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'''National Public Radio''' (NPR) is a not-for-profit organization which produces and broadcasts various fair and balanced [[radio]] programs including news, talk shows, and entertainment. The audience of NPR listeners has grown exponentially since the organization's inception in 1970. Currently, NPR reports that 26 million [[Americans]] tune in each week.<ref>http://www.npr.org/about/growth.html</ref> Not only does NPR boast a large weekly audience, it also produces the two most listened-to radio programs on public radio: ''[[Morning Edition]]'' and ''[[All Things Considered]]''. A November 2005 Poll showed NPR to be the most trusted radio-broadcast news network in the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6282871.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP</ref>

NPR, along with [[PBS]], has been acclaimed for high level journalism that seeks to speak to everybody regardless of education and location on the political spectrum. According to NPR, "NPR supports its operations through a combination of membership dues and programming fees from over 860 independent radio stations, sponsorship from private foundations and corporations, and revenue from the sales of transcripts, books, CDs, and merchandise. A very small percentage -- between one percent to two percent of NPR's annual budget -- comes from competitive grants sought by NPR from federally funded organizations, such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts."<ref>NPR.org, ''Annual Reports, Audited Financial Statements, and Form 990s'', retrieved 28 March, 2009 [http://www.npr.org/about/privatesupport.html]</ref>

==All Things Considered==
Robert Siegel chats about [[Conservapedia]] with Andrew Schlafly March 13, 2007. <ref>NPR, All Things Considered, ''Conservapedia: Data for Birds of a Political Feather?'', by Robert Siegel, March 13, 2007 [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8286084]</ref>

==Controversies==

[[NPR]]'s [[Nina Totenberg]] said on air of Sen. [[Jesse Helms]]' claim that the government may be spending too much on AIDS research,
:''I think he ought to be worried about what's going on in the Good Lord's mind, because if there is retributive justice, he'll get AIDS from a transfusion, or one of his grandchildren will get it."''<ref>Nina Totenberg of National Public Radio, July 8, 1995, Inside Washington. [http://reason.com/blog/2010/10/21/what-wont-get-you-fired-from-n]</ref>

New Orleans-based National Public Radio commentator Andrei Codrescu said of [[Christian]]s,

:''The [[Rapture]], and I quote, 'is the immediate departure from this Earth of over four million people in less than a fifth of a second,' unquote. This happily-volatilized mass of the saved were born again in [[Jesus Christ]]....The evaporation of four million people who believe this crap would leave the world an instantly better place.''<ref>Andrei Codrescu, ''All Things Considered'', December 19, 1995.</ref>

Michel Martin, host of NPR’s ''Tell Me More'', on [[CNN]] had this exchange with Margeret Carlson:

:MARGARET CARLSON: ''And wouldn’t it be a great thing if they moved it a few blocks? And Muslims and Americans who still worry would be talking to each other. Let’s compromise.''
:MICHEL MARTIN (NPR): ''Why should they move it?''
:CARLSON: ''Well, why don’t we compromise?''
:MARTIN (NPR): ''Did anybody move a Catholic church? Did anybody move a Christian church after [[Timothy McVeigh]] – who adhered to a cultic, white supremacist cultic version of Christianity – [[Oklahoma City bombing|bombed the Murrah building in Oklahoma]]?''<ref>CNN's ''Reliable Sources'', August 22, 2010.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Juan Williams]]

==Further reading==
* McCauley, Michael. ''NPR: The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio'' (2005) [http://www.amazon.com/NPR-Trials-Triumphs-National-Public/dp/0231121601/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1239155049&sr=11-1 excerpt and text search]

== References ==
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==See Also==
[[Previous Breaking News/National Public Radio|Articles about '''National Public Radio''' from previous "Breaking News"]]

==External Links==
*http://www.npr.org/ Official Website
*[http://newsbusters.org/media-topics/radio/npr ''NewsBusters section on NPR'']

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Public Broadcasting Service

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The '''Public Broadcasting Service''' (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting [[television]] service in the [[United States]]. PBS is affiliated with [[National Public Radio]], American Public Media, and Public Radio International through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a entity of the federal government. Each member station is owned by independently but they share programming and funding which means they show similar programs.

PBS, along with [[NPR]], has been accused of aiming its broadcast toward wealthy, elite segments of the American population while neglecting others, who nonethless pay for the programming. When Congress debated cutting funding for NPR and PBS, House Democrats appealed to the children's programming on PBS such as [[Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood]] (1968-2001) and [[Sesame Street]] (1969-present). Puppets of Sesame Street characters were brought into the House chambers, and Rep. [[Ed Markey]] (D-MA) commented: "Oscar the Grouch has been friendlier to the Sesame Street characters than President Bush." [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4693682.stm] Most of PBS's programming, however, is aimed at children as they feed over 12 hours of children's programming every day of the week versus 6-8 hours of adult programming.

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Fox News Channel

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The '''Fox News Channel''' is a [[United States]] [[cable]] and [[satellite]] [[news]] channel. It is a 24-hour general news service covering breaking news as well as political, business and entertainment news. The average age of its viewership is 65 years old, and even 70 years old for its [[O'Reilly Factor]]. Much of Fox News Channel is self-serving "happy talk," telling its elderly audience what it wants to hear, or selling O'Reilly's latest book.

The Fox News Channel heavily promotes [[RINO Backers]] -- commentators who may appear to be [[conservative]] but side with [[RINO]]s just when it matters most. Examples include [[Bill O'Reilly]], [[Sean Hannity]], [[Karl Rove]], and [[Rush Limbaugh]], who savaged [[Todd Akin]] for making a [[pro-life]] statement pointing out that pregnancy from rape is rare due to feminine biology. '''''The Fox News Channel gives Karl Rove a platform to raise money against [[pro-life]] Republican candidates'''''.

Even center-right pundit [[Sarah Palin]] is too [[conservative]] for Fox News Channel, as when it canceled some of her interviews at a key political moment in August 2012,<ref>"[[Sarah Palin]]: 'Fox canceled my interviews.''" [http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/08/sarah-palin-fox-cancelled-my-interviews-133729.html]</ref> and then refused to renew her contract.

More generally, the Fox News Channel heavily favors [[neoconservatives]] and generally avoids or even sides against [[liberals]] on most political issues. The Fox News Channel is particularly weak in criticizing the [[homosexual agenda]] and [[abortion]]. The Fox News Channel often helps elect less conservative [[Republican]]s, as when it repeatedly featured and promoted [[John McCain]] and [[Chris Christie]] while excluding their more [[conservative]] primary opponents. It drifted further from the [[Conservative Movement|conservative movement]] by petulantly declaring that [[conservative]] [[Newt Gingrich]] would not be accepted back.<ref>http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/04/ailes-newt-cant-come-back-to-fox-120421.html</ref>

==Founding==
The Fox News channel was started in 1996 by [[Rupert Murdoch]] and [[Roger Ailes]], who perceived a need for a news organization that offered more balanced reporting, one where the facts from all sides would be presented. [[Mainstream media]] "[[political correctness]]" was banished. As an example, Fox news [[anchor]]s call [[terrorist]]s what they are, (terrorists), instead of referring to them as "militants." As of February, 2007, polls show that over 20% of Americans say their main source of news is the Fox News Channel.

Fox News has dominated the ratings of other cable news outlets.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-anderson4oct04,0,2195035.story?coll=la-opinion-center]</ref> Launched by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and former political consultant Roger Ailes as a refuge for viewers fed up with real or perceived liberal bias everywhere in the so-called "[[mainstream media]]", Fox is the undisputed ratings champion of cable news. It's been trouncing [[CNN]], [[MSNBC]] and [[CNBC]] for years, and draws a much larger audience share than all competitors, including the three major broadcast news shows, combined. It is by far the most profitable news network in the world, on track to earn more than $700 Million in 2010.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/business/media/10ailes.html New York Times, January 9, 2010]</ref> But the profit motive may cause some of the hostility Fox News has to the [[conservative]] positions on important social issues.

Indeed, for over 100 consecutive months, FNC has been the most-watched cable news channel in the country. FNC is available in more than 90 million homes. It is part of the Fox Television Stations Group, a subsidiary of [[Australia|Australian]]-born media mogul [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s [[News Corporation]]. [[Roger Ailes]] was named Chairman of the Fox Television Stations Group on August 15, 2005.

==Fair and Balanced==
[[Image:Fair_balanced.jpg‎ |thumb|left|Fair And Balanced Logo]]
Critics have been known to complain about the "Fair & Balanced" slogan. Former President [[Bill Clinton]] exploded at ''Fox News Sunday'' anchor [[Chris Wallace]] in September of 2006, accusing him of "a nice little conservative hit job" after being lightly pressed by Wallace about his record on fighting [[Al Qaeda]]. Democratic politicians and advocates have relentlessly attacked the cable network, sometimes accusing it of being a Republican [[propaganda|propaganda mill]]. Former Vice-President and environmentalist [[Al Gore]] has likened Fox to a right-wing "[[fifth column]]." Groups, such as [[MoveOn.org]], funded a classic [[schlockumentary]] entitled ''Outfoxed'', which purports to expose the channel's 'nefarious Republican agenda'. Some have referred to FOX News as "the propaganda arm of the Republican Party" or "Faux News." In a grandstanding gesture of political theater the group unsuccessfully petitioned the [[Federal Trade Commission]] to stop Fox's from using its slogan as "deceptive advertising". It was unanimously rejected. <ref>[http://www.showbizdata.com/news/36127/FTC-REJECTS-COMPLAINTS-AGAINST-FOX-NEWS FTC: "It's best to ignore nuts"]</ref> Fox News spokesman Rob Zimmerman told today's (Tuesday) Wall Street Journal: "If they can attack Fox News to this extreme, ''then all news organizations are at risk to be targeted by similar attacks. ... It's best to ignore nuts."''

Rolling Stone magazine charged that Ailes has “built the most formidable propaganda machine ever seen outside of the [[Communist]] bloc.” Ailes responded accusing NBC, CBS, ABC, The New York Times, and the rest of running a liberal propaganda machine. {{cquote| If they did fair and balanced news, we’d be out of business.}}

A recent comprehensive study by [[UCLA]] political scientist Tim Groseclose and University of Missouri-Columbia economics professor Jeffrey Milyo found [[Brit Hume]]'s ''Special Report'' — Fox's most straightforward news show — more centrist than any of the three major networks' evening newscasts, all of which are liberal. <ref>[http://rcp.missouri.edu/articles/milyo_media.html]</ref> The program is a model of smart news television.

Although it is true that the Fox's opinion shows (as opposed to its news shows) are, as they're supposed to be, frequently bombastic and opinionated; it is equally true that Fox's biggest super-star, [[Bill O'Reilly]] is not a mainstream Republican, but a registered [[Independent]] who sides with conservatives. He regularly charges the oil companies with price-gouging and attacks big business for quashing the little guy. Greta Van Susteren's politics are unclear, as she mostly covers the [[crime]]-of-the-day stories. [[Geraldo Rivera]] is traditionally liberal on most issues, with the exception of being a strong supporter of the military and stiff penalties for [[sex offender]]s.

