigKrow2 ==

Please tell me your really not me @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]],

I wouldn't be superised. 

Also @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] and @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]]

@[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're accusing me of being that guy who impersonated Bddpaux last year? Is that what you're saying? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly I think you are. Trying to sneak back in .... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Why? What basis do you have for that? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:That shit happened before I created my account, but I saw it happen. Is every new user here going to be accused of being that person then? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Prove your innocence then, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How? You have to open a sockpuppet investigation into me I guess. Why are you making baseless accusations? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm just checking but you might be a sock puppet account you changed the article fucks to some other story suspicious. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Why is that suspicious? I turned a vandalism article into a stub. You're being silly. Your baseless accusations are disruptive. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::Prove your innocence, @[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Once again -- ''how?'' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I can't check user you right now but, I'm always watching you.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Why? Why do you think I am this user? Why do you want to checkuser me? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:30, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::::I have my suspicions. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::So it's just conjecture? I'm not Me Da Wikipedian. Why are you suspecting me of sockpuppetry? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:40, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== I suffer from bad mental health issues ==

I know my behavior has been negative to you, so by taking responsibility for my words towards you, I just don't want to be blocked from editing Wiki news. And thinking you are a sock is wrong of me. Lofi Gurl you don't have to accept my apology but I do hope you understand where I'm coming from about my mental health. Thank you for listening. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:Okay? I am never afforded understanding or forgiveness when my mental health issues cause problems in relationships. I'm just frankly tired of this crap. Youve been making me not want to log in [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::You can only make your own decisions, I say you keep working get past this and move forward @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Agreed. This was a waste of time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you for not retiring ==

Thank you for sticking around! Your well needed here. Thanks. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:🙂🥳👍⚡️ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sources fill ✍️ ==

Hi, at my personal talk page at Wikipedia there is a user script, which may be copy pasted to [[Special:MyPage/common.js]], that adds a new button in the editor: it prompts for an URL, generates a filled source template for it, and copies it to clipboard. It reliably inserts the source title at least 🤣 In many, but not all, cases it also gets the publisher and date -- though not always in the right &quot;April 22, 2025&quot; format -- properly, too. Then, if in the visual editing mode, I double click the pasted source to fix if needed. Perhaps this could help you save time.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes I was actually going to ask if we could program something like that, because en.wp has it. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
::Is it working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Do you have a link to the script? I tried to access the script from your Wikipedia talk page from the section titled &quot;Script&quot; but it just lead me to a deleted page. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida/common.js]] -&gt; 
::::&lt;pre&gt;importScript('User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js');&lt;/pre&gt;
::::[[User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js]]
::::Works in 'Source editing' mode if it is the same toolbar as Visual Editor.
::::It adds a star icon. Clicking it prompts for the news URL, and then a few seconds alter it adds the filled source template at cursor position.
::::Note that date may be missing. Authors usually are missing. Publisher name isn't always correct (needs to be such that you can wikilink to wikipedia). So you need to check what it generated. But at least it gets title and date right 90% of the time for me and it makes writing easier.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edit urgent please? ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I think it is best of someone adds a source and attribution about the '51' number of injuries.

The article was already published, so this needs to be done immediately, so that the approval of the edit can be done within less than 24 hours.

Please see [[Talk:Kamikaze_drone_attacks_bus_near_Dnipropetrovsk,_Ukraine,_allegedly_war_crime|this page]] for more details.

BigKrow refused to do it, now I have the request for your help as my last hope.

Looks like nobody else currently active at the wiki this weekend.

Thanks heaps, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! Let me know what you think of my revision. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you for the edit. 
::If you click the image of the bus, in description, it links to a few sources. One of them is a telegram post by someone, possibly military official from Ukraine. I think it could be added as source and in article text the '51' figure could be attributed to that source specifying their name and whatever role is associated with their nick in telegram. If you can do this soon, I can approve it. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

== Saying hi ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], how are you? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking. How are you doing friend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
::I'm living heh, glad to hear your doing okay. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

== Yo BigKrow ==

@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Can I ask a favor? Can you go on the Lady Gaga article and fill out the sources, and then submit for a review? I'm heading into the city to attend a concert at the moment. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I got you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Kinda hungover. Didnt get great sleep last night. Slept in my car because I didnt want to risk a DUI after the concert. Im excited to hopefully feel better tomorrow. How are you? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
::Well I'm here for you my friend. I'm doing alright. Take it easy! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

== You ok? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:yeah, i'm fine. thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, its currently busy season at work. I work in lawn care. I try to make revisions when I can, and I certainly respond more than at least 80% of the people who are pinged. Im sorry my volunteer time is limited at the moment. Several of my articles went stale waiting for review priod to my involuntary wikibreak. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::No problem. I just wanted to check the setup is working. Ping me if you have a news story in mind but no time to write of it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views, the highest for year so far!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025, and the highest so far of 2025! Bam! 💥 

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Thank you for your continued efforts at not only starting new articles but contributing to others as well. Your collaborative efforts are greatly appreciated. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 12:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Awesome! I can't wait to get back to writing. I have some merciless &quot;{{w|adulting}}&quot; to attend to in my personal life at the moment. When I'm back writing, you'll all know it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::Totally understand. Take care of what you need to, and we’ll be glad to see you back when the time’s right. Looking forward to it! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Come back please ==

Wikinews needs you, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey. I heard about what's going on. Im going to try to find some free time this week to get some articles written to try to help save the project. Sorry for the radio silence [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks for sticking around! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Your stories are stale ==

Sorry, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:09, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Are you sure? The gambling story happened Friday and the Beyonce story happened last night, from what I can tell. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::You need stories to be '''&quot;fresh&quot;''' even a day old is stale. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Ideally yeah, but it's not stale until seven days have passed since the focal point of the story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

Would you be interested in joining as a reviewer? If you were, I or another reviewer of your interest would be doing it together with you for the first several months to assist.

Similarly, would you be interested in helping with page deletions and blocking users, and removing vandalism. Is this something you have done before and do you have an interest?

Are there any changes to the workflow that you would consider helpful?

Are you on any IM platform such as Discord, Linphone (SIP), Matrix, where we could exchange messages, screenshots, and sometimes audio calls?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! That sounds like a good offer. Definitely curious to see what I can bring as a reviewer. I have no expirience blocking users or deleting pages. Give me a few days to sleep on it. Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey Lofi Gurl, and are you on any of the IM platforms? Maybe Telegram? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I plan on creating a discord account for my Wiki stuff. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::::any luck? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Community response to SPTF's recommendation to close ''Wikinews'' ==

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF) has issued a [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|recommendation to close Wikinews]]. A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.

If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:

* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language

The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.

You can find the draft here:
👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 

Thanks for considering. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you my friend! ==

Good work on la explosion [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Thanks for bringing the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:13, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::We need to block those ips. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I reported them, all I can do. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I know.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

== Nigerian abductors article ==

If you can find an image to add (even just a file photo or whatever) -- I think we might be able to get that one published. It could use ''maybe'' one more sentence while you're at it too?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah I'll take a look at it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

This is your second barn star for top article! Thanks for your continued, hard work!

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== [[Talk:Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]] ==

i published article, please check talk page for feedback thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Live chat software trial ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Please note this is open source software with low bandwidth usage and the communication is only via text, so it is not privacy invasive. This platform is older than the web, irc existed since 1980s. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and yourself being sitting in chat all 24/7 via this software could make collaboration much easier as then others could send messages to the group while your device is offline, and you could get notifications on mobile. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:07, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::I will install this when I get home from the city today. Thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I got them downloaded for both Windows and Android. My name can just be Lofi Gurl on there. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Train derails article ==

Sad event. Excellent coverage, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:15, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* please refocus on a recent event with [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and re submit @ [[Talk:EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]]

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:19, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88]] ==

can you please try to find a photo of the person in 12h to add to story thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:23, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:The only one I have of him is from Wikipedia and it's fair use only. I don't know how to obtain permission to use that here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you!!! ==

For your help with the church shooting article! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:25, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

:No prob! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:06, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For the help on shark story! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

:No, thank you for getting the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for August! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

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Hot diggity dog, you nailed it![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats for your article! Attracting that amount of readers to a story about a local hot dog spill is not small feat. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks guys! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

hi pal @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

:Im okay. Moving this weekend. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

== Hi friend ==

How you doing? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:13, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==
Hi - I'm new here, trying to help out (recruited from elsewiki). I see you've been contributing here a while - is it possible you are ready to become a reviewer? Would that interest you? I'm still learning what's going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:I actually have an open request for reviewership open somewhere haha! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:33, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to get some reform going to save this cite, maybe you have some input. I posted at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]]... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 22:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewer permission granted. Congratulations, Lofi Gurl! Just reviewing one story a week would be more than sufficient, I think doing more than that is a risk of burnout. Up to you. :) Let me know if any questions. Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:40, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::This is awesome news! Yeah, one review per week sounds good to me. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::: Congratulations! I'll help out however I can. My availability will be short and sporadic likely for the next week. But the goal is not to just hand you the reviewer role and let you learn it on your own (that happened to me). 
:::: First step is ensuring you now see the &quot;Review&quot; action in the top-right of your browser when you view articles in the review queue. Once you click on &quot;Review&quot; for an article, you should now see an interface that allows you to select options via drop-down menus for the five areas we review. All of those drop-downs must be &quot;pass&quot; for the article to pass. Otherwise the gadget will label the article 'not ready.'
:::: Have a look at the following for other advice and info:
:::: 
::::* [[User:Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane|Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane]] (brief overview of full, reviewer workflow)
::::* [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review checklist]] (process of reviewing)
::::* [[Wikinews:Tips on reviewing articles|Tips on reviewing articles]] (old essay representing the intent of the 'modern review process')
::::* [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish checklist]] (additional steps needed once an article passes review)
:::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] on becoming a new reviewer! I also think new reviewers might benefit from [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools/easyPeerReview|documentation on how to use the easyPeerReview]] gadget (this is the gadget that shows the &quot;Review&quot; option in the top-right tools menu and opens the review template with dropdown options). If any reviewer is interested, perhaps a short guide for the gadget would be helpful. Although, I am not sure if there's already any documentation available for the easyPeerReview gadget. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:07, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::: After some digging I found [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Peer_reviewed#Use_.5BUsing_Easy_Peer_Review.5D this] but it could use expanding. That's something I can do, possibly within the next few weeks if someone else doesn't get to it beforehand.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hey - I saw your post elsewhere where once again you expressed your frustration at what is going on in this site. I'm sorry if my attempts to get _some_ change going in time to make a difference bothered you, and definitely not happy that no change happened and that people obfuscated the issue on the talk page to the point where nothing was clear. That all speaks to the problems here. There is so much disrespect floating around on this site currently, I do tend to think that there isn't much to be done as it is right now. I fully understand your frustration, and seeing it was part of what motivated me to seek change. This site was in a state of emergency and no one acted to fix it. Anyway maybe I'll bump into you on en.wikipedia proper, I'm sure if you want to you'll find something to contribute; or if not there, who knows where else? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the message. Your efforts did not bother me at all. It wasn't like this when I first joined. Some of my articles would go stale waiting for review, but it was rare. My previous 8-9 articles over the last few months, and not a single one got reviewed. It is what it is. Yeah, you'll probably see me over at the current events articles on ENWP in the future. At least there you can work at your own pace. Why feel pressure to write fresh content if it can't get reviewed on time anyway? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::::Exactly - and the fact that no one was doing the reviews certainly puts out the message - whether true or not - that the reviewers care less about this project than the ones submitting the articles. This is made worse by the fact that there may be more reviewers than article contributors at this point. Regardless, we really needed a short term solution here, and no one was interested (actually, some WERE interested, but it got obfuscated away. Some people even claimed you supported the status quo!) So it goes! At least personally I met a few nice wiki folks I would not have found otherwise. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::It could be argued that I was more in a position to make an impact here since I was nade reviwer, but truthfully I just dont really know what I'm doing. I definitely didnt support the status quo, I just was not interested in loosening the site's guidelines. I just cant help but wonder how this looks to the outside -- all these articles getting neglected and trashed while dozens are calling for the whole thing to be shut down. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::: With EzPR 2025, we can do partial reviews. So you could start a review and when you get to a point where you want help, you can save the partial review and tag another reviewer for a hand (I'd be happy to help). 
:::::: Also, if the review process is daunting enough to keep you from doing the review, I think it would help everyone if you could articulate what is holding you back. It could be that the same thing is impacting other reviewers and it should therefore be changed.
:::::: You have fresh eyes on the review process and may see things differently than those who have done it for some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:06, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That sounds like it might be worth a try. How do I access EzPR 2025? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::: It should show up in the Tools menu, the same place EzPR shows up (for me, they are stacked on top of each other in the right-hand sidebar). If you view an article [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|marked for review]], you should see &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools. That's it.
:::::::: If you'd like to start with the [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|Racoon story]], I'll step away from it. Initially to me it looks like a relatively solid article and is light-hearted, with little risk of serious ramifications of libel or defamation if we get it wrong (as opposed to an interview with a prominent figure, for example).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::The EzPR 2025 will not show up automatically like the old one. EzPR is enabled by default for all reviewers as a gadget, while EzPR 2025 is not currently a gadget.
:::::::::So @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], if you want to use it, let me know and I can enable/install it for you. After that, you will find &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools menu. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::: Ahhh, sorry. I thought it was now in testing by all reviewers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::I can enable it for all reviewers by default, so they don't have to manually install it. But I chose not to do that initially because it seems a bit bold to me. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:31, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::::: @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I went ahead and published the raccoon story. But feel free to jump into the next story you feel comfortable with.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|11}}Sometimes bold is good. ツ I think you've been very careful so far and personally trust that you won't blow anything up. But its your call. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,083 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

Your name keeps popping up as a contributor or original author in the monthly top article. Thank you for your continued effort! This was also the highest number of page-views yet this year.

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== welcome back  ==

Hi friend glad to have you back @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:01, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. Good to finally have internet again. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Saw your story about Sam Rivers. Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Heard. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

As a reviewer, you should have access to Scoop so that you can receive OR material. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] manages the email server and should be able to set up an account for you. If you haven't done so already, you should reach out and request an account. It might be a while before you're comfortable reviewing OR, and that's okay. It is a bit of a different beast. But you should have access to Scoop now so you can see the material and otherwise use it to assist with developing OR and getting it closer to a publishable state.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:For scoop account username: it is not the same as your wiki login; unfortunately the email server was not setup for OAuth login. Usually, but not always, it's the legal first name and last name, to make the request more professional in the case you might need to contact one of the OR involved parties to confirm some information; one of the reviewers uses just their first name only for the username and one used their wiki nick. '''Please tell me what username for scoop email you would like.''' Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:51, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Using EasyPeerReview ==

Hey there, I finally got around to starting a help page for EasyPeerReview at [[Help:EasyPeerReview]]. Verify you have access to EzPR (you see the Review link in Actions when viewing an article marked with {{tl|Review}}) and have a look at the help page. Let me know if the page is actually helpful. 

Let me know if you want to jump into a review together or if you have any questions about the process, where to find things, etc.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for disappearing. I recently moved out of my parents' house and I am working three jobs now. I have not had time for wiki projects unfortunately. I can't lose monentum towards getting my shit together in real life. I hope to have a new laptop this winter and hope to be back going strong around that time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Get yer shit together, why don't ya? ツ
:: No worries. It sounds like you are making the right priorities. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for understanding. I just went down from three jobs to two, so I am hoping I can at least start helping out with pre-reviews more regularly. I'm nervous about doing full reviews by myself though. I'm so sorry for falling off the grid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

== You still with us? ==

Haven't heard from you in awhile. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:33, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not really able to contribute in any meaningful way with the amount of free time I currently have. Sorry. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thank you for checking in though homie, the last two months in particular have been pretty challenging for me. But I'm getting through it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Sending good vibes! You got this! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please consider to try [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] it is a 5 min a day commitment to a triage process of new drafts, that helps other users a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

Hi friend @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Good to see ya [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:Happy turkey day [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== My attacks on you as a person ==

It might sound like the same old thing, but I do in fact apologize to you for my negative attacking of you. You can choose to accept or decline my attempted apologize, thank you again. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:Its fine, no hard feelings. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::Same [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== Never give up my Friend  ==

I will never lose Faith in you. We have had our spats but positivity is good for us. Hope life gets better. Talk soon? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:05, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, you'll see me around. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry for the profane edit summaries today [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

== Wasn't expecting ==

Hey thanks so much for helping the drug bust story. I wasn't expecting anyone to help it out. My bad abandoning habits. Anyways thank you! You did a great job by the way! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:02, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks dude [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Well done ==

Great job @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

== Starting a review ==

Hi, hope you Are doing well. From [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/Lofi Gurl|your comment]], it appears you were struggling to start a review on an article as you mentioned you couldn't find any buttons. For your convenience, I've prepared a Review Launcher. 

Just [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)#Review launcher widget|visit the page]], enter the article name you want to review, and click the &quot;Start Review&quot; button. That's it. After clicking Start Review, you will be redirected to the article page, wait for 1-2 seconds and the peer-review form should open for you. Use that form to submit your review result. I hope this isn't too complicated. If at any point you feel lost, just let me know. 

I understand that you may not be interested in reviewing at the moment, but if the reason is simply not knowing how to start the review, this approach might be helpful. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:31, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

:A detailed documentation on how to use the peer-review form is [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)|available here]]. If you still need more assistance, I can share some screenshots with you via email showing how to use the form. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you so much. I will keep this in mind once I get my head clear. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==
Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==
hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==
Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==
comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==
Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Welcome back ==

Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

* Follow these instructions [[Wikinews:Easy_Peer_Review_(2025_version)#Getting_Started|get started]] says &quot;''To use it, go to any article that you want to review (make sure it has the {{tl|review}} template). You will find a &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; option in your &quot;Actions&quot; menu (in the Vector 2022 skin) or the &quot;More&quot; menu (in the Vector 2010 skin). After clicking this option, a form will appear at the top of the article.''&quot;. are you seeing this button?
Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

:no, I am not seeing either of these buttons on articles submitted for review. Im only seeing an option to prevreview. I use the 2010 skin. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
:Nevermind, I FINALLY found it. It was under the &quot;More&quot; tab. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==
{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

:Credit truly goes to [[User:Gryllida]] and [[User:BigKrow]]. All I did was &quot;get&quot; this story. Thanks for running with it! I will attempt to review some articles this week. I will be forced to wing it. Perfectist anxiety is the only thing holding me back at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] you still around? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hi. Good to see ya. My heart is not in current events at the moment. I plan to resume involvement here when I am convinced I can make more meaningful contributions. It doesn't look like there has been much activity here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I agree with you that activity has been a bit hit and miss. Could you please let me know what is the criteria for this? What would convince you that the activity level is adequate? Knowing this could help to reach and maintain activity sooner. 😊 Thank you. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I just think at this point many editors are reluctant to write new articles due to lack of active reviewers, many articles went stale while waiting for review this year. I overestimated what I was able to accomplish as a reviewer, I just don't have the time or focus right now and I'd review articles if I wasn't so concerned about publicly making a mistake. But I think Wikinews needs to be publishing at least one article per day to remain a viable destination for readers and to encourage more participation. I would have done way more these past four months if I didn't have so much crap going on in my personal life related to living situations, employment, transportation and mental health. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::got it thanks it sounds reasonable. one article per day is a goal i saw mentioned more than once.  😊 Thank you. Regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:03, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Here&amp;comma; hold this ==

&lt;div style=&quot;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2em 0&quot;&gt;[[File:Rainbow trout transparent.png|175px|link=wikipediawikipedia:Trout|alt=a rainbow trout fish]]&lt;div style=&quot;width:280px&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 225%; color: Red;&quot;&gt;'''''Whack!'''''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 115%;&quot;&gt;''You've been [[:wikipediawikipedia:Whacking with a wet trout|whacked with a wet trout]].''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;small&gt;{{{1|Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;!--Template:Trout--&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
An award for all your edits made while under the in&amp;fllig;uence&amp;period;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 00:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::dont feed into them @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== srry ==

brah i saw your user page srry. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 17:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:I went to the BMV in person and they gave me the steps to get it reinstated so it's all good hopefully. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

== queue ==

Just noting there are around 5 stories in queue which were created or substantially expanded by me and I would appreciate if you could have a look! I have none I can publish thus far as I was involved in editing. Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:alright, I'll take a look! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::well done! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:16, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing and publishing ==

Thank you for stepping into the review queue. Reviewing can be thought of as a two-part process:

1. [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review]]&lt;br&gt;
2. [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish]]

The publishing process involves updating our Main page with the new article. The easiest way to do this is to use [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]], which you'll need to install using the instructions [[User:Asked42/LeadManager#Installation|provided on the tool's page]]. As long as all of the reviewers publish articles immediately after reviewing them, the 5 leads will stay up-to-date. 

Let me know if you need help with anything, or if any part of the checklists is unclear. Much of the review and publishing process becomes second nature to experienced reviewers, and it is easy to forget how overwhelming it can feel in the beginning.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== The sources section can be the third rail for reviewers ==

Reviewers aren't supposed to add or remove sources as part of the review process. Any source listed is assumed to have been used to directly support statements of fact in the article (because that is what is required of authors). 

When reviewers come across paywalled sources in the sources list, they need to stop the review process and ask the contributors to remove it and any statements supported solely by it. This delays publishing, but helps to ensure accuracy, which is more important than rapid publishing.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
: And to be clear, this isn't meant to be a criticism, but hopefully helpful 'on-boarding.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Heard, thanks a bunch [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:FWIW, while I agree that what described above is one option (and is better than removing the problematic source and leaving content unchanged), it is my position that, if a reviewer had time to remove ''both'' the problematic source and the information that came from it, while remaining confident that all remaining information is verifiable, then, that reviewer is allowed to complete the review and publish the page. I believe that the process I have described reduces delay waiting for author to revise, and does not compromise quality of the review process. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==
Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

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:I dont understand why these sites let me read it and then paywall the article later. Probably so some free news source can't use it as a source for their own article. :P [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Maybe they let you read the first 2-3 pages and then after a few pages, start to demand subscription. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:::lets take a deep breath and continue on. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:17, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::::It should be an easy fix. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Front page headlines ==

Hi, do you know why [[Australian Minister for Energy lowers fuel standards for 60 days amid rising oil prices, panic buying]] did not show up as one of the front page lead articles after it was published? This has been a recurring problem as discussed at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#Improper 'circle']] and [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#The lead articles need to be changed]]. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have no idea honestly. Sometimes when I publish an article, there's a button asking me I want to post it to the front page, sometimes there isn't. I don't think hitting the button has really done anything though, at least for me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:37, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:: You can still use Lead Manager independently of EZPR 2025. If, for some reason you aren't prompted to update the leads after a successful review or you leave the page without clicking the button, you can still do so by going to [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]]. It will allow you to update the leads individually, serially, or in a custom fashion. 
:: By default, LM pulls in the last five articles into the &quot;title&quot; drop-down field. If you just click in the title field, you will be presented with a clickable list of the last five published articles. You can simply select the target article, &quot;fetch automatically&quot; the first two sentences, tweak the imported text and image if you'd like, then &quot;Start update&quot; will make the changes. 
:: To get used to the tools and processes, you can likely skip the 'additional options' area and just publish a single article after a successful review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], Let me know if you want me to install the LeadManager script for you, so that you can just start using it. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:38, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have updated the leads to include the article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==
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Excellent work, please keep it up! We hope you will continue contributing to Wikinews. If you have some time, consider taking a look at other articles currently [[:Category:Developing|under development]] or [[:Category:Review|awaiting review]]. Your help in improving or reviewing them would be greatly appreciated.
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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:37, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==
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== Revision requested: [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]] (March 27) ==
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Did he survive?

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== Might write some today possibly later ==

thanks @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 16:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'll try to do a few reviews before I go out tonight. I'm going to focus on reviews since it's a fair assumption now that nobody will even look at the articles I submit. It's the only way I can try to fix this project's problems at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Regarding your move of my article ==

Hello, Lofi Gurl! I think my article is best located at [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]] rather than [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts politicians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]], because, of the four defendants convicted in the case, only one is a politician. The other individual is a bishop. The other two defendants are institutions. The only thing that the four defendants, consisting of two individuals and two institutions, have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 19:09, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:okay, sorry for the overreaction. I despise religious fundamentalism and bigotry but I just wanted to make sure the title wasn't going after Christians as some sort of ethnic group or something. But then,  Christianity is a {{w|universal religion}}, so I'm not sure the same principles apply anyway. No idea why I'm saying this. I have {{w|religious trauma}} from my Protestant upbringing and I listen to Satanic {{w|death metal}} every day of my life, and idk I guess I just didn't want thst influence creeping into my writing and creating a potential conflict of interest. Thanks for the message. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know. I actually went to great lengths to balance the article, get perspectives from all sides, sources from all sides, strongly ground the article in the sources, provide perspectives from all sides, and stay neutral and stick to the facts. This is my very first ever Wikinews article. Since you seem to care about both factuality and neutrality, would you mind reviewing the article? I think it is ready for publication. What do you think? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes absolutely. I should have some time to review stuff while dogsitting tonight. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you for your review. I appreciate most of your edits, but in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002549&amp;oldid=5002548 this edit] you removed the global scientific consensus regarding homosexuality saying that it is &quot;emotional language&quot;, but it is scientific language that all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations use to describe homosexuality, especially against false claims such those made in the pamphlet. I used the World Medical Association as a source, but there are thousands of more sources that use that language. The World Medical Association itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Attributing that scientific language to the World Medical Association alone would give readers the incorrect impression that only the World Medical Association holds that position, when in fact it is the common position of all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the whole world. Obviously, it would be impractical to cite every single one of thousands of scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the world, which is I cited the World Medical Association, which itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Is your review complete? Is the article ready for publication? This is my very first ever Wikinews article, so I'm not entirely familiar with process here. Thank you for your help. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We can just say &quot;according to scientific consensus&quot; then. I mostly just thought the passage was really wordy with way too many adjectives. It's close to being ready for publication. I cleaned it up the best I could without making major revisions and all I need to do now is verify all the claims and check for copyright violations. I'll likely do it later tonight. I was severely hungover yesterday and had to go to sleep early, but I'm good now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I'll leave it in your capable hands then! I'm looking forward to the publication of my very first Wikinews article! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 23:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Lofi Gurl! I appreciate your edits and your review, but I think that changing the title made it too vague, and the previous title was more specific. You said that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_makes_crimes_against_humanity_convictions_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002876&amp;oldid=5002875 &quot;Don wanted this title changed I think&quot;], but I actually couldn't find a comment from Don saying that he wanted the title changed. Are you done reviewing the article? Can we publish the article now? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm concerned I may have made too substantial of changes to the article to remain an uninvolved reviewer. They just announced today Wikinews is closing and I am gutted. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Your edits seem to be only related to getting the article ready for publicaiton, so that should not be a problem, right? Also, oh no! That's awful! Why are they closing Wikinews? I really put in a lot of work into that article, so is it possible to get it published before? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 21:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The project is being closed due to low user engagement. The &quot;current events&quot; module on the front page of Wikipedia does a better job at reporting current events than Wikinews. It is much more timely on Wikipedia, and edits can be published faster because i'm pretty sure that project is not subject to the same libel regulations as this project, as wikipedia is not a news publication. By contrast,  Wikinews has a rigorous review process to ensure quality, which sounds good on paper, but ultimately fails when the existing reviewers are either unable or unwilling to perform a review in time to get it published. Most articles that did manage to get published on this site were usually posted 4-5 days after the fact, when the news cycle has effectively moved on. Ive had an extremely difficult time getting anyone to even look at anything I've written these last six months here on the project. This is an experience shared by [[User:Tduk]]. There were a few successful publications during that time. But lets be real. Wikinews is a failed experiment. The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't want to pay for the server costs to host this project. They want to focus on Wikipedia. I thought I could help get things moving in the right direction and help save the project from closure, but the truth is I simply overestimated this project abd overestimated what I was able to realistically do. Adderall is one hell of a drug. Anyway, for what its worth, I did deeply care about this project, I thought the concept was so cool, I guess some things just dont work in practice. That pretty much sums it up, let me know if you have any further questions. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Just a check-in ==

....the India article? Still reviewing that one? Didn't want to mess with it if you are.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:58, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Please don't bite my head off ==

Just a heads up Im starting a Miraheze here about English Wikinews, thanks.

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142 Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not going to bite your head off haha. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::thnx Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::I guess pinging is getting me in trouble with some people so I'll make it quick, https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Someone will need to discuss and decide on new name. I asked whether trademarked word 'Wikinews' can be used, and have not got an answer to that, yet. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Negativity ==

You've been a pretty solid contributor and I hope that you don't let the negativity and hypocrisy surrounding this site get to you too much. At least, I've noted how you've been trying to move things more than many others here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's fine. Don't worry. I kind of knew this project was a dead end job and wasn't really worth the effort I was putting in trying to save it. I just kept getting sucked back in every time I tried to quit, so in a way I'm kind of glad the project is closing. It was probably going to devolve to a thing where I assumed most of the workload while the more experienced editors scaled back their involvement with the project, per tradition. Oh well. When one door closes, another one opens. I try to remember [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Lofi_Gurl#En.wn this conversation] when I feel shitty regarding my contributions to this project. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::I've still got one fresh and one fresh-ish (thanks to you know who) article pending review if you get inspired to try to do something. The most recent one has some pretty unique original reporting in my opinion. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::I have nothing left to give this project, unfortunately. Those messages that admin left us, then bailing on the project completely... Lets just say that if I had a single shit left to give, it is definitely gone not. I might still take a look at the article but I cant promise anything. I'm completely demoralized. Do you contribute at English Wikipedia and/or Wikiquote? Thats where you will usually find me moving forward. Let me know if I can be of any assistance on those projects. 
:::RIP Wikinews, let the record show I believed in you up until the end. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Interested? ==

I created a news wiki on Fandom, i have one contributor so far. Please let me know it could use your help! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:15, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

:https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:16, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:Sure, why not. I created an account and tried to create a discussion post, but it says I have to have an account for four days before I can contribute. Here's the story I was trying to share: [https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/atlanta-gucci-mane-kidnapped-robbed-dallas-pooh-shiesty-big30/] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::OK cool, could you please create a userpage like on Wikinews? Also, I don't know what that glitch could be on the article creation? For now, I will start the article if you're ok with that? Thanks a million! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:39, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::On my end it says you have not registered (joined). Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:42, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== [[Court ruling upholds TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells stake]] ==

Hi,

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] published the story. Congratulations.

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback from the reviewer.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say]] ==

Hi,

I published the story. Congratulations. 🎉

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Manslaughter charges against Daniel Perry dismissed following jury deadlock]] ==

Published. :-) Please read notes on the talk page. 

Have a great day. 

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== Re: cathedral re-opening ==

Hello,

Published. :-) Please check notes on the article talk page. A copy is included below for your reference:

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There are important, but not critically essential details missing, for example:

* time of day in local time and UTC
* that they planned to do speech outdoors but did it indoors because of a storm
* (is it needed to write '2024' in first paragraph as we already have publish date further up the page)

I could not verify one part:

* Sunday 'morning' mass (source 1 says Sunday, source 2 does not say, or something) -- replaced 'Sunday morning' with 'Sunday'

The above items can be addressed within 24 hours after publication.

The image credit was missing and I added it as a minor edit as a part of the review process. It is required due to the licence requirements.

I recommend the author to also become involved in editing others' submissions -- those of them that are newsworthy, at least -- in the [[Newsroom]], if desired. This may help improve their quality and their chances of publication, and provide experience with proofreading and fact checking in addition to writing and authoring efforts.

Thank you and keep up the great work.

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Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Pace ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, there are not many reviewers available, and I think the current queue may take a couple days to be processed. (I am mostly outdoors and away on weekend.) My apologies, and thank you for reading and writing entertaining and specific stories. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:No problem, take your time and enjoy your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Revisit articles in review queue ==

While waiting for articles I've authored to be reviewed, I often revisit them as long as they aren't under review and 'tighten' them up by making sure they conform to the style guide, that facts are correct, I've chosen good images with useful descriptions (and attributed every image), etc. 

I see that there are style issues in some of your articles currently awaiting review. Please see what you can do to help make the review of these articles easier/quicker.

Consider using {{tl|verify}} to point to exactly what source is used for all information so reviewers who verify information can find it easier. This helps tremendously.  

Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Are you able to specify the style issues present in the article as a reviewer, or is it my job to figure that out as the reporter? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:I haven't checked the article talk pages yet so sorry if this ends up being a pointless question [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::It is the author's responsibility to know our policies and guidelilnes, to include the [[WN:Style|style guide]]. Reviewers can and often do correct style issues before publishing but they are not required to. It takes more of a reviewers time to correct for style along with everything else they must check before publishing. See [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] to understand all the work that goes into reviewing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== Great job ==

You are doing a great job here thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:25, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, friend!
:[[File:Red Wine Toast GIF Animation.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question! ==

{{tl|helpme}} Say an articles goes stale, or fails review for whatever reason. Am I allowed to splice old material and sources from &quot;rejected&quot; articles and use them in future articles, so long as the subject of the article stays fresh, and new developments keep coming in? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, that's fine. They are released under the creative commons licence indicated in the footer, and you can reuse them at any news articles here or any other place where the licence of content is compatible. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

Could you please [[WN:Attribution|attribute]] the &quot;''Political unrest and nationwide protests were expected in response to the axing of the impeachment.''&quot; sentence? Who said this? This would help the sentence to not read as a speculation made on behalf of ''Wikinews''. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:From the Associated Press article:
:{{quote|The vote’s defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and escalate political turmoil, and opposition parties could introduce a new impeachment motion when parliament reconvenes next Wednesday.}} [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:This is amazing:
:* [[South Korean Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol]]
:Thank you so much for writing about this topic. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Pretty cool we have four articles of coverage spanning the scandal from start to finish! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== Wizard of oz slippers story ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* Missing currency, both in first paragraph and in headline?
* Missing specified location where the auction took place.

Hope you can assist. Let me know if any questions. Thank you. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've found the location and left a note about it at the article talk page. I cannot add it and remain available to review. Could you please check and make the edit? Thank you!!! Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I went to sleep before seeing all these. I'm so sorry! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
:::What is your time zone?  
:::Do you receive notifications in right top corner of the page while you are logged in?
:::Please note on talk page of the slippers story there is a new message &quot;''@Michael.C.Wright - You can add it and I can review? Please confirm within the next hour, or @Lofi Gurl please add it within next hour. Failing that, I'll add it myself and will require another reviewer to publish. Thanks.''&quot;
:::Have a great day.
:::Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, and I need to get better at clearing my inbox, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'm eastern standard time I think. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Left you a '''[[Talk:Slippers_worn_by_American_actress_Judy_Garland_in_1939_film_The_Wizard_of_Oz_break_sales_record,_sold_for_US$28_million_at_auction#Why_the_slippers_were_so_expensive|new message]]''' Hope it helps :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::[[Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction]] now published, congratulations. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::thank you :) [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee::Who ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, I've left you a new message '''[[Talk:Coffee_prices_surge_to_record_highs_due_to_droughts_in_Brazil,_Vietnam#Who|here]]'''. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:added a new message now again [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Chess article ==

Please see the talk page at that article.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== damascus story ==

i made a few edits. in one sentence needs clarification, i marked it in bold. please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi!! To answer the quesion/comment/footnote you left in the article -- I found a mention of &quot;Saydnaya prison complex&quot; in the BBC source but they don't specify if that was the prison Timmerman escaped from. It was just mentioned that {{w|the White Helmets}} were storming looking for survivors. Hope this helps! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, I think he left prison the same day the city fell on Monday, which was mentioned in the second paragraph. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== minor edit &amp; thanks ==

hi, i have rejected [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_chess_grandmaster_Gukesh_Dommaraju,_18,_becomes_youngest_world_chess_champion_of_all_time&amp;diff=4809824&amp;oldid=prev&amp;unhide=1 this edit] as this wikilink was already included in a previous paragraph. please let me know if i am incorrect!

thanks for the other edits to the story. they have made it so much nicer and are timely. i appreciate it and approved the other edits.

have a great day, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:oops didn't see the other link, thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Edits after publication  ==

Please note that our [[WN:Archive]] conventions generally prevent edits to articles 24 hours after publication. Articles are meant to be a snapshot in time. 

Edits within the 24 hours after publication should be limited to only correcting any errors not caught in the review process. 

It is better to have an article fully button-down and ready for publication before requesting review. 

You are more than welcome, even encouraged to help improve other articles. But please focus that energy on articles in the developing queue and review queue unless the article is actively ''under'' review. That way we catch more errors before review and definitely before publication. 

Thanks again for joining and contributing! I can't remember the last time I saw ten articles in the review queue. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:[[image:Symbol thumbs up green.png]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Requested article  ==

hey, {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-talladega-county-sheriffs-office

I added this story to requested articles but im not up to starting the article myself... If you can do anything for this would be helpful? Thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi, I'm happy to start articles you bring to me, I'm just not sure this story meets the site's notability guidelines.. I'd have to double check though. Thank you though [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::It does and is '''developing''', not much data so far I suppose.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::We also need a second source. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::we'll play it by ear. This South Korea story is taking way longer than I thought [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's please focus on it being published! My request can always wait, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== please vote ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

'''[[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|This page]]''' has a handful of requests open. Could you please cast a vote and/or add a comment, ideally for each of them, at your earliest convenience?

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== hi here is a news tip about malware ==

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Hundreds of North Korean troops killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia]] ==
Hi. Please see my not-ready review comments on the talk page. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 22:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why? ==

Are you making more work for editors? Im not angry just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know what you're talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::You keep abandoning articles mostly you created, why? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:What specifically do you mean &quot;making more work for editors&quot;? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::more work to clean up after you... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd just delete them if I was able to. Why are you mad? I'm abandoning the articles. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::not mad, just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You were acting fine before, what happened? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Stop &quot;RIPing&quot; because it's seen as disruptive behavior, sorry but it seems like it. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::That's fine I'm done writing here anyway. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Suit yourself..... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Then what was your point? Wasting peoples' time? Sad sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm genuinely confused now. What do you mean &quot;wasting peoples time&quot;? What are you talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::The project is to work together with one another not to abandon because theres not much activity right now. I won't argue with you anymore.. Sorry... {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: '''I didn't do anything wrong.''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

== En.wn ==
Hi. Thanks for, well, contributing here, I guess. So really, if you want to write fast and write prolifically, maybe Wikipedia is a better fit for you than en.wn in its present state. The project couldn't handle a mass influx of even people highly skilled at writing for it (overwhelms the review process, reporters get demoralized). I'm tempted to say that you overestimated the project and what you could do, but that sounds wrong. I don't know why I'm saying all this. You probably already know it. Of what's left, we are overwhelmingly nice people, for what it's worth, and care deeply about en.wn. Just don't, I guess, overinvest yourself in it. One of our colleagues here likes to say &quot;don't get married to your article&quot;, so perhaps likewise with the concept and future of the project. Then again, a late editor literally saw himself as embarking on a mission to save human civilization from intellectual ruin and mundanity by making something great out of this project. But he was executing a long term plan, that did transform the project. I don't know what this sounds like. I hope it doesn't sound condescending. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just to let both of you know I wasn't trying to attack {{ping|Lofi Gurl}}. {{Ping|Heavy Water}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the time to write this (it didn't come off as condescending). I'll keep it in mind while contributing to the project in the future. Sorry for taking a few days to reply. Been trying to limit internet time. Have a good rest of your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 05:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Lofi Gurl  ==

I was really being a dink to you, apologies. Feel free to continue to write articles here! {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:Consider it forgiven. It happens. Onward! [[file:FPClogogif.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you for creating new news articles you go as fast as you please {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm trying to slow down and try to average maybe three per week. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Please write as much as you like and thanks {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good to be back. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::😊 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Welcome back Lofi Gurl [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
:::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== Crash Philadelphia story ==

Hi I copyedited some misspelled words for the article. Hope your well, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. I'm on my mom's laptop at the moment and she has her shit set up weird, and I can't spellcheck very easily at all right now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
::It's ok, do your best. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

== Paywalled ==

Can't you work around it? {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

:It's gonna be easier to rewrite the entire article at this point, with like 2-3 sources. The project just kept getting bigger and bigger and I shot myself in the foot (or gave my foot the firing squad, if you will). Using this article's content for Wikipedia. Going to focus on my WashingtonDC/suicide/cop article I have started here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I like alot of these! 
:#7. I've been meaning to start using IRC for a while. Maybe today's the day.
:#8. Not sure what I can do to help with software development but I have a bunch of friends who know code. 
:#12. I know a few university professors in the history field.
:#14. I've never heard of Audio Wikinews. Sounds self-explanatory. How many articles have audio with them?
:Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

== This is terribly overdue! ==

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|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; valign=&quot;middle&quot; | [[Image:Pencil tip closeup 2.JPG|160px]]
|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |
|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Humble Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; For completing ''5 edits''.
|-
|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | Great work! Keep it up! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:12, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
|}

== Stuff ==

Some of your (recent) contributions have gone stale. Sorry -- keep at it!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:27, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

== Darn it! ==

That execution article ROCKED! Is there a snowball's change you could gatwick it? I'll help -- for realz!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:39, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the kind words! I don't think I can gatwick it -- it went stale on Friday, and there have not been any new developments that I'm aware of. I shot myself in the foot by relying too heavily on a source that I later discovered had an apparent paywall (only the first two days were free I guess). On the bright side, I was able to use alot of it for the Wikipedia article, but I wish I could have gotten it published here! It would have been a good one. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

== You ok??? ==

Hope your good???? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've been borderline kind of freaking out lately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::Well, take a few breaths -- back up -- '''re-calibrate the mechanism''' -- and come back soon!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== You've AT LEAST earned this!! ==

[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|210px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ahh thank you!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:congrats [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Your clogging up the queue, please resort to 1 possibly 2 articles at a time. I don't want to see you blocked..... Many of your articles will most likely go stale, or you will abandon them. Sorry for so harsh but its facts... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've also put a good amount of effort into helping your articles.... Your stressing me out badly.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Will you please stop needlessly punctuating ''every sentence'' with &quot;...........&quot;? Because it comes off as needlessly shitty to everyone you talk to and that really isn't something I need to be dealing with. No matter the topic it just sets a negative tone right off the bat. Sorry, &quot;but it's facts.&quot; [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:Coming from a user who constantly abandons articles lol [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's not funny brah, i should report you! But i wont, your harassing me and wikinews!!! °½&lt;½½½&lt;&lt;½½½;½½ @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::your a sock or troll.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:I found these stubs useful and was pleased. Expanded one yesterday. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Interest in notifications for new drafts ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I'd like to invite you to edit drafts created by other contributors to improve their quality and reduce reviewer load on them, so that more reviewers can review articles written by you. Would you be interested in notifications of the current drafts in the Newsroom, compiled with a note of what the event date and link to article? 

I can make something like [[User:Gryllida/Newsroom]]. If you're interested, would you like to get notified when article '''is created as a new draft''' ([[:Category:Developing]]) or when it is '''submitted for review''' ([[:Category:Review]])? 

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, I would love that. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome thanks. Which option would you prefer, articles created in Developing or in Review category? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Definitely developing. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Would you like to get notifications 'instantly' for each new draft, or weekly?
::::Would you be OK if these notifications were delivered to your personal talk page? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Instantly would be great. Yeah, my talk page would be fine starting out, but if we could find a way for them to only show up in my notifications inbox, that would be good too. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::great thanks i will try to figure out how to make this work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
::May I ask about your devices: how many, what OS, have you used an RSS feed reader before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:08, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I mainly edit on my laptop using Windows 10. No I've never used an RSS feed reader before. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== idaho police story ==

published after an edit to write in active voice, great writeup thanks heaps [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Don't edit my articles ==

Thanks [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 17:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Why not? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry got ahead of myself [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 18:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Anyone can edit anyone's article. This is not bbc nor a blog. Articles belong to Wikinews, not to individual authors. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

== [[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]][ ==

is there a court date scheduled for this? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ill look into it when i ge5 home [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I just wanted to say hi. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey BigKrow! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::I seem to have an imposter, a pain in my side, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:BigKrow2|BigKrow2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:49, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Also @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], notified. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I really hope this is just some random child that doesn't know the actual severity of what they're doing here. But that is clearly someone who has been kicked from the project multiple times. Just ignore the humanoid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== BigKrow2 ==

Please tell me your really not me @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]],

I wouldn't be superised. 

Also @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] and @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]]

@[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're accusing me of being that guy who impersonated Bddpaux last year? Is that what you're saying? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly I think you are. Trying to sneak back in .... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Why? What basis do you have for that? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:That shit happened before I created my account, but I saw it happen. Is every new user here going to be accused of being that person then? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Prove your innocence then, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How? You have to open a sockpuppet investigation into me I guess. Why are you making baseless accusations? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm just checking but you might be a sock puppet account you changed the article fucks to some other story suspicious. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Why is that suspicious? I turned a vandalism article into a stub. You're being silly. Your baseless accusations are disruptive. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::Prove your innocence, @[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Once again -- ''how?'' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I can't check user you right now but, I'm always watching you.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Why? Why do you think I am this user? Why do you want to checkuser me? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:30, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::::I have my suspicions. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::So it's just conjecture? I'm not Me Da Wikipedian. Why are you suspecting me of sockpuppetry? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:40, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== I suffer from bad mental health issues ==

I know my behavior has been negative to you, so by taking responsibility for my words towards you, I just don't want to be blocked from editing Wiki news. And thinking you are a sock is wrong of me. Lofi Gurl you don't have to accept my apology but I do hope you understand where I'm coming from about my mental health. Thank you for listening. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:Okay? I am never afforded understanding or forgiveness when my mental health issues cause problems in relationships. I'm just frankly tired of this crap. Youve been making me not want to log in [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::You can only make your own decisions, I say you keep working get past this and move forward @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Agreed. This was a waste of time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you for not retiring ==

Thank you for sticking around! Your well needed here. Thanks. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:🙂🥳👍⚡️ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sources fill ✍️ ==

Hi, at my personal talk page at Wikipedia there is a user script, which may be copy pasted to [[Special:MyPage/common.js]], that adds a new button in the editor: it prompts for an URL, generates a filled source template for it, and copies it to clipboard. It reliably inserts the source title at least 🤣 In many, but not all, cases it also gets the publisher and date -- though not always in the right &quot;April 22, 2025&quot; format -- properly, too. Then, if in the visual editing mode, I double click the pasted source to fix if needed. Perhaps this could help you save time.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes I was actually going to ask if we could program something like that, because en.wp has it. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
::Is it working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Do you have a link to the script? I tried to access the script from your Wikipedia talk page from the section titled &quot;Script&quot; but it just lead me to a deleted page. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida/common.js]] -&gt; 
::::&lt;pre&gt;importScript('User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js');&lt;/pre&gt;
::::[[User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js]]
::::Works in 'Source editing' mode if it is the same toolbar as Visual Editor.
::::It adds a star icon. Clicking it prompts for the news URL, and then a few seconds alter it adds the filled source template at cursor position.
::::Note that date may be missing. Authors usually are missing. Publisher name isn't always correct (needs to be such that you can wikilink to wikipedia). So you need to check what it generated. But at least it gets title and date right 90% of the time for me and it makes writing easier.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edit urgent please? ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I think it is best of someone adds a source and attribution about the '51' number of injuries.

The article was already published, so this needs to be done immediately, so that the approval of the edit can be done within less than 24 hours.

Please see [[Talk:Kamikaze_drone_attacks_bus_near_Dnipropetrovsk,_Ukraine,_allegedly_war_crime|this page]] for more details.

BigKrow refused to do it, now I have the request for your help as my last hope.

Looks like nobody else currently active at the wiki this weekend.

Thanks heaps, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! Let me know what you think of my revision. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you for the edit. 
::If you click the image of the bus, in description, it links to a few sources. One of them is a telegram post by someone, possibly military official from Ukraine. I think it could be added as source and in article text the '51' figure could be attributed to that source specifying their name and whatever role is associated with their nick in telegram. If you can do this soon, I can approve it. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

== Saying hi ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], how are you? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking. How are you doing friend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
::I'm living heh, glad to hear your doing okay. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

== Yo BigKrow ==

@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Can I ask a favor? Can you go on the Lady Gaga article and fill out the sources, and then submit for a review? I'm heading into the city to attend a concert at the moment. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I got you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Kinda hungover. Didnt get great sleep last night. Slept in my car because I didnt want to risk a DUI after the concert. Im excited to hopefully feel better tomorrow. How are you? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
::Well I'm here for you my friend. I'm doing alright. Take it easy! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

== You ok? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:yeah, i'm fine. thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, its currently busy season at work. I work in lawn care. I try to make revisions when I can, and I certainly respond more than at least 80% of the people who are pinged. Im sorry my volunteer time is limited at the moment. Several of my articles went stale waiting for review priod to my involuntary wikibreak. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::No problem. I just wanted to check the setup is working. Ping me if you have a news story in mind but no time to write of it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views, the highest for year so far!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025, and the highest so far of 2025! Bam! 💥 

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Thank you for your continued efforts at not only starting new articles but contributing to others as well. Your collaborative efforts are greatly appreciated. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 12:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Awesome! I can't wait to get back to writing. I have some merciless &quot;{{w|adulting}}&quot; to attend to in my personal life at the moment. When I'm back writing, you'll all know it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::Totally understand. Take care of what you need to, and we’ll be glad to see you back when the time’s right. Looking forward to it! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Come back please ==

Wikinews needs you, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey. I heard about what's going on. Im going to try to find some free time this week to get some articles written to try to help save the project. Sorry for the radio silence [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks for sticking around! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Your stories are stale ==

Sorry, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:09, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Are you sure? The gambling story happened Friday and the Beyonce story happened last night, from what I can tell. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::You need stories to be '''&quot;fresh&quot;''' even a day old is stale. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Ideally yeah, but it's not stale until seven days have passed since the focal point of the story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

Would you be interested in joining as a reviewer? If you were, I or another reviewer of your interest would be doing it together with you for the first several months to assist.

Similarly, would you be interested in helping with page deletions and blocking users, and removing vandalism. Is this something you have done before and do you have an interest?

Are there any changes to the workflow that you would consider helpful?

Are you on any IM platform such as Discord, Linphone (SIP), Matrix, where we could exchange messages, screenshots, and sometimes audio calls?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! That sounds like a good offer. Definitely curious to see what I can bring as a reviewer. I have no expirience blocking users or deleting pages. Give me a few days to sleep on it. Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey Lofi Gurl, and are you on any of the IM platforms? Maybe Telegram? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I plan on creating a discord account for my Wiki stuff. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::::any luck? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Community response to SPTF's recommendation to close ''Wikinews'' ==

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF) has issued a [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|recommendation to close Wikinews]]. A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.

If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:

* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language

The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.

You can find the draft here:
👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 

Thanks for considering. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you my friend! ==

Good work on la explosion [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Thanks for bringing the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:13, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::We need to block those ips. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I reported them, all I can do. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I know.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

== Nigerian abductors article ==

If you can find an image to add (even just a file photo or whatever) -- I think we might be able to get that one published. It could use ''maybe'' one more sentence while you're at it too?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah I'll take a look at it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

This is your second barn star for top article! Thanks for your continued, hard work!

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== [[Talk:Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]] ==

i published article, please check talk page for feedback thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Live chat software trial ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Please note this is open source software with low bandwidth usage and the communication is only via text, so it is not privacy invasive. This platform is older than the web, irc existed since 1980s. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and yourself being sitting in chat all 24/7 via this software could make collaboration much easier as then others could send messages to the group while your device is offline, and you could get notifications on mobile. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:07, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::I will install this when I get home from the city today. Thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I got them downloaded for both Windows and Android. My name can just be Lofi Gurl on there. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Train derails article ==

Sad event. Excellent coverage, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:15, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* please refocus on a recent event with [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and re submit @ [[Talk:EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]]

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:19, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88]] ==

can you please try to find a photo of the person in 12h to add to story thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:23, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:The only one I have of him is from Wikipedia and it's fair use only. I don't know how to obtain permission to use that here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you!!! ==

For your help with the church shooting article! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:25, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

:No prob! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:06, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For the help on shark story! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

:No, thank you for getting the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for August! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

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Hot diggity dog, you nailed it![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats for your article! Attracting that amount of readers to a story about a local hot dog spill is not small feat. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks guys! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

hi pal @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

:Im okay. Moving this weekend. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

== Hi friend ==

How you doing? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:13, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==
Hi - I'm new here, trying to help out (recruited from elsewiki). I see you've been contributing here a while - is it possible you are ready to become a reviewer? Would that interest you? I'm still learning what's going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:I actually have an open request for reviewership open somewhere haha! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:33, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to get some reform going to save this cite, maybe you have some input. I posted at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]]... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 22:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewer permission granted. Congratulations, Lofi Gurl! Just reviewing one story a week would be more than sufficient, I think doing more than that is a risk of burnout. Up to you. :) Let me know if any questions. Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:40, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::This is awesome news! Yeah, one review per week sounds good to me. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::: Congratulations! I'll help out however I can. My availability will be short and sporadic likely for the next week. But the goal is not to just hand you the reviewer role and let you learn it on your own (that happened to me). 
:::: First step is ensuring you now see the &quot;Review&quot; action in the top-right of your browser when you view articles in the review queue. Once you click on &quot;Review&quot; for an article, you should now see an interface that allows you to select options via drop-down menus for the five areas we review. All of those drop-downs must be &quot;pass&quot; for the article to pass. Otherwise the gadget will label the article 'not ready.'
:::: Have a look at the following for other advice and info:
:::: 
::::* [[User:Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane|Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane]] (brief overview of full, reviewer workflow)
::::* [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review checklist]] (process of reviewing)
::::* [[Wikinews:Tips on reviewing articles|Tips on reviewing articles]] (old essay representing the intent of the 'modern review process')
::::* [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish checklist]] (additional steps needed once an article passes review)
:::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] on becoming a new reviewer! I also think new reviewers might benefit from [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools/easyPeerReview|documentation on how to use the easyPeerReview]] gadget (this is the gadget that shows the &quot;Review&quot; option in the top-right tools menu and opens the review template with dropdown options). If any reviewer is interested, perhaps a short guide for the gadget would be helpful. Although, I am not sure if there's already any documentation available for the easyPeerReview gadget. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:07, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::: After some digging I found [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Peer_reviewed#Use_.5BUsing_Easy_Peer_Review.5D this] but it could use expanding. That's something I can do, possibly within the next few weeks if someone else doesn't get to it beforehand.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hey - I saw your post elsewhere where once again you expressed your frustration at what is going on in this site. I'm sorry if my attempts to get _some_ change going in time to make a difference bothered you, and definitely not happy that no change happened and that people obfuscated the issue on the talk page to the point where nothing was clear. That all speaks to the problems here. There is so much disrespect floating around on this site currently, I do tend to think that there isn't much to be done as it is right now. I fully understand your frustration, and seeing it was part of what motivated me to seek change. This site was in a state of emergency and no one acted to fix it. Anyway maybe I'll bump into you on en.wikipedia proper, I'm sure if you want to you'll find something to contribute; or if not there, who knows where else? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the message. Your efforts did not bother me at all. It wasn't like this when I first joined. Some of my articles would go stale waiting for review, but it was rare. My previous 8-9 articles over the last few months, and not a single one got reviewed. It is what it is. Yeah, you'll probably see me over at the current events articles on ENWP in the future. At least there you can work at your own pace. Why feel pressure to write fresh content if it can't get reviewed on time anyway? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::::Exactly - and the fact that no one was doing the reviews certainly puts out the message - whether true or not - that the reviewers care less about this project than the ones submitting the articles. This is made worse by the fact that there may be more reviewers than article contributors at this point. Regardless, we really needed a short term solution here, and no one was interested (actually, some WERE interested, but it got obfuscated away. Some people even claimed you supported the status quo!) So it goes! At least personally I met a few nice wiki folks I would not have found otherwise. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::It could be argued that I was more in a position to make an impact here since I was nade reviwer, but truthfully I just dont really know what I'm doing. I definitely didnt support the status quo, I just was not interested in loosening the site's guidelines. I just cant help but wonder how this looks to the outside -- all these articles getting neglected and trashed while dozens are calling for the whole thing to be shut down. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::: With EzPR 2025, we can do partial reviews. So you could start a review and when you get to a point where you want help, you can save the partial review and tag another reviewer for a hand (I'd be happy to help). 
:::::: Also, if the review process is daunting enough to keep you from doing the review, I think it would help everyone if you could articulate what is holding you back. It could be that the same thing is impacting other reviewers and it should therefore be changed.
:::::: You have fresh eyes on the review process and may see things differently than those who have done it for some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:06, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That sounds like it might be worth a try. How do I access EzPR 2025? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::: It should show up in the Tools menu, the same place EzPR shows up (for me, they are stacked on top of each other in the right-hand sidebar). If you view an article [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|marked for review]], you should see &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools. That's it.
:::::::: If you'd like to start with the [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|Racoon story]], I'll step away from it. Initially to me it looks like a relatively solid article and is light-hearted, with little risk of serious ramifications of libel or defamation if we get it wrong (as opposed to an interview with a prominent figure, for example).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::The EzPR 2025 will not show up automatically like the old one. EzPR is enabled by default for all reviewers as a gadget, while EzPR 2025 is not currently a gadget.
:::::::::So @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], if you want to use it, let me know and I can enable/install it for you. After that, you will find &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools menu. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::: Ahhh, sorry. I thought it was now in testing by all reviewers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::I can enable it for all reviewers by default, so they don't have to manually install it. But I chose not to do that initially because it seems a bit bold to me. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:31, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::::: @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I went ahead and published the raccoon story. But feel free to jump into the next story you feel comfortable with.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|11}}Sometimes bold is good. ツ I think you've been very careful so far and personally trust that you won't blow anything up. But its your call. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,083 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

Your name keeps popping up as a contributor or original author in the monthly top article. Thank you for your continued effort! This was also the highest number of page-views yet this year.

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== welcome back  ==

Hi friend glad to have you back @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:01, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. Good to finally have internet again. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Saw your story about Sam Rivers. Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Heard. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

As a reviewer, you should have access to Scoop so that you can receive OR material. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] manages the email server and should be able to set up an account for you. If you haven't done so already, you should reach out and request an account. It might be a while before you're comfortable reviewing OR, and that's okay. It is a bit of a different beast. But you should have access to Scoop now so you can see the material and otherwise use it to assist with developing OR and getting it closer to a publishable state.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:For scoop account username: it is not the same as your wiki login; unfortunately the email server was not setup for OAuth login. Usually, but not always, it's the legal first name and last name, to make the request more professional in the case you might need to contact one of the OR involved parties to confirm some information; one of the reviewers uses just their first name only for the username and one used their wiki nick. '''Please tell me what username for scoop email you would like.''' Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:51, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Using EasyPeerReview ==

Hey there, I finally got around to starting a help page for EasyPeerReview at [[Help:EasyPeerReview]]. Verify you have access to EzPR (you see the Review link in Actions when viewing an article marked with {{tl|Review}}) and have a look at the help page. Let me know if the page is actually helpful. 

Let me know if you want to jump into a review together or if you have any questions about the process, where to find things, etc.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for disappearing. I recently moved out of my parents' house and I am working three jobs now. I have not had time for wiki projects unfortunately. I can't lose monentum towards getting my shit together in real life. I hope to have a new laptop this winter and hope to be back going strong around that time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Get yer shit together, why don't ya? ツ
:: No worries. It sounds like you are making the right priorities. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for understanding. I just went down from three jobs to two, so I am hoping I can at least start helping out with pre-reviews more regularly. I'm nervous about doing full reviews by myself though. I'm so sorry for falling off the grid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

== You still with us? ==

Haven't heard from you in awhile. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:33, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not really able to contribute in any meaningful way with the amount of free time I currently have. Sorry. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thank you for checking in though homie, the last two months in particular have been pretty challenging for me. But I'm getting through it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Sending good vibes! You got this! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please consider to try [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] it is a 5 min a day commitment to a triage process of new drafts, that helps other users a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

Hi friend @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Good to see ya [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:Happy turkey day [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== My attacks on you as a person ==

It might sound like the same old thing, but I do in fact apologize to you for my negative attacking of you. You can choose to accept or decline my attempted apologize, thank you again. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:Its fine, no hard feelings. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::Same [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== Never give up my Friend  ==

I will never lose Faith in you. We have had our spats but positivity is good for us. Hope life gets better. Talk soon? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:05, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, you'll see me around. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry for the profane edit summaries today [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

== Wasn't expecting ==

Hey thanks so much for helping the drug bust story. I wasn't expecting anyone to help it out. My bad abandoning habits. Anyways thank you! You did a great job by the way! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:02, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks dude [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Well done ==

Great job @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

== Starting a review ==

Hi, hope you Are doing well. From [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/Lofi Gurl|your comment]], it appears you were struggling to start a review on an article as you mentioned you couldn't find any buttons. For your convenience, I've prepared a Review Launcher. 

Just [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)#Review launcher widget|visit the page]], enter the article name you want to review, and click the &quot;Start Review&quot; button. That's it. After clicking Start Review, you will be redirected to the article page, wait for 1-2 seconds and the peer-review form should open for you. Use that form to submit your review result. I hope this isn't too complicated. If at any point you feel lost, just let me know. 

I understand that you may not be interested in reviewing at the moment, but if the reason is simply not knowing how to start the review, this approach might be helpful. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:31, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

:A detailed documentation on how to use the peer-review form is [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)|available here]]. If you still need more assistance, I can share some screenshots with you via email showing how to use the form. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you so much. I will keep this in mind once I get my head clear. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==
Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==
hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==
Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==
comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==
Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Welcome back ==

Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

* Follow these instructions [[Wikinews:Easy_Peer_Review_(2025_version)#Getting_Started|get started]] says &quot;''To use it, go to any article that you want to review (make sure it has the {{tl|review}} template). You will find a &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; option in your &quot;Actions&quot; menu (in the Vector 2022 skin) or the &quot;More&quot; menu (in the Vector 2010 skin). After clicking this option, a form will appear at the top of the article.''&quot;. are you seeing this button?
Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

:no, I am not seeing either of these buttons on articles submitted for review. Im only seeing an option to prevreview. I use the 2010 skin. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
:Nevermind, I FINALLY found it. It was under the &quot;More&quot; tab. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==
{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

:Credit truly goes to [[User:Gryllida]] and [[User:BigKrow]]. All I did was &quot;get&quot; this story. Thanks for running with it! I will attempt to review some articles this week. I will be forced to wing it. Perfectist anxiety is the only thing holding me back at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] you still around? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hi. Good to see ya. My heart is not in current events at the moment. I plan to resume involvement here when I am convinced I can make more meaningful contributions. It doesn't look like there has been much activity here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I agree with you that activity has been a bit hit and miss. Could you please let me know what is the criteria for this? What would convince you that the activity level is adequate? Knowing this could help to reach and maintain activity sooner. 😊 Thank you. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I just think at this point many editors are reluctant to write new articles due to lack of active reviewers, many articles went stale while waiting for review this year. I overestimated what I was able to accomplish as a reviewer, I just don't have the time or focus right now and I'd review articles if I wasn't so concerned about publicly making a mistake. But I think Wikinews needs to be publishing at least one article per day to remain a viable destination for readers and to encourage more participation. I would have done way more these past four months if I didn't have so much crap going on in my personal life related to living situations, employment, transportation and mental health. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::got it thanks it sounds reasonable. one article per day is a goal i saw mentioned more than once.  😊 Thank you. Regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:03, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Here&amp;comma; hold this ==

&lt;div style=&quot;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2em 0&quot;&gt;[[File:Rainbow trout transparent.png|175px|link=wikipediawikipedia:Trout|alt=a rainbow trout fish]]&lt;div style=&quot;width:280px&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 225%; color: Red;&quot;&gt;'''''Whack!'''''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 115%;&quot;&gt;''You've been [[:wikipediawikipedia:Whacking with a wet trout|whacked with a wet trout]].''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;small&gt;{{{1|Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;!--Template:Trout--&gt;
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An award for all your edits made while under the in&amp;fllig;uence&amp;period;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 00:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::dont feed into them @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== srry ==

brah i saw your user page srry. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 17:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:I went to the BMV in person and they gave me the steps to get it reinstated so it's all good hopefully. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

== queue ==

Just noting there are around 5 stories in queue which were created or substantially expanded by me and I would appreciate if you could have a look! I have none I can publish thus far as I was involved in editing. Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:alright, I'll take a look! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::well done! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:16, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing and publishing ==

Thank you for stepping into the review queue. Reviewing can be thought of as a two-part process:

1. [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review]]&lt;br&gt;
2. [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish]]

The publishing process involves updating our Main page with the new article. The easiest way to do this is to use [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]], which you'll need to install using the instructions [[User:Asked42/LeadManager#Installation|provided on the tool's page]]. As long as all of the reviewers publish articles immediately after reviewing them, the 5 leads will stay up-to-date. 

Let me know if you need help with anything, or if any part of the checklists is unclear. Much of the review and publishing process becomes second nature to experienced reviewers, and it is easy to forget how overwhelming it can feel in the beginning.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== The sources section can be the third rail for reviewers ==

Reviewers aren't supposed to add or remove sources as part of the review process. Any source listed is assumed to have been used to directly support statements of fact in the article (because that is what is required of authors). 

When reviewers come across paywalled sources in the sources list, they need to stop the review process and ask the contributors to remove it and any statements supported solely by it. This delays publishing, but helps to ensure accuracy, which is more important than rapid publishing.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
: And to be clear, this isn't meant to be a criticism, but hopefully helpful 'on-boarding.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Heard, thanks a bunch [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:FWIW, while I agree that what described above is one option (and is better than removing the problematic source and leaving content unchanged), it is my position that, if a reviewer had time to remove ''both'' the problematic source and the information that came from it, while remaining confident that all remaining information is verifiable, then, that reviewer is allowed to complete the review and publish the page. I believe that the process I have described reduces delay waiting for author to revise, and does not compromise quality of the review process. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==
Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

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:I dont understand why these sites let me read it and then paywall the article later. Probably so some free news source can't use it as a source for their own article. :P [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Maybe they let you read the first 2-3 pages and then after a few pages, start to demand subscription. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:::lets take a deep breath and continue on. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:17, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::::It should be an easy fix. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Front page headlines ==

Hi, do you know why [[Australian Minister for Energy lowers fuel standards for 60 days amid rising oil prices, panic buying]] did not show up as one of the front page lead articles after it was published? This has been a recurring problem as discussed at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#Improper 'circle']] and [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#The lead articles need to be changed]]. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have no idea honestly. Sometimes when I publish an article, there's a button asking me I want to post it to the front page, sometimes there isn't. I don't think hitting the button has really done anything though, at least for me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:37, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:: You can still use Lead Manager independently of EZPR 2025. If, for some reason you aren't prompted to update the leads after a successful review or you leave the page without clicking the button, you can still do so by going to [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]]. It will allow you to update the leads individually, serially, or in a custom fashion. 
:: By default, LM pulls in the last five articles into the &quot;title&quot; drop-down field. If you just click in the title field, you will be presented with a clickable list of the last five published articles. You can simply select the target article, &quot;fetch automatically&quot; the first two sentences, tweak the imported text and image if you'd like, then &quot;Start update&quot; will make the changes. 
:: To get used to the tools and processes, you can likely skip the 'additional options' area and just publish a single article after a successful review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], Let me know if you want me to install the LeadManager script for you, so that you can just start using it. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:38, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have updated the leads to include the article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==
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Hi Lofi Gurl! Thank you for your submission!
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Your article '''[[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]]''' has been reviewed by '''{{User|Gryllida}}''', and it has been accepted and published. '''Congratulations! 🎉'''

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Excellent work, please keep it up! We hope you will continue contributing to Wikinews. If you have some time, consider taking a look at other articles currently [[:Category:Developing|under development]] or [[:Category:Review|awaiting review]]. Your help in improving or reviewing them would be greatly appreciated.
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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:37, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

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== Revision requested: [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

Did he survive?

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== Might write some today possibly later ==

thanks @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 16:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'll try to do a few reviews before I go out tonight. I'm going to focus on reviews since it's a fair assumption now that nobody will even look at the articles I submit. It's the only way I can try to fix this project's problems at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Regarding your move of my article ==

Hello, Lofi Gurl! I think my article is best located at [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]] rather than [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts politicians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]], because, of the four defendants convicted in the case, only one is a politician. The other individual is a bishop. The other two defendants are institutions. The only thing that the four defendants, consisting of two individuals and two institutions, have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 19:09, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:okay, sorry for the overreaction. I despise religious fundamentalism and bigotry but I just wanted to make sure the title wasn't going after Christians as some sort of ethnic group or something. But then,  Christianity is a {{w|universal religion}}, so I'm not sure the same principles apply anyway. No idea why I'm saying this. I have {{w|religious trauma}} from my Protestant upbringing and I listen to Satanic {{w|death metal}} every day of my life, and idk I guess I just didn't want thst influence creeping into my writing and creating a potential conflict of interest. Thanks for the message. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know. I actually went to great lengths to balance the article, get perspectives from all sides, sources from all sides, strongly ground the article in the sources, provide perspectives from all sides, and stay neutral and stick to the facts. This is my very first ever Wikinews article. Since you seem to care about both factuality and neutrality, would you mind reviewing the article? I think it is ready for publication. What do you think? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes absolutely. I should have some time to review stuff while dogsitting tonight. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you for your review. I appreciate most of your edits, but in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002549&amp;oldid=5002548 this edit] you removed the global scientific consensus regarding homosexuality saying that it is &quot;emotional language&quot;, but it is scientific language that all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations use to describe homosexuality, especially against false claims such those made in the pamphlet. I used the World Medical Association as a source, but there are thousands of more sources that use that language. The World Medical Association itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Attributing that scientific language to the World Medical Association alone would give readers the incorrect impression that only the World Medical Association holds that position, when in fact it is the common position of all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the whole world. Obviously, it would be impractical to cite every single one of thousands of scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the world, which is I cited the World Medical Association, which itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Is your review complete? Is the article ready for publication? This is my very first ever Wikinews article, so I'm not entirely familiar with process here. Thank you for your help. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We can just say &quot;according to scientific consensus&quot; then. I mostly just thought the passage was really wordy with way too many adjectives. It's close to being ready for publication. I cleaned it up the best I could without making major revisions and all I need to do now is verify all the claims and check for copyright violations. I'll likely do it later tonight. I was severely hungover yesterday and had to go to sleep early, but I'm good now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I'll leave it in your capable hands then! I'm looking forward to the publication of my very first Wikinews article! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 23:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Lofi Gurl! I appreciate your edits and your review, but I think that changing the title made it too vague, and the previous title was more specific. You said that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_makes_crimes_against_humanity_convictions_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002876&amp;oldid=5002875 &quot;Don wanted this title changed I think&quot;], but I actually couldn't find a comment from Don saying that he wanted the title changed. Are you done reviewing the article? Can we publish the article now? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm concerned I may have made too substantial of changes to the article to remain an uninvolved reviewer. They just announced today Wikinews is closing and I am gutted. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Your edits seem to be only related to getting the article ready for publicaiton, so that should not be a problem, right? Also, oh no! That's awful! Why are they closing Wikinews? I really put in a lot of work into that article, so is it possible to get it published before? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 21:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The project is being closed due to low user engagement. The &quot;current events&quot; module on the front page of Wikipedia does a better job at reporting current events than Wikinews. It is much more timely on Wikipedia, and edits can be published faster because i'm pretty sure that project is not subject to the same libel regulations as this project, as wikipedia is not a news publication. By contrast,  Wikinews has a rigorous review process to ensure quality, which sounds good on paper, but ultimately fails when the existing reviewers are either unable or unwilling to perform a review in time to get it published. Most articles that did manage to get published on this site were usually posted 4-5 days after the fact, when the news cycle has effectively moved on. Ive had an extremely difficult time getting anyone to even look at anything I've written these last six months here on the project. This is an experience shared by [[User:Tduk]]. There were a few successful publications during that time. But lets be real. Wikinews is a failed experiment. The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't want to pay for the server costs to host this project. They want to focus on Wikipedia. I thought I could help get things moving in the right direction and help save the project from closure, but the truth is I simply overestimated this project abd overestimated what I was able to realistically do. Adderall is one hell of a drug. Anyway, for what its worth, I did deeply care about this project, I thought the concept was so cool, I guess some things just dont work in practice. That pretty much sums it up, let me know if you have any further questions. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Just a check-in ==

....the India article? Still reviewing that one? Didn't want to mess with it if you are.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:58, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Please don't bite my head off ==

Just a heads up Im starting a Miraheze here about English Wikinews, thanks.

