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-font-weight: bold">Please note that I have retired indefinitely from editing as per my comments on [[User:Adambro|my userpage]]. Please contact me via email if you need to talk to me.</span>
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+== privs ==
-== [[commons:Image:LaytonPortrait.jpg]] ==
+<div style="background: #FFF0F0; border: 1px solid #CC0000; padding: 5px;">[[File:Less busy desk red.svg|left|150px|link=WN:PeP|Busy elsewhere? We understand, but this is a notice of privilege expiry!]]
-tsia. - <span style="font: italic 10pt/12pt cursive;"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">[[User:Amgine|Amgine]]</span> | <sup>[[wikt:User talk:Amgine|t]]</sup></span> 03:13, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
+'''Note! Your privileges on English ''Wikinews'' have been reduced.'''
+: Under the [[WN:PeP|Privilege expiry policy]] <small>(''enacted October 13, 2012'')</small> the rights held by your user account have been reduced due to inactivity, or lack of privilege use. {{#ifeq:{{NAMESPACE}}|User talk|You can view your user rights log '''{{plainlinks|{{fullurl:Special:Log|type=rights&page={{PAGENAMEE}}}}|here}}'''.}}
+: [[Wikinews:Privilege expiry policy#Regaining privileges|Point 4]] of the '''Privilege expiry policy''' provides for fast-tracking reacquisition of privileges. <nowiki/>We all understand that real-life commitments can severely curtail the level of commitment you can give to ''Wikinews''; the privilege reduction is '''''in no way''''' intended as a reflection on your past work, or to imply you are unwelcome. The aim in curtailing privileges is to address [[w:Attack surface|security risks]], and concern that a long period of inactivity means you may not be up-to-date with current policy and practices.
-excuse me, but wikipedia told me you deleted my contribution. i did not appreciate that, and for your information, AFTER i finished it i wouldn't have cared, but it's an assignment form my biology teacher where i have to Prepare a wikipedia eyewitness report of a photosynthesis interview with a leaf and it's chloroplast. all i wanted was for the report to be done as a contribution to wikipedia so it would look professional.[[Special:Contributions/67.203.209.181|67.203.209.181]] 16:37, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
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-look dude. im in highschool, it's something im doing for my biology class, and it's required. thanks for deleting it...[[Special:Contributions/67.203.209.181|67.203.209.181]] 16:39, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
-== [[User:Tempodivalse/Writing contest]] ==
-Hallo! Would you like to join an article writing/reviewing contest that I started? We need more people to join up. [[Image:Smile.png]] If you're interested, drop a line at the above link. Thanks! <span style="background:lavender">[[User talk:Tempodivalse|<font color="#CC7722" face="Papyrus">♪'''''T''empo</font>&nbsp;<font color="#00008B" face="Papyrus">di</font>&nbsp;<font color="green" face="papyrus">''V''alse'''&nbsp;♪</font>]]</span> 14:29, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
-== Time-specific H1N1 maps ==
-Can you help out with this? I'm having trouble getting the versions out of the history.
-I've identified the articles that need new versions
-*[[Swine flu reported in more countries; WHO warns of possible pandemic risk]]
-*[[Swine flu outbreaks appear globally; WHO raises pandemic alert level to 5]]
-*[[Swine flu worldwide: update]]
-*[[U.S. pork plant in Mexico near confirmed case of swine flu]]
-*[[Swine flu cases worldwide top 1,000]]
-There was another, but I removed the image from it because the article was published before the image was created.  The version duplicated should match with the publication time, could pick through article content to check against the image but I think that's probably excessive. --[[User:Brianmc|''Brian McNeil'']] / <sup>[[User talk:Brianmc|''talk'']]</sup> 12:16, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
-:Sure, I'll get those sorted based upon the publishing time or slightly later if appropriate based upon any updates. I'll have a quick read of the article to try to make sure the image reflects what the text says. [[User:Adambro|Adambro]] ([[User talk:Adambro|talk]]) 12:54, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
-::{{done}} all except [[U.S. pork plant in Mexico near confirmed case of swine flu]] since it isn't published yet and might not be considering it has been abandoned once already. If/when it is a static copy of both of the images used should be made in the same way as the other ones. I'll keep it on my watchlist and do this when necessary. [[User:Adambro|Adambro]] ([[User talk:Adambro|talk]]) 13:42, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
-:::Thanks Adam. --[[User:Brianmc|''Brian McNeil'']] / <sup>[[User talk:Brianmc|''talk'']]</sup> 15:13, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
-== Commons accreditation ==
-I don't know if you follow the WMUK mailing list, but I brought up skenmy's idea for a security printer there. As added justification for the expense, and per an issue you seem to have with some requests here, I [[commons:Commons:Village_pump#Accredited_photographers|brought up a suggestion]] for something on Commons.
-Yes, technically it should go all the way to meta for this, but building it on a few projects first gives the impetus to take it there.
-Can I ask you to look on this favourably and perhaps pass comment on the section I've added to the village pump on Commons? --[[User:Brianmc|''Brian McNeil'']] / <sup>[[User talk:Brianmc|''talk'']]</sup> 17:35, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
-== Bots discussion ==
-As someone listed as having an active bot I would like to draw your attention to [[Wikinews talk:Bots#Bots editing templates and similar|the following issue]]. This may not affect you unless your bot edits sighted pages - eg in the Template namespace - but as a bot operator your input is likely to be better informed. --[[User:Brianmc|''Brian McNeil'']] / <sup>[[User talk:Brianmc|''talk'']]</sup> 09:29, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
-:Thanks. [[User:Adambro|Adambro]] ([[User talk:Adambro|talk]]) 12:22, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
-==[[:File:Vestas occupiers inside.png]]==
-It's CC-BY-NC-2.0, that's perfectly fine under WN fair use rules as I understand it. What's wrong? --[[User:Killing Vector|Killing Vector]] ([[User talk:Killing Vector|talk]]) 13:41, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
-:An image is either freely licensed (public domain, CC-BY, CC-BY-SA, etc.) or unfree. CC-BY-NC falls into the latter category. As such, the fact that it is available under the CC-BY-NC licence is irrelevant, it is simply an unfree image and like all unfree images to be used on Wikinews requires a solid fair use rationale explaining why a free alternative couldn't be found or created to show the same information. In this instance, it would be perfectly feasible for someone to go along and photograph the ongoing event or ask for someone who has already done so to consider releasing their image under an accepted free licence. Therefore it isn't possible to justify using this unfree image under fair use. I fear that similar problems exist with [[One shop defies court order, one shop returns to work in Dublin Thomas Cook occupation]]. [[User:Adambro|Adambro]] ([[User talk:Adambro|talk]]) 13:53, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
-::That's an unreasonably high standard; yes, potentially "someone" could travel halfway across the country to get a photo of what's going on there now; such a photo would not be equivalent. [[user:SVTCobra]] approved of my upload of the Thomas Cook photo on IRC. --[[User:Killing Vector|Killing Vector]] ([[User talk:Killing Vector|talk]]) 13:58, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
-:::I did what? When? --[[User:SVTCobra|'''SVT''']][[User Talk:SVTCobra|''Cobra'']] 14:04, 6 August 2009 (UTC)
-::::I'm not sure what approval Killing Vector may or may not have had but the Thomas Cook photo currently violates WN policies. It is not free and so can only be used under fair use but lacks a rationale explaining why it wasn't possible to find or create a freely licensed alternative. [[User:Adambro|Adambro]] ([[User talk:Adambro|talk]]) 14:05, 6 August 2009 (UTC)