Some liberal commentators, such as news analyst [[Marvin Kalb]], and [[Eleanor Clift]], are affiliated with the channel. In general, Fox News is closer to mainstream America than [[CBS]], [[ABC]], [[NBC]] or [[CNN]], its founding mission.

Conservatives have criticism for the Fox News Channel as well. For example, conservatives have complained about [[Fox News and homosexuality|how Fox News has covered the homosexuality issue]]. In 2006, the [[conservative]] reporter [[Peter LaBarbera]] wrote that "Fox News and Wal-mart are among the high-level ($10,000) sponsors of the [[National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association]]’s (NLGJA) 2006 Convention in Miami."<ref>http://americansfortruth.com/issues/corporate-promotion/corporations/food-beverage-household-brands/coca-cola</ref> In addition, their 'Fair and Balanced' motto allows [[liberal propaganda]], lies, deceit, and half-truths to gain an audience. In reality, Fox was judged to actually provide a more "fair and balanced" coverage in the 2008 Presidential race than all three MSM networks, who had a decidedly pro-Obama tilt, a study by the ''Center for Media and Public Affairs''. <ref>[http://www.cmpa.com/pdf/08summer.pdf Center for Media and Public Affairs: ''How TV News Has Covered McCain, Obama and Hillary'']</ref>

=== Fox News Liberals ===
Talk to any Fox News-hating liberal and you'll here the same old regurgitated talking point- ''"Fox is not Fair & Balanced,"'' ''"Rightwing propaganda."'' One network, Fox News, has twice the number of opposing commentators than does all media sources combined. If you add up the major media properties; ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, CNN, PBS, New York Times, Washington Post, and Newsweek -- you get a total of five [[Token conservative | so-called conservative]] personalities among hundreds of liberals. At the least, Fox News employs the following [[liberal]]s;

*[[Juan Williams]]
*[[Alan Colmes]]
*[[Kirsten Powers]]
*[[Shepard Smith]]
*[[Geraldo Rivera]]
*[[Mara Liasson]]
*[[Bill Schulz]]
*[[Susan Estrich]]
*[[Bob Beckel]]
*[[Santita Jackson]]
*[[Simon Rosenberg]]

A 2009 national survey showed that 46% of those who watch FOX News “just about every day” are [[Democrat]]s or Independents. [[Dick Morris]] interpreted the numbers and determines, ''"Could it be that the [[Obama Administration]] is concerned about FOX News not because it is 'an arm of the Republican Party' but because it is so widely seen among Democrats and Independents?"'' <ref>[http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/fox-news-reaches-across-party-lines/ FOX NEWS REACHES ACROSS PARTY LINES, Dick Morris.com, October 19, 2009]</ref>

=== The Five ===
The show that replaced Glenn Beck's ratings dominance is 'The Five', described as a “roundtable ensemble of five rotating FOX personalities...." <ref>[http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/fox-news-to-replace-beck-with-the-five/, Fox News to Replace Beck With ‘The Five’, NYTimes, June 30, 2011]</ref>

Most often, the show pits Bob Beckel, a consistent defender of every Democratic Party talking point, against a panel of conservative or libertarian opponents. 'The Five' features Bob Beckel, Greg Gutfeld, [[Juan Williams]], [[Dana Perino]], [[Andrew Napolitano]], Geraldo Rivera, Andrea Tantaros, Eric Bolling, Monica Crowley, and Kimberly Guilfoyle.

== Ratings Dominance ==
Fox News Channel was the 2nd highest rated cable channel on all of television during the first quarter of 2009 in prime time Total Viewers. CNN was 17th and MSNBC 24th for the first three months of the year. FNC beat CNN and MSNBC combined and gained the most compared to the first quarter of 2008, up 24%. 2009's first quarter was FNC's 3rd highest rated quarter in prime time in the network's history — just behind Q4 '08 and Q3 '05. In prime time, ages 25-54 demo, and in total day in both categories, FNC grew more year-to-year than CNN and MSNBC combined. FNC had nine of the top 10 programs on cable news in Total Viewers.

[[Bill O'Reilly|The O'Reilly Factor]] has now been #1 on cable news for 100 consecutive months, up 27% in Total Viewers year-over-year. [Citation Needed]

[[Glenn Beck]] dominated the ratings before leaving the network in June 2011. Beck broke every single record for the 5 P.M. timeslot. The leftist mob learned to hate him with a passion and [[Center For American Progress]]' senior fellow [[Van Jones]] is taking credit for Beck's retirement.

April 2009 statistics showed three new programs beat CNN and MSNBC ''combined'' in total viewers during their respective time slots.

On the Record with Greta Van Susteren is up 55% in total viewers and 75% in the demo. Your World with Neil Cavuto is up 60% in Total Viewers and 102% in the demo. Glenn Beck, is up 212% in the demo and up 128% in total viewers. <ref>[http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/april_ratings_fnc_beats_cnn_and_msnbc_combined_115179.asp Media Bistro: April Ratings: FNC Beats CNN and MSNBC Combined]
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== Fox News Canada ==
Liberals have successfully painted Fox News as being blocked in [[Canada]] because of laws against lying, the premise is false. While they don't operate in Canada because of the legal tactics of direct competitor and wholly-owned government entity Canadian Broadcast Corporation ([[CBC]]), Fox News does have a broadcast presence by way of independent media companies like Bell, Rogers and 20 other companies. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,184837,00.html Where in the World is FOX?, Fox News, march 1, 2011]</ref>

== Anti-elitist ==
Conservatives argue that Fox's real ethos is not Republican or conservative, but anti-[[elitist]] — a major reason it connects with so many Americans and annoys so many coastal elites. "There's a whole country that elitists will never acknowledge," Ailes once observed. "What people resent deeply out there are those in the 'blue states' thinking they're smarter." This anti-elitism shows itself in Fox's pro-U.S. stance in covering the [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq war]]s and its broadcasters' use of terms such as "terrorist" instead of the politically correct "militant" to refer to terrorists. Since the [[Vietnam War]] era, mainstream [[journalist]]s have tended to see such blunt language and side-taking as unsophisticated, a betrayal of journalistic [[objectivity]], or perhaps their own ingrained biases against government in general.

Another aspect of Fox's anti-elitism is the treatment of [[evangelical]] and [[fundamentalist Christian]]s with respect, far from the normal liberal media's depiction as lunatics or extremists. "We regularly have on the Rev. Franklin Graham, [[Dr. James Dobson]] and other religious leaders, just as we put on Pat Ireland and Eleanor Clift," Ailes said, continuing, ''"Most Americans believe in God and have that as their foundation in life. So why shouldn't we have as guests people that they like, respect and want to hear from?" '' Ailes said he didn't get "too worked up" by a Pew Foundation study that showed that Fox has more Republican viewers than CNN, CNBC or MSNBC and that his reporters and anchors insert their opinions into stories far more than competitors do. Numbers might have something to do with it: Fox is beating the combined audience of the other three. But Ailes dismissed Pew as a "liberal [[lobbyist|lobbying]] organization." He said, "Most polls today are not taken to provide information to the public but to get press for the organization taking the polls. I took a poll of Pew, and 98% of my organization found that they were biased", Ailes said with a wink. <ref>http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2005-04-06-media-mix_x.htm</ref>

In response, Project director Tom Rosenstiel said the study "was not a poll. It was a content analysis designed by a four-university research team and executed at the [[University of Alabama]]." ''One plus for Fox, he said, was that researchers found Fox News stories were more forthcoming about sourcing than their cable rivals.'' <ref>http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2005-04-06-media-mix_x.htm</ref>

== Fringe views Versus Fox News ==
"What really frustrates liberals about Fox, though, is simply that, along with [[talk radio]] and the conservative [[blogosphere]], it has helped shatter the left's near-monopoly on news and information. Fox's opinion-driven programming gives conservatives and liberals a chance to get a fair hearing for their ideas. But Democratic politicians and activists who go on Fox also must defend their views, often against tough questioning, something that happens less often on the networks, where most journalists are left-of-center, survey after survey has shown", said columnist Brian Anderson. "Even more significant, Fox came on the scene a decade ago as a professional news organization that could define and report news as something different from what the elite consensus says it is. To take one of many examples, the corruption of the [[United Nations]]' oil-for-food initiative in [[Iraq]], initially downplayed by the mainstream media because of their sympathy for internationalism, was uncovered — deemed newsworthy — on Fox."

All this wouldn't matter if Fox News wasn't so influential. But it is. According to the Pew Research Center, more than 20% of Americans now claim to get news from it, and lots of them (37%) are Democrats or independents. The network's success has also sparked a "Fox effect," leading some competitors to become more open to right-of-center opinions: MSNBC's "Scarborough Country," hosted by former Republican congressman [[Joe Scarborough]], is a prime example. Until a few years ago, Democrats never had to deal with all these conservatives in the media. <ref>http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-anderson4oct04,0,2195035.story?coll=la-opinion-center</ref>

Ailes said Fox News has no agenda. His charge to his reporters and anchors is simple: "If you make a mistake, get on the air as fast as you can and admit it. ... Do your homework. Make sure you reach out to a point of view you don't agree with to be sure you have some balance in your piece, because journalists, despite the public perception, are not empty-headed fools. They actually come to the job with some ideas and biases." When asked whether the media have a "conscious bias," Ailes said: "I don't know whether it's conscious or not. I think people who are biased to the left and right are by and large honest people who bring their life experience to whatever their beliefs are. I don't think there's some conspiracy of bias to the left, ''but I do think that [[New York]] and [[Los Angeles]] have different views than many people that I know from other parts of the country."'' <ref>http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2005-04-06-media-mix_x.htm</ref>

== Obama Administration versus Fox News ==
[[Barack Hussein Obama]] has thin skin when it comes to criticism of his policies. The entire [[mainstream media]] has thrown its support to Obama and refuses to questions his policies. Fox News is the lone station that will criticize Obama fairly. Obama said, <ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/media_critic_fox_news/2009/06/19/227121.html Media Critic: Fox Only Press Doing Its Job] NewsMax, June 19, 2009</ref>
{{cquote| “I’ve got one television station that is entirely devoted to attacking my administration…That’s a pretty big megaphone. You’d be hard pressed if you watched the entire day to find a positive story about me on that front.” }}

The President has praised MSNBC and berated Fox News. Considering that MSNBC devoted itself to attacking George W Bush and his administration, this is hypocritical on Obama's part. To sum it up, all other major news networks have let themselves become servile heralds of the liberal agenda, while Fox news is the only station that will call Obama out on anything he does.

Media critic David Zurawik said “Thank goodness at least one TV outlet, Fox, is questioning Team Obama as it pushes for the kind of massive change in American life not seen since the era of Franklin Roosevelt,” and "...ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CNBC and the others allow their news operations to be used by the White House for partisan political reasons."

== Roger Ailes ==
[[Image:Rogerailes_1.jpg‎ |thumb|right|400px|Roger Ailes, Fox News CEO]]
[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,205966,00.html This is a transcript] of Ailes speaking to the Television Critics Association, which will be enlightening to readers digging into the Fox take on reporting and its reaction to controversy about its mission.