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142 Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not going to bite your head off haha. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::thnx Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::I guess pinging is getting me in trouble with some people so I'll make it quick, https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Someone will need to discuss and decide on new name. I asked whether trademarked word 'Wikinews' can be used, and have not got an answer to that, yet. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Negativity ==

You've been a pretty solid contributor and I hope that you don't let the negativity and hypocrisy surrounding this site get to you too much. At least, I've noted how you've been trying to move things more than many others here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's fine. Don't worry. I kind of knew this project was a dead end job and wasn't really worth the effort I was putting in trying to save it. I just kept getting sucked back in every time I tried to quit, so in a way I'm kind of glad the project is closing. It was probably going to devolve to a thing where I assumed most of the workload while the more experienced editors scaled back their involvement with the project, per tradition. Oh well. When one door closes, another one opens. I try to remember [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Lofi_Gurl#En.wn this conversation] when I feel shitty regarding my contributions to this project. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::I've still got one fresh and one fresh-ish (thanks to you know who) article pending review if you get inspired to try to do something. The most recent one has some pretty unique original reporting in my opinion. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::I have nothing left to give this project, unfortunately. Those messages that admin left us, then bailing on the project completely... Lets just say that if I had a single shit left to give, it is definitely gone not. I might still take a look at the article but I cant promise anything. I'm completely demoralized. Do you contribute at English Wikipedia and/or Wikiquote? Thats where you will usually find me moving forward. Let me know if I can be of any assistance on those projects. 
:::RIP Wikinews, let the record show I believed in you up until the end. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Interested? ==

I created a news wiki on Fandom, i have one contributor so far. Please let me know it could use your help! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:15, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

:https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:16, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:Sure, why not. I created an account and tried to create a discussion post, but it says I have to have an account for four days before I can contribute. Here's the story I was trying to share: [https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/atlanta-gucci-mane-kidnapped-robbed-dallas-pooh-shiesty-big30/] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::OK cool, could you please create a userpage like on Wikinews? Also, I don't know what that glitch could be on the article creation? For now, I will start the article if you're ok with that? Thanks a million! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:39, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::On my end it says you have not registered (joined). Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:42, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::Unlike Wikinews Fandom needs you to have a email address. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 00:05, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 00:40, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Court ruling upholds TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells stake]] ==

Hi,

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] published the story. Congratulations.

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback from the reviewer.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say]] ==

Hi,

I published the story. Congratulations. 🎉

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Manslaughter charges against Daniel Perry dismissed following jury deadlock]] ==

Published. :-) Please read notes on the talk page. 

Have a great day. 

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== Re: cathedral re-opening ==

Hello,

Published. :-) Please check notes on the article talk page. A copy is included below for your reference:

----

There are important, but not critically essential details missing, for example:

* time of day in local time and UTC
* that they planned to do speech outdoors but did it indoors because of a storm
* (is it needed to write '2024' in first paragraph as we already have publish date further up the page)

I could not verify one part:

* Sunday 'morning' mass (source 1 says Sunday, source 2 does not say, or something) -- replaced 'Sunday morning' with 'Sunday'

The above items can be addressed within 24 hours after publication.

The image credit was missing and I added it as a minor edit as a part of the review process. It is required due to the licence requirements.

I recommend the author to also become involved in editing others' submissions -- those of them that are newsworthy, at least -- in the [[Newsroom]], if desired. This may help improve their quality and their chances of publication, and provide experience with proofreading and fact checking in addition to writing and authoring efforts.

Thank you and keep up the great work.

----

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Pace ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, there are not many reviewers available, and I think the current queue may take a couple days to be processed. (I am mostly outdoors and away on weekend.) My apologies, and thank you for reading and writing entertaining and specific stories. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:No problem, take your time and enjoy your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Revisit articles in review queue ==

While waiting for articles I've authored to be reviewed, I often revisit them as long as they aren't under review and 'tighten' them up by making sure they conform to the style guide, that facts are correct, I've chosen good images with useful descriptions (and attributed every image), etc. 

I see that there are style issues in some of your articles currently awaiting review. Please see what you can do to help make the review of these articles easier/quicker.

Consider using {{tl|verify}} to point to exactly what source is used for all information so reviewers who verify information can find it easier. This helps tremendously.  

Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Are you able to specify the style issues present in the article as a reviewer, or is it my job to figure that out as the reporter? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:I haven't checked the article talk pages yet so sorry if this ends up being a pointless question [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::It is the author's responsibility to know our policies and guidelilnes, to include the [[WN:Style|style guide]]. Reviewers can and often do correct style issues before publishing but they are not required to. It takes more of a reviewers time to correct for style along with everything else they must check before publishing. See [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] to understand all the work that goes into reviewing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== Great job ==

You are doing a great job here thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:25, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, friend!
:[[File:Red Wine Toast GIF Animation.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question! ==

{{tl|helpme}} Say an articles goes stale, or fails review for whatever reason. Am I allowed to splice old material and sources from &quot;rejected&quot; articles and use them in future articles, so long as the subject of the article stays fresh, and new developments keep coming in? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, that's fine. They are released under the creative commons licence indicated in the footer, and you can reuse them at any news articles here or any other place where the licence of content is compatible. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

Could you please [[WN:Attribution|attribute]] the &quot;''Political unrest and nationwide protests were expected in response to the axing of the impeachment.''&quot; sentence? Who said this? This would help the sentence to not read as a speculation made on behalf of ''Wikinews''. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:From the Associated Press article:
:{{quote|The vote’s defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and escalate political turmoil, and opposition parties could introduce a new impeachment motion when parliament reconvenes next Wednesday.}} [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:This is amazing:
:* [[South Korean Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol]]
:Thank you so much for writing about this topic. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Pretty cool we have four articles of coverage spanning the scandal from start to finish! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== Wizard of oz slippers story ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* Missing currency, both in first paragraph and in headline?
* Missing specified location where the auction took place.

Hope you can assist. Let me know if any questions. Thank you. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've found the location and left a note about it at the article talk page. I cannot add it and remain available to review. Could you please check and make the edit? Thank you!!! Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I went to sleep before seeing all these. I'm so sorry! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
:::What is your time zone?  
:::Do you receive notifications in right top corner of the page while you are logged in?
:::Please note on talk page of the slippers story there is a new message &quot;''@Michael.C.Wright - You can add it and I can review? Please confirm within the next hour, or @Lofi Gurl please add it within next hour. Failing that, I'll add it myself and will require another reviewer to publish. Thanks.''&quot;
:::Have a great day.
:::Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, and I need to get better at clearing my inbox, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'm eastern standard time I think. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Left you a '''[[Talk:Slippers_worn_by_American_actress_Judy_Garland_in_1939_film_The_Wizard_of_Oz_break_sales_record,_sold_for_US$28_million_at_auction#Why_the_slippers_were_so_expensive|new message]]''' Hope it helps :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::[[Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction]] now published, congratulations. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::thank you :) [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee::Who ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, I've left you a new message '''[[Talk:Coffee_prices_surge_to_record_highs_due_to_droughts_in_Brazil,_Vietnam#Who|here]]'''. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:added a new message now again [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Chess article ==

Please see the talk page at that article.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== damascus story ==

i made a few edits. in one sentence needs clarification, i marked it in bold. please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi!! To answer the quesion/comment/footnote you left in the article -- I found a mention of &quot;Saydnaya prison complex&quot; in the BBC source but they don't specify if that was the prison Timmerman escaped from. It was just mentioned that {{w|the White Helmets}} were storming looking for survivors. Hope this helps! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, I think he left prison the same day the city fell on Monday, which was mentioned in the second paragraph. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== minor edit &amp; thanks ==

hi, i have rejected [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_chess_grandmaster_Gukesh_Dommaraju,_18,_becomes_youngest_world_chess_champion_of_all_time&amp;diff=4809824&amp;oldid=prev&amp;unhide=1 this edit] as this wikilink was already included in a previous paragraph. please let me know if i am incorrect!

thanks for the other edits to the story. they have made it so much nicer and are timely. i appreciate it and approved the other edits.

have a great day, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:oops didn't see the other link, thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Edits after publication  ==

Please note that our [[WN:Archive]] conventions generally prevent edits to articles 24 hours after publication. Articles are meant to be a snapshot in time. 

Edits within the 24 hours after publication should be limited to only correcting any errors not caught in the review process. 

It is better to have an article fully button-down and ready for publication before requesting review. 

You are more than welcome, even encouraged to help improve other articles. But please focus that energy on articles in the developing queue and review queue unless the article is actively ''under'' review. That way we catch more errors before review and definitely before publication. 

Thanks again for joining and contributing! I can't remember the last time I saw ten articles in the review queue. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:[[image:Symbol thumbs up green.png]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Requested article  ==

hey, {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-talladega-county-sheriffs-office

I added this story to requested articles but im not up to starting the article myself... If you can do anything for this would be helpful? Thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi, I'm happy to start articles you bring to me, I'm just not sure this story meets the site's notability guidelines.. I'd have to double check though. Thank you though [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::It does and is '''developing''', not much data so far I suppose.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::We also need a second source. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::we'll play it by ear. This South Korea story is taking way longer than I thought [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's please focus on it being published! My request can always wait, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== please vote ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

'''[[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|This page]]''' has a handful of requests open. Could you please cast a vote and/or add a comment, ideally for each of them, at your earliest convenience?

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== hi here is a news tip about malware ==

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Hundreds of North Korean troops killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia]] ==
Hi. Please see my not-ready review comments on the talk page. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 22:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why? ==

Are you making more work for editors? Im not angry just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know what you're talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::You keep abandoning articles mostly you created, why? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:What specifically do you mean &quot;making more work for editors&quot;? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::more work to clean up after you... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd just delete them if I was able to. Why are you mad? I'm abandoning the articles. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::not mad, just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You were acting fine before, what happened? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Stop &quot;RIPing&quot; because it's seen as disruptive behavior, sorry but it seems like it. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::That's fine I'm done writing here anyway. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Suit yourself..... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Then what was your point? Wasting peoples' time? Sad sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm genuinely confused now. What do you mean &quot;wasting peoples time&quot;? What are you talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::The project is to work together with one another not to abandon because theres not much activity right now. I won't argue with you anymore.. Sorry... {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: '''I didn't do anything wrong.''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

== En.wn ==
Hi. Thanks for, well, contributing here, I guess. So really, if you want to write fast and write prolifically, maybe Wikipedia is a better fit for you than en.wn in its present state. The project couldn't handle a mass influx of even people highly skilled at writing for it (overwhelms the review process, reporters get demoralized). I'm tempted to say that you overestimated the project and what you could do, but that sounds wrong. I don't know why I'm saying all this. You probably already know it. Of what's left, we are overwhelmingly nice people, for what it's worth, and care deeply about en.wn. Just don't, I guess, overinvest yourself in it. One of our colleagues here likes to say &quot;don't get married to your article&quot;, so perhaps likewise with the concept and future of the project. Then again, a late editor literally saw himself as embarking on a mission to save human civilization from intellectual ruin and mundanity by making something great out of this project. But he was executing a long term plan, that did transform the project. I don't know what this sounds like. I hope it doesn't sound condescending. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just to let both of you know I wasn't trying to attack {{ping|Lofi Gurl}}. {{Ping|Heavy Water}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the time to write this (it didn't come off as condescending). I'll keep it in mind while contributing to the project in the future. Sorry for taking a few days to reply. Been trying to limit internet time. Have a good rest of your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 05:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Lofi Gurl  ==

I was really being a dink to you, apologies. Feel free to continue to write articles here! {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:Consider it forgiven. It happens. Onward! [[file:FPClogogif.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you for creating new news articles you go as fast as you please {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm trying to slow down and try to average maybe three per week. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Please write as much as you like and thanks {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good to be back. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::😊 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Welcome back Lofi Gurl [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
:::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== Crash Philadelphia story ==

Hi I copyedited some misspelled words for the article. Hope your well, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. I'm on my mom's laptop at the moment and she has her shit set up weird, and I can't spellcheck very easily at all right now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
::It's ok, do your best. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

== Paywalled ==

Can't you work around it? {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

:It's gonna be easier to rewrite the entire article at this point, with like 2-3 sources. The project just kept getting bigger and bigger and I shot myself in the foot (or gave my foot the firing squad, if you will). Using this article's content for Wikipedia. Going to focus on my WashingtonDC/suicide/cop article I have started here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I like alot of these! 
:#7. I've been meaning to start using IRC for a while. Maybe today's the day.
:#8. Not sure what I can do to help with software development but I have a bunch of friends who know code. 
:#12. I know a few university professors in the history field.
:#14. I've never heard of Audio Wikinews. Sounds self-explanatory. How many articles have audio with them?
:Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

== This is terribly overdue! ==

{|style=&quot;border: 8px solid gray; background-color: #fdff7;&quot;
|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; valign=&quot;middle&quot; | [[Image:Pencil tip closeup 2.JPG|160px]]
|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |
|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Humble Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; For completing ''5 edits''.
|-
|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | Great work! Keep it up! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:12, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
|}

== Stuff ==

Some of your (recent) contributions have gone stale. Sorry -- keep at it!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:27, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

== Darn it! ==

That execution article ROCKED! Is there a snowball's change you could gatwick it? I'll help -- for realz!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:39, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the kind words! I don't think I can gatwick it -- it went stale on Friday, and there have not been any new developments that I'm aware of. I shot myself in the foot by relying too heavily on a source that I later discovered had an apparent paywall (only the first two days were free I guess). On the bright side, I was able to use alot of it for the Wikipedia article, but I wish I could have gotten it published here! It would have been a good one. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

== You ok??? ==

Hope your good???? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've been borderline kind of freaking out lately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::Well, take a few breaths -- back up -- '''re-calibrate the mechanism''' -- and come back soon!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== You've AT LEAST earned this!! ==

[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|210px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ahh thank you!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:congrats [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Your clogging up the queue, please resort to 1 possibly 2 articles at a time. I don't want to see you blocked..... Many of your articles will most likely go stale, or you will abandon them. Sorry for so harsh but its facts... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've also put a good amount of effort into helping your articles.... Your stressing me out badly.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Will you please stop needlessly punctuating ''every sentence'' with &quot;...........&quot;? Because it comes off as needlessly shitty to everyone you talk to and that really isn't something I need to be dealing with. No matter the topic it just sets a negative tone right off the bat. Sorry, &quot;but it's facts.&quot; [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:Coming from a user who constantly abandons articles lol [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's not funny brah, i should report you! But i wont, your harassing me and wikinews!!! °½&lt;½½½&lt;&lt;½½½;½½ @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::your a sock or troll.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:I found these stubs useful and was pleased. Expanded one yesterday. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Interest in notifications for new drafts ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I'd like to invite you to edit drafts created by other contributors to improve their quality and reduce reviewer load on them, so that more reviewers can review articles written by you. Would you be interested in notifications of the current drafts in the Newsroom, compiled with a note of what the event date and link to article? 

I can make something like [[User:Gryllida/Newsroom]]. If you're interested, would you like to get notified when article '''is created as a new draft''' ([[:Category:Developing]]) or when it is '''submitted for review''' ([[:Category:Review]])? 

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, I would love that. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome thanks. Which option would you prefer, articles created in Developing or in Review category? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Definitely developing. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Would you like to get notifications 'instantly' for each new draft, or weekly?
::::Would you be OK if these notifications were delivered to your personal talk page? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Instantly would be great. Yeah, my talk page would be fine starting out, but if we could find a way for them to only show up in my notifications inbox, that would be good too. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::great thanks i will try to figure out how to make this work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
::May I ask about your devices: how many, what OS, have you used an RSS feed reader before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:08, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I mainly edit on my laptop using Windows 10. No I've never used an RSS feed reader before. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== idaho police story ==

published after an edit to write in active voice, great writeup thanks heaps [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Don't edit my articles ==

Thanks [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 17:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Why not? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry got ahead of myself [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 18:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Anyone can edit anyone's article. This is not bbc nor a blog. Articles belong to Wikinews, not to individual authors. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

== [[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]][ ==

is there a court date scheduled for this? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ill look into it when i ge5 home [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I just wanted to say hi. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey BigKrow! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::I seem to have an imposter, a pain in my side, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:BigKrow2|BigKrow2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:49, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Also @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], notified. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I really hope this is just some random child that doesn't know the actual severity of what they're doing here. But that is clearly someone who has been kicked from the project multiple times. Just ignore the humanoid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== BigKrow2 ==

Please tell me your really not me @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]],

I wouldn't be superised. 

Also @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] and @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]]

@[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're accusing me of being that guy who impersonated Bddpaux last year? Is that what you're saying? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly I think you are. Trying to sneak back in .... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Why? What basis do you have for that? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:That shit happened before I created my account, but I saw it happen. Is every new user here going to be accused of being that person then? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Prove your innocence then, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How? You have to open a sockpuppet investigation into me I guess. Why are you making baseless accusations? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm just checking but you might be a sock puppet account you changed the article fucks to some other story suspicious. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Why is that suspicious? I turned a vandalism article into a stub. You're being silly. Your baseless accusations are disruptive. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::Prove your innocence, @[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Once again -- ''how?'' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I can't check user you right now but, I'm always watching you.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Why? Why do you think I am this user? Why do you want to checkuser me? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:30, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::::I have my suspicions. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::So it's just conjecture? I'm not Me Da Wikipedian. Why are you suspecting me of sockpuppetry? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:40, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== I suffer from bad mental health issues ==

I know my behavior has been negative to you, so by taking responsibility for my words towards you, I just don't want to be blocked from editing Wiki news. And thinking you are a sock is wrong of me. Lofi Gurl you don't have to accept my apology but I do hope you understand where I'm coming from about my mental health. Thank you for listening. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:Okay? I am never afforded understanding or forgiveness when my mental health issues cause problems in relationships. I'm just frankly tired of this crap. Youve been making me not want to log in [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::You can only make your own decisions, I say you keep working get past this and move forward @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Agreed. This was a waste of time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you for not retiring ==

Thank you for sticking around! Your well needed here. Thanks. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:🙂🥳👍⚡️ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sources fill ✍️ ==

Hi, at my personal talk page at Wikipedia there is a user script, which may be copy pasted to [[Special:MyPage/common.js]], that adds a new button in the editor: it prompts for an URL, generates a filled source template for it, and copies it to clipboard. It reliably inserts the source title at least 🤣 In many, but not all, cases it also gets the publisher and date -- though not always in the right &quot;April 22, 2025&quot; format -- properly, too. Then, if in the visual editing mode, I double click the pasted source to fix if needed. Perhaps this could help you save time.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes I was actually going to ask if we could program something like that, because en.wp has it. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
::Is it working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Do you have a link to the script? I tried to access the script from your Wikipedia talk page from the section titled &quot;Script&quot; but it just lead me to a deleted page. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida/common.js]] -&gt; 
::::&lt;pre&gt;importScript('User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js');&lt;/pre&gt;
::::[[User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js]]
::::Works in 'Source editing' mode if it is the same toolbar as Visual Editor.
::::It adds a star icon. Clicking it prompts for the news URL, and then a few seconds alter it adds the filled source template at cursor position.
::::Note that date may be missing. Authors usually are missing. Publisher name isn't always correct (needs to be such that you can wikilink to wikipedia). So you need to check what it generated. But at least it gets title and date right 90% of the time for me and it makes writing easier.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edit urgent please? ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I think it is best of someone adds a source and attribution about the '51' number of injuries.

The article was already published, so this needs to be done immediately, so that the approval of the edit can be done within less than 24 hours.

Please see [[Talk:Kamikaze_drone_attacks_bus_near_Dnipropetrovsk,_Ukraine,_allegedly_war_crime|this page]] for more details.

BigKrow refused to do it, now I have the request for your help as my last hope.

Looks like nobody else currently active at the wiki this weekend.

Thanks heaps, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! Let me know what you think of my revision. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you for the edit. 
::If you click the image of the bus, in description, it links to a few sources. One of them is a telegram post by someone, possibly military official from Ukraine. I think it could be added as source and in article text the '51' figure could be attributed to that source specifying their name and whatever role is associated with their nick in telegram. If you can do this soon, I can approve it. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

== Saying hi ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], how are you? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking. How are you doing friend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
::I'm living heh, glad to hear your doing okay. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

== Yo BigKrow ==

@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Can I ask a favor? Can you go on the Lady Gaga article and fill out the sources, and then submit for a review? I'm heading into the city to attend a concert at the moment. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I got you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Kinda hungover. Didnt get great sleep last night. Slept in my car because I didnt want to risk a DUI after the concert. Im excited to hopefully feel better tomorrow. How are you? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
::Well I'm here for you my friend. I'm doing alright. Take it easy! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

== You ok? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:yeah, i'm fine. thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, its currently busy season at work. I work in lawn care. I try to make revisions when I can, and I certainly respond more than at least 80% of the people who are pinged. Im sorry my volunteer time is limited at the moment. Several of my articles went stale waiting for review priod to my involuntary wikibreak. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::No problem. I just wanted to check the setup is working. Ping me if you have a news story in mind but no time to write of it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views, the highest for year so far!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025, and the highest so far of 2025! Bam! 💥 

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As the original author, you can also use the following userbox on your user page: 

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Thank you for your continued efforts at not only starting new articles but contributing to others as well. Your collaborative efforts are greatly appreciated. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 12:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Awesome! I can't wait to get back to writing. I have some merciless &quot;{{w|adulting}}&quot; to attend to in my personal life at the moment. When I'm back writing, you'll all know it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::Totally understand. Take care of what you need to, and we’ll be glad to see you back when the time’s right. Looking forward to it! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Come back please ==

Wikinews needs you, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey. I heard about what's going on. Im going to try to find some free time this week to get some articles written to try to help save the project. Sorry for the radio silence [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks for sticking around! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Your stories are stale ==

Sorry, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:09, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Are you sure? The gambling story happened Friday and the Beyonce story happened last night, from what I can tell. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::You need stories to be '''&quot;fresh&quot;''' even a day old is stale. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Ideally yeah, but it's not stale until seven days have passed since the focal point of the story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

Would you be interested in joining as a reviewer? If you were, I or another reviewer of your interest would be doing it together with you for the first several months to assist.

Similarly, would you be interested in helping with page deletions and blocking users, and removing vandalism. Is this something you have done before and do you have an interest?

Are there any changes to the workflow that you would consider helpful?

Are you on any IM platform such as Discord, Linphone (SIP), Matrix, where we could exchange messages, screenshots, and sometimes audio calls?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! That sounds like a good offer. Definitely curious to see what I can bring as a reviewer. I have no expirience blocking users or deleting pages. Give me a few days to sleep on it. Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey Lofi Gurl, and are you on any of the IM platforms? Maybe Telegram? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I plan on creating a discord account for my Wiki stuff. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::::any luck? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Community response to SPTF's recommendation to close ''Wikinews'' ==

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF) has issued a [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|recommendation to close Wikinews]]. A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.

If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:

* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language

The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.

You can find the draft here:
👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 

Thanks for considering. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you my friend! ==

Good work on la explosion [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Thanks for bringing the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:13, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::We need to block those ips. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I reported them, all I can do. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I know.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

== Nigerian abductors article ==

If you can find an image to add (even just a file photo or whatever) -- I think we might be able to get that one published. It could use ''maybe'' one more sentence while you're at it too?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah I'll take a look at it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

This is your second barn star for top article! Thanks for your continued, hard work!

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:35, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

== [[Talk:Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]] ==

i published article, please check talk page for feedback thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Live chat software trial ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Please note this is open source software with low bandwidth usage and the communication is only via text, so it is not privacy invasive. This platform is older than the web, irc existed since 1980s. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and yourself being sitting in chat all 24/7 via this software could make collaboration much easier as then others could send messages to the group while your device is offline, and you could get notifications on mobile. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:07, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::I will install this when I get home from the city today. Thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I got them downloaded for both Windows and Android. My name can just be Lofi Gurl on there. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Train derails article ==

Sad event. Excellent coverage, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:15, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* please refocus on a recent event with [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and re submit @ [[Talk:EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]]

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:19, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88]] ==

can you please try to find a photo of the person in 12h to add to story thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:23, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:The only one I have of him is from Wikipedia and it's fair use only. I don't know how to obtain permission to use that here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you!!! ==

For your help with the church shooting article! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:25, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

:No prob! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:06, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For the help on shark story! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

:No, thank you for getting the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for August! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

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Hot diggity dog, you nailed it![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats for your article! Attracting that amount of readers to a story about a local hot dog spill is not small feat. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks guys! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

hi pal @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

:Im okay. Moving this weekend. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

== Hi friend ==

How you doing? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:13, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==
Hi - I'm new here, trying to help out (recruited from elsewiki). I see you've been contributing here a while - is it possible you are ready to become a reviewer? Would that interest you? I'm still learning what's going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:I actually have an open request for reviewership open somewhere haha! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:33, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to get some reform going to save this cite, maybe you have some input. I posted at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]]... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 22:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewer permission granted. Congratulations, Lofi Gurl! Just reviewing one story a week would be more than sufficient, I think doing more than that is a risk of burnout. Up to you. :) Let me know if any questions. Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:40, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::This is awesome news! Yeah, one review per week sounds good to me. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::: Congratulations! I'll help out however I can. My availability will be short and sporadic likely for the next week. But the goal is not to just hand you the reviewer role and let you learn it on your own (that happened to me). 
:::: First step is ensuring you now see the &quot;Review&quot; action in the top-right of your browser when you view articles in the review queue. Once you click on &quot;Review&quot; for an article, you should now see an interface that allows you to select options via drop-down menus for the five areas we review. All of those drop-downs must be &quot;pass&quot; for the article to pass. Otherwise the gadget will label the article 'not ready.'
:::: Have a look at the following for other advice and info:
:::: 
::::* [[User:Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane|Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane]] (brief overview of full, reviewer workflow)
::::* [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review checklist]] (process of reviewing)
::::* [[Wikinews:Tips on reviewing articles|Tips on reviewing articles]] (old essay representing the intent of the 'modern review process')
::::* [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish checklist]] (additional steps needed once an article passes review)
:::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] on becoming a new reviewer! I also think new reviewers might benefit from [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools/easyPeerReview|documentation on how to use the easyPeerReview]] gadget (this is the gadget that shows the &quot;Review&quot; option in the top-right tools menu and opens the review template with dropdown options). If any reviewer is interested, perhaps a short guide for the gadget would be helpful. Although, I am not sure if there's already any documentation available for the easyPeerReview gadget. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:07, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::: After some digging I found [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Peer_reviewed#Use_.5BUsing_Easy_Peer_Review.5D this] but it could use expanding. That's something I can do, possibly within the next few weeks if someone else doesn't get to it beforehand.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hey - I saw your post elsewhere where once again you expressed your frustration at what is going on in this site. I'm sorry if my attempts to get _some_ change going in time to make a difference bothered you, and definitely not happy that no change happened and that people obfuscated the issue on the talk page to the point where nothing was clear. That all speaks to the problems here. There is so much disrespect floating around on this site currently, I do tend to think that there isn't much to be done as it is right now. I fully understand your frustration, and seeing it was part of what motivated me to seek change. This site was in a state of emergency and no one acted to fix it. Anyway maybe I'll bump into you on en.wikipedia proper, I'm sure if you want to you'll find something to contribute; or if not there, who knows where else? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the message. Your efforts did not bother me at all. It wasn't like this when I first joined. Some of my articles would go stale waiting for review, but it was rare. My previous 8-9 articles over the last few months, and not a single one got reviewed. It is what it is. Yeah, you'll probably see me over at the current events articles on ENWP in the future. At least there you can work at your own pace. Why feel pressure to write fresh content if it can't get reviewed on time anyway? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::::Exactly - and the fact that no one was doing the reviews certainly puts out the message - whether true or not - that the reviewers care less about this project than the ones submitting the articles. This is made worse by the fact that there may be more reviewers than article contributors at this point. Regardless, we really needed a short term solution here, and no one was interested (actually, some WERE interested, but it got obfuscated away. Some people even claimed you supported the status quo!) So it goes! At least personally I met a few nice wiki folks I would not have found otherwise. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::It could be argued that I was more in a position to make an impact here since I was nade reviwer, but truthfully I just dont really know what I'm doing. I definitely didnt support the status quo, I just was not interested in loosening the site's guidelines. I just cant help but wonder how this looks to the outside -- all these articles getting neglected and trashed while dozens are calling for the whole thing to be shut down. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::: With EzPR 2025, we can do partial reviews. So you could start a review and when you get to a point where you want help, you can save the partial review and tag another reviewer for a hand (I'd be happy to help). 
:::::: Also, if the review process is daunting enough to keep you from doing the review, I think it would help everyone if you could articulate what is holding you back. It could be that the same thing is impacting other reviewers and it should therefore be changed.
:::::: You have fresh eyes on the review process and may see things differently than those who have done it for some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:06, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That sounds like it might be worth a try. How do I access EzPR 2025? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::: It should show up in the Tools menu, the same place EzPR shows up (for me, they are stacked on top of each other in the right-hand sidebar). If you view an article [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|marked for review]], you should see &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools. That's it.
:::::::: If you'd like to start with the [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|Racoon story]], I'll step away from it. Initially to me it looks like a relatively solid article and is light-hearted, with little risk of serious ramifications of libel or defamation if we get it wrong (as opposed to an interview with a prominent figure, for example).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::The EzPR 2025 will not show up automatically like the old one. EzPR is enabled by default for all reviewers as a gadget, while EzPR 2025 is not currently a gadget.
:::::::::So @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], if you want to use it, let me know and I can enable/install it for you. After that, you will find &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools menu. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::: Ahhh, sorry. I thought it was now in testing by all reviewers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::I can enable it for all reviewers by default, so they don't have to manually install it. But I chose not to do that initially because it seems a bit bold to me. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:31, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::::: @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I went ahead and published the raccoon story. But feel free to jump into the next story you feel comfortable with.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|11}}Sometimes bold is good. ツ I think you've been very careful so far and personally trust that you won't blow anything up. But its your call. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,083 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

Your name keeps popping up as a contributor or original author in the monthly top article. Thank you for your continued effort! This was also the highest number of page-views yet this year.

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== welcome back  ==

Hi friend glad to have you back @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:01, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. Good to finally have internet again. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Saw your story about Sam Rivers. Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Heard. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

As a reviewer, you should have access to Scoop so that you can receive OR material. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] manages the email server and should be able to set up an account for you. If you haven't done so already, you should reach out and request an account. It might be a while before you're comfortable reviewing OR, and that's okay. It is a bit of a different beast. But you should have access to Scoop now so you can see the material and otherwise use it to assist with developing OR and getting it closer to a publishable state.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:For scoop account username: it is not the same as your wiki login; unfortunately the email server was not setup for OAuth login. Usually, but not always, it's the legal first name and last name, to make the request more professional in the case you might need to contact one of the OR involved parties to confirm some information; one of the reviewers uses just their first name only for the username and one used their wiki nick. '''Please tell me what username for scoop email you would like.''' Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:51, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Using EasyPeerReview ==

Hey there, I finally got around to starting a help page for EasyPeerReview at [[Help:EasyPeerReview]]. Verify you have access to EzPR (you see the Review link in Actions when viewing an article marked with {{tl|Review}}) and have a look at the help page. Let me know if the page is actually helpful. 

Let me know if you want to jump into a review together or if you have any questions about the process, where to find things, etc.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for disappearing. I recently moved out of my parents' house and I am working three jobs now. I have not had time for wiki projects unfortunately. I can't lose monentum towards getting my shit together in real life. I hope to have a new laptop this winter and hope to be back going strong around that time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Get yer shit together, why don't ya? ツ
:: No worries. It sounds like you are making the right priorities. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for understanding. I just went down from three jobs to two, so I am hoping I can at least start helping out with pre-reviews more regularly. I'm nervous about doing full reviews by myself though. I'm so sorry for falling off the grid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

== You still with us? ==

Haven't heard from you in awhile. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:33, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not really able to contribute in any meaningful way with the amount of free time I currently have. Sorry. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thank you for checking in though homie, the last two months in particular have been pretty challenging for me. But I'm getting through it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Sending good vibes! You got this! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please consider to try [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] it is a 5 min a day commitment to a triage process of new drafts, that helps other users a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

Hi friend @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Good to see ya [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:Happy turkey day [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== My attacks on you as a person ==

It might sound like the same old thing, but I do in fact apologize to you for my negative attacking of you. You can choose to accept or decline my attempted apologize, thank you again. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:Its fine, no hard feelings. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::Same [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== Never give up my Friend  ==

I will never lose Faith in you. We have had our spats but positivity is good for us. Hope life gets better. Talk soon? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:05, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, you'll see me around. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry for the profane edit summaries today [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

== Wasn't expecting ==

Hey thanks so much for helping the drug bust story. I wasn't expecting anyone to help it out. My bad abandoning habits. Anyways thank you! You did a great job by the way! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:02, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks dude [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Well done ==

Great job @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

== Starting a review ==

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::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you so much. I will keep this in mind once I get my head clear. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==
Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==
hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==
Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==
comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==
Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Welcome back ==

Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

* Follow these instructions [[Wikinews:Easy_Peer_Review_(2025_version)#Getting_Started|get started]] says &quot;''To use it, go to any article that you want to review (make sure it has the {{tl|review}} template). You will find a &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; option in your &quot;Actions&quot; menu (in the Vector 2022 skin) or the &quot;More&quot; menu (in the Vector 2010 skin). After clicking this option, a form will appear at the top of the article.''&quot;. are you seeing this button?
Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

:no, I am not seeing either of these buttons on articles submitted for review. Im only seeing an option to prevreview. I use the 2010 skin. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
:Nevermind, I FINALLY found it. It was under the &quot;More&quot; tab. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==
{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

:Credit truly goes to [[User:Gryllida]] and [[User:BigKrow]]. All I did was &quot;get&quot; this story. Thanks for running with it! I will attempt to review some articles this week. I will be forced to wing it. Perfectist anxiety is the only thing holding me back at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] you still around? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hi. Good to see ya. My heart is not in current events at the moment. I plan to resume involvement here when I am convinced I can make more meaningful contributions. It doesn't look like there has been much activity here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I agree with you that activity has been a bit hit and miss. Could you please let me know what is the criteria for this? What would convince you that the activity level is adequate? Knowing this could help to reach and maintain activity sooner. 😊 Thank you. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I just think at this point many editors are reluctant to write new articles due to lack of active reviewers, many articles went stale while waiting for review this year. I overestimated what I was able to accomplish as a reviewer, I just don't have the time or focus right now and I'd review articles if I wasn't so concerned about publicly making a mistake. But I think Wikinews needs to be publishing at least one article per day to remain a viable destination for readers and to encourage more participation. I would have done way more these past four months if I didn't have so much crap going on in my personal life related to living situations, employment, transportation and mental health. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::got it thanks it sounds reasonable. one article per day is a goal i saw mentioned more than once.  😊 Thank you. Regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:03, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Here&amp;comma; hold this ==

&lt;div style=&quot;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2em 0&quot;&gt;[[File:Rainbow trout transparent.png|175px|link=wikipediawikipedia:Trout|alt=a rainbow trout fish]]&lt;div style=&quot;width:280px&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 225%; color: Red;&quot;&gt;'''''Whack!'''''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 115%;&quot;&gt;''You've been [[:wikipediawikipedia:Whacking with a wet trout|whacked with a wet trout]].''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;small&gt;{{{1|Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;!--Template:Trout--&gt;
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An award for all your edits made while under the in&amp;fllig;uence&amp;period;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 00:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::dont feed into them @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== srry ==

brah i saw your user page srry. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 17:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:I went to the BMV in person and they gave me the steps to get it reinstated so it's all good hopefully. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

== queue ==

Just noting there are around 5 stories in queue which were created or substantially expanded by me and I would appreciate if you could have a look! I have none I can publish thus far as I was involved in editing. Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:alright, I'll take a look! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::well done! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:16, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing and publishing ==

Thank you for stepping into the review queue. Reviewing can be thought of as a two-part process:

1. [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review]]&lt;br&gt;
2. [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish]]

The publishing process involves updating our Main page with the new article. The easiest way to do this is to use [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]], which you'll need to install using the instructions [[User:Asked42/LeadManager#Installation|provided on the tool's page]]. As long as all of the reviewers publish articles immediately after reviewing them, the 5 leads will stay up-to-date. 

Let me know if you need help with anything, or if any part of the checklists is unclear. Much of the review and publishing process becomes second nature to experienced reviewers, and it is easy to forget how overwhelming it can feel in the beginning.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== The sources section can be the third rail for reviewers ==

Reviewers aren't supposed to add or remove sources as part of the review process. Any source listed is assumed to have been used to directly support statements of fact in the article (because that is what is required of authors). 

When reviewers come across paywalled sources in the sources list, they need to stop the review process and ask the contributors to remove it and any statements supported solely by it. This delays publishing, but helps to ensure accuracy, which is more important than rapid publishing.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
: And to be clear, this isn't meant to be a criticism, but hopefully helpful 'on-boarding.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Heard, thanks a bunch [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:FWIW, while I agree that what described above is one option (and is better than removing the problematic source and leaving content unchanged), it is my position that, if a reviewer had time to remove ''both'' the problematic source and the information that came from it, while remaining confident that all remaining information is verifiable, then, that reviewer is allowed to complete the review and publish the page. I believe that the process I have described reduces delay waiting for author to revise, and does not compromise quality of the review process. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==
Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

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:I dont understand why these sites let me read it and then paywall the article later. Probably so some free news source can't use it as a source for their own article. :P [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Maybe they let you read the first 2-3 pages and then after a few pages, start to demand subscription. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:::lets take a deep breath and continue on. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:17, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::::It should be an easy fix. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Front page headlines ==

Hi, do you know why [[Australian Minister for Energy lowers fuel standards for 60 days amid rising oil prices, panic buying]] did not show up as one of the front page lead articles after it was published? This has been a recurring problem as discussed at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#Improper 'circle']] and [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#The lead articles need to be changed]]. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have no idea honestly. Sometimes when I publish an article, there's a button asking me I want to post it to the front page, sometimes there isn't. I don't think hitting the button has really done anything though, at least for me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:37, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:: You can still use Lead Manager independently of EZPR 2025. If, for some reason you aren't prompted to update the leads after a successful review or you leave the page without clicking the button, you can still do so by going to [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]]. It will allow you to update the leads individually, serially, or in a custom fashion. 
:: By default, LM pulls in the last five articles into the &quot;title&quot; drop-down field. If you just click in the title field, you will be presented with a clickable list of the last five published articles. You can simply select the target article, &quot;fetch automatically&quot; the first two sentences, tweak the imported text and image if you'd like, then &quot;Start update&quot; will make the changes. 
:: To get used to the tools and processes, you can likely skip the 'additional options' area and just publish a single article after a successful review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], Let me know if you want me to install the LeadManager script for you, so that you can just start using it. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:38, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have updated the leads to include the article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==
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Hi Lofi Gurl! Thank you for your submission!
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Your article '''[[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]]''' has been reviewed by '''{{User|Gryllida}}''', and it has been accepted and published. '''Congratulations! 🎉'''

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The reviewer's comments and decision are available on the [[Talk:South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground|article's talk page]].
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Excellent work, please keep it up! We hope you will continue contributing to Wikinews. If you have some time, consider taking a look at other articles currently [[:Category:Developing|under development]] or [[:Category:Review|awaiting review]]. Your help in improving or reviewing them would be greatly appreciated.
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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:37, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

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== Revision requested: [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

Did he survive?

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== Might write some today possibly later ==

thanks @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 16:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'll try to do a few reviews before I go out tonight. I'm going to focus on reviews since it's a fair assumption now that nobody will even look at the articles I submit. It's the only way I can try to fix this project's problems at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Regarding your move of my article ==

Hello, Lofi Gurl! I think my article is best located at [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]] rather than [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts politicians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]], because, of the four defendants convicted in the case, only one is a politician. The other individual is a bishop. The other two defendants are institutions. The only thing that the four defendants, consisting of two individuals and two institutions, have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 19:09, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:okay, sorry for the overreaction. I despise religious fundamentalism and bigotry but I just wanted to make sure the title wasn't going after Christians as some sort of ethnic group or something. But then,  Christianity is a {{w|universal religion}}, so I'm not sure the same principles apply anyway. No idea why I'm saying this. I have {{w|religious trauma}} from my Protestant upbringing and I listen to Satanic {{w|death metal}} every day of my life, and idk I guess I just didn't want thst influence creeping into my writing and creating a potential conflict of interest. Thanks for the message. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know. I actually went to great lengths to balance the article, get perspectives from all sides, sources from all sides, strongly ground the article in the sources, provide perspectives from all sides, and stay neutral and stick to the facts. This is my very first ever Wikinews article. Since you seem to care about both factuality and neutrality, would you mind reviewing the article? I think it is ready for publication. What do you think? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes absolutely. I should have some time to review stuff while dogsitting tonight. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you for your review. I appreciate most of your edits, but in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002549&amp;oldid=5002548 this edit] you removed the global scientific consensus regarding homosexuality saying that it is &quot;emotional language&quot;, but it is scientific language that all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations use to describe homosexuality, especially against false claims such those made in the pamphlet. I used the World Medical Association as a source, but there are thousands of more sources that use that language. The World Medical Association itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Attributing that scientific language to the World Medical Association alone would give readers the incorrect impression that only the World Medical Association holds that position, when in fact it is the common position of all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the whole world. Obviously, it would be impractical to cite every single one of thousands of scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the world, which is I cited the World Medical Association, which itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Is your review complete? Is the article ready for publication? This is my very first ever Wikinews article, so I'm not entirely familiar with process here. Thank you for your help. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We can just say &quot;according to scientific consensus&quot; then. I mostly just thought the passage was really wordy with way too many adjectives. It's close to being ready for publication. I cleaned it up the best I could without making major revisions and all I need to do now is verify all the claims and check for copyright violations. I'll likely do it later tonight. I was severely hungover yesterday and had to go to sleep early, but I'm good now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I'll leave it in your capable hands then! I'm looking forward to the publication of my very first Wikinews article! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 23:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Lofi Gurl! I appreciate your edits and your review, but I think that changing the title made it too vague, and the previous title was more specific. You said that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_makes_crimes_against_humanity_convictions_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002876&amp;oldid=5002875 &quot;Don wanted this title changed I think&quot;], but I actually couldn't find a comment from Don saying that he wanted the title changed. Are you done reviewing the article? Can we publish the article now? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm concerned I may have made too substantial of changes to the article to remain an uninvolved reviewer. They just announced today Wikinews is closing and I am gutted. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Your edits seem to be only related to getting the article ready for publicaiton, so that should not be a problem, right? Also, oh no! That's awful! Why are they closing Wikinews? I really put in a lot of work into that article, so is it possible to get it published before? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 21:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The project is being closed due to low user engagement. The &quot;current events&quot; module on the front page of Wikipedia does a better job at reporting current events than Wikinews. It is much more timely on Wikipedia, and edits can be published faster because i'm pretty sure that project is not subject to the same libel regulations as this project, as wikipedia is not a news publication. By contrast,  Wikinews has a rigorous review process to ensure quality, which sounds good on paper, but ultimately fails when the existing reviewers are either unable or unwilling to perform a review in time to get it published. Most articles that did manage to get published on this site were usually posted 4-5 days after the fact, when the news cycle has effectively moved on. Ive had an extremely difficult time getting anyone to even look at anything I've written these last six months here on the project. This is an experience shared by [[User:Tduk]]. There were a few successful publications during that time. But lets be real. Wikinews is a failed experiment. The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't want to pay for the server costs to host this project. They want to focus on Wikipedia. I thought I could help get things moving in the right direction and help save the project from closure, but the truth is I simply overestimated this project abd overestimated what I was able to realistically do. Adderall is one hell of a drug. Anyway, for what its worth, I did deeply care about this project, I thought the concept was so cool, I guess some things just dont work in practice. That pretty much sums it up, let me know if you have any further questions. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Just a check-in ==

....the India article? Still reviewing that one? Didn't want to mess with it if you are.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:58, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Please don't bite my head off ==

Just a heads up Im starting a Miraheze here about English Wikinews, thanks.

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142 Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not going to bite your head off haha. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::thnx Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::I guess pinging is getting me in trouble with some people so I'll make it quick, https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Someone will need to discuss and decide on new name. I asked whether trademarked word 'Wikinews' can be used, and have not got an answer to that, yet. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Negativity ==

You've been a pretty solid contributor and I hope that you don't let the negativity and hypocrisy surrounding this site get to you too much. At least, I've noted how you've been trying to move things more than many others here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's fine. Don't worry. I kind of knew this project was a dead end job and wasn't really worth the effort I was putting in trying to save it. I just kept getting sucked back in every time I tried to quit, so in a way I'm kind of glad the project is closing. It was probably going to devolve to a thing where I assumed most of the workload while the more experienced editors scaled back their involvement with the project, per tradition. Oh well. When one door closes, another one opens. I try to remember [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Lofi_Gurl#En.wn this conversation] when I feel shitty regarding my contributions to this project. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::I've still got one fresh and one fresh-ish (thanks to you know who) article pending review if you get inspired to try to do something. The most recent one has some pretty unique original reporting in my opinion. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::I have nothing left to give this project, unfortunately. Those messages that admin left us, then bailing on the project completely... Lets just say that if I had a single shit left to give, it is definitely gone not. I might still take a look at the article but I cant promise anything. I'm completely demoralized. Do you contribute at English Wikipedia and/or Wikiquote? Thats where you will usually find me moving forward. Let me know if I can be of any assistance on those projects. 
:::RIP Wikinews, let the record show I believed in you up until the end. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::::Yes, I'm a long time contributor to other wiki projects, in fact I'm seen you editing some metal pages that are on my watchlist! I was asked to come on here last year to see if I could do anything to make it start to function, but you saw how that went. Anyway it's up to you if you want to review those articles, I'm not expecting anything. I think there are other things going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 00:17, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

== Interested? ==

I created a news wiki on Fandom, i have one contributor so far. Please let me know it could use your help! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:15, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

:https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:16, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:Sure, why not. I created an account and tried to create a discussion post, but it says I have to have an account for four days before I can contribute. Here's the story I was trying to share: [https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/atlanta-gucci-mane-kidnapped-robbed-dallas-pooh-shiesty-big30/] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::OK cool, could you please create a userpage like on Wikinews? Also, I don't know what that glitch could be on the article creation? For now, I will start the article if you're ok with that? Thanks a million! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:39, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::On my end it says you have not registered (joined). Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:42, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::Unlike Wikinews Fandom needs you to have a email address. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 00:05, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 00:40, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Court ruling upholds TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells stake]] ==

Hi,

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] published the story. Congratulations.

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback from the reviewer.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say]] ==

Hi,

I published the story. Congratulations. 🎉

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Manslaughter charges against Daniel Perry dismissed following jury deadlock]] ==

Published. :-) Please read notes on the talk page. 

Have a great day. 

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== Re: cathedral re-opening ==

Hello,

Published. :-) Please check notes on the article talk page. A copy is included below for your reference:

----

There are important, but not critically essential details missing, for example:

* time of day in local time and UTC
* that they planned to do speech outdoors but did it indoors because of a storm
* (is it needed to write '2024' in first paragraph as we already have publish date further up the page)

I could not verify one part:

* Sunday 'morning' mass (source 1 says Sunday, source 2 does not say, or something) -- replaced 'Sunday morning' with 'Sunday'

The above items can be addressed within 24 hours after publication.

The image credit was missing and I added it as a minor edit as a part of the review process. It is required due to the licence requirements.

I recommend the author to also become involved in editing others' submissions -- those of them that are newsworthy, at least -- in the [[Newsroom]], if desired. This may help improve their quality and their chances of publication, and provide experience with proofreading and fact checking in addition to writing and authoring efforts.

Thank you and keep up the great work.

----

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Pace ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, there are not many reviewers available, and I think the current queue may take a couple days to be processed. (I am mostly outdoors and away on weekend.) My apologies, and thank you for reading and writing entertaining and specific stories. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:No problem, take your time and enjoy your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Revisit articles in review queue ==

While waiting for articles I've authored to be reviewed, I often revisit them as long as they aren't under review and 'tighten' them up by making sure they conform to the style guide, that facts are correct, I've chosen good images with useful descriptions (and attributed every image), etc. 

I see that there are style issues in some of your articles currently awaiting review. Please see what you can do to help make the review of these articles easier/quicker.

Consider using {{tl|verify}} to point to exactly what source is used for all information so reviewers who verify information can find it easier. This helps tremendously.  

Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Are you able to specify the style issues present in the article as a reviewer, or is it my job to figure that out as the reporter? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:I haven't checked the article talk pages yet so sorry if this ends up being a pointless question [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::It is the author's responsibility to know our policies and guidelilnes, to include the [[WN:Style|style guide]]. Reviewers can and often do correct style issues before publishing but they are not required to. It takes more of a reviewers time to correct for style along with everything else they must check before publishing. See [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] to understand all the work that goes into reviewing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== Great job ==

You are doing a great job here thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:25, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, friend!
:[[File:Red Wine Toast GIF Animation.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question! ==

{{tl|helpme}} Say an articles goes stale, or fails review for whatever reason. Am I allowed to splice old material and sources from &quot;rejected&quot; articles and use them in future articles, so long as the subject of the article stays fresh, and new developments keep coming in? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, that's fine. They are released under the creative commons licence indicated in the footer, and you can reuse them at any news articles here or any other place where the licence of content is compatible. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

Could you please [[WN:Attribution|attribute]] the &quot;''Political unrest and nationwide protests were expected in response to the axing of the impeachment.''&quot; sentence? Who said this? This would help the sentence to not read as a speculation made on behalf of ''Wikinews''. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:From the Associated Press article:
:{{quote|The vote’s defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and escalate political turmoil, and opposition parties could introduce a new impeachment motion when parliament reconvenes next Wednesday.}} [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:This is amazing:
:* [[South Korean Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol]]
:Thank you so much for writing about this topic. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Pretty cool we have four articles of coverage spanning the scandal from start to finish! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== Wizard of oz slippers story ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* Missing currency, both in first paragraph and in headline?
* Missing specified location where the auction took place.

Hope you can assist. Let me know if any questions. Thank you. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've found the location and left a note about it at the article talk page. I cannot add it and remain available to review. Could you please check and make the edit? Thank you!!! Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I went to sleep before seeing all these. I'm so sorry! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
:::What is your time zone?  
:::Do you receive notifications in right top corner of the page while you are logged in?
:::Please note on talk page of the slippers story there is a new message &quot;''@Michael.C.Wright - You can add it and I can review? Please confirm within the next hour, or @Lofi Gurl please add it within next hour. Failing that, I'll add it myself and will require another reviewer to publish. Thanks.''&quot;
:::Have a great day.
:::Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, and I need to get better at clearing my inbox, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'm eastern standard time I think. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Left you a '''[[Talk:Slippers_worn_by_American_actress_Judy_Garland_in_1939_film_The_Wizard_of_Oz_break_sales_record,_sold_for_US$28_million_at_auction#Why_the_slippers_were_so_expensive|new message]]''' Hope it helps :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::[[Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction]] now published, congratulations. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::thank you :) [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee::Who ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, I've left you a new message '''[[Talk:Coffee_prices_surge_to_record_highs_due_to_droughts_in_Brazil,_Vietnam#Who|here]]'''. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:added a new message now again [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Chess article ==

Please see the talk page at that article.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== damascus story ==

i made a few edits. in one sentence needs clarification, i marked it in bold. please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi!! To answer the quesion/comment/footnote you left in the article -- I found a mention of &quot;Saydnaya prison complex&quot; in the BBC source but they don't specify if that was the prison Timmerman escaped from. It was just mentioned that {{w|the White Helmets}} were storming looking for survivors. Hope this helps! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, I think he left prison the same day the city fell on Monday, which was mentioned in the second paragraph. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== minor edit &amp; thanks ==

hi, i have rejected [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_chess_grandmaster_Gukesh_Dommaraju,_18,_becomes_youngest_world_chess_champion_of_all_time&amp;diff=4809824&amp;oldid=prev&amp;unhide=1 this edit] as this wikilink was already included in a previous paragraph. please let me know if i am incorrect!

thanks for the other edits to the story. they have made it so much nicer and are timely. i appreciate it and approved the other edits.

have a great day, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:oops didn't see the other link, thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Edits after publication  ==

Please note that our [[WN:Archive]] conventions generally prevent edits to articles 24 hours after publication. Articles are meant to be a snapshot in time. 

Edits within the 24 hours after publication should be limited to only correcting any errors not caught in the review process. 

It is better to have an article fully button-down and ready for publication before requesting review. 

You are more than welcome, even encouraged to help improve other articles. But please focus that energy on articles in the developing queue and review queue unless the article is actively ''under'' review. That way we catch more errors before review and definitely before publication. 

Thanks again for joining and contributing! I can't remember the last time I saw ten articles in the review queue. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:[[image:Symbol thumbs up green.png]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Requested article  ==

hey, {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-talladega-county-sheriffs-office

I added this story to requested articles but im not up to starting the article myself... If you can do anything for this would be helpful? Thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi, I'm happy to start articles you bring to me, I'm just not sure this story meets the site's notability guidelines.. I'd have to double check though. Thank you though [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::It does and is '''developing''', not much data so far I suppose.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::We also need a second source. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::we'll play it by ear. This South Korea story is taking way longer than I thought [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's please focus on it being published! My request can always wait, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== please vote ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

'''[[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|This page]]''' has a handful of requests open. Could you please cast a vote and/or add a comment, ideally for each of them, at your earliest convenience?

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== hi here is a news tip about malware ==

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Hundreds of North Korean troops killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia]] ==
Hi. Please see my not-ready review comments on the talk page. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 22:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why? ==

Are you making more work for editors? Im not angry just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know what you're talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::You keep abandoning articles mostly you created, why? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:What specifically do you mean &quot;making more work for editors&quot;? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::more work to clean up after you... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd just delete them if I was able to. Why are you mad? I'm abandoning the articles. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::not mad, just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You were acting fine before, what happened? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Stop &quot;RIPing&quot; because it's seen as disruptive behavior, sorry but it seems like it. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::That's fine I'm done writing here anyway. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Suit yourself..... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Then what was your point? Wasting peoples' time? Sad sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm genuinely confused now. What do you mean &quot;wasting peoples time&quot;? What are you talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::The project is to work together with one another not to abandon because theres not much activity right now. I won't argue with you anymore.. Sorry... {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: '''I didn't do anything wrong.''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

== En.wn ==
Hi. Thanks for, well, contributing here, I guess. So really, if you want to write fast and write prolifically, maybe Wikipedia is a better fit for you than en.wn in its present state. The project couldn't handle a mass influx of even people highly skilled at writing for it (overwhelms the review process, reporters get demoralized). I'm tempted to say that you overestimated the project and what you could do, but that sounds wrong. I don't know why I'm saying all this. You probably already know it. Of what's left, we are overwhelmingly nice people, for what it's worth, and care deeply about en.wn. Just don't, I guess, overinvest yourself in it. One of our colleagues here likes to say &quot;don't get married to your article&quot;, so perhaps likewise with the concept and future of the project. Then again, a late editor literally saw himself as embarking on a mission to save human civilization from intellectual ruin and mundanity by making something great out of this project. But he was executing a long term plan, that did transform the project. I don't know what this sounds like. I hope it doesn't sound condescending. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just to let both of you know I wasn't trying to attack {{ping|Lofi Gurl}}. {{Ping|Heavy Water}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the time to write this (it didn't come off as condescending). I'll keep it in mind while contributing to the project in the future. Sorry for taking a few days to reply. Been trying to limit internet time. Have a good rest of your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 05:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Lofi Gurl  ==

I was really being a dink to you, apologies. Feel free to continue to write articles here! {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:Consider it forgiven. It happens. Onward! [[file:FPClogogif.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you for creating new news articles you go as fast as you please {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm trying to slow down and try to average maybe three per week. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Please write as much as you like and thanks {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good to be back. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::😊 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Welcome back Lofi Gurl [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
:::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== Crash Philadelphia story ==

Hi I copyedited some misspelled words for the article. Hope your well, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. I'm on my mom's laptop at the moment and she has her shit set up weird, and I can't spellcheck very easily at all right now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
::It's ok, do your best. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

== Paywalled ==

Can't you work around it? {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

:It's gonna be easier to rewrite the entire article at this point, with like 2-3 sources. The project just kept getting bigger and bigger and I shot myself in the foot (or gave my foot the firing squad, if you will). Using this article's content for Wikipedia. Going to focus on my WashingtonDC/suicide/cop article I have started here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I like alot of these! 
:#7. I've been meaning to start using IRC for a while. Maybe today's the day.
:#8. Not sure what I can do to help with software development but I have a bunch of friends who know code. 
:#12. I know a few university professors in the history field.
:#14. I've never heard of Audio Wikinews. Sounds self-explanatory. How many articles have audio with them?
:Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

== This is terribly overdue! ==

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|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |
|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Humble Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; For completing ''5 edits''.
|-
|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | Great work! Keep it up! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:12, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
|}

== Stuff ==

Some of your (recent) contributions have gone stale. Sorry -- keep at it!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:27, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

== Darn it! ==

That execution article ROCKED! Is there a snowball's change you could gatwick it? I'll help -- for realz!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:39, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the kind words! I don't think I can gatwick it -- it went stale on Friday, and there have not been any new developments that I'm aware of. I shot myself in the foot by relying too heavily on a source that I later discovered had an apparent paywall (only the first two days were free I guess). On the bright side, I was able to use alot of it for the Wikipedia article, but I wish I could have gotten it published here! It would have been a good one. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

== You ok??? ==

Hope your good???? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've been borderline kind of freaking out lately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::Well, take a few breaths -- back up -- '''re-calibrate the mechanism''' -- and come back soon!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== You've AT LEAST earned this!! ==

[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|210px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ahh thank you!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:congrats [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Your clogging up the queue, please resort to 1 possibly 2 articles at a time. I don't want to see you blocked..... Many of your articles will most likely go stale, or you will abandon them. Sorry for so harsh but its facts... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've also put a good amount of effort into helping your articles.... Your stressing me out badly.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Will you please stop needlessly punctuating ''every sentence'' with &quot;...........&quot;? Because it comes off as needlessly shitty to everyone you talk to and that really isn't something I need to be dealing with. No matter the topic it just sets a negative tone right off the bat. Sorry, &quot;but it's facts.&quot; [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:Coming from a user who constantly abandons articles lol [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's not funny brah, i should report you! But i wont, your harassing me and wikinews!!! °½&lt;½½½&lt;&lt;½½½;½½ @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::your a sock or troll.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:I found these stubs useful and was pleased. Expanded one yesterday. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Interest in notifications for new drafts ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I'd like to invite you to edit drafts created by other contributors to improve their quality and reduce reviewer load on them, so that more reviewers can review articles written by you. Would you be interested in notifications of the current drafts in the Newsroom, compiled with a note of what the event date and link to article? 

I can make something like [[User:Gryllida/Newsroom]]. If you're interested, would you like to get notified when article '''is created as a new draft''' ([[:Category:Developing]]) or when it is '''submitted for review''' ([[:Category:Review]])? 

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, I would love that. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome thanks. Which option would you prefer, articles created in Developing or in Review category? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Definitely developing. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Would you like to get notifications 'instantly' for each new draft, or weekly?
::::Would you be OK if these notifications were delivered to your personal talk page? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Instantly would be great. Yeah, my talk page would be fine starting out, but if we could find a way for them to only show up in my notifications inbox, that would be good too. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::great thanks i will try to figure out how to make this work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
::May I ask about your devices: how many, what OS, have you used an RSS feed reader before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:08, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I mainly edit on my laptop using Windows 10. No I've never used an RSS feed reader before. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== idaho police story ==

published after an edit to write in active voice, great writeup thanks heaps [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Don't edit my articles ==

Thanks [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 17:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Why not? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry got ahead of myself [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 18:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Anyone can edit anyone's article. This is not bbc nor a blog. Articles belong to Wikinews, not to individual authors. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

== [[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]][ ==

is there a court date scheduled for this? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ill look into it when i ge5 home [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I just wanted to say hi. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey BigKrow! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::I seem to have an imposter, a pain in my side, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:BigKrow2|BigKrow2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:49, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Also @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], notified. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I really hope this is just some random child that doesn't know the actual severity of what they're doing here. But that is clearly someone who has been kicked from the project multiple times. Just ignore the humanoid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== BigKrow2 ==

Please tell me your really not me @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]],

I wouldn't be superised. 

Also @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] and @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]]

@[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're accusing me of being that guy who impersonated Bddpaux last year? Is that what you're saying? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly I think you are. Trying to sneak back in .... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Why? What basis do you have for that? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:That shit happened before I created my account, but I saw it happen. Is every new user here going to be accused of being that person then? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Prove your innocence then, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How? You have to open a sockpuppet investigation into me I guess. Why are you making baseless accusations? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm just checking but you might be a sock puppet account you changed the article fucks to some other story suspicious. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Why is that suspicious? I turned a vandalism article into a stub. You're being silly. Your baseless accusations are disruptive. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::Prove your innocence, @[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Once again -- ''how?'' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I can't check user you right now but, I'm always watching you.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Why? Why do you think I am this user? Why do you want to checkuser me? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:30, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::::I have my suspicions. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::So it's just conjecture? I'm not Me Da Wikipedian. Why are you suspecting me of sockpuppetry? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:40, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== I suffer from bad mental health issues ==

I know my behavior has been negative to you, so by taking responsibility for my words towards you, I just don't want to be blocked from editing Wiki news. And thinking you are a sock is wrong of me. Lofi Gurl you don't have to accept my apology but I do hope you understand where I'm coming from about my mental health. Thank you for listening. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:Okay? I am never afforded understanding or forgiveness when my mental health issues cause problems in relationships. I'm just frankly tired of this crap. Youve been making me not want to log in [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::You can only make your own decisions, I say you keep working get past this and move forward @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Agreed. This was a waste of time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you for not retiring ==

Thank you for sticking around! Your well needed here. Thanks. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:🙂🥳👍⚡️ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sources fill ✍️ ==

Hi, at my personal talk page at Wikipedia there is a user script, which may be copy pasted to [[Special:MyPage/common.js]], that adds a new button in the editor: it prompts for an URL, generates a filled source template for it, and copies it to clipboard. It reliably inserts the source title at least 🤣 In many, but not all, cases it also gets the publisher and date -- though not always in the right &quot;April 22, 2025&quot; format -- properly, too. Then, if in the visual editing mode, I double click the pasted source to fix if needed. Perhaps this could help you save time.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes I was actually going to ask if we could program something like that, because en.wp has it. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
::Is it working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Do you have a link to the script? I tried to access the script from your Wikipedia talk page from the section titled &quot;Script&quot; but it just lead me to a deleted page. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida/common.js]] -&gt; 
::::&lt;pre&gt;importScript('User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js');&lt;/pre&gt;
::::[[User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js]]
::::Works in 'Source editing' mode if it is the same toolbar as Visual Editor.
::::It adds a star icon. Clicking it prompts for the news URL, and then a few seconds alter it adds the filled source template at cursor position.
::::Note that date may be missing. Authors usually are missing. Publisher name isn't always correct (needs to be such that you can wikilink to wikipedia). So you need to check what it generated. But at least it gets title and date right 90% of the time for me and it makes writing easier.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edit urgent please? ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I think it is best of someone adds a source and attribution about the '51' number of injuries.

The article was already published, so this needs to be done immediately, so that the approval of the edit can be done within less than 24 hours.

Please see [[Talk:Kamikaze_drone_attacks_bus_near_Dnipropetrovsk,_Ukraine,_allegedly_war_crime|this page]] for more details.

BigKrow refused to do it, now I have the request for your help as my last hope.

Looks like nobody else currently active at the wiki this weekend.

Thanks heaps, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! Let me know what you think of my revision. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you for the edit. 
::If you click the image of the bus, in description, it links to a few sources. One of them is a telegram post by someone, possibly military official from Ukraine. I think it could be added as source and in article text the '51' figure could be attributed to that source specifying their name and whatever role is associated with their nick in telegram. If you can do this soon, I can approve it. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

== Saying hi ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], how are you? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking. How are you doing friend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
::I'm living heh, glad to hear your doing okay. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

== Yo BigKrow ==

@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Can I ask a favor? Can you go on the Lady Gaga article and fill out the sources, and then submit for a review? I'm heading into the city to attend a concert at the moment. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I got you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Kinda hungover. Didnt get great sleep last night. Slept in my car because I didnt want to risk a DUI after the concert. Im excited to hopefully feel better tomorrow. How are you? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
::Well I'm here for you my friend. I'm doing alright. Take it easy! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

== You ok? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:yeah, i'm fine. thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, its currently busy season at work. I work in lawn care. I try to make revisions when I can, and I certainly respond more than at least 80% of the people who are pinged. Im sorry my volunteer time is limited at the moment. Several of my articles went stale waiting for review priod to my involuntary wikibreak. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::No problem. I just wanted to check the setup is working. Ping me if you have a news story in mind but no time to write of it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views, the highest for year so far!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025, and the highest so far of 2025! Bam! 💥 

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Thank you for your continued efforts at not only starting new articles but contributing to others as well. Your collaborative efforts are greatly appreciated. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 12:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Awesome! I can't wait to get back to writing. I have some merciless &quot;{{w|adulting}}&quot; to attend to in my personal life at the moment. When I'm back writing, you'll all know it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::Totally understand. Take care of what you need to, and we’ll be glad to see you back when the time’s right. Looking forward to it! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Come back please ==

Wikinews needs you, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey. I heard about what's going on. Im going to try to find some free time this week to get some articles written to try to help save the project. Sorry for the radio silence [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks for sticking around! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Your stories are stale ==

Sorry, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:09, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Are you sure? The gambling story happened Friday and the Beyonce story happened last night, from what I can tell. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::You need stories to be '''&quot;fresh&quot;''' even a day old is stale. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Ideally yeah, but it's not stale until seven days have passed since the focal point of the story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

Would you be interested in joining as a reviewer? If you were, I or another reviewer of your interest would be doing it together with you for the first several months to assist.

Similarly, would you be interested in helping with page deletions and blocking users, and removing vandalism. Is this something you have done before and do you have an interest?

Are there any changes to the workflow that you would consider helpful?

Are you on any IM platform such as Discord, Linphone (SIP), Matrix, where we could exchange messages, screenshots, and sometimes audio calls?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! That sounds like a good offer. Definitely curious to see what I can bring as a reviewer. I have no expirience blocking users or deleting pages. Give me a few days to sleep on it. Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey Lofi Gurl, and are you on any of the IM platforms? Maybe Telegram? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I plan on creating a discord account for my Wiki stuff. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::::any luck? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Community response to SPTF's recommendation to close ''Wikinews'' ==

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF) has issued a [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|recommendation to close Wikinews]]. A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.

If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:

* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language

The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.

You can find the draft here:
👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 

Thanks for considering. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you my friend! ==

Good work on la explosion [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Thanks for bringing the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:13, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::We need to block those ips. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I reported them, all I can do. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I know.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

== Nigerian abductors article ==

If you can find an image to add (even just a file photo or whatever) -- I think we might be able to get that one published. It could use ''maybe'' one more sentence while you're at it too?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah I'll take a look at it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

This is your second barn star for top article! Thanks for your continued, hard work!

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== [[Talk:Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]] ==

i published article, please check talk page for feedback thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Live chat software trial ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Please note this is open source software with low bandwidth usage and the communication is only via text, so it is not privacy invasive. This platform is older than the web, irc existed since 1980s. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and yourself being sitting in chat all 24/7 via this software could make collaboration much easier as then others could send messages to the group while your device is offline, and you could get notifications on mobile. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:07, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::I will install this when I get home from the city today. Thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I got them downloaded for both Windows and Android. My name can just be Lofi Gurl on there. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Train derails article ==

Sad event. Excellent coverage, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:15, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* please refocus on a recent event with [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and re submit @ [[Talk:EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]]

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:19, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88]] ==

can you please try to find a photo of the person in 12h to add to story thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:23, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:The only one I have of him is from Wikipedia and it's fair use only. I don't know how to obtain permission to use that here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you!!! ==

For your help with the church shooting article! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:25, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

:No prob! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:06, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For the help on shark story! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

:No, thank you for getting the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for August! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

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Hot diggity dog, you nailed it![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats for your article! Attracting that amount of readers to a story about a local hot dog spill is not small feat. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks guys! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

hi pal @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

:Im okay. Moving this weekend. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

== Hi friend ==

How you doing? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:13, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==
Hi - I'm new here, trying to help out (recruited from elsewiki). I see you've been contributing here a while - is it possible you are ready to become a reviewer? Would that interest you? I'm still learning what's going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:I actually have an open request for reviewership open somewhere haha! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:33, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to get some reform going to save this cite, maybe you have some input. I posted at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]]... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 22:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewer permission granted. Congratulations, Lofi Gurl! Just reviewing one story a week would be more than sufficient, I think doing more than that is a risk of burnout. Up to you. :) Let me know if any questions. Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:40, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::This is awesome news! Yeah, one review per week sounds good to me. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::: Congratulations! I'll help out however I can. My availability will be short and sporadic likely for the next week. But the goal is not to just hand you the reviewer role and let you learn it on your own (that happened to me). 
:::: First step is ensuring you now see the &quot;Review&quot; action in the top-right of your browser when you view articles in the review queue. Once you click on &quot;Review&quot; for an article, you should now see an interface that allows you to select options via drop-down menus for the five areas we review. All of those drop-downs must be &quot;pass&quot; for the article to pass. Otherwise the gadget will label the article 'not ready.'
:::: Have a look at the following for other advice and info:
:::: 
::::* [[User:Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane|Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane]] (brief overview of full, reviewer workflow)
::::* [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review checklist]] (process of reviewing)
::::* [[Wikinews:Tips on reviewing articles|Tips on reviewing articles]] (old essay representing the intent of the 'modern review process')
::::* [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish checklist]] (additional steps needed once an article passes review)
:::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] on becoming a new reviewer! I also think new reviewers might benefit from [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools/easyPeerReview|documentation on how to use the easyPeerReview]] gadget (this is the gadget that shows the &quot;Review&quot; option in the top-right tools menu and opens the review template with dropdown options). If any reviewer is interested, perhaps a short guide for the gadget would be helpful. Although, I am not sure if there's already any documentation available for the easyPeerReview gadget. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:07, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::: After some digging I found [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Peer_reviewed#Use_.5BUsing_Easy_Peer_Review.5D this] but it could use expanding. That's something I can do, possibly within the next few weeks if someone else doesn't get to it beforehand.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hey - I saw your post elsewhere where once again you expressed your frustration at what is going on in this site. I'm sorry if my attempts to get _some_ change going in time to make a difference bothered you, and definitely not happy that no change happened and that people obfuscated the issue on the talk page to the point where nothing was clear. That all speaks to the problems here. There is so much disrespect floating around on this site currently, I do tend to think that there isn't much to be done as it is right now. I fully understand your frustration, and seeing it was part of what motivated me to seek change. This site was in a state of emergency and no one acted to fix it. Anyway maybe I'll bump into you on en.wikipedia proper, I'm sure if you want to you'll find something to contribute; or if not there, who knows where else? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the message. Your efforts did not bother me at all. It wasn't like this when I first joined. Some of my articles would go stale waiting for review, but it was rare. My previous 8-9 articles over the last few months, and not a single one got reviewed. It is what it is. Yeah, you'll probably see me over at the current events articles on ENWP in the future. At least there you can work at your own pace. Why feel pressure to write fresh content if it can't get reviewed on time anyway? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::::Exactly - and the fact that no one was doing the reviews certainly puts out the message - whether true or not - that the reviewers care less about this project than the ones submitting the articles. This is made worse by the fact that there may be more reviewers than article contributors at this point. Regardless, we really needed a short term solution here, and no one was interested (actually, some WERE interested, but it got obfuscated away. Some people even claimed you supported the status quo!) So it goes! At least personally I met a few nice wiki folks I would not have found otherwise. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::It could be argued that I was more in a position to make an impact here since I was nade reviwer, but truthfully I just dont really know what I'm doing. I definitely didnt support the status quo, I just was not interested in loosening the site's guidelines. I just cant help but wonder how this looks to the outside -- all these articles getting neglected and trashed while dozens are calling for the whole thing to be shut down. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::: With EzPR 2025, we can do partial reviews. So you could start a review and when you get to a point where you want help, you can save the partial review and tag another reviewer for a hand (I'd be happy to help). 
:::::: Also, if the review process is daunting enough to keep you from doing the review, I think it would help everyone if you could articulate what is holding you back. It could be that the same thing is impacting other reviewers and it should therefore be changed.
:::::: You have fresh eyes on the review process and may see things differently than those who have done it for some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:06, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That sounds like it might be worth a try. How do I access EzPR 2025? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::: It should show up in the Tools menu, the same place EzPR shows up (for me, they are stacked on top of each other in the right-hand sidebar). If you view an article [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|marked for review]], you should see &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools. That's it.
:::::::: If you'd like to start with the [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|Racoon story]], I'll step away from it. Initially to me it looks like a relatively solid article and is light-hearted, with little risk of serious ramifications of libel or defamation if we get it wrong (as opposed to an interview with a prominent figure, for example).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::The EzPR 2025 will not show up automatically like the old one. EzPR is enabled by default for all reviewers as a gadget, while EzPR 2025 is not currently a gadget.
:::::::::So @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], if you want to use it, let me know and I can enable/install it for you. After that, you will find &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools menu. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::: Ahhh, sorry. I thought it was now in testing by all reviewers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::I can enable it for all reviewers by default, so they don't have to manually install it. But I chose not to do that initially because it seems a bit bold to me. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:31, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::::: @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I went ahead and published the raccoon story. But feel free to jump into the next story you feel comfortable with.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|11}}Sometimes bold is good. ツ I think you've been very careful so far and personally trust that you won't blow anything up. But its your call. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,083 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

Your name keeps popping up as a contributor or original author in the monthly top article. Thank you for your continued effort! This was also the highest number of page-views yet this year.