On November 20, 2008, [[Roger Ailes]], who now holds the titles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, FOX News and Chairman of FOX Television Stations, signed a new five year contract with News Corporation, it was announced by Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The contract will pay him over 23 million dollars in 2009. <ref>[http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/roger_ailes_signs_new_5year_deal_with_news_corp_101312.asp Ailes Inks 5 Year Deal With NewsCorp]</ref>

During Ailes' time with [[News Corporation|News Corp]], [[FNC]] passed [[CNN]] in ratings in all day parts in 2002 to become the number one news network in the country, nearing full distribution with more than 90 million subscribers. In 2007, he launched the [[Fox Business Channel]] which currently reaches more than 40 million homes and served as the biggest launch in cable television history. Throughout Mr. Ailes' tenure, FOX Television Stations has increased its market share each of the last three years with all time record shares in the last two years. In addition, Fox Television Stations has expanded its local news presence by nearly 100 hours a week in a challenging economic climate.
{{cquote|'''At a time when the broadcast networks are struggling with diminishing audiences and profits in news, he has built Fox News into the profit engine of the News Corporation. ''Fox News is believed to make more money than CNN, MSNBC and the evening newscasts of NBC, ABC and CBS combined.'' The division is on track to achieve $700 million in operating profit this year, according to analyst estimates.''' --- The New York Times, 1/9/2010 <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/business/media/10ailes.html?pagewanted=all Ailes: Fox News Chief at the Pinnacle of Media and Politics ]</ref> }}

== Tony Snow ==
In April, 2006 the [[White House]] selected [[Tony Snow]], Fox News Anchorman, to be the new White House Press Secretary. "Snow, who in his roles as a [[pundit]] on Fox News and elsewhere has rapped Bush on several occasions, joined the White House only after extracting a promise that he would become an adviser to the president on day-to-day strategy...the former columnist will be the first outsider to become part of Bush's revamped inner circle.", said the [[Washington Post]]. <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/26/AR2006042600558.html</ref>

Snow, 50, worked most recently as host for ''Fox News Sunday, with Tony Snow'' and as host of his own radio talk show. He was a director of speech-writing for President [[George H.W. Bush]] and has worked as a [[USA Today]] columnist, Editorial Page Editor of the [[Washington Times]], deputy editorial page editor of the [[Detroit News]] and frequent substitute for radio host [[Rush Limbaugh]]. <ref>http://whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/04/20060426.html</ref> Snow died July 12, 2008, after an unsuccessful battle with colon cancer.

==Bill O'Reilly==
The [[O'Reilly Factor]] has been the most watched cable news segment for eight years. [[Bill O'Reilly]] has interviewed Barack Obama and other high profile guests on his show.
:"FOX News destroys NBC and CNN on cable every night. We cover the news. We don't ignore it. And we don't denigrate it." - Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly is a registered independent, but sides with Republicans on most issues, excluding several Christian causes. Bill O'Reilly wrote the best seller "A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity." Like [[Sean Hannity]] and other commentators on Fox, O'Reilly's role is that of an independent contractor, expressing his own opinions, not those of Fox News, as opposed to the networks news anchors, like Shepard Smith.

==Sarah Palin==
The network confirmed in January of 2010 that the former [[Alaska|Alaskan]] governor [[Sarah Palin]] had signed a multiyear contract to appear on the news station periodically. Potentially in a format similar to LtCol (ret) Oliver L. North's "War stories" documentary series. <ref>http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/11/sarah-palin-to-contribute-to-fox-news/?scp=2&sq=Palin&st=cse</ref>

==Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld==
Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld is a hybrid news / comedic satire show hosted by Greg Gutfeld. The show appears on Fox News at 3:00 a.m. EST on weekdays. Their ratings are remarkable for the time slot. <ref>[http://www.mediaite.com/online/red-eye-resurgence-more-demo-viewers-watch-fox-at-3am-than-cnn-at-8pm/ Red Eye Resurgence: More Demo Viewers Watch Fox At 3am Than CNN at 8pm, October 5th, 2009]</ref>
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The ratings came out for September and Red Eye is up over 30% in total viewers and up 50% in the key demo (25-54) since July. They have more overall viewers than every CNBC show, every MSNBC show that is on before Hardball, most of HLN, and American Morning on CNN.}}

September 2010 marks the third anniversary of RedEye w/ Greg Gutfeld. It was noted that their rating for 3:00 a.m. EST beat out [[CNN]],

{{cquote|This time, the show had better ratings in the A25-54 demographic than Campbell Brown at 8pmET and Larry King at 9pmET, and tied Anderson Cooper at 10pmET (Monday-Thursday).}}
==Fox News Channel and Homosexuality ==

''see also:'' [[Fox News and homosexuality]] and [[Homosexuality in the media]]

Currently, the Fox Broadcasting Company website declares concerning the [[National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association]] (NLGJA):
{{cquote|NLGJA Annual Conference and Job Fair
Fox News is a regular exhibitor at these annual Job Fairs. News Corp sponsored the opening reception for first time attendees in 2006, as well as sponsoring workshops on Journalism in various colleges in 2007.<ref>http://www.fox.com/diversity/outreach/lgbt.htm</ref>}}

In 2010, the [[National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association]] declared that [[Kelly Wright]], a Fox News Channel representative, attended NLGJA's 15th Annual New York Benefit.<ref>http://www.nlgja.org/news/NYE2010.htm</ref> According the Fox News Channel website: "Kelly Wright is co-anchor of "FOX & Friends Weekend" as well as a general assignment correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC)."<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/bios/talent/kelly-wright/</ref> Wright is a graduate of the [[Christian]] university [[Oral Roberts University]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/bios/talent/kelly-wright/</ref> In January of 2010, the [[pro-life]] website published by Jill Stanek claimed Kelly Wright is a pastor.<ref>http://www.jillstanek.com/pregnancy/foxs-kelly-wrig.html</ref> According to [[Christianity]] and the [[Bible]], [[Homosexuality and the Bible|homosexuality is a sin]].
[[Image:Rev. Louis P. Sheldon Photo.jpg|thumb|Reverend [[Louis Sheldon]] of the [[Traditional Values Coalition]] ]]
The [[Traditional Values Coalition]] states the following regarding the Fox News Channel and the issue of [[homosexuality]]:
{{cquote|The [[National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association]] has hundreds of members and is heavily funded by Hearst newspapers, Knight-Ridder, [[CBS News]], [[CNN]], Gannett, [[NBC]], [[Los Angeles Times]], [[Fox News]], and more. Major newspapers throughout the U.S. have homosexual activists on their staffs who filter what you read about homosexuality.<ref>http://www.traditionalvalues.org/pdf_files/Homosexuality101.pdf</ref>}}

[[Accuracy in Media]] declared concerning the Fox News Channel:
{{cquote|Media organizations which underwrote the convention included NBC News, Times Inc., Turner Broadcasting, Knight-Ridder, the Washington Post and Fox News Network. That’s right - Fox News. This is supposed to be a conservative network. ABC, NBC, CBS, the New York Times, and USA Today all sent recruiters to the event, to hire open gays as journalists. Fitzpatrick comments, "By treating the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association as a legitimate counterpart to black and Hispanic journalists’ associations, these media organizations showed that they agree with the notion that homosexuals, a group defined by behavior rather than immutable characteristics, constitute a bona fide minority."<ref>http://ghroll.blogspot.com/2008/03/homosexuality-in-media.html</ref>}}

=== Bill O'Reilly and the homosexuality issue ===

''see also:'' [[Bill O'Reilly and the homosexuality issue]] and [[Homosexuality in the media]]

The [[American Family Association]] reported the following in regards to [[Bill O'Reilly]] who host the O'Reilly Report which is a popular program on the Fox News Channel:
{{cquote|On February 11, 2004, Bill O'Reilly, host of The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel, featured Kevin Jennings, the executive director of GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network.) Jennings, former teacher turned homosexual activist, along with a lesbian counterpart, discussed GLSEN's new pro-homosexual curriculum on marriage being marketed to children and youth in public schools all across America under the guise of "tolerance."...

O'Reilly, watched heavily by conservatives and Christians alike, shocked much of his constituency on September 3, 2002 when he publicly announced his support of homosexual rights in the nation's largest “gay” publication, ''The Advocate''. His sympathetic, lenient views on “gay” adoption and his mixed-message stance on “gay” marriage have caused great dissent among his loyalists - and no doubt cost him viewers.<ref>http://www.afa.net/homosexual_agenda/GetArticle.asp?id=115</ref>}}

[[WorldNetDaily]] stated the following regarding O'Reilly and his exchange with the [[Ex-Homosexuals|ex-homosexual]] and evangelical minister Stephen Bennett:
{{cquote|Fox News is threatening to sue a prominent evangelical minister in the ex-homosexual movement who engaged in a volatile exchange over biblical morality on the top-rated television program "The O'Reilly Factor" in September.

Stephen Bennett, who says he left his homosexual lifestyle nearly 11 years ago, has distributed a 60-minute audio tape program called the "The O'Reilly Shocker," in which he responds to host Bill O'Reilly's characterization of people who take the Bible literally as "religious fanatics.".

Bennett said he has received hundreds of e-mails from viewers of the segment who said they were outraged at O'Reilly's "anger and verbal abuse." <ref>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30300</ref>}}

In response to the threatened lawsuit of the Fox News Channel the Agape Press reported:
{{cquote|But Mike DePrimo, senior litigation counsel for the American Family Association Center for Law & Policy, which represents Bennett, says Bennett has a right to distribute a recording of the program -- and that his use of the tape is legal under copyright law's allowance of fair use and comment.

"The law provides that even copyrighted material may be used, provided it's used not for commercial gain but for comment," DePrimo says. "Stephen Bennett used the material from the O'Reilly show simply to rebut the arguments O'Reilly put forward."

The attorney implies there may be another reason the popular O'Reilly wants distribution of the tape stopped -- and it has to do with image. "O'Reilly promotes himself as a [[conservative]]," DePrimo explains. "In fact, Bennett's tape shows that O'Reilly is simply another media elite who's advancing the [[Homosexual Agenda|homosexual agenda]] -- and he doesn't want to be exposed for what he is."<ref>http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/1/afa/32003a.asp</ref>}}

Bill O'Reilly describes himself as a practicing [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>http://www.billoreilly.com/newslettercolumn?pid=29184</ref> According to the [[Vatican]] individuals should not engage in homosexual acts as they are acts of serious depravity.<ref>http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20030731_homosexual-unions_en.html</ref>

=== Peter LaBarbera Concerning Fox News and homosexuality ===

''See also:'' [[Homosexuality in the media]]

[[Image:Peter.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Peter LaBarbera]] ]]
In April of 2009, [[Peter LaBarbera]] of [[Americans for Truth]] wrote:
{{cquote|How fascinating that [[Wayne Besen]] (left) is given the opportunity to appear on FOX News, of all places..., to critique alleged “[[homophobia|homophobic]]” attitudes and speech toward homosexuals — when he has such a well-deserved reputation for being one of the nastiest “queer” activists in the business.<ref>http://americansfortruth.com/news/gays-hating-ex-gays-wayne-besens-verbal-assault-on-greg-quinlan.html</ref>}}

In March of 2009, [[Peter LaBarbera]] declared:
{{cquote|Temple U. Professor Dr. Marc Lamont Hill (left), a frequent guest on FOX News, believes Americans are “[[homophobia|homophobic]]” because most still don’t like to see homosexuality (compared to heterosexuality) on TV or the big screen. We say Prof. Hill should get off his liberal high horse and stop lecturing Americans for their normal reaction to unnatural and immoral behavior....