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== welcome back  ==

Hi friend glad to have you back @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:01, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. Good to finally have internet again. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Saw your story about Sam Rivers. Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Heard. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

As a reviewer, you should have access to Scoop so that you can receive OR material. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] manages the email server and should be able to set up an account for you. If you haven't done so already, you should reach out and request an account. It might be a while before you're comfortable reviewing OR, and that's okay. It is a bit of a different beast. But you should have access to Scoop now so you can see the material and otherwise use it to assist with developing OR and getting it closer to a publishable state.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:For scoop account username: it is not the same as your wiki login; unfortunately the email server was not setup for OAuth login. Usually, but not always, it's the legal first name and last name, to make the request more professional in the case you might need to contact one of the OR involved parties to confirm some information; one of the reviewers uses just their first name only for the username and one used their wiki nick. '''Please tell me what username for scoop email you would like.''' Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:51, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Using EasyPeerReview ==

Hey there, I finally got around to starting a help page for EasyPeerReview at [[Help:EasyPeerReview]]. Verify you have access to EzPR (you see the Review link in Actions when viewing an article marked with {{tl|Review}}) and have a look at the help page. Let me know if the page is actually helpful. 

Let me know if you want to jump into a review together or if you have any questions about the process, where to find things, etc.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for disappearing. I recently moved out of my parents' house and I am working three jobs now. I have not had time for wiki projects unfortunately. I can't lose monentum towards getting my shit together in real life. I hope to have a new laptop this winter and hope to be back going strong around that time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Get yer shit together, why don't ya? ツ
:: No worries. It sounds like you are making the right priorities. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for understanding. I just went down from three jobs to two, so I am hoping I can at least start helping out with pre-reviews more regularly. I'm nervous about doing full reviews by myself though. I'm so sorry for falling off the grid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

== You still with us? ==

Haven't heard from you in awhile. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:33, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not really able to contribute in any meaningful way with the amount of free time I currently have. Sorry. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thank you for checking in though homie, the last two months in particular have been pretty challenging for me. But I'm getting through it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Sending good vibes! You got this! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please consider to try [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] it is a 5 min a day commitment to a triage process of new drafts, that helps other users a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

Hi friend @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Good to see ya [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:Happy turkey day [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== My attacks on you as a person ==

It might sound like the same old thing, but I do in fact apologize to you for my negative attacking of you. You can choose to accept or decline my attempted apologize, thank you again. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:Its fine, no hard feelings. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::Same [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== Never give up my Friend  ==

I will never lose Faith in you. We have had our spats but positivity is good for us. Hope life gets better. Talk soon? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:05, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, you'll see me around. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry for the profane edit summaries today [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

== Wasn't expecting ==

Hey thanks so much for helping the drug bust story. I wasn't expecting anyone to help it out. My bad abandoning habits. Anyways thank you! You did a great job by the way! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:02, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks dude [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Well done ==

Great job @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

== Starting a review ==

Hi, hope you Are doing well. From [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/Lofi Gurl|your comment]], it appears you were struggling to start a review on an article as you mentioned you couldn't find any buttons. For your convenience, I've prepared a Review Launcher. 

Just [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)#Review launcher widget|visit the page]], enter the article name you want to review, and click the &quot;Start Review&quot; button. That's it. After clicking Start Review, you will be redirected to the article page, wait for 1-2 seconds and the peer-review form should open for you. Use that form to submit your review result. I hope this isn't too complicated. If at any point you feel lost, just let me know. 

I understand that you may not be interested in reviewing at the moment, but if the reason is simply not knowing how to start the review, this approach might be helpful. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:31, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

:A detailed documentation on how to use the peer-review form is [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)|available here]]. If you still need more assistance, I can share some screenshots with you via email showing how to use the form. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you so much. I will keep this in mind once I get my head clear. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==
Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==
hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==
Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==
comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==
Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Welcome back ==

Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

* Follow these instructions [[Wikinews:Easy_Peer_Review_(2025_version)#Getting_Started|get started]] says &quot;''To use it, go to any article that you want to review (make sure it has the {{tl|review}} template). You will find a &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; option in your &quot;Actions&quot; menu (in the Vector 2022 skin) or the &quot;More&quot; menu (in the Vector 2010 skin). After clicking this option, a form will appear at the top of the article.''&quot;. are you seeing this button?
Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

:no, I am not seeing either of these buttons on articles submitted for review. Im only seeing an option to prevreview. I use the 2010 skin. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
:Nevermind, I FINALLY found it. It was under the &quot;More&quot; tab. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==
{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

:Credit truly goes to [[User:Gryllida]] and [[User:BigKrow]]. All I did was &quot;get&quot; this story. Thanks for running with it! I will attempt to review some articles this week. I will be forced to wing it. Perfectist anxiety is the only thing holding me back at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] you still around? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hi. Good to see ya. My heart is not in current events at the moment. I plan to resume involvement here when I am convinced I can make more meaningful contributions. It doesn't look like there has been much activity here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I agree with you that activity has been a bit hit and miss. Could you please let me know what is the criteria for this? What would convince you that the activity level is adequate? Knowing this could help to reach and maintain activity sooner. 😊 Thank you. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I just think at this point many editors are reluctant to write new articles due to lack of active reviewers, many articles went stale while waiting for review this year. I overestimated what I was able to accomplish as a reviewer, I just don't have the time or focus right now and I'd review articles if I wasn't so concerned about publicly making a mistake. But I think Wikinews needs to be publishing at least one article per day to remain a viable destination for readers and to encourage more participation. I would have done way more these past four months if I didn't have so much crap going on in my personal life related to living situations, employment, transportation and mental health. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::got it thanks it sounds reasonable. one article per day is a goal i saw mentioned more than once.  😊 Thank you. Regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:03, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Here&amp;comma; hold this ==

&lt;div style=&quot;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2em 0&quot;&gt;[[File:Rainbow trout transparent.png|175px|link=wikipediawikipedia:Trout|alt=a rainbow trout fish]]&lt;div style=&quot;width:280px&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 225%; color: Red;&quot;&gt;'''''Whack!'''''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 115%;&quot;&gt;''You've been [[:wikipediawikipedia:Whacking with a wet trout|whacked with a wet trout]].''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;small&gt;{{{1|Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;!--Template:Trout--&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
An award for all your edits made while under the in&amp;fllig;uence&amp;period;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 00:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::dont feed into them @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== srry ==

brah i saw your user page srry. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 17:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:I went to the BMV in person and they gave me the steps to get it reinstated so it's all good hopefully. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

== queue ==

Just noting there are around 5 stories in queue which were created or substantially expanded by me and I would appreciate if you could have a look! I have none I can publish thus far as I was involved in editing. Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:alright, I'll take a look! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::well done! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:16, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing and publishing ==

Thank you for stepping into the review queue. Reviewing can be thought of as a two-part process:

1. [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review]]&lt;br&gt;
2. [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish]]

The publishing process involves updating our Main page with the new article. The easiest way to do this is to use [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]], which you'll need to install using the instructions [[User:Asked42/LeadManager#Installation|provided on the tool's page]]. As long as all of the reviewers publish articles immediately after reviewing them, the 5 leads will stay up-to-date. 

Let me know if you need help with anything, or if any part of the checklists is unclear. Much of the review and publishing process becomes second nature to experienced reviewers, and it is easy to forget how overwhelming it can feel in the beginning.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== The sources section can be the third rail for reviewers ==

Reviewers aren't supposed to add or remove sources as part of the review process. Any source listed is assumed to have been used to directly support statements of fact in the article (because that is what is required of authors). 

When reviewers come across paywalled sources in the sources list, they need to stop the review process and ask the contributors to remove it and any statements supported solely by it. This delays publishing, but helps to ensure accuracy, which is more important than rapid publishing.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
: And to be clear, this isn't meant to be a criticism, but hopefully helpful 'on-boarding.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Heard, thanks a bunch [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:FWIW, while I agree that what described above is one option (and is better than removing the problematic source and leaving content unchanged), it is my position that, if a reviewer had time to remove ''both'' the problematic source and the information that came from it, while remaining confident that all remaining information is verifiable, then, that reviewer is allowed to complete the review and publish the page. I believe that the process I have described reduces delay waiting for author to revise, and does not compromise quality of the review process. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==
Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

----
This is an automated review notification. You can change your message preferences, including receiving notices only for articles you created or majorly contributed to, or disabling them entirely, at [[WN:EzPR 2025/NP|EzPR 2025/NP]]. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 20:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:I dont understand why these sites let me read it and then paywall the article later. Probably so some free news source can't use it as a source for their own article. :P [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Maybe they let you read the first 2-3 pages and then after a few pages, start to demand subscription. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:::lets take a deep breath and continue on. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:17, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::::It should be an easy fix. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Front page headlines ==

Hi, do you know why [[Australian Minister for Energy lowers fuel standards for 60 days amid rising oil prices, panic buying]] did not show up as one of the front page lead articles after it was published? This has been a recurring problem as discussed at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#Improper 'circle']] and [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#The lead articles need to be changed]]. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have no idea honestly. Sometimes when I publish an article, there's a button asking me I want to post it to the front page, sometimes there isn't. I don't think hitting the button has really done anything though, at least for me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:37, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:: You can still use Lead Manager independently of EZPR 2025. If, for some reason you aren't prompted to update the leads after a successful review or you leave the page without clicking the button, you can still do so by going to [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]]. It will allow you to update the leads individually, serially, or in a custom fashion. 
:: By default, LM pulls in the last five articles into the &quot;title&quot; drop-down field. If you just click in the title field, you will be presented with a clickable list of the last five published articles. You can simply select the target article, &quot;fetch automatically&quot; the first two sentences, tweak the imported text and image if you'd like, then &quot;Start update&quot; will make the changes. 
:: To get used to the tools and processes, you can likely skip the 'additional options' area and just publish a single article after a successful review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], Let me know if you want me to install the LeadManager script for you, so that you can just start using it. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:38, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have updated the leads to include the article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==
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Excellent work, please keep it up! We hope you will continue contributing to Wikinews. If you have some time, consider taking a look at other articles currently [[:Category:Developing|under development]] or [[:Category:Review|awaiting review]]. Your help in improving or reviewing them would be greatly appreciated.
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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:37, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==
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== Revision requested: [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

Did he survive?

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== Might write some today possibly later ==

thanks @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 16:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'll try to do a few reviews before I go out tonight. I'm going to focus on reviews since it's a fair assumption now that nobody will even look at the articles I submit. It's the only way I can try to fix this project's problems at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Regarding your move of my article ==

Hello, Lofi Gurl! I think my article is best located at [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]] rather than [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts politicians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]], because, of the four defendants convicted in the case, only one is a politician. The other individual is a bishop. The other two defendants are institutions. The only thing that the four defendants, consisting of two individuals and two institutions, have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 19:09, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:okay, sorry for the overreaction. I despise religious fundamentalism and bigotry but I just wanted to make sure the title wasn't going after Christians as some sort of ethnic group or something. But then,  Christianity is a {{w|universal religion}}, so I'm not sure the same principles apply anyway. No idea why I'm saying this. I have {{w|religious trauma}} from my Protestant upbringing and I listen to Satanic {{w|death metal}} every day of my life, and idk I guess I just didn't want thst influence creeping into my writing and creating a potential conflict of interest. Thanks for the message. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know. I actually went to great lengths to balance the article, get perspectives from all sides, sources from all sides, strongly ground the article in the sources, provide perspectives from all sides, and stay neutral and stick to the facts. This is my very first ever Wikinews article. Since you seem to care about both factuality and neutrality, would you mind reviewing the article? I think it is ready for publication. What do you think? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes absolutely. I should have some time to review stuff while dogsitting tonight. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you for your review. I appreciate most of your edits, but in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002549&amp;oldid=5002548 this edit] you removed the global scientific consensus regarding homosexuality saying that it is &quot;emotional language&quot;, but it is scientific language that all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations use to describe homosexuality, especially against false claims such those made in the pamphlet. I used the World Medical Association as a source, but there are thousands of more sources that use that language. The World Medical Association itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Attributing that scientific language to the World Medical Association alone would give readers the incorrect impression that only the World Medical Association holds that position, when in fact it is the common position of all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the whole world. Obviously, it would be impractical to cite every single one of thousands of scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the world, which is I cited the World Medical Association, which itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Is your review complete? Is the article ready for publication? This is my very first ever Wikinews article, so I'm not entirely familiar with process here. Thank you for your help. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We can just say &quot;according to scientific consensus&quot; then. I mostly just thought the passage was really wordy with way too many adjectives. It's close to being ready for publication. I cleaned it up the best I could without making major revisions and all I need to do now is verify all the claims and check for copyright violations. I'll likely do it later tonight. I was severely hungover yesterday and had to go to sleep early, but I'm good now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I'll leave it in your capable hands then! I'm looking forward to the publication of my very first Wikinews article! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 23:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Lofi Gurl! I appreciate your edits and your review, but I think that changing the title made it too vague, and the previous title was more specific. You said that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_makes_crimes_against_humanity_convictions_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002876&amp;oldid=5002875 &quot;Don wanted this title changed I think&quot;], but I actually couldn't find a comment from Don saying that he wanted the title changed. Are you done reviewing the article? Can we publish the article now? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm concerned I may have made too substantial of changes to the article to remain an uninvolved reviewer. They just announced today Wikinews is closing and I am gutted. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Your edits seem to be only related to getting the article ready for publicaiton, so that should not be a problem, right? Also, oh no! That's awful! Why are they closing Wikinews? I really put in a lot of work into that article, so is it possible to get it published before? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 21:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The project is being closed due to low user engagement. The &quot;current events&quot; module on the front page of Wikipedia does a better job at reporting current events than Wikinews. It is much more timely on Wikipedia, and edits can be published faster because i'm pretty sure that project is not subject to the same libel regulations as this project, as wikipedia is not a news publication. By contrast,  Wikinews has a rigorous review process to ensure quality, which sounds good on paper, but ultimately fails when the existing reviewers are either unable or unwilling to perform a review in time to get it published. Most articles that did manage to get published on this site were usually posted 4-5 days after the fact, when the news cycle has effectively moved on. Ive had an extremely difficult time getting anyone to even look at anything I've written these last six months here on the project. This is an experience shared by [[User:Tduk]]. There were a few successful publications during that time. But lets be real. Wikinews is a failed experiment. The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't want to pay for the server costs to host this project. They want to focus on Wikipedia. I thought I could help get things moving in the right direction and help save the project from closure, but the truth is I simply overestimated this project abd overestimated what I was able to realistically do. Adderall is one hell of a drug. Anyway, for what its worth, I did deeply care about this project, I thought the concept was so cool, I guess some things just dont work in practice. That pretty much sums it up, let me know if you have any further questions. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Just a check-in ==

....the India article? Still reviewing that one? Didn't want to mess with it if you are.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:58, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Please don't bite my head off ==

Just a heads up Im starting a Miraheze here about English Wikinews, thanks.

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142 Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not going to bite your head off haha. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::thnx Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::I guess pinging is getting me in trouble with some people so I'll make it quick, https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Someone will need to discuss and decide on new name. I asked whether trademarked word 'Wikinews' can be used, and have not got an answer to that, yet. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Negativity ==

You've been a pretty solid contributor and I hope that you don't let the negativity and hypocrisy surrounding this site get to you too much. At least, I've noted how you've been trying to move things more than many others here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's fine. Don't worry. I kind of knew this project was a dead end job and wasn't really worth the effort I was putting in trying to save it. I just kept getting sucked back in every time I tried to quit, so in a way I'm kind of glad the project is closing. It was probably going to devolve to a thing where I assumed most of the workload while the more experienced editors scaled back their involvement with the project, per tradition. Oh well. When one door closes, another one opens. I try to remember [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Lofi_Gurl#En.wn this conversation] when I feel shitty regarding my contributions to this project. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::I've still got one fresh and one fresh-ish (thanks to you know who) article pending review if you get inspired to try to do something. The most recent one has some pretty unique original reporting in my opinion. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::I have nothing left to give this project, unfortunately. Those messages that admin left us, then bailing on the project completely... Lets just say that if I had a single shit left to give, it is definitely gone not. I might still take a look at the article but I cant promise anything. I'm completely demoralized. Do you contribute at English Wikipedia and/or Wikiquote? Thats where you will usually find me moving forward. Let me know if I can be of any assistance on those projects. 
:::RIP Wikinews, let the record show I believed in you up until the end. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::::Yes, I'm a long time contributor to other wiki projects, in fact I'm seen you editing some metal pages that are on my watchlist! I was asked to come on here last year to see if I could do anything to make it start to function, but you saw how that went. Anyway it's up to you if you want to review those articles, I'm not expecting anything. I think there are other things going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 00:17, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

== Interested? ==

I created a news wiki on Fandom, i have one contributor so far. Please let me know it could use your help! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:15, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

:https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:16, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:Sure, why not. I created an account and tried to create a discussion post, but it says I have to have an account for four days before I can contribute. Here's the story I was trying to share: [https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/atlanta-gucci-mane-kidnapped-robbed-dallas-pooh-shiesty-big30/] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::OK cool, could you please create a userpage like on Wikinews? Also, I don't know what that glitch could be on the article creation? For now, I will start the article if you're ok with that? Thanks a million! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:39, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::On my end it says you have not registered (joined). Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:42, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::Unlike Wikinews Fandom needs you to have a email address. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 00:05, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
::https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/Gucci_Mane_kidnapped,_robbed_at_gunpoint_in_Dallas
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 00:20, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 00:40, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Court ruling upholds TikTok ban unless ByteDance sells stake]] ==

Hi,

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] published the story. Congratulations.

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback from the reviewer.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:58, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Suspect in shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fled New York City by bus, police say]] ==

Hi,

I published the story. Congratulations. 🎉

Please review the article history and talk page for feedback.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

:thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Manslaughter charges against Daniel Perry dismissed following jury deadlock]] ==

Published. :-) Please read notes on the talk page. 

Have a great day. 

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:51, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

== Re: cathedral re-opening ==

Hello,

Published. :-) Please check notes on the article talk page. A copy is included below for your reference:

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There are important, but not critically essential details missing, for example:

* time of day in local time and UTC
* that they planned to do speech outdoors but did it indoors because of a storm
* (is it needed to write '2024' in first paragraph as we already have publish date further up the page)

I could not verify one part:

* Sunday 'morning' mass (source 1 says Sunday, source 2 does not say, or something) -- replaced 'Sunday morning' with 'Sunday'

The above items can be addressed within 24 hours after publication.

The image credit was missing and I added it as a minor edit as a part of the review process. It is required due to the licence requirements.

I recommend the author to also become involved in editing others' submissions -- those of them that are newsworthy, at least -- in the [[Newsroom]], if desired. This may help improve their quality and their chances of publication, and provide experience with proofreading and fact checking in addition to writing and authoring efforts.

Thank you and keep up the great work.

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Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Pace ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, there are not many reviewers available, and I think the current queue may take a couple days to be processed. (I am mostly outdoors and away on weekend.) My apologies, and thank you for reading and writing entertaining and specific stories. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:06, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:No problem, take your time and enjoy your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:08, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== Revisit articles in review queue ==

While waiting for articles I've authored to be reviewed, I often revisit them as long as they aren't under review and 'tighten' them up by making sure they conform to the style guide, that facts are correct, I've chosen good images with useful descriptions (and attributed every image), etc. 

I see that there are style issues in some of your articles currently awaiting review. Please see what you can do to help make the review of these articles easier/quicker.

Consider using {{tl|verify}} to point to exactly what source is used for all information so reviewers who verify information can find it easier. This helps tremendously.  

Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Are you able to specify the style issues present in the article as a reviewer, or is it my job to figure that out as the reporter? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:I haven't checked the article talk pages yet so sorry if this ends up being a pointless question [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::It is the author's responsibility to know our policies and guidelilnes, to include the [[WN:Style|style guide]]. Reviewers can and often do correct style issues before publishing but they are not required to. It takes more of a reviewers time to correct for style along with everything else they must check before publishing. See [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] to understand all the work that goes into reviewing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:24, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== Great job ==

You are doing a great job here thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:25, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, friend!
:[[File:Red Wine Toast GIF Animation.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question! ==

{{tl|helpme}} Say an articles goes stale, or fails review for whatever reason. Am I allowed to splice old material and sources from &quot;rejected&quot; articles and use them in future articles, so long as the subject of the article stays fresh, and new developments keep coming in? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Yes, that's fine. They are released under the creative commons licence indicated in the footer, and you can reuse them at any news articles here or any other place where the licence of content is compatible. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol fails]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

Could you please [[WN:Attribution|attribute]] the &quot;''Political unrest and nationwide protests were expected in response to the axing of the impeachment.''&quot; sentence? Who said this? This would help the sentence to not read as a speculation made on behalf of ''Wikinews''. 

Let me know if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:From the Associated Press article:
:{{quote|The vote’s defeat is likely to fuel nationwide protests and escalate political turmoil, and opposition parties could introduce a new impeachment motion when parliament reconvenes next Wednesday.}} [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:This is amazing:
:* [[South Korean Constitutional Court upholds impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol]]
:Thank you so much for writing about this topic. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)
::Pretty cool we have four articles of coverage spanning the scandal from start to finish! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:02, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== Wizard of oz slippers story ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* Missing currency, both in first paragraph and in headline?
* Missing specified location where the auction took place.

Hope you can assist. Let me know if any questions. Thank you. :-)

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:09, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

:I've found the location and left a note about it at the article talk page. I cannot add it and remain available to review. Could you please check and make the edit? Thank you!!! Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:13, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::I went to sleep before seeing all these. I'm so sorry! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:20, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
:::What is your time zone?  
:::Do you receive notifications in right top corner of the page while you are logged in?
:::Please note on talk page of the slippers story there is a new message &quot;''@Michael.C.Wright - You can add it and I can review? Please confirm within the next hour, or @Lofi Gurl please add it within next hour. Failing that, I'll add it myself and will require another reviewer to publish. Thanks.''&quot;
:::Have a great day.
:::Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:25, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, and I need to get better at clearing my inbox, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I'm eastern standard time I think. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:38, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Left you a '''[[Talk:Slippers_worn_by_American_actress_Judy_Garland_in_1939_film_The_Wizard_of_Oz_break_sales_record,_sold_for_US$28_million_at_auction#Why_the_slippers_were_so_expensive|new message]]''' Hope it helps :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:25, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::[[Slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland in 1939 film The Wizard of Oz break sales record, sold for US$28 million at auction]] now published, congratulations. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::thank you :) [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee::Who ==

Hi Lofi Gurl, I've left you a new message '''[[Talk:Coffee_prices_surge_to_record_highs_due_to_droughts_in_Brazil,_Vietnam#Who|here]]'''. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:31, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

:added a new message now again [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== Chess article ==

Please see the talk page at that article.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:44, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== damascus story ==

i made a few edits. in one sentence needs clarification, i marked it in bold. please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:03, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi!! To answer the quesion/comment/footnote you left in the article -- I found a mention of &quot;Saydnaya prison complex&quot; in the BBC source but they don't specify if that was the prison Timmerman escaped from. It was just mentioned that {{w|the White Helmets}} were storming looking for survivors. Hope this helps! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:43, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
:Also, I think he left prison the same day the city fell on Monday, which was mentioned in the second paragraph. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:49, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

== minor edit &amp; thanks ==

hi, i have rejected [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_chess_grandmaster_Gukesh_Dommaraju,_18,_becomes_youngest_world_chess_champion_of_all_time&amp;diff=4809824&amp;oldid=prev&amp;unhide=1 this edit] as this wikilink was already included in a previous paragraph. please let me know if i am incorrect!

thanks for the other edits to the story. they have made it so much nicer and are timely. i appreciate it and approved the other edits.

have a great day, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:45, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:oops didn't see the other link, thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:47, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Edits after publication  ==

Please note that our [[WN:Archive]] conventions generally prevent edits to articles 24 hours after publication. Articles are meant to be a snapshot in time. 

Edits within the 24 hours after publication should be limited to only correcting any errors not caught in the review process. 

It is better to have an article fully button-down and ready for publication before requesting review. 

You are more than welcome, even encouraged to help improve other articles. But please focus that energy on articles in the developing queue and review queue unless the article is actively ''under'' review. That way we catch more errors before review and definitely before publication. 

Thanks again for joining and contributing! I can't remember the last time I saw ten articles in the review queue. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:[[image:Symbol thumbs up green.png]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== Requested article  ==

hey, {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-talladega-county-sheriffs-office

I added this story to requested articles but im not up to starting the article myself... If you can do anything for this would be helpful? Thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi, I'm happy to start articles you bring to me, I'm just not sure this story meets the site's notability guidelines.. I'd have to double check though. Thank you though [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:02, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::It does and is '''developing''', not much data so far I suppose.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::We also need a second source. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:04, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
:::we'll play it by ear. This South Korea story is taking way longer than I thought [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:20, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's please focus on it being published! My request can always wait, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:22, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

== please vote ==

Hi Lofi Gurl :-)

'''[[Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions|This page]]''' has a handful of requests open. Could you please cast a vote and/or add a comment, ideally for each of them, at your earliest convenience?

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== hi here is a news tip about malware ==

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ultralytics-ai-model-hijacked-to-infect-thousands-with-cryptominer/ -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:04, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

== [[Hundreds of North Korean troops killed fighting Ukrainian forces in Russia]] ==
Hi. Please see my not-ready review comments on the talk page. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 22:19, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why? ==

Are you making more work for editors? Im not angry just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:50, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:I don't know what you're talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:58, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::You keep abandoning articles mostly you created, why? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:What specifically do you mean &quot;making more work for editors&quot;? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::more work to clean up after you... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'd just delete them if I was able to. Why are you mad? I'm abandoning the articles. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:02, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::not mad, just confused.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::You were acting fine before, what happened? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Stop &quot;RIPing&quot; because it's seen as disruptive behavior, sorry but it seems like it. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::That's fine I'm done writing here anyway. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Suit yourself..... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::Then what was your point? Wasting peoples' time? Sad sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
::::::I'm genuinely confused now. What do you mean &quot;wasting peoples time&quot;? What are you talking about? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:08, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::The project is to work together with one another not to abandon because theres not much activity right now. I won't argue with you anymore.. Sorry... {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:14, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::::: '''I didn't do anything wrong.''' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:16, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

== En.wn ==
Hi. Thanks for, well, contributing here, I guess. So really, if you want to write fast and write prolifically, maybe Wikipedia is a better fit for you than en.wn in its present state. The project couldn't handle a mass influx of even people highly skilled at writing for it (overwhelms the review process, reporters get demoralized). I'm tempted to say that you overestimated the project and what you could do, but that sounds wrong. I don't know why I'm saying all this. You probably already know it. Of what's left, we are overwhelmingly nice people, for what it's worth, and care deeply about en.wn. Just don't, I guess, overinvest yourself in it. One of our colleagues here likes to say &quot;don't get married to your article&quot;, so perhaps likewise with the concept and future of the project. Then again, a late editor literally saw himself as embarking on a mission to save human civilization from intellectual ruin and mundanity by making something great out of this project. But he was executing a long term plan, that did transform the project. I don't know what this sounds like. I hope it doesn't sound condescending. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 06:27, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

:Just to let both of you know I wasn't trying to attack {{ping|Lofi Gurl}}. {{Ping|Heavy Water}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:13, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
:Thanks for taking the time to write this (it didn't come off as condescending). I'll keep it in mind while contributing to the project in the future. Sorry for taking a few days to reply. Been trying to limit internet time. Have a good rest of your weekend! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 05:31, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Lofi Gurl  ==

I was really being a dink to you, apologies. Feel free to continue to write articles here! {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:48, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

:Consider it forgiven. It happens. Onward! [[file:FPClogogif.gif]] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thank you for creating new news articles you go as fast as you please {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
:::I'm trying to slow down and try to average maybe three per week. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:03, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
::::Please write as much as you like and thanks {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:45, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

:Good to be back. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::😊 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:47, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
::Welcome back Lofi Gurl [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:58, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
:::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 08:16, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== Crash Philadelphia story ==

Hi I copyedited some misspelled words for the article. Hope your well, thanks. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. I'm on my mom's laptop at the moment and she has her shit set up weird, and I can't spellcheck very easily at all right now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:57, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
::It's ok, do your best. {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:14, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

== Paywalled ==

Can't you work around it? {{Ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

:It's gonna be easier to rewrite the entire article at this point, with like 2-3 sources. The project just kept getting bigger and bigger and I shot myself in the foot (or gave my foot the firing squad, if you will). Using this article's content for Wikipedia. Going to focus on my WashingtonDC/suicide/cop article I have started here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:19, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

:I like alot of these! 
:#7. I've been meaning to start using IRC for a while. Maybe today's the day.
:#8. Not sure what I can do to help with software development but I have a bunch of friends who know code. 
:#12. I know a few university professors in the history field.
:#14. I've never heard of Audio Wikinews. Sounds self-explanatory. How many articles have audio with them?
:Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

== This is terribly overdue! ==

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|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |
|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Humble Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; For completing ''5 edits''.
|-
|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | Great work! Keep it up! --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:12, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
|}

== Stuff ==

Some of your (recent) contributions have gone stale. Sorry -- keep at it!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:27, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

== Darn it! ==

That execution article ROCKED! Is there a snowball's change you could gatwick it? I'll help -- for realz!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:39, 18 March 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the kind words! I don't think I can gatwick it -- it went stale on Friday, and there have not been any new developments that I'm aware of. I shot myself in the foot by relying too heavily on a source that I later discovered had an apparent paywall (only the first two days were free I guess). On the bright side, I was able to use alot of it for the Wikipedia article, but I wish I could have gotten it published here! It would have been a good one. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:49, 19 March 2025 (UTC)

== You ok??? ==

Hope your good???? {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:I've been borderline kind of freaking out lately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:38, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
::Well, take a few breaths -- back up -- '''re-calibrate the mechanism''' -- and come back soon!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== You've AT LEAST earned this!! ==

[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|210px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ahh thank you!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:08, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
:congrats [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:57, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
::thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:58, 6 April 2025 (UTC)

== Articles ==

Your clogging up the queue, please resort to 1 possibly 2 articles at a time. I don't want to see you blocked..... Many of your articles will most likely go stale, or you will abandon them. Sorry for so harsh but its facts... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:I've also put a good amount of effort into helping your articles.... Your stressing me out badly.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:21, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Will you please stop needlessly punctuating ''every sentence'' with &quot;...........&quot;? Because it comes off as needlessly shitty to everyone you talk to and that really isn't something I need to be dealing with. No matter the topic it just sets a negative tone right off the bat. Sorry, &quot;but it's facts.&quot; [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:Coming from a user who constantly abandons articles lol [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's not funny brah, i should report you! But i wont, your harassing me and wikinews!!! °½&lt;½½½&lt;&lt;½½½;½½ @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::your a sock or troll.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
:I found these stubs useful and was pleased. Expanded one yesterday. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:17, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Interest in notifications for new drafts ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I'd like to invite you to edit drafts created by other contributors to improve their quality and reduce reviewer load on them, so that more reviewers can review articles written by you. Would you be interested in notifications of the current drafts in the Newsroom, compiled with a note of what the event date and link to article? 

I can make something like [[User:Gryllida/Newsroom]]. If you're interested, would you like to get notified when article '''is created as a new draft''' ([[:Category:Developing]]) or when it is '''submitted for review''' ([[:Category:Review]])? 

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:12, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes, I would love that. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome thanks. Which option would you prefer, articles created in Developing or in Review category? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Definitely developing. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:29, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Would you like to get notifications 'instantly' for each new draft, or weekly?
::::Would you be OK if these notifications were delivered to your personal talk page? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:35, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Instantly would be great. Yeah, my talk page would be fine starting out, but if we could find a way for them to only show up in my notifications inbox, that would be good too. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:50, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::great thanks i will try to figure out how to make this work [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:55, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
::May I ask about your devices: how many, what OS, have you used an RSS feed reader before? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:08, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
:::I mainly edit on my laptop using Windows 10. No I've never used an RSS feed reader before. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:20, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== idaho police story ==

published after an edit to write in active voice, great writeup thanks heaps [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

== Don't edit my articles ==

Thanks [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 17:11, 17 April 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Why not? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:34, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
::Sorry got ahead of myself [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 18:32, 17 April 2025 (UTC)
:Anyone can edit anyone's article. This is not bbc nor a blog. Articles belong to Wikinews, not to individual authors. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:51, 17 April 2025 (UTC)

== [[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]][ ==

is there a court date scheduled for this? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:37, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ill look into it when i ge5 home [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:54, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

I just wanted to say hi. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:57, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey BigKrow! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:47, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::I seem to have an imposter, a pain in my side, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:BigKrow2|BigKrow2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:49, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Also @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], notified. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::I really hope this is just some random child that doesn't know the actual severity of what they're doing here. But that is clearly someone who has been kicked from the project multiple times. Just ignore the humanoid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:58, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== BigKrow2 ==

Please tell me your really not me @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]],

I wouldn't be superised. 

Also @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] and @[[User:Gryllida2|Gryllida2]]

@[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:03, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're accusing me of being that guy who impersonated Bddpaux last year? Is that what you're saying? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:06, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Honestly I think you are. Trying to sneak back in .... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Why? What basis do you have for that? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:That shit happened before I created my account, but I saw it happen. Is every new user here going to be accused of being that person then? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:08, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::Prove your innocence then, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:10, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How? You have to open a sockpuppet investigation into me I guess. Why are you making baseless accusations? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm just checking but you might be a sock puppet account you changed the article fucks to some other story suspicious. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:13, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Why is that suspicious? I turned a vandalism article into a stub. You're being silly. Your baseless accusations are disruptive. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:20, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::Prove your innocence, @[[User:MeDaWikipedian|MeDaWikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:21, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::Once again -- ''how?'' [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:22, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::I can't check user you right now but, I'm always watching you.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Why? Why do you think I am this user? Why do you want to checkuser me? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:30, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
::::::::I have my suspicions. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::So it's just conjecture? I'm not Me Da Wikipedian. Why are you suspecting me of sockpuppetry? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:40, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== I suffer from bad mental health issues ==

I know my behavior has been negative to you, so by taking responsibility for my words towards you, I just don't want to be blocked from editing Wiki news. And thinking you are a sock is wrong of me. Lofi Gurl you don't have to accept my apology but I do hope you understand where I'm coming from about my mental health. Thank you for listening. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:14, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

:Okay? I am never afforded understanding or forgiveness when my mental health issues cause problems in relationships. I'm just frankly tired of this crap. Youve been making me not want to log in [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
::You can only make your own decisions, I say you keep working get past this and move forward @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
:::Agreed. This was a waste of time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:17, 21 April 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you for not retiring ==

Thank you for sticking around! Your well needed here. Thanks. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:24, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:🙂🥳👍⚡️ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:22, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sources fill ✍️ ==

Hi, at my personal talk page at Wikipedia there is a user script, which may be copy pasted to [[Special:MyPage/common.js]], that adds a new button in the editor: it prompts for an URL, generates a filled source template for it, and copies it to clipboard. It reliably inserts the source title at least 🤣 In many, but not all, cases it also gets the publisher and date -- though not always in the right &quot;April 22, 2025&quot; format -- properly, too. Then, if in the visual editing mode, I double click the pasted source to fix if needed. Perhaps this could help you save time.  [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:45, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:Yes I was actually going to ask if we could program something like that, because en.wp has it. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:59, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
::Is it working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:31, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Do you have a link to the script? I tried to access the script from your Wikipedia talk page from the section titled &quot;Script&quot; but it just lead me to a deleted page. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:36, 4 May 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida/common.js]] -&gt; 
::::&lt;pre&gt;importScript('User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js');&lt;/pre&gt;
::::[[User:Gryllida/js/add-source-in-visual-editor.js]]
::::Works in 'Source editing' mode if it is the same toolbar as Visual Editor.
::::It adds a star icon. Clicking it prompts for the news URL, and then a few seconds alter it adds the filled source template at cursor position.
::::Note that date may be missing. Authors usually are missing. Publisher name isn't always correct (needs to be such that you can wikilink to wikipedia). So you need to check what it generated. But at least it gets title and date right 90% of the time for me and it makes writing easier.
::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:11, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

== Minor edit urgent please? ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

I think it is best of someone adds a source and attribution about the '51' number of injuries.

The article was already published, so this needs to be done immediately, so that the approval of the edit can be done within less than 24 hours.

Please see [[Talk:Kamikaze_drone_attacks_bus_near_Dnipropetrovsk,_Ukraine,_allegedly_war_crime|this page]] for more details.

BigKrow refused to do it, now I have the request for your help as my last hope.

Looks like nobody else currently active at the wiki this weekend.

Thanks heaps, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 25 April 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! Let me know what you think of my revision. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:56, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you for the edit. 
::If you click the image of the bus, in description, it links to a few sources. One of them is a telegram post by someone, possibly military official from Ukraine. I think it could be added as source and in article text the '51' figure could be attributed to that source specifying their name and whatever role is associated with their nick in telegram. If you can do this soon, I can approve it. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:31, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

== Saying hi ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], how are you? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:05, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

:Taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking. How are you doing friend? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:15, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
::I'm living heh, glad to hear your doing okay. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:17, 2 May 2025 (UTC)

== Yo BigKrow ==

@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Can I ask a favor? Can you go on the Lady Gaga article and fill out the sources, and then submit for a review? I'm heading into the city to attend a concert at the moment. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:49, 10 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I got you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:Kinda hungover. Didnt get great sleep last night. Slept in my car because I didnt want to risk a DUI after the concert. Im excited to hopefully feel better tomorrow. How are you? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:16, 11 May 2025 (UTC)
::Well I'm here for you my friend. I'm doing alright. Take it easy! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC)
:::Appreciate it! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

== You ok? ==

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 14 May 2025 (UTC)

:yeah, i'm fine. thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:28, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:24, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, its currently busy season at work. I work in lawn care. I try to make revisions when I can, and I certainly respond more than at least 80% of the people who are pinged. Im sorry my volunteer time is limited at the moment. Several of my articles went stale waiting for review priod to my involuntary wikibreak. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:13, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::No problem. I just wanted to check the setup is working. Ping me if you have a news story in mind but no time to write of it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:26, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views, the highest for year so far!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025, and the highest so far of 2025! Bam! 💥 

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Thank you for your continued efforts at not only starting new articles but contributing to others as well. Your collaborative efforts are greatly appreciated. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 12:54, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Awesome! I can't wait to get back to writing. I have some merciless &quot;{{w|adulting}}&quot; to attend to in my personal life at the moment. When I'm back writing, you'll all know it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:52, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::Totally understand. Take care of what you need to, and we’ll be glad to see you back when the time’s right. Looking forward to it! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:55, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Come back please ==

Wikinews needs you, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:47, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:Hey. I heard about what's going on. Im going to try to find some free time this week to get some articles written to try to help save the project. Sorry for the radio silence [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks for sticking around! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:28, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Your stories are stale ==

Sorry, @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:09, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Are you sure? The gambling story happened Friday and the Beyonce story happened last night, from what I can tell. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::You need stories to be '''&quot;fresh&quot;''' even a day old is stale. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Ideally yeah, but it's not stale until seven days have passed since the focal point of the story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:14, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:20, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

Would you be interested in joining as a reviewer? If you were, I or another reviewer of your interest would be doing it together with you for the first several months to assist.

Similarly, would you be interested in helping with page deletions and blocking users, and removing vandalism. Is this something you have done before and do you have an interest?

Are there any changes to the workflow that you would consider helpful?

Are you on any IM platform such as Discord, Linphone (SIP), Matrix, where we could exchange messages, screenshots, and sometimes audio calls?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:04, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hey! That sounds like a good offer. Definitely curious to see what I can bring as a reviewer. I have no expirience blocking users or deleting pages. Give me a few days to sleep on it. Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:02, 9 July 2025 (UTC)
::Hey Lofi Gurl, and are you on any of the IM platforms? Maybe Telegram? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:53, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
:::I plan on creating a discord account for my Wiki stuff. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:07, 6 August 2025 (UTC)
::::any luck? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Community response to SPTF's recommendation to close ''Wikinews'' ==

The Wikimedia Foundation’s Sister Projects Task Force (SPTF) has issued a [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews|recommendation to close Wikinews]]. A community response to the Task Force is underway and I believe it's critical that we show clear support from contributors, reviewers, and administrators if we want Wikinews to remain open.

If you believe Wikinews still has potential for revitalization and should remain active, I ask that you:

* Review and help improve the draft community response, and/or
* Add your endorsement once you're comfortable with the language

The goal is to finalize the draft before the [[m:Event:Community_consultation_on_Wikispore/Wikinews,_call_1|July 16 Task Force call]], so our response is ready for consideration.

You can find the draft here:
👉 [[Wikinews:Response to Proposal for Closing Wikinews]] 

Thanks for considering. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:49, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you my friend! ==

Good work on la explosion [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:12, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

:Thanks for bringing the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:13, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::We need to block those ips. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::I reported them, all I can do. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I know.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:47, 18 July 2025 (UTC)

== Nigerian abductors article ==

If you can find an image to add (even just a file photo or whatever) -- I think we might be able to get that one published. It could use ''maybe'' one more sentence while you're at it too?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah I'll take a look at it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

This is your second barn star for top article! Thanks for your continued, hard work!

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== [[Talk:Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]] ==

i published article, please check talk page for feedback thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)

== Live chat software trial ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Please note this is open source software with low bandwidth usage and the communication is only via text, so it is not privacy invasive. This platform is older than the web, irc existed since 1980s. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:03, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and yourself being sitting in chat all 24/7 via this software could make collaboration much easier as then others could send messages to the group while your device is offline, and you could get notifications on mobile. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:07, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::I will install this when I get home from the city today. Thanks [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:42, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::::I got them downloaded for both Windows and Android. My name can just be Lofi Gurl on there. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:03, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Train derails article ==

Sad event. Excellent coverage, though.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:21, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:15, 12 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]] ==

Hi Lofi Gurl

* please refocus on a recent event with [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and re submit @ [[Talk:EasyJet pilot dismissed after being allegedly spotted naked and intoxicated in 5-star hotel, reports say]]

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:19, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Stunt performer set ablaze for cover artwork of Pink Floyd album dies aged 88]] ==

can you please try to find a photo of the person in 12h to add to story thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:23, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:The only one I have of him is from Wikipedia and it's fair use only. I don't know how to obtain permission to use that here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you!!! ==

For your help with the church shooting article! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:25, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

:No prob! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:06, 28 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

For the help on shark story! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:27, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

:No, thank you for getting the story! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 7 September 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for August! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

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Hot diggity dog, you nailed it![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:30, 14 September 2025 (UTC)

:Congrats for your article! Attracting that amount of readers to a story about a local hot dog spill is not small feat. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:09, 16 September 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks guys! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:58, 16 September 2025 (UTC)

== How are you? ==

hi pal @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

:Im okay. Moving this weekend. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 10:51, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

== Hi friend ==

How you doing? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:13, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==
Hi - I'm new here, trying to help out (recruited from elsewiki). I see you've been contributing here a while - is it possible you are ready to become a reviewer? Would that interest you? I'm still learning what's going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:26, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:I actually have an open request for reviewership open somewhere haha! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:33, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm trying to get some reform going to save this cite, maybe you have some input. I posted at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]]... [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 22:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Reviewer permission granted. Congratulations, Lofi Gurl! Just reviewing one story a week would be more than sufficient, I think doing more than that is a risk of burnout. Up to you. :) Let me know if any questions. Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:40, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::This is awesome news! Yeah, one review per week sounds good to me. Thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:03, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::: Congratulations! I'll help out however I can. My availability will be short and sporadic likely for the next week. But the goal is not to just hand you the reviewer role and let you learn it on your own (that happened to me). 
:::: First step is ensuring you now see the &quot;Review&quot; action in the top-right of your browser when you view articles in the review queue. Once you click on &quot;Review&quot; for an article, you should now see an interface that allows you to select options via drop-down menus for the five areas we review. All of those drop-downs must be &quot;pass&quot; for the article to pass. Otherwise the gadget will label the article 'not ready.'
:::: Have a look at the following for other advice and info:
:::: 
::::* [[User:Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane|Michael.C.Wright/Review process study/Reviewer lane]] (brief overview of full, reviewer workflow)
::::* [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review checklist]] (process of reviewing)
::::* [[Wikinews:Tips on reviewing articles|Tips on reviewing articles]] (old essay representing the intent of the 'modern review process')
::::* [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish checklist]] (additional steps needed once an article passes review)
:::: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:21, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Congratulations @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] on becoming a new reviewer! I also think new reviewers might benefit from [[Wikinews:Gadgets and Tools/easyPeerReview|documentation on how to use the easyPeerReview]] gadget (this is the gadget that shows the &quot;Review&quot; option in the top-right tools menu and opens the review template with dropdown options). If any reviewer is interested, perhaps a short guide for the gadget would be helpful. Although, I am not sure if there's already any documentation available for the easyPeerReview gadget. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:07, 11 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::: After some digging I found [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Template:Peer_reviewed#Use_.5BUsing_Easy_Peer_Review.5D this] but it could use expanding. That's something I can do, possibly within the next few weeks if someone else doesn't get to it beforehand.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hey - I saw your post elsewhere where once again you expressed your frustration at what is going on in this site. I'm sorry if my attempts to get _some_ change going in time to make a difference bothered you, and definitely not happy that no change happened and that people obfuscated the issue on the talk page to the point where nothing was clear. That all speaks to the problems here. There is so much disrespect floating around on this site currently, I do tend to think that there isn't much to be done as it is right now. I fully understand your frustration, and seeing it was part of what motivated me to seek change. This site was in a state of emergency and no one acted to fix it. Anyway maybe I'll bump into you on en.wikipedia proper, I'm sure if you want to you'll find something to contribute; or if not there, who knows where else? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:18, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the message. Your efforts did not bother me at all. It wasn't like this when I first joined. Some of my articles would go stale waiting for review, but it was rare. My previous 8-9 articles over the last few months, and not a single one got reviewed. It is what it is. Yeah, you'll probably see me over at the current events articles on ENWP in the future. At least there you can work at your own pace. Why feel pressure to write fresh content if it can't get reviewed on time anyway? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:30, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::::Exactly - and the fact that no one was doing the reviews certainly puts out the message - whether true or not - that the reviewers care less about this project than the ones submitting the articles. This is made worse by the fact that there may be more reviewers than article contributors at this point. Regardless, we really needed a short term solution here, and no one was interested (actually, some WERE interested, but it got obfuscated away. Some people even claimed you supported the status quo!) So it goes! At least personally I met a few nice wiki folks I would not have found otherwise. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:57, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::It could be argued that I was more in a position to make an impact here since I was nade reviwer, but truthfully I just dont really know what I'm doing. I definitely didnt support the status quo, I just was not interested in loosening the site's guidelines. I just cant help but wonder how this looks to the outside -- all these articles getting neglected and trashed while dozens are calling for the whole thing to be shut down. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:16, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::: With EzPR 2025, we can do partial reviews. So you could start a review and when you get to a point where you want help, you can save the partial review and tag another reviewer for a hand (I'd be happy to help). 
:::::: Also, if the review process is daunting enough to keep you from doing the review, I think it would help everyone if you could articulate what is holding you back. It could be that the same thing is impacting other reviewers and it should therefore be changed.
:::::: You have fresh eyes on the review process and may see things differently than those who have done it for some time.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:06, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That sounds like it might be worth a try. How do I access EzPR 2025? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:44, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::: It should show up in the Tools menu, the same place EzPR shows up (for me, they are stacked on top of each other in the right-hand sidebar). If you view an article [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|marked for review]], you should see &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools. That's it.
:::::::: If you'd like to start with the [[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage|Racoon story]], I'll step away from it. Initially to me it looks like a relatively solid article and is light-hearted, with little risk of serious ramifications of libel or defamation if we get it wrong (as opposed to an interview with a prominent figure, for example).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::The EzPR 2025 will not show up automatically like the old one. EzPR is enabled by default for all reviewers as a gadget, while EzPR 2025 is not currently a gadget.
:::::::::So @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], if you want to use it, let me know and I can enable/install it for you. After that, you will find &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your Tools menu. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:21, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::: Ahhh, sorry. I thought it was now in testing by all reviewers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::::I can enable it for all reviewers by default, so they don't have to manually install it. But I chose not to do that initially because it seems a bit bold to me. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:31, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
::::::::: @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], I went ahead and published the raccoon story. But feel free to jump into the next story you feel comfortable with.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|11}}Sometimes bold is good. ツ I think you've been very careful so far and personally trust that you won't blow anything up. But its your call. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 5 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,083 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

Your name keeps popping up as a contributor or original author in the monthly top article. Thank you for your continued effort! This was also the highest number of page-views yet this year.

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:25, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

== welcome back  ==

Hi friend glad to have you back @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:01, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks. Good to finally have internet again. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:10, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Saw your story about Sam Rivers. Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Heard. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:23, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

As a reviewer, you should have access to Scoop so that you can receive OR material. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] manages the email server and should be able to set up an account for you. If you haven't done so already, you should reach out and request an account. It might be a while before you're comfortable reviewing OR, and that's okay. It is a bit of a different beast. But you should have access to Scoop now so you can see the material and otherwise use it to assist with developing OR and getting it closer to a publishable state.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:For scoop account username: it is not the same as your wiki login; unfortunately the email server was not setup for OAuth login. Usually, but not always, it's the legal first name and last name, to make the request more professional in the case you might need to contact one of the OR involved parties to confirm some information; one of the reviewers uses just their first name only for the username and one used their wiki nick. '''Please tell me what username for scoop email you would like.''' Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:51, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Using EasyPeerReview ==

Hey there, I finally got around to starting a help page for EasyPeerReview at [[Help:EasyPeerReview]]. Verify you have access to EzPR (you see the Review link in Actions when viewing an article marked with {{tl|Review}}) and have a look at the help page. Let me know if the page is actually helpful. 

Let me know if you want to jump into a review together or if you have any questions about the process, where to find things, etc.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:42, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi. Sorry for disappearing. I recently moved out of my parents' house and I am working three jobs now. I have not had time for wiki projects unfortunately. I can't lose monentum towards getting my shit together in real life. I hope to have a new laptop this winter and hope to be back going strong around that time. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Get yer shit together, why don't ya? ツ
:: No worries. It sounds like you are making the right priorities. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:24, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Thank you for understanding. I just went down from three jobs to two, so I am hoping I can at least start helping out with pre-reviews more regularly. I'm nervous about doing full reviews by myself though. I'm so sorry for falling off the grid. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

== You still with us? ==

Haven't heard from you in awhile. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:33, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

:I'm not really able to contribute in any meaningful way with the amount of free time I currently have. Sorry. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thank you for checking in though homie, the last two months in particular have been pretty challenging for me. But I'm getting through it. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:25, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Sending good vibes! You got this! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::Please consider to try [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] it is a 5 min a day commitment to a triage process of new drafts, that helps other users a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

== Welcome back  ==

Hi friend @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Good to see ya [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:Happy turkey day [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

== My attacks on you as a person ==

It might sound like the same old thing, but I do in fact apologize to you for my negative attacking of you. You can choose to accept or decline my attempted apologize, thank you again. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:33, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:Its fine, no hard feelings. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
::Same [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:47, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

== Never give up my Friend  ==

I will never lose Faith in you. We have had our spats but positivity is good for us. Hope life gets better. Talk soon? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:05, 7 December 2025 (UTC)

:Yeah, you'll see me around. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
:Sorry for the profane edit summaries today [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:22, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

== Wasn't expecting ==

Hey thanks so much for helping the drug bust story. I wasn't expecting anyone to help it out. My bad abandoning habits. Anyways thank you! You did a great job by the way! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:02, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks dude [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Well done ==

Great job @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:50, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

== Starting a review ==

Hi, hope you Are doing well. From [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions/Removal/Lofi Gurl|your comment]], it appears you were struggling to start a review on an article as you mentioned you couldn't find any buttons. For your convenience, I've prepared a Review Launcher. 

Just [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)#Review launcher widget|visit the page]], enter the article name you want to review, and click the &quot;Start Review&quot; button. That's it. After clicking Start Review, you will be redirected to the article page, wait for 1-2 seconds and the peer-review form should open for you. Use that form to submit your review result. I hope this isn't too complicated. If at any point you feel lost, just let me know. 

I understand that you may not be interested in reviewing at the moment, but if the reason is simply not knowing how to start the review, this approach might be helpful. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:31, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

:A detailed documentation on how to use the peer-review form is [[Wikinews:Easy Peer Review (2025 version)|available here]]. If you still need more assistance, I can share some screenshots with you via email showing how to use the form. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 15:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you so much. I will keep this in mind once I get my head clear. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:12, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==
Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==
hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==
Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==
comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==
Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Welcome back ==

Hi [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]

* Follow these instructions [[Wikinews:Easy_Peer_Review_(2025_version)#Getting_Started|get started]] says &quot;''To use it, go to any article that you want to review (make sure it has the {{tl|review}} template). You will find a &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; option in your &quot;Actions&quot; menu (in the Vector 2022 skin) or the &quot;More&quot; menu (in the Vector 2010 skin). After clicking this option, a form will appear at the top of the article.''&quot;. are you seeing this button?
Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

:no, I am not seeing either of these buttons on articles submitted for review. Im only seeing an option to prevreview. I use the 2010 skin. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
:Nevermind, I FINALLY found it. It was under the &quot;More&quot; tab. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:06, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==
{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==
{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Lofi Gurl|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

:Credit truly goes to [[User:Gryllida]] and [[User:BigKrow]]. All I did was &quot;get&quot; this story. Thanks for running with it! I will attempt to review some articles this week. I will be forced to wing it. Perfectist anxiety is the only thing holding me back at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:59, 20 January 2026 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] you still around? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hi. Good to see ya. My heart is not in current events at the moment. I plan to resume involvement here when I am convinced I can make more meaningful contributions. It doesn't look like there has been much activity here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:32, 16 February 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I agree with you that activity has been a bit hit and miss. Could you please let me know what is the criteria for this? What would convince you that the activity level is adequate? Knowing this could help to reach and maintain activity sooner. 😊 Thank you. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:43, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I just think at this point many editors are reluctant to write new articles due to lack of active reviewers, many articles went stale while waiting for review this year. I overestimated what I was able to accomplish as a reviewer, I just don't have the time or focus right now and I'd review articles if I wasn't so concerned about publicly making a mistake. But I think Wikinews needs to be publishing at least one article per day to remain a viable destination for readers and to encourage more participation. I would have done way more these past four months if I didn't have so much crap going on in my personal life related to living situations, employment, transportation and mental health. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:20, 19 February 2026 (UTC)
::::got it thanks it sounds reasonable. one article per day is a goal i saw mentioned more than once.  😊 Thank you. Regards [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:03, 20 February 2026 (UTC)

== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

== Here&amp;comma; hold this ==

&lt;div style=&quot;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:2em 0&quot;&gt;[[File:Rainbow trout transparent.png|175px|link=wikipediawikipedia:Trout|alt=a rainbow trout fish]]&lt;div style=&quot;width:280px&quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 225%; color: Red;&quot;&gt;'''''Whack!'''''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;font-size: 115%;&quot;&gt;''You've been [[:wikipediawikipedia:Whacking with a wet trout|whacked with a wet trout]].''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;small&gt;{{{1|Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;!--Template:Trout--&gt;
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An award for all your edits made while under the in&amp;fllig;uence&amp;period;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 00:47, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:49, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::dont feed into them @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== srry ==

brah i saw your user page srry. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 17:53, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:I went to the BMV in person and they gave me the steps to get it reinstated so it's all good hopefully. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:11, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

== queue ==

Just noting there are around 5 stories in queue which were created or substantially expanded by me and I would appreciate if you could have a look! I have none I can publish thus far as I was involved in editing. Thank you! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:06, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

:alright, I'll take a look! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:08, 11 March 2026 (UTC)
::well done! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:16, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Thanks! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:22, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== Reviewing and publishing ==

Thank you for stepping into the review queue. Reviewing can be thought of as a two-part process:

1. [[Wikinews:Review checklist|Review]]&lt;br&gt;
2. [[Wikinews:Publish checklist|Publish]]

The publishing process involves updating our Main page with the new article. The easiest way to do this is to use [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]], which you'll need to install using the instructions [[User:Asked42/LeadManager#Installation|provided on the tool's page]]. As long as all of the reviewers publish articles immediately after reviewing them, the 5 leads will stay up-to-date. 

Let me know if you need help with anything, or if any part of the checklists is unclear. Much of the review and publishing process becomes second nature to experienced reviewers, and it is easy to forget how overwhelming it can feel in the beginning.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:15, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

:thank you! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)

== The sources section can be the third rail for reviewers ==

Reviewers aren't supposed to add or remove sources as part of the review process. Any source listed is assumed to have been used to directly support statements of fact in the article (because that is what is required of authors). 

When reviewers come across paywalled sources in the sources list, they need to stop the review process and ask the contributors to remove it and any statements supported solely by it. This delays publishing, but helps to ensure accuracy, which is more important than rapid publishing.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:46, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
: And to be clear, this isn't meant to be a criticism, but hopefully helpful 'on-boarding.'[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:53, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Heard, thanks a bunch [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:35, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
:FWIW, while I agree that what described above is one option (and is better than removing the problematic source and leaving content unchanged), it is my position that, if a reviewer had time to remove ''both'' the problematic source and the information that came from it, while remaining confident that all remaining information is verifiable, then, that reviewer is allowed to complete the review and publish the page. I believe that the process I have described reduces delay waiting for author to revise, and does not compromise quality of the review process. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Woman charged with attempted homicide after allegedly firing shots at Barbadian pop singer Rihanna's house]] (March 13) ==
Hi all...

I would lile to request a major rewrite:

1) LA Times is paywalled. Please replace, and ensure new content is fully verifiable; then re-submit for review.

Please let me know if this is in error, or any questions or request assistance.

Thanks!

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:I dont understand why these sites let me read it and then paywall the article later. Probably so some free news source can't use it as a source for their own article. :P [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:28, 12 March 2026 (UTC)
::Maybe they let you read the first 2-3 pages and then after a few pages, start to demand subscription. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:15, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:::lets take a deep breath and continue on. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 01:17, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::::It should be an easy fix. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:50, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Front page headlines ==

Hi, do you know why [[Australian Minister for Energy lowers fuel standards for 60 days amid rising oil prices, panic buying]] did not show up as one of the front page lead articles after it was published? This has been a recurring problem as discussed at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#Improper 'circle']] and [[Wikinews:Water cooler/technical#The lead articles need to be changed]]. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:33, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

:I have no idea honestly. Sometimes when I publish an article, there's a button asking me I want to post it to the front page, sometimes there isn't. I don't think hitting the button has really done anything though, at least for me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 15:37, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
:: You can still use Lead Manager independently of EZPR 2025. If, for some reason you aren't prompted to update the leads after a successful review or you leave the page without clicking the button, you can still do so by going to [[User:Asked42/LeadManager]]. It will allow you to update the leads individually, serially, or in a custom fashion. 
:: By default, LM pulls in the last five articles into the &quot;title&quot; drop-down field. If you just click in the title field, you will be presented with a clickable list of the last five published articles. You can simply select the target article, &quot;fetch automatically&quot; the first two sentences, tweak the imported text and image if you'd like, then &quot;Start update&quot; will make the changes. 
:: To get used to the tools and processes, you can likely skip the 'additional options' area and just publish a single article after a successful review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], Let me know if you want me to install the LeadManager script for you, so that you can just start using it. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:38, 13 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have updated the leads to include the article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:48, 13 March 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]] (March 22) ==
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Hi Lofi Gurl! Thank you for your submission!
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Your article '''[[South Korean military halts small firearms drills after stray bullet strikes young girl on playground]]''' has been reviewed by '''{{User|Gryllida}}''', and it has been accepted and published. '''Congratulations! 🎉'''

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Excellent work, please keep it up! We hope you will continue contributing to Wikinews. If you have some time, consider taking a look at other articles currently [[:Category:Developing|under development]] or [[:Category:Review|awaiting review]]. Your help in improving or reviewing them would be greatly appreciated.
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:That was a weird bug: I specified an empty custom comment, as my clipboard was borked.
:Here is a copy...
:A few remarks:
:1. Having checked sources, I needed to make some changes, such as &quot;near the neck&quot; and not &quot;in the neck&quot;, and the bombing incident was last year (not two years ago). Please check the edit history carefully and let me know if any of my changes were incorrect.
:2. I am trying to push towards more exclusive content or more closer follow ups here. Could you please either think of the questions to ask the South Korean Army, or, write a follow up report when the investigations completed and drills resumed?
:3. Barely newsworthy as this is nearly 5 days old but I think this is fine to publish.
:4. For npov balance, recommend including responses from other sources, i.e., from someone who is not a part of the South Korean Army. This may be done up to 24 hours after the story is published.
:Overall, this looks great, I appreciate the report!!! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:37, 22 March 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[7-ton meteor traverses sky over Ohio and several other US states]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

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== Revision requested: [[AC/DC guitarist Stevie Young admitted to hospital in Buenos Aires, spokesperson says]] (March 27) ==
Sorry, this report went stale.

Did he survive?

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== Might write some today possibly later ==

thanks @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 16:07, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'll try to do a few reviews before I go out tonight. I'm going to focus on reviews since it's a fair assumption now that nobody will even look at the articles I submit. It's the only way I can try to fix this project's problems at this point. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 16:13, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

== Regarding your move of my article ==

Hello, Lofi Gurl! I think my article is best located at [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]] rather than [[Supreme Court of Finland convicts politicians of crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians in landmark ruling]], because, of the four defendants convicted in the case, only one is a politician. The other individual is a bishop. The other two defendants are institutions. The only thing that the four defendants, consisting of two individuals and two institutions, have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 19:09, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:okay, sorry for the overreaction. I despise religious fundamentalism and bigotry but I just wanted to make sure the title wasn't going after Christians as some sort of ethnic group or something. But then,  Christianity is a {{w|universal religion}}, so I'm not sure the same principles apply anyway. No idea why I'm saying this. I have {{w|religious trauma}} from my Protestant upbringing and I listen to Satanic {{w|death metal}} every day of my life, and idk I guess I just didn't want thst influence creeping into my writing and creating a potential conflict of interest. Thanks for the message. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:40, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

::Thank you for letting me know. I actually went to great lengths to balance the article, get perspectives from all sides, sources from all sides, strongly ground the article in the sources, provide perspectives from all sides, and stay neutral and stick to the facts. This is my very first ever Wikinews article. Since you seem to care about both factuality and neutrality, would you mind reviewing the article? I think it is ready for publication. What do you think? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:27, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes absolutely. I should have some time to review stuff while dogsitting tonight. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::::Thank you for your review. I appreciate most of your edits, but in [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_convicts_Christians_of_crimes_against_the_humanity_of_gays_and_lesbians_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002549&amp;oldid=5002548 this edit] you removed the global scientific consensus regarding homosexuality saying that it is &quot;emotional language&quot;, but it is scientific language that all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations use to describe homosexuality, especially against false claims such those made in the pamphlet. I used the World Medical Association as a source, but there are thousands of more sources that use that language. The World Medical Association itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Attributing that scientific language to the World Medical Association alone would give readers the incorrect impression that only the World Medical Association holds that position, when in fact it is the common position of all scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the whole world. Obviously, it would be impractical to cite every single one of thousands of scientific, medical, psychological, psychiatric, and pediatric associations, institutions, and organisations in the world, which is I cited the World Medical Association, which itself is an international federation of over a hundred national medical associations. Is your review complete? Is the article ready for publication? This is my very first ever Wikinews article, so I'm not entirely familiar with process here. Thank you for your help. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 17:49, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We can just say &quot;according to scientific consensus&quot; then. I mostly just thought the passage was really wordy with way too many adjectives. It's close to being ready for publication. I cleaned it up the best I could without making major revisions and all I need to do now is verify all the claims and check for copyright violations. I'll likely do it later tonight. I was severely hungover yesterday and had to go to sleep early, but I'm good now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::I'll leave it in your capable hands then! I'm looking forward to the publication of my very first Wikinews article! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 23:11, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

Hi, Lofi Gurl! I appreciate your edits and your review, but I think that changing the title made it too vague, and the previous title was more specific. You said that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Supreme_Court_of_Finland_makes_crimes_against_humanity_convictions_in_landmark_ruling&amp;diff=5002876&amp;oldid=5002875 &quot;Don wanted this title changed I think&quot;], but I actually couldn't find a comment from Don saying that he wanted the title changed. Are you done reviewing the article? Can we publish the article now? --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:28, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm concerned I may have made too substantial of changes to the article to remain an uninvolved reviewer. They just announced today Wikinews is closing and I am gutted. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:04, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Your edits seem to be only related to getting the article ready for publicaiton, so that should not be a problem, right? Also, oh no! That's awful! Why are they closing Wikinews? I really put in a lot of work into that article, so is it possible to get it published before? [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 21:10, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The project is being closed due to low user engagement. The &quot;current events&quot; module on the front page of Wikipedia does a better job at reporting current events than Wikinews. It is much more timely on Wikipedia, and edits can be published faster because i'm pretty sure that project is not subject to the same libel regulations as this project, as wikipedia is not a news publication. By contrast,  Wikinews has a rigorous review process to ensure quality, which sounds good on paper, but ultimately fails when the existing reviewers are either unable or unwilling to perform a review in time to get it published. Most articles that did manage to get published on this site were usually posted 4-5 days after the fact, when the news cycle has effectively moved on. Ive had an extremely difficult time getting anyone to even look at anything I've written these last six months here on the project. This is an experience shared by [[User:Tduk]]. There were a few successful publications during that time. But lets be real. Wikinews is a failed experiment. The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't want to pay for the server costs to host this project. They want to focus on Wikipedia. I thought I could help get things moving in the right direction and help save the project from closure, but the truth is I simply overestimated this project abd overestimated what I was able to realistically do. Adderall is one hell of a drug. Anyway, for what its worth, I did deeply care about this project, I thought the concept was so cool, I guess some things just dont work in practice. That pretty much sums it up, let me know if you have any further questions. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Just a check-in ==

....the India article? Still reviewing that one? Didn't want to mess with it if you are.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:58, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Please don't bite my head off ==

Just a heads up Im starting a Miraheze here about English Wikinews, thanks.