Enough already. Gay sex is wrong, [[Homosexuality and health|unhealthy (especially between men)]], and my hunch is it’s still pretty off-putting to most FOX viewers who are honest with themselves. And that’s OK. But I’ll go further: if there is a growing acceptance of homo-sexual behavior, especially among young people, that’s not a good thing but a sign of America’s descent into decadence, and our departure from a transcendent Judeo-Christian moral code that has served this nation well.<ref>http://americansfortruth.com/news/were-all-homophobes-now-letter-to-foxs-red-eye.html</ref>}}

In 2006, [[Peter LaBarbera]] wrote:
{{cquote|Fox News and Wal-mart are among the high-level ($10,000) sponsors of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association’s (NLGJA) 2006 Convention in Miami (Sept 7-10 at Loew’s Miami Beach Hotel). Every year, the NLGJA garners hundreds of thousands of dollars in Big Media sponsorships for its convention; this year it appears (based on the sponsorship list below) that the total is around half a milliion dollars in corporate support...

Our question for Fox News executives is: if you are truly “fair and balanced,” will you now give an equal and corresponding grant to Americans for Truth or another pro-family organization, say, Accuracy in Media, that counters the ubiquitous pro-”gay” spin in the media? We’ll be awaiting your answer.<ref>http://americansfortruth.com/issues/corporate-promotion/corporations/food-beverage-household-brands/coca-cola</ref>}}

=== Rupert Murdoch ===
[[Image:HillaryRupert1V.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Hillary Clinton with media magnate Ruppert Murdoch. ''Photo Courtesy Democrats Against Hillary''.<ref>[http://democratsagainsthillary.blogspot.com/ ''Democrats Against Hillary''].</ref>]]
The Fox News Channel is a [[United States]] [[cable]] and [[satellite]] [[news]] channel. It is part of the Fox Television Stations Group, a subsidiary of [[Australia|Australian]]-born media mogul [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s [[News Corporation]].

Slated reported in 2008 that since 1997, [[Republicans]] have received a slight majority - 56% of the $4.76 million in campaign donations from the Murdoch family and the [[News Corporation]]'s political action committees and employees.<ref>http://www.slate.com/id/2196085/</ref> However, [[Slate]] also reported in 2008: "Since Democrats won control of Congress in the 2006 elections, the company and its employees have given more than twice as much to [[Democrats]] as to [[Republicans]]."<ref>http://www.slate.com/id/2196085/</ref> Generally speaking, [[Republicans]] have less favorable views and policies concerning homosexuality than [[Democrats]].<ref>http://www.gallup.com/poll/137357/Four-Moral-Issues-Sharply-Divide-Americans.aspx</ref> The Pew Research Center reported in 2010: "In broad terms, voters view the Democratic Party's ideology as the opposite of the Republican Party's: 58% say the Democratic Party is either very liberal or liberal..."<ref>http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1669/political-ideology-democrats-seen-farther-from-center-than-republicans</ref> In the United States, twice as many liberals as conservatives (46% versus 22%) believe people are born homosexual and [[Views on Homosexuality|liberals generally have more favorable opinions about homosexuality]].<ref>http://people-press.org/report/?pageid=764</ref> In recent years, Rupert Murdoch has formed a relationship with the [[liberal]]s/[[Democrats]] [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Hillary Clinton]]. In 2005, he invited musician [[Bono]] and Bill Clinton to a company conference on the environment, [[Islam]] in the West, and future of the world.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/54/biz_06rich400_Keith-Rupert-Murdoch_639W.html</ref>

=== Knighthood by Roman Catholic Organization and Roman Catholic teaching on homosexuality ===
Rupert Murdoch has been married three times and divorced two times. Before Rupert Murdoch left his second wife, he was anointed as a member of the Pontifical Order of St. Gregory the Great, for his "unblemished character."<ref>http://weeklywire.com/ww/01-20-98/alibi_opinion.html</ref>

The [[Roman Catholic Church]]'s position is that having homosexual desires can be a choice in individuals but having homosexual desires is not a choice in respect to all individuals.<ref>http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20030731_homosexual-unions_en.html</ref><ref>http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_19861001_homosexual-persons_en.html</ref> However, as noted earlier, according to the [[Vatican]] individuals should not engage in homosexual acts as they are acts of serious depravity.<ref>http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20030731_homosexual-unions_en.html</ref>

== See Also ==
* '''[[Fox News and homosexuality]]'''
* '''[[Bill O'Reilly and the homosexuality issue]]'''
* '''[[Homosexuality in the media]]'''
* '''[[Fox Television and Religion]]'''
* '''[[Roger Ailes]]'''

== External Links ==
* [http://www.foxnews.com/ Fox News official website]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

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The '''iPod touch''' is a [[mobile device]] made by [[Apple Inc.]] The device runs the [[iOS]] operating system.

==See also==
*[[iPhone]]
*[[iPad]]

==External links==
*[http://www.apple.com/ipod-touch/ Official website]

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The '''iPhone''' is a next-generation [[cell phone]] made by [[Apple Inc.]] built with [[internet|web]] capability in "true-web" fashion; rather than viewing "mobile" versions of web-pages, as is common on other mobile devices, it uses a [[touch screen]] panel, enabling the user to navigate a full-size [[web page]]. In the United States, the iPhone has been exclusive to the [[American Telephone and Telegraph|AT&T Mobility]] network, but the latest version was made available on the [[Verizon Communications|Verizon Wireless]] network in February 2011. The iPhone runs [[iOS]] (formerly iPhone OS), a mobile operating system also designed by Apple.

== Other Applications ==
Aside from cellular phone capabilities, and web-viewing, the iPhone also offers (formerly through partnership with [[Google|Google Maps]]), a full-featured map application that users can use anywhere in the [[United States]], over a data network. Other standard [[Personal Digital Assistant|PDA]] capabilities were included, too, such as [[Microsoft Outlook]] synchronization capability.

In 2008, with the release of the iPhone OS 2.0 operating system, users were able to download applications via the App Store. Applications distributed by Apple must adhere to several restrictions, which has led to much controversy, as well as several groups developing unofficial software that can be installed on an iPhone via "jailbreaking."

== Release and Price Controversy ==
The iPhone was released in the United States on June 29, 2007 to wide acclaim. Upon release the iPhone was capable only of usage on the [[AT&T]] network, and retailed (depending on memory size) for $500 and $600. The pricing of the device rapidly made it a luxury and status symbol, although it restricted availability to most other users.

Only 69 days after the release, though, on September 5, 2007, Apple slashed the prices of the device to $400 for the model formerly priced at $600, and discontinued selling the lower-capacity $500 model. This quick price cut - aside from being very uncommon in Apple's tradition of delayed price cuts - inflamed some so-called "early adopters," or those who had purchased the iPhone in the preceding two months, and now had no recourse against Apple's seemingly capricious price cut. Apple founder [[Steve Jobs]], conscious of his company's image, quickly offered a $100 credit to the [[iTunes]] Music Store to every early adopter who could not otherwise obtain price relief from a return or exchange.

Starting in 2008 with the release of the iPhone 3G, AT&T, and later Verizon Wireless, reduced the cost of the iPhone when a two year contract is signed. In May 2011, AT&T released a version of the iPhone 4 that comes factory unlocked, although at a much steeper price<ref>[http://articles.cnn.com/2011-06-14/tech/unlocked.iphone.available_1_iphone-32gb-model-gsm-network?_s=PM:TECH Unlocked iPhone 4 now available in the U.S.] CNN.com, June 14, 2011</ref>.

== Notable Oversights ==
Despite the iPhone's technological breakthroughs, it initially lacked several features that users have come to expect of [[Personal Digital Assistant|PDAs]], such as a copy and paste feature, [[Bluetooth]] synchronization capability, and a customizable ringtone. The latter of these two features, within one week of the iPhone's release, were available to users who were willing to "[[hack]]" their device to add such functionality, a practice known as "jailbreaking". Copy and paste functionality and bluetooth were announced for iPhone OS 3.0, and ringtones are now available via the [[iTunes]] store.

Also, many AT&T customers were befuddled that the iPhone's designers had not taken the chance to use AT&T's [[3G]] mobile data network, a considerably faster and more usable framework than the included EDGE compatibility. Apple stated that the EDGE network was used to prolong battery life, as the battery on the original iPhone would not last long on 3G. The newest version of the iPhone is now capable of utilizing the 3G network.

In 2010, AT&T dropped support for unlimited data plans and began offering limited data plans to new customers<ref>[http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/06/att-adds-iphone-tethering-kills-unlimited-data-for-ipad-smartphones/ AT&T Adds iPhone Tethering, Kills Unlimited Data for iPad, Smartphones] Wired Magazine, June 2, 2010</ref>. Users in large metropolitan areas, such as San Francisco, New York City, Chicago and Minneapolis have all reported extremely slow data speeds with AT&T, as AT&T has been unable to keep up with the demand of data usage by their customers.

At release, the iPhone sorely disappointed consumers because it lacked an [[Adobe]] Flash Player. Since November 2010 the Skyfire browser, which is available in iTunes app store for an additional charge, plays Flash videos (not Flash apps or games).<ref>www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/11/skyfire-iphone-app/</ref>

===Privacy and Spyware Concerns===
The iOS app store offers many free and paid apps, although some have been found to be [[spyware]].<ref>[http://blogs.computerworld.com/14568/iphone_apps_are_spyware_panic iPhone Spyware] [http://blogs.wsj.com/wtk-mobile/ What they know mobile]</ref>
While there is no known [[malware]] for iOS, users may download or forward infected files. Malware can flow through your device into your [[computers]] at home and at work, by [[e-mail]], or via remote locations such as MobileMe and DropBox, web servers or WebDAV shares.<ref>[http://gizmodo.com/5843076/virusbarrier-for-iphone-protect-your-iphone-by-scanning-for-malware VirusBarrier for iPhone: Protect Your iPhone By Scanning for Malware], ''Gizmodo'', September 22, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/18/lookout-finally-brings-intelligent-smartphone-security-and-tracking-application-to-ios/ Lookout Finally Brings Intelligent Smartphone Security And Tracking Application To iOS], techcrunch.com, October 18, 2011.</ref> Furthermore, some have expressed concern over Apple's new tracking patent, which describes a system that could:
* Take pictures of the user
* Record user's voice, even when not calling
* Determine user's heartbeat "signature"
* Determine if the device has been hacked
* Monitor internet activity
While this is said to be an innovation on anti-theft software, identifying unauthorized users, some have called this spyware.<ref>[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/08/steve-jobs-watching-you-apple-seeking-patent-0 EFF IPhone article]</ref>

==See also==
*[[iPad]]
*[[iPod touch]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Users with the '''Siteadmin''' tag have access to the database that controls all the information processed by the MediaWiki software that powers Conservapedia.

== See also ==
*[http://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group= Siteadmin List of accounts with the Siteadmin tag]
*[[Conservapedia:User rights]]

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Users with the '''Block''' tag have the ability to block other users from editing on Conservapedia, used mostly for combating vandalism or trolling.

== See also ==
*[http://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=Block List of accounts with the Block tag]
*[[Conservapedia:User rights]]

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'''Bots''' are computer programs that make changes to the wiki automatically, relieving users of tedious tasks.

* [[User:EdBot|EdBot]] can change an article's category.

==See also==
*[http://conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=bot List of accounts with the bot tag]

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Check users have the ability to look at the IP address or addresses that underly user accounts. This feature is useful for finding and blocking accounts created by the same user for the purpose of evading a block or to influence discussions.

For more information on this feature, please see the MediaWiki release notes located at [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CheckUser http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CheckUser].

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'''Oversighters''' have the ability to ''permanently'' hide revisions from view. This is often used to hide personally identifiable information that was posted inappropriately. Oversight is also sometimes used to hide particularly harsh libel or personal attacks.

Revisions hidden via oversight can only be restored by a developer.

For more information on this feature, please see the MediaWiki release notes located at [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Oversight http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Oversight].

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Users with the '''SkipCaptcha''' tag are able to perform certain actions, such as adding external links, without having to answer a [[CAPTCHA]].

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Users with the '''rollback''' tag are able to quickly revert edits of the last user who edited a particular page, typically used to undo severe vandalism.

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Users with the '''upload''' tag are able to upload images onto Conservapedia.

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Users with the '''edit''' tag are able to edit Conservapedia when night mode occurs (where editing is disabled for everyone except those with '''administrator''' or '''edit''' tags).

== See also ==
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Users with the '''edit''' tag are able to edit Conservapedia when night mode occurs (where editing is disabled for everyone except those with '''administrator''' or '''edit''' tags).

== See also ==
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Users with the '''upload''' tag are able to upload images onto Conservapedia.

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Users with the '''rollback''' tag are able to quickly revert edits of the last user who edited a particular page, typically used to undo severe vandalism.

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Users with the '''SkipCaptcha''' tag are able to perform certain actions, such as adding external links, without having to answer a [[CAPTCHA]].

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The '''iPad''' is a [[tablet]] device made by [[Apple Inc.]] The device runs the [[iOS]] operating system.

==Generations==
In April 2010, the first generation iPad was released.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/05/ipad.apple.release/index.html</ref> The second generation iPad (called iPad 2) was released in March 2011.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/10/ipad-2-release-day-2011_n_834017.html</ref> In March 2012, the third generation iPad was released,<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/ipad-3-release-event-unveils-the-new-ipad-comes-with-4g-lte-71019/</ref> followed by the fourth generation and first generation iPad mini in November 2012.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/new-apple-ipad-4th-generation_n_2006292.html</ref>

==See also==
*[[iPhone]]
*[[iPod touch]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.apple.com/ipad/ Official website]

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The '''iPad''' is a [[tablet]] device made by [[Apple Inc.]] The device runs the [[iOS]] operating system.

==Generations==
In April 2010, the first generation iPad was released.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/05/ipad.apple.release/index.html</ref> The second generation iPad (called iPad 2) was released in March 2011.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/10/ipad-2-release-day-2011_n_834017.html</ref> In March 2012, the third generation iPad was released,<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/ipad-3-release-event-unveils-the-new-ipad-comes-with-4g-lte-71019/</ref> followed by the fourth generation and first generation iPad Mini in November 2012.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/new-apple-ipad-4th-generation_n_2006292.html</ref>

==See also==
*[[iPhone]]
*[[iPod touch]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.apple.com/ipad/ Official website]

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The '''iPad''' is a [[tablet]] device made by [[Apple Inc.]] The device runs the [[iOS]] operating system.

==Generations==
In April 2010, the first generation iPad was released.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/05/ipad.apple.release/index.html</ref> The second generation iPad (called iPad 2) was released in March 2011.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/10/ipad-2-release-day-2011_n_834017.html</ref> In March 2012, the third generation iPad was released,<ref>http://www.christianpost.com/news/ipad-3-release-event-unveils-the-new-ipad-comes-with-4g-lte-71019/</ref> followed by the fourth generation and first generation iPad Mini in November 2012.<ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/23/new-apple-ipad-4th-generation_n_2006292.html</ref>

==See also==
*[[iPhone]]
*[[iPod touch]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.apple.com/ipad/ Official website]

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The '''National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration''' (commonly abbreviated '''NOAA''') is a [[United States government]] agency that monitors the [[ocean]]s and the [[atmosphere]].
==Organizations==
These are the main line offices within NOAA:<ref>http://www.noaa.gov/organizations.html</ref>
*[[National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service]] (NESDIS)
*[[National Marine Fisheries Service]] (NMFS)
*[[National Ocean Service]] (NOS)
*[[National Weather Service]] (NWS)
*[[Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research]] (OAR)
*[[Office of Program Planning and Integration]] (PPI)

==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.noaa.gov/ Official website]

[[Category:Meteorology]]
[[Category:United States Government]]

US Government

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#REDIRECT [[United States Government]]

National Hurricane Center

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The U.S. '''National Hurricane Center''' is a national organization that tracks tropical [[storm]]s and [[hurricane]]s over the [[Atlantic]], [[Caribbean]], [[Gulf of Mexico]], and the Eastern [[Pacific]] from May 15 through November 30.<ref>http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnhc.shtml</ref> Since 1953 the center has been naming storms with human names alphabetically. Originally only using female names, both males and females have been used starting in 1979.<ref>http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames_history.shtml</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.nhc.noaa.gov Official Website]

[[Category:Meteorology]]
[[Category:United States Government]]

NHC

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#REDIRECT [[National Hurricane Center]]

National Hurricane Center

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The U.S. '''National Hurricane Center''' is a national organization that tracks tropical [[storm]]s and [[hurricane]]s over the [[Atlantic]], [[Caribbean]], [[Gulf of Mexico]], and the Eastern [[Pacific]] from May 15 through November 30.<ref>http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnhc.shtml</ref> Since 1953 the center has been naming storms with human names alphabetically. Originally only female names, they have been named for both males and females starting in 1979.<ref>http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames_history.shtml</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.nhc.noaa.gov Official Website]

[[Category:Meteorology]]
[[Category:United States Government]]

Category:Wikimedia Foundation

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This is a category for projects and other articles related to the [[Wikimedia Foundation]].

LibreOffice

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#REDIRECT:[[OpenOffice.org#LibreOffice]]

Open Office.org

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#REDIRECT [[OpenOffice.org]]

OpenOffice.org

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'''OpenOffice.org''' is an [[open source|open-source]] office software suite, similarly to [[Microsoft Office]], available for [[Windows]], [[OS X]], and [[Linux]]. It was originally named simply "OpenOffice", however, the ".org" was appended as the result of a copyright dispute. It is compatible with Microsoft Office document formats, however it provides its own format as well, called OpenDocument.

==Included applications==
* Writer: A word processor
* Calc: A spreadsheet program
* Impress: A presentation editor
* Draw: A drawing program which allows to edit vector images to be used in other components; unlike MS Office, this is a separate program.
* Base: A database program
* Math: An equation editor which allows to display and edit equations; unlike MS Office's equation editor, this is a separate program.

Writer supports many legacy document formats better than [[Microsoft Word]] does. OpenOffice.org applications can also export to PDF documents.<ref>http://www.openoffice.org/faq</ref>

==LibreOffice==
After [[Sun Microsystems]] was purchased by [[Oracle]], concerns appeared that the development of OpenOffice.org might stop completely. To ensure the office suite's continued development, in September 2010, The Document Foundation was founded by OpenOffice.org community members, and the project was forked as LibreOffice. The project quickly attracted most of the original developers. Unsurprisingly, the expectations of Oracle stopping the development turned out to be true, as, in April 2011, Oracle transferred the development to the [[Apache]] Foundation, where development slowed down to a crawl.

Currently, as both projects are being actively developed, LibreOffice stands as the more functional one, while Apache OpenOffice.org is considered more stable.

==Marketing==
Sun Microsystems help distribute OpenOffice.org primarily as advertisements in Java Updates. In 2011, Sun and [[Google]] announced that in a partnership, in which OpenOffice.org searches through Google and Google helps distribute OpenOffice.org. Most tech rating groups reviewed it favourably.<ref>http://www.google.com/openoffice</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External Links==
*[http://www.openoffice.org/ Official website]
*[http://libreoffice.org LibreOffice]

[[category:Software]]

Open Office.org

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'''OpenOffice.org''' is a free office suite program comparable to the venerable [[Microsoft Office]]. It features a word processing program, spreadsheets,
slide show presentation, and graphics. It is written in [[Java]] so hypothetically, it can run on any operating system that can support Java 6 or above. As of June 21, 2011, it supports over 120 languages. It originally originated as StarOffice, made by StarDivision. Upon being taken over by [[Sun Microsystems]], the same people who make Java, OpenOffice.org became the top competitor to Microsoft Office.

==Components==
OpenOffice.org offers the following components:
*Writer, similar to Microsoft Office Word.
*Calc, a spreedsheet component with components not available in Microsoft Excel
*Impress, a slide show presentation, comparable with Apple Keynote
*Base, a database component.
*Draw, a vector graphics editor, similar to manual logarithimic scales, but specifically designed to render such equations
*Math, a mathmatical formulae comparable to Equation Editor.

OpenOffice.org saves all it's files in its own specific extensions eg .odt, .omt etc
It can export to PDF documentations.<ref>http://www.openoffice.org/faq</ref>

==Marketing==
Sun Microsystems help distribute OpenOffice.org primarily as advertisements in Java Updates. In 2011, Sun and [[Google]] announced that in a partnership, in which OpenOffice.org searches through Google and Google helps distribute OpenOffice.org. Most tech rating groups reviewed it favourably.<ref>http://www.google.com/openoffice</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Software]]

==External links==
*[http://www.openoffice.org/ Official website]

ITunes

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{{lowercase}}
'''iTunes''' is a digital media player by [[Apple Inc.]] that also serves as a medium between users and the iTunes store, where songs are offered for 69¢, 99¢ or $1.29 (often depending on the song's popularity) and movies are offered at various prices. The music pricing scheme was formerly a universal 99¢ price, but this was changed due to demands from music labels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/apple-crumbles-and-ups-cost-of-itunes-music-1702058.html|work=Independent.ie|title=Apple crumbles and ups cost of iTunes music|author=Murad Ahmed|date=Apr 08 2009|format=HTML|language=English|accessdate=Apr 26 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=Apr 07 2009|accessdate=Apr 26 2009|format=HTML|language=English|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gK2ltoH6SGFBfQlWmcUiNASBjIiQ|work=Agence France-Presse|publisher=Google|title=iTunes offers new prices}}</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==See also==
*[[Music]]
*[[Movies]]

==External links==
*[http://www.apple.com/itunes/overview/ iTunes overview]

[[Category:Apple Inc.]]
[[Category:Software]]

Conservapedia:Image upload requests

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<center><big><big>'''Place Current Requests At The Bottom Please!'''</big></big></center>
{{clear}}

[[Conservapedia:Image upload requests/Archive 1|Archive 1]]
[[Conservapedia:Image upload requests/Archive 2|Archive 2]]
[[Conservapedia:Image upload requests/Archive 3|Archive 3]] 
[[Conservapedia:Image upload requests/Archive 4|Archive 4]]
[[Conservapedia:Image upload requests/Archive 5|Archive 5]]
[[Conservapedia:Image upload requests/Archive 6|Archive 6]]

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'''Image uploading is a privilege, not a right. See [[Conservapedia:User rights]]. Requests for image uploads can be placed here, or simply ask [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=Upload someone with upload rights] or [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop&limit=100. any Administrator].'''