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142 Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:54, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I'm not going to bite your head off haha. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:09, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::thnx Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::I guess pinging is getting me in trouble with some people so I'll make it quick, https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:22, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Someone will need to discuss and decide on new name. I asked whether trademarked word 'Wikinews' can be used, and have not got an answer to that, yet. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:32, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== Negativity ==

You've been a pretty solid contributor and I hope that you don't let the negativity and hypocrisy surrounding this site get to you too much. At least, I've noted how you've been trying to move things more than many others here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:It's fine. Don't worry. I kind of knew this project was a dead end job and wasn't really worth the effort I was putting in trying to save it. I just kept getting sucked back in every time I tried to quit, so in a way I'm kind of glad the project is closing. It was probably going to devolve to a thing where I assumed most of the workload while the more experienced editors scaled back their involvement with the project, per tradition. Oh well. When one door closes, another one opens. I try to remember [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Lofi_Gurl#En.wn this conversation] when I feel shitty regarding my contributions to this project. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 02:20, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::I've still got one fresh and one fresh-ish (thanks to you know who) article pending review if you get inspired to try to do something. The most recent one has some pretty unique original reporting in my opinion. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:20, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::I have nothing left to give this project, unfortunately. Those messages that admin left us, then bailing on the project completely... Lets just say that if I had a single shit left to give, it is definitely gone not. I might still take a look at the article but I cant promise anything. I'm completely demoralized. Do you contribute at English Wikipedia and/or Wikiquote? Thats where you will usually find me moving forward. Let me know if I can be of any assistance on those projects. 
:::RIP Wikinews, let the record show I believed in you up until the end. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::::Yes, I'm a long time contributor to other wiki projects, in fact I'm seen you editing some metal pages that are on my watchlist! I was asked to come on here last year to see if I could do anything to make it start to function, but you saw how that went. Anyway it's up to you if you want to review those articles, I'm not expecting anything. I think there are other things going on here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 00:17, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

== Interested? ==

I created a news wiki on Fandom, i have one contributor so far. Please let me know it could use your help! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:15, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

:https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:16, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:Sure, why not. I created an account and tried to create a discussion post, but it says I have to have an account for four days before I can contribute. Here's the story I was trying to share: [https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/atlanta-gucci-mane-kidnapped-robbed-dallas-pooh-shiesty-big30/] [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:24, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::OK cool, could you please create a userpage like on Wikinews? Also, I don't know what that glitch could be on the article creation? For now, I will start the article if you're ok with that? Thanks a million! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:39, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::On my end it says you have not registered (joined). Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 23:42, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::Unlike Wikinews Fandom needs you to have a email address. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 00:05, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
::https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/Gucci_Mane_kidnapped,_robbed_at_gunpoint_in_Dallas
::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 00:20, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
:::I confirmed my email address so I don't know why it won't let me. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:34, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== Tagging articles as abandoned ==

Hi. When tagging articles as abandoned, it should be done with a date parameter. This can most easily be achieved by using {{tl|subst:aband}}. It will automatically resolve the current date and start the two day countdown. Cheers, [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 14:56, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

:Much appreciated, thank you! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:09, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
:@[[User:SVTCobra|SVTCobra]] {{tl|abandoned|December 26, 2023|}}
i guess working now, it was a red link so i didn't think it would work. Thanks. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:16, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

== [[Turkey attacks northern Iraq, and Syria after 12 people killed]] ==

Yes, tagging with author request is good enough unless other editors have worked on it. It was an interesting event which I had not seen at the top of my news headlines, so I was a bit disappointed you chose this route. [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 00:43, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

:I have a bad habit of deleting I'm sorry.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:57, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

== Tagging for speedy deletion ==

Hi BigKrow, a couple of comments. First, there is no need to tag abandoned articles for speedy, even if it's been a couple of days since the countdown has run out. They already appear in a tracking category for Sysops to see as needing deletion. Second, in other cases where {{tl|speedy}} or {{tl|delete}} (they are the same, by the way) is appropriate, please give a valid reason. The list of valid reasons can be seen [[:Template:Delete|here]]. Thanks, [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 22:07, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
:Related is [[NIETians shine at Smart India Hackthon 2023]] which you sought to have speedied because the user was blocked. The user was blocked because the name suggested representing [https://www.niet.co.in/ National Institute of Engineering &amp; Technology] at {{w|Greater Noida}}. It is not permitted for institutions to have an account which can be used by anybody there. If they want to contribute, the accounts need to represent a single individual. [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 03:17, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
::I understand. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:07, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
:::{{re|64.39.81.54}} The above is what I mean. You claimed you understood. --[[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 00:06, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
::::Let's move on, ok? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:56, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
:::::Please state a reason when you use {{tl|delete}} or {{tl|speedy}}. Thank you. [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 13:19, 12 February 2024 (UTC)

== Accounts ==

Hi BigKrow. You can also go to [[M:Steward requests/Username changes]] and request that they usurp and merge all of your accounts into BigKrow. This will prevent you from being accused of [[m:Sock puppetry|sock puppetry]] on other projects. I am only an administrator on Wikinews, nowhere else. [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 20:26, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

:Thanks but no thanks.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:42, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
::And [[User:CactusJack8310]] is also you, yes? [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 19:53, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
:::@[[User:SVTCobra|SVTCobra]], yes, also one more I can think of is @[[User:MissedJetliner|MissedJetliner]], If I think of any more I will post them! Thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:23, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
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:Sorry, I have changed the block settings. The default for a block is to block the IP as well, and I simply forgot to uncheck the box. You should be all set now. --[[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 23:47, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you very much! I'll try to create a new story! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:53, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

== [[Nammo has signed an agreement with Sweden to support Ukraine with ammunition]] ==

I reviewed this, but it did not pass. My review comments are firm in their wording, but I was not intending to insult you. I write here to make sure you don't take it the wrong way.&lt;br&gt;You start a lot of articles but very few are fully developed and very few get published. The topics of your articles are so varied (from global news to hyper-local news), it almost seems like you pick them at random. While the aim of Wikinews is to have broad coverage of news from all over the world, this may not be the best way to approach article creation. In my experience, the best articles are written when the author really cares about the subject and wants to tell that story. If you are not a soccer fan, you may not be the best person to write about Lazio v Roma.&lt;br&gt;So, I hope you can think on this. What really peaks your interest when you read the news? Is it politics? Science? Crime? Economics? Find something you care about and really get into it. Learn about it. Get sources; not just the latest but maybe something for background. Cheers, [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 02:39, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

:I read your whole message, thank you for just letting me be here. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:25, 20 January 2024 (UTC)
::Again, I feel like you chose a topic at random when you wrote [[Birds fly to Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu]]. Are you into [[w:birdwatching|birdwatching]]? [[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 14:35, 21 January 2024 (UTC)
:::I like birds, yes I do. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:17, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

== When reporting users to [[WN:AAA]] or anywhere else ==

Please remember that the reporter is expected to explain the issues by themselves. The same manner is expected at almost all Wikimedia projects. In future, please avoid reports like [[special:diff/4769886]]. Thank you for your responses to unhelpful edits. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 01:06, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you, and I will be more careful next time. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:07, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

== Massachusetts article ==

This is looking fairly good... are you ready to submit for publication?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:44, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

:Hey thanks for letting me know, I think it's somewhat good but needs more information to meet the requirements??? I'll try to add more before it goes stale! Thanks again! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:40, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
:Let's give it a go! All I can do is learn from my mistakes. Submitted. Thanks again! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:53, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
::Allright.... I will give it a look over.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:23, 21 March 2024 (UTC)
:::Published. Keep it up! Good work!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:32, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

== Award....you're terribly past due for this! ==

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:Well done! [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:41, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

Thank you all!!!! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 11:54, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

== Not to mention! ==

....you are horribly past due for this as well!
[[File:Wikinews WikiNoob.png|110px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to new reporters who have started 10 or fewer news articles.]] 
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:Thank you [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 11:54, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

== You might consider...... ==

.....posting those awards on your User page.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:39, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

:Thank you but I will have to pass, it's on my talk page so people can view it here. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 11:56, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

== Wikinewsie category ==

I created your wikinewsie category for you. I hope you don't mind. It's a hidden category, not visible in article space.

[[:Category:BigKrow_(Wikinewsie)]]

Feel free to edit the verbiage on the category however you like. Check out what other users have on theirs for inspiration. Just be sure to preserve the &lt;nowiki&gt;__HIDDENCAT__&lt;/nowiki&gt; line. 

You can link to it from your user page and/or signature so others can see a list of articles you've gotten published. You can also link to it from off-wiki, if you have a blog, or social media page, etc for your journalism work. 

I typically add the category to articles once they're published, not before. I already added it to [[Islamic_State_Khorasan_Province_responsible_for_more_than_60_people_killed_including_children_and_hundreds_injured_at_Krasnogorsk,_Russia_concert_at_Crocus_City_Hall|Islamic_State_Khorasan_Province_responsible_for_more_than_60_people_killed_including_children_and_hundreds_injured_at_Krasnogorsk,_Russia_concert_at_Crocus_City_Hall]].

[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:54, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

== [[This April 1st Marks The 79th Anniversary of the Okinawa Landings]] ==

This is not a joke, please read [[:w:Battle of Okinawa]]. [[User:MathXplore|MathXplore]] ([[User talk:MathXplore|talk]]) 07:41, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

:I thought it was because it mentioned April fools day, I know the landings were real. Thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 07:43, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

== File:Bob Ely.jpg ==

Hi! Someone added a source for this file [[:File:Bob Ely.jpg]]. Why did you remove it? [[User:MGA73|MGA73]] ([[User talk:MGA73|talk]]) 15:12, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

:@[[User:MGA73|MGA73]] it had a negative caption sorry I thought it was a bad edit, apologies. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:37, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
:@[[User:MGA73|MGA73]] |Description = See below.
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:|Source = https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/portsmouth-herald/2012/01/08/jerk-running-for-president/49775037007/ [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:40, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
::@[[User:MGA73|MGA73]] they used the word '''&quot;jerk&quot;''' I thought it was saying he was one? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:41, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

::: Oh, I did not notice that word. But the article says that &quot;Bob Ely calls himself “a jerk,” and he's running for president.&quot;. So yeah the word is used but I don't think it is used in a bad way. --[[User:MGA73|MGA73]] ([[User talk:MGA73|talk]]) 07:30, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

== Arizona police article..... ==

Sorry: It went stale. [[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:52, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

:I know it's fine, thank you for trying! @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:46, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

== Asia is not a part of Russia ==

Still, part of Russia is in Asia, so maybe it makes sense, but if anything Russia (and frankly the majority of the population isn't) in Asia. Referring to edits on [[Russian President Vladimir Putin ready for ceasefire talks with Ukraine]] [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 23:31, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

:Fair enough, do what you think is best for the article, thanks not going to overly ping you by the way! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:12, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
::I removed it since Moscow, Putin, the advisors, Ukraine, the war, and most of Russia isn't in Asia.@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 00:30, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
:::Ok. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:31, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
::::Yeah, using only Category:Europe and not Category:Asia seems appropriate here. But if it were, say, an article about the Russian presidential election, even if nothing in Asian Russia was specifically mentioned, it would make sense to put it in both; Category:Russia also goes in both. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 21:01, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

== [[:United States gives Ukraine permission to strike inside Russian territory near Kharkiv]] ==

A couple of issues:
* The copyvio detector gives a 53% match. Mostly it is due to extensive quotes. I would suggest breaking up Macron's comment, which currently runs to six lines. It's simply too long to read in one breath.
* The second sentence in the second paragraph doesn't actually say anything. I suggest either removing it or expanding it.
* Some minor grammar such as the last sentence, which is missing the word &quot;policy&quot; before the quote marks?
* The article needs rrnaming. I suggest: &quot;Ukraine allowed to strike Russian territory near Kharkiv with US weapons&quot;.
Otherwise looks good to go. I thought I'd point these things out here rather than putting on a negative review, so you can quickly fix them. ['''[[:User:Cromium|&lt;sub&gt;24&lt;/sub&gt;Cr]]''']['''[[:User talk:Cromium|talk]]'''] 09:04, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

== Staleness ==

I just thought I'd share my thoughts on this because you seem to be very attentive to this issue. Our normal route is to wait until four days have passed without edits (or talkpage discussion) and then tag with subst:aband. Then if there are no edits for another two days, it would be deleted. I have been thinking of a proposal to reduce this from 4+2 days to 3+1 days or even 2+1 days to encourage more publishing, especially given last year we increased the window of freshness from 2-3 days to 5-7 days and reduced the minimum length to 100 words. What would you think of a shrinking of the subst:aband route? ['''[[:User:Cromium|&lt;sub&gt;24&lt;/sub&gt;Cr]]''']['''[[:User talk:Cromium|talk]]'''] 19:28, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

:I'm for it, @[[User:Cromium|Cromium]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
::Shrinking? I would've thought, if anything, we'd lengthen it to 8+2 days, since the current window was designed for compatibility with the old freshness window. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 20:58, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]], @[[User:Cromium|Cromium]], ok sorry I jumped to conclusions feel free to make your own decisions, thanks. I'll go with the consensus.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:15, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
::::I have started a section at [[:Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Staleness]]. I am open to suggestions for increasing the timeframe too. I just feel that changing these kinds of things may be a way of improving our workflow. BigKrow, your opinion is just as valid as ours, so feel free to chime in. ['''[[:User:Cromium|&lt;sub&gt;24&lt;/sub&gt;Cr]]''']['''[[:User talk:Cromium|talk]]'''] 21:22, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
:::::Thanks, I just did! Not much to say just want to get back on track! @[[User:Cromium|Cromium]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:28, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

== Don't Do That Again ==

BigKrow, whatever you did on [[Severe weather ravages portions of Texas|that Texas article]], don’t do it again. You kind of broke the article. Use the [[Wikinews:Sandbox|sandbox]] next time. Thanks to {{ping|Heavy Water}} for cleaning it all up. [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 21:09, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

:@[[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]], please don't '''Badger''' i know I screwed up kay. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:58, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
::me [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
:::Okay, I wasn't trying to badger you, just let you know in case you didn't [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 22:00, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
::::I don't want to argue.... @[[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:00, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
:::::But... [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 22:02, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
:::???? [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 22:02, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
::::The way you came across I didn't appreciate it. @[[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:03, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
:::::I am sorry, I didn't meant to. [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 22:04, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
::::::Remember I'm mentally disabled... Time my friend. @[[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
::::::Sorry but im miserable today i don't know why..... Apologies my friend @[[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:08, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
{{outdent}} Don't worry, I think I've fixed it. This is one situation in which you should ask for admin help. Only the power of deletion sorts out histories that get mixed up. ['''[[:User:Cromium|&lt;sub&gt;24&lt;/sub&gt;Cr]]''']['''[[:User talk:Cromium|talk]]'''] 22:26, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

:Ah...good old blowing things up...@[[User:Cromium|Cromium]] [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 22:30, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
::@[[User:Cromium|Cromium]], @[[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]], we all need to stop the bickering things happen, moving on.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:56, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
:thanks Big krow [[User:Lelethu Gceba|Lelethu Gceba]] ([[User talk:Lelethu Gceba|talk]]) 21:04, 1 May 2025 (UTC)

== Foo ==

Is essentially shorthand for 'Wiki Foo' the weird little text/symbols/parameters we use in all wikis to make things happen (and I am '''always''' learning right vs. wrong in that department!) e.g. &quot;I would fix it, but I can't remember the foo right now.&quot; It was just a prompt to 'Enter your signature', but... '''your way looks better!'''--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:54, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

:Thanks? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:01, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

== Please Explain ==

You put the pre-review template on an article that you made completetly blank. [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 17:49, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

:huh? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:48, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
::What was the purpose of placing that pre-review template.
::1.You wrote nothing in it, you conducted no pre-review
::2.Since it isn't an official process ([[Wikinews:Water cooler/policy#Feedback on Pre-Review process|yet]]), you shouldn't put it on the article
::3.You shouldn't pre-review your own article
::I could go on. Why did you that?@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] [[User:Me Da Wikipedian|Me Da Wikipedian]] ([[User talk:Me Da Wikipedian|talk]]) 19:51, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
:::becuz i did leave me alone... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:52, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

== [[:Category:Bollywood]] ==

Good try but I'm going to delete it because it is very unlikely to be populated at the moment. The article which is tagged as being in the category - well, it isn't really about Bollywood. For it to be a viable category, it would need at least three relevant articles i.e. about Bollywood in general rather than actors or movies which happen to be part of Bollywood. The only example I can find is [[:Bollywood cricket victory in Yorkshire charity match]], which involves a sports team representing the industry. ['''[[:User:Cromium|&lt;sub&gt;24&lt;/sub&gt;Cr]]''']['''[[:User talk:Cromium|talk]]'''] 19:35, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

:Ok, thanks. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:11, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

== JA story ==

&quot;in a ? that will free him from his being in prison in Britain and will let him go home to [[Australia]],&quot; 

Can you please replace question mark with something? I think it cannot be published with question mark mid text. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:14, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

:also &quot;fought off talks of sexual offenses in [[Sweden]], while fighting ? to the U.S., where he had 18 criminal charges against him&quot; has a question mark in it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:20, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
:&quot;WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was bailed out of a UK prison on Monday&quot; is there a way to write this in active voice? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:22, 25 June 2024 (UTC)
:&quot;He pleaded guilty to a [[US]] espionage crime.&quot; when did this happen? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:22, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

== Small thanks ==

Thanks for maintaining my talk page by reverting a weird edit. I may not be active, but it's nice to have my contributions preserved. --[[User:James Pain|James Pain]] ([[User talk:James Pain|talk]]) 20:30, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

:No problem James. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:41, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

== When tagging pages for deletion ==

I recommend you use TwinkleGlobal, and check the option to automatically notify the requests page on Meta-Wiki. That essentially pings the global sysops to delete the page. [[User:Leaderboard|Leaderboard]] ([[User talk:Leaderboard|talk]]) 16:38, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

== Following topics ==

Hi BigKrow

Hope you're doing well.

What is your preferred continent or country for reading and editing news? And what topic?

 Africa • Asia • South / Central / North America • Europe • Middle East • Oceania • Antarctica

 Crime and law • Culture and entertainment • Disasters and accidents • Economy and business • Education • Environment • Health • Obituaries • Politics and conflicts • Science and technology • Sports • Wackynews • Weather

If you are interested, I can send you notifications -- tell me how, by email, by wiki talk page, or on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] -- when a new draft within your selected topics is available.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 09:21, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

== [[SpaceX will return stranded astronauts in February 2025, NASA announces]] ==

Hi BigKrow, thank you for renaming the page early in the editing process. (It got renamed again.) Congratulations, it is now published. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:07, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

:Could you please advise what are your favourite news topics or a next recent event you found interesting? I'd like to write something together again, if you wouldn't mind and if you're available. Thank you in advance! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:32, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
::Police news usually. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], thanks! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:22, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
:::Hi @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] is the school shooting news a &quot;police news&quot;?
:::[[4 killed in Apalachee High School shooting]]
:::Please let me know. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:18, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

== [[Tropical Storm Debby effects Florida, going up coast]] ==

Hi BigKrow, deleted the above story as stale, sorry, I wasn't around when it was written. It would be a pleasure for me to edit and review a similar story if the event recurs (I find weather events comprehensible to review). Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 20:15, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

== [[Thousands of pagers explode in Lebanon killing twelve people and injuring thousands]] ==

Please fact check. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:28, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

== How to follow newer drafts ==

Hi BigKrow [[File:Smiley.svg|16px]]

Some people read the &quot;recent changes&quot; page constantly. Some others refresh &quot;Newsroom&quot; a few times a day. 

There is an easier alternative to follow latest drafts: visit [[Wikinews:Water cooler/assistance]], either manually once a week, or click &quot;Subscribe&quot; button at right top. It will Notify or Email (depending on configuration) when a new topic is added to the page. Then you can see what to edit and what are main requests for help with it, without spending too much time on the site. 

Editing other drafts -- and answering questions at the water cooler linked above, which is the less time consuming version -- may help reviewers spend less time on these other drafts, and review your articles faster.

Hope it helps. Please let me know if you have any questions. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:47, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

:@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], I'm sporadic sorry. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:19, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], I started a new article though. Thanks. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:20, 25 September 2024 (UTC)
::Thanks for your help with the Canada PM story, appreciate you checking on it. :-) It got published now. Have a great weekend. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:02, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

== subscription technical question ==

Hi @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] :-)

I am asking for some technical information when you have a moment:

# You wrote the page [[Improvised explosive device attack at the Santa Maria Courthouse in Santa Maria, California injures five people, one person arrested]]
# When you open [[Talk:Improvised explosive device attack at the Santa Maria Courthouse in Santa Maria, California injures five people, one person arrested]]. At right top. Does it say 'Subscribe' or 'Ubsubscribe'? I.e., are you already automatically subscribed to receive notifications of new messages on the talk page or not?

There is no urgency in my new message on the talk page - just want to check how the wiki is configured on your account (I will ask several other contributors also) as this may affect communication with authors.

Thank you so much. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:45, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

:It's usually up there I didn't see it last checked. Thanks @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:09, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
::Were you already subscribed automatically? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:55, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

== Courthouse article ==

Terribly sorry that went stale. A bunch of work stuff jumped up on me and I just couldn't make it happen. Please try to gatwick that article and re-submit. [[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:19, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

:Unfortunately I don't know how to Gatwick an article. @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]], thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:20, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
::Well, the trick is: don't over complicate it. Think of it like this: Most ''big'' new stories have '''all kinds of stuff''' happening around them. So, we are a bit stale on the actual event itself. But: maybe there has been some courtroom stuff surrounding the guy, and you could use 70% of what is currently in ''this'' article, to build that article. See? That is the general spirit of gatwicking. This didn't make it, but there are (maybe) articles where his Mom said something or his priest said something, or the police searched his home or a storage unit. Then (considering 'inverted pyramid' style), you can put almost all of this near the bottom of THAT article. That is a 48-second intro to gatwicking.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:26, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
:::Ok thank you but if an article goes stale won't it be eventually deleted? @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:28, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
::::Well, yes. However: There is time for you to grab the text of this article, throw it into a sandbox -- then use that to build a ''fresh'' article. It takes a knack, but you can catch onto it -- I promise! And: if you gatwick this, I '''100% promise that I will review that article in a timely manner.'''--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:37, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
:@[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]], I think it's dead in the water just saying we tried though thanks. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:26, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
:Hi BigKrow [[File:Smiley.svg|20px]]
:Sorry about the article being stale and now marked as abandoned. The main issue was a quote unverified. 
:@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] in the interests of publishing while article is still fresh, you can remove material which is not verifiable, I believe? Please let me know if you're okay with this. :-)
:@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] 
:* Could you please write another story this week and leave me a message? I'm happy to help you with getting it published. Please try to find something that happened on the same day.
:* Please consider joining [[WN:IRC|live chat]] -- hang around there 24/7, don't close the  chat window -- as then communication can happen more quickly and such questions can be answered way before the article becomes stale.
:Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:33, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
::If you are referring to the quote of Van de Camp, I did remove it.[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=California,_United_States:_Suspect_throws_improvised_explosive_device_into_courthouse_on_day_of_arraignment_for_firearms_violations&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4799991] 
::I was ready to publish the article based on my   [[Talk:California,_United_States:_Suspect_throws_improvised_explosive_device_into_courthouse_on_day_of_arraignment_for_firearms_violations#Pre-review|pre-review of it]], which was technically a formal review[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=California,_United_States:_Suspect_throws_improvised_explosive_device_into_courthouse_on_day_of_arraignment_for_firearms_violations&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4799984] with the results reported using {{tl|pre-review}}. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:44, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] that looked good thanks. [[File:Smiley.svg|20px]] It was five days after the event. I guess there can be some time limit, e.g. if 12 hours after a pre review nobody complained then you can publish. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:01, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
::::I assumed I would let it sit 24 hours. It went under review again less than an hour after I took it out from under my review.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:11, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

== Greetings ==

I am looking for help with news writing:

* Please write about something that happened today. Aim for tiny report with two sources and less than 150 words.
* I will share feedback and do my best to help you with it getting published.
* Repeat the same each three days for two weeks.

Then in two weeks we can come back and think what to do next.

It is a '''20-30 minutes each 3 days''' commitment. Are you interested? If so, please ping me or leave me a message when a story is ready for me to look at.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 07:03, 7 October 2024 (UTC)

== Date ==

https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology_engineers_tap_access_to_battery-less_desalination_of_more_groundwater_than_ever_before&amp;curid=3002133&amp;diff=4801321&amp;oldid=4801029

Why did you take the date out? If this is because a new week started, then please insert absolute date? It is part of [[WN:5W]]?

Thanks, 🙂 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:56, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

:Sorry, @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:19, 12 October 2024 (UTC)

== placement of infobox ==

[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Qantas_Australian_airline_employees_strike_for_better_wages&amp;diff=next&amp;oldid=4802734] seems to have made article a lot longer and infobox starts at the end. Possibly typo? Thanks heaps for your help. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

:Hmm I thought shorter huh.... but thanks @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:20, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
::ok👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 09:11, 24 October 2024 (UTC)

== headline ==

[[Man raped woman in Jersey seven times, found guilty]] -- many people do not know what country jersey is -- avoid passive voice -- suggest 'Jersey XYZ Court finds man guilty of seven counts of rape' -- replace xyz with name of the court. -- Happy to look at other options. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:00, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
== Also, sorry for the edit conflicts on the Boston article yesterday ==

Title says all. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:17, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

:It's ok no problem thank you {{ping|Lofi Gurl}} [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:23, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Coffee article ==

Hey!! Hope you're having a good Sunday. I tried to work with the coffee article, freshen it up, but the specifics are just getting too fluid and I may have just dug the article's grave deeper honestly. I might be able to splice the info into some Wikipedia article down the line if all else fails. I'm just not experienced enough to write something this &quot;timely&quot; at this point unfortunately. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:10, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

== Kinda drunk ==

I worked outside in the cold and rain today. I can't write the news tonight. I'm gonna wrap myself up in blankets and watch {{w|true crime}} stuff on YouTube. I implore you to try to find last-minute edits for the 11 articles in the review que (..if you want). Crappy Monday! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 01:47, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

== In the beginning ==

For starters: Please don't take this harshly -- as it isn't meant to be such. Historically, when I start articles, they are often pell-mell slap-dash bits of who-knows-what... but I often work fairly quickly to get them orderly (to some degree). I've noticed a few things (in recent weeks). You tend to start articles with a few sentences and then just move on. Are you working some type of plan there? Also (and this is just a personal chuckle --- you ''are not'' remotely the worst of them) -- it makes me laugh when people write 39 words in an article and '''I see &lt;u&gt;5 sources at the bottom of the page&lt;/u&gt;'''. What's up with that? We're all just volunteers here -- so: just asking.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 18:17, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

:{{ping|Bddpaux}}, Im sckitzophrenic among other mental illnesses. Sorry, apologies. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:20, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
::Understood. I'm a social worker, so: no worries. Heck: You show up around here -- which means a lot!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 18:59, 31 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Thank you, I try my best! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:32, 31 December 2024 (UTC)

== Sorry for being so chatty ==

I smoked marijuana earlier and I was deep thinking about ethics in the press. There's maybe a better page on this project to discuss such things. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:12, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

:agreed. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:13, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

== Why do you keep interwikis? ==

Hello {{BASEPAGENAME}} hope you fine. Why do you keep these [[special:diff/4836230|interwikis]]? --[[User:Mohanad|Mohanad]] ([[User talk:Mohanad|talk]]) 02:55, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in January! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in January, 2025. The article has at least 1,558 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled &quot;[[US President Trump orders government recognize male, female as only sexes]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in January of 2025. 

Thank you for your continued contributions! —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:01, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
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== Re: revitalising Wikinews ==

Hi, I'm reaching out to you as you indicated support for revitalising Wikinews. Here are a few ways to help out, in no particular order:

# write new articles by [[WN:SG|style guide]] and [[WN:CG|content guide]]
# find news which happened today and share it on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] or [[WN:REQ|a news tip page]]
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those submitted for review, and edit them to make them more comprehensive or more current
# read drafts in [[Newsroom]], especially those that failed review recently, and address reviewer's comments quickly and re-submit for review
# chat with new authors (of articles in Newsroom) and help them understand the key concepts
# subscribe at [[Wikinews:Water cooler]] (there are 5 subforums, open each and click 'Subscribe' link at top - then keep a close eye on your Echo notifications) to help newcomers and help with editing articles when someone requests assistance
# chat on [[WN:IRC|live chat]] and help newcomers and reviewers with their review process
# help with software development for authoring or reviewing articles, perhaps for the mobile platforms
# chat with other contributors on audio or video chat
# present notes about how Wikinews works at various conferences via audio and video communucations [as we don't have funds for travel at present] this can be linux, programming, journalistical, or wikimedia themed conferences
# figure out how to get someone to do any of the above through a grant, sometimes google summer of code
# find high school and university educators who would like to teach their class journalism by asking them to write articles for Wikinews (was done with [[Category:UoW|University of Wollongong]] in the past, and we have extension installed for marking students)
# collaborate with [[User:Pharos|Pharos]] on getting more news coverage of the New York City and adjacent areas
# proofread, or read, Wikinews articles out loud for Audio Wikinews
# make English Wikinews accounts on various social media like twitter, facebook, blue sky app (sp?), others [in consultation with someone on-wiki first] ensuring you're posting new news articles there with appropriate tags, moderate comments, and setup multiple moderators if possible and document which contributor is in charge of which social network account for Wikinews and how articles are being posted there

Please let me know which of these points you're most comfortable with, and/or would like to learn.

'''''Which points would you like to contribute?''''' Please name up to 3-5 points, if you like. Or suggest your own. :-)

I'm happy to connect with you and guide you in any of the above areas.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 16 March 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in February! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in February, 2025. The article has at least 1,237 views!]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Gunman enters Pennsylvania hospital ICU, kills officer before police fatally shoot him]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in February of 2025. 

Two months in a row for top article! Thank you for sticking with articles to make sure they get published! 

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As the original author, you can also use the following userbox on your user page: 

{{userbox
| id = [[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025-mini.png|40px]]
| info = ''This user was the original author of the [[Wikinews:2025 Boost publication rate/Monthly top article|top article]] for February, 2025''
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—[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:16, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

== Working my rear off!!! ==

Putting effort in!!! All around....

Admins please take note.

{{ping|Leaderboard}}
{{ping|Michael.C.Wright}}
{{ping|Bddpaux}}
{{ping|Lofi Gurl}}

Thanks. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:52, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry for RC flooding by the way!!!!! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:53, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

== Connect ==

If you don't mind, I would like to connect with you to chat about news. Do you have any of the following: {{W|jami (software)}}, {{W|linphone}}, {{W|tox (protocol)|tox}}, {{W|discord}}, {{W|viber}}, {{W|telegram (software)|telegram}}? Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:12, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please see above? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:36, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
::No sorry [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:46, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

== Edit conflicts ==

Hi, if you'd like to make an edit while I'm busy writing up an article, please consult the talk page. I just lost a bunch of work due to an edit conflict. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:26, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Ok srry [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:51, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
::It's all good, don't worry about it [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:58, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== Mass shooting article....... ==

Unfortunately: This appears to've gone stale. Sorry about that. Keep at it!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:29, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

== Please check article talk ==

...of the horse story. I added two small requests for your consideration. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:26, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

== thank you ==

[[File:Chocolate cupcakes.jpg|thumb|Thank you so much for your lightning-fast and no-nonsense approach to vandalism/trolling. Sorry, I took a bite out of one of these cupcakes. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 17:03, 11 April 2025 (UTC)]]

:Thank you I try.... [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:06, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== If I stop writing, it's probably because I died in a work-related accident to no fault of my own ==

I just got a new lawn care job but there are has been like zero regard for the safety of the crew, myself, and others on the road. I'm the only one who wears their seatbeats. I raised concern that wheelbarrows were not getting strapped down properly, and they might fly out of the trailer going 70mph on the interstate and kill someone, and I got ignored. The foreman texts and drives. I'm borderline about to blow my top. I was 7 minutes late this morning and the owner was like &quot;dude wtf you're late&quot; and I just wanted to be like &quot;oh my fucking god dude.&quot; Sorry for the &quot;shock image&quot; over at the talk page for the horse article. I maybe perhaps take my dark sense of humor for granted, and forget that other people just don't see the world the way that I do. Rock on, BigKrow. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:31, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

:You're definitely an odd duck metaphorically speaking, you definitely have dark humor. Moving on!!!! @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:33, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
:Your not going to die don't talk like that focus on wikinews. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:34, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
::Let's not make this into a forum, kk? @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:35, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
:::How can I get involved in IRC? Do you know how? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:38, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
::::Ask an admin. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:40, 11 April 2025 (UTC)

== It's not the end of the world if something goes stale ==

They said something like &quot;don't get married to your article&quot; when I first started here. I like having lots of little projects I can chip away at throughout the day. That's how I like to work. Also, if I bring the stories to the site, alot of the time other users pick them up and run with them. Pretty sure I had very little to do with the last few stories that were published. I just brought the links, I guess. I literally woke up this morning and was delighted to see that two more stories got published. Sometimes starting a stub article is what prompts someone to take a story and run with it. I'm just planting seeds here. This is what revitalizing Wikinews looks like to me. Like I said before, anything that goes stale or gets abandoned can probably get used for Wikipedia, Simple Wikipedia or Wikiquote. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, but im done with this war between us.... @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:34, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Me too. I never knew things were bad between us? But oh well. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:41, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in March! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in March, 2025. The article has at least 1,450 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Wildfires wreak havoc across parts of Texas]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in March of 2025. 

This makes three months in a row you've either started or contributed to the top article of the month! Bam! 💥 —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:49, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

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== You were right. ==

I got ahead of myself last week. Nobody is around to review stuff. I thought that by creating a bunch of stub articles, I would incentivize collaboration and get a community going. I expanded the articles, but now stuff is gonna go stale. You were right. I am sorry for everything. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:50, 19 April 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], your fine remember move forward! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:47, 19 April 2025 (UTC)
::I suppose everything here can either be watwicked into a mega article or converted into Wikipedia or Wikiquote content. I just wonder where is everybody?? Sometimes it feels as if Wikinews has broken up with me and doesn't want to be friends :( [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:41, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
:Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I think several contributors expanded the stubs, and some of them were successfully published. This looks like constructive approach, to me. Many thanks for doing it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:52, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== Re: mental health issues ==

Is that something you'd like to be approached privately about to offer support? I'd [[Special:EmailUser|email]], as that's the only private messaging feature available on-wiki, but your account doesn't have an email set. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 06:53, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

:I have a therapist, but thanks! @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:19, 22 April 2025 (UTC)

== About noise from other users ==

Hello BigKrow,

When someone is being a fool, unlike Wikipedia, at Wikinews there is no response needed. There is no 'assume good faith' policy. Instead, there is 'never assume'. If someone did one stupid edit, it is seen as stupid, there is no 'maybe this was a good faith edit by a confused newcomer' and a polite conversation. This isn't necessary.

It is also not necessary to approach the user and ask 'hey why did you do this?'.

The motivation for this is that waste of time is not constructive to a journalistic site. Distractions are ignored as much as possible.

Think this may spare you some time and effort. Seeing that there are a few more new users recently and alas not all of them are constructive.

I will of course continue to actively clean up and try to reduce vandalism as much as possible. (This process is necessary at either wiki.)

Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:57, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

:Understood, @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:03, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:07, 23 April 2025 (UTC)

== Nothing useful ==

Hi, Bigkrow, just looking for friends in wikis you know, having friends you can chart with if you have a problem, any thing or something. Anyway nothing useful and just use {{[[CURRENTDAYNAME]]}} {{[[CURRENTDAY]]}} {{[[CURRENTMONTHNAME]]}} {{[[CURRENTYEAR]]}}; {{[[CURRENTTIME]]}} UTC, don't worry bout the links just copy the trick. You know I'm crazy, telling someone with 1 year of experience Vs me with 23 days of experience. Anyway let's be friends. Oh I almost forgot, a three year old boy was found in a dam after despairing for four days, 3 police officers were found in a dam after they despaired in a gas station along with their car, I don't know why I'm telling you, but I'm telling you. Are you a female or male, I'm confusedミ●﹏☉ミ &lt;span style=&quot;color:blue&quot;&gt;'''''⟨⟨'''''&lt;/span&gt;[[User:BeastBoy-X|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#0000aa&quot;&gt;'''''Beastboy-𝕏'''''&lt;/span&gt;]][[User talk:BeastBoy-X|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#0000aa&quot;&gt;'''''-Talk!'''''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:blue&quot;&gt;'''''⟩⟩'''''&lt;/span&gt; 20:37, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

:Nice to meet you, i'am a person lol @[[User:BeastBoy-X|BeastBoy-X]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:41, 3 May 2025 (UTC)

== stale is over 7 days ago ==

that csiro story still had 1 day to stale. would you agree? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:04, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

:ok. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:06, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

== Re : [[Helicopter flights ArmyNear Washington airport pausing after close calls]] ==

Hi @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]]

Are you OK?

The headline and content missed my brain.

I do not understand even, what happened.

-- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:23, 7 May 2025 (UTC)

== Hi, how do you read me ==

Hi, I included you at your request into the &quot;pingrr&quot; list recently. You'd've received a few dozens of &quot;RR&quot; echo notifications in the last two weeks. Did they arrive? Could you please tell me what is preventing you from responding to them?

Revision requests are an essential part of the collaboration process, and your participation is vitally important. Please provide me with the feedback, it would help me a lot with making this process more efficient and easier for you to use.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:25, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], yes I received them, I think. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 08:10, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
::ok thanks, and is there anything that would make it easier for you to participate? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 09:26, 18 May 2025 (UTC)
:::No I'm fine. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 11:04, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

== [[Trainmen and engineers go on statewide strike in New Jersey, first time in 42 years]] ==

Published. Please check page history and talk page. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:21, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], thank you so much! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:57, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

== Paste ==

Hi BigKrow

In the article there was a published paste from source,

https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Emergency_landing_by_Alaska_Airlines_at_Portland_International_Airport&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4858559

&gt; Flight and maintenance crews determined it was safe to continue the approximately two-hour flight to Portland.

This is '''terrible''' as it is illegal, and other users who will edit the page '''will not even know'''.

May I suggest to 

1. Paste in seoarate paragraph only, not add to existing paragraph

2. Mark pasted content:

* in visual editor: mark it in italic

* in source editor: add a &quot;&gt;&quot; before, or enclose in single quotation marks twice to indicate it was pasted, or write &quot;Pasted: &quot; before it

''like this''

Importantly, I believe '''saving''' a pasted text which is not freely licensed is '''illegal (copyright violation)''', and may result in legal action being taken against you, by the original author. This includes copyrighted text in page history, as the prior revisions are also under the same licence as Wikinews itself. So I would suggest '''leaving the article open in edit mode until you have written it in your own words and deleted the quote.'''

So I would envision you coming up with a content like this:


-----

Pasted: Flight and maintenance crews determined it was safe to continue the approximately two-hour flight to Portland.

The airline staff assessed the situation during takeoff, and considered it safe to proceed with the two-hour flight.

-----

(Then the &quot;pasted&quot; paragraph can be deleted, and the edit can be saved.)

I wrote this page for news draft writing, which is saved to localStorage in your browser. Alas, it does not allow you to save on-wiki yet; you would need to transfer the content over manually.

https://gryllida.neocities.org/news/writer/v2/

The load and save buttons load from localStorage and save to localStorage, they do not save to wiki.

Please let me know if this is helpful.

Thanks, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:18, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry to inform you but I wrote the article in my own words. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:38, 19 May 2025 (UTC)
::How come the diff included a copy paste, then? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:57, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
:::I don't know you can delete it if you think that's best. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 11:19, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::::I am proposing that in the future you know better. When pasting, always put it in quotation marks or otherwise mark it. '''''It is dangerous to publish pasted material as this may cause the external source to file a lawsuit against you (not against WMF)'''''. It shouldn't be only reviewer's job to clean up copyright violations. It's yours. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 20:30, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in April! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in April, 2025. The article has at least 1,754 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Streaming platform Twitch bans rapper Kanye West seven minutes into first stream for performing &quot;Nazi salute&quot;]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in April of 2025 and currently the most views of the year. 

You are on a streak! You have either contributed to or started the top article ''every month'' so far! Thank you bigly for your hard work and collabortion! 

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;

—[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:03, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

:Congratulations, BigKrow. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 20:31, 20 May 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]], @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] thank you both. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:33, 20 May 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Baseball: Detroit Tigers sweep San Francisco Giants, making their fourth win in a row]] ==

Published. Thank you for sharing the story. Are you closely following baseball? Is this your favourite sport?

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]], [[WN:IRC|live chat]]) 11:12, 1 June 2025 (UTC)

:I love all sports! @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 14:56, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
::I think sport articles are a more entertaining topic than most crime news. Could you please add more? 🙂 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]], [[WN:IRC|live chat]]) 11:29, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
:::I'll surely try! Thanks. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:29, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

== RE: Crime and law ==

Where do you get the news from? What is your RSS feed? I am wondering as this may help me devise a news reading strategy that works better. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:12, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:16, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

Bing news and an ai app most usually. Hope it helps. Also major news outlets like Fox News cbs ABC NBC etc BBC. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:15, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

:Which AI app? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:21, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
::I don't want to say because wikinews doesn't support it. I don't want to be blocked. Sorry @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:22, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Why do you say so? As far as I know, usage of AI is allowed, to get news as well as to write page content. I do not know of AI app being banned here. If I missed something, let me know! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:31, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
:How do you check the major outlets? Do you open them in separate tabs or do you have a feed reader or an app? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:22, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
::Separate tags @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:23, 5 June 2025 (UTC)
:::👍 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:31, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

== Vandal IP changing your comment ==

I've manually reverted them because they changing your comment. Thank you for dealing with them!&lt;span id=&quot;Raayaan9911:1749504149534:User_talkFTTCLNBigKrow&quot; class=&quot;FTTCmt&quot;&gt; —&amp;nbsp;[[User:Raayaan9911|Raayaan9911]] ([[User talk:Raayaan9911|talk]]) 21:22, 9 June 2025 (UTC)&lt;/span&gt;

== [c] ==

Please do not post plagiarism reports on talk pages of articles, if there is no issue that requires revision. If requires revision, please include a note about which part requires revision, such as &quot;The third sentence in the second paragraph was plagiarised and requires revision&quot;. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 11:02, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry hope your not too mad at me. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 12:24, 11 June 2025 (UTC)
::No worries. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 11:47, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in May! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in May, 2025. The article has at least 1,768 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Authorities arrest Belarusian Wikipedia sysop and only bureaucrat Maksim Lepushenka]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in May of 2025.

Keep up the great work!

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 [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 21:15, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] thank you [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:23, 19 June 2025 (UTC)

== submitted ==

I submitted the Beyonce story for review. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:36, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

:Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Help ==

Hi! 👋

This is Neeraj. I’ve submitted a biographical article on Indian football coach Ravi Kumar Punia for review on English Wikinews.

The article is fully sourced from reputable outlets (AIFF, Khel Now, Sportskeeda, I-League.org, Sportstar) and includes a Wikimedia Commons image. It’s neutral, factual, and follows Wikinews style guidelines.

You have put it on delete can you please help in correcting it it will be very helpful
Here’s the link to the article: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Ravi_Kumar_Punia:_From_national_footballer_to_one_of_India%E2%80%99s_rising_coaches_in_women%E2%80%99s_football

Thanks in advance! [[User:Neeraj7sharma|Neeraj7sharma]] ([[User talk:Neeraj7sharma|talk]]) 17:15, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

== Why ==

Hello,

This article summarizes recent and ongoing coaching achievements of Ravi Kumar Punia, including:
– Appointment as head coach of Uttar Pradesh in 2025
– 2024 Senior Women's NFC bronze medal (May)
– February 2024 interviews in Khel Now and Sportskeeda

These events are within the past few months and reflect an ongoing public coaching career. The article includes timely sources and is part of documenting the evolution of women’s football in India.

Kindly reconsider deletion. Happy to revise formatting or update language to meet style guidelines.

Thank you,
Neeraj [[User:Neeraj7sharma|Neeraj7sharma]] ([[User talk:Neeraj7sharma|talk]]) 17:18, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

== Hello from Gryllida ==

Hi @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]]

From time to time several weeks ago your submissions were not completed, have style and formatting and grammar issues; and yet were being submitted for review. This does not appear to happen recently. Was there a reason for this? How did you resolve this?

Regards, - [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:07, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] what do you exactly mean by this? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:40, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for June! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in June, 2025. The article has at least 3,666 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Boeing 787 crashes into Indian medical school, killing hundreds]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in June of 2025.

The article set a new, high bar for page views!

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt; —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:23, 11 July 2025 (UTC)
== July 2025 ==

:I will not stop!--[[Special:Contributions/2601:243:D01:1F20:7C6E:5A78:9F63:6DC4|2601:243:D01:1F20:7C6E:5A78:9F63:6DC4]] ([[User talk:2601:243:D01:1F20:7C6E:5A78:9F63:6DC4|talk]]) 22:15, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::I reported you [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:18, 18 July 2025 (UTC) @
:::I will NEVER stop til YOU stop!--[[Special:Contributions/2601:243:D01:1F20:7C6E:5A78:9F63:6DC4|2601:243:D01:1F20:7C6E:5A78:9F63:6DC4]] ([[User talk:2601:243:D01:1F20:7C6E:5A78:9F63:6DC4|talk]]) 22:41, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::I'm not supporting a vandal. @ [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:42, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::::There is NO way to stop me!--[[Special:Contributions/2601:243:D01:1F20:7C6E:5A78:9F63:6DC4|2601:243:D01:1F20:7C6E:5A78:9F63:6DC4]] ([[User talk:2601:243:D01:1F20:7C6E:5A78:9F63:6DC4|talk]]) 22:48, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
::::::Eventually [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:49, 18 July 2025 (UTC)
:::::::I will forever be a vandal!--[[Special:Contributions/2601:243:D01:1F20:D4F4:83F4:3395:72BD|2601:243:D01:1F20:D4F4:83F4:3395:72BD]] ([[User talk:2601:243:D01:1F20:D4F4:83F4:3395:72BD|talk]]) 16:37, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

MERCI beaucoup.. [[Special:Contributions/105.158.78.151|105.158.78.151]] ([[User talk:105.158.78.151|talk]]) 12:18, 23 July 2025 (UTC)
:I've done a 24-hour block on this user. We'll see if they can learn some manners -- this being their 2nd block.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:32, 29 July 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:00, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

== wow ==

BBC is paywalled now, apparently. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 03:15, 3 August 2025 (UTC)
== Live chat software trial (August-September 2025) ==

Live chat software trial (August-September 2025)

Hi, i am running a software to make live chat easier to use. It requires installation of QuasselDroid on Android, Quassel Client on Windows or Mac or Linux, and I don't know what on iOS (let me know if this is your main platform). The software would connect you to the official IRC channel for Wikinews and stay connected including all chat history, including when you closed the app. I am achieving this by hosting it on my Quassel Core on my server. If you are interested in trying this option, please install the Quassel Client software, and after this is done (not before), ensure you have a working email in your [[Special:Preferences]] so i can email you login credentials, and specify your desired IRC nickname. Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:59, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, please install the Quassel Client, it is free/open source, low bandwidth, low RAM and CPU usage
:and tell me your desired nickname
:I would greatly appreciated if you could use it for a few weeks and then leave me some feedback. This chat platform has 3 reviewers on it, and could make collaboration much easier. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:01, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

== Are you OK? ==

Hi @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]]

No replies in 

[[Talk:Alabama state contractor arrested after toddler dies in hot car while in her care, police say]]

No replies in section above

Are you going ok? Is there some issue? I am happy to talk if you need. You are welcome to send me an email [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:38, 10 August 2025 (UTC)

:I am just full of kinks and gears meaning I'm all over the place sorry gry @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:43, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
::Is there a way i can help you with this? May i re-iterate that the above live chat software is in plain text only and does not give away your photo or mobile number nor it tracking you? This is like Echo, but better, because replying to messages is easier and more visible. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:58, 10 August 2025 (UTC)
== Re: [[Three car crash in New Hampshire on Frederick E. Everett Turnpike]] ==

Hello,

* would be good to add a map or a photo of the highway and to make paragraph structure more clear not one sentence per paragraph. these changes may be made within next 24 hours. thanks

Can you please address this feedback today? Please confirm. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:30, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you for the publish! @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:38, 20 August 2025 (UTC)
::Hello,
::It was not answered, and is important, so I will ask again:
::Are you able to revise please based on the feedback, immediately, and finish the revision within less than 12 hours after it was published?
::Please confirm. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:57, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[US President Donald Trump says Putin possibly doesn't want 'to make deal']] ==

Hello,

* date unspecified in first paragraph, please see [[WN:5W]] and [[WN:IP|IP]]

Can you please address this feedback today? Please confirm. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:31, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:Please see above. If you are not available, please drop a &quot;no, i will not be available&quot; note so someone else can work on it. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:58, 20 August 2025 (UTC)
:Hello,
:Requested further revision:
:* 1. Date is not specified in first paragraph. This was noted by a reviewer previously.
:* 2. Sources are listed without dates.
:Please note that [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=US_President_Donald_Trump_says_Putin_possibly_doesn%27t_want_%27to_make_deal%27&amp;diff=4874750&amp;oldid=4874705 this diff] does '''not''' resolve the issue with date request in first paragraph. :-(
:Please fix these issues and re-submit.
:Thank you. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 14:34, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Flash flooding, landslides in Pakistan leave hundreds dead]] ==

Hello,

* please specify date in first paragraph this is required, and optionally add an image if available

Can you please address this feedback today? Please confirm. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:35, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

:Please see above. If you are not available, please drop a &quot;no, i will not be available&quot; note so someone else can work on it. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:58, 20 August 2025 (UTC)
:Hello,
:Published with request to revise:
:* 1. &quot;Pakistan-administered&quot; Kashmir or &quot;India-controlled&quot; (depends on which source you read) Kashmir was affected, but is not mentioned in the report.
:* 2. Last paragraph was probably AI generated and needs some revision to reduce bias and make it more factual.
:Please revise within next 12 hours, to allow time for a reviewer to approve your edit.
:Please advise if you're not planning to be available, then someone else can volunteer to do the edits.
:Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 14:31, 20 August 2025 (UTC)
== Hello there. ==

How are you doing? &gt;^[[User:CreativeLibrary460|&lt;span style=&quot;background-color:#ADD8E6; color:navy&quot;&gt;'''CreativeLibrary460'''&lt;/span&gt;]] /[[User talk:CreativeLibrary460|&lt;sup&gt;access the library&lt;/sup&gt;]] [[Special:Contributions/CreativeLibrary460|&lt;sup&gt;revision&lt;/sup&gt;]]\ 17:26, 22 August 2025 (UTC)

:Good you? @[[User:CreativeLibrary460|CreativeLibrary460]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:11, 22 August 2025 (UTC)
::I'm doing fine right now. &gt;^[[User:CreativeLibrary460|&lt;span style=&quot;background-color:#ADD8E6; color:navy&quot;&gt;'''CreativeLibrary460'''&lt;/span&gt;]] /[[User talk:CreativeLibrary460|&lt;sup&gt;access the library&lt;/sup&gt;]] [[Special:Contributions/CreativeLibrary460|&lt;sup&gt;revision&lt;/sup&gt;]]\ 20:14, 22 August 2025 (UTC)
:::Try to write a news article I will try to help. @[[User:CreativeLibrary460|CreativeLibrary460]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:15, 22 August 2025 (UTC)
== What was the purpose? ==

Hi! What was the purpose for these two edits? [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Earthquake_strikes_eastern_Afghanistan&amp;curid=3021338&amp;diff=4876621&amp;oldid=4876620] [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Earthquake_strikes_eastern_Afghanistan&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4876620] [[User:Affe2011|Affe2011]] ([[User talk:Affe2011|talk]]) 17:12, 2 September 2025 (UTC)

:I was lazy but edited for copyviolation [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:12, 2 September 2025 (UTC) @[[User:Affe2011|Affe2011]]
::Oh, ok. [[User:Affe2011|Affe2011]] ([[User talk:Affe2011|talk]]) 17:17, 2 September 2025 (UTC)
== Archive ==

Could one of you please archive my talk page? I still am using it but just wanted archive due to clutter. Thanks @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:15, 2 September 2025 (UTC)
: You can use the following code at the top of your talk page and it will automatically archive conversations after they have been inactive for 30 days:
: &lt;syntaxhighlight lang=&quot;wikitext&quot;&gt;
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|archive = User talk:BigKrow/Archive %(counter)d
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|counter = 1
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: You'll have to manually create links to the archive pages if you want to provide those. The first archive it creates will be &lt;nowiki&gt;[[User talk:BigKrow/Archive_1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:57, 2 September 2025 (UTC)
::It won't work @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:12, 2 September 2025 (UTC)
: The bot only runs once every 24h I believe. So leave the config in place and let's see what happens by this time tomorrow. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 23:13, 2 September 2025 (UTC)
::Worked, thanks @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:33, 4 September 2025 (UTC)
== Just a question... ==

Do you monitor my contributions? You've been thanking [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Special:Log?page=User%3ADsuke1998AEOS&amp;type=thanks a lot of my edits] recently, even those to obscure places such as [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS/common.js|my common.js subpage]]. To be clear, I'm not bothered by the thanks, and I even enjoy them occasionally. Rgrds, [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 01:08, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

:I do this for most good users, I'll tone it down thanks! @[[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998AEOS]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:32, 8 September 2025 (UTC)
::{{Reply to |1=BigKrow}} No need to tone it down (at least in my case). I have received more thanks from you than I received from others in my entire life, lol. [[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998]][[Special:Contributions/Dsuke1998AEOS|AEOS]] ('''[[User talk:Dsuke1998AEOS|talk]]''') 10:26, 8 September 2025 (UTC)
:::BigKrow is filled with graditude. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:41, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

== fwiw ==

Sometimes I am able to take the content/sources from articles on here that go stale or otherwise don't get published, and use them to expand Wikipedia articles. Sometimes it takes some converting regarding style but it's not too hard. I expanded the {{w|Taco Bell}} artical yesterday actually with the stale drive-thru story. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:43, 8 September 2025 (UTC)
== Request for revision ==

Hi,

&quot;WOMA. SHOT IN FACE&quot; article requires revision. Please check talk page.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:08, 13 September 2025 (UTC)
== Top article for August ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in August, 2025. The article has at least 2,685 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Several people hospitalized after thousands of hotdogs spill following collision on interstate in Pennsylvania]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in August of 2025.

That article was relished by all. Truly top dog work! 🤣

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:34, 14 September 2025 (UTC)
== thank you for copyediting ==

I was writing &quot;on the go&quot;. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 18:50, 20 September 2025 (UTC)
== Hello ==

Hello, thanks for your message on my talk page. Do you know if these types of original research (e.g.https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250919-the-truth-about-caffeine-and-scary-dreams) is allowed?
Thanks,
RailwayEnthusiast2025 —[[User:RailwayEnthusiast2025|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Verdana; color:#008000; text-shadow:gray 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;RailwayEnthusiast2025&lt;/span&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;[[User talk:RailwayEnthusiast2025|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#59a53f&quot;&gt;''talk with me!''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/sup&gt; 07:52, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

:Read this to start a new story. Thanks https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Newsroom
:@[[User:RailwayEnthusiast2025|RailwayEnthusiast2025]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 11:12, 22 September 2025 (UTC)
::Is this type of original research allowed? as independent study and explanation to people? Thanks. —[[User:RailwayEnthusiast2025|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Verdana; color:#008000; text-shadow:gray 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;&quot;&gt;RailwayEnthusiast2025&lt;/span&gt;]] &lt;sup&gt;[[User talk:RailwayEnthusiast2025|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#59a53f&quot;&gt;''talk with me!''&lt;/span&gt;]]&lt;/sup&gt; 14:32, 22 September 2025 (UTC)
:::Original reporting and regular news article are both fine here! @[[User:RailwayEnthusiast2025|RailwayEnthusiast2025]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 15:33, 22 September 2025 (UTC)
== Please hold off ==

Please hold off on marking &quot;[[Dancer Yoshiko Chuma performs at the Children’s Magical Garden in New York City]]&quot; as stale. It is OR and the author is actively working on it. OR typically gets some leeway on [[WN:Freshness]]. Thanks.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 02:08, 1 October 2025 (UTC)
== [[User talk:KrinkleSock]] ==

You should not be reverting people adding categories to their userpage. It is clearly a legitimate account and your behaviour is going to have you end up blocked. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] ([[User talk:Ferien|talk]]) 23:37, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks for the warning srry @[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:38, 1 October 2025 (UTC)
::Why you have to be so strict? @[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:39, 1 October 2025 (UTC)
:::Because Krinkle communicated the issue clearly and politely to you and you didn't get it the first time. If you took one look at the userpage you would have known it is for testing. It took a message from him, two reverts and a stricter message from me to get you to stop. If anyone else had vandalised userpages they would usually be blocked straight away. If you had even looked at the user page, this wouldn't have been any issue at all. As a long-term community member you should know that once multiple warnings are given that's when you start to move onto blocks. --[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] ([[User talk:Ferien|talk]]) 23:44, 1 October 2025 (UTC)
::::Ok I give up sorry @[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:45, 1 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::I should have never messed with it anyway.
:::::I see the word '''&quot;sock&quot;''' it goes ding ding in my head for vandalism @[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:47, 1 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::I understand, but please take greater care! Best, [[User:Ferien|Ferien]] ([[User talk:Ferien|talk]]) 16:42, 2 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Will do, appreciate you! @[[User:Ferien|Ferien]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:44, 2 October 2025 (UTC)
== Anyone alive out there? ==

Your are only hope, @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:48, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
== Hi BigKrow ==

I am trying to understand why so many articles are deleted as stale. I made the page [[Wikinews:ReviewLog]] and looked at one. The issue was you revised article and I didn't see the notification about that. (I was busy moving house. Logging in to wiki was not suitable, but I would still check my messages on phone.) Apparently, one way to possibly solve this is to help you chase me if I went away. Can you please provide me your Telegram or Discord or Linphone or Matrix username, either here on wiki or via [[Special:EmailUser]], I would like to connect. Then you can ping me at one of these platforms to attract my attension and avoid delays. I hope this is OK with you. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:15, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], you can email me at noobie008@outlook.com [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:17, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::Ok, I sent you an email, thanks! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 01:32, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::No problem! @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:33, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
:::I responded back to you over email, I hope you got it, thanks @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:43, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
::::i did, thank you :) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 01:48, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

== FYI - Hurricane story ==

https://g.co/gemini/share/6d125aee8c58

I asked ChatGPT to fix the grammar and it did a reasonable job. Please view the '''prompt content''' (what i asked chatgpt to do)

Please check the article content and '''submit for review''' when you think it is ready

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:00, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you for doing this, for now I'm ok though. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 02:04, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
::i edited and submitted for review
::sorry i couldn't verify 'into a powerful Category 1 hurricane, with sustained winds of 90 mph and gusts reaching up to 115 mph as', couldn't see it in sources -if it's there please let me know [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:10, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
== Top article for September! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in September, 2025. The article has at least 4,803 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Shark attack kills Australian surfer off Long Reef Beach, Sydney]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in September of 2025.

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As the original author, you can also use the following userbox on your user page: 

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This is the highest number of page-views of all top articles in 2025! Whapow![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:22, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you very much! @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:37, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
== Hello ==

saw your story about Detroit.

Unfortunately I am away and cannot review until around mid November.

Please check [[Newsroom]] and [[WN:IRC|live chat]] to help with editing other reports as this may help publish yours sooner.

Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:10, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:aww shucks! Get back soon? @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:20, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
::Break needed to recharge, will try as scheduled. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:32, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

== Archive ==

Could one of you possibly be able to archive my talk page? I did it once but now I forgot. Thanks. @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]], @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:23, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:It is [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:BigKrow&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4890207 working fine], reduce 30 days to 14 days at the top of this page if you wish. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 06:50, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
== I'm currently blocked for Open proxy. ==

Sorry I didn't realize I had a vpn on.... You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason:

Your IP address is in a range that has been blocked on all Wikimedia Foundation wikis.

The block was made by ‪AmandaNP‬. The reason given is No open proxies .

Start of block: 07:08, 7 October 2023
Expiry of block: 07:08, 7 October 2025
Your current IP address is 54.38.78.132. The blocked range is 54.38.0.0/16.

Please include all above details in any queries you make. If you believe you were blocked by mistake, you can find additional information and instructions in the No open proxies global policy. Otherwise, to discuss the block please post a request for review on Meta-Wiki. You could also send an email to the stewards VRT queue at stewards@wikimedia.org including all above details.

{{Unblock-no|Tyrol5|No block against the account existed}}[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:15, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
:If you've turned off the VPN, you shouldn't be blocked now. It isn't a block on your account. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 18:50, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
::[[Special:Diff/4758442|Well, clearly you turned it off.]] So there shouldn't be any further action needed. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 19:11, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
:::Ok thank you. If something comes up I will let you know. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:07, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
:::Thanks for the ping. I am procedurally declining the request, since there was technically no block to review, to remove it from the queue. On a related point, BigKrow, please do just be careful about the use of multiple accounts. Appears you've had a half dozen or so just in the past few months. If you are actively using/editing/switching between them, it is best practice to disclose as much on the respective user pages, to avoid confusion. Thanks much. [[User:Tyrol5|Tyrol5]] ([[User talk:Tyrol5|talk]]) 22:15, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
::::For what it's worth, as far as I can tell they're not used simultaneously (although [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.54|the IP]] is). [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 00:18, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
:::::IP is used if I forgotten to log in, Apologies. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:31, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
::::Im aware thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:30, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
== About Travler Interview ==

Hi, Dear BigKrow, could you give me an explaination on why is &quot;incomplete&quot; article?
From the consensus we made in discussion page, this article is just waiting for publish. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 00:40, 31 October 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry, please revert my edits. Thank you for the message.
:@[[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 14:09, 31 October 2025 (UTC)
::Alright, and thank you for your attention to my work. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 01:02, 1 November 2025 (UTC)
::&quot;BigKrow, you’ve really been doing a lot of work for Wikinews recently, and I feel like you’re almost always online. Please make sure to rest and remember to have some tea or coffee. By the way, you might consider sharing your thoughts on [[:w:m:Requests for comment/Sister Projects next steps]] as an active contributor.&quot;:) ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 04:14, 1 November 2025 (UTC)
== Advice ==

How about helping with rewriting articles and helping them be published, not marking them as stale?
The article was edited recently, how come you mark it as abandoned?
Before that you marked article about a recent event, that was written the next day after it occured, as stale. Why? Are you sure you are right? [[User:BilboBeggins|BilboBeggins]] ([[User talk:BilboBeggins|talk]]) 21:51, 1 November 2025 (UTC)

:I have been on wikinews long enough it is stale been. @[[User:BilboBeggins|BilboBeggins]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:56, 1 November 2025 (UTC)
::&quot;I have been on wikinews long enough it is stale been.&quot; I am not sure whether you are trying to say that article was long enough or you have been on Wikinews long enough. 
::I ask you to refrain from editing the articles that I created if you don't know what you are doing, please.
::You marked article about propagandist Markov as stale, though it wasn't. Now you are marking article that I am saying is not abandoned as abandoned. [[User:BilboBeggins|BilboBeggins]] ([[User talk:BilboBeggins|talk]]) 22:15, 1 November 2025 (UTC)
:::@[[User:BilboBeggins|BilboBeggins]], dont tell me what to do. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:12, 2 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Sorry but I'm just in a bad mood, it's not just you. Sorry about your article but @[[User:Wikiwide|Wikiwide]] tagged it. @[[User:BilboBeggins|BilboBeggins]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:17, 2 November 2025 (UTC)
::::Hey, friends -- we all have our moments! To be fair, &quot;Stale&quot; is often used as a tool for &quot;Nothing is happening here. We need to get rid of this.&quot; -- it isn't meant to be offensive. In the near term: I will try to (at leas) prompt the contributor with a quick message first -- to (potentially) prompt gatwicking (or whatever). I hope this adds some clarity. And: We're all just trying to flow along here!😁--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:35, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::I already gatwicked it several times, so I know about the option. [[User:BilboBeggins|BilboBeggins]] ([[User talk:BilboBeggins|talk]]) 20:38, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

== Loevre article ==

There has been a MOUNTAIN OF ARTICLES on this topic in the past 10 days. In the mood to gatwick? 85% of a good article is already on the page -- with just a slight pivot on a newer focal event.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 19:54, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

:I am [[w:in the mood|in the mood]]. [[User:BilboBeggins|BilboBeggins]] ([[User talk:BilboBeggins|talk]]) 20:26, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
::I love that tune!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:44, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
== Mountains article ==

Please check my question on the Talk page.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:57, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
:See Talk page -- we may need a micro tweak on the math. Sorry, my operating system is slowing down at this late hour. Can't quite get the total of people figured out.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:57, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
== The article on Family Reunification regulations. ==

Thank you for your guidance and support. ¨¨¨¨ [[User:New mayo|New mayo]] ([[User talk:New mayo|talk]]) 22:22, 5 November 2025 (UTC)

:No problem you're very welcome! Enjoy your time here! @[[User:New mayo|New mayo]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:25, 5 November 2025 (UTC)
== Top article for October ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Original author for the top article published in {{#time:F|{{#time:Y-m-d|-1 month}}}}, 2025. The article has at least 3,032 views.]] Thank you for starting the article titled &quot;[[Israeli naval ships intercept Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla]].&quot; As of today, the article has the highest number of page-views of all articles published in {{#time:F|{{#time:Y-m-d|-1 month}}}} of 2025.

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That's two months in a row as original author of the top article! 💥[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:19, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you again! @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 01:26, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
:: 👍 Thank ''you'' for sticking with it even when it frustrates you![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:28, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Nice collaboration! ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 03:18, 15 November 2025 (UTC)
== Thank you ==

Hello BigKrow,
It's truly an honor to see my article at the top of the homepage. Thank you for your support and guidance. [[ Turkish military transport plane crashes near Georgia border, 20 dead]] [[User:New mayo|New mayo]] ([[User talk:New mayo|talk]]) 11:16, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

:Your very welcome glad it got there @[[User:New mayo|New mayo]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 12:29, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
== Your userpage ==

I saw your userpage and it appeared to have revealed your IP address. Please remove it now because it can lead to doxxing. Thank you. [[User:Trash Taco|Trash Taco]] ([[User talk:Trash Taco|talk]]) 19:57, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

:who is gonna do that? @[[User:Trash Taco|Trash Taco]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:26, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
== Hi BigKrow ==

The [[Chicago L train, woman set on fire by man]] page is an example why it would be good if story was published on the day it was written (in the utopic when reviewers are all here every second of the day). Now it was rejected as by the time the reviewer started looking, there were significant new developments. Sorry.

Can you revise this within next 6 hours to inclued the new update

* outcome of complete investigation
* charges that were laid

If not, please let me know, i will ask someone else to do it. Please confirm immediately about your availability.

Many thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 01:38, 23 November 2025 (UTC)


::These weird edits. Can we let them sit for a few days? I wonder if this is a WMF person doing some testing?—-[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 01:52, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
:::If this is shenanigans —- I will block this user. Lets give it a bit of time. —-[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 01:54, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|{{BASEPAGENAME}}]], there is nothing you can do. [[Special:Contributions/74.195.77.161|74.195.77.161]] ([[User talk:74.195.77.161|talk]]) 01:55, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::I used {{tl|Test3}} for {{BASEPAGENAME}} because this user is making weird edits. [[Special:Contributions/74.195.77.161|74.195.77.161]] ([[User talk:74.195.77.161|talk]]) 01:57, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
::::::wdym bro [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 05:43, 23 November 2025 (UTC)


::What is the justification here? I suspect this user is using ‘vandalism warnings’ as vandalism!!!—[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 02:19, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Correct. Would you think it is ok to just delete these vandalism edits, or leave that to BigKrow. I had vandalism edits to my talk page reverted in the past, by someone else. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:31, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
::::What I mean is: I think this person is using ‘Vandalism warnings’ as vandalism. 😳😳 Let’s give it about 12 hours please.—[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 02:51, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::I agree. I asked this person to stop. Maybe after 12 hours we can delete these warnings from here. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:55, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
::::::We should just delete it ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 05:44, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
::::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]]: I think this IP user should be blocked due to repeated vandalism, spamming other users' talk pages with unnecessary messages, and engaging in edit wars.
::::::And @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]], you may want to consider removing those three topics from your talk page, as they are essentially just spam. Thanks. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 07:11, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Please show me, @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:19, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
::::::::If you mean the spam messages by the IP user: [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:BigKrow#c-74.195.77.161-20251123014900-Vandalism_warning this one], [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:BigKrow#c-74.195.77.161-20251123015000-Warning_for_repeated_vandalism this one], and [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:BigKrow#c-74.195.77.161-20251123021400-Extra_warning this one]. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 13:23, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::Thank you, @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:25, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::By the way, 92.238.193.33 talk is creating bad non news pages, thank you. @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:26, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
== invitation to edit stories 24/11 ==

Hi BigKrow

Based on Taglet report the following 3 stories would benefit from editing

* [[Midtown Manhattan Nightclub Shooting: One Killed, Shooter at Large]] expand submit for review, event nov-23
* [[3.2 earthquake hits near San Ramon, California]] submit it for review now mate Nov-20
* [[Dina Titus presses Nevada governor over dropped probe, fine against Musk’s Boring Co.]] minor editing for structure. check copyright of 3 large quotes. get info or comment from FD -- Nov-20 
* [[UN Security Council approves Trump peace plan for Gaza]] major news, too short. see [[WN:IP]]. only work on it if it can be refreshed. Nov-18

There are 5-10 others that can be refreshed with some effort, also, in the report.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:38, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
== wdym ==

what do you mean &quot;slammed the cost&quot;


https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=New_CEO_of_Bureau_of_Meteorology,_Australia,_announces_AU$96.5M_website_upgrade_bill&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4932366


please elaborate

thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:32, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

:Denounce @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:45, 24 November 2025 (UTC)
::need specifics, otherwise it is bias [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:23, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
== Help merge? ==

Hi :-) Could you possibly merge [[A New Horizon for Uzbekistan's Science: TSUL's First Step in the Global Interdisciplinary Ranking]] into [[Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings recognize Tashkent State University of Law as 'Reporter' for the first time]] ... zzZZZZ here (mid night). Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:19, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

:Sorry but I don't know how to merge. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:21, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
:I tried... @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:22, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
::The first step is a copy paste, yes! Thanks! The next step is read what you added and make it better. The source is so bad. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:18, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

== FYI ==

Hi BigKrow, for [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Times_Higher_Education_Interdisciplinary_Science_Rankings_recognize_Tashkent_State_University_of_Law_as_%27Reporter%27_for_the_first_time&amp;diff=4932675&amp;oldid=4932631 that edit]. Could you please add URLs for those

* &quot;Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026&quot; — Times Higher Education, 2025
* &quot;Tashkent State University of Law Recognized in THE Rankings&quot; — Official TSUL announcement, November 2025
* &quot;Uzbekistan Higher Education Development Strategy to 2030&quot; — Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of Uzbekistan
* &quot;About THE Rankings Methodology&quot; — Times Higher Education website Wikinews

Related essay: [[User:Gryllida/Sense of urgency]]

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:05, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

:I would rather not, @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:20, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
::Ok, so what you need to do is, 1. copy paste the content 2. leave a note on article talk like 'i copy pasted content, links still need to be added, i will not do it myself. please work on it yourselves'. the step 2 is important. please consider it for future reference. i will work on this later today [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:57, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
== Dear BigKrow ==

You are so active, Please go and say something in the Wikinews relevant discussion on metawiki ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 23:39, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

:Link me please @[[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:40, 26 November 2025 (UTC)
::OK
::[https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Sister_Projects_next_steps] [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 23:41, 26 November 2025 (UTC)
::You are encouraged to share more opinions and vote according to your own views, even if it may not make much difference. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 00:45, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
::Hello, it seems your comment on metawiki was posted in the discussion section of Wikispore, which may have been a mistake. [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 22:36, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
== [[Woman in critical condition after being set on fire in Dublin, Ireland]] ==

why not in review queue yet ?? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 08:38, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

:Does it qualify yet, length etc? @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 12:27, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
::Don't you have a browser addon to count words? That would be very helpful. [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/word-count/ like this for Firefox], for example. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:09, 29 November 2025 (UTC)
== Hello ==

{{user:Bawolff/card|Thank you for your incredible level of activity and ever-flow enthusiasm over a long period of time. Best wishes!}} ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 10:25, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

Thank you I really try hard. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 12:34, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:You are one of the best wiki contributors I've ever seen ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 22:26, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
::Appreciate it @[[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 06:17, 30 November 2025 (UTC)
:Concur with the comment above. You have been the most productive editor in this project this year (and probably the year before and so on). [[User:Redireditor|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#6C2E92&quot;&gt;Redir&lt;/span&gt;]][[Special:Contributions/Redireditor|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#1245BC&quot;&gt;editor&lt;/span&gt;]] ('''[[User talk:Redireditor|talk]]''') 01:56, 30 November 2025 (UTC)
::Appreciate it very much, I just love news and trying to help make it a better place thanks again. @[[User:Redireditor|Redireditor]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 06:16, 30 November 2025 (UTC)
== Your article submission for review (December 4) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Israeli military says five soldiers were injured in the Rafah area|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:36, 4 December 2025 (UTC)
== The project is dying ==

I shouldnt have called the project a joke. I was frusterated. That was like my eighth or ninth article in a row that went stale because nobody wanted to review it, or wasnt able to. I'm not writing anymore. I get that the process isn't perfect, but this is fucking ridiculous. The fact that the project has barely gotten anything published in light of that WMF discussion just shows me that this is a lost cause. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:17, 4 December 2025 (UTC)

:I can understand you, submitting an article on current enwn can be really frustrating… Many times I’ve also felt similarly impulsive thoughts. and Compared with other sister projects, the English version of Wikinews is relatively weak. Especially under such external pressures, it’s normal for ordinary volunteers to feel frustrated. But truly appreciate you and everyone’s contributions; we need to stay united. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 10:11, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
:Writing more is not an effective solution, [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]. There were 10 drafts needing attention and now there are 16, for example. Need two users in IRC simultaneously one flagging issues and one fixing them. How the hell to make that happen, I have no idea, I am open to ideas. I am mentally ready to pay a fortune to the first person to organise this irc session with a reviewer successfully ensuring both the person and the reviewer stayed glued to keyboard for its entire duration. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:34, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
::Having a wiki page with availabilities advertised including count downs could help. 
::Like this
::{{Tl|Countdown|Australia/Sydney|Tuesday|6pm}}
::Or something. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:36, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
:::I'm going to focus on revising other people's drafts I guess when I get on here. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:15, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
: This is a reply to no one in particular, just to the topic in general. 
: The WMF has announced no decision and taken no action yet. The state of en.WN is the result of what contributors here have chosen to do or not to do. We all have the choice to continue volunteering our time as we see fit, or to walk away. The project is impacted either way. 
: For the first time since June we had three reviewers who [[Wikinews:2025 Boost publication rate/November pub-rate report|published articles in November]]. We also published more articles than our monthly average in 2024 and had fewer days with 0 articles published than our monthly average in 2024.  This reverses a five month down-trend, by just adding one more publishing reviewer. 
: I believe if we could show to the WMF that with more active reviewers performing ''full and complete'' reviews, we can generate more interest in the project and begin the slow process of improving our policies and guidelines (which I believe are demonstrably counter-productive).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:17, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
== Your article submission for review (December 9) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=&quot;Breaking Bad on steroids&quot;: Thousands of pounds of drugs seized in historic Florida raid, suspect apprehended|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:27, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

== Hello ==

Hi, could you please install [[User:Asked42/Taglet]] now to help triage new pages by marking them with event dates? this would greatly speed up page review, thanks! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:39, 10 December 2025 (UTC)
== Your article submission for review (December 11) ==

{{Notify_review/passed|article=10-man Preston North End draw with Coventry City in Championship fixture|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:22, 11 December 2025 (UTC)
== seasonal depression is awful ==

That is all [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:09, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

:I agree. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:21, 13 December 2025 (UTC)
== Your article submission for review (December 14) ==

{{Notify_review/passed|article=Football: Nottingham Forest beat FC Utrecht 2-1|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:58, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:53, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

== Your article submission for review (December 14) ==

{{Notify_review/passed|article=Battery explosion triggers fatal office fire in Jakarta’s Kemayoran district|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 00:40, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

:Great work as always @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:47, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
== Your article submission for review (December 15) ==

{{Notify_review/passed|article=NBI seeks Interpol Red Notice for former lawmaker Zaldy Co|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:43, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you and great job @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:02, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for November! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in {{#time:F|{{#time:Y-m-d|-1 month}}}}, 2025. The article has at least 2,218 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[India wins 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup, defeating South Africa by 52 runs]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in {{#time:F|{{#time:Y-m-d|-1 month}}}} of 2025.

You consistently have contributed to the top articles all year! Thank you for your persistence!

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 19:46, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

== Re: [[Top commander in Gaza killed]] ==

Add a name and add active voice, into the headline? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:08, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

:ill try when I get a chance or you could possibly help out? @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:13, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
::please go ahead if you have an idea. not a good topic to view on a desktop in an open office space [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:15, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Ohh oops sorry @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:10, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
== edit to user page ==

hi, your edit to [[User:Bruce Marshall Matters]] was reverted with comment that 'Matters is not Mathers' and 'this is not the real Eminem Bruce Marshall '''Mathers III''' Matters not Mathers' are &quot;I get it. But it isn't a reason to delete the user account or the content.&quot; (by Michael.C.Wright)

please refer to pages about deletion reasons, generally, users are welcome to do whatever they want to their user pages unless they are spamming or doing copyright violation, and a few other things. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:12, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

== Your article submission for review (December 16) ==

Stale story. Sorry. Event: Dec09. Submitted for review: Dec13. :'-( Please submit article for review earlier. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 10:28, 16 December 2025 (UTC)
== Football (American) ==

I didn't understand [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=University_of_Michigan_college_football_coach_formally_charged_with_home_invasion,_stalking&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4959305 this edit]. I am well aware of the difference between the NCAA (college) and NFL (professional). Why would an article about a U.S. college football coach not qualify for [[:Category:Football (American)]]? --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:53, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

:You can retract my edit, sorry. @[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 16:11, 16 December 2025 (UTC)
== Your article submission for review (December 17) ==

RE: MI6 story

The last paragraph is too long. Did you write it yourself? Please see [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and rewrite.

Please add date when MI6 head started work.

Then resubmit for review. Please -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:07, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
== Your article submission for review (December 17) ==

{{Notify_review/passed|article=UK MI6 chief Blaise Metreweli warns of 'grey zone' warfare in first speech|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:25, 17 December 2025 (UTC)

== Your article submission for review (December 17) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Massive fire at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong: More than 120 dead, hundreds missing|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:57, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[House explosion in Salisbury]] (December 18) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=House explosion in Salisbury|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:48, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

== Stop engaging in the unnecessary edit wars (also stop stalking me) ==

Your engaging in unnecessary edit wars by undoing edits, also you are a Paper Mario, and a vandalism account [[Special:Contributions/&amp;#126;2025-41780-18|&amp;#126;2025-41780-18]] ([[User talk:&amp;#126;2025-41780-18|talk]]) 00:42, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

:I am just doing my job @[[User:~2025-41780-18|~2025-41780-18]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:43, 19 December 2025 (UTC)
::will you stop reverting my edits? [[Special:Contributions/&amp;#126;2025-41780-18|&amp;#126;2025-41780-18]] ([[User talk:&amp;#126;2025-41780-18|talk]]) 00:44, 19 December 2025 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[Brown University, MIT suspect found dead by police]] (December 19) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Brown University, MIT suspect found dead by police|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:50, 19 December 2025 (UTC)
== [[Nick Reiner charged with murder of parents' deaths]] ==

Regarding the article now titled [[Nick Reiner charged with murder of parents' deaths]], I believe this title is ungrammatical again. One could say &quot;Nick Reiner charged with murder '''in''' parents' deaths&quot;, or &quot;Nick Reiner charged with murder '''for''' parents' deaths&quot;, or &quot;Nick Reiner charged with murder of parents&quot;, but not the current version, which implies that he is accused of killing his parents' ''deaths''. I already changed this title once previously (because &quot;debited&quot; is only a synonym of &quot;charged&quot; when talking about money or accounting, not when talking about crime), so I'm not going to change it again right now, but the current title is unsatisfactory. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 09:44, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
== hi ==

...you feeling better today? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 14:06, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

:I am trying to cope with life. Thanks for asking. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:51, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

== Don't be too hasty with {{tl|stale}} ==

This is particularly regarding [[Two shooters target Hannukah gathering at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia]]. The template {{tl|stale}} says that for a synthesis article, the underlying event must have happened within 10 days, and there must have been new details within the last 5 to 7 days. As I write this, it has not even been 7 days since the shooting occurred. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 22:09, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
== Hello ==

hi @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] I'm wondering if you or anyone else reading at this comment could look at my [[Kennedy Center gets renamed to Trump-Kennedy Center|article]] article and see if it is ready for review to get published, Thank You for reading [[User:Atl28|Atl28]] ([[User talk:Atl28|talk]]) 18:46, 21 December 2025 (UTC)

== Vandalism warning ==

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[[Special:Contributions/&amp;#126;2025-42360-72|&amp;#126;2025-42360-72]] ([[User talk:&amp;#126;2025-42360-72|talk]]) 23:33, 21 December 2025 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[Kennedy Center gets renamed to Trump-Kennedy Center]] (December 24) ==

Hello,

Re: [[Kennedy Center gets renamed to Trump-Kennedy Center]]

1. Date and 'who renamed it' are missing in first paragraph. [[WN:IP]]

2. Text includes some analysis words such as &quot;lots of&quot;, &quot;many&quot;, &quot;extremely likely&quot;, &quot;most people&quot;. This should be replaced with something more precise, or attributed. [[WN:Attribution]]

3. External links should be moved from article body to the sources section.

4. {{tl|image source}} should be specified in the image caption.

Please fix these issues and re-submit. Thanks. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:06, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[House fire triggers explosion in Salisbury, North Carolina]] (December 24) ==

Hello,

This message is being sent to you as you contributed to the article at some point.

For your reference, as a part of my review, the article required several minor edits. Some of these changes may be related to your edits, while others may be related to edits made by other users. The list of minor edits is provided below.

1) The more recent/current information about health and return to work of firefighters was brought upwards to second paragraph [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]]

2) That sentence was edited for past tense.

3) Fresh source was listed at top of the list.

4) Request was made off-wiki to add a verb to the headline. This worked amazingly well.

5) A paragraph was reworded as it was too close to plagiarising a source.

6) Acronyms were removed as they were not used throughout the rest of the page.

Please keep these in mind when writing or revising articles in future. And, thank you for creating and revising this article, it is interesting that there was additional explosion; I hope there will be an update when the cause will be identified.

Have a great day. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:27, 23 December 2025 (UTC)
== Published: [[Domestic call in Rochester, New York leads to three police officers being shot]] (December 26) ==

Hello,

This message is being sent to you as you contributed to the article at some point.

The article was published. Congratulations.

For your reference, as a part of my review, the article required several minor edits. Some of these changes may be related to your edits, while others may be related to edits made by other users. The list of minor edits is provided below.

1) Specified date in first paragraph more clearly, as it is a Friday today, my local time anyway, but event was last week.

2) Cleaned up a messy paragraph at the end of the page

The following review comments were added:

1) The article presents a nearly stale event on Dec19 which was written up on Dec21 and submitted for review on Dec24. &lt;mark&gt;Please do not delay submitting for review. Please submit for review as early as possible. THIS IS IMPORTANT.&lt;/mark&gt;

2) The article contains the following paragraph:

''Officers responded to a 911 call around 10:15 p.m. after a man reported that his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend was attempting to break into her home and might have a gun ��. When officers arrived and located Davis at the side of the house, he immediately pulled out a handgun and opened fire at close range, striking two officers and the 911 caller ��. One officer was shot multiple times in the upper body but was protected by his ballistic vest and sustained non-life-threatening injuries, while the second officer was shot in the upper body and required surgery, leaving him in critical but stable condition ��.Davis fled the scene and was found minutes later at the intersection of Arnett Boulevard and Thurston Road �. When ordered to stop by a third officer, Davis opened fire again, shooting the officer once in the upper body ��. That officer and others returned fire, striking Davis multiple times and killing him at the scene ��.Casualties and ConditionsAll three wounded officers were treated at Strong Memorial Hospital and received life-saving treatment �. The 911 caller, who had exchanged gunfire with Davis and was shot multiple times, was also hospitalized in serious but non-life-threatening condition ��. Police Chief David Smith noted that each of the injured officers had fewer than 10 years on the force �.Background on the SuspectDavis had an active arrest warrant for aggravated harassment from an October incident and had previously threatened the victim in July, telling her he would &quot;put a bullet in her head,&quot; which led to her obtaining an order of protection �. He was convicted of third-degree burglary in 2005 and was illegally possessing a .40-caliber Glock handgun at the time of the shooting, which he fired until it was empty �. Rochester Mayor Malik Evans called the incident &quot;people's Exhibit A on what domestic violence can do,&quot; noting that the police department receives more than 6,000 domestic violence calls annually ��.''

This is garbage because:

a) It is too long

b) it has &quot; ��&quot; in between sentences

c) It has incomplete sentences like &quot;Background on the SuspectDavis had an active arrest warrant ...&quot;

&lt;mark&gt;Please do not submit crappy paragraphs for review. This delays publishing. The only thing a reviewer can do is delete the whole paragraph, or clean it up; which is time consuming and disrespectful because you could have done the same too before submitting article for review and because it is not publishable in current form. PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT COMPLETED ARTICLES. THIS IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.&lt;/mark&gt;

Thank you. Have a great day. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:25, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Protests erupt in New Delhi, envoy summoned following lynching of Hindu man in Bangladesh]] (December 26) ==

Requested major revision.

1) Minor edit: Please do not place two review templates on one page. This messes up the publish process. Please remove one of the two review templates from the page now.

2) Major edit: New York times source is paywalled. Please remote it now, and remove any information from it or find a replacement source for it. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:35, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Kennedy Center gets renamed to Trump-Kennedy Center]] (December 26) ==

The article has been published. Congratulations.

The following edits were made by reviewer:

1) Article body written in past tense

2) External links moved to a section called 'External links'

3) Rearranged to specify the date in the first paragraph, see [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]]

Please keep these comments in mind when writing or editing articles in the future.

The following notes were left by reviewer:

1) The previous review raised concern about bias in words such as 'many' in 'many commenters' or 'illegal in many ways', it was disappointing that this was not addressed at time of submitting for review.

2) Article was written on time and submitted on Dec22, which is not excellent for a Dec19 event, but is good. It is on the edge of being stale now, as is is already Dec25, and I am making the decision to pass.

3) Please write article about what happened, whether the rename was approved by authorities. Has there been any recent updates?

Please consider revising more thoroughly before re-submitting for review; writing up a story and submitting for review sooner and closer to the event date; and also consider writing a article about updates, if any updates were available, immediately after these updates occurred.

Many thanks. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:47, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

:Also, the image licensing is unclear. It should be revised in Wikimedia Commons, as it is not 'Own work' unless you took the photo. It is likely that the image will need to be re-uploaded locally at Wikinews, via [[Special:Upload]], as Wikimedia Commons does not allow uploads of 'fair use' images. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:52, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Baltimore Police Department detective hospitalized]] (December 26) ==

Congratulations, article has been published,

Following edits were made 

1) specified location of the state, which i should not have done, as it is nearly major edit that could disqualify me from reviewing

2) re-ordered sentences to say it was accidental crash after actually mentioning the crash

3) fixed some wikilinks

https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf

following notes were left by reviewer

1) for location of MD please add the following source https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf and i will sight the edit, please do this now

2) please note for future reference to write slightly longer articles even when a information is not yet available in source, what i did was a rushed ugly hack

thank you for submitting the report, it is appreciated

have a great day -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:08, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[Protests erupt in New Delhi, envoy summoned following lynching of Hindu man in Bangladesh]] (December 26) ==

thanks for the report, it has been published

reviewer needed to do the following minor edits

1) added note about possible breaching of the commission in first paragraph

2) added infobox

comments left by reviewer

1) event dec22 draft dec24 (2 days delay...??) submitted for review dec24 (good) - OK

2) recommend adding images if available in creative commons, within next 12 hours

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:35, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Barnes and noble stabbing]] (December 26) ==

Rewrite is requested

1) Please add a note about whether the victim died. This is essential to clarify this, even if the article mentions &quot;murder&quot;; specify whether the victim died on the scene or in an ambulance or in a hospital. 

Please fix this issue and re-submit for review. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:14, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

:Please also move the page. The headline should contain a verb. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:15, 26 December 2025 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States, Florida: A man fatally stabs a Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore shopper, claims 'no cause' to police]] (December 26) ==

hello,

this message is sent to all contributors to the article. some of the comments below may or may not be useful to you, please check them carefully for your future edits or for helping to revise after another user.

i did this

1) renamed to clearer headline

2) copyedited second paragraph to replace 'She' with 'The victim'

i am requesting further edits:

1) specify source for '9:22pm'

2) add a photo of a barnes and noble book store

please do these changes now, and i will sight the edits

thank you -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:31, 26 December 2025 (UTC)
== Published: [[Knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan]] (December 27) ==

Congratulations, the article is published.

The following edits were made by reviewer:

1) Text needed restructure for [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] in 2nd, 3rd, etc paragraphs. This is nearly a major edit which may disqualify me from reviewing. Please consider doing an additional edit like this yourself before submitting the report for review, in the future. 

Thanks.

Have a great day. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:19, 27 December 2025 (UTC)
== information about undid revision ==

hello, i saw that you removed [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Howdy/content&amp;oldid=4965109#unescaped_%22_line_20_column_169_&amp;_175_of_template_content_code my comment], but i don’t really understand why. sorry to bother you but why? is there a more appropriate place to report the issue in the template? again sorry if this isn’t the right way to go about any of this, and hope you have a good day [[Special:Contributions/&amp;#126;2025-43154-46|&amp;#126;2025-43154-46]] ([[User talk:&amp;#126;2025-43154-46|talk]]) 14:11, 28 December 2025 (UTC)
== Published: [[Opposition leader Tarique Rahman returns to Bangladesh after 17 years]] (December 29) ==

Published. Congratulations.

Reviewer left following comment:

1) MINOR EDIT REQUESTED: Article is, while written as objectively as possible, dominated by points of view of the opposition. I strongly recommend adding point of view of the current ruling party about this event. Please do so within next 12 hours or less, and mention my nick in the edit summary so that I can sight the edit.

Thanks. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:42, 28 December 2025 (UTC)
== [[Domestic call in Rochester, New York leads to three police officers being shot]] ==

In this article, the first name of the shooter is omitted. He is identified only as &quot;Davis&quot; with no first name. It turns out that his name was Eric Davis, but the sources cited don't even mention his last name. (See https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2025/12/25/ag-probes-fatal-rochester-police-shooting/ for an article which does give his full name.) I have commented to [[User:Michael.C.Wright]] to ask him to unprotect the page to allow this to be corrected. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:27, 30 December 2025 (UTC)
== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==

Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Pile up involving dozens of cars on Japan highway kills two]] (January 3) ==

comment left by reviewer 

1) event dec26 not new anymore see [[WN:Freshness]] 

action requested

1) please report a newer &quot;more current&quot; event not this old one

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:57, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Residents shelter in place for hours after gas leak outside of Los Angeles]] (January 3) ==

Published. Congratulations, and thank you for starting, or revising, the article.

Notes from reviewer:

1) This is on the edge of being old and no longer 'news', but still acceptable.

2) If AI/LLM was used, please leave a note on the article talk page immediately. This is required.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:06, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
== Venezuela ==

I'm sure you've heard by now.... I wanna try to do the story but I think the facts are just moving too fast for us at this point. Hope all is well. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:58, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

:Thanks for the message @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] I have been following this very closely by the way if you want to help out another IP user is writing about it right now. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:13, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
:i have tried to simply stick to the facts i got in two independent sources because it’s a bit overwhelming yes. specifically i don’t mention the developments, only the capture and a bit of context. i think the future ruling of Venezuela by the US needs it own article, or needs the fact to happen before being reported maybe [[Special:Contributions/&amp;#126;2025-44160-09|&amp;#126;2025-44160-09]] ([[User talk:&amp;#126;2025-44160-09|talk]]) 22:48, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
: I just spent my time writing an article about it only to realize someone else had done so. You should review the article [[United States capture Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro]] just to make sure you don't want to be a reviewer (because we could really use another!). ツ
: If no one else gets to it by tomorrow morning Pacific Time, I should have time to review it.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 23:44, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
::Ok because I have no experience reviewing anything lol. Thanks @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:48, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
::: Sorry, that was a reply to (or meant to be a reply to) Lofi. My apologies. 
::: But you can do a {{tl|Pre-review}}. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 23:50, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
::::I think I'll pass lol sorry I just don't want to screw anything up. @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:00, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
::i read your article and i think the CNN source has a different perspective that could either add a lot to my article, or create another article [[Special:Contributions/&amp;#126;2025-44160-09|&amp;#126;2025-44160-09]] ([[User talk:&amp;#126;2025-44160-09|talk]]) 00:07, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
:::Ok [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:11, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[United States capture Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro]] (January 4) ==

Rewrite is requested:

1) Please specify date, and time zone, in first paragraph.

2) New York Times source is paywalled. Please remove it along with any information from it. If you wish to keep that information, please find another source for it.

3) Some sentences may require attribution. I was shocked to read the phrase &quot; conspiracy to commit narco‐terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine&quot;. Is it official accusation? The 'narco-terrorism' is a new word for me. If it was official accusation, then maybe it could be either wikilinked or taken into quotation marks.

4) Article body needs to be written in past tense.

5) Phrases like 'where Maduro was suspected to be located' and 'seizure of several oil tankers' are plagiarised and need to be written in your own words, if Earwig is to be believed.

6) Please double-check the chronology of writing corresponds to [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] to reduce revision required by reviewer at time of approval.

Please revise and re-submit for review NOW while the news is still fresh.

I will try to be available for next 12 hours to re-review.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:08, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
== Published: [[United States capture Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro]] (January 5) ==

reviewer left comments:

1) as discussed at the talk page I have had to restore a previous revision which contains the propaganda from both sides (US and the local countries in southern America)

2) i had to add attribution/source 'US President said that ...' to first paragraph to clarify where info came from in case it was fake.

i recommend &lt;mark&gt;following ADDITONAL edits&lt;/mark&gt; please do them immediately:

1) merge with the other page to be done within next 12 hours please

2) comment about the president wife having also been captured as i believe this is also the case but headline and first paragraph do not quite mention this i believe

Please note the following admin points:

* The article is now published, and further changes will require approval from a reviewer. 
* Changes may only be made for up to 24 hours after publishing. After this time period only minor style/appearance/admin edits are allowed. Content changes will not be allowed after that time.
* After a few more days the article will be archived, and will no longer be editable except by sysops.

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:29, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

:here is the link
:[[U.S. says it detains Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro]]
:please merge its content into this page immediately as soon as you are available
:thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:36, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[Tokayev: Owners of “murky” assets to invest 5 trillion tenge in Kazakhstan]] (January 5) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Tokayev: Owners of “murky” assets to invest 5 trillion tenge in Kazakhstan|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:18, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

== Revision requested: [[Late night crash police officer in Pittsburgh]] (January 6) ==

Change of workflow is requested! Please remember these following points in your future submissions:

1. please proofread before you submit for review

1a. do not submit article for review if it is with grammar errors and structure issues

1b. only submit for review when you think the article is ready to publish, '''not when it is incomplete'''

2. if you require someone to complete article for you, press the 'request assistance' button, not the 'submit for review' button

rewrite is requested:

1. phrases were copied from source please rewrite in your own words

{{SIH
| text1 = while searching for a domestic violence suspect who had fled from police
| issue1 = c
| text2 = the officer will undergo mandatory drug and alcohol testing as part of the bureau’s
| issue2 = c
| text3 = searching for a domestic violence suspect
| issue3 = c
}}

2. please separate the article into separate paragraphs see [[WN:IP]]

3. specify country in first paragraph

4. remove repeating sentences for example &quot;A late-night crash happened with a Pittsburgh police officer.&quot; and &quot;A Pittsburgh police officer was injured in a single‑vehicle crash&quot; are similar in meaning there is no need to say the same thing twice. similarly &quot;crash '''occurred shortly after midnight'''. A Pittsburgh police officer was injured in a single‑vehicle crash '''just after midnight''' &quot; there is no need to say it twice. please check it yourself by proofreading the text and ensuring it is not duplicated.

5. remove words like &quot;and was taken to a hospital in stable condition '''What happened'''The crash occurred early Monday morning (around midnight) at the intersection of Arlington Avenue and Josephine Street&quot;

please fix these issues and re-submit for review

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:36, 5 January 2026 (UTC)

:Please ask AI &quot;check this text for grammar errors and repeated sentences. ensure first paragraph answers 5W (who what where when why how) next paragraphs provide newsworthy details and last paragraph provides background information. do not repeat same meaning twice.&quot; followed by article content ? This can be done for any article. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:39, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
== Request for clarification ==

For the [[Bay golf club]] I would like to request additional information.

1) What prompts did you use when chatting with a AI/LLM.

Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:23, 6 January 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[French court sentences 10 people for claiming that Brigitte Macron was a man]] (January 7) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=French court sentences 10 people for claiming that Brigitte Macron was a man|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:32, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[Vehicle involved crash with horse and buggy closes road in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]] (January 10) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Vehicle involved crash with horse and buggy closes road in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:40, 10 January 2026 (UTC)
== Re: [[User:Üç şəhid qardaşı]] ==

User pages are allowed to be in a foreign language here, aren't they? Is there some other issue? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 13:15, 11 January 2026 (UTC)
== Vandalism ==

Stop the Vandalism on articles @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]]. You are not a mod and this is non of your business. [[User:Kannotlogin|Kannotlogin]] ([[User talk:Kannotlogin|talk]]) 12:39, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

:it is my business @[[User:Kannotlogin|Kannotlogin]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 12:47, 13 January 2026 (UTC)
::How is it your business? I don't see an admin icon or smth [[User:Kannotlogin|Kannotlogin]] ([[User talk:Kannotlogin|talk]]) 12:52, 13 January 2026 (UTC)
:::your page will be removed soon. @[[User:Kannotlogin|Kannotlogin]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 12:53, 13 January 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[Roblox player exposes fraud to claim Guinness World Record]] (January 14) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Roblox player exposes fraud to claim Guinness World Record|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:48, 14 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Roblox player uncovers cheating, awarded Guinness World Record]] (January 14) ==

{{Notify_review/passed|article=Roblox player uncovers cheating, awarded Guinness World Record|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:17, 15 January 2026 (UTC)
== Top article in December ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in {{#time:F|{{#time:Y-m-d|-1 month}}}}, 2025. The article has at least 3,042 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Raccoon found passed out in liquor store after drunken rampage]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in {{#time:F|{{#time:Y-m-d|-1 month}}}} of 2025.


{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:57, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)
== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==

{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
== About Kannotlogin ==

Hi, I'm letting you know that I filed a report with the global sysops at Meta. They can barely intervene in Wikinews without local sysops. Because of this action, [https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q137842979&amp;action=history half of the interwikis have disappeared].

For the other half, I've proceeded with {{tl|delete}} at those where there haven't been any edits unrelated to multi-accounting. We'll see if, in the process, it's reduced to only those that require community explanation. [[User:Taichi|Taichi]] ([[User talk:Taichi|talk]]) 05:59, 28 January 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[Shark kills 13-year-old boy in attack at Brazilian beach]] (February 5) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Shark kills 13-year-old boy in attack at Brazilian beach|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:43, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

== [[Prolonged vacancies and term limit violations on the Governing Board of South Carolina's Human Affairs Commission]] ==

I was not sure what you meant by [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Prolonged_vacancies_and_term_limit_violations_on_the_Governing_Board_of_South_Carolina%27s_Human_Affairs_Commission&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4982232 this edit] to the article, requesting speedy deletion because &quot;A Wikinews article published on February 1, 2026, reported that the Governing Board is currently dealing with: At least one prolonged vacancy ....&quot; There haven't been any Wikinews articles ''published'' on any topic since January 22, 2026, and nothing about this governing board since I became active on Wikinews a few months ago. This article certainly looks to be on the road to going stale or abandoned and being deleted, but the article creator has a few more days before that happens. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 17:40, 5 February 2026 (UTC)

:Grok AI says different. @[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:43, 5 February 2026 (UTC)
::It sounds like Grok AI might have found this very article and claimed it as a duplicate of '''itself'''. See [[:Category:Published]]; not one article has been published on Wikinews since [[Bruce Gallanter interviews Elliott Sharp, Joe Fonda at Downtown Music Gallery event]] on January 22. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 01:00, 6 February 2026 (UTC)
== [[Muhammad Qasim Observational case report on late-onset hair regrowth published, medical review invited]] ==

You asked for deletion of [[Muhammad Qasim Observational case report on late-onset hair regrowth published, medical review invited]] for a reason that begins, &quot;Yes, this appears to be actual current news based on recent publications and announcements. ...&quot; I don't understand. You want the article deleted because it '''is''' actual current news? Or was that Grok AI again? --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 01:00, 6 February 2026 (UTC)

:grok @[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:17, 6 February 2026 (UTC)
== Deletion request ==

I just noticed that I replied to your deletion request but the comment I replied to was not signed by you and therefore you may not have been alerted by echo about my reply. Please check [[Wikinews:Deletion requests#Roblox player uncovers cheating, awarded Guinness World Record|the request]] and comment there. The request needs evidence and a rationale from [[WN:DG]]. Thanks.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:28, 7 February 2026 (UTC)
== Published: [[Göbeklitepe, Taş Tepeler and life 12,000 years ago exhibition opens in Berlin, Germany]] (February 11) ==

Sending to all authors...

Published.

Please check '''each diff''' in article history, in case i added inaccuracies or confusion.

Please check current revision. I edited it because it was not completely consistent with source, in the paragraph mentioning unesco.

Please if you are in Berlin, take a photo, even from outside building if inside is not allowed.

Edits may be made within next ~24 hours.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 11:01, 11 February 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[Shohei Ohtani announces first signature collection with New Balance]] (February 18) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Shohei Ohtani announces first signature collection with New Balance|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:00, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[Wildfires burn across parts of US states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas]] (February 20) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Wildfires burn across parts of US states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 02:06, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[Tarique Rahman forms new BNP government in Bangladesh]] (February 21) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Tarique Rahman forms new BNP government in Bangladesh|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
== streak proposal ==

Hi, I am proposing to setup [[:w:streak]] goals over a 12 week period: for example, 

* &quot;write one story each two weeks, and [[:wikt:babysit|babysit]] it until it is published&quot;

This could be either authoring a completely new article or this could be taking over someone else's article and doing focused editing on it with active collaboration with others until it is published. It is like a [[:wikt:day shift|day shift]] as you are expected to remain available '[[:wikt:on call|on call]]' to address concerns from another user or reviewer.

The aim of this is to build a habit of participation with [[:wikt:outburst|outburst]]s of eyeballing the page to collaborate with others -- but not every day, to have breaks and reduce [[:wikt:burnout|burnout]]. Could you please check out at '''[[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Streak_themed_competition_proposal|this section]]''' and let me know what you think? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:15, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

:i would appreciate if you could please share your feedback in the page linked above, by end of this week, thanks! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:16, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
::I've honestly lost all hope for English wikinews I barely write anymore etc etc. You do what's right for the project sorry I have no input on this topic. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 12:27, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
:::That is fine, please let me know what caused the lost hope. I am interested. Either here or in [[Special:EmailUser/Gryllida]] up to you where you wanted to put it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:37, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

== copyright stuff ==

Sorry for the revert, but that content was indeed copyright infringement.[https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&amp;project=wikinews&amp;oldid=4988818&amp;action=search&amp;use_engine=1&amp;use_links=1]

Thanks as always for your anti-vandal work![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:51, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
: This was about [[User talk:Moway334]], by the way.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:52, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
== a Why AI question ==

You noted on @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]'s talk page

&quot;If AI usage gets taken away... I might have to leave the project...&quot;

Could you please clarify why you said that? Just explain the same thought in more words or rephrase. I did not fully understand it.

Thanks a lot. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:44, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[German film &quot;Yellow Letters&quot; wins Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival]] (February 26) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=German film &quot;Yellow Letters&quot; wins Golden Bear at Berlin International Film Festival|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:29, 26 February 2026 (UTC)

== Review notification ==

Hello, @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]]: As you may have noticed on your talk page, you have received a couple of review related notification messages for articles you created or contributed to. First of all, thank you for your contributions. I wanted to ask whether you find these notifications on your talk page helpful throughout the article development lifecycle. Also, do you have any suggestions regarding the way or frequency these notifications are posted?
I have been considering adding a preference option that would allow users to choose whether they want to receive notifications only for articles they created, articles they significantly contributed to, or not receive such messages at all. What are your thoughts on this before I proceed with implementing such a preferences option? -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:48, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
== Published: [[Musical performance presented by Striped Light in Long Island City, New York showcases four performers]] (February 28) ==

{{Notify_review/passed|article=Musical performance presented by Striped Light in Long Island City, New York showcases four performers|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:57, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
== Published: [[MLB pitcher Max Scherzer comes to agreement on deal to return to Toronto Blue Jays says source]] (March 2) ==

{{Notify_review/passed|article=MLB pitcher Max Scherzer comes to agreement on deal to return to Toronto Blue Jays says source|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:57, 2 March 2026 (UTC)
== Published: [[Caloundra wins first game in Australian soccer's Football Queensland Premier League 2 competition]] (March 3) ==

{{Notify_review/passed|article=Caloundra wins first game in Australian soccer's Football Queensland Premier League 2 competition|author=BigKrow|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:04, 3 March 2026 (UTC)
== Ugh ==

&quot;Anotherwikipedian&quot; is roasting me for my alcoholism now. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:54, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:i saw Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 02:04, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
== Why ==

OK&amp;comma; I&amp;CloseCurlyQuote;ve been trying to give you the benefit of the doubt&amp;comma; but why are you reverting my edits&amp;quest; What exactly is wrong with internal links as opposed to external ones&amp;quest; Also&amp;comma; why do you think I&amp;CloseCurlyQuote;m a vandalism only account&amp;quest;
[[User:Anohthterwikipedian|Anohthterwikipedian]] ([[User talk:Anohthterwikipedian|talk]]) 19:10, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

== [[Alleged sexual assault in Colorado]] ==

I moved this article to a new title because the fact that the suspect engaged in a shootout with police is more recent. The sexual assault he is also accused of was allegedly committed several weeks ago. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 01:17, 6 March 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== bot request ==

Hi, gry.  In future, would you be able to create a bot which archives the sources and external links?&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 16:01, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
:Maybe we could use [[w:User:InternetArchiveBot]] which does the same task and runs on more than one wiki.  It is written in PHP.&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 23:22, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
::i will check it out [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:27, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
:Hi @[[User:Acagastya|Acagastya]] would such bot be allowed in wikimedia toolforge? External articles are not freely licensed. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:13, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

== ??? ==

Can you clarify a bit about this ''Welcome a bit''?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:47, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
:Hi Bddpaux, it sends you email notifications about new article submissions - either to the 'develop' or 'review' or 'published' queues. You can choose a set of categories (eg 'Australia' or 'Politics') to limit the tracking only to these categories and not to all of them. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:51, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
:Hi @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] would you like to sign up? I'm trying to implement this more in wiki software [[Wikinews:Water_cooler/assistance#Mailing_lists|here]]. Please let me know how this works for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:26, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

== WelcomeABit ==

Hi Gryllida

I'd like to sign up for the [[User:Gryllida/welcome a bit|welcome-a-bit]] notifications. Here are my preferences:

* '''Article status ('published' or 'developing' or 'review')''': 
* '''Topics (comma separated)''':  
* '''Delivery type ('email' or 'wiki')''': 

--[[User:2006nishan178713|2006nishan178713]]&lt;sup&gt;[[User talk:2006nishan178713|t@lk]]&lt;/sup&gt; 04:03, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

:Are you still interested? Can you provide more details? Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:32, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

== Facebook again ==

Hi Gryllida, good to see you're back. I sent you an email around mid-November asking if you're still able to post to the Facebook page, and if so if you could post an acknowledgement of the situation with it. Could you look into this when you've time, please? Thanks. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 17:18, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

:Hi, do you mean &quot;Hi all, we have spam in our Stories section, we are investigating. Unfortunately we have to go through the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) and it may take several weeks. Sorry for the inconvenience&quot; message? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:20, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
::Yep. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 04:08, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
:::Can see only button to 'Create a fundraiser' or reply to DMs. I think I don't have access to create a new post. If there's a volunteer interested happy to do screen sharing and show you what features are available to me, maybe I am not looking in the right place... [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:14, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
:Was this resolved? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:36, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

== Hello ==

It's been a while. Could you please move [[User talk:ICameHereForNews]] to [[User talk:CheatCodes4ever]]? [[User:CheatCodes4ever|CheatCodes4ever]] ([[User talk:CheatCodes4ever|talk]]) 10:38, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
:They both have a page history, would you like the [[User talk:CheatCodes4ever]] page to be deleted together with all of its history to allow for the page move? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:09, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
::Yes. [[User:CheatCodes4ever|CheatCodes4ever]] ([[User talk:CheatCodes4ever|talk]]) 00:16, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
::Hello? [[User:CheatCodes4ever|CheatCodes4ever]] ([[User talk:CheatCodes4ever|talk]]) 10:10, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
:::[[User:CheatCodes4ever|CheatCodes4ever]]: I suggest you ask at [[WN:Admin action alerts]] to direct your request toward all admins and probably get a faster response. I'm not an admin, but I don't think it would be acceptable to move one account's user page to another even if they're operated by the same person (it seems whether these ''are'' operated by the same person ought to be indicated anyway). [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 16:39, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
::::Was it discussed at AAA? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:13, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

== Bureaucrat?? ==

I actually want to re-assume this role.... Can you make that happen?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 22:37, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

:Missed the entire discussion. I will review it at earliest opportunity and get back to you. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:09, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

== My wikinewsie email ==

Acagastya asked (at their talk page) for you to press some buttons so I can re-connect with my email account over there. I've totally lost my password for that account and imagine I have ten million emails.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 02:44, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

:My VPS died and I don't have access at present. @[[User:Acagastya|Acagastya]] please send me an email and I will reply with my pubkey. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:07, 26 June 2024 (UTC)


== WelcomeABit ==

Hi Gryllida

I'd like to sign up for the [[User:Gryllida/welcome a bit|welcome-a-bit]] notifications. Here are my preferences:

* '''Article status ('published' or 'developing' or 'review')''': developing
* '''Topics (comma separated)''':  1. Wars 2. Science/Tech Stories 3. US Politics
* '''Delivery type ('email' or 'wiki')''': TBC

(This is my note for Me Da Wikipedian)

--[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:54, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

== sxw files discussion ==

Lost the link, if someone finds it, please post it here... [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:36, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

== Email??? ==

Did you read my response? I really need to be able to get into my WN email account to do some work.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:31, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

== Mpox article ==

I would love to review this article, but the notes were sent to Scoop -- I cannot access my WN email account. That is a major problem. This has to be rectified.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 18:19, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

:I have been trying to reach Acagastya for two weeks to get access to the mail server now.
:Apologies for the delay. He provided me access but I did not setup my access to it from all my devices. One of my devices died and we have this situation now.
:Internally we should have a Wikinewsie/wn-reporters wiki. We had one before. It could be good to put cell numbers of key users with privileged access into such an internal wiki one day. Would you agree?
:I will keep you updated. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:15, 6 September 2024 (UTC)
::Yeah, the internal space was nice. But: We need the 'formal' email space we've had. --[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:36, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

== Familiar? mpox article ==

In written form this may come across as snitty (so please don't take it that way) -- but as a Reviewer (Editor), I don't think one really needs to be familiar with a topic to review/publish an article appertaining... one just needs to know the rules about what does/doesn't work around here. Don't want to scold you for not reviewing something, while I am busily not reviewing it myself -- I am just curious about your thinking.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 00:30, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

:@[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] I find myself more successful in digging sources, for hours at times, for some topics but not for others. Weather and crime events, and local news, are in the former category. I find it unfortunately very difficult to work outside of this small list of topics. I don't, for example, know, nor can remember quickly, that WHO has a chairperson or some structure in it that votes on things; I can easily misuse or misplace their names. Reviewing a story with new vocabulary takes me two or three times as much time (which is my current environment comes in blocks of 5 minutes, rather often not a whole free hour, not to mention two, due the surrounding noise.) I don't know whether that's normal or not. It would be interesting for me to know whether other reviewers have such stronger and weaker topics also, or not. I am happy to clarify as desired. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:32, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

== subscribe ==

[[Category:Gryllida/notify/new/develop]]

[[Category:Gryllida/notify/new/review]]

[[Category:Gryllida/notify/new/publish]]

Category:Gryllida/notify/new/develop [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 09:18, 11 October 2024 (UTC)


== We need Three active Wikimedians to join us on Wikimedians of Art Outreach User Group ==

Please, l need two active Wikimedians to join our Wikimedians of Art Outreach Users group. Very urgent. Please help me to recommend two active editors for our User Group?

Three active Wikimedians.
	1.	Olusola David, Ayibiowu 
	2.	
	3.	
Visit: https://meta.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedians_of_Art_Outreach_User_Group#Objectives

[[User:EduEditorsNG|EduEditorsNG]] ([[User talk:EduEditorsNG|talk]]) 12:14, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

== Review of article ==

I didn't want to 'not-ready' the [[Heavy rains hit Southern India]] article again in hopes that you can quickly fix it for publication. See the [[Talk:Heavy_rains_hit_Southern_India#Orange_and_red_alerts|talk page]] for more. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:57, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

:Thanks. I've replied on article talk page. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:21, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

== Help me to add My profile photo in Wikinews ==

[[File:Olusola_David_Ayibiowu.png|thumb|Olusola David, Ayibiowu my profile photo.]] this is photo link on Appropedia https://www.appropedia.org/File:Olusola_David_Ayibiowu.png
[[User:EduEditorsNG|EduEditorsNG]] ([[User talk:EduEditorsNG|talk]]) 15:08, 20 October 2024 (UTC)

== If you can ==

Please proof my recent review: [[Bruce Lehrmann judge said to have no links to published book of judgement]]. Thanks. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 21:19, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] I've revised for [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]] and didn't sight my edit; please check? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:08, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

== Quantas article ==

Because I know you prefer getting pinged here; I have reviewed [[Qantas Australian airline employees strike for better wages]] and posted in the talk page. At 97 words, it was too short to publish but I hoped I could expand it enough without becoming involved. However, there are other, unsourced statements that if removed, would render the article too short for publication. Details at the talk page. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:47, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

:thanks for ping working on it now [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:14, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

== test ==

1 [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:27, 30 October 2024 (UTC)

== New open poll, request to update sitenotice ==

I have opened a new poll here: [[Wikinews_talk:2024 Copyright license upgrade#Set date of actual upgrade (a poll)]]. 

Can you update the sitenotice (the banner at the top of all pages that currently says &quot;Wikinews is written by people like you...&quot; to point to the open poll and encourage people to discuss and vote on it? It is an urgent vote on a long-standing project. 

Thank you in advance. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:44, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

:ok i will do it soon [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:06, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
:done and I asked you a question about the licence. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:35, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

== One more time, please....... ==

What was the browser/email client you'd recommended I download/use to start receiving my wikinews emails?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:32, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

:[[:w:Thunderbird]], please test for both receiving and sending emails
:once working please let me know and send screenshot of your settings to @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] as he got email access ages ago but is not able to send emails
:thanks @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] 
:have a good day [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 04:06, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
::OK. Thank you. And: I don't use Mozilla Firefox -- will that cause problems?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:50, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Firefox does not have an email client in it. We currently do not have webmail installed. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:14, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

== Regarding the request at AAA ==

Recently you said this at WN:AAA[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews:Admin_action_alerts&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4806323]: {{tq|Thank you for your help AramilFeraxa. For Michael.C.Wright's reference, I am a local sysop and I may be able to assist quickly, I only need clearer instructions what needs to be done and up to two days to respond. Seems like a non urgent issue and I had no idea what steps are needed. If anything is needed in future a request can be made here with specific instructions.}}

Are you suggesting that I did not give local admins an opportunity to take action on the request? I initially made the request at AAA six days ago, explicitly so that any admin, whether global or local (yourself included), could respond. However, no local admin addressed it until after a global sysop stepped in to assist.

It is counter-productive to ask global sysops to step back when local admins are not addressing the workload. We have been requesting assistance from local admins since July[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews:Admin_action_alerts&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4791936]] to make necessary edits to edit-protected pages for the upgrade project, and those tasks still remain unfinished.

If your schedule does not permit making the edits yourself, could you consider temporarily removing or downgrading the edit protection on the listed[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:2024_Copyright_license_upgrade#Pages_to_update_when_license_is_updated_from_2.5_to_4.0] pages? That would allow me to complete the changes and move the project forward.

Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I appreciate any steps you can take to help resolve this. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:56, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

:Hi Michael.C.Wright
:Thank you for asking me.
:* It isn't Wikipedia, if it is not vandalism then waiting more than six days is fine. I would have seen the message eventually. Possibly on a weekend.
:* I am not sure how I am supposed to follow the page. I managed to subscribe to receive notifications about recent changes by joining 'en.wikinews' live chat on Wikimedia IRC network. There is a bot that outputs each recent change. However, this is too much for me to read on my busier days. It would be nice if there was a way to receive notifications of new edits on-wiki, with each notification being given a priority (for example, messages which ping me or are on my personal talk page or are on AAA are 'very high'; messages or edits to articles I watch are 'high'; everything else is 'average'). I haven't seen any way how this can be achieved. So my responses are spotty for now and I welcome any assistance in the setup.
:* For the above reason, highlighting me or leaving me a message could help. (I'm two weeks behind on my echo notifications, but yet this is going to likely be something that I read among first items on my list when I am less busy.)
:* I don't know what you want me to do. One option is to downgrade protection. What is the other option? What edits can I possibly make myself? The link in &quot;downgrading the edit protection on the listed[3] page&quot; contains a long discussion and does not include a list of pages I can immediately act on.
:Thank you again. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:56, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

== Request for the license upgrade project ==

I have made a request here: [[Wikinews_talk:2024_Copyright_license_upgrade#Pages_to_update]]. I am posting here as you have previously preferred. I will also notify you via IRC. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:04, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

== Why... ==

Are you publishing articles without updating the ledes? It's a necessary step, I'm just wondering if there's something preventing you from doing it. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 20:33, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

:Tried to do it a few times this year and got bored after  updating the first two ledes. I did complete it that time, but did not want to do the procedure again. 
:It would be much better if the software updated all five ledes in one go, not on separate actions. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:17, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
:I did it twice yesterday, and honestly such a royal boring pain to bear with. :-( [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:58, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:Wow, I accidentally clicked one of the entries listed in MakeLead and it actually filled it in as news title for making the lead. I was previously typing its first two-three words manually into the box each time and waiting for autocomplete of the title. The clicking is so much easier. I'm happier about the process now. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:10, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

== Hi ==

Hi, thank you for taking the time to review and publish my work! I really appreciate it.

I've started putting inline citations on everything to maybe help the reviewing process go quicker and easier for you. 

Let me know if there's anything else I can do to reduce workload in the review process, or if there are any recurring learner's mistakes in my work that I am not seeing. Have a good day!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:07, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] :-)
About inline citations via {{tl|Verify}}:
:* Wikinews never did. They appeared when [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] started reviewing as far as I know. 
:* They are not an official policy.
:* Published articles do not have them.
:* I don't use inline citations.  I delete them.  I am going to fact check a sentence against all sources, so having an inline citation next to it does not help me.
:* If it is essential that a particular piece comes from a particular source, it is best to spell it out in text.
:* (This also leaves an option to do audio Wikinews, which is kind of like radio. I don't know where that went, I'm going to work on it on the holidays. Citations are not audible while 'BBC reported that...' is.)
:For reducing load:
:* include image credit
:* write in past tense
:* visit [[Newsroom]] and edit others' submissions for NPOV, copyvio, [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]], etc
:* find your peers who are keen to spend a lot of time online and enjoy reading, and invite them here
:* you're welcome to join [[WN:IRC|live chat]] (my nick is 'gry' there)
:Let me know if you have any further questions. :-)
:Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:36, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::Thanks! I noticed that the inline citations got removed from the finished articles, I guess my thought process was that each individual claim would be easier to check and verify if it had the link right next to it. I think it could also make it easier to identify any copyright issues that need fixed in the article. Thanks!! [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 21:50, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Sounds good. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:54, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

::::{{ping|Gryllida|Lofi Gurl}} {{tl|verify}} is indeed a tool to help both authors and reviewers in ensuring all information is sourced. Some reviewers will recommend hidden, HTML comments, which I have used in the past as an author. Attributing in prose is of-course highly recommended and often necessary, but can't be done for every single statement. While every single statement must be sourced and verifiable, per [[WN:Source]].  

::::I made the template specifically to help alleviate [[User:Michael.C.Wright/sandbox/The problem|the problems caused by too few active reviewers]], namely the time and effort required to review articles, which can often be more difficult than actually writing an article. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:14, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
:::::I don't use this tool. I read through each source to verify each sentence. When I see it in articles I review, I delete the 'verify' templates blindly as a first edit. Just a FYI I don't recommend all authors to use it; if it is essential that a claim came from a specific source this needs to be written in text. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:26, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

== This story stale? ==

https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Male_taken_in_after_a_driving_problem_has_shooting_in_Boston%E2%80%99s_South_End_neighborhood, thank you, i just don't want to continue writing if there is no point. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:51, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:Technically &quot;anything within last 7 days&quot; is considered passable currently which was done as a last resort when the were lack of reviewers. There is a strong preference to fresher events, of course. May be best to write it shorter (just the 5Ws and ensure minimal length is met) if you would like to help the review to be quicker. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:56, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
::{{w|Gryllida}}, {{w|Lofi Gurl}}
::Gry, '''Lofi Gurl''' has helped greatly. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:59, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
:::Thanks Lofi Gurl. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:01, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== My BBC source in the Syria article ==

Can you check the way I formatted the authors in that reference and let me know if it can be improved in any way? I have the article submitted for review. {{unsigned|Lofi Gurl}}
:Feras Kilani missing.
:They wrote &quot;M and O, with B and F and L in Damascus&quot; because I guess the last three are on-site. This does not matter for the source template.
:&quot;Matt Spivey, Owen Amos, Barbara Plett Usher, Feras Kilani, Lina Sinjab&quot; maybe OK? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:37, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== I have a question about copyright ==

Am I required to give photo credit on works that are public domain? Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 22:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

:not required, but you can anyway if you want :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:32, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

== The year 2024 ==

Hi! I think someone on another language version asked me if English Wikinews would make an article about the change of license. But I could not find that message again. I imagine that usually articles are about things that happen outside Wiki, but perhaps some people would be interested in reading about Wiki too. I do not know if you have thought about it or if there is usually an article about the past year. Merry Christmas! [[User:MGA73|MGA73]] ([[User talk:MGA73|talk]]) 09:59, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi MGA73. (I am mostly away until the end of this week.) This isn't fresh now...; could this be posted into water cooler as it contains some newsletters? I could link to it from the site notice, to say '''Wikinews'' content licence was updated on day XXX, please see LINK for more info'. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:36, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

:: Hi! Sure, yes that would fine. --[[User:MGA73|MGA73]] ([[User talk:MGA73|talk]]) 06:23, 8 January 2025 (UTC)

== Scoop access ==

I tried to log in to my Scoop email account today and received an error: &quot;Can't connect to server.&quot; 

A screenshot of the error message I get from webmail[https://webmail.wn-reporters.org/] can be seen here:  https://ibb.co/nD7WzT1 

When I try to log in using a desktop app, I see the certificate expired in November. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:21, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

:Hi [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] :-)
:* I've just renewed the certificates for wn-reporters.org and mail.wn-reporters.org (the latter being the mail address for both smtp and imap servers in your email client). 
:* I tested it by successfully sending mail from wn-reporters to an external email server ([[:w:Fastmail|Fastmail]]) and then back. 
:Does it work for you? Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:36, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
:(webmail now partially works: logging in and viewing messages is possible, but not sending them.) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:44, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
:Webmail now works properly, sending emails also works. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:07, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
::I can confirm that for me, webmail is now fully accessible and I have successfully sent an email to an external address as well (yay!). Thank you. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[:Category:Michael.C.Wright_(Wikinewsie)|Published]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:48, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
:::You're welcome. Can you please review the new years story with the corresponding OR materials, as I can't commit to that amount of detail. Ideally cut what cannot verify, and publish. @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:52, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
::::What OR materials are you referring to? Did something come through to Scoop? If so, I did not receive it. I just checked my inbox. 
::::Also, did you see Heavy Waters message on that talk page regarding Scoop access for him and another? —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:58, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
:::::Hi @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]
:::::They need to request here. Article talk page may get deleted and I need the request to stay. I am happy to provide access to a reviewer.
:::::If the author did not email scoop, please ask the author to email again, perhaps start with a hello world message with no attachments in case email was too big.
:::::Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 18:59, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
::::::What is the maximum attachment size allowed by the mail server for Scoop? —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 23:13, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
:::::::Possibly none. Does the sender get an error message? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:01, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
{{outdent|7}}The Scoop email server has a 10MB size limit. The server responded to test emails with this message: &lt;code&gt;message size 12864141 exceeds size limit 10240000 of server&lt;/code&gt;. I have already updated our documentation to indicate the limit.[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Develop/Original_reporting&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4835459], [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Develop/Original_reporting/introduction&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4835458] 

I arranged for the attachments to be sent to my personal email and the article has since been published. 

Just thinking out loud here; perhaps one of our project focuses in 2025 could be a complete overhaul of how authors and reviewers effectively communicate and get important information verified for [[WN:OR]]. Currently the system is dysfunctional. Not all reviewers have access to scoop, scoop isn't able to handle modern file sizes, it doesn't appear that emails can be forwarded from scoop to personal emails (server side), etc. Our dysfunctional communication process is part of [[User:Michael.C.Wright/sandbox/The_problem#Possible_areas_of_attention|our perennial problem]]. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:14, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
::I'm going to download the stuff you'd recommended recently (Thunderbird? etc.?)--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 18:15, 10 January 2025 (UTC)
:::Is Thunderbird working for you? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:51, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
:Hi @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]
:Is it useful to write blanket or vague statements like that? I have asked a few clarifying questions below:
:1. I will increase this limit and will get back to you.
:2. Which reviewers don't have access to scoop? Please provide me with a list. I have typically provided access to anyone who asks.
:3. Outgoing emails from scoop to personal emails works for me. Please try this again in the webmail. If there are issues, please email me screenshots ''''and''''' leave me a message on-wiki.
:Thank you a lot for writing to me about it, I hope to be able to help you shortly.
:Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:14, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
::I'm one of the reviewers who is not on scoop (nick_johns{{@}}wn-reporters [dot] org). IIRC, [[User:JJLiu112|Madeleine]] is in the same situation of having a wn-reporters address that is not on scoop. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 04:51, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
:::To clarify — I ''had'' an email address, but my old email connected thereto was hacked, and I haven't gotten around to requesting a new one. Sorry I can't be of more help. [[User:JJLiu112|JJLiu112]] ([[User talk:JJLiu112|talk]]) 05:02, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], my statement that Scoop is [[wikt:dysfunctional|dysfunctional]] is not directed at any individual. I stand by the general/blanket assessment because it is both useful and necessary to acknowledge. Scoop is currently not fulfilling its intended function—ensuring that sensitive information reaches all reviewers.

::::Further, addressing these challenges requires both the will and capacity to act. Our platforms&lt;sup&gt;([https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/technical#Updating_our_image_uploader_tool another example])&lt;/sup&gt; and processes are not operating effectively, and we are spending valuable time debating whether these issues exist rather than resolving them.

::::The long-term (~18 years) editing trend is in decline, and the short-term (twelve-month) trend shows no improvement. In 2024, we saw the lowest number of pages edited in all available historical data. I believe we have been experiencing a '''publishing crisis''' for at least four years and this is a direct result of dysfunctional platforms and processes. 

::::[[File:2024-en-wn-historical-trend-pages-edited.png|alt=graph indicating historical trend.|border|center|width=500px|link=https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Michael.C.Wright/sandbox/The_problem]]

::::Regarding your questions:

::::2. I have requested that all reviewers verify access and notify you of any problems[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/technical#Scoop_access]. 
::::3. {{tq|Outgoing emails from scoop to personal emails works for me.}} I was referring to the ability to ''forward'' emails sent to {{@}}wn-reporters.org to personal email addresses, server side. This way, reviewers don't necessarily have to check a separate email account (wn-reporters) in addition to their personal email, if they so choose. To clarify; I can send and receive emails to wn-reporters using webmail.

::::Thank you again for all you do around here. You wear many hats; author, reviewer, admin, 'crat, email server admin, and maybe more that I've missed.   I do recognize that when we have very few active reviewers and admins, as we currently do, this puts a heavy burden on the few active ones. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 19:34, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
:::::I can accept a statement only '''''with immediate action being taken to fix it''''', without necessarily waiting for Gryllida to write &quot;Here are the actions required.&quot;. Without immediate action (which does not require prompts), blanket statements are useless and '''''disruptive''''' as they require effort of another volunteer to formulate an action plan. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:14, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
:::::A few more responses.
:::::For point 1:
:::::* I have personal issues. They prevent me from editing. 
:::::** One of them is &quot;Michael being vague in article reviews and in collaboration&quot;. Given my other personal issues and overload from them, this issue caused me to walk away for a few months. I did not have energy to translate wise vague statements into wise actionable statements.  I have too much of that that needs doing in my environment already.  Way too much to my liking.  It would be nice to have this solved at earliest possible opportunity.
:::::For point 2: 
:::::* I appreciate that. 
:::::* I believe it's only a tip of iceberg. If you have spare moments and energy, you may wish to email each of the reviewers individually. 
:::::** In my experience they often don't read. 
:::::*** They often don't read the wiki, they don't read personal talk page, they don't read personal emails through EmailUser. They only (in selected lucky cases) read some third party social media or place that needs to be dug up from their user page or Google.
:::::For point 3: 
:::::* I was informed that this wasn't implemented because personal email are often not privacy respecting. Like: gmail, hotmail, etc. Perhaps for some other providers it is passable. With the email server working though and with webmail working, is forwarding something that you really need now? I am open to discussion. 
:::::* I will check whether this is possible to do in the webmail UI shortly.
:::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:22, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
::::::{{tq|[B]lanket statements are useless and disruptive as they require effort of another volunteer to formulate an action plan.}} I see where this is going and will commit to avoiding any unnecessary interaction with you and I request that you return the favor. —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:38, 29 January 2025 (UTC)
:::::::That's not only about me. That applies for any blanket statement. Without immediate action taken to fix it, it distracts someone else. In my view this is acceptable only when you don't know what to do about the issue. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:46, 30 January 2025 (UTC)

No option to add forwards in the webmail: [https://github.com/RainLoop/rainloop-webmail/issues/1846 bug report link] and they are not going to work on it anytime soon. So you need to have email client running constantly which forwards, or ask me to do a forward for you. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:37, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

Increased attachment file size to 200,000,000 bytes (200 MB counting in 1000s not 1024s). Is any further needed? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:42, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

== [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions]] ==

Hi, I think you have consensus to give yourself IA. Can you check out the request at MediaWiki talk:Common.css? [[User:Matrix|Matrix]] ([[User talk:Matrix|talk]]) 20:44, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Matrix|Matrix]] I will check this. I am a bit busy this week so may take a few days. I will keep you updated. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 03:02, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
::Hi, @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]! if you have a moment, could you please take a look at [[MediaWiki talk:Common.css#Edit request (2)|the request]]? Thanks. [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 17:38, 7 March 2025 (UTC)

== Reviewing ==

I'm going to add notes to self here about what is review queue like and what I reviewed.

Currently no articles to review. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:12, 27 February 2025 (UTC)

:Rewrote [[Parties agree to form triple coalition in Austria 155 days after elections]] from brief to a full story. Awaiting review.
:Published [[US Navy Secretary nominee Phelan outlines readiness, cost-cutting reforms in Senate hearing]].
:Refused to publish [[Friends of US President Trump warn Ukrainian President Zelenskiy to shift directions or leave office]] and asked a question on talk page, as event location or matter is unclear.
:Developing queue has 10+ other articles. Deleted some as stale. More remaining; ignoring for now. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:53, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:(Asked Koavf whether he/she codes in JS.) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:53, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:Wrote wnr Thunderbird guide for Bddpaux [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:54, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:Filed https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T387801 about Echo not notifying [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:48, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:Would be good to have a script [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Gryllida/js/TagAbandoned.js like this] for archival [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:38, 4 March 2025 (UTC)
:Archive source URLs. Maybe automatically for a published article. Asked [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Archival_of_url_and_source_update_script here]. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:38, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

== Firefox etc. ==

So: I (finally!) downloaded Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird....... Now what?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:20, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

:Hi, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:44, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:See '''[[User:Gryllida/Wnr in Thunderbird]]''' @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] How does this help? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:08, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
:@[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ...? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 13:53, 6 March 2025 (UTC)
::It does help, but: I don't remember my password. Acagastaya kinda managed that, but was difficult to reach and has all but vanished. So, maybe it just won't work. I don't know. Maybe you can do a password re-set? Heck, I don't even remember my 'official' WN email address.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:02, 7 March 2025 (UTC)
:::[[Special:EmailUser/Bddpaux|Message sent]]. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:10, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
Fantastic! Thanks!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 17:29, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

:You're welcome :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:45, 20 March 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in February! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in February, 2025. The article has at least 1,237 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Gunman enters Pennsylvania hospital ICU, kills officer before police fatally shoot him]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in February of 2025. 

Thank you for sticking with articles and quickly working toward consensus for changes!

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;

—[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:23, 21 March 2025 (UTC)

:Gosh this is good thanks. I have been writing a mobile app for news writing recently, got stuck on '''[[:w:Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#edit_api_with_oauth_javascript_(not_nodejs)_(not_mediawiki_js)_example|this]]'''. cc @[[User:Leaderboard|Leaderboard]] @[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:41, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
::Great work as always, G. Keep it up. &lt;3 —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 19:45, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

== Wildfires article ==

Not that this is keeping me up at night (it isn't) -- but I wonder why this didn't show up on Main page....?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:36, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

:I did not put lede. (Check article talk.) It shows fine in the feed of published articles. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:05, 28 March 2025 (UTC)

== Trophy ==

Not sure how this got missed: This belongs on your user page!!

[[File:Wikinews Staff Reporter.png|100px|left|This [[Wikinews:Contributing Reporter Awards|award]] is presented to Wikinews reporters upon their 50th published news article.]]Keep it up!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 12:30, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

:Thank you @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]]. This is so inspirational to write more stories. :-) -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:05, 1 April 2025 (UTC)

== Sighting last change? ==

I was wondering if you could possibly, last edit from me for the Conway, Arkansas article? Thank you very much! P.S. I wish to stay anonymous, thank you again! @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 23:23, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

:{{done}} Thanks. You're welcome to {{channel|wikinews-en}} join the live chat (stick around for a couple hours, it's a bit quiet at times~) It is a pretty anonymous platform that does not require registration. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 23:24, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
::Much appreciated. [[Special:Contributions/64.39.81.71|64.39.81.71]] ([[User talk:64.39.81.71|talk]]) 23:26, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

== Review Help Needed - Update 1 (April 15, 2025) ==

Hello!

This is Gryllida. I am one of the reviewers at Wikinews. I'm contacting you to request assistance with the review queue. Here is my understanding of the articles which are in the review queue now:

{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;
! Event Date !! Link
!Did I edit substantially?
|-
| April 6 Sunday ||
* [[Deadly attack on gold miners in Papua leaves multiple casualties and sparks security response]]
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|-
|April 9 Wednesday
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* [[Prison confession and police interrogation video of Delphi bridge murderer made public for first time]]
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|-
|April 9 Wednesday
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* [[Helicopter crash in South Africa blamed on 'unsecured' penguin]]
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|-
|April 10 Thursday
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* [[Authorities identify Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Sydney CBD, Australia]]
|YES
|-
|April 10 Thursday
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* [[US Health Secretary vows to determine cause of autism by September]]
|YES
|-
|April 12 Saturday
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* [[Nuclear negotiations between US and Iran commence in Muscat, Oman]]
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|-
|April 13 Sunday
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* [[Nobel laureate writer from Peru, Vargas Llosa dies]]
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|-
|April 14 Monday
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* [[President Bukele says he will not return wrongly deported U.S. man, confounding U.S. Supreme Court order]]
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|-
|April 14 Monday
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* [[Pop singer Katy Perry safely returns to Earth from outer space]]
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|}

Suggested action:

* Start to review from the top of the list.
* As the list may be out of date, please check the '''[[WN:Newsroom]]''' at your earliest convenience.

I'm planning to send this reminder twice a week. To unsubscribe, please visit [[User:Gryllida/Notifications/New/Review]] and inquire at the talk page. '''If you wish, I can narrow it down to only notify you of new stories in your preferred region or topic. Please let me know if you are interested in this option.'''

Please let me know if you require assistance or would like to connect with me to do a few reviews together before you proceed to do them fully on your own.

Many thanks for your time.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida]] 11:44, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
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== Review Help Needed - Update 2 (April 21, 2025) - 17 articles awaiting review ==

Hello! :-)

This is Gryllida. I am one of the reviewers at Wikinews. I'm contacting you to request your assistance with the review queue. Here is my understanding of the articles which are in the review queue now:

{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;
|+ Caption
! Event Date !! Link
!Did I edit substantially?
|-
|April 9 Wednesday
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* [[Prison confession and police interrogation video of Delphi bridge murderer made public for first time]]
|
|-
|April 10 Thursday
|
* [[US Health Secretary vows to determine cause of autism by September]]
|YES
|-
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|[[Suspect taken into custody and charged after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro is forced to evacuate gubernatorial mansion with family following suspected arson attack]]
|
|-
|April 12 Saturday
|[[Nuclear negotiations between US and Iran commence in Muscat, Oman]]
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|-
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|[[Weezer performs at Coachella music festival with bassist Scott Shriner four days after his wife was shot by Los Angeles police, charged with attempted murder]]
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|-
|April 13 Sunday
|[[Sumy, Ukraine hit with two missiles by Russia]]
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|-
|April 14 Monday
|
* [[President Bukele says he will not return wrongly deported U.S. man, confounding U.S. Supreme Court order]]
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|-
|April 14 Monday
|[[Pop singer Katy Perry safely returns to Earth from outer space]]
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|-
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|[[Thousands hospitalised in Iraq due to sandstorm]]
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|-
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|[[Teen's murder of both parents was part of larger plot to assassinate Donald Trump and overthrow US government, newly-released FBI affidavit says]] [[Teen's murder of both parents was part of larger plot to assassinate Donald Trump and overthrow US government, newly-released FBI affidavit says|(Date TBC)]]
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|-
|April 15 Tuesday
|[[New rape and sexual assault charges trial for Harvey Weinstein in Manhattan]]
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|-
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|[[Protester tasered and arrested at town hall hosted by US Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene]]
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|-
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|[[Several suspects dead in South Africa after shootout results in the rescue of abducted US pastor]]
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|-
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|[[16 year old Torquay boy arrested after stealing Lexus in Exeter]]
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|-
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|-
|April 16 Wednesday
|[[Rwandan government releases Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey]]
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|-
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|[[German prosecutors charge doctor with murder of over a dozen patients via anaesthetic drugs, arson]]  [[German prosecutors charge doctor with murder of over a dozen patients via anaesthetic drugs, arson|Date TBC]]
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|-
|April 17 Thursday
|[[Four dead in cable car crash in area south of Naples]]
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|April 18 Friday
|[[Ryan Gosling cast in upcoming Star Wars film]]
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|-
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|[[Cincinnati Reds win against Baltimore Orioles]]
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|-
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|}

Suggested action:

* Start to review, perhaps from the top of the list. 
* Please, aim to review at least one article a fortnight, if able. We currently have less than 50% activity among reviewers, with many '''not having made an edit within last two years'''. If there is something that can help you with coming back, please let me know. I'm happy to chat with you at IRC, wiki, audio, or any preferred platform and do several reviews together. If there is some other motivator, I'm eager to know what it is and get it done as soon as possible.
* As the list may be out of date, please check the '''[[WN:Newsroom]]''' at your earliest convenience.

I'm planning to send this reminder twice a week. To unsubscribe, please visit [[User:Gryllida/Notifications/New/Review]] and inquire at the talk page. '''If you wish, I can narrow it down to only notify you of new stories in your preferred region or topic. Please let me know if you are interested in this option.'''

Please let me know if you require assistance or would like to connect with me to do a few reviews together before you proceed to do them fully on your own.

Many thanks for your time.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 06:23, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
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== court date ==

I have not found a court date set for the Josh Shapiro incident. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 19:50, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:issue with [[WN:Freshness]] is there an email of the relevant police station, i can ask them for clarification from my wn-reporters email? thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:33, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Please block BigKrow2 ==

Imposter account @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:16, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

Thank you very much I'm getting tired of socks [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:17, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

:{{done}} thanks for the report [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:32, 20 April 2025 (UTC)

== Review Help Requested - Update 3 (April 26, 2025) - 2 articles awaiting review ==

Hello :-) This is Gryllida. I am one of the reviewers at Wikinews. I'm contacting you to request your assistance with the review queue. Here is my understanding of the articles which are in the review queue now: 

* [[Tesla reports 71% profit loss in 25Q1 vs 24Q1, Elon Musk to reduce government work commitment]] TUESDAY April 22 (Gryllida did a major edit, and cannot review) - '''4 days ago'''
* [[Lion mauls, kills teenage girl in Kenya]] SATURDAY April 19 - '''7 days ago''' LAST DAY TO REVIEW IS TODAY

Please review urgently. 

As the list may be out of date, please check the '''[[WN:Newsroom]]''' at your earliest convenience.

You're welcome to join [[WN:IRC|the live chat]] for real time collaboration.

(I'm planning to send this reminder approximately twice a week. To unsubscribe, please visit [[User:Gryllida/Notifications/New/Review]] and inquire at the talk page. '''If you wish, I can narrow it down to only notify you of new stories in your preferred region or topic. Please let me know if you are interested in this option.''')

Please let me know if you require assistance or would like to connect with me to do a few reviews together before you proceed to do them fully on your own.

Many thanks for your time.

Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:29, 25 April 2025 (UTC)
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== test ==

{{#assessment:Main|A|High}}

test. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:39, 15 May 2025 (UTC)

== Note to self: mw query about categories for archives and talk page section archival ==

* [[:mw:Project:Support_desk#Enable_editing_category_of_protected_articles]]
* [[:mw:Project:Support_desk#Enable_section_archival]]
[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:06, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

== Review Help Requested - Update 4 (May 24, 2025) - 18 articles awaiting review ==

Hello, legendary Wikinews Reviewer :-)

Please review any of the below now. This is a sortable table. Please check [[Wikinews:Newsroom]] for the latest revision.

{| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;
|+
!
!
!
!
|-
|[[Rock musician, Tommy Lee and wife split after 6 years of marriage]]
|16??
|
|
|-
|[[Orleans Parish facility maintenance worker charged with allegedly helping inmates escape prison]]
|20
|
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|-
|[[Wikipedia administrators are being arrested in Belarus]]
|17
|original reporting!
|
|-
|[[Australian Nationals leave Coalition with Liberal Party]]
|20
|
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|-
|[[Ukrainian ex-top official shot dead outside Madrid school]]
|21
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|-
|[[Trump claims there is a 'genocide' in South Africa, but white Afrikaner farmers dispute that assertion]]
|21
|
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|-
|[[Suicide bomber attacks Mogadishu military base]]
|18
|7 days ago!
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|-
|[[Explosion near reproductive health facility in Palm Springs, California]]
|17
|8 days ago!
|
|-
|[[Interpol facilitates arrest of Peruvian organised crime suspect in Medellin, Colombia]]
|15
|10 days ago!
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|-
|[[Shooting at CIA headquarters in Virginia]]
|22
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|-
|[[End confirmed for the American penny]]
|22
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|-
|[[Inaugural Khelo India Beach Games concludes early]]
|23
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|-
|[[GeoGuessr cancels participation in Esports World Cup in response to controversy over Saudi Arabia hosting the event]]
|22nd May
|short article easy?
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|-
|[[Sound Talent Group employees among casualties in private plane crash at San Diego, California]]
|22
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|-
|[[Nepal Supreme Court upholds custody of Rabi Lamichhane in cooperative fraud case]]
|23
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|-
|[[Police activity on Interstate 80 in Berkeley near University Avenue]]
|23
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|-
|[[High-Speed RV Chase Ends in Fatal Crash – Albuquerque]]
|18
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|-
|[[Donald Trump wants Golden Dome missile defense system]]
|20
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|}

You're welcome to join [[WN:IRC|the live chat]] for real time collaboration.