NOTE: '''Do NOT upload AP Photos''' (Copyright - [[Associated Press]]). We don't have Fair use rights to those images.
See also - [[Conservapedia:Copyright]].

Users without image upload privileges can specify specific locations for their requested images with {{tl|Image request}}, which adds articles to [[:Category:Articles in need of an image]].
[[Category:Conservapedia]]

==[[French Presidents]]==
Including (as a start) [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], [[Jacques Chirac]], [[François Mitterrand]], [[Charles de Gaulle]].--[[User:ARamis|ARamis]] 22:28, 25 September 2011 (EDT)
==[[Billy Idol]]==
<s>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Billy_Idol.jpg]</s>.--[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 08:21, 29 September 2011 (EDT)
:[http://www.conservapedia.com/File:Billy_Idol.jpg]--[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 13:52, 19 November 2011 (EST)
==[[MaDonal]]==
<s>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sulaymaniyah_McD.jpg].-</s>-[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 11:08, 19 November 2011 (EST)
:[http://www.conservapedia.com/File:Sulaymaniyah_McD.jpg]--[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 13:52, 19 November 2011 (EST)
==[[Aloha from Hawaii]]/[[Elvis Presley]]==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ElvisPresleyAlohafromHawaii.jpg]--[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 09:07, 17 December 2011 (EST)
*Uploaded [[File:ElvisPresleyAlohafromHawaii.jpg|thumb]] --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] [[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]] 12:55, 17 December 2011 (EST)
:Thanks, Ed! I will give you this: it is a bit gaudy, but that was how Elvis rolled!--[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 14:25, 17 December 2011 (EST)
==Cities==
*[http://visionbresil.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/sao_paulo_vista_aerea_590.jpg] for [[Sao Paulo]]
*[http://www.bestourism.com/img/items/big/80/Mosque-Faisal-in-Islamabad-Pakistan_One-the-largest-and-most-beautiful-mosque_74.jpg] for [[Islamabad]]
<s>*[http://atvm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/melbourne-city.jpg] for [[Melbourne]]</s>
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Queen%27s_Park_-_Art_Sculpture.jpg/800px-Queen%27s_Park_-_Art_Sculpture.jpg] for [[Melbourne]]
<s>*[http://www.easyvoyage.co.uk/images/destination/ALGERIE/ALGERIE2/1_big.jpg] for [[Algiers]]</s>
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Algiers_coast.jpg/800px-Algiers_coast.jpg] for [[Algiers]]
<s>*[http://www.orangesmile.com/common/img_final_large/brussels_sightseeing.jpg] for [[Brussels]] (such a nice city by the way)</s>
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Brussels_floral_carpet_B.jpg/800px-Brussels_floral_carpet_B.jpg] for [[Brussels]]
*I can't believe CP does not have a picture of Uluru ! [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Uluru_Australia%281%29.jpg/799px-Uluru_Australia%281%29.jpg]
* And the list will be growing !

==Upload request==
<s>Can you upload [http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1024&bih=383&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=BUlFPuGHUh7y7M:&imgrefurl=http://www.thirdage.com/news-photo/john-edwards-mug-shot-jpg/68879&docid=7voS1yMoL3fxcM&imgurl=http://www.thirdage.com/files/originals/john-edwards-mug-shot.jpg&w=560&h=373&ei=ybggT9eGEpLo2gWs4ZilCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=61&vpy=64&dur=3954&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=133&ty=204&sig=113777376745406980067&page=1&tbnh=78&tbnw=117&start=0&ndsp=14&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:0 this image] to update the [[John Edwards]] page. Thanks.</s> [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 21:24, 25 January 2012 (EST)
:Done [http://www.conservapedia.com/File:John-edwards-mug-shot.jpg] --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 23:05, 27 January 2012 (EST)

==[[Religion]]==
*<s>[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Israeli_blue_Star_of_David.png/520px-Israeli_blue_Star_of_David.png] for [[Judaism]]
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Baha%27i_star.png] for [[Bahá'í]]
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Messianic_Seal_with_8_Caldles.png] for [[Messianic Judaism]]
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Khanda.jpg] for [[sikhism]]
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Faravahar.png] for [[Zoroastrianism]]
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/JainismSymbol.PNG] for [[Jainism]]
And many more... 
By the way, why is image upload so controlled ? It must be a big charge for you.</s>--[[User:PhilipN|PhilipN]] 16:40, 3 January 2012 (EST)

==[[Elvis Presley phenomenon]]==
<s>[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elvis_impersonators_record.jpg]</s>--[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 21:43, 15 December 2011 (EST)
:Done [http://www.conservapedia.com/File:Elvis_impersonators.jpg] --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 11:40, 5 March 2012 (EST)

==[[Sao Tome and Principe]]==
<s>*[http://www.mapsofworld.com/images/world-countries-flags/sao-tome-principe-flag.gif]
*[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Coat_of_arms_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe.jpg]</s>--[[User:PhilipN|PhilipN]] 22:46, 15 December 2011 (EST)

==[[Elvis Presley movies]]==
<s>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Love_me_tender423.jpg ''Love Me Tender'']</s> --[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 16:45, 3 March 2012 (EST)
:Done [http://www.conservapedia.com/File:Love_me_tender.jpg]--[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 11:40, 5 March 2012 (EST)

<s><s>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Loving_you_poster.jpg ''Loving You'']</s></s> --[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 13:05, 4 March 2012 (EST)
:Done [http://www.conservapedia.com/File:Loving_you_poster.jpg]--[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 11:40, 5 March 2012 (EST)

<s>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jailhouse_rock787.jpg ''Jailhouse Rock'']</s>--[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 11:48, 27 March 2012 (EDT)
:Done [http://www.conservapedia.com/File:Jailhouse.jpg] --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 20:53, 27 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:King_Creole_poster.jpg ''King Creole'']--[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 10:43, 28 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GIBluesElvis.jpg ''GI Blues'']--[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 10:43, 28 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flamsta2.jpg ''Flaming Star'']--[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 10:43, 28 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WildintheCountryMoviePoster.jpg ''Wild in the Country'']--[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 10:43, 28 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_hawaii_poster.jpg ''Blue Hawaii'']--[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 10:43, 28 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FollowThatDreamElvis.jpg ''Follow That Dream'']--[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 10:43, 28 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kidgalahad.jpg ''Kid Galahad'']--[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 10:43, 28 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Girls_Girls_Girls_Poster_B.jpg ''Girls! Girls! Girls!''] --[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 11:18, 29 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ithappenedattheworldsfair.jpg ''It Happened at the World's Fair'']--[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 11:18, 29 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fun_acapulco_movieposter.jpg ''Fun in Acapulco''] --[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 11:18, 29 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kiscousposter.jpg ''Kissin' Cousins''] --[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 11:18, 29 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VivaLasVegasElvis.jpg ''Viva Las Vegas''] --[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 11:18, 29 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RoustaboutElvis.jpg ''Roustabout''] --[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 11:18, 29 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GirlHappyElvisP.JPG ''Girl Happy''] --[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 11:18, 29 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ticklemeposter.jpg ''Tickle Me''] --[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 11:18, 29 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Harumscarum.jpg ''Harum Scarum''] --[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 11:18, 29 March 2012 (EDT)

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frankie_and_Johnny-1966-poster.jpg ''Frankie and Johnny''] --[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 11:18, 29 March 2012 (EDT)

==[[McDonald's]]==
<s>[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McDonald%27s_Golden_Arches.svg More up-to-date logo]</s>
:Done [http://www.conservapedia.com/File:McDonald%27s_Golden_Arches.png]--[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 11:40, 5 March 2012 (EST)

<s>[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McKosher.jpg McDonald's in Israel]
</s>
:Done [http://www.conservapedia.com/File:McKosher.jpg]--[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 11:40, 5 March 2012 (EST)
:P.S. - For someone that rails against the unhealthy world of bacon, you sure do love your unhealthy McD's--[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 11:40, 5 March 2012 (EST)
::I don't eat it, actually. I just committed to writing a proper article on the chain a while back and decided to do it now. And thanks.--[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 11:57, 5 March 2012 (EST)
==Rockstar Advanced Game Engine==
<s>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Rockstar_Advanced_Game_Engine.svg/500px-Rockstar_Advanced_Game_Engine.svg.png</s>
[[User:Mikon8er]]
: Done. [http://www.conservapedia.com/File:Rockstar.png] --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 12:20, 24 March 2012 (EDT)
==Intel logo==
http://www.intel.com/sites/sitewide/HAT/50recode/pix/main-logo.png
For the articles on Intel, and Intel related articles(processors, gpus etc)
[[User:JonM|JonM]] 22:29, 27 March 2012 (EDT)

==[[Elvis Presley directory]]==
[http://photos.elvispresley.com.au/1956_june_3_oakland_auditorium.html ''Elvis in 1956''] --[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 11:51, 13 April 2012 (EDT)

==[[Full Asylum book cover]]==
[http://www.monteferropress.com/images/Full_Asylum_Cover_Front.jpg ''Full Asylum book cover''] --[[User:Misenber|Michael Isenberg]] 19:20, 26 July 2012 (EDT)

==[[Racism]]==
[http://dailybail.com/storage/racist_democrat_poster.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1282078783403 ''Racist Democratic Party poster'']--[[User:TheQuestioner|TheQuestioner]] 22:13, 3 August 2012 (EDT)
:We need to attribute the rights to this pic in order to upload. The dailybail hosting it is not the original license holder. To prevent ownership hassles, I searched for it and could not find attribution. This pic is from the Library of Congress, let me know if this poster will suffice. [http://explorepahistory.com/displayimage.php?imgId=1-2-1890] --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 22:49, 3 August 2012 (EDT)

==[[Synchronized Swimming]]==
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Synchronized_swimming_-_Russian_team.jpg
For a new article.
Thanks! --[[User:Jehoshaphat|Jehoshaphat]] 19:34, 9 August 2012 (EDT)

==Nupedia==
<s>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nupedia_oldlogo.PNG Nupedia]</s> --[[User:JamesWilson|James Wilson]] 10:45, 11 September 2012 (EDT)
:Done [http://www.conservapedia.com/File:Nupedia_oldlogo.PNG] --[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 14:17, 11 September 2012 (EDT)

==E-Sword==
We have an old screenshot of the program. A new version (possibly from [http://www.e-sword.net/features.html]) would be nice. Not sure what our original permissions to the image were, nor if we need new permissions for an updated screenshot. --[[User:Nouniquenames|Nouniquenames]] 01:16, 19 October 2012 (EDT)

==Upload request==
[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elizabeth_Warren_at_Women_In_Finance_symposium.jpg Public domain photo of Elizabeth Warren] --[[User:Qw|Qw]], 22 November 2012

[http://www.looking-glass.greenend.org.uk/help.htm Fair use photo for Transsexual page] --[[User:Qw|Qw]], 26 November 2012

== Upload request for Panzer articles ==
I just came across this page. I would request photos for:
*[[Tiger I tank]]
*[[Jagdpanther]]

Cheers, [[User:JohnJustice|JohnJustice]] 23:44, 4 December 2012 (EST)

==[[Tom Clancy]]==
I would like to add a photo of the author to the page.