To unsubscribe, see [[User:Gryllida/Notifications/New/Review]] or reply to this message and ping Gryllida.

Regards, --[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:23, 24 May 2025 (UTC)
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== Template: article checklist ==

Headline in active voice - yes/no

Headline in present tense - yes/no

Check event date. Tick the box if Event is CURRENT (less than 5, ideally less than 2, days ago) - yes/no

Article contains no pasted content that was not attributed - yes/no

Wrote all in my own words - yes/no

Attributed quotes where needed (no plagiarism) - yes/no

Content in past tense - yes/no

Content in active voice - yes/no

Neutral content (NPOV) - yes/no

Content length reached - yes/no

[[Wikinews:5W|5W]] answered in first paragraph - yes/no

[[Wikinews:IP|inverted pyramid]] . - yes/no

categories were added - yes/no

wikilinks were added using &quot;w&quot; template - yes/no

sources were filled in (date, publisher, etc) - yes/no

fresh sources are listed first - yes/no

article contains an image - yes/no [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]], [[WN:IRC|live chat]]) 17:50, 30 May 2025 (UTC)

== User:GreekApple123 ==

Please don't let them create no content categories, thank you. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:03, 3 June 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:GreekApple123|GreekApple123]] only if there is a handful of pages thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]], [[WN:IRC|live chat]]) 19:50, 3 June 2025 (UTC)
::I think every new category creates the potential for 1,000 new articles, but alright. [[User:GreekApple123|GreekApple123]] ([[User talk:GreekApple123|talk]]) 20:35, 3 June 2025 (UTC)
:::Make the first handful then add category :-) Mine is bland, I just look at news in my country. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]], [[WN:IRC|live chat]]) 21:40, 4 June 2025 (UTC)

== Wikinews closure formally recommended ==

The Task Force has released a report that formally recommends closing Wikinews. The public consultation is here: [[m:Public consultation about Wikinews]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:59, 26 June 2025 (UTC)

:thanks, i left a few notes at the talk page [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 11:50, 29 June 2025 (UTC)

== Top article for June! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in June, 2025. The article has at least 3,666 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[Boeing 787 crashes into Indian medical school, killing hundreds]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in June of 2025.

The article set a new, high bar for page views!

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt; —[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:22, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

== Hi ==

Thought about the offer. I think I would like to become a reviewer. I think it could help make me a better writer. I don't believe I currently have the emotional maturity to be an administrator though, unfortunately. I was just involved in a childish dispute with another editor over wikilinks and warning templates over at ENWP. Could have conducted myself better. I feel dumb [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:59, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

== You back? ==

[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:54, 20 July 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:55, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
::I did not leave. I am on internet every day. My user page lists my contacts. Have you joined all these networks and sent me a message? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:26, 20 July 2025 (UTC)
:::Hi Gryllida, Please check my(dfh Li) message on TG, thank you ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 08:39, 2 August 2025 (UTC)

== Two things ==

We could really use another active reviewer to help get articles published. Would you be willing to re-engage?

Second, the email server seems to be down, though webmail is still accessible. When I try to log in, it says: &quot;Can't connect to server.&quot;

Thanks in advance for your help on both fronts.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:47, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]. 
:* Apologies for delay, fixed now.
:* Please consider using a more meaningful heading for a section like this. Like &quot;Urgent, webmail is dead&quot;. I think it got email notification about this message but did not click the link.
:*(I am planning to file a phab ticket, the email notification should really include full content of the edit, not only first sentence and a &quot;...&quot;. This would have helped me to assess the urgency of the message.)
:Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:06, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

== Top article in July! ==

[[File:Wikinews-barnstar-2025.webp|thumb|left|alt=Award for highest monthly page-views.|Contributing author for the top article published in July, 2025. The article has at least 3,583 views!]] Thank you for contributing to the article titled  &quot;[[20-year-old astrophotographer captures rare solar eclipse on Saturn]].&quot; The article has the most number of page-views of all articles published in July of 2025.

That's two months in a row!

{{clear}}&lt;!--keep the template:clear so new sections are bumped up to wrap around image--&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:32, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:07, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thoughts on the review process ==

During the time you were using your own streamlined approach to reviewing, primarily focusing on the 5Ws, we saw a noticeable spike in both article publication and engagement from contributors and readers. That period of activity was one of the most productive we've had in a while.

To me, this highlights two important things:

# You’ve demonstrated through practice that the current review process may be too rigid for where we are as a project.
# Lowering resistance in the review process while still maintaining standards, is likely a key part of improving participation and output.

I’m not raising this to debate the method you used (which I do personally disagree with), but rather to point out that it effectively revealed areas where our current process may be holding us back. If we, as a community, can find ways to make review more flexible, without compromising the integrity of published work, I believe we could see real improvements.

I would be interested to hear your thoughts if you're open to discussing possible reforms.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:54, 7 August 2025 (UTC)

:I am open to discussion. I think we can bring that back, and tag published articles with &quot;5W was checked and copyvio, you are welcome to edit within 24h (&lt;timer of time remaining here&gt; left) to fix issues.&quot; on top. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:34, 7 August 2025 (UTC)
:: I have a few questions, just to clarify and understand where you're coming from. 
:: 
::# Are you envisioning more of a Wikipedia-style approach where facts must be verifiable, as opposed to our current emphasis on verified facts?
::# What are your thoughts on tools like Citoid to help with verification? I know it would shift our style slightly from traditional journalistic formatting to something more wiki-native. But maybe that tradeoff is acceptable. 
::# Would neutrality checks still be a foundational part of your review model?
::# Are there other areas where you think the current process needs to evolve to better support contributors and readers?
:: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 20:32, 7 August 2025 (UTC)
:::1 did not get, please rephrase
:::2 what is this and how does it work
:::3 yes
:::4 some form of &quot;are you here or are you going to vanish&quot; to know other users availability would be nice. Especially in first 2 days of article life, availability of users who edited it or are following the region. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:44, 7 August 2025 (UTC)
:::: 1. Are you envisioning a model closer to Wikipedia’s, where facts only need to be verifiable, meaning a reliable source exists somewhere, even if the reviewer hasn’t personally checked it, or do you still support Wikinews’ current approach, where all facts must be verified, that is, explicitly confirmed against the listed sources by the reviewer before publication?&lt;br&gt;2. [[mw:Citoid]] would allow us to use in-line citations that would appear in the article body. It may also be helpful in our archival process. It could be considered part of the &quot;shift toward the wiki model&quot; that I mentioned [[Wikinews:Water cooler/proposals#c-Michael.C.Wright-20250807134200-Gryllida-20250806180200|here]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:26, 7 August 2025 (UTC)
:::::1 is still unclear. In wikipedia i verify each source. Someone writes &quot;moon is blue [1]&quot;, if i saw that edit and taking care of it, i will check it out and verify. As reader, as reviewer of new draft, as reviewer of new edit patrol. Whatever.
:::::1a. In &quot;only check 5W&quot;, only the 5W is cross checked against sources. Everything else is cross checked reviewer time permitting (not more than 10 extra mins). If there was something i couldnt verify in 10 min, and it is not major (&quot;not 5W or a major claim&quot;), i leave a note i did not check it and publish anyway. I do not ask to fix, wait 2 days for author to vanish etc etc.
:::::2. I oppose inline citations because of a few reasons.
:::::2a. if abc reports that police arrested someone, then the meanjngful source is what the police said. I do not care if the police statement was re reported by abc, bbc, foxnews, reuters, nytimes, or whoever. In news text i write who did what, not refering to inpine citation. 
:::::2b. Reader cares what happened not where to cites.
:::::2c. Takes time for author to add.
:::::2d. Takes no ease for reviewer as a reviewer cross checks against all sources anyway.
:::::Hope it helps. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:15, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

== Note on source and reviewer roles ==

I want to follow up on something from the recent review discussion for the [[Interview with the president of the Fusion, answering common questions: Australia needs to break through|Wolfendale interview]]. At one point, you told me not to request a source for the statement that the party is “emerging.” Even if the party is new, calling it “emerging” is not a purely factual description. It’s an evaluative term that implies both growth and increasing relevance. That’s an interpretation, and in wikivoice it would be presented as fact, which risks crossing into analysis. Per [[WN:CS]], any such statement needs either a reliable source or clear attribution.

As a contributor to that article, you were involved in its development, so there’s a conflict of interest in directing another reviewer on how to apply sourcing requirements. I also want to be clear that I do not view you, or any other individual reviewer, as having reviewer authority over others. Reviewers work independently, and no one reviewer can waive core policy requirements for another.

I understand you were aiming to move the article forward, but phrases like “don’t request a source” can be read as pressure to lower standards, which risks setting a precedent that undermines fairness and consistency in the review process. My concern here is about process integrity, not intent.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 11 August 2025 (UTC)

:If it is not neutral, then do not request source. Delete it or request it to be changed to neutral. Requesting source is confusing and does not get your point across. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:45, 11 August 2025 (UTC)
: I marked “emerging” as unsourced because [[WN:CS]] requires every statement in wikivoice to be sourced or clearly attributed. In this case, it’s both an evaluative term and unsupported by a source, making it a verification issue first and a neutrality issue as a result. Flagging it as opposed to deleting it allows another contributor to either provide a source or rephrase it, and it keeps me uninvolved as a reviewer.
: I could delete it, but the article would still be unpublishable. Flagging it instead gives another contributor, such as yourself, the opportunity to correct the underlying problem if they wish to keep the statement.
: It looks like we'll have to agree to disagree on approach here. But I think we can both agree that applying core policies consistently is important for maintaining review standards.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 23:31, 11 August 2025 (UTC)
::I do not understand you. There are two very important aspect there that will affect how Wikinews will work in the future.
::* The way you define &quot;emerging&quot; with the bit about increasing relevance looks subjective to me. (Not your subjective definitoj, but putting the word in a news story makes it subjective or biased or promotional). Marking it with source required does not convey the full meaning of the request. It is why instead of relying on an inline tag it is better to leave a more specific note on the talk page.
::* it is a detail and not a part of 5W. In the interest of fast publishing, it may be removed, and a note added in the review comments stating why it was removed.
::If you disagree with any of the two above points, please elaborate and do not end the conversation, as I am happy to clarify why I wrote it and address any counter argument. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:57, 11 August 2025 (UTC)
::: It seems your framing of the discussion only allowed for two outcomes: you clarifying your position or offering a new counterargument. A third possibility is that you might understand and agree with my perspective.
::: As I understand your position: if something is non-neutral, unsourced, or both, it should be deleted if possible to allow faster publication. If deletion isn’t possible, a clear, concise explanation should be posted on the talk page. Finally, statements not addressing the 5Ws are not critical and if they violate policy, they can be removed to allow faster publication. 
::: My response:
::: 
:::* The article has no sources.
:::* I raised the issue of neutrality immediately (see [[Special:GoToComment/c-Michael.C.Wright-20250712130200-Almost_ready_for_review|here]]), though not for every specific case since I was not performing a review. Without any sources, there is nothing I can verify. It’s entirely possible one of the unlisted sources described Fusion as “emerging,” and once sources are listed, that problem could be resolved.
:::* No full review has been performed. The article is still not ready for one, as '''no sources are listed'''. I feel like that fact is not getting through. 
:::* I’ve already said I could delete the term. I could delete everything except the Q&amp;A. But doing so would not make the article publishable. There is not a single listed source or any OR notes.
::: 
::: [[WN:CS]]: &quot;[E]very piece of information in a Wikinews article must be referenced...&quot;&lt;br&gt;[[WN:NPOV]]: &quot;[W]e do not report analyses unless they are explicitly attributed to a specific, qualified party or individual...&quot;
::: To put it as simply and concisely as possible (and throwing out all nuance):
::: Verification is a prerequisite for neutrality.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 11:41, 12 August 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] I don't know why this article is arguing about all this now. Even if Wikinews reporters don't have the right to use the word &quot;emerging,&quot; what's the problem? You two are both capable of writing better introductions. Could one of you please revise it and come up with a new one? It really doesn't matter. As for the sources of editer's notes, I've already listed them. (The differences in your reviewing and editing philosophies can be gradually discussed and reconciled later.) 
::It's perfectly fine to call this a metamodern party. The official party has used the term as well(see https://www.reddit.com/r/FusionPartyAus/comments/1d7uia4/lightning_talk_fusion_is_a_metamodern_political/). But if you consider it non-neutral, that's fine too.~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 09:19, 12 August 2025 (UTC)
:::Yes, I can revise it and i can give to MCW for review. I needed to express my confusion with the misuse of the &quot;unsourced&quot; tag, as 1. it is pretty bad at explaining the issue and  2. I would only use it for 5W. Otherwise cut it out and leave a comment as part of review. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:45, 12 August 2025 (UTC)
::::Thank you. That's perfect, then let's discuss this gradually. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 10:31, 12 August 2025 (UTC)
::: &gt; ''You two are both capable of writing better introductions. Could one of you please revise it and come up with a new one?''
::: I could and if I did, I would also have to add a source. Doing so would disqualify me as a reviewer based on our [[WN:REV|reviewing policy]], which states &quot;all articles must be reviewed by a user who was uninvolved in the development of the article.&quot;
::: The last time a reviewer other than Gryllida or myself published an article was June. If we both were to disqualify ourselves by helping to develop the article, there is less of a chance it would get a review by a third reviewer. 
::: At this point I think it should be [[WN:Gatwicking|Gatwicked]] to qualify for [[WN:Freshness]] and I don't know if that can be done while retaining the Q&amp;A. The interview was focused on the election held three months ago. We allow some leniency for [[WN:OR]] but three months is a stretch. 
::: I think we take our lessons learned and use them for the next article.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 11:52, 12 August 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] So could you maybe improve the introduction and notes and please then have Mr. Michael C. Wright review it? ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 02:35, 13 August 2025 (UTC)
:::::I've add the sources. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 02:36, 13 August 2025 (UTC)

== Email ==

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== Article Russian propagandist Sergey Markov designated as &quot;foreign agent&quot; by Russian Justice Ministry ==

Could you please check it and give any suggestions? I'd like it to be published as early as possible. [[User:BilboBeggins|BilboBeggins]] ([[User talk:BilboBeggins|talk]]) 10:38, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

== Chi-knees busting only 2 ==

Chi-knees busting only 2 needs blocking vandalism only account @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:38, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

== Thank you! ==

Thank you for reviewing the article! 
I have another article for review.
I see there are many articles for review now.
How to become a reviewer? [[User:BilboBeggins|BilboBeggins]] ([[User talk:BilboBeggins|talk]]) 16:32, 6 September 2025 (UTC)

== Successful request for permissions ==

Hi Gryllida,  

Following up on the [[m:Steward requests/Permissions#Michael.C.Wright@en.wikinews|discussion at Meta]] regarding my [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Requests_for_permissions/Administrator/Michael.C.Wright administrator request]:  

The request has been open for over five weeks and has received sufficient support — including your own. Per the stewards’ response, they’ve asked that local bureaucrats handle it rather than stewards since en.WN still has active 'crats. 

With very few active administrators, it has become challenging to keep up with essential maintenance and review tasks, so resolving this would be helpful for the project.

Would you be willing to close the discussion and assign the permissions?[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:45, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

:if it has not been done already, i will do it within next 12 hours thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:44, 10 September 2025 (UTC)
:Permission granted. Thanks! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:06, 10 September 2025 (UTC)
== Just hoping your ok ==

Can you speak, @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]

I know you're around somewhere because you said your on the web somewhere sometimes we miss you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:50, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

:Welcome back, good to see you around. Sorry for bothering you again. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:12, 8 October 2025 (UTC)
::Hi BigKrow, I remarked on my (un)availability in one of my messages in the previous section. Thank you for stopping by and saying hello. Hi. :-) Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:37, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
== no reviewers? ==

I was part of the small meeting we had where Wiki NYC was discussing helping Wikinews and I think you sauid to reach out with any questions that come up. I have had the past week to take an interest. I have contributed a few articles, submitted for review, but no one has done anything for most of them, and now someone has marked one of them as &quot;stale&quot;, as well as some other articles, one it seems waiting a full week for review. Is this the expected way for things to go here, where people submit articles, and through no fault of their own and with no real indication as to why they are ignored and then deleted? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 18:06, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

:I have been following Tduk's submissions from a distance, despite my inactivity. His submissions are timely, but it's not appropriate to mark these as becoming stale solely because no reviewer has been able to review in a timely manner. The last article was published a week ago, and I don't know how we can get out of this hole. Wikinews lost me as a contributor because of how long it took for my own work to be reviewed. The bar should be to review articles in under 24h if this project wants to continue living up to its dream. [[User:SWinxy|SWinxy]] ([[User talk:SWinxy|talk]]) 18:34, 6 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'll also add that it's not just my articles that this is happening to, other contributors' content is also affected. All of the marking as 'stale' seems to be by one user so I don't really know if it's representative which is part of why I'm asking about it. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 18:37, 6 October 2025 (UTC)
:::I'm tagging them as stale because they are I'll stop if you want @[[User:Tduk|Tduk]] @[[User:SWinxy|SWinxy]] @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:40, 6 October 2025 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I don't think you should be changing those tags. [[User:SWinxy|SWinxy]] ([[User talk:SWinxy|talk]]) 19:34, 6 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::Ok @[[User:SWinxy|SWinxy]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:15, 6 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]], can you explain why you just marked a great number of articles stale, despite @[[User:SWinxy|SWinxy]] asking you not to (because all of those articles have been awaiting review for over a week), and you agreeing not to? You also marked [[Dancer Yoshiko Chuma performs at the Children’s Magical Garden in New York City]] stale for the 4th time[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Dancer_Yoshiko_Chuma_performs_at_the_Children%E2%80%99s_Magical_Garden_in_New_York_City&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4880009] [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Dancer_Yoshiko_Chuma_performs_at_the_Children%E2%80%99s_Magical_Garden_in_New_York_City&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4881229 ][https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Dancer_Yoshiko_Chuma_performs_at_the_Children%E2%80%99s_Magical_Garden_in_New_York_City&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4881664]. [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Dancer_Yoshiko_Chuma_performs_at_the_Children%E2%80%99s_Magical_Garden_in_New_York_City&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4884083] , despite @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] explicitly asking you to stop doing that[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:BigKrow&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4881736]. Did something happen that we are all unaware of? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:41, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Tduk|Tduk]], they are mostly very stale. I reverted my edit. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:01, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Tduk|Tduk]], you must know I have very bad OCD also among other illnesses. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:03, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::::Hi @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] i suggest you have a peer who helps you with wiki edits. It is time consuming to check everything you wrote or edited. Can you find a friend (IRL or on wiki) who can do this for you, please? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:34, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], no I don't want anyone to help me except wikinewises thanks. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 12:03, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], I want to continue to write I don't want to lose my privileges, thank you. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 12:07, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::::@[[User:Tduk|Tduk]], are you happy now? Sorry for taking up your space @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], sorry again @[[User:SWinxy|SWinxy]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 03:12, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::: “Facts don’t cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news.”
::::::: Our mission is to publish '''news'''. Per [[WN:Fresh]], news has a shelf life of five to seven days, with reasonable exceptions for original reporting.
::::::: That guideline makes no mention of reviewer activity extending an article’s freshness.
::::::: The core issue is clear: we must either increase the number of active, ''effective'' reviewers or reform, or even remove the review process.
::::::: Unfortunately, there remains strong resistance to meaningful change, even as the project faces the risk of closure if we continue operating as we have.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:57, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::::It is, quite frankly, ridiculous to expect people to contribute and penalize them for something beyond their control. A few of us came here to help in any way we could, but seeing that the time of people hoping to help is being wasted with no way to change that, or no consideration to what it looks like to the outside world is disheartening - and you have already lost a few valuable contributors because of this. If you have any interest in saving this project, I think right now is the time to do it. Also, I refer you to {{W|Wikipedia:Ignore all rules}} and am a bit confused that your defense, as an administrator, is that your hands are tied and that you will continue to endorsing throwing away peoples' contributions because of a flawed system. Where is &quot;resistance strong to meaningful change&quot;? I'm not seeing any activity at all here, let alone anyone who can resist. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:12, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

{{outdent|7}} {{tq|It is, quite frankly, ridiculous to expect people to contribute and penalize them for something beyond their control.}} This is a [[w:Straw man|straw man]] argument. I’ve been vocal about my position on [[User:Michael.C.Wright/sandbox/The problem|The problem]], and to be clear, I don’t ''expect'' anyone to contribute, nor do I believe anyone should be &quot;penalized&quot; for circumstances beyond their control.

The issue isn’t individual behavior; it’s structural. When articles go stale because no reviewer is available, that isn’t punishment. It’s the inevitable result of our [[WN:Fresh|freshness]] &lt;s&gt;policy&lt;/s&gt; guideline, which exists to ensure we publish ''news'' while it’s still ''news.'' Ignoring that principle would undermine the mission itself.

That said, I share your frustration. No one wants to see contributors’ work lost to process failures. I too have had many articles deleted due to low reviewer activity. As someone interested in reviewing, it’s worth noting that we do have [[WN:IAR|Ignore all rules]], and I have explicitly invoked it, for example, [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Talk:Wikinews_interviews_Australian_Fusion_Party_President_Drew_Wolfendale#Review_of_revision_4877835_%5BPassed%5D here], when doing so clearly improved the project. But those cases should remain exceptional and serve to highlight where policy and workflow need reform, not to justify routine circumvention.

Our task isn’t to abandon the rules; it’s to fix the system so contributors’ work can succeed within a process that’s flexible, fair, and true to our mission. To that end, I’d encourage you to look at the various proposals, both current and archived, at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/proposals]]. If you feel strongly about any of them, please weigh in, or propose new ideas that might help us move forward. The inactivity you see now is not indicative of what the [[Wikinews:2025 Boost publication rate/Monthly top article/Updates|beginning of this year looked like]]. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:02, 9 October 2025 (UTC);edited 17:06, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::I'm glad we mostly agree then; you seemed to be deferring to policy rather than wanting to change it. I was recruited here to help stop this site from going away, and I seem to be here at a particularly bad time. I will go to the water cooler as you suggest - but also I'd like to point out that throwing away a contributors efforts because of mismanagement is absolutely penalizing them, and basically stealing their time and goodwill. It is a bad move and it is how you lose (and are losing) contributors. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 17:47, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
:::I've put some more thought into it, and I realized that the moment you first lose a valid contribution from a willing editor due to poor management, that is the time that should spur action and everyone involved should want to avoid it ever happening again at all costs. The fact that it's being allowed to happen repeatedly (as I am led to believe) and is considered and acceptable loss makes no sense to me; where can I look to see the previous attempts to fix this problem that failed? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 19:16, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::::[[User:Lofi_Gurl/my_stale_stuff|Here]] is a compilation of articles I have written over the last few months that have not been published because they went stale waiting for review. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:04, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] and @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] I started a thread at [[Wikinews talk:Newsworthiness]] if you would like to participate. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 14:36, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Tduk|Tduk]], there are a few reviewers. There are a few issues, from my view here are those that I find the most pressing:
:# As reviewing is time consuming I cannot do it every day. (Last 10 days I was busy with moving house and was sleeping about 4 hours a night. I didn't check my talk page or the wiki during these 10 days.) 
:# We have several reviewers who are lacking the sense of urgency. It was long agreed that if a part of an article was questionable and is not essential then it can be removed and then re-added within 24 hours (with changes implemented as requested) after it was published. Some reviewers continue to make gnome edits and delay publishing by requesting these changes to be made.
:# Burn out is a part of this issue. Many reviewers tried to be consistently available every day and burned out. This issue also applies to article authors. No system or platform exists now that could encourage users to become available, for example, 3 days a fortnight to commit to contributing to one news article during that time to progress it to completion.
:# Authors often lack the sense of urgency. There is no platform that pings a user properly. Wiki 'notifications' don't send a notification box on the screen when the tab is open, not to mention when it is closed. Most users have smartphones. Android app for Wikinews could help to resolve this. There is a Telegram group and a discord group. In the telegram group there is a bot that notifies when new drafts are made and when they are submitted for review. This is helpful to me personally. Asked42 is there. As far as I know other reviewers are not.
:# Leadership issues were raised at the water cooler. Recruitment of new authors and reviewers and developers is part of that role. Please check the water cooler section for this. This role is currently unfilled.
:# Development is needed and the backlog is visible at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/8111/
:Hope it helps. Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:27, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::This all makes sense, and that's why we are here to try to help, to eventually become reviewers. It's all too much work for the number of people here right now. I think @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] mass-tagging of articles waiting for review for a full week as stale made many nervous; could you commment on that? What we need is a clear comment from someone that articles will not be lost because no one is around to review them at all. Also, I seem to be unable to find the watercooler link you mentioned.  [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 12:45, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
:::Sorry, All I can say. @[[User:Tduk|Tduk]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:41, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
:::I'd like to know why too. I created [[Wikinews:ReviewLog]] i suggest adding notes about an article at time of 'publishing' or 'deleting' it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:06, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::::(Revised [[MediaWiki:Confirmdeletetext]] to mention this.) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:08, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
:::I too would like to know why articles were getting tagged as stale, especially when some that I saw in fact were not stale. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 20:56, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::::I just wish you all would get off my back. What is done is done. @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:58, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::@[[User:Tduk|Tduk]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:11, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
:::::I think we’re really dealing with two separate but related problems here. The first is that contributors are understandably frustrated that articles aren’t being reviewed quickly enough and are going stale before they can be published. The second is a concern that some articles may have been marked as stale in error.

:::::On the first point: if the community feels the [[WN:Freshness]] guideline is no longer workable as written, then the next step is to propose specific changes to it. That discussion belongs on the guideline’s talk page or at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/proposals]], where we can look at options, whether that’s adjusting the timeframe, creating exceptions, or rethinking how we define “fresh.”

:::::On the second point: to address concerns about articles being incorrectly tagged, it would help if people could provide concrete examples. That’s not to assign blame, but to understand where the process may be breaking down so we can improve it. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 21:16, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::Re: problem 1, I will trust you to create the discussion in what you think is the appropriate venue (among those listed above) and I will join in.
::::::Re: problem 2, I did post a few links above of a very specific re-marking of stale against your personal request. Regarding the others, I'm not actually sure what is considered appropriate marking of staleness - which is what brought me here in the first place. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 21:29, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::: &gt; ''I will trust you to create the discussion in what you think is the appropriate venue (among those listed above) and I will join in.''&lt;br&gt;It’s generally best for the person who feels most strongly about a change to open the discussion. That way they can frame the problem and desired outcome clearly from the outset. For my part, I believe our [[WN:Freshness]] guideline remains adequate as written.
::::::: That said, I think our immediate priority should be a deeper examination of how [[WN:Archive]] and [[Wikinews:Reviewing articles]] interact, as I originally proposed here: [[Wikinews:Water cooler/proposals#Proposed next steps following SPTF recommendations]]. That proposal was later split by another contributor into three separate ones and not characterized as originally intended by me, an example of the kind of procedural friction I mentioned earlier.
::::::: I still believe we can, and must, work on multiple fronts at once. A thorough review of archiving and reviewing policy is overdue. But if the community feels that updating [[WN:Fresh]] is the more urgent task, then someone should start that conversation, and I will participate actively in it.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 21:57, 9 October 2025 (UTC)
::::::::&quot;and not characterized as originally intended by me, an example of the kind of procedural friction I mentioned earlier&quot; was not on purpose, you are welcome to reword the three pieces I put into the discussion if any of them was not written properly. I only wanted to split the discussion, but not to mis characterize it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:40, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

:Noting that today morning about 16 hours ago I had a look at [[Newsroom]] and it has a list of pages submitted for review. They are listed without indication of the event date for them. So I cannot even pick which one is the freshest or the stalest, to review it. This issue was here for years. I proposed an improvement for it, which is discussed [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T397853 here]; if someone has a way to progress it, it would be appreciated. :-) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:36, 9 October 2025 (UTC)

=== Status Oct 10 ===
i did manually, see [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=User:Gryllida/Newsroom&amp;oldid=4884856 here], apparently nothing fresh now except one festival story, i welcome everyone to jump onto it and refresh it to report on festival itself and/or clarify the 'controversy' dates. everything else is over 5 days old. apart from the festival story the site is empty, no content was added. please ping me if that changes. thanks! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:02, 10 October 2025 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:George Ho|George Ho]] @[[User:Wikiwide|Wikiwide]] @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] @[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] @[[User:Back ache|Back ache]] @[[User:Md Mobashir Hossain|Md Mobashir Hossain]] @[[User:Almondo2025|Almondo2025]], @[[User:Dsuke1998AEOS|Dsuke1998AEOS]], @[[User:Ternera|Ternera]], @[[User:Monsieur2137|Monsieur2137]] @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]], @[[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]], @[[User:Excelblue|excelblue]] (if you want yourself removed or someone else added to this list, please inquire [[Template talk:Pingrr|here]]) [[Category:Revision requested]] A revision has been requested. Here is a list of what to do. (If/when you intend to start working on it, please '''Subscribe to this section and to this talk page''', and post reply messages here when you started and finished editing) See below:
:[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], [[User:Gryllida|RockerballAustralia]], [[User:Gryllida|Michael.C.Wright]], [[User:Gryllida|Bddpaux]], [[User:JJLiu112|JJLiu112]]
:1. View the link 'here' provided above and leave a comment if you would like to salvage a story
:2. Revise the festival controversy story as per the comment linked on its talk page.
:Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:04, 10 October 2025 (UTC)
== You're opinion on this ==

https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Severe_Weather_Hits_South_Island

I used 100% AI. Probably will be deleted then, ill try to write in my own words next time!!! Thanks @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:09, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

:sorry, away from reviewing till mid November or so,can do earlier but then will risk a mental issue, please query at [[WN:Water cooler]], thanks. i will ask a friend to have a look [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 03:38, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
::Get better soon @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 11:18, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
== Best way to handle?? ==

At [[Wikinews:Admin action alerts/Requests]], there is an Admin. action request pertaining to &quot;Sexy video clips....&quot; article. The top most source article has totally vanished and the bottom two are in Dutch. Not sure about the best course of action there.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 21:01, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

:Was this already deleted? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 06:25, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

== Award ==

Not sure how, but we missed awarding this...
{|style=&quot;border: 8px solid gray; background-color: #fdff7;&quot;
|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; valign=&quot;middle&quot; | [[Image:Pencil tip closeup 2.JPG|160px]]
|rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |
|style=&quot;font-size: x-large; padding: 2; vertical-align: middle; height: .4em;&quot; | '''The Order of the Humble Pencil'''
&lt;br&gt; For completing ''5 edits''.
|-
|style=&quot;vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid gray;&quot; | Great work! Keep it up!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:07, 14 November 2025 (UTC)
|}

:Thanks @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]], we both are in the Order now. :-) Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 06:24, 17 November 2025 (UTC)
== New Taglet?? ==

Thanks -- I think I did it correctly. What is supposed to look/act different now?--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:23, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]]: Taglet is not installed. Do you want me to install it for you? -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:14, 17 November 2025 (UTC)
:Yes. I thought I followed the steps properly. Apparently, I didn't.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:16, 17 November 2025 (UTC)
::{{Done}}. Now visit [[Special:TagletReport|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#3366CC;&quot;&gt;Special:TagletReport&lt;/span&gt;]]. Wait a few seconds for it to load, and you will see a formatted table report. For information about what this report is and how to tag, see the [[User:Asked42/Taglet|documentation]]. Thanks. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 16:22, 17 November 2025 (UTC)
== Veterans Day article ==

Meant to do better/earlier work on this. If it doesn't pass, no big deal. I've been busy.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:25, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

:Please leave a note when done, i will have a look. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 10:00, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

== QuasselDroid ==

Can you tell me more about that? And: I love Thunderbird!!--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:55, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]], [[:w:Quassel IRC]], i run it on my server and am happy to make you an account. I will send you an email with login info. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:59, 18 November 2025 (UTC)
:Are you on discord or telegram or viber or matrix by any chance? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 10:01, 18 November 2025 (UTC)
== [[Current New York Police Department commissioner agrees to stay on for Mamdani's mayoralty]] ==

I saw that this article got published, but it did not get placed in one of the five lead slots on the main page. Was that intentional or has it just not been done yet? At this time, with less than one article being published per day, I think every article that gets published should appear among the lead slots. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 13:57, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

:Was done with a delay. Could you please update the image there? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 11:34, 21 November 2025 (UTC)
::Image updated. [[File:Smiley.svg|24px]] [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:59, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
== IRC meetup ==

I will check my email about the QuasselDroid thing...... On Sunday, I am 90% sure I will not be able to be a part of an IRC meetup, though. It is Thanksgiving week in the US plus I have loads of work stuff going on. I very much think a meetup is a good idea -- I am just too swamped at the moment. Sorry.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:29, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

:Can do it the next Sunday after if you like? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 10:11, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
== A new version of EzPR ==

Hi, a new version of the Easy Peer Review script has been prepared. Built on the legacy of the current version, it includes more features and has a more modern look and design. If you are interested, you can try it out and let me know what you think [[User talk:Asked42/EPR (new version)|on this talk page]]. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to share them as well.

This is currently an initial testing version. After installing the script, you can test it on any of your user sandbox pages (make sure the page contains the {{tl|review}} template). You may need to set up your sandbox to look like a draft article. If you don't want to do that extra work, you can instead try it on [[User:Asked42/sandbox2|my sandbox page]] to see how the script behaves in different situations, such as pass review, fail review, exception review, etc.

I haven't prepared any documentation pages yet since it's still too early and more modifications may be needed. So you'll have to follow your intuition while testing it (I will try to prepare some basic documentation soon). Hopefully this won't be too difficult, as I have tried to keep the design simple. Still if you need help or don't understand something feel free to ask me.

To install it, copy the code and add it to [{{fullurl:Special:MyPage/common.js|action=edit}} your common.js page]. You will then see a &quot;Review (EPR v2)&quot; option in your p-tb (or your tools menu) on any user-namespace page that contains the review template. After clicking the option a form should appear on the article.

&lt;syntaxhighlight lang=&quot;wikitext&quot; copy&gt;
{{subst:lusc|1=User:Asked42/EPRv2.js}}
&lt;/syntaxhighlight&gt;

--[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:46, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

:You can find some information about some of the features at [[User:Asked42/EPR (new version)]]. --[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:47, 19 November 2025 (UTC)
::Thanks. I will check it out. I got feedback from Wikipedia that it is better not to have markup inside of a page because then the user may have issues with how to remove it to re-submit for review. I think it is best to only do this on the talk page. I will try it out and will let you know. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 10:01, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thanks. It would be good to have documentaton. And also I think it would be good to have software in Wikinews namespace (or whatever location gadgets are in) rather than user space unless there is a specific issue with doing that. Please keep me updated. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:59, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::More clarification on what I wrote, there are 'Gadgets', they are easy to enable in Special:Preferences page.  I think tools like this which are open for beta testing could just be added there as it is easy to find the script there and get started using it without manually copy pasting things. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 10:02, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
:I added it to my common.js and now I am not seeing any UI. Even my existing 'Review' link disappeared. (I am using Timeless skin.) [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 10:16, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::No it did not disappear but I don't see where the new one appeared...
::Regarding new template wordings and changes, in the 'review' template, I did not like that 'Pre-Review' became a thing now, it is more important to jump in and edit, or maybe 'go through a checklist', pick a verb that emphasizes that this is something that the user (including original author) is encouraged to do before submitting for review. I am not sure how to phrase this more clearly. I will leave a note if I come up with a more specific description. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 10:19, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]: Let me answer these one by one:
:::# &quot;I got feedback from Wikipedia that it is better not to have markup inside a page because users may have issues removing it before re-submitting for review.&quot; - The markup feature is completely optional for reviewers. They can turn it off if they don't want to use it and no markup will be added. Also, the markup related part is only a very small portion of the script.
:::# About making it a gadget: Yes, we can turn it into a gadget, but since this is an initial version, it's better for users to test it first, let us refine the code, and then implement it as a gadget once a final, stable version is ready. I don't think it is good practice to add beta versions of scripts directly as gadgets.
:::# How to test it: You can try the script on [[User:Asked42/sandbox2]] or on any of your own sandbox pages (just make sure they include the review template). On those sandbox pages, you will find an option called &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot; in your &quot;Page tools&quot; menu (left sidebar). 
:::## This will not affect the current EzPR gadget in any way.
:::## The script is currently allowed only in the user namespace for testing. Once ready, it will be enabled for use on articles.
:::#About Pre-review: I have nothing to add regarding pre-review. Just to clarify: pre-review is not part of the new version of Easy Peer Review. It is handled by a different script. The pre review process already existed on Wikinews long before I joined; I only created a form-based interface to make pre review easier.
:::-- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 10:51, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], If you have any other questions about the script or maybe criticisms, feel free to share them. I will try to put together proper documentation as soon as I can. But as I mentioned earlier, I believe the interface of the reviewing form isn't too complicated (though that may feel different from person to person). -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 10:57, 20 November 2025 (UTC)
::::Ohh ok only in userspace. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 11:37, 21 November 2025 (UTC)
::::I opened https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User:Asked42/sandbox2 I don't see the new review button. [[File:Sad-face.png|24px]] [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:57, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::apologies for the issues. It should be available in the &quot;Page tools&quot; sidebar when using the Timeless skin. Could you please check again? Scroll down the left sidebar, and under &quot;Page tools&quot; you should see the option &quot;Review (EPRv2)&quot;. I hope it works now! -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 06:56, 23 November 2025 (UTC)
:Hi @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] :-) I checked it out, I disagree with 'enter text from the article' and 'enter comment for this text'. It would be much easier if the tool interactively added these entries when user selected a text on the page. Copy pasting the text from article into a box is inefficient and time consuming. Will note more things later, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:07, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
:Hi again @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] :-)
:1. FYI I suggest '''more compact''' feedback in 'issue, reason, suggested fix' but in more compact format. Example
:# The article has grammar errors in paragraph one. They should be fixed.
:# The article names person X as John. This is incorrect. They are named Rob.
:# ...
:So for template I would put this
:----
:The article has several issues requiring revision. Starting from major issues, followed by minor issues, they are listed below.
:# (This part of report) has (this issue) This should be (describe requested fix here)
:# &amp;nbsp;&lt;!-- added this annoyance because the wiki wouldn't display empty bullet points--&gt;
:# &amp;nbsp;
:# &amp;nbsp;
:# &amp;nbsp;
:-----
:2. I would suggest making it possible for a reviewer to define their own templates in their user space. Like a button '+-' in the templates insert dialog. I know this kind of defeats the purpose but in my experience each reviewer has their own preferences about the way they phrase their feedback. Or some particular way to phrase things.
:3. Suggest the templates insert themselves on '''double click''' so I don't have to waste time clicking a template name and then clicking 'insert'.
:4. Suggest that when saving the review, the tool automatically highlights the users who previously contributed to the article, in the edit summary.
:It is still early in the morning so please excuse me if I missed something.
:Many thanks for this, it is amazing tool.
:Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:14, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
::For 2, if some of custom templates from a reviewer make sense, can be added to templates for all. Just clarifying this point; I do not expect it to be a pathway to endless differences. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:14, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]: thank you for trying this out.
::# Regarding: &quot;''It would be much easier if the tool interactively added these entries when the user selected text on the page.''&quot;
::#: Implementing interactive text selection would require significantly more effort and additional lines of code, especially considering that the sentence-marking feature itself is still uncertain in terms of how useful or widely used it will be during reviews. At this stage, I think it may not be practical to invest heavily in building this interactive functionality without knowing whether sentence marking will be used frequently.
::#:It might be best to first observe whether multiple reviewers actually use the sentence-marking feature. If it proves useful, we can certainly consider adding interactive selection in a future update. Personally, I don't think it will be too inconvenient for reviewers to copy and paste specific text manually, usually there will only be a few sentences to mark, perhaps 4-5 at most. But I may be wrong, so let's see how the feature is adopted and then evaluate improvements.
::# Regarding the comment templates: the template you are referring to is [[Template:CommentTemplate/1]]. All comment templates should follow this format, such as [[Template:CommentTemplate/2]], [[Template:CommentTemplate/3]], and so on. If you would like to modify or create new ones, you are very welcome to do so. I'd greatly appreciate it if you create more comment template formats.
::# The idea of allowing users to define their own templates is interesting. I will consider how this could be added and integrated into the script.
::# For the fourth point: could you please give an example of such an edit summary? 
::--[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 20:40, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
== Wikinews future status ==

I really hope Wikinews stays alive! Is there anything else we can do to help? @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:51, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

:Stay tuned and find volunteers for helping different part of [[Wikinews:Migration]]. Also join: IRC, Telegram, Discord, any other place where contributors are discussing in real time. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:42, 26 November 2025 (UTC)
:@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] Furthermore, my friend, this is not the end. Many people, including myself, will continue our efforts and try negotiations. It's crucial that you continue to actively follow and participate in the discussions on Metawiki! Thank you. [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 10:19, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
== A Barnstar for you! ==

[[File:Original_Barnstar.png]] Thank you, for all the diverse work you do, you are the backbone of our team. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 10:30, 27 November 2025 (UTC)

:Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 08:19, 30 November 2025 (UTC)
== Your article submission for review (December 3) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Earthquake and floods devastate Sumatra, Indonesia|author=Gryllida|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:02, 3 December 2025 (UTC)
== Your article submission for review (December 14) ==

{{Notify_review/passed|article=Battery explosion triggers fatal office fire in Jakarta’s Kemayoran district|author=Gryllida|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 00:40, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
== Your article submission for review (December 15) ==

{{Notify_review/passed|article=NBI seeks Interpol Red Notice for former lawmaker Zaldy Co|author=Gryllida|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:43, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
== Published: [[Kennedy Center gets renamed to Trump-Kennedy Center]] (December 26) ==

The article has been published. Congratulations.

The following edits were made by reviewer:

1) Article body written in past tense

2) External links moved to a section called 'External links'

3) Rearranged to specify the date in the first paragraph, see [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]]

Please keep these comments in mind when writing or editing articles in the future.

The following notes were left by reviewer:

1) The previous review raised concern about bias in words such as 'many' in 'many commenters' or 'illegal in many ways', it was disappointing that this was not addressed at time of submitting for review.

2) Article was written on time and submitted on Dec22, which is not excellent for a Dec19 event, but is good. It is on the edge of being stale now, as is is already Dec25, and I am making the decision to pass.

3) Please write article about what happened, whether the rename was approved by authorities. Has there been any recent updates?

Please consider revising more thoroughly before re-submitting for review; writing up a story and submitting for review sooner and closer to the event date; and also consider writing a article about updates, if any updates were available, immediately after these updates occurred.

Many thanks. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:47, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

== Merry Christmas ==

Hope you're having a good day! Thanks for everything you do. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:24, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

:and have a good new year's! [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 23:26, 25 December 2025 (UTC)
::Hi [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]], thank you! Merry Christmas, and happy upcoming New Year,  to you and your family, also. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:28, 25 December 2025 (UTC)

== Reviews ==

Thanks for the constant help on published material! Well done! @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:04, 26 December 2025 (UTC)
== IP is flooding RC ==

@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:23, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

:~2025-42360-72 @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:32, 29 December 2025 (UTC)
::Please let me know if this is still an issue. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:34, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== [[Domestic call in Rochester, New York leads to three police officers being shot]] ==

There was a problem with this article when it was published, and now it has been protected and thus can't be corrected without being unprotected. The shooter's name is given only as &quot;Davis&quot; with no first name. In fact, the cited sources don't even mention his last name, although I have found other sources such as https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2025/12/25/ag-probes-fatal-rochester-police-shooting/ which identify him by his full name Eric Davis. I have already commented to [[User:Michael.C.Wright]] and [[User:BigKrow]] about this problem. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:30, 30 December 2025 (UTC)

:It is best to comment on article talk page then. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:58, 2 January 2026 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] the article has been retracted, the edit will show to others once someone sighted it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:33, 3 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[Keyboardist-guitarist of English rock band The Cure dies aged 65]] (January 3) ==

Event over 7 days old. 

Passing as exception in context of following factors
* nobody was around on holidays anyway (I am being lenient) 
* the article is well written 
* it is obituary about a person's whole life so it is still slightly newsy for a while

Please do not consider this as precedent for future articles.

Thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:42, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
== United States capture Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro ==

Hello [[United States capture Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro]], I am working on a more neutral wording regarding the fact.--[[Special:Contributions/&amp;#126;2026-80852|&amp;#126;2026-80852]] ([[User talk:&amp;#126;2026-80852|talk]]) 21:53, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

:Thanks. Please remove NYT and any information from it as this paywalled source is not allowed. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:02, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
:: I already made the change, please check again--[[Special:Contributions/&amp;#126;2026-80852|&amp;#126;2026-80852]] ([[User talk:&amp;#126;2026-80852|talk]]) 22:16, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[United States capture Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro]] (January 5) ==

reviewer left comments:

1) as discussed at the talk page I have had to restore a previous revision which contains the propaganda from both sides (US and the local countries in southern America)

2) i had to add attribution/source 'US President said that ...' to first paragraph to clarify where info came from in case it was fake.

i recommend &lt;mark&gt;following ADDITONAL edits&lt;/mark&gt; please do them immediately:

1) merge with the other page to be done within next 12 hours please

2) comment about the president wife having also been captured as i believe this is also the case but headline and first paragraph do not quite mention this i believe

Please note the following admin points:

* The article is now published, and further changes will require approval from a reviewer. 
* Changes may only be made for up to 24 hours after publishing. After this time period only minor style/appearance/admin edits are allowed. Content changes will not be allowed after that time.
* After a few more days the article will be archived, and will no longer be editable except by sysops.

thanks -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:29, 4 January 2026 (UTC)
== Published: [[Kyiv street to be named for former Ukrainian parliament chairman Andriy Parubiy, killed in Lviv]] (January 6) ==

Published with comment

1) Delightful news, thank you for writing about it. I just added street name and 'and on Facebook' in the first paragraph; if this is incorrect, please let me know now. Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:27, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
== Published: [[&quot;I came to be the manager ... not the coach&quot;: Manchester United fire head coach Ruben Amorim]] (January 6) ==

Published. I needed to make a few edits.

1) restructured paragraphs for [[WN:IP|inverted pyramid]]

2) reluctantly added dates, ideally I should not be involved in editing content. please check that they are correct. if they are incorrect, please correct them now.

3) added [[WN:Attribution|attribution]] to a few points which were just without any context

4) removed a sentence which was [[WN:NPOV|a speculation]]

5) renamed the page to have headline in active voice ([[WN:SG]] or [[WN:CG]] mentions this)

Please '''read the article carefully, and, if something is incorrect, edit it now'''. Changes may be made for up to 24 hours after publishing, after which the article will be archived. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:27, 6 January 2026 (UTC)
== Published: [[Grateful Dead bassist Bob Weir dies, aged 78]] (January 16) ==

i spelled out group name assuming meant to be 'the Grateful Dead' where says 'the Dead': please correct this now if this is not correct. thanks. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 17:58, 15 January 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 19) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Gryllida|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:53, 19 January 2026 (UTC)
== Published: [[Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father]] (January 20) ==

{{Notify_review/passed|article=Boy retrieves Nintendo Switch locked away in gun safe, and shoots his father|author=Gryllida|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:09, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
== [[User:WeatherWriter]] ==

Note that the same content is on his user page which you forgot to delete. [[Special:Contributions/&amp;#126;2026-34086-9|&amp;#126;2026-34086-9]] ([[User talk:&amp;#126;2026-34086-9|talk]]) 17:01, 16 January 2026 (UTC)

:Update? [[Special:Contributions/&amp;#126;2026-40758-8|&amp;#126;2026-40758-8]] ([[User talk:&amp;#126;2026-40758-8|talk]]) 14:02, 19 January 2026 (UTC)
::Update? [[Special:Contributions/&amp;#126;2026-40758-8|&amp;#126;2026-40758-8]] ([[User talk:&amp;#126;2026-40758-8|talk]]) 20:42, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:07, 23 January 2026 (UTC)
::::fixed [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:38, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
== Help requested with real time comms ==

Hi @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]]

Could you please check the below request and help, or find someone else who can help.

There is an admin and review backlog. Real time comms with 2-3 people could help to reduce it. This could be IRC or audio chat.

https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Admin_action_alerts/Archive_13#backlog_clearing_meet_1 was previously attempted, however the linked site was confusing to me and I had an IRL backlog that takes away my attention. (I still do.) Any help with getting this one meetup happen, and/or a nicer software for coordinating future online meetups, would be appreciated.

Hope you can help.

Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:51, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

== Published: [[&quot;Media and Tenkil&quot; exhibit opens in Hanau, Germany]] (February 10) ==

Hello,

Sending this message to all contributors to the article...

Article has been published.

0) I changed headline and added image attribution for first image.

1) I removed two sentences, as the sources do not have them. Please feel free to re-add with a comment or added source.

A. The exhibition seeks public confrontation and healing through these displays.

B. The Tenkil Museum, operating as a non-profit with no permanent venue, has previously held exhibitions in Brussels, the  European Parliament, Kassel, and  Frankfurt.

2) Name of museum is confusing. Is it Tenkil Museum? Museum of Repression? Please check this immediately and comment.

3) Would be good to add one or two comments from some public who visited.

4) Would be good to clarify what &quot;Gülenist&quot; means and/or wikilink.

Please make the above edits and comments now, ideally within less than 12 hours.

Thank you! -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 10:35, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
== Published: [[Göbeklitepe, Taş Tepeler and life 12,000 years ago exhibition opens in Berlin, Germany]] (February 11) ==

Sending to all authors...

Published.

Please check '''each diff''' in article history, in case i added inaccuracies or confusion.

Please check current revision. I edited it because it was not completely consistent with source, in the paragraph mentioning unesco.

Please if you are in Berlin, take a photo, even from outside building if inside is not allowed.

Edits may be made within next ~24 hours.

Thank you. -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 11:01, 11 February 2026 (UTC)
== Published: [[Poets gather for reading at Ray's Pizza in New York City]] (February 12) ==

Sending this message to all users who edited the page ...

Published.

Krinkle says copyright of photos is ok.

Suggest to add how long it took, one hour, two hours, or whatever. Suggest to add utc time in parentheses. Minor changes. Can be done in 24hr or less from now.

A bit old. Better to write about it on the day, not a week after. OR kind of makes an exception. But this should be considered in future, to write news straight on the day.

Thank you! -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 11:14, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
== todo 2026_02_13 note to self ==

[[Talk:Shooting_at_Benihana_restaurant_in_Maple_Grove,_Minnesota_leaves_one_injured#Correction_issued,_not_sighted]]

not sure where correction went or what was not done, to be checked [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 01:22, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
== Concerns with review standards ==

I am raising a concern regarding review standards and adherence to current policy.

Several recent issues — including three retraction requests and a correction — have involved unsupported statements remaining in articles after review. Additionally, you have publicly stated that you do not perform full verification as part of your review process and have proposed reducing verification expectations in the review workflow. Those proposals have not achieved consensus and have received pushback from other reviewers.

For clarity:

Under [[WN:REV]], reviewers are responsible for verifying that all factual claims in an article are supported by the cited sources prior to publication.

[[WN:CS]] requires that published content be accurate and verifiable.

[[WN:Archive]] presumes that archived articles reflect a fully reviewed and source-supported record.

Until these policies are changed by consensus, they remain binding. Review standards cannot be unilaterally reinterpreted.

Accordingly, I am requesting that future reviews fully comply with existing verification requirements. If there is a desire to formally redefine the scope of review, that discussion should occur at the policy level and reach clear consensus before being implemented in practice.

Please confirm that future reviews will adhere to current policy standards.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:02, 7 February 2026 (UTC)

:I do not believe a 100% to the letter check was done by any previous reviewer. Changing that approach requires a discussion. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 02:49, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
:Hi @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]
:* I couldn't reply to those article quality concerns that you raised in last year individually, I was sick for a month last month and had around two major circumstances change in my personal life last year each of which required at least a few months effort each. If you wish, I can revisit these discussions and reply to them now.
:* There is ongoing discussion about this at [[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#RfC_from_reviewers%3A_verifiability_policy]], hope it can undie itself. I tagged it with {{tl|flag}}, now.
:Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:03, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
:For the record, i think the question is invalid ... before asking such question it is required to provide and discuss examples here. As stated above, I was not asked to give my feedback on any corrections/retractions here. They were actioned and archived in my absence. Hope this is something you can look into on next occurrence/concern, @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]. Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 15:41, 9 February 2026 (UTC)
:: Does [[WN:REV]] require verification of all factual claims against cited sources prior to publication?[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:54, 12 February 2026 (UTC)
:::Yes it does with a few complications...
:::* What does a reviewer do if the article is three pages long and is a 'news' i.e. time sensitive
:::* How time sensitive a report is the one you are or I am reviewing
:::* What does a reviewer do if a piece of information was not possible to verify and is not essential
:::* What does a reviewer do if a piece of information was not possible to verify and is essential
:::* How to define this essential
:::* Does any of the above justify doing a 'supposedly incomplete' review
:::* If yes, then how incomplete may it be
:::* How actionable the review should be
:::* Whether a reviewer may speak from 'we' voice of Wikinews as a 'we Wikinews reviewers' in talk pages, or in reviews
:::* whether a reviewer may say 'our policies' or 'Wikinews policies' and how this connects to 'we' and 'I' in talk pages and in reviews
:::* Maybe something else I forgot
:::These are all open questions and answering them may require a seeming policy violation, yet. In my view, there are a number of practices done for over a decade and just because the policy says something does not mean a current practice must be changed. They are also context sensitive questions.
:::If there is a specific article where you are concerned about review quality I am happy to have a look, please let me know!
:::Hope it helps. I am open to further discussion!
:::Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 01:03, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
:::: [[WN:REV]] provides the following answer to all of the questions above: ''The reviewer should check that all information in the article is fully sourced.''
:::: As written, it allows for no nuance with regards to how much verification we perform, given any number of hypothetical scenarios one might dream up.
:::: Dealing with the results of a partial (and disputed) review process conducted by only one reviewer has resulted in repeated post-publication remediation by the community.
:::: So far, the two proposals to reduce the verification requirement have received no support from the community:
:::: 
::::* [[Wikinews:Water_cooler/assistance/archives/2024/November#Mailing_lists|October 2024]]  
::::* [[Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Proposed_change_to_review_process_by_Gryllida_Version_202512|January 2026]]
:::: 
:::: If the '''community''' believes the current standard is too high, then the policy should be formally amended. Until then, the written policy governs review.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 02:55, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::Hi [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]
:::::* I don't think standard is too high, just nuances have existed for a while just were not documented. I do not agree with you that the nuances should not be allowed.
:::::* If you felt a particular article quality was too low after I published it, let me know and allow me time to respond.
:::::* I was frustrated by some related conversations being archived or not brought up on my talk page despite me having reviewed the article, I just lost them and do not remember anything of them because they were not properly discussed with me.
:::::Hope this is helpful, I am happy to discuss further.
:::::Regards, -- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 04:02, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::: &gt; ''If you felt a particular article quality was too low after I published it, let me know and allow me time to respond.''&lt;br&gt;I have disagreed with the proposed, lower level of verification for years, possibly starting [[Wikinews:Water cooler/assistance/archives/2024/November#c-Michael.C.Wright-20241020142100-Gryllida-20241020021900|here]], but also [[Wikinews:Water cooler/assistance/archives/2024/November#c-Michael.C.Wright-20241024140100-Mailing_lists|here]], [[Wikinews:Water cooler/proposals#c-Michael.C.Wright-20260107223800-Votes|here]], [[Wikinews:Water cooler/miscellaneous/archives/2025/June#c-Michael.C.Wright-20250603160200-GreekApple123-20250603140900|here]], and [[Wikinews:Deletion requests/Archives/2026#c-Michael.C.Wright-20260119153000-Gryllida-20260118153200|here]], to point to just a few.
:::::: Also, the reader is the first priority. If there are problems with a published article, we should not wait on a single contributor to correct an error. If you follow your own advice on [[Wikinews:Watching pages]], you'll know when issues are being discussed on the talk page or various operational pages such as [[WN:DR]]. It is your own responsibility to ensure you stay up to date with the project. 
:::::: The only way I would personally support a lower level of verification is if we first required in-line citations for stated facts. Then any disputed statements of fact that do not include an in-line citation can be readily removed as part of the review process. And even then, as a journalism project first and wiki project second, I would have serious reservations and would likely request a trial period to gauge the results. 
:::::: And again, it is the community's decision, not yours or mine alone.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:05, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::If I had a dozen proposals you disagreed with, it does not answer the question I was asking. Watching pages is helpful, but is not a substitute for opening a new section at this page for each of my reviews that went bad, as that issue is bothering you a bit more than a mention... [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 09:06, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::: This wouldn't be such an issue except that the 5w-only review process causes problems that others have to fix. If the 5w-only review process improved the project, we wouldn't still be debating it. &lt;br&gt;You have twice proposed the same change to policy and after it has not been accepted by the community, you have unilaterally decided to put the change into practice. &lt;br&gt;You have justified the use of a 5W-only review process variously, as follows:&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&quot;...partly due to my medical issues and partly due to my preference...&quot;[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#c-Gryllida-20260111133600-Tduk-20260110041300]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&quot;I do not think the current policy requires 100% coverage of fact check.&quot;[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#c-Gryllida-20260111155700-Michael.C.Wright-20260111154200]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&quot;I believe that doing 100% verification was not common practice.&quot;[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#c-Gryllida-20260112210400-Michael.C.Wright-20260112174200]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&quot;I don't believe this is realistic to expect a reviewer to check 100% of the content in an article unless someone is hired to do such extensive reviews...&quot;[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#c-Gryllida-20260111163400-RfC_from_reviewers:_verifiability_policy]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;Many of those justifications contradict each other or otherwise defy logic. I find this tactic of shifting blame anywhere other than where it belongs to now be of bad faith.&lt;br&gt;I am not the first reviewer to [[Wikinews:Water cooler/assistance/archives/2024/November#c-Heavy_Water-20241022164600-Gryllida-20241021221200|disagree with your use of this pseudo-review process]]. &lt;br&gt;Choosing not to follow established policy, then citing the resulting difficulties as proof that the policy is unworkable, effectively uses noncompliance as an argument for change. That runs counter to [[WN:POINT]], which prohibits disrupting or disregarding policy to make a point:&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;Discussion, rather than unilateral action, is the preferred means of changing policies, and the preferred mechanism for demonstrating the problem with policies.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br&gt;It offers the following example, which matches the behavior identified here:&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;If you wish to change an existing procedure or guideline...&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;do set up a discussion page and try to establish consensus.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;don't push the existing rule to its limits in an attempt to prove it wrong, or nominate the existing rule for deletion.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br&gt;This has become disruptive to the project on many levels and is now in violation of [[WN:POINT]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:48, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::Hi @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]
:::::::::# It is difficult to discuss these examples, they are from separate articles. Have they been addressed somehow, or do they still require action now?
:::::::::# I do not agree with the claim that I decided to 'put them into practice' (about 'review only 5W [and plagiarism]') for all future submissions. I could do this, however, if required in the context of a given event, a given report and a given timing. I did it a few times in the past and I saw some other people do the same. I do not think that it would constitute a policy violation. Even though that is not documented. The reason why I do not think this would constitute policy violation is because I am still waiting for comments from other reviewers about their reviewing practices. Without that comment it is pretty hard to continue this discussion.
:::::::::# I refuse to engage into further discussion about &quot;Hi, you must be &lt;new or disruptive&gt; here, go read the documentation&quot;. It is an eye sore. I am not a nuisance here and I am not doing arbitrary changes.
:::::::::# If you wish further discussion, you need to put it about each '''''article issue''''' separately in a new section on my talk page. Again, I refuse to engage into &quot;hey your review quality is bad in general&quot;. Issue needs to be discussed for each article. Maybe after substantial amount of issues and they recurring the discussion could be opened again.
:::::::::# I do not agree that I must stay up to date with whole project. I tried and I opened a discussion when it was already archived, it was from a mention notification. I can stay up to date but there is a limit on my time available and I will read some notifications a week or two later. If the issue is important and urgent and requires substantial amount of reading or writing or thinking/processing, it needs to be mentioned on my talk page.
:::::::::# I also maintain my desire to propose further changes to relax reviewing. There may be another dozen or two of such proposals and complementing software being developed. This should not strengthen your position about my bad quality of reviews. The only point that will strengthen this position is issues in articles being identified. 
:::::::::# I maintain that this is yourself that increased review standard. There was written policies in the context of the late @[[User:Pi zero|Pi zero]] being available 16 hours a day. Other reviewers (apart from Pi zero) have not been that thorough to my understanding and I believe it was not a major issue. The requirement to be that thorough for all with a post mortem being done at time of archival is a workflow change and I do not think it was discussed anywhere or approved in consensus.
:::::::::# This will be especially valuable if these issues are identified within less than 24 hours after publishing, because this is when the article receives the most readers.
:::::::::Hope this is helpful. Please note I was thinking out loud and some of the statements may be imprecise. I was not enjoying these notes because it were things which are self obvious and in Wikinews there is a guideline to work towards quality of news, not towards quality or volume of meta discussions. I would appreciate if the meta discussions were kept to a minimum. In an effort to reduce my burn out, I may wish to postpone my further involvement in this discussion to a minimum, and I may just be able to respond to comments which actually involve inquiry about a current article.
:::::::::I am still open to discussion of the above issues as I am hoping that this discussion may come up with substantial changes that can be done either to articles or to workflows if needed.
:::::::::Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:46, 14 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::I think a balance needs to be struck between the quality of our output (and therefore the rigor of reviews) and the amount of time the community can actually spend on maintaining standards. As of now, you seem to be the most active and rigorous around here, but if no one else is able or willing to hold articles to the same standard you do, then you're only placing a larger burden on yourself. To be clear, I believe community standards ''should'' be upheld, but the reality is that it may not be feasible to do so given our lack of human resources. I appreciate and admire the work you do and wish you all the best. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 08:25, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::: &gt; ''but if no one else is able or willing to hold articles to the same standard you do, then you're only placing a larger burden on yourself.''&lt;br&gt;We don't know that I'm the only active reviewer with high standards. The RfC linked above has not received ''any'' responses from other reviewers, even after a month, even after over 20 individual pings, a flag, and continued pressing by the OP. The cause of the lack of response is likely manyfold but can not be discounted or dismissed.
:::::: I do not deny the burden of full verification. In fact I acknowledge[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Michael.C.Wright/Review_process_study/Reviewer_lane#Biggest_hurdle] it. But I do find it to be a ''minimum'' requirement of a journalism project. I think it is grossly irresponsible, even unethical for a journalism project to explicitly state that not all facts in our articles will be verified. 
:::::: I believe journalists, to include ''citizen journalists'', have an ethical imperative to &quot;[t]ake responsibility for the accuracy of their work.&quot;[https://www.spj.org/spj-code-of-ethics/][[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:16, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::Well, not like inactive reviewers with high standards are helpful to the project. Yes, so we should always aim higher for our quality and standards, we just need to determine how high and if everyone is aiming high enough. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 20:12, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
::::3-4: I don't see how anything would be impossible to verify. I doubt dead links are used here due to the need for new sources, and editors with access to paywalled sources should be able to provide quotations that support their claims.
::::5: I believe anything controversial should need to be verified, as neutrality is of the utmost importance.
::::6: Yes, corrections and/or retractions may take up even more time than if a thorough review was completed in the first place.
::::9: I don't see why anyone should be able to claim to represent the perspective of an entire group.
::::10: Yet policies &amp; guidelines are (as far as I'm concerned) vetted by the community, so I don't see why not. However, P&amp;Gs are applied through individual interpretations, so I believe single-person should be used in communication. [[User:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;font-family:Montserrat;background-image:linear-gradient(90deg,#EE1C25,#BA8E23);color:transparent;background-clip:text&quot;&gt;HKLionel&lt;/span&gt;]] [[User talk:HKLionel|&lt;span style=&quot;color:#EE1C25;font-size:60%&quot;&gt;TALK&lt;/span&gt;]] 08:19, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[Sanae Takaichi leads LDP to victory in 2026 Japanese election]] (February 19) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Sanae Takaichi leads LDP to victory in 2026 Japanese election|author=Gryllida|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

:Issues: Stale &amp; unattributed analysis  - ok. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 18:46, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

== Contact ==

I received your voice message. Feel free to leave any messages here at WN on my Talk page.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 20:26, 19 February 2026 (UTC)

:wanted real time contact can do any time including my night - this is for collaborative editing of draft. thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:01, 20 February 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[Wildfires burn across parts of US states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas]] (February 20) ==

{{tl|Notify_review/notready|article=Wildfires burn across parts of US states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas|author=Gryllida|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 02:06, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
:Partially done: i revised and left as bit up to local contributor to address. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 06:23, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
== Revision requested: [[Tarique Rahman forms new BNP government in Bangladesh]] (February 21) ==

{{Notify_review/notready|article=Tarique Rahman forms new BNP government in Bangladesh|author=Gryllida|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 16:46, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
== Let's try and start over please... ==

im willing to work with you, I apologize for my actions like biting your head off sorry hope you can accept my apology. Thank you @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 19:40, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

:Hey I was not offended, I am full on to collaborate and edit together. May be a bit away on weekend as I will be driving. Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:53, 27 February 2026 (UTC)
== Published: [[Musical performance presented by Striped Light in Long Island City, New York showcases four performers]] (February 28) ==

{{Notify_review/passed|article=Musical performance presented by Striped Light in Long Island City, New York showcases four performers|author=Gryllida|reviewer=Michael.C.Wright|is_author=no}} -- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:57, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

:Ok good [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:34, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
:I suggest the template to include link to article talk page, so I can check out review comment more easily. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:36, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
== Unilateral undeletion ==

In [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&amp;logid=4246553 this diff] you again undeleted an article you originally authored and intend to continue developing. It was deleted as part of the normal, [[WN:PROD]] process on March 3. You previously undeleted the same article [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&amp;logid=4238569 diff] nearly two weeks ago. 

[[Wikinews:Undeletion guidelines]] states: Articles which were deleted following process should only have an undeletion '''request''' [emphasis added] if they were &quot;wrongly&quot; deleted, such as being speedy deleted or on deletion requests without a tag or input from the community.

No undeletion request was filed and both deletion processes followed policy. In the most recent, the article was marked as abandoned on the 27th and not deleted until the 3rd (four, instead of two days after the warning). 

The article's content has not been edited since February 20 and is therefore still considered abandoned.

This is an administrative action taken on a page where you are the author, which conflicts with the expected separation between administrative tools and personal editing interests.

The article should remain deleted unless an undeletion request is made. This is not how story development or undeletion is normally handled under [[WN:PROD]].

Non-administrators cannot undelete articles at will; administrators should not do so either.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 19:25, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

:Hi 
:1. It was original reporting which should normally not be deleted and should be userified.
:2. There was a note on the talk page saying that I am waiting for my interviewee to provide some information before I submit for review. This is still the case.
:3. As a result I believe it was deleted 'out of process' and no consensus was required for undeletion.
:I wish to engage in no further discussion or further requests for clarification in this here. If you disagree any further, please open a request on some other talk/forum page where other users may provide their responses. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 22:35, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
:: When it was marked abandoned on December 7, it was not marked as original.[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=New_CEO_of_Bureau_of_Meteorology,_Australia,_announces_AU$96.5M_website_upgrade_bill&amp;oldid=4953784]
:: Therefore it was originally deleted in compliance with [[WN:PROD]] and should not have been unilaterally undeleted. 
:: OR is not immune from either [[WN:Freshness]] or [[WN:PROD]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 23:20, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
:: I have posted the question to the community: [[Wikinews:Water cooler/policy#Clarification: use of administrative undelete on articles authored by the admin|Clarification: use of administrative undelete on articles authored by the admin]][[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 23:41, 4 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Agreed that there were two deletions (and two undeletions), and first one was OK, as article was not marked as OR at that time. I believe I should be able to do that undeletion for Gatwick purpose anyway. I replied in water cooler. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 12:11, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
{{od}} I am not sure why it comes off as one of you have a chip on their shoulder.  Anyways, can we do it like the way we have always handled OR's instead of breathing down each other's throats?  @Gry, you should move OR's your userspace.  Please work on it, and submit it for publication when it is ready.  @MCW, many a times authors need access to their OR to continue on their story + ORs can be freshened by changing the focus (some interviews don't go stale as quickly as others, like the interviews with Zara Kay and with the HIV-positive sex workers during lockdown).  It's been the case that those who can't do it will be requesting an admin, and admins can choose to access it by checking deleted logs, or by moving to their userspace, or changing the focus of the article.  In this case, if the focus is not changed, please move it to your userspace, Gry.&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 14:14, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
: &gt; ''I am not sure why it comes off as one of you have a chip on their shoulder.''
: I agree and if you are willing to mediate, I think dispute resolution may be in order. We have tried discussing things off- and on-wiki but the broader dispute remains. 
: &gt; ''can we do it like the way we have always handled OR's instead of breathing down each other's throats?''
: My objection here is that it was not originally OR when first deleted and subsequently undeleted. It was undeleted ''in order to change it to OR.'' Even then, once undeleted, it was neither userified nor further developed. Admin access could have (and probably ''should have'') been used to merely copy/paste the content offline for manipulation into an entirely new article and then submitted when there was content to be verified.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:42, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
::So you only object to the first undeletion, and not the second? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 00:40, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
:::# yes
:::# for your reference, when changing to OR, i don't believe previous edit history should be lost, and i don't believe work should be transferred off-wiki
:::# i appreciated @[[User:Acagastya|Acagastya]];s solution, moving to user name space sounds more efficient here to me
:::[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:57, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
::::I was asking @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] what his objection was to, to understand what is actually supposed to be being discussed here. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 01:19, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
:i moved it to user space, it is way more efficient than working offline [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 00:50, 6 March 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <text bytes="44100" sha1="it4pw0e6ov83t4n796s3y49j7xz10fp" xml:space="preserve">&lt;center&gt; &lt;big&gt; Please share your opinion regarding the migration on Meta at [[meta:Migration of Wikinews and future hosts]]. &lt;/big&gt; &lt;/center&gt;

= 1. Name and geographical location of new hosting. =
I have no idea about this, please advise. How can this be done when half of users have slow internet and are geographically dispersed. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:22, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

:A Meta page has been created for discussion about the migration. Please share your votes and comments there. [[meta:Migration of Wikinews and future hosts]]. --[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:57, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

=== Miraheze ===
:Maybe we could consider migrating to https://miraheze.org/. Their Meta page is here: https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Miraheze_Meta.
:They provide free hosting, although I am not sure whether we would need to purchase our own domain name. They also do not run advertisements and operate entirely on donations.
:However, a major clarification is required: If Wikinews is closed, will the WMF also relinquish copyright to the name 'Wikinews' and its logo? If not, I'm not sure how we could proceed. Perhaps someone with legal knowledge, or someone from the WMF, could advise on this? -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 07:13, 26 November 2025 (UTC)
::Is it easy to install our own mediawiki extensions there. Do they provide shell access. The name question is in section 5 below. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:52, 26 November 2025 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]: Yes, almost all MediaWiki extensions are available there. There are also users with strong MediaWiki knowledge who can help us move forward technically. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 03:29, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:::: &quot;almost all MediaWiki extensions&quot; is an exaggeration. But it is true that Miraheze is significantly more willing to install new extensions than Wikimedia is: https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Extensions is an incomplete list. Miraheze, while they won't provide you shell access, will let you self-service many things that require shell access on Wikimedia, such as config changes - they have a fairly flexible https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/ManageWiki interface. [[User:Pppery|* Pppery *]] [[User talk:Pppery|&lt;sub style=&quot;color:#800000&quot;&gt;it has begun...&lt;/sub&gt;]] 03:53, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:::::True. What I mean is at least enough to support Wikinews or such that Wikinews is going to need. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 14:18, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
::Miraheze might be our last good option just saying. @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]], @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:55, 26 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Also, everyone, the WMF board has '''not yet''' made a final decision, and the current community opinion is mostly in our favor, so please don't give up participating in various discussions on metawiki. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 01:02, 1 December 2025 (UTC)
::::They will close WikiNews tomorrow. All pages will be read-only. I can register the wiki at https://wikinews.miraheze.org, if you would like. [[User:SeaDragon1|SeaDragon1]] ([[User talk:SeaDragon1|talk]]) 19:24, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
:::::To reiterate NotAracham’s comment in this thread, while Miraheze is very willing to provide hosting to Wikinews, we ask that the actual wiki request be submitted by a bureaucrat (or representative of WikiNYC if the WN community choses to pursue an arrangement with them). With all due respect, for the sake of clarify and not making things more confusing for the Wikinews community, we won’t be accepting one-off requests by users that don’t have the backing of the community’s consensus. [[User:PixDeVl|PixDeVl]] ([[User talk:PixDeVl|talk]]) 21:26, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
::I personally oppose the usage of Miraheze because it contains trackers that are hard for users to disable. [[User:GrinningIodize|GrinningIodize]] ([[User talk:GrinningIodize|talk]]) 16:04, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
:::Hi @[[User:GrinningIodize|GrinningIodize]], what are they tracking and how does this work? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 09:52, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::::I forget the exact details because I wrote that message nearly 5 months ago, but I think that it's some sort of analytics ping that you need to block at the browser or DNS level. [[User:GrinningIodize|GrinningIodize]] ([[User talk:GrinningIodize|talk]]) 12:11, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::We collect minimal aggregate tracking data through cookies for cloudflare + matomo analytics as well as session persistence, @[[User:RhinosF1|RhinosF1]] would be better positioned to answer this. Our [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy Privacy Policy] also covers our 'when and how' for usage of this data. --[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[User talk:NotAracham|talk]]) 18:40, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::If all other measures fail... we might have to try [[w:Fandom (website)|Fandom]]. [[User:SeaDragon1|SeaDragon1]] ([[User talk:SeaDragon1|talk]]) 19:59, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
:[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], Wikimedia is hosted in the US due to favorable freedom of speech and copyright laws. A [[w:Content delivery network]] can improve performance around the world, though that doesn't accelerate dynamic content served to users who are logged in. See [[m:Wikimedia servers]] for example.&lt;span id=&quot;Alexis_Jazz:1764267938397:Wikinews_talkFTTCLNMigration&quot; class=&quot;FTTCmt&quot;&gt; —&amp;nbsp;[[User:Alexis Jazz|Alexis Jazz]] ([[User talk:Alexis Jazz|talk]]) 18:25, 27 November 2025 (UTC)&lt;/span&gt;

Hi folks, this is NotAracham, Director of Trust &amp; Safety at Miraheze. We've reviewed internally and are confident that we will be able to offer hosting (from both a policy and technical standpoint) should you choose to select us once things are worked out with the WMF. I and my colleagues are happy to answer any questions the WikiNews community might have towards reaching a decision. --[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[User talk:NotAracham|talk]]) 19:14, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:You are a life saver thank you @[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:16, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:I think we should wait until the final decision of the Board, and if it ultimately is about closing, then I have no objection to migrate. This would be the best second possibility after Wikinews is not getting closed. Thank you for your help. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 19:24, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
::Agreed, Miraheze can save us for backup plan @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:26, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:I'm an Infrastructure engineer for Miraheze and am also watching this page. You can also find me on Libera.Chat (in both #wikinews and #miraheze) or Discord if you have questions. [[User:RhinosF1|RhinosF1]] ([[User talk:RhinosF1|talk]]) 19:34, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]], it would probably be a good idea to clarify whether you are talking about English Wikinews or all Wikinews language variants. Also note that ruwikinews has on the order of 1000x more articles than most other language editions. Can Miraheze deal with [[:w:en:Russian web brigades]] ?&lt;span id=&quot;Alexis_Jazz:1764272830948:Wikinews_talkFTTCLNMigration&quot; class=&quot;FTTCmt&quot;&gt; —&amp;nbsp;[[User:Alexis Jazz|Alexis Jazz]] ([[User talk:Alexis Jazz|talk]]) 19:47, 27 November 2025 (UTC)&lt;/span&gt;
::Agreed, we need to focus on English Wikinews. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:59, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
::Technically, I don't think any of them would be an issue. From a counter vandalism perspective, we would look to how we could support any wiki and make sure you have the tools available that you need. [[User:RhinosF1|RhinosF1]] ([[User talk:RhinosF1|talk]]) 20:03, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
::I'll defer to my tech colleagues on our technical capacity to host, though the general opinion seems that it would be well within possibility to host the full spectrum of languages if they choose to move to our service.  Regarding the counter-vandalism aspect, our service uses Cloudflare (for both default and custom domains) to mitigate DDoS attempts, which has proven unfortunately necessary with some past antagonists.  While we have an existing global CVT team to handle the more routine on-wiki trouble, we only have so many members with limited time to offer. It sounds like the Russian wikinews is one of the rare scenarios where it'd be prudent to assign some members of their moderation team [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/CheckUser#Permission delegated local CheckUser]. --[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[User talk:NotAracham|talk]]) 20:24, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:::[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]], first let me declare that I don't know for sure how ruwikinews is doing currently. But you should be very careful before assigning CheckUser to anyone involved with Russian projects. The paper bear is certainly interested:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;[https://fortune.com/europe/2023/04/14/moscow-court-fines-wikipedia-refusing-remove-russia-language-article-invasion-ukraine/ Moscow court fines Wikipedia for refusing to remove a Russian-language article about the invasion of Ukraine]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;[https://www.reuters.com/technology/russia-threatens-fine-wikipedia-if-it-doesnt-delete-false-information-2022-04-05/ Russia threatens to fine Wikipedia if it doesn't delete 'false information']&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;[https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/06/23/a89531 Russian Court Fines Wikipedia Operator Nearly $40K Over ‘P***philia Propaganda’]&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Just don't give CheckUser to the paper bear, as they could use it to prosecute dissenters. As for the current state of ruwikinews, some of the most recent articles:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;[[:n:ru:Необычный урок патриотизма провёл русский путешественник-экстремал, вернувшийся из Африки]] ([[:n:ru:Категория:Виктор Пинчук (1969)|author]] writing about himself)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;[[:n:ru:В Крыму, расположенном недалеко от района боевых действий, прошла «Ночь искусств»]]: a Chinese Wikimedian, Sheminghui.WU, interviewing that user. Perhaps something is getting lost in translation, because this is the end of the last answer according to Google translate:&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;{{q|1=From my personal observations, the majority of Crimean residents (myself included) are ethnic Russians. Therefore, there has generally always been a negative attitude toward the imposed &quot;Ukrainianism&quot; here.&lt;br/&gt;I'm not familiar with cultural life in eastern Ukraine or in the towns located along the front lines, but here in Crimea, everything is peaceful. Enemy drones are being shot down by professionally trained specialists.&lt;br/&gt;We will win!&lt;br/&gt;Hakuna matata!&lt;br/&gt;No pasaran!|4=Виктор Пинчук|5=[https://ru.wikinews.org/wiki/%D0%92_%D0%9A%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BC%D1%83,_%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%BE%D1%82_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%85_%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B9,_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BB%D0%B0_%C2%AB%D0%9D%D0%BE%D1%87%D1%8C_%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%C2%BB]}}&lt;br/&gt;derp I have to stop looking at this rabbit hole&lt;span id=&quot;Alexis_Jazz:1764284255586:Wikinews_talkFTTCLNMigration&quot; class=&quot;FTTCmt&quot;&gt; —&amp;nbsp;[[User:Alexis Jazz|Alexis Jazz]] ([[User talk:Alexis Jazz|talk]]) 22:57, 27 November 2025 (UTC)&lt;/span&gt;
::::Ha, absolutely an area one could spend way too much time digging into, and a very fair point to bring up.  Local checkuser has not been given out in the history of Miraheze, and would absolutely be a last resort. While it's a thing we'd ''consider'' if proven necessary, any grants here would have a much higher degree of scrutiny than standard cases given the well-documented hostility of the national actor in question. 
::::--[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[User talk:NotAracham|talk]]) 23:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
::As Russian Wikinews will also be closed, it will also need a new home. I will wait for their contributors to comment whether they want to do migration together and to the same host. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:04, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Correction: *may also be closed [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:05, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
:Thanks @[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]]] and @[[User:RhinosF1|RhinosF1]] for following this page [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:05, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
:@[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] Dear friend, will other language versions of Wikinews, especially ruwn and zhwn which have more views than enwn, can also be hosted? Thank you. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 02:48, 29 November 2025 (UTC)
::Yes, we are willing to provide hosting for all language flavors of wikinews should their communities choose to move to our service. --[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[User talk:NotAracham|talk]]) 18:43, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:Hi @[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]], thank you for your notes.
:1. Do you have a comment on @[[User:GrinningIodize|GrinningIodize]]'s concern about trackers? 
:2. Could you confirm that you do not require content obligations in return, such as, censorship of content or necessitating to include your news on our site? 
:3. What features do you provide for multilingual content? Currently there are different sysops in each language edition of Wikinews, as they are separate wikis.
:Apparently, move needs to happen before May 4 and [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard#Board_of_Trustees_Approves_Closure_of_Wikinews after that date content will be left read-only, here]. I asked whether Wikinews trademark can be used. 
:Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 09:56, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::4. In Miraheze can users insert Wikimedia Commons images into new pages? In Wikinews it is possible with same syntax as if it was a local image. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:02, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]: Yes, it is possible to both upload local images and use files from Wikimedia Commons. --[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 10:07, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::::This is cool. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:08, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Cc @[[User:Pppery|Pppery]] thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:02, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::# I've asked Rhinos to weigh in on trackers, but generally we collect the minimum data required to operate our service.  Information collected in this way is used as described in [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy our privacy policy] and is not sent/resold to outside parties.  If there are more specific concerns to be discussed, I defer to my tech colleague.
::# We do have some limits on what may be hosted on our service, outlined in [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Content_Policy our content policy]. We also (as a non-profit) cannot host content specifically designed to achieve a political outcome, e.g. supporting a specific candidate or specific legislative action.  Beyond these two items, we do not impose any further restrictions on your speech nor will we mandate that specific stories be written.  However, it should be made clear, we cannot offer any form of legal cover should authored content result in legal action against the authors by a third party.
::# While we do have the Translate extension, the current structure is likely the cleanest way to continue operating.  We do support interwiki/interlanguage linking as well, which can ease connection between versions. 
::# Regarding licensing and/or permission for continued use of brand/trademark, that's something the WikiNews community will have to work out with the WMF, we do not negotiate in this way on behalf of our hosted projects.
::I think I've answered everything, but let me know if a question was missed.
::--[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[User talk:NotAracham|talk]]) 19:26, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Miraheze Tech here. To add to what NotAracham has said, we have [[miraheze:Help:How_to_support_multiple_languages_on_my_wiki|a multi-language guide]] which covers some of the options that are possible on Miraheze:
::# Separate wikis connected via interwiki language links.
::# Use the same wiki for all languages. Pages are connected via interwiki language links by pointing interwiki links to the same wiki.
::# Use the same wiki for all languages. Pages are synced with the translate extension.
::# Separate wikis connected via wikibase. I am not aware of any wiki that uses this option, but we do have wikibase available with a few hundred wikis that enabled the extension (whether they use it extensively is another story). I believe this option is what Wikinews uses right now. If there is enough interest, I can see if it is possible to replicate the wikinews setup on Miraheze's wikibase install.
::[[User:PetraMagna|PetraMagna]] ([[User talk:PetraMagna|talk]]) 22:36, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::As for trackers, wiki bureaucrats can grant the &lt;code&gt;noanalytics&lt;/code&gt; right to everyone (&lt;code&gt;*&lt;/code&gt;) with ManageWiki, which will exempt all users from our tracking software (Matomo). I tested it on [https://exttest.mirabeta.org/ Miraheze's extension testing wiki] and am no longer seeing Matomo-related requests for both logged-in and anonymous users.
::With that said, this will only happen on the local wiki. If the user clicks on a link to, for example, the Privacy Policy page which is hosted on Miraheze Meta, they will be subject to the tracker again since it is on a different wiki. [[User:PetraMagna|PetraMagna]] ([[User talk:PetraMagna|talk]]) 23:17, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Question; would it be possible to mirrow this wiki, so when i make an edit here, it is also automatically made at Miraheze from my account; is it possible to allow users to login using OAuth so that they do not need to register a new account; what testing is required for a custom extension to be installed on site; where is it located geographically. Does it remain free of charge. how does this organization generate income. Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 05:10, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

:# Going to consider this question moot as the WMF-hosted service will go read-only in near future.  As mentioned elsewhere, we can assist with attributing edits to the MH-equivalent users following migration where there's interest in doing so.
:# We utilize CentralAuth as our account infrastructure, users need only one account for any wiki hosted on our platform. Services can verify the MH account through OAuth as well.  We do not, however, support OAuth for Wikimedia project accounts on our platform, a Miraheze account will need to be created.
:# Custom extensions will need to go through our security review process, and will generally need to demonstrate some form of global usefulness to be considered for approval.
:# We are based out of the United States of America and incorporated in the state of Idaho, the majority of our hardware infrastructure is located in the Salt lake City, Utah area.
:# We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit charitable organization, we do not and will not charge for our service, the majority of our funds come from individual user donations.  Our [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Finance finances are public information], as are our [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/WikiTide_Foundation/Budget/2026 annual budgets].
:--[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[User talk:NotAracham|talk]]) 19:44, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

In my opinion, miraheze is the most viable path forwards for wikinews. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 16:35, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

IMO moving Wikinews to Miraheze is just swapping one centralized authority for another. You're not fixing the problem, you're relocating it. Instead of the Wikimedia Foundation, you end up under Miraheze's policies, infrastructure, and admins. Different host, same dependency. If Wikinews is supposed to be a truly independent, community-driven news platform, then it needs its own infrastructure and governance - not another host that can pull the plug or change the rules whenever it wants. We don't even know if Miraheze can reliably handle a project of this scale (enwikinews only? all active language versions?). What infrastructure do they actually have? What guarantees are there for long-term stability, performance, and uptime? Calling this a solution is just self-deception. [[User:BZPN|BZPN]] ([[User talk:BZPN|talk]]) 06:33, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

:The existing Wikinews community lacks the capability to do better than Miraheze or even come close. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 22:16, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:Loyal opposition here. Sorry your project is closing, I hope you perhaps consider my suggestion to transition to a more news-magazine inspired format on whatever your new host is. But I agree with Bawolff. To quote the former administrator of Earth: May I remind you that the alternative, if it can be called that, is total extinction? [[User:Dronebogus|Dronebogus]] ([[User talk:Dronebogus|talk]]) 13:12, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

No opinion on whether English (and others, except for ru) Wikinews should go to Miraheze, but certainly '''oppose migration of [[:ru:|ru.WN]] to Miraheze'''. Not exactly sure about conditions as of 2026, but the farm was long known to be dominated by English speakers and had zero representation of the Slavs in its establishment. Their staffers botched and failed import of Absurdopedia (the Russian Uncyclopedia), which eventually became self-hosted. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family:serif&quot;&gt;I&lt;/span&gt; had some ugly interactions with Mirahezeans, myself. Meanwhile it generally is a respectable farm and &lt;span style=&quot;font-family:serif&quot;&gt;I&lt;/span&gt; hold specifically {{u|John F. Lewis}}, who made a good job, in respect. --[[User:Incnis Mrsi|Incnis Mrsi]] ([[User talk:Incnis Mrsi|talk]]) 17:31, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:Ironic, given the controversies surrounding John (He has a history of abusing positions of trust and got himself office banned from all Wikimedia projects). Regardless, is there another serious offer on the table? Otherwise Miraheze wins by default. Like you've made some comments that imply you might be willing to offer hosting or at least work on this. Are you actually offering to host Wikinews? Does this offer come with strings or financial requirements? Unless other offers materialize with details, it kind of seems like the choice is Miraheze or nothing. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 05:14, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
::What would the hardware requirements be for hosting WikiNews? Could the administrators WN provide some more specific information? [[User:Charmeleon69|Charmeleon69]] ([[User talk:Charmeleon69|talk]]) 06:53, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
::: Commented [[#hardware|here]] because this isn’t a proper thread. --[[User:Incnis Mrsi|Incnis Mrsi]] ([[User talk:Incnis Mrsi|talk]]) 17:03, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

= 2. Volunteers willing to pay for new hosting. This can be from charities, Wikimedia Charters, or personal expenses. =

I would volunteer towards hosting costs. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:22, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

:This will not work in my opinion. After all, that's the approach taken for wn-reporters and email, and I think it's safe to say that it hasn't been successful. [[User:Leaderboard|Leaderboard]] ([[User talk:Leaderboard|talk]]) 16:32, 30 November 2025 (UTC)
::The lowest cost I am aware of would be 25 USD per month, so 300 USD per year. Though it sounds like Miraheze maybe free and I know a few Wikipedians are on their board. [[User:Doc James|Doc James]] ([[User talk:Doc James|talk]]) 23:51, 18 December 2025 (UTC)
: If hosting is going to be paid for, I think a new, non-profit organization should be formed, to to handle funding and oversight. If hosting is paid for by one or more individuals who are not organized under a charter or governing structure, it creates obvious risks: lack of accountability, unclear ownership, and potential instability if those individuals step away or disagree.
: Forming a new non-profit may be a wise choice even if free hosting is used.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 10:48, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
::Based on the [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Public_consultation_about_Wikinews#c-Sj-20260401032800-Victoria-20260330090000 latest developments], it seems that Wikimedia New York City may take on the future stewardship of Wikinews. That would also mean it is managed by an organization and a non-profit. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 18:27, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

= 3. Volunteers willing to do budgeting and acounting: find out how much this will cost. =

*I would contribute towards budget efforts .[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:22, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
*I might be willing to make a small donation to these efforts, but in terms of time -- I'm not too sure. I intend to take this time to (mostly) step away from most News wiki activities and do a bit of introspection. It's been about 16 years. I want to take a careful look at time/priorities etc.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 15:45, 26 November 2025 (UTC)
*:Thanks [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:51, 26 November 2025 (UTC)
*I suggest opening a donation channel at that time; I can also contribute a spare change. ~ [[User:Sheminghui.WU|Sheminghui.WU]] ([[User talk:Sheminghui.WU|talk]]) 06:18, 29 November 2025 (UTC)
*:Thanks Sheminghui [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 06:59, 29 November 2025 (UTC)
*::Do you folks have an NGO yet? If you dont would recommend the USA as the location to be based as fund raising from their is easiest and becoming a 503(c) is not that hard. [[User:Doc James|Doc James]] ([[User talk:Doc James|talk]]) 23:49, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

= 4. System administration to install software and work around security vulnerabilities =

I would contribute towards admin tasks including Linux system administration and MediaWiki [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:22, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
:Can users use Wikipedia login on an externally hosted wiki? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:24, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
:: In principle yes you could use OAuth for something like that. One example is at https://mdwiki.org, although in that case they only pre-approve accounts you could configure it differently. [[User:Pppery|* Pppery *]] [[User talk:Pppery|&lt;sub style=&quot;color:#800000&quot;&gt;it has begun...&lt;/sub&gt;]] 03:55, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Anyway can use OAuth to log onto MDWiki with their Wikipedia user name, but you can only edit a couple of pages (your user page and a request for editing page) until you are granted editing privileges. [[User:Doc James|Doc James]] ([[User talk:Doc James|talk]]) 23:46, 18 December 2025 (UTC)
:In response to [[ru:User talk:Alexis Jazz#Hello]]: [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], I have no strong ties to Wikinews. Also no knowledge of ru which seems to be the largest wikinews language. And I've always wondered how a news website in wiki form could realistically work as articles likely go stale before they can get improved through the magic of wiki. From the looks of it, this is still an issue.&lt;br style=&quot;margin-bottom:0.5em&quot;/&gt;Generally I'm happy to answer some questions, but actually coding for and maintaining a Wikinews successor would be a major undertaking which is not really for me.&lt;span id=&quot;Alexis_Jazz:1764267275161:Wikinews_talkFTTCLNMigration&quot; class=&quot;FTTCmt&quot;&gt; —&amp;nbsp;[[User:Alexis Jazz|Alexis Jazz]] ([[User talk:Alexis Jazz|talk]]) 18:14, 27 November 2025 (UTC)&lt;/span&gt;
::Okay thank you [[User:Alexis Jazz|Alexis Jazz]]. What makes improving articles so difficult in wiki? What solution would you suggest? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 07:00, 29 November 2025 (UTC)
:::[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], hire some paid editors to write and publish [[w:en:wp:stub|stubs]] for all major news stories throughout the day. That way the site becomes functional as a news source, and the bar to improve a stub is lower than the bar to create an article from scratch. But I don't know who'd be willing to pay for such a thing. Volunteers tend to only write about subjects they care about, and nobody cares about ''everything''. Combined with the presence of a [[w:en:Wikipedia:There is no deadline|deadline]], as news needs to be published before it turns into [[wikt:olds#Noun 2|olds]], it makes a general news wiki very difficult to maintain with just volunteers whose time and interests are limited.&lt;span id=&quot;Alexis_Jazz:1764428567237:Wikinews_talkFTTCLNMigration&quot; class=&quot;FTTCmt&quot;&gt; —&amp;nbsp;[[User:Alexis Jazz|Alexis Jazz]] ([[User talk:Alexis Jazz|talk]]) 15:02, 29 November 2025 (UTC)&lt;/span&gt;
::::Maybe news companies could sponsor these editors, and then copy the finished products for their outlets? [[User:GrinningIodize|GrinningIodize]] ([[User talk:GrinningIodize|talk]]) 15:42, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::i was thinking a tool could at least help with handling the markup if not picking the news events themselves [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:37, 11 December 2025 (UTC)
: &lt;span style=&quot;font-family:serif&quot;&gt;I&lt;/span&gt; can do some Unix, SQL, HTTPd and MediaWiki job. &lt;span style=&quot;font-family:serif&quot;&gt;I&lt;/span&gt; am the technical director of cyclowiki.org for 4 years. IMHO using Wikimedia SULs on a non-Wikimedia site is a poor choice (not only technically, but in other respects too). [[User:Incnis Mrsi|Incnis Mrsi]] ([[User talk:Incnis Mrsi|talk]]) 09:08, 30 November 2025 (UTC)
::Hi @[[User:Incnis Mrsi|Incnis Mrsi]], is it possible though? And what issues would it cause? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:38, 11 December 2025 (UTC)
:::It is possible. We at MDWiki do it and we are happy with the results. But than our work is fairly integrated into the Wikipedia work. [[User:Doc James|Doc James]] ([[User talk:Doc James|talk]]) 23:48, 18 December 2025 (UTC)
:: &lt;span style=&quot;font-family:serif&quot;&gt;I&lt;/span&gt; hereby remind of my four-months-old proposal, although am too busy specifically next several days to do anything of value. Give me a Unix shell or an SQL access and &lt;span style=&quot;font-family:serif&quot;&gt;I&lt;/span&gt; won’t fail you. --[[User:Incnis Mrsi|Incnis Mrsi]] ([[User talk:Incnis Mrsi|talk]]) 15:33, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
::: Incnis Mrsi is a highly qualified and helpful contributor who has been supporting cyclowiki.org for many years. He's always ready to help in difficult situations, even when many prefer to sit back or remain silent. He's always willing to engage with a wide range of participants and develop any constructive ideas. I think his proposal is worth supporting. [[User:Serebr|Serebr]] ([[User talk:Serebr|talk]]) 03:17, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

= 5. Name =

No idea if same trademark can be used... [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 22:24, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

:@[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] as you asked above, FYI there was fork of Wikinews in past, one was called OpenGlobe. If it is same people working on it then I do not mind, any name. For example [[:w:freenode]] moved to [[:w:Libera]] with a name change and successfully moved over 80% of tens thousands users to new site. It would be good to confirm that. Another aspect is in Question 4 whether users will need to register new account. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:54, 26 November 2025 (UTC)
::I don't think Miraheze would allow IP's actually Miraheze is a '''wiki farm host'''. Sorry for the excessive pings, @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:58, 26 November 2025 (UTC)
:::https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fandom_(website) [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:02, 26 November 2025 (UTC)
:::Anonymous editing can be enabled or disabled through ManageWiki on Miraheze which is normally open to all crats. ManageWiki is an easy to use extension we built so you can manage some config from on wiki. [[User:RhinosF1|RhinosF1]] ([[User talk:RhinosF1|talk]]) 19:31, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
::If we move forward with this migration, we will need a new name and logo.
::Any user from here will be able to create an account on the new Wikinews instance on Miraheze. But, there is no automatic way to transfer all existing users with us. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 03:33, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:::If Miraheze is chosen, we will work with you guys to ensure you can claim imported edits and have them attributed to a future Miraheze accounts. Of course, you'll need to sign up again. We won't be able to transfer any user preferences or anything from Wikimedia. [[User:RhinosF1|RhinosF1]] ([[User talk:RhinosF1|talk]]) 19:29, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:::: What happens with edits made by users who choose not to join the fork? If they are left as-is, are there processes in place to ensure those usernames are unavailable? For example, If I choose not to join the fork, are all of my current edits still attributed to my username and is that username essentially &quot;taken&quot; on Miraheze so that others can't register my name and claim my edits?[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 13:47, 3 December 2025 (UTC)
:::::They would show an interwiki link back to the archived wikinews. [[User:RhinosF1|RhinosF1]] ([[User talk:RhinosF1|talk]]) 15:22, 3 December 2025 (UTC)
:::This is correct, while edit history can be 'attributed' to Miraheze accounts created following a migration, we don't have a way to reserve usernames/migrate wikimedia logins automatically - it will require individual registration. --[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[User talk:NotAracham|talk]]) 19:31, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
:::: Have you tried implementing OAuth for wikimedia accounts? [[User:Sj|sj]] ([[User talk:Sj|talk]]) 20:05, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

:We have asked Wikimedia what rules would have to be followed if a migration did take place with regard to trademarks. [[User:RhinosF1|RhinosF1]] ([[User talk:RhinosF1|talk]]) 19:32, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
::Thank you all @[[User:RhinosF1|RhinosF1]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:33, 27 November 2025 (UTC)
::: Related: the broader Wikimedia community should weigh in on where to redirect Wikinews traffic. This is one of the strongest reasons to try something new at the current domains. I would hope the domain is put to use supporting an active community news effort, wherever it is hosted; historical pages can redirect. Unfortunately all of the news-related forks or comparables I know of also closed for lack of activity...  [[User:Sj|sj]] ([[User talk:Sj|talk]]) 20:05, 10 December 2025 (UTC)
There are tools built into mediawiki ie [[Special:Import]] that allows the entire history from one wiki to be moved to another. Lower on [https://mdwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Gout&amp;action=history&amp;offset=&amp;limit=500 this page] you can see what it looks like. [[User:Doc James|Doc James]] ([[User talk:Doc James|talk]]) 23:44, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

= 6. Other =

A small comment I'd like to make is that most interwiki-links on Wikinews (as far as I can see) are the same on Miraheze. (See: [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:Interwiki Special:Interwiki]) As far as I can tell, this would not affect any of the Wikinews articles, when they are moved to Miraheze. [[User:Rodejong|Rodejong]] ([[User talk:Rodejong|talk]]) 11:50, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

= 7. Wikifarm requirements, classes of hosting =

One of the sticking points in discussions about the future of Wikinews was what level of hosting and customization was supported or expected; WMF having a high minimum bar for supporting production servers [and hosting all servers on shared infrastructure where a change to one site can throttle or take down others].  A number of community projects have indicated that, e.g., WM Cloud Services is not great for hosting an actively edited wikifarm.  But if a number of free knowledge projects need a wiki farm with good archival practices, it might make sense for this to change, or to have an official partnership b/t WMF or the WM affiliate network and such a group. 

To this end, defining the needed level of service provision (including multilingual support) would be a good step. [[User:Sj|sj]] ([[User talk:Sj|talk]]) 20:12, 10 December 2025 (UTC)

:Would WMCloud be allowed here? WMCloud is supposed to be related to a wikimedia project, if Wikinews gets shutdown its no longer a wikinews project. That said, WM Cloud is probably sufficient to host a wiki the size of Wikinews even with active editing, but it would require sysadmins who know how to manage mediawiki. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 22:21, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:: This question came up in another thread; even if this is possible it would be good to know exactly what level of service is needed for a neutral wikifarm like Miraheze to host WN, what that costs, &amp;c.  [[User:Sj|sj]] ([[User talk:Sj|talk]]) 01:13, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

{{anchor|hardware}}Requirements depend on the fate of the old news. Minor requirements while Wikimedia keeps the archives, but Wikinews would need to maintain or rent a strong database management system if Wikimedia ejects all WN wikis (including the past content, especially of the Russian Wikinews) completely. --[[User:Incnis Mrsi|Incnis Mrsi]] ([[User talk:Incnis Mrsi|talk]]) 17:03, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

=[[MDWiki:Main_Page]]=
We forked health content to MDWiki a few years ago. With respect to cost each Wiki is about 25 to 40 USD/month and this includes updates, sys admin stuff, and security. One gets 10 GB of SDD space and then it is 1$ per GB after that. You get 100 GB of bandwidth after whic it is 0.05$ per GB. Specialied software work is about 100$ per hour but they have limited capacity for this work. 

With respect to using the name and logo, if you have consensus here to all go in the same direction, I would be supportive. If folks want to go in different directions than things would be a bit more complicated. 

Do you want to move all languages to a single wiki (less expensive) or keep each language in its own wiki? We use SkizNet which is USA based. [[User:Doc James|Doc James]] ([[User talk:Doc James|talk]]) 23:38, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

:Do you have a comment how come Miraheze provides hosting for free, @[[User:Doc James|Doc James]]? Thanks. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 10:32, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]: They are also volunteer-based and rely on donations from users to run their servers. See also: https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/FAQ -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 10:35, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Like anything else, if you want to do something custom or boss people around you need to pay for it. Miraheze hosting is more similar to WMF hosting where its solid but they aren't going to suddenly bend to your whims if you dont like the existing choices. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 16:37, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

== Everyone please check this out! Thank you. ==

https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:RequestWikiQueue/78142

I have requested a new English Wikinews. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 21:40, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:While I appreciate your interest in Miraheze. I do not think it is wise to make a unilateral move when the community is still weighing on the best hosting option. There is still more than a month of time to decide. [[User:PetraMagna|PetraMagna]] ([[User talk:PetraMagna|talk]]) 22:43, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Sorry but im pretty sure they have decided. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:45, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
:::@[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]], While I appreciate the enthusiasm for saving this project, I'll reiterate Petra - users ''should not'' request a wikinews fork at Miraheze on behalf of the project while discussion is ongoing and we are still waiting for WMF clearance on branding, especially if the person making the request isn't currently an administrator/crat on the wikinews project they're requesting it for.
:::While your intentions are good, this will be interpreted as hostile forking and will be declined/deleted. 
:::--[[User:NotAracham|NotAracham]] ([[User talk:NotAracham|talk]]) 04:58, 31 March 2026 (UTC)
:I agree with others. Things are still uncertain regarding the migration. When and how it will take place. The community is still discussing it, so please be patient. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 07:40, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

== How to get the entire enwn backed up? ==

CC @[[User:Bawolff|Bawolff]] @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]] @[[User:Koavf|Koavf]] -- Hi, does anyone know how I can get the backup of the entire enwn (along with history, local files, logs -- what have you) so that I can keep a copy of it on my local system, and perhaps run it via, say a docker setup?  I'd appreciate it if someone could help me with this.&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 09:29, 2 April 2026 (UTC)

:https://dumps.wikimedia.org/ —[[User:Koavf|Justin (&lt;span style=&quot;color:grey&quot;&gt;ko'''a'''vf&lt;/span&gt;)]]&lt;span style=&quot;color:red&quot;&gt;❤[[User talk:Koavf|T]]☮[[Special:Contributions/Koavf|C]]☺[[Special:Emailuser/Koavf|M]]☯&lt;/span&gt; 11:18, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::Would you be able to guide me how to run it locally, perhaps? [[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 12:07, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
:I don’t think the dumps page contains the data for logs or other non page info (may be wrong, if so I’d be glad for someone to correct me). There is probably a way to get this considering replica’s of the databases containing all information for a wiki are publicly accessible, but that may be more involved. I also don’t believe images are provided as an easy dump, but there are pieces of software that can create backups of all page content and images (https://wiki.archiveteam.org/index.php/WikiTeam being the main one). I intend to probably run a dump of the wikinewses closer to the read only date and have it uploaded to the Internet Archive, assuming WikiTeam or someone else doesn’t do so first. [[User:PixDeVl|PixDeVl]] ([[User talk:PixDeVl|talk]]) 12:47, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::Dumps server contains multiple files with a variety of data. I think the only thing really missing is user data and anything that has been deleted/oversighted. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 17:14, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
:::What does user data mean?  I won't care about the IP logs, nor should that be publicly available -- but say the scripts that pizero worked on -- lack of that might break the functionality.  But does that mean the dumps can recreate the entire wiki?  And also, dumps.wm has nothing after 26.01 -- is it not updated monthly?  If so, will it be available post May 4.&lt;br&gt;[[User talk:Acagastya|&lt;span style=&quot;color: #000; box-shadow: 0 0 7px #5de; padding-left:2.5px; padding-right:2.5px; border-radius:10px;&quot;&gt;•&amp;ndash;•&lt;/span&gt;]] 17:27, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
::::It doesn't have your password, email,user preferences, that sort of thing. If its non-public information its not in the dumps. I'm not sure what the update frequency is. I think its slower than monthly. I imagine its documented somewhere. [[user:bawolff|Bawolff]] [[user talk:Bawolff|☺]][[User:Bawolff/Sandbox|☻]] 18:29, 2 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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== Did you block me because of that dispute? ==

Can I still write stories? @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:51, 13 January 2026 (UTC)

:Your not blocked? [[Special:Contributions/&amp;#126;2026-27707-2|&amp;#126;2026-27707-2]] ([[User talk:&amp;#126;2026-27707-2|talk]]) 18:02, 13 January 2026 (UTC)
:Your not blocked? [[Special:Contributions/&amp;#126;2026-27707-2|&amp;#126;2026-27707-2]] ([[User talk:&amp;#126;2026-27707-2|talk]]) 18:02, 13 January 2026 (UTC)
: @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]], I didn't block either of you. Please, ''please'' be mindful of contributing to disruption, even if you are responding to others' disruption. Revert once and notify at [[WN:AAA]]. Beyond that, you're just playing into their game. We can ultimately undo whatever vandalism they've done and we have a few active admin these days who can help with blocks and deletions. And thank you for your continued work with vandals. 👍[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:17, 13 January 2026 (UTC)
== Interview style guide ==

I'm in the process of transcribing a very interesting interview - is there a style guide for this? Particularly, I wondered on the wikinews stance regarding removing &quot;um&quot;s, &quot;like&quot;s, and small phrases that do not contribute to the meaning. Thanks. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:10, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
: Our style guide briefly addresses this issue: [[Wikinews:Style_guide#Quotes]].
: The Chicago Manual of Style offers more specific guidance[https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/qanda/data/faq/topics/Quotations/faq0069.html], which may be useful to ''Wikinews''.
: Based on both, I would recommend the following:
: 
:# Begin the verification process for the transcript and interviewee as early as possible by coordinating with reviewers via Scoop, similar to what was done [[Talk:Robert Dick and Mark Dresser re-unite at the Fridman Gallery#Email or in-person interview|here]]. Reviewers must be able to verify (1) that the interview took place and (2) the interviewee’s identity if they are named. (For brief, on-the-scene interviews, this requirement may be relaxed; this sounds like a more substantive interview.)
:# Include a transparency note in the article body, such as ''This interview has been edited for length and clarity''.
:# Ensure that any edits do not alter the interviewee’s original meaning.
:# Provide the full interview transcript (to include all verbal ticks or speech disfluencies)  on the talk page, excluding any sensitive information, both for transparency and reviewer verification.
: [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:22, 14 January 2026 (UTC)
::I submitted it for review - I didn't want to clutter the talk page with the full text, is there an accepted way to include it on a subpage? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:04, 16 January 2026 (UTC)
::: As far as I know they've always gone in the talk page, where policy requires them to be.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:05, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
::::I don't think you linked to that policy, where is it? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 14:15, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
::::: wn:or[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:18, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::I actually don't see anything explicitly stating that interviews should be in raw text on the talk page. I see that notes should be on the talk page and that interviews should be e-mailed to scoop. Is this interviews being on the talk page your interpretation? I'm asking because I wanted to get it as right as possible from the outset, but again, I don't want to make the talk page unreadable. I may just use a collapse if that's acceptable. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 14:51, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::: The policy is to place original reporting notes, including interview transcripts, on the article’s talk page. Using collapsible formatting there is fine if readability is a concern.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:03, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::::I guess my confusion is that a transcript of an audio interview does not seem like original reporting notes to me. Is there something there that explicitly includes later transcripts of the interview? Regardless I have posted it. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:12, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
{{outdent|8}}Transcripts of recorded interviews are part of original reporting notes because they document the primary evidence behind the article. They belong on the talk page so reviewers and readers can verify what was said and how it was used. Any follow-up clarifications or additions from the interviewee should also be clearly attributed in the article. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:49, 17 January 2026 (UTC)

:Guess emailing to scoop is fine too [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 12:48, 18 January 2026 (UTC)
== AI again ==

I made a news article about Davos and PM Carney, but i put it into Grok.AI generator still looks good though, thoughts? Thank you. @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 17:15, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
: As long as the article complies with [[WN:AI]], I don't foresee a problem with using AI. '''Recommendation''': Before requesting review, independently verify that every factual claim is directly supported by the cited sources. This reduces the risk of post-publication corrections or retractions and should be treated as a standard part of article development.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:47, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
== Quinton Declare roblox user ==

I think you need to read this... Exposing him a promotional newsie https://chatgpt.com/c/69727a13-7978-832c-8c0c-fc3b06461387 [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

:@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:29, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
::https://chatgpt.com/c/69727a13-7978-832c-8c0c-fc3b06461387
::Only source '''WikiNews'''. @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:32, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
:::I didn't link but got this from ChatGPT, &quot;Roblox itself is not “news,” but things that happen on Roblox can be real news&quot;. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:35, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
::::https://chatgpt.com/c/69727cc3-ad14-8329-b6a1-eef94817b2cb [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:40, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
:::::Kannotlogin doesn't seem notable... Aka Quentin declear. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:41, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
::::::Why would AI lie about this matter? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:42, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

== Clearing off steam... Original Reporting ==

I may have gotten ahead of myself, but I still think someone should look into this matter. Now I will focus on writing articles. Thanks. @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:07, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

:@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] OR? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:23, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
:: I originally thought the same. However, there were no original facts published in the article. All of the facts were supported by the listed sources, making it a synthesis article. I think it being a synthesis article as opposed to OR is better in regards to the conflict of interest. I mentioned this change from OR to synthesis in the [[Talk:Roblox player uncovers cheating, awarded Guinness World Record#Review of revision 4974067 %5BPassed%5D|review summary]] (just trying to be transparent).[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 20:28, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
:::Ok enough bugging you Michael, thank you again! @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 20:38, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
== FYI ==

Hi Michael, there's a multiple account issue: [[d:Wikidata:Requests for checkuser/Case/Kannotlogin|Wikidata:Requests for checkuser/Case/Kannotlogin]]. [[User:Taichi|Taichi]] ([[User talk:Taichi|talk]]) 06:49, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

:I knew something seemed off about this. @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] @[[User:Taichi|Taichi]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:12, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
::Does the link work? https://chatgpt.com/c/69776edc-0294-8331-b7f3-b3072dd952b1
::@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 13:46, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
== AI real quick question sorry again. ==

I know recently a census was cast to ban AI usage, but if I use AI prompt can I put into my own words? Thanks, I've talked to Paul also about this topic. @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:05, 29 January 2026 (UTC)
: I am confused. You voted to ban AI usage.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:27, 29 January 2026 (UTC)
::I want to retract my vote to oppose. @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 00:07, 30 January 2026 (UTC)

:Until any proposal is formally adopted, the project continues to operate under its existing policies and guidelines. At present, guidance specific to AI use exists only in the proposed [[WN:AI]] page.

:From my perspective, the primary risk to Wikinews is not whether content is drafted by a human or assisted by a tool, but whether inaccuracies, bias, or unsourced claims pass through development and review. AI “hallucinations” are functionally no different from human-introduced errors once they appear in article text, and both are addressed by the same requirement: proper sourcing and full verification during review.

:Accordingly, the appropriate approach is to follow existing guidance, maintain transparency where applicable, and ensure that all content — regardless of how it is drafted — meets our standards for accuracy, neutrality, and verification.

:Contributors who wish to participate in shaping future policy on this topic should continue the discussion at [[Wikinews:Water cooler/proposals#Proposal to ban usage of AI at Wikinews]]. [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:25, 30 January 2026 (UTC)
== Question about local WN links ==

On the article that recently was published, you changed a few links from the en.wiki link to the local link, such as {{w|New York City}} to [[New York City]]. The local link currently is a redirect to a category of stories about New York. Do you know, are all local links like this to categories, or is there precedent for creating mini profile-like pages here on frequently covered topics? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 14:49, 31 January 2026 (UTC)
: There are a few things to consider with interwiki linking articles at Wikinews, especially using {{tl|w}}:
: 
:* [[WN:SG]] encourages us to not over-wikify articles.
:* &lt;nowiki&gt;{{w}}&lt;/nowiki&gt; documentation encourages us to convert it to normal linking if it resolves to a local [[Wikinews:Category Portals|category portal]]. 
:* Like any website, we want to keep our readers ''here'' rather than send them to another page.
: 
: In the example you provided[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Bruce_Gallanter_interviews_Elliott_Sharp,_Joe_Fonda_at_Downtown_Music_Gallery_event&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4977061], the &lt;nowiki&gt;{{w}}&lt;/nowiki&gt; link resolved to a local portal, not to en.WP. You can verify here: {{w|New York City}}. So I followed the advice of the template:W documentation and converted it to a local link. I do that when reviewing and when archiving. I believe the goal with &lt;nowiki&gt;{{w}}&lt;/nowiki&gt; was to slowly, over time, create our local categories and continue to convert old &lt;nowiki&gt;{{w}}&lt;/nowiki&gt; links to point to our local categories in an effort to retain readership rather than send them away on a wikilink chase. &lt;br&gt;The [[User:Pi zero|Pi zero]] generation, who developed our modern review system leaned more heavily on the journalism aspect rather than the wiki aspect and preferred that our articles look more journalistic and less like a wiki. They preferred that if we link to a sister project, it be for &quot;particularly relevant background material&quot; only. We have admittedly drifted from that guidance. &lt;br&gt;A quick tip for those who want to follow this procedure when developing articles: under Preferences → Gadgets → User interface gadgets you can enable &quot;Underline in green categorizable &lt;nowiki&gt;{{w}}&lt;/nowiki&gt; links.&quot; Then when &lt;nowiki&gt;{{w}}&lt;/nowiki&gt; links resolve locally, you can quickly and easily see it because the link will have double underlines when your cursor hovers over it.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:53, 31 January 2026 (UTC)
::What I was asking is if the portal is ever _not_ a category but is a local article of some other kind. Are there any cases like this or are they all redirects to categories? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 18:18, 31 January 2026 (UTC)
::: I am not aware of any cases where a portal is not a category. 
::: One ''could'' put an article title into &lt;nowiki&gt;{{w}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;. But that is not the intended use of the template and I suspect it would be removed during the review or archival process if found. 
::: The same section of the style guide that covers wikilinking an article discusses where to place links to other ''Wikinews'' articles, which is at the end of the article, sparingly. 
::: So in short; if the &lt;nowiki&gt;{{w}}&lt;/nowiki&gt; template is used correctly, as a link in the article body, it resolves to something that provides  &quot;particularly relevant background material only,&quot; is not another ''Wikinews'' article, and does not otherwise contribute to &quot;over-wikifying&quot; the article. 
::: Does that answer your question or at least get closer to what you are asking?[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 19:48, 31 January 2026 (UTC)
: &gt; ''is there precedent for creating mini profile-like pages here on frequently covered topics?''
: I overlooked this question. I'm not aware of any precedent for this. My suggestion (you are free to take it or leave it) is to create a mock-up in your sandbox to demonstrate what you mean and then propose it formally to the community. If I understand it correctly, I'd support it, as you write a lot of OR and I think it would be good to organize it so it's easier to showcase and encourage click-through to other, similar articles.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 22:12, 31 January 2026 (UTC)
== If AI usage gets taken away... ==

I might have to leave the project... @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 18:03, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
: I would genuinely hate to see you leave the project. You have been a long-standing and helpful contributor.
: I too believe AI tools can be useful when used carefully, and that the risks can be managed within our existing [[WN:REV]] framework and the proposed [[WN:AI]] guideline. 
: Given how frequently the tools are still being used, I suspect many contributors find them valuable, even if few are participating in the discussion. If you disagree with points raised there, it would help to say so and explain why. Others may share your view but be reluctant (or intimidated) to speak up first. 
: That said, if the community reaches a clear consensus, we are bound to respect that decision.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:20, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:Hi [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]]
:* There is a nasty workaround. After using one AI to write, ask all AI to check for '''inaccuracies and grammar AGAINST THE SOURCES LINKED (not the whole web)'''. Have you tried doing this before? I believe it is a growing field in research and it could reduce risk of hallucinations. If it works well then the AI ban may not be necessary.
:* Could use that page https://gryllida.neocities.org/news/writer/v3/ and not upload to wiki untill it was requested to be checked for inaccuracies; revised; requested to be checked for inaccuracies; revised; and so on.
:* Inaccuracies could be hallucinated too. Thats why i suggest to check several AI chatbots to assess.
:Regards, [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 19:45, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::I love AI but it has to go it will then. Per consensus, @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]
::Also I will try and stick around. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 19:56, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:::I wrote the above because you could try it now (while consensus is pending) and '''show''', in that &quot;lets ban usage of AI&quot; discussion, that AI ''can'' work well if it was used correctly. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:48, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
: Of course, there's a much less-nasty ''solution''—with no work-around needed—that is also, already policy compliant: verify all AI output against the listed sources. 🤔[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 20:55, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::For BigKrow it was requested a few dozens of times that he verifies output. Nothing changed. I believe there is some substantial reason for this different from &quot;I did not do it&quot;. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 20:58, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::: Wait, so all facts need to be verified? Is that what you are saying?[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 21:05, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::::No, I did not say that. What did I say? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:12, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::::The TLDR of what I said: asking BigKrow to &quot;check AI output against the sources&quot; (a) was alreaduly suggested before many times (b) did not work and may not work at all and (c) is not highly relevant when speaking with BigKrow. Comprehension and grammar are something he struggles with, chronically. The cause for this is not publicly available but it exists and is not just a case of &quot;I did not want to do it&quot;.
::::Maybe it is more easy to understand for you now that I rephrased it? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:17, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::Are you calling me dim witted? @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:23, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::please remember I suffer from mental illnesses. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:24, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::i still think I'm doing fine here as much as possible. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:25, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::ill write in my own work Kay? [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:27, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::::This is fine with me. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:29, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::thank you for sticking with me lol. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:36, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::::::Hi [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] I was contaťed below and also off-wiki with a note that I was having personal attack in the above discussion and that I consistently (and multiple times) attacked your writings. I wanted to check with you whether you are perceiving me as supportive or as an condescending/abusive/rude person, your feedback would help me improve my communication in the future. I thought I was being supportive. Please let me know your position on this matter. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:26, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::::::: You weren't contacted below or off-wiki. In both cases, ''you'' made contact. 
::::::::::: Nobody invited you to join this discussion and I don't see that you brought any value to it. Clearly Don felt insulted by your comment and I too felt it was inappropriate. 
::::::::::: I think your best course of action is to apologize and move on, hopefully learning something in the process about how you communicate with others.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 00:31, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::Hi @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]]
:::::::* I was referring to the mental illness which was not named anywhere as far as I can see. 
:::::::* I think a reviewer approaching you and saying to you 'just check it against all sources, mate' like Michael.C.Wright did above is unhelpful. 
:::::::** The said reviewer ought to know that it was already requested from you a dozen of times and did not work.
:::::::** The said reviewer ought to know that just you wanting to do it better will not fully help. It is like asking a person with one leg amputated to run. If they just badly want to run it will not make that second leg appear.
:::::::* That was why I suggested you asking AI to check for inaccuracies since that is something that you do not always have the capacity to fully do yourself.
:::::::Hope this is helpful. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:29, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::::sorry for snapping at you @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:35, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::No worries [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:38, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::: You actually said &quot;Comprehension and grammar are something he struggles with, chronically.&quot;
:::::::: What you hoped to convey, or what you might have ''meant'' to say are not apparent from that statement.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 21:37, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::Do you have an additional question from this [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 21:38, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::::::its not likely I will even see you both in real life tbh. [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 21:49, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::::You two seem like very nice people though and I appreciate your help! @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] [[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]] ([[User talk:BigKrow|talk]]) 22:05, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
::::::::::::Please call me &quot;Don&quot; from now on, thank you both! My real first name. @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]
::::::::::::@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:12, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::::::nice to meet you ^_^ [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 23:00, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::: I know that talk pages are important to you, and you wish to avoid what you call &quot;meta discussions.&quot; Part of that might be to not involve yourself in the conversations happening between two people at a user's talk page. You were neither pinged nor mentioned, yet you inserted yourself and proceeded to insult someone's intelligence and the quality of their work. And this isn't the first time this has happened with this individual contributor. 
:::::::::: I don't have a question but I do have two suggestions:
:::::::::: 
::::::::::# Think about how it is perceived when you insert yourself into a conversation and proceed to insult the others already in the conversation.
::::::::::# Choose your words better than the following:
:::::::::: 
:::::::::: 
::::::::::* &quot;This is garbage because...&quot;[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:BigKrow/Archive_1#c-Gryllida-20251225202500-Published:_Domestic_call_in_Rochester,_New_York_leads_to_three_police_officers_b]
::::::::::* &quot;Please do not submit crappy paragraphs for review.&quot;[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:BigKrow/Archive_1#c-Gryllida-20251225202500-Published:_Domestic_call_in_Rochester,_New_York_leads_to_three_police_officers_b]
::::::::::* &quot;Authors are untrustworthy...&quot;[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews_talk:Cite_sources#c-Gryllida-20260219000500-Michael.C.Wright-20260216192300]
:::::::::: 
:::::::::: This conversation was between two people about AI and you inserted yourself then turned it into a personal attack. 
:::::::::: No amount of explaining it away changes what you clearly wrote.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 23:26, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::::I'd like to comment that calling a piece of text poor was not a personal attack and the point I was making above was not meant neither it was perceived as a personal attack to the best of my knowledge. Unless substantial new information is provided I will not need to comment on this matter further. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] 00:16, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
== Wildfire article ==

I don't particularly disagree (particularly looking at how the article morph'd after I submitted it) with your assessment of the article. A minor 2 points, though: I was just trying to throw together a 'quickie' breaking article. There are LOADS of things happening with that mess -- I was just trying to throw a little something up, really. And, historically: 'authorities' is just quick shorthand for 'the folks responding to the mess' around WN. We could easily publish 4 articles about this train wreck going on in Texas right now. I just don't have time. Somebody else started that article, I thought I was going to do a few minor bits then (I think) the OP vanished (not sure, though). [[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:15, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

:I am still here, it's just that I am sometimes busy (in college). [[User:Codename Noreste|Codename Noreste]] ([[User talk:Codename Noreste|talk]]) 17:01, 27 February 2026 (UTC)
: My intent here is to let you know where my head was at in the review process...this is not meant to be argumentative: 
: I was initially prepared to publish a brief, breaking piece. But once I began verifying the details, it became clear the article, as written, would not clarify the situation and might instead add confusion.
: Public health and safety reporting requires extra care. We have a responsibility to be precise. We have previously published language — for example, in [[Shooting at Benihana restaurant in Maple Grove, Minnesota leaves one injured]] — that overstated what sources supported in a ''public safety'' context. 
: With the [[Wildfires burn across parts of US states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas|wildfire article]], I intentionally erred on the side of caution. We could certainly have reduced scope — avoided naming individual fires, or simply directed readers to official emergency information — rather than trying to summarize everything. There was significant confusion around the 8-ball fire, for example, that affected the accuracy of our article, that we could have avoided altogether by not trying to name all of the fires (in the service of speed). 
: On “authorities”: the ABC7 source named specific entities (Amarillo Area Office of Emergency Management, Donley County Sheriff’s Office, Tyrone Volunteer Fire Department) for all evacuations they listed. In cases like this, specific attribution improves both neutrality and verifiability. 
: But more broadly, once we begin listing evacuation orders, we need to do so comprehensively. And I'm not sure we have the ability to keep up with it once we start. Should someone decide to rely on our reporting for their safety, can we honestly support them? I'm not willing to say we are right now. 
: Taken as a whole, I thought the article, as presented for review, wasn't ready. And I agree with you that oftentimes 'authorities' can be used. I also agree we can publish quick briefs on breaking news, such as with our story about the [[Talk:Homeland Security says Minneapolis woman shot by ICE officer dies#Help expanding breaking news|first Minneapolis ICE shooting]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:23, 27 February 2026 (UTC)
::In situations like this, my prescription is: narrow the focus. Short, quick, tight. I will see about working something up in that regard soon. —[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 16:14, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

===Cross posting question which was unnoticed===
I had a question about this change [https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Musical_performance_presented_by_Striped_Light_in_Long_Island_City,_New_York_showcases_four_performers&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4990598]. I did not put my name in there and have no objection to it being removed, but you brought up the topic of accredited reporters in your edit description. As far as I know I applied to be accredited a month ago and it has more or less been sitting there gathering dust - did I miss part of the procedure needed? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 03:21, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
: &gt; ''did I miss part of the procedure needed?''
: Not that I can see. But do note that the process might take some time as we have few active contributors and [[Wikinews:Accreditation requests/Asheiou#c-Heavy_Water-20230613170900-Questions_and_comments|historically, the accreditation process takes some time]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:10, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
: I have also added a statement to the sitenotice for further announcement to the community. Hopefully that spurs more engagement. 
: I'm not sure how much notification truly happens when we just increment a ticker in the votings box, maybe we should update that process.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:21, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
== Vandalism on recent changes no u ****** ==

please remove hide or something please urgently @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 15:16, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
: {{done}} Feel free to email details in cases like this. Thanks![[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:24, 5 March 2026 (UTC)
== Request for change to wording ==

It is my view that the message you posted on my talk page was worded disrespectfully as it was &quot;abrasive&quot;, for your reference, I would suggest to write 

&quot;Hi, I am concerned undeleting a page to gatwick it puts other users at disadvantage as they, not being sysops, cannot undelete themselves, and have to post [[WN:DR]] undeletion request. Please let me know if you agree or if you would prefer a discussion in water cooler to get consensus and a policy clarification.&quot;

I think it is basically same content but it does not contain the &quot;you are ignoring policy, you are being abusive&quot; component - it is possible that your interpretation of the policy is incorrect and that consensus will be to add a note that admins can undelte anything. In your original message the way it was worded, it seemed that you were sure that your interpretation was correct. This is why I considered the tone of that message as abrasive, it creates additional and unnecessary tension.

The message is also long. It makes it more confusing.

There is no need to create it a lecture on policy. Mentioning a policy is sufficient. Message that is too long creates in my view more confusion.

In my view it is not necessary to include a hint that the reader might be ignoring that policy. Accusation of policy violation is not the main issue; the main issue is to converge on how to interpret the policy.

I asked similar question about wording of &quot;notification about unsuccessful review&quot; template for user talk, it is also coming from &quot;we/community&quot; and not &quot;I&quot;, which in my view makes the person sound less approachable.

If some of above points, that seem important to me as they are making me feel &quot;unwelcome&quot; here, is something that you could consider when writing messages to me, and maybe to others, I would appreciate it. I believe it would make work more efficient and faster.

I do not require a response to this, you may abandon or delete this message if you want. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 21:57, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

:As a neutral outside observer I have been uncomfortable with some of your dialog directed at Gryllida in the past and in fact have it brought it up at least once. It might be a good idea to be sure of your perspective. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 00:32, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
:: I do not find you to be an outside observer, let alone a neutral one. Are you not aware that the Discord server essentially records conversation histories in #general, for all to see? Even if one is not present while you and others scheme on how to kick someone out of Wikinews, it can still be seen.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:06, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
: I am sure you can understand the hypocrisy in using 340+ words to say, in part, that 197 words are confusing to you. That hypocrisy informs me that this post was not made in a good-faith effort to try to resolve a conflict.&lt;br&gt;And if that wasn't enough to disqualify your comment as not in good faith, the fact that none of the quotes above are accurate, let alone representative of what I actually said, does.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 00:59, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
::I was raising concern about tone and about your message being confusing, yes. The tone of this last message is still an issue, it was 'you are not in good faith' message without attempt to clarify content. Honestly I am still confused what you wanted. If you wish to rephrase it more clearly, it would be helpful. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 01:24, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
::: I'm not playing these games with you. Your interpretation of tone from text is neither within my control nor my responsibility. [[User talk:Gryllida#c-Michael.C.Wright-20260304192500-Unilateral_undeletion|This post is factual and devoid of insinuation or supposition]]. Your reaction to it is your responsibility. 
::: The guideline states that the only valid reason to even ''request'' an undeletion is if the deletion was in error. Neither of the deletions was in error. Neither of the undeletions had a request. Therefore neither of your undeletions followed guidelines. The problem is further complicated by the fact that you authored the article and therefore ''misused'' your admin tools in favor of your personal editing interests. 
::: On its own, it might be a minor issue, but using your admin tools for personal interests is [[Wikinews:Requests for permissions#c-Michael.C.Wright-20260218022200-Gryllida-20260216202600|becoming a pattern]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:51, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
::::A few clarifications...
::::# I considered it fine for ''anyone'' to request undeletion for Gatwick purpose. (Whether that is a good process to follow, that is discussed on another forum.) In that context, I believe the implication about &quot;misused in personal interests&quot; is invalid and is unnecessarily negative. This is why I suggest you to present your words differently, allowing space for that either your interpretation or even the guideline itself was wrong.
::::# Example (forgetting i had supposed coi)
::::## positive tone: 'Hey Gryllida, you just undeleted a article to Gatwick it, I think this is a great idea and should be added to policy for anyone to have access to undelete an old refreshed story by request'. 
::::## neutral tone: 'Hey Gryllida, you just undeleted a article to Gatwick it, I think this is different from policy. what is wrong, you or the policy?'. 
::::## negative tone: 'Hey Gryllida, you just undeleted a article to Gatwick it, I think this is a terrible idea and is a policy violation'. 
::::Hope this is helpful. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:19, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
::::: &gt; ''I considered it fine for ''anyone'' to request undeletion''
::::: Yet you didn't request it.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 02:20, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
::::::Yeah, I consider it acceptable for ''any admin'' to undelete their own or others' work if they deem it appropriate. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 02:51, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
:@[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]], @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]]: I will be upfront. I haven't followed the full history of what's been going on between you two, and I don't want to pretend I have. But as someone who cares about this project, I feel compelled to say something. Wikinews is at a point where every experienced editor genuinely matters. So many long standing contributors have drifted away over the years, and the community is smaller for it. That's exactly why seeing tension between two editors I respect, editors who clearly do care about this project is difficult to watch.
:I've noticed what seems like an ongoing friction(?) between you both, and I simply wanted to ask, as a fellow community member, whether there's a way to work through whatever the underlying issues are. 
:This isn't meant as a judgment of either of you. I am not in a position to say who's right or wrong, and that's not my place. I just genuinely believe the project needs you both and more importantly, it needs you both pulling in the same direction. You've clearly been able to work well together before. I hope that's possible again. -- [[User:Asked42|Asked42]] ([[User talk:Asked42|talk]]) 04:52, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
::Hi Asked42, I appreciate you coming to have a look. I undeleted a page I was working on and MCW says it should not be undeleted because it was deleted 'by the rules' as abandoned page. That is the first time I am seeing such paradigm, yet I am the one being accused of sysop privilege abuse in this. I consider this behaviour dishonest as I call out abuse from a user only if it happened repeatedly despite having agreed on something in the past. I still have no clue what it is that needs to be agreed on, in this situation. Acagastya proposed a good solution, moving pages to user space to avoid them being deleted. I am happy with that solution but I suspect I will be haunted by another few weeks of discussions about sysop privilege abuse based on this, perhaps for years, and will be told that it is my own problem. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 05:02, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
:: @[[User:Asked42|Asked42]], thank you for your input and feedback. I would agree that there is ongoing and long-standing friction between Gryllida and I. 
:: &gt; ''I simply wanted to ask, as a fellow community member, whether there's a way to work through whatever the underlying issues are.''
:: I have [[Wikinews:Water cooler/policy#Clarification: use of administrative undelete on articles authored by the admin|posted a question]] to the larger community in an attempt to clarify at least the cause of the latest flare-up. 
:: I have also intimated on- and off-wiki to other, uninvolved administrators that I would be interested in mediated dispute resolution. I do think the underlying causes of the tension should be discussed beyond just Gryllida and myself.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:38, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

== Texas firefighters address wildfires across parts of the state ==

Please check my logic on that article's Talk page. I think I am correct. It's stale now, so I'd have to gatwick (in the least), but I think I am correct in my comments.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 14:40, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
: I am no longer uninvolved as a reviewer (I've expanded the article) and the latest review was by [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]]. &lt;br&gt;Before I expanded the article, I was in the process of approving it with a Style guide exception for it being short (below 100 words) after my review edits. However, I didn't feel we had a problem with too few sources. I felt that both sources support the broader fact that more firefighters are being sent to the Panhandle. &lt;br&gt;However, the KETK source is six days older than the KWTX source and KETK does not specifically reference deployment from Central Texas, nor the Robinson volunteer dept. But they do both mention broader deployment to the Panhandle using TIFMAS. So I was willing to publish, also noting it was Gatwicked once already and we were close to being stale.&lt;br&gt;[[WN:Pillars]] does specifically state &quot;A synthesis article must have at least two mutually independent, trust-worthy sources verifying the focal news event of the article.&quot; Last March, I copied that verbatim to [[WN:CS]] policy.[https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Wikinews:Cite_sources&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=4842931] &lt;br&gt;Since I'm now involved in development, I'm trying to tread lightly. I don't think it is appropriate for me to instruct another reviewer ''how'' to review that specific article. I could honestly concede to both sides. The reviewer feedback has merit and is grounded in policy and the pillars, which I assume were meant to be 'upstream' of all PaGs, or the support for all PaGs.&lt;br&gt;I'll also say for a new reviewer, I'd personally much prefer &lt;del&gt;an&lt;/del&gt; &lt;ins&gt;they&lt;/ins&gt; err on the side of caution, rather than publishing something that might, for whatever reason, require a correction or retraction later.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 15:19, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
:::OK -- fair enough -- to &quot;fix&quot; things, I just intend to gatwick the whole bit of business to something more fresh.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 18:32, 6 March 2026 (UTC)
== A very tiny thing........ ==

...but (I believe) ''notable'': We have a LOT of names here [[Wikinews:Credential verification]] that need their credentials 'expired' -- I can do the grunt work -- any thoughts? We kind of lost our steam as far as germinating/de-credentialing Accredited Reporters around here.--[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]] ([[User talk:Bddpaux|talk]]) 23:51, 6 March 2026 (UTC)

:Hi @[[User:Bddpaux|Bddpaux]], as part of upgrade, I think [[Wikinews:Accreditation requests/Gryllida|mine]] is missing in the list. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 11:45, 7 March 2026 (UTC)
: We do have one open request for accreditation. 
: More broadly, though, the question of expiring credentials may point to a larger issue. Many of these processes (accreditation, deadlines, rigorous review) were created when the project placed a stronger emphasis on operating as a high-quality citizen journalism outlet. Over time, many of those processes have lost the rigor they once had.
: It may be worth stepping back and asking whether that reflects limited capacity, or a broader shift in how the project sees itself and its mission. If the latter, it might also explain why systems like accreditation have gradually fallen out of focus or favor.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 14:59, 7 March 2026 (UTC)
== Thank you ==

Thank you for really keeping the project moving over the last year. There was a similar stretch of time (starting shortly before you joined) where I was in the same position and I understand the amount of work that goes into it. 

I apologize for going AWOL since the summer. I really got demoralized about only whether what we did here had any meaning whatsoever, particularly in the context of the almost inevitability that the powers that be will shut us down and erase everything that dozens of people struggled for for 21 years, every dream of the people we lost along the way, if they determine we don't serve the top-down NGO goals the WMF bureaucracy and their minions have for Wikipedia (I understand there is a final decision to be made on our fate in December?) 

I was also drained by the constant talking about talking about doing something (although that's an eternal problem here) and more so the fact that I had to spend basically all my Wikinews time cleaning up (reviewed!) work because others (not you), writing or reviewing, didn't care for the basic standards we have established and documented so at least even if our work is pointless and lacks originality, we were good writers, damn it. I got busier, too. I don't know if I'll return to the level of activity I once maintained, but I'll try to do some stuff. Congrats on being demoted to the mop. [[User:Heavy Water|Heavy Water]] ([[User talk:Heavy Water|talk]]) 20:09, 7 March 2026 (UTC)
: Thank you for the kind words and recognizing the work. Though it was a group effort. 
: &gt; ''I understand there is a final decision to be made on our fate in December?''
: That was ''last'' December, unfortunately. We are officially in no-man's land with regards to that. I and others continue to press the Board for an update. I just recently tried posting to a new venue to see if I get better success there. Fingers crossed. 
: &gt; ''I don't know if I'll return to the level of activity I once maintained, but I'll try to do some stuff''
: I think it would be most beneficial to have you and your red pen back, keeping us all on our toes quality-wise. You also represent a wealth of institutional knowledge that is desperately needed...especially if we are allowed to remain active but with some changes or updates to our work flow. 
: &gt; ''Congrats on being demoted to the mop.''
: Thanks.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 01:40, 10 March 2026 (UTC)
== [[&quot;One Battle After Another&quot; wins 6 Oscars including Best Picture]] ==

Michael: Thank you for completing the review of this article and getting it published. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 17:15, 21 March 2026 (UTC)</text>
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[[Major League Baseball]] pitcher {{w|Max Scherzer}} signed a full contract with the {{w|Toronto Blue Jays}}, with the team confirming the agreement on February 26, 2026. 

The agreement, according to ''USA Today's'' {{w|Bob Nightengale}}, will be a salary of US$3 million with incentives up to US$10 million.

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His eight-year-old daughter Brooke wrote a letter on December 15 to the Blue Jays hoping they would accept him back. Scherzer had played for the Blue Jays in 2025 on a one-year contract.

Scherzer's wife, Erica May-Scherzer, posted the letter from Brooke on Instagram. 

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{{Date|March 2, 2026}} 
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[[Major League Baseball]] pitcher {{w|Max Scherzer}} signed a full contract with the {{w|Toronto Blue Jays}}, with the team confirming the agreement on February 26, 2026. 

The agreement, according to ''USA Today's'' {{w|Bob Nightengale}}, will be a salary of US$3 million with incentives up to US$10 million.

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His eight-year-old daughter Brooke wrote a letter on December 15 to the Blue Jays hoping they would accept him back. Scherzer had played for the Blue Jays in 2025 on a one-year contract.

Scherzer's wife, Erica May-Scherzer, posted the letter from Brooke on Instagram. 

{{haveyoursay}}

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Scherzer's wife, Erica May-Scherzer, posted the letter from Brooke on Instagram. 

{{haveyoursay}}

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      <text bytes="3452" sha1="ex5tjz794ge9oqpbewm4t3vulviudi8" xml:space="preserve">== Really hoping to get this one published ==

@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]], @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]]

I'm focused on writing more positive news, thanks I put up for pre-review for possible feedback! Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 18:31, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

:Hi, what is the date if the event? Please include in first parahraph. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 19:05, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
::Done @[[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 19:24, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

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There was one instance of an unsupported statement regarding Shi Davidi. I'm not sure where the statement came from but I could not find it in the listed sources so I removed it.
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-- [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:57, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

:Shi Davidi reported that Max Scherzer is returning to the Toronto Blue Jays on a one-year deal with a low base salary and significant incentives
:@[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 18:19, 2 March 2026 (UTC)
::https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/what-the-max-scherzer-signing-means-for-the-blue-jays/ Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 18:20, 2 March 2026 (UTC)
:first reported by Sportsnet colleague Shi Davidi. @[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 18:21, 2 March 2026 (UTC)
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::: Please be sure in the future that all output, regardless of its source, whether AI or otherwise is properly sourced. We shouldn't rely solely on the review process to ensure our articles are accurate and verifiable for our readers.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 21:17, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

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{{w|Caloundra}} got their first season in the {{w|Football Queensland Premier League 2}} (FQPL 2) competition underway with a 4 goals to 2 win over {{w|Brisbane Knights FC}} at their home ground in {{w|Meridan Plains}}, Australia on Saturday night.

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&quot;Starting the game that quickly, it just makes life a lot easier,&quot; Caloundra player Ethan Galbraith said. &quot;It was surprising but amazing at the same time. I think we started fast like we wanted to. And we got on top. And once you do that to a team, obviously it makes it hard for them to get back into it. But credit to them. Second half with the man down, they really battled and made it difficult for us. It's obviously a tough place to come. Travel up the Coast on a weekend.&quot;

It was a tough away trip for the Brisbane Knights. Their first twenty minutes were slow with a bit of ill-discipline, according to their coach, Rob Shaw. 

&quot;[It] cost us, I think, in that first half,&quot; Shaw said. &quot;[We] changed shape in the second half, showed, the boys settled, started to play football, a little bit better football. It actually worked in some ways, even the man down. The boys worked hard. It was a bit of a mountain to climb, though, after the first half, but can't fault the effort though from the boys.&quot;

Caloundra will now travel to play {{w|Moreton City Excelsior}} while Brisbane Knights host the Samford Rangers.