[[User:PatrickMarion|PatrickMarion]] 22:15, 21 December 2012 (EST)PatrickMarion

==Europe==
Could you upload the right map of Europe? Current map omits Ukraine and majority of European Russia: http://cstclair.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/file/view/border_of_europe.jpg/291057121/border_of_europe.jpg

Also, the regions should look like that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grossgliederung_Europas-en.svg

==Compton Scattering==
Could someone please upload [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Compton_scattering_diagram.png this picture]? Here are the [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Compton_scattering_diagram.png copyright details]. Thanks. --[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 16:40, 16 January 2013 (EST)

==Great Leap Forward==
Please upload [http://laogaimuseum.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/1960-with-logo1.jpg this image] from last year's [http://laogaimuseum.org/2012/02/28/scholars-and-survivors-discuss-chinas-great-famine-at-laogai-research-foundation-conference/ conference at the Logai Museum] on China's Great Famine of 1959-1961 (the fruit of Mao's "Great Leap Forward") which killed an estimated [http://www.yhcw.net/famine/Research/Smil99.htm 30 million people]. Thanks. [[User:FOIA|FOIA]] 09:12, 20 January 2013 (EST)

==Magdeburg ==
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magdeburger_Dom_mit_Elbe.jpg

source: wikimedia via flickr
author: [http://www.flickr.com/people/28224460@N00 Torsten Maue]]

--[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 08:44, 7 February 2013 (EST)

:Is there another way to ask for an upload? This doesn't work that well... --[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 10:35, 11 February 2013 (EST)
::Anybody out there? --[[User:AugustO|AugustO]] 09:30, 15 February 2013 (EST)

:::Done [http://www.conservapedia.com/File:800px-Magdeburger_Dom_mit_Elbe.jpg]--[[User:Jpatt|Jpatt]] 14:38, 17 February 2013 (EST)

==CAPTCHA==
Could someone please upload [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Modern-captcha.jpg this image] for use in [[CAPTCHA]]? It says that it has been released to public domain. [[User:DashP|DashP]] 11:46, 15 March 2013 (EDT)

CAPTCHA

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A '''CAPTCHA''' (acronym for '''C'''ompletely '''A'''utomated '''P'''ublic '''T'''uring Test To Tell '''C'''omputers and '''H'''umans '''A'''part<ref>http://www.captcha.net</ref>) is a type of test on the internet that determines whether the current user is a human or an [[internet bot]]. CAPTCHAs are used to prevent bots from performing certain tasks, such as creating user accounts.

==Types==
===Image to text===
This type of CAPTCHA is an image that contains hard-to-read text that is supposed to be only readable by a human. To pass the test, the human must type the text that they see in the image, and the website will determine if it is correct.

==Use==
CAPTCHAs are used in [[wiki]]s, such as [[Conservapedia]] and [[Wikipedia]], to prevent automated account creation and automated external link addition.

==References==
{{reflist}}

Internet bot

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Wikivoyage

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'''Wikivoyage''' is a project of the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] that seeks to create a world-wide travel guide.

==External links==
*[http://en.wikivoyage.org/ Official website]

[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation]]

Wikidata

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'''Wikidata''' is a project of the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] that seeks to create a collection of structured data that can be used in other Wikimedia projects, such as [[Wikipedia]].

==External links==
*[http://www.wikidata.org/ Official website]

[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation]]

Wikinews

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'''Wikinews''' is a project of the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] that seeks to report [[news]] from a "[[neutral point of view]]".

==External links==
*[http://en.wikinews.org/ Official website]

[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation]]

Wikispecies

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'''Wikispecies''' is an [[Wiki]] that is trying to create a database about all [[species]]. The project is run by the Wikimedia Foundation which also runs [[Wikipedia]].<ref>http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikispecies_FAQ </ref> <ref name="Science">http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/307/5712/1021d.pdf </ref> Anonymous editing is allowed, but [[Jimbo Wales]] said that edits would have to pass muster with experts.<ref name="Science"/><ref> See http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/86.9.73.97 </ref> The project is avowedly pro-[[evolution]] and some users have gone as far as to suggest that creationism should be "banned" on Wikispecies.<ref>http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikispecies:Village_pump/Archive_2#Phylogenetics</ref>

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://species.wikimedia.org Official website]

[[Category:Wikis]]
[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation]]

Wikimedia Foundation

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'''Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.''' (WMF) is a not-for-profit Florida corporation with its principle place of business in [[San Francisco, California]]. It operates several online collaborative wiki projects including [[Wikipedia]], [[Wiktionary]], [[Wikiquote]], [[Wikibooks]], [[Wikisource]], [[Wikimedia Commons]], [[Wikispecies]], [[Wikinews]], [[Wikiversity]], Wikimedia Incubator, Meta-Wiki, [[Wikidata]], [[Wikivoyage]], and owns the now-defunct Nupedia online encyclopedia.

==History==
The creation of the foundation was officially announced on June 20, 2003, by the [[atheism|atheist]] and Wikipedia co-founder [[Jimmy Wales]],<ref name="Rupert Neate">{{cite news | first = Rupert | last = Neate | title = Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales goes bananas | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/3399843/Wikipedia-founder-Jimmy-Wales-goes-bananas.html |work=The Daily Telegraph | date= October 7, 2008 | accessdate =October 25, 2009 | quote = The encyclopedia's huge fan base became such a drain on Bomis's resources that Mr Wales, and co-founder Larry Sanger, thought of a radical new funding model – charity.}}</ref> who had been operating Wikipedia within his adult entertainment company [[Bomis]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2003-June/010743.html | title = Wikipedia English mailing list message | date = June 20, 2003 | first = Jimmy | last = Wales | authorlink = Jimmy Wales}}</ref> At the time, Wikipedia was operating out of Bomis' offices in St. Petersburg, Florida.

The name "Wikimedia" was [[neologism|coined]] by American author [[Sheldon Rampton]] in a post to the English mailing list in March 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2003-March/001887.html | title = Wikipedia English mailing list message | date = March 16, 2003 | first = Sheldon | last = Rampton | authorlink = Sheldon Rampton }}</ref>
At the start, Wales transferred ownership of all Wikipedia, Wiktionary and [[Nupedia]] [[domain name]]s to Wikimedia along with the copyrights for all materials related to these projects that were created by [[Bomis]] employees or Wales himself. The computer equipment used to run all the Wikimedia projects was also donated by Wales to the foundation, which also acquired the domain names "wikimedia.org" and "wikimediafoundation.org".

In April 2005, the US [[Internal Revenue Service]] determined that the foundation was an educational foundation in the category "[[Adult education|Adult]], [[Continuing education|Continuing Education]]", making all contributions to the foundation [[Tax deduction|tax-deductible]] for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

On September 25, 2007, the foundation's board decided to move to the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. The Board said its major reasons for choosing San Francisco were proximity to like-minded organizations and potential partners as well as cheaper and more convenient international travel than is available from St. Petersburg, Florida.<ref name="MoncadaWikimoveTribune">{{cite web | url = http://www2.tbo.com/content/2007/sep/25/wikimedia-foundation-moving-another-bay-area/?news-breaking | title= Wikimedia Foundation Moving To Another Bay Area | author = Carlos Moncada | work = [[The Tampa Tribune]] |date = September 25, 2007 | quote = }}</ref><ref name="MullinsWikimoveTribune">{{cite web | url= http://www.tbo.com/news/money/MGBNF5F517F.html | title = Online Encyclopedia To Leave St. Petersburg For San Francisco | author = Richard Mullins | work = The Tampa Tribune |date = September 26, 2007 | quote = }}</ref><ref name="KimWikimoveSFChronicle">{{cite web | url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/10/BU69SNMQ2.DTL&tsp=1 | title = Wikipedia team plans move to San Francisco | first = Ryan | last = Kim |work=San Francisco Chronicle | date = October 10, 2007 | quote = }}</ref>

==Wikia==
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In January 2004, [[Jimmy Wales]] appointed his business partners [[Tim Shell]] and Michael E. Davis to the foundation's board. In June 2004, an election was held for two user representative board members. Following one month of campaigning and two weeks of online voting, [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]] and [[Florence Devouard|Florence Nibart-Devouard]] were elected to join the board. In late 2004, Wales and Beesley launched a startup company, [[Wikia]], affiliated with neither Wikimedia nor Bomis, except for their presence as principals/trustees. In July 2005, Beesley and Nibart-Devouard were re-elected to the board. On July 1, 2006, Beesley resigned from the board effective upon election of her successor, expressing concern about "certain events and tendencies that have arisen within the organization since the start of this year," but stating her intent to continue to participate in the Wikimedia projects, and in the formation of an Australian chapter. A special election was held in September to finish Beesley's term, ending with the mid-2007 election. [[Erik Möller]] won the election. Möller was subsequently hired as Deputy Executive Director of the WMF. On December 8, 2006, the board expanded to seven people with the appointments of Kat Walsh and [[Oscar van Dillen]]. Walsh was elected Chair of the board in July 2012.

Wales and Beesley continued to develop Wikia as a for-profit alternative to the WMF projects, and some critics allege that by deleting very specialized articles and content from Wikipedia, a core team was pushing people to develop specialized wikis on Wikia. When Wikipedia community voted 61-39% percent to treat all links to other sites equally by removing nofollow (Google-ignored) tags for all of them, the Wikipedia co-founder overruled this decision and Wikipedia now favors Wikia in its treatment of nofollow tags.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/28/wikipedia-special-treatment-for-wikia-and-other-wikis/|title=Wikipedia: Special Treatment for Wikia and some other Wikis|author=Nik Cubrilovic|date=April 28, 2007|accessdate=July 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikien-l/2007-January/061137.html</ref> Michael E. Davis, a former business partner of Wales who served for years as a founding member of the WMF board and was MWF's Treasurer, was named Treasurer and Secretary of Wikia in January 2006. In January 2009, Wikia subleased two conference rooms to the WMF.

Wales continues as a voting member of the WMF Board and serves as its spokesperson.