&quot;I think they're a pretty tough team,&quot; Galbraith said. &quot;We'll be up against it next week but looking forward to the challenge. They've got a lot of good players in there. [They're a] very good team. So we'll be up against it but ready for it.&quot;

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{{date|March 7, 2026}}

On Tuesday, a rash that reporters had observed on [[US]] President [[Donald Trump|Donald Trump's]] neck in photos from a Medal of Honor ceremony at the [[US White House|White House]] one day earlier appeared to have been covered up. One media source indicated the substance used was cosmetic makeup, although Trump's physician, {{w|Sean Barbabella|Dr. Sean Barbabella}}, told the source the rash had been covered up by a &quot;very common cream.&quot; 

President Trump has worn makeup in public before. He once wore makeup to obscure bruises on his hands, which White House press secretary, {{w|Karoline Leavitt}}, stated were inflicted from &quot;shaking hands all day every day.&quot; Trump himself has attributed the bruises to his use of aspirin, of which he says he takes excessive amounts. Trump said, &quot;They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?&quot;

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== Sources ==
*{{source
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|title      = Trump Appears to Cover Scabbing Neck Rash with Makeup One Day After It Distracted from Medal of Honor Ceremony
|author     = Meredith Kile
|pub        = People (magazine)
|date       = March 3, 2026
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*{{source
|url        = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-neck-rash-cover-makeup-b2931369.html
|title      = Trump’s hand makeup has found a new home on his neck to cover new rash
|author     = Isabel Keane
|pub        = The Independent
|date       = March 3, 2026
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20260306064611/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-neck-rash-cover-makeup-b2931369.html
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{{date|March 7, 2026}}

On Tuesday, a rash that reporters had observed on [[US]] President [[Donald Trump|Donald Trump's]] neck in photos from a Medal of Honor ceremony at the [[US White House|White House]] one day earlier appeared to have been covered up. One media source indicated the substance used was cosmetic makeup, although Trump's physician, {{w|Sean Barbabella|Dr. Sean Barbabella}}, told the source the rash had been covered up by a &quot;very common cream.&quot; 

President Trump has worn makeup in public before. He once wore makeup to obscure bruises on his hands, which White House press secretary, {{w|Karoline Leavitt}}, stated were inflicted from &quot;shaking hands all day every day.&quot; Trump himself has attributed the bruises to his use of aspirin, of which he says he takes excessive amounts. Trump said, &quot;They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?&quot;

{{haveyoursay}}

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I attended the event, performed a short interview I recorded, and will email scoop the appropriate two sound files that are referenced in the article. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 20:40, 16 March 2026 (UTC)
*{{ping|Tduk}} There is a quote in this article that says, &quot;So we are celebrating Women's History Month with music '''lipo''' fun.&quot; (Emphasis added.) Is that a typo? --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 01:09, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
*:Good catch, that was a transcription bug.. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:54, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
*::I'm a bit unsure of the correct way to have Downtown Music Gallery point to the fact that we have published articles about it before. Can anyone advise? [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 02:55, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
*:::Make a category for it, and redirect a main namespace page to the category. See how [[Australia]] does this, for example. Please fix this today as I am publishing now! [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 09:09, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
*::(I used an AI tool to transcribe the quotes) [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 17:11, 19 March 2026 (UTC) 
:::: Adding to [[:Category:AI usage declared]]. See [[Wikinews:Water cooler/proposals#Consensus assessment and possible next steps]] for details.[[Category:AI usage declared]] [[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 06:40, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
:::::I'm not sure I should have declared this, since the language was unclear. AI was not used in the writing of this article. The current declaration does not seem to be consistent with the discussion linked. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:26, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

== Review of revision 5000969 [Passed] ==

{{Peer_reviewed
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| comments = I did minor edits and strongly recommend writing the report immediately after the event, not five days after. The month that is being celebrated, is already almost over now...

I wanted to suggest video or audio uploads from such events if organisers and performers allow this.

Thank you so much for the report. Keep up the great work.
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-- [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 09:16, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

== No notes provided ==

The article states notes were taken. However, no notes were provided. When interviews are done, they are typically transcribed as part of the notes per [[WN:OR]]. Simply stating one attended the event should not be considered sufficient notes.[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/User_talk:Brian_McNeil/Wikinews_workflow#c-SVTCobra-2008-07-29T22:24:00.000Z-Workflow_with_Original_reporting] 

Notes should include what was observed by the reporter.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 11:49, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

:I didn't add that text, but my guess is that it's referring to the audio and visual notes I sent to scoop, discussed above. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 14:23, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:: @[[User:Tduk|Tduk]], no notes came through to scoop, only two audio files (one .wav and one .mp3) and one photo. 
:: Please add the notes to the talk page, minus any private information of course, so that readers who want to verify them can. Thank you.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 17:48, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::I did not get what you are wanting. If I was attending, I would have come back home with a piece of paper with the person name who introduced event, plus audio recording. That is essentially all OR that was added to the page as other information was already provided online. Are you requesting piece of paper with two words on it? [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:55, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::: 1. As [[User:SVTCobra|SVTCobra]] stated in [[User talk:Brian McNeil/Wikinews workflow#c-SVTCobra-2008-07-29T22:24:00.000Z-Workflow_with_Original_reporting|the post linked above]], &quot;The current policy is fine, but we don't enforce it enough. There are to many &quot;I was there&quot; type of notes.&quot;&lt;br&gt;2. [[WN:OR]] states &quot;You must be able to provide evidence of everything you include in an original article.&quot;  Notes are considered a source document.[https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews_talk:Original_reporting#What_does_Original_Reporting_require?] It also states: &quot;Include everything you can, including (for example) transcripts of interviews and e-mails.&quot;&lt;br&gt;3. [[WN:CS]] requires all facts to be supported by a source&lt;br&gt;4. [[WN:REV]] requires reviewers to verify all the facts
:::: Without notes, how did you as a reviewer verify all the facts that aren't supported by the two web pages listed as sources? Where is the transcript? Was this another pseudo-review in which only the 5Ws were verified?[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:18, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::I did not need a 101, I needed clarification what exactly you are expecting the notes to include, for this specific page. Please clarify this here. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 18:22, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::No, it was not a 5W-only review. That is a serious accusation to me and I ask it to be dismissed or otherwide it requires some serious evidence for it. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 18:24, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::Text was included in article word to word, and audio was provided. I am not seeing what else may be missing for a verification to occur. I am requesting your clarification what is missing. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 18:26, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:: @[[User:Tduk|Tduk]] were there any additional notes that you took or was there just the two audio file and one photo? 
:: If that is the extent of the notes, please add the full transcripts of both interviews as required by [[WN:OR]], minus any private information of course. 
:: Please also note for future OR, anything &quot;original&quot; in the article that is not supported by the listed sources, must be supported by some form of note provided in the talk page. Thank you.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 18:33, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The transcripts are identical to what is in the article. I put them in directly, unchanged. Are you just asking me to copy it back here? or are you asking me to transcribe additional material which was not used, and not yet transcribe? In either case, what specifically in [[WN:OR]] backs up that request? I am not seeing anything relating to this, only that notes need to be on the Talk page. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 18:37, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::: @[[User:Tduk|Tduk]], what is documented in the article is not the full transcripts. I just listened to the file titled cheryl.wav and it includes your question as well as additional response from Cheryl that is not included in the article. 
:::: Regarding the pertinent quotes from [[WN:OR]] that require notes as well as transcripts, [[#c-Michael.C.Wright-20260324181800-Gryllida-20260324175500|see above comment]].[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 20:07, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::I think it would help us all understand what you want if you directly answered my question. &quot;are you asking me to transcribe additional material which was not used?&quot; Your answer appears to be yes. Again you linked to [[WN:OR]] but you did not (as I asked you to) show which section of it you think states that entire transcripts, and not just relevant (unedited) sections, need to be included. Posting the relevant policy which asks for this may help avoid you having to ask for unclear things in the future. It will also affect interview strategy going forward, if in order to include a sentence quote it is required to transcribe and proofread a potentially hour long interview. Alternatively, I could have edited the interview before sending it to scoop. It's not clear to me why you are asking what you are asking, and you have not explicitly showed where policy asks for what you are asking for (which I think is entire transcripts of all discussions). [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 20:22, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::: I'm asking you to transcribe both interviews in their entirety, minus any personal information. This way readers of the article can see what questions were asked and the entire answer given, even if it was not included in the article. 
:::::: &gt; ''Again you linked to [[WN:OR]] but you did not (as I asked you to) show which section of it you think states that entire transcripts, and not just relevant (unedited) sections, need to be included.''
:::::: The quote is above. In the linked post. For your convenience, here is the quote again: &quot;Include everything you can, including (for example) transcripts of interviews and e-mails.&quot;
:::::: everything.you.can[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 20:27, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::I think it's reasonable to assume (as I did) that this refers to raw transcripts of interviews which are included in the article, not that every word spoken and deemed not worthy of including needs to be transcribed. That is the whole point of scoop verification. Can we get a third opinion on how this needs to be interpreted? or rather, fourth opinion, since it seems to be only you who here has this interpretation. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 20:38, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::: For clarification, please see also the [[Wikinews:Pillars of writing]] states &quot;OR requires '''thorough''' reporter's notes;&quot;
:::::::: It further states: &quot;OR notes '''publicly document''' where the information comes from for '''both verification and authentication'''; 
:::::::: It further states: &quot;aim for '''substantially more documentation than needed''', rather than for sufficiency. [emphasis added]&quot;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 21:11, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::: See also: [[Wikinews:Writing an article]], which states &quot;leave detailed notes about the original reporting on the discussion page.&quot;
:::::::: And [[Wikinews:Water cooler/assistance/archives/2023/July#c-Heavy_Water-20230705232100-Asheiou-20230705230600|this interpretation]]: &quot;One is always advised to aim to provide more notes than necessary.&quot;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 21:18, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::: Here's yet [[Wikinews:Accreditation_requests/yussufey#c-Gryllida-2014-09-09T23:06:00.000Z-Vot|another interpretation]]: &quot;Handing out accreditation to anyone and everyone willing to start is a nice beast, but what we risk here is someone taking a couple pretty pictures but not taking proper notes due to lack of understanding of what has to go to an article for it to be rock solid regarding neutrality and accuracy.&quot;[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 23:57, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::So you are requesting to include all transcribings here (via email to scoop) because you are concerned that something essential may have been omitted and that may have compromised accuracy or neutrality of the report. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 20:56, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
:::::::::: The issue is not a concern that something ''may'' have been omitted. The issue is that additional interview content exists beyond what is documented, and the reporting is not supported by notes that function as a publicly available source.
:::::::::: For original reporting, notes are expected to be published on the talk page (with only sensitive personal information withheld) so that both reviewers and readers can verify what was said and in what context. Providing audio privately, whether directly to a reviewer or via Scoop, does not meet that standard.
:::::::::: Where interview content extends beyond what is included in the article, the notes must include enough of that material to demonstrate that quotes are accurate, complete, and not taken out of context. A transcript is the most straightforward way to provide that in this case.
:::::::::: The request is therefore to add sufficient notes to the talk page to allow independent, public verification of the original reporting.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 21:21, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
:Yeah, I received the notes above and in scoop. I added that text for the reader's benefit so that they understand what happened. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 17:01, 24 March 2026 (UTC)

== I found an error. ==

There is may an issue I noticed. [[User:Anikmolla786|Anikmolla786]] ([[User talk:Anikmolla786|talk]]) 13:08, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

:The performance started at 6:00 p.m. New York Time (2200 UTC), and was introduced by director of adult services Jeffrey Katz.&quot;6:00 p.m. New York Time (2300 UTC)&quot; In March, New York is on Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4), so 6:00 p.m. = 22:00 UTC, not 23:00. I made an edit too. If you find that I'm correct then approve that or ask for approval. [[User:Anikmolla786|Anikmolla786]] ([[User talk:Anikmolla786|talk]]) 13:09, 26 March 2026 (UTC)</text>
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{{Date|March 13, 2026}}

[[File:Performance gala 2026 08.jpg|thumb|dancers at the entrance to the opening reception{{image source|[[commons:User:Tduk|Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons)]]}}]]

On March 13, 2026, The Performance Space in New York City held its annual Gala. The event featured an opening cocktail party at 6PM, a dinner at 8PM which featured performances and honorees, and an afterparty at 10PM. The year’s honorees were fashion designer {{w|Michèle Lamy}}, artist {{w|Paul McCarthy}}, and writer {{W|Samuel R. Delany}}. The event was nearly sold out and the room was packed with hundreds of people.

The opening reception where people mingled was held in an outdoor heated area behind the venue. Servers who wore kinky outfits came out holding sculptures of prepared foods, which include baos, and variations on sushi.

The main dinner was held upstairs on the fifth floor, where people were seated at their assigned tables. The foods served included a beef dish, pasta with meat, a mushroom option, and a bed of rice. While dinner was served, performances would occur, with breaks in between them. Some of these performances included burlesque elements. The performers listed on the program were {{w|Moses Sumney}}, {{w|Yseult (singer)|Yseult}}, Alok, {{w|Star Amerasu}}, Arewà Basit, Alex Takarsky, Jonah Almost, and Ruby McCollister.

Yseult performed several songs at the start of the ceremony. About an hour into the ceremony, a performer read from Delany's book ''{{w|Times Square Red, Times Square Blue}}'', which led into an introduction of Delany, who was the first to be honored and gave a short speech. About 15 minutes later, McCarthy was honored and also gave a short speech. Lastly, Lamy was honored; she was not in attendance but had recorded a video message. This was followed by a performance of several songs by Sumney, who was backed only by a guitarist. 

The afterparty was down the hall from the main reception area, and was in a barely lit dark room with dance music and easily obtained drinks. Outside the venue, people were lining up to attend the afterparty.

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File:Pergala020202 09.jpg|Sushi on daikon radish{{image source|[[commons:User:Tduk|Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons)]]}}
File:Performance gala 2026 10.jpg|Assisting people at the elevator{{image source|[[commons:User:Tduk|Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons)]]}}
File:Pergala020202 10.jpg|Posing at the opening reception{{image source|[[commons:User:Tduk|Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons)]]}}
File:Pergala020202 04.jpg|Chicken and vegetable buns on a sculpture{{image source|[[commons:User:Tduk|Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons)]]}}
File:Performance gala 2026 29.jpg|A performer dangles meat out of their mouth while standing on one of the dinner tables{{image source|[[commons:User:Tduk|Alex Lozupone (Wikimedia Commons)]]}}


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[[File:CGI Mexico Flag.png|thumb|left|300px]]On Saturday, March 28, the Mexican navy announced that it was in radio communication with two sailboats transporting {{w|humanitarian aid}} to [[Cuba]] as part of the &quot;Nuestra América Convoy&quot;. The boats were located by the Mexican navy after being reported missing.

The boats, known as ''Friend Ship'' and ''Tiger Moth'', left {{w|Isla Mujeres}}, near {{w|Cancun}}, in the Mexican state of {{w|Quintana Roo}}, on March 20 for a roughly 250-mile (400-km) crossing to Havana. The boats had at least nine people onboard, according to the Mexican navy. The boats were scheduled to arrive in Havana around Tuesday or Wednesday but did not do so. 

The Mexican navy announced on Thursday, March 26, that they were engaged in a search and rescue operation for the missing boats.

A representative of the convoy stated that the crew members were safe and were continuing on their way to Havana, where they arrived on Saturday afternoon. The navy had lost contact with the boats due to bad weather.

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I attended this performance, and recorded audio at points and took photos. I noted the lengths of the sets and discussed the high attendance informally with audience members. I discussed with Gallanter the idea of including his piece at the beginning here, and he approved. I will send scoop the relevant audio for the transcripts, as well as the ends of performances to illustrate the applause. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 20:27, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
*{{ping|Tduk}} The 1949 session with Miles Davis and others should be identified as ''Birth of the Cool'', not ''Earth of Cool'', right? --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 01:10, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
*:Yes corrected. There are other corrections I imagine that need to happen too; I just sent the audio to scoop and when I have a moment I'll listen to it in full and correct anything. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 14:57, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
{{collapse|Alright, I want to welcome everybody.
This is Downtown Music Gallery.
We have music here every Tuesday starting at 6.30.
This has been going on for more than 25 years.
Usually three bands.
Over the last couple of years I've decided to do some more kind of thematic evenings.
So tonight we have eight vocalists that are going to be singing for us.
It's going to be a different night than what we usually have and I'm really glad about that.
I prepared a little introduction that has to do with the history of
jazz vocals and vocals in general.
And it starts, you have to picture this, we're going to go back in time 315,000 years.
That's considered to be the dawn of mankind.
We're in North Africa, there is a tribe
or whoever was there at the time.
They're descendants of Adam and Eve.
They're walking across the desert very slowly.
This is before language, so the only sounds that they're able to create are vocal sounds without words.
So this is how it starts.
And they make their way, and they end up
later became Israel and they grew over time until they became 12 tribes and then each one of those tribes left and one stayed in Israel and the rest of them traveled to different places on this planet.
The last tribe ended up in the US in the Midwest.
They're called the Lost Tribe of Israel and they became the first Native Americans
And it took about 50,000 years for those tribes to evolve into having people all around our planet.
And many languages came out of that.
Every country, like 100 countries, each one had their own language.
And every country, those languages would be hundreds of dialects.
So you have all different types
to the beginning of songs, vocal songs first, and then eventually percussion instruments, flutes, stringed instruments, and we're gonna move forward to the beginning of the 20th century.
Between 1900 and 1920, this is like in the US, you have vaudeville bands,
the very beginning of what became Dixieland and jazz.
You also had kind of folk stuff going on.
And as far as classical composers go, Igor Stravinsky and Béla Bartók and Edgar Varese composed pieces in the late
teens and 20s, and that's kind of a beginning of, you know, all the pre-20th century classical stuff is more kind of melodic and easier to deal with, but when Stravinsky composed Rites of Spring, it was very violent.
It had dancers dressed as animals, and people went wild when this music occurred.
They flipped out, they couldn't deal with it, it was too much for them.
So in their 20s,
This is what happened.
Duke Ellington's band moved from DC to New York.
Count Basie's band moved from Kansas City to New York.
And you had the beginning of an era called the big band era.
And that existed from late 20s to around 1945.
You had hundreds of big bands that would travel around the country and play.
This was a form of entertainment for people.
People would get together and they would dance.
to see these big bands.
My parents used to go out dancing on weekends in the 40s and check out these big bands.
And there were a lot of them.
And I've been listening to more and more just to get an idea of how things unfolded.
And a lot of those big bands had singers in them.
You probably know a few of the singers like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, people like that.
And that era existed for about 20 years.
And then when World War II happened and the world kind of changed in a lot of ways, all the big bands started to break up and stop playing.
And when people got back from World War II, you had a new form of music that had occurred.
And these were members of Billy Eckstine's big band, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, all these people.
And they started something which was called Bebop.
And the bebop was a small group thing.
It was hard to play.
It's very complex.
And it was the first time that music, jazz music, was not about dancing and entertainment.
It was about sitting and listening, snapping your fingers, creating poetry.
And it affected other things, too.
So dance, abstract art, all these things sort of came out of that.
You had this hipster language that came out of the bebop thing.
We'll hear Buddy Lauren doing some hipster language during his set, maybe.
Who knows?
And in 40, so we had the bebop thing.
Now, that lasted approximately 10 years.
And in 1949, you have a session called Earth of Cool.
That's Miles Davis, Jerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz, Lenny Tristano.
And that was another break from what the bebop thing was about.
It was a cooler form.
of jazz.
And the weird thing was, those beboppers that we talked about who created the cool things, that was an East Coast thing, but the cool thing became more popular on the West Coast.
So you had a whole West Coast school in the 50s of all those people doing the cool school stuff.
Now also in the 50s, Dizzy Gillespie put together a big band.
And in his big band, four members of his big band were
John Lewis, Bill Jackson, Connie Kay, and Percy Heath.
They started a quartet called the Modern Jazz Quartet.
Now the thing about them is they wore tuxedos.
They didn't want to play in bars.
They wanted to be taken more seriously.
So that is the beginning of another form of sort of jazz.
And Dizzy Gillespie Big Band did a song called A Bird in Igor's Yard.
That was written by George Russell.
And it was supposed to be a blend of Charlie Parker and Igor Stravinsky.
So a term was coined for that music.
It was called third stream.
It was coined by Gunther Schuller.
So in the 50s, you had the end of bebop.
You had the next phase of that, which is called hard bop.
which is like bebop but with a little bit of funk in there.
And you had people who invented that were Art Blakey and Horace Silver.
So the 50s, let's talk about the 50s.
The 50s, a lot of different changes in music were going on.
You had some blues cats coming up from down south and making their way to Chicago and playing blues.
You had R&amp;B guys doing their thing.
You had pop singers.
You had also country and rockabilly.
Elvis Presley comes from all those elements, including gospel.
That's all part of his thing.
And in 1959, this was a very important year.
Three records came out that changed the future of jazz.
One was Kind of Blue by Miles Davis Sextet, I guess, which is great.
And it had this thing called modal jazz, which opened up the form to be a little bit freer.
You had another record by the Dave Brubeck Quartet called Time Out.
And that record included songs in weird time signatures.
You had Blue Mondewala Turk and Take Five.
So that is another kind of more progressive element that was very popular at the time.
And another record that came out that year that wasn't noticed at the time was Sun Ra's record Jazz and Silhouette, which is a big band record, but it's very progressive.
And then in California, you had Ornette Coleman Quartet, who moved to New York in 1960.
They played for a month at the Five Spot.
And when they played, it was very controversial.
because no piano player, their music is very kind of free and open, and half the people who went to the gigs hated it, and the other half of the people loved it.
And there was fighting going on about if it was important music or not, or if it was really jazz.
All those arguments are going on.
The same period of time, John Coltrane was playing
in Miles Davis' quartet, and his solos were getting longer and longer.
And he met up with John Gilmore, who was the sax player in Sun Ra's band, who was playing with multiphonics.
And this is an early way of getting weird sounds on the sax that are now part of the vocabulary of the saxophone.
So Coltrane is playing these long solos, and Miles said, you know, we're going on tour in Europe, 1960, and Trane says,
I don't want to tour.
I want to start my own band and I want to do my own thing.&quot;
And Miles begs him, please go on tour.
So he goes on tour for 60.
After he does that tour, he starts his own quartet.
And his own quartet's Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison, and McCoy Tyner.
And so between 60 and 64 you have a freer form of jazz that's now coming out.
Now also during that period of time you have the beginning of what we call protest singers.
So you had like Woody Guthrie and then Pete Seeger and then you had Bob Dylan and these are people that wrote lyrics that talked about social justice and civil rights.
This is a very important thing because it was a way of expressing how you felt
and if you felt the world was unjust and you wanted to deal with it.
I remember when I was at day camp, I was about eight years old, and I had to learn the words to Blown in the Wind by Bob Dylan, which is made popular by Peter, Paul, and Mary.
And I learned the words, and I remember thinking to myself, this is fascinating.
These words actually make me think about the unfairness of the world and what we can do about it.
And I realized how much lyrics and voices really affected the way I saw the world.
Before I started reading newspapers, music was the one thing that spoke to me.
And the more music I listened to, the more different types of music I listened to, all those things were part of my understanding of the world.
I discovered a band called The Mothers of Invention when I was 13.
That's Frank Zappa's band, and Frank Zappa
had this view about the unfairness of society.
He wrote a song called Trouble Every Day.
It's a long protest song.
I haven't memorized, but I'm not going to do it now because this is more about other people tonight.
No, no, no.
I'll do it.
I've done it here once, and I'll do it again.
But it's very long.
But I think it's an important thing.
Now, the vocal thing.
this is all changing over time we have jazz vocalists singing with big bands singing on the road and then in the sixties people start experimenting with their voices uh... so you have people like gene lee uh... who else?
harry woodard jay clayton yes
I mean, a lot of these people I got to know in the 70s.
I remember seeing, late 70s, Ellen Christie.
She was at a jam session I was at in New Jersey, and she was great.
And I didn't know who she was.
And Lisa Sokoloff, I remember seeing.
I saw Jean Lee play a bunch of times, because I was friendly with her, and Gunther Hoppel.
But I've always been attracted to vocalists,
strong vocalists, and also vocalists who take chances and learn how to do different things with their voices.
So we're going to celebrate vocalists tonight.
We have eight of them that are going to be playing in four sets.
All of them are different.
They're all coming from different places.
They're all going to speak to us in different ways.
I'm glad to see more people here than what we usually have.
I think that's a beautiful thing.
I'll do more thematic things in the future.
And I want to thank all you people out there for showing up.
And the first set is going to start.
And Skylar here, he was here on Saturday night with a band.
And man, he blew me away.
He is really something else.
That's all I'm going to say.
}}[[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 15:21, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

:sent to scoop [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 00:30, 2 April 2026 (UTC)
: Four emails were received via Scoop, collectively containing four MP3 audio files. No additional notes were included, either as attachments or within the body of the emails.[[User:Michael.C.Wright|Michael.C.Wright]] (&lt;sup&gt;[[User_talk:Michael.C.Wright|Talk]]&lt;/sup&gt;/&lt;sub&gt;[[User:Michael.C.Wright/reviewer|Reviewer]]&lt;/sub&gt;) 06:31, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
::My mistake, I didn't include the notes since I didn't use them: First performance runtime about 22 minutes. Second about 10 minutes. Third about 30 minutes. Fourth also about 30 minutes. [[User:Tduk|Tduk]] ([[User talk:Tduk|talk]]) 16:10, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

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{{Date|26 March 2026}}

In a landmark ruling on March 26, the {{w|Supreme Court of Finland}} convicted {{w|Päivi Räsänen}}, a member of the {{w|Christian Democrats (Finland)|Christian Democrats}} party in the {{w|Parliament of Finland}} and {{w|Juhana Pohjola}}, the bishop of the {{w|Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland}}, as well as the {{w|Luther Foundation of Finland}} and the {{w|Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland}} of {{w|crimes against humanity|crimes against the humanity}} of gays and lesbians. The defendants were convicted under the section of the {{w|Criminal Code of Finland}} concerning {{w|crimes against humanity}}, over a pamphlet written by Räsänen, edited by Pohjola, and published by the Luther Foundation and the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese that made reportedly false claims about {{w|homosexuality|foreign=force}} being a 'disorder'.

In the pamphlet, ''Male and Female He Created Them: Homosexual Relationships Challenge the Christian Concept of Humanity'', Räsänen argued her belief that homosexuality and {{w|Christianity|foreign=force}} are incompatible. Räsänen argued primarily in terms of religious opinions and quoted verses from the {{w|Bible}} to back her beliefs, but also made the allegedly false claim that homosexuality is a &quot;sexual abnormality&quot;, a &quot;developmental disorder&quot;, and a &quot;disorder of psychosexual development&quot;. 

The applicant noted the claim was {{w|falsifiability|falsifiable}} contrary to {{w|empirical evidence}} saying it was the global {{w|scientific consensus}} of the {{w|science|scientific|foreign=force}}, {{w|medicine|medical|foreign=force}}, {{w|psychology|psychological|foreign=force}}, {{w|psychiatry|psychiatric|foreign=force}}, and {{w|pediatrics|pediatric}} communities around the world that homosexuality is a healthy, natural, normal, and positive variation of {{w|human sexuality}}, and not a disease, disorder, illness, or pathology.

The response to the ruling from Finnish politicians was mixed. The {{w|Prime Minister of Finland}}, {{w|Petteri Orpo}}, of the centre-right {{w|National Coalition Party}}, took a stand against political interference in the judiciary and stated that &quot;politicians should not comment on court decisions&quot;. Those from Räsänen's Christian Democrats party and the right-wing {{w|Finns Party}} criticised the court's decision, with {{w|Riikka Purra}}, the {{w|Deputy Prime Minister of Finland}} posting on social media: &quot;Freedom of speech took another serious hit today through the supreme court’s voting decision.&quot; Other politicians praised the decision, with opposition party leader, {{w|Sofia Virta}}, of the centre-left {{w|Green League}}, saying that &quot;Finland is a country where people must not be labelled or mocked without consequence. Freedom of speech is important, but it comes with responsibility.&quot;

The court dismissed a related charge against Räsänen over a post on {{w|X (social network)|X}} (then a {{w|Tweet (social media)|tweet}} on Twitter), that quoted a series of Bible verses, ''Romans 1:24–27'', to back her beliefs about {{w|same-sex relationship}}s, finding that it was a subjective religious opinion. Upon closer examination, the court found that while the parts of the pamphlet that consisted only of religious arguments and quoted the Bible were merely subjective religious opinions, the other portions {{w|dehumanization|dehumanised}} an entire minority on the basis of their sexual orientation, constituting crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians. The Supreme Court convicted Räsänen who wrote the document, Pohjola who edited it, and the Luther Foundation and the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese who published it.

The decision was a significant precedent with implications for future rulings pertaining to the legal intersection of {{w|freedom of speech|foreign=force}} and {{w|freedom of religion}} with {{w|hate speech}} and crimes against humanity, as well as {{w|LGBT rights}} and {{w|human rights|foreign=force}} in {{w|liberal democracy|liberal democracies}}. 

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==Sources==
*{{source|url=https://www.christian.org.uk/news/finnish-christian-mp-convicted-of-crimes-against-humanity-for-church-booklet-on-marriage/|title=Finnish Christian MP convicted of ‘crimes against humanity’ for church booklet on marriage|pub=Christian Institute|date=26 March 2026}}
*{{source|url=https://www.christiantoday.com/news/landmark-ruling-expected-in-finnish-politician-s-bible-tweet-case|title=Landmark ruling expected in Finnish politician's Bible tweet case|pub=Christian Today|date=26 March 2026}}
*{{source|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/finnish-mp-paivi-rasanen-convicted-homosexuality-developmental-disorder|title=Finnish MP convicted for saying homosexuality is ‘developmental disorder’|pub=The Guardian|author=Miranda Bryant|date=26 March 2026}}
*{{source|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paivi-rasanen-homosexuality-supreme-court-finland-b2946208.html|title=Supreme Court fines European MP over homosexuality comments|pub=The Independent|author=Anne Kauranen|date=26 March 2026}}
*{{source|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/finlands-supreme-court-fines-mp-calling-homosexuality-developmental-disorder-2026-03-26/|title=Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'|pub=Reuters|author=Anne Kauranen|date=26 March 2026}}
*{{source|url=https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-statement-on-natural-variations-of-human-sexuality/|title=WMA STATEMENT ON NATURAL VARIATIONS OF HUMAN SEXUALITY|pub=World Medical Association|date=18 October 2013}}
*{{source|url=https://www.wma.net/what-we-do/human-rights/lgbt/|pub=World Medical Association|title=LGBT {{!}} Health and Natural Variations of Human Sexuality|date=March 28, 2026 (date of access)}}
*{{source|url=https://www.wma.net/news-post/wma-condemns-portrayal-of-homosexuality-as-a-disease/|title=WMA CONDEMNS PORTRAYAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY AS A DISEASE|pub=World Medical Association|date=21 October 2013}}
*{{source|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/03/finnish-parlimentarian-paivi-rasanen-christian-hate-speech/|title=Finland’s Top Court Split on Christian Politician’s Hate Speech Charges|pub=Christianity Today|author=Ken Chitwood|date=27 March 2026}}
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In a landmark ruling on March 26, the {{w|Supreme Court of Finland}} convicted {{w|Päivi Räsänen}}, a member of the {{w|Christian Democrats (Finland)|Christian Democrats}} party in the {{w|Parliament of Finland}} and {{w|Juhana Pohjola}}, the bishop of the {{w|Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland}}, as well as the {{w|Luther Foundation of Finland}} and the {{w|Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland}} of {{w|crimes against humanity|crimes against the humanity}} of gays and lesbians. The defendants were convicted under the section of the {{w|Criminal Code of Finland}} concerning {{w|crimes against humanity}}, over a pamphlet written by Räsänen, edited by Pohjola, and published by the Luther Foundation and the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese that made reportedly false claims about {{w|homosexuality|foreign=force}} being a 'disorder'.

In the pamphlet, ''Male and Female He Created Them: Homosexual Relationships Challenge the Christian Concept of Humanity'', Räsänen argued her belief that homosexuality and {{w|Christianity|foreign=force}} are incompatible. Räsänen argued primarily in terms of religious opinions and quoted verses from the {{w|Bible}} to back her beliefs, but also made the allegedly false claim that homosexuality is a &quot;sexual abnormality&quot;, a &quot;developmental disorder&quot;, and a &quot;disorder of psychosexual development&quot;. 

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The court dismissed a related charge against Räsänen over a post on {{w|X (social network)|X}} (then a {{w|Tweet (social media)|tweet}} on Twitter), that quoted a series of Bible verses, ''Romans 1:24–27'', to back her beliefs about {{w|same-sex relationship}}s, finding that it was a subjective religious opinion. Upon closer examination, the court found that while the parts of the pamphlet that consisted only of religious arguments and quoted the Bible were merely subjective religious opinions, the other portions {{w|dehumanization|dehumanised}} an entire minority on the basis of their sexual orientation, constituting crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians. The Supreme Court convicted Räsänen who wrote the document, Pohjola who edited it, and the Luther Foundation and the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese who published it.

The decision was a significant precedent with implications for future rulings pertaining to the legal intersection of {{w|freedom of speech|foreign=force}} and {{w|freedom of religion}} with {{w|hate speech}} and crimes against humanity, as well as {{w|LGBT rights}} and {{w|human rights|foreign=force}} in {{w|liberal democracy|liberal democracies}}. 

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==Sources==
*{{source|url=https://www.christian.org.uk/news/finnish-christian-mp-convicted-of-crimes-against-humanity-for-church-booklet-on-marriage/|title=Finnish Christian MP convicted of ‘crimes against humanity’ for church booklet on marriage|pub=Christian Institute|date=26 March 2026}}
*{{source|url=https://www.christiantoday.com/news/landmark-ruling-expected-in-finnish-politician-s-bible-tweet-case|title=Landmark ruling expected in Finnish politician's Bible tweet case|pub=Christian Today|date=26 March 2026}}
*{{source|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/finnish-mp-paivi-rasanen-convicted-homosexuality-developmental-disorder|title=Finnish MP convicted for saying homosexuality is ‘developmental disorder’|pub=The Guardian|author=Miranda Bryant|date=26 March 2026}}
*{{source|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paivi-rasanen-homosexuality-supreme-court-finland-b2946208.html|title=Supreme Court fines European MP over homosexuality comments|pub=The Independent|author=Anne Kauranen|date=26 March 2026}}
*{{source|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/finlands-supreme-court-fines-mp-calling-homosexuality-developmental-disorder-2026-03-26/|title=Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'|pub=Reuters|author=Anne Kauranen|date=26 March 2026}}
*{{source|url=https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-statement-on-natural-variations-of-human-sexuality/|title=WMA STATEMENT ON NATURAL VARIATIONS OF HUMAN SEXUALITY|pub=World Medical Association|date=18 October 2013}}
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*{{source|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/03/finnish-parlimentarian-paivi-rasanen-christian-hate-speech/|title=Finland’s Top Court Split on Christian Politician’s Hate Speech Charges|pub=Christianity Today|author=Ken Chitwood|date=27 March 2026}}
*{{source|url=https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/28665-supreme-court-convicts-mp-paeivi-raesaenen-over-hate-speech.html|title=Supreme Court convicts MP Päivi Räsänen over hate speech|pub=Helsinki Times|author=|date=27 March 2026}}

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      <text bytes="11784" sha1="js77mf7d3tl01biy9cn2n6qttzeejov" xml:space="preserve">== Headline question ==

I questioned the use of the term &quot;crimes against humanity&quot; in the headline and lead paragraph based on the following:

:I would note that one of the cited sources, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/finnish-mp-paivi-rasanen-convicted-homosexuality-developmental-disorder this article from The Guardian], begins with the sentence, &quot;A Finnish member of parliament has been found guilty by the country’s supreme court of inciting hatred after claiming that homosexuality was a 'developmental disorder', in a conviction that prompted criticism from far-right government ministers.&quot; That source doesn't even mention the term &quot;crimes against humanity&quot; at all. Another cited article from [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paivi-rasanen-homosexuality-supreme-court-finland-b2946208.html The Independent] doesn't mention &quot;crimes against humanity&quot;, either. I am also concerned that the use of the term &quot;{{w|crimes against humanity}}&quot; may be considered misleading as to the nature of the charges involved notwithstanding how the term is used in the Finnish Criminal Code which few English Wikinews readers may be familiar with.
[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 01:16, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:Hello, Metropolitan90! [[User_talk:Metropolitan90#c-Justthefacts-20260328005600-Regarding your move of my article|As I also noted in a message to you on your user talk page]], the actual charge, the actual crime, and the actual conviction all fall under the section of the {{w|Criminal Code of Finland}} that concerns {{w|crimes against humanity}}. Moreover, there is a particular focus from several sources on the fact that Räsänen and Pohjola were convicted under the section of the Criminal Code of Finland that concerns crimes against humanity. If there are any ambiguities at all, all will be resolved when readers read the article itself. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 01:37, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
::Two of the cited sources ([https://www.christiantoday.com/news/landmark-ruling-expected-in-finnish-politician-s-bible-tweet-case Christian Today], [https://adfinternational.org/news/breaking-landmark-ruling-expected-in-finnish-bible-tweet-case-tomorrow ADF International]) both say that Rasanen was convicted under a section titled “war crimes and crimes against humanity”, but I hope we're not going to change the headline to say that Rasanen and Pohjola were convicted of war crimes, too. --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 01:57, 28 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The section specifically concerns crimes against  humanity and courts determine the severity of the crimes against humanity that were committed, which can range from simply dehumanising a minority to genocide and war crimes. The section of the criminal code of Finland is based on the expertise and scholarship of experts and scholars of crimes against humanity who hold that crimes against humanity begin relatively simple in the form of simply dehumanising minorities and continue escalating until eventually genocide and war crimes. This landmark ruling is precisely regarded as such because it considers that even the most simplest form, dehumanising a minority, does indeed constitute a crime against humanity in and of itself. --[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 02:04, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

==Luther Foundation==
Where does it say that the Luther Foundation was convicted, too? I just checked all of the cited sources and I couldn't find where any of them said that the Luther Foundation was also convicted. In fact, I only saw the phrase &quot;Luther Foundation&quot; in two of the articles ([https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/26/finnish-mp-paivi-rasanen-convicted-homosexuality-developmental-disorder The Guardian] and [https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/03/finnish-parlimentarian-paivi-rasanen-christian-hate-speech/ Christianity Today]). --[[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 15:03, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:Resolved. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 18:01, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

== Minor revision requested ==

@[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] The article's lead section is required to state when the focal point event took place (calendar day, day of the week, ect.). Can you add that in real quick? I would add it myself but I intend to review this article. Thanks. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 23:31, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

:March 26, 2026 Alliance Defending Freedom International
:@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 00:35, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::Claude AI helped me. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 00:35, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::Can you add to the article that the ruling happened on Thursday so I don't have to? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:48, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::Thank you @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]]. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 18:03, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== Might want to read this ==

The '''headline''' you referenced is a somewhat sensationalized framing of the case, but here's what actually happened: In a narrow 3–2 decision, the Finnish Supreme Court found parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen guilty of &quot;hate speech&quot; related to the expression of her beliefs on marriage and sexual ethics in a 2004 church pamphlet. Alliance Defending Freedom International

@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 00:37, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

:https://claude.ai/chat/aa894899-c1f6-4236-964a-f90a3f25a23b Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 00:44, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
::What is this? [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:47, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:::The '''headline''' you referenced is a somewhat sensationalized framing of the case, but here's what actually happened: In a narrow 3–2 decision, the Finnish Supreme Court found parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen guilty of &quot;hate speech&quot; related to the expression of her beliefs on marriage and sexual ethics in a 2004 church pamphlet.I asked Claude and this is what was said about the headline.
:::The '''headline''' you referenced is a somewhat sensationalized framing of the case, but here's what actually happened: In a narrow 3–2 decision, the Finnish Supreme Court found parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen guilty of &quot;hate speech&quot; related to the expression of her beliefs on marriage and sexual ethics in a 2004 church pamphlet.
:::@[[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]], thanks. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 00:52, 29 March 2026 (UTC)
:The actual charge, actual crime, and actual conviction are all under the section of the {{w|Criminal Code of Finland}} that concerns {{w|crimes against humanity}}. Any {{w|Artificial intelligence}}, {{w|chatbot}}, {{w|generative AI}}, {{w|large language model}} can be incorrect about the facts, which is why it is necessary to manually verify. Thank for your involvement nonetheless, @[[User:BigKrow|BigKrow]]. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 18:02, 29 March 2026 (UTC)

== More headline problems ==

The headline now says, &quot;Supreme Court of Finland makes crimes against the humanity convictions in landmark ruling&quot;. This doesn't sound like idiomatic English. The commonly used phrase is &quot;crimes against humanity&quot;, not &quot;crimes against the humanity&quot;, at least in this context (note that it no longer says &quot;crimes against the humanity of gays and lesbians&quot;). Also, the phrase that a court &quot;makes [name of crime] convictions&quot; is awkward. I wouldn't write that a court &quot;makes murder convictions&quot;, &quot;makes kidnapping convictions&quot;, etc.; I would write that a court &quot;convicts [someone] of murder&quot;, &quot;convicts [someone] of kidnapping&quot;, etc. Or in this case, the Supreme Court of Finland convicts [the specified defendants] of crimes against humanity, although several versions of the headline has gone back and forth as to whether to refer to them by name, as politicians, or as Christians. -- [[User:Metropolitan90|Metropolitan90]] ([[User talk:Metropolitan90|talk]]) 02:57, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I agree that it is too vague tom simply say that the Supreme Court of Finland made convictions. It should say against Christians, rather than by name or politicians, because there are four defendants, of whom two are individuals and of whom only one is politician and the other is a bishop, and the other two defendants are institutions, and the only thing that they have in common is that they are all Christian. [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 20:34, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

== Way too many sources  ==

I'm sorry but its just going to take me way too long to review this given that there are like ten sources used in the article and I don't even know if all of them are required to verify the info, I am very overwhelmed at this point, other editors have been moaning and bitching about the way I review articles, and the WMF is now officially closing Wikinews next month so there's no point in finishing this anyway. You can try and see if someone else can review this, but given the way things have been going here the last six months I would not bank on it, man. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 12:41, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

:I used a significant amount of sources just to be sure, because this is my very first ever Wikinews article! I really appreciate your edits and your work! Could you try and see this through to the end? I really put in a lot of work into this article and would really like to see it published! [[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]] ([[User talk:Justthefacts|talk]]) 22:51, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::@[[User:Justthefacts|Justthefacts]], come join my news wiki. Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:52, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::https://newswikien.fandom.com/wiki/NewsWikiEN_Wiki Don [[User:BigKrow|Don]] 22:52, 30 March 2026 (UTC)
::Yes, I will try. [[User:Lofi Gurl|Lofi Gurl]] ([[User talk:Lofi Gurl|talk]]) 00:02, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

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== Note to reviewer(s) ==

Hello,

I edited the text to remove one sentence that was vague and created bias ( is consistently ranked at or near the top of various indices of freedom and democracy, and is therefore broadly considered to be a model liberal democracy.) this sentence may be re-added if details is included.

I re-ordered for inverted pyramid

I re-worded for past tense

I added clarifications where possible to avoid bias and make the article more neutral

and I submitted it for review. Hope this is helpful. Newsworthiness is an issue and I hope it can be passed with exception as articles were not published for a while.

Please also note I posted a section [https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Wikinews:Water_cooler/proposals#Proposal_to_cease_publishing_after_around_April_14 here]. [[User:Gryllida|Gryllida]] ([[User talk:Gryllida|talk]]) 08:16, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 12:48, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Kunga lama</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T12:50:49Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 12:50, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Acari22</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T12:54:50Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 12:54, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Ka-dos-76</title>
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    <id>3089296</id>
    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T12:55:03Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 12:55, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Josef Beneš</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004737</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T12:56:46Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 12:56, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:KPH007</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T13:06:25Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 13:06, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Thomas718t</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T13:09:08Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 13:09, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Rdechervois</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004740</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T13:14:12Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 13:14, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Vuie</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004741</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T13:25:21Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 13:25, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Mssdvd</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004742</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T13:30:53Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 13:30, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Sery AFE</title>
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    <id>3089303</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004743</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T13:41:40Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 13:41, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:2Fists1Hole</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004744</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T13:42:49Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 13:42, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Thang2003no1</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004745</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T13:43:52Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 13:43, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Pyroca</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004746</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T13:44:12Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 13:44, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Cilian Murphy</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004747</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T13:47:59Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 13:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Cholercia</title>
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    <id>3089308</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004748</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T13:50:54Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 13:50, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Shen Vihanga</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004749</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T13:51:45Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 13:51, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:APachecoC</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004750</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T14:04:37Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 14:04, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Marvingauld</title>
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    <id>3089311</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004751</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T14:05:44Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 14:05, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Wallstreetdoughboy</title>
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    <id>3089312</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004752</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T14:06:48Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 14:06, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Mazarguette</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004753</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T14:07:05Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 14:07, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Outfornow</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004754</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T14:08:01Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 14:08, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:JeffreyN06</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T14:10:18Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 14:10, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Sprinklednights</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T14:25:11Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 14:25, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Mikhaelkur</title>
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    <id>3089317</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004758</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T14:25:12Z</timestamp>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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== Tech News: 2026-10 ==

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Latest '''[[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News|tech news]]''' from the Wikimedia technical community. Please tell other users about these changes. Not all changes will affect you. [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/2026/10|Translations]] are available.

'''Weekly highlight'''
* Wikipedia 25 [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments|Birthday mode]] is now live on Betawi, Breton, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Gorontalo, Indonesian, Italian, Luxembourgish, Madurese, Sicilian, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese Wikipedias! This limited-time campaign feature celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with a birthday mascot, Baby Globe. When turned on, Baby Globe is shown on [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments/article configuration|~2,500 articles]], waiting to be discovered by readers. Communities can choose to turn Birthday mode on by getting consensus from their community and asking an admin to enable the feature and customize it via [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Wikipedia 25/Easter egg experiments#Community Configuration Demo|community configuration]] on the local wiki.

'''Updates for editors'''
* [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing|Sub-referencing]], a new feature to re-use references with different details has been released to Swedish Wikipedia, Polish Wikipedia and [[:phab:T418209|a couple of other wikis]]. You can [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#test|try the feature]] on these projects or on testwiki and [https://en.wikipedia.beta.wmcloud.org/wiki/Sub-referencing betawiki]. Learnings from the first pilot wiki German Wikipedia have been [[:m:Special:MyLanguage/WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing/Learnings|published in a report]]. Reach out to the Wikimedia Deutschland team if you are [[:m:Talk:WMDE Technical Wishes/Sub-referencing#Pilot wikis|interested in becoming a pilot wiki]].
* [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Help:Edit check#Paste check|Paste Check]] will become available at all Wikipedias this week. The feature prompts newcomers who are pasting text they are not likely to have written into VisualEditor to consider whether doing so risks a copyright violation. Paste Check [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Tags|tags]] all edits where it is shown for potential review. Local administrators can configure various aspects of the feature via [[{{#special:EditChecks}}]]. [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Edit check/Paste Check#A/B Experiment|Research]] across 22 wikis found that Paste Check resulted in an 18% decrease in relative reverted-edits compared to the control group. Translators can [https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special%3ATranslate&amp;group=ext-visualeditor-ve-mw-editcheck&amp;filter=&amp;optional=1&amp;action=translate help to localize] this and related features.
* The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Reader Experience|Reader Experience team]] will be standardizing the user menu in the top right for all mobile users so that it is closer to the desktop experience. Currently this user menu is only visible to users with Advanced Mobile Controls (AMC) turned on. The only change is that a couple buttons previously in the left-side menu will move to the top right for users who do not have AMC turned on. This change is expected to go out March 9 and seeks to improve the user interface. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T413912]
* Starting in the week of March 2, the emails sent out when an email address was added, removed, or changed for an account will switch to a substantially nicer and clearer HTML email from the prior plaintext one. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T410807]
* Notifications are currently limited to 2,000 historic entries per user, and extend back to 2013 when the feature was released. This is going to be changed to only store Notifications from the last 5 years, but up to 10,000 of them. This will help with long-term infrastructure health and help to prevent more recent notifications from disappearing too soon. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T383948]
* The [[m:Special:GlobalWatchlist|Global Watchlist]] which lets you view your watchlists from multiple wikis on a single page continues to see improvements. The latest update improves label usage experience. The [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Extension:GlobalWatchlist|extension]] now allows activating the [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Language#Fallback languages|language fallback system]] for Wikidata items without labels in the viewed language, and showing those labels in the user’s preferred Wikidata language if no &lt;code dir=ltr&gt;uselang=&lt;/code&gt; URL parameter is provided. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T373686][https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416111]
* The Wikipedia Android team has started a beta test of [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Readers/Information Retrieval/Phase 1|hybrid search]] on Greek Wikipedia. Hybrid search capabilities can handle both semantic and keyword queries enabling readers to find what they’re looking for directly on Wikipedia more easily.
* For security reasons, members of certain user groups are [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Mandatory two-factor authentication for users with some extended rights|required to have two-factor authentication]] (2FA) enabled. Currently, 2FA is required to use the group, but not to be a member of it. Given that this model still has some vulnerabilities, the situation will [[phab:T418580|gradually change in March]]. Members of these groups will be unable to disable last 2FA method on their account, and it will be impossible to add users without 2FA to these groups. Users will still be able to add new authentication methods or remove them, as long as at least one method is continuously enabled. In the second half of March, users without 2FA will be removed from these groups. This applies to: CentralNotice administrators, checkusers, interface administrators, suppressors, Wikidata staff, Wikifunctions staff, WMF Office IT and WMF Trust &amp; Safety. Nothing will change for other users. See the linked task for deployment schedule. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T418580]
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] View all {{formatnum:27}} community-submitted {{PLURAL:27|task|tasks}} that were [[m:Special:MyLanguage/Tech/News/Recently resolved community tasks|resolved last week]]. For example, the issue preventing users from creating an instance in [https://www.wikibase.cloud/ Wikibase.cloud] has now been fixed. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T416807]

'''Updates for technical contributors'''
* To help ensure [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/MediaWiki Product Insights/Responsible Reuse|fair use of infrastructure]], over the next month the Wikimedia Foundation will implement global API rate limits across our APIs. In early March, stricter limits will be applied to unidentified requests from outside Toolforge/WMCS and API requests that are made from web browsers. In April, higher limits will be applied to identified traffic. These limits are intentionally set as high as possible to minimise impact on the community. Bots running in Toolforge/WMCS or with the bot user right on any wiki should not be affected for now. However, all developers are advised to follow updated best practices. For more information, see [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits|Wikimedia APIs/Rate limits]].
* The Wikidata Query Service Linked Data Fragment (LDF) endpoint will be decommissioned in February. This endpoint served limited traffic, which was successfully migrated to other data access methods that were better suited to support existing use cases. The hardware used to support the LDF endpoint will be reallocated to support the ongoing backend migration efforts. [https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415696]
* The new Parsoid parser [[mw:Special:MyLanguage/Parsoid/Parser Unification/Updates|continues to be deployed to additional wikis]], improving platform sustainability and making it easier to introduce new reading and editing features. Parsoid is now the default parser on 488 WMF wikis (268 Wikipedias), now covering more than 10% of all Wikipedia page views.
* The process and criteria for [[Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia Enterprise#Access|requesting exceptional access]] to the high volume feed of the ''Wikimedia Enterprise'' APIs (at no cost for mission-aligned usecases), [[m:Talk:Wikimedia Enterprise#Exceptional access criteria|have now been published]]. This is to provide more thorough and clearer documentation for users.
* [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/ Tech Blog], the blog dedicated to the Wikimedia technical community [https://techblog.wikimedia.org/2026/02/24/a-tech-blog-diff/ will be migrating] to [[diffblog:|Diff]], the community news and event blog. The migration should be complete in April 2026, after which new posts will be accepted for publishing. Readers will be able to access posts – old and new – on the landing page at https://diff.wikimedia.org/techblog.
* [[File:Reload icon with two arrows.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert|Recurrent item]] Detailed code updates later this week: [[mw:MediaWiki 1.46/wmf.18|MediaWiki]]

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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 15:51, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Neerav Neerav</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T15:52:24Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 15:52, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Ashadeep Saikia</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T15:56:07Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 15:56, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Blanche-Bedasne</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T15:59:30Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 15:59, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Sarvamsanthosh</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T16:05:41Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 16:05, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:AQ4QM26</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T16:08:38Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 16:08, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Marioamadormx</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T16:11:29Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 16:11, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Honthanan</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T16:19:43Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 16:19, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Co-opdemon1086</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T16:28:39Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 16:28, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Osama22994</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T16:34:14Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 16:34, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Sro Raghunath Jew Temple Asureswar</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004789</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T16:46:43Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 16:46, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Enantiomerum</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T16:46:49Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 16:46, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Groin Area51</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004791</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T16:48:14Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 16:48, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Jagdish chuphal</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004792</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T16:58:26Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 16:58, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Brenda.Selwyn</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004793</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T16:59:08Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 16:59, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Sofia Victoria's secret</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004795</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:04:58Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:04, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Caplovetsky</title>
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    <id>3089348</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004796</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:11:48Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:11, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:JanNein</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004797</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:12:33Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:12, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Oladeway</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004798</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:13:30Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:13, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Ralph flo</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004799</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:18:44Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:18, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Whiteparelon</title>
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    <id>3089352</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004800</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:23:21Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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        <id>183942</id>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:23, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Viduo</title>
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    <id>3089353</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004801</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:24:09Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:24, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Kral. Nice. Shakir</title>
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    <id>3089354</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004802</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:26:46Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:26, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Kwntn</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004803</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:27:54Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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        <id>183942</id>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:27, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Cicada1010</title>
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    <id>3089356</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004804</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:29:57Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:29, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Malleus 40k</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:32:24Z</timestamp>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:32, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Dvi9innovations</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004806</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:35:21Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Ovchinnikoved</title>
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    <id>3089359</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004807</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:35:30Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:35, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Maximbogacev</title>
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    <id>3089360</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004808</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:41:21Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:41, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Rush E 667</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004810</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:42:55Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:42, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:LIVVVVVV3</title>
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    <id>3089362</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004811</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:45:31Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:45, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Oríon bin Farooqi</title>
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    <id>3089363</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004812</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:47:00Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Kresy67</title>
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    <id>3089364</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004813</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:49:29Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:49, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Lenykk</title>
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    <id>3089365</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004814</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T17:50:10Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 17:50, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:LuDSTa07</title>
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    <id>3089366</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004815</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T18:01:53Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 18:01, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Bog99rev</title>
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    <id>3089367</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004816</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T18:02:14Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 18:02, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Rbosque73</title>
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    <id>3089368</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004817</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T18:02:25Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 18:02, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Magistral.dev</title>
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    <id>3089369</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004818</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T18:05:01Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 18:05, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Nerdy-divargia</title>
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    <id>3089370</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004819</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T18:09:23Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 18:09, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Vn oo39</title>
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    <id>3089371</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004821</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T18:26:11Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 18:26, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Aposentado app</title>
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    <id>3089372</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004822</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T18:34:43Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 18:34, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
      <sha1>svibi61ww3qhjz38xkmqk4hork0316r</sha1>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Nachnorville</title>
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    <id>3089373</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004824</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T18:37:35Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 18:37, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Lyonrail</title>
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    <id>3089374</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004825</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T18:41:58Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 18:41, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Mr Rowan Atkinson</title>
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    <id>3089375</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004826</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T18:42:18Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 18:42, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Jdefriez</title>
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      <id>5004830</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T18:50:43Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Mfield moved page [[User talk:Jdefriez]] to [[User talk:Ostanfrithuz]]: Automatically moved page while renaming the user &quot;[[Special:CentralAuth/Jdefriez|Jdefriez]]&quot; to &quot;[[Special:CentralAuth/Ostanfrithuz|Ostanfrithuz]]&quot;</comment>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Alexsandroclaudino92</title>
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    <id>3089377</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004832</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T19:16:41Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
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      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 19:16, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Jvw1954</title>
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    <id>3089379</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004834</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T19:23:42Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 19:23, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Honey6562</title>
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    <id>3089380</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004837</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T19:31:24Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 19:31, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:AyylienNoodle</title>
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    <id>3089381</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004838</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T19:32:48Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 19:32, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Esmael Matondo</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T19:36:14Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 19:36, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Ciaoiddqd</title>
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    <id>3089383</id>
    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T19:41:14Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 19:41, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Nikonioss</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T19:49:48Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 19:49, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Moganwallen21</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004842</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T19:50:39Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 19:50, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Mahmoudeouda</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T20:00:09Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 20:00, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Tescoid</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T20:06:59Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 20:06, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Dmytro Kalìnin</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T20:11:09Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 20:11, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Berrythisisevery</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T20:14:09Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 20:14, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Mehres ouerfelli</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T20:32:13Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 20:32, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:TimFuhs</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T20:47:25Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 20:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Angelinabernikovaa</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T21:04:06Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 21:04, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Bittefueruns</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T21:08:13Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 21:08, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:TestimonyOlowookere</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T21:11:05Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 21:11, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Sokhna débo</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T21:14:23Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 21:14, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Welison Farias</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004856</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T21:24:57Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 21:24, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Rubenstfaria</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T21:36:27Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 21:36, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Ulule12</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T21:42:33Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 21:42, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:MikIna7773</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T21:43:35Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 21:43, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Cooldroid777</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T21:49:16Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 21:49, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Kntsho</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T21:54:59Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 21:54, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Volkrache</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T22:00:35Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 22:00, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Johnhamburg</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004863</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T22:01:47Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 22:01, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Reidolens</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004864</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T22:03:28Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 22:03, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Lolloyghh</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004865</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-04T22:05:25Z</timestamp>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 22:13, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Muqaddas rehmani</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T22:13:57Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 22:13, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Plasavall</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T22:53:02Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 22:53, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Илья Жаенц-Зайцев</title>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 23:01, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T23:11:23Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 23:11, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Bkyel788</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T23:17:53Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 23:17, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Seanball89</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T23:39:51Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 23:39, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Rebekah67</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T23:47:48Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 23:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Southern internet news</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-04T23:52:55Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 23:52, 4 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Cliass</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T00:03:32Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 00:03, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Lennonjoh99197</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T00:10:30Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 00:10, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Luxanna Stemmaguarda</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004892</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-05T00:12:37Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 00:12, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Revacholière</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T00:48:16Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 00:48, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Mdemango</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T01:02:33Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 01:02, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Darkmagizio</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004898</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-05T01:05:51Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 01:05, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Abulo100</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T01:06:09Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 01:06, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:XTCMan8</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T01:10:50Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 01:10, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:TemuGandalf412</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T01:15:04Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 01:15, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Jimkangich</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T01:27:31Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 01:27, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Joeannat</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T01:29:03Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 01:29, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:IKRFT</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004912</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-05T01:38:31Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 01:38, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Ual 687</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T01:46:32Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 01:46, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Pedro Yarlei Ferreira</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004914</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-05T02:02:53Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 02:02, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:JAYMIT-RIPP</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004915</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-05T02:03:02Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T02:05:34Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 02:05, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T02:09:51Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 02:09, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Punisherss 9718</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T02:11:05Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 02:11, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:LOL369YT</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T02:14:04Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 02:14, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T02:29:05Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 02:29, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Perilous ebeniste</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T02:36:32Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 02:36, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:GlizzyMukBang</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T02:49:42Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 02:49, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Pyarr</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T02:51:05Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 02:51, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Atiqaejazrajput</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T03:08:02Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 03:08, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Satalin Liuscy Sensato</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004928</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-05T03:08:38Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 03:08, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:TorB4ss</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T03:10:04Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 03:10, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Informasi Seputar Nganjuk Jatim</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004930</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-05T03:11:20Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 03:11, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:ArtisanOfLove</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T03:13:37Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 03:13, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Mwnci</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T03:17:00Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 03:17, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:CristianTeVasHacerPatear</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T03:30:18Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 03:30, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Tritwice</title>
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    <id>3089449</id>
    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T03:36:24Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 03:36, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:S.jai.s.i.a.z.s.a.i.g.v.x.v.g.i.a.s.l.s.r.s.a.i.g.v.x.v.g.i.a.s.z.a.i.s.jai.s</title>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 03:41, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Surayo Haydarova</title>
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    <id>3089451</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5004942</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-05T03:42:51Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 03:42, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Mcrst.sean</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T03:48:12Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 03:48, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:2ergel</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T03:57:03Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 03:57, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Yechan1515</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004947</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-05T03:59:24Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 03:59, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Acromion0</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T04:06:37Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 04:06, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Alapsaha652</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004949</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-05T04:08:44Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 04:08, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Halfbreed38</title>
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    <revision>
      <id>5004950</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-05T04:12:20Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 04:13, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:AnkitSingh47</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T04:19:15Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 04:19, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 04:29, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:FletcherSyntax</title>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 04:31, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 04:36, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Velozipeter</title>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 05:05, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 05:24, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Адольф Адольфович</title>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 05:25, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Arata galindo marcos alberto</title>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 05:27, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Lisette 12345</title>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 06:02, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Renamed user 3a61c456f22011d515ebb877c86d2dbb</title>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 06:06, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <comment>Neriah moved page [[User talk:Black30locks]] to [[User talk:Renamed user 3a61c456f22011d515ebb877c86d2dbb]] without leaving a redirect: Automatically moved page while renaming the user &quot;[[Special:CentralAuth/Black30locks|Black30locks]]&quot; to &quot;[[Special:CentralAuth/Renamed user 3a61c456f22011d515ebb877c86d2dbb|Renamed user 3a61c456f22011d515ebb877c86d2dbb]]&quot;</comment>
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    <title>User talk:Kryptograham</title>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 06:14, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Ajoellenbeck</title>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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      <comment>Page created with &quot;Fasciné par Wikipedia depuis de nombreuses années, je me joins aujourd’hui à la communauté des contributeurs avec enthousiasme.  Cette encyclopédie, incontournable pour des millions d’internautes et notamment pour les Français, est plus qu’un simple outil, c’est un espace de savoir partagé qui accompagne chacun au quotidien. C’est cette dimension qui m’a motivé à m’investir activement pour participer à son développement.  Mes domaines de prédile...&quot;</comment>
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      <text bytes="1423" sha1="7aeoh3oja5c8zglnmx7wenkqkymxmay" xml:space="preserve">Fasciné par Wikipedia depuis de nombreuses années, je me joins aujourd’hui à la communauté des contributeurs avec enthousiasme.

Cette encyclopédie, incontournable pour des millions d’internautes et notamment pour les Français, est plus qu’un simple outil, c’est un espace de savoir partagé qui accompagne chacun au quotidien. C’est cette dimension qui m’a motivé à m’investir activement pour participer à son développement.

Mes domaines de prédilection ? Les jeux vidéo, avec une affection toute particulière pour Call of Duty, ainsi que l’e-sport, où je soutiens sans faille l’équipe française Paris M8 (#M8WIN). Ces univers reflètent mon attachement aux communautés en ligne et à la culture numérique.

Par ailleurs, j’ai une réelle apétence pour la photographie et les voyages, deux passions qui nourrissent ma curiosité et mon envie de découvrir. Mon expérience professionnelle au ministère de l’Intérieur m’a également permis d’acquérir des connaissances en sécurité intérieure.

Enfin, je suis quelqu’un de souriant, ouvert et bienveillant. Conscient que chaque contribution est une opportunité d’apprendre, n’hésitez pas à me faire part de vos retours, toujours dans le respect et la bonne humeur. Continuons à faire de Wikipedia une encyclopédie toujours plus riche et fiable !

À très vite sur les pages de discussion ou dans les articles !</text>
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      <text bytes="1464" sha1="ggza1p58mc3mpu3tnrkqi1xrjaeskl6" xml:space="preserve">Fasciné par Wikipedia depuis de nombreuses années, je me joins aujourd’hui à la communauté des contributeurs avec enthousiasme.

Cette encyclopédie, incontournable pour des millions d’internautes et notamment pour les Français, est plus qu’un simple outil, c’est un espace de savoir partagé qui accompagne chacun au quotidien. C’est cette dimension qui m’a motivé à m’investir activement pour participer à son développement.

Mes domaines de prédilection ? Les jeux vidéo, avec une affection toute particulière pour Call of Duty, ainsi que l’e-sport, où je soutiens sans faille l’équipe française Paris M8 (#M8WIN). Ces univers reflètent mon attachement aux communautés en ligne et à la culture numérique.

Par ailleurs, j’ai une réelle apétence pour la photographie et les voyages, deux passions qui nourrissent ma curiosité et mon envie de découvrir. Mon expérience professionnelle au ministère de l’Intérieur m’a également permis d’acquérir des connaissances en sécurité intérieure.

Enfin, je suis quelqu’un de souriant, ouvert et bienveillant. Conscient que chaque contribution est une opportunité d’apprendre, n’hésitez pas à me faire part de vos retours, toujours dans le respect et la bonne humeur. Continuons à faire de Wikipedia une encyclopédie toujours plus riche et fiable !

À très vite sur les pages de discussion ou dans les articles !

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      <text bytes="1423" sha1="7aeoh3oja5c8zglnmx7wenkqkymxmay" xml:space="preserve">Fasciné par Wikipedia depuis de nombreuses années, je me joins aujourd’hui à la communauté des contributeurs avec enthousiasme.

Cette encyclopédie, incontournable pour des millions d’internautes et notamment pour les Français, est plus qu’un simple outil, c’est un espace de savoir partagé qui accompagne chacun au quotidien. C’est cette dimension qui m’a motivé à m’investir activement pour participer à son développement.

Mes domaines de prédilection ? Les jeux vidéo, avec une affection toute particulière pour Call of Duty, ainsi que l’e-sport, où je soutiens sans faille l’équipe française Paris M8 (#M8WIN). Ces univers reflètent mon attachement aux communautés en ligne et à la culture numérique.

Par ailleurs, j’ai une réelle apétence pour la photographie et les voyages, deux passions qui nourrissent ma curiosité et mon envie de découvrir. Mon expérience professionnelle au ministère de l’Intérieur m’a également permis d’acquérir des connaissances en sécurité intérieure.

Enfin, je suis quelqu’un de souriant, ouvert et bienveillant. Conscient que chaque contribution est une opportunité d’apprendre, n’hésitez pas à me faire part de vos retours, toujours dans le respect et la bonne humeur. Continuons à faire de Wikipedia une encyclopédie toujours plus riche et fiable !

À très vite sur les pages de discussion ou dans les articles !</text>
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Cette encyclopédie, incontournable pour des millions d’internautes et notamment pour les Français, est plus qu’un simple outil, c’est un espace de savoir partagé qui accompagne chacun au quotidien. C’est cette dimension qui m’a motivé à m’investir activement pour participer à son développement.

Mes domaines de prédilection ? Les jeux vidéo, avec une affection toute particulière pour Call of Duty, ainsi que l’e-sport, où je soutiens sans faille l’équipe française Paris M8 (#M8WIN). Ces univers reflètent mon attachement aux communautés en ligne et à la culture numérique.

Par ailleurs, j’ai une réelle apétence pour la photographie et les voyages, deux passions qui nourrissent ma curiosité et mon envie de découvrir. Mon expérience professionnelle au ministère de l’Intérieur m’a également permis d’acquérir des connaissances en sécurité intérieure.

Enfin, je suis quelqu’un de souriant, ouvert et bienveillant. Conscient que chaque contribution est une opportunité d’apprendre, n’hésitez pas à me faire part de vos retours, toujours dans le respect et la bonne humeur. Continuons à faire de Wikipedia une encyclopédie toujours plus riche et fiable !

À très vite sur les pages de discussion ou dans les articles !</text>
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Cette encyclopédie, incontournable pour des millions d’internautes et notamment pour les Français, est plus qu’un simple outil, c’est un espace de savoir partagé qui accompagne chacun au quotidien. C’est cette dimension qui m’a motivé à m’investir activement pour participer à son développement.

Mes domaines de prédilection ? Les jeux vidéo, avec une affection toute particulière pour Call of Duty, ainsi que l’e-sport, où je soutiens sans faille l’équipe française Paris M8 (#M8WIN). Ces univers reflètent mon attachement aux communautés en ligne et à la culture numérique.

Par ailleurs, j’ai une réelle apétence pour la photographie et les voyages, deux passions qui nourrissent ma curiosité et mon envie de découvrir. Mon expérience professionnelle au ministère de l’Intérieur m’a également permis d’acquérir des connaissances en sécurité intérieure.

Enfin, je suis quelqu’un de souriant, ouvert et bienveillant. Conscient que chaque contribution est une opportunité d’apprendre, n’hésitez pas à me faire part de vos retours, toujours dans le respect et la bonne humeur. Continuons à faire de Wikipedia une encyclopédie toujours plus riche et fiable !

À très vite sur les pages de discussion ou dans les articles !</text>
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      <text bytes="1288" sha1="kojkyueggxcyo6v55mt1mzdt788mzsd" xml:space="preserve">Cette encyclopédie, incontournable pour des millions d’internautes et notamment pour les Français, est plus qu’un simple outil, c’est un espace de savoir partagé qui accompagne chacun au quotidien. C’est cette dimension qui m’a motivé à m’investir activement pour participer à son développement.

Mes domaines de prédilection ? Les jeux vidéo, avec une affection toute particulière pour Call of Duty, ainsi que l’e-sport, où je soutiens sans faille l’équipe française Paris M8 (#M8WIN). Ces univers reflètent mon attachement aux communautés en ligne et à la culture numérique.

Par ailleurs, j’ai une réelle apétence pour la photographie et les voyages, deux passions qui nourrissent ma curiosité et mon envie de découvrir. Mon expérience professionnelle au ministère de l’Intérieur m’a également permis d’acquérir des connaissances en sécurité intérieure.

Enfin, je suis quelqu’un de souriant, ouvert et bienveillant. Conscient que chaque contribution est une opportunité d’apprendre, n’hésitez pas à me faire part de vos retours, toujours dans le respect et la bonne humeur. Continuons à faire de Wikipedia une encyclopédie toujours plus riche et fiable !

À très vite sur les pages de discussion ou dans les articles !</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T06:49:06Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 06:49, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T06:53:56Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 06:53, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Maiva hangatt</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T07:09:57Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 07:09, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Oggiewoggie</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T07:12:50Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 07:12, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Saragraceroth1982</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T07:30:28Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 07:30, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T07:38:13Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 07:38, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Ms Dutchess</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T07:41:14Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 07:41, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:LE G01EM</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T08:02:00Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 08:02, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Soplexus</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T08:02:13Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 08:02, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Ph0cx</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T08:05:09Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 08:05, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Taw Tu'lki</title>
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      <comment>Neriah moved page [[User talk:Taw Tu'lki]] to [[User talk:Taw Tülki]]: Automatically moved page while renaming the user &quot;[[Special:CentralAuth/Taw Tu'lki|Taw Tu'lki]]&quot; to &quot;[[Special:CentralAuth/Taw Tülki|Taw Tülki]]&quot;</comment>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Nimcicica</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T08:09:34Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 08:09, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Dylan6780</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T08:10:04Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 08:10, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:TTRAYER</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T08:11:31Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 08:11, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Gershie</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T08:11:35Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 08:11, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Boyd1618</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T08:12:00Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 08:12, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Gwenz 78 123</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T08:14:14Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 08:14, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Erika, Gerda</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T08:16:34Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 08:16, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Maksut123</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T08:28:05Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 08:28, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Holyson ceo</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T08:38:02Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
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      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 08:38, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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  <page>
    <title>User talk:Vansh kalmodiya</title>
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    <id>3089494</id>
    <revision>
      <id>5005008</id>
      <timestamp>2026-04-05T08:43:36Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Wikinews Welcome</username>
        <id>183942</id>
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      <minor />
      <comment>Welcoming the newest member of the Wikinews community.</comment>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 08:43, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T08:54:18Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 08:54, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T09:02:03Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 09:02, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T09:07:59Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 09:07, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T09:16:35Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 09:16, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 09:36, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T09:36:45Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 09:36, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 09:37, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Juharul Islam Jihan</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T09:39:30Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 09:39, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 09:44, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Rajeshsharmajii</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T09:47:00Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 09:47, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T09:47:56Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 09:47, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T09:50:17Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 09:50, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 09:52, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T09:53:44Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 09:53, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:MarioeMary</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T10:06:35Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 10:06, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:JamesyBluTooth</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T10:09:19Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 10:09, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Jerome icao</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T10:09:23Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 10:09, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Ilovefabrics</title>
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      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 10:11, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Syed Touseef Yousaf</title>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 10:17, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Byeyesofcei</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T10:21:36Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 10:21, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Franzina267</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T10:27:11Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 10:27, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Manya12345</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T10:29:14Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 10:29, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:TeddyFazzber</title>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T10:44:07Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T10:45:32Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 10:45, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 10:47, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Agustín Ramires</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T10:50:19Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 10:50, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T10:51:19Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 10:51, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T11:03:02Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 11:03, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:うさ猫</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T11:05:05Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 11:05, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Tomek969</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T11:07:04Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 11:07, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T11:20:19Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 11:20, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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    <title>User talk:Nathan Burech</title>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T11:23:48Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 11:23, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T11:24:02Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 11:24, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T11:53:27Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 11:53, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T11:53:33Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 11:53, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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      <timestamp>2026-04-05T11:55:20Z</timestamp>
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-- [[User:Wikinews Welcome|Wikinews Welcome]] ([[User talk:Wikinews Welcome|talk]]) 11:55, 5 April 2026 (UTC)</text>
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