In 2006, Wikia received a major round of venture capital funding from Amazon.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2006/12/04/daily16.html?jst=b_ln_hl|title=Amazon invests in Wikia|work=Puget Sound Business Journal|date=December 6, 2006|accessdate=February 4, 2013}}</ref> Although a large number of payment processors are available, as of 2013, the WMF uses Amazon to process donation payments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28policy%29&diff=526220744&oldid=526213000#Wikipedia_is_now_enriching_itself_by_contributing_to_the_destruction_of_small_businesses|title=Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)|date=December 3, 2012|accessdate=February 4, 2013}}</ref>

==Doran scandal==
In January 2007, Carolyn Doran was named chief operating officer and Sandy Ordonez joined as [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Head_of_Communications head of communications].<ref>{{cite web | title = Current staff | publisher = Wikimedia Foundation | url = https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Current_staff | accessdate =February 1, 2007 | author = Danny | authorlink = foundation:User:Danny | archiveurl = https://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Current_staff&oldid=19370 | archivedate = February 1, 2007 }}</ref> Doran began working at WMF as a part-time bookkeeper in 2006 after being sent by a [[Temporary work|temporary agency]]. Doran later left the foundation in July 2007, and [[Sue Gardner]] was hired as consultant and special advisor (later becoming the Chief Executive Officer). It was later disclosed<ref>{{cite news | first = Cade | last = Metz | title = Wikipedia COO was convicted felon | url = http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/13/wikimedia_coo_convicted_felon/ | date = December 13, 2007 | accessdate =December 27, 2007 }}</ref> that Doran was a convicted [[felony|felon]], with a [[DUI]] arrest during her tenure at the foundation and a substantial criminal history, including shooting her boyfriend and complicity in credit card forgery.<ref>{{cite news |authorlink=Brian Bergstein | first = Brian | last = Bergstein | title = Felon Became COO of Wikipedia Foundation | url = http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hcWLu3fg-aDeJNfWTY6hlbz93oCwD8TM0HVG0 | date = December 21, 2007 | accessdate =December 27, 2007 }}</ref> Her departure from the organization was cited as one of the reasons the foundation took about seven months to release its fiscal 2007 financial audit.<ref>{{cite news | author = Ral315 | title = ''Signpost'' interview: Florence Devouard | url = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2007-11-19/Anthere_interview | work = The Wikipedia Signpost | date = November 19, 2007 }}</ref>
==Site shut downs==
As a section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, the foundation must not be "carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation (except as otherwise provided in subsection (h)), and which does not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office."<ref>{{USC|26|501(c)(3)}}.</ref> However, WMF has repeatedly used shutting down its website or threatening to shut down its website as a tactic to pressure specific legislative outcomes.

On October 4, 2011, the WMF servers were reprogramed to hide the contents of the [[Italian Wikipedia|Italian langauge version of Wikipedia]] were hidden, as a protest against paragraph 29 of the "''[[DDL intercettazioni]]''" (Wiretapping Bill).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.camera.it/_dati/leg16/lavori/stampati/pdf/16PDL0038530.pdf |title=Camera dei Deputati: disegno di legge N. 1415-B |language=Italian |date=11 June 2010 |accessdate=September 18, 2012 |publisher=Camera dei Deputati}} ([http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=it&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.camera.it%2F_dati%2Fleg16%2Flavori%2Fstampati%2Fpdf%2F16PDL0038530.pdf English translation])</ref> The proposed bill would empower anyone who believes themselves to have been attacked by the content of a web site to enforce publication of a reply, uneditable and uncommented, on the same web site, within 48 hours and without any prior evaluation of the claim by a judge or to face a €12,000 fine.

On October 4 through 6, 2011, the WMF redirected all pages on the Italian language version of Wikipedia redirected to a statement opposing the proposed legislation.<ref>[http://www.businessinsider.com/italy-wikipedia-wiretapping-2011-10 "Wikipedia Shuts Down Italian Site In Response To Berlusconi's New Wiretap Act"], Adam Taylor, ''Business Insider'', 4 October 2011</ref> This was true for all users, not just those IP addresses based in Italy. On October 7, the Italian Wikipedia pages were again available, but a notice about the proposed legislation was still displayed at the top of pages.

The success of the Italian shut down whetted the appetite of people seeking to influence legislation in the United States. In December 2011, Wikipedia co-founder [[Jimmy Wales]] discussed a possible coordinated blackout by Wikipedia and other United States websites to protest anti-piracy two bills pending before the United States Congress: [[SOPA]] and [[PIPA]]. After committing the WMF to join a larger boycott, Wales initiated discussion with editors about his plan. Editors and others<ref>Charlie Osborne, [http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/would-a-wikipedia-blackout-be-such-a-bad-thing/13726 "Would a Wikipedia blackout be such a bad thing?"], ''iGeneration'' on [[ZDNet]], December 13, 2011, 11:04 am PST. Retrieved September 18, 2012.</ref> debated the alternatives of completely interrupting service for one or more days, or alternatively presenting site visitors with a blanked page directing them to further information before permitting them to complete searches.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/jimmy-wales/8953273/Wikipedia-co-founder-threatens-blackout-over-anti-piracy-law.html |title=Wikipedia co-founder threatens blackout over anti-piracy law |work=The Telegraph |date=December 13, 2011 |author=Christopher Williams |accessdate=September 18, 2012 |location=London}}</ref><ref name="itnews wikipedia mulls blackout">{{cite news |url=http://www.itnews.com.au/News/284285,wikipedia-mulls-blackout-to-protest-sopa.aspx |title=Wikipedia mulls blackout to protest SOPA |publisher=itnews |date=December 13, 2011 |accessdate=September 18, 2012 |author=Brett Winterford |quote=Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has threatened a knowledge "blackout" of the online encyclopedia to protest a US anti-piracy bill that could have serious ramifications for online service providers.}}</ref> On January 16, the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] announced that the English-language Wikipedia would be blacked out for 24 hours on January 18.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wikipedia to go dark in piracy protest |date=January 17, 2012 |work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-17/wiki-to-go-dark-in-piracy-protest/3778452 |accessdate=September 18, 2012}}</ref> The Simple English Wikipedia voted to continue full service and did not join the blackout.<ref>https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Simple_talk/Archive_97#Potential_black-out_of_Simple_English_Wikipedia_in_the_US</ref> Many editors complained that the blackout decision was not made in a democratic fashion and undercut Wikipedia's objectivity and non-political mission.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/wikipedia-editors-question-sites-planned-blackout-15381673 | title = Wikipedia Editors Question Site's Planned Blackout | first = Peter | last = Svensson | date = January 17, 2012 | accessdate = September 18, 2012| agency = Associated Press }}</ref>

==Finances==
WMF's fundraising and expenses have grown at a very rapid rate. Some critics claim that WMF is taking in money faster than it can spend wisely.<ref>http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Forum&oldid=4864408</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Total Support and Revenue
! Total Expenses
! Increase in Net Assets
! Net Assets at End of Year
|-
| '''2003/2004'''<ref name=2004-2006>{{cite web|url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/2/28/Wikimedia_2006_fs.pdf |title=Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Financial Statements June 30, 2006, 2205 and 2004 |publisher=Upload,wikimedia.org |accessdate=2012-11-26}}</ref>
| $80,129
| $23,463
| $56,666
| $56,666
|-
| '''2004/2005'''<ref name=2004-2006 />
| $379,088
| $177,670
| $211,418
| $268,084
|-
| '''2005/2006'''<ref name=2004-2006 />
| $1,508,039
| $791,907
| $736,132
| $1,004,216
|-
| '''2006/2007'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/4/49/Wikimedia_2007_fs.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - {F0900CC7-D37E-4CDF-95E3-B1F38D7DCD03}.doc |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2012-11-26}}</ref>
| $2,734,909
| $2,077,843
| $654,066
| $1,658,282
|-
| '''2007/2008'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/4/4c/Wikimedia_20072008_fs.pdf |title=Microsoft Word - 31935 SFO Wikimedia fs.doc |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2012-11-26}}</ref>
| $5,032,981
| $3,540,724
| $3,519,886
| $5,178,168
|-
| '''2008/2009'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/4/4f/FINAL_08_09From_KPMG.pdf |title=Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Financial Statements June 30, 2009 and 2008 |publisher=Upload.wikimedia.org |accessdate=2012-11-26}}</ref>
| $8,658,006
| $5,617,236
| $3,053,599
| $8,231,767
|-
| '''2009/2010'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/c/cc/FINAL_09_10From_KPMG.pdf |title=Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Financial Statments June 30, 2010 and 2009 |publisher=Upload.wikimedia.org |accessdate=2012-11-26}}</ref>
| $17,979,312
| $10,266,793
| $6,310,964
| $14,542,731
|-
| '''2010/2011'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/a/ac/FINAL_10_11From_KPMG.pdf |title=Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Financial Statements June, 2011 and 2010 |publisher=Upload.wikimedia.org |accessdate=2012-11-26}}</ref>
| $24,785,092
| $17,889,794
| $9,649,413
| $24,192,144
|-
| '''2011/2012'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/4/4f/2012-13_Wikimedia_Foundation_Plan_FINAL_FOR_WEBSITE.pdf|title= Wikimedia Foundation Plan - Final for Website|page=54|publisher=Upload.wikimedia.org|accessdate=2012-11-26}}</ref>
| $34,800,000 (prelim.)
| $27,200,000 (prelim.)
| $7,600,000 (estim.)
| $31,800,000 (estim.)
|}
If the WMF has $31 million in the bank, those funds could produce (at 4%) $1,240,000 in annual income, which is more than enough to fund the Wikipedia web servers in perpetuity. So, people are questioning the need for the WMF's annual fund raising campaign.
==Dispersed accountability==
A major factor in preventing accountability is that the fundraising conducted on the Wikipedia website links to a number of different solicitation pages depending on the nationality of the donor. Although the WMF collects the funds from donors located in the United States and other nations, fundraising in many countries is conducted by the country's own national chapter. The chapters then share the revenues with WMF. However, each chapter adopts its own spending practices and accountability standards.

The German chapter spends a portion of its funds on technology, but most of the other chapters focus on conferences, travel and other soft costs. Needless to say, with so much money being spent on non-technology / infrastructure items, the WMF and its chapters have drawn critics from within their own organization. However, internal dissent is quickly deleted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Netball&diff=next&oldid=535697243|title=Talk:Netball|date=January 30, 2013}}</ref>

The WMF has two chapters in the United States: Wikimedia New York (which has a 501(c)(3) status from the IRS) and Wikimedia District of Columbia, whose 501(c)(3) exemption application was abandoned. The Treasurer of the UK WMF chapter suddenly resigned in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2013/02/john-byrne-stands-down-as-the-treasurer-and-a-trustee-of-wikimedia-uk/|title=John Byrne Stands Down as the Treasurer and a Trustee of Wikimedia UK|date=February 3, 2013|accessdate=February 4, 2013}}</ref> The outgoing vice president of Wikimedia Australia (who was an unsuccessful candidate for President in its 2012 election) applied for a travel grant with two of her friends to visit Colorado ski resorts in December 2012 and sought the funding retroactively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Proposal:Paralympic_Winter_Sports|title=Proposal:Paralympic Winter Sports|accessdate=February 4, 2013|work=Wikimedia Australia}}</ref>

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Liberal Organizations]]
[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation]]

Commons

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Wikibooks

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'''Wikibooks''' is a project of the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] that seeks to create a collection of "open-content" [[textbook]]s and other types of reading material.

==External links==
*[http://en.wikibooks.org/ Official website]

[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation]]

Wikimedia Commons

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'''Wikimedia Commons''' (simply called '''Commons''' within Wikimedia projects) is a project of the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] that seeks to create a database of "free" media, such as [[image]]s, [[sound]]s, and [[video]]. Media stored in Wikimedia Commons can be used in other Wikimedia projects, such as [[Wikipedia]].<ref>http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:First_steps/Reuse#Embedding_Commons'_media_in_Wikimedia_projects</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/ Official website]

[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation]]

Wikisource

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'''Wikisource''' is a project of the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] that seeks to create a library of source texts.

==External links==
*[http://en.wikisource.org/ Official website]

[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation]]